The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-08-20
FIRE METHODS
WILL REDUCE
POLICY RATES.
Club Committee Believes
Rating Bureau Will Grant
Decrease Because Of Pre-
ventiOn Facilities.

ting a lower basic rate for fire insur-
ance. is the opinion of the insurance
committee of the Commercial cruz,
which held a meeting WEDNESDAY
afternoon.
The matter of lowering the basic
rate of insurance for Richmond prop
erty, will be presented to the 1lre IN
surance rating bureau within the next
few days, and the bureau Will be ASK
ed to send a representative to Rich
mond to investigate the condltloh
here. 1t ia the desire of the com
mittee to have Richmond placed In
Class 2, instead of Glass 3, which she
10 now in. II this is done it will mean
. lowering of the rate on insurance
Is per cent, or q reduction from ~ 10
43 cents.
Meets All Demands.
"Since Richmond has complied with
all the demands made by the rating
bureau, I believe that we will nave
little trouble in getting the bureau 10
lower the rate" said George Egge-
meyer, chairman of the committee:
There are a few things that should
be done in the way of improvement of
the fire department, but eight OF the
nine demands made by the bureau
have been complied with and l nave
been given the assurance of Mr. Sci
;ers, head Of the bureau, that the
ninth demand, which is the placing
OF all wires in the city In condults,
will not be counted as deficiency
because all of the wires on Main
street with the exception of the street
car wires. have been taken off"
Another demand that will probably
be made is relative to the purchase or
an aerial ladder truck" said Mr.. Egge-
meyer.
Mayor Robbins said that in all prob
ability an aerial ladder truck will be
purchased next year as it is the plan
Of the councilmen to include this in
the budget, which Is to be made out at
council meeting next Monday even
ing. He said there was some ques-
tion with the councilmen, which should
be bought, an aerial ladder truck or
crematory and that there is not
enough money in the city treasury. to
purchase both. He said that some
thing had to be done to increase the
consumption facilities of the crema-
tory.
Swayne Suggests Repair.
s. E. Swayne made the suggestion
that improvements, which would not
cost exorbitantly, could be made to
the crematory and that 1t was not
necessary to build new crematory,
which Mayor Robbins estimated
would cost from $4,000 to $4,000.
The other members of the committee
agreed with Mr.. Swayne.
"Personally, I am in favor of the
purchase Of an aerial ladder truck for
the fire department" said Mayor Rob-
bins. 1T is an equipment that has
been needed several years but the
matter of the crematory is also one
that has to be settled Immediately"
In the data prepared by the insur.
ance committee, it was shown that
Richmond has practically cut in half
its fire hazard during the last few
years and at the present time Rich.
mond has twice as much fire prevent.
ion apparatus as any other city of like
size in the state. Most Of this has
been accomplished the last seven
months, the most important Of which
Is the building of the second water
main to the city.
Has Other Advantages.
II Richmond is placed in Class 2
there will be many advantages. ac
cording to the committee. The prop
erty owners will not only get advan
rates but will also get credit fol
efficiency apparatus, such as sprink
lers.
Better training of the firemen o1
the city has also been demanded by
the rating bureau and the committee
suggested to Mayor Robbins that this
should be taken up Immediately. One
of the greatest deficiencies in the
present department Is this lack o.
training, according to the committee
If the aerial ladder auto truck is pur
chased by the city to take the place
Of the present hook and ladder wagon
1t would afford greater opportunity
for training as better ladders woult
be used. With the present equipment
it would be impossible to mount lad
ders to the fourth floor of any of the
buildings here and the firemen arr
to rescue people from the top floor:
of buildings, according to statements
made by members of the committed
yesterday.
Assures Training.
Mayor Robbins gave the assurance
that this matter would be taken VI
Immediately with Fire Chief Mille
and regular fire drills would be held
All these factors are necessary befor'
the insurance rating inspectors will
grant a lowering of rates, accordinl
to the committee.
Within the next few days, Georg'
Eggemeyer. acting as chairman of th'
committee, will name a subcommittee
which will call upon the officials o
the rating bureau and ask an investi
CATION. In a letter received by tn
chairman Of the committee, from tn
head Of the rating bureau, Richmon'
will have little trouble in getting al
inspector to make an investigation i'm
mediately and consequently the mat
ter will be pushed with vigor by tn
committee.
Fire prevention day. which is DC
tober 7, will be observed in Richmon'
this year. The insurance committe
will have charge of the October meet
ing of the Commercial club and 1t i
the plan to have a special speaker ad
dress the club at the regular meetin
October 8, who will speak upon al
appropriate subject This plan wa
tried successfully last year.
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