The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-04-19

Long. long ago the crystal Hose
company of the Scranton Fire depart
ment wanted to have their quarters on
Linden street made more inhabitable
and today, they expect to move into
the quarters which at last have been
made as was wanted Repairs have
been going on for over month, and
yesterday morning the members of the
fire committees of both branches of
councils visited the rcmodelled quar-
ters on tour of inspection i'm view Of
the acceptance thereof by the city.
Building Inspector Nelson was a MEM
Der of the party.
Chief Hickey and Assistant Chief
McManus of the fire department: p.
J. Newman, VI. =. Wilcox. and Engi-
neer George 4. Conner. trustees, and
Harvey 4. Long. foreman of the Crys-
| talS, accompanied the councilmen on
III" tour. Select Councilman Wade N.
! Finn, president of the Joint committee,
was seen by Il Tribune representative
! after the inspection. aud ne said that
as q whole the committee were salts
! fled ana only wanted a few minor de-
tails added, and the acceptance would
"f wire screens on the four windows in
the stables and one large screen ON
the window near the drop" pole TO
! prevent "A man, sliding down the pole,
going through the window. Also some
gas fixtures.
To fully appreciate the changes, one
must have seen the quarters previous
to the alterations, but, at any rate, a
Iperson with the fact that there are few
better company quarters in the city.
| The remodellrg throughout was done
! by the Blair estate from which the
house is leased and the cost amounts
to several hundred dollars.
| The plans for the required alterations
were done by Building Inspector Nell
! son and approved of by the trustees
and foreman Of the Crystals, acting as
| a committee for the company. The
| city will only be called upon to supply
the carpetings lighting and heating,
! and six hunks for the bunk room for
the permanent men. The other house
furnishings, the company already have,
GROUND FLOOR ARRANGEMENT.
| Beginning from the outside, the first
notable change is the large doors and
runway leading from the building. The
| latter is perfectly adaptable to its use,
while the former now swing out in
stead of in. Entering the building
through a narrow door in the right
hand section of the building, one goes
directly into the hose wagon room. The
building proper is forty feet wide and
divided lengthwisc evenly Passing
from the hose wagon room through two
large archWays to the left one goes
into the steamer room. In the rear
of these two main roors ON the ground
floor, the floor is depressed so that the
apparatus can be cleaned as it stands
In the left hand front corner of the
steamer room stands the slide pole
leading from the bunk room above,
This is so arranged that the men in
"dropping" are only "A few PAGES from
the horses heads at either apparatus
The indicator and gong alarm hangs in
this room.
These rooms are finished in matched
yellow pine sides and ceiling, and a
hardwood floor.
In the rear of the main rooms are
the stables running the full width of
the building seventeen feet deep and
a story and half high. There are sis
stalls, regulation size, and one boz
stall for emergency or hospital use
Three stalls lie directly back Of the
steamer room and the other four are
in rhe rear of the hose wagon room
The doors on the stalls are covered in
side with galvanized tin and the stall:
are sided and foOred with hard wood
preventing dampness and insuring alb
'LA In oil nj a
floors are calked with oakum and tar
An iron tile drain runs the whole
length of the stalls and Is connected
with the sewer The seven foot space
between the stalls and the rear wall is
cemented and inclined So as to insure
dryness. The half story above thu
stalls will be used for the oats anC
bran bin and haled hay. A double col
Iumu chute leads from the grain bin t
the stable and nearby is Il neat littl'
medicine closet, The stalls are ventil
Iated by means Of two large open stacks
leading above the roof and placed ali
rectly over the stalls. They can b.
opened or closed as needed. doo
leads from the stable into the alley anC
is provided with a slat door inside
Water faucets are placed convenient!
for use in the stables and apparatu
rooms.
COMPANY APARTMENTS.
\ small stairway leads from the hos
wagon room in the rear left hand cor
ner up into the reading or reception
room on the second floor over tn
steamer room. This room is fitted wit
"A uniform and permanent mems cloth
ing locker and a book case. To tn
left of the head Of the stairway is tn
entrance to the assembly or compan,
meeting room. To the right Of tn
stair head is the bath room GX9). Il
this room is a lavatory of three bas
ms, a bath tub and water closet. Tn
bath room is fitted with an Adams
instantaneous water heater and no
water can be obtained in two minutes
1t Is a small boiler-like affair, abou
2A1l2Xllh feet in size with gas jet at
tachment. The bath room is papere,
with water proof paper and will b
carpeted with waterproof felt limo
leum.
The reading and assembly room
floors are to he covered with simila
iinoleum ana are papered 50 as to Civ
. a light but quiet effect Passing from
the reading room into the front room
over the steamer room, one enters tn
hunk room. Herein will be placed ST
cots for the permanent men. Th
company will carpet this room. A ven
tilator leading to the roof gives
good air circulation here,
From the reading room to the left
is the assembly room, Around tn
three sides of this room are built com
bination seats and lockers, In from
of this and over the hose wagon roOr
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