The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-21


tion Of the fire department, as disclos-
ed by the inspection made last week by
the chief, the building inspector and
the fire department committee, accom-
panied by the mayor. The mayor
vouchos for all the report contains and
pointed out to the councils that its inn
mediate and careful consideration was
n matter of vital Importance. The
report is as follows:
CHIEF WALKERS REPORT.
Scranton, Pa, July II, 1899.
To the Honorable Mayor, city OF Scran-
ton.
Sir: I hereby submit the following
report, the exact condition nf the fire
department inspected July IL, 1899.
Century Hose company, 45O feet 2jS-
inch hose; good condition.
Crystal Hose company. 400 feet Pig
inch hose; good condition.
Nay Aug Hose company, 500 feet 2i2-
inch hose; good condition.
Columbia Hose and Chemical COM
pany, $50 feet &-inch hose; good con-
dition.
Franklin Engine company, 450 feet
21a-inch hose, good condition.
Nay Aug Hose company, 200 feet "a
| inch hose; good condition.
Liberty Hose company, 200 feet 2la-
inch hose; good condition.
Relief Engine company, 500 feet 2la-
| inch hose; good condition.
Eagle Engine company, GOO feet 2la-
inch hose; good condition.
Liberty Hose company, 200 feet S12-
| inch hose; fair condition.
Relief Engine company, 200 feet "a
inch hose; fair condition.
| General Phinncy Engine company,
200 feet 21a-inch hose; fair condition.
Phoenix Chemical Engine company,
200 feet 1-inch hose bad condition.
William COnner Hose company, 500
feet 2la-inch hose; bad condition.
Neptune Engine company, $50 feet
| 2i2-inch hose; bad condition.
Excelsior Hose company, 400 feet 2la-
| inch hose; bad condition.
Cumberland Hose company, $50 feet
| 2ia-nCh hose; bad condition.
Niagara Hose company, 300 feet Pc
| inch hose; bad condition.
General Phinney Engine company,
800 feet 21a-inch hose; bad condition.
Franklin Engine company, $50 feet
| 2h-inCh hose; bad condition.
Good-.3,1OO feet 2ta-inch; $50 feet q .
| inch Bad-25SO feet 2ia-inCh; 200 feet
1-inCh. Fair--4O0 feet 2la-inch; 200 feet
| 2i-inch.
Total length of hose in the depart
| ment. G.OSO feet 2is-inch. Total length
of chemical hose in the department, $50
| feet. First district or North End, 2,050
| feet; Second district or West Side. 730
| feet; Third district or central city, 900
| feet: Fourth district or South Side, L.
| 300 feet Fifth district or Bellevue. 600
| feet: Sixth district or Petersburg, 500
| feet; total, 6,0S0 feet.
Crystal Hose company-Wheels OF
carriage in deplorable condition; steam
er undergoing repairs.
| Nay Aug Hose Company-One tank
on chemical wagon needs repairing.
William Connell Hose company
| Wagon unfit for service.
Neptune Engine Company-Wheels
| and springs on carriage should he i'm
modiately repaired; suction on engine
! should be repaired.
Century Hose comrany-WagOn needs
| general overhauling.
Eagle Engine company-WagOn In
good condition, just been repaired.
Liberty Hose cOmpany-Wagon In
| good condition.
| Niagara Hose COmpany-Wheels on
! carriage needs repairing.
General Phinney Engine company
| Engine unfit for service; carriage in
| fair condition.
Franklin Engine company-Engine
unfit for service: wagon in good con-
| dition.
| Phoenix Chemical Engine company
| Engine in good condition.
! Hook and Ladder company-Trucl;
needs general overhauling.
Columbia Hose and Chemical COM
| pany-- Engine in good condition.
! Excelsior Hose Company-CarriaGe in
| fair condition.
Relief Engine company-Combinati
wagon in good condition.
HARNESS.
The harness i'm general is in a very
bad condition, the greater part having
been in service for many years.
BUNKs AND BEDDING.
The necessity of more hunks and
| bedding is imperative; in some in
stances the hunks ana bedding have
been i'm continual service for years
notably 50. those in use at the PhOcniS
! and Hook and Ladder houses.
There should be stationed at tht
Crystal house a larger wagon. capable
of carrying greater supply of hose
by so doing ii would not he necessary
to call into the center companies from
the outlying districts. which is now tho
| case, eXCent i'm cases of emergency
Instead of 900 feet Of hose i'm the CentcI
we should have at least 5000 feet and
the proper facilities for taking care oI
| same, j, e., a drying tower. As COndi,
| tiOns now exist, We can not give tn,
hose or wagons the proper attention
| they should receive,
! find the hose is never washed after
a fire, owing to having no duplicate
hose, therefore We have the water anC
filth Of the street acCumuating in tho
body of wagons. which are showing tht
effects of same by dcCayinE. The same
! applies to the hose The outlying dis
! triCts should also be well provided for
Owing To the small quantity of hos,
bought, they get nothing but second
hand hose or hose discarded by tho
| central district.
The communications from the vet
Crinary and building inspector speal
for themselves.
The above report shows the urgcn
necessity Of councils To provide fund,
to put this department upon a firm
basis. Yours respectfully,
j. H. Walker,
Chief Fire Departments
Scranton, Pa. July 10, 1899.
Chief Fire Department.
! Sir: | wish to suggest TO you If I
| would not be policy To have = two
horse hitch on the hose wagon of tn
Franklin Engine company, as the horsr
now i'm use is 700 small TO pull it alon,
and is beginning TO feel the eNcrtiol
he has been subject to,