Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1912-06-18
WOULD EXTEND LIMIT
OF FIRE DISTRICT
More Precautions and Low
er Rate Slogan of Com
mercial Club

Encouraged by indications that its
efforts to secure lower premiums II
insurance rates as result OF the
special inspection OF the Bisbee fire
system. the Warren District CONNER
cial club has started a campaign for
,urther betterments in fire precau-
lions in order that still further re
auctions may be demanded as 4 mat
ter OF rleht. That the efforts already
made are bearing fruit is Witnessed
by d letter received Sunday 10y Bal
ney Norton. fire chief and chairman
OF the Insurance committee OF thc
Commercial club. This letto. was
written from los Angeles. and
states that the report from the lis
,rict representative to the Board o.
Underwriters ~ San Francisco is IN
preparation. 1t asked for some furth-
Pr data to include in that report,
which is to he sent at once. There
is considerable red tape involved in
the negotiations, and this makes IN"
time seem to drag while the final
decision of the board is awaited
The further efforts for insurance
reduction are in the line OF obtaining
city legislation for fire protection and
precaution, and 20 obtain this The
following letter was sent by the di-
rectOrs of the club 10 the city cOun-
ell at it's meeting last night:
Hon. Mayor and Common Council OF
the City OF Bisbee.
Gentlemen:-
AS you are well aware, the fire
rates in the city of Bisbee have for
many years been higher than the
property owners of the city believe
warranted. and all attempts hereto
fore made have failed 10 obtain re-
auctions. The Warren District Com
mercial club has now undertaken the
task OF securing reductions. and has
already succeeded in having spec
ial inspection made, which it is be-
lieved viii result in some reduction.
although the inspector found the
water in the storage reservoir at q
dow stand, and while here criticised
that condition.
II is not the intention OF the club
To stop before reductions are OBJ
tanned. nor to cease its efforts with
@lly enc reduction, but rather TO
keep advocating Improvements in
conditions and calling the attention
OF the Board OF Fire Underwriters OF
the Pacific TO such improvements,
and demanding further reductions
upon the strength of them. There
fore, the board of directors Of the
club, representing zoe members, and
also in behalf of city property owners
throughout the city, make the fol
lowing TpQuestS from Won
FIRST: That the fire chief be
appointed fire marshal with fun
power and authority TO enforce all
ordinances. rules and regulations rela-
tive to Ere prevention and precaution
now existing or hereafter passed
and enacted, and 10 report to your
honorable body such amendments and
new rules and regulations as he may
from time to time deem necessary
for the better protection Of the city
against fires.
SECOND: The amendment OF
sections five 80. six 60 and seven
"a OF Ordinance No. 1O7. by substi-
tuting the words city limits for the
words fire limits. wherever they ap-
pear in these articles or sections of
that ordinance.
THIRD: TO provide by ordinance
or regulation that the water in the
storage reservoir shall not be re
duced by the taking Of water for 9TH
er than ire purposes below poinJ
TO be established By the fire marshal.
and that said storage reservoir shall
be under the direct control OF said
fire marshal.