Little Falls herald., 1914-12-11
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CHIEF EdDER SUGGESTS PUR-
CHAsE OF FIRE TRUCK AND
2-FOOT WATER MAINS
At meeting Of the city council
Monday evening Chief Fire Warden
Geo. Finder brought up the matter Of
better fire protection for Little Falls.
He stated that the fire department.
could be of greater value to a CITY tho
size Of Little Falls when the fire fight
ing apparatus and means for transport
ing the same are adequate. The city
has outgrown the present fire appara-
tus and must have apparatus which is
in keeping with its growth.
Mr.: Emder stated that the chemical
engines now in service in this city are
entirely too heavy to be hauled to a
fire. especially when teams are not
available and they must be drawn by
the fircmen. The fire fighters are so
exhausted when they arrive at the
scene Of the blaze that they are unable
to do efficient work. The chemicals
are also in a very poor state of repair,
he said, and to put them in gcrd con
dition would mean an outlay Of about
800. A new modern chemical, equip
ped with a 40-gallon tank, costs 1915,
and the old engines could be traded
in on the purchase price Of these.
"What Little Falls really needs,'
said Chief Emder, 'is an up-to-date
fire truck, equipped with chemical Ell
ginc and built to carry number Of
passcngers.' One of these trucks
would cost between $4,000 and $4,000
but the outlay would be worth while.
With one of these trucks a great deal
of time would be saved in getting to
fires, as the truck would be ready at
all times, and the fremen, knowing
that the apparatus would be brought
to the fire, would go directly to the
scene of the fire, instead of first run
ming to the station to get the hose
cart or chemical engine and then pro-
ceed to the fire.
Men should also be employed, whose
duties it would be to get the apparatus
to the fires. One Of these men should
be able to operate the truck and the
others act as assistants. They should
be paid monthly salary and should stay
at the city hall, 50 as to be in readi-
ness at all times.
F. f. Hall, president of the city
council stated that he believed +he
improvement a necessary one and sug-
gested that committee be appointed
to take the matter up and prepare
data showing the cost of fire-fghting
under the present system, the cost of
a fire truck and the cost of fire-fghting
under the proposed system. Several
other aldermen expressed themselves
in favor Of the idea and President Hall
was authorized to appoint a commit
tee. He appointed Mayor G. M. 4.
Fortier. City Clerk Victor Schallern,
Fire Chief Geo. Emdcr and Aldermen
Moeglein and Geo. Peterson.
Chief Emder carried the matter of
fire protection still further by suggest
ing that a 2-foot main be laid on
Broadway through the business sec
tion and for at least one block on the
principal streets leading from Broad
way. The present 6-inch mains are
inadequate, he said, as the pressure is
too small to use more than four or
Should this city be visited bv big
five streams Of water. A two-foot
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pressure to permit the use Of at least
sixteen streams at one time, he said.
Alderman Geo. Peterson then asked
if anything had been done in regard
to the extension Of the water mains on
Second avenue southwest, to the Lin
coin school. He was informed that
nothing had been done in the matter,
as the Water Power company had re-
fused to install the mains. This
brought about the suggestion that an
effort be made this winter to get leg
islation whereby a municipality can
force a company which furnishes the
water supply to extend the mains, and
that if such legislation could not be
secured, the city should install muni-
cipal water system, with reservoir and
gravity pressure, which would do away
with the need Of pumping station.
This suggestion was made by the city
attorney. He stated that the present
rates for water in Little Falls are ex-
horbitant and that the company can
not expect to get renewal of it's
franchise under such terms.
After some discussion Alderman
Peterson moved that the chair appoint
a committee to take up these matters
with the Water Power company. The
motion was carried and President
Hall appointed Aldermen Geo. Peter
son, Venners, Bell and Blake and City
attorney Vernon on the committee.
WIN PRIZES AT BRAINERD
A very few entries from Morrison
county were made at the Minnesota
Crop Improvement association meeting
at Brainerd, held last week, but few
prizes were taken nevertheless. The
winners are:
Corn-Minnesota No. 23, A.. G.
Cochrane, Little Falls, third.