Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-04-13
Moore
Respectfully submitted.
W. F. wEIGHTMAN.
L. C. SHEETS.
Com.


Gentlemen have the honor in
submit my report OF the fire depart.
ment for the year ending March 3lst,
as follows, towit:
The personnel OF the department Is
William Galbreath, chief; AL. Fergu.
son, captain; Cal Dock, driver; Harry
Holloway. minute man; Harry Diet.
rich Bernard Hampton and George
Dale sleep at the station without pay.
| The department has responded to
20 alarms during the year, being 70
less than the previous year Fourteen
OF these We're box alarms. telephone
and still.
The most serious and destructive
fire of the year being the Graden Mer-
camille Co.'S warehouse. on November
2lst, and NJ. Clicks clothing store De.
cember Tth.
Total property loss during
the year by fire was ...S Sl7 500 .S5
Total insurance paid. 49,. 1900 S5
have on file in my office an inven-
| tory OF all property of the department
March lst. 1903. summary of which
is as follows:
L.
| between 1st and End.
One brick station in North Duran
go. on Main avenue and 22nd street.
Frame building on Railroad street,
opposite freight depot.
Gameweli fire alarm system. 27 bat.
ter calls and II alarm boxes. Two
hose wagons, two hose cars, one hook
and ladder truck three horses, 200
feet of good hose, 500 feet second
class hose.
Understanding tnat Mancos contem.
plates putting in fire depart ment, |
would suggest that authority be given
the fire and water committee in con.
nection with the chief of the depart
ment. to negotiate a sale to that city
of one cart, trucks etc, for the best
terms that can he secured, and that
they be replaced with more modern
paraphernalia, as it is but matter
of very short time before the depart
ment will be seriously Handicapped for
the want of better appliances for han
ding fires. | desire also to call at
tention to the fact that Joe" one of
the fire horses, by reason of old age,
bad feet and general debility, is fast
becoming unfit for fire service, and
would recommend that in the near fu.
ture another horse be purchased to
replace him.
Would further recommend the pur-
chase of an additional one thousand
feet of hose, as the present supply is
inadequate. in case of fire of great
magnitude.
In closing. deem it proper and just
to ask you to increase the salary of
the two regular men to seventy-hve
dollars per month.
Thanking fire and water committee
for courtesies extended at all times,
Respectfully submitted.
WILL Fl. GALBREATH.
Chief Fire Department.
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council:
Gentlemen:-I submit herewith my
annual report from April /, 1902, to
April /, 1908, showing the total earn.
ings and expenses, also amount of
coal used and gallons of water pump
ed during the year ending March 81,
1903.
April /, 1902. Cash on hand s Sl9G
Collected for water rents. 1S,2iS.0i
Collected for tapping water
mains ..,............. 22S.00
Total turned over to city
treasurer ........... SIS. .J5S 90
t'DllnrtDd Inv county wntar
frontage .................$ 4,597,34
Grand total OF water de-
partment ............s s23 l55.34
Expenses of labor, coal,
lights insurance, salaries
and other materials ..s 8.oS952
Value of material on hand. 6S375
Actual expenses ......$ 7,4O5T
Interest on water bonds out
standing ............. 7,155.00
Total expenses, includ
ing interest on water
bonds ................$l4 ,5GO.77
Net profit of water system during
year ending March 81. 1908, $S,594.57.
Total amount of water pumped DUR
ing the year ending March 81 1903, is
2i2 ,33S. $50 gallons.
Average daily consumption for en-
tire year ending March 81, 1903, $685.
$40 5S-T3 gallons.
The amount of coal used during the
year ending March 81, 1908, was
3I1S,Gl0 pounds.
Cost of coal. s2,5SS4.