Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-19
ous msAoes rlae PROTECTION


 OUR MEAcER FIRE PROTECTION
 Thn a~r .rsrr of Che EaticnaI rrnrs rf rrIef- rfferr. vhg recently r.s1e a sre..1f inv -etivatl0n of Ner- -Iah hove made their report end Q rnrs1Fef iH Ine reu York Journal of f.rmrrrsa rr Saturday, Following is tHr.r review ar the ffunt'on and their' frr~IUs.arH
 nrrr n orfafneG from tro .naH -nfer rre. north of fHa r.tr vfh fyo samrs r.aarsolrs. the h.aner Mead H~ lrarH elevation g-rEa tr rYnfttt. es s- t.Iu.f rIpa fa the fHirfi.w, elevation .f.r froni which tHe dstrI- afior f.r .r surile3 through iwo fF-Ir r r.lUs hf fHe rrearnt lime f1e-e Ia n1 rster n storage Ip Mead av hre.r and fre rrU-rF from the rsafrr. rrH afnruHt.rT fo abuaft IHo 900 faHrrH DOT ua" 'e rlilred to How fHrarrF iHr If.I4eh ptge iHfo iairyiew essarr.r. riteIa fste ls about GOO Nre rsfIUHr available alfNcu1h thc afer If"aI H nearly an feet below wNr rrH~av Tho outlet pipe and aroir~ra aIr sut or water and the r4rrfF ia nsna drawn through the -arsin pipe rh|f hos been equipped vfh screen Tha total population rtrr'ied ir r.tinate1 at 21.oo0 fine present t.|. rrnauptptiou ia about 500 0r0 gallons During the past
 ssf a boiler ard two dupieE wreck .nr unups III a total capacity of -1" nfn gallon. have hreI installed .af aI.h~Far .sIr. containing about -s ron HU0 a-.0us and are delivering ~0. nnn naNoHr urr day directly Into rar artrfa1r~r system through $500
 a.FHfr lea aarir8 on tor af he ground. Even -ffh thr addIu1nsI supply Fafrview s.s~reoIr la failing about 2 i-2 inches ger da
 The oerarfrsnt has made arrange ~ufs -ffh Ihe ShetucFef mills and fn~ FaHs .orpany. each of which has r 100 gallons DOT minute fire pump fr deliver into the fisfribution system through ariHfirT connections. steam 1a krrt ur af ar times but az suction frur polluted streams this supply ~1r-a h@ used caIF i- ease Of a seri- c1r frr Normally a pressure 0f about ar nrurIs To maintained on a record frr gauge af rfiv hail. but under the .ressrt conditions pressure has been resurrf To fo 0r a0 pouujs. as there tr "a ar.-erf' 'craI drop rE from 90 to tr rrunIr over tne whole -rrten. 0 -erEe part 70. higher residential sec rfrns Involving about rr per cent uf rrs hvcrants ir service. la entirely fthrrt protection Practically all the primo pa mercantile and manufartur- Ina district iH below the city hall. and pressures maintained along the -vnt~rrr1nt run as high aa 68 pounds at the present time There are i've riafsrns within he principal mercan- -ffe d strict holding from $500 to
 zoe gallons which are kept hlle 1y fhe Ere .lartu-ut Nearly all 1frf and congestef values lie along fhc river end within -0o feet of its -aras
 -r.r-.usi5us The residential sec -Hrna at tf. higher elevations which Nre erar4r laHr tap. are entirely
 shrgt ~ata-. and the pressure iu t Fr-te or fHe rl-- including the mer- rlrH'e fiF'r..ts. sre s1 reduced that .rec.irs Erect h-drsnt streams are rot available and entire leperdence must be placed ou two small engines vith a combined capacity of about r--se streams An approach to the came conditions has occurred a num- ber 0f times during the past fre years o- more. 7r tlat ample warning has been given or The necessity of daceI- orinr ar additional supply The tenn por-rr measures. adopted and pro- poasf vrl not do much more than maintain existing Coud t1us. and shou'd oe considered only as make ehift. immediate steps should be tak- ea Co make provisions for keapiEe The dist--alt.nF reservoir f1u at all turs- Fire protection ls entirely in- Nufscia~t. for i-1n- ediat- relief a sce- end size fire engine should be uroyid- ~.l. which vogI5 practically sAga thr Halmher .f streams s- present avaiIa- Tr-rr
 This conclusion regarding ample -ea~ninl trsr win find readily cor rohorated r- the annual reports and ---cfu uierdat -sns 1f Chief stanton O. fIc ire department which have aIsf 1rsu contirlou u,is endorsed by the gre comm ssiolers.
 When the engineers Jr the National f.o4rl of Underwriters were in Nor ~-H. they cid not threaten to canoe policies. rnt simply said the city would D. ru1' er. .. s.t f'- losses ff fires ac- se-r-a here. T.-r ie liability which fl g. uot pleasant far taxpayers to con. te-ntare.
 These recomm- ad Ia uons of the nm. Usrr-its-s should not 5e neglected.