NEW YORK FIRE DEPARTMENT ANNUAL REPORT
The lowest fire loss per capita as per fire on record in New York City and the first reduced budget since consolidation, 18 years ago, are among the achievements for 1915, shown by Fire Commissioner Robert Adamson, of New York, in his annual report submitted to Mayor Mitchel Although 24 new fire companies were put into service in new locations with payrolls of $515,000, and the force of civilian bureaus increased by $74,412, and although the average annual increase in the budget tor 18 years has been $313,659, the budgets for both 1915 and 1916 are reduced below that of 1914. Commissioner Adamson’s report, dated April 26, says:
Hon. John Purroy Mitchel,
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