The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-10-17
FIRE REGULATIONS.
AN IMPORTANT MEETING OF THE
COMMISSION YESTERDAY.
The 'Deiuge' Set Tested-Grnvity
Sewer Natters-The Water Pres
sure-Board of Public Works Will
Meet Today.

Fire department affairs had the pole at
the meeting of the police and fire COM
mission yesterday afternoon, but two
matters pertaining to the other depart
ment being called for consideration.
When President Salisbury called the
board to order all of the members except
Mr.. Noble. who has been out of the city
for several months, responded to their
names.
AS was expected would be the case the
board approved of the action of Chief
Devine in meeting the reduction made in
the allowance of the department by the
suspensions, which amounted to a dis
charge of Giles, Gulbransen, Brough and
WEIGH. In his notice of suspensions
made the chief set out that in the event
of the purchase of needed hose and sup
plies more reductions would be necessary
if the monthly allowance was not TO be
exceeded.
From the chief also came a report of
the condition of the department and a
statement of its workings. In 1t he stat
ed that more new hose was needed ana
the board authorized him to make pur-
chase of 1,500 feet of 212 inch hose. AZ re-
quest for the change of the fire alarm
box now upon the corner of North Tenn
pie and Third West to the corner OF
| South Temple and Third West was also
granted.
1t was decided to ask for bids on hay
and grain for the fire and police depart
ment horses and in accordance with IN
! struetions Chief Devine will secure the
bids to be opened on Tuesday next.
For some days the water pressure mas
not been what it should be, although the
defect was remedied yesterday by the
pressure raised to no pounds, and it was
decided to call the attention of the coun-
Gil to the matter in communication.
From a number Of property owners TIIl
South and First and Second East was
received a vigorous protest against the
| longer maintenance of the Franklin ave
| nue. dens of infamy and demanding that
the nuisance be abated at once. This
communication was ordered forwarded 10
! the council
! After a full discussion of the subject
| the board came to the conclusion that
the ordinance requiring stand pipes and
! fire escapes on all buildings of more than
/ one. story should be enforced and orders
TO that effect were issued to Chief De
| vine, who will at once set about round
ing up the delinquents, of whom there
are great many. No one will be spared
this time and all must comply with the
| tention of the board to treat all ailKe
| and not spare one property-owner while
another is being skinned alive.
Oblad & Knight, the manufacturers OF
! the new patrol wagon, sent IN their oil
in the sum of $3.50 and the same was ap'
proved.
! The board then adjourned to the frs
department, where Chief Devine ordered
! out the hose wagon with the deluge SCI
| for a test. Three lines of hose were at
! tached to the set on Second East iust
below First South and the tests described
| in The Herald several days ago were re-
peated. One man can easily. handle the
! apparatus, which throws a perfect cata-
ract of water over 200 feet, taking as II
does three streams from ordinary hose
So we'll pleased were the members OF the
| hoo 1-d with what thew saw that the CHIEF
| was authorized to make the purchase oil
| the set AT SIS. its regular price being $500