Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-01-17
TaE NEW FIRE DEPAKrME>T.
Applications for Positions Under the cal

Applications for Positions Under the cali
system.
Last evening the committee on the re
organization Of the fire department met in
select council chamber for the purpose OF
receiving applications for membership in
the new fire department under the pro-
posed call system as enacted BY councils
in an ordinance passed in December, and
which it is proposed shall 60 into effect
ON the first Of February next. 1t had
been expected that representative OF
the Gamcwell electric fire alarm company
would be present for the purpose of clos.
ing contract with the city and commencing
preparations for the erection of the Noes
sary wires and alarm boxes. but for some
cause he did not appear, though the chair
man announced an expectation Of rs ar
rival to-day. All the members OF the
Select Councilman Docrr, Of tho First
ward Below is printed list of the
applications read. 1t will be observed
that the aspirants for positions rs drivers
of engines and hose carts greatly outnun
ber the places 1T the committee disposal.
while Of fOremen and engineers there ap-
pear also 4 supertluity, but the requisite
number of hOSemen and laddermen-
namely, four Of the former for each OF
the four engine companies and the same
number Of the latter for the hook and lad
der truck-are lacking. 1t should be re-
membered, however, that, in addition t.
the list of officials proposed below, the Il niOn
company, under tho terms Of agreement
by which the city receives that engine,
free Of charge for 4 year, is to be allowed
to man the machine for that period. The
names proposed by them were not before
the committee last night and consequently
arc not included herein. The list below
comprises also Il full list submitted by the
Washington company for the several posi-
tions. The applications were in every III
stance accompanied by substantial recon
mcndations Of prominent citizens, and
tine members Of the committee kept record
of the applications. They will in
all probability award the places ut Il
meeting held later in the present week,
after the members Of the committee have
had an opportunity of ascertainins the
qualifications of the various applicants
With regard to securing more applications
Cor positions as hosemen further adver-
tisemcnt will he made. The application OF
Adam 5. khoads for the position of chiSf
engineer OF the department was also re-
ceived, but as the appointment is not
within the province of the committee, it
being provided by ordinance that that Off
Ger shall be elected by councils, Mr..
RhOads will have to submit his application
to the higher body. Here is the list
where known We have a,ided the wards
Applicants for Engineer ]. w. Ander-
son, 4th ward; Henry T. Yackly, eth
ward Harry Shaub, Sd ward F. Henry
Eilburn. 1st ward Jacob Herzog, 9th
ward Isaac Kinnear, Sd ward.
Applicants for Driver: Jacob Foust,
3d ward, James Kautz, 9Th ward ; Jas.
II. Garner, Sd ward; Edward Pitt, 4th
ward John Sheridan; John Dugan, 2i
ward Martin Garnet John II. Keller, .th
ward NJ. +. Rose, 9th ward Henry SOU
ders, 9TH ward Barney Mulhatten, 9th
ward ii. o. LeacLcy, 1st ward \ Rine.
hart, 4th ward; $. \. Stephens y. J.
Ginger II. s. Resh Milton B. Bielueus
derter John Peoples, 4th ward.
Applicants for Foreman Byron J.
Brown (Hook and LADDER, 9TH war,i
George E. Bair. Sd ward Bennett Full
mer, lst ward W. c. Arnold (fIook and
LADDER, 9TH ward W. &. Samson. 6tn
ward Frank Fritsch, ,Sth ward Anthony
Bihl, 1th ward Charles Franciscus. eth
ward.
Applicants for Hosemen J. j. Gun
nnghanl, 9th ward Joseph Goo,lendorf.
9th ward II. X. Gensemer, 9Th ward;
John +. Fetterly, 9th ward Am
brose Herkenreiter, Sth ward.
Applicant for La'iderman Hsnry
Reiner.
The committee passed 4 resolution OF
fered by DIR. Davis, requesting the city ST.
licitOr to inquire into the law anu decis
ions Of the courts in the matter of owner
ship of property and apparatus of volrrn-
teer fire companies, and report the same
ut once for the Information Of the commit
tee. 1t was stated during the sitting
that the decisions in the cases of Borough
of bethlehem VS.. Perseverance fire COM
pany 6 Weekly notes. and Humane fire
company's appeal, Philadelphia & Nor
r.s). were to the effect that the ownership
of the apparatus of the volunteer fire COM
panies is in the public, and not with the
members of the companies.
Mr.. POnd, secretary of the l'.s,neWeii
electric fire alarm company, reached Ian
caster to-day, and had al interview with
the committee OH the reorganization OF
the fire department. 1t was agreed that
the electric apparatus should be placed i'll
the second story of the station house, and
that the bell of the Empire hook and lad
der company shall remain as the alarm
bell, and be rehung 3 as to increase AMI
improve its tOno in striking the alarm.
Tie contract for the erection Of the fire
alarm vii; probably be executed and
signed by Mr.. Pond and the committee
this afternoon.