Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-12-09
rHE rInn AIARM sYsrEM.

Alderman Orr in the council meeting
last Tuesday graphically portrayed the
conditions Of the Seventh and Eighth
wards with regard 10 the lack OF hre
protection, saying there was mot nrc
alarm box In the two wards, that The
water mains had been laid, and with
the pressure from the stand pipe on
patillo Hill they would have good pro
lection IL they only had some way Of
getting an alarm to thC department with
ont going mile or two TO turn 1t in.
Seeking the opinion of au expert eN-
chief Don Adams was asked one or
two pertinent questions, and these and
his answers are given herewith:
What is the present condition Of Fort
Worth's fire alarm systemF
'lf the wires are kent In perfect con-
dition by a perfectly competent electro
cinn, and this can only be done by ron
slant skilled work and care, the system
viii work efficiently as II Is. But the
city has outgrOwn the system, gH it has
the old wutcrworks plant and proper
relief can only ba obtained through a
four vi six way circuit repeater. To
mike ibis plain to the non-professi0nnl
reader, it may be said that when the
system was first Instituted with IFS If
teen boxes the wire WIS proportional
to the service expected, 1t being thought
| that one circuit would carry about tlul
number Oh nNAtNs " AAtl AAhlAAhAN WV
| made. instend OF putting these on new
| circuits, the first circuit was simply cN-
| tended and improvements made In the
/ bnttery power Of course, until the eco
/ nomcal limit has long since been pissed
and the entire system Is under o run-
slant strain like the water pipes would
| be with FIRE pressure on MI the lilhe'
/ Now relief. and it would he true econ
omy TO have this relief, can come IRON
| long circuit NNtAlnE
| that takes In every box and Indicator
| In the city into four or six circuits aud
! then IL anything was wrong IT c9ulu ohly
| affect the limited number Of boxes on
| Tint particular circuit instead Of the en-
| tire system as Is now the ease.
| "What Is the need Of the city m lhe
way of additions TO the system
'iro make the service about as oihcient
ne Il h for most Of the city the newer
wards and the wel'Duilt Montgomery
! hin needs about twelve additional boxes.
| saw four in ench the Seventh and Eighth
| wards and the others on the nil, from
| NVest Weatherfor1 down Tor In oil TINT
territory Is only boa. " on summit
avenue at the west ond oil W fuso.
"Now, Il must be very plain 20 any
ma tint the greater the number OF boxes
| no quicker the alarm can hc. turned ~
| .nd the greater the accuracy IN lo9itnI
| me FIRE This Is an essential TO great
I'll Il like having Il larger number OF
fro plugs to digress little 70 put NJ
n fire plug costs about w. y theie We
ope every 200 feet the quantity OF hose
| nceded would be much less. Nov q sec
fion Of hose 50 feet long costs ~ Win
| Iii, three yqnTs' guarantee. while tho
| III fire Mug lasts practically life time
| II Gp plugs were as nuianrOn5 ns y
| sn.-restcd the city would more tlun save
ne entire cost ly Saving M wear nnd
tanr OF hose III five wears. Ihis merease
In fire plugs IS anStar o.ehiini "
| aranfer efficiency TINT y tie de'irt "f
| ~, citizens aud OF the conscientious
snenbers Of the department. NliA
| ,,fet alarms and numerous water iiue-
wv, vnrk of fighting fire can he properly
dene. Often Il IS now needtul TO ny
G0O ifet OF hose 10 get water on q hre
u scattered are the plugs II ther, wnf
bnt 300 fen TO be laid the first few
t,.so-tant minutes IN fighting fires could
~ utilized. aud the wear and tear Of
~, cxfra 100 fect Of hose be avoided
and II Il the first minutes that decide Tie
~ !s.,ss.s matters arc Of serious impar.
,.pce 70 the Insurance people ami n =
AZ carefully considering them ana ~
remedy Is not applied the citizen.
nav have u raise IN iusurnnce rates thli
ihry viii not enjoy
TEXAS ORANGES AND RICE.
A. ,he Office Of r A. Huffman 4 Co.
-, erhibitcd some rather unusual Texas
..-S.lnrts-dne oranges and pretty
an,uIe Of upland rice. These Mer.
.1,l.n on the piantaien Of Mr.. Hun
-, near Annhnac Chamber eonnty
~ ~ head Of Galveston bay and ~
~ mouth Of the Trinity river ~
n III "a IIN
eiis-ie5 wears ago. and though the tree
~ been killed down By the lrost
- bsvc borne several crops. Der
M ~ about $50 trees IN the grove Sons