Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-20
TIE FIRE DEPARTMENT..
Important Meeting of the Commissioner
Last Evening-A Full Paid Force to be
Employed the Service in
Various Ways.

Emp1oyed-ImproYIng the Service in
Various Ways.
The fire commissioners held quite an in
teresting meeting last night. The follow
ing is a statement of what was done:
THE TWENTY PAID MEN.
The objection urged against giving the fire
commissioners the twenty paid men in place
of the twenty seven minute men has been
the supposed increased cost. Mr.. Delano
presented an estimate which showed that
the increased expense would be much less
than has been expected. If the twenty
men are paid $40 per month, the increase
will be $4,000 per annum. If they are
paid $50 per month, the increase per an
mum would be $4,000. If $50 per month,
$1,000 per apnum. The plan is to have
the men in the department do the carpen-
tering, painting, blacksmithing, and
very large amount of all the work that is
now done by outsiders, and it Is
thought that in this way
great many thousand dollars viii
be saved to the department., SO that the
differe nee in the increased expense will
be reduced to very small sum. It WIS
determined to fix the pay at $40 per
month for the men taken from the minute
men, but outsiders will be required to
serve two months for $50 per month. IL
this connection a resolution was adopted
that the chief engineer be instructed to
select twenty men from the twenty seven
minute men to serve as full paid men, and
present the names to the board for CON
hrmation at the next meeting of the board
FIXING THE PAY.
Commissioner Hughson offered the fol-
lowing which was adopted:
RESOLVED, That all appointees except
engineers OF steamers in the fire depart
ment that have not heretofore served for
the term of four months within one year
of the time of his application shall be ap-
| pointed to serve On trial for a term of at
least two months at a salary of 500 per
month.
! TO TELL WHAT ICONS ARE WANTED.
1t is well understood that the city and
county propose to construct together q
court house, and the court house commits
sioners are anxious to know what amount
of room the different city departments are
| likely to want. President Delano was au-
thorized to confer with the mayor upon
| this subject.
| BIDS FOR FUEL.
Messrs. Hughson, Parker and Chief En-
gineer Black were appointed to constitute
a committee to advertise for bids for fuel
| and feed for the department for the year
from May 1.
| NEW APPoJNTEE.
Chief Engineer Black announced that 2.
Whalen had resigned as hoseman of No
4, and that he had appointed M. h. Ma
lony, and the appointment was confirmed
THE FIRE ALARM TELEGRAPH.
When the commissioners talked with
Chief Engineer Jenkins, of the fire alarm
telegraph, before he came here, he in
formed them that the system was in the
worst possible condition, that it was &
wonder that they ever got an alarm right
and that to put it into reasonable
order would require good deal of wori
and an outlay of considerable money, bu
just how much, or even an appropriation
of how much, he could not tell. The com
missioners directed him to go to work
make thorough overhauling of the line
. see what was needed to put it into gooC
condition, and then report to the board
He has been here since the 1st of April
and there is no difficulty in seeing hoy
much the system has been improved unde
| his management. He has personally seeI
} to it himself. He is directed to make
report at the next meeting of all that
necessary to render the system complet
and perfect.
THE CLOTHES TO WEAR.
The following resolutions as to VIVA
clothes are to be worn, was adopted:
RESOLVED, That the uniform shirt 70
, the department and company officer
shall be white linen or muslin. For al
other members of the department nav
blue flannel, same pattern as sample i
chief engineers Office. Caps same a
sample in chief engineers Office.
WHAT Is WANTED.
! Chief Engineer Black made verbal re
, port that the department ought to be fu1
; nisked with pump for testing hose, relic
valves or controlling nozzles, and ne'
steamer to take the place of any steame
| that may happen to be out of service. Il
stated that one of our steamers was sixtee
years old, and most of them were goo
deal worn with service. In his judgmen
|
proximate the point where the depart
ment could adequately protect the heav
and valuable blocks that have been con
structed, and that are in process OF COZ
struction in ST. Paul, that this requisitio
should be complied with Immediately. TIL
matter was referred to COMMISSIONS
Parker.
THE TELEPHONE.
Heretofore kind of rickety old talkin
circuit has been used between the chief
Office and the different engine houses
This is to be supplemented by the tele
phone.
| TO REPORT THE MEN.
The chief engineer is to present at th
next meeting the list of the additions
twenty men he wants.
Breeding Carp.
: The following letter or extract of q lei
ter from gentleman at Waterville, dat
April 10, will give some idea of the siz
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