Telegram-herald., 1890-09-20

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Ii. e. BstNnehoUse, the electrician ~
charge q tie p4t1ol and sgaal service
department, Eeports ta&t th-s otAaca -
ta< seEFice .'e0nt'nues g. glFe goC1 SCI
wee. Tally meeting tie req Qasfetnents ~
- Tar 1s II g0es. lie recommends tiiAI
All .ie wires entSF.ng i1totae nee - -
headquarters te put undergo lie
also advises that tie locks ana KEYS oL
tie patrol boxes be dispensed Wltn iA
the central part Of the eltS. lhe theory
i that tne use Og KEYS consumes tu-t
and does not enhance the safety ~ tne
boxes hy reason Of their puoisciX or
position. The inventory or the prop
cry " thlsdepa toots up sol-s.o3.
The second half OF the report Of the
board IS concerned with tire matters, IS
the nrsl half IS devoted % police mat
teTs. lt0pens NTH tfanscnps OF the
annual report Of the Board o. re
Aalshal Lemon. Like the report OF
supl. Eastman, it IS succ.net state
ueut OF the actual condition CT the de-
parunent, together with such sug-
gest ons and accommodations as seem
best adapted 10 the operations OF tne
coming year.
TIE Losses on buildings and contents
have been SIS, ga, and the insurance ca
the SAME has been 1913. .42o, and The
actual value OF ths property attacked
has been Sl,5t3.327. Nothing eouic
better illustrate the incompatible value
OF this department tnan comparison
OF these three amounts, or, especially
| the first and the last. The significance
OF the figures j. that IRE department
O. this kind pays many times over IN
any year the cost OF us equipment ana
annual maintenance.
There have been l39 alarms of fire
gwen, of which l03 were for actual
/ fires, . for burning chmneys, Z fires
outside the city, and false alarms.
No material addition has been made
| to the apparatus, although some
| changes have occurred, for the de-
| tails Of which the reader is referred 10
| the report. There are 81 horses in
actual use, and three reserves that can
be brought into service ct any time.
There are 1900 feet of good hose and
| 1000 ieeG of unreliable hose.
Nhle the marshal says there IS a suf-
ficIcnt supply of water, with a fairly
liberal supply of piping, he recon-
mends again an increase OF FIRE hydrants
in the meTcautlle portions OF the city.
The system OF building inspection has
been thoroughly carried out, and
has materially lessened the number Of
! fires.
The fire stations are all in good repair,
| except Nos. / and D.
The accidents to members during the
year have been ten, and the marshal
adds, most remarkably, "nOne serious
! ly." But the writer of this synopsis
saw, last winter, a fireman thrown
violently backward on ladder by Il
carbo-hydrogen explosion at the sec
| ond story OF n burning building on
Canal-st., and thrown thence TO the
| sidewalk "with a dull thud" and "all
in heap" The fireman was confined
TO the house about three weeks, and
| yet the marshal makes no mention of It,.
Truly, the man of courage Is he who
knows not his own dangers.
on the subject OF discipline, the
| marshal SAYS: II have found 1t neces-
sary to call your attention To but few
cases Of discipline during the past year.
There seems to be g willing desire upon
the part OF men TO perform their duties
faithfully and cneerfully. There is also
a universal feeling OF harmony between
the company officers Of the different
stations"
The recommendation Of the marshal
! are five. The first asks for a building
at the rear of No. 2 engine house for 4
veterinary mfrm2ry, and for storage
| purposes. The second asks for an ex-
ira horse, wagon and driver at No. 4.
Tie third asks for new hook and lad
| der truck N the place of the old one az
No. t. The fourth asks for a reserve
| quantity of hose 5000 feet, 20 be always
ready for use at No. 4. Also All ex-
change OF No. 8 steamer for another OF
suitable weight. Fifth, that there he
| added 10 Nos. l ., 4. and 5 companies
one full time pay man in place of a
! part-Dav man. to No. 6, one additional
man 70 be full pay, 10 Nos. 3aDd 4hook
and ladd companies one full timc
! man 10 take the place of part-pay
man, tile SiOkcr OF No. and g steam
ers to be made full ray. The first as
s.staut marshal TO lie made full pay.
TIE entire expense OF the department
for the year ending September -, 1889,
was SO, 1871. BY reference TO 4 pre-
vIOus psrt of this report, It viii be seen
that TIE value OF the property attacked
hy ire was more than million and 4
half dollars. and the comparison dem
/ onstialcs tie economy Of the depart
meui.
The Gb0ve expense was divided, as tc
/ men, among 81 men, ali told. full pay
and rert nav: and the salaries amount
ee ~ s42, ,1Z2.52.
The inst tables which follow thF
I financial report give toe personnel ano
other ST. tsi Cs in detai. 81 the various
/ cac.nc houses. Captains receive, Pei
0aF. - -; IT, men yet, on an average
ahoal i.15. Their, IS suca = distFlou
ton OF iac various positions among tut
full Ia ~ and the ha.t pay men thai It d
G4.Aeult tD strike az average o. saiaries
It is sufficient 90 say shat the tuli pc;
ue1 Get about sl75, and toe part p3y
men s. cents.
Tie valae ~ the real essat0 belonging
30 tire department IS IL. tn.
/ Fsiue et Size spmiatus, stock and sap
81 cs IS go. .5lf.)5. Tte inventory 81
I tae iirC alarm department IS sl&.I33-s0
I fatal property Of the department
sl3l .zs5 s
in looking for the causes os tho sarl
ous alarms of fires. Sc w,ll he nters
IDA 60 note tae FAC; that. although tgs
cry has stringent Jaws relating 10 g..
prevention OF fires. these laws hae
been violated hy CITIZENS cf TIE Cst-
during tne year. SO times.
Ior the benefit o. tnose u ho care z.
know. it S. wel 20 say ihat thc csuse
vi tr during tre pas. year were rre
rol4cIstiHg ca tno sde et care ssles-
The word "scc dent does aot oc.1r 8
thirty ght as gufd "a sscs of 1870 6re.
HIS Wa, q course. STAT tbc RE o.