The Portland daily press., 1900-03-26
TO FIGHT FIRE.
Would Locate au Engine House I'm =
West End Park.

The IRE department will ask for very
comparison with what was demanded
last year. II 10 understood that Chiel
Eldridge favors an appropriation not In
excess and perhaps smaller than wal
ma5e last year, and the turning Of some
OF the extra money into the Improvement
Of the quarters Of the fire department
with 9 hope or adding to the equipment
Of the department. next year.
Ward 4. or that part of It ommoniy
called the West End, together with
StroudwAter and parts OF Ward 8, will
ask for . fire engine house. This Ii
badly needed in that section of the CITY
and as was stated last year 1t can be
brought about al q moderate expense.
Alderman Milliken will ask TO have an
appropriation made to purchase tri-
angular lot of land bounded by Congress,
Lowell and Burnham streets for the looa-
tion Of the engine house. He claims that
. better location for the engine house
cannot be found. That an engine sta.
TONED there will be able 70 reach all
parts of the West End, Stroudwatsr and
the southern section Of Deering where
tire protection 10 much needed there can
be no question. The lot OF land Mr..
Milliken will ask the city to purchase
for this purpose contains 10000 square
feet. He wishes to have the engine house
built Of wood and fitted up to acoommo-
date an engine and hose wagon, placed
at one end of this lot and have the rest
Of 1t turned into little park. He says
hat this land can be bought for %
cents foot. and that IL is good trade at
that price. Mr.. Milliksn also favors the
selling of the hose house and lot now Oh
BurnhAm street, and the house and lot
near the Temporary Home on Congress
street, both Of which belong to the city
and she turning Of the money into the
erection of the new engine house and
the purchase Of the lot. Mr.. Milliken
says that If this Is done the West End
can have fire engine and a hose wagon
for fire protection right in the best part
Of that section of the city and near
enough to reach other parts Of the Deer
ing district in . brief space of time and
tAuv shO W1OtO oobO VIA bc AC6a thun
5000. The engine for this house will be
the spare engine now In the Central
Fire station, and hose 6 will be moved
into ID and an engine company formed.
1t win require two extra permanent
men to complies this company.
Something will be done this year with
out doubt towards improvement of the
n. AAa
talked Of by almost every city govern
ment for many years, but nothing has
been done to improve matters. The ss-
timated cost Of the contemplated i'm
provsmsnts 10 from $1,000 to 5000 The
plan is to move the liquor agency ont
Of the building. put the chemical engine,
the horse Of the chief engineer and all
the other apparatus fronting ON Congress
street, tear out all but one Of the stair
cases, throwing the several rooms all
into one big room. Overhead 1t lie
planned to give the chief engineer and
all the permanent men attached TO En-
CINE 5, the truck and the chemical sleep.
ing quarters, give the companies meet
ing room and generally improve the
building and make 1t worthy of the pur-
pose for which 1t Is now used.
In Deering 1t is contemplated to erect
house ct MorIill's, which will accom-
modate the hose wagon and will b large
enough to put an engine In when the
time for IL comes along.
1t Is believed that all Of these things
can be accomplished this year and the
city council will be asked to seFi ously
consider them.