New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-01-27

strike the hours of the night 80 40 "a DO heard all
over The city
The advantages arising from the proposed
plan are manifest, both as regards economy,
pced and certainty, and the prevention Of false
larms, and the consequent wear and tear of
Engines, etc, as well rs the unnecessary calling
out of the members of the fire companies
1t is based upon an entirely new plan. discov
cred and patented by the undersigned
The wires will be perfectly insulated, and arc
guaranteed from the effects of lightning from
the fact of there being flow Of the electric cur
rent only when the alarm is being given--at all
other times it is impossible for the wires to be
affected by atmospheric electricity or lightning
The watchmen ut night, the police by day, OF
any member of fire company, can give an in
Simultaneous alarm, eac h having keys to the
alarm box in his vicinity.
The apparatus can be adapted to ring the bells
in the city at present in use in churches or else
where, or new or additional bells can be pro-
vided
When the work is put up, the expense of work
| ing it, maintaining the batteries and rerairs
and keeping the whole in proper condition, will
not exceed four hundred dollars (t100) per an
num- andthe simplicity Of the whole will require
no process Of initiation on the part Of those re-
| quired to give the alarm,
The undersigned is to provide the wires, posts
machinery, cost of construction, etc, and the
city to provide the bells.
The cost of the whole construction with the
exception of the bells) including the patent right
for this city, which the undersigned will convey
| to the City Council, is estimated at the sum d
fifteen thousand dollars, (Sl5,000l for which sun
the Patentee will undertake and bind himself t.
| deliver into the hands of the City Council, OF
whom they may appoint, the whole OF the work
| in good and substantial condition, and perfect
working order within six months from the ac-
! ccptance of the proposal.
| THOMAS s. TTCoNm.
NewOreans, Jan II, 1853
| The Committee on Fire instructed to iuquir,
| into the practicability Of establishing gener
| al fire alarm telegraph for the city of NewOr.
| leans, beg leave TO report
| That they have given the subjec; their atten,
ton, and are of opinion that the best Interests
| the city will be advanced by establishing suci
an alarm, ms under its workings alarms of fire
| can be given to the whole city almost instauta
| neously, thus to great extent preventing thos,
extensive conhagrations which at times bear :,
| heavily upon many Of our citizens
They append a part Of this report propo
| sal from Mr. I. $ litcomb to establish in th
| city such an alarm
All Of which is submitted
j. q. NIXON,
! j. 7. Wilson,
/ j. n REIF
| Resolved, That the Mayor be, and he is hereby
authorized to contract with Mr. Thomas 5 Tit
! comb for the establishment of "a general fir
| alarm telegraph for the city Of NewOrleans 70
| the sum Of fifteen thousand dolars-said tele
graph to be put up " proposed by said Titcoml
| in communication addressed to j o Nixon
| Chairman Fire Committee Board Of Assistan
Aldermen, lated January II, 1853. and in ne
cordance with specifications, approved by TIM
! Fire Committees Of the Common Council en- I'll
| in the Surveyor Office.
ON motion Of Mr. Nixon the petition Of tn,
! Firemens Charitable Association for the use @
! Lafayette Square. referred to the Fire Commit
tee on the 18th inst, was transferred te th
Committee on Police
| Mr.. Nixon, On behalf Of the same Committee
! presented the following report and resolutions
the rules being suspended
| The Committee on Fire having carefully cx
amined the petitions Of different Fire Cgmpa
MES, referred to them beg leave t. report
Against the petition Of no, IL tor an opprg
| priation to furnish their room
Against the petitions Of Nos 3 and y for ap
| preparations to purchase horses
Against the petition Of No 1 for an nppropri
alton to rebuild their Philadelphia Engine
Against the petition Of No. II to widen tn
doorway Of their house
And in tayor Of the petitions of other compa
MES, rs expressed hy the annexed resolutions
| Al Of which is submitted
80. NxoN,