The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-02-07
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sAs Francisco. Feb. 6-The second an
ssal convention of the Pacific Coast As
soesstion of Fire Chiefs met today and
~ called TO order by President II. NJ.
LiIfis Fifty chiefs and ex-chiefs Of fire
apartments were IN attendance. Gardner
Kellogg of Seattle. ex-president of the
association. in an address said: ct has
been the ambition of my life to get this
organization started. We have been busily
working at it for four or FIVE years. Our
aus convention was held at Portland year
aso. when there was q small representa-
ton compared with what We have now. I
hope We will 60 home with an increased
fund of information. This is simply a
school Of study for the benefit OF these
Tor whom We render service. l hope the
next convention viii be even better repre-
sented than this and the districts which
have no delegates in attendance will an
swer the roll CALI"
The president appointed a. committee
on credentials Chief Dcasy, of Victoria;
Chief ID. A. Moriarity. of Los Angeles. and
Chief J. Buchtel, of Portland. The asso-
eistion has prepared a series of topics TO
be discussed by the convention. Chief T.
A. Alderman. of New Westminster, was
assigned the first Two, and in an interesting
paper he considered them jointly. They
we're THE best plan to organized FIRE
departments in small cities and towns"
and "How are paid departments appll-
cable to small towns and villages?" Chief
Alderman said that the call system was
the most favorable in small cities. He
recommended for cities Of 1000 habitants
tie establishment of three stations, To-
Gated in the most desirable places. All
towns of 5000 inhabitants could afford and
should have paid fire departments. The
cost would not be moro than So. COOS year.
Tho subject was then discussed by the
scnvention. Secretary Worsley. of As
tona said that he was convinced that
HE city would be much benefited
II Its present volunteer department were
msde a paid department. Walter s.
Moore spoke in the same strain. The
nssciation then adjourned in respect for
The memory of the late David Scanneli.
and Chiefs Kellogg, kerns and Sullivan
s.re appointed q committee TO draft reso
lations
At the evening session the president
appointed two committees as follows:
Auditing Chiefs Mcclellan. of Olympia:
Brsbin and Cairnes: on exhibits, Chief
Sullivan, of San Francisco; Alderman.
Hunt, Rolf and Buchtel. After
the reading of resolutions in re-
srect To- the memory OF Chief Seam
mel. Chief Deasy, of Victoria,
rad his paper on the importance of in
suranee companies discriminating in rates
10 favor of cities having paid fire depart
msnss. and IL was discussed in connection
with the paper read in the afternoon by
Chief Alderman. Ia this discussion the
last-named chief led. Chief Sullivan
said insurance companies hed offered
10 reduce insurance 10 per cent. in any dis
tr!et where the fire department was put on
full paid basis. Chief Deasy said that
until San Francisco and Portland have full
paid departments Victoria aud other
smaller cities cannot expect TO
Sc, them. Chief Buchtel. of Portland,
sPake Of the difficulty In getting
people awakened To the importance of a
paid department. and said insurance conf
ranies paid hack $4,000 in premiums
on that account Secretary Wors-
ley. OF Astoria; ex-Chisf Moore.
Of Los Angeles; Chief Brisbin.
Of Whatcom; President f.illis and
others joined in the discussion. and on
Notion of Chief Buchtel. q resolution was
adopted recommending the establishment
ofpar,ialiy ar fully paid departments IN
sd cities on the coast as means OF lower
Ing Insurance rates.