Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 May 1916 — Fire Marshal Aids City Authorities in Fire Prevention. [ARTICLE]

Fire Marshal Aids City Authorities in Fire Prevention.

. That; cities .can : secure assistance from the state of Indiana in the enforcement of city fire prevention ordinances has been demonstrated in numerous cases recently in which aid from the state li re marshal has been invoked by localmunicipal an t Lori ties charged with that duty. In one Indiana city, a property owner who had complied with an order of the fire marshal to remove a dilapidated building, began to replace the old building bv tlie erection of a frame shed within the fire limits. This constituted a violation of the city fire limits ordinance and in response to a request from this city, the state department ordered the owner to tear off the frame siding and shingle roof on the. ne# shed, arid to replace these with metal. This second; order, issued to secure compliance with the city ordinance; was obeyed by the owner. In another recent case, involving the same si;nation, a property owner was in the process of erecting a frame garage inside the fire limits of the city, in the rear of his mercantile establishment.. After investigation. the state fire marshal ordered the .frame part of the new; building replaced with metal, which order was complied with by the owner. The state lire marshal law gives the department power to enforce the ordinances of the several cities and towns in Indiana dealing ’with the prevention of fires and with the •■.storage of. combustibles and explosives. This power has been invoked to protect patrons of motion picture shows in>m the fire hazard connected with the handling of inflammable • picture films. Failure to obey city fire ordinances subjects the law violator to prosecution. In the majority of cases where ordinances are being disregarded it is necessary only to call the violation to the builder's attention to secure compliance. ’ In one Indiana City while three laborer? were tearing down a building condemned by the fire marshal, a treasure box was uncovered containing so silver dollars, all bearing ti 1 " date of 1865, a gold, ring and two pennies. This money amply paid for the work of removal of the dilapidated property. The only regret attaching to the incident on the part of the fire marshal lies in tile failure of hi--- deputy to discover the money box while making the in?pectiort. ■ •

So scarce and costly is wood in Persia (reports the American viceconsul at Teheran) that even the branches of trees that are removed from the grove of walnuts when the size of a man's finger are carefully collected and transported to the towns to be used for firewood and for other purposes. : Mothers, you should see the greatest line of Perfection boys’ and little fellows’ suits now on display at Duvall’s Quality Shop. Prices reasonable—C. EARL DUVALL. White high shoes, White kid pumps, white two strap slippers, also the white one-strap, rubber sole Dolly slipper, in all sizes at ROWLES & PARKER’S.