Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-25
PROTECTING PROPERTY
REPORT OF FIRE UNDERWRITERS
TO COMMISSIONERS.
National Board Makes Recommends
lions Regarding Local Fire Depart
ment and Water Supply.

The Commissioners have received from
tho national board of fire underwriters
ranort made I'D from the results or an IN
vestigation by a representative OF the
hoard sent to Washington for the purpose
of ascertaining the condition OF the nre oe-
ma rtment of the District. The report con-
rains a number Of recommendations 1or
Improvement which, it states. are necessary
for the proper protection of property.
The report is divided into two sections.
The first section relates to the hre Depart
ment proper and the second 10 the "atei
supply. The full report follows
Fire denartment-1. The fire-alarm ma
cbinerv and battery is located at NO. IA
an,irn house on Sth street between ID ana
u streets northwest. This station Is sur
rounded with highly combustiple MT "a
structures (kann'S storage Warehouse a.
ioining) and is in danger OF oestluce.oi'
nv fires The entire fire-alarm machinery
battery and switchboards and other eiee-
trical appliances should be removed 10 lhe
new municipal building.
Fire-Alarm Boxes.
Additional fire-alarm boxes should De
loca tod within the residential and improved
outlving districts. There are sections Oh
the city where 1t is necessary to go great
distances before the nearest alarm pox
can be reached.
. There should be two steam fire engines
and two aerial hook and ladder TRUCKS
suitably located. for emergency service.
i To strengthen the service each stean,
fire engine company should be 1urhisheu
with combination chemlca4 anu o, liz
wagon. fully equipped with chemical GYM
dars hose. nozzle and short lengths OF ex-
tension ladders A.. .,u ho,ld
be an additional steam fire engine company
organized with full regular equipment ~
ca1ed south of Pennsylvania avenue, west
of nth street at vicinity OF the Executi'e
Mansion. state war and navy buildings
treasury building municipal buildings, Cor
coran Art Gallery building ana othef 'atu-
able edifices In that section.
q An additional fire company should DO
organized furnished with chemical hte en-,
| CINE and necessary service equipment anu
| located at Benning, outlying resloeh'ia' see-
| ton.
4 An additional steam fire company
! should be organized, furnished with steam
| fire engine combination chemical ana nose
| wagon and city service hook ana laooef
| truck and necessary equipment, 1ocaeeo a.
| Washington Heights
! 8 An additional company should be or
| ganized, furnished with hook and LADDER
| truck and combined chemical cylinders,
J hose and necessary equipment, located al
| vicinity of X and AZ streets southwest
| o. An additional hook and ladder COM
| pany should be organized, furnished with
| an aerial ladder truck. combination cheml-
| cal cylinders and necessary equipment, 10
| Gated at vicinity of Sth or 12th streets
| northeast section of city.
| TO- There is a necessity for the erectlon
of suitable building, furnished with ma
| chinery and appliances for quick repairing
| of damaged fire apparatus; the storage oil
| reserve hose, hose-drying appliances, coa
| and department supplies.
| The Water Supply.
| Water SUPPLY. There is an urgent ne
| cesslty for the completion of the proposed
| auxiliary high-pressure fire pipe line, gray
| ity flow from Fort Reno reservoir, witf
| 36-inch main trunk line, extending by grid
! iron system and connecting to the pumping
| station. to Brightwood reservoir. with auto
| matte cutoff valve connections for emer-
| gency service. The proposed lateral pipes
| will be 20 inches. IL inches and II inches In
| diameter GOO hgh-pressure service by
] drauts have been contracted for, ~ ny