Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1914-05-15
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DEFINING, NEW MEXICO, MAY Is, 1914.
NEED OF FIRE PROTECTION


Hardly anyone deny supposed that Deming needs fir
protection Most persons positive that the beautiful little city, the pid
of the Mmb Valley has had this protection they
destructive fires of the assertion
Those who have followed the matter with degree of interest
this doubtful if the city receive the much needed protection
and You can't blame them in the light q past record.
Who to be blamed for the condition. The board
of company
doubtful however unprecedented observer would condemn either
The citizens themselves To blame.
The citizens will be to blame for future misfortune.
1t is up the citizens TO ameiorate the condition.
The of fire protection is involved the board
M ; "'" Th ~" fd % srs ~" va, ,h '""Gm
the franchise the Demng Real Estate and
Company that the water bound To conditions which with the
equipment fulfill and which would possibly not be-
desirable could The furnish pounds
pressure throw 5ofoo of from the ends of three
lines of two and onehaf inch hose eoupe with MOBILES but
only case of fire This far more pressure than is needed and prob
ably would prove destructive the plumbing of the city provided
way present equipment produce pressure
1jfoo anippe For city situated in flat this
practicable, and has been discarded everywhere.
the time Demng enjoys of the best domestic
supplies the world and the served cheaper here
than of the surrounding Demng of whom have natural
water supplies which produce pressure by gravity from natural elevations
If the forced to make good this obsolete system the
of into large an~ going be and the
for the water
company
begin the construction of larger mains the business district within fifteen
days with fore" OF not less than len men, and the work /" be prosecuted
TO completion within ninety days The penalty for delay provided
fully and the forfeiture of the franchise Meanwhile the
the company from hydan, rental will be
The measure based on inadequate information lack of information
The board told that the lnh main Gold could
possibly produce the required fire. The board solemn
assured that auxiliary could not be supplied with sufficient
through this MAN, another statement which hydraulic engineer would
When the discussion board opened it was at once proposed to
take the franchise from the and bonds for the
showed that the could such proposal a
lar election which is almost from date This there
fore abandoned Offering no immediate relief proposal to put down
wells equip with pumps the business district
because the city practically In fact the board found
power quite limited decided
the whole thing the and penoe for failure
make good according the provisions of the franchise Since the
cant reasonably make good the franchise and since the city
bonds would that Gordon knot has
tied Any taken must against the water
supply TO the city for domestic
seems fairly certain that little wond have bvaed
property loss by Saturday night 100000 slightly than
half covered by insurance This would for pretty good water
and buy lot of fire which, would lower the in
surance rate 1t Is possible too that hand grenade or small exleuis
flames But neither chemical at hand and the fire had
its
fifty of according
officers, in the andppe This of could
which centrifugal producing OO
gallons minute each started In fire. the stand
pipe generally cut of and the pumps turned directly into the mains This
without auxiliary will the required by the
the andppe full produce this
To add the difficulties discovered that when the fire SATURDAY
from the into tank for shipment They called
This well illustrates the weakness the compel
regulation when backed by the police through ordinances
Sprinklers the possible.
much being withdrawn than is known
There hose lines, instead of three which connected when
the fire broke Instead of hafneh MOBILES of them twice
the and there according to spectators numerous leaks the
hose lines.
allowed down the main business street. that the
Dmng Worse this line the side of the street as
Worst ALL line
which served the waworks and when the
down there possibility of getting water" Who to blame
for thisi
All could prevented through the
ordinary of regulations promulgated by the water company and back
ed by the other
noticeable that the larger cities the citizens scarcely breathe while
direct from the the Holly system the domestic
ines cut of during fires.
casual examination present equipment Demng
had