The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-29
WILL ASK. FOR $2o5,OoO.
Fire Board Came Out This Year
With $1,000 Balance.

The board of fire commissioners, at its
meeting last night, received the report
of Secretary Owens, which showed that
the expenditures for the current year,
including the November pay roll and
bills approved at the meeting, aggregated
$l92, 855.74, and out of the $200000 set apart
in the tax estimate for 1898 there was a
balance on hand Of $7,14426. This, Presl-
dent Clark stated, was good showing,
and he felt proud in saying that there
was one department in the city that had
gone through the year and had balance
on the right side of the ledger.
The expenditures, as shown in the re-
port Of the secretary, were as follows:
Salaries $l63, 5000; fuel So, 422. 05; forage,
IS, 1888; fire alarm, $617.11; machinery re-
pairs, $6,5l3.11; house repairs, $2,663.67; sun
dry supplies, S., 0SS.55; hose, $3.50; horses,
$,655; printing, $249.78; gas light, $777.14;
rent of engine, $1995O; total, $192. 85574
Commissioner Walther thought having
a balance of over $1,000 would make it
all the harder for the board to persuade
the conference committee and the coun-
Gil that more than $500, 900 was needed by
the department for next year. The saw
ing had been made, he said, by the
strictest economy, and the council and
the conference committee should so con-
slider it. In this connection the board
will ask the conference committee for
$205,G00 for 1900, which is $4,000 less than
the maximum charter allowance for the
department.
The committee on machinery reported
that the engine now located at Tenth
and Broadway could be removed to some
other locality without detriment to the
service The committee also recommend
ed that a hose cart and four men be sta
toned there. There was a general discus
sion as to where the engine should be To-
fnd nfSh nd oil hAr fo
vored a piece of property being secured
on South Robert street near the bridge.
Mr.. Vanish said there were twenty-three
factories on the West side flats and but
one engine, and that was two miles from
the many industries, He thought he
would be able to make a report on a To-
cation at or near the end of the bridge at
the next meeting and the matter was re-
ferred to the building committee.
Chief Cook was instructed to consult
with the water board and, If possible Sc
cure more pressure on the fire hydrants
in the vicinity of Tenth and Broadway
The board recommended to the water
board the placing Of auxiliary valves on
fire MIGRANTS in the wholesale district.
Theirs were five, bidders for furnishing
the department with 800 tons of hay and
5000 bushels of oats. The contract for
oats was awarded to Jameson & HeVener
at 2412 cents and for hay to the Mime
sofa Grain and Provision company at 81 50
per ton.
The secretary was directed to advertise
for 2009 feet Of engine hose and 500 feet
Of chemical hose.
The report of Chief Cook for October
gave the number Of alarms as sixty four;
insurance on buildings, $95. 200; insurance
on contents, $139, IT'S; total insurance, $751;
SIS; loss on buildings. $7,SS7.61; loss on
contents, $21 ,31011; total less, $29, 1912; in
surance over loss, $205, 177.2S.
: The water tower, purchased several
years ago at a cost of So, $50, will be sold
if the board can find a purchaser If not,
the truck will be used to advantage and
the rest of the apparatus sold for old
iron.