The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-05-29

the meeting Of the City Council on Monday
evening the first annual report of the Super-
lntcndcnt OF the Firc-Alarm and Police TeIe-
graph was submitted. The Superintendent
sets ont in his report by saying that the sys-
tenn was first introduced in this city In JAN
nary, 1870. At that time but nine street
boxes and six station boxes, and four emil
bells, were employed, with one electric me-
chanical striker, located in the Dollhouse
in the Capitol Square, the whole extent of
wire used being about eight miles. and all
worked with the force OF fifty cells ujlrs
Salranic battery. This amount of battery.
however, was found TO lie inadeduate. and
It was soon increased 10 scventy-fye cells.
NJ this time two miles Of police wire was
put up. with an instrument in each of the
three police stations, one in the chiefs office.
and Que at the residence of the latter. This
line has not been increased; is worked with
a similar battery of twenty-five cells. All
the wire used is known as No. II galvanized
with soldcrcd joints. From January, 1870,
until May following, the whole system was
in charge Of Colonel George 7. Egbcrt. the
then chief of police. 1t was chiefly through
this Seutlcnan's instrumcntaity that the
city has been blessed with this most value
hlr agent. During the political difficulties
urorcr attention was not paid to the telc-
rraph. and for a short time its operations
wcll-uich ceased. In the month Of May it
WAS again organized. aud has since worked
with abundant success.
The Elctro-M Mechanical Bell-Striker"
was, by previous agreement with the maker,
! retained hv the city for several months,
Sounding not only every alarm of fire, but
with it was also struck. by means of key at
thc station-h0nlsc introduced for that pllr-
| pose. the hours of 8 \. NJ, II NJ, and p
VI. each day. Aftcr constant Use OF tins
striker for more than six months the City
| Council. in their wisdom, thought they
| could dlSpcllSc with il. Ii WAS taken down,
hoycd mn and returned TO New York. Here,
| indeed the city has lost 4 most valuable
o,,x;Ii.rv to ths t;ro-,I,rm ,c}crraph. II can
M, now lc rcnIarcd for the same amount it
| could then have been purchased for.
| For the first ycar--yjz.. from Nav, 1910.
IN Nav ,s11--no addition was made TO the
line or number of street boxes. but durin.
tbc n,st twelve months the utiIitv of this val.
m,blc discovery has been scen. acknowledged,
md ,nnrec;,tcd hv orr citizens. and hy the
nrdor nf tbc civ Council fen additional
stroot hoyos vii; ono and tbree-U,arter
milo or ,v;r, b,vn boom ,dded ,o tho fire cir
cI,;t nac...;.,t;n, an increase of the battery
nowe,. ,o 10 cnlI. We have ,t this date
| M,v let n;noteon Street and six station boxes,
| nd t;yo c.u iii, .nrun,t,d IN g, c;rr,it ot
,';moard ,,,roc I',',to ,,,lo af,,,;ro r,,sncpd-
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80. ,,n,.,, +, ,..oat,,, n,,,nsod rv roacon
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