National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1876-05-04
FIRE COMMISSIONERS.
Raeular Meeting-The Seibold Matter.

REGULAR Neeting-The Seibold Matter.
The regular meeting Of the Board Of Fire Com
ni..ioners was held last evening at the Column.
han buildings. Present, Commissioners Morgan,
tpresident) Reed, tsecretary,) TAFT, Collins,
Thomas and Bacon.
Chief Engineer Cronin submitted his report for
the month Of April, showing that during the
month there were twenty-one alarms Of fire, in
yolying q loss of % soo with an insurance on the
same Of q, 600. On the 9th Of April James Adams
Kuhns, dismissed; Joseph Lehman, vice James
Barron, dismissed, and Frank Snyder, vice NJ. J.
on the IL, Private Kicks, Of No, company. trans
ferred to engine company 70. 4, and J. 0'Leary
from No. 4 TO No. 3, Engine No. ], which is being
rebuilt, will, In q short time, be finished and
frst-class engine in all respects. The report re-
fers also to the trial Of the Chapmand NC
pg and states sa. reos
Superintendent Miles. Of the hre-alarm tele-
graph, reported that tuenty-one alarms of fire
month of April, two Of which were for the same
fire. The report referred to the simultaneous
pulling of boxes 2l2 and 2l3 on the 18th for FIRE
caused a slight irregularity, but no serious en-
barrassment. Mr.. Miles also reported having
master. key for distribution among certain mem
bers of the police force.
Applications were received from Drs. J. T:
Hartigan and ]. T. Sullivan for the position Of
examining surgeon of the department.
communication was read preferred to the
board by the District Commissioners) from Geo.
H. Boston, making application for a contract to
do the washing for the engine-houses and police
stations The communication was referred back
to the District Commissioners with the recon-
mendation that no change be made in the manner
Of doing the washing for the department unless
competition is opened for doing the whole.
were received from Marion Boswell, Charles w.
Thomas, John L. Eastman, james Anderson and
James H. Lyles.
A communication was received from Major
Richards (havng been referred to the beard by
the District Commissioners calling attention to
damage done to the parking and railing at the
corner of Thirteenth and K streets by one of the
engineSof the department on the 5th Of April.
The chief stated that the necessary repairs had
been made.
Bills were reported and approved amounting to
$17l.9o.
THE sEIBoLD NATTER
The matter of furnishing transcript OF the
when Mr.. Seibold had q hearing was brought up,
and the secretary was allowed longer time to
make the transcript. A written statement was
received from Mr.. Seibold, purporting to be a
transcript of his verbal statement before the
board at the special meeting. Objections were
made to transmitting it TO the Commissioners as
Schools testimony, as interpretations had been
made and the statement differed in other respects
from the original testimony. One clause Of the
written statement refers to F. p. Gloss connection
as his (Seibold's) agent entirely through friend
Ship and that the letter TO Gamewell & Co., con-
corning the letters to Mr.. Miles, held by Seibold,
was written at his (Seibolds) suggestion, and that
he had no intention to blackmail, and desired the
letter to be carefully worded, SO as not to convey
any intimati0n.
After further discussion the board adjourned.