, 1891-07-30
FIREMEN TO MEET.
The Question of Joining the Lately
Formed State Association.
1t Will be Considered at a Meeting
to be Held Tonight.
Rules Which Will Govern the Rock
Springs Tournament.

panies OF the cities on the Union Pacific
railroad in Wyoming met at Rawlins
some time ago aud organized a state asso-
citation of firemen. Every town except
ing Cheyenne and Laramie were repre-
sen;ed. The association was formed and
Laramie and Cheyenne we're invited to
join. Laramie has responded and tonight
a meeting of the Cheyenne firemen will be
held TO consider the ACCESSIBILITY Of join
ing the association.
Arrangements have been made by the
association to hold a tournament at Rock
Springs on the 24th of August and it is
hoped Cheyenne will be represented.
The initiation fee to the association has
been fixed at IS for each town whose rep
resentative is a chief of the department.
and IS for each company in such town,
besides 50 for yearly dues. The following
are the rules compiled for governing of
the tournament;
RULES GOVERNING HOSE COMPANIES
WATER RACE.
Section |. None but regularly organ
lied companies, which have been organ
lied as sueh for at least sixty days pre-
vious to the annual tournament, can con-
test for the championship prize.
Sec. 2. All races to be run with the
same cart, said cart to be selected by the
board of control.
Sec. 3. All competing for prizes to be
required to use screw couplings.
Sec. 4. Distance to be ruu shall be 400
feet to hydrant; lay 200 feet of hose out
from hydrsnt; make and break couplings
and attach pipe. Time to be taken from
water issuing from nozzle, cart to carry
$50 feet OF hose.
Sec. 5. Any person taking part in any
run shall be required to start with his
company at the starting point, company
not to exceed eleven men; plugman shall
attach at hydrant. assisted by one man if
the company so elect, but the pipe must
be carried from starting point either on
cart or carriage or by pipeman. The
coupler's starting point shall be opposite
the wheels of the cart.
Sec. 6. Pipes and nozzles must not be
less than twenty four inches in length and
five pounds IN weight. No feathers,
strings or artificial appliances whatever,
shall be used on the couplings,
Sec. 7. Hose shall be reeled on cart in
one continuous line and not more than
two feet shall hang over roller; couplings
shall be turned up one and one-half
turns.
Sec. 8. There shall be a plainly defined
line drawn across the track. fifty feet
from hydrant, aud hose shall not be
pulled off until the axle of cart reaches
said line.
Sec. 9. All races shall be timed from
drop of a target at starting point.
STRAIGHT AWAY.
Sec. /. The straight away race shall
be run 200 yards; time to be taken from
fall of target to crossing of the 200-yard
line by the axle of cart.
Sec. 2. The team shall consist of not
more than eleven men.
HOOK AND LADDER Fam
Sec. /. Teams shall consist OF not
more han fifteen men including captain.
Sec. 2. They shall run 500 feet,
throw a twenty-four-foot ladder into the
air; time to be called when ladder man
places hand on top ring.
Sec. 3. Ladder man shall start from
bottom of ladder, touching each round.
Sec. 4. All teams shall run with the
same truck.
Sec. 5. Ladder to be thrown over the
5OO-toot mark, not inside.
COUPLING L
Sec. J.. In all coupling contests the
couplers shall stand fifty feet from
coupling; at the signal they shall run fifty
feet, break coupling and attach pipe;
coupling to show three full threads. No
leather strings or artificial appliances shall
be used on the couplings, Team making
best time in three heats to be awarded the
prize.
Sec. 8. The start Tor coupling contests
shall be one tap of bell out OF sight of
couplers.
The only rule barring any team is that
no professional Splinter shall run with it
during the tournament. 1t is expected
hat a large number of firemen will be
present at the meeting tonight, the call
for which will be found IN another column.