National Republican., 1875-11-18
r1Rr connrssloErRs.
Meeting Last Observation-Disclosures Of the
ANIMAL Iepoft.


Annual Report.
The Board Of Fire Commissioners held Its regu-
lar meeting last evening at the Columbia build
ings. There were present Commissioners Morgan,
tpresident,) Reed, (secretary,) Hume. Bacon,
Thomas, TAFT and Collins, Chief Engineer orop'"
Assistant Engineer Drew, and H. r. Mlles, super.
lnlendent OF hre-alarm teleRraph.
Oomnlssioner Bacon was appointed to the posi-
aons On committees msde vacant By the resigna-
'iTT %hs oi commissioner wiI,.ssms.
and oths.- rs Of John Davis, Calhoun OlafK
- for fre.keys were granted.
An anonymous communication from PRO Bono
Publico' was read, stating that the gas stree =
lamps with colOrsd glass, ,sssa MS.n tbe 1Ss ~
Fnrnsa "a and suRgesting that the police
ouested on such nights to light the lamp .esrest
70 rae Tscs .pretary p.uE read communicate p ,,s
District Commissioners, notifying tn Soard Of an
tonal 81 Salary to the secretary Of % ~ assng
from July ], 1875 Also one reqr ,,ssing the board
to send II on or before the 2ee instant all bills
month of November.
me president read ssSa an erser of the District
Ordered: That all BIZ ,sor supplies TO the Dis
trfct government shall be sent direct by the con-
tractor to the propertT clerk for his examination
TO the proper depar Rrent for its examination and
reference to the Jcoper accounting etfcer Of the
District. All bi' IS SHAH be separate for each
The epplicat'sas of James Adams and ]. N
| Lehman Tor I.s'sltions in the department were
filed.
Commissi,.n TAFT reported in the case o.
| Dan1el MtIDeyftt, referred to him, that ne INC
S 1G ss hs IS
Adopted
| rules ASKED for farther time. Granted.
Commissioner Bacon was placed upon the com
| mittee On No. engine-house, in the place OF Com
| missioner Morgan, at the request OF the latter.
THE RED LIGHTS.
Commissioner Collins presented the following
resolution; which was adopted:
| RESOLVED, BY the Board Of Fire Commissioners
Of the District OF OofEpbis, that the Commits.
sfoners be, and are hereby, requested to have the
lamps which are furnished with red glass, to
designate the location Of nre plugs, ,,Hghted dur
| ing the hours Of moonlight on nights when the
stfeet-lamps generally are not lighted. Also e
with with such glass insfsaa OF uncOiOred. and thai
i the place OF all hre-plugs be designated BY red
glass IN the lamps where practicsble:
Rether with that Of the chief engineer and SUPER
1 intendent of the tre-alarm telegraph, and esti-
i mate of the additional expenses required for the
| coming year. The report was approved In full
tfict Commissioners to-day, after which It will be
i made public.
Bills were reported as approved BY the com.
| mittee on accounts. amounting to S21s35.
/ Commissioner Reed moved that q COMMITTEES be
/ appointed to wait upon the District Commission.
to solicit them to request the Secretary OF the
4 Navy to allow the department the use Of the navy
| yard engine.
The motion was carried, and Commissioners
| Bacon, Hume. Reed and Morgan were appointed
| as the committee.
4 Commissioner Morgan referred to Q cenversa-
tion at q recent meeting Of the board In reference
| to horseshoeing. Since then, he said, two OF the
| best horses in the department had been injured
| by slipping. He exhibited shoe that he had
| made in accordance with his views, which was
| furnished with steel oorks. The Goodenough
1 shoes were also exhibited.
on motion of Commissioner Collins the commit
tee horses was instructed 70 take the matter OF
| horseshoeing under consideration.
| The horseshoers Of the city are invited 70 fur
nish sample of shoes most suitable In their opin-
| ion to the uses of the department. Samples left
| at the office of the board, room 20, Columbian
buildings, before the sd inst, will be exam
| ined by the committee.
| The Secretary and Assistant Secretary OF the
Interior were invited to be present at the annual
| review and inspectionGo Gof the department on the
| 23d inst. Adjourned.