American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-04-06
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STATE OF THE BALTIMORE FIRE
COMPANIES.
| The following report, showing the condition
Of the apparatus of the several fire companies
of the city, was made to the Councils on
Thursday last, by the joint committee of the
two Branches:
The joint committee on fire companies to
whom was referred the annual reports of the
several fire companies, made agreeably to the
second section Of an ordinance approved the
22d May, 1888, beg leave respectfully 10 re-
! port--that they have made full examination
of all the reports, and herewith present q
statement of the condition Of the fire depart
ment.
There are seventeen fire companies in the
city, all of which are member rs of the Balti-
more United Fire Department The quantity
and condti of the apparatus belonging to
the fire department in the ely as stated in the
several reports of the fire companies is as fol
| lows, viz
/ The Mechanical --One first class spouting
engine, built in 1921, and 10 service for TWEEN
y.fiye years. Doe new clion engine, pur-
SHuSCN III ICffJ CHtiICiJ ~ tue IOiit luis VI
the active members, and Of several Of the In
surance companies One new suction engine
built in 1915, and cost S6l6 sc. One small
single balance hose carriage, built by the con-
tributions of The active members in l64l.-
One single balance hose carriage, new, built
in lS45, and cost S00,-0n single balance
old hose carriage, = 400 feet Of hose, 500 feet
Of which was procured by the company in
! 1874 and 5 Is feet in ISi5
The expenses of the year l845, per
/ vouchers, sl,789 40
And paid in extinguishing the mort
gage on the house, which is the
properly of the city, 600 90
$3.50 40
The company are indebted to the amount
of 81 $50, being for the expense of procuring
new suction engine, new hose carriage, and
SIS feet of hose, which were absolutely ne
cessary to the efficiency of the company in
time of fire. The mortgage on the engine
house having been entirely entnguished, the
title papers will be conveyed to the city. The
annual ground rent of $28 is promptly paid
by the company, and the house is insured in
the Equitable office.
TGe Uaion.-One hose carriage, old in
good order one hose carriage, new, to be de-
livered 10 fourteen days; two large hose car
rages, used for repacking hose, when cleaned
and repa red; fourteen hundred feet of hose;
nine hundred feet of which is in good order,
four hundred feet being entirely new, with
the necessary pipes, screws, wrenches, torch
es, &c. sc. The company has received from
the cellar of their engine house, for storage,
forty dollars for the past year. l he expenses
Of The company for the past year have been
norto IF ttbic, hos hapn fnr
the rebuilding of suction engine.
The EiendStip,-One scouting engine; two
reels, and thirteen hundred feet of hose the
suction engine undergoing repairs, about Sc
ven hundred feet of hose in very bad condi-
ton, scarcely fit for use, the company h'ving
contracted for new hose, which are now max.
ing; one of their reels will in short time be
replaced by a new one. The expenses of the
company for the past year for repairs OF APP
paratus, and house and keepers salary,
81, 1875 SO; the company have not received any
rent for the hall OF their engine house.
The DepBord,-One spoutIng engine; ore
suction engine; two hose carriages, and about
twelve hundred feet of riveted hose, with the
standard screw, all of which is in good condi-
zion. The company received from the city
register during the year, $792 50-two hun
dred and ninety-two dollars and fifty cents as
$ special appropriation for the purchase OF
new hose, for which purpose il has been ex-
pended. The total amount Of the company's
disbursements for the past year has been
S198 ID.
. The Liberty.-One large suction engine in
excellent order; one small suction; one hose
carriage, new; one do in excellent order; L.
600 feet new hose, 400 feet of old in good or
der, all having the standard screw with the
S necessary pipes, wrenches, axes, screws,
! torches, &C.; annual receipts of the company
are $780, expenditures $1,000; indebtedness
3 at present 1850
| The Iadept ndent.-One new first class spout
ing engine, cost $4,000; two suction engines,
$ one in good order, the other is 81 years old
t and nearly WON out; two reels and l2OO feet
of hose with the standard screw attached IN
s good order. The company has received dur
, ing the past year from the city the annual APP
r preparation of $500; from members and other
$ sources ST. l26 "a, making 81 ,626 "a, amount
C of expenditures Sl5S5 65, leaving balance
r in the treasury January LIST, 1916, sal c.
d The company is indebted to Mr. John Rod
d gers and others a5cut 81 800, SIX hundred oil
which the ac i've members of the company
Is have pledged themselves to pay.
= The Kgitant.-Onc spoutng engine; ont
d suction and one reel in the most perfect order
d the first or small reel is in want of cOnsdera
BILE repair; their hose is considered useless will
1t the exception of about 800 feet, and to supply
r, the deficiency they have ordered quantity e
of new hose.
e. The .Neio Market One first class engine il
or complete order; one suction ditto, and three
re reels with twelve hundred feet of rvetted host
h having the standard screw-eight hundred fee
of which is in good order and the balanc'
70 nearly worn out; the company have received
lie from the city S495, from other sources S277 s.
d; making SIP 81; expenditures for the yea
I'd SIP 81,