Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-11-16
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Meeting Of the Commissioners.

Tue Horses Recovering -TraBsurtisn Of
General Business lIcmbcr- liauicd
over the CoRis-suIctcr Discipline to he
BRforcsd.
The Board Of Fire Commissioners held their
regular meeting at thslr rooms in Columbia
building last night; 5. s. Baker, president In
tho chair.
Chief Engineer Cronin reported that by Tues
day next he expected that most OF the depart.
mSnt horses would bo ht for service Ho also
preferred charges against Louis 7. Lowe and
Charles Mann, Of tho hook aud ladder Company
for improper conduct.
The board gave the chief engineer authority
to purchase two barrels Of oil Tor the purpose u
gtcaslng tho hose.
The committee on apparatus reported y rose.
luton authorizing tho chief engineer to have
an extension ladder constructed At once, by
which hose can 10 carried 10 the root Vf tho
highest building IN the city,
Nit. McDeyltt said that tho expense Of tlOO
was nothing 10 tho value VI lives that might 10
lost Tor the want OF such an addition to the Rp.
paratus OF the department
Mr.. BaylCy moved that the matter hc referred
to tho chief engineer and committee on AZ
paratus, to report IT. the next meeting rs to tho
expense for constructing the same, Adopted.
Mr. McDeyitt, trUtn tho committee Tn horses,
reported a number Of bills for h0rSoshocug and
harness; Witch were approved and ordered to be
paid.
Al the request OF tho special committee Al.
pointed TO examine MIR, Henry X. Scarlo's claim
further time was granted.
Mr. Booker offered the following; which was
RsSoired, That tho chIOI engineer DO ciupow.
cred, When IN his Judgment II Is for tho welfare
and better discipline VI tho department. to
make transfers Of any number VI men from
any company TO any other company In his iutis.
| dictlOn.
MIR. Smith submitted tho following; which was
Rsioiped, That tho resolution adopted by this
| board On tho lst Instant rs regards engineers
| doing watch duty be, aud tho same Is hereby,
construed rs ~ he enforced only 10 such compa.
MES which, by reason Uf sickness or OF her causes
/ may become reduced In membership below tho
maximum established by law.
On motion nf Mr. McDovitt tho chief engineer
was empowered to relieve as many men from
/ duty In the department on Sunday as could DO
/ done without dettiment to the service.
| MIR. Baker called up tho motion to reconsider
tue vote by which Mr.. Maker, OF tho truck cnln.
pany, was hncd 80 for sleeping on bis post. The
board Teconsidered tho vote, aud
| Mr. Baker offered q resolution, which was
adopted, that MIR. Maker DO TepTImandcd by the
| chief engineer In the presence Of all the mem.
bers Of the company, and that the chief onRi.
neer notify the members Of the department, aud
that hereafter It isIhc Intention Of the board to
hold all men responsible for any violation Of the
rule.
| uniUrms, reported that out Of nine samples ul
cloth submitted one had been selected al fl.75
| per yard, and TecOmme ndod tho adoption oI this
Pittshurg uniform. The report was accepted
| unltUrtninR OF tho men OF the department
| Mr. Wallace offered resolution that was
| agreed to, that tho board, believing In the In.
| tclllgenco OF the members Of the department,
In the future they should he held to tho penalty
| Tor all iniracti0ns Of tho rule. Tho case Of W
| W. Hurllc, Ol No. company, charged with tho
| nse Ui violent and yitupcratiyo language against
another member Ut the department. named p
II. Myers, and doing all In his power 10 brlnl,
On a night between them, was taken up.
| AMER hearing number Of witnossoE,
| MIR. McDeyitt moved that Mr.. Hurdle be hnet
80 aud rcpTimandcd by the chief engineer.
Mr.. Bayley moved 10 amend that no 10 dis
missed from tho department. Lost
| Ysas-N6nn.
Mas Mpssrr. Bakor, Booker, Smith aud Wal
| Iaco-4.
Ms'srS BayIOy, McDoyltt and Smith decllnel
| to vote.
MIR. Bayley, In declining to vote, said h.
| thought the member should DO dismissed.
The original motion was then aduptcd-ayes
Messrs Baker, Barker, Bayley, Booker, Nc
| Dewitt, Smith and Wallace.
The cases Of LeWisP Lowe and Charles Mann
charged with curslng aud threateniog eacl
| other, were taken up and they pleaded guilty
The board fined them five dollars each, and d
rected the chief engineer to administer a reprl
mAnd In the presence Of the company.
The board then adjourned