Morning journal and courier., 1882-04-05
Fire Commissioners.
Lively Business Session--Many Matters
81 ra4n

OF interest
The regular monthly meeting of the fire
commissioners was held last evening, Mayor
Robertson presiding, the full board present.
Bills to the amount of $1,66l62 and the pay
roll amounting to s., 1868 were approved.
Applications of the following as substitutes
were received and ordered on file: Lewis
Hurley as hoseman, VIM. A. Fales hook and
ladder or hoseman, Frank Conlan hoseman,
Fred W. Bradley hook and ladder, Peter H.
Conlan hoseman, John H Reynolds hose
man, James E. How'd hose No. 7, Walter
S. Mitchell, hoseman.
designations of the following were ac-
copied Silas P. Thomas, hoseman No. 2;
John Meyer, hoseman No. 3, on account of
sickness; VIM H Brooks and David
Schneur, both of hook and ladder No. T.,
left town.
Applications of the following substitutes
to positions in the regular force to fill vacan-
cies were received, and on the recommends
ton of Chief Hendrick were appointed:
VIM. E. Martin to be hoseman of steamer
No. 2, Charles W. Gessner to be hoseman of
steamer No. 3, VIM H. Johnston to hook and
lduu6r mo- L.
The following were recommended to sub
stitute positions: Martin H. Stanley to
steamer No. l. John H. Reynolds to steamer
No. 2, G. W. Marshall and FL. S. Rutland
to steamer No. g. James NJ. Doty to steamer
No. f. James E. Howe to hose No. 7, W. L..
Cooper. Rufus R. Fancher and George H.
Chapman to hook and ladder No. 1. John Fl.
| Spang.
A communication was read from Chief
Hendrick relative to reserve force of sub
| stitutes in case of emergency to man the
| extrr engine hose cart, supply wagons, &C.,
when the whole department is called out, to
| be paid only when actual service is per-
| formed. The Chief was requested to make
| some plan for the above and present the
same to the Board.
The special committee on new building at
| Newhallville reported that they had decided
| to retain the present lot and build there and
voted to build new house and procure
| plans and estimates of the cost and submit
the same to the Board at the next meeting.
| The Chief was added to the committee.
Alderman Grlffing appeared before the
Board In support of the above, and stated
that the people there were anxious about the
matter
1t was voted to refer with power to act the
matter of new patent hitch to hose cart
| No. to Committee on Harness, &c. The
new hose cart arrived yesterday.
For chairman of the Board the vote stood
3 for Mr.. Baldwin and for Mr. Mullen, the
| Mayor casting his vote in favor of Mr..
Mullen. Mr.. Baldwin objected on the ground
that according to the charter the
| Mayor was not member of the Board and
had not the right to vote, but on motion of
| Mr.. Baldwin Mr.. Mullen was declared elected
| by unanimous consent. Foreman Davis ap-
| peared before the board with Hoseman Kline
and asked his dismissal for inefficiency he
having been fined for non attendance at fires
six times during the past three months. The
| matter was referred to the Chief with power
| to act
The joint memorial committee of the Ad-
| miral Foote Post, G.. A. R.. No. II and Henry
| G. Merwin No. so extended cordial invita-
ton to the fire department to participate in
the parade on Memorial day, May 80, 1882,
| through J. D. Plunkett. chairman. On mo-
| ton of Commissioner Baldwin it was voted
to accept invitation and further action was
deferred to the next meeting Adjourned.