Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-07-16

The Fire Committee of the City Coun-
Gil was again in session until after mid
night. Last week the committee con-
sideped the purchase OF new hose. and
last night bids were opened for an
aerial truck. for which council has APP
propriated the sum OF 81 900.
The committee first took up routine
matters. passing bills aggregating
$526.5l, and adopting a resolution ask
ing Council TO appropriate $466 for a
chemical tank for the Atlantic hose
wagon. The regular quarterly report
OF Fire Chief r. d. Cline was presented
to the committee. 1t shows a large
number of runs during the three months
but a very small fire loss. The calls
and losses are given as follows;
April 1--Ignatz Papert, Pill Moyston
street; loss. $3.50, insurance. $4,000.
April 1-Still: Pabst Brewing Co.,
sparks from engine; loss. SIS.
April County jail; loss nominal
April &C. A. Schafer. 1884 Main
street; SCOT in chimney; loss n mi
nal.
April 5-R. NJ. Manley. Main street;
loss nominal.
April S-William Hess. 40 Kentucky
street; chimney fire; loss nominal.
April 9-George Marpole, 2140 Main
street; fire In spout; loss, $40.
April 10--rhomas Young. 1912 Nc
Colloch street: chimney; no loss.
April 1l-Ezra King. South Huron;
chimney: loss. SOS.
April l1-Samuel Ashby, National
road; roof fire; loss. IS.
April IA. c. Fisher, 1899 Jacob;
chimney; loss nominal.
April 15-Nell Franklin, Alley Is;
lamp explosion; loss nominal.
April 16-McLure house; loss nom
inal.
April 17-Daniel Ritz, 4513 Eof;
chimney; nominal.
April 17-Ben Haas. Alley F; incen-
diary; no loss
April 1s-owen ConiY, Forty-third
and Eoff; loss, IS.
April ON. Orlein. corner Main and
Twentieth; loss nominal.
April 23-George Manners, 1911 AL.
ley H; defective fiue; $40.
April 24-Street car; no loss.
April 2s-wheeling %Corrugating Co.
loss. $12.
May BE. Lunan, 29o7 Jacob; oil
stove: SIS.
May Rubbish in Alley II.
May 3-Shed In alley.
May 6-Henry Apple, 63s Main; nc
loss.
May 12-Sheff Bros, 1866 Main; loss
s31.35.
May As. G. Naylor, South Penn;
gas stove: S..
May 14-Rubbish on Jacob street.
May 14-Wm. Brunette, Twenty
sixth street; loss, IS.
May 15-Mrs. Schrapf, Jacob street;
loss, $40.
May 1s-J. W. Norrington's resi-
dence; loss. 81.
May 17-Rubbish Wood and Nine
tenth.
May 17-Rubbish. foot of Twenty
third street.
May 17-Flaccus Bros, Seventeenth
and Chapline; loss, S..
May 52-Electric light pole. Main
street.
May 2s-Allen Smith, 1924 Market
street; loss, $11.75.
June 6-Joseph shafer, 1902 Sixteenth;
loss, $40.
June 10-Dr. G. Alderman. Chapline
street: no loss.
June 23-William Manion, Twenty
fourth street; loss nominal.
June 26-False alarm, Alley 5 and
Market street.
Three companies presented bids for
furnishing the proposed new aerial
truck, namely, The Seagrave Company,
Of Columbus, o.; La France Fire En-
CINE Company, Of Elmira. N. Y, and
The Fire Extinguisher Company, of Chi
cago. The Columbus house was repre-
scented by c.. e. johnson, a former en-
gineer of the Columbus fire department,
and the Chicago house by Capt. Mitch
ell. The representative OF the Elmira
concern was here last week.
The committee listened to lengthy
statements from Messrs. Johnson and
Mitchell before opening their bids, and
asked many questions, with the result
that every member Of the committee
was considerably enlightened upon the
subject of aerial trucks.
Mr.. Johnson claimed to have a truck
which embodies all the regular features
of the other trucks and in addition a
labor saving hosting devise. He
claimed that six or eight men are nee
essary to raise an ordinary truck, while
his apparatus car be hoisted by one
man, thus increasing the efficiency of
the department by giving the services
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