The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-01-20
CHIEF FOSTER FILES
HIS REPORT
REVIEWS FIRE WORK FOR YEAR
JUST cLosED-~MAKES A MUM.
GER or IMPORTANT RECON-.
MENDATioNS.

Fire chief G, T.. Foster, OF the An
torin department has flied HIS annual
report with the frr and water com
mitter of The common council, ana II
will DO presented at the council aea.
sion on tomorrow evening, Following
In the full toxt or the report
Astoria. ore. Jan. |, 1907
TO the Committee on Fire and Wa
tor; Gcntlcmcu=I herewith sub.
nit my report for The year just closed,
During the year the department re-
amounting to the sum Of $4,000: TO-
600 foet nf hose were laid ana i.272
gallons Of chemical mud were used.
"Outnldo Of the regular alarms there
were extinguirhrd by the chief ia2
flraa IN tho roadway between iTth
and card stroeta,
II desire To call attention TO the
Ifact aa tho court house In TO be I'm
ished this year. that the house Of
hose No. will have to be removed.
And | would again recommend that n
site bo secured In the ncghborhood
OF First aud Bond. ~ from that poa
Hitiou tho property IN what Is known
IA tnontown. viii have soinc protcr-
ton, as It In now 1t takes no long
TO reach there In case uf rre. that a
small tire nigh, grow to a large pro,
portion before /, could be reached,
there IN II large amount OF money In
vested in that portion of the city. and
na the residence part Of this same In
very congestrd. should II fire get II
good start there the whole place would
be wiped out. an It would be impoasi-
bic To stop IT,
4 mouli also recommend that honc
company No be- moved further east.
say 10 Thirty.slxt Htrcct. As II now
is. IL m a long way from every place
and by placing II a. Thirty sixth Al
derhrook would have some protection
which a. the present time IL very poor,
| would again recommend that the
hook ana ladder truck be tittcd to
carry about 500 feet Of hose. which
can bp done At "A very ANAL expense,
! would also recommend that It be
equipped with two 3o-galon tanks;
with this equipment II would be the
best piece Of apparatus for the bust
ness district In the city. The Sllsby
engine ahuuld br liked, which ! be.
llcvc can be done at a cost of about
$500.
In my opinion the next piece ot
apparatus that the city should buy II
combination hose and chemical Wa
gon, And ! believe that II ahould be
located on Irving avenue between 9Th
and 18th, nu. when that street Is
opened. It could reach either end Of
the city in short time ana could also
reach the business district In quick
time. especially now that gravel
streets are being put in, they are tinc
for coming down hill but ARE harder
than plank for climbing,
II recommend the purchase this year
Of 1000 feet Of hose nm Indicator gong
for the chemical house, as the old
gong there In worn and not. at all
times reliable. We have had good
deal OF trouble tho last year In keep
ing II up
when tho combination wagon UfI
one II to be purchnscd) is under con-
\ \sIdcration. would suggest that one
hr the automobile line be purchased,
as, while the first cost would be more,
I believe It would be cheaper In the
long run They are now being tried in
the East and by the time that this
city gets ready to purchase, It will
he known II they are success, Re-
spectfully submitted,
(Sgncd) &c. r. FOSTER,
"chIpf Engineer"