Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-07-08

ALSO,
Estimates Approved
Committee returns, allowed by them,
estimate No. and final, North street
grading, Gus Moline, contractor, 1892.
Estimate No, 10 and final, Kittson's a1
dition sewers, G. T. Miller contractor,
81, 1886. go.
Estimate No. 5, and final Martin street
grading, Boyer G. Lux contractors,
1896 So
Allowed and referred to Comptroller by
the following vote:
Yeas-Ald. Allen, O'Connor, Robert, Grace,
Otis, Ringwald, Cornish, Griggs, TrOtt,
Starkey, Mccarthy, Mr.. President-12.
OF Committee on Fire Department
To the Common Council of the City of St.
Paul:
GENTLEMEN: At a meeting of the Com
mittee on Fire Department, called July l. 1851,
all being present except Aid. Cornish, the fol-
lowing business was transacted:
Eirst-The bills referred to the committee
were examind, found to be correct and re-
ferred to the Comptroller to be audited.
Second--The resolution of Aid. Ringwald
that the pay Of transient or minute men in
the Fire Department be fixed at thirty dollars
per month, instead OF twenty dollars, as it has
hitherto been, was recommended to pass, the
chairman not concurring III the recommended
ton.
Third-The resolution of AID Ringwald in
structing the Chief of the Fire Department
to correspond with the proper
officers in other large cities
with view of fixing upon rules for test
OF engines, ETC., was recommended not TO pass.
In place thereof the committee herewith sub
NIT set OF rules for the trial of engines Of
ferred to the city and recommend the same
be adopted. These rules have been prepared
by Chief Strong, except the last one which al
lows unlimited steam power. The Chief re-
commends that the steam power on trial be
limited to 20pouuds, and in this recommen-
da.iOn Aid. Starkey and the chairman concur.
An unlimited use of steam power on IA trial is
unheard of among engineers, and the minority
sincerely trust the Council will not adopt such
an absurd rule. The Committee recommend
that a committee of either five or seven citi-
zens, engineers and firemen be invited to act
with this Council in selecting an engine.
Fourth-The committee unanimously re-
commended the Council to order two hydrants
to be placed in the vicinity of the Harvester
Works, at such place as the Chief shout des-
ignate. They have fire alarm, and Nelson &
Co have facilities for extinguishing fire il
supplied with water, but as now situated the
whole settlement are helpless in case of fire.
Since this recommendation was adopted, the
chairman is advised that the city has no con-
troll over the water mains in that vicinity and
that hydrants would be useless, and with Aid.
Starkey suggests that one or more eisterns be
constructed instead thereof. Such clsterns
could be filled, and kept filed, from running
stream at very little expense.
Fifth-The Committee, by . majority vote,
Instructed the City Attorney to prepare con.
tract with Berge, Williams 81 Co. for seven Of
their fire alarm boxes, such cont act to be
submitted to the Council for approval.
In this action Aid. Starkey and the chair
man did not concur-First. Because this mat
ter has never been submitted to the Commit
tee, as now constituted, for action or consid
Grafton. Second. Because they consider the
action hasty and ill-advlsed, with the light
which the Committee thus far have upon the
subject. The minority believe the whole mat
ter should be properly referred to the present
Committee for consideration, to report al
some future Council meeting.
Sixth-The Committee further report that &
former meeting the bids for constructing the
new engine house on st. Anthony hill were
considered, and the bid of Heathcote, Wisnon
& Bigg to construct the same at $3.50 wai
adjudged the lowest and best bid, and the City
Attorney was directed to prepare contrac
and bond for them to execute, to be presented
to the Council for approval.
All of which is respectfully submitted
CHAs. E. OTIs,
Chairman Committee on Fire Department
July 5, 1881.
Accepted
Report taken up by sections and acteC
on as follows:
First clause accepted.
Second clause, referring to pay of tran
sient men. The resolution referred tt
their being taken up and put on its pas
sage was lost Yeas 5, nays Z.
Third clause, relative to rules adopted
except unlimited steam-steam power
limited to 120 lbs pressure, and amended
so as to test steam gauges, at the time Of
and before trial, and that all engines use
same kind of coal. (See rules published
below as adopted)
Fourth clause recommitted to Commit
tee and City Attorney.
Fifth clause recommitted to Committee
for report.
Sixth clause, in reference to award Of
contract for engine house on st. Anthony
hill, adopted.
The contract referred to read, and the
proper city officers instructed to execute
the same on behalf of the city, by the fol
lowing vote:
1tdo-hlu. hllcDy " OOuuOl1 AeOudtot OidSO
Otis, Cornish, Griggs, Trott, Starkey, McCar
thy, Mr.. Presidential. Aid. Ringwald not
voting.
The following is the test as amended
and as amended, adopted.
TEST OF FIRE ENGINES.
First Time to raise steam from cold water
and 10 throw $50 feet through $50 feet hose
II inch smooth nozzle.
SecondEnginr to play through 600 feel
hose, "a inch smooth nozzle, ten hours with
out shutting off.
Third Play through two lines, $50 feet
each. to twO-way-siamese, with 50 feet lead
ing hose, 'making four streams" %-incf
smooth nozzle. Time to play thirty minutes
Fourth Play through 1000 feet hose, III
inch smooth nozzle, vertical stream. Thirty
minutes to play.
Fifth---Play through $50 feet hose, 1 a incl
smooth nozzle. Thirty minutes to play.
Sixth Play through two lines $50 feet each
IL smooth nozzle. Thirty minutes to play.
Seventh-Play through 1000 feet hose IN
inch nozzle, horizontal stream, 30 minutes 10
play.
Engines to draft through % feet Ak inch
suction.
An accurate account of coal aud oil used to
be kept.
Steam in all trials to be limited to 100 TBS.
Delays from accidents not arising from de-
fects in the engines, not to be counted in above
tests.
All steam gauges to be tested at the time OF
and before trial.
Coal used to be of same kind for all engines.
Adopted. Yeas s. Nays 3.
Of Committee on. Streets, Sewers and
Bridges.
To the Honorable the President and Common
Council of the city of st. Paul.
Gentlemen: The Committee on Streets,
Sewers and Bridges, to whom were referred
the hereinafter named petitions and commune
cation, report as follows:
On the petition of James Dillon, for permits
sion to place earth in streets, ETC., recon-
mend that the same be referred to the City
Engineer with Instructions te permit Mr.. Dill
Ion to place earth in the streets where the
same is below grade, if done under the engi-
neer's direction: but with the express under
standing, that the city is to assume no llabili-