Fire Losses Under $4,000

Ann Arbor's Great Record in 1902

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EFFICIENT DEPARTMENT

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Deserves Credit for Keeping Down the Losses by Fire in Ann Arbor — Many Fires Put Out

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The total losses from fire in the city of Ann Arbor during the year 1902 were less than $4,000. This small loss from fire is remarkable when it is considered that this city is assessed for over $10,000,000.

That this total loss is small is not due to the absence of fires, but to the efficiency of the fire department. Ann Arbor has not had big fires because the fire department has put out the fires before they became big ones.

For a number of years now the insurance companies have been making big money out of Ann Arbor to recoup their losses where t here is an absence of efficient fire protection.

That Ann Arbor's record has been so good speaks volumes in praise of Chief Sipley and his efficient men.