Evening star., 1939-12-10
Fire Survey
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pany (413 Eighth street N.W0 to a
new three-lane engine house to be
built, subject to appropriation OF
funds by Congress, on land now
owned by the District in the vicinity
of Fort Totten Park, north OF the
United States Soldiers Home, and
when the new fire station is avail
able. transfer the personnel and
equipment required to man a fire
station in such a district from No.
IA Engine, any excess personnel to
be assigned elsewhere in the dis
cretion of the chief engineer, and
then dispose of Engine House No. IA.
No. 18 for Reserve Apparatus.
7. Transfer Engine Company No.
l8 (10Ol Ninth street S.ED to Truck
House No. 7 (414 Eighth street S.E)
and use Engine House No. 18 for the
storage of reserve apparatus.
8. Transfer Engine Company No.
7 1880 r street NWD to Truck No.
10 (347 K street S.WD.
9. Transfer Engine Company No.
4 (470 Virginia avenue S.WO to En-
gine House No. 1880 r street
N.W0 and dispose of Engine House
No. 4.
10. Transfer Engine Company No.
rs (2700 Twenty second street N.E)
to Truck House No. IS 0340 Brent
wood road Me- and dispose Of En-
gine House No. Is.
In addition, the group asked that
Fire Chief Porter be authorized to
have new running books" printed
to include all changes authorized in
fire stations and companies, the
books being estimated to cost $2.500.
The Commissioners also were asked
to seek an appropriation of $4,000,
the estimated cost of making neces-
sary structural and fire alarm al
terations at stations which would
be involved in the mergers.
The final recommendation of the
group was that the Commissioners
request the National Board of Fire
Underwriters to make compre-
hensive survey of the fire defenses
of Washington, similar to that made
by the board in 1926. Subseo dent
to such survey, the board said, the
chief engineer of the Fire Depart
ment should be directed to make an
Independent survey for the advice
of the Commissioners.
Expected Economies.
The Tansey group estimated ex-
pected economies as follows:
Savings the first year by Sale IF
engine houses to be abandoned i'm
mediately, including the site at
Sixteenth ard Webster streets NV.
based on present assessed valuation
and assuring there would be mar
ket for the properties. $170092.
Savings from sale of engine
houses to be abandoned when new
construction is completed about
1941 and 1912, based on same con-
ditions, s8s,3 ,389.
The relocations recommended will
obviate the necessity of replacing
eight old fire stations In the near
future at their present locations,
based on the capabilities of horse
drawn apparatus. This will relieve
future budgets by eight times $50, 600
!. or $500 The report showed
there are seven houses over so years
old and 16 over 40 years old.
The estimated annual saving of
al ,532.50 was based on annual saw
ings in maintenance and operation
Of stations which would be aban-
doned, the annual taxable income
on property to be sold. based on the
present assessed valuation and the
present tax rate, and on savings in
personnel and maintenance direct
" chargeable to replacement of the
old flreboat
Expenditures Required.
Expenditures required to make the
program possible were estimated as
follows:
For structural alterations for