St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-31

required subject favorable comment and appreciate
the unlimited confidence placed the Department The daily reports
of disastrous fires furnished by the public reminds all of the
pe the dreaded element and of extreme good fortune escap
the experience consequences that have been felt with costly
force all country appreciate fully the large incurred
during the enlargement of the depart
men the future and consider not only the prevail
ing liabilities inevitable circumstances produced by the growth OF
orr city believe the time has come when we should Judge the strength
department the probabilities that confront it, The wholesale
Paul lie almost all together OF the
city, viz: Third Fourth and Fifth Streets and the neigh
bohood the Union depot and evee This property IS valued at
estimate at $2OOO 10 protect this heart OF business we
only engines chemical and two hook and ladder companies and
the that district demands the seve work from the
Department. leaves the balance Of the business portion OF St Paul.
the residence part suburban regions entirely unprotected When
fighting that region if alarm in from another part OF
city compelled to cripple the efforts of the department. by
Of the apparatus and sending it to the new fire. Again
large portion of alarms are far removed from this wholesale
e another part Of the city and owing to the small size OF the
department. another alarm in at the same time from this vau
able ecOn crippled again. and only portion OF the apparatus
respond The embodied these statements that that part
Paul where greatest wealth and business not sufficiently
protected from the ravages Of fire.
Briefly the department should be enlarged by the organization and
equipment Of
-Four steam engine companies.
Two chemical companies.
hook and ladder company.
Of ST. Paul. (wen square miles, and the high
buildings business district together with the large increased
number Of calls on the department demands this addition
the appointment of second assistant
This of officer to the Chiefs staff made
by the that fire officers not enough to supervise
the efforts control and subdue It, and the number OF alarms are III
casng by onea each year. and also the number of alarms rung IN
a one and the time
of this my second annual report to honorable
body desire to express you appreciation and sincere
thanks actions by which the department has secured
greater efficiency skill with fires. Our relations have been
cordial during the closed and for all this and your
port Of such have thought fit to for the improve
Of the department. under obligations also wish to
tender the superintendent Of fire alarms respects for the continued
improvement receiving alarms for
his endeavOrs second all steps tending toward higher degree of eff
cheney My present assistants capable whom have always
the of duty and under obligations them for their
cheerful and we-irected efforts rscass work The
bers Of the Fire Department intelligent industrious who have
ncd the hour of danger and who have made efforts
in their methods Of work sincerely them for
the record made in 1854. | am gentlemen,
Respectfully yours,
JOHN 7. BLACK,
Chief Engineer