The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-16
THE YEARS FIRE RECORD.
lee FIRES DURING 1890, WITH
$4,000 LOSSES.

| The Percentage Of Losses % Per
Cent. Less Than in I999-The Total
Cost of the Department Last Year
S59,735- Chief Puder's Review of
the Last Twelve Months-His Recon-
mendations to the Council
Chief Fireman William B. Puder has
submitted TO Mayor Schwarz his report for
1890. The document covers thirty-ssven
4 pages OF legal cap. and is acknowledged to
be the handsomest thing Of the kind ever
| turned In to the clerk OF councils Office. IL
is written in red and black ink, and the pen
manship is exquisite. The title page is got
ten up in curved italic lettering with black,
red and yellow ink, which would do credit
TO an engraver. The heading OF the report,
Headquarters Fire Department" is in
black and red shaded German text, and it
takes q practiced eye to detect that it is not
the work Of a printing press.
The record of alarms for the year is
neatly made up in twelve ruled pages for
each month, giving the day. signal hour,
the names OF owners and occupants OF burnt
property; its location, character of build
ing, number of stories, insurance on build
ing and contents, loss and cause Of fire.
The report also gives the number OF fires
outside of the city during the year. One
page is devoted to the manner In which the
alarms were received, necessary and uu-
necessary. Another shows the origin of
fires, by heating, Illuminating, manufact-
uring and miscellaneous. The most inter
esting tables are those showing the losses
and insurance for $780, the extent by
months, and comparisons with the preceding
year.
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
The report opens with an account of the
reorganization of the department on a
full paid basis. Forty-six men are
now actively on duty. During the
year there were eighteen designations,
five dismissals, four for breach of discipline
and one for incompetency. One death oc-
| CURED, that of Hoseman James Burnes, who
| suicided Oct. 8.
The department is equipped with five
steam engines, one chemical, one aerial truck,
one hook and ladder truck and one hose COM
pany. There are twenty-five auxiliary men
who work without compensation at fires
in their respective sections. Fifteen
are attached to Engine No. 5,
aud ten to Hose Company No. 1. Engine
No. 1, located at No. % Broughton street, is
third size double piston La France engine,
with cylinder u inches in diameter,
6-inch stroke, and pumps Al inches in
| diameter. Its capacity is Csc gallons per
| men are attached to No. l. Engine No 2 is
located at West Broad and Olive streets
1t is a single piston Amoskeag engine, with
| cylinder 81 inches in diameter, 12-incf
stroke, ana pumps ~ inches in diameter.
This engine has capacity of $50 gallons
per minute, and weighs 600 pounds, aud
has been in service twenty-five years. IL
has the same complement of men as No. l.
The HEADQUARTERS APPARATUS.
nrVfn NJ LII, i
Gated at headquarters, corner South Broad
aud Abercora. No. is a fifth size single
piston La France, with cylinder so inches
in diameter, 8-inch stroke, pump
5 inches in diamter. 1t weighs
| 600 pounds, and has capacity of $50
| gallons per minute. The chemical is a
double tank eighty-gallon Holloway, and
weighs $500 pounds. Tairteen men do duty
at headquarters. The aerial extension
| truck is operated by five men, and is also
| located at headquarters Engine No. AID
| hook and ladder No. 2 are located at Hall
| and Barnard streets. The engine is a sixth
| size rotary La France. with a
capacity of 3T5 gallons per minute, and
weighs $500 pounds. Eight men are sta
| Henry street. The engine is third size
single piston Jeffers, with a cylinder 9
inches In diameter, II inch stroke, and a
| pump 5% inches in diameter. 1t weighs
| $500 pounds, and has a capacity of 800
| gallons. Three regulars and fifteen auxiliary
men are connected with the station. Hose
| Company No. l is located on Waldburg
near Price, and has an auxiliary force OF
ten men and a regular driver. The reel
carries 600 feet Of two aud a half inch rubber
| hose
The total value of the department, in
| GLIDING the alarm system. is SOS, 900.
THE DEPARTMENTS COST.
| The expenses for ordinary maintenance
| during the year footed up $44,5 sol IS, an
increase over 1899 Of $14511 IT, The ex-
penses for improvements during the same
| preceding twelve months of &c, 364 4S. The
earnings for the year, principally the pro-
ceeds OF sales of old material and horses,
amounted to S703 on, leaving the total ex-
penses of the department at S5S. 735 0S.
Chief Puder calls attention to the
fact that portion of the
increase in expenses was on account of the
| bill for winter uniforms Of 1889 not ha wing
been paid until 1890.
| Jan. l, 1890, the department was in pos
session of 81 horses: is in good condition, /
| fair, very sick and l condemned Six
animals were added during the year, max
ing ~ in all: % in good condition, fair
| and ! condemned. Fivs slight accidents
occurred to the members Of the department
| during 1890.
THE RECORD OF FIRES.
The record of fires. insurance and loss for
| the year is as follows:
January-Fires 10, loss ACES 10, insur-
ance $65, $50.
February-Fires 20, loss 50, 400 So, insur-
ance $ll5,300 so.
Msrch-Fires Is, loss s1O,761 46, insur-
ance 1924, 450.
April-Fires 8, loss s419, insurance $751;
| $50.
May-Fires Is, loss s65, 526 As, insurance
| S126,975
June-Fires 10, loss sic, 47O O5, insurance
| 1856, 125.
| July-Fires IS, loss $50, 1877 %. insurance
| So, 400.
August-Fires6 6. loss s14.s75 O5. insurance
| sos, $50.
sePtember-Fires 8. loss s74 10, insurance
| 81, 500.
October-Fires II, loss s3,2s1 rs, insur-
ance S195.175.
November-Fires Is. loss 81. 400 "a, insur-
| ance 500, $50.
| December-Fires II, loss 1891. insurance
| $26,050.
There was a total of 1863 fires during the
year, with losses of S13S, 4S6 "a, which were
covered by 81, 054, AIS 80, showing a total
insurance over loss of $9l5, 1888 ca. There
were So fires with losses Of less than $40,
30 between $40 and $50, 10 between $50 and
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