Bisbee daily review., 1906-03-30
.FIREMEN ENTER
 POLITICS To Support Candidates Who Favor Paid
 Department

| who is not favorable to better fire | protection for Blsbee will be opposed by every member of the volunteer fire ! department, according to the senti- ment Of the meeting of the fire de- partment members held last nighL at | the fi:e house. However, if eandi- dates for election favor better fire protection, only from partisan stand
 point, will any member of the fire l department cast his ballot or take any interest.
 1 J. E. Thompson. George Buxton and
 ?. w. Norton were appointed as a i committee to get pledges from candi- dates for the Council for better fire service.
 Tom Deyine, at present a member of the Council and a candidate for re- election on the Democratic ucKet rom the Third Ward, was present and announced that every member of ths present Council was in favor or better protection, and speaking for the candidatc9 on the Democratic ticket. Stated they BGGi1 all favor 1t.
 Ta2 fire insurance rates asked for iro.n Sisbee hv the fire iasu, u,2nce ua- derwrite-s are much too high, aeear;= ing to statements made by insurance men who were present. The Nader
 "riters ask of Bisbee protection .,o, is as good or better ths~-. OH..Ioh mn,on in any city in th< r,,.,, 10 pI ''0N
 ], E. Tho" -e United States.
 --hpson, speaking a. mem
 oI a committee of three appo.nt- , ed some time ago to secure reduced
 rates. stated that the matter had been
 taken up by the insurance men of Bis
 bee and lower rates were practically
 assured. While the fire insurance | companies have not as yet conceded
 lower rates, this inference is deduced
 from letters they have written to the l fire department committee.
 In competition to improve the ser vice of the three organizations. one on
 School Hill, one on Clawson Hill and
 the other at the fire house, a s50 din
 ner has been offered by J. E. Thomp- son for the organization which is first
 in action at fires. A committee com
 posed of James Nichols, P. w. Nor I ton and MT. Welsh was appointed to look after this competition. A com | mittee is 10 be appointed later by ] Chief Henkel of the fire department ! to decide as to the best organization. l When the new city building is com pleted a paid fire department is to be | established, the cost amounting to be- | tween $5,000 and s6,000. A hook and \ ladder wagon and a chemical engine
 are the proposed apparatus for the paid service. Chief Henkel stated | that during his trip east he had visit ed the fire departments of Denver, Fl PaSo and other cities and had ob- ] Iained much valuable information. He said paid service could be installed for s5,000 or S6,00O. A fire alarm system is also Co be installed. It is estimated that not less than twelve
 boxes will be necessary for B-sbee,
 these to be placed in the most con venient places over the city.
 When the fire department is in-
 stalled at the city hall a warming up" is to be given as an initiation. | James Nichols, Nj. A. St. Clair and
 Sam Frankenberg were appointed a committee to prepare for this event. A dance will be given and refresh ments served, all at the expense of
 the lire department.
 Jack McGregor and J. Kelly were
 proposed for membership to the fire department. Owing to the fact that | there were but one vacancy, Kelly,
 whose name was first offered for membership, was elected member. A vote of thanks was given the present Council for it's support and as- sistance to the fire protection. The Council has always stood ready to do anything for the betterment of the service, and take immediate action when paraphernalia of any kind was needed. The fire protection has been improved in many respects and no disastrous fire has occurred in Bisbee since the establishment of the fire department.