St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-03-03
OFFICIAL.
Proceedings Board of Fire Commits
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Office Board of Fire Commissioners
ST. Paul, February 9th 1896
A regular meeting of the Board of Fire
commissioners was held February 9th. 1896
at o'clock p. m.
Present: Commissioners Mitsch C1arl,
Prendergast President Freeman. Absent:
commissioner Warner.
The minutes of the previous meeting were
read and approved.
The pay roll of the department for Jsnu
airy, 1895, having been returned to the Board
Dy the Board of Aldermen accompanied bv
the adopted minority report of the committee
OF that BODY requesting the Board of Fire
commissioners to amend the same so as to
conform to the old schedule of salaries. ex-
cept in the pay of the Chief and two AS
s1stant Engineers, it was, on motion of Com
missioner Clark, resolved that the paw roll
for January, 1896, be returned to the Board
OF Aldermen unchanged with the request
that 1T be passed as 1t is.
Ayes-Commissioner Mitsch, Clark, Prem
dergast President Freeman. Nays-None
A communication was received from the
Penney Heater Company asking permission
to place one Of their heaters on a department
steamer an experiment. Accented and or
dered placed on file.
A number of communications were received
from lumber companies and others regarding
furnishing the department with telegraph
poles. Referred to Committee on Machinery
and Superintendent Fire Alarm with power
to act.
The Chief Engineer reported as follows:
l have received the one-horse hose wagon
from the Schumacher Wagon Company that
We contracted for in December.
l have transferred P. H. Smith, driver Of
Chemical No. 6, to 7th truckman Of Hook
and Ladder Company No. 2, also P. ]. Quinn,
7th truckman of Hook and Ladder Company
No. q to driver of Chemical Company No. g.
vice p. Fl. Smith, transferred.
BURSTED HOSE.
Eureka brand, January 1888, sections.
Eureka brand August, 1889, section.
Eureka brand, April, 1889, 1 section.
Eureka brand, October. 1889, 1 section.
All of the above hose has been condemned
as unfit for service
White Anchor brand, January, 1889, 1 Sec
ton; same has been condemned.
RECOMMENDATIONS
1 would recommend that a tire upsetter be
purchased for use in the department.; also
that a new set of single harness be pur-
chased for my use, as my harness is worn
out.
The report of the Chief Engineer was 40
copied and ordered placed on file. The mat
ter OF purchasing a tire upsetter was referred
to the Committee on Machinery, with power
to act. The Chief Engineer was authorized
to purchase for his use a new single har-
ness.
The report of the Superintendent Of Fire
Alarm was received, accepted and ordered
placed on file, and that portion of the report
referring to telephones was referred to the
Commissioner Clark moved that J. w.
Johnston, lineman, be allowed to resign his
position Carried.
observation-disclosures Mitsch, Clark. Prem
dergast, President Freeman. Nays-None.
The report of the Secretary was received,
accepted and ordered placed on file
bill Of Fielding Shepley Of $10.75 was
referred to the Chief Engineer to investigate
and report on.
bill of DR.. w. H. Casserley in the sum
OF $1,000 was, on motion, disallowed.
The following bills were allowed and re-
ferred to the Committee on Claipss to be
sent to the City Comptroller if found to be
correct: Board of Water Commissioners,
$125.5O; c.. H. Blodgett, $3.50; Clarence
Brooks & Co., $500; Crum & ordway Co.,
$4.O3; Charles Friend & Son, $1S.s5; The B.
F. Goodrich Co.. $3.50; Gleason C Bailey
Mfg Co., $500; Chas. Hairy $19.76; Matthias
Heck, $1,000; Knauft Grain and Produce Co.,
$13.12; same, s11.40; Lehigh Valley Coal Co.,
$500; w. E. Lunn $500; Maendler Bros,
$3.50; Minnesota Engine Works. $780, Mic
OILS & Dean, CSC; Noyes Bros. & Cutler,
s1s4.54; Northwest Engineering Co., $3.50;
same $3.50; Powers Dry Goods Co., $5.25;
Paper. Kalmenson & Co., $500; Robinson e
Cary Co., $15.61; Standard Oil Co., $24.76; ].
II. Schurmeier Wagon and Carriage Co.,
S.71; John zelch, $1,000. Total, 81 ,44S.7O.
Ayes-Commissioners Mitsch, Clark Prem
dergast. President Freeman. Nays-None.
The pay roll for February 1896, amounting
to $1S, 1928 was allowed and referred to the
City Comptroller.
observation-disclosures Mitsch, Clark Prem
dergast, President Freeman. Nays-None
Bids were opened for furnishing the de-
partment with a supply wagon according to
specifications furnished as follows, viz: ].
H. Schurmeier Wagon Co., for painted and
lettered wagon $205.00 same implanted,
$4,000; Mitsch Wagon and Carriage Co., for
painted and lettered wagon, Sos. 90; same
implanted, $19300; Mahle & Sutnar, for
painted and lettered wagon. s23s.OO same
implanted, s219.00 On motion of Commits
sioner Clark, the contract was awarded to
the ]. H. Schumacher Wagon Co. for a supply
wagon. the same to be implanted, for the
sum of $4,000. Adjourned.
GEORGE w. FREEMAN, President.
ALFRED S. HALL, Secretary.
March 3. n