El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-26

SUBSTANTIAL. addition to the
n highly efficient fire department
L y Of FL Paso is the bungalow fire
station. housing company No Z. stu
ated at the southwest corner Of Bliss
and Estrella streets. which was placed
in commission in July This station
was equipped in order to afford pro-
lection to property owners in the Alta
Vista residence district and Is the
first station to be built in bungalow
1vne II is equipped with a 80 gallon
punper. a combination engine ana nose
wagon, propelled by motor, Whlch wa
moved from the Central station. oelhS
replaced there by more powerful ap-
nsratus A crew of two officers and
four men are on duty in the Alta vista
station
The most important acquisition oy
the department during this year was
a $4,000 Seagrave auto pumper' whlcn
has a capacity OF 1UVO Sahohs PEI
minute. through four lines OF nose.
This bie fire fighting machine Is at
4be Central station. II has stood
test and actually threw 1883 gallons
Of water per minute. The department
may decide TO give demonstration
of the machine soon by throwing water
over the Mills building
Keeps Insurance Rates Down.
Probably the greatest achievement
made by any fire department IN 1eNaS
or the whole southwest, has been me
reduction of the fire insurance key
rate here from ~ cents TO Is cents'
within just few years. OF course. the
other city departments have materially
assisted in cutting the IRE Insurance.
rates nv insisting on better and SAFER
structures and fire prevention but the
organization several years ago OF d
real. I'D 10 date fire fighting crew IN
whose hands was placed modern equip
ment and ample quarters, was the
prime factor in bringing FL Paso 10
front rank with the big cites u the
country in the matter Of reasonable IN
surance It is believed that this year s
improvements to the fire department
and water works will call for further
reduction in the key rate OF two cents.
in which event FL Paso will have the
lowest rate of any community In
Texas
1915 Fire Loss Only Ss773.
The principal fires during the first
seven months Of 1916 were those OF
the Country club. in Grandview, whlch
was a total loss except the walls. the
Heidelberg cafe on South Santa Re
street. the upper story Of the nome OF
Charles B. Stevens. on West Boulevard,
Held Bros. warehouse in the Cotton a0-
dition, a building Of the Great western
OIL company in East Ell Paso. the resi-
dence of F. L. Williams on Cotton ave-
nue.. the Mission garage and the James
A. Dick wholesale grocery company,
both on Mills street. the Lone Star
Motor company, corner of West Over
land and Chihuahua Summed up, the
losses that have been adjusted TO date
amount TO only SS775.4O, on a total
valuation of buildings of S626.1O6.
which carried insurance Of the total
amount of $3S0.700. Adjustments have
not been fully made OF the Mission
garage. the Dick company and the
Lone Star Motor company There were
many unimportant fires extinguished
and few casualties
six stations Conveniently Located
The six stations Of the department
are conveniently located TO serve ,neir
respective sections Of the city. The
Central station. corner East Overland
and Stanton, houses companies l and
. The Mesa station is at the corner
Of Rio Grande and Virginia; Sunset
station, 1916 Romero, East FL Paso
station. corner Texas and Poplar;
Highland park station, corner Dakota
and Silver; Alta Vista station, corner
Bliss and Estrella-
Motors Replace Horses
At the Central station the equipment
consists Of A new Seagrave pumper.
triple combination chemical hose and
pumper auto. a combination hose and
ladder truck, an automobile for the
chief and another for the assistant
chief 4 motor hose wagon viii be
added to pull the old engine and hose