Show FIRE UIE CHEMICAL ru hun ui it MAY BE BOUGHT BY THE COUNCIL A chemical che apparatus on light trucks may be added to the fire fighting equipment of price in the near future it was recently purchased by dingbat bingham but was found to be too heavy for the hills of that town and hid had to be abandoned in favor of a high power auto truck it is is offered to arle P out at about one third of the original cost and has been used but a few times the offer was made to the old council but was not acted upon but when the matter of fire risk and in rates came up at jhb bouncil meeting this week clerk lauber informed the new council of the offer and he was aked to procure all th tho data datu possible on the appan apparatus at once for consideration the city of bangh bingham im will permit the chemical to be tried out here before it 14 i accept ed it is the contention of the mayor and others that such an apparatus would have jived saved the schoolhouse a dear ago and would have quickly brought under control many other fires that got ahead of the fighters with the present equipment during adverse weather condition conditions early acton action seems probable A communication from the board of fire underwriters recommended much new equipment including two new now hose carts 1000 feet of hose and a hook and ladder truck with more nen men and regulate drills |