The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-03-05
TENNESSEE INSPECTION
BUREAU OF INSURANCE
Recommendations for the People of
Union City.

Union City.
The following letter has been
handed to us by the Mayor. It
comes from the Tennessee Inspec
ton Bureau, and shows in a specific
as we'll as a general way our pres
ent conditions as city with refer
ence to fire risk and what is neces-
sary to place us in a class that
guarantees lower insurance rate.
Union City has been in the "
class for some years, and a few
months ago our Superintendent was
notified that our rate would be in
creased if we failed to comply with
conditions heretofore set forth, our
inspection showing that we were not
entitled to that class. The present
letter carries with it a number of
recommendations which will, instead
of causing the rate to be increased,
transfer us to class 4, with much
lower rate than we now have.
Much of the work required in the
letter has already been done, but
there is something yet to do, which
involves an additional expenditure.
Of the specifications here itemized
and which the city has neither COM
piled with nor provided for are /
and 4. The first is ten-inch main
on South First street, and the other
an additional air compressor capable
of lifting 1000 gallons of water.
The Mayor states that these will
require an outlay of only few hun
bred dollars, whereas the other i'm
provements have either been made
or provided for at an expenditure
of thousands of dollars. This is
therefore to show our people that
with only a few hundred dollars
more, we will have, as well as
a complete water and light sys-
TEN, much better insurance risk
and much less to pay for insurance.
The letter is as follows:
Mr.. w. L. Alexander, Supt., Union
City, Tenn.-Dear sir: Reverting to
your valued letter of the 18th inst,
regarding the overhauling of the
Union City Water and Light Plant,
now take pleasure in supplying
you with information hereafter,
which l trust will be carefully an
alyzed and the suggestions followed,
with a view of bringing about the
advisable improved conditions.
Our inspection of August, 1914,
developed conditions which could
not permit us to continue to keep
Union City in the Az class, the pro-
lection at that time making a fifth
class grading necessary. was in
receipt of information, however, that
cooperation on your part might be
and accordingly l did
not recommend any increase in in
L
pleased to find my opinion confirm
ed by the advices contained in your
kind letter. 1t is my sincere wish |
to help the good people of your town
in bringing about conditions which |
will minimize the danger from fires
and will permit of the lowest posi-
ole insurance cost.
In view of the fact that you now
nave an extra pair of horses, and
nan to stay at the fire station day
Ind night, it occurs to me that it
will be highly advisable to consider
certain improvements that would |
permit us to grade Union City as
Eth class. To do this, the following
must be made:
1. Lay 10-inch main on South
first street, connecting with the 10
nch main on West Main street, and
onnecting with the 6-inch main on
Vest Lee street. The above men
Toned water main to be provided
nth standard hydrants at each
treet intersection.
2. Provide an additional pump
ng engine of 100000 gallons ca
acity per diem.
8. Construct a 100000 gallon
uction pool for fire pump.