Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-01-21
THE FIRE DELEGATES.
A Lively Meeting Last Evening.
IN FULL WAR PAINT AND AFTER scAlpS.
Important Resolutions and Inter-
esting Debates.

for especial activity. 1t has been about
impossible to secure a quorum at most Of
the meetings Of the several companies and
the Fire Delegates, and it is an u%naccount-
able fact that the principal property own
ers we're among those who rarely attended
any fire meeting. Last night, however,
proved an exception, and when the Board
Of Delegates were called to order all were
present save Messrs. Foley and Cassidy,
the latter not being in town.
The first business was the reading Of the
report Of the Chief Engineer, which was
accepted and placed on file. 1t was as
follows:
EUREKA, January /, 1880.
To the Board Of County Commissioners
and Fire Observation-Disclosures /: l have
the honor of presenting to you the second
quarterly report Of the Eureka Fire Depart
ment, for the quarter ending December
80, 1879.
FIRE ALARMS.
The number OF fire alarms, from all
causes, for the quarter amounted to
eight, including three fires, the damage for
which amounted to 500, No insurance.
DEPARTMENT APPARATUS.
In my last report I called your attention
to the apparatus Of the department, which
needed more or less repairs and painting.
The Hook and Ladder Company's truck
is in tolerable good order for service, but
needs repairs and painting also twelve
new fire buckets n three axes.
The Rescue hose carriage and hose are in
excellent condition. / would recommend
the purchase Of q half-dozen ~spanners for
this company.
The Knickerbocker hose cart is in bad
order, and unfit for service. 1t needs q
thorough overhauling, also q half-dozen
spanners.
The Richmond hose cart and apparatus
is in good working order, and ready for
service.
Mob Hill hose carriage is in good work
ing order. The company needs a half
dozen spanners, also one house lamp.
HypRAsTs.
The hydrants were all in good order
when / examined them last. bpt since the
contract between the Commissioners and
Major Mccoy has gone into effect and his
Superintendent appointed, / know nothing
OF their condition. The hydrant opposite
the international Hotel is bursted and no
fit for service. I would also recon-
mend the placing of the two new
fire-plugs-not at present in use-one at
the Rescue Hose house, and one somewhere
in the neighborhood Of the hospital.
HOSE.
/ informed the Committee, about six
week ago, that the department hose in
service is in good order.
SUPPLIES.
Since the late order OF the Board Of
Commissioners no difficulty is expert
enced in obtaining supplies for the de-
partment.
RECOMMENDATIONS.
/ would recommend to your honorable
body the necessity Of constructing IA plat
form for the purpose Of washing and dry
ing hose ; q suitable place for the platform
would be at the north side Of the Knicker-
booker Hose house.
FIRE WARDEN.
A petition was then read, asking for the
appointment Mr.. d. Smith Harris as Fire
Warden, and requesting the Board Of
County Commissioners to give Harris the
position.
Mr.. Sadler saw little use in sending such
requests to the Board. A similar one had
been sent heretofore, asking that the Chief
Engineer be appointed ex-ofieio Fire
Warden, but the time spent in passing it
had been wasted, for no notice was taken
Of il.
A running discourse followed, and fin
ally Messrs. Anderson, Sadler and Nc
Even were appointed a Committee to find
out whether the Board was disposed to APP
point a Warden II so. at what salary, and
what authority would be given him.
QUESTION OF
In the meantime several delegations from
the various companies entered the hall.
and after the latter business had been dis
posed OF, Mr.. o. L. Scott took the floor,
aud offered the following resolution
Resolved, That the Board Of Delegates
will tender their designations. and the fire
companies will close their doors unless
some satisfactory arrangement be made by
which the control OF the apparatus OF the
Fire Department be given to the properly
ooshoiAy, u "a SHAci LII
gineer.
Mr.. Scott proceeded to advocate the
adoption Of the resolution. Unless the
Board was entitled to some consideration,
and the Chief Engineer vested with some
authority, then there was no use in the
Board going through the farce Of holding
meetings.
Mr.. Sadler conceded with Mr.. Scott.
The time had come when some definite ac-
tionsh ould be taken, and the question of
authority settled. II the Commissioners
we're not in favor Of allowing fremen to
govern the Fire Department, why they had
better run it.
Mr.. Wilson deprecated hasty action.
There was no need in useIessly %antagoniz-
ing the County Commissioners, and he be-
lieved they were disposed to act fairly.
Mr.. Sam Raphael advocated the adoption
OF the resolution.
Mr.. Owen McDermott, Foreman Of the
Richmonds, George L. Almond, H. b.
Mckee, and other members of the depart
ment, who were on the committees present
from the different companies. also spoke in
its favor. and it was finally adopted.
The Secretary was then instructed to in
form the Board Of Commissioners Of the
action Of the meeting, and to secure a re-
ply, and another meeting OF the Delegates
will be called as soon as it is received.
The resignation Of the Chief Engineer
was also handed in, but its reading was
postponed until the intentions Of the Com
missioners could be ascertained.