. The Cuba review. Steel bridge recently built over the Zaza River near Sancti Spiritus, Santa Clara Province. The length of the bridge is 228 meters. HAVANA S VOLUNTEER FIREMEN Havana only pays a small force of per- manent firemen who are constantly on duty. When an alarm is sounded, they rush to the fire, lay the hose and turn the streams on the fire. In the meanwhile the volunteer fireman, who has go::a to his home, sometimes distant, and donned his expensive uniform, arrives at the lire and expects the paid fireman to step aside and let him finish the work. The refusal of the former to rel
. The Cuba review. Steel bridge recently built over the Zaza River near Sancti Spiritus, Santa Clara Province. The length of the bridge is 228 meters. HAVANA S VOLUNTEER FIREMEN Havana only pays a small force of per- manent firemen who are constantly on duty. When an alarm is sounded, they rush to the fire, lay the hose and turn the streams on the fire. In the meanwhile the volunteer fireman, who has go::a to his home, sometimes distant, and donned his expensive uniform, arrives at the lire and expects the paid fireman to step aside and let him finish the work. The refusal of the former to relinquish the hose to the volunteers has led to a number of conflicts recently and resignations are threatened. A new set of regulations, which have recently been drafted and which the volunteers refuse to accept, are also causing friction. The regulations state the relative positions and duties of the volunteers and permanent One of Havana's volunteer firemen THE SANTIAGO CUSTOM HOUSE The custom house in Santiago de Culia, erected only about a year ago at a cost of over $800,000, is defective and in danger of falling. So imperative was the danger considered, that the local government tele- graphed to Havana on November 19th for l)ermission to seek other quarters, which was immediately granted and the customs officers authorized to move to another building. The report created ugly charges in connection with the construction work. An examination by government engineers showed that necessary repairs would cost $;)0,()00. Large cracks have appeared in the walls of the building, which is of steel and concrete, and the foundation appears to be sinking rapidly. The engineers say that the concrete foundations were not allowed to dry suf- ficiently and that the weight of the super- structure l)roulit about a Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of
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