The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-07-22
ANIMAL REPORT or cnsET EvGIxEEH oE
A.R.D.

10 the Hon. Mayor and Common Counsel q
/ .hCay Of Iibapy.
NfLKMEN In accordance with Soc
is, Of Ord. 10 regulating the Albany Fire
Department, have The honor 20 present
to yourlconsIderation my annual report
~ chief engineer, showing tho condition
OF tho department st tho end Of my term
also the Dumbor OF fires, aud a:aount oi
loss thcrefrom, since tho Ist day Of July,
1880:
| department consists OF 40 officers
and mon, chief engineor, assistant en-.
gineer, and engineer for the steamer,
who IL also one Of the nightwatchea for
tho city.
The department Is divided as follows :
Albany Engine Co., No ], has t5 active
mombers,i second class cowIng Il Co hand
engine In good se.vicable order, ! two
wheeled hose cart, and COO feet OF good
rubber hose also 900 feet OF unservicable
hose. The house occupied by this com.
pany Is owned by tbs city, and Is the best
building belonging 70 the department !;
the hall above tho engine room IL used by
all tho companies for meetings, and Is
fitted upin q very pleasant and comfortable
fnanDcr Lately water pipes have been
put In thus supplying water for the pnr.
posc OF washing hose, &c In connection
with this buildings first class hose and
c!l tower.
Linn Engine Co, No 2, bas an aoli 70
membership OF 40. This company has q
fourth class Clapp d Jones steamer, 10
which there Is attached In the ongine room,
q Hrst-class header, which keeps tho
steamer always ready for service they
also have q two-wheeIed hose cart, with
v3O feet OF good rubber hose. Tho build.
Ing occupied by tho eompany's apparatus
1elongsto IL, having been built by private
subscription tho lot belongs TO the city.
The meetings are held In tho hall OF No.
Is bnildlng.
Rescue Hook & Ladder Co. las - active
fnembcrs, and has been In service about
ono year. They have firsl-clsss Fred J,
Miller iron frame truck with a complete
outfit OF fixtures, 10 which has lately been
added a gong. This company has truck
room adjoining No. i's building. which
belongs 10 the city. The service this
branch Of our department Las rendered
during tho past year has bsen great adj
vantage, and is an important auxiliary to
the department.
The water supply Of the city consists Of
cisierss, Of a capa city OF $1,000 gallons,
and hydrant. Un my last examination
Of the cisterns, July Ilth, 1891, I found tho
following depth Of water Ia each Cis-
tsrn At the junction u First and Washing
ton Sts., s It,, aud 8 In; First and Ellis
worth, 7 &c, Gin. First aud Ferry sft.,
I'M Second aud Baker, s f.. O in. Sec
ond and BroadalbIn, Off,, o In. Fourth
and Ellsworth, 10 f., Fourth and Mont
gomery, 10 n. The cislerns arc all I'm
good condition but / would suggest that
y leadtrough hs run from tho canal into
the eistern at the junction OF First and
Ellsworth streets, the supply OF water
from IL now being insufficient aud very
easily exhausted. This cIstern is an Inn. |
portsn. one, as there Is quite an amount OF
property adJacepttoit. As an addition 70
cur water supply, already furnished by
the canal and c!s:erns, q first class hydrant
has been placed near the sou:hwost corner
of First aud BroadalbIn streets these
hydrAii:s arc great aid In tune OF firc, and
should be placed throughout the city a.
astasyour Judgment may deem necessary.
The expenditures OF the department
have been as follows: the allowances 70
each company and for taiary Of chief en-.
gineer being regulated by section O ard Z
OF ordinance 30. The amounts p aid for
engineers salary, for steamer, and for re.
pirs aud supplies, have been by order OF
tho council, tho bills for the amounts be.
ing on filo in the recorders Office: