The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-16
|RECOMME NDAT|ONS
BY CIVIL SERVICE.
Board In Meeting with City off'o'als
Last Night Plane for eet-
torment Of Fire
Service.
WOULD SELL STEAMER
Recommended That improvements OF
a Sanitary Mature b Made
In the West keokuk
Station.
WOULD SELL STEAMER

| Recommendations for the better
ment of the service Of the keokuk
fire department were made at meet
ins of the civil service board, COM
| posed OF Burton Wilkinson. Ralph
3. Smith and F. B. Dorsey. jr., At
| the council chamber last night with
Commissioners Fred HiiDsrt. il. Fire
Chief John Anderson and Acting CITY
Attorney c. H. Dickey.
One Of the recommendations was
made to settle differences that have
arisen in the dre department and
the others are for greater efficiency
in the service of the West Keokuk
station. No mention was made OF
bringing the West Keokuk depart
ment to the central station while the
two north side departments are re-
spending to alarms. This matter was
settled some time ago and the deci-
sion not To bring the West Keokuk
reel to this side on all alarms will be
adhered to in the future.
In q recent instance when two sert-
Gus fire alarms came In few min
utes apart on this side OF the town,
had the West Keokuk reel been at
the central station 1t might have
been used to advantage, but this
does not outweigh the necessity Of
constant protection OF West Keokuk
where a number of the largest and
most important manufacturing plants
of the city are located. authori-
ties say. Residents of West
Keokuk have been decidedly
against any attempt to order the
south side department to the central
station on all alarms and Keokuk
business men when sounded some
time ago on the matter, were prac-
tically all In favor Of keeping the
West Keokuk reel at its home sta
ton for protection to that portion OF
the city.
One recommendation 10 that the
driver Of the West Keokuk team be
given his holiday on Sunday. Sun
day had always been the OF day for
the West Keokuk driver, but due to
some controversy over the answer
ing Of fire alarms. this day Was
changed to Wednesday. The civil
that Sunday be the holiday az usual.
The council will shortly act on the
resolutions which are az follows:
February II. 1917.
To the City Council Of the City OF
Gentleman
Your civil service commission
make the following suggestions for
the betterment of the service in the
flre department. especially the West
Keokuk branch.
First-That the chemical engine be
the regular hitch for the West Keo-
kuk team, the hose wagon being re-
served for calls from the main part
of town BY actual timing the team
can be changed from one wagon to
the other In less than two minutes.
Second-That the old steamer be
examined by competent mechanics
snd if no longer At for service, that
it be sold.
! rhird-That the driver of the West
Keckuk team be given his holiday on
Sunday, that being the time, in ou-
opinion, when he is least likely to
be needed.
Fourth-That the West Keokuk
station be connected with the sewer
and sanitary washroom and closet
installed If necessary, that sewer
be ordered in the alley beck Of the
station connecting with the sewer in
the block further west
We earnestly recon mend that the
first, third and fourth suggestions
above be attended to at once.
Yours truly,
BURTON WILKINSON,
RALPH B. SMITH,
F. B. DORSEY, Jr.,
Commission.