FIRE ALARM.
To the Editor. SfU. — Allow me to suggest that arrangements should be made by which the watchman at the Bell Towershould exhibit aco ored lamp each quarter of an hour during the night; say a white light for the first quarter, red for the second ; green for the third, and yellow for the fourth i his would prove to the public that the watchman was alive to his duty. Any neglect would be observed by an officer of police on duty. Again, 1 would suggest that as fires may occur in warehouse', and reach too far fr for.i breaking out to the gaze of the watch ma •at t ;e Power, it would be an excellent arrange ment to have an insulated wire, by mea» s of which instant notice could be given on goim. to a c-.ni ral place—say near the Provincial buildings—whe e a man in charge would communicate with ihe watchman at the Tower. Had there been such means the recent fire would have been made known to the Brigade by the private watchman, who discovered it, running to the station and instantly sending the alarm to the watchman at the Tower, through tlae agency of'the insulated wire.— l am, Caution.
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Evening Star, Issue 3595, 31 August 1874, Page 3
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206FIRE ALARM. Evening Star, Issue 3595, 31 August 1874, Page 3
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