Milford chronicle., 1921-02-18

PROTECTION FROM FIRE is public responsibility
as individual duty that such protection is
provided In each incorporated town city it is duty
that the people residing therein well those owning
property within incorporate limits shall provide eff
cent equipment to prevent the spreading of fire into
general destruction of property Water when properly
piled will extngush ordinary fire. but its application
and delivery to the fire fighters at the time in
proper vomn is the real question to be considered when
providing fire engines hose and other equipment neces
sa The people of most towns in Delaware and doubt
not in other states have grown to believe that fire
gnes hose and fire ladders should be furnished to
the result festivals and
public subscription-whch is entirely wrong. The en-
gnes and equipment Of chemicals with hose ladders and
all fire fighting equipment should always be supplied from
the public treasury and be owned by the corporation
but turned to responsible and well roganized
of remen to perform the service for the people at
large In Dover the capital of Delaware the Town Coun
Gill; after the people had voted favoraby purchasing
engine of the latest model and equipment placed
ia tax the town and raised the nine thousand dollars
in year with which they bought the and exceed
ingy effective engine which has just been put into
vice there. The remen will probably hold festivals,
zaar and receive public contribution which may
given them from time to time and from this will
come the extra needs and support of the fire company
These are all right and proper-but the first cost Of
engine and other equipment should always be borne by
the property and people they to The people
the towns not the only to receive benefit from
modern fire engine. The rural districts ten miles dis
tant are protected by motor fire engines owned by the
towns But to be effective every should have erect
ed large tank capable of holding several thousand gal
Ions of water-or if tank is not provided small lake,
running stream damed to form a pond will supply
reserve supply of water for the motor fire engine to
tnguish the fire if taken in early stages We
hope that the farmers will realize that they have pro-
lection against fire, if they will little
and apply some in making the provision. But al
ways fire insurance should be carried Too often after
fire has destroyed the barns and stables together with
the grain and implements amounting to many hundreds
and possibly several thousands of dollars develops
the farmer had failed to carry any insurance such
the sympathetic folks circulate petitions contr
buttons to assist the farmer in his loss This sympathy
all rght-bu the farmer other of property
failed to make provision for his their benefit by
failure to have insurance placed for protection
these should subscriptions, they
be reach by taxation Fire engines the most effective
safeguard for the towns against devastation large
res and the public is always interested in protection
from fire. For that Milton and other where
effort is being made to provide modern fire fighting
equipment should make everybody carry their proportion
of the responsibility and realize that they doing it.
buying from the treasury of the town. instead get
ting something from private subscription and individual
effort as the result Of public entertainments. h