The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-08
FIRE UNDERWRITERS MAKE SUGGEST IONS Report Made to Meeting of
 City Council. WANT NEW FIRE COMPANY It Also Suggests That the Water Mains Be Extended and That Additional
 Fire Hydrants Be
 Put In.
WANT NEW FIRE COMPANY

At a meeting of the city council last night Alderman Jones. chairman or the fire and water committed, stated that ne was in receipt of a copy of report made by Chief Inspector Johnson of New fork' who was in Birmingham in November to make an investigation of the fire depart ment and water service.
 | This report was sent by the National Association of Fire Underwriters with a request that it be adopted by the board.
 The report was made to the association l by Inspector Johnson.
 1 The report was read, and on motion
 was referred to the fire department and
 water service committee for considera- | tion It contains a number of recommen-
 dations, such as the formation of addi- tional fire companies, extension of mains and the installation of more hydrants. Chairman Jones stated that he received | the report yesterday, and had written the association that in reference to water main extensions he was very sorry the city did not own its own water works l system so this could be done. A committee of insurance men was present at the meeting last night when the report was read and referred. The full report as read to the council Is as follows:
 New Fire Company. | 1. One additional fire company should | be organized, consisting of one captain,
 one engineer and one stoker for steamer, two drivers and eight firemen, the com pany to be furnished with one first-class steam fire engine, one combination chemi-
 cal and hose wagon, two lines $500 feet
 each) of first-class hose, four horses and | necessary equipment, to be ,ocated at vi- | cinity of First avenue and Twenty-first l street for the required quick response | and service in the business section, this | company to answer all alarms in busi- ness district and only answer second | alarm calls or for emergency service at | fires beyond the congested hazardous | section.
 2. An additional fire company should | be organized, consisting of one captain, one engineer and one stoker for steamer, two drivers and six fifemen, the company | to be furnished with the present reserve | use engine, one combination chemical and | hose wagon, two lines each of 800 feet of | first-class hose, four horses and neces- sary equipment, to be located at vicinity of Fifteenth street and Third avenue. 3. One additional fireman should be as- signed to each of the present fire com panies.
 4. Four thousand feet of frst-class hose should be obtained to replace that amount of inferior hose now in use.
 More Hydrants. l 5. It is very important that at least sixty fire hydrants be advantageously | located at corners of intervening small streets and midway between all blocks
 within the business section also an in- creased number of fire hydrants through | out the North and South Highland dis
 tricts. All fire hydrants within the busi-
 ness section should have 4-inch diameter | single discharge outlet, with correspond | ing diameter suction and engine connec-
 tions, for free flow of water to the
 pumps.
 G. The ordinances regulating the con
 struction of all buildings should be strict
 ly enforced and the erection of hazardous | frame and frame veLeertd buildings pro
 hibited within the fire limits. At pres | ent time there i3 large building Of this | description being erected for warehouse | purposes, located on Sec ord avenue neal
 Seventeenth street, within the business
 section.
 Extension of Mains. | l. The present 12-inch main on Morri: | avenue between Twenty first and Twen | ty-second streets should be extended SC | as to connect with the S-inch main al | Twentieth and Morris avenue. replacing | the present short length of 6-inch pip'
 between Twentieth and Twenty-first ! streets.
 9 The extension of the 8-inch main or Powell avenue from Twentieth to Twenty.
 second streets, to connect with the 24
 inch main at Twenty-second street. 1 8. The present 12-inch main on Third avenue should be extended from Twenty | first street. to connect with the 16-inch main now on Twenty-second street. | 4. The present main now on Twenty | first street from First avenue should be 1 extended to connect with the 16-inch main at Avenue E.
 The extension of the aforementioned mains will gridiron the system and i'm prove the circulation of water within the business section.
 5. The 6-inch pipe on Nineteenth street from Morris avenue should be extended to connect with the present 16-inch main at Avenue B.
 The local board of fire insurance agents will be called together this week, and these recommendations read and dis cussed and plans made to have the city adopt as many of them as possible.