. Electric railway journal . alClub, Duluth, Minn., presents in the February issue ofThe American City the following data on a fire-fightingtrolley car used at Park Point, a suburb of Duluth. An unusual condition was responsible for the equip-ment, but the same idea may be found applicable toother isolated suburbs where poor roads or other bar-riers prevent ready response by horse or motor equip-ment. The harbor of Duluth is formed by a narrow strip ofland extending across the western end of Lake strip, only 400 to 600 ft. wide, extends for 7 milesfrom the Minnesota to the Wiscon
. Electric railway journal . alClub, Duluth, Minn., presents in the February issue ofThe American City the following data on a fire-fightingtrolley car used at Park Point, a suburb of Duluth. An unusual condition was responsible for the equip-ment, but the same idea may be found applicable toother isolated suburbs where poor roads or other bar-riers prevent ready response by horse or motor equip-ment. The harbor of Duluth is formed by a narrow strip ofland extending across the western end of Lake strip, only 400 to 600 ft. wide, extends for 7 milesfrom the Minnesota to the Wisconsin shore. About 3miles of it, extending from the Duluth shore, are builtup with a variety of residences. The settled portion of Park Point, as the suburb iscalled, is cut off from the city proper by the entranceto the harbor, which is spanned by an aerial would take too long to cross this bridge to respondin time to a fire alarm. However, this is not the mainobstacle to reaching the houses at Park Point with fire-. DULUTH OPEN CAR USED FOR FIRE-FIGHTING fighting apparatus. This suburb is so narrow that onlyone street is laid out. The car tracks are laid in thatstreet, the surface of which is beach sand, loose andshifting and offering no foundation to team travel. The fire-fighting problem proved a difficult one formany years. Bucket brigades did what they could, butwhen a house on Park Point took fire the chances wereten to one that it would burn to the ground. Insurancerates were high, permanent residence was discouragedand cheap construction encouraged. A fire tug wouldsolve the problem under ordinary circumstances, butthe water along the shore is so shallow that a fire tugcould not approach. Some bright mind hit upon a trolley fire co-operation of the Park Point Traction Companywas obtained. In 1907 a car that was in good condition,but had served its usefulness as a passenger car, waspurchased by the city for $650. The seats were takenout and the br
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