Show lOWER LOi INSURANCE RATES IN BUSINESS SECTION POSSIBLE Fire Ire Underwriters to Make Thorough f Investigation of City's It vs J Co Conditions d ons Readjustment of fire Cire Insurance rates Jn In the business district or of Salt Sal t Lake Is likely to follow tallow a a. thorough Investigation tion of at fire firo fighting and fire tire prevention prevention pre m tion Hon facilities of oC tho the city which will bo started etc within tho next few fen days daB This examination will wUl be undertaken ken by the I local 31 district office of the B Board ard of or orI I Fire hire Und Underwriters of oC the Pacific The examination an anti and report will In Include include In- In clude the tho city water system from c canyons to hydrants together with tho management and operation of or tho the de deho department de- de p the tho fire department a personnel personnel per per- equipment and direction the f police department so far Car as Its Us co cooperation co- co 6 operation with tho fire department is concerned and nil all city ordinances having to do with fire righting fighting fire tire firer r protection or 01 prevention Although this examination Is not t prompted primarily by any call for fol adjustment ad adjustment ad- ad ju or reduction of fire insurance ra rates te the ass e assertion is made b by George GeorgeV I V y Lawr La wry local manager for the fire the Investigation Investigation investigation i underwriters that In case gation discloses marked Improvements in conditions a corresponding corresponding- adjustment adjustment adjustment adjust adjust- ment of rates lates will be he made in tho the business buss busi J ness district Regarding residence rates Mr L Lawry wry said that they had bO boon n nI I established on a reasonably low basis basin and no developments requiring any 1 change outside the business district I were cre anticipated 3 ted The Thc last thorough examination of or th fire protection and prevention facilities of or the city was completed in 1109 by bj- a special committee of experts from tho National al Board of or Fire Un Underwrites This report has been supplemented b by two or three reports The work of oC tho local office this fall tall will willbe willbe willbe be a complete rechecking of or the theold old od report This will be done b by the ther r local force of the Pacific board I When hen this is completed it is expected that it will be rechecked b by a represent representative t of the national board so that it r will be official for that organization At H the time of the examination in 1909 the underwriters underwriter found that the fire system of oC Salt Lake was In wretched condition and aside from this tho the chief chic complaints against the city were to the effect that electrical wiring wiring wiring ing In practically all an of or tho the older buildIngs buildIngs buildIngs build- build Ings was poorly done and improperly improper improper- ly IY maintained A summary of ot this report re report re- re port oft was as ns follows Water supply From adequate sources and continuity fairly reliable owing to defects in distributing dis dis- system a sufficient supply i Is available on only in the congested value anti and a few residence districts Fire department as a whole fairly efficient but weak cak Subject to detrimental political political poli poll influences Fire alarm system is unreliable to such an extent as to menace the safety of oC the city The fire underwriters have ha been informed In Informed Informed In- In formed by tho the cil city officials that the fire lire alarm system has been perfected recently and several other improvements improve improve- improvements ments have been made in accordance with the recommendations of tho tire fire Insurance experts t 1 Quo One of at the most Important Improvements Improver Improve Improve- r ments meats in tho administration of at tho the city affairs from a fire Insurance standI standpoint stand- stand I j point lias has been tho the passage o of ot an elec- elec n ordinance and an Improvement Im Im- Im- Im tp pro provement In Jn the methods m-ethoda required atthe of at the office of or building inspector |