Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-09
FIRE DEPARTMENT.

| Bids have been opened for supplying
a motor pumping engine and hose car
riage for No 20 engine company. To-
Gated at Tenleytown, and it is probable
that the change in the company's We
| hicles will be made about Thanksgiving
or the Christmas holidays. The speci-
ications permit the successful bidder
| $50 days in which to construct the We
] hcles and have them ready to be
TESTED.
Motor propelled vehicles are fast
taking the places of the horse drawn
apparatus of the department.. re-
marked Chief Clerk Watson, land it
will not be many years before horses
will not be in the service Of the depart.
ment."
The number of horses in the depart
ment has gradually decreased until
there are only 219 left. 1t was not very
long ago that the number reached $50.
display liberality in the matter of
providing motor vehicles for the de-
partment. so that thejlast of the horse
drawn vehicles will be only a recollec-
| ton in the next few years.
| Motor companies have done splendid
work. officials of the department say.
and in suburban sections they manage
to reach fires in time to be of real
service On many occasions when
horses were depended upon on long
runs through the county, it is stated.
| the loss OF time responding to alarms
meant the destruction of much prop
erty.
! 1t is probab BILE that Chief Wagner this
year will renew his recommendation
for an increase of fifty members, in
order that tiremen may be allowed
more time off duty.
| tn a,
[ sioners last year the chief said:
| Il respectfully invite your attention
to the fact that the members of this
department are at present required to
of one day of twenty-four hours off
every fifth day, and to the fact that
they should, in justice, be allowed more
| time off duty.
present conditions to accomplish this
result, and the members Of the fire de-
partment cannot be allowed more time
unless additional men are provided.
| With the sole desire to afford the
members of the fire department more
time at home with their families and to
| admit of a requisite relaxation from
their present onerous duties and con-
| finement. 1 have the honor to recon-
mend that Congress be asked to pro-
vide fifty additional men for the fire
| department"
sistants are engaged in the work Of
inspecting the open-air amusement
parks where moving pictures are
shown. Owners of such places are re-
CURED to provide against possible fires.
for the safety OF their patrons, and un-
til the regulations are complied with
licenses are not granted.
Dock, one of the horses taken from
| No. 1 truck company's quarters last
week, when the motor apparatus ar
rived. disliked the change so much
that he went sick.
schrom. ito get sick because he was
| ordered among strangers
| Driver Charles v. Mcintosh recalls
, many hardships he endured with Dock.
more than six years, he said. and a
horse that makes such a record must
necessarily be sturdy animal
| Last week was moving time in the
family of Private Jonathan Cox Of No
l truck company. A vacation Of four
| days gave him an additional two days.
six in all. getting his regular day off
at each end of the vacation.
Private r. NJ. Curtis of No 1 truck
| company, who cut his hand at q fire
| about six weeks ago. has returned to
| duty.
Frank Sylvester, member Of No 2
| truck company, had holiday part Of
| last week. Part of his vacation was
spent on the river.
Private Sylvester Gould Of No. 2
| truck company is patient at George
| town University Hospital He expects
| to return to duty in the near future.
| Frank Markward. private in No. 2
| truck company. enjoyed a short holi-
day last week. He remained in the city.
Private John B. Dutton of No. 4
truck company took holiday the past
week and did some painting and clean
up work at home.
| Capt. Charles e. Harper Of No. s
truck company enjoyed a fishing trip
| the past week.
Private George Bergman Of No. 8
| truck company, who has been on the
sick list the past month, expects to
return to duty shortly.
! Lieut.. o. c. Bassford of No. 6 truck
company is enjoying his annual leave
Of twenty days. He expects to spend
much of his spare time in his garden
at his home at Brightwood.
| E. L. Moffett, lieutenant of No. z
| truck company, took two weeks vaca-
tion. He is enjoying his holiday at
home.
| Private o. r. Anderson of No, 8
| truck company was detained at home
last week on account of sickness.
| Assistant Driver J. Fought Of No. 81
engine company has recovered from
a sick spell and IL taking two weeks va
cation. He is experimenting the con-
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| Private Harry Clark of No truck
company is a patient in Sibley Hos
pital. He underwent minor operation
| Private F. M. Edwards of No. 2o en-
CINE company is spending his annual
leave of twenty days in the city.
Harry James. private in No. ~ truck
company, took holiday part of last
week and made some repairs to his
house.
| r. v. Brownell of No. is engine
| company and Owen r. Moxley of Chief
Wagner's Office force, two of the most
enthusiastic anglers in the department.
| took a holiday Wednesday and spent
several hours on the river. They fshed
near Walkers point without much luck.
made a move to the vicinity of the
"parlor' and landed four dozen perch.
But they were little ones,'' said
Moxley. I'VE are going to a different
place the next time. and 1 think we'll
get larger fish,