Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-06

ark department and Newark's repu-
tafion from the basis OF fire risk in
| yestments.
There should be, at least, twenty
! five thousand (25. 000) feet of new
| two-and -one-h alf-inch fire hose pur-
! chased without delay. There Is at
| present in service fifteen thousand
| feet OF hose that. by reason of the
period of time in the department, ex-
! posture, wear and tear, can no longer
! be considered dependable or safe.
These goods should be either set aside
+ as seconds for emergency purposes,
or discarded outright. The latter
course is the preferable one The past
year has been an exceptionally try
/ ing one on hose. It's lack of usefulness
now is a consequence of the severe
duty to which it was subjected At
no time should there be less than
ten thousand 100000 feet of thor
oughly reliable hose in reserve and
available for immediate use.
Toward the latter part Of the year
a mOtor-driyen hose wagon for use
in the nigh pressure zone, was put in
( service, as we'll as a motor-driven
aerial hook and ladder truck, the lat
ter to replace the old one in the quar-
ters Of Hook and Ladder Company
Solving Double Problem.
ct now approach a proposition that
may serve to solve a double problem"
the chief points out. The idea is
to SO employ members of the depart
ment who have reached the ret re-
ment period but who do not wish
to take advantage of the provisions
of the pension law, and to utilize re-
serve apparatus that good pro
f-cfiye results win be obtained and
the DEPARTMENTS general efficiency in
lreased.
a reserve company. or crew, COM
posed Of the older men, or men par
tiailv incapacitated from performing
the harder work Of the service, could
be stationed at the house Of Engine
Company No. .; another at Engine
Company No. T. and a truck at Hook
ana Ladder Company No. 0.
From this reserve force could be
drawn men to temporarily fiji in IN
active companies when accident, sick
ness or other causes would deplete
the working quota Of the latter. Re
serve apparatus could be rushed IN
a hurry, when regular apparatus
might be disabled, without the neces-
sity Of disturbing other conditions
and they would be available at al
times LOT HONNi lAAe CtAA~+
on alarms that would run up into thf
fours,' 'fives' or SKIES for instance
IN many other ways an add ton o.
Z this kind would be of inca culabit
value to the service, and without en-
. taiiing much cost. Directions toI
operating this reserve force cou
|. readily be arranged on the running
card. .,..,.
Reasons for Recommendations
} Among the many importan
o. factors which justify me in urginl
. the Immediate adoption or the sug
- gestions herein advanced, with con
current action conducive to their &C
complishment are:
! THE remarkable growth In popula
ton, and its distribution over ar
1 area comprising twenty-three an'
one-half square miles.
1.-THE enormous increase in tbs
value of property used for manufac
! turing, mercantile and Residential
4 purposes,
1.-The ten and one-half miles O
water front devoid of adequate fir
protection.
1.-THE succession of tall buildingl
which require new and advance,
facilities for fire protection and fir
prevention.
| II am not uncertain that clos
! scrutiny Of the facts mentioned vii
4 | sustain me in conclusions which
| prompted my setting forth the rec
concentrations enumerated above"