The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-03-28
REVISING THE. MEMBERSHIP.


Msmber~ Of the Fire Department who
Don't Want tn he Counted Out.
by the standards special Wire.
BUTTE, March 9s.-The special meeting
Of the Butte city fire department was the
most largely attended meeting that has
bee i'm months. The reason for this was
that ut the meeting held "a week Y a
committee was appointed TO revise the
roll OF membership of the organization
and drop those who have not assisted in
putting out fire In y years. An impression
prevailed among some of the members
that his was a game OF freeze-out for
some person n consequently about 50
members were on hand this evening. The
president, Thompson Campbell, being alb
sent, Fire Marshal O'Bricn acted as chair
man.. He stated that the object of the
meeting was To bear the report of The CON-
mittee of the list of active members rs
prepared 10y them. Mr. O'Bricn stated that
IL any had been overlooked who Were Gu
titled to join they should arise and let the
TACT be known. lie statedt hatt the meetings
for months had becn SHINY attended aud
IL was almost impossible tn obtain u quo
rum. There are no reports of officers on
the minutes and thcd department Is rapidly
languishing into a state of mucous des-
uctude. The present move was for the
purpose Of finding out Just who are active
members and making the others honorary
members. ut seems tn me as though you
are organizing n new company" said Lou
y. Smith. ave had better disband the
old organization first. The annual meet
ing Is 10 be- held next Tuesday night for
the election Of officers and we can dis
band then. IL this a new organization
gotten up In connection with the paid de
partment?"
Fire Marshal O'Bricn stated thai there
MAS nnfhin2 In h. snr,iln NJ rho rpassftf1O
There would be no election Of officers. II
see men her, tonight" said - Brien,
"who only attend once "A year for election
purposes, but We are not going To elect
officers tonight and ave no intention of
~springing. anything. There is Ia be no
jumping here To elect "A fire marshal or
any one else"
Mr.. Smith said: 1--WE have "A regular
investigating committee tn prefer charges
and cSpel those hot attending fires. That
Is the committee that should report those
who ought 10 be expelled. Furthermore,
II would be proper to report tn" delin-
Iuent members and not those who arc to
he retaincd."
\. ID. Cameron stated hat there are ~
names ON the roll, while only 81 are al
lowed by the ordinance. Yet there are
no enough members going 10 fires 10
handle the carts. For hat reason IL
was proposed to weed % those
who do mo- TO attend fires and
substitute those willing to work. There
would then he no difficulty in handling
fires. IL was decided to heal thn report
of the committee. which consisted Of A.
ID. Cameron, John Il. Borncaux and y. J.
O'Brien. The report showed that the
membership of 80 had bcen reduced to u
membership of 81. l.. u. Smith moved
hat the original roll bc found, that the
committee continue its labors and Al
Tuesdays meeting report the anne oi
those who should be expelled. This mo
ton vas carried. James Murray handed
up his resignation as secretary Of the de-
partment. Its consideration WAS post,
poncd until the next meeting.