Show DONT the city council of park it hue been for over one year wrestling w ath the problem of how to precautionary measures against fire b it the object in view ar no nearer accomplishment than when the subject WM firt agitated the heard ot al nell abare anare that the city protective la old liable and in a neglected condition was formerly a department which could in short order be got out in good fighting shape but now it I 1 a ort of busted concern e hare hofto however that caiet berry will oon baue a thorough re organization and bar able after series of regular drills to show up an efficient fite de apartment part ment of course the short ing and unreliability of the w work system present a arlous aih drance to the successful evolution of the plan proposed but the city fathers should lose no time in fulfilling the obligation they owe to the community namely to provide every reasonable means ble for guarding against and also for fighting fire effectively whenever one should edcur A pica of ehor taga 01 inadequacy of city funds cannot enter into this question for tha truth is that our city finances are in a healthy condition there icing a net surplus of several thousand dollars for which there Is other need so press ing at this time make the desired improvements in the cites fare fighting department would require hardly more than a tenth of the present cash bit ance which Is constantly growing if the board of aldermen persist in their course of inaction the people will soon be convinced that they are in slow moving body A yens lime t consider an amendment to a faulty fire protective ordinance is too much after the policy of how not to do it the matter of dilatory action u the part of our municipal minister namely their neglect to enforce the stroba ions of the existing fire protective ordinance and also their de liy in properly amending the weak portions Is commented on adversely by many of our citizens council ban do or should know what ought to be done in the premises and their uk ing a year to att ready to amend the ordinance referred to I 1 inexcusable cement concrete or tile are unsafe and these with the defective stove pipe should by municipal enact ment be condemned and abolished it the aldermen are receiving sug gest tons they are welcome tn this idea which embraces embi aces the main of merit in a city ordinance of itte montana this ordinance requires that all buildings erected hereafter hall be equipped with substantial anck chimneys or chimneys built of material equally fire proof it also for the condemnation and abolition of chimneys ai d flues now in that are deemed unsafe and eitra hazardous heavy penalty is for violating ils provisions 1 it is said to ba very effectively en forced the bulte ordinance Is certainly worthy ef copying after ani its sound provisions be ancor pirated in the proposed ordinance amendatory to the present defect lie one then after the new ordinance ordin anco Is promulgated let it be enforced our city fathers have had ample tica to think abelt and Intelligent ir consider this subject and new they should act without any further delay e hope there wilt not have to be a gration bore before the awaken to a ens of their duties the towns good luck in escaping a big blaze thus tar will not last and the thoughts ef a are Et arting in this lamber built city under such circum stances as surround us now make a picture in abe mind s eye horrible to contemplate this is therefore a mat ter of duty plain though imperative resting on the shoulders of the boardl of aldermen and hope they will delay no further in their doing all that ia expected ind required of aicra in the way of providing additional art cautionary mea euree and ex asting short comings and defects in the law ind thereby lessen tl e of tho town being licked up by devouring |