St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-15
PRESIDENT GEORGE w. FREEMAN
AND THE OTHER OFFICERS
ARE REELECTED.
THAT is TO SAY, ALL BUT ONE,
FOR DIR. wv. M.aBERKMAN IS MADE
THE VETERINARY SUR
% GEON.
0 FIREMEN DISCIPLINED
TWO
Department. Administrator
Disposed OF.

The meeting of the board Of fire COM
rnissioners for the annual election of
officers was held last night, and all
the old officers, were reelected without
a dissenting ovoice-President, G. W.
Freeman: vice president, j. c. Prem
dergast, and secretary, a. S. Hall. DR..
w. H. Casserly was not reelected as
veterinary surgeon of the department,
however, nor was his application even
Sead to the board, though, It is said
one had been submitted. His place
viii be filled for the next year by DR..
". III. Berkman the chief being in
structed by resolution to place the
hame of DR.. Berkman on the rolls "as
| a member of the department to act as
veterinary surgeon subject to the rules
and regulations of the board" Aside
from the election, the business was
chiefly of a routine nature.
Chief Jackson, in his report, stated
that he had, with the advice of the
president of the board, reduced in
rank, changed and fined S25 each F. NJ
Edey and John Hoare for creating trou-
bic in their company. The action was
Endorsed, but Lieut.. E. L. Helm, who
had been suspended on charge made
by police officer to the effect that the
lieutenant had interfered with him in
making an arrest, was reinstated with
full pay from the date of his suspen-
sion, the policeman having failed to
prosecute his charge, and the matter
being dismissed in the municipal court
The recommendation of the chief that
fre-alarm boxes be put in at the fol-
lowing places was referred to the COM
mlttee on machinery: Robert and
Fourth, Sherburne and Cedar, Ninth
and John, Franklin and Fifth. Grove
and Olive
A communication from William
Latchford, blacksmith of the depart
ment, requested that he be given more
pay, as he receives only $40 a month
whereas when two men were employed
10 90 the work ,he is doing alone one
or them RECEIVED $50. Chief Jackson
said Latchford was an excellent man
who was at the command of the de-
partment every day in the year and
every hour of the night as well as the
day, when wanted. It was voted unan-
imously to increase his salary to $40
a month. - "a 'e'
SAAA~A ~ ullOl1Z6u purchase
Ioo feet OF one-inch hose for the chem
ical engines, the price to be limited
10 80 cents per foot, the bid of Chi
cago house.
There was some discussion about
talse alarms that are being caused by
! Inc imperfect Insulation of the wires
otslne mercurlal system Commissions
err warner stated that he had been in
formed that it was. the intention OF
the company controlling that system
10 reWlre all buildings included in the
circuit. so no action was taken. ac
Deputy State Boiler Inspector Nc
Rae was present, and informed the
pcard that 1T would have to have the
boilers of all the engines in the de-
paftment inspected. President Free
man said the attorney general had in
formed MIN there was no way of avoid
ing the law, though Mr.. Freeman and
the other members of the board know
II Is simply a waste to pay the So fee
Tor each, as every engine is thoroughly
tested every year by the department
master mechanic. The matter was re-
ferred to the chief and master me-
chanic
The committee on machinery and the
president of the board is to consult
the manager of the telephone company
with a view to making ARRANGEMENTS
Tor telephone service. for the ensuing
year oo' .
"A stack of bills was laid over until
the next meeting to be audited.