The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-22
MAYOR WARD WANTS THE PLUGS AT ONCE Writes Letter to Superintendent of Waterworks Company IS FULFILLING CONTRACT Wants to Know If Company Can Put Additional Fire Plugs In at
 once-A Reply Is
 Requested.

Requested.
 Mayor Ward worked over time last night in order to prepare a list of loca- tions for the forty-seven new hydrants which the city proposes to place in the business section of the city. His action was based on the meeting of the finance and fire and water committees. which held a joint meeting in his office at 345 o'clock yesterday afternoon and author ized him to carry out in every detail the agreement entered into by the Southeast ern Tariff association, the Board of Trade and the City Council. After he had com pleted the list of new fire plugs and designated those that had to be changed, the Mayor did lot of figuring to ascer- tain what the proposed Improvements in the fire department will cost
 '"rhe cost of the new equipment" said the Mayor which includes an engine, aerial truck horses, hose, hydrants and keyless alarm system will be about s32,- 000 The annual additional cost to main tain the new equipment will be about $30 000 which will make the total yearly expense of the fire department s110,Oo0, outside of the cost price of the equip ment. The Mayor last night addressed the following letter to D. J. O'Connell, super intendent of the Birmingham Waterworks company:
 November 21, 1905
 ID. J. O'Connel, superintendent, city. Dear Sir:-At the meeting of the fire and water and finance committees today resolution was adopted that the city proceed to carry out the balance, of it's agreement made February 8, 1905. with the Southeastern Tariff association.
 Part of this agreement was as fol- lows:
 '"The following designated hydrants (2S) in service, to be replaced by approved new hydrants, having six inch bells, eight inch internal diameter barrels, two two and one-half inch hose connections and one five inch steamer connection' the pipe connecting street mains to the hydrants to be not less than six inches in diameter in all cases:
 .Hydrant on northeast corner Fourth avenue and Twenty-first street, southeast corner Fourth avenue and Twentieth street southside of Fourth avenue, be- tween Nineteenth and Twentieth streets, southeast corner Fourth avenue and Nine | teenth street, southeast corner fourtn avenue and Eighteenth street, southeast corner Third avenue and Twenty-second street, southeast corner Third avenue and | Twenty-first street, northeast corner | Third avenue and Nineteenth street. northeast corner Third avenue and Eigh- | teenth street, southeast corner Third ave | nue and Seventeenth street, southeast ] corner Second avenue and Twenty-second 1 street northwest corner Second avenue | and Twenty-flrst street, southwest cor
 ner Second avenue and Twentieth street, northwest corner Second avenue and Nine l teenth street, southeast corner Second
 avenue and Eighteenth street. southeast l corner Second avenue and Seventeenth l street northeast corner First avenue anu
 TWenty-second street. northeast corner
 First avenue and Twenty-trst street. 1 northeast corner First avenue and Iweh- l tieth street, northeast corner First ave-
 me and Nineteenth street. northeast cor
 ner First avenue and Eighteenth street. l northwest corner First avenue ana SeV- l enteenth street. southeast corner MOTIFS l avenue and Twenty-first street. hor.n- l cast corner Morris avenue ana Nlheteeh'n 1 street. southeast corner MOTHS avenue and Eighteenth street, northeast corhei l Powell avenue and Twentieth street,
 northeast corner Avenue A ana Iweh'letn street southeast corner Avenue aio l Nineteenth street. ,,, l Also to proyide the following addition
 al new hydrants, of approved design t4p' l All hydrants to have 6-inch diameter pehs' 8-inch diameter barrels, two zi-z-incn hose connection and one b-inch diafnetei
 steamer connection. The pipe cohhectioiis
 from street mains to hydrant to pc a' least 6 inches in diameter in all cases:
 Northwest corner Fourth avenue and
 Twentieth street; northwest corner Thiro
 avenue and Twenty first street; northwest
 corner Third avenue and Twentieth street | southwest corner Third avenue ana Nine l teenth street; northwest corner Ihird ave nue and Seventeenth street; northwest | corner Second avenue and Iwenty-secohc street: southeast corner Second avenue
 and Twenty-first street; northeast corner | Second avenue and Twentieth street | southwest corner Second avenue ano | Nineteenth street; northwest corner sec
 ond avenue and Eighteenth street; south | west corner First avenue and lWentysec'
 ond street; southwest corner Flrst ave
 nue and Twenty-first street; southwest | corner First avenue and Twentieth street | southwest corner First avenue and Nine
 teenth street; southwest corner First ave
 nue and Eighteenth street; southeast cor ner First avenue and Seventeenth street
 northwest corner Morris avenue ana | Twentieth street; northeast corner Pow- | ell avenue and Nineteenth street; south | east corner Powell avenue and Eighteenth | street; northwest corner Powell avenue
 and Twenty-first street; northwest corner
 Avenue G and Twentieth street; north | east corner Railroad avenue and Twenty l fourth street; northwest corner train shec | and Twentieth street; southeast corner
 railroad and Nineteenth street; southwest | corner railroad and Twentieth street; west side of Twenty-second street at end oi
 Louisville and Nashville freight depot | west side of Twenty-frst street, midway
 between Second and Third avenues; west
 side Twentieth street. midway between l First and Second avenues; west side o1 | Nineteenth street. midway between Third | and Fourth avenues; east side Nineteenth | street, midway between Second and Thiro | avenues; north side Third avenue, mid | way between Twenty-frst and Twenty | second streets; north side Third avenue | midway between Twenty-hrst and Twen' tieth streets: south side Third avenue | midway between Nineteenth and Twen:
 tieth streets; north side Third avenue | midway between Nineteenth and Eigh. teenth streets; south side Second avenue | midway between Seventeenth and Eigh. | teenth streets; north side Second avenue | midway between Eighteenth and Nine 1 teenth streets; north side Second avenue | midway between Nineteenth and Twen | tieth streets; south side Second avenue | midway between Twentieth and Twenty | first streets; south side Second avenue midway between Twenty-first and Twen | ty-second streets; north side Second ave | nue. midway between Twenty-second anC | Twenty-third streets; north side Firs avenue, midway between Seventeenth ant Eighteenth streets; south side First ave | kAtx.r fx.t.t< pf