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On the question, Shall BUZ- No,4 pass? %e roll being called, the vote resulted:
Ayes -- -Adam, Adams, Bardsley, Steunenterg, Walker, - - - -5.
Plays - - -D Absent Zeh.
So Bill No. 4 passed, becoming Ordinance No. 1II9.
Voted, on motion Walker, that tLe finance committee report wL•at it will
co to procure a man to; check Up the books of the assessor.
Voted on motion of Adam, that council adjourn until { Moonday,August 21,141,
at 813.M.
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Monday, August 21, 1:111. Council ;ret in regular ee lursuant to t3,journ-
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ment with Mn:-or Griffiths In- siding, and Cournoilmen Adar, Adi, s, Pardsley, Syeutmberg,
ftlk -er, : el„ present.
The Fire and Bulding Committee submitted the folloaing; relort:
To t he Eonoratle Pity Council
Gantlemen:
Your Fire and BuildlnL Coranittee desir•, to rel,ort to you the result of their
investigation of the fire protection of the city and tLe infl better fire riFl_ting
equipment mould have in loaering .he fire insurance rates of the city.
With thtg end in view we first took the matter up with the secregary of the
Board of Fire tlnderuriters of tle Pacific at Salt Lae 011.., '?tah, and received from
him an exlression o° his opioiun an to the e°Y( new equilrcent would l- -eve in reducing
tl,e insurance rates. His answer accompanies this rel at, . Wo ',hen received catalogs
Prom various manufacturers of r..otor driven, combination chdrdeal Lind lose carriages and
the same aecomiany this report. As a result of this investILRtion and communication
from the P.oard of IInderarit.ers your committee makes ;Ye f ol'_owirrL recomr- eadat.ion:
Firsts The city coi.s,eil select a ',rifle combination, mutor driven 'ire
er:_ine of standard rake, to ba ,,droved 1,;f the Foard of Fire 7n3uniriters, sane to be
equippe3 c,itl tao ; ;allon cle iced tanks, one thousand u r fifteen hundred feet of
three inch hose and 'pre? l- u::dred feet of Lose for c1en,icrl a,,Inratus. Hoops, ladders,
ani aces ir atuch, niunbers as generally Co sill, al.para .un of this kind, and two five
gallon hand chemic -al apparatus, and make an estin,:rte or' t:r cost of the same cornpletc,
laid duwli in he ci'y.
S c•,; d: L. gees ;.,:.d ^'_ '_1e city council publirh a notice asking tr bids
on the afore 'jr: ztp:rarr.ttis, reserving; the ri;;ht to reject any or all bids.
Third: After receiving; the above named bids we recommend that the city
council accept such bid ao, tLo 1:sirc c.it2_ ti:e reservation that the citizens of the
City of Caldwell vote the bonds necessary to the purcl.ase of the said equiprent.
Your coranittee after their ir_vestigation of tl_ � rnatter, have come to the
conclusion that 'l-e ;;roso fire insurance premiunm of Caldwell will amount to about
fifty thousand dollars annually, and you will note that according to the communication
from the Poard of Fire Undemrriters a saving; will be made of from ten to fifteen per
cent of these rrerUuna by the ir.stalation of the apparatus. In this case the citizens
of the city would save at the miniruura estimate about five +.Lou.s«nd dollars each year.
If these figures are correct 'here small ba a direct saving of the equipment in less
then two years to say ;rothirg of the saving made by the prevention of "ire losses in
case we had any serious fires, to wLich we are at all times liable. Therefore we
most earn -stly r•eco : ;.end 'la _..,.•e e stel s be to >en toward tie ear,,•ing out of this
purcl_asc.
Respectfull ,, Ar.itted;
F. II. Adar,, 01:akmian.
J. L. Pardsley,
C. R. Ainns,
Mr. R. H. Adam, Councilman, Caldwell, Idahu.
Dear Sir:
We have for acknowlPdgerrent your letter of August 2, enclosir,f map and rtete-
ment of the Cal -dwell city water works rLnd equilahent.
Ouuing to the pressure of business we have been unable to answer your better
before, and true', the delay has cwt ir.convenienaad you.
If we are to understand that your Pity is planning on a motor driven combina-
tion fire vr;;_ne, _3r.i.aal e nd hose wagon, the insurarue credit on rrercanti le building a
and contents dill be from 10 to lt, per cent. Credit,of eo ;Jrse, ,vill vary in the
different buildings• oveing to char End oceurancies, exposures, etc.
A comi of at 1e.39t three raid firemen, to be maintained on duty at all
times, in connection taith a volunteer contingent ,rill be necessary to h,cndle the
apparatun LU"CC7,- . I_' only a combination Lose and chemical wagon is pure} -ased
and fire desiartment, as above, credit rill be arprorimatily 5 per rent. lees.
Yours truly,
0. tr. L V.'!RY,
Pietrict Secretary.
Voted, on motion of Z.al, tlat the re,.ort bz arproved and, ordered filed.
Mesars.P. TT. Musely an TAuman appeared and pf the merits of street
roller and other mnchiner•y "or ir-ro ring ntrrr=tg.
Voted, or r:a?iun of - eh, t':at tl.e city attorney be dire, -ted to prepay
ordinances for the lurpose or -.ubmittinE +.o tl.e votors the ,, ^jun.0,ion of purchasing certa'
fire arpar•atus and certain street rnachinerr.
Voted, on motion of Adair,, that thta clerk be direct •-d to notify ". e 0. S. L.
Railroad Oo. to put it L;::tas rnd watr; im at R. R. iron >;in a on 5t1, Ave • and on Pimbrell
Avenue.
Voted, on motion of St_eur,enberg, +.hnt tl o, eity at,t.orney be dir,�c.ted to notify
the Poise &•Interurb4n Co, to loa i° tracks to .gads at Arthur and 10th Avenue, and to
straighten tr�irlrs to c,=nt,er of street on 1nth Avenue beteaeen Wain and Arthur streets.
Vot.od, on motion u£ " ar,ieley, 1.1,at the clerk bo directed to notify Poise
& Interb,r_Z Failroad to_ruft ir. crnQsing on R,ilnont Street,
Or recomr:enda+ior: o" P1r }; Comreittee tl e clerk vans directed to rreaerit to
Ur. Elijah Trost a cldsimc f,. 70.00 for the Park Fund.
Voted;'. on motion of,TAlkee':that fbP Fint?nee Comrniptee be authorized to sacurc
the services of slime mitabTe rerson to in— stirate the ! -or of alpertionment of
taxes of Caldwell.
On rco:.i or of Bard.-,' uy, r �alj rurned.
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