St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-21
OFFICIAL.
Proceedings Board Fire Com
misSioners.
Regular Meeting.
OFFICE BOARD FIRE COMMISSIONERS, /

Present-Commissione Prendergast, Free
man, Martin. Mitsch and President Warner.
Minutes OF the previous meeting read ana,
approved. -
Reports by Commissioner Freeman, relat-
ing TO red G lass globes for gas lamps, donat
ing location OF fire alarm boxes. The mat
ter had been placed before directors OF Gas
Light Company for consideration. Also
that application be made to DR.. Schiffmarl,
representing National Subway Company. 70
furnish the necessary wire for fire alarm 70
be placed III the Dorset conduit, the iocat-
ing of said wires to be done by our Superin-.
tendent, |. L. Jenkins. Accepted ana
adopted. -,
Commissioner Prendergast, from Commit
tee on Buildings, recommended that tne
stable Of Engine House No. II be heated by
means OF radiators to be supplied with heat
from engine heater located in basement pf
building. Referred TO Committee on BuiH-
ings with power to act. Also. reporting the
Committee on Buildings had carefully IN,
spected engine house on RosaLel street, ana
report they find the same is completed in &C,
cordance with plans and specifications, and
recommend that it be accepted.
Report accepted and adopted.
President Warner called attention to the
fact that the electric cars stopping TO take
on passengers in front OF headquarters en-
CINE house was likely to result in accidents
On motion the Secretary was Instructed 10
notify Manager A. l.. Scott and request MN
to order cars to stop on the east side OF Min-
neSOLd street instead Oh Tue west sluc
From the Chief Engineer, reporting as FOL
lows: On Dec. %, while responding to an
alarm of fire from Box 716 the three-horse
shafts became detached from No. engine
by the breaking of bolt which held them IN
place. They fell on the hind legs of the CEN
ter horse, breaking both of them. so 1t was
necessary to shoot him.
Jan. g. as Truck No. was responding to an
alarm from Box 43, the lead team bolted at
the corner of Sixth and Cedar streets and
IN bs. nd
broke fifteen spokes in the left wheel
! and two spokes in the right wheel. 1
Z have had the wheels repaired, and the truck
was placed back in service at $50 p. m. Jan.
A. On Jan. 10 | organized and placed in
service Engine Company No IL, located at
357 Rosabel street.
Dec. rs, $780, George L. Tittlow, driver OF
, Truck No 2; Robert Young, of Engine Com
pany No. T. and William Ready, of Chemical
Company No. 2, resigned. Appointments
signed hin, to Truck NO. B; III. Il Miller, and
assigned him to Truck No. 3; Jefferson Du-
fore, and assigned him to Engine Company
No. II; Patrick McGrath, and assigned him
1 to Hose Company No. /; August Benson, and
assigned him to Engine Company No. II;
Frank Nonenmacher, and assigned him
TO Chemical Company No. 2; o. j.. Jor-
gensen, and assigned him to Engine
Company No. 1; Patrick Murray. and as
a signed him to Truck No. 2; lillian f..
Schultz and assigned him to Engine Com
pany No. z; Daniel Harvey, and assigned
him to Engine Company No. g. Johu Coyne,
and assigned him to Engine Company No.
10; NJ. G. Sullivan, and assigned him to
Truck No. 3. Also made the following trans
fers and promotions Dunan Ferguson,
from lieutenant of Truck No. 2 TO captain of
Engine Company A.; William p. DAILY, from
first truckman of Truck No. 8 to leutenont
of Truck Nod; N. Faber, from first truckman
of Truck MOB 10 lieutenant of same company;
g. G. Grant from stoker of Engine Company
NO. 2 to engineer of Engine No IL: William
Edwards, from second pipeman OF Engine
Company NO. o to first pipeman OF Engine
Company No 12: Thomas Hymers, from third
pipeman OF Engine Company No. to second
pipeman of Engine Company No II; Henry
Auge, from driver of Hose No. 1 to driver OF
Engine No. II; F. Faulkner. from third pipe
man of Engine No. Z to second ppeman Of
driver of Hose Company No. 3 to first. pipe
man Of Engine Company No. 3. a.
The following hose burst since last report:
One section of Eureka, date of service
october, 1885; one section of"White Anchor.
date of service November, 1884. Received
one section Of Eureka for replacement. 49,
On Jan. 3, 9:55 p. M. an alarm WIS,
turned in from Box 43 for fire in the ClafE
endon hotel. Engine Companies ). O. To-,
Hook and Ladder No.3 and Chemical No. 6.
Fire Alarm reported the reason above COM
panies did not receive the alarm was caused
by a cross with telephone lines. The ALARM
was sent to the companies by telephone; one
and half miles OF No. o wire Oh Ninth and
st. Peter streets, from MINNESOTA 10 TentHI
Streets have removed 1yox 81 from Eighth.
eand jackson to Seventh and Jackson; placed
gong, register, telephone and drop box IN,
Engine House No. IL; moved Box 81 from.
corner of Rosabel and Fifth streets to En-
CINE House No. 12.pfaced n .keyless door on
Box As. corner Robert and Sixth streets:
members of the department have performed
seven days labor FOR the fire alarm.
Reports accepted and adopted.
In order to set at rest all questions as to the
authority of Supt. jenkins in making appli:
cation to telephone and subway companies
for necessary materials needed for fire alarm
system, the Board ordered that he commune
cate with said parties and notify them that
any communication coming from him as
such Superintendent will be considered
as coming officially from this Board The
superintendent of the Fire Alarm re-
ported the need of six wires in telephone
conduit on Broadway from Seventh to Fifth
street; six wires on Fifth, from Broadway
TO iosabel street: two wires on Broadway,
from Fifth to Fourth street; also three
wires on. Minnesota, from Sixth to Fifth
street; three wires on Fifth, from Minnesota
to- Cedar street, and three on Cedar street,
from Fifth to Second street. On motion the
Superintendent was instructed to make ap-
plication in writing to telephone company.
for necessary wire as above specified.
The following bills being in due form and
properly approved were presented:
John Martin Lumber company, $166.05;
Allen, Moon & Co., S21 60 Nicols IL Dean,
$9.63; Robert Seeger. $50; Waterous Engine
Works, $50; St Croix Lumber company,
$3.50; Union Tank line, S56.21; VIM. J.
Preston, $6770; Ryan Drug company, Fire
Extinguisher company, SS1; E. b. Chand-
Ter, S43450: N. W. Telephone company.
S20752; Griggs Bros, S1,112.75; Lehigh
Coal and Iron company, S246.1S;
Schultz & Co., S159.20; Joslin, Cudworth &
George Mitsch, S104.50; Ames, Wright & Co.,
S1Sl.29; c. C. Berkman d Sons, 1888; Serb
ner, Libby &Co.. S16101; Indexes. Warner
& Schurmeier. SOL. 10: Brown, Treacy d Co.,
S5.15: A. Poirier, $50; Noyes Bros. d. Cut
Ter, SS07S; J. P. Gribben Lumber COM
pany. $3.50; Charles Friend, S19.95;
A. d. Smith. S4.20; Schumacher Wagon
company. S4.75; c. W. Hackett Co., $18.S3:
Union Tank line, S5621: Horne-Danz com
Grease company, S.; Board of Water Com
missioners, S141.50; Joseph Ulman. S1.5O;
Robinson q Cary. S42 II; st. Paul Brass
Works. S2490; John Bell & Son, So; George
AlIard Il Co.. S4S7; Walter & Posch
1880; De Coster d. Clark, $40; ST. Croix
Lumber company, S5l.30; City Engineer,
SS71. IS: Ludwig johnson, $3.50; II. e. Hand.
S47624; E. Knnkerfeus. final estimate on
$50 Is. on motion allowed, and referred TO the
ComptrolSG6y the following vote:
observation-disclosures Prendergast, Free
man, Martin, Mitsch and Mr.. President-5.
Nays-None.
Adjourned.
REUBEN WARNER, President. =
WIN. O'GORMAN. Secretary.