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`~e~a~~~g ~~fire Protection.
Central Pint, Jan. 20. -- (~o the
Editor.) ~-The school house fire suggests
a prapositian which, to my mind, looks
d'eirsible far.fire pxotsctian in =-Cen~~i
Paint. If a system of cisterns were
dug where you have an uadergrountci•
Supply .af water, as you #~ave in Cen;~ral"
Point;cistern-like wells could be `ar~
f ranged, say at every other street cross-
ing, malting them Iarge enough at the
bottom. so~ that they would not readily
pump dry, but carrying a ready supply
-af ° water, .then you would only need .
about 30Q feet of hose to reach any fire
within range of the cisterns; then get
a, gasoline engine, from 6 to 1Q parse
power .with a good rotary pump; and
-have~,a~man. to look after the engine to
see that it is always in running order
to start promptly, and you could have
a volunteer fire department and your
engine would have "steam up" with
two turns of the crank, with full force
of water flowityg, and 'a dozen anen .
could ~qulekly pull the engine to arty
fire in town. I think this would make
a good and not expensive fire system
and-could be made ready in short order
without expensive water- works and
piping, Many large cities have a sy~=
tem of cisterns, but generally have" to
pump the water into them - to hu.ve it
ready far use. You have a blanket of
water under Central Point and all that
is necessary as to give it a chance to
accumulate for immediate use. 3 sub-
mit this plait to your readers far what
it is worth. I
C. E. VELIN.