The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-28
r. HAS $4,000 MORE THAN
YEAR AGO.
SALARY CUT HELPED ALONG
IN PILING UP THE FUND WHICH
:. is NOW GROWN SO
FAT.
TELEPHONE TO MAcALEsTER
1t Will BE Rum Upon the Poles of
\. the Fire Alarm Telegraph
Temporarily.

The report of the secretary Of the
ire board at it's regular meeting yes
Fterday afternoon showed the depart
ment to have on hand $17,l50.69 at the
end of the eleventh fiscal month Of this
year in excess of the amount which
was at it's disposal at the end of Oc-
tober, 1895. The saving is in a meas
Sure due to the reduction of salaries
throughout the department, $11, 200 of
the amount being assignable to this
cause, while another portion of the in
erement results from balance from
last year. The general expenses of the
department have also been less than
,othose for the first eleven months Of
last year, which fact has materially
asS.sted in placing so comfortable a
surplus at the disposal Of the fire COM
mission. The report in detail as it
was ordered filed is as follows:
Balance on hand from 1895. So, 938. 13
Amount received to Oct. l,
1880 .......... ............ l84, 851. AZ
Amount of disbursements
to date of last report,
OcL L, 1886. ............. .$l47, 619. 46
Bills allowed yesterday - 1929 96
october pay roll .......... 1871 5.32
- 1852, 034. IA
Balance on hand ................. $31, 754. IA
For the corresponding period of
last year the disbursements amounted
to $179, 1888.
The October pay roll and bills to the
amounts stated in the report of the
secretary were allowed and ordered
placed on file
In regard to placing the contract
for 1000 feet of fire engine hose and
l,O0O feet Of chemical hose, it was unan-
1mously decided to accept the bid Of
Crane & Ordway, of this city, whose
figures were $4,100 for the specified
quantity Of both kinds Of hose. The
matter Of purchasing the hose had
Deen left over from a previous meet
Ing to allow the committee on supplies
to investigate the different bids re-
celved, and the award to Crane & Ord
way was made upon the recommends
ton Of that body.
The report Of the committee on ma
chinery was received and placed on
fle. The recommendation Of Fire
Alarm Superintendent Carey for a new
gong to be placed in engine house No.
Ii was referred back to the committee
with instructions to communicate with
the manufacturers of the old gong,
which had failed to work properly
AFTER having been in use but a short
time.
The recommendation of Chief Jack
son for supplying engine house No. 4
with new doors and other repairs was
referred to the committee on buildings,
with power to act in the premises The
same disposition was made of a rec
ommendation to place a new hot water
boiler in engine house No. TO-
superintendent Carey reported the
entire fire alarm system to, be In sex-.
cellent condition. The report was re-
ceived and placed on file.
Pursuant to request from the North
western Telephone Exchange compa-
ny, the board Of commissioners grant
ca the company the privilege of run
ming. its wires along the fire alarm poles
on Smelling avenue in order that the
citizens of Manchester Park might be
furnished with telephone facilities. The
request was Endorsed by Assemblyman
Craig, who was anxious that it be
granted so that the people of the park
could secure telephone connection with
the city.