The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-04-03
Ambulance Calls.

There were 70i ambulance calls our
ing the year. OF which @o were ior
white and 1913 were for colored persons,
decrease Of 100 calls over last year. Inc
general condition Of the white depart
MT Of the hospital IS quite good, but
there are some much-needed improve
ments TO the colored hospital which
would recommend be made during the
coming year
Nine hundred and twenty-one cords or
wood and $500 bushels OF coke nave
been distributed. Forty-seven thousand
e. hundred bushels Of this
coke we're donated by the City council
10 the Ladies City Mission, and by them
distributed. The increase In wood over
last wear was 297 II cords; the increase
I'm coke over the last year. l.lS bushels.
Five thousand. nine hundred and seven-
tv-three bushels and IS pounds of meal
were distributed being an increase OF iA
bushels and IS pounds Of meal over last
year
Fifty-eight hundred and forty-eight pre-
scriptions have been compounded at the
| Citv Dispensaries exclusive Of Medical
| College, being an increase Of 2S2 pre-
scriptions.
Two hundred and twenty-eight collins
were issued. % for whites and 1879 fer
| c0lored. an increase over last year OF
| sc collins Two hundred and forty-nine
| interments have been furnished, II white
and 2s7 colored. being an increase over
last year OF 40 interments.
Fire Department.
The Fire Department, under the wise
| MANAGEMENT of our Board OF FIRE Com
| missioners. and Chief W. @. Fuller IS IN
most excellent condition. This Depart
ment has in its employ forty-three men
| on the permanent force ana one huhurTu
| and eleven on the call force mahlng
total Of one hundred and fifty four There
| are eight engines I'm active service, seven
| Of them in good condition, and one now
| undergoing repairs. There are three
| trucks in service IN good condition; seven
| hose wagons and one two-wheel cart.
| Two wagons have been added during the
year. The reserve apparatus consists OF
| one second size Snby engine ana one FOUR
| wheel hose-reel. There are forty horses
| i'm the department. including the two
used by the Fire Alarm Department.
The number of feet OF nose no" III '-c
Is 1870. About one-haif OF IL Is hrst
| class: the rest has been in use TO- some
| time and is not reliable. There Is none
In reserve and each company mas only
one change. The chief engineer recon-
mends the purchase OF SVoo feet OF au
ditional hose. There were during the year
105 regular alarms. ; second alarms.
special calls. and IS still alarms making
total Of 1a5. The work of the depart
ment Is greatly hindered by the NUMBER
| Of wires ON orr streets At severai nres
serious DELAYS have been caused by no.
| being able TO raise ladders IN oruef 10 se,
| to the upper stories Fires nave gamer
| great hcadvav nv the men not being apie
10 reach the upper stories Vi - lies
| would again urge the removal Vi 49,,
| from the tops of houses. Inc io ~,
missloners have introduced the hrst SUD
| way used I'm the city which they report -
successful I'm every way. They recommends
that every company De required. Tor the
better protection OF life and property, 10
| place their wires under ground, Atten-
ton is again called TO ,he unnecessa.'
obstruction OF the streets by puiuers, VIZ
allow their lumber and Dicks 10 REMAIN
| In the streets for months WIN no mn '
| placed on the obstruction AT night. O'i
| several occasions these obstructlons nave
| been driven INTO by drivers or the de-
partment. doing considerable damage 20
the apparatus men and horses, IN ad-
dition 70 the accidents cduseu " e,,lHes
III these distractions are 10 oe W..
lights should be placed on then' a. n'sa H,'
would earnestly renew my .o' 49,.
ommendation for the construS'io" -. -,
cisterns on our principal streets. one ~
| these can be placed on eacn piock VI '"s