Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-08-10
IRE HOUSE IS
T FINE STRUCTURE
n.TE IN IT'S INTERIOR
" n,xcs RAPIDLY NEAR
ING COMPLETION.

me fire house on the hill is rap c
.ooching completion and 1t G
!. estimated that in about . MONTH /,
y read for occupancy. The
II charge Of e. Baker, and s,
~ mo Indications, the job is 60
-" 10 a first-class one in every
II will be warm and conf
lssp lss,o within in the winter, and
~, n the summer months.
The sliding pole IS IN place ron
rotch tower to the lower floor,
a anyone can try a slide who
anu l,,. the efficiency of the pole. The
a ~ So,, hangs outside the tower fac
y Mount eddie. This watch tower
! ! great institution although at q
a,,i glance 1t looks too small In
- interior, as well as dangerous.
no center of the apartment Is a
~ for the accommodation Of the
s.ad sliding pole, and this will not
Az much room for the perambula-
NJ. If the Waterman, who has to
III his eyes on the city and sur
'aansiug country all the time.
possibly a trap door over the stair
~ would help out the situation.
4. no second floor from where the
sr0mon have to make a jump for the
aole when an alarm is turned In, the
s.tehway is surprisingly large; and
,here Is only one side from which 1t
rould be safe to jump. Chief Nc
Veuzie says that the reason that this
.norature was made so large Is on
,eeonnt Of hanging up the hose the
mil length, so that all the water may
run out and the hose made perfectly
dry.
The chief is revolving the matter
AVER in his mind, and thinks that II
NAV be possible to arrange a tral
aoor system. by which the hatch car
NJ kent closed when not in use
Something of the kind ought to b.
dome TO shorten the space, as 1t VII
uot be wise to court danger. Tn
vateh tower affords a sweeping vieN
II the city and OF the country beyond
Every point Is in plain view, with tn
execution of a small portion of Flor
ece avenue, and the big company
houses on Mount eddie.
There is one bad feature OF IN
entrance to the fire house and tina
is the fact that several houses bf
the way down Brougher avenu
These, II is said, will have to be r
moved, as they are I'm the middle
the street, and have no busine
there. The owners object to moyin
and It is up to the County Commi
doners to clear the way for the ru.
Of the fire department when the Il
bell rings. This the commissions
have in mind now. and II is promis
that some action will be taken In I
natter in a very short time.
The fire commissioners are "a
congratulated upon their enterpr
in the erection OF the fire house; a
further in having put UP a good c
while they were about It. TT
could not have selected a better 10
ton, and after having selected
could not have better utilized tn
joint of vantage,
There was another big crowd
the Butler last night, THE Vol
teer" having made quite a hit,
the same bill will be given tonii
The Tenderfoot" will be the bill
morrow night, and until further
tice, The musical absurdity Is Il
The steel pens of King and DoN
who stole II from the original ~
d%erfoot,' which made such a won
ll hit last season. King will !
The principal character of the
hunter, and Eddie Black will rel
me baseball song and specially
was given BY Eddie Foy and Jim
bett. Black and the chorus vii
eostumed in the suits Of the Tone
club. Black hats a ball into the .
enee and gets back six.
A week from tomorrow night I
VIII be a new company on the boi
The Fred l.. Gri6lths Musical
pany, which had a run Of fifty
weeks In Fiseher's, Los Angeles.
going some, and surely ought
worth while for Tonopah.