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Ft. Worth Texas Jany 31,1901
The Honorable Mayor & Board of Aldermen
City of Fort Worth,Texas.
Gentlemen:-
Complying with the Resolution passed by your Honorable Body at the meeting of Jany 18,1901, I herewith submit a Report of the City Fire Department for the year ending December 31, 1900 and trust same will meet with your approval. I have also sent one report to the Fire Committee.
That the Department has been efficiently managed can be seen from the following Report of the New York Board of Underwriters of your Department for the year just ended.
Name of City - - - - - - - - Ft. Worth; State of Texas. Popuation - - - - - - - - 30,000 Area - - - - - - 7 square miles. No. of Brick & stone building- - - - - - - - 2000 No. of wooden buildings - - - - - - - - - - - 4000 No. of Fire Alarms received - - - - - - - - - 223 No. of fires in brick & stone buildings - - - - - - 60 No. of fires in wooden buildings - - - - - - - - - - 126 Other than buildig fires - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 37 No. of fires confined to place of origen - - - - 214 No. of fires extending to adjoining property - 9
Total value of property involved in fires on which claim is made - - - Buildings - - $880,486.00 Contents - - - - - - - - - - 1.182.900.00 Total of - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.063.386.00
Total insurance in the property involved - - Buildings - - - - 520.380.00 Contents - - - - - - - 737.061.00 Total of - - - - - - - - - - 1.257.441.00
Total losses - - insured and uninsured - - Loss on property in which fire originated - - Building - - - - - - - - 37,145.00 Contents - - - - - - - - - 20.070.00 Total of - - - - - - - - - - - - - 57.215.00
Loss on adjoining property. Buildings - - - 8.594.65 Contents - - - - - 21, 787.50 Total of - - - - - - - - 30.382.15
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Total insurance losses. Buildings - - - - - 42.886.30 Contents - - - - - - - - 42.571.95 Total of - - - - - - - - - - - - 85.458.25
Total losses to citizens or loss over insurance - - $2138.90 Per cent of loss - - 4-1/4
Cost of maintaining the Five Full Paid Fire Departments in State of Texas.
Galveston: cost 62.000.00; has 64 men: 33 horses: 17 pcs. of apparatus Houston: cost 57000.00: has 62 men; 31 horses: 17 pcs apparatus. SanAntonio: cost 41.134.00; has 46 men: 20 horses:10 pcs apparatus Dallas: cost 38.136.00: has 45 men: 32 horses: 17 pcs. apparatus. Fort Worth: cost 32.000.00; has 41 men: 28 horses; 13 pcs apparatus.
The Officers are not classed as Members of the Force in some of the Cities listed above. They are classes in the Force of your Department;also Wm. Hefferon is classed.
The above figures are obtained from statements of Chiefs of Fire Departments and City Auditors of the above listed cities and said statements are hereto attached to verify said figures.
Galvestons figures were,of course,prior to the storm of September 7 1900.
The above figures will show then that your Department costs less than Galveston by 30.000.00 less than Houston by 25.000.00 less than SanAntonio by 9.134.00 and less than the City of Dallas by $6.136.00.
The above list is a complete list of all the cities having Full paid Departments in this State and are the only ones by which any comparison can be made.
There is no other city in Texas having our area and popu lationand from the above table you can see we are the least in Maintainance of Fire Department by over $6.000.00
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From the information I have been able to obtain I give you the amount per capita cost of the departments in the Cities in Texas that have full paid service.
Galveston has a population of 37.789. Cost of department $62,000.00. cost per capita 1.68
Houston has a population of 44,000. Cost of department $57,000.00 per capita cost 1.30
San Antonio has a population of 53,000. Cost of depart ment $41,134.00; per capita cost .79 +
Dallas has a population of 42,638: Cost of department 38,136.00 per capita cost .91
Ft.Worth has a population of 30,000. Cost of department $32,000.00; per capita cost 1.06
Different conditions exist in different cities , is a fact that can not be gain-said. The largest city in Texas costs less per capita that any other city. It is a principle which is known to every one familiar with municipal government that the running of city departments costs more in its total but less per capita as the city gets larger: applying this to the above cities it will be seen at once that the Ft.Worth Department is not any more costly than San Antonio and Dallas than it should be and is much cheaper that Galveston and Houston than appears on the face of the report. The Ft.Worth Department could take care of within the present city limits, a population of 50,000 without additional total cost,yet at the same time the PER CAPITA COST would then be ONLY 64 cents.
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INVENTORY.
Fire Station No. 1.
| 1 Gamewell gong and indicator. | 2 Water buckets. |
|---|---|
| 1 Chain drop and attachments | 2 Sponges. |
| 1 Hose reel. | 2 Curry combs. |
| 800 Feet Maltese Cross Hose. | 2 Mane and tail brushes. |
| 2 Callahan shut-off nozzles. | 2 Body brushes. |
| 2 Play pipes. | 6 Rub gags. |
| Fire axes. 1 | 4 Feed boxes. |
| 2 Pitch forks. | |
| 1 Cooper leak stop | 3 Brooms. |
| 1 Simese coupling. | 1 step ladder. |
| 8 Spanners. | 4 Wagon wrenches. |
| 4 Plug wrenches | 1 Stitching horse. |
| 1 American Steam Fire Engine. | 1 Blacksmith's vice. |
| 1 Complete set engine tools. | 1 Splitting guage. |
| 1 Engine lighter. | 2 Horse scrapers. |
| 1 Silsby heater and pipes. | 3 Oil cans. |
| 1 Coal bucket. | 1 Sprinkling pot. |
| 4 Good horses. | |
| 4 Bridles and bits. | 1 Paper file. |
| 2 Sets harness. | 1 Revolving office chairs. |
| 4 Harness hangers. | 3 Office chairs. |
| 4 Hitch-reins. | 3 Small chairs. |
| 4 Horse blankets. | 6 Iron beds. |
| 6 Mattresses. worn out | |
| 6 Pillows. | |
| 6 Blankets. | |
| 5 Pounds axle grease. | 4 Spittoons. |
| 800 Pounds coke. | 1 Waste paper basket. |
| 1,000 Pounds Coal. | 1 Heating stove and pipe. |
| 30 Bushels of oats. | 1 Bath tub. |
| 12 Bales hay. | 1 Sink. |
| 10 Pounds salt. | 7 Clothes lockers. |
| 5 Bundles spilt kindling. | 1 Brass slide pole. |
| 1 Pint amonia. | 2 Iron slide poles. |
| 1/2 Gallon cylinder oil | 2 Old collars and britchen. |
| | 6 Old collars. |
| 1 Large fire bell. | 1 Old Hale hame. |
| 1 Tank, closet and urinal. | 2 Old wheels for reel. |
| Supplies |
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| | 1 Doz. bundles of wax. |
| 2 Balls sewing thread. | 1 Doz. German snaps. |
| 1 Doz. harness rings | 1 Pair old lines. |
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Below you will find an Inventory of the Property belonging to the City of Ft.Worth.
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| 2 Brass sliding poles. | 3 Old tugs snaps |
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| 1 Brass engine nozzle. | 1 Garden hose nozzle. |
| 10 Nozzle tips. | 1 Inch nozzle and couplings. |
| 9 Fey couplings. | |
| 1 Plug wrench | |
| 1 Bulb syringe. | |
| 2 Horse heel boots | 700 Gaskets. |
| 5 Pounds whiting. | |
| 1/4 Gallon ammonia. | |
| 1 Horse. |
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| 1 Curry comb. | |
| 1 Mane and tail brush. | 1 Body brush. |
| 2 Rub rags. | 1 Feed box. |
| 1 Buggy whip. | 1 Sponge. |
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| 5 Pounds soap. | 2 Brooms. |
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| 1 Play pipe. | |
| 1/2 Boxes horse brushes. | |
| 6 Sponges. | 3 Curry combs. |
| 1 Lot daily reports. | 1 Lot paper and envelopes. |
| 1 Quires emery cloth. |
| 1 Double 60 gal. tank engine. | 2 Horses. |
|---|---|
| 1 Wagon gong. | |
| 1 Fire axes. | 2 Leather buckets. |
| 2 14-foot ladders. | 2 Pike poles. |
| 4 Acid jars. | 200 Feet hose. |
| 10 Feet fire hose. | 1 Monkey wrench. |
| 2 Nozzles and tips. | 1 Hub wrench. |
| 3 Spanners for hose. | 2 Sets harness. |
| 2 Hitch reins. | 2 Harness hangers. |
| 1 Gong and indicator. | 1 Chain drop and attachments. |
| 1 Bucket. | 1 Pitchfork. |
| 1 Scoop. | 1 Sprinkler. |
| 250 Pounds soda. | 1/2 Carboys sulphuric acid. |
| 14 Bushels oats. | 20 Pounds bran. |
| 9 Bales hay. | 3 Beds. |
| 3 Mattresses. | 3 Pillows. |
| 6 Double blankets. | 1 Curry comb. |
| 1 Man and tail brush. | 1 Chamois cloth. |
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| 1 Sponge. | 1 Hair brush. |
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| 1 Stove and pipe. | 50 Gallons coal oil. |
| 1 50-Gal. oil tank. | 1 1-Gal. oil can. |
| 30 Pounds tripoli. | 2 Gals. polishing oil. |
| 1 Desk. | 1 Play pipe. |
| 1 Nozzle tip. | 1 Spanner. |
| 1 Plug wrench. |
| 1 75-Foot Aerial truck. | 1 10-Foot splice. |
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| 1 45-Foot extension ladder. | 2 Braces for ladders. |
| 2 Cranks for ladders. | 1 30-Foot ladder. |
| 1 25-Foot ladder. | 1 12-Foot ladder. |
| 1 15-Foot scaling ladder. | 1 14-Foot scaling ladder. |
| 2 6-Gal. Babcocks. | |
| 2 Shovels. | 2 Pitchforks. |
| 2 Brooms. | 1 Deluge set with connections. |
| 4 Pick axes. | 1 Crow bar. |
| 1 Detroit door opener. | 1 Cooper hose jacket. |
| 1 Flexible nozzle. | 2 cotton hooks. |
| 1 Roof cutter. | 1 Wire cutter. |
| 1 Hub wrench. | 1 Monkey wrench. |
| 1 Stilson wrench. | 1 Oil can. |
| 100 Feet 3/4 rope. | 7 Pike poles. |
| 3 Lanterns. | 1 Box extinguisher charges. |
| 3 Life belts. | |
| 3 Tomahawks. | 3 Leather belts. |
| 2 seat cushions. | |
| 4 Extinguisher covers. | 1 50-Foot section cotton hose. |
| 4 Ladder cranks. | 2 Screw covers. |
| 4 Hose holders. | 2 Seat belts. |
| 1 Rubber bucket. | |
| 3 Horses. | 3 Pair horse blankets. |
| 3 Sets harness. | 3 Hitch reins. |
| 1 Lifting jack. | 3 Bridles. |
| 3 Pair bits. | |
| 1 5-Gal. oil can. | 2 Horse brushes. |
| 1 Curry comb. | 14 Rub rags. |
| 3 Horse scrapers. | 1 Pitchfork. |
| 1 Scoop. | 1 Broom. |
| 3 Feed boxes. | 5 Beds. |
| 5 Pairs double blankets. | |
| 1 Chamois. |
| 1 Hose reel. | 850 Feet Maltese hose. |
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| 2 Callahan nozzle tips. | 2 Play pipes. |