The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-02-28
FIRE COMPANY INSPECTION.


The semi-Annuai Inspection of tn.
Fire Dcpartment-It is Found to b.
In a Good Condition-fhe Assets o
the Department..
The City Council met In the Council
chamber at o'clock last night, and al
7.30 started out on the semi-annua
inspection OF the respective fire com
panies. Mayor Harrington accom-
panied the City Council on their visit
The following was the result Of the
inspection;
Fame Hose Com pany--Total member
ship, l25; 2,200 feet OF first-class hose,
400 feet Of medium hose, three horses,
one LaErance engine, one Silsby hose
carriage, one two-wheeled Bullock
hose cart. First trial at hltching up,
with two men, 1S seconds; second
trial, Is seconds; third trial, is seconds.
The horse that Is driven to the hose
carriage OF this company, on account
of an injury received at the Dillon fire
during the early part of February. was
unable to appear in his usual place in
the shafts
Weccacoe- Total membership. s.;
real estote and personal property,
/ Sl7, 700; 1,500 feet of good hose, 1000
feet of medium hose, one third grade
/ Clamp u Jones engine, ono Silsby hose
! carriage. The test of the horses at the
| Weccacoe had to be abandoned on ac-
! count of one of the horses not having
been properly "broken in," and there
wero feaIs that lie would not behave
in n gentle, horse-like manner.
Friendship membership, rs;
real estate, slS,000; personal property,
$40, 900; 1000 feet OF good hose, 200
| feet medium hose, one Lafrance en-
1 gine, with automatic heater for boiler
and self lighter, one Sil5by hose car
riage, three horses. First trial test at
! genring up, II seconds; second trial,
| lt1s seconds; third, 8 seconds, with
three men. The Friendship Company
Is most splendidly equipped and re-
ceived special commentator.
phunix--Total membership, 1856;
1000 feet good hose, 800 feet OF medium
hose. ono ilr5t.class Clapp Il Jones
engine, one ordinary hose carriage.
First trial at gearing up, Is seconds;
| second;-13 seconds; third, 10 seconds;
/ fourth, 13 seconds, with only one man.
| The test. of the Phpnix was very sat
isfactory and the apparatus was in the
best OF order,
Delaware Total membership, 20;
one Hayes truck, $500; three horses,
| $3.50.
The Delaware also labored under the
disadvantage of having crippled
horse and no attempt. was made at
: hitnhing up. Everything was in a
fine condition.. -..+.
Washington-Tot membership, li0;
2,100 feet OF good hose; two Amoskeag
= engines, one Amoskeag hose carriage
/ one Holsiein truck; value of real es-
/ tate, 5lS,0O0; personal property, So
600. First al hitching up, II seconds;
| second trial, l seconds; third trial, II
| seconds. two men.
This company Is amongst the most
efficient in the department, but IL la
bors under the disadvantage of being
cmmped for room. The tests made
were good.
lseliance-Total membership, o.;
1850 feet good hose 400 feet medium
hose; value of real estate and personal
property, S3O. 600; one Silsby engine,
il. service eighteen years. one Silsby
hose carriage. First trial al hitching
up, II seconds, one man; second trial,
IL seconds, one man; third. IL seconds,
two men; fourth 91s seconds, two
men.
The test between the Reliance and
Friendship on the time for hitching up
the last trial WIS about stand-oi1, the
Friendship doing IL in y seconds with
three men, and the Reliance dong it
in 91% seconds with two men. The
stable doors not working properly i'll
teIfered somewhat with the test.
Liberty-Une Jefferis engine, one
two-wheeled hose cart, 500 feet good
hose.
When the visiting party reached this
company's premises, over Third street
bridge they were met with royal
welcome by the enthusiastic members
OF the baby company of Wilmington.
Mayor Harrington vas warm III his
congratulations of the members OF tho
new company
President Farra of the City Council
also spoke in ilattering terms of the
Success that has attended tho mem
bers Of the new company. Chief Engi-
neer Robinson and Councilmen Baugh,
Curren, Sharkey, Magee and Mcken-
ney also made complimentary allu-
sions to the enterprise Of the young
company, which promises not to tlo
the least in the department. Here the
inspection ended, the inspectors Icing
well pleased with what they saw.