Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-07-26
The Fire Department.

SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COMMISSIONERS.
\ special meeting of the Fire Commissioners
was held last night for the purpose OF receiving
the report of the building committee on Suita-
bic locations for the new engine and truck
houses. Mr.. Hume IRON that committee
made report In which partial selection Of
lots was made. The three lots deSignated-
one near IL street circle, one in North Wash
lngton, and one on Capitol Hill-will cost
about g., tU4 20, being saving OF $3.50 on the
nrSt estimate. The report was adopted and
will be forwarded to the District Commission
erS.
ANOTHER CLERICAL ERROR IN A CONGRESS
SIGNAL BILL-THREE COMPANIES Ok TWO?
All endorsement of the District Commission
ers on the original report of the building COM
mittee on suitable locations for the new com
panieS was read. 1t states that the Flaw only
cOntempiateS two companies to be established
and the estimates include the support of two
additional companies only The president
(Mr;; Collins). read the clause in the sundry
civil appropriation bill referred to- and said
the word TWO seemed to be one of the nu-
merOuS errors made in enrolling bills during
the closing hours Of the last session of Con.
gress. On motion of MI. Bacon, the board
UNANIMOUSLY agreed to the following endorse
ment on the report:
Respectfully returned to the honorable Com
miSsiOnerS of the District of Columbia The
clause III the act making appropriations for
the Sundry civil expenses OF the government
Tor the fiscal year ending June 80, 1873, which
makes tie appropriations is in the following
words: Shall purchase, at a cost not exceed
ing S4oUC0, two additional engines and one
hOOkand-laduer truck, including land, build
lngS and equipments complete Tor two cOmpd-
Lies, as recommended by the Board Of Fire
commissioners OF said District" That the
WORD Two III this clause Is 4 clerical OF typo
graphical error is, in our opinion. evident. The
purchase OF two engines and one hook and
ladder truck IS clearly authorized, ana this
cOntemplateS, of course. the organization of
three companies. That the word ''GwO'' should
have properly been printed three is also shown
clearly by The succeeding words, namely. a,
recommended by the Board of Fire Commits
Sl0nerS, &c. This board recommended three
additional companies. and il is our unanimous
opinion that, with strict economy, the sum of
$4,000 appropriated is amply sufficient for the
equipment OF three companies, as evidently
intended by Congress and set forth by our
building committee in their accompanying re-
port, real estate, building material, labor &c.
all being depressed in value.
THE FOLLOWING APPLICATIONS
Tor positions i'll the department We're read and
PLACED on file: ). c. Beckett, Hiand Maddox,
James Anderson. Richard Cox, Lewis SyphaX,
Andrew j: CawOOd, Samuel Hands, c. l.. Rob
JASON j. ii. Johnston, n; Bell, +. Amber, J.
A. Murphy, j. l.. Bailey, James Carroll, c. H.
Neal, John Sherman, b. +. Henry, John +.
Minor and John Beatty.
A letter was read from the agents of L. But
ton Co, asking to be allowed to give a trial
of their engines before committee of EXPERTS
to be appointed by the board. The letter was
placed on file.
Mr.. TAFT said that Commissioner w. B. Reed
Nao dOOuI W NiSlJ ana would be
proper that credentials should be given him
by the board which would insure him Citing
reception at the hands of the fire departments
OF the cities he would visit. Messrs Bacon,
hume and Collins paid a compliment to the
departing commissioner, after which Mr.
TAFT MOTION was agreed to. MIR. Reed replied
by thanking the board for the confidence re.
posed in him.
w. o. Drew, assistant chief engineer of the
departing nt, VIII serve as secretary to the
board during MIR. Reeds absence.