. Water & sewage works . em. Inthe past in Waukegan, as well as in othercities, it has been found that the verybest way to get rid of the moths was tohave water directed against the treesfrom a high pressure hose. In other years the members of the fireor street department have performed thistask and the results have been fully sat-isfactory. The plan followed in the past was tohave people who were bothered with themoths leave their names and addresseswith the city officials and the city em-ployes were sent to the location with asection of fire hose. This hose was at-tached to a fire plug and t
. Water & sewage works . em. Inthe past in Waukegan, as well as in othercities, it has been found that the verybest way to get rid of the moths was tohave water directed against the treesfrom a high pressure hose. In other years the members of the fireor street department have performed thistask and the results have been fully sat-isfactory. The plan followed in the past was tohave people who were bothered with themoths leave their names and addresseswith the city officials and the city em-ployes were sent to the location with asection of fire hose. This hose was at-tached to a fire plug and the water wasdirected against the trees with greatforce. This seems to loosen the mothsfrom their position and in this mannerthe trees are saved. Unless somethingis done soon hundreds of the finest shadetrees in the city will be ruined. Promptaction is all that will save them. Electroliers Mark Location ofFire Boxes The ornamental cluster lights onBroadway, Los Angeles, Caldfornia, nowserve to guide the man who is looking. ORNAMENTAL Lighting Fosts give prom-inence to fire box locations. for a fire alarm box. A broad red stripewith the words FIRE ALARM ispainted on the central globe of the clus-ter, upon the electrolier which standsnear a fire alarm box. The sign is con-spicuous by day as well as by night andshould be of considerable value in fixingthe location of the signal stations in thememory of the passersby. Fire Protection for GovernmentRecords In order to protect the valuable recordsof the Government from danger by fireCongress has made an appropriation forthe installation of a modern system ofauxiliary fire protection for three of thelargest buildings occupied by the Depart-ment of the Interior in the city of Wash-ington. A committee has been appointedto Investigate the relative merits of sys-tems adaptable to the buildings of theDepartment and to prepare plans and spe-cifications. All communications regard-ing the subject should be addressed to thechief clerk of the In
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