The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-07-03
BETTERMENTS FOR
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Insurance Man Makes Several
Suggestions.
MORE EQUIPMENT NEEDED
GEORGE d. MOORE INsPECTS
THE LOCAL FORCE.

One Of the best known insurance men
IN the west. George II. Moore, western
manager Of the Liverpool and London
& Globe, has been looking over sat
Lakes fire fighting facilities and n
speeding the local agency. At The con
clusIon of his work Mr.. Moore was
asked what he thought OF the city
fire department. he was ais3 asked
10 make suggestions for improvements
In reply he said:
Il have spent part OF my time Wlth
your new chief OF the fire departrns at.
Mr.. ByWater, and found IN MIN q man
OF unusual ability in his particul ar
branch Of the work one Who IS trying
TO divorce politics from HE depart
ment in order to make II eidCicnt ana
TO best serve the interests OF the city.
This, in my opinion is the only true
way to run department OF thts kind,
in order to maintain discipline and Sc
cure good work out of your men, Cai'f
Bvwater. seems 10 have his whole soul
in his work. and, If the citizens OF Sal;
Lake VIII give him proper SUPPORT, 7
feel sure he viii put his department
in such a condition that the city x
Salt Lake will point with pride 10 their
fire department in the near future
More Apparatus Required.
your department is good as far as
- goes DUL IL u very ueiiCleAlL- "a
now have only one first class engine,
one second class, and one thirst class,
one good hook and ladder truck ar ]
an old one out of repair, one chemical
engine which is stationed outside Of
the business district, also one frs
class hose wagon, and about J., 100 feet
of hose. Considering the size IF salt
Lake and the large area to cover, tie
CITY should without delay purchase not
less than three first class engines two
additional lose wagons, and should in
crease the number Of men to properly
man the same. I would also suggest
an additional chemical engine BE-. prr-
chased in order to properly prOtce- the
business district. a new station ShJul1
be built on the southeast side II the
city, and possibly one at the no. en0
for the new apparatus when pdE-
chased. Additional hose would also Be-
required. The council should at once
have all dead ends Of pipe connected
up, so as 10 insure proper CIrC5IlEL IN.
also place as early as possible two
standard hydrants in tie center Of
blocks connected with a six inc1 main.
Wire Inspector Needed.
81 think the city should authorize
chief Bywater 10 employ a competent
man to devote all of his time - in
specting electric wiring and to sec that
all work is done in a FIRST Glass man
ner in buildings that come under the
city ordinance You have g the pres
ent time a great deal Of poor electric
wiring which should be oVerhauled
might say in tkfs connection Tat poor
electric wiring causes more Htes than
almost any other one hazard thai we
have i'll our business.
The Salt Lake water supply is
very deficient at the present uGle. bU,
] understand that the mayor and city
Improvements which viii give yoCr city
nTst class gravity system which wiil
give ample supply for fire and domestic
purposes. While this -cOntemp plated
improvement viii cost q 'drge sum o.
money, tits very necessary All should
not be delayed. Under the present
system tie pressure varies from
twenty-five to 100 pounds. Chief B.
water and myself tested the Pressure
IN number OF different lOCG. iUIsS,
among others on the state university
grounds, where we found only twenty
I'VE pounds. This goes IL show if The
state does not PROVIDE for lis Own FIRE
protection by putting ia a mrsr class
fire pump and purchasing sufficient
hose 10 reach the different buildings, It's
property viii burn to the grOuT,!
should a fire start; the Salt LAX" ,-ity
fire department, being 50 far away,
would be of very little service
Chief Bywater called my particular
attention 10 the fact that since he has
been III Office he is trying to prevent
fires by compelling merchants TO
keep boxes and rubbish out Of alley
ways and back yards, realizing that
should "A fire get a good start in the
congested district, he would be power
less 10 sop it with the limited facili-
ties now furnished.
u think if the citizens Of your city
VIII back him up in this good work
II viii save them a large amount OF
money in time
Chief Bywater's Views.
Fire Chief Bywater. when asked
about the recommendations made by
AR. Moore, said he heartily approved
them.
I have been working along the lines
laid down by Mr. Moore for some
time" he went on. gwen before I be
came cl,ief Of the department / recog
nized the necessity for improved fire
fighting facilities. Il was on my
recommendation. made while I was EN-.
plOyed by the Z. &. n. J., that fl,
hydrants were put in there.
An inspector of wiring Is par.
ticuIarly desirable. I am satisfied thai
more fires are caused by defectiv,
wiring for electric lights and pOWe1
than for any other reason. Many O
them could be prevented if proper pre-
cautions were taken. Every recon-
mendation made by Mr.. Moore is. IL
deed. worthy of thoughtful cOnsidera
ton"
Chief Bywater announces that tn,
improvements at the central station
which are now going on under ais d
rectiOn, viii soon be completed. -WheI
they are finished the chemical engin,
the central station, where 1t is badl!
needed