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Show SOMETHiryarLOGAN SHOULD DO. Tle following ttiMn t'om tho 1)es-eif 1)es-eif News'coutulng a thought that KPjird' ho serlonsly;flfinsldered by thb cjcduncll of Logan": Chief Glore Is considering tho pro-HisftJon. pro-HisftJon. of Uuv'i'R un otdl'ii.ncj Introduced Intro-duced Ih tjieclty council piotldlug for the eHlabllshment of a hugo whistle or bell to glyo.a gcncial nlurni In the eenl of n bg fire, which would notify the citizens to shut off sprinkling or other iiso of water until (he flro Is out. 'There should bo nn otdlnnncc providing provid-ing for this," said Chief (llore, 'and 1 am going to look Into the matter. Thn ordinance should be so drawn that in the event of a big flro any person caught sprinkling or using a great ipiantlty of water after the alarm has been sounded would be fined. I think suitable arrangements could he made with some of tho power plants for a huge whistle for this purpose." It seems to us that Logan Is situated situa-ted somewhat similar but probably a little faither behind the times In so far as a general fire aim in Is concerned. con-cerned. It may be said, and that with truth, that very few people can hear the alarm bell which Is at present Installed In-stalled except It bo those Immediately adjacent to the flio hnll. Sp considering consider-ing the rather 'iiose way it will's!! ped pie use the water supply of this city, and especially In times of scarcity, (H a fire to h-'ak out. inliibt, if prevents pre-vents o measures are not taken, de-ve.lnp de-ve.lnp Into a holacaust. If the city fnthers could make arrangements ar-rangements with one of the large power companies here lu Logan and hae a huge whistle Installed, so that all within tlie radius of the city might hear It, It would give notice that all l-'al 'ng hyilni.ii i 'iinbi !w immediately immediate-ly turned off and stay off till n slg-i.h! slg-i.h! was given that the tiro was en-tlj en-tlj tly out. Could this be satlsfactorilv biocgbt about and a rigid penalty en-liii,,0, en-liii,,0, for 110:1 lernnc.i nil danger from devastating file would be considerably con-siderably eliminated. |