Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-03-15
CITY FIRE LOSS
away down
Chief Tinsley Makes Splendid
Showing in Report
ACTUAL LOSS FOR
YEAR ABOUT 5000
Which Is About 6 Cents Per Capita
or fiim0st Half that of the
Year 1919


One of the most drastic dog or
dinances in the state received its
third reading and was adopted by
the city council at the regular
meeting last Friday night, and in
consequence there ls likely to be
a decided decrease in the canine
census within short ime, to the
great pleasure of most Of the peo-
pie. There is scarcely block in
the residence portion that has not
one or more worthless and vag-
rant ours booked for dog heaven
according to the new ordinance.
At this meeting a communica-
tion was read from the University
of Colorado, asking for samples of
road-making materials to test, and
the same was referred to the
county commissioners. Here's an
opportunity for the board to find
out the substance of the Rocky
Ford-Swink road.
The application for building
permit of Karl Weld was read
and allowed. The application of
the Roberts Furniture Co. was on
motion not granted.
Bills to the amount of S1507.67
were read and warrants ordered
for same.
Reports of the water commits
sioner, city marshal and weigh
master were read and ordered fled.
The report of Fire Chief Tins
ley was read and referred to its
proper committee. 1t is such a
splendid showing for the fire de-
partment that we herewith ap-
pend it in full:
During the year 1911. the City Fire
Department answered % alarne Of fire
as follows;
Four false, or where our services were
not needed.
Fve.caused by spontaneous combustion
Three, by the burning of rubbish.
Three, by gasoline explosions.
One, by careless handling Of fire.
One. by children playing with matches.
Two, by faulty flues.
One by faulty ash pit.
One, by overheated furnace.
One. cause unknown.
The one fire of unknown origin which
report and which thedepartment assisted
in extinguishing was outside the city limits
hence is not included in my report as loss
as the city was in no way supposed to
respond except through courtesy.
There were within the city limits and
for which the department has to account,
IL actual fires during the year. involving
property value Of $4,000 with an es-
timated loss of 5000. of which about
$500 was paid to the losers in insurance.
leaving an actual loss above insurance of
about 5000, loss of about cents per
capita. saving over 1910 of cents
per capita and an actual saving to the
insurance companies of over $4,000.
attribute the lowering Of the fire loss
to the prompt action Of the department
in answering alarms and to our water
supply beng in better condition than
before,
While our water supply is in better
condition than it has been for several
years, there are some improvements that
! would be glad to see made. and would
especially recommend that the work be
done for the good Of the FIRE protection.
Under the present system our sole pro-
lection under pressure is the water in
the sump at the pumping plant, After this
is exhausted we rely fully upon reservoir
pressure. as there is no way to get the
water from the reservoir into the pressure
pumps, now by the expenditure of a very
small amount Of money we can by pass
the water from the seservor into the
sump. as you may see from the diagram
attached. BY so dong we will have
100000 gallons of water TO use at fire
instead Of $4,000 gallons under the
present arrangement.
It is also necessary that we place few
new hydrants this year. as great many
Of the residences Of the town cannot be
reached with less than 200 feet of hose
and as 1t is in portions Of town that IL a