Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-22

ed in small building in Cleveland Park
was also inspected and found to be in good
order.
In every company the horses and appa-
i riatus were found to be in excellent condi-
ton: Many new horses were reported in the
stalls In the repair shop engine No. was
oeing overhauled. The training stables ad-
Joining Engine Company No. 8, were found
~ sooo condition. The tanbark exercising
moor Is not believed to be as useful as a ce-
ment floor might be, for horses broken for
nre work on this soft floor have to be in
varlably coached again once they are in
. one regular houses and have to run over the
sranonthlc floors there.
IN every company but two the absence
oi the 1ull complement of men was most
noticeable. The foremen explained that
some OF their men were at luncheon. some
were enjoying their regular day orr and
others were ill. Many of the houses we
iouno In need of minor repairs. Two were
oelng repaired, renovated and painted dur
Ing the inspection.
Record Of Prize Company.
The committee submitted a report Of the
notes taken of the inspection at each en-
CINE house. the prize company having the
following record:
AT Truck Company c, located at 14th
street and Ohio avenue, the prize organiza-
ton Of the department for this year, the
men were alert, respectful and energetic
length of the house makes it possible for the
truck to stand free, with none of the lad
ders extended over the stalls Of the horses
rms makes a longer run for the horses
from stails to harness. In spite of this the
hltch-up was made in the quickest time of
any or the truck organizations and many
OF the steamer companies. The hitch-up
ior inspection was perfect and was COM
pleted IN nineteen seconds. The house was
IN excellent order. The dormitores were
spotlessly clean, and there were no demer-
It's against the men of the company. The
mouse Is a comparatively old one and the
foreman reported several leaks A modern
bath tub is needed in the house.
our committee begs leave to suggest
that the time has come when it is necessary
10 rebuild several of the older houses Of
the department, some of which have been
IN use now for more than thirty years, and
winch are entirely inadequate and unsuited
70 the needs of a modern fire company
Sohgress should be asked for appropriations
Ior the rebuilding of such houses as Engine
Companies Nos. 1, T. 6 and are now quar-
tereu ln In some Of these there is abso-
lutely not room for the apparatus In the
case OF No. 6, for instance, the authorities
must within short time cut off much of
me ssai, room In order to make way for
one or the big modern fire engines recently
ordered The location of No. Engine Com
pany should be changed. AT present the
mouse races a narrow streetway, directly on
the railroad tracks
IN conclusion the committee desires to
state that 1t found the department as
whole in high state of efficiency. The
hltch-ups, as stated, were made with the
men starting from the dormitories the con-
oltlons being much the same as those met
with on midnight alarm. Considering this
fact the time was very fast indeed. and II
Is such fast time as the companies made
that ADDS so greatly to the effectiveness of
a hre-hghting force"