New York City Fire Notes

Two hundred lieutenants, out of the three hundred twentyeight who took the examination, were successful in getting a place on the new civil service list for captain which was promulgated May 7th. Twenty-six of the men on this list will probably be promoted immediately as there are twenty-three vacancies for captain and three vacancies in the grade of battalion chief. There are also four lieutenants positions open, so thirty firemen and engineers will be made lieutenants to fill up the department’s quota. The new list runs four years and it is expected that all of the men who qualified will receive promotions before the list expires.

At last Engine 8 is to receive a new American-I.aFrance combination pumping engine and only one horse-drawn engine will remain in Manhattan, that of Engine 67 in 170th street. For some time Engine 8 has had the distinction of being the only horse-drawn apparatus below 59tb street and its steamer has attracted as much attention at fires in the mid-town district as the motor pumping engines did a little while ago. The big steamer of Engine 8 was equipped with a tractor several years ago but the plan of housing this company in the double station of Truck 2 was abandoned and the tractorized steamer was sent to another company. Now the old station of Engine 8 is to be rebuilt into what will virtually be a new station which will be suitable for motor apparatus.

One hundred thirteen companies in Manhattan and the Bronx are now equipped with motor apparatus and the horse will very soon be a thing of the past in the New York Department. New motor equipment is being acquired as fast as the factories can turn it out.