Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-03
YEARS FIRE LOSS
 AMOUNTED TO sss. .4s4.e7

The 21st annual report of Howard L. Stanton, chief of the Norwich fire de- partnent which is now being prepared for distribution, shows that during the past year the fire loss in Norwich on buildings and contents amounted 10 s63,4e4s7. The loss on buildings to- taled $16,5S5.5s and the loss on con tents was s4s,s0s.i1.
 By months the heaviest fire loss oc- cured in February. The loss that month was sa2766.1s. The lightest loss occurred in the month of September. $3s15. Total insurance on buildings apd contents paid during the year amount ed to $62,ss4.s7. of which s1e5s5.5s was paid on building losses and s46,- 30911 on losses on contents.
 The value of the property at risk was s9e7.s44.35. Over half of this total. s5s4,347 was on buildings ard the re- mainder, s403.597.35 on contents. In- surance carried on buildings and con- tents totaled s765,969 of which s452.5es was on buildings and $313,6oo on con- tents.
 The causes of the 1s0 alarms during the year were as follows:
 Automobiles. f; automobile back fire. 2; back draft from chimneys, 4; blow torch, 1 {; boys with matches. 3: brush fires 12 burning papers. 2; burning rags, l. burning sawdust 1; burning rubbish 10; children with fire. I; chim- ney fires. 37; cigarettes. r; cotton picker. 1 {; curtains in lamp, 1: defec- tive chimney. 1; defective wire. 1 dump fire, electric iatirons.2: electric wires, |; replaces, 2; fumigation of house. l |: gas fatirons. 2: gas heater. 1; gas tube, 1; gasoline tank. grass fires. 10; hot ashes, 1 hot grease. 2; incendiary fires. 1: insulation from motor wires. 1: light | ming g. match in closet, 1 match near | gas tank. 1 ; oil heaters. 2: oil stoves. 2 1 oily chips. 1; overloaded chimney. 2;
 overloaded motor. 2; overheated stoves, | B. painters torch. T. rubbish in closet. ] l. short circuit of auto wires. 1 short
 circuit of wires. 2; smoke in rooms, l smoke in barn. 1 soot in stovepipe. 2; sparks from burning paper. ; sparks from chimneys. 2; sparks from cupola 1; Sparks from locomotives. 3 spontane- | ous i; supposed fires. 5 tail light | test alarms, f {; trolley car. 1 |: unknown 10; water front explosions, 2; welding
 torch. 2: total. 1so.
 Reorganization Total at risk. build | inss and contents $9e7.994.35; total in
 surance carried on buildings and con tents. S765 ,s69: total insurance paid or
 buildings and contents. s62.s94.s7; tota fire loss. insured and uninsured. s63.
 494.67: total loss above insurance. build
 ings. none; total loss above insurance
 contents. $500; total loss above insur
 ance. buildings and contents. $500.
 Insurance paid by years from 1902 t
 1922: For the year ending June 3o
 1909. s14,44O.o2 1903. S22.Oss.s1: 1904 : s2S. sSs.74; 1905. s22.54S.2o: 1906. SIP, , 9os.55; 1907. ss,91o.52; 1908, s9s.s35.49 1909. S216.3s2.42; 1910. s23.03114
 1911, s7s,6s0.03: 1912. s9.319.71; 191; s144.0S7.05; 1914, s45,476.2e; 1915, S42
 944.52; 1916. s1e.30S.so; 1917. S11 1o9.4s: 1918. s15.O12.oS: 1919. 3,41e , ca: 1920. s1s.642.S5; 1921, $160.535.17 1922. $62,ss4e7.
 Note-Chimney fires in buildings an . fires where no loss was sustained ar not figured in the amount at risk UT less insurance Is paid on the building
 or contents. or where damage result from fires
 Alarms of fires by years from 1st . to 1922: 1902. 65; 1903 7s 1904. 1o2 U 1s05s 113: 1906. 127; 1907, 125 1e0 145: 1909. 132: 1910, 154: 1911, 165 ,, 1912. 149; 1913. 174: 1914, 243; 1s1 PIP: 1916. 39 1917, 1s6: 1918. 1ss v 1919, 175; 1920, 1S4 1921. 1s7; 1s2 $ 1so.
 7 7 In his report as fire marshal Chi s building permits granted by him sim 1902: 1902. ST; 1903. s5 1904. 72: 19o a sS; 1906. S2; 1907. s5 1908. 5s 1s0 a 72; 1910. 49; 1911, ss 1912. 65: 191 g 73; 1914. 6s; 1915. 90; 1916. 121; 191 T. 7s; 91s. 63; 919, II; 1920, 107; 192 IS IA; 1922. 1Ss.