Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-07-03
RICHMOND FIREMEN.
IMPORTANT MEETING or THE BOARD
OF COMMISSIONERS LAST NIGHT.
A Reorganization OF the Department
Talk About Having Fire-Aisrm Con-
ncctions In city schooiA

The Board Of Fire Commissioners OF
Richmond held an important meeting last
night. Mr.. J. IL. Frischkorn presided. and
the other members present were Messrs.
e.. W. TAYLOR. Charles r. Taylor, Joseph L..
Levy J. J. King. and w. J. Gentry.
IL was a matter OF regret that this WAS
the las, meeting at which Captain John j..
King would be present. he having an
nounced some days ago that he did not
care for the denomination. Captain King
was the member Of the board who drew
tho tlree-yoars term nj It's organization. During
his service he has been diligent In the discharge
a his duties and has bcen foremost In al pro
gIrssiyencsS 81 tho department.
FIRE.ALARSs IN CITY SCHOOLS.
Tho most important matter discussed vac INC
necessity for nrc-alarn Telegraph conhcotloi.
bsiNcen the headquarters ~ the depaftin
and tho schools Of the city. MI charles +; tay-
To- spoke RTden'ly upon the ossenilaiiy ol SUI
connection and the subject will receive irpinPt
attention The Commissioners think The sch"oH
tboul4 10 willing 20 dcfray hall the expense
necessary 90 put IN the alarms ana az ~ wiz pc
each n commodity IN cnse Of panic OF a n'c' =
T. very prpbabic tbcy viii acce1o ,.,
An order Wa issued tina; rigi1 ekainuihtioh
H. made into The causc - the COLLISION oet""on
Truck No. of tho Fire Department ana tls'l, y
Car No %, Ia which DIR. John II. Io"oh lost ONO
After discussion Of few other topics Of minor
.mToftancc the election Of officers and te0rsan,-
patton % the whole department. WAS taA'" w
md resulted ns follows:
rnE OFr1cgEs or THg BOARD.
MD n. Frschkorn was reelected presldenl
q tbo board, which position be has heid SINCE us
UTfHnizailon. - 80 - o,,,
uc-essor as vicc-prosident. -
mo chief officers Of the department. were
chosen 40 follows: - e,.,
W. q. pulicr. chief engineer; J. u. Sheppard,
r. ae4isinnt engineer; Edmund !; Sheed' soo-
rnd osat.tnnt engineer: Eiward ~. Fischer, sec
rotary and third assistant engineer, W ~
Thompson, superintendent of hrc-hlarn ". D..
PAINTER aesls'nut superintendent Of fre-aiarrn /,
l.. stephan, hncman; q. W. StuU-' aSS'''ou'
lincmau and messenger.
ROSTER or TIiE DEPARTMFNT.
Bclow is given the new roster Of the depart
'ncui:
Engine Company No. j. II. Redwood, fore
man: John Mackic, engineman; Charles "
Ioole. helper: K ". Ball, hostler; W. h: smith,
r1trs ststion-man: A. schmidt, W. +. Epps, D.
". WOodWOod, q. Epps. r.. L. fo"eij hehry
Schmidt, and James :. Gary, hOsemen.
Engine Company No. .. X N. figg. foreman !;
s Bniley. engineinan; A. G. Ellington, helper
Iicoree W. Wade, hOstcr, X Is. GOODMAN, extra
uaton.nan; :. VI. Chata, j. A. Carter, Fred
,ries l.. fletcher. Henry W. Carter, Edward
pc'fo.hilll, :. Il. feripo, Dr. and l. T. haHke'
losclncn. =, r H.,
Engine Company No. .: u NJ kUHo,9, IoL
man: j. ]. GruDbs, helper; >. W NehEl''
bostlor: II. ". Mays. ". {. Gayle, ". ii. Sears'
Thouns II. Davis, W. l.. Throgmorion, Charles
ii. Sn It'll. hO=cncn. ,
Hook aud Ladder Truck Company No. .: G.
= Atkinson foreman: G.. G. Shaw, tillermani +.
Low hostlcr. W. X. Crlttendcn, extra station
man: O,wnld Knight, julius V. liaaAe' Johh H. ~
GreHnOr Jr., -. {. Elicit, a. L. Tyre, LOUIS =
Miller. J. II. Seawell. j. ;. Woodbridge, anu y. l.
GOddln, laddcrmen.
SECOND DISTINCT.
Engine Company No 3: NJ. w Gayle, fore
man: N. ". ORrien, onRncmani {. a. buI
helper; J.. II. kcsior, hostler; william hayss'
extra stntlou-mhn: John j. Moore, Joseph Piz-
zini. william kausry, g. ". solph, j. ;. smith,
and Joseph Henley. hosemcn.
Engine Company No. 7: !. T.. Walthall, fore
man: " W. Bailey cnginoman; j. +. RATIO
helper j. j. Lotorzo, hOstler George ID. Bur
ruuei4s, extra siation-man w. II. WoOdsoh' eX-
ara sta:ion-inan John Luchcnburg, h9semah
Gc1rgc {. Vaughan, hoseman; d. H. Parsons
loseinnn +. u. Tallcy, hOseinan, and William
UooE.and-Ln1dcr Truck Company No. ]
J.. ". Dorset. foreman; G. II. Remit, tillernan
". 49, Duni0rd, ho-tler &. stephan, b. T. cosby,
j. T. smith, George Richardson, j. T. Angel, W.
J. smith, B 7. Tollcy, A. L. Tuck, and Percy Il.
PHILLIPS. lnddermen.
THIRD DISTRICT.
Engine Company No. 4 q. T.. Wise. foreman
John Miller. eueinoman; K; l., Gilman heiIer
Al &. Rhodes, hOstler; ". II. Cartwright. extra
station-ruan &. n. Whitock, NJ >. Blount, Ed-
ward Mccormack, James W. Atkinson, Edmund
J.. Crump, G. +. Hagnor, and Charles W. Meyer
iO-nmen.
Engine Company No. 3: L. G. Jenkins. fore
man: II. j. Schl0s-er, ongineman; j. u. J.
Toyucs helper, Il. W. Grafton h0otler; [. -
Gilman. extra statiOn-man; l.. L. Frank, Jr.s W.
H. Joyncs. j. j. 1ignor. G. i. Clarke, Charles 1.
Point, a. NJ Pohlc, and }. \. llef1le hosemen
Engine Company No. q: william Trexer,
foreman: John j. Schlossef, engineman; ]: H..
Nclmcr, helper: John 5. Walters, hos'ler /;
Joseph Williams, extra statiOn-man; j. II.
limbs A. X. Lawrence, John A. Skinner, NJ. H.
Mitchell, l.. G. Minor, and A. e. Logon, hOscinen'
IIook-aud.Lader Truck Company No. 3: ". T..
f;athrieht. foreman: q. r. Shew brtdg. tillerinan
~ ". Weimcr hostler; l.. T. Pomberton, A. j..
tlundley, a. V. Shelton, A. Is. Cooke, charles 4.
Frommer. j. A. Umlauf W. W. Haley, and
IL L. Nnahnn. lnllnrmen.