White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-21
Auto ruck for
Fire Scrappers
CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZES Ex ).
PENDITURE OF $42OO.OO FOR
PURCHASE OF NEW MACHINE
ERY FOR FIGHTING FIRE.

The Ely Fire, department is to
be provided with Brockway auto
truck, up to date in equipment and
build. This important action was
decided upon at special meeting of
the city council Thursday evening,
and the final details of the transac-
tion concluded at another special
meeting Friday evening. The regu-
lar price of the auto truck is $4,000,
but the council will be enabled to af-
feet a saving of $3.50 by having the
truck shipped with one that is going
:, to Tonopah.
The new piece of apparatus is
combination chemical, hose and lad
der truck, and Is about as practi-
cable and serviceable a piece of fire
| fighting machinery as is manufactur-
ed. Besides the chemical tanks and
ladders the truck will carry 1900 feet
OF standard hose and has room for
ten firemen The deal was made thru
J. e. Durham of Reno. agent for the
rBrockway company of New York. aud
for the REQ, Apperson and Premier
automobiles. Mr. Durham came to
Ely and personally met the members
of the council
The property owners should ex-
tend their personal compliments to
the members of the city council, for
! the purchase of an auto fire truck
AS a municipal investment ii is a
an economical one. With the splen-
did present personnel of the volun-
teer fire department. the auto truck
will provide a means of safeguarding
property in manner equal to any
| town or city In the country. II will
insure prompt and efficient protec-
ton for points far from the busi-
ness center of the city. and dwellefs
in the residential portions and Cen
feeling of security against the de-
vastating results from fire. about
equal to that felt by the city resi-
dents themselves. An auto fire truck
with its thorough equipment and
powerful means of locomotion is ca
pable OF getting on the job in quick
time, and water or chemicals in the
ineipient stages of a fire are what
count in the interests of safety Dis
lance has no terrors for the auto si~e
truck and the preventive stream can
be turned on a blaze before the blaze
becomes a conflagration and beyond
control. There are no speed limits
for the auto fire truck beyond the
judgment of the driver. and no
horses to become winded and give
ont on long run. Carson Citg al
ready has a fire truck and Ely ap-
parently follows Tonopah in placirg
an order.
The motor truck has become on In
dispensable part of the fire-fightine
equipment of about every place of
importance. and Ely is keeping in the
van OF progress by purchasing one.
With plenty of water at a high pres
sure, a fire department metropolitan
in everything but name. and provided
with modern means for combating
the destroying element. the saving
to the community will come In the
safety to property and probable
reduction in the rates of insurance
The new truck will be delivered
in about a month and a half, and
the council has arranged with Fire
Chief Matthias to house the piece of
apparatus at the Ely garage. which
Is centrally located and available by
telephone call any hour of the day
or night II Is also purposed 10
make some additions and modfica-
tions In the fire alarm methods
whereby direct connection will be
made with the garage. and still fur
tber insure quick action in time of