Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-10
ESTIMATED COST OF
FIRE DEPARTMENT
FIXED AT $5f5,729
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However the sum of sSi6.7sa.5a
does not include the sioo. 600 which the
safvty directors have asked Tor and
which they say viii be. needed tD
make the much needed repairs and al
teretion~ Go the various fire houses
they have acquired from the volun-
tecr companies. This sum could not
I've placed IN the bond issue. The
money WI probably be borrowed from
The hanks on notes and as these notes
fnll due they win be met hv bond ordi-
nanecs which may be passrd under
an act ot 1915 which permits the city
O. issuc bonds for public improve
mcnts AZ least this is the plan. con-
tenr'ated now and In al probability
y ~ the one that will be carried out.
This sum. therefore. viii bring the
"otal 10 we'll over 5000 coo. Then
There Is a contingent fund OF $4,000.
which the safety directors are anxious
70 have. Some members of Council
do not think such large sum is
necessary for contingencies. especially
sincc the safety directors viii have
something like t2So. .o00 for the an
hual maintenance of the fire depart-
ment THIS sum is independent of the
money appropriated for the malnten-
nnec OF the police denartmout.
How Money i spent.
In the estimate thcy have Just COM
picted the safety directors Sc. forth
that they have purchased the follow
ins new apparatus Two Ahrens-l'oN
pumpers sls.eoo each total. $4,000:
one aerial truck. American IaFrance
Co. $4,000, one city service truck.
american laFfance CO. S9S5O: 10 900
feet ot hose. SiO.0 .00o: two combination
chemical engines ard hose wagons
81 500. total. SIS. 500
Tho miscellaneous Items in the esti
mate include the following. New
hodgc automobile 81 I0S0: uniforms
Tor nremen, Si6.ae2. heds and bedding
towels linens etc. s. .g0O44. lockers
sa5h. FIRE hoNcs ana punch registers
slaaFa; tools and equipment. s.. 800
se; total s49.45s6e.
The personal property the safety
directors have punch sod from Tho
several volunteer companies Is osti-
mated as follows, Water witch 81
eN8.aos Phoenix. Sl.sS075: Union. 81
700; lndependcncc. SG4o: Reliance
teee; Fame. sa6s: Brandywine s575.-
~ Liberty, S42o; Friendship. SsoS.
Neccacoe. SsaS Washington. $500
Delaware. s478: total. s9976qa
This personal property includes
only hcds and bedding furniture and
TIE like and This estimate docs no, in
clude tho price Tor any of the com
nanies apparatus or other holdings
The estimate also includes the prices
paid The volunteer companies for thci,.
houses. the total Of which Is ssSa 500
the detailed prices being the ,ama as
fas been published heretofore.
According 90 tho safety directors
report, the total cost of an tho apnara-
tue they have purchased from The
various volunteer firc conuanies is
$4,000, 80 that OF tho ssfs.7aq 90
bond issue 90 be made annroxirnatsl,-
SaS1 G-e 90 ~ this sun, win ~ Iis
frihuted among the members OF the
~ hre companies ~ present comp-is- |
ihg the volunteer fire department Of /
the city
The apparatus purchased from tho /
volunteers and the price paid for il j.
detailed Ia the safety directors es,i-
mate a. follows Metropolitan steam-
~. lrion Co. s. 600. Mack WAGON
mon Co., sa,5oo; Mott steamer. In
depenoence Co. $4,000: American La
France ehemical wagon. Independence
80 tAeeo: gasoline engine. Reliance
20. ss.Noo' gasoline engine. Reliance
90. $500 Ahrens Fox pumper. Fame
Hose Co. $4,000; L. $. +. A. chemical
wagon. Fame Hose Co. ss.5O0: Mott
steamer Rrandywinc Co. 81 600: Mack
wagon Brandywine Co. 50. 600: Met
ropoliton steamer. Liberty Co. 5000.
Amer.can I.aFrancc chemical wagon
Liberty Co. $500. second size
American iaFrance steamer. Friend
ship Co. ssboo: three in one Ahrens-
Fox engine Water Witch Co. 10000.
two in one hose and chemical engine
water Witch. 81 coo. Metropolitan
mearner. Weccacoe Co. s.. .000: Ameri-
can IaFrance chemical wagon We
eacoe Co, $500. L. $. =. A.. chemical
wagon, Woccacoe Co. $4,000: Amos
keE steamer. Wash ngton Co. So 500.
Masien chemical wagon. Washincton
Co. k2.5o0. Ciapp and Jones engin.
Phoenix Co. 81 600 hose carriage
Phoenix Co. Sl00. hook and ladder
truck, Phoenix Co. $500: Bovd aerial
truck. Delaware Co. s,00e.
These items are all that could ne /
listed under the law % be paid from I
ne proceeds from the bond issue.
WIN the exception of the siO. 900 for 1
repairs 20 the FIRE houses. Il viii he. 1
about ell the safety directors viii re-
euire Tor the actual establishment Of .
the new fire department. Other ex-
pehses after Il has been established I
VIII he defraytd from appropriations I
The same a. all other city ieaa-tnents
judging from the comment OF the
'ouucllmer there Hill not be any op- I
position 20 the estimate as subrnit,s.d I
when t comes up FOR consideration
81 the Council meeting tonight.