Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1859-06-04
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OFFICE or CmGV ExGiNEER,
Facerville, May 9ath, 1882
7cM' hon: Mayor and Common Council rAs city o.
P0cerCiWe.
0ExTLGAEH: A. required BY Ordinance No. 75 govern.
Ing the fire Department Of this City beg leave 10 submit
for your consideration, my n'l.Annual Report.
and Heck and Ladder Companyt names Of which
are ne follows: Confidence Engine Co. NO. Neptune
Engine Co No. .. Hops Hook and Ladder Co. No. ].
c0anDESCE ExeIxE HOI,
Il second class AEusw Engine with inch cylinders and
Inch stroke Alex Hunter, EaI. Foreman. They have
IInse CaSsEe and SOO feet Of Hose Ave hundred feet Of
.hISh good and two hundred feet un'ervieeaoie The
good order by Christian Dros MAehnSta Of this City
at an expense ~ siO0 to the city The Company has
Hemp Hose expense Of sDS furnished By the city
The nse has been tested under my dPecons-hVee sec
inns burst the test henE 10 In considern.
ira Ses of Couplings Tie house aud apparatus (wiih
the exesVtien Of tie Hemp IIOse) b the property OF Ihs
Company. They number % active members.
EEPTcxG EH0iHE COMPANY 70. 2.
This Company received Mbout the middle of FebruaTy
1859, Zimmerman. second Engine with six and
inch CYLINDER the stroke Of which 10 sixteen inches.
three LundFrd eet Of new double rivied BOSTON mad,
Hose No quality ALEC ~ feet Of old Hose In had order
r Ho.. ne s no
In January last 1T expense Of Ell u.s. 70 the city Thu
Company numbers % sesve members.
HoPE Roox AND LADDER COMPANY A0I.
Thh Company have Truck, built BY Kinds Co. OF THU
place and apparatus complete for service D. D. Johns
Tn Foreman Tie apparatus IL the property Of the
pAny-ihe House and Lot the operty Of the city The
company consists Of 20 active members.
cIsTERxs AND aTDaAxIA.
The City lie supplied With sx Cserns as follows One
the crossing Of Main and M Streets In front Of III,
Cary House opposite CoiOma street, Abe Plaza IL
NO one opposite thr St. Louis House and one 81 Ceds
Bridge -Four Of the abovs In good order. Th
CsFn en- the tasa requires cleaning out and the one
h. fVrn
Feplanked.
would recommend the propriety Of bu ding Cisterr
Sacramento street, the residence OF VIM Cooper
also COoma opposite the residence Of Davt
Nevbauer. . - recommended ~ the former Chief In
E,nesr, WIN. s"nss h'q e"n,id.r 'hrE: improvements
districts, 10 case Of FIRE.
COST 90 DiFTgRExT THGIxEz, &C.
Confidence Engine, House and Lot, has cost the
Company shOut $500 o.
Company about 1910 o.
Hope Hoax and Ladder Truck. has cost the COM
pany about I,OO0 O,
Making atOtai Of shout $4,000 o.
Expended BY the different companies and citizens for thu
protection Of property from conna grafton.
In addition TO the CiH'erns shove mentioned wOulC
state that there IL four IydTans In different parts Of thu
city al 10 good order.
ALARAa. &C.
happy TO report there has been no serious
ton Of propery from Gre. sIncs my Of ONCE Their
has been however, several alarms and hres where thu
amount OF injury hes been small. ~ foll0Wa:
January 9ls 1852 Carpenter Shop VI John WIllets ad
joinlsG Confidence Engine HOUSE. Supposed work Of u
lneseAlAFy. Departments out-s-rvIceS not needed.
February 9eth ISIS, o'clock =. residence Of Alex
Uunteg EsQ. Cause Of Are-da0intnG Of stove pipe
The Department ont hat services not needed.
February 9h 1880 o O'Clock r. ~, wooden building Il
Of Brick Building then occupied BY DarmAn Bach
man. corner NJ C4uFt and Main Streets supposed hAV,
been Gre. Department not required play, bot 81
April iSth-The entire Department turned Out-faIs,
alarm.
April 18th. The Department Out--faIse alarm.
May llth. The DePaFtm, mt Out,-cause, the rO0f o
Surveyor hendeTsons building catching Ore from
pipe The services Of the department not needed.
closet The nOFsh eide Of the Creek opposite Oils Back
smiths shop. SaPpooed TO have been set IRE Depart
ment out-seTviees MOI needed.
Mag 18th. AlaFm caused By the burning Of Culver
Nn Department Oat, bat the locality 70 remote for
ton.
Leather Hose, nom the fact that the Department Ia
0nly 6OO feet Of SeFvIcabe House. hand you vii
perceive, par Report There 10 many points IN city
tlahle = GFe, from any Ctern Hydrant and
out Of reach Of the services Of the different Engines Il
neeesAFy for the ecency Of the Companies and the pro
eeOa Of property In certain localities, that they should b
provided with 600 feet Of Hose, each. would suggest thu
pFopety Of the City Council ordering from the East th
amount 81 Hose necessary, % matter Of economy
Permit M 70 oGeP - Chief Engineer oongVatulaton
10 each Of the eompanrs for the prompness and good
dev naaised - their movement and also 70 thank you
GESGAM for the iherality you have shown In answering
The wants Of the Department thus far.
TFuSelsR city may be spared from 0ndaRraton,
| Ihave the horror to remain Gentlemen,
Your most Ohd't..
JAMES TURNBULT,
Chief Engineer r. p D.