St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-26
ST. PAUL NEWS.
THE FIRE COMMISSIONERS.
The Chief Sustained in Discharging
Three Men.
The Question of Fire Alarm Telephone
and Messengers Postponed.
The fire commissioners held long meet
ing last evening, with the following result:
rHRE MEN nISCHARGED.

The fire commissioners held long meet
ing last evening, with the following result:
TIRE MEN DISCHARGED.
On July 81 the chief discharged Lieutenant
James Sullivan for neglect Of duty and re-
spending with his company to box that
was not his run, and Pipeman Henry Gruoer
for upsettinga hose carriage while acting as
driver; also, on August 4, Owen Sullivan,
pipemau of chemical No. 1, for absenting
himself from quarters without permission.
The chief reported the matter on the 9TH OF
August and it was laid over for consid-
Grafton.
Commissioner Warner said that people
had been to him to have him try to save them
and talked of sympathy for the men. tie
did not want to vote on the matter.
Mr.. Delano said he saw the accident,
when the carriage was upset and it was the
grosest piece of carelessness he ever saw.
He said the driver drove up Jackson street
as fast as the horses could be made to go,
and when he got to the middle of Seventh
street, and without Stacking the speed at all
turned down Seventh street and by that act
upset the horse cart.
Mr.. Prendergast regretted the matter. Did
not think the driver upset the carriage in
tentionally and wanted to get out of the
trouble without discharging the men.
Mr. Parker took the same view as Mr.. De-
lano did and favored the adoption of the re-
port of the chief which discharged all three
Of the men. Mr.. Parker finally moved that
the report be adopted and concurred in, with
the understanding that if the chief should see
I'll he might reinstate either of the men.
In connection with this matter, on motion
of Mr. Prendergast it was decided to have
the principal rules and regulations of the de-
partment printed and put up in the different
engine houses. This was done because some
of the men claimed that they did not know
Of the rules.
THE TELEPHONE AND DISTRICT MESSAGE BUsI
NESS.
The subject of the fire alarm telephone
and the district messenger business was
brought up before the board, and the matter
of how the boys are to be paid was consid-
cred. The fire commissioners do not propose
to continue the matter any longer unless the
city council makes provision to pay the boys
After talking the matter over for some time
it was concluded that it was best to withdraw
the ma4A and not do anything about it til
the next meeting of the board. The desire
is that the subject shall not be cut off til
everybody has an opportunity to understand
the matter
MISCELLANEOUS.
The pay roll for the month of August
amounting to Sc, 657.66, was adopted.
James w. Kuchera was appointed in place
of Owen Sullivan, and Dennis Leahey in
place of M. Bshoff.
The bill of Drs. Stewart & Wheaton o
S45 for attendance upon William Reiland
who was injured while in the service of the
fire department, was recommended to be
paid.
No. 4. steamer, which has just beer
brought to st. Paul from the Silsby works
in New York, where she has been for repairs
was ordered to be placed in service immedi-
ately.
A communication was received and place.
on file from Charles B. Boyd of Chicago, set
ting forth that he was the agent at Chicago
% for the Mansfield steam fire engines, which
he claims are cheaper and better than any
others.
A bill from the water commissioners
amounting to S31.05, for injury to the waite
hydrants by the fire department, was referred
to the chief of the fire department
AN INSANE WOMAN