, 1875-02-07
LAKE.


Lake is determined to be freq from tho Ft1a
Fieud or if not FREQ at least safe from any Of ts
great conaagratons. They have already taken
measures towards the prevention OF fire in their
! midss, and now propose to adopt u syssem for
further protection. They have water, aud they
got it at big expense, and can depend upon 1t.
4 committee was appointed by rhe Board sono
time ago for the purpose Ut preparing perfect
system, and AS the result Of their Investigations
have prepared report to bs presented when
called for.
They recommend the division Of the town into
four districts. tho boundaries Of each being ~
fol1owa: District No. 1-Sorth by Thirtv-ninth
street: east by State atreek; west by Stewart
avenue; south by Forty fourth street. District
No, 2-North by Thirtty-ninth street; east by
stev.tt avenue; south By Forty-seyenth
f District yo.s@North by Forty-zeventh and Forty-
fourth str=ets; cast By 6tate street; south b.
Fifty-f[th street: west BY H.lsted street. Dis
tr;ct No. +Norsh BY Fnty-ffth street; cast BY
State street; eonth By 6ixty-aeEenth street;
west BY Halstad street.
The report thcn states that a Fira Commis-
slonar should bs appointed, whose duty
shall be to ha7e general charge OF the
Fire Department; order all bills, and audit
all accounts, and make an investigation
Of the Fire Department at least once month,
and TINT a Fire Marshal be appointed by the
Board. whose duty it saall be to take charge At Ill
fires
The third Recommendation was to the etfeo.
Who shall take charge at all fres in their DIS
tr;cts, and at al times be subject TO the otdara
of the Fire-Marsbal or Fire Commissioned.
Should number Of Assistant Flre-nar-
ahais BE- called together, the commission
and general charge shall, in absence Of the Fire.
Marshal. devolve upon the assistant in whose
distric. the fire is, urleaa ordered othezuise By
the Fire Marshal or Fire~Commisaioner.
They further recommended that two men be
employed in the hose-house-one to be on duty
be to keep lookout. and bave everything used
about the hose-carts and hydsants in perfect
order, and to assist at all fires, and
they may be required to do such other duties
noss in case OF fires that the police shall coh-
Btitute special force, whose duty it shall be to
attend all dres and render such assistance ~
may be needed when it will not interfere with
their official duties
In general recommendation, tEey reported
that each policeman ought TO bo Furnished With
key to the fre-alarm boxes, and that
they be compelled to carry it With them all the
time; tnat they also be furnished With hy-
drant-key, and instructed how to give = ire
alarm BY the opening OF tue hydrants; that four
hydrant-kays be kept with the hose-cart, Also
one valye-key, and that the police try Zach hJ-
d1ans on their beat ss least ooce week.
and II found out OF order, report tho cams
companies be organized IN The respective
districts. xnd that tho foreman he elected BY tbs
company and approved by'the Board; that they
mar hare constitution and by-la.s,-au sub
ject to the approval Of the Board that "prop-
ertv-protection company" may be formed, With
foreman elected by them, the same ~ the hose
company: aud their constitution and bylaws to
be subject 10 tho approval OF the Board
Their duty shall be to take charge Of
property In its removal or otherwise At fires; It
was further recommended that the horse
hoso-cart be provided With horse. and also with
= tower for the purpose Of drying bose, the said
towe1-honae to do the drying Of I'LL hoseused in
The town, and when y fire takes place in another
part OF the town. the horse hose-oart to take to
that dietrict the same amount OF hose as used 1t
the fire, sud exchange it tor vet hose, which they
shall at once take to their house and dry, With
the least possible delay
This Is substantially the report OF the Com
mittee, and a. IN seems to meet NTH consider
able favor. ~ IN fact any kind of system would,
it will undoubtedly bo approved BY the Board,
and its recommendations carried out Is soon a.
possible.