National Republican., 1873-12-09
TIE FIRE COMMISSIONERS.
oRoANlzATIoN OF THE NEW BOARD

ORGANIZATION OF THE NEW BOARD
THE FtRE-ALARM TELEGRAPH.
Last night the Board Of Fire Commissioners
held meeting at tho building Of the Board Of
Public Works, on Four-and-a-half street, II being
the hrst meeting Of the new board, Mr.. Thomas
=. Morgan, as the only member Of the old board
holding over without new appointment, 'ailed
,he meeting TO order, and, the entire membership
being present. Mr.. Joseph Williams was unanL
ns ycS Is o Sa ,M sns M
letter from the Governor was then read,
addressed to the board, stating that he would
urer, and saggestins that The duties Of these
omecs be hereafter performed BY one Of the com,
hereafter be nnded and snproved sh' by he bosrd
h commissioners and passed to the auditor OF the
District government for payment
board.
The Chair stated that he would announce the list
OF vommittces At the next meeting.
MT Morgan stated that since the last meeting
,herc have been two vacancies in COMPANY No.
ene BY expulsion, the other by resignation. Mt.
named Daniel Curts to act untli the meeting Of
the @ oeari and asked the approval Of his action,
anu the appoIntment was confirmed;
ut. W. N. Collins named Mr.. John Thompson
!" ~ the other vacancy, and u was approved.
Mr.; COLLINS moved that the rules Of the old
%s,dn nSsrd BE- adopted TN otherwise orered' which
The report Of Mr.. CronIn, chief engineer, was
,nen read, showing twelve slight alarms q nre,
involving nv, the loss Of but $50. 1t was accepted
A eommunca,ion was read from the supcrln.
tendent OF the fre-alarm telegraph, urging the
necessity Of Immediate action in the construction
Of the new telegraph for which e&s,ooo were ap-
assdins shai srshes mi sd q sSu Ss solicited
through our Delegate in tho House. with the ap..
proyal Of General Babccck, the Commissicner OF
The board By vote concuirsd in the recon.
mendation of Mr. Miles, and committee, con.
MI. Miles reported that Henry Eenert had
thrown the alarm telegraph wire on his house.
being an snnoysnec Hs Isss4sd Fl Il Ss case a.
malice, which should not DO submitted 70. He
asked the board 70 act in the ease. TO instruct
Commissioner Thomas TO give the superintendcns
ne legal advice snd record In the case TO govern
superintendent Miles reported and explained
TO the board mistake Of the operator In receiving
A. alarm turned In from box 81 as being from o..
~ NY; ~, Miles urged this mistake as further Pre-
pisied In the new system Of alarm telegraph.
The reslgnations cf WIN: y. Lcvis,. q Nc. J,
pany, we're read and accepted.
Application OF Charles Mann for Reinstatement
y the hre depsrtment was read also, request o.
polntment In the department
Mr.. Hume nominated Mr. VIM. A. Shedd, to I'LL
the vacancy IN the hook and ladder e.mpany &C.
On motion, II was Determined to amend the
rules OF examination so rs to make the chief en-
board.
Mr., Collins introduced the following resolution
which was unanimously adopted;
Rssolrss, (by the Board Of Fire Commissioners
OF the District Of Columbia,) That the chief engi
necr and assistant chief engineer Of the hrc depart
inent be, and they are hereby, authorized and
every company under their direction a. TO the
htness Of every such member-nsataiiy, norsily. |
and physically-to perform The dutiss required u
him as q member of.ths Are dsDArtmsni Of this |
bssfnet .ad 70 rePcrt 10 this bsard q their saf
.ic.. cgaysniencs the aAmss q ali sueh nsnbsn
perform such datlss, with o stafenpnt shouing |
he nature of sseh inability u neoapetsney n
zach case. ~ =
II was decided TINT the ars, snd third wednes-
lay nights Of each month be the regular meeting
nights Of the board
tbu INIT Inn hp hnur than al iauvusH