The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-12


tracts-Fire Telegrapb-APplicstioA
&c., 90.
At the regular trweeky meeting OF the Board n Fire
Commissioner In Fremen's Hail. yesterday afternoon,
an unusually large number OF spectators were In attend
ance. The private committee rooms of the Commission
In the upper story beseged in the early hours
Of the afternoon by department attaches sspranta
appears the real business Of the Board transacted in
these committee sessions each ''oommittee" being
simply all the members of the Board under specific
chairman.
The reports moves, &C., being all ready for the public
gaze, the four Commissioners organized in the lower
hail. approved the minutes OF Friday and In very few
minutes the tables Of Secretary Gildersesve and the
tons and other documents whose substance give
below
From Chief Engineer transmitting explosions and
designations from No. ~ Hose and Nos "a 25 and 81
Engines Referred to Committee on Appointments and
his nef To ay n
No. 80 Engine Company wanted engine changed for
horses Referred to Committee on Apparatus. Com
mittee Discipline directed to about expulsion
matters in Hose No A and in Hook and Ladder No T.
From Volunteer Hose Company No. g. saying they
had disposed Of their furniture and wished 10 be dis
charged Referred 70 Committee Appointments.
From one hundred Hremen Of Third and Fourth dis.
systom into engine company to be located in house
Of Hose Company No ss. Referred to Committee on
From No 81 Engine complaint against members
Referred TO Committee on Discipline
From Isaac Eowaras stree. asking .eave
."r sprihknng bloomlngdaie Ioaa 10 En'eI Engineer
The Secretary was empowered to supply H. Jones, OF
nsmins cond,dates for oa,css To Commttee on An,
poinments. Resignation Of James Ahern, engineer OF
81 Engine was received g., ,,..o. .,.,
resolution honorably discharrinr members Of Nos. 90
and 81 Hose, and Nos 10 and IL Hook and Ladder IN
| good standing on Goth inst Adopted
NEW COMPANIES.
The following resolutions also presented oy Mr.
Asss ,or oomm''ee Oh appointments aiAA "'io
s"0P.eI MI .
". ina. an engine DC pea %
known as meropoi.ah company NO ., anu s'aonca ~
tne mousse OF nose company no Oh East stree.
ana tha sne following APPOINTMENTS De de@Ieorge
Pye C. d. Groves, T. Harrison, W. Beaman, Z. d.
sml.n ah9 ~ Egaa' pn sy c =. ,o.r,oa IN TIN
house o. HOOK and Ladder No ~ IN d
stree. 10 Se known a. n9soP1ah HOOK anu h
company NO D. ana that the Solowing appointments DO
made Tm1ney sG1R Mco9e
Hsss.ah. fv'eMan ~ na1nuS I Mxsa r umry,
G. Mullen J. Horn J. Aealy :. w. White >. LEVINE >.
"S%ue ~ H. nonnossTy u da Cnarv Nc o.,
~ ina. % nook I anu %h manv
be formed IN the place o. HOOK ana LADDER Company
w. ~, va 90 ~ ~ ,S.a, AM Andrav r praSw Fore
nbr RonaTs Assistant Ernest kcer
angsri Acn'ga'S Case,s mn, E. Syt oI'
R r. rr"" nSs 4 4 v vA nriyates .'Ap>A''
ra.n;ss,ona- rSos To- co,v,;,tao rresented renort
| and resoIns;ons as follows. '
Resolved That the Companies heretofore organized be
Ma A. az on T"sne as engine No a. Of 90 Engine az
Engine No u OF is Hose as Engine No TO- of the Metro.
| ,o,i,ar s,,,,a,,
po'''A" ''e"'' ,ao,sr,~rvrs
| commissioner ANN for Committce on Amendments
reported the following resolutions which we're severay
| TbsY Iohr w Pagan n. and be "a berebv aonointed
drir IN Merorol;,sn steam F;re Engine Companv No
| a in the Mace Of Reni Halliday declined
,, G pm; r, ~ I h a ha 4, h"rahw or,on,ad fra
man u; Ennne Con,De,n~ No in the Mace NJ ohn Mu
| row declined
'V TS' p,h, ux,h., h. sha,ehv .nro,r,ea
| erennan in Matronotan Hook and ladder M in the
| Mace of Owen 7 Hogns declined ,
|
tan Saan, Ejro Engne rorrnanv No = In the Mace of
IAN i S - Wh,,e dsci;msa N'"'pA"' W. " '' p"o'
That Iobn ConrIev Inc annontcd in Metropoltan Steam
Fire Engine COMPANY No = In the place of Vim T.
Lines resigned
| That Martin O,Henv be appoipted fireman in Metro
nolitan Engine COMPANY No 10 in place of Francis Muir
raw. not found
| The scale of salaries Is as follows Foreman, 5000
assistant roreman $500. engineer $3.50 other Officers
and pnvates s7O0 per annum The district engineers
receive Al 200 and clerks 81 900 per
| rnNrp Acrs
| Commissioner BnowN presented report of committee
recommending that the Board contract with Edward
der Comnanv No n An Clinton strert for the sum of
twelve hundred and atty dollars
| Aiso ranar, racon,mand,ng contract with stepben
Knann for the aaration of the house of Engine Com
nanY Eo in Marion street FOR the sum OF sixteen hun
| dred and 6ftv dollars Roth of which were adopted
| yur wrTuopoY,rAS rNrropM
THE aarRoro hnha, os no Comm,,se on
n,c,; annr,sd Tho soliowna regnIa,ons regarding
was,sspmne, 'ep'''e' VIC 'o"'""s 'sN'""' 's""s
The uniform Of the officers and members Of the Metro
ERE '@ @snn o sSirt made double
breasted With urn over collar dark bue po cloth Are
coat in length ,o reach 10 and NOT below the knee with
nantaoons Of the same materia white fire cap of the
present New York cone style with white front and a de-
vice upon IL of a steam IRE engine In the arch above
and the Initials OF the wearer under lettering to be in
gilt
First Assistant Enoine erThe same in all respects as
the Chief Engineer With the word assistant substituted
for '-chief on the cap front piece
| The District Engineers shall have the simple word
ensncer tho front piece with the rest of the uni
form same the chief and assistant
Engine Companics-Uniform OF forcmen and assistants
shall consist OF blue 1anne shirt double breasted with
collar dark blue pilot cloth fire coat In length
to and not below the knee, with pants OF the same ma
era black fire cap Of the present New York cone style
with white stitched fronts and black letters the letter.
IN y. d." In the arch OF the 'front.' with the ute OF
Immediately underneath straight line,