. Public works . 050 feet of 23/2-inchand 3-inch hose were laid and feet of chemicalhose; 2,510 feet of ladders were raised; gallons ofchemical were used, 40-gallon extinguishers being dis-charged 37 times, 25-gallon extinguishers 27 times and 3-gallon extinguishers 282 times. The apparatus travelled779y2 miles and was 454 hours in service. The greatest number of hours of service (71) occurred in February, thesecond largest number in January and the other montksarranged according to the hours of service were as fol-lows: June. August, July, April, March, May, November,October, Dec
. Public works . 050 feet of 23/2-inchand 3-inch hose were laid and feet of chemicalhose; 2,510 feet of ladders were raised; gallons ofchemical were used, 40-gallon extinguishers being dis-charged 37 times, 25-gallon extinguishers 27 times and 3-gallon extinguishers 282 times. The apparatus travelled779y2 miles and was 454 hours in service. The greatest number of hours of service (71) occurred in February, thesecond largest number in January and the other montksarranged according to the hours of service were as fol-lows: June. August, July, April, March, May, November,October, December and September, the last named havingbut fourteen hours service. The expenses of the department for the year totaled$31,998, of which .$2,000 was for salaries, $22,089 for pay-rolls, $2,713 for harness, shoeing, forage, etc., $550 forhose, $92 for new apparatus, $308 for repairs to ap-paratus, $1,287 for fuel, lighting, etc., $192 for the firealarm telegraph. $448 for supplies and the L.^TEbT NORWICH APPARATUS—MOTOR fi iMRIXATION. The Pope-Hartford combination chemical and hosewagon, which was purchased in March, 1912, takes careof 75 per cent of all the fires in the city. As compared to its latest apparatus, chief Howard has sent us a photograph of the fire apparatusowned by Norwich which was built in 1769, and is stillpreserved at the department headquarters. This machinewas purchased by donations, the subscription list forwhich is still in existence and shows the money as sub-scribed in pounds and shillings. It was built by JohnBliss, a descendant of whom is in business in engine is the fifth oldest fire engine made in theUnited States, the previous ones having been built inPhiladelphia, Boston and New York. FIRE APPARATUS IN AMERICAN CITIES Figures and Other Data Concerning More Than Seven Hundred Fire Departments, Furnished to Usby the Fire Chiefs—Amount of Each Kind of Apparatus in Service—Size of Force—Building
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