Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-06-24
ACCEPT CHANGES
RECOMMENDED
BY Il PASO CHIEF
Commissioners Vote to Close
Copper Avenue Between
Broadway and Arno; To
Be Used BY School.

BE USeu by SCl00l. '-.
Upon the recommendation of
members Of the board of education
and after an investigation had been
held, the city commissioners last
night voted 10 close Copper avenue
from Broadway'to Arno street. The
ground vacated will be used by the
school for play grounds.
A letter was read TO the commits
sioners from Santa Fe Agent X.
w, Hoyt. stating that the railroad
company stood ready at all times
to cooperate with the city in the
matter of any impr ovements and
in regard to the switching OF cars
on Central avenue but that no more
switching was being done at the
present time than was absolutely
necessary. However. II was stated
by the commissioners that condi-
tons were very satisfactory al
the present time and the city man
ager was instructed to write Mr..
Hoyt, requesting that he take up
with the proper officials the mat
ter of eliminating all switching OF
passenger coaches on Central ave-
nue..
In regard to the improvement OF
the fire department the FOLLOWING
recommendation of Fire Chief
John w. Wray of FL Paso were
read and placed on the minutes:
After looking over the depart
ment as well as the city, would re-
specially suggest the following
changes;
"First-The fire alarm system
with the one line is a large risk FOR
this department to take. When you
take into consideration that q
storm would tear down the one
wire and would leave this depart
ment with no way of transmitting
an alarm to your outside stahon'
would suggest that another teie-
phone line be installed for taking
purposes and that business trans
mitted through this line. and that
the line now in service be kept for
transmitting fire alarms only. by
putting extension bells on this line
and instructing the telephone COM
pany to send all fire alarms over
this wire the men in the stauon
would then know that fire alarm
was being sent in when the large
bell started to ring. AS IT Is now
neither the men nor the chiei
know whether it Is to be an oral
nary conversation or a fire alarm
is being transmitted. If the above
system Is installed your your engi-
neer can crank his car and be
ready to move the moment the
alarm is taken over the telephone,
as he knows 1t is going to be fire
alarm. II possible the second line
should go over a different route
than the fire alarm, as storm or
some other unforeseen happening
might interfere with one line ana
YOU will still have the other line
intact and it could be used TOT
transmitting an alarm on that tele-
phone. :.
"Second-That a CHASSIS DE
bought and the hose bed and chem-
ical of the Seagrave horse drawn
be placed on same, giving TINS DE-
nartment a hose wagon and q
chemical of forty-gallon tank. That
two men be placed on this wagon.
which would give this department
two companies in the downtown
district and still leave one company
TO answer another alarm, If one
should be sent In. 49,.
"Third-That 75-foot aerlai
ladder be purchased to be placed
In the headquarters station, to be
equipped with a territt nozzle
placed on the bed ladder with
three-inch hose running the entire
length of this bed ladder to the
front with a Siamese connection
This will make the truck water
tower, TO be used when building
Is so far gone that you have to pun
the men off the rddder and flsht
from the street.
'Fourth-That two Drager he'll
NETS and an Edison La France
searchlight and battery be pur-
chased This searchlight Will nave
to be head so that the men can
find their way in a dense smoke
while using the helmet.
"Fifth-That two Pompier lad
ders and six life belts be placed on
this truck which will enable the
men to rescue the people cut OH
from the fire escapes ana STAIR
ways.
"Sixth-That at some future date
a drill tower four to six stories be
built for training purposes and the
Pompier ladders and belts be used
at this time to train the men in the
use Of same. go.
"Under the special conditions
under which your fire department
is working in that 1t is necessary
for them to go to frequent fires
outside the city limits and where
tit is impossible to obtain sufficient
water supply, l also recommend
that a chemical engine OF two go
gallon tanks be purchased. This
will save the hard usage that your
heavier pieces Of apparatus would
be subject to and would not leave
the city unprotected In case Of a
fire outside the city limits"
In the matter Of the telephone
Improvements mentioned by Chief
Wray, the city commissioners were
informed by the city manager that
work was already being done
along this line.