Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-08-31
The Fire Department.


MEETING OF THE EoARD OF oMMtssIoNERs.
At tie meeting OF the board OF tire conan -
sioners list evening. the committee appointed
at The last meeting 10 examine the secretary's
books and Papers, reported that they had per-
formed tnst duty, and found the books in an
entirely satisfactory condition. John Maker, of
the hook and laCoer company, was charged with
derelictrn Of duty, and several witnesses were
examined. The case was ds.nissed-yeas 4:
nays-AcDevitt snd Baker,. Commissioners
Booker ard Smith in voting aac said they
fav0red 2 re primand at least. TIE chief enri-
neer tHr- CTOnirl reported all the apparatus
IN COED order with the exception OF Nc. 8 engine,
which after a service CT nine years, now needed
a thorough OveThauhEg. He was authorized 70
put the engine GU of service, and to have her
thoroughly ovCTh8uicG. The bill of III. X
SeaTle, amounting TO es241 70, for plans for the
yontilstkn of engine house No. 2, and plans
for altering the Georgetown engine house was
taken no. and after debate, laid over until the
next meeting. Mr. Booker submitted resoIu-
non lnsfruCfrg the secretary to honor the
HnttenO1der- OF members OF the department for
goods purchased for their own use aud charge
the amount against their ps7. Mr.. Bailey said
there WAS rule already in force prohibiting tie
secretary frou ACCEPTING such orders, and il
had not been rescinded. Mr.. NcDevitt objec-
tee 10 giving the men the privilege of drawing
orders on the treasurer. The system had been
The means OF Inducing them to a. beat" people
by giving orders for amounts Ear exceeding
their pay. Str. Booker amended his resolution
10 repeal all rules Inconsistent with ii. and il
was then adopted. MIR. Bailey NOV ed that tue
horses of the depar: meEt shall not he driven to
3 Ere at q faster gait than trOt; resccted. on
the ground, as stated by some OF the commits
sioneTs, that there was but one pair of horses in
the department that could be made 10 trot. Mr..
Booker moved that any fireman giving Az order
on TIE secretary for greater amount than his
monthly salary will lie deemed guilty of con-
uuct unbeco1ing fireman; adopted.
YOUNG CATHOLIC FEIEsDS SOCIRTY.-Thc
tWentieth annual report OF the hoard of gov
eTnmont OF the Young Catholic Friend Society
10 be presented al the annual meeting to- NOR
row night by Major y. f.. Msilet, the president
SLOWS that the total receipts during the wear
were S".oaG22, and the exp snditures 81 3 IS o.
Ire receipts during the past year exceeded
those o. lsil by SG2l -. The prim iry object Of
the society Is the education OF poor boys. but
much good has also been done in other direc-
tors. The sum Of Sl,326 10 has Eeen appro-
FIiaied IN aid oi the education Of the 3Cs bows
ADOPTED by the trustees These were dis
tributet g follows: In s.. PatUick's school! |!
bcy-; st Peters, c.. 81. DomiuiC's IS. ST. A!ov-
tIUs, !l2; ST. Mays -; ami the Immaculate
Conception school, IS. The report announces
that several OF the most orthy aud active Ine-l-
ters have died within the year, viz John Mi
Ter, John +. fenrell, Mrs. Jane Eve-ard. los
:. Downing. Maurice ii. Quinlan and Gregory
ICnis.