The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-08-24
VOTE FOR BONDS
MEANS REDUCTION OF FIRE
INSURANCE RATES IN
OGDEN CITY.
Board of Fire Underwriters of the
pocI6r

Board of Fire Underwriters of the
Pacific
Salt Lake City, Aug. 20, 1910
Honorable William Glnsmann. Mayor.
Ogden, Utah
Dear Sir-With further reference
10 fire fighting facilities at your city.
and in recognition thereof n reduc-
ton in insurance rates. covered un-
der your favor OF August 8. and our
reply OF the Sth instant We beg to
advise that under todays mail there
goes forward to San Francisco for
presentation TO the executive commit
tee new report on conditions at Og
den in connection herewith our rec
concentrations for reduction In
rates. II tho committee can see Its
way to consistently adopt our sug-
eestlon. the work of publishing a
new book OF rates for Ogden Will be
taken up at once. and while as we
believe you will appreciate II will
take month or so to accomplish
this, when published such rates VIII
be dated to become effective sixty
days prior to time OF PRONUNCIATION.
1t was found by our surveyors upon
their recent inspection that your new
reservoir Is only partly filed, and
the old one IS empty We have. how
ever, based our recommended per.
centagc of credit upon the combined
storage quantity Of these two sup
plies We were Informed that the
new reservoir will be full within the
course OF a month or six weeks, and
that the old reservoir Will be filled
carly next spring.
The new aerial truck to be pur-
chased by the city In the immediate
future has been recognized in the re-
port We have also taken into con
sidcratlon new street being cut
through your prime pal block. The
survey contemplatcs the rigid en-
forcement OF building laws, explosive
aid combustlble ordinance, and the
SrTict adherence to National Electric
al code IN all wiring.
At the time OF our representatives
visit to the fire station only 55
pounds pressure was registered by
the device installed at that place.
This low pressure We were told was
due to lawn sprinkling II would
seem esseut al, therefore, that suit
able eignal be sounded from the cent
rnl FIRE station for all alarms at
which times 1t shall be required that
oil sprlnkllng cease throughout the
city In our report the pressure has
been treated as standard, and such
condition we do not think can be de.
pended upon unless reservoirs are
kept full at all times and ordinance
05 suggested strictly enforced.
We havo not taken into consldera-
tion the Improvements contemplated
by the proposed 100000 bond Issue,
VIZ duplicate main from reservoirs.
and increased water supply flowing
4 to same Such facilities would. how
ever, be recognized by further de-
cuction. Under present arrangement
It is possible through the breakage
of the main conveying water from
reservoirs to the distribution system
r. leave the town without water sup
ply. With two pipe lines simultaneous
damage to both would, OF course. be
highly improbable. An Increased wa
ter supply could also be recognized
The computation OF insurance rates.
Is as YOU know based largely upon
possibilities, and the more water
available of course. minimizes the
possibility of shortage. IL would
tie to the city's advantage, therefore,.
not only in other respects, but In
the matter OF fire insurance cost as
well If the bonds carry and the I'M
provements are made
Trusting we shall be able to CO.
operate In this matter. Yours very
truly, C. w. LAWRf,
District Secretary.