The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-03
Secretary Nelson, of the Insur-
ance Board, in Padueah.
Will Recommend Eight New Fifemen,
Another Station and o Hook and
Ladder Company.
PADUCAH IS AWAY BEHIND


secretary Of the Kentucky and Ten.
no see Board of Fire Underwriters, is
today in the city for the purpose Of in.
vestigatinR Paducsh's fire protection
and water supply, and there is likely
rs q result Of his visit, to be "some.
thing doing" soon. Insurance men
are n ot pleased with Paducah's ire de-
partment, as it is too small, and have
for several years past been trying to
induce the city to increase it.
Messrs. O. O. Rose and Abram
Weil,the we'll known insurance agents,
have been going around with Mr.. Mel.
son today. They visited Central fire
department and the water plant.
Mr.. Nelson will later in the day
confer with Mayor Yeiser, and after
explaining the situation to him, will
suggest called meeting of the gener-
al council to consider the recommen-
datious he has to make. aud stated to
reporter this afternoon that IL he
we're favored with q meeting would
certainly appreciate it. He thinks he
can convince the officials of the neces-
sity of what he recommends.
Mr.. Nelson is certain that the Ere
department should be increased at
least eight men, that . new station
should be established on the North
Side. and that frst class hook and
ladder truck should be installed. Some
of the now men are needed to work
the aerial ladd r.
Insurance men claim that Paducah's
fire department was all right IS or go
years ago, but that although P,ducah
has grown rapidly during the past
few years. and has spread out over
great deal of territory, the fire depart
ment has not been increased to keep
pace with the city, aud the result is
paducah is today away behind in the
matter of fire protection. The water
company gives fine service, and the
department is efficient so far as it
goes, but it is not large enough.
Mr. Nelson will accordingly recon.
mend to the mavor an increase in the
fire department of at least eight addi.
tionsl men, rev hook and ladder
truck managed by regular corps.
and another fire station on the North
Side.
1t is not known what prospects there
are for a favorable consideration of
the recommendations Mr.. Nelson is
also investigating the cause of some
recent fires. One thing that has not
vet been made plain is whether or not
there is fire bug in Paduoah. Fo,
fires within the past few weeks have
broken out afresh after they we're sup
posed to have been extinguished by
! the fire department.
F., The first was the tailor establish
ment Of W. j. Dicke on Broadway,
the next was the Bishop laundry on
South Third, the next was Ed Pier
sons. at Seventh and Trimble streets
last Fri az. and the last ne home Of
City Solicitor JIM. worten on Eighth
street.. In Mr.. Dicke's she second fire
was not 10 the same place a. the first,
and in the Bishop laundry evidently
the same, the last fire ct the laundry
apparently having been in the second
story while the first was under some
steps. The department. left the fire at
Mr.. Pearson's a. out, and IL caught
again later and Mr.. Pearson himself
put II out with q few buckets Of wa
| ter.
The insurance men do not like this
kind Of business, and 1t is their desire
to get at the bottom Of IT..
Mr.. Nelson will remain in the city
until tomorrow. and in the meantime
will continue his observations and in
vestigatio n, and hold col serences with
city officials
George winstead, colored, who has
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