The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-23


city ~ bridgeport
GENTLgMRN-The Committee on Fire Depart.
ment, ana the Bo ,rd Ur fire commissioners, to
whom Was referred the petition vi the heeler
IL Wilson Manufacturing co, ana Others, to
ySur honor BILE bod, Tor tine purchase OF
Chemical ire tnrine, Tor til USE OF the city,
beg lave 10 r port, that III yhave carefully In
vestigated the subject. AMI IN doing so we have
sought infOrmat OIL ana Testimony up IN sources
cn irely Independent OF any interest III their
manufacture or le. Members OF the COM
mlttee have visited cities where these engines
have ben 10 serv ce tr some time have been
July rested, and have proved 10 be a valuable
acquisition 10 the ordinary n " al paratus We
nave rep lrts nom New York. Boston, hicago,
Cincinnati ana many other places, al testify
ing to their value as a prompt economical aud
efficient method o. eXtingishing fires. one
most Nulu ble ie lure " b. consider is. that
In distric, s where there is no water supply, or
where tue water mains ar,' too small 10 iced
the lN DIR nts, or NJ Times when III" water may,
on account OF accident be shat on from a part
or the whole OF the city, or IN seasons OF ex-
IRENE cola Ike The present, when water mains
are frozen and MIGRANTS halle 10 be rennered
| useless in UGH cases these engines are espcci-
ally valuable and meet such emergency. and
afford u prote ton more cuectual than any
otnt means yet devised We regard tolls fea-
ture as OF great Importance, as they supply
| what has been felt 10 be norded-a means Of
| protection when the ordinary resources snd
| applianc, 5 fail. Another ONT also TO be con-
| sidertd is the saving OF most OF the damage
caused by the USE % large quantities OF water,
which Is unavoidable ~ tue u.s. : steamers; In
| a majority OF instances, when the engine Is
brought TO work promptly ana pfoperiy handled
| steamers, and With slight damage, and that
| confined 10 what IS injured by fre only; the
surrounding proper y. either s DDS or huld-
| Tugs being left unharmed rom water These
| engines are alwaNs {, ady 10 Work the moment
| they reach the tre-rhe Ia being full and The
| chemical ready for USE AT unce--there is no de-
| lay N laying host, or conne getting with hydrants
seventy 1--WE gallons OF chen zeal being equal
| 10 three thousand or water in extingulshing
| power. One man can lead The host 10 any part
| OF the building and throw ON n stream In
| SANITY the nov being under his G, MT oil by
| stop IN the pipe THESE engines being indie
| pendent o hydrants. can be located at any
| point most advant Ageous for operating directly
on fire aud thus avoid the DELAY experienced
| In working from distant points. Where they
| have been used they are reg NJ ed rs n success
and save many times their cost In simply
| avoiding damaue by water. we have been as
sured by several departments that have had
feq ient opportunities TO test them, that n
steamer could better be dispensed with than
| The cost of the chemical used az any lire "a
not us much as the coal used 10 feed steamer
ana the fuid can iemaln In The tanks Tor a PEE
Rod or Six months without amy loss OF exlin-
FROM ali the facts aud testimony we have OBJ
tanned. we are convinced that The ethciency OF
the chit micai engines has not been overesti-
mated. The experience we have had with the
portable exttngulshers in our department also
justiies our opinion. f.tfI4
We cannot here give you In detail the inter-
views ind examinations we have had IN inves-
tigating this subject, but state the substance
OF II In the foregoing, and respectfully submit
| II for your consideration.
JAMES A. House,
ALFRED HOPKINS,
JAMES II. STEWART,
committee on Fire Department.
H. DEWuuRST,
JOHN Il. AnHElsTON,
W. Il. HIGBY.
y. w. bali WIN,
Board OF Fire Commissioners
Bridgeport, March LIST, ls15.
EB-Rutland Fire Department should have
Babcock Engine.
M. ]. FRANCISCO, AGENT.