The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-01-08
new STATION FOR WEST SIDE
Chief in Eighth Annual Report Shows
That There Were SO Fires in Past
Year With Total Loss of 100000
Fully Insured-E Equipment Valuable.

ok new fremen and a new engine
house on the west end of Grand avenue
are the principal recommendations made
by Chief of the Fire Department Iser-
mann in his eighth annual report of the
department. which has been filed with
the city clerk and which is now being
considered by the committee on FIRE
department. of the common council
In his report the chief urges very
strongly the extension of the work of
the department along all lines. He de-
ciafes that TO get the greatest eff
feieucy from the splendid apparatus
provided by the city that more men
are necessary. He seeks 10 have added
men at each of the stations aud men
to take care of new station to be
built next summer if possible In addi-
ton to this the chief declares that the
rebuilding of the FIRE alarm system Isl
now a necessity. He holds that during
the year alarms have failed to come ini
on account of the condition of the ap-
paratus at the city hall His sugges-
ton is that the system be divided into
six circuits in order to make it easier,
to locate the breaks. At the present
time there are but two circuits. He sup-
gests the installation of six circuit
repeater and the exchanging of the
present two circuit switch board for AMI
eight circuit board Such changes
seaid f-oviee not oe's for The INN.
date demands of the department, but
also for the future. He asks that the
city provide at once for the installation
of eight new fire alarm boxes The
council has already taken up the ques-i
tion of the erection of new station
on West Grand avenue and the MEM
bers Of the council are divided as to
the necessity of such an expenditure at
this time but it is not improbable that
the new house will be ordered before
the end Of the present year. No ap.
preparation has been made for the cree
ton of the house in the annual budget
of the city. but this is not bar to the
building of she house as there was no
appropriation made for the new build
ing in the third ward recently COM
pleted
The annual report of the chief con-
tains a lot Of interesting statistics. IL
shows that the value of apparatus own
ed by the city for fire purposes is well
over $4,000 and that Kenosha has the
only complete motor fire service to be
found in the state of Wisconsin. The
real estate and buildings owned by the
city and used for the FIRE department.
are value at $4,000 The report shows
that during the year the department was
called out ninety-nine times and of this
number Of calls but twenty were box
calls. The total loss on buildings and
stocks during the year amounted TO
$500 and this loss was covered by an
insurance Of many times its amount.
The majority Of the fires attended dur
ing the year were small blazes in which
the loss was less than $50 and the larg.
est loss reported was $4,000 This loss
was entirely covered by insurance.
The financial report is interesting.
1t shows that the cost Of maintenance
of the department for the year was
500, 1851. OF this amount $14,712.52.
was paid out in salaries TO the members
OF the department and $7,51S.65 was
expended for real estate and buildings.
The expenses for apparatus during the
fiscal year amounted to $4,86l74, this
being the amount paid for new appara-
tus after deducting the amounts re-,
allied by the city by sale of old
apparatus.
In his report the chief pays high tri.
butte to the work of the men under him,
declaring that they have at all times
been faithful to their duties and that
they have rendered most efficient
service to the city.
Tie recommendations of the chief
will be taken up at an early meeting
% the council