Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-09-17

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gineers should be proportionately increased.
There is entirely too much work and re-
sponsibilty, he thinks, resting upon the two
assistants, when the duties they have to
perform are taken into consideration.
Imperativeiy Required.
The recommended increase of other Of
ficers and privates, says Mr. Paris is i'm
peratively needed. and he believes the six
teen additiorsl watchnen asked for are no
less badly needed as every house in the
department without a Waterman is left alb
solutely unprotected when the company
leaves it in response to an alarm The
other increased appropriations recommend
ed by him are, Mr.. Paris believes, no less
necessary particularly those for repairs to
the houses of the department and it's APP
paratus, as well as new house for No. u
Engine Company.
Mr. Paris has this to say in explanation
of the necessity for the additional COM
panies recommended by him:
There should certainly be better protec-
ton given property in Southwest Washing
ton. In this section are located store
houses, shops of all kinds school houses,
railroad and freight houses warehouses
and steamboat wharves. The nearest en-
CINE company in this section of the city is
located on Virginia avenue between Az and
9Th streets southwest. In case of large
fire On the river front, or in the extreme
southwest portion of the city, 1t can be
seen what great amount of time is lost
before the nearest engine company arrives.
An engine and n truck company both
should be located in this part of the city.
IAN engine company should also be es-
tablished in the northern part of West
Washington. This company should be To-
Gated near 34th and @ streets. which would
afford better protection to Georgetown Col
lege. Georgetown Convent and that entire
section Of the city. Engin" company NO. .,
located on NJ near 32l street northwest.
performs all local service for this section
of the city. and on regular alarms for fire
it is assisted by Engine Companies Nos. y
and l, the former located on near lith
street northwest. and the latter on X near
18th street northwest: and in event of
large conf1agratiOn in the extreme northern
part of Georgetown it can be seen what
vast amount of territory is covered before
a second company arrives on the lire
ground Should this new company be al
lowed long runs in this section would be
dispensed with and there would be a great
saving to horses and apparatus
Saves Long Runs.
IAN engine company should be located in
the vicinity of Goth and F streets north
west This would give better protection to
public and private property in this section.
and also relieve the department of long
runs Another section of the city which is
greatly in need of engine company is
that portion bounded by 18th, 18th, N and
p street northwest. 2
1.-The rauid growth of Southeast Wash
ineton demands a truck comnany to be con-
veniently located there. This section is
well supplied with engine companies. and
now truck company Is greatly needed.
Truck A. located on North Capitol street
between 3 and &. covers the entire south
east and northeast sections of the city. the
country adjacent and a portion of the bus
mess section Of the northwest. This is
tirely too much territory for one truck
company to traverse. ana provision should
be made fer additional company to be
located in the above vicinity
Mr.. Paris again recommends that the
present law providing for the payment Of
PENSIONS granted for deaths or disease con-
tracted in the line of duty be amended so
as to authorize payment of such money as
may be required to supply any deficiency
which may occur in this fund out of the
revenues of the District of Columbia. in
stead of out Of Police Court fines. In
short time the fines collected in the Police
Court will. he says. be insufficient to meet
the demands that will be made upon it,
thus deprvins men who have served a
lifetime in the department and widows and
orphans means provided for their main
tenance
He is also Of the opinion that the law
providing for the fremen's relief fund
should be amended follows:
THAT the chief engineer, assistant chief
engineer. foremen, engineers flremen,
hostlers and privatcs of the fire depart
ment. when incapacitated by age. or so dis
ab!ed by injury received or disease con-
tracted in line Of duty, as mentioned in
said provisions. shall be entitled to receive
Il frGrnen'G laff
lows:
Chief engineer, 500 per month; assist
ant chief engineer, s75 per month; fore
men, geo per month: engineers SO nar
month: fremen. $50 per month; hostlers.
so Fer month; privates, $50 per month but
nothing in this amendment shall be con-
strued to prevent the allowance now au-
thorized for funeral expenses"
Other Reports.
The secretary CT the board of surgeons
reports that there were 16s members Of
the department sick during the past year,
an increase Of 26 over the previous year;
80 visits were made and SOB office consuI-
tations were held Two hundred and seven
teen applicants were examined for posi-
lions in the department, against 123 for
the previous year; 81 of this number were
accepted.
The report of the veterinary surgeon
shows that there $50 professional
visits made during the past year: 80 horses
ii in bad condition, and 1872 In service.
The report of the machinist shows that
he responded to 81 telephone calls from
the various companies during the year;
superin'ended % jobs in various shops
and that extensive repairs have been made
to various pieces of apparatus
The report OF the fire marshal shows that
there were 3a3 alarms for fire, and 24J local
or still alarms, which We're answered Nv
the, department, making total of G39 calls
for fire during the year. Compared with
hn inc hall
the same, and the local alarms were de-
creased by D. Fires for which the regu-
lar alarms were sounded resulted in a loss
Of Sl92.234. with an insurance of S147134
while the less resulting from the fires tor
which still alarms were sounded amounted
to $1,9S5, with an insurance of SlS9SS
the totai less during the year being S22i,-
$50, an1 the insurance, S176, 739. The great
est number of alarms, including bell and
still alarms. So. occurred in January last
while the smallest number, 30, occurred in
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