Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-05
MADE A START.
me First Step Toward Addj.
tionaI Fire Protection.
TWO EoRs COMPANIES PLACED.

''es' 'r Popular s.. range Ile., Carried
Dat.
INC city council took its final steps
looking to the completion Of the Maid
.'Fe department last night. by proyid.
ing Tor two additional companies.
one to be placed at either end Of the
city, be that much said to the conn
ellis credit. but the n,ethod of rro.
'iding for the improvement, Is no,
such as will prove popular, if indeed
practical.
The fire anil lirh, comm;,,o.
o,onsh' IN Resolution ordering two
additional hose companies. One is
10 DC placed n, the Cable hose buusc
va 'hc east end aud Que ut the Phoe
nix hose house in the west end re-.
sPec,ive'y. The resolutions call for
"o @-hprsc wagons. ons team, one
morse ana buck-board wagon for the
chici. one Sc; rf double harness
i'ooo feet of cotton hose. four nozz,es
and also rubber coats.
Inc hose houses are to he placed
ln hahitab!c Condition. and three adj
aiiohal hremcn are To he employed.
Ncrs Peculiar Action.
bnt then comes the part Of the re.
port. which the citv council
should not for one moment have
countcnanccd. for it borders on III.
ridiculous. and must have been the
IDEA of some one entirely uncxperi-
enccd in the matter Of fire pro,cc-
tion. IL - expressed in few words.
out ~ means much. Ii is: I'VE
would recommend that the use of the
hook and ladder truck be- discon.
tinucd. except in case of = second
alarm of lire, and tina; the team used
thereon he transfcrre! to one of the
branch stations"
The plans involved in this idea are
these: When an alarm of fire i,
turned in from the east end of town.
the company in that section and the
oentrais will respond, while the ives,
end company will run to the Central
house. ana there wait fOr n second
alarm: then unhitch from the wagon,
hitch To- the truck and respond. and
, only compromise which the commit
tee had TO offer was tina, the two adj
ditional wagons carr two extern
sion ladders, one - feet and one 80
feet long.
The committee did not contem-
plate any fires in the central part of
the city. requiring the immediate use
of extensive ladders. but the plan il
undoubtedly that one or the other
outlying companies is t. drive its
team to the central house for the
truck after responding to the fire.
and thus recall the livery stable Incl
dent of the old volunteer days
| Co-E-n Krew isc:scr.
Aid. Corkcn. chairman of the
| finance committee. and who had the
honor of inaugura;ing the paid fire
| department oi Rock Island. rs chair
man of the fire and light committee.
raised a proper objection to the new
plans. and although wishing to up
hold the committee and accordingly
voting for the adoption of the rcso-
luton n read. he did not conform to
the ideas presented. He strongly
advocated the placing of one chem
lea! engine in the city as in other
places the size of Rock Island. An
other very good idea on Aid. Cork
ems part was that the police depart
mcnt respond To- fire alarms with the
patrol and ropes to prevent the pco-
PIE from crowding around the fire.
mud prpvcn:iur the Gremcn from
doing their duty. In fact. AID. Cork
en- held To the belief that i; the city
intended completing its FIRE depart
mcn,. it do il in the proper way. and
not indulge in imprac,icahlc make
shifts. IL only Of u temporary nature.
and Aid. Corken knows wha; he j.
talking about.
I'll. River front.
An ordinance for the prevention OF
house boats lying along the river
bank was read 10y Aid. Maucker. and
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