Show PER CAPITA COST OF FIRE DEPARTMENTS Washington Doc Dee c 30 It costs each per pcr perRon Ron lion on in tho the United States only a acar year ear car to go 0 to bed with willI a I sense of ty ity It born of 01 tile the knowledge that If It his liln house e starts tarts I to burn an army of er hiro men nen will wilt arrive to put out the tile fire Tho census bureau hureau bu au announces the figure as al althe the tIle result of or an Investigation of or Iho Ihl ih fire firo departments and fire losses of ot tho the I S large largest t cities In the country In Berlin it costs CO only 26 cents centa a year ear to sleep easy ea In London 19 cents and in Milan 17 37 cents The Tile United States geological survey has lies made mado some computations to show that this differ lIfTer difference ence once la is because the building restrictions restrictions in Europe Europa are greater Teator than In Inthis Inthis this tIlls country that there aro ace more fire fireproof fireproof fireproof proof buildings and that the tIle cost of ot maintaining the fire departments Is not lot so great groat It Is not because Amer Alner AmerIcan lean Ican can fire departments are arc expensively administered ministered nil When it comes to conserving the tho resources or better belter yet jet et its assets the toll of a fire tells a tear fear tearful fearful ful ul lesson During 1907 1007 the l 8 largest American cities lost more than 48 In their fires covered by b insurance once ance amounting to It costs the cities cI ties about t a n year to maintain their paid fire de do departments departments From this the statistical experts calculate that thal It costs cost each per person person son protected thereby yearly earl |