Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-04-04
A NECESSITY.
New Fire Apparatus and new Station
asked for.
(By George II. MaxtelD

One of the most important things
the new city council will have to han
die is the improving of our fire de-
partment. This is Of such great i'm
portance that it should be taken up
by all our citizens and agitated to it's
full capacity, as the apparatus now in
use IS not sufficiently modern to allow
of the men handling serious fire.
We have without exception as brave
lot Of fremen as can be found in any
city but this fact does not make them
squirrels to climb the side Of house
where ladder is not of sufficient
length to reach.
In all cities where tall houses are,
the hook and ladder truck is an extern
sion one. 1t can be heightened three
times its own length say from IS to
100 feet, which Barre would need.
Another thing needed as badly as
the modern ladder is a modern chemi-
cal engine. This machine is one of
those recent ideas placed on a large
scale to be present on first alarm so
that if the fire is small and has not
reached much Roadway, can be got
under control at once.
At present the hose must be turned
on, which takes longer, and every
thing is deluged by the amount of
water thrown on or at the flames.
With the, chemical this is not neces-
sary as in very short time an insig-
niticant fire can be got under control
without any damage outside of that
done by fire.
Our water power is good, our fire.
men are better, but still give both
the aid necessary: A ladder sufficient
ly high to reach any building in the
city.
Another matter which is becoming
a necessity is the building of a new fire
station, to take the place of the one
at present in use. In the first place
the location is bad, as it becomes nee
essary for the iiremen to cross the
track when hurrying to fire, and
should there be a train shifting at the
time, many precious minutes are lost
until the train moves.
The station itself is Of not suf1ic-
lent size for apparatus of the size or
length herein mentioned, and al
though there will be considerable ex-
pense attached to the whole affair,
still the fact that our lives will be
protected and that the insurance COM
panies are sure to deduct from their
rates, instead of loss, the gain in
the end will be very substantial.
With these new trucks horses will be-
come a necessity, which fact will not
add to the expense of the city. The
city finds that it is necessary to own
a couple of teams of horses for city
work, well, why not purchase them
and make a stable for them in the
new fire station. They could work
around during the day, but at night
could be found at the fire station. If
they are laboring when an alarm is
ruDg in then they are to hurry to the
station as quickly as possible and at
tend the fire. Ofcourse there are lots
of ways in which this can be taken
care Of, but the absolute need of the
two apparatus spoken of can be read
lily seen by the following copy of a res
olution made by the inspector of the
National Fire Underwriters, under date
of March 2lst, 1898. The first rec
is the one which in.
tcrestS us most, as the second has
been taken care of by the chief engi-
neer. 1t reads as follows:
Fire Dept.--A more modern con-
Structed hook and ladder truck,
with ladders of sufficient length to
reach the roofs of the highest build
ingS, should be obtained"
water pt.-First, at least 40
fire hydrants should be
located within the business
residence and manufacturing districts.
Second, Additional precautions should
be taken to prevent the freezing of
the fire hydrants.
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