Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-19
GIVE PLAN FOR
PREVENTION OF
FIRES IN CITY
Speakers Tell How Idea Is
to Work in Each
District.
TO ORGANIZE PRECINCTS

"A cleaner, safer and healthier Indi
annapolis" was the slogan printed on the
program and menu card Of the Indian
apolis Chamber of Commerce Fire Pre-
vention" dinner held at the chamber
building last night.
The attendance was representative of
all people of the city and all parts Of
the city.
On the program and menu card there
was printed this message: "Our fire pre-
ventiOn movement can eliminate the
greatest part of our fire loss. Let's put
our shOIders to the wheel Let's work
whole heartedly in each nook and corner
of this city to get 1t cleaned up and get
rid of the fire hazards. Each step we
!. tske in preventing fire will protect US in
rhe form of lower taxes, lower insur
ance premiums, increased personal safety
and a better, cleaner, happier Indian
apolis.a
Cooperation win build a cleaner safer
and healthier Indianapolis. This is the
easiest big job Indianapolis has ever
tackled and we must see it through.
Men, women and children in Cincinnati
Joined hands in great fire prevention
campaign and today they are saving
s1.75O.e0O in annual insurance premiums
and have built for themselves a cleaner
and better city. Cincinnati men tell us
that for every dollar we save in fire loss,
we will save almost so in reduced loss
Of time due to accidents, sickness and
Unemployment"
-FOUR SPEAKERS
OUTLINE PLANS.
Frank C. Jordan. chairman Of the fire
prevention committee. presided at the
dinner, and the speakers. in addition to
Mr. Jordan, were J. J. Conway, chair
- h. -
the Cincinnati Chamber Of Commerce;
Frank p. Goodwin. manager of the de-
partment Of civic affairs of the Cfncin-
natl Chamber of Commerce, and Charles
F. Coffin, president Of the indianapolis
Chamber Of Commerce.
He said that between the present time
and June every one IN the city will be
requested to make their yards and va
cant lots they own cleaner and that, be-
ginning with the week Of June 6 a force
OF inspectors will be sent into the various
wards of the city, this force being
manned from city departments, and if
the yards are found not to be in satisfsc-
tory condition notices TO clean up will
be left. If the request is not complied
with in a reasonable time, then more
drastic action viii be taken.
INSPECTION BEGINS
IN WARDS 1, 9 AND 10.
This INSPECTION is to begin with
Wards One. Nine and Ten during the
week OF June and the other wards
taken up in groups during following
weeks.
- He described the plan Of organization
ward chairman in each ward, with pre-
cinct workers under the ward chairmen
and with other workers under the pre-
cinct workers so that each block in the
city may be represented in the organiza-
tion-men and women both being repre-
sented. In each ward. he explained,
meeting places for the ward workers will
be selected.
After adjournment of the meeting last
night meetings Of me various wards were
called that immediate action might be
taken relative to organization work
Mr. Goodwin told of the history Of
fre-preventiOn work in Cincinnati. He
spoke of the value of newspaper pub
Ieity, Of talks by good speakers. cooper
alton By the schools, the Boy Scouts
and the Girl Scouts. the Junior Chamber
Of Commerce, by the use Of lapel buttons
suitably inscribed and the use Of printed
circulars.
ANNUAL FIRE Loss
IN L. $. $3.50. OOO. 600.
Mr.. Conway said the loss by fire waste
each year in the United States, not tax
ing into consideration uninsured prop
erty, amounted to SS5O.OOO,OOO annually.
He said the loss in life and property is
appalling, and that So per cent OF the
waste is due to carelessness. negligence
or thoughtlessness and is preventable.
Aae spoke of the lowering of insurance
rates in Cincinnati as a result Of the
fire prevention work, and added that as
a result Of the work a reduction Of the
fire companies OF % per cent. had been
made possible
Announcement was made that Mr.. Con-
way would return to indianapolis later
TO speak at some Of the meetings.
The fire prevention committee of the
Tenth ward will meet Monday evening
at the Mckinley school. Lexington and
state avenues, for organization purposes.
John F. White. John King and Mrs Mar
etin L. Reiffel are in charge of the ward
Organization.