Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-29
Total


Coal oil lamp, 10; parlor matches, q;
| wooden ash boxes, 8; gasoline stoves, 10;
| burning trash piles, 2; false, 8; defective
| dUes, 2l; sparks from locomotive. 9; cigar
| ettess, !; gasoline tank exploding, |; I'M
| known, II: lncendary, II; second calls TO
| ruins Of old fires, 9; spontaneous combus-
! ton, ,; sparks from Pompeii, /; sparks
| from chimncys. 3; unnecessary. q: key left
| in box, l; candle setting too close to window
shade, >; sunlight, /; fireworks, /; tar ket-
tie, ! kitchen stove too close to wall, !;
defective fire place, /.
LOSS, INSURANCE, ETC.
The total amount of property involved
during the year is S4l9.2G5; loss on same.
Sl31, 262; insurance, 1901. 40; insurance over
and above loss, Sl64, 1872; insurance paid,
200.
Glass OF BUILDINGS AT WHICH PIRE oC-
CURED.
Frame stable, :; brick two-story. s: three
story stone, |; corrugated iron, 3; one-story
frame dwellings, 81; box cars, p; cotton
compress, !; concrete, | two-story frame
dwellings, {; one-story brick, i.
The department has travelled ia miles all
told in answering l3l ALARMS.
Total number feet of hose stretched, r.
600; number tiremen attending fires during
the year 1902; making an average OF about
twelve men ut each fire.
APPARATUS.
The apparatus, l am sorry to say, are not
all in first-class running order. The No.
hose carriage and No. l hose carriage and
hook ana ladder truck should be placed in
the shop in their turn and be Thoroughly
overhauled and repainted
IMPROVEMENTS.
The city council has expended for i'm
proVcmentS during the year the sum of
Sll, 1896, divided as follows Fifteen new
fire alarm boxes and other improvements in
fire alarm system. s2352.51; 1000 feet fire
hose $50; two heaters for fire engines.
500; painting and oyerhauling No. hose
carriage, S23S. 10; new fire station for No.
s. S561e51; new hose wagon, S4i6; horses
and harness for same, S55l; new floors and
repairs on old hall, S921.37. Total. Sll, 593 66.
EXPENSES DURING THE YEAR.
Repairs on apparatus and harness, 500. 35:
doctors bills and medicine for horses, SlO4;
feed for horses, SlSSS.7S; shoeing horses,
S115 10; rent for buildings, $500; lighting
same, Sl0l0.04; amount paid out for work at
fire, reeling hose, standing long watch.
washing hose, etc, $3.50 so; incidental ex-
penses, s139S.5S; grant to fire department,
$4,000; pay roll, including electrician, $40
5000; making total of S2I, IA. -. Adding
this TO the amount above expended for i'm
provements and we have the sum of S33,-
33S. IS.
Valuation of department apparatus,
equipments, etc, $50, 14O64.
EFFICIENCY AND DISCIPLINE.
The department still holds its high
standard of efficiency. Too much cannot
be said in praise for the good work done by
the members for the past year. We have
had, as you all know. several hard fires to
fight, and desire here 10 thank you all for
YOUR valuable services, and compliment you
for the promptness with which you have at
all times answered the alarms. thus aiding
me in the discharge of my duties. To the
paid men | wish to extend thanks for the
interest they have at all times shown in the
discharge of their duties. The present
condition of the apparatus and horses will
speak for their good work
RECOMMENDATIONS.
GENTLRMEN-I would most respectfully
recommend that the following improve
ments and changes be made as early as pos
sible:
l. The erection of fire station in the
Sixth ward on ground already purchased
by the city for that purpose.
,. Ths erection OF a centrally located fire
station. This station Is badly needed and