Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-08-16
A NEW STEAMER
TO TAKE THE PLACE OF THE OLD ATLANTIC
ENGINE.
The Committee on Fire Department Satisfied that the
Old Engine is not Worth Rs6uilding-Other
City Business in COMMITTEES
Las. Night

After a good deal of consideration,
the Committee on Fire Department last
evening definitely came to the conclu-
SION that the old Atlantic engine, in the
shops Of the American Fire Engine
Company, at Cincinnati, was not worth
rebuilding, that the S1,2sO appropriated
for that purpose by Council would be
virtual waste of cash, and decided to pur-
chase another second size Ahrens steam
er in place Of the old engine, the S1,2so
set aside for repairs and an allowance OF
5000 for the old engine, to 60 towards
paying for the new machine. In this
way So, $50 of the price is made up,
leaving the outside expenditure S2,07O.
At last evenings session OF the Commit
tee, Mr.. Christ. Ahrens made a state
ment explaining the situation. He said
when the engine was first examined in
the engine house in this city, it prom
ised to turn out q fair job, but when
taken apart in the Company's works it
was found to be in very bad condition,
and although he was perfectly willing to
90 on and complete the contract, If the
city insisted upon il, he thought 1t
would be unbusiness-like, and in justice
to the city, he laid the exact state OF az
fairs before the Councilmen, that they
might know just where they stood. He
submitted three propositions for a new
engine, allowing 5000 for the old engine
in each instance. The first, for coil
Ahrens machine, similar in all respects
10 the engine tested Saturday, at total
cost of -, 25O, one for tubular boiler,
all the machinery to be the same as the
new engine, at $4,000, and Silsby, at
So, 900. The Comm ittee discussed these
three propositions, and at the end de-
cided unanimously to recommend to
Council the purchase OF an engine ex-
actly similar to the one just put into
service. This, as stated, requires S2,070
above the 81, $50 set aside for repairs.
The new engine is to be here in between
sixty and ninety days after the signing
of the contract, aud in the meantime
the engine belonging to the Company
now at the Atlantic house, will remain
at the service of the city.
A resolution was adopted recommend
ing that Council pay the bill for the en-
CINE accepted Saturday.
Fourteen new beds, of iron, for the
use Of the new members OF the force,
were ordered purchased from Friend 81
Son, at $500 each. and fourteen mat
resses 1T $500 each.
A new hose rack was authorized at
the Island hose house, at a cost not to
exceed $50. Heretofore all the hose on
that side of the river had TO be brought
over to town to be dried out.
William Dixon was made engineer OF
Wheeling No. I, at the Eighth ward
house.
All the new iremen went on duty at
noon yesterday, and the Committee last
night passed a resolution paying off the
eXtramen to date.
A spare reel which has been unused
in the department for some time, will
be put in shape by Chief Healy, at the
suggestion OF Messrs. jefferson and
O'KaDe, of the Committee, and will be
located on the low ground around the
hill, with ten sections of hose. 1t will
be manned by the citizens OF that part
OF town, and will be useful in holding
any fire which might break out there in
check until the remainder Of the de-
partment can reach that hard-to-get-at
section Of town.