The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-02-22

The Fire Committee OF City Council.
with the chief engineer and assistants
made the semi-annual inspection OF
the Fire Department last evening. Tie
party lett the City Hall IN Carriages
about 10 o,olocH. and proceeded to
Fourth and Lombard streets. Every.
thing Was found In excellent order
and the report OF the president showed
that the company has one steam en-
CINE, one hose cart, 1900 feet OF hose
anu three horses, which with the real
estate is valued at $50. 500. There ara
Us active members.
Inc alarm was sounded, and uI.
though the horses have 40 feet to run
from the Stable to tho engine, they
were hooAed up and ready to start In
+ seconds lhis company has boi!-
or which works with an automatic ar.
rangement. keeping tile water IN the
engine warm ut all tunes.
FROM mere the party proceeded 10
the Liberty engine house in south MI.
lnlhgton, but rs the dome of the on,
Sihc was broken on by aseidapt.
The company Is not In service. This
company has 10 members, ono engine.
l-OO leet of hose, one hose cart, and
three horses, which with tho building
IS valued ut $4,000. 1t Is expected that
NL4N i'fl'fiiiE w illS tAElllS WIFI DC 90 M
pteted, and the eompany In service
again In few days.
Tho house OF tho Fano Hose Com.
tnny was next visited and tho enme.
as at tie other houses, found in ak.
Gelleht order. Since the last inSDec.
Ilon steam heater has been put in,
which Keeps about five pounds OF
steam in the boiler continually. fne
Fame has 2J0 melnhers, ono engine.
one hose cart. 700 feet of hDso, thres
horsos and a tine house, the total
Icing valued at ~ ,U0D.
The Weccuuoe Company, at Second
and Jackson streets, was tho next.uud
1t was found that this company Ind
also put in steam heater. lhe her-
SOS have 80 feet to run from the stable
to tho apparatus, bat were hitchCd IN
and ready to go on tho street In 10
Seconds. This company has 100 moln-
hers, one engine, one hose cart, four
horses and @3oO feel Of hose, the total
value OF the property. Including tho
engine house, being so, SO.
From hero the visitors proceeded to
the temporary house OF the Water
Witch Company. On Gilpin aveniiu near
SGott street. Tho house occupied by
the company Ia one story frame
buildinE which Will be Use until the
new house is completed pdny have
one engine, one hose cart, $40 fpcL OF
hose, thee horses, and 200 members.
Tho party then drove to Ieata and
Shtpley 5tr6ot5 wien the house of tho
Friendship Company WIS inspected.
This house Is also supplied with a
stenm heater, The company has ona
engine. one nose cart, tilrae horses,
$500 feet of hose and 10 members. Ibe
horses have - feet to pass over from
The stable 10 the engine, but Yere
hltched in l2jJa SECONDS from the time
the alarm WAS struck The property
owned by the company Is valued as
$50 Oe0.
The Phmnix, Mt Twelfth and King
streets. was the ncxtinspected, and the
company found to be fully euuIpred
and IN active service. All known im-
proVemorts' including steam heater,
were found Mt this house Tho stable
Ii So feet from tho engine. but tho
horses weso hltehal upin II seconds.
Inc company nus ono angIue ono
hose cart, three horses and 1!l0 feet OF
nose, Wh!eh with tne house rnrrpsents
total yaluRtion Of 5li,S45. There
are l27 members.
The Delaware Truck Company. al
SlHth and French streets, was next
visited, The coiuDany own4 one now
truck, well supplied with ladders, fire
S91tst'S' tALlIlts ltaHeTS, etc, Hnl Three
horses. fhcy have 70 members and
their property i valued 1T I'll. 0O0.
Tho Washington Company, on
French street hear Third. was tic last
visited. Tins company also has
steam heater and herinproveuents.
The horses are 30 feet from tho en-,
CINE, but they were hitched up iii IL
seconds. The company owns one en-
glne. one hose cart. ono truck, three
horses ard has > geo feet OF hose.
There are Is members, aid tho total
valuation of their property Is S42, $50.
Nearly all the companies have hand
some pdrl9r5 and meeting rooms, In
which they take the greatest priio.
the inspection conciu7iyaly showed
that Wilmington has lire department
of which tho citizens may well BIO
proud and that the efficiency could
not be increased blythe substitution OF
gaid department,