Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-09-15
RED.HoT FIREMEN.
Faults Acknowledged but Rcform FROM
i.ed - A warm Discussion = fire
Aiarins-Npw Secretary Flee
ted other Business OF
Last Nights Meet

Atar,ns-Nsw Secretary Flee
ted Other Business OF
Last Nights Meet
ing.
Tho fire department held another
meeting last night ut the city hall fol
the purpose OF tIansacting general
business. Mr.. Askew was present and
explained to the department the uses
and advantages uf the fire alarm tele
yraph system. He gave an accurate
account of the workings Of the sys-
TEN and the great facilities ii afforded
the department in locating fires. lie
said he had been in correspondence
with some parties in reference to The
cost OF sufficient number of boxes
for the city. He also was in favor
OF increasing the facilities
of the fire department by buying more
hose and hose carriages. He said the
city ought TO expend some money for
the purchase OF n horse for the purpose
Of pulling the hose cart over the city.
This suggestion was greeted with APP
plause.
A vote of thanks was rendered TO
Mr. Ask1w, the chairman of the com
mittee on fire department, for his in.
tercst in the welfare OF the depart
ment.
The resignation of Harry Cobb, us
secretary OF the department, was ac-
cepted, and Stewart Harrison was
elected to fiji the vacancy.
II was suggested that on account of
the somewhat onerous duties OF the
Office OF secretary, that he be allowed
compensation for his services.
Mr.. Allison moved that the secretary
he allowed fodr dollars for each regu-
lar meeting and Two dollars for called
meetings.
MIR. Gay moved to allow the secre-
tary one dollar for Regular meetings
and nifty cents for called meetings. No
second.
Mr. Bowdry moved 10 amend Mr..
GAYS motion by paying the secretary
two dollars for regular meetings and
one dollar for called meetings. The
amendment was adopted aud the orig
inal motion rs amended carried
Mr.. Harrison then rendered
his resignation Us secretary of
the department aud asked
it's immediate acceptance. He stated
when nominated that 10 was impoSsi-
bic for him To serve. He was urged by
several members to withdraw the res.
lie was theu authorized 10 purchase "A
record book.
Considerable time was consumed i'm
dcsullory remarks about the efficiency
of the Holly system of water works
and the Use to he made of the fire en-
CINE IN case the system failed to do its
duty, I he chief of the department
said that he had requested the authori-
ties 70 remove the rock and dirt from
the mouth of the cisterns so that they
could be used II necessary, but it had
not been done.
Mir. Nesbitt moved that the chief he
instructed TO see the authorities and
have the debris taken away from the
cisterns at once, The motion pre-
vailed.
The engineer was authorized To nu
UP the cisterns to-day from tho hy-
drants,
Mr.. Hin moved 10 request the city
authorities to tap tho watermains near
the cisterns and put in supply pine
for the purpose of lilling the eisterns.
The motion was tabled.
Mr.. Mulkey made some sound and
sensible suggestions TO the furemen OF
the different companies. He said
some charges Ind been made against
the department which weleuniust and
some that were Just. He said that I'm
future he, as chief, would order
drills, and II he was criticized
IL would be for u lack of severity and
not fora lack OF u proper discharge
OF his duties. applause
Mr.. Hoclzle, president OF the depart
ment, also made speech In which he
urged upon tiremen their duties and
said that some ofllcious interference
occurred last Sunday which should
not DO tolerated and the chief should
cut oil the heads OF any assistants who
refuse TO obey orders and discharge
their duty and that such insubordina-
lion as was witnessed on that occasion
should not occur again.
MT; Mulkey spoke gain and illus |
trated the origin and progress of last
sundays fire, from the diagram in the /
pAIErrE of Monday, md said that !
perhaps there might have !
neen some disobedlcnce, but [
ne thought II was an error of the head /
and not OF the heart.
Mr.. Hoelz,e made another talk. aud I
openly chatged that last Sundays fire +
was mol managed as il should have /
peen done or the brick building and /
NN'..t pinlWlty nllghl nave OGen
saved. lie said that the chiefs were M
work, however, when they shonld
have been In command.
Mr.. Nesbitt agreed also that the flre
WAS badly managed, hut he was Glad
20 see the discussion taking the d, urse
II had. IL would bring about an In.
prorenent in the handling of hose
aud IN the subsection OF fires. He said
u was an absolute shame that
the brick bniiding should have heen
burned, The pipes were all placed
where they were needed least and
lhere Were ho pipes Where they were
heeueil most: He illustrated tile bad
uisp.ay oi skiil aud want az manage.
'nent 700 iolcioly 70 be denied and
which oil acknowledged by silence
lie stated that every building In Ibe :
block canld have been saved exoent I