Show FIREMEN WANT A GASOLINE EN GINE the boys ol of the Brig hain city fire F department feel that the time has tomo come when the department ought to be a little better equipped to tight fight fire and so they have appealed to the mayor and city council for help when chief av W S taylor ans in denver during the summer attending the convention of 0 fire chiefs the above fire engine was demonstrated and highly recommended so perfect was file he satisfaction resulting from the ey peri monts ments and demonstrations that mayor hayball of logan ordered a machine for that city and the ogden fire chiet chief one for og dan mr taylor states that the ogden department is going to purchase another one of the same capacity the salt lake department has one of the machines and it gives perfect satisfaction the machine of which the above cut is a prototype is equipped with a 72 horse power motor feet f hose a tank which will hold 60 gallons of chemical mixture with feet of hose lose to operate it and the machine fully equipped costs it requires the services of eight men to operate it and it if the city owned such an engine the department could be reduced to fifteen men as against twenty at pros pres ent cut with five extras the fire underwriters have advised chief taylor that fire rates on business property properly and I 1 in fact on oil all property within fire limits would be greatly reduced it if the city owned a fire fighting apparatus like the above if I 1 the city Is unable to purchase the machine which is a tact fact right now it is very probable that terms can be had and that the business men would be willing to contribute in order to reduce the risk against their property brigham city has grown to such proportions that something like the above Is needed and we should not wait until a disaster impresses that fact indelibly upon our minds it if we all lend a hand the thing can be done and we will all participate in the benefits |