Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-16
TEXAS FIREMEN
Third and Last Days Proceed.
ings of the Convention.
RESOLUTIONS ON AL HAYNE.
Discussion Upon the State Monumental
Fund, and How TO Increase t.
Officers Elected for the Ensuing Year,
Fort Worth Gets One of the Ma
tionai DeleSatcs-wsco the
Next Meeting Place.


] Next Meeting Place.
| Special to the Gazette.
! HoCsToS, Ten. May l5.-The third and
/ last days session Of the Texas state yOluui
| teer 1iremen's association was called a
! order AZ 9:20 this morning by President
/ Ley.
The secretary reported that The amour,
OF money collected by him during the past
! year was 1901 30
/ The treasurer reported SSO1.05 on hand,
| Of which 1851. ~ belonged 10 the m0uu-
/ mental fund
! The monumental committee asked for
/ authority 10 advertise for plans and spec.
( ncdtlOnS for the monument 10 be erected by
/ this association ~ Austin, which was
/ granted
/ The committee on the topic Of how 10
raise money 10 build the monument
at Austin il the next two years reported
/ that each company be required to contrib,
/ Ute not less than
| SIXTY CENTS PER ANNUNt
\ for every member Of the company. and that
| companies give entertainments. etc, {
/ raise the funds. Their report was adopted
! Mrs. Minnie y. Ti!ton Of e Paso Mrs J.
| ". Levy OF Sherman, Mrs. q. W. BurkiI
/ OF Palestine. Mrs. Myrtle Nichols and Mrs
| Frank Hayes of Houston We're elected hon.
| Orary members.
| y vote of thanks was introduced and
| adopted 10 the following for courtesieS cs'
| tended and fIvorS granted: The officers Oi
| the Texas and Pacific, International and
| Great Northern, Missouri, Kansas and
| Texas, san Antonio and Arkansas Pass,
! Houston and Texas Central Southern
| Pacific. Gulf. Colorado and Santa Fe. -.
| Louis, Arkansas and Texas. New York,
( Texas and Mexican and Fort Worth and
! Denver City railway companies, the press of
| Houston, the ladies' OF Houston. the mayor,
| Chief Martin ana the fire department.
AL HAYNE. THE HERO.
The special committee 10 prepare reSolU
| tons on the late A Hayne. reported rs for
| lows:
Whereas, it is a matter of history in
| Texas, that Al the burning of the Spring
! Palace in the city Of Fort Worth on MAY
50. 1880, our beloved comradc. Al lIayne
met heroic death Ut the hands of ouri nvet
crate enemy. the fiery flames, while trying
to save others from the death which he
| himself SO bravely met; therefore. be il
Resolved, by this association IN Conven.
| ton assembled. l. That it grieveS our
hearts to know that our Comradc has been
called 10 report 10 the Great Chief Of the
universe. but it consoles Us 10 know that
| he met his death III 4 manner as became
man and fireman.
>. That we will ever cherish his mem,
! DRY. and hold his act out to our comrades u.
worthy OF the emulation and adoption OF
all the tiremen of this state.
. That copy Of these resolutions bt
| printed in our minutes, and that our Secre-
| tary be instructed to send Il cops Of these
resolutions TO his only relatives, his father
and his brother
EUGENE HAYSE,
HENRY EARLY.
GEORGE Calhoun,
PITT :. Turner,
T. =. CONNER.
Committee.
The resolutions were unanimously
| adopted by a rising vote.
L. u. Foyc. representing the chief OF
BrOwnwOod department, came il and pra-
| sented his credentials.
An adjournment was here taken until &c
p. II.
NOT PROMPT IN MEETING.
The great majority of the delegates must
have had fish for dinner, for il was not until
, p III. that the convention was called 10
order.
Mr.. Charles Z. Thorne, chief of the
Paris department. reported on the fire
alarm system used in that city, giving a de-
tailed description of its plans and work
iugS.
1t was decided to pay the treasurer no
commission on collections for the monu-
mental fund.
NEXT YEARS MEETING.
A telegram from Fort Worth, signed by
the mayor and city secretary On behalf Of
the city council, inviting the association 10
meet there next year was received ana
filed.
The Brownwood Board Of Trade extended
an invitation for the convention in that
place in 1892. The city council also Joined in
the invitation. Received and filed.
Mr. John Julien of FL Pdso, on behalf of
the association, presented President Levy
with a handsome gold badge
\ summary of the amounts contributed
to the monumental fund IS as
follows: Total collected, $s6l.4O;
on hand last year, slll0.50:
total raised, 1882 40; Phil c. Clark, S5Oi
Robert Adair, 50 Grand total raised,
8 O3I4O
\ rising vote of thanks was rendered the
ladies who contributed the $50 presented bY
Mrs. TiItOn OF II Paso TO the monumental
fund.
TIE COMMITTEE on TOPICS
reported the following topics to be dis
cussed at the next meeting:
Snail the State tiremen's association
adopt uniform coupling2 If so, howl
Houston to discuss.
Can electric light wires be made safe2 II
so, how, Fort Worth TO report.
Is it desirable for hook and ladder com,
panies to carry extinguishers2 II so, why,
Palestine to report.
Should city councils not pass ordnance
compelling parties having explosives OF
coInbustibles within the city limits 10 notift
the fire department where such explosive!
are kept, and how protected. and in VIVA
part Of the building the same il
kept? If not, why not? Austii
to report.
Should the state firemen's association
ADOPT an endowment plan, II 50 why ana
how3 Waco to report.
Should departments organize salvag,
corps, If so why and in what manuerl f
Paso to report.
Should not electric light companies be re
auired to have representative al all frei
where their wire are exposed to care fol
and protect firemen and others from danger
arising from contact with same, II not why
not. Paris TO report
The report OF the committee was adopted
THE ELECTION OF OFFICERS
was declared By President Levy to be next
il order.
". J. Levy Of Sherman was reelected
president.
Capt o. C. Conner Of Paris was reelected
first vice-president; Thomas H. Martin
of Houston, second vice-president; G. W.
King OF Marlin, third vice president; z. K.
Kone Of San Marcos, fourth e-president
John julien of Fort Worth, sixth vice.
president; E. E. Taylor of Georgetown,
fifth vice president; George W. Burkitt Of
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