Show FIRE CHIEF I GIVES REPORT Graves Says Equipment I and Building Need Repairs Ogden Olden had tires fires during durIn 1 2 which K resulted in a loss of W 31 V- V 31 accord according In to the annual port irr-port r- r 1 port ot of o Fire Chief George Gorto A Grave Gravu made to the th members member ot of otI othe the board of ot elt city I Durl During g the previous year fires tires acre cre er recorded with Ith damage damaK BU esti- esti mated eill-mated I rusted mated at 7 67 IncludIng the tho tire fire at nt the Union station and time th Arlington hotel I Improved ed streets ls which made Quick run runs po and addition addition- addition iii al tended to reduce the tire fire lo loss TOTALS IC or 01 1 tf Duming DUling the tho u a total of ot B hours and 40 minute as as spent U t fires fles the department covering coveringS S miles u 4 of oC chemicals A A tot l of 18 1 feet tet of oC chemical ho how e and feet feel of ot I 2 Ii i Inch tire tIe hose wai a aa laid One hundred thirty eight ot of th th tire fires were acre othel othet than Ihan building t e thile hile 10 0 false alarms alarm were re turned In Nine call calls e ee e mau maI C cv- cv n rs I 4 seven Twenty tire fires were wre caused during the sear ear by sparl sparks parks s front chimneys Short circuits In bat t bit bitter ter v wi wires caused 24 4 tire tire- fire hiie boss bO and matches 31 tires Salaries at headquarters station for tor the tho sear ear were werl 41 41 03 33 and at atNo atNo atNo No 3 station tation t 84 8 Total OP 01 crating expenses for the ear are aN en gl gisen as 59 59 19 44 14 One member of If e the thc department uttered suffered an On Injured w wrist net from cranking a car Aside from thia no DO Injuries nero cro recorded durinG the thc icar ear car Recommendations made to the city commissioners b Fire Grates Gra follow L IS There Ther should bo be six men add add- added add added ed to the foice to toman man the tho equip equip- equipment ment that responds to first calls tao to o added to No o 3 comp compin and four to 10 the tho ladder truck o 3 bas lias only three men on each cach pta pta- pla pia platoon toon and should ha haic hao 0 tour four The truck has on oni I the drier er and til erman and should hale hac two 10 mole men on each platoon There must be bo ono one on thousand feet reet ot of o new hose bought this spring to replace old hose hoe worn out and that turned 0 ocr o cr to the street depart department ment The In 11 at No NoS l S 3 must mutt be rebuilt as the pump Jq 1 i and the motor must be worn norn out speeded up This will be bo quite an expensive Job an as a the car must be betaken the channels and a ane aflee anew taken down to ne flee pump Installed The Thc old combination the thc first motor car that the department 1 bought ht must be rebuilt as It Is 10 iaIn In bad order haing run 12 ear ears The repairs on these tv two 0 cars will III cost about but must mut mu t be made or the th cars car put out of ot ser ser- serIco aerS S ice Ico G IHS The The heating boiler was Install install- installed Installed ed in 1894 and must mu t be as Its it is s burned out and patched and in bad condition This will cost c about 1500 1100 The old metal m tal shingles on time tle I root roof ot of o this tills arc are rusted out and nd the root roof leaks teaks In many places places places- ls I r rInd This causes the plastering to tall fall talloU falloff oU off There hae ha ha e been heen no repairs made on this house for tor a Ion lone time and ond It I It Is in tery ery baa bu In In ID closing this report 1 I wish Ish to thank all the time elt ctt fur fr their kindness and assistance and the police department for tor helpin us at all alt times limes at tires fires fire as liS th they are aro er or or prompt In respond responding and handling the th crowds that In- In Insist in insist I sit on going to tires fires 00 00 |