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Show FIRE UNDERWRITERS REPRESENTATIVE COMPLETES SURVEY H. S. Morr, engineer for the Pacific Board of Fire Underwriters, Underwri-ters, completed inspection of Bingham Canyon's fire fighting equipment and city water svs-tem svs-tem on Monday of this week. Mr. Morr spent three weeks in this city making a detailed survey for the fire underwriters. With exception of a few minor parts in need of replacement on fire trucks, fire-fighting equipment is in good condition, Mr. Mori-stated. The municipal water system is in good condition, Mr. Morr suid. there being only a few changes recommended. The WPA project pro-ject recently approved, construction construct-ion of a concrete lining for the Dry Fork water tunnel at a total to-tal cost of $17,49.110, will be a further asset which will be noted no-ted in the report Mr. Morr will make. With the next two months other oth-er inspectors for the underwriters underwri-ters will visit Bingham Canyon to thoroughly inspect buildings. After this investigation all findings find-ings will be tabulated and recommendations recom-mendations for any possible change in local fire insurance rates will be made. Fire rates in Bingham Canyon range as high as $7.10 per $100 insurance. Following purchase of the new fire truck at No. 2 station last year, the city council requested that the fire underwriters under-writers make a new survey of Bingham Canyon and a change in fire insurance rates. Lower rates were asked, with low fire losses, competent volunteer fire departments depart-ments and a good fire-fighting equipment cited as reasons for the reduction. |