The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-24
APPOINT HIM TO THE FIRE
8B0ARD.
ScHURMANVl WAS HINTED AT,
SOMETHING ELSE 1T HE TOOK
ANYTHING.
FIRE FUNDS HOLDING OUT WELL.
Figures Submitted at the Monthly
Meeting Last Night-RepOrts of
Various Kinds.

An appointment which Mayor Doran
Will soon be called upon to make is
that OF member of the board of fire
commissioners to succeed Kenneth
clark. Mr.. Clark was appointed to the
board by Mayor Wright, and his term
expires next month. There has been
some talk as to whether Mayor Doran
would reappoint Clark, and the poll
tlclans who claim to know all moves on
the political checker board months in
advance say that there was a posi-
plllty that c. S. Schurman, Of West ST.
Paul, would be given the place when
the vacancy occurs. A close friend Of
the mayor and also of the Sixth ward
editor stated last evening, however.
tnat there was no truth in the state
ment. Schurman, the gentleman said,
mas his eye on something better in the
git or the mayor, and for this reason
would not take the appointment Of fire
commissioner. The gentleman, who
claimed to know what he was talking
about, said it was understood both by
the mayor and Mr. Clark that the re-
firing commissioner would be reap
pointed.
An unofficial estimate based upon the
report Of Secretary Hall, Of the board,
rendered at asregular meeting of that
body last evening, shows that the fire
department will have a balance Of
about $4,000 on hand at the close of the
present fiscal year. The year does not
close until Dec. l. but the above esti-
mate is obtained after a deduction of
probable expenses for the remainder Of
the year. For the eleven months of
thls year, the Secretary's report shows
the disbursements Of the fire depart
ment to have been $16,O9417 less than
for the corresponding period of 1895.
The report in detail is as follows
Balance on hand from 1895 s. 938. IL
Amount received to date ... 1876, 6S6 %
Total 1886. 624. Al
Amount of disbursements from
date of last report to Nov. 10,
H GS!2Yt pay roll ........... 1906. 80
Bills allowed ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1926. so
lotal SIT, 4S1. Is
Dd Wn On nana .....' :.;:......: $lS.19S. %
Upon petition Of five members who
have been in the employ Of the depart
ment for more than a year at the min
lmum salary Of $45 g month, a resolu-
ton was adopted whereby, hereafter.
hremen who have not been promoted
at the expiration of a years service
viii receive $50 d month salary. The
resolution only affects third pipemen
ana was introduced in view of the pc
t1tion presented in order that men for
whom no vacancies have occurred in
the line of promotion within years
time might not be compelled to either
resign from the department or con-
tlnue working indefinitely for the min
1mum salary.
A petition from Capt. Whitmore. of
the Salvage corps, asking permission
to establish telephone connection be-
tween his residence and the fire de-
partment wires in order that he might
receive the Still alarm calls, was read
and referred to the superintendent of
the fire alarm system with power to
act in the premises
The report of Chief Jackson informed
the board that Patrick McGrath had
left the department without notifica-
ton and that new driver of hose cart
No. s had been appointed in his place
The remainder Of the report consisted
only of itemized statements of appli-
ances condemned and new apparatus
in the nature of hose, etc., which had
been put into service.
The report of Superintendent of Fire
Alarms Carey stated the entire sys-
TEN to be in good working order and
was placed on file as presented.
Master Mechanic Wheeler reported
several pieces Of apparatus to be I'M
dergoing repairs and recommended the
inspection Of one engine whose mocha
nism was slightly out Of order.
Previous to adjournment the board
decided to hold an adjourned meeting
at central headquarters Saturday
afternoon at O'Clock, for the purpose
of winding upsthe business of the year
and preparing an estimate of the ap-
preparation necessary for the mainte-
nance of the fire department during
1897.