Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-06-08
CITY FIRE LOSS
TOTALS S38,297
Report q Chisf Nsvberry for Fiscal
lear L. Submitted "a City
Commissioners-
CALLs RESPONDED To NUMBER Isi
vzrisus Causes Noted shou That Care
Nsaid Have Avoided Many Of
the Blazes.

Pre- loss in Rock Island during the
aseai year sadlsE MAJ % Amounted %
Z So .-gs.2f. aecofa.aE 20 the annual re-
port Submitted by FIRE Chief George
Z NsWberry 90 che elty council a. its reg
uisr meeting last night Property in
VOWED vas valued az g5s5.1Gi aud In
sgEaucr carried co Go ssisl50. shoW-
Ing lhat che Rock Island department.
srgr che l1ss doan 90 a iuw percentage.
ut Gre Toes Elszfs.sf NaH on bulid-
igFs and gis.0f5.s0 peFtonai OF the
total on properly involved s5so.f6o vas
che taiae % she bgii4lass and Szs0.15i
on personal property. % the total ln-
s4Faaee carried on the property In
VOWED. that on balldinEa was s1ee.s $50
aat on personal stss 800.
Oae hundred and sixty alarms we're
respaeied 90 b. the department. during
fhs year ant she equipment Travelled
900 miles .u answering the summons
Chemicals Co the amount % zs7 cal
Ions. 1f 900 feet % hose and 1850 feet
% ladder uerr used o. eEtiuEuish!nE
the bIaseE.
shows Careiessnsss.
The various causes 70 the nres az
EiFra b. che chief ir his report brings
forth some infcr~stlas information.
showing hos by a little caution many
% the arss might have been avoided. .
For instance. durinE the scar seven %
thr fires originated through children
piafiaE wttl matches. two more start .
81 thruEEr cisaF~f stubs carclessly
tossed away. and hot ashes resulted In .
four more. The remaining calls show
the f1l-WinE causes % areas Loco I
motive sparks. co. chimney sparks. g 4
borare SPARKS. %. explosion % Easo- .
line. = uapsha explosion. .. alcohol I
explosion. Z electric wires. IL defect I
i've ehimnevs. s. defective stoves. 4
defective furnace. L. burning rubbish. f
"A. Fas stoves. g spontaneous coubus- .
t'aa. in so1t burning out Co chimncy .
e. oily RAGS. (. lnrcrdarism. Z burn .
Ing meat. o. thaa.rE steam pipe. I f.
unknown. tis false alarms. u.
chief ErFterry made certain rec I
Co the council as 20 the F.
needs pf th~ department. which are de- .
signed Co EIvc Go an even greater hEht- z
iuE EfrcuEth. Hc declares that all %
the buiidiuss exccp; Nos. { and S need I
I'd repairing and that so. should Be .
replaced vifh a nsW structure. since u 4
ionE since has ceased 90 meet the city'E .
needs
Advocates Meteor Vehicles.
The chief also advocated that the /
present h1rsedraVn vehicles be re-
placed With nz1tor-drivcn and partlc-
4isriy that the hook and ladder horse
frawu. now az the tcntra. IRE station.
BE- replaced with a fnot1r-xchicie. with
b sS-foof ladder
Sic stated that the present equip
.aert vas generally On good repair. eX-
.rp' that some needed painting The
sorses be declared 90 BE- To Eood ser
Tlerahtc condition with the exception
- tuo. tae age % which Was beginning
10 tell The report vas received and
placed on Gle aiouE wtth reports from
ne police uatron and the cliy ply
.ieiau.
pr. G.. T. Foster Ia his resume % the
u0nfh. stated that there Wcro four
asses OF tuberculosis. Hc reported -
asses % measles. three % smallpox. e. !
e whooplnE cough. one % ehiescnpoX =
.Gd s % cEy sipeias- 2
forty seven guarantees weTe re-
bowed and e. houses fumiEatcd and Il !
.asaeal.t.aa aaaH t7tarsase.aa Na ~ sAsNa AHs.s
scFc of garbage. - % vaults and one G
g rubbish. There were ~ births. seven {
aair and four female. Deaths mum G
.erei g. o. being male and ~ female :
NfTs. Margaret SCHROEDER. police ma
Fon. reported that she made a calls IN e
.eT wors and received -: that che at :
ended 10 Eve WaywaEd girls. eight :
FayNard boys and - neglected chill
Fea. % whom tEo we're declared de- !
.safert CO. eouuty court. two we're
aoptcd and ore vas placed IN Bethany =
.omr There we're 20 women prison