The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-06-13
TIE ExRE DHPaRrMENT.
And What was Learned at the Annual In
specficn.

specficn.
The annual inspection of the Fire De-
partment took place last Monday. and from
the appearance of all the different engine
and hose houses, it was evident that they
had made no little preparation for the occa-
sion. Everything about them was as bright
as dollar; in fact they all appeared as it
were in holiday attire. The Inspection party
consisted of, besides Fire Commissioners
Conway, windecker, Henderson, Shea,
Burke and Madden, Mayor Cleveland, Mr..
Frank Cleveland, President O'Rourke OF
the Board of Aldermen, President Reynolds
of the Board of Works, President efilden
of the Police Board, Finance Commissioners
Edclstein. Clerk J I. Van AIst, Chief En-
gineer Farrier, Assistant Engineer Dem
mead. All Of whom, except the Mayor
and Mr.. Eielstein maae complete round.
Fire conveyances took the inspectors the
rounds, and the time occupied was from
10 A. NJ. till evening, when collation. was
partaken of at the Belvidere House. TIE
first place visited was the bell tower on
Newark avenue, where everything was
satisfactorily working. 1t was decided that
Engine Go. No. 1, is sadly ia need of new
quarters; Engine Co. No. 2, was found all
that conld be desired; Engine 90. No. 3s
quarters are as uncongenial as No. Is, as
are also Engine Co. No. As quarters. A
new coat OF paint on Engine Go. No. SIS
quarters will make that OK, and No. SIS
may be said to be lacking the same re-
quisite. No. IL Engine house is reeking in
FhftaR timbers and general repairs are
needed on the quarters of Engines and 8,
Hook and Ladder No. is quarters are in ex-
cellent condition, as was also No. z'a Truck
house. No. 9's Engine house is the prid
Of the Department. It is situated at Bergen
and Duncan avenues. TIE working of all
sections of the Department were found to
be fully up to the average and the Inspec-
tors agreed that of this the Department
should, as they no doubt do, feel very
proud. The records demonstrated to the
Inspectors showed great speed in preparing
for FIRE. It Just takes Dan Linar and his
meA, of No. Engine, 81 seconds to get
their fiery steeds from their stalls to the
pole, distance of 20 feet, and hitched,
and in nine seconds they are speeding on
their fight to the flames. The boys cor
nected with No. Engine take 81 seconds
to 90 through the same manBuveres,
although the horses have to cover a dis
tanee of SIS feet ftom their stalls to the
pole. No. Hook and Ladder occupy
space of 81 seconds. No. Engine take
10 seconds, the horses covering distance
of SIS feet. No. Engine has record of 5
seconds &c hitch the horses and st seconds
from the time the alarm is sounded till
the start is made for the scene of the
flames No. Engine does the business In
17a seconds, the horses travelling 55 feet
IN 7a seconds and 10 seconds being re-
quired to get the brass polo from the
second story and hitch up. No. 2 Truck
house does the whole business in seconds,
the horses travelling a distance Of IL feet.
164 seconds-6& and 81 seconds, respee-
lively for thetwo acts-it required by En-
CINE No. 6; while Hook and Ladder Go. No.
5 can do the business in 134 seconds, the
horses travelling 80 feet to the pole in Al
seconds. Eleven Engine requires 49,
seconds, the time for the respective per-
formances being 81 and seven seconds;
No. 7 Engine, Is seconds-43 and 81 re-
spectively; No. Engine takes the longest
time to prepare for fre-the horses re-
curing II 2 seconds to go distance of 10
feet and 10 seconds for the men to get the
brass pole from the second floor and hitch
up. No. 5 Hook and Ladder takes 81 and
seconds respectively, total OF 10Y
seconds; No..9 Engine takes s IL and Ia
seconds, making total of Is seconds; No.
Engine Ia Ia seconds, divided into SEQ
tons OF Z Ia seconds respectively. The
slowest work in the Department was total
of Oh seconds by Hook and Ladder No. 4,
the horses taking IS seconds to reach the
pole only % feet distant frem the stalls.