St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-05-05
OFFICIAL.
OFFICIAL.
Proceedings Board Fire Cam.
R1iSSioners.
Regular Meeting.

Regular Meeting.
ST. PAUL. April y, 1891.
The Board of Fire Commissioners of the
City of st. Paul met at 80 o clock p. M
Observation-Disclosures Prendergast Map
tin, Mitsch and Vice President Freeman
Absent-President Warner.
Minutes of the previous special and regular
meetings read and approved.
COMMUNICATIONS.
From the BOhn Manufacturing COmpany-
Asking for an additional fire alarm box to
be located in vicinity of Forest and Wells
streets. On motion, the Secretary was in
structed to reply that il said Company would
furnish the box our Superintendent of Fire
Alarm would furnish pole and necessarr
wire to string the same
From the Cleveland Rubber Company
Relating TO bursted hose.
Filed.
From the st. Paul Gas Light COMPANY
Relating to damages for broken lamp, post.
and cost of replacing pavement torn up on
RoSabel street to put gas service into Engine
House No. IL.
Referred to Committee on Claims.
REPORTS.
From the Chief Engineer
reporting resignation of NJ. McLain, stoker
OF Engine No. 9. The following hose burst
since last report: One section of Victor.
placed III service August, 1890; one section
of Volunteer, placed in service January.
1891; two sections Of Volunteer pulled apart
at fire on April p; one section Of this
brand bursted while being tested, date Of
service July. 1890; during hose test found one
section OF Chicago hose with patch on: when
put under pressure found it defective: would
recommend 1t be replaced by a sound sec
ton.
on April 20 Box 26S was pulled for fire
and came in mixed. April y Box 712 was
pulled Tor IRE; II did not come in correctly.
On April 10 received 800 feet of Maltese
Cross hose as per contract. | would recon-
mend that sewer connections be made with
Chemical Engine House No 8, also that
new hoor be put down in Engine House No.
Z. Report accepted and adopted and recon-
mendation regarding repairs referred to Com
mittee on Buildings with power TO act.
From the Superintendent of Fire Alarm
ST. PAUL, Mimi, April q, 1891
John Jackson, Esq, Chief Fire Department
Dear Sir: | herewith report the fol-
lowing: April 20. at S:44 a. IN. Box 26S was
pulled, first round o. X; second and third
rounds. 36S. cut line and struck one rou nd
27S. and 3 rounds 26S; cause of extra blow in
I'd and Sd rounds the index wheel became
furnished by lightning, l have polished
wheel and II is now o. K have set poles
on east side of Robert from Bridge to Fill
more street: on north side of Fillmore, from
Robert to State; one east side of State, from
Fillmore to Congress street: poles ser I: 81 IS
feet; 3, 40 feet and L, 81 feet; total set 80.
Members of Fire Department have performed
81 days labor teaming one days, for this de-
partment.
Respectfully, l. II. JENKINS,
superintendent Fire Alarm,
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John Jackson, Esq, Chief Fire Department.
Dear Sir: was instructed by the Board to
make report of the condition of the fro
alarm lines. My time has been for the most
part taken up with work and duties which
could not, with safety TO this department, be
neglected, consequently | am not able to
make as full and detailed a report as [
should like to do. The following work should
be done 10 better the condition of our lines:
The trees on Tenth, between jackson and
Broadway. should be trimmed so as not to IN
terfere with wires. Longer poles set on
broadway, between Tenth and Nash to get
above trees. Put i'll poles OH east side Of
Mississippi. from Nash To Cayuga. TO get OIL
of telephone poles. Set poles on Bales from
Third to Plum, so as TO get off Maria avenue
where electric street railway wires are.
Set 55-foot pole on Seventh. at Kittson. to
get over Western Union wires, and place a
fixture on south side OF seventh street bridge
to get wires Off OF telephone poles. Set poles
on George. from Hall to Ohio, as poles we are
on are small and belong to telephone com
pany. Set poles on south side of Seventh,
from jackson TO Broadway, il we cannot get
underground. Set poles on east side of st.
Peter, from Tenth to Martin, TO get out os
trees. This season of the year wires need the
slack taken up; while they are not in u dan
gerous condition they are liable to crosses
with heavy winds.
AS to the six wires OH Fauquier street, four
OF them belong to us, one to the police and
one to the American District company
The police wires over ours on Case. from
Walsh 10 Arcade are on poles set by pO-
lice. and: as theiT wire was on top,
| placed ours under; there being
no cross arm on, placed ours on
q bracket. These are the only poles belonging
to police that we have any wires on. Tho
four wires on Case street, from Payne To
Burr, belong to the telephone company.
They had one wire on our poles there when
the order was given to get Off our poles. Mr.
Joyce. of the telephone company. came be-
fore the Board and claimed they had only one
gubgpribQr n N thar line nd az pop nj To
put in telephone and could not afford to
put up poles, but as soon as the year was up
they would not renew contract but would
take down their wire. Now | find that they
have placed three more wires on these poles
without permission. On Burr street the
Western Union company had two wires,
which they took down part wav; the other
wires belong to the telephone and district
companies.
In September, 1889, by instructions from the
Board, j notified all companies having wires
on our poles to remove them in TWO weeks.
and on Sept. %, 1889 / reported nv action TO
the Board, when there seemed TO be a dispo-
sitiOn by the companies using our poles TO
remove their wires. and the Board at that
time did not press the matter, as they showed
a Willingness to remove their wires il allowed
time While some of the companies did re-
move their wires, others have not done so,
and, In fact. the telephone company have
been adding to what they already had up.
/ see no way to get them off, unless ] am
instructed by the Board to remove them,
when, if furnished with the necessary help,
they will be cleared off.
AS TO the police going on our poles without
charge is something have no control over,
. as they were granted the permission by
committee of the Council to place wires on
our poles. under my supervision, and find
nearly every line of poles | put up they will
want to place wires on them. which makes
the cost of constructing lines for the police
department much less than if they had to set
poles.
Very respectfully,
l. r. JEEKIss
Superintendent Fire Alarm.
Report accepted and referred to Committee
on Machinery The Superintendent was or
dered to trim trees wherever same interfere
with fire alarm wires.
The pay roll of department for month OF
April, amounting to Sl5,641.03, and eOntin-
gent account for Sl4.36. presented, and on
motion allowed and referred TO the Comp
troller by the following vote;
observation-disclosures Prendergast Martin,
Mitsch and Mr.. Vice Presidents.
Nays-None.
Adjourned.
GEO. w. FREEMAN, Vice President
WM. O'GoRMAN. Secretary.
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