Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-29
They Met Last Night for the Annual
Election OF Officers.
The Roster Continued Pretty Much the Same
as Last Year-oDn Adams as Chief.
BIS Report for the Past Year.

the WINDOWS. on the raised portion OF
the floor OF other available places.
Before entering into the elections some
enn'ial routine business was transacted,
previous to which President Lsssiter
made announcement that he would ex-
pect unusual good order or he would use
his prerogative of fning the members.
He appointed Ben Bell sergeant-at-
arms.
The report of treasurer Henry
Early for the year past
shows s25.s2 on hand. The re-
port of the finance committee attached
latter correct in his accounts and compile
mented him on the neatness and acou-
racy of his accounts. Both reports were
received and filed.
Then came the report of Chief Don B.
Adams, in effect as follows:
The department has responded to ffty-three
alarms during the year, which were received as
follows:
Bel alarms; 1900. 80
Telephone alarms. ..--.....-............... 10
Total ...........-.... .....-.....-..---..... SO
NUMBER OF ALARMS EACH MONTH.
May, 3; June, 2; July, d, August. 3; septem-
Der, l; October, 8; November, 8; December, q;
18th, 4.
TINE ALARMS RECEIVED.
Froms a, m. to p. M, 2s; from p. m. to 6
8. M. rs.
CAUSES OF ALARMS.
Defective fues, Z: carelessness, 9; sparks
from chimney, q; unknown, z; false, 4; coal oil
lamp explosions, 8; gasoline stove ex-
P PapoP matches bunting 0G WEEDS
sparks from locomotives. 1; lightning, q care
lessly handling candle, /; wooden ash-box. 81
stove turning over, l; second alarm to ruins, l;
unnecessary, 2; outside city limits, 2. Total. 3d.
Value, insurance and damage to buildings and
stock where fire occurred: Value of buildings
and contents S322 ,2S5; insurance on same, $685.
6s5; loss, $50. 53f.
Glass of buildings at which fires occurred dur
ing the year and number OF same:
One-story frame, 81; two-story frame, 16;
two-story brick, 6; three story brick, 9; one
story brick beer vault, l; church building
(stone), !; church building tframe), l; freight
The department has travelled ifty-eight miles,
al told, during the year in answering fifty
three alarms, have laid 50, $50 feet of hose and
raised 720 feet of ladders; 1916 fremen have at
tended fires during the past twelve months.
Speaking of improvements made in the
department during the past twelve
months, Chief Adams referred to the
purchase of two new steamers, nine head
of horses, two sets OF Hale patent
harness, two indicators, 2G00 feet of
hose and n two-story brick building for
the Tucker company now undergoing
construction which upon completion will
be a model engine house. He said:
"Taking all things into consideration
and viewing our future prospects,
think that we will soon be able to boast
of having the best equipped fire depart
ment in the state. -
Under the head of new business the
only matter to come up was the follow
soL a..
q dissenting voice:
FoRr WORTH. April IS, 1890.
Resolved by the Fort Worth fire department
that the sum Of $1,000 be asked from the city
council, instead Of $1,000 as heretofore, for the
year 1890. lsigned.] r. R. EARLY,
On motion of Il. Y. Burns which car
ried, the president appointed the follow
ing gentlemen a committee to bring the
matter of the desired increase of appro-
priatlon before the city council; H.V
Burns, Stuart Harrison and Ben Bell.
Then came election OF officers. for the
conducting of which the president ap-
pointed Messrs. John Celia and H. r.
Early judges, and Messrs. J. T. TilIer,
Mont Reilly and Bob Tinsley tellers.
The first place to be filled was the
presidency, and Newton H. Lassirer and
J. L. Cooper were nominated, but as the
latter refused to run Mr.. Lassiter was
elected by reclamation, and accepted
the office in short, neat speech, which
was well received.
For vice-president, s. D. Rainey, II.
Steinfeldt and L. N. Cooper were
placed in nomination. The first ballot
resulted: Rainey, 45; Steinfeldt, 80;
Cooper, 27. Then Mr.. Rainey and Mr.
Cooper begged to be excused, and Mr..
Steinfeldt's election was made unani-
nous.
Then Mr.. P. J. Bowdry was put in
nomination for second vice. president,
and though he tried to protest against it
he was elected by reclamation, his own
being the only dissenting voice.
For secretary Stuart Harrison was
elected by reclamation.
The same with e. Mont Rely for
assistant secretary.
Ditto h. R. Early for treasurer.
The election of chief was next in order
and it had been anticipated that there
would be some fun here. Mr.. L. n.
Cooper nominated Don B. Adams for re-
election, with a rousing speech, and Mr..
R. Matkin was also nominated, but the
latter withdrew from the contest before
the voting began, and SO Don Adams
went in again by reclamation. he was
loudly cheered ct this point, and still
more loudly when he made neat speech
of acceptance and thanks.
For first assistant chief, Frank Kaiser
was reelected by reclamation.
For second assistant, James L. Sulli-
van received tweuty-nine votes and was
elected, his opponent, G. W. Thornton,
receiving twenty-five.
For third assistant John Celia went
in by reclamation.
This ended the election.
A motion that the full department &C
cept the invitation of the Como club to
take part in the Maifest parade carried,
and the meeting adjourned.