Show the city has installed two stand pipes for the sprinkler wagon which is a move in the right direction the tire fire hydrants hydrant should not be used only in case of fire and that fact has impressed itself upon the minds of the city fathers for the reason that several hydrants which have heretofore been drawn from to till fill the sprinkler have become damaged to the extent that their usefulness is about ended until repairs are made at the lire fire the other morning two connections were made to the ayd nant at mcmaster sons corner but when the water was turned on the force forca was hardly sufficient to throw it over the fence some people e the thought the reservoir was empty but the superintendent stated that both re reservoirs servo irs were full and running over ove r and both were connected with the city mains the trouble was in the hydrant and while the firemen were endeavoring to get the water through the ahe flames were eagerly licking their way into the store building and comptons comptois Com art gallery install more stand pipes if two are insufficient and by all means keep the tire fire hydrants in first class working order so that the entire stream in the he water mains might be utilized in case ase of fire |