Report of a special committee of the City Council, on the improvement of the…
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"Report of a Special Committee of the City Council, on the Improvement of the Fire Department" is an official document authored in 1859, likely during the Victorian era. This report serves as a governmental publication detailing the condition and evaluation of the fire department in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and examines strategies for improving fire safety and water supply for the city. The primary focus is on addressing vulnerabilities exposed by recent fire
incidents and enhancing the fire department's capacity through both manning and infrastructure improvements. The report outlines the need for an expanded and more efficient fire department, citing the current insufficiency of firemen as a critical issue, suggesting that the number should be increased from one hundred to four hundred. It discusses the potential adoption of steam fire engines and proposes a dual approach for enhancing the city's water supply—either through the purchase of the Halifax Water Company's existing works or by implementing a new scheme proposed by Edward Longard, which would draw water from Birch Cove Lakes. The report calls for urgent consultation with an experienced engineer to make informed decisions on the best methods to achieve a more robust fire safety infrastructure for Halifax. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Halifax (N.S.). City Council. Special Committee on the Improvement of the Fire Department |
|---|---|
| Title |
Report of a special committee of the City Council, on the improvement of the Fire Department and also, on the best means of obtaining an additional supply of water for fire purposes, for the city of Halifax, N.S. |
| Credits |
Produced by Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 51.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | TH: Technology: Building construction |
| Subject | Fire-departments -- Nova Scotia -- Halifax |
| Subject | Water-supply -- Nova Scotia -- Halifax |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 53803 |
| Release Date | Dec 25, 2016 |
| Last Update | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 203 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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