Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-11-09


ers, etc. respectfully report adverse to the en-
| gineer's recommendation, as your com mittee do
not think it good policy.
| JOHN DowLAN, =
Chairman Committee on Streets
| Nov. 9th.
| Adopted.
OF Same
| On the opening and extension of Thir-
tenth and Fourteenth streets.
To the President and Common Council of st.
| Paul:
GENTLEMEN: The Committee on Streets to
| whom the report Of the Board of Public Works
| in regard to the opening and extension of
Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets was referred
report in favor of the improvement and rec.
ommend the passage of the annexed order
JOHN DowLAN,
Chairman Committee on Streets.
Adopted. (see order.)
OF Committee on Licenses
Recommending the transfer of the liquor
licenses of F. w. Zertler to 28l Third street and
of Godfrey Elbel's license to No. 10 Wabashaw
street, and the beer license of J. Bollman to
corner of Third and Exchange streets.
p. j. DRE1s, Chairman.
Adopted.
REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES.
Of Alderman of Second Ward
On Tenth street sewer.
ST. PAUL. MIMI, Nov. Z, 1878.
The undersigned, to whom was referred the
building of sewer on Tenth street from Cedar
to Wabashaw streets. beg leave to report that,
having investigated the matter, as well as the
matter Of the offer of Mr.. VIM. F. Mason to-
allow other parties to connect with his private
drain, they find such connection would be ille-
gal and contrary to sound public policy.
The undersigned also call attention to the
communications hereto attached, and recon-
mend the Immediate construction of sewer
on Tenth street, from Cedar to Wabashaw
streets, in accordance with the recommends
ton of the Board of Public Works.
JOHN OCoNNoR.
Alderman Second Ward.
Referred to Committee on Ordinances.
OF Aldermen of Fifth Ward
On final estimate of James M. Dean for
grading Bates avenue, $351.5O.
Your committee to whom was referred the
final estimate to James III. Dean, contractor,
for grading Bates avenue, report that the same
be returned with the communication from the
property owners on the line of the avenue, to
the Board of Public Works. with request
that the contractor be ordered to complete his
contract. VIM. RHODES,
81. NJ. SMYTH,
Committee.
OF Judges of Annual Inspection Fire De-
partment-
To the Honorable, the President of the Com
mon Council of the City of St. Paul:
The undersigned members of the City Coun-
Gil acting as judges of the first annual inspec-
ton of the Fire Department of this CITY on the
10Th day of October 1878 report as follows:
That they gave a careful examination of the
engine houses, engines. horses, and other appa-
ratus appertaining to the Fire Department, and
found every thing with the exception Of re-
pairs and Improvements necessary for the
greater efficiency and safety of the department,
oh, 1xyS1I
condition, highly crediJable to the chief officers
and men of the department.
Competitive trials of different kinds were
had, such as the horses coming from the stables
at the striking of the gong, and being hltched
to the engine; also, driving the engine into the
street. the difference in time between the COM
petitors was SO small, that it is deemed un-
necessary to give the time of each, we therefore
give the fastest time made. Hitching up was
accomplished in seven seconds and driving
into the street in eighteen and two-ffth seconds.
In the competition for the trial of the hose
carts in the rapidity of laying 500 feet of hose
and connecting with the engine while en- route,
the fastest time made was 40 seconds.
In the trial of the engines to ascertain which
could throw the water the greater distance.
the engine was taken with no fire, and water
cool, 20 minutes were given-as before the best
lis, and water power 1870; distance thrown oil
feet, after passing through 500 feet of hose
In the trial of the Hook and Ladder company
it resulted as follows:
Raising ladder sixty feet long; weight $50
pounds, six men, in l minute 3Oh seconds:
with man on top, minute 81 seconds.
Raising ladder thirty-fve feet long; weight
unknown, 80 seconds; with man on top, 60
seconds.
Two ladders, forming pyramid, % seconds;
with man on top, 60 seconds.
We would recommend the following: That
nj h0Jc sOf, lo1 o.J
the floor, and if upon further inspection it
should be deemed necessary to have a new
floor as well as new joists, it should be done;
also new sidewalk in front Of the same en-
CINE house, the both being in bad condition
and dangerous to the horses.
At No. 2. Recommend repairs to be made to
the stable walls, there being holes in the same
which should be closed.
No. 4. The double doors are in dilapidated
condition and liable to fall down. We recon-
mend that new doors be put in. with a transom
over the same, in order to relieve them from
partial darkness, as it now exists; also, the
roof, being TIM should be painted, in order to
preserve it, and where the stable part joins the
engine house should be made water tight, there
being at the present time space between them
which admits when it rains of great deal of
water. The horses to this engine house are in
very poor condition; in fact they have been
out of service for some time. We therefore
recommend that they be sold and new team
purchased.
We would recommend for the greater eff
cheney OF the fire department as follows
turntables to be placed IN each engine house.
The present mode OF backing horses into the
noase IS t u IN so.alning taem more IMAM
Patent connections Of hoo s to oNe ena;nes and
FIVE brass torches for each hose cart and hook
and ladder and bao5I;abt go eaab 49, ooA
a new atall tn ha nade in ano;na 49, NJ
for the stah,no If The Ch;ef 80 w.