The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-01-03
THE FIRE COMMISSION.
MeeNDR of the Com mmissioners Of the Paid Fire
Depnrtment Their ORGANIZATION Jacob
Loudens'sRer Elected Permanent President
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Department Their OrganizntIon Jacob
Londens'sger Elected Permanent President
-DrhWtnR 1@- FERNS of ONCE.
Inc Boaro OF Fire Commissioners of the city
of Philadelphia met for the first time for orga-
b!Attion aI ~ o CLOCK this morning. in the room
OF the Police Committee, at Fifth and Chestnut
streets.
On motion, Joseph r. Lyrdall occupied the
chair temporarily, and John q. Butler acted as
Secretary.
Mayor Fox at this moment appeared and
rendered his Office for the meeting Of the board.
His Honor suggested that the bra creating
the paid Fire Department requires the mNeGnG3
of the board to be open to the public, ana that
the preliminary meeting will have poWerfu,
effect on the ultimate success of the operations
of the new department.
pressed by the Mayor, and the board retired for
private consultation previous to the meeting in
the Mayors office.
At II o'clock the board reasSemblcd. The
same officers presided.
Mr.. PlumIy nominated Mr.. Jacob Louden-
Slayer as permanent President of the board.
Mr.. Loudenslager was unanimously elected,
and on taking the chair thanked the board for
this evidence of its favor in choosing him as Its
presiding officer. He fully appreciated the
duties required of the directing officers of the
new department, and he counselled rigid and
almost military discipline in the management oil
the new department. lie hoped that harmony
and unity would prevail, and he felt satisfied
that such would be the case in the direction of
such an important department OF this city.
their terms of office.
Messrs. Lyndall, Plumly, and Lawrence, it
was found, were the officers Tor the snort term
viz, two years. The term of office of the re-
naming members Of the board is four years.
Several communications were received but,
on motion, they were laid over until the next
Mr.. Lawrence offered the following resolution,
which was adopted
Resolved That the Chief Engineer be and hereby
Instructed 10 report forthwith TO tPa commission the
Department
the condition Of the same.
Mr. McCully offered the following resolution,
which was adopted
ResoIUed That committee of three be appointed
from this commission to advertise IN three daily
papers for proposals for the lease and purchase OF
apparatus for the eXtingushment OF nres, and also
for membership OF the department.
The Chair appointed Messrs. McCully, Butler
and Porter to constitute the committee, after
which the board adjourned until 10 o'clock to-
morrow morning.
A TESTIMONIAL. - The members of ''The
Vocal Union," one of the best of our amateur
singing societies, presented their leader, Mr.
William WolseiffeT last evening, with hand
some gold watch, as a token of their apprecia.
tiOn of his services to the society and to the
cause of good music. The presentation i tooh o
place at the rooms of 'The Vocal Union" No
i6f6 Master street, and was made by Mr. q.
Hilliard, President of the society. 1t was
pleasant occasion for those who had the gOoC
fortune to be present -
THE SHELTER OF POVERTY. -Forty-sevey
hundred homeless human beings have beer
granted lodgings in the Third District Station
House during the month of December, an ave
rage of over $50 per night The amount 0
misery these figures exhibit is frightfgl to con
template Black and white the hummer, tn
sEelterless Lonest poor man and woman, ant
little children have no better refuge from tn
bitter winter air than the cellar Of a station
house, where warmth alone is their reward, q
rest huddled and comfortless, is unknown.
- m -, ,,o.t,, Ii.o1-, 80,
whites, outraging decency by each sex bein
clad in the dress of the other, organized pan
demonium last night at No. 7lO Minister stree
The police made descent upon the house, an
called men whose offense il is a crime to name
were arrested and taken before Alderman MOI
row, who held the whole party TO keep th
peace.