Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-08-01
TO INSPECT HOUSES.
FIRE COMMISSIONERS WANT A LAW
GIVING SUCH PERMISSION.
Paper Against Frame Structures
Covered with Corrugated Iron--ofh-
GERS Re-eiected-Furiough SC.

A regular meeting Of the Board of Fire
Commissioners was held at headquarters
last evening, those present being Presi-
dent Frischkorn and Messrs. F. 2. Burke.
j. L. Levy. q. Watt Taylor. j. K. Shop-
pard. and Charles +. Taylor. The annual
election of officers of the Board was the
first order of business. John Ii. Frisch-
korn was reelected president, and q. Watt
Taylor VICE president.
The question of reaching large out.of-
town fires was discussed at length, and the
board finally ordered ;he secretary TO
write TO the several railroad companies
running out Of Richmond asking chem TO
make some arrangements whereby an eu-
gine can easily and quickly be gotten ON q
freight-car IN these instances.
The Secretary was directed to send
bill to the Town Council OF Ashland Tor
certain damages to the apparatus on the
occasion of the recent hre IN that place.
NJ. NJ, Elmore and II. K. Richardson were
elected substitutes in No. Engine Com
psny. The resignation of Substitute A.
L. Fovden, of Truck Company No. 2, was
accepted.
FIREs AND FIRE-RrsKs.
The board then went into on elaborate
discussion of fires aud hre-risks ana az III
o'clock adopted the following
"RICHMoND, VA. July %, lsy3.
ITO he Honorable Council Of NE CITY Of
Richmond:
Gentlemen, Whilst the department
represented by the Board OF Fire Commls;
sioners feel reasonably qualified to control
such fires as may occur within the city
limits, and can only procure assistance
from abroad after long and dangerous de.
Law, they earnestly but firmly request that
your honorable body will hesitate TO grant
permits TO erect immense wooden eleVa-
tors covered with corrugated iron. con-
sidered the mos. dangerous fre-risks the
department can contend with.
" should this building, situated IN the
heart of the mercantile centre. on the
south side of the dock between Eighth
and Tenth, catch atre on q Sabbath-day,
when there IL noiwater in the basin, IT'S
spread would be dangerous and Its limits
incalculable.
I'VE. therefore. humbly repeat that no
structure of this kind should be allowed
m such localities, and for that reason the
Board OF Fire Commissioners desire TO
place themselves on record against grant
ing wholesale privileges to build lntlamma-
bic structures within certain limits, ana
we would respectfully suggest that the
power of granting building permits be
delegated TO the Board OF FIRE ComlniS-
siOners. JONI IL. fRl-'HAohH'
President Board of Fire Commission
ers.n
TO INSPECT PREMISES.
The recent fire in the Rough Asbidr office
brought ABOUT a general discussion Of
fires. and It was decided that President
Frischkorn should prepare an ordi-
nance giving tho Chief ana Assist
ant Chief. or all the officers OF the
department and all members OF the
board the right to enter and inspect
premises Of any person or corporation,
and 10 order such premises to be cleared
of auv accumulation of waste paper or
other material in which q fire would so
very easily origlnate--this ordinance IS to
embrace q clause imposing tue upon any
person refusing 10 allow such entrance to
or inspection of such premises.
The board decided TO send Chief Puiler
and Superintendent Thompson 20 the ma
tlonal convention 20 be neld at Milwaukee,
on the 22d instant. Furloughs were
granted TO +. Low, W. B. Smith. }. j.
Schloser, A. G. Ellington. and }. j. vii
llams.
The contract for furnishing the depart
ment with coal was awarded 10 the Rich
mond Ice Company.