The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-07-03
OUR FIREMEN.
THEIR hAss MEETING LAST NlGHr--AR.
RANG aMENTs FOR THE Toui NAMENr On
THE EOURTH COMPLETED - LINE OF

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longing to The various fire 20 npanies of tn,
city was held last evening at The hall o.
the Rough and Ready FIFE Company
Called to ordor by Mr., KclIale, chairman
The committee appointed at the las
meeting to make arrangements for The
tournament submitted the follow ny re-
port, which va adopted;
CAIRO, LIS, July /, 1878.
To I'VE Fi,cmcn n Ma. Meruug
Astemplcd
GSRrr.Se
We, the undersigned Committee, dulIhp,
pointed by the different fire companies
having met ia accordance with your desire
beg leave to submit Tor your consideration,
the follow NJ rules and regulations to gov
en the FremenS Tournament 70 be
held on July 9Th, A, D. 1873, viz:
Place Of contest
Opposite the "Ci., Brewery on Wash.
ingtol avenue be. Scen Eighth and Ninth
streets Tine OF mec,ing Of the various
companies A O'Clock p. m, and the arrow
ing Tor he superiority 20 commerce at )
o'clock p H., sha y, when each company
will be expected to be in readiness.
Hose to be used.-One hundred feet in
length.
Nozzles.-For tire small engines not less
than a s. of an irch nozzle, and larger if
preferred. For the large engines not less
than a of 81 'rch nozzle, md larger if
so desired.
Companies competing for superiority to
make Their throw in the order Of their re-
spec i've numbers viz
list. Arabs 2d, Rough and Ready"
Sd, "Hiberrians;" and 4th, "De!tas."
The smaller eagines to have the
precedence. The complement OF men to
work the engines unlimi' q.
A stake to be d. ven ninety (S0) feet
from the engine,
T,st Limit-Each throw limited % i've
minutes and repeat rotation, with IN in
PERMISSION of five minutes between throws
to enable each erg'1e to be moved, and ,he
ne. engine to be placed \ position.
In case OF any accident Detailing either
of the ENG res during the contest the en-
CINE to be M,thdraW I'M the last eagne
in Older has made her throw, when she
shall agar be placed in position and pro
coed v..,h her throw ~ - !. were her first
attempt.
And should it 10 happen that abe should
be the first in the contest an me. missionof
ten m 1utes be allowed her Tor her men to
before commencing on her sec
ond trial throw
Judgment-For decision a. to supe.-
oii,y Of the eng mes, the drop Of water
thrown tar,hest from The stake by actual
to be cons dcred The throw,
In conclusion your committee respect
fully suggests W. p. Halliday and n B.
Two d's,nterested pal ,'es -
act al judges at said tournament, with pow
ar TO selcc, third dis;ntcresied p1rty
% act in conjunction with them
said Aessrs, Halliday and Thistlewood,
having ss iitied to this committee their will
ir :, ness to oct AZ such JUDGES.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
7. j. Kerth, Of the Arabs, No. 2.
J. VI. .Veirup, of Re Rough and Ready,
No. 3.
W III. hCIlSlt, Vi liIe lilp' LIabr' W. T.
Frank Warren, Of the Della, No q.
Thomas W'rt,., At Large.
The committee Of a. arrangement. for the
Parade, reported the follow ny programme:
Marshal OF the Day,--John D. Holmes,
Assistant Marshal b T Bale.
The procession TO form at lOls o'clock
10 move a. | sharp.
Tne Arabs to form Oh Seventh street,
right rcst'1g on Washing ON avenue.
Rough gnd Readys 10 form on Washing
ton avenue, right resting on Eighth street.
libernians on Ninth, iigh, testing on
Washington avenue
Dc;as on Tenth, tight resting on Wash
;7g,on avenue.
High School GUARDS Oh Washington
avenue, RICH, resting on Ten,h
Line Of march At the tap Of Rough
AND Ready bell tue Arabs will proceed up
Washington avenue, the Roughs TO fall in
al Ninth .,,cc, the Delta. AT Tenth; and in
cOunierua ching arotnd the music stand
the High Schoo! Guards sad Mystic krew
will fall IN rear Tn. procession will then
move dow Washington avenue TO Fourth
street; up Forth 10 Leycc; up Lcvec
to Eighth; down Eighth to
Commsrcal avenue: IA Commercial ave.
nus TO Twentieth sect, out Twentieth
,t-eet TO W. hiagtou avenue: dowh Wash
ington a'euu, 10 Eighth street; out Eighth
street 10 Commercial avenue doWn Com.
m,rcial avenue 10 Sixth s,rcct; out Sixth
street 10 Washington avenue; up Wash
ngton avenue TO muS'c stand and disband.
oRDEk oF PROCESSION:
First Delta Band.
Second. Chief and Assistant Chief OF
Fire Department, in carriages,
Third. Arab Fire Company
Fourth - Rough and Ready FIRE Go,
fiith.--Ilbcrnis Ere Company
SiIth.-Na,ionsl Band.
seventh Delta Fire Company
Eighth. ligh School CiliardJ
Ninth--sys,'c Krev "
Adjourned.
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