Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-05-03
FIRE FIGHTERS.
The Regular Quarterly Meeting Of the
Fire Department Well Attended
Last Night.
Lengthy Session OF Which Large
Amount Of Important Business
is Transacted.
Music in the Air Over the Question Of
Music for the Firemsn's
Parade.

The department met In regular SEES
sion last night, over fifty members
present. AS the time for the annual
election draws near the interest In de-
partment affairs increases, and every
member who can possibly do 80 at
tends the meetings. At half-past eight
Vice-President Hill called the depart
ment to order. Secretary Harrison
read the minutes OF the meetings for
the last gusrter, which were duly ap,
proved. Reports of committees APP.
pointed TO find out cost OF charter for
the department, to wait on the coun-
Gil in regard to salaries of chief aud
drivers, TO ask the council TO pay ex.
penses OF Joe Mignon, hurt by being
thrown from truck, received and
| filed.
Under unfinished business number
Of amendments proposed at a previous
meeting were taken up and debated.
The amendment dispensing with an
executive committee was voted down.
An amendment providing for six
meetings of department yearly instead
OF four was carried. This amendment
also fixed hours Of meeting at $3.50 in
summer months and 1850 In winter. A
new clause was added 10 the constitu.
ton, providing that no one should be
entitled to vote for department officers
unless q member of a company for
sixty days. This last amendment
oreai ed considerable discussion but
finally carried.
New business being taken up. John
A. Thornton proposed the department
adopt rules for the election Monday
. night. A hot debate ensued, but the
motion finally carried, when com
mittee of five appointed for the pur
pose withdrew and formulated the
rules. The committee was John A
Thornton, James w Swayne, Stuar
Harrison, Thomas Mailman and DIR
] Nj. Mullins. The rules provide tina
the election shall be by ballot, that tn,
secretary shall call the members
names as signed to the constitution
when the voter shall advance to tn
table, hand his ballot to teller No,
who shall inspect to see that IL is onl,
/. one ballot, when it shall be passe,
I to teller No. 2, who shall deposi
: 1t In the ballot box provided b.
l the secretary. Three judges are pro
:, vided for, who shall decide the legsli
: ty OF the votes cast, the judges AM
4 tellers to be appointed on Monda
8 night.
A resolr ton providing for music fc
g the annual parade of the fire depar
ment on the 18th OF May was Offered
4 A member OF Peter Smith Hose con
g pany said his company would pa
r half the expense OF same, when /
9 Allison moved the appointment OF
10 committee of FIVE to act In coniun
q ton with the Peter Smith company
l. arrange the matter, the department
10 pay only one-half of the expense
said band. AS amended, the reeolutio
= carried. The chair appointed Messi
y Swayne, Watkins, Allison, HarrisC
10 and Thornton the committee. Meesi
10 HollIpgsworth and Allison were a
is pointed to attend to improvements
a. the roll. The department then o
ie journed.
BE After the adjournment the comm
T. tee on music OF the department met
y, committee of the Peter Smith. He
n company and stormy session c
% sued. The department committee
IN sisted they only had the right to co
re tract for payment Of one-half Z
I'd cost of the band for the psrac
IN the Peter Smith committee insist
ne the department should pay for OF
le half the coat OF the band for both I
o. parade and the Peter Smith ball, I
~ curing the night OF the 18th. d
YES speeches were made and many motto
lr- proposed aud loat. 1t soon becal
pit evident that the committee could De'
agree. when the meeting adjourn
'e- without action,
I'd The election Monday night will
III the most interesting one ever held
,et the department, and the last VIZ
en- with the members is being done.
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