The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-17
SAVANNAH'S FIRE RISKS.
The Tariff Association FOTmuIateS Its
Demands.

The City Council 20 Investigate ths
Propriety of It's Further Retention
OF Chief Puder-A Sixteen Inch Main
Wanted on Bay Street.-The Water
Pressure Must Be rs Pounds-The
Chiefs Powers to Be Increased.
Atlanta, Ga, March 16.-The Savan-
nah committee and the executive board Of
| the Southeastern Tariff Association after
thorough discussion of the situation
came to an understanding to-day, which
both committees think will result in the
restoration of the old rate in force
before the recent % cent increase. There
are some conditions, however,
imposed upon the city by the tariff asso-
citation, one of which practically amounts
to the reorganization of the fire depart
ment. under new rules and new head.
In view of the losses sustained during the
past five years, the insurance men charge
that the chief has not come fully up to
the requirements of the position. The
SaYannahians who composed the COM
mittee are Messrs. Cam, Bohan, Dixon,
Meinhardt, Purse, Carow, Vetsburg,
Myers and Young. Capt. John A.
Wheaton and William H. Daniels ac-
companied the committee as representa-.
tives Of the insurance interests of the
city.
AN OUTLINE OF THE AGREEMENT.
In the outline of the agreement, which
is to be put in proper form for official ac-
tion, the tariff association takes the posi-.
tion that whereas the losses from fire to
the insurance companies doing business
in Savannah for the past five years have
been such as warrant them in calling at
tention TO that fact. Therefore, they sub
nit the recommendation that the city
council be requested to examine carefully
into the proprety of the further retens
tion of the present chief Of the fire de-
partment
1t was agreed by both committees that
some disin terested party satisfactory to
both interests should be selected to ex-
anime into and report on the existing
equipment of the fire department, it's
personnel and management, both sides to
abide the recommendations of this exam
iner,
LARGER MAIN WANTED.
The association stipulates that the
main on Bay street from Montgomery to
AbercOrn be increased in size from the
present 6-inch main to l6-inch main;
| partment, If not covered by present ordi-
| nances, be increased so as to give him
| absolute power as to appointment and
| dismissal in that department, and that
| his police power be so extended, IL
not covered by present ordinances, so as
| TO give him power Of inspection of all
buildings within the Jurisdiction of the
city Of Savannah, and to require the re-
| moyal Of any and all articles Of any kind
whatever that might be considered
hazardous from a fire risk standpoint.
THE FIRE PRESSURE.
They require that the fire pressure from
the waterworks be made not less than
! seventy-fve pounds from plugs; that the
| building ordinances of the city be so
framed as to permit the erection only
Of such buildings as will be proper
with due regard to the fire risk
Upon the assurance that the matters
complained Of would receive prompt and
careful attention, the representatives of
| the Tariff Association agreed that they
would recommend (Which recommended
tions was to be considered guar
anted that it would be done), at
a meeting OF the association to be called
at as early q date as practicable,
that the additional charge of 25 cents
should be suspended until the meeting of
the association in May, at which time,
If il appears that the authorities
| charged with carrying out the re-
concentrations have proceeded with all
reasonable haste, the charge of % cents
should be indefinitely suspended and
rebate Of such additional charges as may
have already been made or may subse-
quently be made granted.
Tonight the committee was entertained
at dinner by Mai. Livingston Miuims,
president of the Tariff Association.