The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-01-03
Barre Will Probably Get Three
Per Cent Reduction.
HAZARD RATE REDUCED
There Were More Fire Alarms in Barre
Last Year. But PropOritionate Loss
Was Cut Down Through Use
Of Chemical

About February first, Or when the
new central fire station is completed and
THE apparatus installed, the property
owners of the city Of Barre viii receive
the benefit Of d three per cent reduction
| in insurance rates. This can be set down
las "true as preachin," although there
lmay be slip between now and the
ltime when the fire department of the
lefty il placed on a par with that of
lother cities Of the same size. But The
property owners may be practically Ger
Itain that the rates win be sliced that
percentage and there will be rejoicing
accordingly. The reduction will be made
las the result OF the diminishing OF the
hazard "A hazard rate is tackled on in
places where the equipment is not con-
Esidered sufficient and where the water
lpressure is not strong enough. With
1.-THE fire station completed and the appaf-
latus in shape the city will be well fixed,
las the water system is very satisfactory
Since the new chemical engine was
drought into use there has been d sur
lprising decrease in the losses chiefly be-
lcause Of the fact that water has not
Ibeen used The chemical was used for
Ithe first time April 26. From that date
Iup to the present time there have been
fourteen alarms. In only one instance
was water turned on, that the fire iii
1.-THE Socialist block on Granite street.
lwhere the flames had secured a bio
lheadway before the department was
Summoned Previous to the installing
fof the chemical, water would have heef
fused in almost every case, VITA the
corresponding loss therefrom.
There is one other significant fact f0
ibe noted in connections with the HI.
Icreased efficiency Of the fire departmenf.
THAT is the frequent use Of the tpIafslstslse
Ito give lafms in case Of small fires ok
1.-THE last nine alarms seven were niven
lby means Of the telephone. In shese
lseren cases only the chemical responded.
land the city was saved the expense III
ipaying the whole department of volun-
Iteer liremen. Each time the entire de-
Epartment is called out there IL cost
Ito the city Of S75
The Years Fire Record.
During the year just closed there were
I27 alarms, as against Z the year before.
And although the number is considerably
llarger for the past year the loss ii lust
Iahout the same. The largest FIRE was
the burning Of the blanchard building
ion February ~, at which q loss an
Iproachlng 100000 was sustained There
lwere several fires with no loss. being
nothing more than chimney fires. The
Irecord Of all the alarms as kept by Chief
lCharles Campbell is a. follows:
January Q, box Fl, Socialist Hall.
lGranite street.
January 30, box IA, William HaWes
lh0usc, no damage.
| February 2, box Is, Slayton's tenc-
lment, River street.
February 8, box "a, Stafford 4 Holden
lplant
Febraury Il, box IA, sargent's block,
North Main street.
| February II, box n G. v. freight
Ihouse.
February 70, box II, G. n. freight
lhouse.
February 20, box ~, shepard tenc.
Iment, Washington street.
February ~, box 20, blanchard block.
| March Is, box p, G. Y. baggage house
i (two alarms)
March 70, box IS, q Aterlo Granite
lstreet.
March 20, box p, G Il passenger sta
ton.
March 81, box a, Henderson house,
Hawes street.
April 26, box 70, Old City Building
(basement)
May 10, box 81, Beclslcy house, Park
Istreet
May la box ii2, Hawes tenement.
Railroad street
May 27, box IA, false alarm.
Istreet
june II, telephone, Bolster house
West street.
Sept. 3, telephone, Sargent block, No.
Main street.
Sept. 10, telephone, West End Hotel.
Nov. 10, telephone. Mrs Robert lVil.
lson Academy street
Il Nov 21, telephone, Bolster house.
West street.
Nov a9, box i6, callaghan house,
iSeminary street.
Dec 2i, telephone, chimney fire. Ia
Foster street.
Dec. q, telephone chimney fire, rear
ICurrier block.
December 25, telephone, Durkee house,
West street,
Marriage Licenses Issued.
The marriage min ground faster !,
Barre last year than the year before.
Time viii tell il it ground more surely,
iCity Clerk Maekay issued licenses Ii
HOS couples during the last twelvomonth
tWhile for the same period III 1909 there
Ewere only 9s. October was the banner
tmonth with seventeen and November was
lncxt with sixteen. Licenses were issuea
las felloWs In January 2, Februarv
March 3, April 4, May 10, June b. Julv
Is, August %, September IL, October
November to- December q
Chief Browns Records
i Ihe city police department atfestea