Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-03-19
THE NEW PRECAU TON s
AGAINST FIRE.

Do the citizens conform to the provisions
of Ordinance No. ID of their town? The Or
dinance requires each person owning or oc-
cupving building within the town limits to
keep on hand at all times vessel containing
not less than twenty gallons of water. Now
we do not cuvet the reputation OF informer,
nor do we wish to act disagreeable part, but
we will venture to assert our belief that but
few householders in this town have complied
with the provisions Of this Ordinance. We
have, time after time, urged the people to
take some steps towards protecting the town
from being some of these coming days swept
away BY fire. We are glad to find that the
Trustees of the town are alive to the necessi-
ty Of some precaution being taken, and we
would be we'll pleased to see the regulation
they have imposed enforced to the very let
ter. The means which we have at hand to
Guench fire that should happen to break
out in our town among the pine wood build
ings are very insufficient, and the Trustees
could expend a sum OF money in no better
way than in providing machinery which
could be advantagcously used on such an &C.
casion. The Hook and Ladder Company,
which was last autumn organized, should
have a good equipment furnished them at
least Everybody who was present at the
burning Of the mill in town here last fall,
knows with what great exertions the fire was
prevented from spreading to the stables
Mr.. VanGorder, by pulling down mis- dwelling
which stood between them and the burning
mill. The fire could in no way have been
prevented from igniting his house if it had mot
been pulled down out of the way and the fire
once in that structure his stables would have
caught in spite Of any exertion which could
have been made, and had the stables caught
the fire must inevitably have spread TO all
that cluster of wooden buildings just south
of them. The destruction of large amount
of property was prevented only by the tear
ing down of single dwelling, and yet it was
only BY almost more than human ettcrtS that
with bars and axes the structure was demol-
ished. The vast numbers of people who had
gathered around the scene of the condagra-
ton all plainly saw the success OF the
undertaking and could not restrain giving
cheer after cheer, as the frame Of the dwell
ling went down. This incident taught the
people OF Gold Hill the necessity of some
proyisir.l being made for suitable instruments
and organizations with which to combat fires
whenever they should occur in our town, and
shortly thereafter hook and ladder compa-
nv was formed. But as time has rolled on
and we have fortunately escaped, without any
serious confaGration, the Trustees have
never provided the company with any equip
men,s as they promised to do, and the mem
bers have consequently been 'ery negligent
in keeping up their organization. We are
| piad 10 learn, however, that the Trustees dc
/ not intend to stop with the water law, which
they recently passed, which makes the peo-
pie all keen armed against fire, but that they
| have already ordered from San Francisco a
| full equipment for the hook and ladder conf
panv, and that they intend soon to have res
ervoirs erected on the hills above town, with
pipe and hose to conduct water to almost any
place in town. These arrangements vii
meet the warmest appreciation Of our people
and when the undertaking is completed ou'
citizens can lay down to rest at night with
| consciousness OF security.