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Show OIIIttlK SAY WATER IS C1MQ1TE System Has Not Kept Pace v With Crowth of the City. INSURANCE RATES . - WILL NOT CO DOWN . :. , . ; .. . . ..;. Recommend Esublishment of Great Storage Reser. Toirs to Meet Needs. ' That the water tritem of Salt Lk Oitf kae not kept growth with the dtj-and dtj-and that a Urge atorace reaerrolr ihoold ha bttUt at tha earliest poeaibie data ara aasong tha raeeanaao4attoBa of. tha board of underwriter of tha raeUe states to a report flled. with Mayor Samoa! 0. Park thla morning by Ooorgo Y. Lawrr, secretary of tha board. The report I in response to a request re-quest from tha city, commission aal buirloess mB of Salt Lake City for a reduction io Ore huoranco rale. On tha questioa of nr protection and tha water supply a letter accompanying accom-panying tha report ay: "The Bra department de-partment has been improved and desirable desira-ble ordinance passed, but the water system has not kept par with tbe growth of tha city. The city eommi-aioa eommi-aioa is, of course, aware of these eon-dilioas eon-dilioas aid I understand is considering feasible methods of . improving the wnter situation. The need ot large reservoir storage capacity is empha-sired empha-sired hy tbe present emergency which the city nds itself practically without water for ire and domestic. ne si ore yesterday morning. This, of course, is due primarily to the unusual void weather, and such weather comes oei'asionallv, even though not often and will probably come again. Fir Danger Emphasised. "We all realise that should a are get well started ia the buwiaesa-district A th praaeat - ties .w anight, and probablv would, hav conflagration which wonld take moat of tha business district. I reepee.t fully beg to suggest, therefor, that the city comrniesioa consider the recommendations made in oonnoctioa with and included in our report re-port inclosed herewith. "I order that we may bo in a position posi-tion to includ in our report all matter mat-ter which should be considered in this connection with your honor' rooueet thst fir insuraae rate be reduced, we will await your advice as to action which will be taken by the city with reference to waterworks lmpror-ments." lmpror-ments." . The report deal at length with the organisation and growth of bait Lake City and give the fire loss for the five voar ending December 81. 1H-Tt 1H-Tt then take up at length tha local fir department, maintenance aad equipment. Thin part of th report take np several pages. In conclusion on thi subject th report ays: "The fire department is rather small to efficiently ef-ficiently care for tbe present built up area of tbe citv, but with tbe installation installa-tion of a triple combination auto driven engine, chemical tank and hose wagon, and tea additional firemen at a station located near Twelfth Houth aad Eleventh Elev-enth East street, in th near future, this eoaditioa will be materially improved, im-proved, "Companies are well manned aad are fairly well equipped. Pteamer are In good condition aad th rw operate them well at tests.. "Ladder protection is fairly adequate ade-quate and the trucks, except one, are well equipped with ladders, but minor equipment is somewhat deficient. Hose is in good condition, well cared for and properly tested, but suitable provision for drying is not mad at all stations." Continuing, tp report ay: "The lark of water tower for fighting a fir ia the npper stone of maay buildings in the business district is evident, hut this condition hns been partly met by tbo attachment of a three-inch hose to as aerial ladder when aeeded, Departmeut I Prompt. -""The department respond promptly teolarma; paved ret are ia good condition, but ia soma residential sections sec-tions th poor condition of the street, and the steep grade may cause delay. Building inspection are good aad record rec-ord are well kept." After devoting several pages to the water supply of tbe city, its sonrces and ' distribution, th report says; "While tbe water department ha no civil service regulations governing appointment ap-pointment or retention of employees, the. present personnel of tbo working force is good. Officials In charge are folly alive to the needs of tbe department, depart-ment, are extending aad increasing size -of main to keep pace with the growth of th city, nnd hav under eoasideration plan for increasing the supply." "At certain period ef the vear the present supplies wore scarcely sufficient suffi-cient to aupplr domes! io demand."' Mood Nrw rtre Alarm fiyirUm. Referring to th water maiut, th report savs?1 "It is evident that mains which have been in service for some year are incrusted with a lime deposit. de-posit. In one inataace a maia, which it ia claimed waa laid twenty-seven year ago. showed incrustation of about ns inch, reducing diameter from six to four inches, with a corresponding correspond-ing reduction ia ; the carrying capacity." ca-pacity." ' After discussing V length tha fire alarm system, th report ays: "The necessity ..of a modern standard fir hns s'vsteiu is now realised by tha chief f( tbe fir depart mest. The rewnt system was installed shoot loatiaued on page f. mmJi pie ) d, twenty Inch or largsr, b coaasetsd t tk otto wood aoa-dnit aoa-dnit jnat asuth af where the aama amntiaa Into the Parley' reservoir and aupptr eevy4 ts twelfth South treat. This for th purpose of up-plvinc up-plvinc tk low aarvie main south af Ninth fcouth etreet. rtre Dapartmant 0otMtdr4. rtaomvrtnsndatlona emearalngj tha firs dspartment are aa follow,: "1. That tha elty make provlatona for a aarvica and dlaabllltr panaion fund and that membera b rat I red from eemre on ranching tha age of l yaara, unlaaa at that time they are unusually ernnent. That candldataa for promotion ts engineer ba given a thorough training In thalr duties, and ba raqulrad to demonstrate demon-strate thalr ability In running and ratling for angina, and only thoss fully amapa. lent appointed. . That fir department mam bar be t"ed undsr civil servlns rulaa. That Mra detriment eta Hon be eonetruoted In tha vldnlly sf Twelfth Stuth and Klaeanih Kaat etreets, motor driven, triple combination Are angina, chemical tank and boas cart Instailsa. wllh complement of tan firemen. "I- By purchaalng a water tower to as placed In reeerve at headquarter. "a. That tha reasrrs hoee waeroa at central ha equipped with a turret pipe and loaded with 110 (eat of three-Inch boee. "'. TTiat eulteble raotte ar a feoaa tower ba provided at each station for drying? and atorlng hoee. "a. That all evparatua reepondlr-g over Pad atraat he equipped wllh rubbst That wdasr equipment b for. njehad aa follow, where nst already provided: pro-vided: "a- To each "viae wagon! a door opener sr claw hook : an Improved rtoa-ale rtoa-ale holder: a elamaas esnnscuoa and a water proof cover. b. To each laddsr track: a buret hoes laeket. modern cellar pips, door epsnsd. dslugs sat. forka. hoea roller and holet. lira net. marine torchsa, plrka. ahovsls. wire outtars and salvage appliance. Inolsdlnc at least Ms water proof cover. . "c. To the aortal trunk: a ladder pip. M. To each angina; a compound auction auc-tion gauge. "1. That ! feet of two aad haW Inch and loO feet of three-inch hoee be purchased. "II. That watch ha maintained eon-tlnuoualy eon-tlnuoualy on appsrattia floor at each lire station In the business district. "11. That salvage work be a part sf the regular duties of ths flrs department. depart-ment. "II. That all enginss be tested veer- Ty. pumping for half an hour against a watsr preeeurs at Isast loo la saoeae of the hydrant 'or euctlon" pressure. Pumps showing mors than T psr pent slip should ba ava mined, and snaines developing less than par oant of thatr rssannabla rspscltr should he overhauled or their crewe drilled, or both, until auoh dencisndes ars oorrsated." Ths report mshss a numbsr of rooom-msndstlnns rooom-msndstlnns for ths Improving of ths flrs alarm systsra. UNDERWRITERS (Continued from page 1.) twenty-tw year ago and few improvements improve-ments hav bera made, although the elty now occupies a very large area. The preaeat administration ha .Improved .Im-proved the system sd ea test boxes transmitted alarms. Owing to tha unreliability un-reliability of bote in th peat, tk Hmtted numbsr installed aad no record rec-ord kept of location of box keys, tha tslephos ay at am la relied oa almost tirely bv the poblie." The report deal at length with the eltr bnilding lawa, aad ia conclusion magea tk following recommendations: Water Supply, "I. That nooesaary apparatus b Installed In-stalled to measure th flow ia th several sev-eral aupply mains, and that s record of tha eonsnmptinn bo kept. . "1. That the wooden flumes which now esrvs aa a bypass around the Parley's Par-ley's ran vo reservoir ba replaced by concrete flume of smpls dimension, to esr fny nil flood waters. That a reinforced concrete reserve! res-erve! r of at least 6.000,000 gallon, capacity ca-pacity be constructed in City Creek canyon, above tke bigh Una ta.k, aad a mala at leant thirty iaenea ia diameter diam-eter be ran to tha brick tanks, witk connection to th high lino and twentieth twen-tieth wsrd tanks. "4. That a reservoir of at least 10,000,000 gsllons capacity, ia twa bars, ho constructed Bear tna essterx eitv limits at elevtion sufficient te feed the intermediate service and ba adequately connected with the present distributing rstm. Ths plsn. for construction should embody provisions for filtration. WnJ4 Enlarge Walls. "Flv, that a prsssst well, at Liberty park bo put la good condition or w wall driven, (officiant ia number num-ber to supply LSO0.000 gaUoag par day paaapiag plant. That thin be don immediately im-mediately aad that additioaal walls and pumping nnita bo added until a supply ol tUXXMNM gailos. par day be oblsiasd. That th pumping machinery b eontaiasd ia s dtaohd fireproof station aad tha atir Installntioa bs in acoordanea with best modern practice, prac-tice, including two or mora iadspendant son res. of powor for pumps. rJix, that tha plan of ta waiorwork depar truest for construction of large storeg reservoirs ia big Cottonwood canyon bo carried ta completion a soon aa possible. bsvss. that all services iateadsd for firs protection bs reserved for that purpose only and that ao recording or measuring device bo inetallsd on them which may. batruet th fra flow of water. "Eighth, thnt th policy of metering all service, except thoss used for ir protection, o adopted. "Miath, thai the distribution gys-tern gys-tern be reinforced bv the addition of mains, as raeommonded la tha 1909 report re-port of th national board of Are na-aorsrrtsara, na-aorsrrtsara, "Tenth, that tha recommendations la th aama report as to arrange man ts of main, far necessary sjoaatitlsg of water, minimum also of mains, sits and pacing af kydraat, ba adopted and carried oat. "Lleventh, that ssparsts hydrant bo Installed for bos af sprinkling sorts, painted a distinctive color, and that asa of otaor hydraata ba aosflosd solely to tr da pa rime at. "Twelfth, that main which bare boon In service for twenty or more vear. bo inspected and those ta which there ia any i aerostation bo thorooghly eleaeed. , "Thirteenth, that a supply lin in |