Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1925-07-31 | Page 7 | Would Tax Fire Hazards Heaviest

WOULD TAX FIRE HAZARDS HEAVIEST A A. AD A.D. B B. chief of oC tho Pocatello Po- Po Pocatello catello fire department former r Og- Og Ogden den ilen fire faro Clr chief advocates legislation which will require that buildings which are fire hazards hazard and require maximum fire protection should be bo taxed more heavily than safe buildings according to an Address addre he made before the Rotary club In Pocatello In 1923 the stale s of or Idaho lost lostin lostin lostin in fires the amount of ot Ma Canfield said and In tho same year ear Pocatello's actual loss by fire on Insured and uninsured property was less lees than 50 60 cents per capita The chief urged that fire Insurance companies make more clastic Inspections of ot build buIld- buildings buIldIngs buildings ings and the violation by building owners of ot certain fundamental rules for fire prevention should first result In fines s and continuous I violations In the tho th cancellation of at Insurance For the fiscal year jear ear May 1 I 1 1923 1323 to April 30 1921 I the fire depart depart- department department ment nt expense for Pocatello was which amount Included payments on new equipment the chief stated e while ll the lC expense ns In i Boise was more O than a twice t I that h amount The Tho forces of ot the tho Poca- Poca Pocatello tello department totals 14 men poca 1 to 33 employed In Boise Dolse