, 1872-11-16

4n6 Finance C0mnltt6o OF t16 common tQul
= Gil held meeting in the Comptroller,s oft
J yesterday afternoon, Alderman Bateham in Il
, chair. There were present Aldermen Otis, o.
) den, and Bond, His Honor Mayor MedilI, Co,
poration Counsel Iuloy, Comptroller Burley, su
perintendent Of Police Washbnrn, and Commits
sioner Prindiville, Of the Board of Publ
Works.
ExTNGUISuERB
After considering several minor references III
message of the Mayor, submitted to the Counc
last Monday night, WAS taken up. The first re-
commendstlon-tha fourteen large Babcock ex
tlngulshe1s be purchased first discussed.
AID. bateham remarked that it was vel
enough to purchase the apparatus, but, befor
they were bought, places for keeping them ough
10 oe secured He understood that there wat
| NOT room at the police stations for them.
superintendent Washburn said there wss not
stae1on-house In the city where they could bk
Kept. Ihe only station in which there was an,
room was the Union Park Station, The base.
ment was vacant, but the machine would have tc
| Do taken into it in the rear, which would be Yers
inconvenient.
1he Mayor thought sheds could be erected
alongside Of the police stations. The intention
was to have the police run the Babcocks.
comptroller Burley said the water in the
maenines and the man in charge would freeze in
shed. Stoves and coal would have to be pro-
V1ded, entailing an additional expense.
A1o@ Bond was OF opinion that the water in the
reservoir, as it contained soda, would stand five
degrees more of cold than ordinary water.
The Mayor said Fire Marshal Williams had not
talked that way to him, fla desired to n1n -
it would not be practicable to find place naar
the polce stations where the machines con1d Ia
kept, o0'@'0 -
AID. Bateham had tried to find one Of tha
Police Commissioners to get his opinion on that 9
point, but was unable to discover the where
aboutg Of either of them
The Mayor thought such place conld be Urn.
cured; by securing it, the cost Of puttinp m m a
building would be saved. Why con1d Mt Il Tia
station-house doors be widened and the anna
fatus Kept in one c0rner2 It Hon1d mt occ,1nv
much room.
AID. Bateham said the doors could be widened
easily enough, but the dificnjtv ves +hat 80
room in the stations could be snnred, ''' ~
The Mayor remarked that most of tho ,,o-
chimes would be placed outgide Of TIA fra I;,n;ta
and he did not think it would be verv fificnit -
find space large enough to hold sncb q e1na11 ~
affair. 0'1 - no'a BULL q 8roa1l
AID. Bateham said a snace e;cht ~ +ar, foo.
wide would be required. wow - ''7AA 1o''
The Mayor thought the first question to ha
guishezs should be increased.
Aid. Bateha1n said the exnenea .von1d ha 1asa
If there we're places to put item "'A'NA D0 1'e'
The committee and he other gentlemen then
entered into a convaraof;on - ~ .ne4
the Babcock and Gardner extinp11iehers +ha m
agent Of the latter being present All 4rayo ~
favor Of having trial 81 fha tWo ,nocb;naa -
order to learn which was the best. After deciJ-
ing to direct the Fire Marshal to make inquiries
ject was dropped.
ALARM BELL AND WATCH TOWER.
The second recommendation Of the Ira7or- J.
building tower buvino an alarm hel1 ana a. +
toL1;nf;2c ~ 1a1st' ' 20 ~ atoAnt oIA', aA0 es-
The top OF the Pacific Hotel was suggest
ed as an excellent place for q tlook-out. and
The Committee agreed to recommend either TINT
site OF the Sherman House. if the consent Of tha
owners could be obtained. They agreed to re-
port favorab1y regarding the tower and bell. Ee-
WELLS AT THE srREET-Eyps
Fas not considered necessary, as the expense at-
ecomm end that the stTeet"ends be- cIeered q a. a.
soon the present leases expire, end that here
after no new leases be given Thcre was some !
ak of putting down shafting ut different POINTS
a1ong the route Of the new tunnel under the
:ity, but nothing definite was decided upon.
Dir: Prindiyil1e said the we'll at the foot Of
franklin street would have cost 81 900 when it
eas completed. He considered Engineer Gre
1ers plan-runn1ng tunnel On Clark street,
rom me nVer to Twelfth street, three feet be-
'ere many such tunnels now beneath the CITY.
Thich were full Of mud, and entirely useless
The Committee thought that the river from
ne street ends should always be accessible.
Commissioner Prindivil1e suggested that
a FmE-pRooR BOAT
9 built, furnished with the proper machinery
Or throwing water. Such q vessel would cost
bout 925,000, and would do az much service as
x steam engines.
The Mayor said it would cost too much to |
andle such vessel Steam would have to be
ept up all the time, and it could not be used ali
ae year round.
Commissioner Prindivil1e defended his sugres- !
In regard to
INCREASING THE POLICE FoncE
10 Mayor said he Ind nothing further to add to
3 messare. An increasa Taa ta11ad ~ of aI Iae4 W
,mmer; but it was deferred becansa 1nonav va
arce. No men had been put on Tor two yaara "11
Alderman Odpen thonohf Tnora no, ho51Ih 5G1n' -
it on. '''"1~ '''>A' ''1'''' 10
The Mayor said thew wero ereat1u naadaa r. /
IS I. fact that nearly ali the ire ire alarms , we're
ven by policemen. IF ta1e niobt natro1 .sae r
ubed up alarms could be giyen ore p111o nromnt19 M
IN now, when policeman. in some cases haa 5
run half a mile to a boz. The men, 1nen TeTe aa1r,
,adad {o oce;n+ ~ E~.r -, III |