The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-15
NAY liVYES STlGAIE
THE DEP Arr INENT.
Aldermen Adopt Resolu-
tion ] Regarding Fires.
MR.. TURPIN's VIEWS.
President Of Board Author Of the
Proposition.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ACTS
Mr.. Ffischkorn Defends the Department, and
nlr. DOl,ng Says tie water Supply
is Ausquale-lhe rTcsldeul OF the
Board avors Seryic: cf
Men Paid for tue
Mr.. I,U.RPIN,S VIEWS
President Of Board Author Of the
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ACTS

HiIu GU IVA has
Fun ,ine.
II resolutions adopted by the Board OF
Aldermen iast night are ,concuri ed IN by
the Common Council, there will be an
investigation to establish the efficiency
or the ineniciency, OF the Richmond ERE
department.
Preceding the action Of the Aldermen,
the Board of Directors of the ohamter
Of Commerce met to receive and consloer
The jcint reports Of the Cot.4iIiittees on
lnsul ance and Legislation oupsrilltehu-
ent Charles E. Bouing, OF the water De
partment, was present, as was also MT
.,ohn Il. Frischkorn, president OF the
Board of Fire Commissioners. Both were
heard.
MR. Boiling contended that the reports
of the scarcity of water were greatly eA-
aggeraIed He said there had neen ho
lack Of water at the jefferson, the Aes
er and the Wright fires.
Mr.. Frischkorn defended the tre oe-
partments. He contended that alarms
| were always promptly Responded to. Iiie
president of the board Went INTO oe-
tails as to how the big fires that occurr
ed in Richmond last year We're foughe
He stated that an engine would feach si
fire anywhere in Richmond within three
minutes after the alarm was turned IN
NEED OF DEPARTMENT.
Mr.. Frischkorn stated that there had
been fires. here during the last year that
| it would have been impossible for any
department to- have extinguished. de
/ thought two additional engine companies
were needed. and stated sthata-f1e had
| recommended to the Council that pro-
vision be made for this addition to the
| department..
Mr.. Frischkorn paid a high tribute to
| the men who serve the department on
| call. but contended vigorously that while
| these men were always ready and anx-
| ious to serve the city. a full paid fire.
department would be the best thing Tor
| the city.
Mr.. Frischkorn made it clear that the
! Department responded promptly at the
Cameron fire. he was there himself soon
| after the alarm was turned in. and
thought the Department did excellent
| work, under the circumstances, in saving
the adjoining buildings.
THOSE PRESENT.
| There was present at the meeting
President H. L. Cabell; First Vice. .esl-
| dent, E. G. Leigh, Jr.; Second Vice
President, James R. Gordon, and the fol-
| lowing directors: r. T. Arlington, H. S.
Binswanger, ". A. Crenshaw. John c..
Easley, W. w. Hardwicke, a. D. Ian
derkin, Me. Narcuse, John Murphy, NJ.
| S. Quarles, J ohm NJ Taylor. v. II. UrGu-
| hart, w. J. Whitehurst, S. NJ. Woodward,
| W. O. Shelton.
The president read the resolution OF
! the Board and called on Mr. Gordon,
| clairmanao of the Joint Committee, for his
| report, Mr.. Gordon stated that Colonel
| Shelton had speen requested to draw UP
the report of the committee. AS he was
| present, in response to MIR Gordons re-
| quest, he read TIE report, which, after quot
ing the resolution of the Chamber direct
ing the committee to look into the mat
ter, proceeds:
Pursuant to this resolution the Com
mittees on Insurance and Legislation
held a sijoint meeting on the 18th instant.
at which were present representatives OF
| the, fire insurance companies, Chief Fuller,
OF the Fire Department, and Superlntend-
sent4 Boiling, of the Water Department
it was unanimously agreed that 1t was
| necessary for immediate steps TO be taken
to afford gthe=citizens ofSRichmond ade-
lsquate fire protection, and We therefore,
recommend, that the Board of Directors
adopt at this meeting a resolution TO pc
presented to the Board of Aldermen at
once, requesting it to appoint a special
| committee of five members of the Council
| to Investigate fully the whole subject OF
| adequate fire protection for the city and
report back to called meetings, so that
| provision for the necessary expenditure
! can be made In the annual budget.
THE RESOLUTION.
| we recommend that the Board of Direc-
tors adopt the following resolution:
/ Resolved, That the Richmond Chamber
| of Commerce earnestly requests the
| Council Of the city of Richmond to ap-
point a committee CT five of it's members
| to fully investigate without delay the
cause OF the ABNORMAL fire waste Of the
( CITY. WI arh is rapidly destroying 50 large
| o. perez age of our taxable value and
| which must inevitably. if not speedily
| arrested. result in such Increase of the
| cost OF Are insurance indemnity as will
seriously menace the commercial and in
! dustrial growth OF the city. We beg that
speedy action be taken. SO that the cost
| necessary to afford the city ADEQUATE pro-
| lection from fire can be included In the
| annual BUDGET, now being prepared for
! the year 190o.
i After NIessrs Boiling and Frischtor1,
had been heard there was some further
discussion of the matter. and If was
moved bv Colonel Shelton that the reports
of sthe two COMMITTEES be adopted and that
i they be presented by thes president OF the
sCharnber to the Board Of A1dermen at the
meeting to be he'd bvs: that BODY last
n!eht. This motion was unanimously
adopted.
pefnre the poard.
. The resolution passed by the Chamber
was presented ITO the Board Of Aldermen
\ last might t, and also a petition OF the un-
sderWriters OF the city in reference to the
Fire Department and Water Department
differences as printed in The Times sew
i era1 days ago q pom that petition Mr..
ETurpin offered the foil owing resolution: