The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-06-01

The following additional bunk men
were sworn in during the past week
by Recorder Mor: Crystal Thomas
Norton: Columbia. William Scagrave
and William p. Williams; General
Phinney, William George. Recorder
Moir said yesterday afternoon that
in all probability no more bunk or call
men would be appointed. as the de-
partment now has sufficient number
Of men to handle any fire In this con-
necton it is interesting to note that
no bunk or call men for the keyscr
Valley Hose company have been APP
pointed. II is understood that there
is Il dearth of materiaI FOR the seven
places which, under the reoreaniza-
tion ordinance remain to be filed in
this company. and that until there
are some applications neither the re-
corder nor the director will make any
effort to secure any men.
Entirely new rules and regulations
covering the conduct of the members
of the fire department, both in the
fire houses and at fires. are being
prepared by Chief Engineer Zizle-
mann. under the supervision of Direc-
tor Of Public Saftey Wormser. 1t
is the intention of the chief to make
these rules more binding than those
now in force and to demand a strict
enforcement of them after their pro-
mitigation. They are to be especially
rigid as regards absence without
leave, but will contain some provis-
ion to enable the permanent men a
holiday now and then.
The members of the board of direct
ors Of the Firemen's Relief association
have finally decided to have the for
NAL opening of the new club house on
Spruce street on June 20. The idea of
conducting a night parade has been
abandoned, and it has been decided to
have the parade in the afternoon.
Councils will be asked shortly to
permit the apparatus of the several
companies to be used in the parade.
1t has not yet been decided whether
or not a banquet will be served at
night. Two plans are under considera-
ton. One is the serving of ban
quet and the other is the conducting
of a general rally with speeches by the
visiting chiefs and city officials. 1t is
probable that the latter plan will be
carried out
The work of decorating the rooms
is now almost entirely completed. and
the furnishing will be begun next week.
No one but the directors and officers
of the association are to be admitted
to the rooms until the day of the for
NAL opening, so that the whole thing
may come as a complete surprise to
the members.
The No. ! Fox patent sectional fire
engine which the city has just pur-
chased from the American Fire Engine
company. is the highest power engine
made and is the only one in use in
Philadelphia while very few others
are in use in New York city. 1t will
have a maximum capacity of LOO gal
Ions minute. and will be able to
throw nominally a 400 foot stream.
The most powerful steamer which
the city now has in use, the Crystal,
when pushed to it's utmost capacity
can only throw 700 gallons a minute
and 27S foot stream. The above fig
ures are given assuming that the wa
ter pressure is 100 pounds. The tubes
of the boilers are constructed in sec
tions, so that If any one tube gets out
of order the particular section to
out for repairs. If necessary, all the
sections can be lifted out by means of
rope and pulley with the greatest
Of ease. thus greatly facilitating the
work of repairs. 1t will require three
months to build the engine. so that it
will be September before the city will
be able to put it to practical test.
1t was at first deemed advisable to
send the present Nay Aug engine to
North Scranton. but Chief Engineer
Zizelman has now decided to keep it
where it Is at the Nay Aug house in
addition to the new steamer to insure
adequate fire protection in the central
part of the city, where the most valu-
able property is located. He believes
that the North Scranton district has
sufficient steamer protection in the
General Phinney engine
The Hayes hook and ladder truck,
which has been purchased, will re-
quire two months to build. 1t will be
eighty feet long and of the very latest
construction. The aerial ladder is guar
anteed to be sufficiently strong to
support eight men when raised. The
present ladder totters under the
weight of one man.
The old truck which is now in use
has been in constant service since
1885, a period of sixteen years. 1t is
practically useless and will be cut
down and sent to some of the outlying
districts. Both the Hayes truck and
new engine are fully guaranteed for
a period of five yeors.
There has been some adverse criti,
cism of the action of the recorder and
his cabinet in awarding the contract
for hose to others than the lowest
bidders, but it is sufficiently answered
by the recorders brief but pointed in
terjection of the old motto 1.-The best
is cheapest in the end" Fifteen years
ago the city bought some of the Nal
tese brand of rubber hose. of which
500 feet has just been purchased at 81
a foot. This hose, after fifteen years
of continual service, is now being used
for flushing the streets, and there are
very few holes in il. If the hose just
purchased lasts AS long it Will be
worth a dollar foot or more.
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