. Water & sewage works . pparatus, to zvhom the articles zvere submitted. Their azcard of cashprises is as follozcs: ist /. .1/. Taylor, Springfield, Mass.; 2nd F. , St. Paul, Minn.; ^rd P. J. Rcddy, Capt., Cleveland, Ohio; 4th McCiie, North Braddock, Pa.; 5th 0. B. Mercer, Chief F. D. IVest-ville, Conn.; 6th R. F. Turner, Jacksonville, Fla. From month to month these articles and some of the others submittedwill be published. When this contest zvas started it zcas zcith the distinct understandingthat it zvas not to be a literary competition, and that articles zvould hejudged solely
. Water & sewage works . pparatus, to zvhom the articles zvere submitted. Their azcard of cashprises is as follozcs: ist /. .1/. Taylor, Springfield, Mass.; 2nd F. , St. Paul, Minn.; ^rd P. J. Rcddy, Capt., Cleveland, Ohio; 4th McCiie, North Braddock, Pa.; 5th 0. B. Mercer, Chief F. D. IVest-ville, Conn.; 6th R. F. Turner, Jacksonville, Fla. From month to month these articles and some of the others submittedwill be published. When this contest zvas started it zcas zcith the distinct understandingthat it zvas not to be a literary competition, and that articles zvould hejudged solely on the merits of the facts presented. Our readers aretherefore presented zvith facts, which in some cases are a little homely inzvording and phraseology, but that are nevertheless from men ziho arebest qualified to judge of zvhat is necessary to secure efficiency. One of the qualifications of this contest was that none would be allowedto enter except those actually connected in an official capacity, or as an October, mi. the chief, his lieutenants and the emergency squad machine. FIRE APPARATUS employe, in a fire dcpartnlciit. The publishers solicit criticisms and sug-gestions on the articles presented. If there are otkicrs zvho consider thatthey have in operation more efficient methods than those described, zveshould b very glad to receive articles from them. This is the first contest, to our knozvlcdge, zvhich brings to a focus theexperience of fire department officials on the proper care of motor drivenapparatus. The articles thiemselves and the discussions zvhich zvill un-doubtedlv follozv ziill be of great value to those who Imve adopted or arecontemplating the adoption of this comparatively ?!fct method of protec-tion of property. THE EDITORS. Care of Motor Fire Apparatus By F. H. Bemis, St. Paul, Minn. The motor Is the first consideration inmotor-driven fire apparatus, and the fuelis one of the very important elementsIn its operation. As good coal is essentialto raising
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