Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-07-18
REPORT
FIRE MARSHAL
Only Eight Confla.
grations During
Past Year.
WORK ON NEW BUILDING
To Be Started in a Month
...$797.SS Sum Now
on Hand.

Santa re is practically assured OF
commodious new building for the
housing Of ITS fire department ana
apparatus within the near future
fact which developed last nlght at
the regular monthly meeting OF the
hoard of fire commissioners. Nego
tiations are now under way for the
placing Of the bonds that will be Is
sued and 1t is expected that everything
will be in readiness to build in a
months time. At the meeting last
night the annual reports Of the sew
eral officers Of the organization were
read and approved, and the commit
tee on apparatus and house was or
dered to repair the present meeting
rooms.
Only eight conflagrations occurred
during the past year, and in every IN
stance the fire was confined to the
building In which it originated, &C
cording to the report of Fire Marshal
Dettlebach, who is also the secretary
of the board Of commissioners. But
2 fires have occurred so far this year
The new steam laundry was gutted
by flames in January, but the out
side walls were saved. The only other
fire of any consequence mentioned
in the report was when the Conway
restaurant and Oxford Saloon were
destroyed last year. AS Will be OBJ
served by d perusal of the report OF
the fire marshal which is appended,
the fire department is in good condi'
tion financially, and otherwise. Prac'
tically all of the apparatus is in first
class shape and of the latest pattern
The only recommendation in the way
of repairs the fire marshal has te
make in his report is for a new. sci
Of wheels with rubber tires for hose
cart number one. The cash receipts
during the year were s1,O27o7, while
the expenditures we're $4s0.19, with q
halance a hand at The first Of this
month ofsS7s7.8S.
Location OF New Fire House.
The proposed new FIRE department
building will be erected on the wesl
side Of Washington Avenue on the
property adjoining the old Palace and
that owned by the Woman's Board o.
Trade. The board Of commissioners
have authorized the issuance of bonds
for the erection of the fire department
headquarters to the extent of $12,5OO.
Following is the detailed report o.
the secretary and fire marshal:
! Santa Fe, N. NJ, July l, 1906.
To the Board of Fire Commissioners
| Santa Fe Fire Department.
| Gentlemen hereby present yo'
my annual report for the year ending
July /, 1906, as secretary and fire mar
shall of your department.
I Membership.
! The department is now composed 0
forty members, being divided as fol
lows:
Chief. assistant chief, secretary
treasurer, four foremen. eighteen hose
men, seven laddermen, seven chen
icalmen.
Apparatus.
There Is now ready and in activ
service
u Hose cart No. l, four wheeled.
Hose cart No. 2, two wheeled.
Hook and ladder truck No. !.
Chemical engine No. l, two wheeled
IS gallons.
One thousand eight hundred feet G
hose In good condition, 1,4O0 on cart
and 400 in reserve.
One Eastman nozzle and holder.
One Eastman Siamese deluge set.
One Cooper hose mender
Five 80 inch Underwater nozzle'
\ Wrenches and spanners.
One Seagrave trussed ladder, e.
tension 40 feet.
One Seagrave roof ladder.
Two Pompier ladders, axes, stet
bar, hooks, grapple, soda bags, aci
chambers, life belts and axes, hos
supporters.
i. One hundred feet chemical hose.
All in good condition and most a.
, paratus of the latest pattern.
/ would recommend that new 81
!: Of wheels, with Firestone rubber tirt
!. be purchased for hose cart No. /.
Finances.
July i, 1906, balance on hand as p'
g last report $261; June 80, 1905,
t ceipts during the year $1,027.O
Total, $1,2SS07. ;.
June 30, 1906, expenditures $490.1!
July /, 1906, balance on hand $797.S
Schedule Receipts.
. City Of Santa Re, appropriate
. $110; Territory Of New Mexico, tv
per cent tax for 1905, $75107; su
: dries, $166. Total $1,027.07. Balan'
July l, 1905, $261. Total $1,2SS.o
Expenditures.
!; Janitor $50; equipment $159.99;
pairs and supplies $12S.25; fuel 81
: sundries $111.95. Total $490.19.
Balance on hand July l, 19C
!. $797.SS.
. Fires.
' July 16, 1905, Conway Restaura
/. and Oxford Saloon; 1000 feet OF ho
n laid, 5 hydrants; pressure good.
n July "a, 1905. Retsch warehous
900 feet Of hose laid; 2 hydrant
3 a, ~ li j. w y