, 1874-10-01

us,o onualt of thorn into tho lac. nhyor to l,o
tnSo! tM ous agnn fur unn, and roplaco ttotn bY
ptaot prso!iea na ill., 1nee'oey need ron to o
aeidom wnnlol for lilo nrgt tllloon muutca
yos Mo llua That largo uutnl,otu Ut ,nou arc
i.t eIi.tp'oIru. M Tnsl MI horncn, tint Wol!I 10
1tng msn gFoaIer utility applied In tIffercnt form.
v.n s,t npsme 'tiofstooataat 60 In for doing
Of their moro immediate adaptation to coutonI
asShht tnfEo 'fro hut / woul1 mot roly on
suon to toot and oiieclt sn,n!l ttro Tho result
mt Mo'''o 20; you would seldom encounter n largo
the romody. "''@
,,<,!t 1!nu io'r chemical onginos tn nao and no
aTu9t theJ render oxcollons Borvlco. md, fron,
al a r,,cn can Gather, thoy often arrive at q fro
mtg piay. So far, 80 good hut ia il not possible
to tto improve ovon on thoao NY experiences mt
sne1 G mo 1t can DO dono. They are heavy, and
10 lev IN N m nnmhor. An Improvement on those would
tTc " anosa pmeo IN mxy of tle exla!lng ongino or
@ mGs WAGON, similsr to tl'e llghtest uuol By OK
press companies. with pair Of light horuos and
~ tWo mon. Give them four or six Of tl,a porta-
~, p!o macnlnes a. made by lho Dabcocls Company.
10 ttta, and Chicago will, in = few woeEg. joci
that onc~fourth.
If NOT oNE-r,flnD,
OF rs ilres taSo boon got untor without tin .il
" Ing steamotB reel1, or trucks. I rcnhy In =
eI1y where nolthor steam nor baud ongluoa arc
n; ~ uso who're hoso only is taken to fire. IS tho
tower to project 1-inch strcsin 13o to 15o feot.
Ies thoao littlo inactiinen put out one-thi{d Of
tho flrea ero tho hose can BIO rot On tho ground,
Az g tue wator-anpply Of Chicago, little necl
in accord Oh this point. It is dofoctiyo' md not
eqnal to the requirements Of such = city fot Arc
nutl'osos; and I fail to find In any Of lilo
1emanda e, Or suggestions put forward by tho
NNnonai sas 1oard or lts representatives feasible
personal. 1t does not follow that, bocaugo Tho
National Doard or Its Agents represent q vital
interest III connection with tho commerce Of tl,o
city, they rosHeaa full knowledge OF contondug
an sctnal life Of thrty.two yeuls CONNECTED with
= department that has few to equal it on thia
Continent, and nonn In Europe nau taugAt mo
how little knowldgo 1nsurancc~reprcsentntiyo
posgcsn III thiG direction.
Water-ripes Of larger dishonsions arc rocom-
mondol to be pse down, ati wtlore this is tlono,
Iatss OF INSURANCE will DO proporkiona toly re-
duced. Whilst admit can SEQ no objection
to thp. yot my experience leads mo 10 Bay that
tilore are times When w1tor-pipes Of my lin,en-
Bion might be found not tn afford THE protection
requircd. heed not 80 further back to Illus
tEale this than tho iiro which occurred uomo
years ago IT. Lake street. It il fact Tint tue
apparatus became noxt to t1seless, and ttat fro
freezing up, owing to tho intonso cold. Tho
ea.no result might occur during tho onsrip9 win.
ter. II water is to DO obtained, that will 10 at.
ways in abundance, no 1.umbor Or aizo Of pipes
Ii equal TO
rnopEELy-cossTnuorsn uSpEunuouxp TASEs,
~ottid llrgu on you t!lat tho proper autl.ori.cs
Should DO i'iluced to lnye tliosa put dosn
throughout tho city, rot ut gronter distance
than 900 foot apart i'll any givon direction.
These should 10 nlatlo to hold at least $4,000
su long al thors is 2 fnot OF Garth on tho top.,
mud vacuum Of Ia inches botwunn 1t mud tta
water, it will not freczs III the coltleat aaasons
An engine drawing Ito auprly from those will
sls, ps S@a1e sass e;'1s q iespg eS1pns up e. full
10 pounds, but 100 to 1875 pounds.
Should tho fire not be got under boloro thu
water bocome exhausted, in tho co1aest season,
other engtnca should be put III uaa to fotce u
further quantity from tho uearost ones. Undor
ordinary circumstances. it might bn Gtlod trot,
tho Nnsor-nainB, thst SHOULD bo placed 80 as to
loud into the tank Ua.!er ground. This is g mat
tor OF dotal, md Gin bo oaBlly adapted when tho
process OF constrv csion is going on. l need
dream of trawlnt; from The lytlrapts il they
would readily draw from tan1a.
AR to tho mode or placing thom circumstances
and position uill have to bo consulted. 1 can
$50 no objection to putting tuom down at the
cornera Of strooia, or making tho casotnent Of
tue 1ro-stations adapted for them There neca
ba no apprehension OF the watcr becoming oIon-
savc, no long ~ they nro mado comparatively air.
tight: Adopt thIs mode Of suppiying water, anl
tho T;ro brigade will feel that thcy can depoud
on obtaining an abundance when it is most
wanted. You can readily understand that /. coo
feet apart Mill enable any ongiuo to co1uInat,d
fro with water within 900 feet. These tanks
cau DO put down. and the city bo roulorol moro
secure, cheaper than b. laying down 6, 5, or 10.
10 coma psc! to
sTEAM FIRE ENGINES:
do MT desire to do array With The org. ~.
IS no" looked on as tho third. but would rec
ommepd an adaptation Of principle that will
enabi1 Que OF these to propel b cl-lnch n.rcan,
and hare more etToot ttlan iH now obtained from
J TX or 2-inch from tho largo machines. Thia |
,an be arrived at BY tho adaptation Of t4e prin-
'Iple oronslt cut by the chemical machine.
nth. ind that tho city uso principally rubber.
70 my mind, this isa not only too heaYy. |
7hich ought in itself to condemn 1t, but !
!; does lot last oyor fifteen to eighteen mouths, |
,hangca to great advantage. Leather ID not
1nly preferable, but it IL cheaper and moro dura~
olo. 1t will ssand pressure OF 100 to 150 |
pounds. ana can 10 repaired when burst, which |
,annos 10 dune with tho rubber. Thore Is no
.cason why Chicago should not have tho hoso
nado i'll the Department by it's owu men, md |
not cost over *l.10 to $l.16 per foot. A horeo I
.an go much quicker to fire with 700 foet Of
leather than 400 feet Of rubber 1oso.
Complaint it also beard that tloro il delay
S3t'Ne'e'1 AAHH.sb "41-p'a"Et
ooxos and giving the alarm BY parties who might
have discovered tho fire ut its lrst inception. TO
meet this far as possible, at or near each sig
nnl-box there should bo d stroot-lamp, glazed |
with co!orod glass, say bright red. This lamp
would bo tho moaus for blockB Of donotlng the
signal-box to give tbs alarm from. by |
s,lch light no deiar would occur, as was tho
case at tAe fro which destroyed tho promises Of
lilea Bros. L. Co.. on State street.
The National Boarl justly takc strong Grounds
AGAINST THE Lua1AER-yAMDs
Of Chicago; and, on this point, I fully inlorso
their remarks when thoy say that "a ilro start
Ing l1c1e, II not arreasoa at once. wonld Eoon DO
of such magnitude that human effort wonld DO
poNerlcas to Htop it," Tho Board urges that tho
bo removed, and then this aouroe
Df danger to the city would DO got rid of. They
aayo not, however suggested romeJy, and for
soe entirely that it would DO just Aenaib}a to nd
viab TINT tho oloyn:orr should DO removed to Now
York. Neither could bn entertained. IIo lumber
interests form an important branch OF commerce,
.ud canuot he rouoyad, The question for ma
to consider IL, Can tho danger bo brought doWa
10 fair n,in,nuni2 10 do this, | would urge Oil
not only tbs ownors Of tho luubcr, but the civil
authorities, the necosuity Of removing tho many
mills aud box-fackureB tint oxiBt ~ tho oiM1nalt-
ata yiclatty. lit would bo decided improves
mani IN rrnf,iiit Tim eroctOu Of Rny HtlC build