Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-05-05

4 ,,r.. .... ~ i maue by OFFICIALS
/. -. o.. TIA. the necessary i'm
t,r.,,.. .w the water system and
.-,,.L apparatus of the city.
e. h. .ala. a. requested by the
CiI,t.n. r.-pection Bureau, in or
T.. IN ,.,p DIrant in the insurance
which she has enjoyed
t;r,o I.l>. A, the situation stands
;. nre.,,.. Unless the improvements
Va nad.. ..-urarce policies on dwell
|irc, il ... r:.y would go back to the
Ibrse.fo.mn. value clause in case of
k-o ir,.ra! of the 100 per cent
tl.n.p. which they at present en-
Eoy. and he base rate for buildings
h the CRY void be increased slight
)y
7, fo,M,. days. dwelling insurance
Iolcje. .arr.oi the three-fourths
EoI,p .....r. 1918 Durant's classi-
Eca,,o; - raised, and the IS per
tsn, .ar., va abrogated and the
E0 p., trH. clause substituted,
Et;ct r....' hat in case of loss the
|r.Y-el collected full value up to the
Fsro of d. policy or the actual loss.
In adi..u there was a fair reduc-
Eo, II ra,r for insurance in the
i rec. ..,pcction Of the city by
lbe enrr. of the Oklahoma In
Ipe ton l.rcau, which makes the
Iate. reveals that the city has
tbsrgcl AGAINST it enough points of
befc.en,y that she is not entitled to
her present Classification. and that
lbere is every likelihood of the city
beinc brown back where she was be-
lore ISIS. ami to the higher insur-
ance rate, and the old three-fourths
Ialue or dwellings.
A meeting was held this week in
he city. which was attended by the
Chamber of Commerce directors, Fire
Chief Huber, Water Superintendent
Perkinson. and Engineer H. j. Clark
X the Oklahoma Inspection Bureau.
At the meeting Mr.. Clark pointed
nut improvements which when made
Fill take off enough of the deficiency
bolts to week US in the present CLASH
hcation. Some of these points are as
|OllOws:
The water mains in the city are
oo small u provide adequate pres
ure for hig fires. These were laid
rear, az, when Durant was much
mal.er '"ar az present. This situa-
iOr will be improved from time to
ime "a, RAPIDLY as possible, as new
j. added to strengthen
he city ,yStem.
4 n.gh' man -hould be kept at the
IumnNe tatior in order to start the
ump, and maintain pressure in the
nair, in even; of a fire. This man
yill be employed at once according to
ir. pcrkinsor.
At prc.eGt the city has two pumps
o pump water from the river into
he settling basins. 4 third one is
by the engineer. The
bird one will be added.
Al prc>c!. the only night method
4 getting .nco telephone converse
ion with the pumping station is
hrolgH the Texas Company phone at
Armstrong, 10 night man is on
lard there ig>, now. The Bureau
ecommcnd> me building of private
elephon" line to connect the city
With it. pumping station. This ad-
Ltion la, beer arranged for, Mr..
'erA.n,on -ays.
The Bureau also recommends the
Installation o.: generator at the
jumping station, so that if the high
ension line from the light company
anylng .ia,c" 20 the plant to run the
lump, should fail, the water plant
ouIa gcarra,e its own juice and
un the nmp, Just the same. The
lty already owns the necessary gen
rator, and j, wi, be installed soon,
ccordMg % the water superinten-
ent.