The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1907-02-09

There are two dead ends on the sys-
TEN, both being outside the corpor rate
limits and both are 4-inch pipe, one
being 400 feet long and supplying two
single hydrants and the other being
| 100 feet long and supplying six single
hydrants. The system OF street mains
is provided with "a section cut-out
valves, making it necessary to cut OF
but minimum length of street main
| in event of accident, emergency or re-
pairs.
Hydrants are located on street cor
ners generally, but one block apart in
eachdirection. There are 59hy drants in
all, 40 being the new model Fairbanks,
20 having two n inch hose connections
and 20 having two 23-inch and one
43-inch steamer connection. The other
10hydrants are the old single hydrants
which have been installed as temporary
protection generally outside the cor
porate limits. The hydrants are well
located and the town should be con-
sidered as being we'll protected. No
meters are used for domestic service,
a fat rate being charged for all the
service.
The average daily consumption for
domestic purposes is about $50, 900
gallons.
There are three men on duty day
times at the pumping station and two
men on duty nights. Steam is main
tanned at ali times. Telephone con-
nection in station.
The waterworks system is considered
as fully equal to the needs of the town.
e. A. Thibodaux, superintendent.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
The fire department at the present
time is entirely volunteer, but it is
proposed to organize a part paid de-
partment in the very near future. The
department at present consists OF a
chief, two assistant chiefs and four
companies, having from Is to 40 mem
bers each. The direction of the de-
partment is by a fire board consisting
OF five members of each company who
are elected and who in turn elect the
chief and assistant chiefs, No drills
are held at the present time, but reg
ular drills will be held from now on.
The department as volunteer or
ganization is considered as being very
good and compares quite favorably
with the needs of the town.
At the present time there is no APP
proved fire alarm system installed,
but the town authorities are contem-
plating the installation of a fire alarm
telegraph system in the near future.
At present the town is divided into
three districts and in the event of fire
notice is generally teiephoned to the
powerhouse and whistle alarm blown
TO designate the district. The bells on
the fire station are also rung to give
notice of fire, but not to designate
location or district.
DETAILS OF EQUIPMENT.
Station No. Located on north
side of Mississippi street, just east of
pumping station, two stories, frame,
metal-clad, ioisted construction, wood
sheathed finish, metal roof. Appara-
tus-One one-horse, four-wheel hose
wagon carrying $50 feet of 24.inch
rubber hose, one one-inch shut-off
nozzle, two three-gallon chemical ex-
tinguishers, axes, bars, spanners and
wrenches. Reserve-One hand hose
reel in shed in rear, carrying 300 feet
of 23-inch rubber hose. Station is
lighted by electricity, provided with
one horse exclusively for fire depart
ment use, and equipped with quick
hitch harness. Company consists of
captain, foreman and % members,
about half of which can be relied upon
to answer alarm. At night, watchman,
employed across street, would hitch
up. This watchman also takes care
of horse and apparatus.
Phoenix Hose Co.-Located in old
opera house building on northeast
corner of Opelousas and Chetimaches
streets, two stories, frame, joisted
construction, wood sheathed finish,
single roof. Apparatus-One two-
wheel hand hose reel carrying $50 feet
of 21-inch rubber hose, one one-inch
shut-off nozzle, wrenehes, spanners
and axes. Reserve-One two-wheel
horse-drawn hose reel carrying $50
feet of 24-inch rubber hose and one
one inch shut-of nozzle. This reel is
to be located in the stable shown at
No. 432 Railroad avenue and used as |
a sub-stabion. One Silsby fourth-class
rotary steam fire engine in fair con-
dition. Engine has four.inch rubber
suetions for taking water from wells
and two 23-inch hose connections on
pump. Engine arranged to be drawn
by horses, but is seldom used and FIRE |
is not kept laid in fire box ready for
ignition. Company consists of Is men,
about one-half OF which can be relied
upon to answer alarm of fire.
Vigilant Hose Co No. 3-Located at
No. 43 < Railroad avenue. One-story,
frame, ioisted construction, wood
sheathed finish, single roof. Appara-
one-horse, four-wheel hose
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