Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-07-25

The Local Fire department in Elmo
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The first annual report OF Chief En-
gin eer McOracken of the Fire Depart
ment was presented to Council last week.
1t is replete with interesting information
and statistics from which the following is
taken. For the year ending April 30th.
1853, there were "a tiras, involving O
total loss OF $l5S, $50, and insured for
$195 S74. On 81 900 worth of property
there was no insurance. OF these fires
Al occurred during the daytime aud 80
at night; 73 are supposed 10 have been
accidental and incendlary.
The equipment of the department
comprises engines, 8 hose carts and
carriages, hook and ladder trucks 8, 400
feet OF good hose. l 800 feet OF ordinary
hose, 90 horses valued at 6,75U. The
total personal property Of the depart
men5 is valued at $50 693 and the real
estate at 1856, 473.
Tne Friendship Fire Company was in
stitnted on December 22d, l775, and in
corporated January Eth, 1905. 1t values
its building at SIS, 900. 1t hes one third
size LaFrance engine, valued at "a 100;
Siahy hose cart, valued at 5000; 8
horsts 81 0GO; 800 feet of hose, 81 500;
miscellaneous possessions, $1,000;
total of $26 200 in real estate and per-
sonal property. The company numbers
ST active and honorary members.
Tho Reliance Fire Company was insti-
tuted March 4:h, 1886, and incorporated
January 23d, 1872. II has house
valued at $4,000; second sizs Silsby
engine, S5,500 hose carriage. $3.50
/ 200 feet of tifst-class hose aud 800 feet
of medium hose; 8 horses, $3.50; 81 sets
of equipments fetal of SIS sou in per-
sonal property and real estate. The
company has 63 active and honorary
members
The Delaware Hook and Ladder Truck
Company has 80 active and 35 honorary
members. Its house is valued st $S.473;
the truck with eight lsdders, SO 665;
three horses, $500 and other property
which makes its total real and personal
possessions, $l4, 500.
The Phoenix Fire Company has house
valued at $1,000; first.cisss Clapp i
Jones engine, $4 500; hose carriage $500;
1000 feet Of good hose, 81 900; 500 fest
of cotton hose; four horses, 1850; total
possessions OF $15,050. TIE company
has 26 active and 81 honorary members.
The Fame Hose Company values its
house at SIS ,000 Gould engine, SIS coo;
Silsby hose carriage, 5000; ore hose cart,
800; LOCO feet of good woven hose; 500
feet Of medilm woven hose, and 1000
Feet of new gum hose. It. total posses.
aions are valued at $2t, 900.
| The Washington Fire and Hook and
Ladder Company has a new Amoskeag
| engine, a hook aud ladder truck, IN
! AmGskeag noss Carriage, 200 feet OF
| good cotton hoes. three horses. house
valued 81 5 S,000, or possessions asgre-
eating $22 e9O.
The Weccacos Fire Company, the
| youngest Of the local department. was
instituted Julv 10Th, 1869, aud incorpor-
ated January 9th, 1871. They have
new thres story brick house, one third
! size Clapp & Jones engine, one hose car
risge, 500; one hose cart. $500; three
horses, $1,000; l,500 feet OF fest class
hose, Sl,3Sl; SEQ feet of medium hose;
/ total possessions, $l9 lsn
He expresses his satisfaction at the
condition OF the department and the
harmony prevailing and says that the
local department will compare fsvorabiy
with that of any other cigy of equal size.
He recommends the purchase Of team
| for the chief engineer so thst the latter
| could be enabled TO reach the fires quickly
and be the means OF saving much valu.
able property. He urges CORNELL to con.
tinue its crusade against overhead wires.
The report closes with thanks to his as
siStRnts, tbs firemen generally, the 0oun-
Gil committee on q companies ard
everybody with whom he had any official
! relation.