Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-01
CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT..

Since January l, 1883, tie Fire Depart
ment his passed under the control of a
Board oi Commissioners. cOnsi,ting OF one
member from each WarG-six in all. The
change went into effect July lst last, aud has
w0rked admirably thus far. Friends of the
Firf Department believed that the change
would he 4 desirable one, and citizens, manu-
iaClurci,, and Lusiuess-men generally ap.
prove tle change.
". C Puiler, chief engineer; James Il.
sheppard, iirst assistant engineer; r. +.
>nead, second assistant engineer; Edward
II. Fisher, secretary Fire Department and
assistant TO chief engineer.
steamer so. l, J. II. Redwood foreman.
ststiOn-men and Q minute-men.
steamer No. ,. Isadore lIirshberg foreman,
siation-men and miDute.men.
steamer No 3, ii. W. Gayle foreman, 3
station.men and mmute-men.
Steamer No. l. o. r. Wise foreman, sta
tlon-men and minnte-men.
steamer NO. 3, l.. c. jenkins foreman. 3
s,atiOn.men aud minute.men.
steamer ". 6. William rreIler foreman,
3 sta.ion.men and mlnute.men.
Hose Company No. !, j. h. Wa.thai fore
man, and mlnute.men.
Hose Company No. 2. G. NJ. Rogers fore
man, and 9mmuie.msn.
HoOk.aud. Ladder Tuck Company No. !,
L. w. Dorset foreman, sislion.nen and II
minute-men.
Hook.and.Ladder Truck Company no. 2,
c. :. Atkinson foreman, 2 siation-men aud
II minute-men.
lightweight station alarms and thirty
three still" alarms OF rge were answered
during the yeGr
Loss duringthe year, sis0,759.T7.
During the year the department has
bought a thifd.size Clapp & Jones piston.
pump eBgne for Engine Company No. 4.
Enlines 3 and . have been practically re-
built.
The heaviest loss was or January 81. 1888,
when the peniientisry shos-shop was de-
stroyed. Loss, slG5,O90; Insurance on same,
Sl3s, 900.
Rtre-Alarm and PoIiee-TeIegrsph.
This department Il now under the dlrec.
ton and control o! the Board Of Fire Com
missioner,. composed Of SIX members, one
from each ward.
The officers oi this department are: Will
liam II. Thompson, superintendent; George
Z. Paynter, assistant superintendent; A.
stenhen. foreman Of construction.
There have been new signal stations, 1
O-1lcu ettNtlOrtutIu1NtNAtk kDhEr luk WFflluk
register. combination sci telegraph instru-
meats TO receive time AZ noon from WASH
ingtcn, and 81 direc;.aeiing Taper gougs for
runners residences added during the pres
ent year. The system comprises so miles
No. galvanized wire; IS miles 30. II gal-
yanized wire; IL iSineh electro mechanics.
golgs; 80 direci-aeting Taper gongs, dia.
instruments, with 400 cell Gravity battery
and $50 cell Leb.aDehe battery, for furnish-I
ing eec,To-moIiye power for the geaera
working OF the system.
The central Office ls ,ocated on Broad
street near Ninth, with The following spps.
rates: Repeatsrs, switcb-Dosrds, galssnoi
meters. testing instruments, tinie regul aoT,
proof register, and stopeoek.
The prompt srpport received from thS
Committee on Telegraph aud the Board oi
Fire Commissioners In every effort for IN.
crossing ,he efficiency OF the service during
the year bas rendered it comparatively ess}
to maintain the high siaadasd heretoto1
enjoyed.
rhe record OF alarms shows that drriu
the year 81 alarms were resolved and tran
milted 10 the Fire Department.
Twelve alarms were received b<tUe,
and q A. NJ; twsnty- three slarl
were received bstwecn 8 A. n. ard ace
fourteen aiarmz wcrs rssetssd bsiwsen ~