The daily gazette., 1883-02-27
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
COUNCIL COMMITTEES AN
NuAL INSPECTION.
A GOOD oOEDTT1OE OF AFFAIRS.
xhs E1rs conmittss HlaIsss Gts Annual
visst 90 she Ensino h1onsesa-.laeariy All
The Companies I'm Very Good condatisn.

The annual inspection OF the engine
houses and are appsratus Of the city BY the
Fire Committee Of Council took place last
evening. At7.46 five carrfages, containing
Mayor Wales, Chief Of Police Hawkins.
President Conrad, Chief Engineer Murphey,
Assistant Engineers AIcC Catfrey and Donahue,
CounciImen Moore, Blake, johnson, Payn.
ter, Stevenson, Baugh, Grubb, Smith and
Eastbnrn, Clerk Ffain, and ave reporters,
left the City Hall. go,
The nrst stop was made 1t tie hauss OF
the Friendship Fire Company, where tests
of the time in Harvesting horses TO the
engine were as follows: First, o seconds !;
second, 9K third, Q; fourth, q; Hfth, 10.
the distance from the stable 70 the engine
tongue was 90 ieet.. The driver was in
his seat, ready to siart out, at the end Of
the time given No report was presented
as to the number Of feet Of hose owned By
the company and the roll Of membership.
AT the PhGnix engine house,
Twelfth and King streets, brief
inspection of the improved premises
was made, but no report received, as the
apparatus is temporarily stored at McLear
q Kendalls carriage factory. tits expected
that the carpenters and other mechanics
will finish the work In about week, when
the company will rehouse its apparatus and
be ready for service. The property Of the
company was given as One brick house,
two stories high, 90 feet deep, 20 feet 8
inches front, At $40, 900; one steam engine,
built BY the Allerton Iron Company, Nan
tuck, Conn, "a, 900; one good hose carriage,
$500; 1, 100 feet Of gum hose on hand; 500
feet of American jacket, $70O; one pair of
gray horses, 5000; real estate, $4,000; per-
sonal property, So, ,667; total, et6,867.
The Delaware Hook and Ladder Com
pany, French street below Sixth, was next
visited. An alarm was struck and in Is
seconds the horses, standing 50 feet away,
were attached to the truck ready for depar-
ture. The apparatus then left the house,
going down French street 10 Fifth, to King,
TO Fourth, TO French and TO the High school
where laddervaB erected, with man on
top, In just 3 minutes and 80 seconds. -Four
men were engaged In the Harvesting. The
report Of the property Of the company In
cludes the apparatus recently purchased,
the horses, etc.
The Reliance horaes were harnessed in 10,
IA, 10, alS and s seconds respectively, by
four men. tho horses being distant 80 feet.
The secretary reported | 400 feet Of good
and 400 feet Of medium hose. On the roll
are SO active equipped men.
The Washington engine was ready to leave
the premises In 16 and 90 seconds, only two
tests being made. Distance from engine to
horses 65 feet. The company has /, 100 feet
of good, serviccable hose. There are Ill
members. ra
The Fame horses, IS feet from, the engine,
were ready tor service In IL, IL and 15L
seconds. One thousand two hundred feet
of good and 800 feet of bad hose were re-
ported, aud membership Of 1870 equipped
men.
At the Weccacoe house one Of the horses
was found lame and no trial Of time was
given. Everything was found In good
working order, including 200 feet OF hose.
The membership is 40.
The Water Witch house was the last one
visited. There, inasmuch as 1t is necessary
to first run out the hose carriage and bring
the horses from a separate building, no
attempt at time in Harvesting was made.
Both the Weccacoe and Water Witch
houses were found in miserable condition
and badly suited to the purposes needed,
All ths apparatus examined were found In
o serviceable condition and kept in excellent
order. The members Of the different com
panies were congratulated upon their ap-
pearance and highly complimented by the
visitors!f
The inspectors then adjourned to the
dining room of Robinson's restaurant, where
they partook of first class entertainment.
Speeches were made by Mayor Wales, Presi-
dent of Council Conrad, Councilman
N ~ ~ n.