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Cleveland Morning Leader, 25 May 1864
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862 - L. May 25:4/5 - The following resolution presented by Mr. Townsend
was adopted by city council: That the chief engineer of the fire de-
partment be asked to furnish council with a system of fire alarms.
(1)
Cleveland Morning Leader, 14 July 1864
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863 - L. July 14:4/4 - Chief Engineer Hill recommends the Providence
fire alarm system, which consists of batteries at the extreme points of
the city, connected with wires running along the house tops, forming a
continuous circuit, and communicating with numbered alarm boxes in
engine houses and street corners. The boxes are made of cast iron with
a knob and when tapped, signal the number of the district, thus announc-
ing the location of fire. A main office is not necessary, the boxes
being in charge of some responsible person living close bw. The cost
of this installation would not exceed $2,500, and the yearly cost would
not be more than $200. (3)
Cleveland Morning Leader, 16 July 1864
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864 - L. July 16:4/3 - Chief Engineer Hill reports to the city council
findings on different fire alarm systems. He inspected systems used
in New York city, Buffalo, Brooklyn, Boston, and Providence, R. I., and
recommends that Cleveland install the same system used in Providence.
(19)
Brooklyn, N. Y.; Buffalo, N. Y.; Hills, James (chief engineer); New York city; Providence, R. I.
Cleveland Morning Leader, 6 August 1864
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865 - L. Aug. 6:4/2 - The city council, at its last meeting adopted
the fire alarm telegraph system now being used at Providence, R. I.
The system was described and recommended by Fire Engineer Hill. (2)
Cleveland city council; Hills, James (chief engineer); Providence, R. I.
Cleveland Morning Leader, 6 December 1864
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866 - L Dec. 6:4/5 - Delegates from the Pittsburgh Firemen's associa-
tion, the common council and the city press came to this city Nov. 3
for the purpose of investigating Cleveland's fire alarm system, recently
introduced here. A test of this system proved satisfactory to the
delegates, who expressed themselves in favor of its adoption by Pitts-
burgh. - (6)
Cleveland Morning Leader, 21 December 1864
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867 - L. Dec. 21:4/3 - A delegation from the Buffalo fire department came
to this city yesterday, for the purpose of testing our fire alarm sys-
tem. It was very much pleased with the practical workings of our sys-
tem. (2)