niyrnnvTA-v. Monday. January 2. 1922 9
MORNING
PORTLAND'S BUREAU OF FIRE IS THOROUGHLY EQUIPPED
Afladldlfiini Homme
WITH UP-TO-DATE MOTOR APPARATUS, RETIRING HORSES I
Beautiful Bungalow and Stucco Engine Houses Are Innovation in Residential Sections, Where Architect's Handiwork Blends Sta-
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INASMUCH as a fire station la Jie
home of the firemen, Portland has
seen fit to launch a plan which
ultimately will mean that the major
ity of the fire houses In this city will
have all the appearances of. a home
and in fact will be a home.'
The initial step in this plan was
the erection of a bungalow station
in Irvtngton. "When it was first pro
posed that a fire station was neces
sary in that exclusive district, a storm
of protest arose, for the property
owners felt that a fire station of the
usual unsightly architecture would
be a distinct blot
But when this group of irate citi
zens was called together and shown
the plans for the station, they could
hardly believe their eyes. On paper
it differed not one whit from the
type of bungalow that is found in
thiB district. After receiving assur
ances that the plana would be fol
lowed out. all protests were with
drawn. Today the bungalow fire station la
one of the points of interest in the
city. Passing by, one can discern
nothing different In the appearance
of this fire, station from that of the
many homes in the district, unless
perchance, the very walls in the home
suddenly fly open and the apparatus
speeds Its way to some fire alarm.
Finding that It was not only' wise
to protect residential sections from
unsightly Intrusions, City Commis
sioner Blgelow ordered plans for a
uaique house to be constructed in the
Sell wood district. , .
Here, as In Irvlngton, the property
owners stormed the city hall, demand
ing that the fire station be construct
ed at some point distant from the
Sellwood residential district. Automo
biles were Becured and the entire del
egation. of property owners' was driven
to Irvlngton, there for the first time
to see the bungalow station house.
Again, as in the case of the Irving
ton district, the protests were with
drawn, and instead of following ex
actly the same plan, the fire bureau
constructed an English' stucco house,
leaving sufficient room in front of
the "home" for landscape working.
While the fire bureau plans to con
tinue erecting .the usual type of fire
buildnigs in the congested area, any
new buildings planned in residential
sections will be made to conform with
the architecture of the district.
The Portland fire bureau had its
beginning as a volunteer organiza
tion. Many of the men who joined
the volunteer companies are 'still in
the ranks and some are officials.
The volunteer company first was
transformed into a paid-call depart
ment, in which its- members were on
active duty but one or two days In
the month And the remainder of the
time were subject to call.
Growth of the city from a mere vil
lage, resulted in the organization of
the Portland paid department. Sev
eral years ago the two platoon -system
was inaugurated In Portland.
Motorization of the entire bureau
also occurred in Portland several
years ago when the last horse-drawn
vehicles were, discarded and the faith
ful animals were retired to the mead
ows. The Portland fire bureau is equipped
with modern apparatus, using triple
pumpers and hose wagons, instead of
the old steamers, which were put on
the shelf with the . passing of the
horses.
John E. Young, chief of the bureau,
Is one of the men who has been in
the organization since its inception.
He recently was sent on a tour of the
United States and Canada for the pur
pose of gathering ideas and outlines
of methods in use in other cities' and
from this trip it is believed certain
that many improvements will be in
augurated in the bureau this year.
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PORTLAND WEATHER HELD FINE I
United Slates Bureau Reports
During Season of 1921-
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Climatic Conditions FavorableA
Precinitation Nnrmal I
By Edward L. "Weill, Meteorologist.
TUB prevailing impression that
rain falls almost continuously in
Portland finds little support in
the records of 1921. as kept by the
United States weather bureau.
While January and February were
rather persistently wet and some
heavy rains fell in the fall, taking
the year as a whole, there were far
more dry days than wet. In the first
11 months of the year there were 140
days having enough rain to be meas
ured, and 45 days having a quarter
of an Inch or more. The rainfall of
November 19-20 was a record-breaker
for Portland, in that it measured
4.43 inches in 21 hours. In this storm
the temperature fell slightly below
the freezing point, and a heavy coat
ing of Ice formed on exposed sur
faces, causing considerable damage
to wires and trees. The formation
of ice was heavier on the east side
than on the west, side, and was still
heavier east of the city limits.
In July and August a period of 45
days passed without a measurable
amount of rain. During the winter
of 1920-21 snow fell on 13 .days,
amounting to 3.2 Inches In all, but
only once did the enow remain on the
ground to be measured at the regu
lar observation hour, E P. M-, and not
once did so much as half an inch of
snow remain on the ground over
night.
During the winter of 1920-21 the
usual equable Portland temperature
prevailed. The lowest was 27 de
grees, and during the three winter
months there were seven days when
the temperature at some time fell
to or be'.bw the freezing point. The
mean minimum temperature for Jan
uary was 36.8 degress. The summer
had a few moderately hot days, but
only one on which the temperature
reached 90 degrees. The mean maxi
mum temperature for July was 77.S
degrees.
During the winter there was much
cloudiness, but the summer and early
fall were characterized by ample
sunshine. In July there were 384
hours of sunshine, an average of 12
hours and 23 minutes per day.
There wea no destructive wind during-the
first 11 months of the year,
the highest velocity having been 29
miles an hour from the southwest on
January 29. The average velocity
was six miles an hour.
Thunder was heard once in August,
once Jn September, and once in Octo
ber. A little hail fell on one day In
October. A small amount of sleet
was observed on five different days,
and there were 20 days in the 11
months when dense fog prevailed for
an hour or more.
The Willamette river carried rather
more than- the usual flow of water
during most of the year. It first
reached the flood stage of 15 feet on
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January 2, reaching a crest of 18.9
feet on the sixth, and remaining
above the flood stage till the 9th. It
barely exceeded the flood stage again
on the 20th of March. On May 17th,
due to backwater resulting from the
annual rise of the Columbia, the river
went above the flood stage, and on
June 12 and "13 it reached 24.3 feet,
the highest stave since the memor
able flood of 1894. The water re
mained above the flood stage of 15
feet till July 10. High water was
again experienced in November, be
ginning on the 22d. This freshet
reached a crest of 17 feet on Novem
ber 23, and had subsided by November
26. As this is being written, on De
cember 1, another moderate freshet
I In prospect.
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