St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-15
AND THE OTHER OFFICERS
ARE REELECTED.
THAT is TO SAY, ALL BUT ONE,
FOR DIR. w. NJ. RERKMAN is MADE
THE VETERINARY SUR
.GEoN.
wo FfREMEN DISCIPLINED
And Other Matters of Routine in the
Department Administration
Disposed OF.

The meeting of the board of fire COM
missioners for the annual election of
officers was held last night, and all
the old officers were reelected without
a dissenting voice-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
-ead to the board, though, It is said,
one had been submitted. His place
will be filled for the next year by DR..
". H. Berkman, the chief being in
structed by resolution to place the
hame of DR.. Berkman on the rolls ''as
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 $25 each F. NJ.
Edey and John Hoare for creating trou-
BILE in their company. The action was
Endorsed, but Lieut. E. l.. Helm, who
=
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
fire-alarm boxes be put in at the fol-
lowing places was referred to the COM
mittee 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
TO do the work he is doing alone one
OF them received $780, 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, 1t was voted unan
lilousiy TO increase his salary to $50
month. -ft r'a''
IN SiiiSl W DIS authorized to purchase
Ioo rect OF one-ineli hose for the chem
zeal engines, the price to be limited
10 80 cents per foot, the bid of Chi
cago house. - 81
Inere WastI some discussion about
raise alarms that, are being caused bv
the imperfect insulation of the wires
OF the mereurial Syseefn. ComriiSsion.
ef warner stated that he had been in
formed that it was the intention of
the company controlling. that system
TO reWire all buildings included in the
circuit, SO no action was taken
Deputy State Boiler Inspector Nc
Rae was present. and Informed the
poard that it would have to have the
pollers. OF all the engines in the de-
paTtment inspected President Free
man said the attorney. general had in
formed him there was no way of avoid
Ing the law, though Mr. Freeman and
the other members of the board know
1t 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.
me 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. AeeS
"A stack of bills was laid over until
the next meeting to be audited