The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-08

, between Nineteenth and Twentieth streets
 On north side of Second avenue midway
 between Twenty-first and Twentieth
 streets.
 On north side of Second avenue midway between Twenty-first and Twenty
 streets.
 On north side of Second avenue midway
 between Twenty-second and Twenty-third | streets.
 ] On north side of First avenue midway
 between Seventeenth and Eighteenth
 streets.
 On south side of First avenue midway
 between Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets.
 On north side of First avenue midway
 between Nineteenth and Twentieth
 streets.
 On south side of First avenue midway between Twenty-fist and Twentieth
 streets.
 On north side of Morris avenue midway
 between Twenty-first and Twentieth streets.
 On north side of Morris avenue midway
 between Twenty-first and Twentieth
 streets.
 On south side of Morris avenue midway
 between Twenty-first and Twenty-second streets.
 On north side of Avenue A midway
 between Twentieth and Twenty first
 streets.
 Is. All steam fire engines in service and in reserve to be equipped, each, with one
 6-inch rubber suction hose pope, with D. inch couplings and one finch rubber suc-
 tion hose pipe with 2h-inch coupling 19. Provide an automatic water heater
 to be installed at station No g. to keep uo Tor in nf fro hof
 station hot at all times. It was the sense of the Board of Trade yesterday afternoon that it should have
 written contract with the Tariff asso-
 ciation and that if these recommendations
 were carried out Birmingham should be given a frst-class rating. This afternoon
 these points will be settled
 Abrams Talks. MT Abrams, chairman of the commit tee, yesterday afternoon, after the meet ing, said:
 "The Southeastern Tariff association Is l not seeking to put any hardship on the city of Birmingham. In fact the reeom-
 mendations we made were not nearly as | expensive to the city as the ones prepared | by our special inspector in Birmingham We cut down the requirements as much as we possibly could in justice to our selves and the city. 'If these requirements are carried out l the city will be benefited in more ways | than a reduction of fire insurance It will | be better protected against fires and | losses. Ike Tariff association is just as anxious to have the city fully protected | as the city is to have this protection, and what we ask we think is very reason- able. In fact the members of the Board | of Trade stated that they thought our | demands were reasonable. "one thing that everyone will admit is | this: The losses here are constant and | heavy, and there is certainly some req l son for it. We want the Board of Trade | to find this reason and rectify 1t and 1 then the reduction of rates will follow, | just as the reductions have followed in | other cities.
 'I do not know whethere there is any | politics in the local department, but if there is they should be eliminated en- titiS. ihe cIiiel De eDliIely Tree | to do what he thinks best and should | not be hampered in any way. In other cities where the fire department has been | cut loose from politics 1t has been | found to increase the efficiency of the
 department very materially. Companies Not to Blame. "The city certainly should provide fire | equipment for the department, and If it | does not the insurance companies are not to blame. They have to protect
 themselves and they cannot stand con- stant drain on their treasuries. l We were asked to como to Birming- ham to confer with the Board of Trade and City Council committees as to what was the best thing to do to decrease the
 rates and the danger from fire. and we are qlere to do what we can. We will I of course report back to the tariff asso- | ciation."
 1 The Board of Trade members present at yesterdays conference were Simon Klotz, president; J. D. Collins, chairman of the insurance committee; John w. Tomlin- son. John W. O'Neill, Robert w. Ewing, J. E. Shelby, John T. Yeatman, s. Spiro. l Sol Caheen, W. T. Cox and Secretary