Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-03
Tire fire Department.


%FFTTEG OF THE COMMISSIONERS.
TIE B0p--t OF Fire Commissioners met last
Light-all the members present.
MONTHLY REPORTS.
The chief engineers report was submitted,
SoC~sDg that during the month OF January
there were twenty-five alarms turned ia
Tor fires. involving total loss OF $500,
UIOD v hich there was an insurance OF - 200,
During tie month be bad placed Thomas q.
Good ss engineer in charge of No. engine
vice John l. Moore, resigned. The accom-
IaHyiHg reports OF the foremen OF the differ
The men had been good.
superintendent Miles, Of the fire alarm
ltltETaI p, reported the general good order OF
Tie telegraph service during the month.
The wires were so crippled that four circuits
were T"f dered useless. one Of which included
No ieHsine house. He had put the whole
force at his command at work, and before II
o'clock yesterday the wires were again COM
plete and every box aud bell in circuit.
NUMBER ENGINE-HoUsE.
TIE president, Mr.. Morgan, stated the &C
ton that had been tn ken yesterday morning.
in reference TO moving the men from No. 2
house 10 place OF safety. On motion OF Mr..
Bacon. the presidents action was sustained
by tie board. Mr.. Bacon also moved that
the matter of the condition OF No. house be
laid before the District Commissioners, with
the recommendation that they procure the
sanction of Congress to sell the property,
which belongs To the United States, for the
benefit of the FIRE department.
WASTEp-READTNG MATTER FOR TIFF BOYS.
Mr.. Collins read the following circular,
which met the unanimous approval OF the
board
The Commissioners of the Fire Depart
meut of the District OF Columbia are DESTROYS
OF supplying the various companies OF the
department with good, healthy literature for
the recreation ard mental and moral i'm
pTOvemeEt OF the members OF the force, AID
as there is no fund Of the department avail
able for that purpose, the commissioners re-
siectfully cali the attention of the citizens
Of the District 10 tho subject, with the sug-
gPStiOn that those who feel favOrably dis
posed may Contribute bOoSS. periodicals and
newspapers for the purpose mentioned. Con-
tributiOES may he sent TO any OF the engine
houses or 10 the Office OF the chief engineer Of
tie fire department, room n, Columbia Build
ing
APPLICATIONS FOR POSITIONS
IN ~ department were received from the
tci owing persons, and paced on file: An
oTew Weeden, Michael TAI, $. y. Taylor,
and Lewis Fay.
Nj Bacon said he understood .hat there a
vacancy in the fire-alarn telegraph Office,
and that the District commissioners were
willing 10 leave the matter OF filling the
vacancy 10 the Board of Fire Commissioners,
and ne would recommend Mr.. George II
NCyeS for the position, p gentleman thor
OuGhly competent tn iii 10, and who had
hao several years experience in that office.
Mr.. TAFT hoped the matter would be laid
over for the present. He wished To first hear
from the superintendent of the fire alarm
telegraph, whom he understood. had reasons
ior not recommending Mr.. NOyes. and that
he (the superintendent had another man.
Mr.. +. {. Bickford, Ia view for the position.
he moved the matter be laid over.
The president said he had had a converse
ton with the District Commissioners IN
reference 10 the appointment, and the Com
IniSSioners had said that they wished the
FIRE Commissioners TO recommend man
for the place.
Mr.. Tait's motion. together with the re-
quest that Tire District Commissioners
30 UOt FIJI the position until the next meet
Ing OF this board was agreed to. Adjourned.