Show CHEMICAL C it TRUCK C K FULLY EQUIPPED E D NO NOW W THOUGHT T I 1 fl rv U E 11 rw BEST FIE APPARATUS APPA RATU S A auto truck carrying hand chemicals big chemical cal gasoline tank hoso hose and ladders and furnishing its own pompi pumping 7 to augment the water pi esauro in n tune time of need is now in prospect for this city tho rho truck wai was fully described I 1 wednesday nigh to tho the me members of the council by mayor A WH W and J 11 maris manson 7 n who woe appointed appoint cd a committee to to make aa an investigation I 1 of fire apparatus Z nofa ot a dissenting voice was nhen 1 tho the matter was under discussion it being the unanimous opinion that such a truck with the tile equipment described is the only kind worth tho thu money and the one which will do all rall the work that will be demancy deman cd ak at the blow of tho tile whistle the original plan plau had not been to expend so largo an amount but after the tile members of the committee commit teo had inspected the second hand articles which other towns are to wish on someone else nes irs dorsley 11 and manson saw that the cheaper articles hid faults and drawbacks in the way of needing horse power or motor tc to pull them or were not capable of doing the work needed what was not good enough for murray Murra 7 park city or othni towns tons is not good enough for price and the committee went into salt lako lake to see some real apparatus pa ratus chief bywater of the salt lake lako firu department showed the men mer every consideration and courtesy cour teLy and they were ablo able to ret got a it splendid idea of what the tile town could ex f hect from tho the truck desired tin tho machine has an engine of 48 hoise powe power ta Is capable of getting any where in this city and will pump a heavy stream aiom hydrant or ditch in I 1 in case of need the tile plan is to kep keep it in a garage with an agreement that a man from the garage will al tit ways be ready to jump onto it and anti run to a fire as soon as the alarm iu is sounded so that the firemen can go immediately to tho the scene seene knowing that all their apparatus is ou tio ground ready for work the committee visited the fire firt underwriters to discuss a probable pro babi reduction in rates it tho tile city tho the big fire truck truc kand and tho the question is under consideration but no answer h N yet ready it is tho the general opinion that rates will bo be substantially lowered within a reasonable time and that property owners in tho the course of time will save in insurance what the truck will cost the tile committee was thanked fur for its good work and the matter of the tile purchase chase laid over for further envell ti gation |