, 1862-03-03

brief PAUSE giving e39lt StfokeS OF Liz ueA-
Thus, if The fire is in the fourth district, tho
bell Will strike four, and Immediately after,
eight
The Fire Department is madeup as follows: ]
Steamer. ,..................................... Ne
Hand Engines .--.---.----.------..~----.-
HOOK HOOK ard Ladder Carts. i
Men t9olantcers) al0
HORSES % |
The volunteer members Of the Department
receive 1211z cents per month, and their poll
tax Isl .5o) is remitted, making s3 per annum.
The Chief Engineer receives sl5e0 pcrannum;
the two Assistants, $50 each per annun;
engineers Of steamers, $50 per month; drivers
Of four-horse machines, s3j per month; the
remainder of the employees, each 81 per day.
The force Of the Department is distributed
rs follows: !
Chief Engineer, Z. P HAE11s. Once at Long |
John Engiae House, Lasal]e street, between WasE-
ington and Madison.
First Assistant, Frederick 4 Bragg. !
Sccond Assistant, Moses Powell.
FRET n1sTRICT- |
Steamer Long John, Lasallc street, between |
Washington and Madison: 10 men. horses: Hose
ST an coal ts9aes ts9f @ taneF
Ssen1ncr Little Giant, Dearborn street, bctwecn
Washington and Randophi 2 hor5es1 men. Lose
car. ana1 as4a horee. Cost OF steamer Saao' hose
/ HOOK and Ladder Company. at Long John en-
| sine house 6nien, horse Cost sSN
| SECOND DISTRICT.
Steamer Enterprise, Stste street, between Van
| Buren and Har1ison; 10 men, 4 horses, hose cart,
tender and horse. Cost Of steamer, 1900; hose
= Steiner a Economy, ] Old street, between Arnold
| and Lasalc, near City Hospital men, horses,
hose cart and one horse. Cost Of steamer, $4,000;
No 3 Hand Engine, (yolunteer,) at CarEillc; 60
| men, Cost Of engine, S., ,4f0.
| THIRD DISTRICT
Steamer G. ?. Uarris. West Jackson street. be-
| typeen Clinton and Jefferson; TO men, horses.
Hose cast, tender and horse. Cost Of steamer,
5000; hose cart. $s5e r; tender; 80 =, w.st
9s SIT gnton
supply Ho=e Cart L america Blue Island
tsss?ss eost $o. se'f A'FfE0n S'''''' 4'A' D'l='
| FOURTH DISTRICT
Steamer Island Queen, West Lake street, be-
tween Clinton and Jefferson streets; 10 men,
anznep afeamsr a5S sia hoee e cart so; tender,
No 13 Hand Engine (yolunteet). Third street,
near Milwaukee Avenue; 60 men. Cost OF engine,
si.4lu.
, FIFTH DISTRICT.
No. II Hand Engine (voluntcer), Larrabee street,
north Of North Avenue: 60 men. Cost OF Engine.
S1.z0o-
SIXTH DIVISION.
: Steamer Atlantic, Michigan street, between
No,cott and Cass; 10 1nen.4 horses. Hose cart
tender and horse Cost of steamer, sf'VO0; hose
f cart, $3.50; tender, So.
D ron and Superior: men, horses. Hose cart and
= ! horse. Cost OF steamer, $500; hose cart $3.50.
No 8 Hose Cart {vo'unteer), corner Of d Oak ant
:, The total cost of the machinery used in tlt
Department is as follows:
n Hose Carts and Tcndcra. AIS
. | Hard Engines ..----------~-...----~-. 4.Z9
$. Total. .Sa7
lie The cost of maintaining the Department, i
4, 1861, was about S0o, 600. a part Of this sun
1t however, was expended in the purchase Of fou
Of ! Or five horses.
&C VIC had hoped to present in this conncctio
l. IN accurate statement 1ciatiug to insurance
er the city previous and subsequent to the intrt
90 euction Of the steamers; but owing to tt
at many changes in agencies, &c, VIC find it in
o. possible to do so. Nearly all the insurant
houses in tile city agree that since their intr
lis duction the rates Of premium on fire insu
:" ance have been reduced fully forty per cen
nd The premiums paid for fire insurance in Il
lis city, in 1861, amounted to $270, 600; at tt
TO- old rates they would hare amounted
ln- s4552 600. Thus it wiN be seen that =
ck | -. ..a T. ;,e,,-n,aa nr,,r;rr
-. Law s,cn n,o A sc'c cSn ~.
iii the cost Of maintaining The entire Fire I
ers pa1tment and the original cost Of the n
ell chincry 70 this amount must be added t
lde lcsse6 prevented By the Department, viii
can hardly be estimated, and VIC then sh
JUS ,,,vc an adcouate convention of the benc.
for derived frp1n o,,r present system. which
vas co,npletenes and efficiency is coual1cd in /
on few cities in the Uniou.
tic ---. ,
'els 60. or.,ss o:.--s,a,s
:s.e-I *
low p'oo'0'' sNc -,
the 10y 1no'-a s.~' ~
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lur- WIN one o. sne enleaso oat*ei'e7 - 1.f''ne m
the u Z gAsi 1loln ts'e soatneIa !''i1 y, t1o ~
in- ~ t"e na'ne u ",a1it. DAe"' A10 att ~ ~.
the eoeh1 osset'Aon' o'""e'ou ''uu ~. a,.ers -.
his pns III el'n 90 .'ei in'se1'oe .iiI ~ lah-
d at lataahn1n. II VII aaSo oe teeo1.eeeco 'I's'
crsl Lie was sa'ea ~ 'tnae'y use " 'ns s'oal "
bc Pump anu tAat SUI Was sal1Peu ~ LUG ~
oc,=Tr n1,,775o las r.t,,~,od to 4he e
the 1,a1 7.,.,.aa ,, ,or oroa,r. ,ov,.r tre,
col ,s;t1, s-;rd,cse c,r s,.ort sc,so', a.,
1af second tine cast oil aile lett to dessfact
Sue obtained place LII an catlng-no'
WORRIED 1sl.htai's "n'se' un1h neF lnsels
o;,, russueE came np from Camp Ds
tian. las. sa" her, anu informed
~ employer OF hef CHARACTER, 1hus opta1nans
las discharge. elnce thaf datc aiatnoa aas
ntle- yag1ant, Without hef1e, "1thoat 1f,cnes'