Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-03-20

COLUMBIA FIRE CoMpANY.-At meeting
Of the Columbia Fire Company, held las
night. D. \. Windsor, President, occupied the
chair, and NJ. Mclean was Secretary.
The following report Of the Executive Com
mittcc was presented through their Chairman
MIR. Falls, and after it was read and accepted
the meeting adjourned:
ALEXANDRIA, Va. March 81, 1873
President and Members Columbia Steam Fnt
ConpanY:
GEyTLEMEN-At a regular meeting held
March 18th, the following resolution was
"Reso7rel, That the Executive Committee be
instructed to investigate the amounts charged
t. this company in the annual report OF the
Fire Wardcns. As Chairman OF that Commit
mittce, [ submit the following report"
Having examined the Auditors accounts IN
reference to the expenditures OF this company
for the past year, [ find that the item OF
1851. - for the repairs to wheels, which APP
pears in the Warden report, charged to the
columbia. ought 10 have been carried to the
Hyiraulion' $ account.
1t is but Justice to say in this connection that
the Warlcns claim that the charge IS correct,
on the ground that the wheels 10 question be-
ongcd to the Columbia and after repaired,
were only used by the Hydraullon until its
new wheels were finished.
The bill, however, was made against the tly-
drauIi,n Company, and the Auditor warrant
issued in accordance Herewith. | fiGd also
that two bills amounting in the aggregate to
$gj 90, charged to this company as repairs to
apparatus. were for repairs TO our reel, and
while. of course it does not effect the total eX,
pendturcs of this company it is proper that 1t
should appcar under the head OF repairs to
hose, reels, &c.
The charges for hay ard other feed. find to
be correct. In respect to the great difference IN
the amount az compared with the HydraulIon,
7 wouId say. that near the close Of the fiscal
wear Feb lS72) the Wardcns- finding hay and
feed very low, but with the prospect OF an adj
vance. in the near future, and looking to the
Interest OF the Corporation, thought 1t best to
purchase to the extent Of their accommodation
for slorcagc; this could be done ouly TOR the
Hyaraulon, this company having only room
for very small supply at any one time; under
these circumstances, the llydraulion commenced
the New Year March lst 1922 with hay for
eight or nine months and oats and other feed for
four or five months. For the reasons given, this
company had to be supplied with hay and other
feed from time to time at advanced rates: This
I think will effcctualy settle the discrepancy 10
the feed accounts Of the two companies.
wish to call your attention to another fact
in regard TO the amount Of feed used by this
com panv. Take the $l9S SO for oats. &c, togeth-
er with the SS774 for hay, making total OF
1886. l6 for feeding two horses for one year, or
Sl43.OS Tor one horse, making $ll .925 per
month per horse. | defy any one to show
more economical fed bill than this. | will here
state that | think Mr.. Brown our driver de-
serves the thanks Of the Corporation tor the
economy he has used during the past year, as
this investigation proves, aad where will you
find better kept pair of horses?
| will here state what failed to mention IN
the first part OF my report, in the hay and feed
accounts During the prevalence OF the epizoo-
tic the EIydraulion horses were sick With that
disease nearly SIX weeks, during which time
they ate little or nothing, while our horses were
not sick day and did no, fail to cat their al
lowance.
This report Will tLink explain all the dis
crcpcncics 10 the Wartl"ns' report OF March
lllh, 1873. r. W. FALLS, Chairman.