The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-10-13
PROPOSED FIRE ALARM.
council Turns Down Proposition to Inn
prove Fire Alarm System.

prove Fire Alarm System.
At meeting Of the city council
Tuesday night resolution was in
troduced fixing a system of alarms
to be blown in case Of fire. At
present the fire whistles designate
the first, second and third districts.
and do not locate the fire in any
manner. The resolution introduced
by Alderman Sweet gives number
to each fire box in the city, and
when the alarm goes in the box
number is blown. The first mum
Der of each box is the ward number
it is located in. The second number
is the box number for that ward.
Fire districts are unchanged, and in
asmuch as there is no expense at
tached to the improvement proposed
in the alarm system, it is somethi no
Of a mystery why it should have
been killed by vote of seven to six.
The resolution is as follows:
Resolved, by the Mayor and Com
mon Council of the city If Washburn
that the following system of fire
alarms be adopted, and the chief of
the fire department is instructed to
place such signals into effect at once:
ERE DIsTsICT NUMBER ONE.
The company in the above district
shall respond to the following alarms:
In all cases the alarm Of fire is
given by the mocking bird whistle.
After the blowing of that whistle
the location of the box is given by
the coarse whistle, the location of
which for fire purposes is TO be de-
termined in this manner:
l coarse whistle, elevator, -four or
coal docks.
l whistle, pause, l whistle, corner
Bayfield, street and First avenue east
! whistle, pause, followed by two
whistles, corner Bayfield, stree and
Third avenue east.
Two whistles. pause, one whistle,
corner of Fourth street aud Second
avenue east
Two whistles, pause, two whistles,
corner of Sixth street and Second
avenue east.
Two whistles pause, three whistles,
corner of Seventh ssreet and Third
avenue east.
Three whistles, pause. four
whistles, corner Washington avenue
and First avenue east.
Three whistles, corner Central
avenue and Fourth street east.
Three whistles, pause, one whistle,
corner Bayfield, street and First
avenue west.
FIRE DISTRICT NUMBER TWO.
The company in the above district
shall respond to the following alarms.
Mocking bird whistle to give alarm.
Location of boxes to be designated
as follows:
Three whistles. pause, two
whistles, corner Bayfield, street and
Washington avenue.
Three whistles, pause, three
whistles, corner Washington averue
and Fourth street,
Six whistles. Fifth street and
Third avenue west.
Six whistles, pause, one whistle,
corner Fifth street and Fifth aver
west.
Five whistles, pause, four whistles,
corner Third street and Fifth avenue
west.
Four whistles, pause, one whistle.
corner Bayfield, street and Fifth
avenue west.
Four whistles, pause, two whistles
corner Bayfield, street and Third
avenue west.
FIRE DISTRICT NUMBER THREE.
The company in the above district
shall respond to the following
alarms.
Mocking bird whistle to give
alarm. Location of boxes to be
designated as follows:
Five whistles, corner Third street
and Sixth avenue west.
Five whistles, pause, one whistle,
corner Third street and Eighth
avenue west.
Five whistles. pause, two whistles,
corner Bayfield, street and Eighth
avenue west.
Seven whistles, corner Bayfield,