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Show E UNDERWRITERS J URGE BIG RESERVOIR all Lake, Jan. T A great storage eervoir on t.bp cast bench, capable "holding 30.000,000 gallons of water n cmergenc? use, is one oT many Jjortant recommendations to the i commission contained in the re- j t of the special committee of fire lerwritors filed with Mavor Park .terdav The committee has been raged for several months invest!-i ing the Justice of Salt Lake's plea (cheaper insnianrc rates """"" fum . ous improvements of the I r'F water system are suggested Tn ptter from George V Lawn', dls-t dls-t secretary of the Pacific board fire underwriters, which accompa-& accompa-& thf report, the following sum-ry sum-ry of the committee's findings is 3e The fire department has been 1m-ved 1m-ved and desirable ordinances have p passed, hut the water system 4. not kept pace with the growth of IV city. The citv commissioners , of course, aware of these condl-,18. condl-,18. and, I understand, are consid- g fcaslnle methods of improving ., water system. The need of a ,'ie reservoir storage capacity is haslzed bv the present emergency , which the city finds itself practic-without practic-without water for fire protection IirjG om?B,-'c uses. This, of course. I lue primarily to the unusual cold .ther, and such weather comes usionally. and even though not ot-v ot-v will probably come again. I re-tfully re-tfully beg to susgest, therefore, that the ci( commissioners consider the recommendations made in our report enclosed herewith. In order that we may be in a position to include in our report all matters which should be considered in connection with your request that (fire insurance rates be reduced, we will await your adiscs as to action that may bo taken by the city with reference to water works improvements." |