The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-06-16
WATER and SEWER EXTENSIONS
PURELY INVESTMENT PROPOSITION
WILL REDUCE COST OF INSURANCE TO SUCH AN EXTENT
T WILL PAY FOR THE BONDS IN TIME
$50. 600 BOND ELECTION JULY NINETEENTH
Immediate Action by Men and Property Owners Absolute
" Necessary for the Protection of Lubbocks Better
Jptere.ss-Vote for the Bonds

VIII Lubbock people realize the
value " a sensible investment IN
the voting OF one hundred and
fifty thousand dollar Water Works
and Sewer System bond for ms
city on Wednesday. July l9g
This, " seems, ~ one OF the Dig
gest questions 20 come before the
citizens and Businessmen ~ THIS
town for some time, and IN a short
talk 10 the Rotarians ~ their meet
ing Wednesday, Sam Denman, of
the Briggs & Denman Insurance
Agency. former state fire insur-
ance Inspector, pointed out that the
raising ~ the key rate of insur-
ance FOR Lubbock, which is being
done NJ this time. will cost the
citizens 81 Lubbock more money
than the fun equipment for ade"
quate fire-fighting
The fact that the key rate of
insurance is being raised is dis
credit 70 Lubbock. which will east
= veil of doubt over the financially
fired prospcctors Who investigate
conditions here with views - ln.
vesting IN Lubbock property, and
Il is time for businessmen 20 wake ap
10 the fact that they have some
thing 10 Do, and get about h.
FIRST, We are going 70 copy the
following paragraph from n book
LEI Of The State Fire Insurance CONF
mission which deals directly with
the Key rate, explaining . better
than we could hope 20
"The Key Rate ~ city or
town u figure which represents
~ accurately A. possible The aRere-
gate deficiencies in the fire pro-
lection. together with such unfav-
orablc physical conditions a. tend
20 Increase for large sweeping fires,
or 10 impede or restrict the work
81 fire fighting u may therefore
be termed 4 means ~ classifying
the various cities and towns from
fire protection and fire hazard
standpoint
Lukbock n seriously handicapped,
inaamuch ~ the city's elevated tank
gives only forty percent ~ water
capacity required Tor fire protcc-
tion ~ the town
Thirty-fiye percent u the water
mains 10 the residential SECTIONS
are deficient IN size and capacity
Fire hYdrants ln residential sec
tinns are foriy.fve percent defic-
ient IN number ~ paid men. Five
paid men must be- kept NJ all times
10 have the department up 20 The
standard of efficiency aei by The
state board
Of course t ia pointed out that
the accomplishment of all these ne
ceaaities is beyond our possibilities
bat n we can, and viii buy seven
hundred and fifty X p. NJ. pump,
combination hose, hooks, ladder and
chemical truck. this VIII reduce the
key rate three cents. which would
be a saving 20 the insuring people
IN this city ~ about eighteen hun
dred dollars per year
The city 0f Lubbock has just
passed a building law which viii
save the people Of Lubbock on In
surance premiums over twelve hun
drcd dollars per yenr.
Lubbocks key rate Il thirty-six
eents, and being raised 20 fOrty-fivc
cents, about twenty percent being
additional 10 the average policy,
and these figures represent to-
tal Of twelve thousand dollars the
people Of Lubbock will pay fire IN
surance companies annually, n the
bond election fails 10 pass.
Prudence demands your close at
tention 10 this matter Mr. Prop
erty owner, and you may rest as
sured that the other fellow is not
going 10 look into Il for you. Serve
your better interests by voting for
- U.t.. WcrLa and ga,Daf Er-