The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-29
NUMEROUS FIRE HAZARDS FOUND
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ashes from the furnace were being emp
tied or the wooden floor in the base
ment: Ing other places ashes We're being
empted into wooden containers placed
against the rear of wooden buildings.
Tile chimneys were found ! run through
wooden roots, and the marshal advises
that these be replaced with brick chin
news Electric wiring was found to be
defective in some Instances and in other
places electric cords were resting over
metal hooks or nails. In the rear of
several stores much paper, boxes and
other rubbish were found and in some
Fiaces this rubbish was thrown against
steam rlDes. Open cans of paint and
oily cloths in one paint store room
were declared to be a dangerous fire haz-
ard and it was advised that the paint
be kept in metal closets. Among the
other hazardous conditions were those
found in a meat market. where lard was
being tried out in a room where the
ceiling was hut few feet above the
kettle and the marshal recommended
that the room be made freproof or the
irving Of lard done elsewhere
Following is the text of the letter con
corning the apartment house:
Mr.
Brattleboro, Vt
Dear Sir:
! desire to confirm the conversation
had with you Yesterday morning in re-
gard to the - in order that YOU will
have the matter in writing so that YOU
will understand exactly what / was try
ing to impress upon YOU in regard to
this risk and its conditions
The basement of this building is in a
most dreadful condition at the best.
The basement is uartitioned off with
frame lockers so that even if the rest
Of the basement - in reasonably clean
"opdition, the fire hazard is far from
the best
There is outside the lockers an aceu-
mutation of rubbish that is a disgrace
to any building. and particularly one
that has as good an appearance az the
---. There is waste paper and boxes
piled i'm every conceivable corner, barrels.
accumulation OF coal under the bench
and other rubbish mixed with it, all of
which should be cleaned out and kept
in n decent shape.
For your information I am informed
ON rood authority by several occupants
Of this building that the ianitor, 49,. has
hncn keening chickens in the basement
of that building this winter, and this
should not be allowed
/ must recommend that the rubbish
and waste accumulation in the basement
of this building be cleaned Mp and re-
moved from the premises. The amount
OF newspapers accumulated i'm this base
mcnt would indicate a winters accumu-
lation
All of the rubbish and waste in the
boiler room should be taken care OF
in some other place where there will
be no danger of back FIRE getting a
spark from the boiler into this waste.
You must appreciate that these stu
ations that ! occasionally find are more
unpleasant for me than Tor the owner
of the building or those having the prom
ertv in charge. and in many cases the
calling of the attention Of the public 10
a condition such as exists in the-often
lead TO the insurance interests iEercas-
ing tho insurance rate materially. and |
think in the case of the - the rate at
present is extremely low. even with
clcan conditions in the basement. but
with the present conditions, it does
seem to mo that the insurance COM
panies would 10 justified in at least
doubling their rate and charges for the
Insurance.
dislike very much 10 he compelled to
take measures that would iTrrease your
cost Of insurance. and I trust that you
VIII give This matter yo'r prompt at
trntion and advise me within q reason
able inc that YOU have complied with
the above suggestion.
Pesneetfullv.
JOSEPH G. BROWN.
Fire Marshal