The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-23
STEAMER NO. 2 HERE
NEW ENGIGNE HAS BEEN NAMED
 Sw. M. TEAGUE."
Valuable Addition to the Montgomery Fire Department Has Reached the City--Test Wiu Be
 Made Today.

The handsome new fire engine. or dered by the city about ninety days ago. reached Montgomery early yester- day afternoon over the Central or Georgia Railway from Cincinnati. The steamer was immediately unloaded by representatives of the manufacturers and members of the fire department and taken to the Madison Avenue quarters where, in few hours. 1t was put into shape.
 Except for the fact that it Is a tritle smaller the new apparatus Is coun-. terpart of the old Dexter engine, now located at Five Points and known as Steamer No. 1. It is third size con- tinental and was built by the Ahrens Fire Engine Company. of Cincinnati. The machine Is finished with nickel plate with the exception of the boiler which is finished in black enamel with nickel plate trimmings. The steamer has a capacity of 600 gallons of water per minute and weights $500 pounds. As many as two lines of hose can be attached to 1t at one time and 1t IS SO arranged that 1t can be drawn by two or three horses. The apparatus cost the city $4,500.
 The most striking feature of the en- zine is the name of Mayor w. M. Teaeue, which Is inscribed in large letters on the fore part of the nickel plated dome The steamer VIII, there- fore, bear the name of "W. M. Teague,' not that the mayor requested it, put on account of custom of the manu- facturer, in the absence of no request for naming the apparatus. to name 1t for the incumbent mayor.
 The engine had been expected for several days and Fire Chief John F.. Browder, as well aa all of the Madison | Avenue firemen. took a peculiar pride when the engineg reached headquarters. The members of the department set to work and had the machine cleaned and | in a slightly condition in a short time. While the apparatus has not yet been | tested, Chief Browder feels certain | that it will be one of the best engines nossessed by the city Before his ap- | ed in the department number of years as engineer of the old Dexter en- | zine and that engine gave entire sat- | isfaction.
 Alderman James J. Sullivan. chair man of the fire committee of the City l Council called at headduarters and | took a look at the new apparatus.He | was apparently pleased and said that the steamer. thus far, had come fully up [ to his expectations.
 John P Ahrens and J. Peter Ahrens.
 representing the manufacturers. will | conduct a test of the new steamer at
 B o'clock this afternoon in the presence of the fire chief the engineers of the various fire stations and the fire com
 nittee of the City Council. composed of 1 Aldermen Sullivan, Hudson and Roe mer. A test will first be made at some | notnt in the suburbs to be selected and then the engine will be driven to l Court Square, where it will be sub
 tected to a pressure test and streams will be thrown on the tallest buildings of the city.
 The results of the test and recom-
 mendations thereon will be reported
 bv Chief Browder at the next meet
 ing of the City Council a week from
 tonight and. if satisfactory. the Coun-
 ell will authorize the payment of the purchase price.
 The new engine will be known ai
 steamer No 2 and it will supplant the engine now at the Scott Street station
 wbIoh will be transferred to the Nortt lMontgomery engine house