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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1942
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322 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [June 24 2. Physical plant improvements (National Board of Fire Underwriters): Capital A nnual Cost Cost 10 Two new wells $42 000 11 Well discharge main 1 252 12 Reserve electric circuit 13 500 13 New pump room 19 500 14 New water mains 29 279 15 Additional hydrants 3 420 16 Replace old hydrants 5 670 36* Twelve new firemen $21 600 s 37 Ladder truck 18 000 38 Hose truck 3 000 39 Tools 350 40 New fire station 45 000 s 48 Fire alarm telegraph 18 000 Total J198 971 $21 600 Suggested, also, are such changes as are necessary to make working conditions and wage scales in the University Fire Department comparable with those in the fire departments of the two local communities. In addition to remodeling the buildings to reduce fire hazards and improve the fire-fighting facilities, it may be desirable to carry insurance on buildings where the risk is very great, such as the Chemistry and Band Buildings. On such buildings where the University is required to do so by the lending agency (Men's Residence Hall, Student Center, Arcade, Illini Union, Medical and Dental College Laboratories, and Chicago Union Building), insurance will, of course, have to be continued. Except in such cases, it is believed that the University should carry its own fire risk for the following reasons: 1. During the past 20 years, with less adequate fire-fighting facilities, and a lower standard of building construction than the Physical Plant is recommending in this report, the loss by fire has been approximately $850 a year. It is possible, however, for a large fire to occur at any time, which may affect the fire loss record unfavorably. 2. T h e plant valuation is large. 3. T h e buildings are distributed over a large area and, except in the Engineering group, it is not probable that there would be a conflagration spreading to other buildings. 4. Inspection and prevention are the best means of protection. W i t h a fire station adequately manned and equipped, and with the cooperation of the faculty, such a program should reduce the fire risk to a minimum. As to the order of urgency of the improvements recommended by the Western Factory Insurance Association and the National Board of Fire Underwriters, the recommendations of the Director of the Physical Plant Department are: Capital Cost Annual Cost $3 000 2 000 7 260 1. Replace firemen in receiving routine watchman and police calls (to provide adequate rest) 2. Appoint two additional officers and increase salary of present firemen to correspond to local prevailing wage 3. Employ 4 additional firemen to raise the strength of the present engine company to 6 men on each platoon 4. Alterations to present quarters to provide temporary quarters for additional men 5. Place pumper barrels on selected fire hydrants 6. Purchase a 65-foot aerial ladder truck and equip with deluge set 7. Noyes Chemical Laboratory fire doors 8. Natural History light wells 3 $5 000 660 18000 13 280 3 000 ...... Deemed most important, and early adoption urged.
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