Morning journal and courier., 1892-01-30
FIRE COMMISSIONERS

Vote to Ruy a New Truck - To Cost $1,15O-Hanquet $1 ,1 to Chief Hen- dricks-Fire Statistics.
 The fire commissioners held Q meeting last night and awarded the contract for the avenue station and to be designated as truck No. 9 to Gleason & Bailey, New York. The truck is tillerless and will cost $1, ,150. It will be ready in about three months. After the meeting the commis- sioners and others went to Heublein's cafe and enjoyed an informal dinner rendered by the commissioners to the retiring chief. Mayor Sargent. President D. A. Blakeslee and Chief Hendricks made speeches. There were present: w. H. Mcdonnell, 0. w. Andrews, Edward Wines, David Clark, Fire Marshal Kennedy, Captain Hubbard, William Smith, Loren H. Stannard, J. O.. Cassarisgo.
 The following statistics appear in Chief Hendricks report for the past year: Loss by fire to buildings, $34, 949 51; to personal property, $3S, BOA 57, making total of $73 ,254. 08. The insurance was: On build ings, $33, ,172.57; on personal property, $32, 1899 57, making total of $65, ,772.OS The loss exceeding the insurance was $7,482. The total insurance involved wal $126, 900. The total property involved was $1 ,331 ,0O0.
 FIRE DEPARTmENT NOTES. Firemen,s Benevolent Association Receive Twenty-Five Dollars-In' vitations Reccived-The New Conn miGsieners-The New Officials tt Assume Their Duties on Monday. The American Needle & Fish Hool company. through their secretary, MT John A. Hull yesterday sent a check fo. l $25 to Fire Marshal Kennedy for the bene | fit of the Firemen's Benevolent association | in recognition of the excellent service ren dered by the department on the morning of January at the fire in their factory ol Artisan street. Fire Marshal Kenned, duly acknowledged the receipt of tn same, thanking them, in behalf of tn association, for the kindly remembrance Chief Hendrick and Fire Marshal Ken nedy have received invitations to the sil yer wedding anniversary of Chief L. P Webber of the Boston fire department ol the evening of Friday, February 5, whel MT. and Mrs. Webber will receive from
 to o'clock in the Palladie hall, 54 War ren street, Boston. Chief Webber an, Chief Hendrick are old friends.
 Chief Hendrick has also received a
 invitation to attend the opening of tn l new fire insurance patrol house, whic
 takes place to-day on East 121st street
 New York city, which company has bee
 recently formed and is known as No. 5.
 The new commissioners, Loren H. Stan
 nard and Jacinto Casariego. will be swor
 in and assume their duties at the meetin
 of the board of fire commissioners on Tuet
 day evening next, they succeeding Con
 missioners Blakeslee and Cullom.
 The newly elected chief, Andrew J. Ker
 nedy, assumes his new duties on Monda
 as will also Fire Marshal William H. Hut
 bard
 Chief Kennedy has removed from Brac
 ley street to the corner of Wooster an
 Warren streets so that he can more readil
 reach the scene of 8 confagration in th
 night time. His wagon will be located f
 7's house, only short distance away.
 Fire Marshal Hubbard will retain h
 present quarters at night at s's house, r
 spending to all alarms from there whel
 he will have a light wagon quarteret
 This is an innovation, and will no doul
 prove to be good one. Captain Rufr
 R. Fancher, of truck 1, will have chare of the quarters at steamer 2, and truck
 in place of Captain Hubbard, promoted
 Lieutenant Charles B. Martin of steamer
 will also assume the new duties of h office on Monday. He will have charge (
 the quarters during the absence of Captai Fancher, and in charge of 2's company
 fires. Some new men will probably added to the department soon to fill vaca, cies. The new officials will probably nal number of changes in the workings 7 the department in the near future, but I radical changes are contemplated.