Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-07-16

,ance 1912; resolution to give notice of
Intention to establish and work Cornell
Washington street; resolution award
Ing contract to John c. Donehue & Son
for alterations to Protection Hook &
Ladder Co; resolution to give notice
of intention to pave Mechanic street
from Fayette street to Washington
street with asphalt blocks; resolution
to give notice of intention to establish
grade of tombstone street from Hall
avenue northerly to Eagle avenue; re-
solution to draw warrant for $500 for
Fourth of July Celebration; which were
ordered placed on file.
The following report of the Inspec-
tor of Buildings:
To the Hon. Mayor and
Board of Aldermen:
IGentlemen:-
The following is my report for the
month ending June Goth. 1912. Appli-
for the following:
6 brick buildings to cost. . 1923. $500
- frame buildings to cost; S2'osS.00OO
2 brick and tile (hollow)
stucco to cost ........ 3 5000 90
2 hollow tile bldg. to cost. 1,650.00
l conduit to cost ......... 975.00
20 TOTAL sSS,15O.0O
Receipts for fees $1S2.0o.
Respectfully submitted,
M. j. MCNAMARA,
l. Inspector of Bldgs.
was received and ordered entered in
the minutes.
The following report of the retiring
Chief of the Fire Department:
Hon. Mayor and Board
of Aldermen:
Gentlemen:
l hereby submit to you my annual
report for the year ending May 31st,
1912, together with recommendations
which I think Is essential both for the
| bptterInent of the leDartmpnt and for
the safety and protection of life and
property.
Department.. from June LIST, 1911. to
May 31st, 1912, there were SO alarms.
The total loss for the term was es-
timated at about $28, 900.
This sum does not include the three
fires at the Barber Asphalt Plant at
Maurer, N. j., when several oil tanks
or watts was destroyed.
I al pleasure In giving credit to the
members of the department for not al
lowing a single %fire1to get beyond the
building in which it originated. This
should AVE a tendency to reduce the
insurance rates In this city, which I
am led to believe are much higher tn~n
the rates of other cities of our class.
During the term l am glad to state
that our firemen were very lucky. not
one being seriously hurt, some of
course were more or less bruised and
cut, and several narrow escapes were
averted. Not a human life was lost.
Our city is possessed at the present
time with seven distinct companies,
with the following apparatuses:
8 Fire Engines.
l Hook and Ladder Truck.
8 Combination Hose and Chemical
Wagons.
l Hose Wagon without chemical,
l Hose Reel which Is inadequate for
use.
The Liberty Hook and Ladder Co.
No. 2 are at present without an aDpara-
tus: but I am led to believe that they
will soon be equipped with the pre-
sent truck of the Protection Hook and
Ladder Co. No. I when the new aerial
truck arrives in a month or so.
The old truck should be painted and
thoroughly repaired before putting In
commission for the Liberty Co.
Lincoln Engine Co. No. l who are at
present compelled to answer all alarms,
hitch for their hose wagon, and a
three horse hitch for their steamer as
their steamer Is much heavier than the
other two. and In bad weather in ans
werlng alarms they are somewhat
handicapped.
This engine Is not equipped with a
water tank for steaming con-
all fires to a fresh water hydrant or
draw the fire from the boilers.
The Geo. B. Mcclellan Engine &c,
No. 3. are at present using the old
style hose reel which Is inadequate for
the present district which they cover
This apparatus should be replaced
Immediately with an up-to-date auto
fact the Lincoln wagon and the Wash
ington's wagon should also be replaced
with auto combination apparatuses, by
doing this the city could dispose with