The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-01-29
jackson Fire Department.
ANNUAL MEETINC-ELEcrIo or OFFICERS
Reports OF OFFICERS ETC


REPORTS OF OFFICERS ETC
Last "Wednesday the Fire Department Of
the city held its third annual meeting siGce
It's reorganization in the hall of Gem No
/ ,, Chief Engineer l.. Saunders in the chair
Assistants VIM l. SmyIie and J. {. Juli-
enue present. and Foreman Re0e-, 81 + arl
/ II. & l.. No. /. as Secretary. A quorum
| from each Of the companies composing the
| DE- partment Was reported ia attendance by
the officers Chief K. l.. Saunders then de-
/ livered his
ANNUAL ADDRESS,
| from which we extract the following:
! lie SPOKE feelingly and eioquentiy Of the
losses tue department hai sustained during
the year; the losses of members had not
IN aterialiy affected the efficiency of the or
ganization, and that al 80 period il eX
| istence had the esprit d. caps been fher;
the department had been called out u times
during the year; times going into active
service, u times extiuguishing the fire with
out the apparatus. The loss Of property by
fire, $2S 600. The loss annually for 10 years
D st has been about - 600, thus showing
that the asst year had been a very destrue-
tive one for our city. He thanked the de-
partmeut officers, the officers OF he various
com pauies, and the Individual members for
courtesy and kindness uniformly shown
him He -aid that the department. owed
debt OF gratitude TO Hope No 3 lcoIorei)
tor details of men furnished the different
companies during the epidemic, aud spg-
geyted that the department make some
suitable ex preston to that company.
Assistant Engineer, W. L. omylie, sub
mtted report Of his official acts while ia
charge o the department during the bsence
Of the Chief last spring.
The loremen OF the different companies
submitted their reports, which showed that
the department was never in better conai-
ton, the apparatus in good order, and
everything in good trim to fight The fire
fiend.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
The election OF officers being declared in
order, Jno. McGilI, Foreman of q IN No. ,
placed in nomination Chief Engineer r. l..
Saunders, and in doing % paid a merited
tribute TO the efficiency of that officer and
moved that he be voted tor standing, and
the department rose TO man, thus show
Ing that his answering fidelity t. the trust
reposed in MIN was appreciated by the
membership. This is the third term OF
Chief Saunders.
WI. Smylie of Gem No :, was reelected
lst Assistant, Chris Hinckic, of Gem :.
second Assistant, A l.. Julienne of. Pearl
II. aud L. No. /, Secretary, and Jno. J.
Rohrbacher of jackson No. l, reelected
Treasurer.
E. r. Carroll of Gem No ,, moved that
the department though its Secretary make
suitable acknowledgement to Hope No.
for their kindness during the epidemic
which was carried.
An auditing committee, consisting of
Chris Hinkcle, I'd Assistant Engineer. En-
met Parker, Jackson No l, Jesse Barr,
Gem No. ,, J. G. Julienne. West Jackson
No. /, A. w. Smythe, Pearl II. and l.. No.
l. were appointed to audit the accounts Of
Treasurer.
The manuscript of the Department Con-
stitution, having been destroyed, on motion,
committee cons isting of w l.. SnylIe,
lst Assistant Engineer, A. IL. Iilzhem.
Jackson, No. l, Robt. Sproule, Gem No.
John A. Webb, West Jacks)n No l, A.
' L
draft another and report to the Chief Engi
neer, who was instructed 10 call meeting
OF the Department when the same shall be
done.
The Department adjourned, and proceed
ed, at the invitation of the off ;ers elect to
Hinekle's where refreshments were await |
ing them.
We cannot close this report without con |
graduating the property holders partieu- |
larly, aud our ciCiz us generally, on their |
security in having in our midst an organi- |
cation which guarantees hem against loss |
by fires. No city in the Union of the size |
OF Jackson can boast of better or more
efficient Department, and we doubt if there
are many which have as good At no time
since its organization has it been more
efficient than at the present. Perfect har-
mony and concord prevails in its ranks, no
strife save that of who shall first respond
when the alarm is sounded. Our citizens
are, as they should be, proud of their gal
liant tiremen.
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