Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-05-14
WILL INSTALL
FIRE ALARM
Council Also Makes Progress
on Study Of Paving
Plans

The council last night practically |
settled the question of fire alarm
system by authorizing the fire and
water committee to continue their in
vestigations along plans already out
lined. which provide for the installa.
ton of one Of the most complete sys-
TENS with non-interference boxes in
stalled by the Gamewell Fire Alarm
company of New York.
The matter Of street paving was
also discussed. and the sewer commit
tee was instructed to proceed with the
construction Of the downtown sewer
system with the least possible delay.
Mr.. A. NJ. Shannon, representing the
Warren Construction company, app
peared before the council by request
and explained the manner Of INSTALL
ing the bitulithic pavement He stat
ed that the streets were first graded
about six inches below the established
grade, after which q six-inch layer of
crushed rock was rolled to thickness
of four inches, after which the street
was flooded with heated bitumen. The
second coat. consisting Of heated rock
and bitumen, was then spread over
the street and rolled, after which the
wearing surface of smaller rock, CO..
ment and bitumen was placed and
rolled.
He stated that his company would
enter into competition with contrac-
tors for the installation of vitrified
brick, asphaltum or bitulithic and
that he could now state that his pave
ment would not cost to exceed $40
per square yard.
Mr.. Shannon will today make ex-
aminations of the street and the IA
cilities for securing desirable rock,
after which he will file with the clerk
list of prices which win govern the
bid to be submitted afterwards.
The fire and water COMMITTEES re-
ported that canvass OF the city had
been made and that it was deemed
advisable to install 25-box non-in-
reference system instead of the 40
box system as was first intended. The
committee also recommends the in
stallation Of better battery system
as the engine house then provided for
In the advertisement for bids.
Tne committee was instructed to
complete the plans under which II is
now laboring and given authority to
enter into contract for the installa
ton of the system.
The estimate made by Mr. Wooa
for the alarm system provided bv the
plans Of the fire and water committee
10 about $4,000, and the work or in
stalling the same will commence early
In September.
Tne following communication, in
surfing the reduction In fire insurance
rates II an alarm system is Installed.
was received:
we the undersigned, who are rem
resentatives of insurance companies
who are members of the national
board OF fire underwriters. knowing
tnat your honorable body which rem.
resents the city OF Lewiston, is COM
sidering the proposition Of PURCHASING
ana installing fire alarm svstarns
would recommend that a system ba
purchased that is indorsed by the ma
tionai board so that the business mar
ana property owners OF our city may
receive the reduction on their insur-
ance rates which is allowed other Gift
les who are using q IRE alarm that
mas the endorsement Of the nationasl
board. AS we are deeply interested N
the welfare OF the city, we feel thaa
all such improvements should he ~
substantial and permanent basis. ana
with the view Of reducing our insur-
ance rates as much as possible. ana
we therefore make this recommends
ton. (Signed) Potvin- Pittick ~
Guernsey q Newton, Fenton q
Lowe. Commercial Trust Co.. idaho
Trust Co.. Hogrelius & Dick.s
The Gamewell system has been en-
dorsed by the national board. and its
installation reduces the rate OF insur-
ance to per cent.
Election offioers.
The council appointed the following
judges and clerks for the city cleo
ton June 10:
First Ward-Judges. c. P. coburn.
MIS- Charles Smith ana w. w. Leep-
or; clerks Fred Wood and J. A. Guy
er.
Second ward-Judges J. n. Gaut. I.
fsowiey and Mrs. Daniel Needham:
clerks. Mrs. Hattie Alexander and
John Wilkinson.
Third Ward-yudges. c. 4. whit
comb. A. W. Hawkins and George A. |
Manning; clerks, Ada Houehtor ana