Arizona republican., 1914-11-26
Manager Parish Outlines Plans for Further I'm provement of City De partment by Installing Adequate Apparatus.
WATER SUPPLY
 ALSO ASSURED
About $45,000 Available to Start Work and Genera Fund Can Take Care ot Necessary Additional Wa ter Mains.

Despite the fact that the fire depart ment equipment of the city of Phoenix, as far as 1t goes, is as modern and eff fective as that of any city the size in the country, City Manager Parish IS fully aware that the needs for ade- quate protection require the installa- tion of more apparatus. the improve ment of the fire alarm system, the cree tion of a suitable central fire statioA and headquarters, and above all thc making available of an adequate sup ply of water for fire fighting purpose And what is more, according to Man ager Parish, steps are already unde way to provide for Phoenix every on' of these necessities and at an early date.
 From the bond issue of s75,000 voted for fire improvement purposes. there is still available something more than s45.0OO. This would be sufficient to erect a new fire station at cost of about s14,000, purchase an automobile combination hose and turbine pumping engine and an aerial truck, and to eX- pend about S7000 for new slX-clrcult switchboard and additional boxes and instruments. All these are already un- der consideration by Manager Parish and it is likely he will advertise for bids in short time. The plans for the proposed new central fire station have been nearly completed and it would not be surprising if actual work on the structure will have been commenced before the first of the year.
 In his report to Manager Parish few days ago, Fire Chief Holmgren of San Diego, who came here to adVlse regarding the needs of the city with reference to fire fighting and fire pro- lection, the visiting chief had this to say of the water supply:
 Tt is impossible with the present wa ter system to deliver more than fire streams when there is an average draught for domestic purposes on the pumping plant. When the peak loac occurs for domestic purposes. the pres ent pumping capacity and water supply is fully utilized, leaving no . argin tor fire fighting purposes.
 The size and arrangement of the mains of present distributing system prevents the delivery of sufficient wa ter for the proper fire protection of the business portion of the city.
 ITO immediately correct these de fects. it is recommended that the thre new Is inch wells be connected up anc placed in commission. That pumpin unit of from 2500 to 5000 gallons pc minute capacity be purchased and in stalled on these wells, delivering di rectlv into twelve inch main leadin from the wells by the shortest and mos direct route to a connection with tn Is inch main on Washington and 5t streets.
 This F inch main in conJunctlo with the present mains will turns sufficient water for 10 effective IF streams in the congested district whic will give the required fire protection. i. Manager Parish is satisfied the re commentators in this respect are wei founded and he intends at the carries possible moment to follow them ouj. Practically all the pipe he would re quire for the work is already owned the city and it's installation could noi only be cheaply installed, but Woul provide employment for many idle me at this time.
 Tt will not be many months befor Phoenix will have the most up-to- dat fire department in the country, it's sig considered" said Manager Parish yes terday "All the improvements pro posed cannot be brought about in fev days. but we can start in the right di rection. When we bought the thre' new automobile combination hose ant chemical trucks, step in the right di l rection was taken. I knew then, as
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