The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-20
NO POLITICS IN IT
One Reason Topeka Has an Eff
Client Fire Department.
More Fires Recorded Last Year
Than Ever Before.
LOSSES ONLY $4,000.
Total Amount of Property En-
dangered Over a Million.
Expenses For the Past Year
We're $26,S3S.
LOSSES ONLY $4,000.

The annual report of the fire depart
ment for the fiscal year ending March
81. 1901, has been completed and is
ready to be submitted to the mayor and
council.
The report shows that for the year
there were 213 alarms. The total loss
by fire for the year was S36.31274. The
insurance involved was $596.670, and the
value of the property endangered was
$1,04O,730. The amount of insurance
paid BY companies on fire losses was
SS1, 652.44 The per cent of loss on vaIu-
alton is about 315 per cent.
The brief statement of the totals
shows that the department has been
kept UP to its standard of efficiency
and that the work of the department
for the year has been exceptionally
good, there having been more alarms
than in any other year by IS and 65
more than for the year previous.
The running expenses for the twelve
months We're SIG, SIS. o. The pay roll
amounted to $23, 552.S1 and the balance
for feed, lights, repairs and miscellane-
Gus expenses. The extra expenses for
the year amounted to $2.989.07 which in
cludes s.. 1850 for a new chem ical engine
for station No 1, S435 for three new
horses and 1904 for the reconstruction
of the fire alarm system in the new
building and 800 for the overhauling Of
the four circuit repeater at the factory
The running expenses and extra ex-
penses bring the grand total OF the de-
partment up to SIS, S2z- Sc.
The pay roll OF station No. 1 for the
year amounted to S4.621.06. For No. 2,
s9,S36.56, for No. 3. $7,05311 and for No. I.
81, 542- O8.
The cash receipts amount to 1901. 81.
turned over to the city treasurer. o.
that amount 1886 was received for build
ing permits.
The department used 22,66O pounds Of
hay, 1870 bushels of oats, 18 500 pounds
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The losses by fire for the year were
divided among the months as follows,
beginning with April. 1900: $2,138.75;
May. 81, 036 50; June, $2,48496; July, 81
1886; August. s1,255; September, 81, 49,
50; October, $1,239.90; November, "a, 734.-
II; December, $9,733.71. January, 1901
$6,1s422; February, s1,220.55; March. ST.
1855
The fire losses for the2 years past have
been as follows:
1926 alarms, losses $21, 4O9, insurance
$131,775: value of property endangered,
$242. 225
1Ss3-34 alarms, losses $6,45O; insurance
$50, US; value of property, 1854, 535.
1SS4-51 alarms; losses 81, S41.72; inslIr-
ance s11s.sSs; value Of property s227. 3a5.
1SS5-54 alarms; losses $29, IA; insur-
ance $273, 703; valuation 1888. 275.
1SS6-6S alarms; losses S35. 4S7.s6; insur-
ance s31S,S77; valuation s217 $50.
1SS7-S0. fires; loss 81, 532.07; insurance
$253, $50; Valuation s505.810.
1SSS-S6 fires; losses 81, "a; insur-
ance $159, $50; valuation $314, 225.
1SS9-110 alarms; losses 1921, 622. 76; in
surance $57S. IT'S; valuation ST. 542. 585. The
losest for the year was unusually large on
account of the Crane building, Dignon
and Cracker factory fires.
1S9O-1OS alarms. $45. 5000 loss, insur-
ance $427, 700, valuation $S24,955.
1s91-112 alarms, s54, 77s57, insurance
$247, PAT, valuation $472, $40.
1S92-148 alarms, loss $76, $50 SO, insur-
ance $3.50. 255 valuation 1888, $40
1893-135 alarms, loss $23, S99.51, insur-
ance 1882. 235, valuation 81, 001 OILS.
1S94-129 fires. losses $31, 71737, insur-
ance $3.50, $40, valuation $442,6s2.
1895-17S fires, losses $48.425.36. insur-
ance 1922. 215. valuation 1917, 735.
1S96-137 fires, losses $50. S63.24, insur-
ance 1851, $50, valuation 1929, 400.
1S97-108 fires, losses $14.202.05, insur-
ance S270, $50, valuation $430,3 05
1S9S-137 fires, losses SO, 1913, insur-
ance $414,475, valuation 1851 45O
1899-11O fires. losses $66, 900, insurance
1856. $50, valuation $3.50 445.
19O1-213 fires, losses $36, 312.74 insur-
ance $596670, valuation $1,040,703.
The totals for the 20 years show 2,192
fires, $500 836 losses. $6,717, 1924 insurance
and $12, 533, 942 valuation.
The 213 fires for the past year were at
tributed as follows: BOnfires Is, bake
oven 1, children with matches z CHM
ney fires 9, carelessness 16. coal oil
stoves 3, defective f1ueS 5, electric light
wires s, fiue caps out 2, false alarms g.
gasoline fires %, gas stove 1, hot air
mice and matches l, oil lamps 4. parlor
matches 1, sparks from locomotive 4, J