The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-29
THE STANDARD: OGDEN UTAH WEDNESDAY

With larger secondary cross-feeder
mains AT frequent intervals.
GATE VALVES.
10 That additional gate valves be
| Installed, so located that no case OF
accident. brcakage or repair 10 the
p!pe system VIII neceSSltatc the shut
tlng from service OF a length of main
greater than the side OF Il single
block.
HYORANTs.
IL. That additional hydrants be in
stalled IN mercantile and manufactur-
| ing districts. so that there shall be
two at each street intersection and
! two intermediate hydrants between
| intersections; in other districts. one
: AT each street intersection and one
| intermediate between intersections.
IL. That futuro installations have
three 2A-inch outlets. not less than
6.ncb barrel. with a foot-valve hav-
ing a free area of at least 20 square
inches and a 6-inch gated connection
10 the main.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Is. That the city make provisions
ior service and disability pension
fund. and that members be retired
from service on reaching the age OF
62 years. unless at that time they
are unusually efficient.
ii. That the department be
strengthened
a. BY equipping the chemical com
pany with motor propelled apparatus,
carrying chemical tank and hose,
portable eEtinguiShers and waterproof
covers. This company TO have COM
plement of five men on duty at all
times and respond 10 all alarms.
b BY Immediately establishing Il
full paid hose company in the vicins
ity OF Washington avenue and l2th
street
c. By replacing the ladder truck at
hcaduunrters by modern 65-toot
quick-raising aerial truck.
d. BY establishing full paid hose
company in the near future In the
Vicinity of Jefferson avenue and goth
street.
10. That each OF the plain hose
wagons at headquarters be equipped
with a turTet pipe. and carry about
equal amounts Of 21a and 3jnch hose.
with a total of at least 1000 feet
l6. That each of the above recon-
mended hose companies Dab and d.
be provided with Il combination hose
wagon equipped with one 35-gallon
chemical tank and 200 feet OF chemi-
cal hose, aud that all hose wagons
carry about. equal amounts OF 21a and
5.inch hose, with total of at least
900 feet
II. That all 21a and 3-inch hose
l. stl,
forming 10 the National Standard, and
with sleeves on S-inch hose properly
beyeled
IS That a suitable rack OF tower
he provided at each station for dry
ing and storing hose and all hose be
tested at 200 pounds pressure.
l9 That all apparatus, in districts
where streets are paved he equipped
With rubber tires, and that minor
equipment be furnished as follows.
where not already provided;
To each hose wagon. 4 door
opener or claw tool. an improved noz-
zle holder and several open nozzles,
a siamese connection and a water
proof cover.
b. To the recommended ladder
truck: Burst hose jackets, a cellar
pipe. claw tool, door opener, a
deluge set. hose roller and hoist. a
life net, life bolts, a ladder pipe. ma
rinc torches. promplcr ladders and
SalderS and salvage appliances. in
ciuding at lenst waterproof covers.
%. That an additional hose COM
pany be assigned TO respond To all
first alarms.
81. That 3-inch hose be used in
laying lines from hydrants to the en-
trance OF buildings in the business
district and to turret wagons and
deluge sets.
22. That salvage work be a part
of the regular duties of the fire de-
partment
%. That a drill school be estab-
lished. equipped with prompler tow
cr, and 10 charge of a competent Off
Ger, where all members. especially
OF pompier and other ladders. quick
handling of hose. use oil deluge sets
and turret noZzles and in life saving
FIRE ALARM SYSTEM.
"a. That fire alarm headquarters
be removed to a fireproof building
specially constructed to reduce the
liability to interruption of service.
In the new location, all apparatus TO
he placed on incombustible mount
ings. and no unnecessary combus-
tibles to be permitted in the fire alarm
rooms
25. That at fire alarm beadquar
ters the following changes and addl-
lions be made in the apparatus:
a, A 6-clrcuit repeater to take the
place of the present repeater
b. Punch registers to record all in
coming alarms,
c. A 12-circuit. slate switchboard,
equipped with the necessary volt me-
ters, switches, circuit breakers. etc
d. a storage battery mounted on
glass and porcelain insulators and
charged from a circuit of not more
than 250 volts.
&c That duplicate alarm circuits
be provided from fire alarm beadquar.
ters to each fire station
81 That the work of placing fire
alarm circuits underground wherever
ducts are available be taken up at
once and that no lighting OF other
high tension wires be permitted IN