The Portland daily press., 1900-03-07

huCos heit ~ kooo eserts
NUMBER OF ALARMS.
During the past ysur the department
has responded to 226 cails, % bell alarms
and leo still or telephone alarms.
he nun Der OF alarms for each month
was as foIIowsi March. II; April. 70;
| May, 22; June, 2; July. 2sj August, ";
septem Der, 4; October, 20; Novemb Der. "a;
Dsoe IN Der, 2s; January, 81; February, IN.
LOSS AND INSURANCE.
| Valuation OF property, ", 60s, 2l6 q
Loss on buildings. "a, w ID
Insurance on buildings, 300. % w
Insurance paid on buildings, 81, l0H. W
Loss on personal property, lz1, 1si. 81
Insurance on personal prop
erty, Dos. 965. Vi
Insurance. paid on personal
property, IL ZR. ~
Total Insurance, LIZA, 6lu W
otal loss, 202, I'll. 81
Loss over insurance paid, 2s,so2 IS
APPARATUS.
Tho apparatus OF the department at the
present time consists OF i've engines and
hose wagons to run with same, one chem
ical engine, one com bination truck and
chemical, four ladder trucks, i've hose
wagons and o fire boat In activs service.
In reserve we havo one engine In first
class COT ditIon, one old engine not to
be- relied upon and two hose reels. We
also have seven two horse wagons used
as sxeEcise and supply wagons and SIX
one horse exercise wagons and the same
um Der OF sIeds and pungs for winter
use.
CONDITION OF APPARATUS.
The en- zines are all In good order and
will need only ordinary repairs tho COM
ing year. The hose wagons are In hrst
class order with the exception OF Nos. q
and q Hose wagon No. has been In
service eighteen years without much ex-
pense for repairs. The BODY 10 IN fair
condition, but the running gear will mo-
stand much longer. Hose wagon No. 2 Is
practically q new wagon, hut the running
gear never was heavy enough for fire ser
vice. The running gear under Truck is
very old aud not reliable. Truck Is the
new com binatiou purchased this year.
Trucks and are 10 iirst class condition.
We have made quite extensive repairs on
| Truck the past year. The eighty i've
| foot extension ladder was thoroughly ov-
erhauled and today is iust as good az
when new. Two new extension ladders
one fifty aud one forty-ive foot, have
besn added to her equipment and With
OF her i'm provements makes this truck a
much more desirable piece of apparatus
The chemical engine 10 la fair condition
with the exception OF the rear wheels
4 his engine has been in service eight
years and owing to the numerous hard
runs she is CO N pslled to make-the wheels
are getting unsafe and without doubt
will have to be replaced. The lire boat 10
in good condition. The hose punRs and
exercise and supply sieds are in good con-
ditIou. Two doubis and three single
EIeds have been purchased the past year.
The spare hose reels are in good order.
One spare engine, "fhs Amoskesg, is in
first class coalition. The other one rs the
old Portland Co. engine and Is not rsiia-
BILE.
HORSES.
We have at present time 80 horses In
the department. During the past year
wa have purchased ten new ones. ex-
changed one and one died. Some Of the
horses are getting quite well along In
years and cannot be expected to stanu
the work much longer. but generally
speaking the horses are in good condition.
HARNESSES.
The harnesses In the departing mt with
the exception of two or three sets. are IN
good condition. One sst Of dou bic har-
meas WINS purchased this year.
HOSE.
We have In service 10000 feet OF hose.
clasfed as follows: 10000 feet good, IL, 00O
feet second class and 5000 feet Of sewer
hose.
HYDRANTS.
The hydrants have been kept In repair
| the past year by tue Portland Water Go.
Seven new hydrants were set and seveia
| changes made, 'such as laying larger
PIPE and making connections with tbs
MAINS" which Improves the water ser
vice at the Meet End very much. Ihe
most important was the hydrant as the
corner OF Congress and Lowell streets.
This hydrant has been connected with
| the Congress street main direct, ny
Grants on Frederick and Hemlock streets
on six-inoh pipe, connected with tho
Congress street main. Hydrants have
been set at Valley aud Forests street on
a. x-inch pipe, also connected with Con-
gress street main. Pipes were laid on
school aud Orange street, connecting
which more than doubles the supply on
Salem street. Zach hose driver has q
section of hydrapt3 to look aftsr and In
cold weather makes an inspection every
day, during tbs summer months aoout
| once q week. All repairs are mada
| promptly and the hydrants Kept in first
| GLASS condition at all times.
FIRE ALARM SYSTEM.
Our flie alarm system under the able
| nj aDagement Of City electrician Cum
| rainRs, continues to work well, and
must say that with the amount OF work
he has TO do and what he has to do with.
| il Is surprising that 1t does work so well,
and 1 take this opportunity TO compl!-
! m emit Mr.. Cummings on his strict and
| faithful attention TO business ana 30 ex-
tend to him my sincere thanks for the
prompt and courteous manner In which
he has attended to the many calls made
upon him. Gentlemen, this IL very
Important part of the fire department
Give 1t 20 ur attention and support.
REMARKS.
wish to call the attention OF your hon
orable body 60 several matters OF impor-
tnncs and ask you to give them due CON
sideratioa. First. would 1t not be fol
the best interests Of the citizens and q
81 eat Improvements to the department. II
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