The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-27
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21s inch hose Goo feet of which is unfit
for service) 200 feet of chemical hose,
100 feet of linen Pinch hose, 100 feet OF
1-inch rubber. seven sets Of double har-
ness (Armstrong PATENT, one chiefs bug
gy and single harness. twenty-four men,
including chief, assistant chief and e.ec-
trfcian
Apparatus and men distributed and To-
Gated as follows: Fire Station No 1. To-
Gated on Market street, between First ard
Second streets. is a two-story brick build
ing occupied by hose wagon, chemical en-
CINE and steamer. all in good condition,
and equipped with the necessary appli-
erces, such as hose. nozzles, wrenches,
spanners. etc. Assistant chief and eight
men are detailed for duty at this station.
Fire Station No. 2, located on South
Topeka avenue, near English street, is a
two-story brick building and occupied by
hose Wagon, hook and ladder truck, al in
good condition, and equipped with the
necessary appliances, such as hose, noz-
xles, wrenches. spanners, pull-down
hooks, life lines. door opener ladders, etc.
There are seven mer detailed for duty al
this station.
Fire Station No. 3, located at corner of
Thirteenth street and Fourth avenue, is
a two story brick building, occupied by
hose reel and equipped with the necessary
appliances, viz: Hose. nozzles. spanrers,
wrenches, etc. This apparatus has been
in service since November 10, 1886, and is
very much in need of repairs. There are
three men detailed for duty at this sta
ton.
Fire Station No 4, located or West
Side, near Chicago avenue on Seneca
street, is two-story brick building, oc-
cupied by hose reel, fully equipped with
hose, wrenches, nozzles, spanners, etc.
There are three men detailed for duty at
this station. This apparatus has been ir
service since November Is. 1885, and is
IN need Of repairs.
FIRE HOSE.
We have 1850 feet of fire hose, 1880 feet
In good condition, $50 feet unfit for fire
purposes OF this amount OF hose 1000
feet was purchased July % 1889, 1900
feet purchased May 1, 1898. 1,500 feet
purchased November /, 1898, 1000 feet
purchased January Is, 1897.
The guarantee or fret 1000 feet run
out July %. 1893. the guarantee on 1,500
feet will expire June Of this year QS9O,
and on 1.5e0 feet November 2S. of this
year Qs9O. All OF this hose, excepting
1000 feet purchased in 1889, is giving good
satisfaction and will be se:viceable from
one to three years after expiration of
guarantee. The condemned hose is being
used by the sewer department for flush
ing purposes.
WATER SUPPLY. MIGRANTS, ETC.
Our system of water service is by di-
rect pressure. and the pumping capacity
Is 1900. 900 gallons every twenty-four
hours, domestic pressure being so pounds
and increased to 80 pounds for fire pur-
poses
The pumping station is supplied with
the following pumps: One Gaskell COM
pound condensing capacity, 100000 gal
Ions daily; one Ludlow-Du
compound or duplex, capacity 5,000.0 600
gallons daily: one Smith, Vale & Co. sin
gle action, capacity 100000 gallons
daily; four Walkers. single action, 3,000,-
600 gallons daily; one Deane single action,
/ 600 600 gallons daily. Increased capac-
iIy made during the last year 5000, 900
callers.
mains. ranging in size from Is inch to 6
Inch. There yet remains six miles of |
wooden mains that should be replaced
with iron mains as speedily as possible.
There are 224 hydrants in service, a
number Of which could rot be used owing
10 their location. and these should be
moved TO localities where they can be |
used or dispensed with entirely. In but |
one instance during the past year was |
the department unable to get adequate |
pressure, ard this was al the extreme |
limit of the wafer mains near Garfield |
University. at the residence of Mr.. Kirk |
bride Only in this instance are we able |
TO complain Of a lack of efficient service |
on the part of the water company.
As in former reports, I thirk ii my |
duty to again cal the attention of your |
honorable body TO the necessity Of an ad- /
ditional supply main, leading from the
pumping station. in order that the city |
be bette protected ard more certain Of |
water supply during fire. Should any
thing happen 10 the one main leading |
from the pumping station to Waco avenue |
che city would be entirely without water |
supply, and should il happen during time |
Of fire ti;s damage could no; be estimated. |
FIRE ALARM SERVICE.
Our alarm service, euperintended by |
G. F. Stewart. has given good satisfac- |
ton. and ss compared with other alarm |
services. shows it to be much less in ex-
pense of maintenance that airy other in
cities where reports are obtainable We |
have strung through the city thirty mics
OF wire. upon which are located forty
four alarm boxes and instruments 10
convey the alarm into each of the fire
stations. chiefs Office ard residence. The
cost OF supplies in this department. con-
sisting OF new wire, new boxes, battery /
jars vitricl, etc, is sl49.15. Many OF the
alarm boxes. which are guaranteed for
only two years, have been in service for
a period Of eight years, and il is recon-
merded that new boxes be substituted
where the old ones are unsafe.
There are forty-four alarms transmit
ted over this service and thirty-one
alarms over the telephone alarm service
We have had efficient service from the
telephone company and have always
found the night operator at Central Of
ace diigert and watchtul. The cost of
main tanning the telephone service for the
yea. was s152.
This report includes :he following item
ICED statement of the property belonging
20 this branch Of the service, viz:
ORIGIN OF FIRES, LOSS ON BUILD
INGS AND CONTENTS. /,
During the year the department re-
snanded 20 severty-five alarms OF fire.
--...., IoSs IN buildings ana COR,