The evening world., 1911-03-29

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exterior IRE escapes or tewss IRE e.
oapes or properly enclosed STARE with
sSf-eiosins frsoroef doors opening
outward. sufnotsnt 30 enable portions
Of the building N are 70 b smpusd
peomptly.
oivs F1rs Department po~s<
~TAs Fire DspArtmsnt shouid Be
granted BY law the necessary power to
~ installation ana maintenance Of
safseusrds ID this chara ctsr.
Srhs sUi0ssnos Of the unsafe condi-
sfens In many manufacturing ana other
buildings have been known 20 the Fire
Department The commissionsr In his
annual report for 1910 recommended
the establishment Of . Bureau Of Fire
Prevention TO handle such conditions.
The question OF p~Fotsotion from nre
liv4des Itself Into two pasts-hrst. pre-
vsnten Of IRE; sscond. eHtingnishmsn s
Of hrs which has already started.
Fire sx~tinsuistnn emf has been studied
for many yeasS and hres IN New York
are now fought In q most efficient man.
net. With the Introduction Of the high
pressure system. automobile FIRE Appa-
ratus. and the electric fre-alarm toie-
graph service. II 10 not thought that m
more Improvement can be accomplished
at the ~ resent time along these lines.
Fire Lose Reduced.
'ponA years z there was started IN
New England an Organization known as
Tho Associated Factory Mutual Fire
Insurance Companies" This consi sted
81 "a NAAta ~ "
together and insuring each other on a
cooperative basis.
They introduced into their factories
the then recently devised automatic
sprinkler systems ana paid especial n'-
tention 10 the question OF eliminating
dangerous conditions. which might cause
FIRE. By Intelligent and scientific work
along those lines they have SO far elm
mated FIRE loss in their factories as to
reduce their losses 10 per cent.
In New York city during the past year
there were 1&.4U5 flres. involving AN est
mated loss OF 81, sol .N3t. Many NJ these
fires could have been prevented by the
elimination OF dangerous condioons
without extraordinary expense TO the
property holders.
Bureau Of Fire Prevention.
IT Is proposed to establish In New
York city "a BUREAU Or FIRE PRE-
NENT1oN Tor the purpose of establish
Ing a more thorough control OF thesc
conditions. This bureau should he sub
divided into y DIVISION OF AtNlIr
larry FIRE APPLIANCES. which
should have charge Of the Installation
~ such auNiiinry IRE appliances and
nrc-o-rnpcs AZ MAJ, h" required In
various buildings. Including automatic
s%prinklerS, stand pipes, tanks. pumps.
be ia chnrge uf a. competent engineer.
cNtlugulrhers, 30. This division should
~ DIVISION or COMBrSTtBLlfS 20
pcgfnt,n the work nov being performed
bN the Bureau q! cunbustibles. t. have
charge Of regulating tho manufacture.
sale. use. storage and transportation OF
combusfihl.s
"a DIVISION or INSPECTION to
garry ON u Systematic inspection OF
promises to determine whether or not
all regulations which may be enacted
for the prevention OF fire are being oh
served.
"a DIVISION OF VIOLATIONS. under
an ofic,al with legal training. for the
purpose OF enforcing regulations IN the
case OF violations.
"a DIVISION OF FIRE MARSHAL TO
Investigate fires. for the purpose OF de-
terminins whether or not any criminal
ity Ia attached. ana bringing offenders
' TO ~,ustice.
'Tnder the present Law in New York