The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-06-14
Second Days Session Of the Firemen
at Waco.
A Number Of Delegates Arrive and are
Seated.
Topics Bearing on the Profession are
Distributed Among
Various Committees for Careful Di.
gestion and Report.
Sherman Fire Ladies' Complimented
by Rising Vote.
The Amateur theatrical Club Perform
for the Visitors.
President COnnOr Winning Laurels.

WACO, June lS.-TSpecial THE second
day of the session of the state firemen's
convention opened dark and lowering, but
the attendance of delegates at the opera
house was good.
President Common called the convention
to order at 10 o'clock.
The assistant secretary read the report OF
the committee on credentials, submitting
additional names of delegates to seats in
the convention who had arrived since yes
terday as follows;
III Paso-Ben. f. Levy. first assistant
chief of department.; w. II. Carter, hose
company No. 2; Fred Beaumont, jr., hook
and ladder company, No. /; w. b. Lach-
land, hose company, No. l.
Paris-E. 5. Conner, Phoenix hook and
ladder company No. |.
Fort Worth-R. Matthews, first assistant
chief of department; Charles Gay, OF K. M.
Daggett hose No. 3.
Gainesville-W. l.. Blanton, hook and
ladder company No. /.
Marshall, r. Logan, Salamander COM
pany No. 1; j. G. Blackburn, q. and p.
hook and ladder company No. 9.
Galveston John Golfer, Western engine
company No. 6.
Hillsboro-l. J. Holland. hook and
ladder company No l.
HOuston-W. II. Coyle, chief of depart
ment; II. NJ. Curtin, Liberty No. ., J. Ke.
Ter, Stonewall No. 3; q. g. Beavers, hook
and ladder No. 1.
Respectfully submitted.
o. Q. CoENoR, chairman.
George A. Lake, of Denison, hose COM
pany, entitled to seat.
The committee on topics reported, and
thu nraoiHant al
follows, to report upon topics;
Topic No. lis 1t admissible for state
association to adopt handbook OF instruc.
ton for the benefit of newly organized de-
partments? Committee: Charles Har.
back, W. X. Brown, Thomas Rickard, @. c.
Bevins, 4. X. Logan.
Topic No. 2-ls it advisable for city gov
ernments to pass ordinances re-
curing vendors and storers of
inllammable articles to keep
chemical hre-extingnishers on their prem
Uses? COmmitee--John Golfer, Charles
Gay, Ben +. Levy, |. N. Townsend and
j Inn A. Friedler.
Topic No 3.-Is it advisable to connect
with our annual meeting tiremen's
prize tournament. Committee: Charles
Kahn, w. ii. Coylc, S. A. Hogan, William
Moffatt, o. G. Common, A. Ziller, @. 7. Rolf
Topic No. 4 is 1t advisable to do away
with steamers where cities have water.
works? Committee-R. Matthews, ii. M
Curtis, W. b. Bush, Il. d. Berry, Conrad
Maver, W. A. Connor.
Topic No. 6-What size or class of steam
ers is advisable for the use of de-
partments in the state OF Texas2 Com.
mittee-L. A. Kahn, William Gutenberg,
Lee Totten. James Norton, A. NJ. Prescott.
Topic No. els 1t advisable to
have extension ladders where the houses
Committee-P. W. Linskie, ]. II. Muer.
ster, G. James, G. W, Littlepage, y. S. COT.
fin.
Topic No. What is required and neces
sary to give good fire protection to small
villages and townsp Committee-W William
O'denburg, chairman; A. A. Burck, J. l..
Moore, M. Lewis, George A. King,
Topic No. S.-What steps are proposed
Tor city government and fire departments
to adopt for the protection of large assem-
blles of people at theatres or hotels?
Topic No. 9.-Is it advisable to adopt a
standard hose company Tor the state d?
Topic No, lois il advisable
and beneficial for the state
association of Texas to send delegate to
the national convention of chief engineers.
Several kilograms from delegates unable
to attend were read and the subject of u
monument discussed while the president
was appointing the above committee.
The convention approved the bond of A
A. Burck, Austin, for 5000. and ordered
all business of the monument fund to be
turned over to him.
A, ii. Coyle, A. G. Keller, C. T. Rolf
and Charles Kahn were appointed a com
mittee on endowment plan.
The committee on topic No. responded
in favor ofhand.book.
The committee on topic No. 9 reported
IN favor OF the passage of Jaws requiring
dealers in inilammabe materials TO keep
extinguishers.
The committee on topic No 4 approve
OF steamers, whether cities have water
works or not.
Chief Hogan, of Waco, rendered compi-
mentary tickets to the delegates to attend
an amateur entertainment at the opera.
house this evening.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
On assembling after dinner the commit
tee on credentials reported the following
delegates entitled to seats:
ID. @. Haynes, Hook Il Ladder company
No. l, Weatherford.
Charles Clymer, Denson.
II. IL. Barnes, member OF the printing
Fort Worth.
Il. II. Keller, Protection engine No. l,
Fort Worth.
The invitation Of Fort Worth, asking the
to meet there next year, was
read and filed.
Various other committee reports and
resolutions were received and adopted.
A resolution complimenting the Sher.
N, do ~ a. ia 4, a..
vile at the time of the Ende hotel disaster.
was adopted by rising vote.
The resolution was offered = Hanback,, of
Dallas.
The election Of officers and the selection
OF the next place of meeting is the special
order for tomorrow morning.
The Waco dramatic association gave a
complimentary entertainment to the con,
vention at'the opera'house tonight, which
was well attended.
President Conner is winning golden opin.
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