The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-05-21
Urges Improvement
OF Fire Protection
Chamber Committee ConferS With
Supervisors On Matter -Expert
To Be Consulted Better Fire
Equipment May Reduce Rates.


%visors, the board has extended an in
vitation to Bernard Froiseth, secre
tary of the board Of fire underwriters
of the territory, to be present at the
supervisors meeting to be held in
June 10 for the purpose of comforting
upon the best methods of fire protec
ton for Maui communities.
Messrs. Lufkin and Engle were ap
pointed a committee some weeks age
to study the fire hazard question and
to make recommendations to the su
pervisors on the subject. Following
an investigation of conditions they
addressed the following communica
ton to the board, and it was consid.
cred at last weeks meeting:
Wailuku, Maui, T. H.
May IA, 1920
To the Honorable Board
of Supervisors, County of
Maui, T. H.
Gentlemen:
The undersigned which have been
appointed by the Maui Chamber of
Commerce to confer with your Honor
able Board concerning the improve
ment of fire protection in the thickly
settled districts of Maui, after due
consideration and inquiry from Mr..
p. j. Goodness, Chief of the voluntary
Fire Department, recommend for your
consideration as follows:
That YOU Honorable Board invite
Mr.. B. Froiseth, Secretary of the Fire
Underwriters of Honolulu, to visit
with your Honorable Board concern
ing Ways and means of improving and
reducing the fire hazards and pre-
MUM rates.
In case such an arrangement an
not be made with Mr.. Froiseth, we
beg to recommend as follows:
First: That ample flow and pressure
of water be provided, if not already
in existence between the reservoirs
Of the thickly settled districts of
Waikiki and Kahului.
Second: That an increased number
of hydrants be installed in order
that shorter lengths of hose may be
available for use.
Third: That a voluntary Company be
organized at Kahului with full equip
ment of hose and fire fighting tools,
including two fifty gallon chemical
carts to be located at convenient
points of the town.
Fourth: That all nozzles be equipped
with cutoff valves.
Fifth: That some arrangement be
made whereby there will be con-
~tinuously on call, a man to turn on
the direct pressure to the hydrants.
At present there is only one nan
10 T. INSTRUCTED with regard to these
alves and we consider the matter of
great importance because the direct
pressure is greatly more efficient.
Sixth: That a new fire wagon should
be purchased, equipped with chemi-
cal hose and fire fighting tools, and
with speed a prominent factor.
venth: That numerous chemical
extinguishers be distributed at con
'enient stations in all congested
ericts.
4: That additional hose be ac-
ed to supply s~ub-stations, and
proper nozzles, spanners and
'sary tools be convenient to
Leth: That your Honorable Board
employ sufficient men to handle
such equipment as the county may
possess and that they be schooled in
the handling and location Of
hydrants and the layout of the wa
ter mains.
nth: We believe that the Honor
Die Board should investigate the
Visibility of installing an Electric
Jump on the wharf at Kahului and
provision being made for proper
valves in the mains. This may de-
velop into a very satisfactory fire
protection for Kahului, without draw
| ing on the inadequate supply of
\ fresh water now available.
Eleventh: This committee recon-
mends hat alarms be installed,
such as will carry a considerable
distance and be easily distinguished
from church bells etc.
Respectfully submitted,
(Signed) c. ID. LUFKIN,
w. H. ENGLE,