St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-25
REPORTS of THE DEPARTMENT
SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD
LAST NIGHT.
FIGURES ON THE WORK DONE
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY FEWER
CLAIMS THAN THOSE RE-
CORDED IN 1894.
EQUIPMENT ON HAND AT PRESENT.
The Board Compliments Chief Jack
son and His Assistants and Men
Condition of Finances.

At the regular meeting of the board Of
fire commissioners last night the an
nual reports of the chief engineer of
the fire department, superintendent of
fire alarm master mechanic, veterinary
surgeon and the fire board itself for
the year 1895 were read and submitted.
The report of the board, which prac-
tically included the reports of the
heads Of departments, is addressed to
the mayor and common council, and is
in substance as follows:
The number of alarms responded to
during the year were 572, being $50 less
than in 1894. The losses by fire were
1926, ,534.72, an excess of about $l50,O00
over the losses of 1894, owing to several
large fires in the business district of
the city.
The expense of maintaining the fire
department during the year 1895 was
$19S, ,271.41.
The department consists of L chief en-
gineer, assistant chiefs, l superin-
tendent of fire alarm, 1 master me-
chanic, Is captains, "a lieutenants, 70
truckmen and pipemen, II engineers of
steamers, II stokers 3S driVers,1 watch
man, linemen, operators In hre
alarm service 1 blacksmith; total num-
ber, 100.
The apparatus in service consists Of
II steam fire engines, 3 chemical en-
gines, l water tower, aerial trucks, .
ordinary trucks, 10 hose wagons, 3
hose carriages, two-wheeled hose cart,
! 81 supply wagons, Is hose sleighs, =
hook and ladder sleighs, chiefs bug
gies, chiefs sleighs, l superintendent
| fire alarm buggy, l fire alarm wagon, z
fire alarm sleighs, 1 department supply
sleigh, Ill horses, Al, $50 feet of hose, 164
| fire alarm boxes. In reserve, l steam
| fire engine and three chemical engines.
During the past year the department
has purchased $500 of 212-inch steam
fire engine hose, 1 hose wagon and
horses at cost of $S,0S0.
The value of the property in charge
of the department is estimated as fol
lows:
Buildings, $176, ,92O; lands, ZOO; ap-
paratus, $116, ,450; fire alarm, SAL, ,S32. 81
furniture supplies, SIS, ,S29.17; total value
$555, ,731. 40.
Seven horses were condemned and
sold during the year at auction fol
1921. so.
The new engine house at ST. Anthony
Park has been equipped and placed II
service with a company, consisting o.
two members of the regular department
and four volunteer members.
The report of the chief engineer
accompanying the report of the board
shows the fire department to be IL
good condition for thorough ana ell
ficient work The report states tha
4,34O monthly inspections of building
have been made by company officer
during the year 1895, and that man!
fires have undoubtedly been averte(
| thereby.
The report of the board states tha
during the year 1895 there occurre'
several unusually large fires in tn
business district of the city, involv
ing heavy losses by fire and water t
large and expensive stocks Of mer
chandise These fires were manage
by the fire department in Sk1ilfu
and efficient manner, and the losSe
resulting therefrom reduced to tn
minimum possible under the circum
stances.
''The department has continued,
says the report, ''tO maintain its hig
standard for promptness and eff
cheney, and we are glad to report tina
; the department is in every respec
worthy of the confidence reposed in i
cit affords us much satisfaction t
, report that, after paying all expenses
the department had on hand the Is
day of January, 1896. a balance to II
credit Of over $4,000, representing
2 saving of that amount during tn
t | year."
The report concludes: eve desi1
J again to record our appreciation {
the services of Chief John Jackso
and his able assistants; also of Sup
' Thomas Carey, of the fire alarm sy'
2 TEN, and to say that the present e.
cellent status of the department
e largely due to their faithful and il
telligent efforts.
e '"Fhe commission also desires
g again call your attention to and
= commend the faithful services pc
e formed by the men of the departmel
Y during the past year.
'In conclusion, the commission e.
tends it's thanks to the mayor ar
common council for their cooperate
in the administration of the affair
of the board, and also thank the p
$ lice department for it's assistance"
Chief Jackson's report include
among other data a statement Of tt
- number of accidents and injuries
o members of the fire department whi
,r on duty. The accidents were few
le number, and none of the injuries fat
lie or of such character as to perm
q nently incapacitate the men injure
,f 70 Chief Jackson said. in respect to acc
l. dents, the year 1895 was the mo
,e fortunate the department had eXpel
,e enced in ten years.
lie All of the reports were adopted.
., The board approved the pay roll
ID the department for the month
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