The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-30

Companies VIII Respond to Certain
Alarms-Many Applicants for Positions
But the Chief Fayors Single Men-City
Redistricted for Fire Protection.
Fire Chief Walden and his men are
as busy as bees preparing for the open
ing Of hose houses Nos 3 and !. New
wires are being put in and by noon to-
morrow everything will be in apple pie
order, 50 says the chief. and alarms can
be sent in with al assurance that they
VIII arrive at their proper destination.
The horses are in first class eondf-
ton and the wagons and hose are all
placed in proper position. Hose house
No. 3 VIII be in charge Of Frank Car
Genhire, the colored fireman, and his as
sistants viii all be colored men.
Chief Walden had not decided last
night upon the West Side hose house as
10 who would be placed in charge. but
said that it would be an experiences
fireman with an assistant, who would
probably be new man. The chief is
thronged with applications for positions
ana reaAlZes that his position is a try
Ing one az such times as this as ne must
De governed not by his likes ordisIikes
as 10 the applicant, but wholly BIZ his
peculiar qualifications for the position
sought after. In speaking Of this the
chief said:
II would naturally appear that al
such times as the present, that married
men should be given the preference. but
l oeheve That young men, full Of activ-
lty and endurance should be given the
preference. l don't wish to convey the
-s-aJ-
lures his staying qualities, but they are
naturally more timid, at least more eau
tious about running into danger than a
single man
IL IS not generally known that ali
heho ers whether single or married are
required to be on hands at all times, ex-
cVplIng as required by rule y of the de-
partment, This rule reads:
Rule Zz.-Leave Of A bsence The fore
man IN charge Of house will grant TO
members IN their charge leave of alb
sence not exceeding twelve and one-haIf
tLZ42) hours, not oftener than once in
e-ght days 70 the same member: notice
:" De gwen 70 the member twenty-four
hours IN advance F'Oremen viii be
allowed same privilege, subject 10 the
approval of the assistant engineer
The several foremen will grant 10 mem
pers OF their companies leave of alb
eence, not 70 exceed one hour al any
bIne, and such leave viii not be grant
ed during the absence Of any other
member, (the usual day off excepted
ana then only when the efficiency of
the company will not be endangered
thereby. During meal hours. not mora
than one-third of any. company shall he
absent, and no member shall 60 10
meals exceeding distance Of one ID
mile from company's quarters. ANY
arrangement 70 accommodate members
VINO desire to attend church on Sunday
that VIII not interfere with the uecas-
sary work Of the day, providing that
not less than three-fourths of the whole
number Of officers and members in
each company must always be on duty.
Every policeman in the city is sup
Piled with key TO the fire alarm boxes
and people can often aid the Depart
ment by calling on a policeman instead
OF hunting for a key Each key will
unlock any one Of the boxes.
The city has been divided into dis
tricts and will be answered as follows
by the companies on and after noon.
Wednesday, May l
All that portion OF the city living
north of eKllOgg street and south Of
the center OF Oak street west 10 Arkan-
sas and Little rivers and east TO Wash
ington avenue viii be answered by Com
panieS No. I and ,
Sec. ?. All that portion Of the city
lying south Of Kellogg street TO limits
Of city west TO Arkansas river and east
10 fifth avenue viii be answered by
companies from station No. and Chem
zeal engine No. 1. When Hose company
No ? ascertains that the fire IS beyond
the reach Of water from MIGRANTS they
Will return 20 quarters and chemical
engine only viii attend.
Sec g. All that portion OF the city
lying north OF Oak street 10 limits of
city, excepting that portion lying north
OF Whitaker packing houses, west TO
Arkansas river and east 10 limits Of the
city viii be answered by companies
from stations No. 1 and ?. In cases
where alarms are for FIRE at the stock
yards. packing houses or school build
ingS the engine company from station
No. 1 and hook and ladder company
from No VIII attend on first alarm.
Should second alarm be given hose
company from station No. > viii res
pond. In this event hose company No.
4 will drive TO station No. l and remain
there until relieved.
Sec. 4. Company stationed at No. 3
viii respond TO ali alarms from that
r.
avenue and north of Oak street 20 lin
frs OF city in addition 70 their duties
a. described in preceding section.
Sec. >. Companies stationed at No
viii respond 10 all alarms from that
portion Of the city lying east OF Wash
ington and south of Douglas avenue 10
limits OF city. unless in that part OF
city where no water mains are located,
when the chemical engine only VIII at
TEND.
Sec. S. Companies from station No.
! viii attend all alarms from that por-
Tton Of the city lying north OF Douglas
avenue to Oak street and east from
Washington avenue 70 limits % city;
also all that portion o. city lying be-
tween TIE rivers, known as Riverside
addition.
Sec :. All that portion OF the city
lying west Of Arkansas rivers. known
as Fifth ward viii be answered by com
panies from station No 1. and chemical I
engine and hose reel from Nos. and > /
In case Of second alarm hose reel from
station No. , and hook and ladder COM
pany from station No. viii respond;
also engine company from No. /
Sec. 5. II case of second alarm II G s /
Trict specified IN section I. all appara-
tus from stations no. l and > VIII re-