East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-12


the council last night by Fire Chief
John Vaughan are adopted, the coun-
Gil will require fire escapes installed
at all OF the school buildings, hotels
and other places where public gath
erings are held.
In a written report last night the
head OF the Pendleton fire depart
ment called attention to the fact that
the present fire escapes are insuffic-
lent and recommended that all public
buildings of two stories or more be
fitted with fire-proof fire escapes and
that two additional fire hydrants be
established by the city.
In his recommendation Chief
Vaughan asks that fire escapes be
required upon all buildings Of the city
where there Is but a single exit. At
the brick school buildings Of the city
there are two exits. but as the second
floors are reached by common stair
ways in the center OF the buildings.
there is really but one way for child
rem to leave the upper floors in the
event Of a fire.
According to the fire chief, fire
proof runway should be constructed
along the second story windows of the
school buildings with a ladder or
iron stairway leading to the ground.
By such an arrangement the children
from the upper rooms could then be
gotten out OF the building should the
starways catch fire.
The recommendation OF the chief
were referred to the fire committee
last night and action upon the same
will be taken at a subsequent meet
ing
or the new fire hydrants asked for
one Is recommended for the corner OF
Bush and Washington streets and the
other as near the Washington school
as possible. At present the nearest
hydrant to the east end school is To-
Gated five blocks away.
Ell Makes Recommendations.
Aside from the fare chiefs recon-
mendations, Councilman Joe Ell,
chairman OF the fire committee, also
submitted a report last night, OF
which the following is a copy. 1t
was also referred to the fire commit
tee:
Pendeton, Ore, March TO- 1908.
To the Hon. Mayor and Common
Council OF the City Of PendletOn.
Having been repeated
ly requested during the past two years
by officers and members of the fire
department to use my efforts In Sc
curing improvements In our fire
equipments, | deem II my duty to call
your attention to this important mat
ter before 1t is too late. Up to now
my efforts have been fruitless in get
ting support for the department, and
as | have made study of fire pro-
lection for a number of years, in the
light Of my experience and investiga-
tions, feel that moral responsible
ity rests on me, inasmuch as should a
disastrous fire occur, the blame Will
naturally be placed on the council,
and eventually fall on the fire COM
mittee, Of which / am a member.
I will not go into lengthy details
and take DIP too much Of your time,
but will briefly state the condition of
affairs. An article In local paper of
seven years ago (of which I have
copy) states that "Pendieton has
grown too large for her present fire
service, and II she does not increase
same she will regret IT," Pendleton
has grown since then. but has she in
creased her fire service? Comparing |
this city with other northwest towns
having half the population Of Pendle-
ton, l find that they have better fire |
protection than we have. Examine !
our apparatus. Our hook and ladder |