Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-31
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Its somi-annual Inspection by Members
of Oily Council.

oil Iliy COUNCIL
CITY Councils committee on fire com
panies. accompanied by u few guests,
made its semi-annual inspection Of the
fire department Monday night The party !
was composed 0! President of Council |
Perkins, Councilman Stats, Meaney, |
Wainwright, Donoho, Kirby, Maguigan,
McNulty and Tyre, Chief Engineer
Shields of the fire department, Assistant
Engineers Dickerson and Cloud, City
Treasurer Adams, Building Inspector
Dohl, T. j. Donnelly and the represen-
tatives Of the press.
The committee went first to the
Liberty engine house and proceeded
thence, in the order given, to the Re-
lance, Washington, Delaware, Phoenix,
Friendship, Fame Hose and Weccacoe
houses, concluding the inspection at the
temporary building of the Water Witch
Company The tour of the city was
begun at s o'clock and concluded at
| midnight.
All the companies were found to be
in service The department is in SPLEEN
did condition, in better shape, probably,
| than IL ever was.
From the reports received at the sew
eral engine houses the following lntor-
| nation was obtained:
Liherty-First-class hose, 1900 feet;
second class hose, 1000 feet; engine, !;
| hose wagon, l; horses, 3; total value OF
property, S19,S50; members, 45.
Relianee-First,elas hose, 1000 feet;
second-cass hose, 400 feet; engine, /;
hose carriage, /; horses, 8; total value OF
property, $21 900; members, 6S.
hington-First-class hose, 2,100
feet; second-class hose, 1900 feet; engine,
i; hose carriage, /; truck, /; horses, B;
total value of property, $22,60o; mem
bers, 115.
Delaware-Truck, /; horses, 3; total
value Of property, $14 ,7S4; members, So.
Phenix-First-clas hose, $50 feet;
engine, /; hose carriage, /, horses, 8;
total value Of property, S14,575; mem
bers, 1872
Friendship-First class hose, 1,40O
! feet; engine, /; hose carriage, l; horses
3; total value Of property, $2S 200; mem
} bers, 50.
! Fame-First-clas hose, 1000 feet
second-class hose, $40 feet; engine, !
hose carriage l; horses, 8; total value Of
: property, $24 900; members, 23l.
: Observation-Disclosures hose, 200 feet
4 second-class hose, 800 feet; engine, l
e horses, 4; total value of property
: $21 200; members, 10.
s Water Witch-First.class hose, 100
a feet; engine, i; hose cart, i; horses,
{ value of personal property, $4,000
IS members, 300.
d The Phoenix has ordered 500 fest 0
c Callahan hose and the Friendship ha
n given an order for similar quantity
e The Weccacoe will receive next wee
. its new hose cart, which cost 5000, an
the Water Witch will receive its ne,
&c hose wagon, the cost of which is $45O
r, The exhibition of getting ready to r.
10 spond to an alarm of fire was the chic
is feature of the inspection. Some of til
re companies took little interest in th
RS matter and the time made was not /;
lg good as heretofore. Following is IL
Of result of the several tests:
in Liherty-Time to harness, II SECOND
Of on first trial and .5seconds on secor
W trial, two horses harnessed by two me
or distance from stable to tongue of engin
n, % feet; time 10 reach curb, "a secont
RS on first trial, and 90 seconds on secor
he trial; distance from stable to curb,
re feet.
ng Washington-Time to harness, II /
seconds; two horses harnessed by thr
CHI men; distance from stable to tongue
'as engine, 25 feet; time to reach curb,
Ids seconds; distance from stable to curb,
of feet.
ht Delaware-Time to harness, 90
err seconds; three horses harnessed by thu
for men; distance from stable to tongue
val truck, 80 feet time to reach curb,
seconds; distance from stable to cul
in S5 feet.
nd Phnnix-Time to harness, "a
the seconds on first trial and 81 seconds
IN second trial; two horses harnessed
err two men; distance from stable to t.
the que OF engine, 30 feet; time to res
ich curb, 45 seconds on first trial and
ntil seconds on second trial; distance fir
ere stable to curb, 81 feet.
by Friendship-Time to harness,
md seconds on first trial and IL 20 secor
tire on second trial; two horses harnessed
Jul two men; distance from stable totonl
the of engine, 25 feet; time to reach Gu
ers, 23t seconds on first trial and 204 seco
k on second trial; distance from stable
dis curb, go feet.
Fame-Time to harness, 10 seco
was on first trial and the same on the sec,
srse trial; TWO horses harnessed by two n
distance from stable to tongue of eng
SO feet; time to reach curb, 234 seco
on the first trial and the same on
second trial; distance from stable
curb, rs feet.
Weccacoe-Time to harness, 16
by seconds on the first trial, IA second
avs, the second and ID seconds on the I'll
In two horses harnessed by two men;
erse tance from stable to tongue of eng
be 3S feet.
Water Witch-Time to harness, i
seconds on the first trial and L
seconds on the second trial; two he
harnessed by three men; distance
stable to tongue of engine, 3S feet;
to reach curb, ~ seconds on the
trial and 10 seconds on the second
distance from stable to curb, rs feet
The Reliance did not give an ex
a. ton because it has new horse ant
I sar Weccacoe did not go to the
nonn because it also has green" horse
,'"1h At the conclusion of the inspe
.ricL. the inspecting party and a few o
!, an were driven to the Logan House, v
Sin supper had been provided by men
ar rt Of the Water Witch.