The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-29

The idea Of not having a parade of
the fire department this year is not
meeting with very hearty approval
among the rank and file and n meeting
of the foremen of the various compa-
MES and the district chiefs has been
called for tonight by Foreman John w.
Moir of the Nay Augs, for the purpose
of taking some action on the matter.
The netting will be held in the Nay Aug
engine house.
Chief Zizelmarn. who announced
month ago that there would be no pa
rade on account of the need of the
money set aside for that purpose, for
other things, said yesterday that he
was in favor of parade If he could
sec where the money was to come from.
If the foremen at their meeting to-
night express themselves as being in
favor of having a parade the best they
can do will be to formally request the
Joint fire department committee to
take up the question and recommend
such legislation to councils as VIII IN
sure the holding Of one. on account
of the extremely urgent need of money
in the fire department at the present
time it is extremely doubtful that the
fire committee would favor the idea.
panies are not in favor of having
parade for the reason that they have
not got proper uniforms to appear in.
A collection might be taken up among
the volunteers to defray the expenses
of n parade but it is doubtful If such
plan would be successful
The new hose house being erected
at Bulls Head by John Van Bergen for
the use of the Niagara Hose company
IS rapidly nearing completion and will
pc ready for occupancy in about two
weeks. II will be one of the neatest
company houses in the outlying parts
of the city.
The building is a frame structure,
Two stories high and about 4OX6O feet in
size. The lower floor for the stalling
of the apparatus and horses is Celed,
both walls and ceiling, with matched
Georgia pine. The second floor contains
three large size rooms and a splendid
bath room, equipped with the very
latest plumbing devices,
The people residing i'm the southerly
part of the Second ward and the north
erly part of the Twcnty-iirst ward Will
greatly welcome the removal of the
Niagara's to its new location as at the
present time a fire in this part of the
city could gain great headway before
any of the North Scranton companies
could arrive on the scene.
It seems a peculiar thing that the
Niagaras and the I.ibcrtyS should have
been allowed to remain in the same
building for nearly twenty years as
they are now, leaving isolated parts
of the city without proper fire protec-
tion. Each company has lately secured
4. i,lu o.
two men for each piece of apparatus.
Chief Zizcmann has within the past
month had a great many necessary re-
pairs and changes made at the Nay
Aug and Columbia houses. New floor
ings have been put in and the stall ar
rangements changed. \ small wooden
addition has been erected in the rear of
the Nay Aug house and in this has been
stalled the water battery which was
formerly kept at the crystal house.
A new stall has been built for tho
horse and this piece of apparatus is
now ready for instant service at any
time. The Crystal house is so small
that a hitch could not be made under
the old arrangement until the steamer
and hose wagon were out Of the house
Repairs are being made at the pres
cnt time to four pieces of apparatus
The Eagle hose wagon is being thor
oughly oVerhauied ut a cost of $500
which is almost the price of a new one
A new body is being fitted to the
Phoenix chemical wagon at a cost oi
SI65 and the Franklin and Excelsior
wagons are being slightly repaired al
a cost of 500 and $40 respectively.
When these repairs are all made the
department will be in first class shape
20 cope with any emergency, eXcep
the hook and ladder truck which is il
horrible condition. Chief Zizelmann il
endeavoring to impress upon the minds
of the councilmen the urgent necessit!
of the immediate purchase of new
truck He has communications from {
FIRM which Is wiling to wait till mex
year for it's money and is hopeful tina
councils will see their way clear to pur
chasing a new hook and ladder truck
He said yesterday the present truck i
absolutely unfit for use and should b.
condemned.
The ordinance making transfers o
S2l25 from various appropriations 70
fire department purposes is being "hel,
I'D" by the fire department. committee
of select council, but for just what rea
son is not known. The measure passet
common council with a rush.
There is an item of $500 in it for tn
erection of fire hydrants, an apprO
priation which is especially needed a
this time. There are on file in tn
chiefs office over three dozen resolu
tions providing for the erection of ny
drants, some of them having beel
passed by councils as far back as tW
wears ago. New hydrant resolution
are being introduced and passed a
every meeting and yet no appropria
lion.
Many Of these resolutions provide TO
!. .Adrants in newly settled portions O
~ the city, such as Woodlnwn and Trip
parks and indignant property owner
from these localities are daily besieG
ing the chief TO erect hydrants, con
tending that their insurance rates al
put away up on account of lack OF pre-
lection in case of fire. In some of thes
nlaces there are houses which haven
a hydrant within four blocks of them
An effort will be made next Thursda
night to secure the passage OF this on
dinance on first and second reading
the objection 10 il comes, il is undel
stood, from .councilmen who conten
that the unexpended balances frol
which it is proposed TO make the trans
fers DO not exist, the controller haYin
been directed by the general approprlt
lion ordinance TO merge all such pa
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