St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-19
OFFICIAL.
OFFICIAL.
Proceedings 6oard of Fire Com
missioners.
Regular Meeting.

Regular Meeting.
OFFICE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS.
ST. PAUL, Sept. IL, 1892.
The Board of Fire Commissioners of the
|. City of st. Paul met at $3.50 o'clock p. M
TRANSFORMATIONS Prendergast, Free
man, Mitsch and Mr.. President.
Absent-C Commissioner Martin.
On motion the reading of the minutes of
the previous meeting was dispensed with
COMMUNICATIONS
From the Gamwell Fire Alarm Telegraph
Company. relating to suit brought by Moses
g. Crane for infringement of patent on fire
alarm apparatus. Accepted and referred to
the Corporation Attorney.
From The Northwestern Telephone EX-
change Company, asking to reconstruct GER
tain fire alarm lines for the purpose of con-
solidating telephone and fire alarm lines On
motion, the Board voted not to grant the re
quest.
/ From Henry A. Hills. Secretary National
Association of Fire Engineers. extending in
;vitation to the Chief Engineer to attend an
nual convention, which will be held at Louis.
yile KY, Oct. 4, 1892. On notion invitation
|, was accepted and the Chief granted leave OF
I absence to attend the convention.
REPORTS.
From the Chief Engineer, reporting that
under instructions he mad sent an engine,
hose wagon, ana LIDO feet of hose. with a
detail of seven men. 10 the fair gounds for
duty during fair season. The following hose
burst since last report: One section of Eu-
ton of Victor, date of service August 1890.
Both sections have been repaired Attention
is also called to the number of false alarms
being received. These alarms were sent in
by some one who is familiar with the work
ings of the fire alarm boxes, and who must
be in possession of three keys in order to do
the work. One key opens the box, and as
the alarm goes i'll this key is fastened i'll so
that 1t must stay until one of the Chiefs or SUI
perintendent of Fire. Alarm comes and releases
it with release KEY. These release keys are
only used by the Chiefs and Superintendent
of Fire Alarm: there is another key which is
also kept by these officers: that is kew to
the inside box; with the inside box open one
can send in an alarm from any other box in
the city. These false alarms have been sent in
in several cases from a box more than q mile
distant from the box the number of which
came in, so that there can be no doubt that
some one is in possession of these two pri
vate keys. Report accepted and adopted,
and the Secretary was instructed to commu
nicale with Chief of Police A. Garyin, cali
ing his attention to the matter OF sending in
false alarms and asking that police officers
be instructed to be on the lookout for Of
Tenders.
The Superintendent of Fire Alarm re-
ported the Minneapolis telephone connec-
ton had been completed. The Birge device
for opening engine house doors had been
placed on Engine House No. and Chemical
House No. g. Several of our tele phone instru-
ments ale worn ouLand recommends that six
new magnets be purchased. All lines are i'll
good working order. Report was accepted
adopted and recommendations concurred in
The reports of Master Mechanic, Veterinary
Surgeon and company officers on inspection
OF buildings presented and ordered placed on
file.
The following bids for furnishing depart
ment with coal for one year were opened and