St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-17
OFFICIAL.
Proceedings of the Beard of Fire
Commissioners.
Office Board of Fire Commissioners,
St. Paul, Mimi, Jan. A. 1896.

A regular meeting of the Board of Fire
Commissioners was held Jan. IA. 1896, at 8
o'clock p.
Observation-Disclosures Mitsch. Clark,
Warner, Prendergast, President Freeman.
The minutes Of the previous meeting were
read and approved.
A communication was received from B. G..
Yates, superintendent American District Tel
egraph company, inclosing a communication
from w. r. Mcleod explaining the cause of
false alarm from Mercurial Box No. IA. To-
Gated in the Drake block. on Dec. 81 1895.
Accepted and ordered placed on file
communication was received from Will
lam Latchford, department blacksmith. ask
ing for an increase of pay.
On motion of Commissioner Prendergast
Mr. Latchford's pay was fixed at the sum
of $50 per month. g IL
observation-disclosures Mitsch, Clark, War
ner, Prendergast President Freeman.
Nays-0.
Commissioner Prendergast, chairman of
committee on buildings reported that the
doors on engine house at st. Anthony Park
had not yet been put in order. by the con-
tractor as agreed to by him.
The Secretary was Instructed to notify the
contractor again to repair the doors at once.
The Chief Engineer reported as follows:
Bursted Hose-White Anchor brand, one
section placed in service June 1889. 1 have
had it repaired and placed back in service.
While working at the Guiterfnan fire the
wire cable on the extension ladder of Hook
and Ladder No. came in contact with the
electric light wires and burhedi the cable so
badly that it is unsafe. BY instructions of
President Freeman I ordered q new cable
which l have received, ana have had it put
in service to replace the old one
Dec. Il we received a false alarm from
Mercurial Box No. a. located at the Drake
block ON East Third street
The following are the places consider that
fire alarm boxes should be located: Sher-
burne and Cedar. Grove and Olive John and
Ninth Robert and Fourth and Franklin and
Fifth streets.
would recommend that $50 feet of one
u inch chemical hose be purchased as we
are all out OF this hose and are in need
of it,
Suspensions.
Dec. IS 1 suspended from duty in this
department F. NJ. Edey, first pipeman of
engine Company No. 9. and John Hoare, en-
CINE driver of Engine Company No. 9. for
instigating trouble in No. 9 engine company.
They were fined S25 each, reduced and trans
ferred to other companies
Promotions.
have promoted Axel Harstad, second pipe
man of Engine Company No. 8. to first pipe
man of same company, vice F. M. Edey,
transferred also G. ]. Amen. fourth truck
man of Hook and Ladder No. 6. to second
pipeman of Engine Company No. 9, vice A,
Harstad, promoted: also Martin Swansted,
from hose driver of Engine Company No. s.
Toe 70 engine driver OF Engine Company No. 9.
Transfers.. 81
I have transferred F. M. Edey first pipe
man of Engine Company NuI19. to fourth
truckman of Hook and Ladder No. 6. also
John Hoare, engine driver Of Engine No. 8,
to hose driver OF Engine Company Ne. 5.
Accident OF
January srd, while working at a fire, c.
Carney, driver of Supply Hose No. l. froze
one of his feet so badly as to disable him
from duty. January 9Th in responding to
an alarm for fire. Chemical Engine No.
and the salvage corps wagon coilided at the
corner of Seventh and Minnesota Streets in
| juring Albert Bickie. pipeman of Chemical