Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-20
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Annual Report Of Chief P.rrss-rhe Pr->,.s
Force Too small

Annual Report of Chsef Parrss-rhe Prss>ss
Force Too small
The chief the fire department. Joseph PArriA
submitted his sixth annual report 20 the Com
missioners today. The first subject upon which
the chief touches l. tina, OF the paw ana promo
ton of the members Of his department He
saws that they have received no increase Of nav.
except one Of IS per month. since the orsani-
cation of the department. and that out OF eleven
cities 20 which he has written letters ten Of
them state that the pay is very much larger
than that Of the local departments. He renew.
his request for the promotion Of eleven privates
to the rank of assistant foremen and eleven
priyates to the rank of assistant hostlers. with
corresponding increase of pay.
Attention is called 20 one olds-tyle engine
which could lie pfofitably exchanged for an
improved one and he urges appropriation
OF $4,000 10 effect the exchange
oUrGRowN ITS PRESENT DEPARTMENT.
The chief says that Washington has out
grown its fire department aud there is an alb
solute need Of more companies and larger
engines. The depai tnlent ~ small in numbers
as well rs in the capacity of its engines. and 10
Obliged TO cover an area OF seyenty-two square
miles and protect 46.27s houses aud 2S6 coo IN
habitants. including all Of the general govern
ment buildings with their valuable records
In the past II has only been by the untiring
energy and wAtchfulncss of the officers and
il ~ vac hte q, partheht tnat nres have
been kept IN bounds. but with the rapid
growth of the city and the character of its
buildings from two stories TO eight and ten
io0o..r as 80. nv, .nes .hnno' nope 70 90 SO
- -, ,,,,,,', - ~ =. ~. '"e Iee. VI s"e Siy
ofte, no - a., ''.',. on ; US
OF quarters at the same time by two OF more
| alarms following closely ON each other and
nroya 20 h. iarc .,sr' = oi. vi mes sisi VIZ
call nnon NJ d,o I',,...,,,,s, 81 80 W "
can ssfcly not, i, - '.I e"i s ~,
mo, !, 81 ,,raa,s 81. !. e uei"a mus
liabiiity Of larcs e. =, e. I,,s,pp no
of the city is eyeatsr nov r. .','..r aons
,,,ouiras NJ. ,,g,,,,,'a,; -, A., i.s .'lN
trally 20 ,nspre M. in,,naS,a, ,'.o.'ss,..
the ynluabl. praner,y in that f.oc,,o,, ~ ~
- a r. - :, - e.sSn- nc
EXTENDING h.tanJ ne Ia h,au =, t ne e'.s
Mill H., :. - - -, - a my, .h
nrot,c, .bs ,bonsa,Ss ., ,,ila.I 80 - "
- VI e WIN Va Pfop-
,u 81, ~.,D
To nlace IN. a.. ss,,ar,,n.,,, T., o,s,,;..
to NEE, the r.ou,ren,.n,s % ,h. c,,, A.. 90.
that il sbo,ld consist q, sf,een engine ,cor,,,.-
mics six ,,ncl ,om,,.,i.. ,o,, o,,.,',,,.I -,
pi.s tnra,, -. ,. -. - f
ages tvo r.s.,,,. 49, - = s.l;.- 80 ~ .
80 memhcrs 20
The CITY has only lls- 6r. ,,lngs o,a A..
thinks il should hay. a. -, . 40 - - IL
located nj the ip,.,,sec,iop "a 800, 60 s,rt
in the CITY and one al the entrance on .ys,,
large alley In m. business ...r,,or a., ,,i,,s,
should bc loca,ed AZ H. in,.rs..,,s,. -, -
cross street and tu,o ~ ar So -, -
square. Tho chief ssvs tbs ,hs 80, sn.cas-
with which fires have heen hanSlsJ Ms, ,hs,
o.partmcpt i'm ti,. n.st La. ia 80 -
pI. To helieye 81, 4, - ,mn,Ss.li. o.
a fire 10 g., away tom, 4, I'm, 49,. !.
wrong and tn, con,';,,ons -, "a 81, 80.
tunity only Is wante5 ,n i.mons,ra,. ,hst 81.
nresent ,,r,. d.,,,,tn,,, - ;,,ss,,a,.. g.
will enc Lar \ 80 ,,,1,.t, l.. So e' w WV
Tbers srs gonr ,,i,,a,4. - a.. g. A..
ncnt n,rt;olIy JisaI,l.S e. -. - w -
Ihief PARIS rsommcTds ,ha, ,is, - ,.H1,; ~.
for as additional wa,chmen ss 4, Z, 49, o.,
the ef,ici.ncv oT RI. s.r,,,c. 81, 60. -,
men should tai. their ,,lac,.s m. -. ~
recommendatinn ia, ,uta a.ii;,;an.i .'.'.s.sas
be provided for each engine comnsny ans a,s
for each truck company which he cans,ssrs
necessary for the effac,,xsnsss 90 ,ha .s.,s.rs
ment.
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hrf foNp sthptD.
Attention Is invited to the importance Of