Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-07-21
Tenrth Annnal epsft Of the Fire Commits.

ne fourh annual report of the Board of
flre COMM toners Of the city was presented
to the Councils last night. In conjunction with
IN" r poris z tle Chief En sineer and Superin-
tendsnt of the Fire Alarm Telegraph. il gives a
statement OF expenditures, inventory Of pro.
perry on nand, list OF membership, and a gene.
meni for the municipal year euding June 80,
isfs The force a. that time remained a. here
toiorr-sixIy -nine officers and men, with arc
steam tire engine, four new reels and new
nook and LADDER uuck, together with some old
apparatus not now in use. There are also
seventeen horses, with all equipments and ap-
pur,enaace7 necessary thereto.
snort time ago the Chief Engineer wa an.
thoriZed 20 purchase from Mr.. DukehaIt OF
Bait more, one thousand seven hundred md
nifty IT,; 1T lew hoe. Nine hpndr: d and fifty
will b, r:ady for delivery in short time He
W?s al o instructed To procure a new 80. OF
Y 81 Or me Z mex. Th"se are much n .ded
and are now. Ming CONSTRUCTED.
Inc building commit e have turn "a over to
tne Fire Commissioner, in complete order. the
new epgine-house in the First Weird. il IS now
~ zoe coup my OF Steamer MOL Tue erec-
ton NJ TINS new structure was Superintended
oy Chief Engineer -ssford, who d. erves
great credit for his untring vigilanc &c IN wetch-
ing over the progress of the work, and looking
n t@r The IN cross OF the corporation, for which
service he received no compensa sat on. The en- =
glne-house Is a model building. and will com.
f"re Tor convenience favorably with any hoa SO
Unit feG similar purposes IN the country.
The act entitled an act au thorizing the hoard
q flre ommls- toner's to ezra au add tionat
:t'am re engine company, approved ID GEM
Der u, le61, has not en- execut>d. ,or the
T.9 sen thar fticient UNI was nos appropri.
ated 20 carry il into execution.
Aler an eHort OF eyelal years. a proper un.
drrst nd,ng and an agreement has teen entered
INTO on the par. of the Columbia Nolunt or
Comp my and the Boa I'd o. Fire ommis -ioa-
ers tor the purchase OF the right n nd title they
nave IN the Columbia Els me HOUSE, now in
part occupied by the Paid Depar nent Toe
requisite amount (S1,5G0) had beea appropri-
a'ed by the Councils to meet the a,ieemert.
and II now only remains for the .wo par .lrs TO
execute toe agreement
The finar cial statement exhibits tho Amount
OF The several appropriations made. for what
purpose. the aggregate OF the amount e. pended
ofe-ch appropriation, and the balance stIll re-
naming subject 10 be expended under the di-
rection OF the Eoard. L. shows the toraI
sTou't expended for salaIi 9, hors = repajrs
OF nors"S, new hose, contingent expense, &c,
including detciencIP 2ad Outstanding claims
up to July !, 1865, 10 be S3s,.Gs.s4,
in clio Dy their report the Board nojce the
'I'.ai D al AMI eNhIbitio of roe dep Il .ment
AZ which the apparatus proved 10 be in com
ptrte lder, anu we'll KEPT, aud was work I 10
ne entire satisfaction of the Bolrd Toe -
port is signed oy John w. Thompson, Thomas
EerIy' CharleS L. Garfield, and John T. g.
Cta X bO-i.d u Fire COMMISSIONER
The report OF Chief Engineer Sess ford. which
accompanied the report OF the Com III ssioners,
contains detailed statement of fires and
alarms, los and Insurance.; also, an inventory
OF property IN the several engine houses and
oth,l information appert aiming 20 the welfare
OF the department. The Chief speaks IN terms
Of highest praise Of the very satisfactory SER
vice OF the officers and men of thu IpI,a-tu,ant
All OF Whohi have uuTiIg the year performed
Their "rai 6uti; 10 / - rnIira 81 ac.io-
III the year ending June 81, lS6-, t'ere were ,
hres. 20 false ALARMS. and 2 test rms. Totl
Az -- A. Ike, ctpo,Oa', insurance, SsS.Wsi: Ipay-
ing E-t loss of Si4,iOD not CO.. ered by Iusur.
ahSe. Inc engine houses are all IN com leie
oroer. There is now on hand, as per inventory
annexed, 3,iJO ieet of leather bose in good con-
dltion; 80 i'et in tolerable order: and l5G taet
OF gum hose, IN good order. r. w. Dukchart
OF ID Itlmore, mas now a contract 10 furnish
Tor The use OF the department I,6lO feet of
leather and $50 feet OF yum hose p,rt OF which
bas air ady been delivered: four new wheels
IOa .,it HOOK OOH ana Ladder truck are now being
the Chief tenders his thanks 10 the Board for
their and and cooperation, and also 10 the no
nee force. who, in their official capacity, have
rendered him every facility in the discharge of
his duties.
Superintendent A b. Taicott.of the Fire-a,arm
Tel 2laph, reports that during the year little
else but routine duty has occurred in his de-
p..rtment. There were seventy-eigh alarms
during TIE ynar, being a decrease of tbIrt an
nor" last y,ar. During the y"lr Mr.. Tairott
being very much needed. In conjunction with
tuls improvement, such changes have b en-
made IN the linz as time had rendered pec :.
say {" procure her permn nency-'tripod'
stances would allow. The even e. o; t'us
worA amount = TO ."G.55. The current ex-
rense' OF the office ha b IN s9ciS5
THs RIVER FRONT. July eI.-i,.rrys y,ayr.
Satleo-St amer HI Livingston. Capt WiIsoa
D. 'itimore, With merchandise and p-s en.
gers.
Foss Whd1'. -Sailed-Loug. boat Ale .a.der.
Maddox, down The river, iight.
ForI"r's WhGJ ARR ved-Schrs. Jo-bua -
baguoD, Newcomb. from Los .op with $40
tons ct ice for the Washington aru George.
AZ N ladn n
Winner, N. e., with $4,000 f. ct OF lumber for
Mohun Son. Sa,led-Sch 5. Lapoopipg. RoI
Inns, down tho river. light: Kate. Red. down
ne IveI, Ignt; Florence, HudsoH, for Port
Roy al, with lime.
Tii6y,s Whc.f.-Arriv-e-S boomers Remedy.
DeShiel, from Philadelphia. with 10 tons of
lcas, rom Aqua Creek, with lumber, Ior
Snot Pc.i CHI. Tyler, from Annamessic.
W IN white saud, for Lacy Wallace. Sail d.
Scnooners Robert H. Kemp, Seward: Union,
Perry; l.. A. Hughlett, Evans: Harvest, But
Ter; missouri, Keys, down the river, hight
CGrtcr's Wharf Arrived-Schooner Thos H.
hooper, Lowe, from Havre-de-Gra with
coal. for George L. Sheriff. Sailcd-Schooners
X j. Capron, Goslee, for Eastern Shore, light
Eldorado. Travers, and Pearl, Williams, for
Havre-de Grace, light.
Hdrreps OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Pioneer
Olden, from AccOtink, with wood, for Harvey
Clark Il Given.
Gaiaand's Uharf.-Arrlved-Scho Fish
Hawk Chase: Union, Moore: Caroline, Hatton:
II.
with wood TO George II. Plant: Sarah Ellen
Maddox, with wood 10 Windsor IL Ford; Benz
Cox, Franklin; Sallie, Bowie: and Pioneer, Pit
man, wood to market Sailed-Schrs, Sarah
Ellen, Maddox; Fish Hawk, Chase; Uniop
Moore; and C4rolipe, Hatton, all light
HNiaaS d JoUy's Whdrj.-A .yed-Schnrs
Great Pirate, King, wood 10 Williams l. jolly:
Enterprise, Simmons wood TO West & Lusbv
SalIcd-Schnr. Martins Ann. Medley, bricks
for L. y Naval Academy. Annapolis. Nd
fTeeas HhcIf.-Arrivcd-S Matilda
Spicer- Foxwell, wood TO market
Clerks WJcTf.-Arriycd-Sch FIounder
Iennett, and Tropic, Banks, with lumber for
I. Edward Clark & Co.
bfsdSOIi d Gi'Isls G-st.esf Wkdrf.-Arriyel.-
Sebrs. Helen r, stone to Tree sury Departments
Problem. coal 10 Cooley; Trident, cement 10
Cooley; Waynark, bones 10 Houghton.
NEW CHURCH EDIFICE.-The congregation of
the VI street Methodist Episcopal Church
South Rev. w. V. Tudor pastor) have recently
purchased the property al the northeast corner
OF Ninth and h streets, known as the Goold
property. tor the sum OF S20Uc0. on which they
intend 10 erect Immediately a new church edl.
flee. The LOT fronts 10U feet on each street and
Is a beautiful location for the purpose, fronting
as IL does on the eservation at the Intersection
of Mt ssachusetts and New York avenues with
Ninth street. The new building will he over
W !eet in width and nearly 100 in depth, and of
pressed brick, with granite window heads and
ellis, and will cost over S30,C01. The building
will be quite neat and subs. IN tial one, hay.
ing ,wo stories-the lower one to be used as
Sunday school and lecture room with class.
rooms, and the upper one for worshiping The