Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-11-18
fise Fire Department

MEETING or THE BoAKD UF COM MISSION
Frs.
The Board Of Fire Commissioner met las,
evening, all the members present. The
president, Mr.. Morgan, announced the APP
polntment OF the new member, Mr., Bacon
toa place on ali standing committees where
vacancies existed by reason of his Nor
gan's) election TO the presidency OF the board.
The applications OF James Adams and !
n. Lehman Tor positions in the department
were filed.
The applications OF John Davis. Calhoun
CIark and others for fire alarm keys were
granted.
An anonymous communication was real.
stating that the gas street-lamps with
colored glass, situated near the fire plugs,
were of no use on nights when the gas was
tnrned OH, and suggesting that the police be
requested on such nights to light the lamp
nearest To each plug.
COMMCNlCATIONSF FROM THE DISTRICT COM
MISSIoNERS.
Ihe secretary read communication from
the District Commissioners, notifying the
board of an order of the Commissioners
granting 500 additional salary To the secre-
tary of the board. dating from July l. 1875.
Also one requesting the board to send in on
or before the Goth instant all bills against the
department aHd the pay-rolls for the month
OF November.
The president read an order of the District
Commissioners. as follows: THAT all bills
for supplies TO the District government shall
be sent direct by the contractor to the prop-
erty clerk for his examination and certIf-
cate SAID dis To be sent direct by him to the
proper department for its examination aud
reference 10 the proper accounting officer of
Inc District. All bills shall be separate for
each department"
MIR. TAFT, from the committee appointed to
examine INTO the charge of "absenting him
self without leave" preferred against Daniel
McDevitt, reported that he had plead guilty,
deprived OF his days OFF, for thirty days
Report adopted.
The chair appointed Mr.. Bacon in his
(MOrgan'sl place on the special comm lice
on engine house No. 2.
FIRE PLUGS, ETC.
Mr.. Collins Offered a resolution which WAS
adopted, "that the District Commissioners
be requested to have the lamps which are
furnished with red glass, to designate the
location OF fire plugs, lighted during the
hours OF moonlight, on nights when the
street lamps generally are not lighted: also
10 have the red glass, when broken. replaced
with such glass, instead of uncol0red and
That The place of all fire plugs be designated
by red glass I'm the lamps where practicable -
The annual report OF The board was then
revised and adopted.
Mr.. Reed moved that a special committee
De appointed TO wait on the District Com
m1ssioners and represent the prOpriety of re-
guessing the Secretary of the Navy TO per-
init The fire engine at the navy yard to 90
outside OF the yard in case of fire in that vi
entity. Adopted, and Messrs. Bacon Hume
AMI Reed were appointed such committee
HORSE SHOPS, ETC.
MI Morgan moved the appointment Of a
select committee To consider the best mole
OF shoelng the horses of the department to
prevent their slipping upon the concrete
pavement. He said that since he first called
the attention of the board to the subject two
OF the horses had been disabled, one proba-
bly, permanently. He submitted shoe that
he bad had made TO give his ideas upon The
subject.
Mr.. Brady, agent for GOodenough's patent
shoe, submitted samples OF steel shoes of
that manufacture, and explained their
claims TO preference.
On motion of Mr.. Collins, the committee
on horses were instructed to take the matter
Of horeshoeing under consideration. The
bOrseshoers OF the city are to be invited to
furnish samples in their opinion most suit.
able to the uses of the department Samples
to be left at the Office Of the board.
THE ANNUAL REVIEW.
The chair announced that the annual re.
view and inspection of the department would
take place in front of SCOTS statue, on
the sd instant, at p. M, and the secretary
was instructed to invite the Secretary and
Assistant Secretary Of the Interior TO be
present.