Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-10


proposition. This sending the hose
wagon ahead of the engine in re-
spending to an alarm. 1t Is q physi.
cal impossibility for the two hose
wagon horses to keep up with much
less outstep the three horses on any
engine. We find 1t necessary to worl
the engine horses under a pull
to avoid understanding the host
wagons altogether, and hose-wagon
horses are allowed to do their very
best. 1t would be ridiculous to think
of letting a hose wagon be far from
the engine when a fire plug at which
the engine is to work is reached
THE report is kind enough to state
that Newark's fire department is eff
cient. Many thanks. 1t says. how
ever, that the management of the
department, meaning the commission
ers, is bad. How can these state
ments be reconciled? Can bad man
/ agement develop efficiency? Then ii
says that q bipartisan commission
is wrong. Right here Is injected a
personal or partisan political bias
that has no place in a book of this
kind. The voters of Newark created
the bi-partisa ncommission by their
ballots.
Newark As Pioneer.
| II may iOt Dc BoIleTdlly hDOWDt
but it is a fact, that Newark is the
pioneer city in the extensive use of
of the combination chemical engine
and hose wagon. We extinguish be-
tween eighty and ninety per cent. of
our fires through the medium of this
| type of apparatus, without recourse
to water at all. New York has just
adopted this form of apparatus.
Newark is also the pioneer in the
use of rubber tires for heavy fire
apparatus.
| practically taking in the entire city
will become operative on the first of
next year. These inspectors knew
| that, or should have known II before
completing their report. They knew
also of Chief Engineer Paul ].
Moore's recommendations as to fire
house locations, the chief having CIV
en- one of the inspectors an advance
copy of his report. But they had to
pretend to possess a knowledge based
upon their personal observations
Records are poorly kept, the report
sets forth, but the annual reports
are clear and comprehensive. How is
1t possible to turn out clear and COM
prehensive annual reports from poor
records?
'It may be interesting to the pub
lie and instructive to even the I'M
derwriters' experts to compare con-
ditions in the Newark department In
1905 and the conditions of today.
These underwriters should read up
some and think q little. We in New
ark may be able to enlighten them
and will cheerfully do 30, as Newark
knows how"
I'm 1905 the manual force of the de-
rfV fsnnCidfQH nf QQh OF
which but 200 were attached to en-
CINE companies. There were eighteen
engine companies, six hook and lad
der companies, one chemical COM
pany, one water tower company and
repair shop and reserve stable
combined. In the telegraph branch
of the service there was one super
intendent, one assistant superintend-
ent, four operators and three line
men. There were 305 fire alarm
boxes all told. Today, in 1913, the
telegraph branch is manned by
superintendent, one assistant. seven
operators and five linemen and 81
boxes Some change surely.
Today the manual force of the de-
partment consists of 432 persons
classified as follows:
One chief engineer, two deputy
chiefs, five battalion chiefs, one sec
rotary, one clerk, one stenographer,
one Office boy, one department sur
geon, one veterinarian, two chap
lains, one inspector of combustibles
and fire risks, Ave assistants to the
inspector of combustibles of fire
risks, one file cerk, twenty
five captains of engine COM
panies, twenty-five lieutenants OF
engine companies, nine captains of
~ 10 "a Mos nine
lleutenants of hook and ladder COM
panies, one captain of searchlight
company, one lieutenant of search
light company, one captain of cheml-
cal engine company, one Lieutenant
of chemical engine company, one
captain Of water tower company one
lieutenant of water tower company
one captain of reserve and supply
company, one lieutenant of reserve
and supply company. 300 firemen at
tached to the several companies, one
superintendent of fire alarm tele-
graph. one assistant superintendent
of fire alarm telegraph, one foreman
of linemen, four linemen, seven
operators at central office, fire alarm
telegraph, one superintendent of re-
pairs, one inspector of apparatus,
seven assistants to the superintend-
ent of repairs, one carpenter, one
janitor, five stablemen.
Number of houses, 80; % engines, 9
trucks, ] water tower / chemical, 1
repair shop, l searchlight company, 1
reserve stable. Number of alarms,
1905, oil, of all kinds; number OF
alarms in 1918 to date, 1875, of all
kinds. In service March 1, 1906, en-
CINE 81; July /, 1906, engine IL; July
/, 1906, engine 20.
Hill anptinn annexed TO
Newark, 1897.
Waverly section added to Newark,
1902.
Vailsburg section added to Newark,
1906.
Newark 1t may be said, continued
Commissioner Burke, has made even
greater strides since that time, way
| back in 1905. when the insurance in
spectors visited this growing town.
The new City Hall was first occupied
since that memorable occasion. we
have had a change in mayors. Henry
| NJ Doremus was the city's chief
| executive then. and Jacob Haussling
Is serving his fourth term. The
existence in 1905. II was established
| Rureau of Combustibles was not In
March Is, 1907 when the present In
snector. C. Albert Gasser. took ofiice.
THE commissioners themselves trans
acted business in the old headquart-
ers corner Academy and Halsey
street, up to 1906 Yailsburg was
taken into the big city of Newark
| about the time the underwriters In
spectors paid us that 1905 visit. So
Won see there have been just a few
changes. and Newark, brought about
these changes through the enterprise
of it's officials and its citizens.
Where we had chief engineer, a
deputy and two battalion chieis IN
1905 we now have chief engineer
Two deputy chiefs and five battalion
chiefs, besides other increases in the
force