The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-17
ALARM BOXES OUTSIDE
BOARD DECIDES BTo PLACE THEM
UN OUTSIDEtOFylENGINE HOUSES
The Board Also Bavors Red Globe.
on City LightsA'Nearest Alarm
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Inc BOARD OF fire commissioners at 1ts
meeting last night, decided to have the
nre alarm boxes which are AFT nresen+ IL,
sloe OF the. engine houses. placed outside
SO as 10 give thedpubfic better protection
AGAINST nres. when the fire companies
80 70 a IRE the engine houses are gen
orally locked, and In case a fire should
nreaK out: near sanyI5of them the 'people
would be required to run to some other
IRE alarm box in the vicinity in order
10 turn In an alarm. This would IN a
great many cases, cause delay and if
was deemed advisable to have the boxes
placed outside to- guard against any such
occurrence. There are twenty fire
houses, and the total cost of making the
change is only 500. One hundred KEYS
will be. purchased and distributed in these
different localities 49,
The board was advised that there is no
ordinance in vogue at the present time
requiring the lighting companies in the
city to put red globes on the lights near
est the fire alarm boxes, and a request
mas been made to 0thel board of public
works to have one passed
"A communication was received from
John Caulfeld, secretary of the water
poard, IN which he asked the advice of
the Ire board IN. regard to granting APP
plIcations made by E. f. Berrisford for
main on Eighth street to the new audi-
ton which is being built for the Golden
rule as he wishes to put in automatic
sprlnklers for fire protection. Similar an
pIlcatlons have also been made by the
american Biscuit company on Eiehtb
street, and by the Mccormick Harvester
company at Midway. In order to euard
against deficiency in the water SIM
ply IN case of fire in any of the builo-
ings having automatic sprinklers. the
board wera of the ouiuion mat III. con
nections should be- made so thar the
spflnklers could be shut off from outside
the buildings, in case they could not Be
smut off on the inside. The fire board
expressed readinessssto cooperate with
the water board iniregard to this and
rods will be carried on the fire an
paratus for shutting off these service
pipes in case the water board furnishes
the rods
The matter ofttheiboard appearing be-
lore the charteraeommisssion to have the
clause in the charter limiting the ap-
preparation for stheftfire department to
$2l5.GG0 changed so that the council will
have the power to appropriate more. if
necessary, was brought up, but as Pres
ldent Reuben Warmer Jr. is out of the
city, 1t was laid over until he returns
Mr. Warner will probably call a special
meeting of the sboard the first part of
next week to consider the proposed
change.
The badge proposition was also laid
over until he returns.
Bills amounting to $2,194.33 were allowed
and the monthly pay roll, amounting to
$l4,255.12 was passed. The report of the
secretary showed balance on hand,
after the October bills had been paid. of
$26,7U9.45
Assistant Chief Martin reported to the
board that Thomas Flynn. driver of En-
CINE Company No. 6, and John Breslin,
driver of Chemical No. 6, had both left
their posts without leave, and the mat
ter was referred to the president of the
board for investigation.
The members of the board also decided
to attend the funeral of Patrick H.
Barry, the fireman who died yesterday,
in body, and authorized Chief Jackson
to send detail of firemen to the funeral.