Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1890-02-27
EDITION


AmonGst the FireUem.
The annual inspection Of the Fire De-
psrtment BY the Dire Committee Of gay
Council took place Last evening. VII.
liam {. Bausk chairman Of The Elre
COMMITTEES, Wi}h Charles 4. Ryan and
Preston Aysrs Of the came COMMITTEES;
J, w. Aydon, Superintendent oil the nre
alarm telegraph, and Councilman janice
Mages were driven " each engine mouse
Ats o'clock the Inspection began, the
Frisndship u Tsnth and Shiplsy streets
being the nrst house visited. Everything
hero was found In first class condition
and many cOmuendable Improvements
have been made about the building.
The engine too has been greatly improv.
ed. The company reported value OF real
estate, e16, 900; value OF personal prop
erty, Y, 800; membership. 50. including
active and honorary members; one La
France engine, third class; one Silsby
hose carriage carrying 500 feet OF hose;
/, 500 feet Of medium hose; 1000 ieet OF
new hose and three horses. But one test
OF hooking up tho horses WA made ow-
ing TO The failure OF some oil tho harness
to work. The time made was eighteen
seconde. Only the driver Of the engine
The second company visited was the
| Phenix, at Twelfth and King streets.
| The building, stables and horses were
found In splendid condition. The com
pany has four horses valued ct $500, =
drst-class Clapp a. Jones engine, . four
wheeled hose cart carrying 800 feet Of
hose, 1000 feet good white anchor hose
and 800 feet Of cotton hose.
The Delaware truck house was then
visited and everything found to be In :
very satisfactory condition. The annual
report showed the real estate owned BY
the company was valued at el5. 500; value
Of three horses, $500; membership. 81;
honorary msmbsrs. 30.
"A drive to the Reliance at Fourth and
Lombard strsets. Everything here was
In perfect condition. A couple OF tests
resulted In hitching up the horses In
sixteen seconds. The real estate owned
BY the company 10 valued At w. O00
The company hsa one second,ciass eiisoy
ergine worth 5000; one Silsby hose
cart valued at $3.50, and 1900 feet Of
good hose. The parlors hove been hand
somely furnished since the last inspsc'
tion.
The next house visited was the Wash.
ineton, on French street between Third
and Fourth, where every thing was found
In apple pie order. The real estate OIL
this company 10 reported worth ta9, 900.
The company has sixty active and hftl
honorary members. They have one ole
second-class Amoskeag aud one new
second. class engine Of the same make
, enc Amoskeag hose carriage, carryini
, 1000 feet Of hose; one hand-truck, ,20'
,, feet good hose and 600 feet crdinar.
, hoe. Two trial tests of gearing up thu
, horses were given. The first test wki
, made 10 fifteen seconds With two men
: The second test was made In thirteel
4 seconds with two men.
4 The visitors then took q detour an
went out to call on the Weccaco, at Bee
ond and jackson Streets. The mos
admirable order and cleanliness marke
a every thing about the place. The horte
. we're hitchod to the engine and driven
Trout aud jackson and hack. II
= engine was then attached to plug an
!; in Two minutes and ten seconds alter u
u horses left the stable two men were guit
ing a branch pipe down Second stree
The report of the company showed Il
real estate to be worth $4,000; thr
horses valued at d 900; Clapp g. Jon
" engine, %, 800; one hose carriage, s8O
Of l,6OO feet good and 100 feet mediu
hose; value Of furniture, 81, $50.
The nj. hts valuations closed at u
Fame engine house. which was found
az be in the same capital condition N q
y, other houses. This company has for
~ active and seventy mine honorary mel
5 bers. Several very satisfactory tei
W were made. The real estate held BY u
ay company is valued st e24, 900. The col
- pAny owns QUO second-class La Fran
ns engine, one Gould engine, one frst-c,s
,r; hose carriage, 1000 feet good hose
"a 1000 feet medium hose.