Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-12
INSURANCE COMMITTEE
PLANS FIRE PREVENTION
Chamber of Commerce Organization
Intends To Reduce Hazard
in Richmond.
EXPERTS MAY VISIT CITY
Insurance Adjustcrs Probably Will
he Brought Here for Benefit Of
Public = Department Heads Adj
dress Meeting.

fittN or Scvcn;y-iivc expert fire in
surancc adjustcrs and inspectors will!
b" brought 20 Richmond to co-opcr-
AT" with property owners in tho
movement started by the Chamber OF
commerce committee on insurance
TO reduce the fire hazard to Il mini
mum in Richmond. This much was
Pledged to the committee yesterday
afternoon by George Goodrich and
tcorS. y Gibson. representing the
Richmond FIRE lnsuranc" Exchange.
meeting with the insurance commit
Tee. together with Colonel w NJ.
John L Butler. nuildinI Inspector.
and l.. :. Joyucs. chief OF the Fire
prevention bureau.
TN" experts which the fire insur-
2ncs exchange offers to bring to
Richmond for Il week or ten days
viii be ~ the service of business
men and factory owners who wish 10
RET the best availablr advice in the
matter q tire prevention. Thcir
work Will be free to ever property
oWner who may call them into con-
Sul;ation and invitc.a careful survey
and inspection of their buildings
colonel Myers addressed tn. meet
ihG OF tne"" var ious groups called
Commerce rooms. explaining what
IN" city was doing at this time i'm
IN. way of Improving the ire fight
ins force OF the city and what IN.
c!tizens and property owners could
10 in vastly supplcmcnting the cf-
lots OF the Department OF Public
SAFETY TO reduce the fire losses in
Richmond. lie urged clean premises.
around the business hous" tho tac-
tory and the residence. He pleaded
VIII N" business men TO give their
hrartlrSt cooperation to the work.
since IL was the preservation vi their
property for which he ana other
officials of the city were fighting.
,1oyncs Addresses Ncctinr
9 mel JDNncS gave Instances OF how
snai! nr"S starting from neglected
trash p'ics had wiped out whole
disaster TO residence ccntcrs lie
emphasized tn" statement tina, If
Richmond had to suffer as much rs
Saco.000 fire loss during 1921. 90 per
cent Of this amount migh; he charged
10 trash pil"S and the total disregard
of the advice Of men whose duties
are u prevent fires.
suilCin. Inspector Butler PROMISED
the most active co-op"rat!on through
a rigid inspection Of all plans :or
house construction and repairs 10
president John Kerr branch of the
Chamber OF Commerce. r"count.d the
work that is being donc by III.
k""r klrau club. IN organization
working for a more attractive look
Ing Richmond. but the efforts Of
which Will =" far toward relieving
me ire hazard in all parts OF the
Crutrhncid Warns Citizens.
l. NJ. Crutch!icld. chairman Of the
chamhrr committee. said that To re-
duo" The fire loss in Richmond TO a
minimum, the property owners and
public generally would have to bear
IN mind to keep their houses clean:
never allow rubbish to accumulate In
unused space: never run stove pines
through wood partitions Of roofs
without protection, never allow FUR
mace or heating pipes to come in con-
tact with wood watch tho gas
brackets that th"y do not come i'm
contact with iniiammahle material:
don't pnt ashes in wood r"C"piuClcs;
Keep matches in metal or carihcn
boxes. don't examine gas meter, or
clothes closets with an open lirht
IT 10 the recommendation OF fire
prevention experts the public paws
due regard. Richmond will pass
'ArouGh 1921 with . record Of few
tires and small property loss. declared