St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-03-24
WEHRLI OFFERS
TO BUILD WELL
FOR FIREMEN
ON MAIN ST.
Proceedings of Fire Depart
ment and Report of
the Chief.

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Meeting called to order at 8:15
D. M, President w. H. Kentzel pre-
siding. The following members an
swered their names at the roll call:
H. J. Ostendorf, Jos. Hoffman, A.
Patecek, L. F. Wehrli, Eug. Strain,
L. Levy, G. P. Molloy, w. D. Molloy.
Minutes Of last meeting received,
read and adopted.
The Chiefs report was received
and ordered filed.
Chiefs Report.
To the Officers and Members of the
COvingtOn Fire Department.
tender this my monthly report
as chief Of your department.
On March 10, at 8 p. M, the de-
partment was called to District NO.
2, lamp in the home of Mrs. De-
priest having exploded. Fire was
out upon our arrival and damage re-
ported as slight.
The department IS now in first
class condition, and is better than
it has been for some time. All mo-
tor apparatus is in the best running
order, after having had new bat
teries put in and the cups filled W
grease.
Mr.. Hoffman reports regularly to
me and deserves credit for keeping
the department in a high state of
efficiency.
Hoping that this report will meet
with your approval, remain,
Yours truly,
II. J. OsTENDORF,
Chief.
Report of chairman of relief COM
mittee received and relief authorized
ordered paid.
Report of app:aisement committee
received and ordered spread on the
minutes. Report is as follows:
We, your appraisement committee.
beg to report that we have appraised
all department property and appraise
same at the following figures:
l motor propelled Waterous en-
CINE, $285O; l Overland hose reel,
motor propelled, $500; | hook and
ladder, horse drawn, $500; l four
horsepower gas pump, horse drawn,
$500; 9O-gallon chemical engine,
motor propelled, $1800; three 2 1-2
inch nozzles, $2S; two Pinch noz-
zles, SIS; one Siamese connection,
800; three 6-inch signal gongs, 50
one 12-inch signal gong, So; engine
house, $500; one pair extra wheels,
$50: 1000 feet l-2 inch hose,
$1,000; 900 feet 2-inch house $3.50;
100 feet 1 1-2 inch hose, $50; 100
feet chemical hose, 1-2 inch, $75.
Total, $4,000.
We also have one paid housekeep-
er at a monthly salary.
We also find that in the COM
mercial district there are twenty-five
plugs having 4-inch opening, two
reservoirs holding about 5000 gallons
each.
Outside of the commercial district
the only water to be had is from
Bogue Falaya river and the street
cutters.
Respectfully submitted,
Appraisement Committee.
Chief Ostendorf called the assocla-
tion's attention to the fact that Mt
l.. Wehrli offers to install an under
ground reservoir at the cc:''st ol
Boston and Columbia streets At his
own expense, for the benefit OF this
department, providing that the town
council grants him the permission
and that the St. Tammany Ice 4
Mtg. Co. give him permission to con
meet said reservoir with their main
using a 4-inch connection.
After receiving above it was NOV
ed and seconded that committee OF
one be appointed to appear before
the counci to try to secure necessary
permission to install said Reservoir.
Chief Ostendorf was then appoint
ed by the chair.
Moved and seconded that Chief be
authorized to sell the Overland tor
stored at the engine house. Carried
Moved and seconded that this de-
partment celebrate July the 4th