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er ~ odeling of the old fiC~ ,hall
al on the corner of Fine end .~.Thiitl
~ streets !s (most complete. T. ~ old
nl, boors opening out on Pine street
'gs ~ have been removed and the` llsrge
be I windows formerly on the eps~• .side
do t of the bUllding installed `instead.
o£ l A small door opening qn the? Pine
ens street side has also been provided.
I The wall on the east side q~ the
t,g 4 building has been partly cut Ay(ay
lot anti three large door frames ~n-
ite ~ tailed. The fire trucks will be
~e_ parked crossways in the building'
nd anct will come out on the ~'hird
n's street side. By this means roo{n is
h~, provided ,ior the new rural. fire
truck which will be housed there.
on Two of the new fire doors have
on, been installed and the third one has
Pp been ordered and is expected soon.
tr- These doors are of a folding type,
an `w~iuh, when a latch is tripped; rise
he ~ Instantly and back overhead, being
.i_ ~ carried with ball bearings in a spe-
ill cial track and lifted by a big spring.
this way there are no doors swing-
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11e mg out onto the sidewalk which
oy might cause injury to passersby.
n_ Work of installing the new doors
n_ was done by City Superintendent
Art Rupp, assisted by frank 1lxiller
ui, and members of the fire de~iart-
~g Inent. When completed the anew
iy arrangement will be much snore
so ~ convenient than the old wax. Yt is
e- ~ believed that there will be ,itZUCh
er la's danger to the public to have
iI_ the ~fii•h trucks come out on a $ide
r_.street, instead of on the' main .buss=
!n I Hess street. In many cases, titre
CI trucks can turn sgltth from the fire
hall and stay aff the main street
iii entirely, thus eliminating danger
~ oP striking either pedestrians or aztrs
~e traveling along Pine street in tine
n_ congested t,usiness district.
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