The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-11-02
The FIRE AppARArns

report that In accordance with the
resolution OF your honorable bodies
they have purchased from the Le-
veich manufacturing establishment, New
York, q new hook-and-Iadder truck, fully
equipped, which was carefully built under
the direction OF your committee, during the
past summer months, and Is in all respects
a piece OF firstclass apparatus. The truck
has been placed for service at the headquar-
ters Of the Fire Department, where your
honorable bodies are respectfully invited to
examine IL.
Your committee feel that IL is incumbent
upon them 10 keep the Council at all times
fully advised OF their transactions, and from
time TO time to make such reports as will
enable the members OF the Council to form
correct judgment Of the needs. OF the De-
partment and the best and most economical
system for conducting this important
branch OF the public service. We therefore
ask leave 10 draw your attention at this
time to such matters as seem to warrant
your careful consideration.
First. The winter Is at hand, during
which the most serious losses occur from
fire, and It IL important that new truck
company be without delay organized. To
accomplish this end without asking for a
large sum Of money has been our most ear
nest desire. At all times 10th to increase
the expenses Of our city government and
people, we are the more unwilling TO do so
at this time for many reasons. The De-
partment, we know, is, at best, small, and
is operated by few men; but your commit
tee feel that with care and good manage
ment and little aid from you, which has
har hrop ao0opfp1 N
us, we cannot only put the new apparatus
into service, but relieve the present truck
company TO q considerable extent. We
propose through the resolutions to follow
to detail from the companies whose duties
are least onerous a sufficient number OF
men TO manipulate the ladders and other
appliances on the truck, and to ask you to
give us money enough TO pay foreman,
lillerman, and hostler until February 1st-
say $500.
RESOLVED (the Board Of Aldermen con-
curriDg), That the Committee on Fire De-
partment be, and they are hereby, au-
thorized to increase the number OF compa-
MES now IN service by the organization OF
Hook-and-Ladder-Tr Company, No. 2,
and for this purpose may elect foreman,
and h0sller, and detail for lad
dermen such men from the other companies
as in their judgment may seem best for the
interest Of the Department.
ReSOlved Qhe Board Of Aldermen con-
curring), That the sum Of $500 be, and is
hereby, appropriated from any money in the
city treasury not otherwise appropriated,
to be placed to the credit OF the pay-rolls
of the Fire Department, for the purpose OF
paying foreman, tiliermen, and hostler OF
n. 4 u
2, until February |, 1891.
Second. The Department is in actual need
Of additional hose. Fifteen months ago
we bought 1900 feet OF leather and $500
feet OF fabric hose. This was distributed
to the several companies except Steamer
Company No. l, whose hose has been
in service about eight years, and is now
wortblesS). For this company alone we
need 1,200 feet of first.class hose, and for
the other companies and 10 be used as a re-
serve, 1,S00 feet more-al OF which will
cost, at nine cents per foot, $4,000. We
respectfully but earnestly beg you TO exam
inc our present scant supply OF hose and
the imperfect condition Of some OF our ap-
paratus, and supply us with only what, in
your judgment, will at once be suggested
as actually necessary.
Resolved Qhe Board OF Aldermen concur.
ring, That the sum Of S2,700 be, and is
hereby, appropriated out OF any money In
the treasury not otherwise appropriated
for the purpose OF buying 1900 feet Of the
best fabric hose for the use OF the Fire De-
partment.
We respectfully but earnestly again cal
the attention of the Beard OF Aldermen tC
the condition OF our steam fre-englnes, anC
beg that the resolution which has already
been agreed to by the Common Council fol
the purchase Of a new steamer be taken uT
and concurred in. Engine No. 2 is sadly
in need OF new fiues; No. ) is, as we have
already reported to you, practically useless
and No. Is entirely unreliable when taking
a supply Of water by suction from the docl
or basin. We can, therefore, only coun
upon Steamers 8 and 4, which have recently
undergone some repairs. 1t is unsafe tC
remove an engine for repairs until we have
another to put in its place. The above arr
the urgent needs OF the Department now
There are others, but we will endeavor tC
supply them without calling upon you; bu
when necessary to do so we shall always
invoke your kindly assistance.
The committee also presented resOlu
ton giving permission to the following
persons to erect framed buildings IN tbi
city: &. IL. Hogan, stOrage-house corner O
Seventeenth and Nenable streets John j
II. Brewer. shed at No. Is west Gract
street Sam. MchaelS, addition TO house a
the corner of Twenty.fiith and NJ streets
George Dorsey, stable on the corner OF Ju
dab and Leigh streets; j. &. Brocken
brough, stable in rear OF lot No. 203 ives
Franklin street; Charley White, dwell
ing on Elm street, Rockets; james
Hartley, dwelling on Louisiana stree
between Fifth and Sixth streets; Mrs
C. r. Hoppe, shed.room Oh Taylor
alley between Clay and Leigh streets
William Ferguson, kitchen in rear OF No
748 Second street G. NJ. Bolton, for Rich
mond Railway Company, she'd on lot be
tween Adams and Brook avenue and Leigh
and Pulliam steeets Johannah Robertson
wood and coal-honse on Lot No. 1856 Thir(
street; John O'Keefe, stable on east side o
Lot No. 81 Jackson street, on line OF alley
The committee also presented resolution
rejecting the petition OF X. b. Lyme, agen
for the estate OF w. b. Jones, TO erect sta
BILE at No. 5l2 east Marshall street.
All OF which is respectfully submitted OF
behalf Of the committee.
j. j. KING, Chairman.
Mr.. Pizzini moved to adopt the resolution
for building permits and refer the rest K
the Committee on Finance.
Mr.. Ellyson stated that the Finance Com
mittee proposed TO hold special meeting
to consider the needs OF the department.
So now all OF the needs Of the depart
ment will be considered by the Financ
Committee.
OTHER REPORTS.
Mr.. Hooper, from the Committee on EIec
tions, submitted resolution instructinj
the Auditor to pay certain election ex
penses for November 2, 1SS0), amounting