THE LANSING FIRE SERVICE
In his thirteenth annual report of the operation of the Lansing, Mich., fire department, Chief Hugo R. Delfs shows in detail the efficient work of the department of which he is the able head, for the fiscal year ending April 30, 1916, and makes a number of recommendations for the betterment of the fire service, including salary increase for firemen, a motor aerial truck, additional alarm boxes, hose, etc. The report is addressed to the Board of Police and Fire Commissioners, consisting of James J. Carey, C. M. Watson, Hiram Rickerd, James P. Edmonds, Louis Hilderbrandt and Ernst Keller, and shows a total loss on buildings and contents of only $22,762.82. There were three less fires and alarms than during the previous year.
Fires and Alarms.
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