Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-09-30
CUR FIRE pRrSssss.
Chief Engineer Sullivan Asks that They
be Enlarged

hAeoAoeHe oonSs pfesiulEg, anu ali the uell-
bers present. Ths minutes of the previous
meeting were read and approved. The pay
roll OF the department for the month of Sep
tembar, for 81, 525, was duly allowed. The
following bills were duly allowed aud ordered
paid: Con. Sullivan, s54 Capital Gas Co,
SIS 90; ). III. Davis, 80 cents; L. a. Burr,
50 80; Butterfield, 81; George Schroth,
S37 81 /; Griffitts & Bell. Sc So Weizel & Son,
81 80; Q. L Adams, SlS 80; John Wagner,
50 80; Jacob Greisel, 81 25; S. S. Nixon,
50; S. J. jackson, Sl4 so; Meyer Bros.
81 80; Gutta Percha Rubber Co., Sc r. A.
Fiske, s54; a. Coolot, 81 80 N B. Horne,
Sl00; John Farren. 81 so; p. J. Coffee. 81;
j. w. Wilson, go so; Nj. Barber, $14 OF
BidweN & Cook, S14 IS; Neubourg & Lagos,
Sl5 "a /; mcElaney. SD 80; IL. NJ. Bernard,
50; Whittier, Fuller & Co.. 81 50; Scott &
Muir, 81; Z. Davoux. So; Friend & Terry,
S25 60; Z. Potter, s. %.
Reports Of the different foremen On fires
and alarms for the month of September were
iecsived and placed on file. The application
of b. w. Reagan fer positior of extraman
was received and placed on file.
Chief Engineer Sullivan submitted paper
to the Board, in which he says that be feels
it his bounden duty to cali attention to GER
tain matters demanding immediate atten-
ton:
First-That the apparatus OF the Fire De-
partment with which it is now equipped is
not sufficient
Secsnd-He deems it absolutely necessary
that suitable steam fireepgiae be placed in
service in the eastern portion of the city to
protect the valuable residence properly in
that locality.
Third-He suggests that such "steamer "
be located on Sixteenth or Seventeenth
| street. between and K. or ia that region,
and that the present Nc. steamer be con-
fned in its runs in answer to alarms TO
| the west of Tenth street. except in cases of
| rare emergencies.
Fuurth-The business portion of the city
| rfqnires constant protection, and if the whole
department is at any tims called to a fire IN
/ tie eastern part of the city tie business sec.
| tioa Is left without protection, while the lia-
! bility to Ere remains.
tifth-Such q state O. sfairs should not
| logger be permitted to exist. Should au ex-
teBsive conf grafton occur, or two fires break
| out aG the same time ct considerable distances
| apart, the inadequscy Of The present appaEa-
| tus would be at once revealed. He therefore
urged ths Board to place steamer in service
in the eastern part Of the city as soon as pos
sible.
Sixth-S0me OF the hose now in use is not
! fit for heavy service, and it should be replaced
BY new hose as soon as it is practicable.
Saventh-There are some glaring irlegu-
larities il vogue that add greatly to fire risks.
| This is especially true Of the Chinese quar-.
ter. He urges the Board to examine and
take such action as will result Ia TIE insti!u-
ton OF proper remedial measures. ThEre
are wooden awnings supporting fence lattice
work, and picket barriers and other obstrUc.
tions that constitute very serious obstacles TO
| the men OF the department in their efforts to
subdue fires and in their use of ladders, and
that add very much to the danger TO which
| he M ala and aIa nf
ext:nguishing fres. All such objectionable
structures should BE .. once removed.
Eighth-1hs existence OF frame structures
! in exposed situations in back areas should
not be tolerated. Such rs are directly haz-
ardous should be removed.
Ninth-Theie is one glsrirg evil that de-
| mauds pro npt correcti1T that is the keeping
of exp osiv g maze isls in snch quantities and in
such manner ss TO seriously endanger life
and property. This evil is especially preva-
lent in the Chinese quarter.
That Sacramento has escaped disastrous
c)rfiagrttions." says the Chief, 'for years is
owing mainly to fortunate combination of
circumstances. The city has no reason what.
ever to consider itself exempt from such ca
lsmities in the future. Ga the Contrary, un-
der certain conditions of wiad and weather. It
is liable to be imperiled by extensive confis J.
gTations. Other cities moro safely construct
ed aud better protected have suffered. There
Is danger, and additional measures CT proven
ton are required"
After receiving the communication and
filing 1t for early consideration, the Board adj
journed.
SIGNAL SERVICE RIPURT.-The following
Information was received by Sergeant Bar.
wick from General HazeD, the Chief Signal
Officer, at Washington, D. c., showing the
percentage of the predictions Of the weather
for the whole United States; also the per.
centage of the predictions of the direction of
| the wind, the thermometer, barometer, and
also the verifcstions for the different parts Of
| the United States. which are 6iyid i off into
certain divisions, sections, etc., and shows
that tho Chief Signal Off ser's predictions of
the coming weather for 2i hours aheod have
| been correct about so times cut ef 100 and
| tbe longitudinal lues, periaeiious, aphelicns.
opposition, leaticullr shadows, etc, Of the
| p!scets were not C nsideTed either in these
| predictions # approaching storms which
plsioly SHOWS that the diff rent position OF
the planets have no IN re eject on the
weather Of She Tilted States tLau over s.
u,ucn water porced out Ct aug ordinary
pit her. General H5zsu reports as fol.
lows: TIE detailed COMPARISON of
the I'll Oily indications fer July, 1892
W.T. tie Geographic reports for the
| succeeding twenty four hours, shows the
| general average percentage Of vecifcstion TO
be 995 per cent. The percenta g for the
| four elements are: Weather, 81. 6 per cent;
| directions Of wind, $50 poc cent temgera-
I Cure, 30 8 per cent; barometer, 50 s per cent
| By geokraph;c, districts they are For
| New England, 81 per casls; Middle Atlantic
States, 81 PER cent; South Atlantic
! States, 81 FER cent; East Gulf States, 80 2
ger cant; West Gulf States, 80 3 per cent;
Lower Lake region, 81 per cent; Upper
| Lake region. So per cent; Tennessee and
! the Ohio valley, 90 Z per cent Upper Mis-.
sissippi valley, 80 per cent; Lower Mis-
sou'i valley, Sc per cant; Northern Pacific
coast region, SO 3 ger cent; Middle Pacific
coast region, 80 per cent. Dat o. the 8, 763
predictions that have bsen made % az II
per ceat. are considered to nave eltirely
failed GA or l.70 per cent. were one fourth
verified; 232 or 6. II per cent. were one-half
verified; 6i5 or II IA per cent were three.
fourths verified 2, 795 or "A % per cant. wers
fully verified.
AUCTION SALEs.-To-day az 1920 A. NJ.
d. j. Simmons & Co. will sell from the resi-
6ence Of ID. n. Thorpe, corner of Ninth and
l. streets, large lot of household and kitchen
furniture. A Steinway piano is mentioned
among other things. .Sherburn & Smith
advertise a stock OF furniture to be sold
Wednesday next from the 7tore of Il. Coppiu,
| No 727 K street. Aisn the sans auctioneers
will sell on Tuesday the furniture in the resi-.
dencs of Ara. Whiieman, No. SIC Twelfth
street. Megsrs Bell & Co. will sell to-day
ct II O'Clock sharp, in front of their sales
room, No $40 J street, one span of horses,
two single horses, one buggy and set OF sin.
! gle harness.
INCORPORATED There were fled with the
Secretary of State yesterday the following
articles ofincorpors:ion The Joshua Hendy
/ Machine Works. Observation-Disclosures Hendy,
Samuel j. Hendy, George w. Hendy, Chas
! Y. Manner. Capital stock, $500, 600, divided
into 1000 shares. Principal p,scs of bust.
ness, San Francisco.
4 RACING STocK.-Ths "stablesn OF ]. 3.
Haggin, consisting Of Red Boy, Duke of Mon.
| day, Premium, Maria T. and Judge McKins-
try, were shipped last evening in a car
attached to the overland express to Nevada,
/ to take part at the Stats Fair TO commences
next Monday. Some other stock was also
shipped on by other parties.
LATE ARREsTs.-The following names ap.
peared on the slate at the sta.ion.house l. g
night at u o'clock Fred Schultz, drunk, ny
officer Green; All Iii. for misdemeanor, by
Harvey, Deputy Sheriff An Sue, for petty
larceny, by officer Carroll II. Kirk, for emu
bezz.ement, by officer jackson.