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Show SAFE FROM FIRES. A General Clean Up Has Reduced the Danger of a Conflagration to the Lowest. The labors of the fire department iu connection con-nection with the insurance inspector for the past few months in getting people to clean up their premises, repair defective flues, etc., have not been in vain, and S. M. Donnell, the inspector, says he has now gotten things in p. fairly satisfactory condition. The greatest task that had to be performed per-formed was in the convincing of those who carried insurance, that there were certain rules which they must comply with. Some would listen to no advice, ad-vice, nor would they permit any interference. They argved that when an insurance com- I pany took their risk, it had no right to die- ! tate to them about the condition of their chimneys nor to insist that anything be done to decrease their hazzard. In some instances, instan-ces, it has been necessary to give these be-ligerant be-ligerant spirits a lesson either by refusing them insurance at any price or by so increasing in-creasing the rates ou thern that they were glad to x-ome to terms and take ordinary precautions to avoid tires. Mr. Donnell feels a little proud of the work he j has done in the year and a half since he has been a resident of Utah. Ia that time an insurance survey has been made of both Og-dcu Og-dcu and Salt Lake, aud the average rates of insurance have been reduced fully 15 per cent; there has only been one large fire, and the city has been cleaned up so well that all of the large insurance companies are anxious to do business, as they are confident they will not be liable to any extraordinary risk. Mr. Donnell will take a vacation about the flrt of the year and will go to the Pacific ecast, but before leaving he will make one more round-up so as U leave things in a safe condition;' " " - |