gyMBMpppajaiwaim upwpii I IT'ilKw s -t iL,y '" (---. ayis8 l I EVENING LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1917 FROM A TO Z IN PHILADELPHIA'S FIRE-FIGHTiNG VEHICLES i Hero are shown three staRcs in the development of the city's apparatus:, ll l?ElVlQlfiS flll$iisiflwj mtm rfaffi?! 'i" ;:..' f $11 I Ifiilil $ lj -aSJI Isafe Ir-rrr' V" !r5?0fi(w I E One of the early hand engines (left), the horse-drawn apparatus g I ? foWJTgrTftV pS3 ffiHSillSgii Hafe tf hfcjr'ill I mbj 1 will IH PsIpJI! Krais i'' 'lllPrWwI'T (riptht) and n motor chassis carrying u fire eiiRino (helow). vfl (gy EPKi KHQBS BBSS A?0 ' 1111 I SiS'lPf Ill llPli tilil v' "MVif 'T S?Wtti Imi'Std MfsSaHISil JaSMFfifnlillr BPl rSlffaiiils -k&smS " i-'i vvw i mbeji issoa is.ifl jwwhhi Mn; 'iLHiirHA' ' ivn n el;i & mi khhb n vifBF&i 1 ""qp-i 1.1 mi r ,13-issm ijT- aif7-n - iic a i APPARAi snasr k, ., ,, p. s r ra mhn ...mm m n Ronum n si k:vs i n i vjtr -m fdvivi m"j9. ftinsfinirirLisrjimtrii uiTi-aji - ii nji.Tri ii ywi i ii it. i - ' irvi flit irt. w?,TiTJt;i.Brj.ijiyiin i iwsirx! iiiiiiujupitiip1 t . i i ii.i v ai ni m J!, i g llllfllll S : wWmwl, " P SfS 111 fS-i ill FIRE CHIEF URGES Bureau Head Would Ban ish Horses Altogether jK . From City's Equipment FACTOR IN LIFE-SAVING By GEORGE B. KING The antiquated building at Juniper mid Race streets where cinco the (lOodwIII lm , fine Company liail It.s hcadmiartcrs, today "houses temporarily the .last cry In motor propellcd apparatus awaiting assignment to Its place in the Philadelphia Bureau of Fire. It Is n long cll.itunce from the days Of Pat Lyon unci the hand-drawn and hand operated engines of the late, eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries down to the Ahrens-Knx "booster" of 1!17. hut the bulldintr now dignified liy the title of tint headquarters lias spanned the nap and r.uc cesslyely has housed them all 111 their day. cmilF PLANS MOTOItlZATION' i III h's olllce on th second Moor of the. lame Mructure, William 11. .Murphy, chief "engineer of the Ilureau of Klre, la work , big out plans which have aft their object ; the complete equipment of his department wlth motor-driven apparatus. Compara tively Bond progress baa been mado In i this direction durlntr the last few years, and tho chief Is hopeful that the close, of , J3li will ll ml bis depaitment past tlio half. way mark In tho matter of motorization. Main- cities smaller than Philadelphia Camden, fur Instance have perfected tho equipment of their lire department with motor-propelled apparatus. Iilludclplila has m-.vctr with Its pro verbial caution and measured fctcp in this direction. This slowness Is In no wise at tributable to Chief Murphy orchis Ideas. In his latest leport to tho Director of Public Safety tho chief expressed his vIcwb on the discarding of the liorso and the sub stitution of the motor throughput the de partment In unmistakable terms. In the opening chapter of his report Chief Murphy wrol o : JtL'KPIlY'S IUCPOUT "Many changes In tho way of Improve ments have been mado In Installing motor driven apparatus In phco of horse-drawn apparatus. I would respectfully recom mend that ail of the companies, especially the suburban tnr-ipanles, ho eipilppi'd with motor apparntus at as early a dato as pos sible. The area which tho Mihiirhan com panies over would be better protected, the loss sustained less, and would possibly !u llitt means of saving Ilfo by tho quick re sponse to cals mado upon them. Motor driven tractors, In place of horse-drawn engines where tho apparatus warrants, should be Installed, preference being given to Companies Nos. G. U.,33, 33. 10, II, 42. 4!i, SI. ii-. B3 and 50." Parenthetically. It may be mentioned that these arc all suburban or outlying Millions, being treated respecthcly at Thlrty-siovcnth and Ludlow streets. I'Vankford avenue mid Kellers street, Itlchmond and Kirkbrlde streets. Longshore t-treet and Statu road. Slxty-llmi street and Woodland anvenue, SIxljMJSSl and Thompson streets, front and U'efrouJicland stieeta. Fifteenth street mid Snyder u(iiup. Vork road and Chainplost rtreet, Jackson and Vankirk streets, Kourth ktrcrt and Hnjiler avenue and County Line and Ithawn street? Js&j'Aos csfflffllF 3 ii I Tl In Announcement Scripps-Booth cars are not on display at the Automobile Show. They can only be seen at our private showrooms, 2506 North Broad Stfeet, where unusual facilities enable us to give visitors immediate and individual at tention. tjcrippsSjoom cars have set the standard for cars, unusually distinctive in luxury and performance require- , ments. The new four-passenger eight-cylinder car, selling at $1285, is the sensation of the year, Qther popular Scripps-Booth cars are the Roadster, $825 , and the Coupe, $ 1 450. ' All models f. o. b. Detroit. . Don't fail to visit the Scripps-Booth display. Open Every Evening During Show Week GEO, W. REINBOLD CO. Distributor 2506 North Broad Street The Most Beautiful Car in America The interior of the Paige Touring Sedan offers the same degree of luxury and comfort that is found in the homes of all refined, artistic Americans. There is no tinsel or gaudiness just the quiet, simple elegance and substantial, comfort that reflect the acme of good taste. The exterior speaks for itself. Regardless of price, it is "The Most Beautiful Car in America." Touring Sedan, (Seven-Passenger) $2300; Touring Sedan (Five-Passenger) $1775; Coupe (Four-Passenger) $2100; Limousine $2750; Town Car $2750 F. O, B. Detroit r Paige-Detroit Motor Car Company, Detroit, Michigan BIGELOW-WILLEY MOTOR COMPANY ' DISTRIBUTORS . ' 304 North Broad St., Phila,, Pa. , Bell Phone Spruce 1410 Keystone Race 42SO 3 n ,fy 1 n n V-,. Diamond JUStf Park t t-Auav ttiUtdum." Hli 1 - ' - t
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