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Eureka Fire Hose Mf~. Co.:
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<br />"Paragon," $1.i0 per foot.
<br />~Rsd CROSS," 1.00
<br />"Troja~u Jacket,"
<br />"Blue Queen,~
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<br /> It is recommended that award be maple to the Americmn La~ra~oe Fire'Engine Co. to
<br />furnish the. Tripple Combination Pumping Engine, Chemical Engine,.aud Hose Rotor C~a~, fo~
<br />(900 g~ls.), aud t~_the Fabric Fire Hose Co. to supply the hose (Chesapeake BrS~ud), at $1.00
<br />per foot.
<br /> Referred by Common Council Februa~vy 8th.
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<br />A bill of the Chemo Co. against the Fire Department, to amount of $5?.75.
<br /> It is recommended that said bill be paid.
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<br /> A petmtio.~ of Wm. B~ Sykes, driver of Independent Engine, to be paid for
<br />duty on account of sickness.
<br /> It is recommended that said petition be grauted.
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<br />days lost from
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<br />Referred by Board of Aldermen ~ebruary tSth.
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<br /> A petition.of L. Skeeter, driver of the Annex Hose Co.,
<br />du*.- on account of sickness.
<br /> It is recommended that the petition be g~aated.
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<br />to be paid for six days lost from
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<br /> (~ith Fins~uce Committee) Advisability oflprOviding a bioyo!e for the Chief of the Fire
<br />Department.
<br /> It is recommended that a bicycle be allowed the u~ ~ of the Fire Deps~rtment.
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<br />Referred by Board of Aldermen January iSth.
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<br /> A petition of the Sixth Ward Board that a fire hydrant be installed at the corner of Tenth
<br />avenue mud North street, to protect said section in case of a fire.
<br /> It is recommended that said peti$ion be g~anted, to be paid for out of Sixth War~ funds.
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<br />Referred by Common Council Jsmuary 14th.
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<br />for
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<br /> (With~Auditing & Claims Committee) A petition of Hoseman E~
<br />nine days lost from duty on account of sickness.
<br /> It is recommended t~t said petition be gra~ted.
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<br />F. Diggs
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<br />to be re-imbursed
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<br /> We beg to call tha attention of the Cou~oii to water pressure at the fire which oo~
<br />cuffed on Green & Bart streets, Februa~ry 2~th, as per letter a~tached from the Chief of the
<br />Fire Department. (Signed) C~ H. Herbert~ Chairman.
<br /> For Eajority.
<br /> ~inority Report:
<br /> "Hon~ Common Council--Board of Aldermen.
<br /> "Gentlemen:-- i herewith submit
<br />a minority report to the Fire'Committee's report. Neg to state that we opened bids for Fire
<br />Hose aud Tripple Combinmtion Pumping ~E~gine and in my opinion, without giving th~se mmtters
<br />proper consideration a~.d investigation a~d almost without discussion in the Commmttee, the
<br />recommendation of Zhe majority was rushed through. I reserved a~ that time the right ~o in-
<br />vestigmte myself s~ud if my investigation justified it, to bring m'n a minority report.
<br /> ~I immediately w~ote letters to a number of people but the time being so short have only
<br />had time to hear from a few but from those I did hemr from was sufficient for me to request
<br />your honorable body to refer this matter back to the Committee for thorough investigation.
<br />This is not a matter of a few hundred do~lars but thousands and there appears to be 'other en-
<br />gines just ms good,i~ not better, than the L~France for less money, as the a~tached copy of
<br />letter will show, and I ~lso believe that the ~50 g~llon engine will meet the requirements of
<br />our City far better than that recommended by the majority, which a further investigation will
<br />probably show.
<br /> I am not opposed to purchasing this equipment, but wish only to do for the City what I
<br />would do for myself personally, fully investigate and then get the best in my judgmen~ as cheap
<br />as I could.
<br /> Yours respectfully,
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<br />(Signed)
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<br />S. Cieburne Browne,
<br /> Vice-Ch~irms~u Fire Com.'~
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<br /> The majority and minority reports hmving been read, Er. Earkham moved ~o s~iopt the ma-
<br />jority report.
<br /> ~r. Hudgins moved to separate the item of hose from ~he apparatus.
<br /> The motion was adopted,
<br /> Then Er. M~rkham moved to purchase the L~r~ce p~ping engine. The motion was lost by
<br />the following vote:
<br /> Ayes--E~k~, Hudgins.~O~r, ~s, Privett, Wilson, 6.
<br /> N~ys--L~ghorne, Davis, Broke, 3.
<br /> =r. E~khmm obtained consenS to chugs his vote from aye to nmy.
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<br /> The mmtter of purchase 'of fire hose w~s discussed, when finally, on motion of Er. Browne
<br />the same was recommittsdo
<br /> ~ir. Earkh~m stated that he had changed his vote from aye to nay on the p=9~0sitio~ to
<br />purohmse the EaF~anoe engine, a~i he.would now move thmt that matter be rece~mi~l~O~ SDd
<br />he so moved. -~The motion w~s adopted. Adjourned to meetFriday, Earch 24th.
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<br />At an. adjourned ~g~la~m~tlng,ef the Beard o~Al~ermen ~arc~ $t ~he=e~ ~era present:
<br /> ~r~--L~ H~ Davi~ Pr~ident. C, N. Mmrknam. Vice-~residaut. E. B. Lan~horns,
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