The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-04-04
FIRfMEN ARE NOW
FULLY ORGANIZED

The first regular meeting of The
/ Winnemucca Volunteer Fire Depart
ment was held in Council Hall last
Tuesday evening, with the following
members enrolled: Chief G. Tholen,
Frank Saunders, w. NJ. Wilkinson,
Perry G. Carlson, b. F. Gillian, +. c.
Morrison, c. II. Schmidt, ii. M. Couzin.
Cecil J. Travers. Guy s. Asbury, w. II.
Ayres, Frank ]. Oliverius. Tom w.
Lewis. Harold Haviland and Clyde
| Welshons.
The following were elected officers
for the ensuing term: w. II. Ayres,
president; G. S. Asbury, secretary,
C. J. Travers, treasurer; P. G. Carl
son, sergeant-at-arms Tuesday of
each week at s pm. was designated as
the meeting time for drill, after which
the business meetings will be held
w. NJ. Wilkinson was appointed chair
man of a committee to frame and
circulate a petition to property own
ers for funds to create treasury for
the volunteers. This money will be
used for the purchase of equipment,
for protection to men injured or sus-
tanning loss while doing their duty.
Chief Tholen appointed assistants
as follows: b. f. Gillian, assistant
chief; w. NJ. Wilkinson, captain. and
c. J. Travers, lieutenant Other mate
| rial has been ordered, such as respir
ators. goggles. firemen's waterproof
clothing, helmets. proper tool equip
ment for use with hose lines in fight
ing fires on roofs and cellar work.
This equipment will be forwarded
prior to the arrival of the truck, SO
that the fire department members can
familiarize themselves with it.
Tuesday evening the boys held
drills in different parts of the ca.
While speed was not attempted, tnuy
had opportunity to familiariZe tIe..I-
| selves with their new work. '. IA.
Brown, secretary of the AmericanLa
France Fire Engine Company, IN
structed them in the correct manner
OF doing various phases of the work.
Four lines of hose were strung from
one hydrant to the top of the post
office building, made possible through
the agency of the newly-acquired inch
and a half hose, which was voted ]
great improvement over the Older
equipment After the business ses-
sion MIR. Brown again instructed the
firemen, this time principally upon
life saving-told them how not tC
jeopardize their own safety and the
things to look out for. Mr.. Browns
talk was simply invaluable and he
was profusely thanked for it. He will
return here when the new chemical
and hose truck arrives and will again
take up the science of fighting fire.
fire colleges in the United States have
been ordered and a regular order oi
business by the fire department will
De the studying and discussing oi
them. Much enthusiasm has been dis
played all around and it is now as
sured that the long-suffering property
owners of this city will have fire pro-
lection of an order they will appre-
ciate.
Engineer Mitchell of the Board oi
Underwriters of the Pacific, who re-
Gently visited Winnemueca to make a
report on the city's needs in the way
of fire protection, has reported to the
board and it's recommendations were
embodied in a letter to Mayor Havi.
land, as follows:
San Francisco, March 10, 1918.
Hon. C. E. Haviland, Mayor, Win
nemucca. Nevada. Dear Sir: Refer
ring to my letter of the 14th, Mr.
Mitchell has sent me report regard
ing fire protection at Winnemuccs
and refers to his meeting with tn,
city council and conference with tn,
mayor and other members of tn,
council. fire warden and Mr.. Reinhart
"Mr. Mitchell refers to a visit Of
{ the city attorney. Mr.. Langwith, whom
we will be very glad to see.
"Mr. Mitchell summarizes points to
Z which he called your attention;
, Water supply deficient in quantity
J and pressure, the principal defect
? Mains small and old; hydrants def
cient; water supply and small mains
will not furnish sufficient water foI
pumping engine. Suggest combina'
. tion chemical and hose wagon with al
least two 35-gallon chemical tanks
on wagon. Suggest organized volun-
teer fire department, and have a paiC
man to run apparatus.
"As real value of chemical lies in
ability to reach fire in its incipiency
{ have approved fire alarm system.
Create ordinances to prevent grav
ity fuel oil systems and adopt elec
trical ordinance.
"If apparatus is purchased. recon-
a mend standard fire equipment, sucl
: as Ahrens-Fox. American-La France
= Seagrave and others who deal in
/. standard apparatus. Assembled ap
" naratus' might fulfill requirement