The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-01-10
IRE CHIEF STILL IN DOUBT.
The New Commission Fails to
Appoint.
Three New Chemicals Arrive and
Are Accepted.


The anxiety and guesswork will be
eontinusd one week longer, for the new
IRE commission has met and adjourned
without making any appointments or
indicating in what direction their favors
lie.
Commissioners Kuhrts, vetter. Order,
Bolts and the mayor wers present. The
business was transacted cautiously and
+. earsfully with indications that the new
members are imbued with tho spirit OF
economy and reform and full of desire
10 learn the duties of their new position.
Presently the session had been called
10 order. Commissioner Kuhrts sug-
gssted holding an executive session.
when the members could talk over mat.
tiers, they never having been together
before ~ collective body.
Az = consequence the commissioners
withdrew to the inner ssnctum and
Commissioner Kuhrts explained to the
new members why it would be better TO
withhold action on the selection of OFF,
Gers of the department for one week. 1t
was decided that Mr.. Kuhrts should
make q motion to that effect in open
meeting, and then the executive segeion
WAS adjourned and this commissioners
joined the waiting reporters in the outer
room.
On motion Of vetter the time OF hold
ing regular meetings of the commission
was fixed on Wednesday at 10 am.
Chief Morisrty reported that the three
new chemical engines purchased by the
city had arrived, and that he had care
fully inspected them and found them
according to CONTRACT, in every par
SECULAR.
Later, the com mission, as q committee
Of the whole. viewed one of she new
eombinations in front of the city hall
and then returning to the mayors Office
approved the bills for the three as pre-
sented.
Further recommendations Of the chief
were for 5000 feet OF new hoee and six
horses for use on the new engines. On
motion Of Commissioner Kuhrts tho
purchase OF the hose was recommended
to tho council and the matter of horses
laid over. The chief will present his
annual report at the next meeting.
ROUTINE.
The matter of recommending new
Ore alarm boxes asked for By the coun.
Gil was referred to the chief.
A petition for permission to erect q
building ct the corner OF Main and San
Francisco streets from tho Beaudry
Water company was referred to the
chief.
The petition OF Charles Geiger to
erect an engine at 257 Los Angeles
street was referred to the chief.
Requisitions and demands were ex-
amined carefully, discussed at length
and approved. The question of spprov.
ing demands in axcess of req uieitions
was discussed at length aud the general
expression of opinion made that the
practice would have to be stopped.
LOOKING FOR JOBS.
Applications for appointment were
made by Ira j. Francis to be city cleo.
trician, A. G.Huf to be city electrician,
George o. Vail to be- driver, F. t.
Hughes to be assistant chief, D. A.
Eoriarty to be assistant chief. Thomas
w. Collins TO be driver of a chemical
wagon. j. S. Sloan to be q driver, Mar
tin Wetzel to be an engineer. The APP
plicat;ons were filed.
The commission adjourned for one
week.
Speculation IL running loose regard.
ing the appointments to be made by the
commission and the general ten dency of
the guesswork is that Walter s. Moors
will be the fire chief, D. A. Moriarty
assistant chief and the in
sum bent, NJ. P. Thye. the city cleo
trician.
In fact. il 10 asserted that Mr.. Thye
has work under way on the electric
alarm eystem of the city which could
be carried out by no otne- man, not be-
cause of Mr.. Thye's superior ability
over others, but because he has planned
che work after system of his own.