Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-30

ed with automobiles and equipped with
l~ife-saving devices, nets, short ladders
and with utensils for operating the
high pressure service hydrants and
hose.
For some reason or other the board
took no action on the suggestion. The
plans as laid out at that time were
that one battalion should be stationed
not far from Broad and Market streets,
one near the Junction of Belleville and
Bloomfield avenues, near the juno
ton of Ferry street and Hamburg
place, one neal the junction of Clinton
and Elizabeth and one near
the orner of Springfield and Belmont
avenues. In the judgment OF h COM
mliftee at that time, seven men were
quite enough to car for each fire.
house, the horses and equipment n
to bring their apparatus to the place OF
alarm.
All men over seven In each company
would, when transferred to the bat
talions, furnish nearly fifty nen to the
centre battalion and twenty to each
battalion in the north, south, east and
west Of the city.
The plan was to supply the central
battalion with two automobiles and
they were to respond with ABOUT ten
men to each alarm, and with ten ad-
ditional men when the alarm box is in
the central district. The otfer four
battaIions we're to be supplied with one
automobile each and were TO respond
with all their men to, each alarm IN
their respective districts.
The committee felt and does now
feel that the establishment of such
hattalions would add materially to the
worth Of the whole department and
would result in a large saving OF val
liable property. In case of severe con-
fagrations it would serve to prevent
a spread of the fire and in case of
emergency the hfe-saving apparar1s
would prove en- invaluable protection
TO life.
The committee also believed that the
additional force of men would tend to
avoid the sending in of a second alarm.
where extra men are oftentime wanted
more than additional apparatus.
The committee realizes that money
would have to be provided to furnish
the automobiles and the equipment
and that property would have to be
bought and houses erected for the DIFF
ferent battalions at considerable ex-
pense, but It feels that the benefits
derived from it would more than on
set the expense.
The plan suggested by the Board OF
Trade. If put into effect, will, it 10 said,
increase the number OF men to re-
spond to the first alarm more h 20
per cent. The members OF the Board
Of Trade feel that under their plan the
number OF men to RESPOND and the
equipment they would LAY would &c
a long way toward saving life in a bis
fire. The smoke nuisance VIII also be
taken up by the board. Active nsem-
bers will 'endeavor to discover IL the
use OF coke or fuel oil for engines would
not entirely do away with the smoke
1t was demonstrated Saturday hat the
clouds OF smoke coming from the en-
gines greatly annoyed the firemen.
The main subject Of the COMMITTEES
yesterday was the new building code
now before the Common Council. This
code has been read once by the Board
of Aldermen, and is waiting their final
action. For the last ten years the
Board of Trade has been urging the
Common Council to adopt an up-to-
date code, but without success. The
subject was taken up by the
committee on construction and altera
tion, whose members would talk about
II without taking n action, until the
expiration of their terms n the the
matter would go rel to the new COM
nittee which would do the same thing
The members of the Board OF Trade
feel that the new code, which they con-
slider the best In the country, will be
passed by the Council this year. II
has been demonstrated to the satisfsc-
ton Of the board that the code, al
prepared by superintendent O'Rourkel
Is just what a building code should be
1t is the consensus OF opinion Of the
board that the matter be delayed nj
longer. The members of the Board Of
Aldermen will bf urged to pass the
ordinance before sthe end of the year
FOR IL this is not tone now It will have