The Portland daily press., 1897-01-21


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board of engineers, snperintendents OF
| fire alarms, superintendent OF protective
departments, representatives OF fire com :
missionsrs or FIRE committees, ana OF
veteran ilremen's associations, repres en-
tatiye of local boards of fire underwr1t-
ers and such honorary mem bers as shall
be from time to time elected Each
active fire company shall be entitled to
send two delegates to each meeting OF
the association. Any person who Is not
sent as delegate by any OF the organl-
cations above mentioned may become a
member by furnishing certinoate from
the chief engineer OF the city or town
in which he lives. that be is an active
| or exempt firsmen of good standing.
Section 2-Al companies represented
| in this association must be in full &C
cord and in good standing in the lire
| department. of which they are MEM
| bers, an if Mt any time they are not So,
they shall forfeit all rights to member
ship in this association.
| Section SAIL delegates will be re-
quired to furnish credentials for the
compauy sending them as their delegates
| with their names inserted thereon, signed
| by the foreman and secretary of the COM
| pany, and endorsed by the chief engi-
| neer, that the company is in good aud
regular standing in the fire department
| in the city or town whera located.
| Section 4--Honorary members who may
| be elected by the association shall@ have
all the privileges of the floor anu may
acquire tho right to vote { n all questions
on payment of the same annual dues
fixed by the association for regular
ARTICLE VII.
Dues.
Section There shall be paid by com.
panIes OF less than 10 men; So; IS and
| less than 30, So; 90 and less than 80,
81; 80 and over, SIS, yearly in advance
| for dues
Section 2-Each individual member of
this association shall pay 81 annually,
due the first of August OF each year.
ARTICLE Will
Amendments.
Section This association shall have
q ii powers at any annual meeting 20 Al
ter, revise or amend this constitution,
but it shall be necessary to have such
alteration, revision or amendment adopt
ed by two -tbirds vote of the mem hers
pIGSCilU CHtiplCA w pOcS'
The above constitution was adopted
section by section after few minor
changes had been made. Considerable
time was occupied in discussing the
representation that the varions fire COM
panies and other organizations are
entitled to and the subject OF assess
ments, but ultimately the matter was
settled to the satisfaction of everyone.
| The association then proceeded to the
election OF officers, and r. II. Ball OF
Portland, D. K. Estes of Lisbon Balls
and j. B. Longley of Levi ston were ap
| pointed committee to receive sort and
count tho votes. This committees worf
was not of a very arduous nature as al
1.-THE elections were made unanimous and
without contest. The officers elected fol-
the ensuing year are as follows:
President-M. N. Eldridge of Portland
| Vice presidents-Frank Morse of Bath,
| M. j. Moriarfty of Lewiston, +. W.
Peck of Deering, d. W. Estes of Lisbor
Falls; E. Ii. Welch of Belfast; W. r.
Totrnan of Fairfield; Charles i. Gold
Secretary-F. B. Moody of Deering.
Treasurer-J. B. Longley of Lewiston.
| Executive Committee-D. d. Merrill Of
Auburn for three years; George S. Parish
ley of Bath, for two years, apd George
A. Dow of Portland Tor one year.
ant-at-Arms-Capt. M. j. Holmei
Of Lewiston.
1t was voted to hold the next meeting
of the association in Portland some time
during the month of August, the exac
date to be decided on by the executive
committee.
F.H. Little of Portland was elected
as the first honorary member of the as
soication.
". II. Adams of Boston, agent of thu
Eureka Hose Company, presented The
association with fine record boos
through Chief Engineer Eldridge. ant
was given q vote of thanks therefor ant
elected as an honorary member of thu
association.
President NJ. N. Eldridge was elected
as the delegate of the Maine State AS
ISOLATION to the meeting OF the Inter
national Firemen's Association.
On motion of FIJI. Little it was vote'
that the executive committee prePar
series of topics for discussion at tn
next regular meeting of the state asso
citation.
The executive committee was also IN
structed to have the state association
Incorporated under the laws of the state
This meeting then adjourned.
At 6. 30 O'Clock the active and veteran
tiremen of Portland rendered to the visit
ing delegates and the Portland city gov
ernuent an elaborate banquet IN the ON
ing hall of the Veteran Firemen's Asso
ciation. The tables were finely arrange