Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-07-30
LOCAL N E W S.
Board Of Fire commissioner.


HE FRET meeting of the Board of Fire e. IN.
mIssIeHsIs. since their reappointmenr waS
held lssf evening st room No g, C,iy Hull
EsNOr Bowen IN the char, and Messrs Good
ALI kBg. snd Booker present, with DE- r L.
e. rb1n. Secretary. As II had been expected
tbai number of chang yes would be made thara
were 'eyrTai representatives Of the companies
About the loom ANXIOUS 10 near what wouId
trsIspire. The Chief Engineer Mr.. Cropin.
SAID thst ne had prepared list of officers and
mfn for appointment.
The resignation OF Thomas Eilwood, foreman
OF Union No j. was received aud accepted.
TIE Chair suggested that all applica'lors TOR
positions De referred 20 committee.
MI Crcnin sal that be had prepared a list
Of good men, ali Republicans. and moral ami
temperate men a. far as h. knew
MI hing suggested thai The recomm4nda.
lions OF The ChIef should De referred 10 m
mttte~.
Mr.. CrCnIn SAID that If the board had con-
fo-nCs ~ hin they should n least accord Inc
e>n] privilege 10 him as was accorded 10 his
predecessor
Mr.. kInc said the Commiss toner's wsr- 70
spOnsioie for tne personnel of the Department,
sud -honld have some saw
MT.GOodaii remaIked that ne chief being
h-iu Responsible Tor the T1rsI, his recommenda-
lions should have weight HI should have
the picking Of his men. but be favored ne su--
gestIOn OF the Mayor.
Mr.. EOOker coInciGed with he others
The Mayor here SAID the recommendations
81 tie CbIef should receive due consideration,
but II was NOT for the cbief 10 say ina. rh.
m.Eded. ana none others.
Mr 'rOnindiscIaimed any intention 10 die
tate 20 the board, but thought thai hey would
aCt IN The same manner - last year, and leave
N" selection of the men 10 The chief;
The9iayC or replied that n, aud be had no doubt
bG' MAJ 4 was ne case with the hers, r--
GREETED Thar tbey had allowed the chief last
year 80 n power regard 20 selecting the
men. II The chief Is 10 nav, the power of an.
poinimrnt. the COmmi- siOnsrs would have
ncfhlng 10 DO. He had once resigned his DO
>IifOn as pOlIce commits sIOner when about The
same thihg WAS at,emp'ed-PresIdsnt Lincoln
having consented TO the Secretary of War
naming number OF policemen.
Mr.. CTCnIn again dISciaImsd any intention
10 dictate and said ne would respectfully sun
NIT bIS lis, which Is As follow
Union, No. w. r. = one, foreman Hur-
die, engineer; John Brent. fireman: Gus Dun
bar, hOstler; T. T. Nenable. Daniel Williams.
W ID Buchley, James Raymond. Thomas
ucei;- AID ThO>. Dent. extTamen: W. Fisher
John BrI'tOn, George Eiward<, John smith
RIchaTd Henderson, and Mp. puIgley, super
Franklin. No. 2-JOhn dickson, foreman.
John Beckett, engineer. Frank Myers. fireman:
Charles Go;tenkeing. hCstler; John T. PIggott
Lfmnei Werden, Levi MOuIling. JuIius
StToo'e, I'd. Grinnell, and John Johnson. ex-
train.G; X. Williams. James Gass IA Jju,oIn
WIN Anderson, Joseph Lewis, and Thomas
Thompson, supsrIumeTarIe<
columbia. No 3-RObsrt Il. johnson. fore.
mar, John Moore, engineer: John T. N0rris
niemsn: jos. ph Flynn. hU>iler. Jam-S Peak-
MHNhe, Walter Nicholson, w H. Better
FN'TTmPn.
= "iIHsmS. q. : langley, tIecrge Better, d.
Turner, l~aI@h Washington, and Rub't Adams
supeTnum,Taries.
HCok and Ladder. NJ. Thomas Snrreu
foreman; George Smith, tIIlermau; sam Eick-
Les'lel; Robert Brown, John Fisher, Robert
Johnson, William simpson, James VI. TaiIpy
and JGhh West, eNrrameE; W. ii. IVES, 81
tlaiI BnT!-y, Gage Tars, Thomas EogIe and
hooeit ADAMS. supeTh merartes.
Ihe Mayor read a letter from Col J. w
roih-F te>tl;ying 10 "a" efficiency "a ue me1a-
u y Al
INST tney - retained.
NJ. Or min said .hat h. had no doua, If lIr
f0iEey bad known The men OF that company
Tier, be would no: have recommended tEeln
90 bIEhly.
II" Mayer remarked that there hal bean =
!afge nun Der Of recommendations handel IN,
and they should b. well considered. for n ~
.Inpo-ran, thai 10 false step should b- ,akrn N
aus ilile, and he appointed E-->rS. King
''eO1all and Booker the committee. The com
inl'trS agreed u meet has morning to MAKE ;h,.
elections.
In answer 10 an inquiry. Mr. Cr5nIn SAIL
Ia; Il ~ OEs-halI u he ola mem o-rs wen;
u he department.
Nj Goodail was eisc,.d 10 preside IN tn
abs rec Of The MayCr
he question OF new hose was brough: toy
"aGt. - hen ChIei CIVnIn SAID -h-Ir ,.;,,aI,rk
= rrVlcaDlr hose IN the department, aud A.
an ~ - tns question s-a.-d that ne greatest
ohI"c'I0H 70 gum hose was H. c,Im siCe~-. rHt
y would be Will - have reserve o. gum
hose ~ least for large fires a u MA - nee
rs~aIy 10 carry water a long dis,aLCe AMI tue
leather would net stand he pressure
NJ hin. said thai u va, necessary hat yun,
hose should be hung up after use and there
Was oui o IL Ell CINE house arranged Tor hang
nS up nose. He spoke o: the maun-r IN
winch large buildings ar low eTes.r!, and
would EO' be surprised If large frps shJult
90 cur iyr which We shOpIi b. prepared.
TIE thi-t Engineer was instructed % carry
out ihs order Of Tie Board relative 10 tne pur
sha>s OF new hoe.
IL was stated thai y would barely b. rossi
tiS % plice ne new engine :Or SJu.h Wash.
Ing gen in seIyi 9 FOR ~ Ieas, month. Adj
.pCrVtd.
lie committee were n session today in I
room II the upper story OF The City Hall sew
rTal houT=. a-tIng on thu bUsbel and half OF
letters of recon-. Incubation and ne NOMINATIONS
II The Chief and Will likely present Il iuIi list
~ he special meeting allied tor The purpose
VT tFCnIu- IN making MS list of uOniuafiolS,
has -nGeaNOTed 10 give The colOI-d ci,IZsuS "A
iaiT proportion. and fully Ons-half OF Ihu.r ON
me aoOv" list are coloTed men. Will. tu- pn,ir.
hUmt-r t>INty-thIee) are sand 10 i've active H.
EUblIcduS- This morning ne asked lsa;.. .,
aEl.-F rs lis. and The EaESs Of some were
Wr1cTaw u-'hOs- WHOM ne understands are
objectionable - he Board.
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AFFAIRS At TYR NAVY YARD Considerable