Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-14
ADDED FIRE. APPARATUS
Commissioners to Purchase Chemical Engine
for Location in Tenleytown.
Other Equipment Included in Pending
Chemical and Hose Wagon.

The District Commissioners have decided
to purchase from the Holloway Company Of
Baltimore. Md, the chemical engine pro-
vided for in the current District appropria-
ton act. The sum of $4,000 is provided for
the purchase of this apparatus, and 1t is
expected that that sum will be required to
pay for it. This engine will be known as
chemical engine No. 3, and will be located
in Tenleytown, upon the completion Of the
house to be erected for the company there.
The site for the house has been purchased,
but owing to the advance in the price Of
building materials, the Commissioners were
unable to erect it without an additional
appropriation. The District bill reported to
the House of Representatives last week
provides an additional sum of $1,000 for
the purpose. and it is expected the house
will be ready for occupancy early next fall
me current District appropriation act
provides the sum Of 81 900 for the purchase
of two trucks, one of which, to be known
as truck E, will be located in Georgetown
in the house-now in course of construction
and the other. to be known as truck F. win
be placed in the house which will be erect
ed this season on Whitney avenue between
18th and 14th streets, Columbia Heights.
named house the Commissioners were COM
PEELED to ask for an additional appropria-
ton Of $1,000, which request has received
the favorable consideration Of the House
iieved this house will be completed in time
Tor occupancy early next fall.
BroOklnnd Company.
The additional company for the fire de-
partment provided for in the pending Dis
trict appropriation bill is a chemical COM
pany, to be located in Brookland, the bill
containing an item Of $4,000 for the house.
sito and furniture for this addition to the
department. The pending bill, however,
provides the sum of $500 for a water
tower, piece Of fire-fighting apparatus
which The Star has long contended should
be provided for the District fire depart
ment: This apparatus, designed principally
Tor throwing water into burning buildings
OF great height, will be located, in all prob
ability, in the house of Truck Company c,
Ohio avenue and 18th street, and as such
a piece of apparatus is only called into SER
vice when 1t is found that the ordinary
means of reaching the flames are INSULT
Gent 1t will not respond to first alarms, but
will be hauled to the scene of the fire by
sending back for 1t the horses which pull
the trucks.
The pending appropriation bill also pro-
v!des for two combination chemical and
hose wagons. One Of these will be placed
In the Georgetown truck house and the
other in the Brookland house. These COM
biration wagons have been found to be
most effective the chiefs of the fire de-
partments of the principal cities of this
country reporting that with them the great
iiaJoi ny VI lieS Cdu De e8ClnSulSQeQ with
out calling into service the steam engines
The wagons are not only provided with
large chemical tanks and several hundred
feet OF hose for the tanks, but also with
something like a thousand feet of hose for
throwing water, thereby enabling the fire
men TO throw not only chemical streams
but also water upon the flames, where q
good water pressure is obtainable.
When the companies and apparatus pro-
vided for in the current and pending Dis
trtct appropriation bills shall have been
placed in service, the strength of the Dis
trict fire department will consist of fourteen
steam engines, three chemical engines. two
combination chemical wagons, six trucks
and a water tower