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Proc eedings of the Board of Fire
Commissioners
Office Board of Fire Commissioners.
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OHlce Board of Fire Commissioners,
st. Paul. Oct 10, 1896
A regular meeting of the Board of Fire
commissioners was held Oct 49, 1896 at 4
o'clock D. m.
Present-Commissjone Mitsch Clark Vica
President Prendereast
Observation-Disclosures Warner, Freeman.
On motion the reading of the minutes of
the previous meeting dispensed with
The committee on Buildings reported that
they had arranged with Lauer Bros for re-
pairing Engine House No. for $165.10; En-
glne House No. for $4,000; Engine House No.
. for $780, Engine House No. 10 for $1,000;
Chemical Engine House No for $4,000, and
Engine House No. IL for $11S50 and that
they had received bids for new floor of En-
glne House No. II from Lauer Bros, $4,000
tgranite f1oor) James Wheeler $650.0O granite
noor1; Hennessy Cox, $3SO.O0 asphalt
floor.
On motion that portion of report referring
70 repairs on Engine Houses Nos. l. 3, 6, 10.
IL and Chemical No. was accepted and
adopted and ordered placed on file.
A communication was received from the
City Attorney advising the Board not to al
low claim of w. H. CasserIy for services as
veterinary surgeon, except in the sum of
40 A. Accepted and ordered placed on fle
A communication was received from the
american Fire Engine Company, Seneca
rams, agreeing to supply the department with
pipes, etc, for the sum of $3.50. Referred to
committee on Machinery and Chief Engineer
with power to act.
Bids were opened for supplying the Fire
Department with five thousand six hun
dred and fifty g, $50 feet four-inch quarter
sawed yellow pine; four pices 2x6x6 white
pine; Twenty-Five thousand one hundred and
SIX ,l06) feet white pine; all according to
dimensions and specifications furnished by
Chief Engineer, as follows:
John Martin Lumber Company ..... 1888 40
St. CroiX Lumber Company ............ sol %
Jefferson & Kasson Observation-Disclosures. 567 90
Thomas Brennan Lumber Company. 497 81
Burns Lumber Company .............. $50 Oh
Gribben Lumber Company ...... 499 43
BONN Manufacturing Company ......... $40 90
On motion of Commissioner Clark, the
tract was awarded to the Burns Lumber
Company for the sum of $3.50 o.
Bids were opened for furnishing the de-
partment with three hundred 1900 tons best
thousand 5000 bushels best quality No.
white oats, of the crop of 1895, In sacks
sacks to be returned, both hay and oats for
immediate delivery at the several houses of
the department, as follows:
Jas. j. Jellett, hay, $3.50 per ton; oats, 20
cents per bushel.
F. B. Rogers, hay, $3.50 per ton.
D. F. De Wolf, hay, $50 per ton; oats,
IS 7-10 cents per bushel.
Jameson, Heyener G Co., hay, $3.50 per
ton; oats. 10 Is cents per bushel.
w. P. Devereux & Co., hay, s5.23 per ton
oats. 1871 cents per bushel.
On motion the contract was awarded to
per ton for hay. and 1881 cents per busheI
for oats.
Bids were opened for furnishing the depart
ment with three supply wagons and one one
according to specifications therefor, as fol-
lows:
Mitsch Wagon and Carriage company, one
one-horse hose wagon, $265.00; three supply
wagons without being painted), $569.00; three
supply wagons Cpa1nted), S623O0
j. H. Schurmeier Wagon Company, one
ing, and $215.G0 with painting, and best gold
leaf lettering; three supply wagons, $4,000
each, without painting, or $4,000 each with
painting and lettering.
Mahle g. SutnaP. one horse hose wag-
on, without painting, $255.00; three supply
wagons, painted and lettered, $4,000 each. or
without painting and lettering, $1S8.00 each.
Capital City Wagon Works, supply wagons,
without painting, $189.00 each.
On motion, the contract for the one one
horse hose wagon was awarded to the ]. H.
Schumacher Wagon company, the same to be
painted and lettered at the sum of $4,000,
and the contract for the three supply wag-
ons awarded to Mahle & Sutmar, the
same to be painted and lettered, for the sum
of $206.G0 each. -.r
Bids were opened for furnishing the de-
partment with four thousand feet of rub
Der steam fire engine hose, 21s inch inter
nal diameter, four-ply with fve-ply capped
ends, fitted, all complete, with Caswells
automatic coupling, Highbee patent thread,
and one thousand feet of chemical engine
rubber hose, without couplings, follows:
Waterous Engine Works Company, Maltese
Cross brand rubber steam fire engine hose,
LOO per foot; Maltese Cross brand chemical
engine hose, without couplings, 81 cents per
foot
The Crane & Ordway company, White An
Choir brand rubber steam fire engine hose
81 90 per foot ''In case we should receive
the order for the 4,000 feet called for in bid,
we will make you q special discount of
cents per foot net on the 1000 feet" Chem
ical engine rubber hose, without couplings,
35 cents per foot. ttWe would further make
you a net bid of 81, 10000 for the 1900 feet Of
21a-inch fire engine hose and the, LOCO feet
Of chemical engine hose per your proposals."
On motion the matter of proposals for hose
was laid over, to be considered at the next
meeting of the board.
Bids were opened for furnishing the de-
partment with one set of coil for boiler OF
extra first size Ahren's steam fire engine
with top and bottom connections, as follows:
American Fire Engine Co., $40. 90.
On motion the contract was awarded to
the American Fire Engine Co., at the sum
of S3100 90.
The Chief Engineer presented the following
report:
BURSTED HOSE.
Chicago brand, one section, placed in serv-
ice May, 1891 Repaired.
Hercules brand, one section, placed in serv-
ice July, 1890. Condemned.
Eureka brand, section. placed in serv-
ice January, 1888. Condemned.
Excelsior brand. one section placed in
service August 1887. Condemned.
Victor brandt one section, placed in serv-
ice July, 1890. Condemned.
RECOMMENDATIONS
I would recommend that three suctions be
purchased for in the department to
place old suctions worn out.
Summary of fires for month ending Sept.
3d.
Total number of fires, "a; total insurance
involved, $50, $50. 90; total loss, S. .65; in
surance over loss. $44 I'll .35.
Loss for nine months ending Sept. 80, 1896,
1920, 1896. 81.
The report of the Chief Engineer was ac-
cepted and ordered placed on file and his
recommendation that three suetions be pur-
chased was referred to committee on ma
chinery and Chief Engineer, with power to
act.
The report of the Superintendent of Fire
Alarm was received accepted and ordered
placed on file and his recommendation that
new gong be purchased for engine house at
st. Anthony Park was referred to committee
on machinery with power to act.
The reports of the Master Mechanic Vet
Urinary Surgeon and Secretary were received,
accepted and ordered placed on file.
The following bills were allowed and re-
ferred to committee claims to be sent
to City Comptroller if found to be correct:
Farwell. Ozmun, Kirk & Co, s3.49; same
SO cents; Chas. Friend C Son, $7.20; same,
gust Hammer, $500; G. G. Lewis Coal Co.,
$740.05; Mannheimer Bros. $500; Mime
sofa, Engine Works. 49, 70; Paper, Kalmensen
& Co., $500; A. Poirier. $500; St. Paul White
and Electric Co., s5.41; Standard Oil Co.,
S27 10; The Anthem Christensen Betting Co.,
IS. 20; Charles Brown. s550.00; total, 81, 4S4 49,
Ayes-Commissioners Mitsch, Clark, Prem
dergastl2.
Nays-0.
Adjourned.
]. c. PRENDERGAST, Vice President.
ALFRED s. HALL, Secretary.
CONTRACT wORE-IMPRovING, ETC.
IGLEHART STREET.
Office of the Commissioner of Public Works,
City of st. Paul, Mimi, Oct. Is, 1896.
Sealed bids viii be received by the Com
missioner of Public Works in and for the