The morning call., 1892-01-02


SAWYER. tile First Nice-f'res ident, are run
Ming f6rtle presidency Both are popular
and bar,i workers. Fay was mem per o.
VulButeer7 of the Volunteer Departure NJ
while Sawyer vas foreman oil Liberty Hose
No.2 There are over four hundred mem
bers and "a wager has been maue tAdV 'oV
votes viii be poiied.
THE DAYS OF OLD.
The old Exempt Was listening eagerly 10
CuuFade relating a lively incident that
happened IN the long agc, and AZ last the
CONVERSATION GTiied as 10 the (lme Whrn he
fr>5 ran with TIE machine. HIS eyes glIS-
tpr;ed as lie said: 'Nuw, :macAine' don't
-a. II was not tile word, and yen know II.
Tub va, lie word, and we'll DO Tenem-
b-r IT, Ii WAS on New Years thar
GIjited, many, many years ago, On HE BcS-
t0I Common. / Was yuunE lad then and
Was skating on the frog pond when tie fire
b.l-s rang and a big smoke and flames sud
.elly loumeu up IN tDedIectlon II sumner
street Taking of my skates and following
la. c.eNd l soon reached the scene Ct the
u.P. which vas soon eXilugulSh6d. " lille
crossing Washington street L was suddenly
5i.ed by % crowd OF youngsters, halted and
commanded ~ tell which tub L bowed
for? Residing al tie foot Of Mount Vernon
street, lear which old Cataract 4 was
housed, l quickly yelled, No. / - Cata-
ra.t 4 lad cause TO regret it almost in
stgntly, for got several hard raps over the
LEAD aud face, and Oh. horror. the claTet
fluid ran too freely from my nose.
THRASHED N TURN.
the brave band deUarted after seeing
the result of their onslaught but suddenly
another gang appeared and asked ne what
was the matter. l gained q lesson some
minutes previously, and On Informing them
that ! bowed Tor no tub theY told me to
hoIleT for Tiger and went after my as
saalteTS, " HON they soon OVeThau,ed, A
free fight ensued. and the assaulters, who
were Fort Hill boys, went home much used
ur. On growing older l Joined a fire com
rang, but | never can forget the excitement
raised among the boys when groups from
other sections came into their vicinity II q
ire was burning. They were sure TO be
net with " hat tub are you fOr?' and If
not the right one 1t was boys muss every
TINE This was the custom among the New
York BOYS also. Ga arriving here IN the
early fifues ] quickly realized that the boys
did NOT carry the lie partlsanshlp 10 sues
extremes, and was glad OF IT, In the days
OF tke volunteer IRE department the average
ypuugster mad lis mind made mp TO be
member Of some tub, a hre-rusher, Nose
Of trumpet-holdeT But since steam dis
placed muscle and the days OF manning the
IIaka have gone by, the boys have lost all
desire. \ w It's for pay and not Tor glory as
in tie good old days"
QUICK TINE.
The paid department of New York City
went into service in 1864, two years ahead
ii this city. The Chief Of i, Z. KiDgsland.
Ia bis first report feels elated that IL only
lakes .Tty-hye seconds to hitch UP and get
0ni. and that generating heaters had been
Invented BIZ one OF his men. HE ire patrol
las been doing some lightning htching up
AID getting out, as have many ire COM
panies. If any company could not now get
3ut in less than fifteen seconds there would
be some loud talk.
THAT FIRE SACK"
The Attorney General has commenced
suittO Gust Parsons and Martin from the
3ffiee Of Fire Commissioners, declare them
u>urDers and seat DAILY and PTOll. HE case
81 ia he heard this month. The complaints
s0ytr ali points: the right Of the Governor
to appoint, that the terms Of Parsons and
Martin were fAr uDeXpiTed ones only. and
that the Supervisors have no power TO aD-
ooint when the original appointing power
lad ceased to exist
In re OIL made some months since by
the Finance Committee Of the Supervisors,
they found on investigating the affairs Of
Jhe Charitable Fund that $1,000 had been
paid TO John D0ugheTty, subject to such
legal expenses as may be considered
proper in securing the retention in office
d such Commissioners as they may
slect 30 serve. OF this amount $3.50
was in payment TO Samuel Rainey, who ad-
vauced the amount to retain Messrs. Nc
Entrney & Spencer, and for expenses IN
Cured By the appOintees OF the Governor
10 GUST Edwards ana MahOney from their
positions as Fire Commissioners. Parsons
and Clark were the Governors appOlnteeS
mentioned and were victorious in the Su-
peTi0r Court. An appeal was taken. Ae-
.oTding to the recent report OF the Grand
Jury. John Dougherty, Chairman of the
Democratic County Committee, has still
5000 of that money in his possession. and
II is probable that a portion of 1t will be
used to defend faTs0n and Martin ia the
Superior Court. 1t was given to Deugherty
for such cases, and it was expected they
would occur, Daily anu ProH have, OF
course secured counsel, in addition to the
services Of the State Attorney General, but
they appear 10 be unfortunate in not having
"a Charitable fund" IN the hands Of the
Chairman of the Republican Committee at
their disposal for legal expenses. Parsons
IS more fortunate IN this respect than he
was in his previous fight, 1t has not been
announced as yet that.Sam Rainey has been
paid any sum for lawyers fees in this case.
This important matter may have hurried him
home, the exit of the Grand Jury nOtwith-
standing.
PROFESSIONAL FIREMAN.
The present department has been twenty
I've years in service. The force has been
almost tTebled and improved apparatus OF
all kinds used, All efforts to make it fully
paid department have failed. 1t was dis
cussed By The OriginatOrs of the department
bat they decided not TO have ii, as may be
gleaued from.an address delivered in April
1870 by the late L. \. Torrey on the induc-
ton OF new Commissioners into Office He
said: The. law under which we have
worked gives to the working body Of fire.
men--commonly called 'eXtTamen'-partial
pay, and only requires them TO do duty
when actual fires occur The rules Of the
department require every man to be en-
Tl0yed at some legitimate business outside
his duties as fireman, while IN fully paid
departments men are paid to give their
whole time TO their duties as hremen. a
professional fireman to lay around the
engine-houSe would not be beneficial to HIM
salt or the community." He c0nteBded that
experience showed this fully. There has
been.a division Of opinion since. Mechanics
and artisans, now eXtramen, as a class
would use every means 10 defeat q fully
paid system, as it would retire them.
CONTEST AT THE PoTRERo.
There was a great contest over the an
pointment of hoseman in Potrero Engine
Company is at the last meeting Of the
beard. The Chief recommended man:
Commissioner Brown nominated a man
Parsons had man. a ballot showed that
none of the men had a majority, and the
matter was referred, on motion Of Mr.. Par
sons, TO the Chief TO recommend az the next
meeting which Of the three named vas the
best fireman. Ouce a chief executive
MINED a man ii would be out OF place to ex-
pect him 10 draw the line against bis own
man in favor of another. Is there joker
somewhere? is a thought suggested.
HERE AND THERE.
The Vets Will go TO the Worlds Fair, and
after staying five days in Chicago will visit
New York, Boston and other Atlantic Cities
Ihty intend TO 60 over 100 strong.
Charles Ii. Mcmahon. the ''big flag Ser
geani, is recovering from a severe attack OF
IL grippe.
New Years was Tom Sawyer's birthday.
January l. 1892 lie was G5 wears did forty