Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-04-22

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Fort Worth Water Works company. 8s IS
The report was adopted.
The street and allev committee re-
ported as follows: "Your committee
ON streets, alleys and sidewalks would
respectfully recommend to your hon
orable body the propriety OF advertis-
Ing for bids to keep in repair all the
streets that have been improved with
broken rock, for the term OF twelve
months, said contracting parties to be
required to give bond for faithful COM
pliance with the contract and be under
control and direction Of the street and
alley committee. Your committee
would suggest that our experience
forces the conviction that no street and
alley committee can give the attention
necessary to make our past policy q
success without a street commissioner,
and we are of the opinion that with
anything like q liberal bid, or bids to
do the work by contract, it will be
cheaper and much more satisfac-
tory to the street and alley COM
mittee. In answer to the
petition Of Messrs. Waterman
and others we would recommend that
q rock culvert with a wooden COY er be
put across the road leading east TO the
brick-yard crossing In place OF some
pipes now used as culvert, which are
too small to carry of the water. We
suggest that said culvert he let by
contract
JULIAN FIELD, Chairman.
Referred to the new street commit.
tee to be appointed.
THE FIRE EPARTNiENT.
The annual report OF Il. Matkin,
chief of fire department, Ia AS follows
I'm accordance with the ordinances
OF the city governing the fire depart
ment and prescribing the duties of the
chief engineer. it is incumbent upon
me to make and submit 10 your honor
able body an annual report, in detail
setting forth the workings OF the de.
partment for the fiscal year ending
April II, 1885, together with a record
OF alarms, fires, losses and assurances
during that time. j, therefore, most
respectfully submit the following re-
port; In May, 1884, was commits.
sloned by you for one year at
the time OF assuming the du-
ties OF the office l found the city
possessed OF fine electrical fire.alarm
system, the largest tire.alarm bell In.
the state, u hook and ladder truck, one
Silsby third-class engine, two hose
carriages. all new and fully euuipped.
thirty-five hundred feet OF hose and
ak horses. Since that time the ojty
has purchased the Peter Smith hose
carriage, two horses and 1900 feet
white anchor hose. Being familiar
with the departments OF other cities.
! assure the council, with condolences
In the correctness of the statement.
that Fort Worth has the best euuipped
lire department In the state, managed
by men who are In every way CONNIE.
tent, energetic and faithful, and this
10 conceded by all members of the
State Flremens' association. During
the year 81 alarms have been turned
IN; live of these were false alarms,
Out of the 50 alarms for cause
there were losses in "A apvrepa-
ting the sum OF $2lS, 800, on which
there was insurance TO the amount OF
$22b, $50. Only in ak cases was there
loss without any insurance. In two
eases the insurance did not cover the
loss by $500 and $500 respectively. The
department has lost one horse during
the year by death, IL having con.
traeted an incurable disease and was
killed. The Panther engine Ia new
undergoing Thorough repairs and will
soon be ready for service nearly as
good M new. The fire cisterns are
always kept full OF water and can be
used to good advantage In case of
a large conflagration. During the
year one company, has been organized
on the south side, which has in charge
one of the old bumpers. with
800 feet OF hose. The disciplIne
OF the department has been
well nigh perfect no removals having
had TO be made OF any one for cause
In conclusion, gentlemen, / desire Ia
bear witness to the devotion of the In.
divldual members OF the department
TO their duties ana to their active and
earnest support OF my efforts, without
which 1 could have done but little, /
also return my thanks to you for your
uniform courtesy aud active support Of
all measures Tending to increase the
efficiency OF the lire department.
Trusting that my actions In the past
have met your approval and that /
may continue 20 retain your conf
dence, Iremain your obetlient sery-
ant II. MATlSIN.
Chief engineer Fort Worth Fire De-
partment.
Ordered received and filed.
PETITIONS, CoMMuNICATIoNs, ETC.
Communications from b. +. Good.
rlch company and Akron Rub