The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-03-13
PAY FOR TROUSERS.
Captain Kelleher's Garments Be
fore the Board.
FIREMAN BRADLEY 4 SPLINTER,
The Connissioners Aabed to Report On
Auxiliary Salt water Service
Trade Of Fire Enxines.

A petition was sent to the board Of FIRE
commissioners, last evening, from Thomas
Davidson, . tailor in business at No. $40
Third street, complaining against Captain
n F. Kelleher, Of the fire boat He
averred that Captain Kelleher bought .
pair OF $l3 trousers from him four months
aso, and though he has many times asked
Tor payment he has been refused. He rep
resented that he needed the money and
asked that the commissioners direct Cap
tain kelleher to pay him. On motion Of
Commissioner Faegre, Deputy Clerk
Drown was directed to write to Captain
kelieher calling his attention to the rules
and regulations of the department with
regard TO personal debts, and if il is just
debt to make known to the commissioners,
ct the next meeting, why he allowed the
bill to 60 without q settlement.
John Bradley, sub" who after his
regular sixty days. trial had been reported
unfavorabiy as fireman by Captain O.
Weide, of Hook and Ladder Company No.
2, Was dropped from the force Bradley
was present and made hard fight to be
kept on. He represented that he had been
reported unfavorably because of jeaIousies
ana general righteousness in the depart
ment, and he asked for an immediate in
yestigatiOn. Captain Weide ayerred, in
his report, that Bradley was deficient as q
fireman, inasmuch as he was too slow of
action. Referring to this Bradley said:
loo slow, is it? I'm fireman. / am.
was never first at fire; bur it cannot be
said that | was ever last. Why. if you
wish 1t, will run race with any man in
the department for mile, or mile and a
halt, for $50. If am not able to do nv
dufv ia mill I -
want it to 60 back to New York, where I
served six years and seven months, that
was discharged. Mike BresIin--he is in
the same company with me-said some
time ago: sYou will never wear the but
TONS He is even now the cause Of me be-
ing reported unfavorably."
Gan you produce any witnesses who
favorably by reason of prejudice and jeal-
ousy" asked Mr.. Faegre.
THAT / can, sir. responded Bradley.
"Can up Captain Hunt. of engine COM
Captain Hunt was called up by tele-
phone, and when he arrived was sworn.
He said:
81 know of no jealousy or prejudice ex-
isting at all, except only what I have heard
Bradley say"
Bradley did not wish to summon any
more witnesses and talked ramblingly for
some time, first censuring Captain Weide
and then laying all the blame on Breslin.
Mr.. Faegre said:
II don't see any reason why we should
believe that Captain Weide was making q
false report, or that he has reason to do So
Inasmuch as he thinks there is feeling
of animosity in the company, belive
that it Is necessary to the harmony of the
department to accept Captain Weide's re-
port. make motion to that effect"
The motion was carried.
The resignation of Michael ]. Breslin
was accepted.
The following communication was re-
ceived from the board of public works !:
This board having received bids for the
making of connections with the freboat
so that salt water may, if necessary, be
pumped into the city mains, it is now
known that it would cost something like
81 800, and We would advise that unless it
is thought essential, the said connections
be dispensed with. Viii your body kindly
state your views in the matter?n
This communication was referred to
Commissioner Clark, who was appointed q
committee of one TO reply to the board of
public works
Owing to an oversight of the council the
pilot of the fireboat, A. ]. Soper, has not
received any salary, and the commission
ers asked Corporation Counsel Jacobs to
draft an ordinance providing for the salary
of the pilot, the Office being created and
made necessary by the marine law.
A proposition. in the shape of COM
munication, was received from Horace
Moore, agent for the La France Fire
Engine Company, of New York. offering
to take the Gould engine from engine
house No. / in exchange for a La France
engine. The Gould engine is too small for
Seaftle's need. Moore offered to allow the
city 81. 500 for her Gould engine in exchange
for s., 100 La France patent piston engine.
The Gould engine to be taken as first pay
ment, and the last and second payment TO
be made within year from the date of de-
livery. The commissioners will consider
the proposition at the next meeting.
The board petitioned the board of public
works to allow James A. Pontor 500 for a
wagon which the fire department has used
for the past eight months.
John E. Lundbring, Ralph Cook, Albert
Foster, Martin Bresenthai, William FL
lott, Albert Johnston, Henry E. Ross,
Ed Leeman and Chris Miller, all sssubs''
in the fire department, were placed on the
force as regular fireInen with full pay.
Applications from the following persons
for positions as fremen were read and
placed on file: G. w. Clancy, Edward
Murphy, Charles Clancy. George r.
Stearns. George Scott, Dick Clemens. w.
A. Yokel, w. Mcclellan and Godfrey