New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-30
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
RETIREMENT OF FIRE CHIEF BATES.
prNstoNEp AFTER LONG sERViCE-sUcchhDED
ny ASSISTANT CHIEF SHAY.

BY ASSISTANT CHIEF SHAY.
Eli Bates, Chief of the Fire Department; was s re-
fired Yesterday on an annual pension OF qZ,oou;;
He made an application for retirement several
weeks ago but the fact was kept secret with the
Commissioners that their action yesterday caused
great surprise in the department Cnares WSfa
10 be Chief of Department. The second assistant:
Hugh Bonner. was made First Assistant Cher
Fnsneer and Chief of Battalion John McCabe was
nrosmoted TO Bonners former place. Foreman
Charles ID. purroy of Engine No. ], brother OF Com
missioner purroy was appomted ChleI OF nae.
i ",IE" Of Hook and Ladder Company. No. was
made Chief of TIE Fourth Battalion in place of
Chief John W. Miller who was retired last week, no
81 Chief Bates is fifty eight years old and ma
five of Cornwall on the Hudson, tie came 70 inc
CITY TO learn the trade of brcklayer ana ne joined
the old volunteer department Hd ercron Of
ago yesterday. In 1885 he was elected foreman %
Engine No. % Ten years later. when the present
paid department was organized; he was appoIut ,
kdstrict engineer" whose rank was equIaHh' W
thar of Chief OF Battalion. He was made the As
sjsiant Chief Engineer of the Department IN $50
and May ~, 1873 he was appointed odiel 10
Department Since then he has performed ms
dnties in a manner satisfactory TO the fIIe Cohl-
missioners His Judgment and GOODNESS III man
aging the fremen have proved OF great TS of d G
cipline has been followed as a Tnle by one SCI oI
commissioners after another. lie has lost niue tlme
by sickness during his long term OF service IN tne
Departnent and he still is n man of rugged health
straight in figure and look ing twenty years younger
than his age. In placing HIM on the retired ~ l!e
Fire Commissioners took occasion 10 compliment
The CHEFS mantle has fallen worthy man.
Chief Shay has been the constant ASSISTANT =, Mr'
Bates for eleven years, and has shared IN the ap-
prevail earned by the management OF tile IOICe nc
was born in the Eighth Ward on October - 1881,
and became fireman IN 1888; In sol ne was
elected assistant foreman of Hook and Ladder Com
pany No. II. Four years later he became Foreman
Of Hook and Ladder Company No. , IN me pIca,en'
Department. lie was made Chief OF the skin pat
TALON on June /, 1863 and was pronotJd 10 NC
FIRST Assistant Chief Engineer IN 1873 wen h1e Mr,
Bates was made Chief Of department.. Nhlle
member of the volunteer department ne was o en-
ployed as carpenter. HIS present salary Is S1''Oo'
THE PRESERVATION OF THE FORESTS.
The committee appointed at the CMckelng HalI
meeting to endeavor TO secure IeslslaIloh cohlng
tnward the preservation of the Adirondack forests,
met yesterday in the Mayors Office at the CITY
Gsrl Sch1rz Henry Nichols, Ambrose Snow, John
Hcoper, ID. ID. T. Marshall DR.. I. Scegur Colonel
Joachim Maidhof, john f. Henry, Henry A. nel,
ser. Colonel ;. K. Plnckney, john McheSson' ana
John W. kehoe. A.. 10000
with the fact that the people Will he in earnest IN
This matter Mr. MCNCSSon recommended that
every member of the legislature should be seen or
written to the subject ID. d. l. MarSnal Salu
that hy proper effort, the legislation sought Tor
conld be obtained The people in the interior be-
lieved thai increased taxes would result from lhls
bill They should he disabuSed of that idea. m
\ preamble aud resolution were adopted. Inc
preamble sets forth that the people OF the STATE OF
New ork have thus tar IN vain demanded OF thcI
representatives in the Legislature that action
be taken in behalf OF the plescIEatlon
of the Adirondack forests, and that scientific and
Other eminent testimony has repeatedly pointed ont
the vast importance of these forests TO the welfare
of the State and Nation. lhe resolution callS on
the Legislature to adopt prompt and immediate
measures, and declares that an, adjournment
without action would be failure on the
part OF the representatives OF TIE people 10 serve
The most important interests of the state
he following were appointed committee to pro-
coed 10 Albany and push forward the measure:
carl Schnrz. Mayor Edison, l.. NJ. Bates ID: u. l.
Marshall, Dr F. >eegur John T; Henry J. McKess-
son, j. A. G.. Bealcs G. l. G0den, {, H2nSelt
Joachim Maidhof 5. y. Pinclmcy, Henry y. heiSer,
lanes De Vaudeville John Hooper, Henry Nichols
4. p. Mann, Ambrose Snow, +. b. lhulber and
Henry Bcrgh.