The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-08-16

camille and two freight houses It Is In
small unitS and not an important razor.
Because of the serious structural
deficiencies. the general lack Of protec-
lion against the spread OF fires both YER
ideally and horizontally. serious hrcs are
probable in all paris OF the district.
The fire department IL keu equip
ped" continues the report. but poorly
trained and undermined. The water
suppIy in the district II SIrnclcnt AZ
pressures requiring the use OF IRE en-
gines."
The following recommendations nave
been made by the hrc underwriters.
recommendations
That members OF the fire department
r. placed under suitable ciNU service
regulations. Tenure OF Office |" be IN
definite, with removal only Tor cause
after trial.
That additional men hc provided :"
that there Will lie all time. lncIua'"F'
ing meal hours. at least three h'ell III
Hose company "a men In Engine COM
panies 5.ll. and li.9 men in the recon-
mended ladder and engine company III
Edswood: G men in Engine "phi'h"'SS
>. 3. 4 and 5 and Ladder Companies .
and 6. . additional men TO be proN'ueu
IN ZACH company Of niGhI'
r;rcct q new station IN I'dgWo"H an"
install p ladder company ana engine
company. Engine companies - """ 40
to be abandoned. "a
Discontinue Hose company No l"
assigning the Rose wagon I" act as 4
hose tender for Engine company 40 H.
That Crrqurn and thorough !nSpcc'
-, I,,1Alp1u In fhs business
district be made by company members
for rubbish and hazardous conditsorS'
In addition to those OF the inspector
Of Fire Hazards. and TO faml.iar.".
themaelyes with tho construction ana
communications Of buildings, and com
ple,a records kept OF conditions found.
That a fire department telephone
system lie Installed. preferably Win q
tchh ut police h~eadquart't3
where a man Is on duty NJ all times
with in~dlviduals circuits 10 each IRE
station and the public exchange Rn"
Will provision for ealing all stations
simultaneously. One trunk line from
the Telephone exchange to be reserved
exclusively for fire calls.
Complete revising and rebuilding the
circuit system TO remove old lines IN
poor and hazardous condition and those
on high tension lines. connecting no'
more than 90 boxes 10 a circuit
Civil Service.
The underwriters also recommend
that employees OF the water department
be placed under civil service.
Other recommendations for this de
partment are:
That equipment. in both high hn'
lower III pumps he provided In mum
her and capacities so that In con1unc'
ton with distributing storage. max
lmum consumption for five days ant
fire flow for teR hours may he sup
piled with the two largest pumps o'
either class out OF service.
That discharge and steam piping ht
arranged so that only one unit may
be effected by a single break
That plans and records be brought
up 10 date. Inclusing complete sectional
and general mapx OF the distribution
system, card index records OF all files
hydrants and services and the puhlIca
tlun OF department reports annually.
That capable response be made e
the alarms In high value districts AND
10 the second alarm elsewhere. eQuIpp
ed to operate gate valves and other
wise cooperate with the fire depart
ment.