863
Cleveland Morning Leader, 14 July 1864
(3 inches)
~ See original
p.4, col.4
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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)
Fire Department / Fire Alarm System