The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-01-12
CHIEF ENGINEERS REPORT.
PlAcR WIT lN.e 18th IAH0

PLAcEAvILts, Tlrc. 18th, IseO.
IL the Xiynr and Common Council If he C;ty
~ PLEF~rr;iis:
GENTLRNRN-In accordance with law, hereby
present nay semi annual gspOFt, FelAlingto ma,eTs
Of the IIaeeTVille iiEe lIepaTtuent, eHnbEAeing
period Of time GrOm June lsth, ISeO, to December
18th, inclusive
June 18th, alarm caused by the burning Of shaw
ings in the rear VI Jane JOhnsOu's house, on Main
June 9Th, SAl'e alarm, without any aseertsined
cause.
July let, alarm Of IRE struck by Confidence he'll
atSI 0'elSeh ?. ~, eaused BY the burning II 40
unoccd ned house on Main street, out " the city
lRIita. The entire Department was promptly out
Hope Hook and Ladder Co.,. No. !, being in service.
The house Mas entirely COMMUNICATIONS tTining.
July 3Ist. fAlss alarm.
August I'd, O'elnek r. NJ, alarm struck ny Con
6deRee bell; department. all out. fiFr aScertsincd
To liz IL thr ORLEANS Hotel, Whieh NaS prO'nptly
eXtinguiAhed. Loss nUminal. which NGS covered
by insurance
August NH, I O'ehrek. p ~, alarm caused by
burning Of VTasS Gtthc Foundry.
September 18th, O'clock. r. N, alarm struck BY
Confidence he'll The ere originated In the Sece~d
story IL CUn6dener Engine COnpAny'S hOuse, burn
ing the T'IOf and damaging the WhOle upper story,
together ~ it'll the CNnpany's furniture The flames
spread rapidly O0hs adjoining house, the property
" Mark lsrrisn, herr ihes -xeFe e1tinguislcd by
the pTIInpt and energetic action Of the entire De
par,mrnt. Confidence Co@pany's IOsS, ahoHt tt no
o.. LrNi~On's hes about exO w. covered b! in
september 18th, false alarm.
sepSemlrF 18th. alarm strWrk by COn6dener hell,
eauaed 10y burning Al malehcs in City Market,
Main street. Department all ont.
SeptrnaiIrT $Jth, 5O'chrk. A NJ, alarm str'~A
by Confidence brll. lire originated in the h"uSe
OF Geo. NJ Condo on CUlOnla street, and occupied
As residence by John A. Mech. The huiiIdnE
40 entirely Consumed, together With hing aud
fiIrnitMTe. Conslrr'S hss, alOut e!N00 70. NICHE
HISS, alspsJt eIODO " No inpuTance.
RrparnsbeT 2Jth, II O'rLrek a. ~, Siam caused
by burning matches in rAge's stalk, sacramento
street. Department all 0ul.
November 9Th, O'elNek ?. ~. falae alarm.
DeceInLcE 3i, 7 O'rluek ?. NJ, false alann.
Rec',l'ifHI1ti"n. Pour HTesi tao alarms caused
lamp. asd b. srAss, and GONT false alarms. To-
tai kris. j,'jOO.
since June 18th, ConHdcuee Engine Company,
No !, ha. ADMITTED twelve %etsNrrs ; !r'iyn:d,
TIA" certificate InsnIbcrs. This company has guod
second e1Aas Akhrw Engine, In good working or
der, also RO,d tenAev .With Tour hundred ftrt Of
dOulle TiSeled lsAtheT hsss. The Cssapany u Lid-
ing twO-stOTy brick house, With Stope front.
since June f1th, Neptune EhEine COmpahy, No
= has received FROM The Chief EsginecS, nieetren
certificates iOT n'cnbrrp Gthe secretary Ofths
pany, however, reports only 6fteenj TeSiGned,
ESuT; exPrllrd, thSse-leAvinS SIXTY eertiAcsts
members. THIS cn~pany has = 6ret slass Ilnhne
man Tub, IN good working osdeS also, gOOd tend
IeatheT hose. i Is also baildisg en- tee sI0Sy
brick hosaSe, with stone frOht, Nhieh will br euS-
pletrd In short time.
Young A~rris. Ensia. ccSPsny. Nc. ), xss 4
has t~enty-pix certificate mewteFs Resigned,
two. II has third sIass EnyiAe, IL god order,
Rodgers nnskeE, BAllinsoTej alse, . new tendeT,
.,rd s"sS.T NE. Sis CIV .sss 4 vSSS%. ."y
house % sAeiF own.
Siure jane I3th, Hops Hak and Ladder Cen.
pany, No. I, has admitted Hve certificate AsmbeTs.
Il has forty meAbeVS, With Truck, hooks, ladders
a1es, etc Al IL gns1 srder. Ths E'Gse SssupisS
by this C0mpauy IL very inferior Sne, and ineon-
vruicntly IOcated, which e owned BY the city.
sI'ifsIdti0H.-TOta numbeT u setiSs mem
bers now in the Department, one hundred and
eighty -eight rrsivned, ten expelled for eause,
eight. There are pOW belonging 10 the Depart
NEST, one thousand And any feet Of No. bose,
three Eng ines, three tenders, one Hook and Lad
der Truck, with hooks, ladders, axes. &C., all IL
10 eooelasiOn, Il sA0rds ne great IatisiaetIOn to
state, that In my humble judgment, this Depart
seing 6Fe@en 80 can be found u the Htats, -
that uodsS their present OTganiIat0A, there eah be
little aADger Of any seFioes eOalagTAtloa ever &C.
curing within the city limits AID Ill tAA' 10 ne:
condition, 10 little eHe0sraeement from the au-
thogitIes. The citizens iHaividWals have sIWuyu
been PTempt In responaiag % The calh that have
been mace Lisp thsu " The aEensen, tor snbssTtp-
from being In easy aud aneaibASeoSSeA OlSSu1s!
stAseeA cDaadAnss ApA sNsPenss ERSiaa CeDH-
nies hare displAyeds Esppes.iEelys = EfAAEh.Aa
degree g energy 10 PerssestsE tAe.s arrsnesseSss
be embarrassed In proeuEaag RsAAs lar ~ paIPeas
Of making their hnal paymeh.s thereof. Hops
Hook and Ladder Compaay, Aad Toaag AmerieA
Eneins COmpany, buGh eGicieat esmpAnies, And
whose services are highly nssspssTy ioE tAs soaa-
pete success Of the organization, are IL manner
witness hOuseS In wAleA % plaei Iheir respective
Therefore I would respectfully sussest 70 your
h0nuFnA,lai knAV the uFOnsaeaV ~ IN n he uss