St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-16
OFFICIAL.
Proceedings Board Fire Commissioners.
Regular Meeting.

The Board of Fire Commissioners of thu
City of st. Paul met at 7:30 o'clock p. IN.
pursuant 10 adjournment.
Present: Commissioners Prendergast
Warner and President Delano-3.
Absent: Commissioners Parker ant
Watson-2.
Minutes of previous meeting read and ap
| proved.
COMMUNICATIONS.
From the City Clerk, forwarding resolu
ton passed by the Common Council, ap
proved Nov. 4, 1885.
By Aid. Sanborn-
Resolved That the Board of Fire Com
| missoners be and they are hereby instructed
| to purchase fire. alarm box. and to locate
and maintain the same. with the necessary
connections, at the corner of Dale sire e
and Lincoln avenue. On motion of Com
missioner Prendergast, the Superintendent
of Fire-Alarm Telegraph was instructed tt
purchase trealarm box, and locate same
in accordance with above resolution.
From Frank Scott, President of the
Board of Boiler Inspectors, to the effect that
State law requires that all engineers in the
Fire Department be licensed. On motion
of Commissioner Prendergast communica-
ton was laid on the table.
garding bill for hubs to replace defective
hubs on Amoskeag engine. On motion of
Commissioner Warner the secretary was
instructed to write them, explaining what
the board claims in the matter.
REPORTS.
To the Honorable President and Board
of Fire Commissioners of the City of Saint
Paul:
GENTLEMEN: Your Committee, to
whom was referred the bill of George II.
Fletcher for extra work done on Engine
House No. and Chemical Engine Houses
Nos. 3. and 5, report having examined
the same. We recommend the allowance
of the sum of eight hundred and ninety
seven and seventeen hundredths dollars
($S97.1T. Respectfully submitted,
j. G. PRENDERGAsT,
JOHN Z. BLACK,
JOHN CLARKIN
On motion of Commissioner Warner re-
port accepted and adopted.
From the Chief Engineer reporting he
had finished testing hose. One section of
Hercules burst at so pounds pressure.
On motion of Commissioner Warner a lei
ter was ordered forwarded to the manu-
facturers at Trenton, n j., notifying them
bursted section by new one. Also re-
ported that the purchases Of hay and oats
usually fell short of the billed weight and
suggested that the Board put in set of
scales for use of the Department. After
discussion the matter of looking after the
weighing of these articles was referred to
the Chief with instructions to detail man
to watch the weights.
Chief also reported that four spokes had
been ripped out of wheel on the Clapp IL
Jones engine by coming in contact with
stone post while driving out OF the house.
The Board decided that hereafter any
driver injuring any part of his apparatus
through careleSsneSs should be discharged
from the Department.
From Superintendent Fire Alarm Tele-
graph, reporting he had placed telephone
in Chemical Engine House No. 5; that he
had appointed Daniel Neary lineman in
place of j Ohm Mccain, resigned. On motion
of Commissioner PrendergaSt report ac-
cepted and adopted and appointment con-
firmed.
Bids were opened for boring three arte-
sian wells on the fiat in the Sixth ward,
between Ohio and State streets, as per adj
vertisement, viz:
H. d. Gates. three eight-inch wells COM
plete for 5000 each; three siX-inch wells
complete for S775 each.
W. N. Cary &c Son, six-inch bore at So 25
per foot; eight-inch bore at 1925 per foot.
On motion of Commissioner Prendergast
the board awarded the contract for boring
three artesian wells on the flat in Sixth
ward to w. N. Cary & Son. they being the
lowest and best bidders for the same, with
the understanding that they begin the work
Immediately, and that the first we'll be, a
siX-inch bore and be located at the corner
of Dakota and Fairfield avenues On motion
of Commissioner Warner tie City Attorney
was requested to draw contract for said
work.
The Secretary presented the following
bills duly approved:
George H. Fletcher .... 1897 IL
PrendergaSt Bros. ....,.. 462 OF
John Martin. 55S 81
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