The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-03-22
SITE FOR 2'S ENGINE HOUSE
FIRE COMMISSIONERS CONSIDER
 SEVERAL PROPOSITIONS.

Most Favorable Plan is to Turn Engfne
 House Around So That 1t Faces on
 Square at st. John and Aitizan Streets
 -Ratlroed Company Likely to Com
 mence Work of Eniarging the Cut
 Aprii1-niayor Attends Meeting.
 A special meeting of the fire commits sioners was held last evening for the purpose of considering what was to be done in reference to the moving of No. 2's engine house when the railroad company acquired the ground on which the present structure now stands. May or Studley attended.
 | 1t was stated at the meeting that the commissioners had been afforded a chance to acquire the property at the corner of Olive street and Grand avenue known as the Lyon property, and also the property at the corner of St. John and Olive streets, which is known as luG ATtlIltll plOP IL tllC iIJ OtA pup erty were used the chief said that it would be advisable to have the doors open on Grand avenue, inasmuch as it would not only be better for the appa- ratus to go out that way, but in the winter the road would be better as the trolley tracks would be clear of snow.
 If the Cremin property were used the exit would be, in all probability, on Olive street.
 The proposition which seemed to meet with the greatest favor was to turn the engine house on the ground on which it now stands, and acquire the land on the corner next door to it so that the house can face on the square at the corner O. St. John and Artizan streets. All the railroad company wants from the present engine, house site is about twenty-sour feet of the land which borders on their land. As they are the owners of the land on the corner next to the fire house it was thought that it might be so arranged that the house could be built across the for the enlargement of the tracks. It was stated at the meeting that the rail- road company had every facility for moving the present house and turning it around and it was thought that some exchange might be made by the city with that company and that they would also be willing to turn the en- zine house around. It was finally de- cided to leave the matter to the mayor to see what can be done. He will hold a conference with the railroad author ities immediately and report, back to the commissioners.
 If the plan of turning the house around is adopted means will be taken to have the ventilation so that but little trouble will result from the smoke from passing trains.
 The mayor stated last evening that he thought that the railroad company was anxious to commence their work of en- largement by April i, and if this is so there is but little time to lose. The property owned by the railroad com pany at the corner of St. John and Ar tizan street is about 84x57 feet. The commissioners voted to grant the request of Henry c. How'd, the signal Iildii dl HeduquditeIS, anu Ezrd B. San- ger. the engineer at No. 5s house, for retirement on pension, the retirements to date from April 1. Then then ap- pointed two new men to the depart ment. They are Michael Rourke and J. H. Cronogue. and they are to rank as hosemen.
 Irving A. Hamilton, who is now as- sisant engineer at No. 3s house, was promoted to the position of engineer. He will likely take MT. Sanger's place at No. 5's house.