St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-28
OFFICIAL.
Proceedings Board Fire Commissioners.
Regular Meeting.

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OFFICE BOARD FIRE COMMISSIONERS, !
ST. PAUL, Nov. %, 1855.
The Board of Fire Commissioners of the
City of St. Paul met at 7:30 o'clock.
| Present: Commissioners Parker, Prender
CAST and President Delano-3.
| Absent: Commissioners Warner and Wat
| SOM.
| Minutes of previous meeting read and
approved.
COMMUNICATIONS.
| From the Ahrens Manufacturing Com
pany, notifying that engine will be shipped
about Nov. 80. Ordered filed.
From E. B. Preston q Co., Chicago,
calling attention of the Board to their new
| turn table improved hook and ladder truck.
| Ordered filed.
From Manchester Locomotive Works, &C
knOwledgng that mistake was made in
| shipping hubs for three-inch axle and agree
ing to replace them with others of proper
size. Ordered filed.
From City Clerk, forwarding resolutions
passed by the Common Council, approved
Nov. 10, 1885, viz:
Resolved, That the Board of Fire Com
missioners be and are hereby authorized to
purchase six suitable locations for fire en-
CINE houses as described in the report of
| the Committee on Fire Department of this
| date.
Resolved, That the Board of Fire Com
missioners be and they are hereby au-
| thorized to build and maintain two fire en-
CINE houses, one to be located on Arlington
hills and one on st. Anthony hill; also
build an addition to Chemical Engine
| House No. 2 for hose cart, as contemplated
| in report of this date from Committee on
| Fire Department.
Resolved, That the Board of Fire Com
missioners be and they are hereby au-
| thorized to purchase two chemical engines,
one to be placed on Arlington hills and one
on St. Anthony hill; also repair old hose
cart, purchase horses to operate the same;
purchase 500 feet of hose and employ the
necessary men to operate the two chemical
engines and hose cart. On motion of Com
missioner PrendergaSt, resolutions accepted.
On motion of Commissioner Parker, the
matter of securing suitable lots and build
ing addition to Chemical Engine House No.
2waS referred to committee, consisting of
President DelanO and Commissioner Wat
son.
REPORTS.
From the Chief Engineer, reporting the
need of extra pole, completely ironed for the
new Ahrens engine. On motion of Com
missioner Prendergast, the Chief was in
structed to make the purchase.
Also, reported the suction-hose of No. 4
engine had given out from defective ma
terial. On motion of Commissioner Parker
letter was ordered forwarded to the
Silsby Manufacturing Company, requesting
them to replace the same by new section,
and that the Chief order two new suction
hose.
Also, reported by Messrs. Preston & Mott
of Minneapolis, agents Of the New York
Betting and Packing Company, had made
proposal to replace the condemned 500 feet of
''black test hose" purchased of them, with
300 feet new hose On motion of Commits
sioner Parker the Secretary was instructed
to notify Messrs. Preston & Mott, agents.
to replace the 500 feet hose at once in ac-
cordance with terms of contract.
On motion of Commissioner Parker the
graded system of salaries of employees Of
the department, as arranged by this Board
at it's meeting held March II. 1885, will go
into effect On and after Jan. 1, 1886, and
the Secretary of this Board is instructed to
notify the fremen that this action had been
taken.
Secretary reported sale of condemned
property sold amounting to $12.75 and pre-
sented City Treasurer's receipt for same.
Ordered filed.
On motion of Commissioner Prendergast
it was voted that the Board of Fire Com
missioners will not accept orders of any
kind of any employe of the department on
the pay roll as there is no authority for so
doing.
Pay roll of the department for the month
of November amounting to SO, 349.73 al
lowed and referred to the Comptroller by
the following vote: observation-disclosures
Parker, Prendergast and Mr.. Presidents.
Adjourned.
F. R. DELANo, President.
WM. OGoRMAN. Secretary.