Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-30
ANOTHER TRUCK Co.
FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT
Chief lutz Details Crews to
Handle New Apparatus Now
in Service.

Tho second or the tnrec truCk CVnh-
pnnica which will go to make up the
new paid fire department was organ
iscd this morning by Fire Chief Will
liam !. l.utx who detailed the follow
ing men to duty with this unit;
f.icutcnants Robert Hanley and
Charles Rarncs: drivers. James Johns
and E. j. Ward: firemen, j. j. Ret
tane. w. l.. Keenan,. James Kane. r..
III Rambo. Joseph Carroll. Robert
Miller. William T. Lewis and j. r.
Flickinger.
These are the men who will handle
the new a5-foot service truck which
has lust been delivered In the city.
IL was placed I'm service this morning.
The new truck will be quartered in
the house of Engine Company No. .,
formerly the Water Witch Company S
hcadauarters and will respond To all
nlnrms on the west side OF the city
The truck was demonstrated TINS
morning by n representative OF the
building company and was found to
work IN a very satisfactory manner
II VIII be known as Truck Company
No. ..
The safety directors will meet this
afternoon or tonight and probably
make some award in connection with
the contract Co alter and improve
Engine House No. at Twelfth anc
EinS streets. All the bids on the jot
are said IA have been very close. TIL,
directors have been deforring actor
on the contract because OF the condi-
tions involved IN some of the esti
mates.
Sono OF the contractors. IL is un'
dors,ood are prepared 10 do the wori
without compelling the fire companie:
auArtcrcd there To vacate as had t'
be done az the house of Engine Com
pany No. l. which is now being I'M
proved Tho men and apparatus O
this company are at present duartere'
IN Engine House No. 4. which is th'
next one scheduled for alterations.
In the event these firemcn DO have
o. move Il q possible the safety di'
rectors Will rent the Fame Company
house temporarily. II they will no
have 20 vacate during the work th'
Fame House win not be required. Bu
A may be taken over during the tlm'
the old Washington Company's hou>
~ being imprpved.
Al the apyMratus taken over from
tho VOLUNTEERED companies still show
the companyli names and numbers
Thesc are 10 he painted ont and th'
apparatus raptintcd and relettered an,
numbered 10 make them conform q
,h, now raid department and tn
,oupanv hv which they are now beini
handled. Thl& work wiz he done a
soon as the safety directors can &c
down 90 q.
In connection with the recent trial
of some Nrenxn before the board
S,s stated ,odny that all the member
az the dcpartntent have been given &
understand that they mus, obey order
ISSUED nv theirIsuperior officers wheth
ar such orders are right or wrons
,rha s,yety dirs.ctors have decided tina
.,ric, discipline must be maintained i
me acpartmen; and that all the me
will have 10 I'd governed accordingly
rhcy viii back up all the officers 4
.nforcinr discirline. However. II wa
x,a,,a the morale and evident desir
az On. new nrenen TO comply with a
,,,ios and regulations is very graft
tying ana no trouble is anticipated a
"a as me discipline of the department
s. concerned.
CIV Takes Title 10 Property.
Deeds have been passed coverir
the purchase by the mayor ana Coui'
.il fer the Department OF iunho Hait
~ ~ the following ere company pror
critics. -
pno.nix AZ northeast corner Twelft
"a l<inr streets $1,000; Cniol
Third and Union, $4,000; Wat,
witch. Gilpin avenue, east Of Lincol
street. $4,000; Reliance, Lombard an
Fourth streets, s2l 600; Liberty. Quee
and 4 streets. s2l 900; Friendship
Tatnan. near Eleventh street $4,000
Independence. Claymont street sou'
OF Thirteenth. $4,000; Weccaco
jackson and second streets, S26,oo'
Washington. French street. north
Third. So, 900.