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

Mests>~ of the Onmissioners->Or gani'
xation or More New CompsntA's-AP'
potntments, TransSssu and HnA'ovs'
tions-A New system o. Uniforms-A'on-
tracts-Fire ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
&c., 90. :
At the regular weekly meeting Of the Board u Fire
Commissioners In Firemens Hall, yesterday afternoon,
unusually large number OF spectators were In attend
The private committee rooms of the Commission
in the upper story besieged in the early hours
Of the afternoon by department attaches ssprants
appears the real business Of the Board is transacted in
these committee sessions, each COMMITTEES 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 Gderseeve and the
porters were supplied with huge pile Of "communica
tions and other documents, whose substance we give
From Chief Engineer, transmitting expulsions and
RESERVATIONS from No. AZ Hose and Nos ~, % and II
Discipline. Chief Engineer required sundry articles in
his department Referred 10 Committee on Supplies.
No. 80 Engine Company wanted engine changed for
mittee on Discipline directed to about expulsion
matters in Hose No. A and in Hook and Ladder No.
had disposed Of their furniture and wished 70 be dis
charged Referred 70 Committee on Appointments.
From one hundred fremen Of Third and Fourth dis
trcts, asking to be organized under the Metropolitan
system an engine company. be located in house
Of Hose Company No. 49, Referred to Committee on
From No. 81 Engine, complaint against members.
Referred to Committee on Discipline.
From Isaac Edwards, Street Department asking leave
for sprinklng Bloomngdale road To Chief Engineer
The Secretary was empowered to supply Jones Of
IS Engine with exempt badge. From No. 80 Engine
naming candidates for Offices. To Committee on APP
pointments Resignation of James Ahern, engineer, of
Commissioner ABBE, for committee, then presented
y Aos n Nd S members Maos q Mos 2
good standing on Goth inst. Adopted.
NEW COMPANIES.
AsBE for Committee on Appointments, and were
adopted
Resolved, That an engine company be formed, to be
the house Of Hose Company No ST. East Fiftieh street.
and that the following appointments be made George
Pye. 6. H. Groves, T. Harrison, W. Beaman, c. H.
Smith and J. Egan, pIvates
That Hook and Ladder Company be formed in the
house Hook and Ladder Company No r. in Thirteenth
street, to be known as Metropolitan Hook and Ladder
made therein James Timoney Foreman; John McCue,
Assistant Foreman; 7 G. Hannl driver; MTKelly, ".
os Mullen Horn Hssly White 1r
That metropolitan Hook and Ladder Company No e.
be formed in the place Of Hook and Ladder Company
No 49, Lexington avenue and that the following APP
pointments be made therein Andrew G. Brady Fore
man; John Rourke, Assistant Foreman Ernest Keiser
r. Hambs.t, I. Smith, N. D. Tompkns, L. Brewer, J.
Berry aAd J H. voss privatcs.
Commissioner
Resolved That tho companies heretofore organized be
az gsne hESse OF no. 90 as nnsn as
Engine No q Of Is Hose as Engine No TO- Of the Metro
politan system.
Commissioner ApBE for Committee on Appointments,
reported the following resolutions which we're severay
That John W. Regain be, and he is hereby, appointed
driver in Metropolitan Steam Fire Engine Company No
| 8, in the place Of Benz Halliday, declined
".
man in Engine Company No. in the place Of John Null
fha, Richard Hurxthal be- and he hereby, appointed
| fireman in Metropolitan Hook and Ladder No. l. in the
| place of Owen Higgins, declined.
That Edward Hogan be appointed scker in Metlopoiic
tan Steam Fire Engine Company No T. in the place OF
That John Courcy be appointed in Metropolitan Steam
Fire Engine Company No. 7, in the place of YIN J..
| Lines, resigned
potan Engine Company No TO- in place of Francis Muir
ray, not found
assistant foreman, $500; engineer $3.50; other officers
and prlvates, 500 per annum The district engineers
receive 81 200 and department 1000 per annum
| CONTRACTS.
| Commissioner Brown presented report OF committee
1 recommending that the Board contract with Edward
Grdey for the alteration of the house OF Hook and Lad
der Company No II, In Clinton street. for the Of
twelve hundred and fifty dollars.
/ Knapp for the alteration Of the house of Engine Com
pany No In Marion street for the sum OF sixteen hun
| bred and fifty dollars. Both Of which were adopted
THE METROPOLITAN UNIFORM.
| Commissioner Able, on behalf OF the Committee on
Discipline reported the following regulations regarding
The uniform Of the officers and members OF the Metro
| polan Fire Department shall be as follows to wit
| Chief Engineer-Red flannel shirt made double
breasted with turn over collar dark blue pilot cloth Ore
coat in length to reach to and not below the knee with
panaloons of the MATERIAL white fire cap Of the
present New York cone style with white front and do
vice upon 1t of steam fire engine In the arch above
and the Initials Of the wearsr under lettering to be in
First Assistant Engineer-The same in all respects as
the Chief Engineer with the word assistant substituted
| for 'chiefr the cap front piece
| The District Engineers shall have the simple word
"ensncer on tho front piece with the rest Of the uni
| form same as the chief and assistant.
Engine Compancs-unlform OF forcmen and assistant
shall consist of blue flannel 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
tera black FIRE cap Of the present New York cone style
with white stitched fronts and black letters the letter.
| IN. T. d. in the arch OF tho front, with the title OF
position Immediately underneath on straight line, mum
Der Of company in CENTRE and initials OF wearer at the
| bottom.
The engine soker and driver shall be tho same
in every respect excepting the color Of the cap 'front.'
which shall be q black ground with white letters
The prvatcs' uniform Shall be the same overy
spect as that Of the steam engine driver and soker ex
cegtng tho title OF position shall Dc omitted
and members shall be the those Of engine COM
panies excepting the cap fronts. the addition TO which
shall be a device Of hook and ladder crossed The
drivers cap fronts shall be OF red ground with white
lettering in the style those OF engine compa
MES The privasos shall have RED fronts with o'ack
The report embodied the following resolution =
Resolved That Il shall be the duty Of the Chief En-
gneer to that tho foregoing regulations are carried
into effect fast companies are organized by thia
| Board.
All Of which were adopted
| FiaR TELEGRAPH.
Commissioner PrstKsEY for committee, presented
report, with the following resolution
| Resolved, Tha, the implements and telegraph arpa
rstus belonging TO Hose Company No ~ be purchased
the use O h department and that the sum Of iw,
hundred dollars be and 10 hereby appropriated for thai
| purpose Adopted
The business being disposed Of the Board adjourned u
Wednesday.
RKPORMs.
In fow weeks the Board expects 10 have the depart
ment in toerably good state Of organization Thor
some forty buildings already In the hands OF me
L ho adu