Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-12

lied by the manner in which buildings
are erected, and every fireman runs a
risk whenever he performs his duty:
These mould receive the more serious
consideration of the people, who,..as a
rule, are slow to realize their Importance
except for a +" time when. disaster has
visited them. a1' - s.
The object Of h convention was to
compare notes, exchange experiences
and study the latest methods and appli-
ances for. the better fighing of the fiery
lend. The papers read were practical,
and We're carefully prepared by men who
had devoted years of their lives to the
study of their subjects. Especially did
he commend the paper read by President
Chief Thomas Deasy of Victoria, B. a.,
on 1.-The Fire Service, Commissioner
and Chief, and Permanence in Office"
wherein he @ the position that the fire
chief should be an expert and have en-
tire responsibility for the enforcemenr
of fire la WIS and for managing fires. He
pointed to the dangers arising from thei
political system of conducting fire dH-
partments, and emphasized the neces-
sity OF keeping the public in constaait'
mind of the danger to life ana property
from fires. 5..@
The chief spoke very highly of the ex-
hibition drill of the Spokane fire depart
ment, equalling, if not exceeding any
thing he ever witnessed in high ladder,
pompier-tadder and lifeline work. They
went through the maneuvers incident
ITO five special events in intricate fire
lighting. In the three-men exhibition
they scaled the side wall of the large
auditorium, crossed to the opposite sid
and let a man out of a window in three
y,i IN, ~ "a, HN-,- .,~, Al~~ ,,~~S 49, 1~~rr-
ed over, let a man out and then let
themselves out, showing what two men
could do. The aerial radder was raised
s.xty-tive feet with a man IN top, who
showed how obstruoting wires We're cut.
The exhibition was roundly appIauded.
Chief Wal4linS has only words OF
praise for the royal entertainment given
him. The convention ended with a grand
banquet, but he remained longer to
study the methods still more closely.
Saturday morning he and r. S. Chap
man were guests of F. r. Weymouth,
water commissioner, who drove them
over the city in company with w. x.
Holmes, street commissioner Of the
waterworks he said that Spokane has the
most economical system he ever saw,
the total annual expenditures being less
than $1,000 This is accomplished by
taking water from the river, the fall be-
ing sufficient to furnish power II avoid
the necessity of using steam. Saturday
afternoon was spent with the board OF
health in studying methods of fumigat-
ing, guarantees, general rules, etc. He
returned with a stack of ordinances,
rules, etc., big enough to e%nlighten the
state. "'''t- - c !
The night of the banquet, after he had
1of+F+L ~ hail o,,J 1r,r - ~ III, l.~,n1 4lAa~
was a fire call. Being close to the de-;
partment he could see the practical
w6fk.. ffAtto the se4ohd whistle the men
were coming out. Following them
closely he got to the scene of the fire .'in
time to see a colored' doctor hanging
from the second story by his eyebrows
yelling like a bay steer in a corn field"
The next session will be held at
Tacoma. Chief Waliing was honored
upon the reorganization for the next
year by being elected vice president Of
the state of Montana. One of the OBJ
jects which he hopes ~tesaccompllsh dur
ing the sitting of tie next legislature il
to- secure the passage of the following
bill, or :something'as good:
An actato amend section 6S1, article 3,
title y, ncffabttf' 1!Q3f sehef civil code of the
state of -Mantana: Fosbe amended so as
to read as follows, -
Each Sands 'every4 INSURANCE corporation
OR company t~ransacting business in this
state must be taxed upon the excess of
premium received over losses and ordi-
nary expenses incurred within the state
during the year previous to the year of
listing in the county where the agent
conducts the business properly propor,
toned by the corporation or company at
the >saiYte rate fhatotAif other personal
property is taxed, an the agent shall
render the list n be personally liable
for 'tfestax; aiadfif fhedrefuse ito rendsT
the list or to make affidavit that tbs
same is correct; to the. best of his know
ledge and belief thesamount may be as
sessed according to the best knowledge
and discretion of the assessor. Insuraite
companies and. corporations are subistf
to no other taxation under the lawsMbf
this state, except taxes o n real estats
and the fees imposed: by law. M
All taxes paid by such insurance COM
panies and corporations upon the excess
of premiums received tower losses aBid
ordinary expenses as defined in this sees
ton, shall be applied to the maintenance
of the fire department of the town or
city belonging to the State Firemen's AS
sociation of the state of Montana, where
the business Of such insurance companies
and corporations may be carried on; and
it shall be the duty of the county treas
urer to keep such taxes in a separate
fund, to be known as the fire fund.-" and
to pay the same to the Treasurer of such
organized fire department for the use
and maintenance of such fire department
ar. if there shall be no fire department,
then such taxes hall .,be paid into the
genefall fund of the county. :
MIssoULA COUNTY FINANCES.
T. County Traacnrar Hio,oipS' rapn,T NJ