The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-10-14

nation Uf a fire department and for
better FIRE protection In this city
we're accomplished Saturday after
noon at a meeting of the committee
which has charge of the purchase of
additional Gre fighting apparatus for
tue city This was the closing of a
contract for the purchase Of FIVE hun
dred feet Of new hose
Almost since the Inauguration of
the new council into the control of
public affairs In this city, the diff
erent mem bers have felt strongly the
need of a far better means of lighting
strongly Impressed with the fact that
st Maries is very inadequately
supplied In this respect
Different members of the council
have been considering the matter for
sumo time aud, and the final outcome
Of their endeavors was the appointing |
Of a committee at the last meeting of |
the council with power to act In the
way of providing additional hose
aud other apparatus for this city
This committee held q meeting |
Saturday afternoon in the office of
City CLERK Charles r Schultz. and at
that time a representative of the Eur
eka Hose company was present with
samples OF the different makes and
qualities OF hose After discus
siou Of some length the committee
closed the oontIant for the purchase
Of 500 feet Of huse aud thus took the
FIRST step In the way of better prepRr-
ing this city to meet the danger from
fires The second matter of perhaps
greater Importance which will be
considered within the next few days
IL the formation OF the volunteer FIRE
company In this respect there can
be no question but what, while the
city has thus far been extremely
fortunate during the past year in tue
way Of not having any fires, is with
out doubt the mOst Crying need OF st
Marles at the present time City
Olsrk Sohulte has the matter In hand
aud he states that IL will be but a
short time now before some sort of q
nre department iH organized In fact
several men who have had consider
able Gre fighting experience in the
past we're present at the meeting
Saturday Of the committee and there
ia no question but what the new vol
unteer company will have a larger
number of members than is needed,
once the call is sent out At the
present time st MaIies Is paying out.
probably more money for insurance
rates, per each Thousand dollars
Wolth Of insurance carried than al
most any other CITY OF Its size In this
part of the country What is the
reasonf While. of course. insur-
ance comes considerably higher for
frame STRUCTURES, and this city il
largely made NJ of that classof build
iugs yet there is no disputiBR the
fact that an adequate hre depart
mont ls the uhief factor Ia insur
anoe rates, factor which considered
wholly on a businessbasis by the citi-
zsns OF st Maries will meau an
enormous annual saving to them
While at first, the cry will be made
increased taxation. the truth is, that
the forming of a Ere department and
even to the purchasing of every
necessity for hre fighting will NEAR
great saving to every property holder
In the city Instead Of paying Z
large amount Of money each year ts
insurance companies, the owner vii
rather be paying two smaller amounts
one 10 probably slightly more taxa
tion II the plans Of thu council
should de extensive enough In th
purchase Of hre equipment, and tn
other to the Insurance companies
both sums totallinR far less thai
what is nnw paid for Insurance
Numerous plans are being oonsi
dered for the formation Of the volun
tser Ere department. the one whic
will probably be adopted being tbs
Of a company being organized. elect
ing their Own chief and other officer
these men to Rftsrward work In cor
junction with the city council in th
details OF the department work
Outside OF the hose which has jul
been purchased the council togeths
With the fre committee are also COZ
siderlng the purchase of other supI
lies, one Of the things being that {
40 additional hose cart This matte
will also come up 10 a short tim
but at present, as their is still al
other plan being talked. that OF pu
chasing a team and wagon for q
city, no decision has been made
TO what will ultimately be done
Those advocating the purchase
. team hy the city point out q
fact, that each aud every day q tea
could be put TO the best OF advants