The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-12-09
WRONGS OF FIREMEN.
Several Suspended Men Relate
Their Stories.
MEETING OF THE FIRE BOARD.
The Troubles en- the Ffreboat snoauaI.
mile Reyived-The Swivel MOBILES
old Fire Horses.
Ennis toner's met last night with


acting Mayor Hall in the ehair, and Commits
slolers Foster, kahaley, Clark and FaeEre pres
eAI. Chief Kellogg III attendance, ani
deputy City CLERK Drown acted as seere-
tsFy. The report oi the chief for tae month of
November, as already published, was read and
placed on tile.
The board passed set OF resolutions express,
ing great satisfaction with the service OF Harr
AIn4gh, while living, and deep regret az his IN.
timely death; and also expressing synpaF''
with MS beresved family.
Inespecial committee on swivel nozzleL -.
ported IN favor OF rejecting Green &c Pst -,
swivel noz5!es, ana recommending th<aha-,
board OF public works be requested to ~
one OF another maker, as they think oFba chiaG
suflcIent telegram was read from 80 80.
OF the New York fire department sst;stao,n...
the franiy nozzles had not proved r., 80,
Mr. Clark said they would like Aiactsd ,,,.ii
the nozzles trial, but the firm
they We're paid for
Mr.. Faegre said they also foul sna. sile no1-
zles could be had much cheapsir, he sfns,as
at first asked. Mr. Moran told -. - "a is
they could be had for $3.50 no{ en- ~ nat -,
believe Il wise TO take them - b. - -
Other noZzles had been proYf, - -.
factory, and they especially 81 tbo,,h. th,
or Chicago extinguisher. - 80 49,
had better leave il 10 the bArd " fS WA"
to inquire and make the Sc enon
This course was agreed
Applications for positds on the L repoa1 were
received from r. J. SpAcer, Price se, JAMES
Fleming and J. b. Runnls and placed oll nle.
communication frog stokers oimsA 90 40
Sonburg stating that oSng to the long h, 'uIs "
was difficult positionto I'LL and asking 'as =
third man be employed
Mr. Faegre said it vas signed by one MAJ
who had never beentppointed; they ought 20
inquire into the who'll matter.
Mr. Foster said 1t istrpe it was hard work, but
it was unfortunatelypart OF the responsibility
OF the place. He roved to indefinitely post
pore, and that coure was taken.
bill was put in " Freeborn & CO., druggists.
for $50 for horsemeGicine, called for at 2:3o
a. m. ono mornins 1t was objected to as ex-
orbitant, and it WIS referred back, as the board
though $3.50 would be sufficient
Mr.. Clark reported as to q horse sold by the
board OF public woT1s for So. He explained
that it was no the condemned fire horse.
which had been put on street work, and an old
street horse had been sold. He thought the
course adopted by the board was the best, and
they had got as much as they could for the
horse.
Mr.. Kahaley's objection was that the fire de-
partment had not been credited with the value
OF the horses taken from it
Mr.. Clark said the city didn't suffer; the board
had evidently acted for the best.
The matter was dropped, Mr. Clark's report
being adopted.
The subject OF the trouble on the freboat came
up, and some discussion took place as to the
power given to the recently appointed commit
tee. Reference was made to the card of Mr..
Armstrong in the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., com.
planning of Chief Engineer Bird, and Mr..
Kahaley said he had put man on trial; he said
further that he had always been opposed to Mr.
Bird being appointed, and he did not want to do
anything which would seem 10 show preju-
dice. Armstrong was not member OF the de-
partmcnt and there was nothing to investigate.
Mr. Foster said Armstrong was appointed a
fireman and had been put to duty as stoker. II
seemed, however, that he had applied for the
position OF stoker or assistant engineer.
Mr.. Clark said there was trouble on the boat,
and Mr.. Kahaley replied that Mr.. Clark favored
Mr.. Bird for the position and he thought he and
Mr. Faegre should make the investigation.
Mr.. Clark said he was under no obligation to
any man and he would not favor his best
friend.
After further talk It was proposed to appoint
a committee, but Mr.. Clark thought the COM
mittee ought to have power to act.
Mr. Hall objected TO that as a bad precedent;
the committee should report and the board act
upon IL.
A committee was finally chosen, consisting of
Messrs. Clark, Faegre and the chief, to inquire
into the trouble between Captain Bird and Mr..
Armstrong.
Jack Hubbard and William HIATT were placed
on the roll as "subs" for sixty days.
Chief Kellogg called attention to the condi-
ton OF the planking between street car lines,
and he especially mentioned Howell, between
Eighth and Ninth, instaucing case where
damage TO an engine had been done costing $50
for repairs, and causing serious delay. He
mentioned other places az specially bad
Mr.. Foster said the company had repaired the
road between Yesler and Marion.
The clerk was instructed to notify the board
of public works.
The chief complained that the new hydrants
were failure; they were worse than the old
ones; the trouble seemed TO be that che inner
valves were not acting. This was also referred
to the board of public works.
E. II. Windsor addressed the board explain
ing why he had seemed to be neglectng his
duty at fire on Pine street; he was in house
and inhaled fire aud smoke and went down
stairs to get some fresh air. AS it TRANSFERRED
that the occurrence took place before the board
came into power no action was taken
Wise, who had been suspended by Captain
Bird, complained that charge had been made
against him of characterization, bat it had not
been investigated. lie denied that he had been
asleep at his post as charged. He admitted that
ne had sometimes dropped off az he was lying
on the bunk; the place Yves warm aad the hours
very long. He complained that MI Bird had
prevented his getting job on the Flyer.
Mr.. kahaley explained the matter IA he knew
IT; he was positive that " ise was asleep while
on duty as he had seen him and called an
officer 10 note the fact. lie said Wise was
nrst-ciass fireman and he W5uid cordially recon-
mend him, but he could not overlook man
going TO sleep at his post
explained why he had not gone to work; II was
because he thought he could not get along with
Bird.
No action was taken on either case and the
board adjourned for two weeks.
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