The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-07
FIRE COMMISSIONERS.
The Board Insists Upon Having Paragon

At the meeting of the board OF IRE eornfnls-
tioners last night, the hose question was ING
principal topic for discussion. coinAant.1
ton from the beard OF public works was reaa'
requesting the ere commissioners 70 examine
samples OF various brands 81 bose suDtnlt'su
and Indicate the different brands that would DC
suitable for the FIRE department, and also 70
state the tests and guarantees that should De
required from the company from when the pNf-
chase is 70 be made; ordered placed On fie.
Commissioner Faegre regretted the conflict
which had arisen between the two boards on
this question. He could not understand by
what fight the board OF public works sttempie1
to dictate TO the fire department Is 70 what
brand Of hose Il should use, he thought that
board exceeded its authority when II refused 70
buy the hose recommended py the board Oh nre
commissioner He was glad, however, tnas
the board u public works had succeeaed
in getting bid for Paragon hose at % cents
He did not think any body suspected the board
OF public works OF being influenced % lin-
proper motives, but il looked very suspicious
said he. "The question now is whether the
board Of public works or the board OF fire com
nigsIofss ~ il going 70 run the IRE Department.
and would not back down now II Knew thAt
some other brand Of hose Is better for the de-
parfrnsns. ! hope the eifys purchasing agens
meaning the board Of public works. VIII not
buy something the department does nol wan
II they haze money 70 waste let them rdiise our
salaries
He then moved 70 refer the question back 20
the board Of public works with the information
that the board OF IRE commissioners VIII aDlds
By its former resolution, and If the board o.
public works viii not buy what IL "anled W
buy nothing.
Sir. Foster seconded the motion.
IoFnruissIouer Clark who was in the chair in
absence Of Mayor bite, thought the board OF
fire commissioners ought 70 select diberent
brands that would be acceptable, 50 as 70 give
the board Of public works chance TO comply
with the charter, aud advertise for BIDS, as IL
would Be poor business TO advertise for the
Paragon Hose Company 70 put in Q eid LOT fafa.
gon hose without competition. He suggested
that the board Of public works advertise ior BIDS
on Paragon, Baker Fabric, Unique, View fork
Fire Jacket and Red Dot hose. he 1id not
think II good business policy 20 restrict the pnr-
chnsers 10 one special brand.
Mr. kahaIey replied b. asking him how he
would secure competition bids II the city wanted
q hundred telephoness
MT. FeagTe's motion was carried.
a bill from G. Zisper for $40 for relief valves
on the FIRE engines was rejected. as Chisf keIi-
egg stated that Mr.. Campbell. who was to DO
the job, but turned il over TO Mr.. Zlsper, had
told BIN that flpo was good price for the work.
Zisper is the man whose bill on the hrcbOat was
rejected by the contractors.
superintendent snow, of the fire alarm sys-
tern, requested the purchase OF so "cr0wfoOt
zines" for the fire alarm battery; referred
70 the board Of public WORKS with the indorse-
meuf of the board Of fire commissioners.
A bid from " L. Boyd q Co. for various
articles necessary for furnishing the freboat
was placed Gu file.
ne aPpDcafion OF Robert BoDerlsoH, n ..
Cofterill and +. III. Windsor for positions on the
tire department were PLACED on file.
Chief keiiogg's report for the month OF
December was read. IL showed that twelve
alarms had been turned in during the month
eight from boxes and four by telephone; losses,
s1.ssJ, representing SIT SO insurance. 1t also
called attention 20 the new double sixty gallon
chemical engine placed in the eugine-house at
the corner OF Terrace and Broadway, and stated
the brakes are defective and that the two acid
holders had been broken; IL recommended the
purchase Of at least dozen arid holders from
the Holloway company, OF Baltimore. Ii was
ordered that requisition be made out and for
warsied for the required number of acid holders
at once.
Bills aggrcgafing s6f4.53 for different supplies
for the fire department were pissed upon and
recommended 10 be paid
resess was taken until next Monday even
ing, az half past o'clock.