Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-03-09

usetlng Or the Board 81 Dstegnses-
Omesrs Sworn In -Pretsss fen
Company No. 1.-The Cempiains
q 30 Investigated Saturday
Eyenfnx-Ths Csmpasies Refuse
10 pay an Assessasns Levied BY
thc Heard Of Delegates -Ascount
OF shr Property, Enxin-s, Hose.
Etc., owned By Each Company in
the Department.
The Board Of Fire Delegates Of vir.
ginis met last evening and administered
the rath OF Office to Frank McNair. ]. T.
Simpson and A. ]. Enden. the
newly elected Chief, First and
Second Assistant Engineers Of
the department. Some objections
were raised against allowing Simpson to
take the oath, from the fact that be IL q
member OF Hook and Ladder Company
No. /. which the other companies seem
to regard as being out Of the department
for the reason that the roll OF msmbsr-
ship has mot been kept up to the required
number. Company No. ! has also been
ruled on. Of tho department for the same
reason.
Tho delegates elected by tho hooks and
ladders applied for admission 10 the
Board Of Delegates last evening. A pro.
test was entered by company No. j,
against the expulsion OF certain members
oil the company by means Of which II
WINS ruled out OF the department. A
committee. Of which James Phslah 10
tho chairman, was appointed 70 investi.
gate the complaint. The committee will
meet oil the office OF II. Z. Lowrey. Pi.
per's building. next Saturday evening.
Ceuidn's stand she Press.
The matter OF the assessment OF e2i
ON each company. levied by the Board
on the 22d ult.. for the purpose Of re.im-
bursing certain parties who suffered by
the defalut OF A. Aurick. tho former
Treasurer Of the department, was brought
up and discussed. A vote OF whether
the assessment should be paid was taken
and lost.
Only Two Companies Pc fsr Service.
The present condition Of the depart
ment was spoken Of BY Mr.. Pennison.
Of Company No. s. In the course Of
his remarks, hs stated that should q ffe
break out In the First Ward Of the city.
the inhabitants would be almost com.
plstsly at the mercy Of the dsvouring
element a. there were but two compa-
mics In the city mos. 2 and o. equipped
for service.
las tho people and papers Of Virginia
seem to take q lively interest in the Fire
Department at tho present time. o News
reporter took somo pains to get . rslia-
bic accoun. Of the apparatus and prop
srty owned by. and In the possession Of
zach company. which We present below.
-ED.1
Hook and Ladder Ne.
This company owns q hrst.class truck.
but no hooks and ladders, they having
boon destroyed In the great Are. and not
yet replaced. II owns o lot 81 by 6O
feet on d street, next 10 Miners Union
Hall. which In now advertised for sale
to the highest bidder. and will bring .
price Of not less than $1,000. Being
without hooks and ladders, the company
can DO Of but little service In case OF .
hrs.
Virginia Company Nc. I.
This company owns . second class
Button & Blake hand engine. In good
order; also Q reel and 800 feet Of very
poor leather hose. The property Of the
company consists OF . lot on b street,
near Sutton avenue. on which. % stated
In our Issue OF Tuesday, an engine
house Il being constructed. The com.
pany has been offered $1,000 for the
bare lot. When the house shall have
been completed, which will probably Be
In less than two weeks, the property
be worth about 1850. While talking
talking OF this company. IL may DO a.
well 70 state as q matter Of record that its
alarm bell Is one Of the toughest old relics
In Virginia City. having passed through
three fires. After oil this hard usage II
IL still almost o. good as new, Its tone
being a. good o. ever. The deficiency
OF hose would mako this company OF
little service In caso OF iro.
Yeung America Company Ne. ..
This company owns q third-class sils-
by's rotary steam are engine, two hose
carriages, 900 feet Of hose and equip.
msnts for eighty members. Its prop
erty consists OF q two-story frame and two.
story brick building on the west side Of
q street; also, q two and q half story
engins-houso with basement; all OF
which property brings In Q monthly rental
Of about 300. The property Is esti-
mated 10 be worth about $4,000. Tho
Steward OF the company reesivss
monthly salary Of 800. part Of which
Ia paid BY II and part by the city. II
also employs two Secretaries. at .
monthly salary OF $40 each. The reg
ular meetings arc held on the first Mon
day Of each month.
Eagle E.gins Company Ne. ..
Il
This company owns q hrst-class JET.
for's ~hand-snsins. In goodrspar, shoss
carriage and about 900 feet Of unssr-
viceable leather hose. The lot on b
street, which formerly belonged 70 the
company, was sold some time ago.
Twenty-Five hundred dolla1 Of the
money received from the sale OF the lot
arc In the treasury. The h~and-sngins
Is OF present stored In the house Of Com
pany No. 2, by courtesy OF The latter.
Being without boss this company could
be Of little service In q . Of nre.
Washss Company No. 3.
This company OWNS q thIrd.elass But
ton & Blake steamer. which has been
at the Union foundry for repairs ever
since tho third day Of last August; Q
hose reel, and 1000 feet Of carbolizsd
hose, furnished BY the city. The treas
ury contains about $500 or $500, real
lied from tho sale OF o hand engine 70
the Renoites about two months ago. AZ
long a. the steamer remains al the foun'
dry, Il II very evident that the company
can DO OF but little service.
u.sshsrh~~ksp Csnpany Ne. o.