The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-19
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ST. ANTHONY PARK RESIDENTS
COMPLAIN OF POOR FIRE
FIGHTINGaFACILIT
EQUIPMENT rs ANTIoUATED
Committee Is referred to Charter
Commission - Resolution Ii
Adopted 1n1HOnor of As
sassinated President.

A committee from the Manufacturers
club of st. Anthony Park, composed of
II. B. Brace of the st. Anthony Furni-
ture company, Mr. Peterson, of the Nc
Cormick Harvester Machine company,
F. c. Gange, of the Fired c. Gange Manu-
featuring company, and Aid Dobner,
waited upon the sboard OF fire commits
sioners and asked for better fire protec-
ton for the manufacturing district of
the Park.
They addressed the board on the sub
ject of improved service and stated that
the present equipment. consisting of one
engine that has seer thirtytwo. years of
service, and four men, is Inadequate to
cope with fire risk. They all spoke of
the high rate of insurance that they had
to pay, saying they were rated as third
class village and not as city.
The locality was referred to as the
manufacturing center of the city and in
view of this they asked for an engine
company of at least nine men and new
equipments for the service. They also
desire the appointment of marshal for
the district who can become conversant
with the surroundings and have entire
command in case of big fire.
Mr.. Brace stated that while he did not
wish to criticiSe the department or any
member of it, still he was certain that
lives could have been saved if the orders
of a certain district chief had not sent
the men directly, under a wall on the
loaded side of building at the McCor-
mick fire a year ago. He said that the
man in charge of the park company knew
of this wall and had warned his men
of the danger before the order came from
a different source. to attack the fire from
that point.
President Warner and Commissioner
SchWeitzer both replied to the committee
ard said that under the present appro-
priation they were powerless to do any,
thing for any of the outlying diCstricts.
They suggested as remedy that the
committee instruct their alderman to pro-
, cure some legislation that would compel
the charter commission to increase the
arprc priation at least 100000, which
amount would equip the four companies
that the commission thinks are needed
for the protectionoof the city.
The matter of private fire alarm syS-
TENS was also discussed and in the fu-
ture parties desiring to Install a system
of their own Win have to have the work
Inspected and obtain a permit from the
board before they yean have connection
with the department. This step was
taken in view of the fact that several
times lately the department has been
called out on false; alarms by these pri-
Vate systems, resulting from defective
work in installing them.
Contracts for the hay, and oats of the
season were ordered let last night. There
will be a purchase of $500 bushels of
oats which will cost the commission 361A
cents a bushel, and lis tons of hay at
$S.25 a ton. The payroll of the month,
$14,154, and bills amounting toS3,230 were
ordered paid
The committee ordered four pieces of
apparatus to appear in the memorial pa
rade today, and also adopted the .fof-
lowing resolutions: .7-se 5:.+:
LAMENT PRESIDENTS DEATH.
Surrounded aby peace and prosperity in
our own country, and while enjoying the
confidence and admiration of the civil
lied world, I'VE are tcday.7standing at the
bier of the third martyred president of
the United States. s5>
William Mckinley, the president of our
nation, the most silluStriouS citizen Of the
United States, the typical American of
all Americans, lies cold in DEATH the re-
suit of a vile aSSaSSin'S blow; now, there
fore.
Be 1t Resolved, BY the board of fire
commissioners of the city of St Paul. in
common with 10000 patriotic and loyal
citizens of the United States, that in
the death of William Mckinley we la
ment the loss Of a leader of men, who has
distinguished himself in every station
which he occupied, from a private SOL
der in the army to that of the most ex-
allied position within the gift of the peo-
ple-that of president of the United
States.
Be It Further Resolved, That we do
homage to our departed president, Will
trait of the deceased president adorn the
walls of the office9of the board of fire
commissioners for the next thirty days. :
Be 1t Further Resolved, That we have
all the fire bells of the city of ST. Paul
tolled for one hour on Thursday of this
week.
Be 1t Further Resolved, That copy
of these resolutions3be spread on the rec
ords of this meeting; that they be pub
liShed in the public press of this city;
that copy be forwarded to the widow
of our deceased president and one copy
to the president of The United States.
The bells on all engine houses will be
tolled from IL until O'Clock.