Evening Star Newspaper, August 9, 1927, Page 5

THF FVENING STAR, WASHINGTON. . C. TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 192 i 1. That the Commissioners ask for |nue to Eleventh street northwest. An|tion with maximum efficlen ifi the | hydrants, & reduction of 2 per cent on | there can be no question. It is the|$3.000 for the UFF[R SUBST"-UTE an tmmediate appropriation of $6%6. | item to cover this work, $177,000, lsin- | event of a serious conflagration the premium pald for each specifically | best known means of combating fires | tee was com 350 with which to put larger water 1929 estimates of the| *(2) That the conditions set forth |rated visk in the entire District of | of great magnitude, and any municl |S. Watson, in thoroughfares Water Department. Additional in finding No. | exist to an ever |Columbia will be granted. It is esti-| patity which is equipped with such an | Daniel pts throughoat, ulred to extend this mal X yreater extent in residential sections i this 2 per cent reduction | installation is possessed of an aganey VUK AHEAD NO W INSTALL A B | the clty and to re all 4-inch minor venth street ni of the District of Columblif. and that |would uffect at least one-half of the | which should reduce to a minimum matter how hot is it now. y th Pse Boime nyat e eated next Winics A | | distribut.ng mains sey avenue. Cost, $105,000. particularly tn certatn Northwest sec |'e in-umnce premiums paid in the | the possibility of disastrous fires in |code committee of # of gt R M 1. That from year to year estimates | _Sixteen inch main. rvolr street [ tions where Iarge apartment houses | District of Columbia. the protected district. Whether the |Commerce; Charles A. o OF hermostat. Let ‘ 3 and Wisconsin nue northwest. from | 41,0und, there is. in event of a con Sprinklers Indorsed. high pressure system he used pri-[the Office of Public Bul lgo'm e 1 ue " demon- sluded in the bu install | . atrate’ B treet to Thirty-fourth street. Cost | nagration, n rd to human life marily in the fighting of fire or be | Public Parks, and David M. BALLARD OIL H ATING CO. o engine houses and appe a | $23.400 .| which demands prompt attention “(6) That in the citics of New York ?\alnlulncd solely as a rve force [tive in local civic affairs. . e Dve | 5 t ure adequate fire protection for | l:‘:,',',‘,f";,{"“."' ',','f',,l": Pl ,.“,H “3) That the fire-fizhting faclities | and Baltimore regulations are in fotce | “'v’:r::"):""‘ of conflaxration. its . The committee Included in its report Experts Urge Increase in Fa- [ an sections of the District [ ke : & ark | ¢ the District of Columbla have not | coquirlng the installation of automatic 5 y gemonatrated | voluminous data trom many cities as 3. That the building code be ament- | road northw Cost, How to the cost of installing high-pressure cilities and More Fire hydrant supply. elimination | fire alarm hoxes. Pavticularly in | of Hresativ. IUNENAR ve ok { st concentiation of property kept pace with the growth of the city | g rinklers and standpipe systems. so | the : stallation of such | mains and how each city financed the : . . . ‘mikht . s v practicable and | ban sections veed for thes | S Companies. S 5 | suburban sections Is the need for thesc |y o™ yiivicy of Columbla are deficlent s and bazards exists. namely. | Capt. Gleason, Chaplain, Dies. | | ! stallation of he sprink- Main Replacements. [ and that thete ix wreat need for addi Aol i 5 : i ot | eplacement of all 4inch mains | tic Vhler hin re hydrants ane ed ax 1o he available for use hy | ; S ios il uRolee 1 Replacement of a | tional water maina. five hydrants an o ! Wi whicl tre ) breeders of tion nsupported lines of pipe cross | facilities, as well ax additional fire p . | o] X e addition; foesga what 1s commonly known as the busi e That f the foregoins Improve: | connegicd w0 that not: mo than wae | wations, personnel wnd - appatatus Lo L b Tewsrd 1o the ofteios of | ness atstrter S ol S NEW YORK, August 5 UP).—Capt. ments can be assured, the Commis- | hydrant will be on a main be vdnt 7 Wi ard 1o the cacy o Hr | statthew © o 87 A program calling enlarging | sioners could report to Congress tha \ntersecting lines. and not more | "PPC" | 7 high pressure system as n safeguard | The inquiry was ealled for by a pro | S /AttheW C. Gleeson, 57, retired, one of | existing water 1 > 4 out the | there wil {st no vital sity | th v S-inch main h Pressure Unnecessary. ainst conflazration in any ares |vision in the 1927 District approg the Navy's best known chaplains, died |city, more hydrants, alarm | for the insts o i et e 400000 in| L iR R R e protection therefrom, |tion act, which also appropriated ! here today noxes and additional fir s | sy 3 ] ety | v eing ex ed on thin Work: |, ,pitjes of the Nutional Boavd of h recommended to « i n- | from confl v work or $100,000, “““‘"' | Five Underwriters thata high-pressure 2 s vesterday afternoon as heing pref- | without such an installation, : e It the : at pres --And It’s Only e % 4 highipressire . system ) e | water system in the congested. high Improvements Offered. et e ot e hidrants, §2 | Vitlue section of the District of Colum v the cominittee appointed to make | 8 e o ' a thorough study of the subject of | The fmprovements that would be fof *h shall be installed In the hi bty o5 NOS N Y ravIcedy st L i section of the city he Insured & b . H fire protection made under the imm wppropria- | value di & nmated coRt . te g % & k His Although .ecognizing the value of 5330, as proposed by the | hydrant, $100,000 e T e e | When vou consider the thret | hixch pressure. the committee pointed | commi L R o d s Conflurmation could e ex blue-white dlamonds, the two | that the high cost of installing snty-four-inch main on B street | tributing malns. §201,000 e 5% The. BhovialbRic beautifu! sapphires arily limits such a system to |y, S einr i e street to | pected by the provision of such a alds and the 13-kt. white gold Bt ot Wi iy e S T e Report on Survey. water supply. brought about by an | > basker design mounting. you | was found that Washington is iIn | Xinth streets nopthwest, from Four-| Before stating its four final recom |improvement I the present watet 1319-1321 F Street Gan understand why “Ka) | need of improved five protection in | tuenth street northwest to Loulsiana | mendations, the committee set forth | system and b instatlation of P e [ butlaing sections as well as down: | a\enue, Thesa items are included in | the following general observations. |additional fire hydrants The improve | 3 Bus., Pay 50c a Wee town. <ed layout for the Government's | based on the information it collected | ments necessary in these regards will : it lion-dollar program. | Cost, | during the Inquir: be found in detall in this report | August 9 STORE 3 | Water Shortage Cited. $110, pEte |~ (1) That there Is a deplorable lack | “(3) 1f the high-préssure water sys 8 Se NEWS Close Sat. 2 P. 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