Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-13
FORT WORTH CHOSEN
BY Unanimous Vote by the
State Fire Association
AS THE 1894 MEETING PLACE.
Don B. Adams Elected to Represent Texas in
the National Association.
Officers Elected Tor The rear-The mOnu-
ment 10 Deceased FIremsn Decided On.
Austin EnIerlains In Royal Style.
The Proceedings in
Detail.


here the ui0rt-3 'y ~ are, Hand
some fellows cou,, and well-bred,
they have no trouble IA making friends,
and of them all none are more popular
or make better Impression than the
delegation from Fort Worth
After their return from the lake late
last night they found the town had
been turned over to them and they at
once took possession, continuing to turn
IL over until early this morning,
They were late In assembling this
morning as natural consequence and
many found themselves fined 81 by that
strict disciplinarian, President Conner.
Whom they did arrive, they paid the
fine, rather than have the matter re-
ported to their home companies.
President COnnor addressed the meet
ing, giving an account Of the manage
ment of his office. He spoke mainly Of
his eudeavor to have passed laws which
would exempt all hrpmru from pol taxes
and jury and road duties. He compared
the fromen 10 the miitiamru; their ac-
tnal work as against that of solliery.
The great tax levied from the people 10
support the sOldery rs opposed To the
slight recognition which the iirrmcn hive
always received nj the hands Of tie Tex
| AS lawmakers. He rchuked the Waco
tire department for failure to report TO
the convention rs a department on the
topic assigned to it ast year lie re-
cited his experience In relation To trans
portation and urged that Hereafter
passes or cut rates be requested for
committees on topics of each depart
ment
These closing remarks Of the president
were ON motion referred TO the commit
| tee on resolutions.
The reports Of the committees were
then In order.
The report of the committee recon.
mending that the constitution be amend
Oh ~ ia 10.
miitee on resolutions, was adopted, The
recommendation Of n constitutional
amendment providing that man must
| be vice-presidcut before he can be
! elected president, md that no man shall
hold Office for more than two terms in
succession. was adopted only rs to the
! second provision.
! The recommendation Of n further
| amendment, making any member elligi-
! BILE for Yice-president and limiting his
| hold of office to two successive terms
was rejected MS useless
A resolution against reduction OF rep
| reSentntion WIS adopted. az was also
one to continue the publication Of re-
/ ports in its annual form.
The report Of the committee ON the
| presidents recommendation ~ triIspOr-
tatiOn for committee ON topics Us officers
Of the associations, was defeated.
The recommendation thai the follow
upon the journal. was adopted; Ioscpli
| A. Nagul, eN-chef Austin fire depart
Inent j. h. Storer Hallcttsvilc; j. q.
Newni0u, Gidtlings; w. j. Rcnfurh. Ma
vnsoin =. ID. Harrison, Iongvicw: l.. A.
Frompcr, NJ, A. Dolen III paso; Il. r.
llurrod. Fort Worth; Fred Snyder. Wei
mar; \. y. Chambers. Fort Worth: James
T.. Briggs, Lulmg; Lonis .l0lhnyer, III
Pnso; Frank Fulmer. + A. Trdmey,
Louis Nesstnnis. Aug Menger and George
| Clark Houston: u c. Cameron George
town; Henry Wngcnfuhr, Columbus: Fen
ner, jefferson, John Il. ThirnghnnS,
Srgnm; H. W Adams. 1S,ylor: William
Elliott, Taylor; Arthur Booth Wnltci
Mnylnd, Gainesville; II. IL. Gray, Pnr-
is: Romeo Dennis. Temple; Aug Schucl'
er. August Ebensherger. George Won
Lengerke, Joe Jacobs and j X. Shccdcn
Of Austin.
DR. Turner Of Bolton. chairman Of
the monument committee reported TIM
after considering all night over the plan
offered hy Morris Bros Of Memphis
Tel n. the Austin Marble works an,
GnOch x Co. Of Waco they had agreed
upon the first; the monument TO he 81
Texas Granite and 10 cost 5000. Tn
figures Of all three bidders We're thu
, same.
After some discussion this COMMITTEES
, was instructed to report again ut
NJ. showing all plans and resolution
was adopted to employ local nrchltcc
for $500 to superintend the building o
the monument
Y The reports Of Secretary Harrison un'
Treasurer Story, endorsed 10y the hnanc
2 committee, were then received an
adopted,
The treasurer reported balance t
the credit of the general fnnd .
Say. 50. Total cash TO credit Of mora
i.oht fund, S2023.Ei. Total mouulneu
fund paid and unpaid, S5hT2,53,
0 Invitations were read from III Pas
and Fort Worth inviting the asscciatio
10 hold their next annual meeting !
these citirs
Recess.