St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-04-27
The Trustees Report.
Plan for Central Fire Station Read at the
- Village Meeting.

Plan for Central Fire station Read at the
Village Meeting.
Following are the figures given. at the
village meeting last week Tuesday eve
ming by the trustees. They are valuable
in showing the cost OF our present fire
protection and the estimated cost of the
new system.
To the Voters of the Village of st. Johns
bury:
In accordance with your vote of March
1st, 1910, your trustees have made some
investigation, and beg to submit this
their report the result of such investiga-
ton for your action thereon
NEW EQUIPMENT.
Your trustees have made arrangements
for the purchase of an Auto combination
chemical and hose car, of sixty horse
power. at an expense to the village +. o.
b. St. Johnsbury. within ninety days at
ter placing the order, of $525OOO.
Your trustees have made arrangements
for the purchase of the land upon which
to locate the Central Fire Station at an
expense of 100000.
Your trustees have caused plans to be
prepared of the proposed Central Fire
Station which provides quarters for trus-
tees and police officers, and have the
plans here present at this meeting for the
inspection of the voters. The expense OF
the proposed building completed and
ready for use will be Sic, 900.
Comparative cost of maintenance OF
present FIRE protection with proposed
new equipment, and protection.
Your trustees have investigated the
cost of your fire department for the hye
years ended Dec. LIST, 1909, with the fol-
lowing results. Average cost per year
$429S. 81.
The present system is made up of five
hose companies of fifteen men each, and
one hook and ladder company oftwenty-
five men. All members are required to
attend thirteen meetings and three drills
per year. Each member is allowed nifty
cents per meeting and drill.
When an alarm is sounded between 6
a. M, and gp. M, all members of each
company are required to report at their
respective hose houses and each member
that reports is allowed fifty cents. The
company or companies responding to the
alarm, each of its members is allowed
one dollar for the first hour and so cents
Der hour or fraction thereof thereafter.
For calls between 8 p. M, and a. M,
the same rule applies excepting that the
allowance is doubled for each member for
the first hour. For other duties required
by fremen twenty cents per hour is al
lowed. Therefore, the minimum cost to
our village for sounding an alarm be-
tween 6 a. M, and 9 y. M, 5000 and
between 9 p. M, and a. M, $153.OO.
The above figures cover but one hose
company and hook and ladder company.
For each additional company respond
ing during the day $50 and during the
night $500
The cost of maintaining your fire COM
panies per year exclusive of fires is as
follows
3 engineers $4,000
100 men-16 meetings and
drills a $4,000 10000
Rental of hose houses 1880
Fuel for hose houses 1880
Lights for hose houses 1900
Magnetic Line 10000
Rubber boots, coats and mittens 1880
$1e35. 90
PROPOSED SYSTEM.
Regular men Central station $27OO.OO
43 Call men 1890. 90
Rent No. hose house 10000
Fuel and Lights Nos. and 74.OO
Magnetic Line $500
Rubber boots, coats and mittens 1900
Maintaining and supplies
Expense fire warden and company
supplies 10000
station 1000
$4,000
Credit by rental Trustees and
Police offices 800
$4753.o 90
Present average cost of Fire
Department per year for
period of FIVE years ended
Dec. 1st, 1909. $429s.35
plan 4753.oo
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