The sun., 1901-08-09
FIRE CHIEFS
REPORT
Presented to City Council Last
Night.
MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS
Other Business of the Session-.-No
Action Taken on Contested
Bill For Repairs to
CrematOry.
MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS

City Councils session was snort one
last night City Treasurer Feaster re-
ported balance in bank of $23S, ,320.I2
] and receipts as follows: Eugene NJ.
Sayers, 1898; Thomas 5. Lewis, $4,000;
Eugene Massey, dog tax for July, 500;
+, George Ill. Boughman, fees July,
S90.25.
Stannard and McCloskey's bill for re-
pairs to the crematory which was re-
ferred back to the committee at the previ-
out meeting, was called up in the order
of business but no action was taken upon
LIT. Chairman Willis of the crematory
committee moved that the bill be again
laid over and presented in different
form.
Mr.. Kane said the bill had been re-
.erred to the committee and the proper
| ching to do was to await the report or
the committee He reported progress
III the matter.
An order for $14244.31 was drawn in
favor of the Board of Education for the
monthly appropriation.
A check for $65,SS111 was ordered
lrawn in favor of the First National
Bank for the redemption of loan and
Interest.
Four checks, each for $35,750, We're
,rdercd to be drawn on the First Ma
| 'l0nhl bulk, anu tHe inoli's uepoHit'" -
he depository banks.
Tickets were received for festival 10
,e given by the Ancient Order of Hi
,ernians at Bavarian Park tomorrow.
Chairman McCafferty of the fire cont
!; nittee reported that the semi-annual
Inspection of the fire department would
axe place next Tuesday and Friday
!, yenings. He extended an invitation to
he members of Council to attend.
, Mr.. McCafferty presented the annual
.eport of Chief Engineer Welsh of the
Fire Department which, in effect, was
!, AS follows:
There were So alarms of fire during the
2 ear as follows: rs first; ! general; IL
telephone; still. The number of subur-
1 IAN fires was two.
s The real estate loss from fire was
s32, ,951. so; personal property, $4266S.35;
Total, $75,619.75. The insurance on real
8 state was s277.OO0. On personal prop
! | ,rty. s197,71O. Total insurance, $4l4,Il0
2 The notable fires were those at the
3 table of Mcdaniel Brothers on Eleventh
street near Tatnall where the loss was
100000, and the hair factory of F. Blum
2 .nthal 4 Co. where the loss was $2S,O0O.
/ There were two deaths from fire, Miss
2 Anna Thompson of No. 1876 Forrest
street, on August 10 and Mrs Kate
Clark OF No. 1903 Chestnut street on
, February Is.
] The Phoenix ambulance responded to
617 calls. This was an increase OF
2 seventy over the previous year
A Eleven members of the department died
Turing the year.
The cause of fires during the year wef,
as follows: Arc light, 1; brick kiln, l
lcandle, /; carelessness, 1; cigar, 1
crossed wires. l. defective fiues, s; cleo
tric wires, q; false alarms, 8; fire works
Y /: gas jet. 1; gas stove, /; gasoline stoves
3: general alarm, /; grass, /; grindlnl
:. machine, /: incendiary, 3; lamp expo
~ ;ions. 3: lamp upset. 2: matches ~
~ mould bursting. L; naphtha explosion
y, ~ oil can explosion. /: oil stoves, 5' ol
!" stove unset. /; overheated stoves, .
:. picking machine, 1 railroad collision, !
smokestack, 1; sparks from cupola, l
=" sparks from forge. 1; sparks from loco
motive. 1: spark from tug boat. L; spol
~ taneous combustion, 4: stove pipe l. ia
= boiled over. 1: tar pot, J.; unknown, Y
y. The number of alarms responded to D.
~ -. ach company We're as foliows: frleh.
" shin, 40; Reliance 80; Delaware q
w Phoenix, 49; Phoenix truck. rs: waite
uo Witch. 81; Fame, As: Washington, d
" Washington chemical. 81; Weccacoe. Y
VI. Weccacoe chemical, 81; Liberty, 22.
In conclusion the chlef engineer recon
b. mends that overhead wires Of all kind
.;m M he abolished and placed under groun'
~ He also suggests that screens on factor
.a windows are unnecessary and should
"a removed because they are dangcron
,e, SKY lights and light wells should hay
,nu ample safeguards. The law is too ieniei
ie5 in reference to the storage of illumina
IN ,,ni ing fluids of various kinds. All celia
NV should be kept free of rubbish. The
. should he permanent drivers for no
'". carts so as to increase the efficiency
~ W the department. 4 semi-annual test
,ie ~. the fire companies and their apphrat
!, w. is recommended. The report also Civ
statistics concerning the population
Wilmington, a list Of the members of t
rE fire department and the names of t
members who have died during the ye'
ed The fire committee of City Coun
has decided to have practical test
the fire department at an early dh
the The date will not be announced as
ARE companies are expected to be in readln'
l,,, | ", ,,.,n,,l ~ n fro anlI ot any fine