The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-10-17
TO FIGHT FIRE WE'LL.
The Mayor Signs the Paid De-
partmenf Ordinance.
Two CANDIDATES FOR CHEF.
Eurspes en- 81. Hui.-fasesstgstlon 81
tn. Present vs. ater ssppss for -
IN Ceuasgrzftess-

Yssfeyaav afternoon Mayor AoTza
ss~usA .hs ordinance creating q pal1 Ere
Department. passed By the common co1f1cll
la. Yr:Axv night. and il wi!! b- IN force
from ard alter fts first publication. Slsien
viii uroEzhly h< made so1Ay- The nrs;
thing 10 he done sors-d the reorganization
OF TIE paid department j. the election OF
nex ehfsf hy the council This election
wffI probably oecEr tomorrow night. There
are tvo candidates Ia the fed. j. r. DC
TJonald. chief at The present department.
ard Garner Kellogg. the ex-volaflteer chief
Tie contest between these two cand1dstes
promises 10 be very close. Mr. Kellogg
friends claim thai they have fosr out OK the
eight eoaucslmen for their candidate; e1t
,ajs claim IL disputed by members of the
council vho say thai Chiss Mcdonald has q
majority.
The council committees on ire and water
and on ruGsie baiidiugs AMI grounds have
Ia hand another important matter snect-
ing the new department They have de-
cided 20 sell ali property nov osned oy The
city. excepting the heezer bocx, upon
which the city hail T. Ia he built, and the
lot At the corner of Third and Pine streets,
upon which al engsnehouse viii be located.
With the proceeds other property viii ne
purchased for snginehouse purposes. 10
has been decided that ali the enginshoGses
with the exception Of the one above noted,
shall be buiit above Third street. Past ex-
lerience has demonstrated the folly OF
having heavy fire engines IN the lower par,
Of the city, where heavy grades are to be
encountered In answering a majority OF
alarms. The fire boat will cover the entire
district west of Third street. and when the
assistance Of engines - required they can
come from the hillside In very quick time.
The exact location Of these houses have
not yet been decided upon. bat purchases
will probably be made in a few days
At the suggestion OF Chairman Durie, of
the lire and water committee, Chief Nc
Donald has taken in the residence portion
OF the city. from Madison street south.
He found that BY getting a valve for the
tank nj Or. Miners, near Thirteenth street
that il could be made TO protect that por-
ton OF Madison street around Tenth and
Eleventh. and out beyond Broadway 10
would he necessary To cut road about 60
feet from the tank down to broadway. to
make this connection. BY putting in a
tank at the corner of Yesler avenue and
Fifteenth street. the property on Yesler
avenue TO Prince street. and from about
Eighth % Seventeenth street would be well
protected in case OF fire. Another tank
could he put IN at the corner of McClair
street and Yesler avenue, that would take
in all the outlying residence property from
Yesier avenue to Prince street. and from
Mctiair street Ia the water front, between
the limits named
A small dam or reservoir could be made
at the corner of Wilbur and Jackson streets
tina, would serve as protection TO the
property south OF Lane and east to Bush
streets.
Water can he got at the corner of Jack.
son aud Sixteenth streets for use in case Of
tire II the South school building. This
would also cover some OF the fine blocks
there. such a. Mills and Eandail's and
George Haischs- The latter IL worth
si6.noo. and there are other good buildings
there.
All this work could be done next week.
ahen the city has a paid ERE apartment.
The bremen could do the work and save
the esty the extra expense When re-
aatred the men could also remove the
tanks as hyarsnis were put in.
There Is an eieht-inch main running out
Jackson street Ia TAYLOR. and hydrants
"a soon rs they are made There
Is also six-inch main on Depot street.
running along Front IL il likely that
few hydrants will be scattered along this
main as well.
In case Of TIRE AZ or around the power.
house, at Lake Washington, there * a
place where engines can he run down to the
water, so IS to give good service
Thursday Chief Mcdonald intends 10
visit sill the property between Madison
street and Lake Union. and Friday he Will
lake IN from Lake riion TO Queen Anne
town.
There is no use for man 10 COMPLAIN
that there Is not sufficient water or fire
apparatus. +" said Chief Mcdonald yes,er.
day. II propose To get the best service
possible out of what We have When the
city provides more We can do more | am
satisfied the council is doing the best il can
In The matter, and finds II hard and slow
work. IL is probably moving cautiously.
thinking that course for the best interests
81 the city. | feel sure that seattle will
have All extra good ire department within
month II the council carries out the i'm.
ptovemsnts understand it proposes max
ing"