| 1908 - 874 Seiten
...generally, the "probability feature" alarmingly severe, the element- of a ••conflagration Ini/.anl " present to a marked degree, and the topography unfavorable....not done so is largely due to the vigilance of the lire department, which can not be relied upon indefinitely to stave of!' (he inevitable." This report... | |
| Marshall Everett - 1906 - 332 Seiten
...disadvantages, the report said : "In fact, San Francisco has violated all underwriting traditions and precedent by not burning up. That it has not done so is largely...due to the vigilance of the fire department, which cannot be relied upon indefinitely to stave off the inevitable." VIEWS OF CHICAGO GEOLOGISTS. Prominent... | |
| Ralph Arnold, Robert van Vleck Anderson - 1907 - 564 Seiten
...and on the east by the Bay of San Francisco. This district consisted of 101 blocks, containing 2,080 separate buildings, of which 2.2 per cent were fireproof,...not done so is largely due to the vigilance of the tire department, which can not be relied upon indefinitely to stave off the inevitable." This report... | |
| Geological Survey (U.S.) - 1907 - 304 Seiten
...unmanageable from a fire-fighting standpoint by reason of adverse conditions introduced by the topography. In fact. San Francisco has violated all underwriting...vigilance of the fire department, which can not be relied UIKMI indefinitely to stave off the inevitable. FIRE-RESISTING QUALITIES OF STRUCTURES AND STRUCTURAL... | |
| American Society of Civil Engineers - 1907 - 1160 Seiten
...introduced by the topography. In fact, San Francisco has violated all underwriting traditions and precedent by not burning up. That it has not done so is largely...due to the vigilance of the fire department, which cannot be relied upon indefinitely to stave off the inevitable." The last sentence of this summary... | |
| 1907 - 118 Seiten
...introduced by the topography. In fact, San Francisco has violated all underwriting traditions and precedent by not burning up. That it has not done so is largely due to trie vigilance of the fire department, which cannot be relied upon indefinitely to stave off the inevitable.... | |
| Joseph Kendall Freitag - 1912 - 1090 Seiten
...introduced by the topography. In fact, San Francisco has violated all underwriting traditions and precedent by not burning up. That it has not done so is largely...due to the vigilance of the fire department, which cannot be relied upon indefinitely to sta^ off the inevitable. Statistics of Buildings Burned. —... | |
| 1908 - 748 Seiten
...Fire Underwrit569 ers said : "San Francisco has violated all underwriting traditions and precedent by not burning up. That it has not done so is largely...due to the vigilance of the fire department, which cannot be relied upon indefinitely to stave off the inevitable." But did that terrible fire following... | |
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