The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-09-06

200 II total length Of hose 500 complement OF men,
u.s. present number of men, Q. John De Witt Jones,
Foreman, residence 1884 street. Third avenue;
place OF deposit lzlst street, Third avenue, Hsr
No a, built 1916; ordinary; length Of hose good,
100 length Of hose ordinary, 400i total length OF
men, 10 Leonard Myers, Toreman, residence Seventh
avenue between Thirty first and Thirty streets
place Of deposit Thirty first street, near Seventh
avenue: house in good order.
No. IS, built lsii rebuilt 1874; ordinary length Of
hose good $50 H. length Of hose ordinary 100 total
length Of hose, 400; complement Of men, is; present
number Of men, 49, John NJ. Manolt, Foreman resi-
dence ACC Third avenue; place Of deposit, Thirty
fourth street, near Third avenue; house indinerenI
No 40, built 1885, rebuilt ls45; ordinary; length Of
hose COED $50 fl length Of hose ordinary l50 total
length Of hose, 500; comp lement of men, 1s present
number u men, IL. Andrew McNicol, Foreman, resi-
dence 24e William street. place OF deposit 80 Nassau
No. AZ, built is45 ordinary; length of hose good,
400 IT.; total length Of hose, 200; complement Of men
| 49, present number of men, IA Robt II Johnson,
Foreman, residence 81 Avenue G; place OF deposit,
Fifth street, near Avenue g; house temporary
Total hose good, 1880 feet total hose ordinary,
| 1850 feet-totsl hose, 5o,15o feet.
HOOK AND LADDER COMPANIES
No i, built 1S48 In good order ladders, o. hooks,
70. VIM. u. Rose Foreman, residence 81 Mott street,
place Of deposit, "a Chambers street; house in good
No. 2, built 1s45; ordinary; ladders, 8; hooks, 81
complement of men, 3o no returns; place OF deposit
| Beaver street; house in good order.
No 3, built 1S47; in good order; ladders b; hooks,
10; complement Of men 80; present number 81. Of men,
i place place of deposit I32 Amty street; house in
Good order
No 4, built ls4o; in good order; ladders S; hooks
| Q; complement Of men 90, nreeeas numper OF ,..,
rs Peter N Cornell, Foreman residence 1913 Division
street. place OF Deposit 20 Eldridgs street; house In
eWo h,u, ,sxo In ,oo, orsar. l.ddsrs r. boors
| O. comn,emsnt ~ men %. nresent number of men
| g. VIM. 8. Lacour Foreman, residence $40 First
avenues place of deposit o. Ludlow street. house IN
No O. built 1888 rehailt 1886 rebuilding; ladaere 81
hooks 7; complement of men, 3o present n.snber Of
| men, Is. John Creighton, Foreman, residence 90
Hemmersey street place Of dsPosit, Mercer street,
Firemen's Hall; house in good order
NO. built 1851 IN goou oruer mnh o, pUoSs'
p p ., mn T S' residencs ioith strset
h,ra .vss nisns Of denost At Harlem house
| in GOOD oydsr F'NN'
No g. built 1874 rebuilt 1885, ordinary; ladders 8;
| hooks 7: complement of men so; present number Of
men, 4 SAMUEL Garrison, Torsman, residence Ferty-
sixth street and Tenth avenues place OF deposit, cor
| Eighth avenue and Forty'sghth street, mouse IN
| good order. ,ooo . ,ss.-. r. ..o,.
NO; ~ pun. i 90 sou rpsssnt number Of men
20 p as =, Torwan residencs Eirbtv
~ yosspn 0eeIy th ,nd SEVENTH avenues. place Of
| denosit Yortyille. house in good order
foai number of ladders as; total number of hooks,
| "a
| HypRANT COMPANIES.
| No. !, complement of men, 10; present number Of
men, 10 Alircd ii. Webster, Foreman, residence ll6
Leonard street.
| NO complement OF men, w present , 1unue 40,
men, y. Sonh o Dei'hei' iois"""' i'''~'A'' o''
| NJ aornn,srsrt NJ men 10. present number
| Of men 10 William Nelson Foreman residence is
| Bedford street
| Total number of men at present, 1,ses.
|
By reference TO the above schedules, it will he
| perceived that there are twenty-five engines in
| good order three in ordinary condition, and six
building -Four of those building were contracted
| for with Abraham Van Ness, and were to be
finished last wear. which were reported as building
in the annual report of August LIST, lS49 but by
the extraordinary delay of the contractor they have
not been completed Thirty. two hose carriages are
| in good order thirteen Indifferent and two build
ing SIX hook and ladder trucks are in good order,
| two indifferent, and one building, with forty-five
ladders and seventy. four hooks. Forty-five thou.
| sand and three hundred feet of hose is in good
order. and nine Thousand six hundred and fifty
feet of hose Is in ordinary condition making in ali
ffty.five thousand nine hundred and fifty feet of
hose
| There are in the department thirty-feur engine
| companies. forty-seven hose companies nine hook
| and ladder companies, and three hydrant COM
panies. The present number of men in the depart
meht is one thousand eight hundred and ninety
| eight.
| During the year ending August I, 1850, there
which the lose or damage to buildings, amounts to
| two hundred and seventy. eight thousand seven
| hundred and twenty-five dollars including $l4 600
by the explosion in Hague street; and in stock,
| furniture &c TO one million sixteen thousand
| thee hundred and sixty-eight dollars, including
$40 900 by the explosion in Hague street. There
have also been one hundred and ninety two alarms,
some of which were occasioned by bonhres, burn
ing Of chmnies, bursting Of spirit gas lamps, &c.;
| but large majority for which no direct cause
| could be ascerained. This is a slight decrease OF
| fires from that of last year, and increase of
| alarms.
| The Geographic wires, which confidently anti
clpated in my last report would be put in immediate
| operation, and thus check the large number OF
false alarms, well as facilitate the means OF
alarm, in Of actual fire, have not been put in
working order, although the posts have been erect
| ed, and the line of wire extending 10 the various
stations, for some two years. Having full conti-
dence the good effects TO result therefrom, could
| the contractor be induced TO finish his work,
| would respectfully urge such action as shall give
the department the benefit OF them as soon as
| possible.
| uust that the Improperly OF appointing the bell
ringers nom the police force, their gross neglect OF
duty, and her utter irresponsiblliy to the Chief
Engineer, will receive thar careful consideration