Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1895-05-08
CITY FIRE PROTECTION
The CounciI Thoroughly Dis
eusses the Natter.
The ENGINES TO REMAIN HEATED
And Hydrants TO Be Made First
Class.

The city council met last evening 10
regular session With the mayor and ali
members present except Alderman
smith.
The usual number Of bills against
the e1ty was allowed.
IL was recommended that City At
torney Biggef's bill be allowed on the
basis Of the Marion county bar assoeia-
tiOn rates. This would have given
him S1lO but his claim was only 800.
On motion Of Mr. Bingham Mr.. Bigger
was allowed $50.
The committse on fire and water
recommended that the petition for q
hydrant on State and Fourteenth
streets be granted. Passed.
Chairman Albert reported that three
hydraDts had succumbed TO the water
pressure and that the committee had
repaired one and 10 behalf Of the COM
mittee recommended that all Of this
class, 1.-THE Perkins) bydrants be either
repaired or replaced.
Tue ways and LIeans committee re-
ported having examined the quarterly
reports Of the city recorder and treas
urer and found same satisfaction.
On motion OF Mr.. Kay the COM
mittee on fire and water was empoW.
cred TO repair all defective hydrants a.
1t saw fit
Mr.. bingham explained that the
ceasing Of keeping the fire engine
heated was done on the motion Of the
dre committee, but not by the council.
he thought the continual fires should
be resumed 10 order TO reduce the in
suTance rates.
Mr.. Albert explained that the fires
were discontinued by sufferance Of the
council, and that the pressure from the
hydrants direct was a. good and
quicker than when the steamer pumps
IL from the hydrants. He also ex.
planned that the rise Of insurance rates
was universal In the cities Of the north
west, and that this action Of the fire
department had nothing to do with 1t.
Mr.. Binghgm said that his experience
had been that DO city could afford TO
have any but the best fire service. He
moved that the fires be resumed.
Murphy seconded the motion an d
talked in the interest Of efficient fire
service.
Mr.. Kay inquired what the cost Of
coke was and was informed that IL cost
about tS5 per month. He also asked
what force the hydrants would supply
and was Informed that the hydrants
would throw a stream over the highest
building la the city. Mr.. Albert recon-.
mended securing = chemical engine
for the atty IN the near future.
Mr.. Duncan spoke In favor Of Il
chsmloAl engine, and asserted that the
sAvlng Ia the service tue hr.t year
you'd nearly pay for Il, he also made
a plea for ladders at once.
Mf. Rigdon pointed out that ln the
event of g chemical engine being
bought the city would need just ~
much hose and lust ~ good bydfants
as without,
Mr. Albert moved that the whols
"a ijsct bs referred W a Committee
composed Of Mes.s, Holman Kay
aud Duncan. with authority q make
t,ss Of lhs bydFsntS aud engines.
M. Kay sKplsinsd hls sKpsrls0os, TO
the sfeti amusement ~ ail pfesgnt, but
said hs would not llks Ia got along
without good iis department aud
engine aud sstsf
Mr Holman favored repairing aud
replacing I'oor hydfaais,
Nj AlbsTfs mollon 10 fsisT WA losi.
on NJ hlnEham's motion the Fols
stood
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