The herald., 1898-06-16

string was arriving and departing. Frem
all parts of the county they came, and from
more remote points-from Newhall, San
Bernardino San Fernando, Santa Monica,
etc.-and the net result of 1t all was the
purchase Of one team of two horses, the
price paid being $225. Assistant Chief Smith
and Commissioner Kuhrts examined the
beasts, and from the forty candidates chose
five for further examination. The five were
taken out and hitched to an engine in pairs.
After repeated trials, only two were found
able to pull the machine up the Bellevue
avenue hill-these two were selected and
bought.
The mornings work satisfied the COM
mission that the old way Of purchasing ami
mails, that of allowing Kuhrts and Smith to
pick up horses wherever they could at rea-
sonable prices, was the best. and will be
followed hereafter.
Assistant Chief Smith stated that during
the past three years thirty-one horses had
been purchased at an average cost OF $119
each. OF the horses offered at the morn
ing sale, but three were fit for service,
and only two of these met all requirements.
They were SO high-priced, however, that he
believed the city would do better to look
Kuhrts and the chief make a search for
five or six good horses.
Chief Moore reported in regard to old
horses in the department as follows: Three
horses, George, Nose and Walter. lame and
unfit for service; Billy and Frenchy, known
as the white angels, have been in service u
years; Joe, Is years In service; Joe and
Charley, 10 years in service, all should be
1.-THE first three horses should be out of
the department, the last five can be used a $
relief horses or IL the supply wagon, and
might be serviceable for some time. I
have requisitlon on. hand for the pur-
chase of two horses"
A. G. Caleb presented a communication
asking that he be reimbursed to the extent
of $40 for damages done to his buggy, which
was run into on Broadway on Tuesday by
a fire engine while responding to an alarm.
The matter was referred to the chief for
investigation and report.
A representative Of the Eads Chemical
company requested the privilege Of having
one of the company's chemicalizers put on
one of the fire engines for trial. According
to the statement made, the machine is de-
signed to transform all the water sent
through a line of hose into chemical solu-
ton that is ten times more effective than
water in extinguishins fires.
Inasmuch as the trial costs the city moth.
ing and does not interfere with the working
of the fire apparatus, the commission au-
thorized the trial, which will be made before
the end of the present month.
Applications of Paul J. Ayala, William
Erpliss, ]. F. Vervoort and Manuel A. Mo-
reno for positions as callmen were received
and filed.
The invitation to the department to par
ticipate In the Fourth of July paradewas
received and taken under consideration
until the next meeting, when the chief Will
report as to the probable cost of turnout
and how many engines can be safely spared.
The Fourth of July committee also asked
that chemical engine and crew be detailed
at Agricultural park on the night of the
Fourth as an elaborate display Of fireworks
will be given there and the engine will be a
protection against fire. The matter was,
on motion, referred to the chief and Com
missioner Kuhrts with power to act.