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Show Legionnaire Gives Highlights on New I Fire Department JJ By Gordon Mathi-i ft Commander of Local Po,t of Jj American Legion It is reported that some people fl are objecting to the small assess-jj assess-jj ment being asked on their proper-ft proper-ft ty for fire fighting equipment be-cause be-cause there are no water hydrants ft near their property. ii My answer to this objection is .j as follows: jjj First, the fire equipment to be '""V purchased will have a chemical ' tank, also a 150 gallon tank of water, with these it is estimated rso:; a majority of the fires, if caught in time, could be handled. This alone est. is worth more than you are asked h., w ... . lies Second, the equipment we anti- ct t cipate purchasing will have 1000 feet of hose and a pump to pick teaci up water from a ditch. It is a at a fact that most of the time ditch roo, water can be found within two abo, blocks of most homes. wllt-. Third, hydrants can be had at lokir, a small cost to each home owner. The cost of a hydrant is about irnec ?100. However, the city offers to assume all cost over $75 for each one installed. Now, 'folks, figure it out for yourselves, how many homes could participate in helping , to install a hydrant. With a hose i 600 feet long I am sure that you 1 i wouldn't find that the expense ! would be very much for the protection pro-tection received. Fourth, in reference to insurance insur-ance rates, I have written to Are underwriters to find out the amount that we can expect our insurance rates to be cut. A definite defin-ite amount could not be guaran-teed, guaran-teed, but it is estimated that it will be about twenty-five per cent or more. So you can see that it will only take a short time to re- t pay you for the small amount that you are being asked to give. Finally, you who do carry fire insurance certainly need the protection pro-tection of good fire fighting equip- rfl; ment operated by trained men. ' We are no longer a small coun- try town. We are developing into ! a modern city, the most talked of y' place south of Salt Lake City. Let '. us be on our toea in all commun- ity welfare work. |