This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1885 Excerpt: ...works. The works are thoroughly ventilated by powerful fans. The foul air exhausted by these fans is introduced under the bars of the cremating furnaces and purified. Solder is melted from the meat tins in a special furnace, and sold. The tins themselves are sold for a special purpose, as also old boots, glass, etc. In ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1885 Excerpt: ...works. The works are thoroughly ventilated by powerful fans. The foul air exhausted by these fans is introduced under the bars of the cremating furnaces and purified. Solder is melted from the meat tins in a special furnace, and sold. The tins themselves are sold for a special purpose, as also old boots, glass, etc. In addition to these refuse despatch works, the Cleansing Department has its regular workshops for making and repairing the plant used in the various branches of the establishment. There are thus among the employees of the department, 3 engineers, 6 horseshoers, 6 blacksmiths, 8 joiners and cartwrights, 6 waggonbuilders, 2 painters, and 2 saddlers. FIRE tRIGADE. The following Tabli, for the last four years, gives some iasa of the work performed by Superintenasnt Paterson and his intrepid trigade: --FasES ATTENDED BY BRIGADE. The leading appliances in use at present are: --5 steam engines, capable, together, of discharging with great force 3,000 gallons of water per minute; 9 manual engines; 28,000 feet of hose on machines and in reserve; 79 permanent and 52 auxiliary firemen (the latter police constables); 13 horses. It is in contemplation to run steamers from the Western and Southern district stations. The first fire engine was got by the Corporation in 1657, five years after the great fire which destroyed onethird of the town, from the Trongate southwards, and unhoused some thousands of people. The engine was similar to one in use in the Capital, and its functions are described in the Council Minutes as for " the occasioune of suddent fyre in spouting out of water thereon." As another destructive fire, from the Trongate northwards, occurred in 1677, the engine, if brought into use, would appear to have been inadequate; and no wonder, s...
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