Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-02-28
INSPECTION az COUNCIL
The Semi annual Test OF the Fire Depnxt
ment Held Last Evening.

ment Hold Last Evening.
City Council and Mayor Harrington
last evening made the semi-yearly Ia
Spection Of the Fire Department The
party left the City Hall at z 80 o'clock
aud completed their tour at IL o'clock
The tests were not very satisfactory as
just at the present time some Of the com
panlss are greatly crippled.
The party FIRST visited the house of the
Fame Hose Company. Here IL was found
that the horse which Is driven to the hose
carriage was still suffering from an injury
received while returning from fire esrly
this month. He could not take part in
the hitchiDg up test. The details of the
inspection wera as follows: Total mem
bershlp. 1876 1900 feet Of first class no
400 feet OF medium hose. three he r.
one LRFranee engine, one Silsh- 800,
carriage, one Bullock hose ca r LOSE
triSl et hitching up. with t -, rI .a
seconds, second trial. 10 sra,5s -iS st,- =
trial, 1S seconds. 'N'1u
At the Weccscoe ho- SO -. .-,.I 49,.
was not tried as one of fbs hors@ ~a se ae
not tractable re other details were :: .
Iotai 'ns tupetF alp, IS; real estate and
personal Pre- eerty, SIT, zoo; /. 500 feet Of
gooa nose 1000 feet OF medium hose.
one mr. u, grade Clapp & Jones engine,
one s'lsby kese carriage
de Friendship Company was In good
sAaPe and made an excellent showing in
Z nil its branches OF work Its total mem
hershiP Is 70; real estate, $4,000; per-
sonai property. $40, 600; ]. 600 feet Of
good hose, ], 200 feet medium hose. one
LsFranee engine, with automatic heater
for boiler and self lighter, one Silsby
hose carriage, three horses First trial
test at gearing up, IL seconds: second
trial, III seconds; third, 0 seconds, with
three men.
The Ph@aix Company was next
visited and it was found In excellent
condition. It went through the entire
test and 1t was found that the standiH o
of the company Is as follows. Total
membership, 1885; I, 900 feet good hose.
800 feet Of medium hose, one frst-class
Clspp & Jones' engine. one ordinary hose
carriage. First trial at gearing np. is
seconds; second. ID seconds; third. 10
seconds; forth, IS seconds, with only one
man.
At the Delaware Compspy's house, the
horse Ned" was sick and no trial at
hitehing up was made. The other details
were; Total membership, 20; one Haves
tuck, ~, 600; three horses, $3.50
The Washington company made an
excellent showing, although there is not
much space for working in its house It's
record is as follows: ToIal membership.
ITO; 2, 100 feet OF good hose; two
Ameskeag engines, one Amoskeag hose
carriage, one Holstein truck; valve Of
real estate, SIS, 600; personal property.
$1,000 First trial at hitching up, ii
seconds. second trial, Il seconds, third |
trial, IL seconds, two men.
At the Reliance house the test was |
made in good style, although the stable |
doors were ont OF order and somewhat |
lnterferred with the work. The books of |
the company show the following: Total |
"a; 1880 feet OF good hose.
4OU feet OF medium hose; value of real
estate and personal property. $50, 00O:
one Sllsoy engine; IN service eighteen
years; one Silsby hose carriage. First
trial at hitching up. IL seconds. one
man second trial, IL seconds, one man
third, 10 seconds, two men fourth. 81
seconds, two men.
The last company inspected was She
Liberty. No 9, the youngest member Of
the department. The inspection was held
at the stable on New Castle avenue. In
which the apparatus of the company IA
kept The company has one small JEFF
ferris engine. two-wheel hose cart and
500 feet Of good hose Mayor Harrington
made an address, praising the members
of the company for the plucky manner in
which they had established the company
md were making It successful He was
.ollowed by President OF City Council
sarra and Councilmen Baueh, Currep.
'harkey, Magee and McKenuey. Chief
Robinson OF the Fire Department also
made an address.