The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-23
MIDWAY WILL GET IT
THE NEW FIRE ENGINE WHICH
IS NOW BEING
SBUILT
QUESTION OF ITS LOCATION
Discussed in an Informal Way by
the Board--Resfdents VIII Be
invited tor Attend the Meeting
Dec. I3 and aAir Their Views
McCardy Has Framed Up An
other Suit for the City.

The fire board at its meeting last
night discussed in an informal way the
location of am engine In the midway
district The new engine now being
punt by the Waterous Engine company
VIII, when completed, probably be
placed in the engine house at Ramsey
ana Leech streets and the engine now
In service at this point removed to the
midway district. The exact location
OF the engine in the midway district
mas not been decided upon by the
board, but during the next week the
commissioners will drive over the ter
fitory on a tour of inspection
In order that the residents Of Macal-
ester. Merriam Park, Hamline and ST.
anthony may have something to say
ABOUT the location of the engine in the
midway district the residents interest
ed in each of the localities mentioned
Will be invited to attend the next
meeting of the board, Dec Is, and air
their views
The question of securing long dis
tance telephones in all of the engine
houses, suggested by Supt. Carey, of
the hre alarm system, was laid over
until the next meeting
Supt. Carey reported that owing to
a difference between Supt Freely and
TIE l6lGDnOn6
company had not been paid for any
telephone service used by the fire de-
partment for nearly two years.
commissioner Walther explained that
the comptroller held that the contract
made between the fire board and the
Northwestern Telephone company was
Tor period of three years, and con-
sequently Illegal as, under the char
ter, the contract could not exceed one
year.
The board will take up the question
of contract for 1899 with the tele-
phone company at the next meeting
As to how the bills for the past two
years would be paid the commissioners
are unable to say, the information Civ
en- Supt. Freely being that suit would
have to be instituted against the city
The board passes the bills regularly,
but the comptroller refuses to audit
them.
The pay roll for November. amount
ing to $13,21777, was approved. as were
also claims aggregating $2,4S2.53. The
secretary reported a balance on hand
of 14,9S3.27. The figures from the
comptroller showed receipts to the de-
partment fund of $3.50, 99990, and dis
bursements 1854 ,064.O7; balance on
hand, SIG, 1888
Chief Cook reported that he had
placed monitor nozzle on one of the
old chemical engine trucks and that a
public test of the new nozzle would be
given in a day or SO. The nozzle is
something on the style of the water
tower, except that it cannot be ele-
waited. In shape it looks something
like a small cannon. -Four streams can
be attached TO the nozzle and a two
and half inch stream thrown on
fire.
Chief Cook is quite enthusiastic over
the new apparatus and claims a stream
can be thrown 20 the top of the Ryan
hotel with it. The advantage gained
is that While a single stream at hot
fire is turned INTO steam before it
reaches the fire the volume of water
thrown by the new nozzle prevents
this and the water has the result de-
sired.