The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-04-08
Interesting Report From Chief ,,of7the Fire
~ Department

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dered placed on file and printed in the
same pamphlet with reports of other
city officers. The recommended ons
| were referred TO the committee on fire
department, TO report at the next
| meeting.
The report follows, III part:
TO His Honor the Mayor, and Cen
tlemen of the City Council. Gentlemen:
| In compliance with the requirements
OF the city charter, ] have the honor
to submit herewith the annual report
! of the Mankato Fire Department. You
will find herewith a complete and con-
! else report in detail of the workings
of the department from April LIST, 1909,
to March 3lst, 1910, and a report of all
the fires having occurred during that
time, with the approximate losses.
The report will also be found to con-
tain correct inventory of the appara
tus and material owned by the city,
and in charge of this department, and
detailed. list of expenditures.
In closing this report 1 shall make
some suggestions and recommendations
and l trust that you will give the
same due consideration.
Manual Force and Discipline.
The department consists of the
chief engineer, the first assistant ell
gineer, the second assistant engineer,
seven paid men and seventy-siX vOlun-
/ teers. The discipline of the force is
good and has been SO; no complaints
in regard to the conduct of the men
J have been received; they have tried
to be courteous and helping to all. and
they do their work faithfully and in
an efficient manner.
Water Supply.
The water supply during the year
has been very good, and the hydrants
have been well looked after, SO that
we have had no trouble whatever in
getting sufficient supply of water.
!. Fire Alarm Telegraph.
! The system used in the Gamewell
fire alarm telegraph and the same is
controlled by storage batteries located
at the central station. The system
consists of nineteen fire alarm boxes, a
tower bell in the city hall, two indica,
tors and four striking gongs, all OF
which arc in good order and generally
reliable.
Apparatus.
The apparatus of the department
consists of the following pieces:
Three hook and ladder trucks, one
! fifty gallon chemical, two hose wag.
ons, five hose carts, two chiefs bug.
gies. one exercising wagon, one wagon
for hauling manure, one set of run.
ners for hose wagon.
Hose.
The department has on hand q tota
of $3.50 feet of hose, classified as fol
lows: One thousand feet of 21E, incl
cotton hose in good condition, 2,30t
feet of ~. inch cotton hose in fail
condition, ], 200 feet of 2Es inch cotton
hose in poor condition, $50 feet of 2X
inch rubber hose in poor condition, IOt
feet of | inch rubber hose in pool
condition, 200 feet of "a inch rubber
hose in poor condition.
We have turned over to the street
force of the city total of l.25O feet
of hose during the year. This hose
was unfit for fire purposes.
Horses.
The department has in use sever
head of horses. They are all in goot
condition.
The department OWLS three sets OF
double swinging harness and two sin
! gle harnesses, all of which are in use
at the central fire station, and all are
| in fair condition.
Fire Stations.
The department maintains four sta.
tions, located as follows:
The central station. located on Sec
ond street, between Main and Walnut
streets. This is two story brick
building i'll good condition, and contains
the following apparatus: One hook
and ladder truck, two hose wagons
one chiefs buggy, and here are kept
all the horses owned by the depart
ment. This is also the quarters of all
! the paid men belonging to the depart.
ment
Station No. 2, located on the cor
ners of w. Front, w, Fourth and Sib
ley streets. This is story and one.
half frame building and contains one
hook and ladder truck and one hose
cart.
Station No. 3, located OH North
Fourth street, between Thompson and
Ann streets. This is one story
frame building and houses one hook
and ladder truck, one hose cart and
one fifty gallon chemical engine.
Station No. 4, located i'm Ogle's ad
ditiOn, corner Baker avenue and West
Ninth street. This is Il small one story
frame building and houses one hose
cart
All other property belonging to the
department is kept at the central sta
ton.
| Fires and Alarms.
During the year just closed the de.
partment has responded to seventy
alarms of fire, classified as folIows:'
By fire alarm telegraph. ....... II
BY telephone 43
BY personal service. observation-disclosures.
BY false alarm .
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