le THE SUNDAY OKEGONIAN, PORTLAND, HAY 15, 1994. RATES GO DOWN fireboat Reduces In- s su ranee Charges. filVER FRONT WILL PROFIT Board of Underwriters Fulfills Its Promise. OTHER CHANGES GO IN EFFECT Alfred Stillman Also Announces That Freight Docks and Grain Ware houses Facing River Will Have to Pay Higher Premiums. When fire again attacks the water front a doughty foe -will resist Its ap petite. Tugging; at its hawser and eager for deeds of valor, the fireboat George H. "Williams chafes at its moor ings, foot of East Washington street. To be sure, the boat's apparel needs another coat of paint and the builders have not yet turned the fighter over to the city, but for all that It would rush to the fray It the devouring element should again venture into the hitherto defenseless rier front. In about four days the defender will undergo its official trial and will then pass into the control of the city. The Executive Board will ntan the boat with a crew of 12 men, and then the George H. Williams will bo launched upon its career for good. And no sooner will this be done than rales of fire insur ance on the river front will be reduced. The boat will remove what is called In Insurance parlance the conflagration hazard. Lower insurance Rates. Underwriters have their eye peeled on the fireboat. Nearly a year and a half ago they promised in return for a fireboat to lower insurance rates be tween 15 and V& per cent. That was before the keel was laid. And now that the boat lacks only a coat of paint, they stand ready to fulfill their promise. Alfred Stillman, secretary of the ex ecutive committee. Board of Fire Un derwriters of the Pacific, brings this word from his headquarters at San Francisco. Mr. Stillman Is the man who made the promise. Yesterday he said that policy-holders on the river side of Front street will save 12 or 15 per cent of the premiums which they have been paying. On the east side of Third the reduction will be 1.6 or 1.75 per cent. Between the two streets Just named rates will be lowered according to their distance from the river. But freight docks and grain ware houses that face the river will pay higher premiums than heretofore, de spite the removal of the conflagration hazard. Underwriters will apply a new schedule of rates to such property. The increase will range between 15 and 50 per cent. The revised schedule, Mr. Stillman says, will bo the same as is in force elsewhere on the Coast. But for the fireboat, the new rates would go even higher. "I'm sorry." remarked Mr. Stillman yesterday, "that the higher schedule is to go into effect contemporaneously with the fireboat. The truth is we have delayed applying the schedule to Port land for some time. At San Francisco it has been operatlvo about six years and at Port Costa about a year and a half." Wharves and Warehouses Pay More. ExDcrience all over the United States, he said, had proved the extreme hazard af wharves and water front grain ware houses. 'The unlersal tendency has been to raise the schedule on that kind of property to figures more commensurate with losses, likewise in business centers of cities. The Nauonal Board qf. Underwriters, he s.a!d. Is about to raise premium rates in the congested centers of Eastern cities 20 and 25 per cent. But Mr. Stillman soothingly added that that Increase would not extend to the Pacific Coast. Recent fires have been so disastrous that many insurance companies in the Bast find their losses exceeding their income Mr. Stillman aers that Portland is a progressie city In its facilities for fight ing fire. He does not see that any Pacific Coast city has defenses superior to Port land's, and though this city needs addi tional safeguards, so do other cities. "Whon will water front rates bo low ered?" was asked of Mr. Stillman. "Just as soon," he responded. 4 as the fireboat shall go into commission. We are now working out the new rates for the printer." "What do you think of the boat?" "I havon't seen It. but I am Informed It will be highly efficient." "If in service, could it have arrested the burning of the Day lumber mill?" Mr. Stillman knows the effectiveness of llroboats: alo their limitations. And though he believes the Portland fireboat to be very sturdy, apparently he is not confident o- its ability to subdue a fierce fire like the one mentioned. However, he conceded that the boat might have restrained wie conflagration to narrower confines. But a dash against the big fire as if to rout it from Its prey, Mr. Stillman sas. might hae been the worst part of valor. Boat Might Have Burned Up. Tho' boat might have been burned up," he asserted bluntly. "What makes you think it would have been burned up?" "I didn't say it would: I said It might" 'Why might It have been burned up?" "That was a very hot fire; the boat was perhaps not fully equipped and it is made of wood.' "Aren't wooden boats good fire fight ers?" "Yes, Indeed," responded Mr. Stillman quickly, as if to head off a contrary in ference. "Your wooden boat wMl be a strong defender of your city. Still, in my opinion, a steel boat, if your city could have afforded it, would better suit your needs. The narrowness of your harbor and its many shallow places expose a wooden boat to more danger than, for example, at San Francisco. But let me congratulate our city for having so ex cellent a fireboat." "The we shouldn't expect too much of a fireboat?" "Extreme enthusiasm is likely to be dis appointed. If a conflagration should take hold of one of your large warehouses, like Montgomery, No. 2, your fireboat could not save it; that is, probably. It could, however, rescue adjoining property. The sweep of flames through such a structure would bo terrific That warehouse, like your others on the river front, is not di vided into compartments for arresting fire. Once started, fire would rush" through the building without restraint." On structures of that kind Insurance rates are to be increased between 15 and 50 per cent. Montgomery No. 2 has 17, 150 square feet of floor space, the largest In the city. In Boston, the kfw requires such structures to be divided into com partments of not more than SOCO square feet each. Other large cities impose simi lar requirements. The maximum area, according to the new schedule that is to be jut into effect here, is 10,000 square feet, and for greater areas, an extra charge is to be made. The new rate on Montgomery No. 2 will be about 2& per cent, but if the dock were divided into compartments the rate would be about 1.4 per cent. On Montgomery No. 1 the new rate will be about 2.6 per cent, but with compartments it would be .95 per cent. Mr. Stillman cites the fore going figures to exemplify the cheaper in surance of compartment construction. Then to show the hazard of Portland's large grain warehouses he cited their floor area as follows: Montgomery No. 2 .140,150 Montgomery No. 1 104,000 Oceanic 92,100 Columbia No. 2 94,000 Columbia No. 1 61,875 Greenwich No. 1 72.123 Greenwich No. 2 28,375 Mersey 67.500 Irving 72.000 O. R. & N. CG.960 Pacific Coast Elevator 53.200 Albers Bro 23,750 "All of those warehouses save four," remarked 3Ir. Stillman. "contain clean ing machinery, and you know how they add to the danger of fire." As a building worthy of imitation, he pointed to the one of the American Can Company in North Portland, which is divided into compartments, the walls are concrete down to low water, slieathed with wood. The man who designed the building testified that the cost was 10 per cent less than it would have, been under the ordinary method of construc tion. "That may sound queer," said Mr. Stillman, "but it's true." Three years ago, the conflagration hazard was placed on property back to Third street. Since that time it has cost a great deal of money. Mr. Stillman was asked how long after its removal, policy-holders would save the cost of the boat. "That depends," said he, "on the time of your next firo. ' "But how long in saved premiums?" But he didn't attempt so hard a prob lem. "Should you not be content," ho questioned Jocosely, "to save the Interest on the cost of the boat? When we offered the reduced rates we figured that out closely for you." Full-Paid System to Go in Effect. The full-paid system will go into effect in the Fire Department next month. Mr. Stillman was glad, even surprised, to know it. "Do you get .a reduction for that, too?" he asked anxiously. J. C. Stone, surveyor in charge of the local district, told him that the reduction for the fireboat was intended also for the full-paid department. "What do insurance men think of Portland, anyhow?" Mr. Stillman was asked. . "They like the premiums." "Do they consider Portland a back ward town?" No, they did not, and any person who did was not acquainted, with the stupidity of San Francisco, the contumacy of Salt Lake City or the sluggishness of Los Angeles. San Francisco was "a beautiful city for a conflagration"; it lacked ap paratus and water supply, and even didn't own its flreboats. Salt Lake was so stubborn that rates were. Increased fully 26 per cent two years ago and still the town didn't budge. So conservative was the the place that one of Its fire engines was 25 years old, another 15 an2 the third was out of service. "Portland has always been prompt to improve its facilities," concluded Mr. Stillman. RUSH TO REGISTER Total Number of Voters on the Rolls.22,721. MONDAY IS- THE LAST DAY Country Precincts Yet to Be Heard From Will Probably Swell the Total to About 23,000. The total registration when the books were closed last night was 22.72L The number registered during the day wa3 525. The closing hour was 9 o'clock, but the clerks remained for some time later to ac commodate latecomers. The books will be closed finally at 5 o'clock Monday afternoon. The tdtal reg istration will probably reach 23,000, and may be over that number. Closing re turns are yet to be received from St. Johns, "Linnton, Gresham, Latourell, Fatr vlew, Troutdale and other precincts where notaries are registering electors on regis tration blanks. Most of the return from the outside precincts are already in. Coun ty Clerk Fields several days ago estimated that the total will be at least 23,500. The present figures are not exact addi tions, and are subject to correction. Two years ago when the books were closed the total registration was apparently 20,665, but after the books had been checked up the number was reduced to 20,390. Errors are liable to occur because of changes of residence and other causes which are1 dis covered when the books are gone over. A rush is expected Monday. FAILING BRANCH KILLS L0GGEB Charles Shank Meets Death While at Work Near1 Bridal Veil. Charles Shank, a logger in the employ of the Apex Transportation Company, carrj ing on logging operations near Bridal Veil, was killed by a falling branch Friday afternoon. The accident was re ported to Coroner J. P. Finley yesterday. The man was killed while felling a tree, which in the course of its fall struck and broke off several large branches of an other tree, one of which being hurled downward by the. Impetus of the falling tree struck Shank on the breast, breaking his neck and an arm and a leg. He died Instantly. The Coroner's verdict was that his death had occurred by accident and was not due to any extraordinary (danger. He had been warned by the other men to s.tand further back, but he did not heed them. The victim of the accident is a man of 45 and has a family living near Cougar Mountain, n Clackamas County. His remains were brought down to Troutdale jesterday by the company and will be sent on by them to his family. SHOOTS AMMONIA IN DOG'S EYES Young Boy of South Portland Fill3 Airgun With the Liquid. The young hoodlum of South Portland has found a new diversion. He now shoots ammonia into the eyes of dogs, and it Is said also Into the eyes of chil dren A number of people living in the neighborhood of the Falling School have of late found their dogs suffering from injured eyes, and could not find the cause until Miss Lilian Gallagher, the owner (B0gfe? 130 SIXTH STREET 3 Brass Bed Specials $38 Bed Reduced to $25 $50 Bed Reduced to $35 $65 Bed Reduced to $42 New designs in Mission Furniture. Call and see them at the Lowest Priced Furniture Store in the city. Hold your order on furniture and rugs until you have seen our entire stock. IT WILL PAY YOU BIO of a black Great Dane, a prize-winning dog at the Portland "Bench Show, found her dog suffering from some Injury to the eye, and on investigation learned that some boys had been .shooting a liquid into its face. She inquired of them what the liquid was, and they said water. But as the dog continued to cry and got no better she summoned a veterinary surgeon, who found that the dog's eyes had been affected by ammonia. The dog is in great pain and it is doubtful wheth er its eyesight will be saved. The boy who admits having shot the ammonia Is a 15-year-old lad named "Will iam Custis. At present Miss Gallagher is very angry and threatens to have him arrested. She is particularly interested in seeing the boys punished, as she un derstands they are in the habit of shoot ing ammonia at one another and other children not engaged in the sport Cus tis has admitted he was shooting am monia in his airgun. CHANGES IN "ABMY" CIRCLES Officers of Salvation Corps Trans-" ferred to Other Cities. The annual change of officers in the ranks of the Salvation Army has been announced, and a number of workers who have become familiar figures to Portlanders will be transferred to other fields. Among these are Ensign and Mrs. Joseph Hawks, who have worked here for 15 months. They will go into the field at Tacoma, and their places will be filled by Ensign Maud Bigley, of Baker City, and Captain Bertha .Houlton, to whom a welcome meeUng will be ex tended next Thursday evening, while fare well meetings will be held today at 11 A. M., 3 P. M. and 8 P. M. Captain Broughman, who has been as- ft. 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Private sessions will be held during the day to discuss plans for futur work. Insist on havms Just what you call for wUeo vou eo to buy Hood's Sarsaoarllla. FIREBOAT IS READY TO ACT. Official Trial Trip Thursday-Engineers Are Chosen. On Thursday afternon the official trial trip of the fireboat "George H. "Williams" will be held. Fire chiefs of several Coast cities have ben Invited, as well as nearly all the local officials and a number of engineers. An exhibition of the water throwing and fire-extinguishing appara tus will be made as well as a run along the rier. The greater portion of the trial will take place between the Mor rison street bridge and the steel bridge, so that the public generally may see how the fireboat works. The Willamette Iron & Steel Works, the builders of the fireboat. have given the city permission to use it on emergency, though it is doubtful If another water front fire such as that of Thursday night will occur before the boat is turned over to the fire department. Clarence D. Kellogg and Thomas M. Tackaberry have been selected first and second engineers of the fireboat. The Executive Board must soon pick the mas. ter from the eligible list, choosing among W. H. Whltcqmb. W. C. Monical, and J. H, Nellson. POLITICAL PBIHTING. Candidates cards, poster cards, circular letters in typewriter ribbon, etc Ander son & Dunlway Co.. 20S Alder. Phone Main 17. OPTICIANS WHO ARE EXPERTS With our exceptional facilities we are not only la a position to do skillful optical work, but to accomplish remarkable re sults in the fitting of difficult cases. 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