The Wingham Times, 1895-08-23, Page 5aANADI N VIRE UNDER' ' churches, and Much valuable pro -
WRITERS' ASSOCIATION. petty are considerably too far away
--- from the Hydrants.
REPORT ON TIRE PREVENTIVE AP- HYDRANTS -- Are 9 in number,.
I,I,IANCES von THE TOWN OF 350 to 750 ft. tipart, of uniform
WINGUtM, err., As ox ,U1,Y 23rte, pattern with two 2 inch branches,
3.895. in good .condition, drained into loose
This town now classed "0," pop- stones at base, frost jacketed, not
....4,,Iilation, 2,400, assessed value $550,- any said to have been frozen last
000, is situated on the north branch winter, boXed with tan bark to pro-
of the Maitland River, on the Grand tett them from frost, said
twiceo
e
Trunk and Canadian Pacific Rail- tested monthly in summer an
d ways, 122 miles north-west from the and a spar e
city of' Toronto, There is a fire
limit by-law, said to be strictly en-
forced, which extends along Jose-
phine St. from Vietoria to Patrick St.,
embracing 120 feet back on each Hos; REELS, ETC. ---Two reels
side from centre of street, within
which the further erection of wooden
buildings was prohibited after date of
by-law. The fire limits should, in
luny opinion, be extended as far north
fess Alfred St. The business part is
on Josephine St., between Patrick
and Vietoria Sts., a distance of 1,250
feet, about three-fourths brick and
stone, the rest frame, 2 to 3 stories
High, Dwellings are in about lego l
proportions brick and frame,
srorie§ high, and detached. Streets
66 feet wide, lighted by six are
lamps, of 2,000 candle power, and
gravelled. There is a by-law to
regulate the storage of coal oil,
powder, ete., which is said to be
striekly enforced, No tax on Insur-
ance Companies.
FIRES. — The Union Furniture
Factory, a large frame structure,
was destroyed on May 22nd with loss
of about $4.000. The alarm of fire
was given about 2.30 p. m. but when
the brigade arrived the fire was so
far advanced as to render all efforts
to ?Check- it fruitless. It appears fire
was discovered about an hour before
the alarm was given but was thought
to have been extinguished. There is
no provision for making inquiries
into the origin or management of
fires.
WATERWORKS. — The system is
direct pressure without reservoir or
standpipe, the works owned by the
town. Power is taken from Jolie
Carr & Sons' mill dam, under a 20
years' lease which expires in 1899,
the consideration being exemption
from taxes, about $200 per year,
for whi h attendance and power are
provided,' one condition being that
there shall always be sufficient head
of Water to drive the pumps, and if
4 • • there is, at any time, • not enough
, water power to drive the mill and
the pumps together, the hill has to
1 shut down. Source of supply is the
•north branch of the Maitland River,
which is said to be at all times abun-
dant. • Pump house situated on
. Albert St., a short distance east of
l+1innie St., on the river bank, walls
brick, roof shingles, one story high
and detached,' between which and
the fire station there is not any com-
munication. Pumps made about
sixteen years ago by Goldie & Mc-
Culloch, Galt, are deplex, 10 inches
diameter, 20 inch stroke, pumping
capacity 1,000,000 gallons per 21
hours, and run for fire purposes only
as required. One turbine GO inches
.diameter, head of water 91: to 12 feet,
not subject to derangement from ice,
back or low water. There is only
one engineer, he has other duties
away ffoni the pump, lives about
460 feet distant, and has a ten Melt
go,Nig outside his bedroom door
Nvliicliis operated by the fire alarm
boxes. There is no pressure relief
valve at the pumps, but one should
be placed there to blow off at about
• 130 lbs.
MAn s Are said to be laid six
feet below the surface, and consist of
.about 1,000 ft. of 8 inch and 3,730 ft,
�'' ' of 6 inches diameter.. The 8 inch
' pipes extend from the pumps to a
hydrant at a short distance south of
the G. T. R•,' and from there six inch
pipes are continued along Josephine
St. to Vietoria St., about 2,350 ft.,
also along Vietoria from Josephine to
Diagonal St, about 580 ft. and along
Patrick to Shutter St., about 800 ft.
The business part is well covered,
but to 'give reasonable protection out-
side of that and to put the system
into proper circuit, the following
extensions, with hydrants not more
than 600 ft. apart, are required, viz.:
A six Itch main to be laid from the
pumps, along Minnie to Victoria St.,
and along Victoria to .join the pre-
sent 6 inch pipe at foot of Josephine
St. ; also a six inch main on John
St, from Josephine to Carling St.,
fromI Patrick St.,
and, wcatwar from
John IC
a week in winter,
hydrant is kept to replace any that , t. of hosefir fur s o Runners uponut orvevcvy
may become deranged by frost or
ter
otherwise. A steam boiler does not !use are provided for the four wheel -
appear necessary for thawing. them,
rl J l 1Z I 'GRAM rl. J�IES, ltd'RJI {JS 23, 1895.
Chief is the only one available at
any time for immediate duty.
Qxmw—Has been in that position
about four years, was previously a
fireman, has full control and dismissal
of men.
HoRsEs.-'-They pay $1 by day
and $2 by night for the first team
that arrives. The fire alarm boxes
should strike a G inch gong in
stables to secure horses immediately
at any hour of the day or,night.
GExEUAL.—One reel carrying 900
drawn by horses, carrying 900 ft,
each. Total 21. inch hose ' 2,200 ft,,
all rubber lined ; 500 ft, new, 500
ft, two years old, the rest about 12
years. One length burnt and one
length burst at the last fire. One
"Y" to divide one stream into • two.
Four playpipes, of which 3 are brass
and one flexible, in good condition,
Four nozzles, viz.: two of 1/ inch,
and two of 1 inch. One controlling
nozzle. Two wall ladders 25 feet
each, Drag rope and small hook,
Two lanterns
Hoox AND LADDER TRUCIf —NOt
any. RE STATION.—is conveniently`
situated' in the Market Square on
Josephine St., walls frame, roof
shingles, one story high, and detach-
ed. Is occupied as fire ball and
band room. Hose dried in a 60 ft.
tower, ' and then brushed down.
Policeman is caretaker of appliances
and chief of the firo brigade. No
one sleeps in the building. The fire
bell is fixed over. the town ball near
the fire hall, accessible at all ttimes,
but not automatic. All appliances
kept in the fire hall.
ALARM. — Electric fire alarm
system with five boxes located as
follows :
X On Josephine St., G0 feet north of
Victoria St. '
In the Chief's house, John St.,
about 130 feet west of Josephine St.
X On Josephine St., near north-west
corner of Market Square. ,
X On Josephine St., at entrance to
T. Bell's furniture factory, about
430 ft. north of' Patrick St.
N. On Josephine St., at entrance to
Button & Fessant's ' chair factory,
150 feet north of G. T.R.
The four boxes marked' N. are. the
only ones accessible 'to the public,
and three of those are very obscurely
plaeed. The only metal box. is that
near the Market Square, it fn a
proper position on one of th€ street
poles, the others are, wogplen boxes.
All boxes are locked, and there are
no directions as to where keys can
-be found. Whoeve starts a box is
supposed to pull tl`ie general alarm
bell, which is th (only call, for the
firemen, but there are no directions
to say so, and I am under the im-
pression that the working of the
system is not generally known.
Each box should operate the general
alarm bell, strike a 12 inch gong to
be placed in the pump house,a 15 inch
gong to be fixed in the fire hall to
call the three , men who should be
sleeping there, a suitable gong in •
the chief's house, and • another 'in
stables to secure horses' immediately.
All should be uniform, metal boxes,
either keyless or with keys under
glass alongside, conspicuously placed
on street poles, and easy of access ;
the locating of locked ,boxes in
obscure positions and indoors, with
keys in undesignated places as at
present, is about as unsatisfaetory as
an electric system could be ; the
boxes as now arranged strike a 12
inch gong in the engineers dwell-
ing only. Three additional boxes
are required, two for the parts east
of 3'osephine St. and one • west there-
from. The system is in' charge of
the policeman, .the batteries in pump
house, eaeh box said to be tested
daily except on Sundays, the alarm
wire runs under,other wires, it should
always be uppermost. - 'Telephone
service in town from 8 a. m, to 10 p.
m,, except Sundays, when the hours
are 2 to 4 p. m., but none°for the fire
department. There is one policeman
who goes on duty at 1 p. m., and
patrols the' streets at night until • 4
a, m. in summer and 5 a. in. in
winter, he should in my opinion
eontintte unlit 6 a. in. the year round.
Church bells not used for alarms.
ed reel,
TEST WITHOUT PREvious NOTICE.
Sounded alarm from box No. i'• M.
8, near N. W. corner of 4 43
Market Square, at
General alarm bell rang at. , • 4,43
Horse arrived at
4
Reel out and six men present at 4.451
Water pressure just prior to
Marra, nil.
Water pressure 100 lbs. at4.461
One 300 ft. line throwing water
at• • 4.46:1
Two 300 ft. lines throwing 4 48
water at
Three 300 ft. ,lines throwing b6
water at
The delay in the third line was
probably due to a knowledge that
there was not a fire.
sleep there, Suitable gong in the
Chief's house. • Six inch gong in
stables to secure horses immediately
at all hours.
8. The mains should be, extended
as explained under heading of
"Mains."
9, Three firemen should sleep in
the fire hall every night.
10. The brigade should number 15
at least.
11., Two standard chemical fire
extinguishers of not less than 5
gallons capacity, each to be carried
properly charged, .ono on each reel,
to all fires, and spare charges always
kept.
12, Two hydrant gates, one for
each reel,
13. Two hose sleeves, for tem-
porarily stopping burst hose, one to
be carried on each reel,
14, A pressure relief valve should
be placed at the pumps to blow off
at about 130 lbs.
15. Drills, with tests of all ap-
pliances, should be held regularly
once a month the year round, and a
register containing all particulars
required by sections 10 and 13 in the
Standard should be a.t all times im-
mediately accessible in the fire hall.
Ix CONCLUSION—I wish to draw
attention to the remarks under head-
ings of "Mains" and "Alarm," and
have only to add that I left with the
Mayor a copy of the Standard.
ROBERT HowE,
Inspector, C. F. U. A.
Via°
moiD
000 I M
000
r
1
6
000
r
,t70
CJI 0
u~'• 441
0 0 ca
•211'2 SI KlU1s Ka
t
5o
MORRIS.
Mr. Edward Irving, of' concession
°2, left at the TIMES office, on Tues-
day,a sample of oats which measured
5 feet 4 inches, beating Mr. James
Henderson's, which was noticed in the
last issue of the TIMES, by ono inch.
Who can beat this?
Mains drawn from six inches dia-
meter.
HYDRANT Tz>:sTs with playpipe
screwed direct to hydrant branches,
the water running through a 1',r inch
nozzle without any hose.
•
That
'fired Feeling
Means danger. It is a serious
condition and will lead to disas-
trous results if it is not over•
come at once. It is a sure sign
that the blood is impoverished
and impure. The best remedy is
1OD'S
goo -
CHEAP MO).EY.
r, 1'fi ..jr ,z'y..d.
rw*r 'v 'C ' ,ci r4r t v�
r�xsr� :r.
Money Is cheap or dear accord-
ing to what you pay for it, or what
you receive in return for it. Now,
to illustrate our point: We take it
for granted that you. require
DRESS GOODS, MANTLE
GOODS, MANTLES, SHAWLS,
ULSTF RS, FINE UNDERWEAR,
HOSE, GLOVES,. FLANNELS,
FLANNELETTS, SKIRTINGS,
GREY and WHITE COTTONS,
PRINTS, BOOTS, SHOES, RUB-
BERS, HATS, CAPS, COLLARS,
TIES, SHIRTS, SHIRTS . and
DRAWERS, SUITS, (ordered or
ready-made), OVERCOATS,
WATERPROOFS, UMBRELLAS,
TEAS, SUGARS, SPICES, and
all kinds of pure GROCERIES,
besides scores of other articles that
we cannot find space to enumerate,
and we laced
O l lY, I Y,MONEY,
And in order to get it we will give
you better and bigger value for
your money than others do. Why?
Because we buy only the best
goods, in the best markets, and we
sell on smaller profits than others
can do, for we have no great ex-
penses to keep up.
Mark thisimportant fact,namely,
that large salaries and other large
expenses must be added to the
profits put upon goods; so, with
our small expenses, we can, until
times get better, give our custom-
ers the big end of the profits.
Colne and see the ANCHOR, at
the old stand. It 1 one of the
permanent fixtures of the town.
It Will afford us pleasure to see you
and wait upon you.
D. M. GORDON
Direct Importer.
THE ANCHOR HOUSE,
Sitingbam.
Sa�-sapa��lia �CLEARING S A I.� E
Which makes 'rich, red blood,
and thus gives strength and elas-
OF
ticity to the muscles, vigor to
the brain and health and vitality
to every part of ' the body.
Hood's Sarsaparilla positively 1
Makes the
Weak Stro w g
"I have used six bottles' of Hood's Sar-
saparilla 53 a general tonic and have
enjoyed the best of health. Although I
hada strain of work I have had no sick
0 -
In many cases
P
ar pa la
in a great many cases
the present purchasing
spells for many months and no lost time, { .
so I am doubly repaid," TnoxAs S. HMI., v .,--- .a
231 Brusselis St., Si. John, New Brunswick. t
0o 9S Sarsaparilla
ki the Only
True Blood Fur fioip
Prominently in the public eye.
I Q�d,s Pills cure habitual constiPa.
DEFICIENCIES. -- According , to
tion. mice �5c. per hoz.
Revised Standard for Class "C."
1. The fire limit by-law should bel —
extended as far North as Alfred I TING joims
Street.
2. No hook and ladder truck. One
should be provided and equipped,
with light extension wall and roof
ladders, and . other modern ap-
pliances.
3. The fire hall is of frame con-
struction.
4. Night patrol should continue
until 6 a. m, always.
5. The Standard requires an
engineer and assistant, one to be in
constant attendance by day and the
other at night, in the pump house,
in all places where the system 1 by
direet pressure only.
• 6. Three additional electric alarm
boxes are required, two to be suit-
ably located in the part east and the
other west of Josephine St.
7. All alarm boxes should be
uuifnrin,t of metal, and eonspicuousiy
placed on the street poles ; they
should tither be keyless or have keys.
d glass. alongside and be in
connection with the o e,
BRIGADE. ---- Total number 11,
should be 15 at least. The Chief
and br, ' the n are aid $20
paid $500 per �+bell,Sole Agents for the Celebrated
f Carling along $50
QHS, ON POWDERS,
SHOT AN SHELLS,
DOG COLLARS.
Silverware,
under g a b C ' fell wince .
year for police duty
on Carling!
per year as Chief of the firo General alarm which 1 the Lehigh Co'
s.
only call for the firemen. Twelve n Valley Coal Cos. Coal.
pipeatea join P ,irk and' Shuter. pergayear earh.i t They lave no fuels gong in the pump house. dOHN C
°pe at corner of Patricdrills. All are active .nen, Fifteen inch ong in the fire hall y ml un
Sts. � r prose i . � in the fire � ..► .
GIVE `CIS A
otm ' ICES.
bIACDONALD BLOCK.
IBuilders' Hardware,
Paints and Glass, 1
Wire and Iron,
Coal Cil„ and COAL.
LARGE STOCK.
LOW PRICES.
1fl
A i t the central school regular rl s. h hall file to call the t ice lnen w ro S1
the sternen Catholic: aka +athe>, noise sleeping
CLEGG CO.,
Steno 1310ple, '4 in„ is .
CALL AND GET
G. MCf4TYRE,
WINGHARI..
1,000 PIECES OF
FROM 5cts• PER YARD UP.
From 4 cts. per yard up.
A Choice Stock of Men's and Boys'
HARD AND SOFT HATS.,.•
Direct Importation.
A JOB LOT AT 26Cts. EACH.
A Call Solicited.
T. A. 1VIILLS,