Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-01-20
LOG AL N T. w y.
Tie Fire DEPARTMENT..


PERNASENT ORGANizATIoS UNDER THE Dis
IEICT GOvEKNNENT-SEARLI ALL IHE OLD
FORCE RETAINED.
The Board of Fire Commissioners met last
evening allihe members present. Gov. Cooke
was also present by invitation OF the cOmmis-
GOneTs. IL having been understood that the board
sfcCrs and M mbeTs of the fire department. of
the District ~ Columbia under the organic act
and the acts Of the legislative assembly In refer
tnSe TO laid IRE de YaTtment, there having been
no permanent organization OF the force sinSe
the charge Of government here Immediately
after the reading OF the journal, Mr.. Coiliss
noved that the rules he suspended and the 49,
enter at once upon the work CT orgauizsuok.
T1is WAS agreed to. also a motion ~
Comm ssOEer Booker 10 limit debate. The
several companies were then organized as fcl-
lows:
EHcin> ComrCHi,s. No w. T. Stone fore
Fan, u. hOTiaTty engineer. W. b. Reed fireman,
.sItv. William Kirgles. u. Williams. William
Bis. kwcl.. W. H. Lewis, g. ID. Spilman. The
Rev aITUintees in this company are ID. W!l-
Hams and W. ii IL wis in place OF VIM. Delaney
znc Wm. French. On motion Of COMMISSIONS
EsD,vitt. foreman Stone (whOse health is very
baG) was granted a fuTlough for sixty days. aud
JOscEh Parish was appointed TO take temporary
charge Of the company duriug that time.
No %-Char.es Hurdle foreman, j Sinclair
engineer. s Dawes fireman, August Seitz host
kT. TINat,s-F. III. Myers. William Palmer,
" lhsm II. Hurdle, X. j. McEEOy. Thomas
Hines, r. Brown. The only new appointeeS IN
tbs company are Il. j. McElrOy and Thomas
hines ~ place OF W. M i0dletOn and W. o. Neal.
Ne. 3.-Jsmes Lowe foreman. II. Barron enCi-
netT. j. Smith firtm NJ Kane hOstler; pri-
Natts-F. Lewis, w. Cox, Thomas Robinson,
james Frazier, J. W. Fisher Tin place OF Charles
EtaGS), Alexander Savoy (tO NIL "a vacancy
saust q 10y the death of George Jt ifcrs.)
No. ID. =. GOSs foreman. y. NJ. Moore en-
sineer, y. StrObel fireman, William Hawkins
hester in place OF James Springman; pri-
vatsS-W. T. SOTTell. Levi MOiing, ). Lawson,
y. Daniels. in place OF VIM. LOmax; A. Chinn,
in place ct Hawkins, promoted; ID. McDevtt.
No 2, Georgetown Wv. J.. Craig foreman.
in place Of James Cleveland, l.. HaEf engineer,
James Cleveland fireman, in place of Ed.
Rhodes, NJ. Cation hOstler; priyateS-J. II.
Angel, y. Kuhns, j. HahOTney, Albert Murray.
I'm place of W. HIileaTy. resigned; John Walker.
in place of " Lee; Richard Reyes, i'll place of
Vim. Leeman.
H,ok and Lauder, No. Robert johnson
fore man, ST. Nackey tiilerman, Samuel Kicks
bosfler; privstes-Charles Mann, l.. p Lowe,
Chas. MerTilatt, Henry Steele, 7. MeTTdeth. j.
Maker. There were 10 changes in this COM
pany.
After discussion among TIE members as 10
when the new organization should take effect,
BiT. EcDeyitt offered a resolution continuing
the present companies until and including the
3lst inst. the new companies TO enter upon their
duties on the afternoon of that cav. Mr.. Smith
move that committee. CONSISTING of the pres
ident, two me MIXERS of the board aud chief
gineer. he appointed OH rules and discipline;
agreed 10. The chair appointed N essrs. Smith
and Barker. Adjourned