The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-14
Total special debt.

FIRE MARSHAL'S REPORT.
To the Honorable Mayor and Gentle
men of the City Council:
Gentlemen respectfully submit for
your consideration my annual report
for the year ending March 81, 1896.
We have been fortunate, not having
to record any serious fires during the
year, also in having had a fewer num-
Der Of fires than during the previous
year.
The loss TO individuals over and above
insurance does not exceed $1,000; the loss
| to Insurance companies not exceeding
| $1,000 This is certainly a remarkable
| showing as the department responded to
| seventy-eight alarms, seventy-five We're
/ for actual fires. The department has
maintained its usual standard of eff
| cheney Notwithstanding the force dur
| ing the year was reduced and two out
| side houses closed.
! The department at present consists
Of two hose wagons, one hook and lad
! der, one chemical engine, one steam en-
CINE, fully equipped, one hose reel,
| equipped with hose in reserve, eighteen
men including fire marshal and city cleo
| tTician.
The fire alarm service has given ex-
! cellent satisfaction, there being forty
two alarm boxes in use located at diff
| ferent points throughout the city. We
| have eleven horses now in service. clos
/ ing the outside stations left US with
| four extra horses, which have been
/ turned over to the street department.
/ The annual expenses of the department
| for the past year was sixteen thousand
one hundred ninety-eight dollars and
| thirty-two cents, ($16, 19S.32)
Il For tha Trapaadi0a ending Ma
| 81, 1895, the expense of the department
was $1S,416.9S, being a reduction in the
! expense Of the department for this year
! of S2,21S66. l have hereto annexed a
| detailed statement of the workings OF
| the department, with recommendations,
etc. l wish in behalf Of the members
| of the department TO thank your Honor
/ and every member of the City Council
| for their assistance and encouragement
also the press Of the city for favorable
| mention Of the department in their ef-
| forts 10 perform the duties required of
them, to the public generally for words
Of CONNIE ndation. all of which encour-
aged the men of the department in their
effort to efficiently perform their work.
The several officers of the administra-
ton as we'll as the officers and men OF
! the police department have given as
| sistance and are not forgotten in our
| thanks, Most respectfully.
a. G. WALDEN,
! Fire Marshal.
FIRE HOSE
We have $500 feet of good. and 700
feet Of unreliable fire hose: 200 feet of
/ IL inch chemical hose, 100 feet OF . inch
| linnen hose and 50 feet / inch rubber
hose.
FIRES.
Number Of alarms for past year IS;
] Of which three were false; but one fire
! during the year where the loss reached
| s.. Oo0 and but two where the loss eX-
ceeded 81. zoo. No serious accident oc-
| CURED to any member OF the depart
ment and no deaths from any cause
/ Eleven fires were caused from dsfec-
/ tive fiues.
Ten fires were caused from gasoline
, stoves.
Ten fires from suspicious. supposed
incendiary
Nine fires from unknown cause.
Nine fires. suspicious.
-Four fires were caused from electric
| wires.
Three fires were caused from defective
CRATES.
Five fires were caused by lamp explo-
| sion.
Two fires were caused from overhead
| ed stoves
Two fires were caused by mice and
| matches.
Five fires were caused from small
boy and matches.
TWO fires were caused by careiessness
one fire was caused by hot air pipes
one fire was caused by hot box.
one fire was caused by bursting steam
! pipes.
Three false alarms
FIRE ALARM
Our alarm system has given splendid
/ satisfaction. Every alarm sent in from
| the boxes has registered promptly and
| perfectly and in no instance were We