St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-21
OFFICIAL.
Proceedings Board Fire Commits
SiOners.
Regular Meeting.

OFFICE BOARD FIRE COMMISSIONERS, |
ST. PAUL, Feb. 13, 1888.
The Board of Fire Commissioners of
the city of st, Paul met at 7:3O o'clock
p. m.
Present: Commissioners Prendergast,
Freeman, Martin, and Mr.. President.
Absent: Commissioner Parker.
Reading of minutes of the previous
meeting dispensed with.
President Warner stated report had
been circulated during the day that at
the fire of Foote, Schulze 81 Co. the Fire
Department visited the building and,
on not discovering any fire, left, and
were obliged to be recalled. On motion,
the Board decided to investigate the
matter, and with that end in view
called for statements from Chief Black
and First Assistant John Jackson. The
latter was called upon first, and on be-
ing questioned replied as follows:
AS soon as heard the alarm / went
from No. engine house to Foote,
SchulZe & Co., but found the door locked.
The Indicator in front of the building
did not show in what part of the build
ing the fire was located. l went to the
door, where L saw policeman, who told
me that there was a Waterman in the
building. l saw the Waterman, who in
formed me that there was no fire in the
building. l told him that there was an
alarm turned in from that mercurial,
and we must see what it was. He OBJ
Jected to our going in. / told him we
were going through the building to see
IT there was a fire, anu | started up
stairs, and he followed me. l went up
to the fourth story, but failed to detect
the smell of smoke. | asked the watch
man where he had been. He said:
down stairs to fire up the engines" [
started down stairs, thinking it might
be III the basement, but told the firemen
to go on up. When / got on the second
floor L heard them coming down the
stairs, and l knew they had
found something. l met the captain
OF No. 2 engine, who told me that
there was fire on the fifth floor. l
went up and called to the chemical men
toget their line uD. On reaching the
fifth floor l saw fire on the roof over the
elevator, above the machinery. / then
went down stairs and got the chemical
men to pull their hose up to the fifth
floor, and while l was down on the side
walk Second Assistant Chief Kelieher
told me: "YOu will have to hurry and
get that chemical up here as quick as
you cam" 1t was fifteen minutes from
the time that iirst saw the fire until
we got stream on it. The chemicals
were working all this time, though.
Had the indicator worked well we
would have saved the building.
Chief Black testified as follows: 1t
was 40 when / heard the mercurial
alarm. | was at home. When reached
the fire | went to the fourth floor, where
met some one who told me that the
fire was on the floor above. could not
get there on account of the smoke. l
came down and told jackson and Kelle-
her to stick to that and | would pull the
general alarm. That was at 6:03. When
l again reached the upper floor she was
burning in good shape.
A water tower would have assisted
us very materially on the top floor. On
motion the Secretary was Instructed to
correspond with the different manu-
facturerS of portable water towers to
ascertain the price, weight and all par
tlcularS regarding them.
On motion the Chief was instructed to
purchase map showing the location
and size OF water mains, hydrants and
alarm boxes throughout the city at a
cost not to exceed 500.
The following bills, being duly ap-
proved and in due form, were pl esented:
James Cleary, s1,3l6; Silsby Manufact-
uring company, 5000; Ahrens Manu-
featuring company, S11; B. F. Goodrich
company. SAP; Worswick Manufacture
ing company, SAL; Fire Extinguisher
Manufacturing company, S23; st. Paul
Hardware company, $10.S0; Strong
Hackett company, $19.SS; Stockton &
Lindquist, So; Tierney & Co., 1900 IA;
George Mitsch. S114; Charles Brown,
$500; John Martin Lumber company,
S2713; S. p. Gribben, SO; w. F. Bailey,
S5S.06: August Hammer, $31.5O: Union
Tank Line. $109.73; j. ii. Schurmeier.
81; Donaldson, Ogden e. Co.. SSO5:
Charles Friend, s63.4O: Robert Seeger,
$3S.O6: Horne d DAM, $12; Quinby
& Abbott, SIT; c. G. Berkman,
$S5.25; FL. W. Knapp & Co., S30.93:
De Coster d Clark, $3.50; Nicols &
Dean, $25.1S; Thomas Brennan, 1890;
Butt & Farnham, s745; Ryan Drug
company, s1S1.2S; Northwestern Fuel
company, 1886; Robinson & Cary. II;
John Pfeister, $3.50; III. Schnell d Co.,
$40; Thomas Davis, 1913: Brown, Treacy
y Co., So; Narquardt & Mayer, $500.
Total, S4,3S0.41. On motion, allowed
and referred to the Comptroller by the
following voc:
observation-disclosures Prendergast.
Freeman, Martin and Mr.. President-4.
Nays-NOne.
Adjourned.
REUBEN WARNER, President.
WILLIAM O'GORMAN, Secretary.