South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-04
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city. The definite location OF neither
was decided at the meeting.
saturday afternoon at I:l5 o'clock
the board and the public il general
will witness a practical test OF a new
nre eXtinSuisher, one that Is said TO
have been in service IN other cities
with entire satisfaction. The new
machine IS called the minimaX, and its
agent, q. b. Haines, declares that he
VIII entinguish a blaze III fewer sec
onds with his instrument than will a
chemical engine. The test Will be
held near the oliver race at the foot
or +. Washington ST. The eXtln-
guisher was highly recommended to
the board by j. NJ. Studebaker, ST.
The report Of City Electrician
Dickey showed that there had been a
total of 31S Inspections in his depart
ment through the month with 63
connections. The percentage of con-
formations was unusually nigh, the
hgure being 1913 per cent.
Sealer Miller Reports.
City Sealer Miller's report stated
that out of - computing scales sealed
10 had been found defective and con-
demned Tor repairs. 1t also stated
that 7S9 loads had been weighed on
the public scales through Novembe
and that there had been 1872 producers
on the public market.
The public market Will be con-
tinued three days a Week-Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday. A large
stove will be purchased so that the
market building will be kept heated
through the cold months.
November Loss Heavy.
There was the greatest fire loss Of
the year in November, according TO
the report filed by Fire Chief Sibrel.
The estimated value of buildings at
risk was S169,910, while the value Of
their contents was given at 1926, 1895.
The loss on buildings amounted to
$14,740, while the estimated loss on
contents was $50,695.
The Twentieth Century garage fire,
in which the garage was totally de-
stroyed with its entire contents of
more than 40 automobiles and the
Davies steam laundry suffered great
losses on its building and contents,
was the cause of the abnormal losses,
according To the chief
The CHER also pointed out the fact
that the list of accidents in which fires
were blamable was abnOrmally large.
With the killing of BARLEY McLaugh-
lin and George McCague at the
O'Brien Narnish Co. factory as the
most serious, the list contained the
names of Capt. Frank Stricken, in
jured by falling wall at the garage
fire, and Mrs. J. Runyan, 2611 Linden
av, who was seriously burned about
the face and hands when she attempt
ed to light a stove with gasoline.
Thomas Welch and John McGrath
were also injured when they attempted
TO save Mclaughlin and McCague.
Chimneys Cause Fires.
Most of the runs by the fire de-
partment through the month, accord
ing to the figures filed by the chief
with the board, were caused by de-
fective chimneys and overheated fur
naces. Two blaZes were traced TO the
fact that children had been playing
with matches. The fire chief repeated
his warning to South Bend citizens to
keep matches away from young chill
dren.
Chief Kerr repeated that the Incl
dental expenses of the police depart
ment for the past month had been but
S2O1.97. There were 10 arrests of
which 1872 were men and Is were
women. Twenty men were SEN
fenced to the stone pile from city
court. The city Jail lodging house
started fair for the winter, housing
2S2 homeless men through the month.
The lodging house was completely
filled through the blustery days of
November.
The patrol made Ill runs and the
police ambulance 16 runs. Articles,
merchandise and money To the amount
of $3,12260 that were reported stolen
were recovered and returned to their
proper owners through the month.