The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-01-12


suggestions both as to improvement
therein and with reference to better
/ ing the general conditions In the city
which, IL carried out, would tend to a
lower insurance rate. ] feel sure
that one of the suggestions he will
make that the city purchase an aerial
ladder or truck. To my mind, had
the city possessed such a ladder at
the time of the disastrous fire in the
Dobbins & Ewing, McKennon, Ander-
son & Foster and Woodbridge building
so that streams of water could have
been carried in the front windows,
the buildings could have been saved.
have given some thought to the
establishment of paid fire depart
ment, and have had assurances from
the insurance agents that paid de-
partment would materially lessen the
rates in the city.
| suggest that the fire committee
take this matter up with the insur-
ance bureaus representative when he
comes, which will be within the next
few weeks. / am of the opinion that
q fire department composed of few
regular salaried men together with a
small number of additional men who
are paid as now, by the fire, would
cost the city very little more than the
cost of the present system. At any
rate the matter Is worthy of serious
consideration.
l want to call the attention of the
board to the fact that the attendaa
ance at our public schools has SO
largely increased within the past few
years that the present facilities are
entirely inadequate. Upon you will
devolve the solution Of the problem
of the increased attendance, and
suggest that you have conference
at an early date with the board Of ed
ucation and the principal of the
schools in order that you may be bet
ter acquainted with the existing con-
ditions.
l want to ask the cooperation of
the board in enforcing the pure food
laws about which 50 much discussion
is being had all over the country.
Upon the enforcing Of these laws do.
ponds more than the public Is aware
of, the health Of the community I'm
der an act Of the last legislature, the
city physician in the various cities
we're made pure food inspectors and
inspectors of weights and measures,
and l wish to call the attention of
the city physician to the fact that he
will be expected to enforse these
laws to the letter. / am having pre-
pared a milk ordinance which / will
ask the board to consider compelling
dairies doing business in the city to !
offer for sale only such milk as con-
tains the per cent of butter fat re-
luired by the state law, and which is
from a herd that has stood the tuber-
culosis test
1t is my purpose to give much at |
Lention to the sanitary condition of /
he city, and l hope this board will |
favor my announced policy to com
Dlete the sewerage system of the city
Just as rapidly as our means will per-
nit.
| earnestly advocate the paving of
he streets in the business district,
which are so much used, believing it
o be a matter of economy, l do not
avor paving with vitrified brick or
blocks, both of which are
yery expensive and would serve the
,ity very little better that the tar
\ CUICu oI'CClo' ouL u ctl1C ~ uOl |
leavy enough to demand the vitrified
rick, or concrete blocks, which cost
bout six times as much as the tarvia
II tar paving I would recommend
hat the board send the chairman of
he street committee to some of the
learby cities to investigate the differ
mt kinds of paving and secure data
S to the cost, durability, etc. | also
uggest ACCESSIBILITY of experimenting
With treating one street with oil,
which system has proven very salts
actory ir many cities.
/ do hot think it necessary to re-
1ind you, gentlemen, that this board
ommitted itself, in our prediction
announcement, to the enforcement of
II the laws, and I fell sure that ev-
ry member of the board will lend his
ssistance to the police commission
4 their efforts. | want to suggest,
4 this connection, that the city pur-
base a saddle horse, which shall be