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Show FISlilGlf USE ONW WATER Chief Bywater Will Install Signal to Warn When Pressure Is Low. Whistle, Stopping Flow From Taps, Expected to Aid Firemen. Because of the present waler situation situa-tion Chief V, . Bywater of the city fire department yesterday bean plans for t ha inst alia t ion of a si earn si ren, which can bo sounded in the event of fire as notice to all who can hear that they must at once turn off their water in order to ive the fire fighters all possible pressure. Chief Bywater said yesterday that the low pressure of wat er which obtained ob-tained Monday niht at the Utah Bill Posting company fire inconvenienced the department seriously until the pumps could be put in operation. The fire came at a time i n the evening when a great many persons were sprinkling sprink-ling their lawns, and had there been some manner of having them stop, the fire department would havw been saved " Home previous moments. Public's Help Needed. The fire depart Nient apparatus is sufficient lo take care of any emergency, emer-gency, and the three pinups which constitute con-stitute an important part of the equipment, equip-ment, can deliver a pressure of 40 pounds. One of these can get pressure enough to send a column of water over such a structure .' s the Walker Brothers Bank building, Chief Bywater said. The quest ion of water and fires is simply one of obt ain ing the wholehearted whole-hearted cooperation of the public, according ac-cording to Chief Bywater. "If the public will respond to a signal sig-nal such as the one; planned, and give the fire department all the water obtainable ob-tainable in the case of an emergency, there need be no apprehension about The department a mammy to cope wiin fires because of lack of water, ' ' ho said. "The wnlerworks department has cooperated co-operated with 1 he fire department in every way possible. Water Department Aids. "Monday night when the big fire began, a wa ter department man saw the flames and at oneo diverted an extra ex-tra amount to Mia pipes from which wo drew our supply. The water department depart-ment is powerless to create a supplv of waler which dies noj exist. Its officials offi-cials arc as anxious as we, that every " means b" used lo conserve the available water. t is up to the public. Every individual should feel a personal responsibility re-sponsibility in tho matter. If so thrr fire department will have no fears when another bip. fire starts." Chief bywater also spoke yesterday of the inconvenience and delay caused the depart nient at Monday 'b fire by the throngs of people and automobiles, lie said that the fire department was delayed several minutes because of the needless interference of the crowds, and especially by the streets blocked by automobiles. The fire department has vight of way, he said, and other vehicles ve-hicles must accord this right in the case of fires, where every second may count. |