The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-08
Chief swingley Urges Municipal
Assembly to Provide Addi-
tional Protection.
ORDINANCE is INTRODUCED.
Sections in the Northwest, South
west and Near Forest Park
Are Said to Require
Fire-Fighters.

Upon the request Of Comptroller Player.
Captain Boyce introduced two bills in the
Council yesterday providing for two new
engine-houses and the purchase of property
upon which to locate them.
Chief swingley has requested the city to
add two more engine companies to the
fire fighting force, one In the northwestern
section. and the other in the southw estern
part of st. Louis.
LARGE areas in these districts are prac-
ticaIly without nrs protection. and in view
of the fact that these sections are being
built up, It is believed at fire headquarters
that the additional equipment cannot be In
stalled too soon.
Chief Swingley has recommended that one
engine company be located In the district
bounded by Pierce and Macklind avenues
and BY Manchester and Berthold avenues.
and that the other be stationed In tho
district between Morgan street and WASH
inrton avenue, Kings highway and Euclid
avenue.
An engine company Is equipped with
IRE engine and q hose wagon, and those In
the suburbs have nine officers and men.
Consequently, II the Municipal Assembly
carries into effect the plan Of Chief Swing
lev, It must provide for two new engines.
two new hose wagons and for the main
tenance Of eighteen additional hremen
Moreover, It would be necessary to appro-
pirate funds for the building Of two en-
gine-housee.
NEED OF PROTECTION.
In discussing the proposed increase In tho
Fire Department, Chief 6wingley said yes
terday:
1.-THE northwestern and southwestern SEQ
tons Of the city have outsrown the fire
protection that Is provided for them. In
tho district north Of Forest Park. hotels.
schools and residences are springing UP on
every hand. and in that section there are
also several conventa
"a glance at the map Of the city will show
the inadeQuacy Of the fire protection which
has been furnished for that section. The
engine-houss nearest to Forest Park Is q
stationed Engine Company No. 90 Tho
next nearest company Is No. q. which Is
two and q half mnes away: When the new
lengne company y located in that section
1t will have IN Its district about 6rty Schoo.k
converts and churches
Conditions south Of Forest Park arc
equally unsatisfactory. The Missouri Pa
CHIC tracks which run along Manchester
avenue have caused many manufacturing
este bilshments to ue located there. South
of tie tracks il q fire station. which does
roads are bad the fire company Is COM
peiled to go a roundabout way to reach the
manufacturing district. The insufficiency
of fire protection In this part Of the city re-
suits In high insurance rates."
ESTIMATES OF COST.
It Is the plan Of the Fro Chief to equip
the company to be stationed In tho Man
chester avenue manufacturing district with
a No. engine that will throw 4 1t-inch
stream. The company to be stationed IN
the tn >. northwestern tn p part OF 81. Louis wil
Chief swinslsy ha. not made an estimate
Of yes
by the Municipal Assembly.
Each fire engine, however. will cost at
range from 40 to $3.50. The last engine.
South Grand avenue. cost $3.50 That en-
Is said. for less than $500. But the new
engine-houses may not be as valuable as
is che one At No $50 South Grand
better re Protection ie on the WorIds Fair
grounds. He has not developed his plans
sufficiently, however,. to discuss them.
At present no municipal FIRE company is
stationed on the Exposition grounds though
one of the assistant fire chiefs has been
officials have arranged for fire projections
1t Is said that the Fire Chief believes II
would be advisable 70 station a municipal
fore the Fair opens.
LOCATION OF COMPANIES.
The location Of the fre companies in the
city is as follows:
No. 1-McNair avenue, near Grayois avenue.
Here Is located hook and ladder truck No. /
No. 2-No. 129 West kraus street, Here 10 also
Hook and Ladder Company No. II.
No. Wash and Twenty-second streets
No. s. Twenty-secohd and North Market
streets. Here IL also Hook and Ladder Company
No mo 2s North Seventh street Here q
Hook and Ladder Company No. g.
No. Ton Eighteenth street, near Park ave-
No. s-No. 1901 Salisbury street
No. g-Eishth and Mullanphy streets. Here -
No. io-Jefferson avenus and Walnut street
No ll-Barton and Bismarck streets
Nos IL and lS-No. SIS North Seventh.
No Ion Eleventh. between Wash and Chr
No. i4-No. 14,s Market street
Nos Is and 39-Broadway and Valentine street.
Here is truck No. l.
No. Ie-Broadway and Lafayette aysnus.
Mo- I7-Easton and Leonard avenues
No. O-Broadway and East Grand svenus.
No. n.Manchester and Thsresa avenues. Here
No MAIN and Plum streets.
No 2lThird street and Warrington avenue.
10. HEThirteenth and Spruce strse4a
No. H-Sixteenth and xullauphy strssts. -