The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-29


sion, with Indications pointing to the
feet that only two or three witnesses
viii be examined.
The probe was discontinued about
two weeks ago to enable the exam
iners and states attorneys to digest the
testimony that had been given on the
stand and to allow other persons to
submit information relative to the
transactions of the convict department,
and recess was taken in order to
more than go volts, with an additional
circuit In reserve.
Note.-The above boards should pro-
vide for about 90 box. primary or Joker
and secondary or gong alarm circuits,
and for such other special or local cir
cults as may be desired.
e. A manual transmitter, capable of
transmitting up TO eight figures.
T. Registers with pen or punch for
each box and alarm circuit.
g. Storage batteries in duplicate, cap
able of furnishing current for the sys-
tenn for at least 60 hours without re-
charging; to be properly insulated and
mounted on non-combustible support in
well ventilated room.
h. All switchboards to be of slate and
these and all other instruments to be on
incombustible mountings.
1. Wiring on switchboards to be of No.
16 copper with rubber insulation and In
headquarters of No. IA copper with rub
ber insulation, carried in freproof ducts
or in conduit wire used in battery room
to be lead covered
1. A fire department telephone switch
board with separate circuits to each fire
station, with means for calling all COM
panies simultaneously, and with at least
one trunk line from the public telephone
exchange reserved exclusivefor alarms of
fire.
AT FIRE STATIONS
a. A stamp or punch register and a
Taper at each fire station and in the
chiefs office on a closed primary alarm
or joker circuit, and gong on a closed
secondary alarm circuit.
b. A department telephone, TO be used
exclusively for fire department business.
BOXES
IS. That boxes be installed so that a
box shall be within 500 feet of every
building in mercantile and manufactur-
ing districts, and in other sections within
500 feet of every important group OF
buildings
Is. That boxes installed in future be
of the successive type, with silver breaks,
proper protection against abnormal cur
rents, outer cases and lightning arresters
grounded. and with keyless self-acting
DOORS key in lock- or glass panel doors.
Centrally located moxes of inferior type
to be shifted to outlying sections and re-
placed or altered to conform to the
above.
II. That box locations be Indicated by
red lights in the closely built sections
of the city and all boxes and portion
of supporting pole be painted red an
nually
CIRCUITS
49, That duplicate closed alarm circuits
be provided from fire alarm headquarters
TO each fire station.
49, That the underground system be
extended wherever ducts are available.
Underground wiring to be of No. IA cop
per with rubber insulation and lead
sheathing in separate ducts of conduit
systems not used for high tension wires.
Overhead wiring to be of No. 10 copper or
copperclad wire with triple-braided,
weatherproof insulation, and not carried
on poles with high tension wires, or on
house tops.
90. That not more than 20 boxes or IN
struments be placed on any circuit.
OPERATION.
81. That fire alarm protection be ex-
tended to include the entire city so that all
fire stations will receive signals from
the main headquarters over at least two
circuits All telephone alarms to be re-
celved at the main headquarters and
transmitted as box alarms.
o. That a sufficient force be employed
for the proper operation and maintenance
of the system; two operators to be on
duty at all times.
23 That circuits be examined and boxes
tested monthly and after every electrical
storm.
of That eop,p1ete records of test and
troubles be kept in convenient form, and
that a map be provided showing route of
each circuit and location of boxes
Building Department
25. That an ordinance be enacted and
strictly enforced prohibiting wooden
shingles on new or repaired roofs through
out the city, and the ordinance requir-
ing the cleaning OF chimneys be risidly
enforced.
g. That fire limits districts be extended
to cover all mercantile districts in the
city; that construction outside the IRE
limits be subject to such restrictions s
will prevent the development of danger
GUS conditions in localities likely to be-
come congested.
81 That the building department be
provided with adequate filing facilities, 50
that records may be readily accessible
and safe from destruction by fire.
Explosives and Inflamables
q. That a complete code of regulations
governing the manufacture, sale, storage
and transportation of explosives and in
flamrna bles be adopted by ordinance, the
chief of the fire department to be held
responsible for its enforcement and the
keeping of records and that the members
of the fire department make regular and
frequent inspections of all buildings and
premises in their respective districts, fill
ing complete records of each inspection.
Electricity
29 That an assistant inspector be
placed in direct charge of electrical ir-
spections and held solely responsible
for enforcement and an additional in
spector be appointed to devote his time
to the inspectio of old inside work
a complete inspection of all old wir-
ina to be made and defects corrected.
and all wiring to be subsequently re-
inspected at suitable intervals.
so That all wiring be required, by
orc finance, to be in accordance with the
national electrical code.
81. That adequate filing facilities be
provided, so that records may be read
lily accessible and safe from destruc-
tion by fire.
80. That all light, power, telephone.
telegraph, messenger call and other
wires except trolley wires. i'll the
streets and alleys of the closely built
sections, be required to be placed un-
foreground in accordance with well
ocfined plan requiring the important
streets and alleys to be entirely cleared
the first year and additional ones in
succeeding years.
\ 49, That systematic tests for cleo
trolysis be made and any dangerous
conditions eliminated.