St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-24
$1,49S, S,343. rs

LOSS OH 90, lUI. III
Total loss. $187, ,153 0S
In the first 101a months of the present
year the alarms have been 4S0, some
what fewer than in the corresponding
| month of 1894.
Members of the general staff and
companies are required to furnish
composed and are of the average cost
| as follows: Cap, $1.5S; straw hat, So
| cents; fire hat, S.; rubber coat, $3.50;
rubber boots, $780, double-breasted
uniform suit, $2S; overcoat, $24; summer
uniform suit, $24; two blue flannel
shirts, $3.50; two summer shirts, $3.50.
| Total, $100.15.
| The length of service of such outfit,
| or it's cost per year of wear, have not
| been tsated ito your committee.
| Of the, 1SO men in the companies but
| IL receive as little as $45 per month,
; and but more as little as $50 per
| month.
| These are men comparatively new
! to the service, who may expect pro-
| motion for good behavior, if they re-
I main with the department.
The average pay for ayy the men in
the companies is now $71.20 per month,
or slightly in excess of $3.50 per year.
| The men in the force are required to
| remain in or near their respective, quar-
| ters the greater part of the time in
| readiness to run.
The average pay of all the men in
and the average total time spent at
| fires during the year 1894 by the diff
| ferent classes of companies was as
| follows:
Av. of total
Av. No. runs hours spent at
during year. fires dur. year.
Engine and hose companies. Sc 80
Hook and ladder companies. .4 SO
at hours fser9ey per dsy this would average
| ten days work in the entire year, for
| engine and hose companies; 9 2-9 days
work in the entire year for hook and
ladder companies, and 6 40 days work
in the entire year for chemical COM
panieS.
The number of casualties in the de-
partment, during the year, to men
while on duty was thirteen. Of these
eight happened at quarters and the re-
mainder at fires, or while running on
| alarms. The most severe accident of
the year was a broken ankle sustained
while sliding down pole at quarters.
This kept the injured man off duty for
ty-seven days.
The department is we'll and efficiently
what might be expected from manage
| ment by a board of public-spirfted
business men, not attracted to the
position by the salary attached.
RECOMMENDATION
The scale of wages in force in the
| department was mainly fixed some
| years since, before the recent fall in
| all prices for services and commodi-
| ties. This class of service demands
| sober, orderly, healthy and courageous
men, who, at times, must undergo
| great eXertion and exposure. But such
! periods are infrequent, and are merely
occasional, short bursts of energy in
| life of comparative ease.
| Such employments have always been
| immensely attractive to multitudes of
people. Vacancies in such positions are
sure to find great excess of applicants
to fill them. Thousands of men with
all necessary qualifications could be
had from among our own people on a
days notice.
The salaries paid were liberal and at
tractive, even when all prices were
much above present standards. At
considerably above the market.
Your committee therefore recon-
mends the following as fair and just
and proper for adoption:
Per year.
Chief engineer ......................S2 50, 500
First assistant engineer. .......... /, 800
Second assistant engineer. 400
Master mechanic NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. /, $50
Supt. Fire Alarm. 1,300
secretary ........ ................... 800
All other employees, receiving above
$50 per month, 10 per cent reduction be-
low present rates.
The saving from adoption of the
above suggestion would amount to $16,-
$40 per year.