The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-09-28
FTREALARM
CONTRACT
APPROVED
How Automatic Fire Alarm System is
Operated, Council Takes Action
on Cemetery Lois

Last night at the meeting OF the city
council contract was awarded 70 the
United States Automatic Fire Alarm
company allowing the company to IN
stall the necessary apparatus, wires,
etc. in the city The company agreed
to relieve the city Of all hazards IN the
natureof indemnltles throughout the
life Of the contract.
r. +. Fessenden. representative Of.
the company. appeared before members
Of the council and explained the ma.
ture OF the system As explained by
Mr. Fessenden, the purpose Of the de
vice is 10 give the exact location Of
fire in the shortest possible time A
central office is maintained by the com
pany, much in the nature Of The cen
trail maintained by the telephone com
pany. This office Is connected By
wires with the various residences and
business houses. wherein are installed
the interior apparatus OF the company.
This latter equipment, which is In the
nature Of "feelers," known as thermo-
stats when located in a room. detects
a fire started in the room, where the
temperature reaches $50 degrees The
exact room and location Of the build
ing is at once transmitted to the cen.
tral office OF the company. which is
connected by a direct phone with the
central fire station The company
keeps man at their central office at
all times, whose business it is to take
all fire alarms transmitted by his wires
and equipment and Immediately phone
the information to the city fire station
The company has agreed to keep on
duty at all times, a trouble" car. This
car viii be equipped with a chemical
tank, and having the same privilege Of
the streets as the regular fire fighting
organization od the city, the trouble
man" proceeds at once to the first and
assists, with the chemical tank. the
city fire fighters IN the contract the
company places maximum charge Of
$3.50 per each thermostat installed
including all wiring, and a maximum
charge Of eight cents per thernostat
per month as rental
The installation Of the plant and
equipment in the city will be under
the direct supervision of the city en-
gineer and according to the statement
OF Mr. Fessenden work will start as
soon as possible, and will be complet.
ed az cost Of some $4,000. possibly
more, possible less. The entire equip
ment is to be put in at no cost to the
city and the company agrees to estab
lish a central office within a period
six months from the date of contract
Sept 27, 1917.
Wants Fire Wagon.
A letter was read from C. Z. Parsons
Of Oklahoma City, asking the council
to set a price Of the old fire wagon
thrown out of use by the installation
OF the new motor apparatus After
some discussion, a committee was
named formed Of the fire chief and t
fire committee Of the council, to in. \
yestigate the proposition and with pow !.
en- to act
BY official act OF the council, city
Clerk Reynolds was given authority to 9
issue certificates OF ownership to Gem h
atery lot owners which such ownership h
is established either by the records ei
turned over to the city by the ]. o. O. ai
+ or where such claimants can salts
ractorily establish their ownership to s.
such lots 81
All members OF the council were pi
present with the exception of Aldermen fe
.ayett and DuBose Mayor Coffman in
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