Show SlASHES IN rm j INSURANCE b RATES ARE f Pl PLANNED Great Reductions Now Depend De De- pend on Whether Government Govern Govern- ment merit Grants City Reservoir Reser Reser- voir Right in Fort Douglas Reservation Salt Lal Like e City Is In fair Calr Calra a a way to l se secure se- se e- e cure a decided reduction In fire tire Insurance rates rate As quickly as a reply Is received from Crom the tho federal government SO to the t made h by the cit city administration for p PermissIon Per Per- er r- r mIssion to construct a huge res resen within Fort Dou Douglas las military re reservation George V Yo La Lawr- Lawr wr wry district secretary for Cor or orthe the Board of Underwriters of f the Pacific will complete a report which has been In preparation for Cor a year 1 or more This report will a general central reduction of the fire Insurance rat rates the the amount to bo bl determined by tilt action of tho the government in iii the matter of or the const construction ruction of the tho proposed reservoir Survey Is Prepared Acting upon Ulon the tho request of oC the mayor i and the tho city commission the district branch of ot the Board of or Fire FITo Underwriters of oC the Pacific P prepared a thoroughly com corn e survey surveyor of the elt city from the tire fire insurance and antI fir fire risk standpoint somewhat more moro than a year ago HIO The request for such audi a I survey unc looking then to a reduction of rat rates was based upon tiou the then recent Improvements In the lire Ire lr department and the substitution of ot motor vehicles for Cor tho the old horse drawn vehicles and upon improvements in Jn the water I y tem toni About the lie time this lila survey ey and re report report re re- port WOre were completed b- b by bUle the Ule Board of ot Fire Underwriters th the sources of water supply supply sup sup- ply pl- plIn in the mountains adjacent to the to-the the tho city were frozen tI tightly and tho city was vir vi- If without water for or a period of or soy sev- If eral cral days Ss S's This showed a worse wore contU condi f tiomi In so far tar as t fire risks ricks wore ore con con- coni on 1 i corned than n had huel been imagined was wu pos pos- s- s 1 Bible sIble The Tho local board knew know that If it the t t. t report with recommendations for fort reduced ed J rates was wua turned In In the face tace of that unforeseen n contingency the reductions requested requested re re- quested would be summarily denied The local representatives of ot the Informed the tho ma mayor or and the that such s a condition con as then existed could not ho he compensated for by even en j the tho splendid modern fire tire equipment which s tho the city hid had provided and the report was Vj t v held in abeya abeyance nee pending further uther Im In Improvement pro provement of f tho the water system Sluice Since that time the city ha has prepared plans plane for great improvements In the wat water 4 system and bonds have been vot voted The This 4 money for carrying out these theM rj Improvements I Is partly In hand and the remainder Is 18 as assured by the bond I Issue ue 4 Request Denied j The only uncertain feature that no noW no stands In lu the way of or this favorable report i ion on fire Ore risk conditions is Ls the govern govern- f d ments ment's attitude In re respect to granting grantir j i- i permission for the tho construction of or the J reservoir withIn the military reservatIon t A request for tor a similar privilege e made recently by the tho University of or Utah w was WU s denied In In the tue event c the ito municipality municipality's request Is denied the elt city may be prepared to provide other improvements improvement to ta take e IM the place of the reservoir pIa plan n. n When U the e governments government's reply I Is made however reyer f either cither granting or refusing to grant ltd 1 desired permission the city will be bt In PO PO- to state to tho the underwriters what It I proposes propos to do The Tue fire tiro underwriters aro are making making- prep prep- I 3 at t this lila time to bring their report of ot a year ear ago ngo up to date dateo Incorporating In It all the added protection that the city will In Include In in- has hat since Installed This Thin report sport elude clude a complete survey s of water SuPPlY and distributing conditions condition fire department department de department de- de strength th and equipment of ot the construction of ot width r of or streets and the number of miles 01 of oC et- et comi- comi paving electrical wiring wiring- of wind n R I ions direction and ond velocity occurrence and snowfall and all elements that have hav direct t or tOtS hearing bearing upon fire fira risk conditions Proposed Reduction Great H UTI MYS This report Mr Ir L recommend In strong stroll terms n R P C downward reduction In fire work out ut Uh hike 30 tariffs It not of or tho the downward revisions In the r seeming to tariff which while bUt W II downward really revised upward rl recommend a general and nd dUC reduction rc Wo We 0 will not ask for a S atlon T b bof cent tion of 1 per cent or of ot 2 per of a much greater reduction 1 |