, 1874-07-27

DAILY TRIBUNE: MONDA
hunt to IT'S casse tho smell OF turning cotabua-
tthea, that tloy actually caught tho incent|'ary,
vito Ind fired Ills own pro1nscB. boforo ho Ind |
timo to got away. THO incondlary tllue cnnght |
IN tho net Ia now iu tho State Prison.
Tllcao mon arc a sort Of fire police, wloao |
duttes aro tllnae supposed to ho discharged by |
tho fro was,lonB Of Chicago. Thsso liro vardona
aro throo In number. and as q matter OF couiao
are Of little or no practical ueo. Tho numhor
suggested by tho Now York Underwriters Is not
IN extravagant QUO. Fifty ot thoso mon could
10 probably employed on tho west atdo OF tho
river. Thoy should inspect tho interior ar-
rangements Of all houses; should know how tho
fuca AFRO constructed, how furnaco-plpos and
atove-piros arc placed with reforonco to roofs.
anu to partitions aud other divisions Of rooms
should visit all Ivory and othor large stabies,
and 500 TINT al1 precautions against lro aro Pro
vidcd; should personally observe whether tho
ounorB Of tho several thousands Of shods and
barnB when visiting thom Mt night uao lantoraa
or leroseno.lamps. Thofr duty would
bo to, patrol thcir respective aiBtricta
aud know mud understand zach locality.
md to DO ever on the loolt-out for
tres. Thoy should, in conjunction with the
| police, DO nblo to discover fire at tho earliest
DO ut work supproHatng It ut once. They should
be ablo to know not only tho exact shed, barn. or
otLor building wlloro tho fire orlgtnatud, hut also
tho oanse Of the fro.
! A force Of 100 mon, together with tho regular
po1co and tho various forcoH Of private police,
ought to bo ablo to glvo prompt notioo Of tlros,
aud also furnish acsivo aid in aupproBsing thom
hc{ore thoy attain muol, hoadway, especially In
small buildings. But tue grcatost soryico Of tho
patrol would 10 In the prevention Of flroa by q
constant supervision of all buildings In thol1
districts. Such a force ought to 30 able, Who'll
onco thoroughly trained. to detect ovorv cast
whoro premises arc lrod from within, aud cateI
tho tncondiary before his escape.
Tho power of tho city to organize such forct
lis unquestionod. It Gnu bo doue uudor th'
authority to incgoaso tho police forco or tho
pcrsonuol Of the Fire Department.. Tho patrol
1nay 10 either policemen or llrenou, or hayo the
functions Of both. It is true that tho appru
priation for 1916 has hoen mado, aud NJ
authority. except for somo unforeseen coutin
gonoy,, oxisss to add to that appropriation. Nov
crtholeas, tho employment Of 100 mon fro1n,Aug
to April /, period Of eight 1nontha, at th'
. rate Of $500 each, would cost rot oxcccdin
, a55, 900, and wo eau lmaglno no money that ca
! be 1aoro wiue1y and bonelicially expended By til
I city. That Hu.n is frequently wasted III wcol
in fact tho city Ia just now on tho ese c
!. voting 4100, 900 TO oonplo Of architects to as
D porinto1d tho erection Of . oourt-uonso, an
! from three to fyo millions Of dollars for til
!. | Court-H it9clf. Tho city cau disponse vii
y | both architects and Courthouse for Boyort
0 years, but these patrolmen arc pressing a1l
: .itnmodiato necessity. They aro wanted III evol
J. part Of tho city. Tlaoy arc needed to bo preset
I at tho first appearance Of oyory fro. Tho ia
+ fire on July Il broke out botwoon mud 1 o'cloc
II in tho afternoon IN donsely-populatt
II noighborhood, and yet 1t Ia unknown
this hour III what building 1t originated.
= the trial Of 1aaacson, lilo testimony Of ove
A witneBs who sought to locate It waB hatly CO
IA tratIiotel BY TINT OF lozon othor witnease
}. / Let us haye this fire patrol. Tho Commt
/. Council, at itH meeting Tonight. can do no be
t. tor act of legislation than to authorize it's n
II pointlnent II the city las no money to pay Il
j. mon, tho money eau be oasiiy obtained for til
A purposo, eyen II it bo raiRcd by aubac,sptto
it Lot us hayo The patrol Ut onoo; tho public "
Il tako care of the money expenditure. In o'
n mouth such patrol, ii ii do ita duty. will, by
in preventive maa1uros, auch as abating t
,f Causes Of fire. and removing 1llcgal and deng'
10 GUS tlre-traps, have eaycd ten ttnos its cost
IL year. ,Wo hope the National Board of Und
20 vritoru will adhoso firmly to their ultimatum.