Word: fires
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Referring to the editorial "Where the Corporation Should Act" in the issue of March 1, in which you criticise "Fire Escapes in Yard Buildings" I should like to call your attention to the following under date of May, 1910, from the Report to the Treasurer of the University, by the Independence Inspection Bureau of Philadelphia, experts in fire protection...
...Fire Escape. Present Conditions...
...City Fire Alarm...
...fire alarm system is considered to be ample, as regards main line boxes, and we were glad to find that your excellent fire chart is liberally posted about the property...
...should also like to call your attention to the rope fire escapes which are located in each bedroom above the first floor that does not connect with an iron fire escape. These are of the best type obtainable, and are, I believe, entirely satisfactory. They are inspected monthly and tested annually. For immediate use, standard chemical fire extinguishers are placed in all porters' rooms, and all entries. These are inspected monthly, and discharged and recharged annually, Diagrams giving the location and description of the hydrants, hose, ladders, and other apparatus, are posted in all entries. At the Brattle Square Station...