Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-03-10
The Board submit the following claims

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George Mitsch, $14.35; John Martin &
Co., $i44.66; G. L. Horst, 81 60; F.Knauft
90. 80; Robinson & Cary, 1888; Breuer &
Rhodes, 5000; ]. s. Burris, $75; P
Boeringer, 81; Dreis & Mitsch, $3.50; J.
II. Reaney. IS; NJ. Grain, $2.7O; N. w.
Telephone Co., s12 80.
Committee on Claims
HOUSE AND HOSPITAL.
Report for February, 1882, showing the
expenditures to be 81 1924 26; received from
sale of produce, etc., $45 40; excess of
expenditure, s1,s7S.s6. Vouchers &C.
company report.
Committee on Public Accounts.
REPORT OF BOARD OF HEALTH.
A. P. Monten and others petition
The Board to whom said petition task.
ing for permission to erect and MAINTAIN
an hospital in block 80 Como" was re-
ferred and Recommend that the prayer Of
the petitioners be granted.
Adopted. Yeas IL.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
or Committee on Fire Department, Fire
Alarm boxes, etc,
To the Common Council of the City OF st.
Paul:
GENrLEMEN-The Committee on Fire De-
partment, to whom the matters hereinafter
mentioned have been referred, beg leave to re-
port:
First-As to the matter Of the Fire Alarm
Boxes, authority to purchase which, to The
number of ten, has been requested by the
Board of Fire Commissioners, your committee
by majority vote, recommend that the Roaro
DO authorized to purchase ten Fire Alarm
Boxes, provided they are of the Birge and
Williams pattern, with the proviso attached
to the authority so granted, Mr.. Cornish snt
the chairman do not concur. In their judg
ment the power to pull hase should be granted
without limitation. 1t Is conceded that VT
greatly need the Alarm Boxes at once, and
sfr Cornish and the chairman do not think II
within the spirit or letter Of the act consti
tuting the Board of Fire Commissioners for
the Council to dictate the kind Of machinery
or appliances to be purchased for the Depart
ment.
Second. As to the request of the Board o.
Fire Commissioners for authority to exchange
one of the old steam fire engines for another
of improved pattern, we are OF opinion that
such action should not at present be taken.
Within the last year the boilers of the four
old engines were thoroughly overhauled, re
paired and renewed ct great expense, SO thai
in the opinion of the chief of the fire depart
ment they were made capable of doing goot
service for many years to come. As the city
grows and the demand for more engines in
creases, these smaller sized engines can bt
removed to the outlying districts, where the,
will render effective service for many years
and new engines can bs purchased for the cen
trail parts Of the city, SO that We think tn
city would lose rather than gain In the enc
by the proposed exchange.
In this connection we would call attention
to the fact that the new engine recently pur
chased and turned over to the Board Of Fir
Commissioners has been ordered out Of ser
vice. In view of the fact that this engin
was thoroughly tested and tried before sb'
was put Into the service, and was approve
| by and accepted upon the recommendation o
| four of the most expert, practical engineers Ii
| the city, we feel assured that the engine is
i very complete piece OF machinery, and capable
| with proper management, Of producing tn
best results. Wecaunot therefore forbear t,
| express the opinion that it is not by reason o
| any defect In the engine that she has been thu
| condemned and put out Of service. We ar
| confirmed in this opinion by the Judgment
| several expert engineers who have seen her a
| work while in the service, and particularly a
the recent trial on Goodrich avenue. The
| uniformly state that no better results, will
| the same management, can be obtained from
any engine, and that che il entitled t
| great credit for the showing then made
This, we are advised, is the opinion Of the en-
| gineer in charge, though his report has thu
| far been for some unaccOuutable reason sup
pressed; and we have yet to meet q practica
| engineer who has give the matter any atten
| ton, that thinks otherwise. In view of sucl
information as has thus far come to you
/ committees attention, we are firmly con
WINGED that with fair treatment this new engin
will give the best result, though we canno
forbear the suggestion that in order to secur
| this fair treatment, the Board of Fir
| Commissioners may find it necessary to max
some changes in the fire department manage
ment. 1t was surprise to us, as 1t may b
| to the Council, to learn that the engine was s.
ordered out of service without authority frou
the Board of Fire Commissioners and withou
the knowledge of majority thereof.
We understand that the engine is soon to b
submitted to further trial, and we sugges
that your committee be specially directed t.
| attend at such trial in person, and also to sc
cure the attendance of skilled engineers, an
to make report thereon to the Council.
St. Paul, March 7. 1882.
CHAs. E OTIs,
] c. MCCARTHY,
CHAs. RINGwALD,
E. G. STARKEY,
| W. D. CORNISH,
JOHN O'CoNNoR,
Committee on Fire Department
Report accepted and taken up by sec
tons and acted on, as follows:
FIRST section
Aid. Ringwald moved to adopt th
majority report.
Aid. Griggs moved as an amendmen
| to substitute the minority report.