The Cairo bulletin., 1908-10-16
Cairo Merchants Committe Rec.
ommends That Improvements
be Made as Suggested
New Pump and Additional Mains by Water Co..
More Equipment for Fire Department.
What it Will Save the Insured

The committee appointed some
weeks ago at the Merchants Lunch
con, to take up the matter of securing
better fire protection for the city met
Wednesday evening at the residence
Of Mayer Parsons, for the purpose of
discussing with him a report received
from the special representative of the
Illinois Fire Underwriters, as to what
is needed in the way of Improvements
to secure for Cairo a place in Glass
3 in the rating schedule The full
committee were present; J. B. Magee
! tchairman), L. Z. Denison. p r. Ian
| gan, II. +. Halliday, Judge w S,
Dewey. H. S. Candee was present to
represent the Cairo Underwriters As
sociation of which he is president,
and ThCs. w Cannon of the Cairo
Water company, was to have been
present, but was out of the city. The
ground was gone over very thorough.
ly the conference lasting till well
toward the small hours of the night.
A troublesome feature encountered
was tie financial condition of the
city, and on this score a sub-commit-
tee was appointed to suggest ways
and means, this committee consisting
Of II, Z. Halliday, l, z, Denison and
W. S, Dewey.
The committe voted to present the
matter fully to the city council at a
early date, as per the following letter
and report from the inspection bu-
reau of Illinois Underwriters.
COMMENT ON REPORT.
Chicago, Oct. s, 1908.
H. S. Candee, Esq, President Cairo
Local Board of Underwriters:
Dear Sir-Engineer Townsend has |
just submitted his report upon Cairo, |
ILL.,, copy of which we take pleasure in
herewith for such use as
you believe necessary to take.
NE. Townsends report naturally goes
into details and while calling for Ger,
tain Improvements no covered speciti.
cally in requirements as set forth
in October 1904, by Illinois State
Board of Fire Underwriters confirm
ed by Illinois Inspection Bureau June
l90S), you can readily understand the
fthe additional require
ments which are not only reasonable
but essential in a growing city of the
Importance of Cairo.
Since October 1904, your city has
grown and many changes in the To-
,al situation and conditions have oc.
,urred and while these changes and
growth are not wholly responsible
or the additional requirements called
or in Mr.. Townsend's report, they
naturally have had their bearings in
arrived at.
The subject of improvement in the
Water Works as listed in Mr.. Town
ends report was taken up by Mr. ,
townsend with Mr. Cannon in a prac-
ical way, Mr.. Cannon being shown
he various defects and the necessity
or many improvements listed.
The reception accorded Mr.. Town
end by your Cairo committee aai
he attention given his statements
overing the subject OF improvements
n your fire fighting facilities was
cry gratifying to him as it is to this
ffice and indicates that Cairo is in
arnest in its desire to so improve :
resent conditions as to bring about
ot only added protection for its peo-
lie. but a corresponding reduction in
est of insurance indemnity.
We submit herewith a statement ~
howing rate estimates under pro
osed class g" grade upon risks call
a for
Trusting to receive encouraging q
ews as { result of action taken at .
ouncil meeting called for the 18th
lst. at which the subject Of this let
sr is to be considered Ie beg to re- 9
lain.
Yours very truly.
signed) G. F. PERSCH.
Publisher.