The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1906-08-31
WaIllngford's Livery Stable
Burned TO the Ground
The Third Time Mr.. walIInglOrd Has
Been Burned 0ul Now Located
In New Stable
LOSS COVERED BY INSURANCE

Marion responded to an alarm Of fir,
once more Friday morning. August a.
2o'clock.
The fire was first discovered by Bob
Donaldson. the foreman Of the livery
stable. II had caught at the North.
west corner and by the time the dis.
eovery was made was so far gone that
no amount Of work would have saved
the stable. IL burned TO the ground.
All the horses and most Of the rolling
stock was saved.
Mr.. Wallingford carried s.. 900 Of in.
suranee and Is fully protected.
His loss is principally the building.
I'VE sets Of harness, corn, hay and
damage 10 buggies. hacks and bus.
This continued run Of IN luck Is getting
on Mr.. Wallingford's nerves and he
now has stable not so liable 20 burn.
The general public. We presume. are
not aware Of the new law enacted by
the last Kentucky Legislature and the
effects thereof.
Our last legislature had Il In for the
fire bugs, and realizing the fact that a
man who would burn a house Is he
meanest man on earth. they passed
some very strenuous laws.
IT, lai' ieri ilas>,e rre,s-s-i-s-e.,-
new law for Fi-e Marshal for Ken
lucky. Inc position carrie With Il
quite handsome salary u five or six
thosaand dollars and makes Il his duty
20 iase.ligate each and every FIRE. and
" heh suspicious Of ineondiarism. pro-
sccute the ineendiary with vigor.
In carrying out this law a report Of
every FIRE must be made to this Fire
Marshal
Governor Beckham appointed Hon.
Mott Ayres TO this very important post
and he Is now acting under the new law.
The blanks for these reports have
arrived In Marion.
Here is section one Of this new law:
The Fire Marshal and the Chief Of
the Fire Department. or Chicfo Police
where 10 Chief Of Fire Department IN
cities and In towns and the Sheriff OF
the county where such fire occurs out.
side Of an Incorporated city or town,
are hereby authorizedto investigate the
cause. origin and circumstances Of every
fire occurring IN such cities ~ town,
m which property has been destroyed VI
damaged. and shall specially make IN.
vestigAtion whether such IRE was the
result Of carelcssncss or design. Such
investigation shall be begun within
three days, not including the Lord''
Day. Of the occurrence 81 such FIRE, ant
the Fire Marshal shall have the righi
10 supervise and direct such inyestga
ton whenever he deems Il expedient o.
necessary. The officer making investi
cation OF fires shall forthwith notifl
said Fire Marshal. and shall within y
DAYS OF the occurrence Of the fire fur
nish 10 the said Insurance Commissions
written statement Of all the facts ~
lating 20 the cause and origin Of tn
FIRE. the kind, value and ownership o
the property destroyed, and such oths
information as may be called for by IN
blanks provided BY the said Fire Mar
shal fhe Fire Marshal shall keep 4
his office a record Of all fires occurring
In the State together with the facts
statistics and circumstances, ineludini
the origin Of the fires. which may b
determined by the Investigations Pre-
vided for by this act: such record sha
at all times b. open 10 public inspec
ton.
Sec. l. ANY officer. referred 10 !
Ee.t.un one. who ncglccts or refuses {
comply with any Of The requirements q
this act shall be- punishei by a fine q
not less than twenty-five dollars nc
more than two hundred dollars.
Tread the full law for the preycntio
Of incendiary fires. Chapter 81, Law
1880. amended by Chapter ~, Law
1901
Il is plain TO be seen that fire bus
in Kentucky from this time on will haN
to be very sly or they will land In q
peniteutiary where they belong.
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