The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-10-16
Old ProViQenCs Association Of Fire
men Nearing Its End.
SMALL SALARY FOR D-PUTY CHIEF
The Arduous and Connning Duties Of
tho chiefs Assistant-GeDeral and
Personal Notes Gathered From the
Dlffcre.t fir. stations.

Sixty-four years agothis month Amasa
Manic :, Benz mi Dyer. f.. &c ar ali
Allen a d other membe 8 ~ the Provf-
dence Fire department. applied to the
state an secured . charter to
form hat is now known
as the Pr videnco Associa ION
Of Firrmen for mutual assistance. Dur
ing lis ex's e ce a vast smount OF money
has is en- p Id out for the relief OF the
me b rs WAC fro ii re to tine were n
jured while a endinx to tn ir duties ~
fremen. II ia a law which Is still Ia
force that every member. both
IL and permanent. snail be.
come a member OF the association.
The yearly tues were SO ce Is per year anu
the b neft- derived were 80 per week
Medicine and med cal attendaDcs were
provid d { every Ill ,rss or accident iro
he tim an alarm was rung In u It'll tie
recall was sour led. T 9 fu d was Kept
up from g- sr"u, do at GUS from the
] ber,l hearted G, iz,us an al
occasiona bal or concert, watch wa
al ays we'll patroniz d In the ear y
days of the association tue IA mes OF the
governors Of the states, the Goddard and
the Ives and men Of that class could br
found upon the roster Of the associstion
ouu Viz MUM W AVN u ou''s VI
association In q healthy conditioa. In two
years "A, the most
hi Old Association VII Die.
as the department OF the city is fas
zee ming ap-rrnansnt one, aud the men,
beers Of the permanent force formed -
association X own Ss the Per na ent a.
sci non, April 8, 1877. The officers
Lac al NJ IN. ftn.a 80 tfa inatitnfinn
were GeorI Q A. Sttere, presi snt Benz
r. Harrington, v = president: II lden o.
Hill, treasurer; j hn II. M .rrow secre-
try. These uentlene n have been re-
elected at every annual meeting, and the
ssocia ION is ia an excellent financial
condition. As soon rs the association
wa formed, the inter, st of the old as
ISOLATION WA turned Ia favor Il the new.
aud since that date the old one Ia
not secured any great amount Of flnn-
cial assist ,ncs. At the last meeting of
the old association 8 e.s were taken t.
raise the dues an I lower the benefits, but
the calimen seem to think that there was
a sufficient amount to do them 40
long as { ey Were In tho depart
ment. AMI so the MATER endel J..
o. Jan. 1. 1892. he total assets Of the as
ISOLATION wer. sl2 645. SO. During that
Yea the amount pa d out for relief ami
other causes was al, u $1,000, and a. the
amount at interest Is much 8 naller than
heretofore. and no signs of anv income
O her than the annual assessment Of 80
ents, IL can be seen that the old Provi-
dence association must necessarily come
to IN eud.
Small Salary for Deputy Chief
The proposed rails. In the salnries Of the
C ief and deputy chief shows that he
latter gets, or wi | get ifthe bi | 10 pass d,
tn, smEllest incrc Sc Of anv on in toe
department.. The Increase Of the chief is
12>s or GEN.; foremen. 81 70 pr rent en-.
uineer-, 1851 pr cent; three years
men, 90. sc per cent; call engineers.
16 66 per c. { call men, % per cent;
epu y CHI eff 3H per cent. The
.puty In on duty tw, nty-four ours every
day in the year. He has no such a privi.
eye as u day fl or a vacatio,, and has
reals without listening ior an
slsr -. There certainly is no me NJ
Der { I the d partment tn It d rs NOR
ork than be does. He attends every
fire night aud day, Roes to all out Z tow
III III NV uh ICuN
stations every other day, rece VS. packs
and d livers all orders for
supplies, and when ia the Office attends
20 9 telephone switch board. No city
has 4 more competent man, aud there is no
reason Why his per cent. OF the increase in
his ga AIRY o iould be the smallest.
General Notes.
ID liver Peter Durfs- Of Hose Co. No. 70
is el.joyi 4 his annual vacation.
Chief Steers ! nxiou to nave the At
Wells ave ne n nr settled up immedi-
ately and ave the b'ame placed upon fhp
proper person.. = d h pea that here viii
be 10 "wtite-vashing' done.
A rev box, 2S2. has BEEN pIac d mt the
corner OF Elmwood aud McKiny
avonues.
Hoseman Hickett IL still off duty.
Assistant foreman Nc olas Waterman
I Hose 10 will spend the next two weeks
at the Worlds fair.
Ca pit. Joseph Penno of No. 8 10 still
about the same.
Cap,si, Becker will probably go to
New York in a few days AID be fitted
with All artificial limb.
There b We been six applications m de
for fire stations. There will be but two
granted.
John Little OF hose No. 10 does not
l prove any. A portion OF his time is
spent a home aud the remainder at the
hospital.
The house of No. 4 on Mill street will
500 be In the hands of carpenters to
alter It to make room for the tower. Two
stalls will be removed.
The me nbers Of the department are
looking forward with q great deal OF in
ierest to the time when the patrol system
will be ordered. Blanks for that pur.
pose are already being printed
and the system Will probably bs
put into effect about the first
OF November. This will give the men,
bers an opportunity to better ft them
selves for their work as thsy will be &C
gu tinted with the dangerous places In
and about all Of the buildings Ia the city.
and the cause Of many irss will be rene
Had ~ a. r,Rkf.h m ou-xht.- 49, A..