Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-10-21
The Firemen,s NationaI Convention

PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
The convention of chief engineers of the fire
departments of the principal cities begun its
session in Baltimore yesterday with more than
fifty delegates in attendance.
The committee on permanent organic alton
reported as follows That the Organizati be
made a permanent institution, to meet annually
at such time and place as may be determined
by the convention at adjournment of its annual
meeting. The committee further recommended
that the officers OF the organization shall con-
sist of a president, eighteen vice presidents, a
recording and a corresponding secretary, three
assistant secretaries, treasurer and commit
tee OF five on finance. They further recon-
mended that said officers be elected annually,
and that, in connection with the above, there
shall be appointed by the convention an ex-
ecutive committee of such a number as may be
determined by the convention. The duties Of
all officers elected or appointed shall b9 the
same As is usual in all delibeTative bodies. 1t
is further recommended that in the delibera-
tons of the convention none but chief engi neers
or actual commanding officers OF departments
be allowed to vote upon questions before the
convention.
PERMANENT OFFICERS.
The committee recommended as permanent
officers: Chief John s. Damrell, OF Boston,
Mass, president; Chief Lombard. Chief Good
win, Chief Greene Chief Harhuf, Chief John
son, Chief Spillman Chief Ainsle, Chief Smyth,
Chief Megrue, Chief Richmond, Chief Williams,
of Galesburg, H., Chief Hartley. Chief StOckell,
Chief Sexten, Chief Simpson, Chief Lippert,
Chief Cronin, and Chief Bates vice presidents;
Chief Raymond, recording secretary; Chief
Saltzman, and CoZZens, assistant secretaries;
Chlef Neyins, treasurer. AS for the finance
committee, the committee recommended that
the convention should select it. The report was
accepted.
STANDARD HOSE COUPLING.
At the afternoon session the chair read
resolution, offered by Chief Hill, of Cleveland,
Ohio, that experience has shown that the fire
department of the country should be provided
with universal or standard coupling for hose
and fire hydrants, so that when a city or town
calls for aid, in case of large fires or cOnhagra
ton, from another city or town, that each de-
partment can act in unison with the other; that
a committee of five be appointed for this con
ventiOn TO take under consideration and report
back to this convention the practicability OF
adopting a standard coupling OF some kind, to
be used by all fire departments throughout the
United States.
The resolution was adopted and the follow
ing were appointed as the committee: Chiefs
Hill, of Cleveland; Bates of New York; John
son, of Philadelphia; Greene, of Providence,
and Sexton, of st. Louis.
On motion of Chief johnson, of Philadelphia,
the first general topic, Prevention" was
taken up.
IMPERFECT DIVISION WALLS.
A resolution was adopted cOndemning the
imperfect manner of building division walls,
connecting whole blocks of buildings by joists
and girders which serve to communicate fire,
and earnestly implOring the proper authorities
in the various cities throughout the United
States to adOFt such measures for the inspec-
ton OF buildings while they are IN process of
construction as to make the division walls what
they should be, perfect fire walls.