New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1910-04-02
FIRE AND INSURANCE..


/ F'dt sdme tHe Mayor Power has
been striving to effect some plan
whereby the insurance rates of
this City can be lowered and the
early part Of the week, as re-
suit of his efforts. there was a
/ meeting Of the Board of Direc-
! tors of the Board Of Trade to take
the suggestions under cOnsidera-
tion and to make recommended
tions for the relief TO the City
Council and the people.
A representative Of the Lou
siSaa Fire Prevention Bureau
catne to the City and looked and
talked the situation over with the
result that the following recon-
mendations were made. the idea
being that the people will have to
pay smaller lSpsurance rates II
the suggestions are carried out.
If they are, the rates will w un-
der the second classification
which viii mean hat about $4,000
per year will be saved the prop
erty owners and as the cost of
the improvement viii be about
S.. 1000. it is the opinion that the
suggest ons should be carried out.
Here are the recommendations:
.Munioipal-Adopt standard
electric ordinance. adopt Il
standard fire ordnance. adopt
q standard ordinance relative to
the disposition Of rubbish and
trash. 4-Ha1e the fire limits
space bounded by Weeks Street,
or other well defined space, the
space boundd by Weeks Street,
Railroad Avenue, st. Peters st.
and Bayou Teche is recommended
as the Fire Limits.
Waterworks- Provide an addi-
tional fire pump Of not less than
1900 gallons capacity per minute.
Blush the ends of the present
pumps to make them high pres
sure machines, about 8 inch plung-
ers. 3LCut off the pumps from
the other parts by brick walls.
Fire Department.-Install a.
(modern) combination hose and
chemical wagon, two horse outfit
at No. 1 station. Keep two
paid men on duty at all times at
No. 1 station. 3-Install an ap-
proved fire alarm system with not |
less than 16 boxes. 4-Provide !
one 3-8 inch shut off nozzle for
each fire station.
These suggestions were taken
up by the Board of Trade and dis
cussed at length. There were
present. President Jules Dreyfus
and Messrs. Ed. Estorge, r. s.
Mcmahon, Jos. N. Thibodeaux. II.
Il. Smith, Joe WE'LL. Sidney Har-
ry and NJ. w. Fisher with Mayor
Power and Messrs. A. B. Murray
and Geo. M. Robertson represent
ing the insurance agents.
According to The insurance
agents there would be a saving
of from eight TO ten thousand dol
lars per year, if the classification
were changed to the second divi-
sion and it might possibly amount
to more. 1t was stated that all
the improvements would cost no
more than $1,000 thus the saw
ing in one year would more than
pay for the changes that would
have to be made. Some of the
stated that they would
give to the City the diff
Ference in their insurance for the
first year il the improvements
were undertaken.
The adoption of the proper or
finances as suggested was felt
would not be allowed to sand in
he way. The one extending the
ire limits might be changed, pos
'ibly il the Bureau would consent
% the insertion therein that a
might be reconstructed
,r if a residence might be rebuilt
rs before in that district. But
his matter was not fully decided
ipon and it is likely that it will
,e discussed at the meeting of the
Nity Cnnneil ON Monday