Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-02
FIRE RECORD FOR 1891.
The New Board Receives the Annual
 Report of Chief Snagg.


 Report of Chief Snagg.
 The new board of fire commissioners met for the first time last evening, and the oath was administered to Messrs Hynes and Hart, McAuliffe and Driggs.
 The following committees were ap- pointed by Mayor Webster: To look into the matter of site for new en- zine house in the northern section of the city, Commissioners Hart and Driggs; to procure coal for the engines, Com- missioners Hynes and MoAuliffe; to purchase two dozen rubber overcoats for the department, Commissioners Hynss and D:iggs and Chief Snagg.
 In his annual report, which was pre- sented to the board last evening, Chief Snags says:
 During the yeae 1891 there have been twenty -one alarms sent in from the fire alarm telegraph boxes, ten of which re- quired the services of the department; four still alarms have been responded to, two of which required the services of one of the companies of the department.
 Loss on buildings S8,502.80, loss on stock $19 ,244. %, total S27, ,745 80. insur- rance paid on buildings $5, ,777.80, insur- ance paid on stock $9,83S. .O0, total S15,- 61580. Loss over insurance paid S12,- 131.00
 The force of the department consists of one chief engineer, fire marshal and superintendent of fire alarm telegraph, three assistant engineers and 2S1 officers and men.
 The apparatus of the department con- sists of two Silsby steam fire engines (one second class and the other third third class), one 65 foot Preston aeria truck, two hose wagons, four two wheeled hand hose reels, all of which are in service; one hand hook and lad der truck and two two-wheeled hand hose reels not in service.
 Phoenix fire company, No 1, number of men, 51; Citizens No 2, 54 men Monitor, 26 men; Mutual hook and lad der company, 36 men; Rose Hill, 4( men; Brass City, 40 men. During tho year 1891 5000 feet of hose was laid.
 There is at present 8,700 feet o Iserviceable hose of different brands dis tributed among the companies. Int chief recommends that the house should be painted during the coming year. The houses of the departmen are in good condition.
 During the year there have beer twenty fires that have been more or les disastrous and from the followin, causes: 1ncendiary 8, lamp explosion 8 unknown 2, lantern 1, timers furnace 1, lightning 1, cigar 1, children 9, de | IcCL1No Cu1uuSy e mdGCHSS l, OOlll0I tar 1, friction 1, carboy of acid i. Tn losses by fire during the year amounte, to $27, 7,746.80. The insurance paid ol the same $15, 5,615.8O, making the los , over insurance paid $12, ,131.
 During the year there have been 2 building permits issued for building and additions to buildings within tn , fire limits, the estimated cost of tn same being S67, ,150.
 . There have been during the year 2 alarms sent in from the signal boxe and in each instance correct alarm ha been transmitted to the various instru ments connected with the system, wltl the exception of one alarm which wa . pulled from box 38 the evening of Jul 4. The repeater failed to do its work thus preventing the instrument on tn opposite circuit from receiving tn alarm. The system remains the sam as last year and continues to give excel lent service as in the past.