| Show FIRES CAUSED BY KIDS AND Chief Glore Submits Departments Department's Departments Department's Departments Department's Depart Depart- ments ment's Twenty-fifth Twenty Annual Annual Annual An An- nual Report A NEED FOR MORE MEN Expenses Show I Increase of More Than for forthe or orthe the Year Yearl lily Children and matches caused 27 n fires In Salt Lake In 1 OS according to the tho report of Fire lre Chief V. W. II 11 Glore which was rae tiled flied with Mayor layor Bransford yes yes- Some of ot tho the other fires were caused as follows Cigar and amid ciga- ciga rots rota 8 S explosions 15 defective wiring 1 11 1 The Tho department do does os not know how 3 32 fires originated During the year lar tr there thero were 65 66 falso false or unnecessary alarms Among the recommendations of oC tho the chief are tho the following A tull fully equipped fire company In tho the southwestern southwestern south south- western part of ot tho tim city a n foot 75 water tower to fight tires Ores In th the tall buildings s six sl relief reller valves salves for steamers steamers steam steam- ers era six firo fire alarm boxes with enough to renew the Ire jre alarm tele telegraph raph service service sery- sery ice new floors in the Ute chiefs chief's stables new wall paper and other fixings for his sleeping Bleeping apartments and those of ot tho the assistant chief a new boiler bonel for forthe forthe the thc engine at No 1 station and a number num num- ber bem of ot repairs at headquarters This Is the tha fifth twenty firth annual ro- ro port of oC the tIme department and from rein tho the presented shows tho the loss ios per lIro to bo be tho tho least since lose IOMA per pcr IMS' IMS 9 S tl hi Is v Us Its with alarm and U 1 3 in Sn 1007 90 with 1 14 alarms allums Tho The actual actuaries actuaries' loss for the tho year car was as against as for tor 1907 90 Department linn Hun Chief Glore says tays u he took tool office August August August Aug Aug- Hi 15 10 1908 and found round tho the department depart depart- ment badly badh run down own necessitating many repairs lie He calls attention to the fact tact that during the last two years ears has been spent on De new buildings s in Salt SnIt Lake but that tho the council has seemingly overlooked o the time necessity lt for Cor a larger and bettor bottor lire 1110 department to copo cope with the time needs s of ofa a growing cIL city Ho He sa sas s s ten more lire lire- men mon at least are aro i now There Thore are arc ro only 64 61 members In tho tim department depart depart- mont ment and this number Is cut down downto to 44 14 owing to the tho attendance of or two men dally at live 11 theaters and anti ono one da day off oft each week weel for tor each ench man mann Ho sasa says sas saysa a fireman must be placed In the theaters theaters thea then at performances but says tho the theaters men who worl under orders from tho time chief Ono One special man Is needed says ea's tho tIm chief properly to inspect buildings and to do nothing else The department wa wagons ons traveled a a. total of ot miles last lait year Tear 7 In going to tIres fires n against In 1907 used 71 feet reet of or hose as a against the year previous anil ani used 2039 03 gallons of or chemical in itt 1908 against 1910 for tor torIn In 1910 The department spent durIng during dur dur- ing the tho last year ear of which went In lii salaries In 1907 the tho expenses of oC the department wore tore Theer was ono ommo accident during tho tim year rear that of or December 19 It when wIzen James Hoffman of ot No Xo 4 I station was as thrown from rota his wagon and anti Injured Tho The wagon wagun wa wa- gun gon bumped Into some sand and debris left in tho the street b by a n contractor without without without with with- out re red light signals ls The Tho worst fire of ot the year was waa that of the Office Supply company compan G Gu GO West Vest Second South street on December De De- cember 21 l. l when a a. loss of 1620 O was suffered by limo tho owners and the total I loss was as |
