Evening journal., 1890-02-27
FIRE DEPARTMENT INSPECTION.
The Fire Commit tee OF City Council
Pleased Win the Service.

The Fire Commi, tee of City Council
Pleased Win the Service.
The Fire Committee OF City Council
made it's annual inspection OF the Fire
Department last night Chairman Will
liam 6. Baugh, Charles A. Ryan and
Preston Ayars of the committee, Coun-
Gilman James A. Magee and J. w. Aydon,
superintendent of the fire alarm tele.
graph, We're in the party and visited all
the engine houses.
The following report shows the order
in which the companies were inspected,
the real estate and personal property of
each, the apparatus, and other interest
ing points.
Friendship, Tenth and Shipley strests
Value of real estate, $751; 900; personal
property, IS 500: membership, SO; one
La France engine, third class; one Silsby
hose carriage, carrying 500 feet of hose
l 800 feet of medium hose 1000 feet of
new hose; three horses: time Of hooking
up horses, Is seconds
Phoenix, Twelfth and King streets
No test on account Of the horses being
new TO the work four horses valued at
81, 000 one hrst-class Clapp & Jones
engine four wheeled hose cart, carry
ing 800 feet Of hose, 1000 feet of good
white anchor hose and 300 feet Of cotton
hose.
Delaware, Sixth and French streets
No test on account of accident and delay
real estate valued at sic, 900; three
horses, $500; membership, 81 honorary
members, 3d.
Reliance, Fourth and Lombard streets
Two tests; time Of each, 16 seconds
raal estate valued at $40, 600; one sec
ond-class Silsby engine, IS, 600: hose
cart, $3.50; 1850 feet Of good hose,
Washington, French street. between
Third and Fourth-Two tests. % and 1S
seconds respectively; hose cart, 10 and IL
seconds respectively; real estate valued
at 500, GOO; membership, 115; one old
second class Amoskeag and and one new
second-ciass Amoskeag engine one
Amoskeag hose carriage, carrying /. OOC
feet of hose; one hand truck ,200 feet
Of good hose and GOO feet Of ordinary
hose
Weccacoe, Second and jackson street
Test of engine described below; real es-
tate valued at $4,000; three horses.
/ 81 600; Clapp & Jones engine. So, 500
one hose carriage, $500; /, 500 feet Of gooC
hose and 700 feet of medium hose; value
of furniture. 81, $50.
Fame Hose, second and Orange street.
Last company visited. Particulars o.
rest below Real estate, $4,000; on'
second class La France engine, one GoulC
engine, one first class hose carriage
1000 feet of good and I 200 feet of me
dium hose; membership. 119 4
The committee was highly grati6et
with the appearance of the engine
| hnuqou avprvona of which rvaa II, tb.
finest condition The Friendship Com.
pany has added some Improvements, 81
that there is always heated water ia th
boiler Of the engine; patent self feed
ing bin for the horses has been bull
also. The Phoenix has refurnished it
parlor and bunk room. The Delawar
truck tests were not made because of
breakage in the apparatus during tn
first attempt
The Weccacoe engine horses wer
geared up and driven to Front and Jack
son and then to Second and jackson
streets; the engine was attached to FIR
plug and ten seconds after the horse
left the stable two men were guiding
branch pipe down Second street in tire
minutes the steam gauge registered
pounds
The Fame Hose led in point Of spec
in hooking up its horses. The first ties
was made In 10 seconds A second ties
was made in 9 seconds. The stable
divided from the engine room by slidin
doors.
The Fire Committee will present it
report to City Council tonight, and wi
recommend a certain appropriation t
each company.