The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-10-10
RATING EXPERTS
HERE THIS WEEK
ADVANCE IS PROBABLE
UhLESS IMPROVEMENTS RECON-
MENDED GY STATE BOARD
OF FIRE UNDERWRITERS
Is MADE.

In regard to the proposed rerating
OF the city by the Illinois state board
Of fire underwriters as announced in
The Bulletin some days ago the Chi
cago Record Herald of Friday contain
ed the following in its insurance col
umn:
The re-rating OF Cairo, H.. under
the Dean schedules will be undertaken
soon. In the meantime attention has
been called to request made last
year for material improvements in the
fire projection there, which has not
| been complied with ana the rates will
be materially increased if improve
ments are not made
The Western Underwater, the lead
ing journal in this part of the country
devoted exclusively to insurance mat
ters. goes more into detail in its last
number on the same subject and nm
der the sub-caption Unless Recon-.
mendaIions Made BY Local Board
over Year Ago are Complied with
Rates Will Be Increased" " says:
The illinois state boards raters will
begin work on the re-fa,ing OF Cairo
under the Dean Schedules within
few days. In his letter 10 the Cairo
board, announcing the re-rating, Sec
TeIary Persch Of the state board calls
attention to a letter addressed to the
city authorities Of Cairo by the local
hpapl in 1A09 in nh pn piF
recommendations were made, TAis
letter was pigeon-holed. Nj. persch
says that unless these recommends
tions are complied with Cairo mas
expect largely Increased ratas The
recommendation referred 10 were as
follows:
Fire wardens to investigate causes
Of all fires.
Inspection Of fiues by fire marshal
and defective tlues to be repaired i'm
mediatey under penalty.
Rigid enforcement Of ordinance
governing construction Of flues.
Enlargement and extension of fire |
department and installation of fire |
alarm telegraph.
Appointment of experienced fire |
fighter as chief of fire department, |
who should be responsible for employ |
ment, discharge ana discipline of men |
Fire department 10 be kept clear OF |
politics Purchase OF l50gallon |
chemical to reduce needless water
damage and two-horse truck with |
G0toot extension ladder and 20 feet
of running ladder
Extension Of water mains, replacing
of small mains in congested cross
streets with larger ones, and doing
away with dead ends.
Construction OF anything but solid
brick, stone or concrete buildings
within the territory bounded by See
ond Chic evee. Fourteenth and Wal
nut streets to be prohibited by or
Iinancc.
Appointment of city electrician in
5pector, As recommended last Januar5
by Electrical Inspector Boyd of tbs
state board
Members of the local board of un.
ierwriters when interviewed had 1T
lie If anything new 10 say on the sub
ect. The local board" said one Of
Is officers yesterday, has done every
hing in its power to bring a realizing
sense OF the Importance of adequate
ire protection before the city officials .
gith no visible effect so far as is
inown.' A petition" he continued
..ss lii
asst year demonstrating against the ;
proposed doing away of the position
If fire chief and citing important de-
ects in the system Of protection IN
oguc at the time. But nothing came
4 1t other than the fact that the office
( fire chief was promptly abolished
he reason for such action was lack
4 funds. very reasonable one. but
his hardly explained why the offer
t the local agents TO serve as fire
fardens throughout the city without =
ay or recompense was ignored" The
Insurance man stated that ever since :
he severe earthquake Of 1895 the
ues OF many buildings were in dan.
erOus condition and the local agents
aving that fact in mind volunteered
, inspect the general condition IN this
sspect In order TO have some au-
Iority in the matter 1t was snggesied
lat the seven agents be appointed u
re wardens cne for each OF the sey-
n warls. to do this work as rapidly
s possible. But as explained, the
~ Authorities did moi value the ser =
ces of the Insurance men sufficient >
TO even acknowledge receipt OF the -
Ier.
How about Alderman snyder's re-.
Htion for a third fire stafiong" was
iked the underwater An excellent
ea." vas the reply. @but 7 under q
and that It IS 10 he pigeon -holed. 4
-omiRent alderman has stated thai oi
Ie resolution WilI be KILLED" al its 70
sxt reading and the mayor has ez -