Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-09-13
EQUIPMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT.. I

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w.. II. 4. Wallace.s President"
EQUIPMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT..
The apparatus of the department consists
of three LII France, three Clapp & Jones,
one Siisby and one Auioskeag steam engines,
two double G0-gallop Holloway chemical
engines one Hayes truck, with one 35.gali
lon chemical tank and four chemical ex-
tinguIshers; one Chicago Fire EStingnisher
Co. combination truck and chemical, with
one S5-gallon chemical tank; one Holloway
combination hose wagon. three four-wheel
Silsby hose carts, two. American Fire En-
CINE 10. hose wagons one four-wheel hose
cart built by the Phoenix Fire Co., one four
wheel Amoskeag hose cart. one Gleason u
Bailey hose wagon, one supply wagon, one
ambulance and one chiefs horse and buggy.
During the year u 35-gallon chemical tank
was placed on the truck OF the Delaware
| Fire Co., and minor Improvements were
added TO other pieces of apparatus. M
The other equipment OF the department
consists Of IL, 100 feet of tirst.class hose. 4gl
| chemical hose sos feet of ladders and the
| necessary equipment of one first-class and
one second-class truck. There are nine Ell.
| CINE houses, all of which are in first-class
condition. Thirty-seyen horses are in USE
in the department
| FIRE ALARM SYSTEM.
There are "a fire alarm boxes and one in
the City Hall, which is to be used as th,
Mayors private call. Four new boxes were
added during the wear, us follows. No. lb2
| at Third and Jefferson streets; 1853, Loncas
| ter avenue and Union street, l54, Concord
avenue and Washington street, and 1852
| Seidel & Hastings rolling mills. Six towe
| bells are connected with the fire alarm tele
graph, as follows: City Hall, Phoenix, Waite
| Witch, Fame, Weccacoe and Liberty engine
houses. -N M w.
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THE PHGHIx AMBULANCE.
Concerning the Phoenix ambulance til,
report contains the following: I'm my las
report attention was called to the am bulanc
maintained and operated by the Ph@ni,
| Fire Co., with gratuitous services at any AMI
all times. This is commendable and, as II
is maintained at considerable expense tb
company should be relieved by an appru
priation at least sufficient to cover the acttia
outlay. Five hundred and forty -seven Gull
were responded to during the year. 81 o
which were beyond the city limits. Tbre
hundred and one calls were made durini
the preceding year"
Concerning the recent review of the Polio
and Fire Departments the report SAYS ~
was a privilege for our city to have th
National Association of Municipal Elet
tricians hold its annual convention in tn
Grand Opera House September 5th, 9th aI
7th last. A review of the Fire and Polio
Departments was held on September 9th. i
honor of the convention, the first in tn
history of the city, and it is'needless to su
that it was appreciated by our visitors an
citizens as we'll" -@ tt
STATISTICS OF TIE CITY. ~ VI
The following statistics concerning tn
city are given: Daily pumping capacity {
the Water Department, 25,000.000 gallon,
car acity Of Cool Spring and Rodney sire,
reservoirs, Rockford water tower and stan
pipes at Ninth and Rodney streets and Coz
: cord avenue and Washington street. AZ, 05D
, 600 gallons;' mains, ranging from 8 TO
inches in size, 1006 miles: fire hydrant
, AZ; population. census OF 1900, 70 $50; arei
: 10lS square miles; streets. 93.3 miles; builS
] ings, 1880. Interesting tables are give
: showing the details of fires during the yen
and other matters pertaining to the depar
. ment and service.
DEATHS DURING THE YEAR.
The following members of the depar
ment died during the year. and page is s,
apart as a tribute to their memory. The
3 were William II. Briefly of the Friendshi
Co., Michael J.. German OF the Relianc
Malloy of the Phoenix. Henry r. Brinl
hurst, Charles J. Brady and William
!, McElwee of the Water Witch and Christia
= a. Stuck and Harry q. Pyle of the Wasl
6 ington. n
SUGGESTIONS.
The following suggestions are made 4
Council: That all wires be placed und,
7 ground where it is possible to do so; the en-
plovment of permanent paid drivers fc
: hose wagons and carts. the recomn,endatio
: 4 being made that each company be above
an additional 5000 year for this servic,
= the placing of additional fire hydrants
! South Wilmington substitute an aniit
> test and review tor the present seni-arnu
: inspections; making it compulsory TO ba'
init. h,
houses to keep the cellars US free as possib
!; from intiammable material and so arraug,
= as to simplify the work of tiremen In Gu
y OF fires; legislation against the use of gas
= line for domestic purposes.
5 THANKS EXTENDED. IN
d The ex.chief concludes his reports BY e.
Y tending the thanks of the officers and tneI
9 beers OF the department to Mayor Fahey. ii
d members of City Council the Police Cor
:. entire Police Department Superiutendei
d Aydon and Lineman Hyland of the Fl
e alarm telegraph, the Water Commissioner
IS Street and Sewer Commissioners the pre-,
d The people connected with the fire insuran
IS companies, his assistants. Messrs. Joyce al
Purcell, the members of the Fire Depai
ment; also to the Diamond State Steel Cc
for liberal donations.
N The report is one of the most comple
d ever made by any chief of the departing
/. ana IS credit to Mr.. Sasse and the city. N
70 Sasse was one of the most efficient chic
le the department ever had and during h
n term of two years many improvement
II were accomplished. He became a memb
, OF the Washington company 20 years N
= and ever since he has been in the depa,
10 inent he has been an untlring worker Il
"a its welfare and has been instrumental
m the accomplishing of much good. and II
"a due to the efforts of such men as him III,
Wilmington has one Of the finest and mo
efficient fire departments in the world.