The Cairo bulletin., 1904-10-29
State Fire Insurance Board Re.
quires Improvements
A new FIRE STATION
NEW CHEMICAL ENGINE, NEW
HOSE AND MUCH ADDITION
AZ FIRE PROTECTION is
s NECESSARY.

nounced itself as to the proposed
classification of Cairo as a basis ,for
| fire insurance rates shortly to be pro
mulgated here. A letter was received
yesterday by the local board stat
| ing that the city would be classed as
No. AZ under present conditions and
at the same time listing the require
! ments in detail to advance Cairo t6
either a No. or No 3 town. AS is
explained the saving in rates, espec-
tally in the latter case, would amount
to considerable. The letter follows:
Chicago, ILL.,, Oct. n.
To the Local Board of Fire Under
writer's
As a result of the summing up of
conditions found to exist at Cairo up
on our recent visit, we found it neces-
sary to place your city, for re-rating
purposes, under what is called Glass
Az.
As you have in your possession a
copy of tariff used by this association
in estimating rates, you will have no
difficulty in figuring out, approx
mately, what rates Class AZ will give
your city.
In order TO secure the benefit of
lower basis rates, we give below our
requirements for Glass 4 and Glass 8,
being the next two classes, respect
lively, of higher grade protection
showing percentage reduction grant
ed on buildings for each of the two
classes named from basis used for
Class AZ.
Class a, Advanced from Class 41a.
Entities your city to 10 per cent
reduction in basis rates of brick mer.
camille buildings and per cent re-
duction in basis rates of frame mer-
camille buildings. (All deficiency
charges are percentages of basis
rates, therefore the lower the basis,
the lower the deficiency chargesD'
improvements necessary for ar
vancement from Glass Az to, Glass 4,
Section 1. Fire limits boundary
lines to be amended to read as fol-
lows
Beginning at the intersection Of
Fourteenth and Ohio streets, south Ito
Second street, thence west on north
side of Second street to Washington
street, thence north on east side of
Washington street to- Fourth street
thence east on north side of Fourth
street 10 point 100 feet west OF
the east boundary line of block %,
thence north on line 100 feet west
of and parallel with Commercial ave
nue. to a southwest corner of lot 5.
block 25. thence west on line paral-
lei with and 100 feet south of the
northern boundary line of block 25
TO Washington street, thence north
on east side of Washington street to
a point 100 feet north of Eighth
street, thence east on line parallel
with and 100 feet north Of the south
boundary line of block 2G TO the
northwest corner of lot 4, block 2G;
thence NORTH on a line 100 feet west
Of and parallel with Commercial ave
nue. TO Fourteenth street; thence east
on south side of Fourteenth street to
point of beginning.
Section ,. Appointment of an ex-
perienced fire fighter as chief of the
fire department. who shall also act
as fire marshal and inspector and who
shall enforce city ordinances respect !
ing 6ues and accommodations of rub
bish. The chief to have full power to
engage and discharge men, and whose
on management OF the de /
partment shall be supreme.
Section g. Appointment of fire
for each ward-whose 4
duties shall consist Of investigation
Of all fires
Section I. Appointment of city I
Section ;. Purchase aud installa
lion OF l5O-gallon approved chemi-
cal engine.
Section 6. Purchase and installa
tion of 2-horse hook and ladder
truck with 60 feet of running ladder.
Section Z. Purchase Of sufficient
additional standard hose in order that
not less than $500 feet may be on
band at each Of the two main depart
ment houses.
Section s. Amend present building
ordnance by prohibiting under pen
atty to be fixed by city council) the
erection of other than brick. stone or
buildings within fire limits.
as outlined under section l as above.
Section 2. 4 distinct understand
ng and agreement with water com
Dany 10 maintain a constant pressure
n hydrants in business section OF
net less than s. pounds. this pressure
10 be increased TO at least 100 pounds
when necessary for fire fighting pnr
poses upon call from fire department.
Class 3. Advanced from Class 4
Would entitle your city to'a re
luction Of approximately i3 per
,ent on brick mercantile buildings
md approximately per cent on
rame mercantile buildings being a
otal reduction from Glass AZ Of p
Ter cent On brick mercaptiie build
ngs and "A per cent on frame mer-
.antile buildings
Improvements necessary for ad-
-ancement from Glass { to Class 3:
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