The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-01-23
Valley Falls Firewardens
and Chief Engineer Patt
Hold a Consultation.
The Central Falls Department
to Respond to Fire Alarms
In That District.
DETAILS ARE MOST COMPLETED.
Propositloa Ought to Be Carefully Considered
Before Final Action Is Taken Might
Weaken the Service In This City.

A new move has been made on the part
of the Board of Firewardens Of the Valley
Falls fire district. The matter OF CONSOLE
dating, or making some arrangements
with the Central Falls fire department
whereby the department from this city
could respond to the alarms of hre within
the Valley Falls fire district has been un-
der consideration for some time. There is
about 100000 worth of property within
the Valley Falls fire district, and the tax
payers feel that there should be better fire
facilities In the future than In the past.
They feel that 1t will be dangerous to wait
until large confagration visits them
before taking q decided move In some
direction.
A consultation took place last evening
at Chief Engineer Patt's office in the Broad
street engine house, the full board of fire.
wardens from Valley Falls being present.
The whole situation was carefully can
vassed, and it was the unanimous opinion
OF the gentlemen comprising the board of
firewardens that it would be q feasible
plan to have the department from this
city to respond to alarms in that district
In the last five years there have been seven
fires In Valley Falls, and q considerable
amout of property was damaged. The
district itself and the unfrequency Of fires
does not demand, in a measure, the outlay
OF large amount of money on the part Of
the district.
The firewards feel that il they can pro-
kl,an Of ha tpol 20 fro do
partment to cover the fires in their district
that will be meeting the wants of the tax
payers at small outlay of money. At the
consultation held last evening, 1t was
thought or intimated that the cost of this
plan to the Valley Falls district ought not
to exceed $500, or perhaps it might be
considerably less than that amount. OF
course these preliminary arrangements
will be subjected to the endorsement OF
the taxpayers of the Valley Falls fire dis
trict and by the City Council of this city.
While on the surface these plans look
very well, there are some Objectionable
features to the adoption of them by the
taxpayers of Valley Falls, and possibly
by the members of the City Council Of
this city. The question arises, can the
city of Central Falls afford to weaken its
service in this city for the sake Of deriving
small pecuniary benefit? 1t might occur
that while our department would be re-
spending to an alarm of fire In that dis
trict a confiagration might break out in
this city, and II snch a thing did occur
the present department would be needed
at a moments notice. Can the city of Cen
trail Falls afford to take this chance?
If carried out, however, and it looks now
as il that would be the ultimate result OF
the conferences, the fire district in that
town will be we'll equipped in regards to
the signal service. Arrangements are now
almost completed whereby one of the two
systems of fire alarms will be placed in the
district at convenient points about the
town, and this move will work to great
advantage in sounding the alarms. How
ever, the matter ought to be fully ventil-
ated from all points, particular care being
taken on the part of the representatives
from this city not to weaken the fire sys-
tenn of this city.