Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-14
FIRE DEPARTMENT.


FIRE DEPARTMENT.
The Committee on Fire Department
met yesterday at 6:30 P. NJ. Present ::
Messrs. Parrish, Lange, Davis, F. @.
Murphy, Page, Crump, and Kaufman.
Mr.. Parrish was made temporary
chairman.
For the position OF clerk of the Com
mittee Mr.. F. G. Murphy nominated
James E. Healy.
Mr.. Davis nominated Mr.. E. II. FISH
er, (incumbent.
Mr.. Murphy made few remarks in
advocacy of his candidate, and Messrs.
Davis and Page in commendation Of Mr..
Fisher.
Mr.. Kaufman said in the interest Of
expediency and economy of time that
the committee should elect Mr.. Fisher.
The vote resulted:
For Fisher: Messrs. Crump, Davis,
kaufman, Lange, Murphy, Page, Par
rish.
For Healey Mr.. Murphy.
Mr.. Fisher was declared elected.
Messrs. Kaufman and Parrish were
placed in nomination for permanent
chairman-the former by Mr.. Murphy
and the latter by Mr.. Lange.
The ballot stood: For Kaufman
Messrs. Crump, Davis, Murphy, and
Parrish-4.
For Parrish: Messrs. LaDge and
Page.
Mr.. Parrish was nominated by Mr..
Page for sub.chairman, and elected by
acclamation.
Mr.. Kaufman thanked the committee
for their exhibition Of confidence in
him, and said that it would not be
misplaced.
The committee decided to meet here
after at 5 o'clock on the Wednesday
previous to the first Monday in each
month.
Mr.. Crump moved that Messrs. Par
rish and Davis, with the chairman, be
made the Assessment Committee.
Agreed to.
Mr.. Page moved that the committee
go into the election Of an assistant en-
gineer, which position was made vacant
by the elevation Of Mr.. A. l.. Fuquato
Chief, and nominated j. R. Sheppard.
Mr.. Davis nominated L. W. Dorsett
and A. o. Cole, and Mr.. LaDge nomi-
mated Oliver Mountcastle.
Mr.. Reuben Burton was also placed
in nomination by Mr.. Page.
The vote resulted:
Sheppard ......... ............ ......." ......3
MountcaStle ......... ......... ......... ......t
Mr.. Mountcastle was declared elected
First Engineer.
Mr.. Murphy nominated for Second
Engineer Warwick F. Epps.
Mr.. Page nominated Captain Snead
Gncumbenp.
Messrs. l.. W. Dorset, Reuben Bur
ton, and R. Sheppard we're also placed
in nomination.
The vote resulted
Dorset ......,.... ...... ......., ''..''Z
Epps ......... ........... ...........'..
Snead. ad.................. ..................2
No election.
The second ballot was
SDead ....... ,........ .............." "
Epps .......'. ..'''' '.''.''''o u
D0rsett ......... ...... ..............
No election.
The third ballot:
Snead. ......... ......t
Epps ...... ...... NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Captain Snead was declared re-elect-
ed.
For Third Assistant Engineer Mr..
Crump nominated W. G. Fuller lin
cumbenD.
Messrs. Reuben Burton, A. o. Cole,
W. F. Epps, and J. r. Sheppard were
also nominated. The vote came out
Fuller. ......... ......,......."".o
Burton. ............... ......i
Mr.. Fuller was declared elected.
Mr.. Crump moved that the commit
tee 60 into the election of foremen and
station-men. Agreed to.
For foreman Of Steamer No. Mr..
Page dominated j. Ii. Redwood (in-
cumbent).
Mr.. Redwood was elected by accls-
For engineer of No. John Mackie
was nominated and reelected.
For helper Mr.. Page nominated Mr..
G.. o. Goode (incumbent. Mr.. MUIR
ply nominated j. II. Shonburger, and
+. +. Moore was nominated by Mr..
Kaufman.
The vote resulted
tOOQe ..... '''.''''''. 'ss'.'.''f
sbonberger ......... ..........~....~...S
Mr.. Goode was declared reelected.
For hostler Mr.. Murphy nominstei
N. b. Grooms (ncumbent). Mr.. Page
nominated T.. Mercer Ball, which, he
said, be did by request.
Mr.. Grooms received votes. lie was
elected.
To, fo,eman NJ No. Q were noml-