The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-31
CHIEF ANDERSON'S
YEARLY REPORT
Fine Work of Fire Department in
Keeping Losses to Lowest Mini
mum in Twelve Months
Shown.
IT TAKES REAL MEN
Largest Fire Occurred Beginning of
Fiscal Year at Harrison Box
Factory Where Damage
Was Heavy
IT TAKES REAL MEN

Although damage 10 property by
fire shows larger figure in the an
nual report of Chief John Anderson,
for the past year than it did in the
proceeding twelve months, Keokuk
has been exceedingly fortunate in not
having had worse conclusions than
there were
Contained in the statistics for in
formation of the city commissioners
and compiled with other reports of
various and sundry nature, Chief An
derson's notations of the year sub
mitted today give the fire loss on
buildings and furnishings at little
more than $4,000.
The worst fire of the fiscal year
which ends at midnight of today, was
the burning of the Keolluk Box Co.,
last spring, about this season. The
loss was nearly $4,000 and poor wa
ter pressure was the cause of extern
sive amount of damage to that struc,
ture
The total fire loss a year ago show
ed s9,67113 on buildings and furnish
iings. The past year shows twice as
much though the blaze cited, shot
the figures up for the past twelve
months or the result would have
been nearly the same.
The report to the commissioners
today of Chief Anderson, is his fifth
one. AS is we'll known, the fire depart
ment is one of the city's institutions
of which the public is proudest. That
the chief and his efficient corps oil
regular and volunteer fire boys are
deserving of every praise Cor the
manner in which the department is
conducted months in and out, is un
disputed.
The Chiefs Report.
The report or Chief Anderson fol
lows:
Keokuk, Iowa, April 1st 1911
Report of Chief of Fire Department
of the city Of Keokuk, IOWA, for tn
year April 1st, 1910 to April! i, 1911
To the Honorable Mayor and Com
missioners of the City of Keol6uk
Iowa.
Gentlemen:
In conformity with the city ord
nances have the honor to submit
herewith my report as chief of tn
fire department:
Following is report of the proper
ty damage by fire during the pas
year, showing amount Of insuranc
carried on property damaged:
Loss on buildings, S10,7951S.
Loss on stocks, $10,040.6S
t Total loss on buildings and stock!
! $20,S96.S6.
: Insurance on buildings, sl55.o70.0
Insurance on stocks, s104 10000
Total insurance on buildings an
stocks, s270,170.00.
4 There has been the following alarm
: during the past year:
Seven general alarms.
9 One hundred and eight reeuls
: alarms.
Seventy five still alarms.
Total, 10.
, The fire department is composed {
| nineteen men, classified as follows:
One chief
Ope assistant chief.
. Tei regular station men,
Six minute men
One engineer for steamer.
To the assistant chief, Mr.. ]. Y
Nichols, and TO every member of tt
. department ! desire TO extend sincel
: thanks for efficient services rendere
) 1t is largely due to their effectiS
!; work that the fire losses during tt
, past year have not been heavier. The
> have been faithful, prompt, intelligel
) and loyal in the discharge Of their d
ties.
| also desire to thank the Honorab
) Mayor, Mr. ]. r. Elder and Commi
) sioners Mr.. Thomas P. Gray and NJ
F. T. F. Schmidt for the interest ar
: kindness they have shown in depal