Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-10-17
I LETTERsFaoH The rE0PLE

N EsSItSs EDi TORS:St sss ssssSSeF a tsisie3
/ Having discoursed of' the advatlttases
of this city over alls,otilers and tried. atdl
show some Of her wants and the ways in
(which those could or should be supplied:
have q word to say to cur city fathaers fat a
andthc citizens generally WANTS, yes
wants, We are always full Of wants and the
only way to stop thar cry is,, 70 relieve the
wants of the city as fast as they are made
Il, aafp, III, let It be the continual study Of
our City Council to find out what is want-
Lea, ior the encolra cement Of ManufaetoI
hries,sand to build up the aradei ofioaraMer;
chants, andalso to protect our lives heilt b
and property from damage or loss. 8ts
We have a. Mayor, Council, city Mar,
stal and allq the machinery necessary to
work city. Except good and vel, Or
ganiaed Fife department. We have no
Eprotection.against fre.aisWe have but one
fire engine, Cand that usclesso where We
should have four. We have no Hook and
Ladder Company, ~, Hose Com pany, no
Resorvois of Water, except the Mississip-
|s,ppi, and that viii ohl answer for the pro
lection from fire dthose buildings situate
near the, River. If the fire should break
odt at the time ofIa high wind, iti would
sbes, impossible TO stop its rayayes until its
fury was exhausted by having MOI oliniore
,buildipgs,dto. Destroy 6,Ifs q fire sIshonld
commence in any part of the, citytt wonad
be useless. to attenptato5 e4tipgAish GiIV7 p
do what We could to save other buildings
band llet the onefon fro burn until it was
consumed Is,iSt,s not criminal in US sto
yneglectto guard our houses against the raw
ages Of, this great destroyer 'si II would
be economy en- the part ofthe, citizens to
purchase two good fire engines and see that
both were we'll manned 'aAlsolhpurchase
sufficient Hose to reach from the river, 70
Third or Fourth ST., organize Hook &
Ladder company, and see, that they. also
are Well provided with the necessary I'm
plements for the efficient working Of the
company :. 2''.e9''',,s ,-, S'si'is;ta ;i,.
II haye said thatit would be economy on
the part Of our citizens to purchase. the
necessary equipments, organise and 1sus-
tain large and efficient Fire Department,
and SO it would, do we not as a city pay
more a year for extra insurance than would
purchase, equip and sustain such {aade-i
nj ,nraen1t slisss2i''s I'd: sd fia' easda ~
1903 ,51ss ai 5is xss !sgyal 7st.+
-sdsone may saythere islittle dan ger, 1--WE
AaVe, never had any disastrous fre#L Il bis
is true in part but should awee.shut aour.
eyes to all danger aud only be aroused
when our own house orssttrc is on FIRE. -
Then, alas, it is tee late.nf9i Ss,f .s8s sga
Then let Us awake and see our true po-
.sition and s,eing let-us ,act.i5s Let the city
authorities devise ways ana2'hcans for, the.
of this ead--purchase the
engines, hooks, ladders and hose. and
then the citizens will for theirown protee-
tion, FIRM the, necessary conn .anies. =.
- Shall this be dome or shall we neglect
and postpone the whole matter until gone
half OF our city is laid in ashes. p H.
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BALLOON, AscESsloN.-A At precisely