The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-03-01
EXIT VOLUNTEERS.
mastering Out of the Volunteer Fire
Department After Forty Years
Service

Department After Forty Years
Service.
For forty years the protection of
Honolulu against fire has been in
the hands of volunteer companies.
The Department organized in 1858.
1t began with hand fire engine
bought from shipwre by the
late w. @. Parke, for thirty years
Marshal of the Kingdom. For some
time its most exciting battles were
with the flames of burning glass
houses.
Among the honored citizens who
headed the Department as Chief
Engineer we're the late Mr.. w. g.
Parke, Mr.. Geo. Lucas and Alex.
j. Cartwright, and of the survivors
of the volunteer system, who occupied
the same proud position, are Messrs.
G. Z. Williams, G. n. Spencer, John
Mott, G. B. Wilson and julius Asch.
Last night witnessed the
close of the career of the
Honolulu Volunteer Fire De-
partment. There was much busi-
ness, all of which was not transact
ed, and very little celebration-con-
sidering the ability of firemen as
celebrators-at the transformation
of the brigade into paid organiza-
tion.
NUMBER ONE.
Honolulu Engine Co. No. 1 held a
meeting at it's hall on King street.
A committee was appointed consist
ing of Thos. r. Lucas, Geo. Barker
and Thos. p. Cummins to make the
best terms possible with the Board
of Fire Commissioners for the sale
of the company's horses and other
property.
1t was voted to present Robert
More, foreman, j. D. McVeigh, as
sistant foreman, and Geo. Barker
with the silver trumpets belonging
to the hall as souvenirs of their
faithful services.
The delegate was instructed to try
to have arrangements made with the
trustees of the Queens Hospital, by
means of the Departments sick
fund, to have a bed endowed in the
hospital for the retired volunteer
firemen who may need it; also to
make provision out of the same fund
for the burial of dead firemen who
may have left neither means nor
friends to bury them decently. The
company is willing under equitable
arrangements to turn its funds, in
Guiding proceeds of sale of effects,
into the general fund for those pur-
poses.
NUMBER TWO.
Mechanic Engine Co. No. 2 held
sessions before and after the Depart
ment meeting. 1t resolved to sup.
port the proposal to keep the sick
fund for the benefit of the volunteer
firemen. The company, for the bet.
ter carrying out of this purpose, de,
cided to maintain an organization OF
a benefit and social nature. 1t was
also the declared sentiment of the
meeting that the paid Fire Depart
ment should have all the moral, and
when necessary the physical support
of the disbanded volunteers.
After the Board meeting the COM
pany took stock of its property. The
floor was piled with ancient helmets
. belts, medals, pictures, etc. Mem
bers and visiting firemen were enter
tained socially, and there was louG
cheering for the retiring officers OF
the Department and company, other
companies, etc. The merry-makine
was kept up until the capitulatior
of the volunteer forces to the regu-
lars at midnight.
HOOK AND LADDER.
Protection Hook & Ladder Co
met before and after the Board
t meeting. 1t instructed the delegate
at the Board to vote for distribu
tion on equal terms of the Depart
, ment's sick fund among the com
panies. After the meeting of the
Board, when it was learned the
Board had referred the whole ques
tion back to the companies, tn.
4 Hooks appointed G. G. Kenyon
Morris Keohokalole and D. Logan ;
committee to ascertain the views o
other companies on the question.
b BOARD OF REPRESENTATIVES.
q The Board of Representatives me
in Fire Police hall over Fishel's store
n Julius Asch, Chief, and Jas. H. Hun
f and d. l.. Kalawaia, First an(
. Second Assistant Engineers, ant
n Henry Smith, Secretary, with a fai
attendance of members, were pres
ent. Frank Hustace, Chief of tn
paid Fire Department, visited tn
meeting and consulted with repre-
sentative volunteers.
A communication was receive'
: from w. F. Love, Secretary of tn
Board of Fire Commissioners, mott
flying the Board of Representative
that the volunteer Fire Department
Y was to be disbanded at II o'cloc
a that night. 1t was ordered that tn
Secretary notify each company O
@ the Commissioners order.
n There was no discussion on tn
d merits of the sick fund question, bu
: resolution passed that the matte
: be referred to the different compa
g MES for their opinions.
5, THE SICK FUND.
II Henry Smith, Secretary, gives th
IS amount of the sick fund invested i
q securities as $3500 and cash unir
n vested $l97.76; total $3697.76. Thi
o with what the companies can tur
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