Bisbee daily review., 1907-06-21
DOUGLAS S0LONS PUT
 FIRE QUESTION UP
Adequate Provision Would Save the Shelter City
 S13,000 a Year

ell was held last evening, Mayor AoaIn- son. Aldermen Priekett, Preston, Par sons and Sims being present City Attorney Lockwood was in- structed to draw up an ordinance re- pealing the license on insurance agents and also an amendment to the 1 license ordinance tc cover the knife game. one of which is being run in the city at present. The city attorney was also instructed to get deed from the international Land and Improve ment company to the city park The street roller and the street sprinkler were loaned to the baseball people for fixing the ball park.
 The finance committee was autho- riZed to employ an auditor to check up the books of the city clerk and city marshal for the past year,
 1 The following letter from Alexander Field, manager of district c, board of fire underwriters for California and Arizona was read by the city clerk: Phoenix, Arizona, June 14, 1907. To the Mayor of DougIas,
 Dcugias, Arizona.
 Dear Sir:
 Pursuant to our recent conversation with reference to improvements made by the city of Douglas in fire and wat. CT protection. beg to advise that al i though improvements have been made l in the fire department, sufficient i'm provements have not been made in the capacities of the water mains to justi- ] fy a recognition of reduction in rates. 1 The water mains in the mercantile dis. trict are generally finch. and all hy- drants are connected to these finch mains. We do not consider these mains of sufficient size to give ade- 1 luate fire protection, as the carrying capacity ot the main is limited to about one standard stream. Should the city of Douglas install an S.inch main on G avenue. extending from Twelfth to Eighth street. sup piled by the new 1O-inch main. lead l ing from the reservoir. and good 6-inch Iydrants installed in each block with l2h-inch ouIlsts), connected tC the new 5 inch main, credit in rating would oe given from the present basis. This credit would be approximately 20 to 70 per cent within these blocks. If, in addition to this improvement sug- gested. g pumping station were in stalled with sufficient capacity to sup | ply the fire and domestic needs of the town, or a steam fire engine equipped with horses and swinging harness, the city would be placed upon the basis of a protected town, with sufficient fire protection to justify the elimination of the 5O per cent additional added to the present rates. It is understood that the Improvements suggested ought to be in addition to inc present system in service and that horses be -N.g. ladder and chemical equipment It would be advisable in installing the new hydrants outlined in this letter to equip each hydrant with a steamer connection in addition with the and 21a-inch hose connection, for with the light pressure of 45 pounds at present obtainable from the elevation of the source of supply of the city, either a pumping plant or steam fire engine will be required to give sufficient pres sure to reach the higher buildings which are now being constructed in your city.
 Hoping these improvements will be carried out, I remain,
 Yours very truly.
 ALEXANDER FIELD. Manager District c, Board of Under
 writers.
 In reference to the letter Mayor Adamson stated that there was about $4O,OOU a ear paid in premiums for 1 fire insurance from Douglas and if | the specifications were complied with in order to make Douglas a protected town it would reduce the insurance rate about one-third. or a total saving of Sl3, ,333 for the town. Speaking for the council Mayor Adamson said it was up to the citizens of Douglas to take some action in the matter. He said the council was willing to take whatever action the citizens deemed 1 best
 If they were willing to have the city enter into a contract with the D. company for certain number of ny. drants for so much per year, the con. tract to run from year to year, and to ! be GnnuIled whenever the city saw ] fit. he thought the D. l. company would {. be willing to put in the Sinch main on e avenue from Eighth to Twelfth street.
 1 The city clerk was also instructed [ to get prices on a fire engine and also on an automobile engine. The former it was thought, would cost about $5500 including horses and harness and the latter about sS000, but the keep of the horses would be saved in the latter case, which would soon more than make up the difference.
 It was specifically stated that the council had no intention of taking any action until a representative body of citizens should take some action in regard to the matter A fire in one of the large buildings on c avenue on a windy day would undoubtedly mean the destruction of a large part of the town, as the apparatus and water pressure at present would leave the fire department helpless.
 IL is now up to the citizens to take some action in regard to the above if they want to make the annual saving of over $I3,00
 City Clerk Daley read the following statement of the receipts and disBuTse- ments for the past year:
 Receipts.
 Bal on hand May 3I, lSO6 $ 6.542 "A City marshal, first quarter. 11.973. .35| Court, first quarter r.... 127.S0I City marshal, second quarter 16,6S5.16 Court, second quarter ...... 164.O0 City marshal, third quarter. IS 65b.S4 Court, third quarter .. I63.O0 City marshal fourth quarter 9,502.49 Court, fourth quarter. .. 240.OG U. l. company -.s.... 5O5.75