Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-03-12
COUNCIL AND fire Dept
encouragement and Aid Given by
Council. Excellent Services
by tho Department.

by the Department.
An adequate and well organized
fire department is one Of, a city's
most valuable assets and deserves the
support Of the city officials, council,
and the citizens. The department.
at jamestown Is made up of volunteer
organizations but it has proved ade-
quate and prompt whenever called
out, and chat there have been no
serious contlagrations In the city is
probably due to the fremen's quick
and efficient responses to all calls.
During the past year there have
been many serious and disastrous
fires in other towns Of the state,
and the city council has given much
attention to the condition of the fire
depal ltmenJ. at. Jamestown.
No requisition for supplies has
been turned down in the past year,
and much has been done to cooper
ate with and improve the depart
ment.
There has been added..50O feet Of
new hose, making 230o feet in all,
and the most ever used at one time
for many years has been 1900 feet.
Chemicals were asked for, and the
council purchased. four of the most
efficient make and tie equipment has
been kept in GOOD repair.
The present hook and ladder Is
consider red adequate for the needs.
In planning the new city hall the
fire department. was given special
consideration and that wing of the
building will be thoroughly equipped
for the use of the volunteer boys. A
large main room for hose, hook and
adder, chemicals. drying rack the
full length of the builuing, .and other
equipment has been built, conven-
lent in every particular. There will
be two club rooms, place for gymnas-
tics. bath and slidingpole, making a
| modern fire station.
In payment for their services the
volunteer fire boys receive Annually
$3.50 from the city and from the state
II per cent of all the premiums re-
ceived by the insurance companies.
In 1906 this latter amounted at
Jamestown to S51302, and was paid
during 1907, a very fair compensa-
tion considering the number Of calls
during that time. The 1907 appro-
priation will be distributed in 1908.
Any statement. or inuendo that the
council has given little encourage
ment or aid to the. fire department Is,
in the light above, hardly bourne OUT
by the facts. Any one who has at
tended the meetings knows that the
council has been lat all times ready
with whatever assistance could be
reasonably asked and has given the
fire department que considera ion
whenever the interests of that de-
partment came before the council.
Alta meeting of the council, some
time ago, a communication was re-
cesved from the N. P. Hose Co, re-
questing that the company be REIN
stated in the fire department., and
/. receive the benefits therefrom. 1t
appears that this company has re-
sponded to no calls for some-t time; !;
that the members have been served
notices to appear before the council
and show cause why they should not
be disbanded, but no member did so
appear, and there the matter has
/ rested. The suggestion to disband
the N. P. Hose company originated
not with the city council, but came
| from members of the city fire de-
| partment. Under the ordinance the
chief of the department has the right
to temporarily suspend members for
cause and report to the council the
action and the council shall hear and
consider the same.
If there are any disagreements OF
differences among the city firemen, is
it not possible that the cause nay be
found among the members them.
selves rather than in the attitude Of
the council towards the department:
Two Horses Ordered Killed.
]; Under the recommendations Of 9
Barnes county district veterinarian
two horses belonging to Geo. Klink,
who resides on Sec. 2-14O-62 have beer