FIRE ESCAPES

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2174, 12 June 1914, Page 6

FIRE ESCAPES

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.The Fire Brigade Committee repotted ki the CSjy Cmneil tost sight that they i>acl i-eceiv-ed a report from tlm city engineer (Mr, W. H, Martoto) on tW galiject af the inspeetien of fito escapes! Thb c-qmmit£<Mi wa-j pi opinion that tjra Iβ* was l»kg : carried out satisfactorily, nrtd that all reasonable breesufciafle were taken for the gafoty ol the p/uMfc. The fcpert was as feltarss-** "I am as-ked te repor* ftpon. the system at, pfeseiit in force in connection with th& prevcatioji of fiife, inspe.otion of fir* csciipsa, and dangerous goods Bfejrect in the city. AH sjitw bttM»*g? are required to provide ft.r& escapes In n WSiiUiJr eatisfaetiip* te iks BuMing gfljterinte.ii.dent.. Al3 requirement is Eiyp'u effect to before the tuilding i§ comi'pfeted. Partiffldlar atteiitfen is given t<? this hvsttef regardifig lodgmgiotiSfti!, but al! buildings receive attention. As regards a periodical iftspectioUj coflSi3(|Hent Wpo-n |he fet ttat the saJiitiry inspectors are ■continualV visiting tfe various parts of the city and that every house in tJio -city is visited on different occasions during the yea-r. The sanitary inspectors are requirM to sefl tlittt the.firo escapes are kept iu proper order, ,«iicj to report where necessary eases is wMck it is con* sidered .suffleieat fire eseapes lisiv© not Wen 'proridied. 'This system ensufes the ■most satisfactory and regular iaspec-tion of fire eseSpcs,

"It woiild to unsatisfactory to %p----point an officer witli only this 'partjevkf duty. In my opinioa tlio present arrangement is the ftost satisfaietory whi.cli can bft devised. r lit. Pmnitnoiid. haft tseeentry beiw.appflintod inspector of iwMmgs nuder t&ut Act, sn- that it will he. necessary that- the sanitary inspectors report tfi Mr, Dniwniftijd all eases wlie'To attohtiat vs rcfl-tiired, and, its al«litioii to which, Mr. DrnminoMd will be afcle when inspeotinir buildings itj -aotirse nf cwßtiw) t© &pe that tlio Togftrding new bujHings are thoraugWy met, "As regards the steraeo of dattisarous Koods-. this is cofttrolfed li.V tfe Stt'Ocf" inioßflent of thft Fire Brigade. jiikl. it is adyisabie tJiat sttcli work be left in \m ftTiarsp, it being very nooesswy tl>»t lie ■slioiilfi lie actjanhrtwl witli ail butltliiVE's ift = xvlitch daMWOiis goods are ste-rcth antl tile loeaiion «f shell goods, i ani of epiuion that , tim present arrangement meets all reftuivenwaits."