The morning call., 1892-02-28
THE WATER TOWER.
1t Is Temporarily Retired From
Fire Service.
Auditor smlsy's Refusal to Recognize Is
Status IL Law tAs Consolation Of the
Fire Commissioners.

The Fire Commissioners held their weekly
( meeting yesterday afternoon, ". sehmitt pre-
siding and Commissioners Ames. Martin and
Brown present.
Tie designations % Henry Levy. John Kelly,
W!uiam Collins and Thomas Kennedy, members
OF tie department, were accepted.
lie following were upon Tia recommendation
Of the Chief appointed 10 positions: Cornelius
| hCGuneuddy truckman, No. / Mathew Brown
and Joseph keiaau, irucllmen, No. 2; Edward
Diamond, sJ0ker, Engine Z, and J. Feuuell, stew
ard, Hose Company ..
i. NcArdteWs was transferred from Truck
Company 10 Hose Company o. and James
Crosby fom Hose Company 10 Truck Com
paDy ,.
Chief ScaHneN reported that be bad caused
The gas 30 be shut oG from tbe house Of Engine
COMPANY on account or a serious leak IN The
walled-n pipes, and lad caused TWO lamps TO be
placed D Tie house.
John Fseney. captain, and Joseph CuHey.
driver OF lie Waler-tUWer wagon, applied for
leave Of absence because hey had not drawn
any salary Tor eighL mnnils- captain feeney ~
mis- appl cation stated that ne was destitute and
that until he question 10 regard 10 his salary
was settled tt would be necessary for him 10 60
10 Work at something else.
sCIMITT N EXPLANATION.
President Schmltt explained 90 regard to those
gases That Audl0T Smiley had refused 10 ap-
Prove the warrant drawn fOy Feeney because he
held there was DO authority 10 the Fire Com
mtssiCnerS 10 create the wafer tower outfit aud
officers II win captain, holding thai they had as
/ Commissioned AineS N@d there could be no
! doubt that Tie 81 gaElZ4tigu Of tn Wafer Tower
! Company was legal. lie AJd called 90 Auditor
/ Smiley. whose principal objection WAS THAI the
title captain" was MISSIONER. Tie Auditor
/ had expire sed himself as wiling o approx. the
warrants u tue term engineer was substituted
! lie HaJ refused 10 TecOEulZc tie Cd nIOa OF Tie
/ CIV Attorney, which was 10 favor of Tue legality
OF The oIgau.Zatisn.
| Commissioner Martin inquired why the Audi
{ tor bad also refused 20 siEu the warrant Tor iHe
pay OF lHr driver OF tie water tower. Nobody
! could give Mn Martin the Information.
/ President SchmuJ said that The regular salary
Of engineers WAS ) l4O and % save expense the
| board had named feeney captain and fixed LIS
! pay a. Sl25. II seemed TO Him That the Auditors
! position Was that br w0Hld rather pay $40 than
! SI25 mouth. President SchmHt ADDED that lie
! thought Tie engineers were paid LOO high a sal
/ Any.
/ Commissioner Martin diI not agree with Mr.
| Schnitt. He did not Think their pay was "a bit
/ too high. lie was opposed TO cutting salaries al
GRANTED LEAVE or ABSENCE.
| Finally n was agreed 10 grant Feeney and Gull
! ley leave Of absence, and the clerk Of tie board
! was Instructed 10 report Tie full status OF the
! matter TO the Board OF Supervisors.
| During the discussion Chief Scannell said that
/ though tie wdieT-tewer had only been brought
into service twice during he year it turned out
! al ali fires. lie cOnd rot very well handle the
| device without tie aid OF Tie two men because
| they were exp IT'S.
| Commissioner Anes renlars ed that The water
| tower had paid for Itself ten times over at the
Grand Hotel ire.
The thai Of James Gallagher was postponed
! fOG one week.
| The thief reported that James Britt had de-
ciined Tie Office Of foreman 81 Engine Company
! 3. aud recommended for the same place j..
| DOhrTty. The appointment was approved.
! President Schmitt vacated tue chair, with the
! remark that matter was coming up In which lie
did not desire to take part.
Tie subject WAS the claim OF $50 OF Lorenzo
Henry, late Foreman Of Engine Company 3.
Henry had sustained injuries IN collision with
| q Sutler-Street cable car.
Mr. Ames, who TOOK the chair explained that
! as Mr. Schmiu was interested Ia the Suffer-
| street Railway Company he did not ike TO vote
| on Tie subject.
! At Commissioner Martins suggestion the con-
/ sideratlon Of MI Henry's claim was postponed
/ Tor one week.