Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-05-14
FlREMEN;S MEETING.
The Old Department Officers
Reelected Without
Opposition.
Preparations Made for the
State Association Meet
ing in June.

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city hall. There was nv apparent
desire to make any changes. and the
following officers were reelected by
acclamation:
Chlef-C. N. Laiond.
Secretary-John Mcdonald.
"''Ereasurer-F. B. Stuart.
After the election of officers the
Easter dance committee reported a
small deficiency. ana it was ordered
paid out of the department funds.
The question OF preparations for
the state meeting was then discussed.
As the raising Of money was the
most important matter, that subject
received the first attention. In De-
cember, 1896, the fire department
voted to assess each member OF the
department % cents a month until
the holding Of the state meeting, for
the purpose Of raising part Of the
Necessary funds. As there are Yearly
1OO firemen, the proceeds were In the
neighborhood Of $25 month, and
the total from this source should he
between $500 and $500. 1t developed
that all the companies had practic-
ally their share on hand, and a mo-
ton was passed instructing the com
pames to turn their funds over to
the department treasurer as early as
Tuesday, May II. Besides this the
department has some money on
hand. consisting of cash donations
given the department by property
owners who had received particular
~ valuable services from the firemen.
The efforts of the firemen to have
something Of a fund to start with
should convince the citizens that the
boys are willing to pay part OF the
expense, and that there IL Justice In
the proposition that the property
owners and city should also be
liberal.
After considering various ways to
create u proper head to have charge
of the preparations, it was voted
that the chief appoint committee
of one from each OF the six companies,
which, with himself as chairman.
should be the general committees;
they to sappoint other committees
and make all arrangements and carry
them out.
The chief appointed rs the other
members Of the committee the fol-
lowing:
Chemical No. IF. E. Hall.
il" No. PC. Sheldon.
Hose No. IL. s. Brown.
" No. 2-Casper Schmitt.
" No. Sd. Il. Morrison.
Hook & Ludder-P. w. Hayes.
It was the general expression OF
the firemen that the chief and above
committee should confer with citizens
and officials AMI appoint u commit
tee of citizens to uid in raising funds,
and that the citizens committee
should select it's own treasurer and
have charge Of the disbursement OF
all funds contributed by the public.
A motion was passed that the
chief appoint an auditing committee
of fireren and citizens through
whose hands all bills should pass be-
fore being paid by the treasurers.
An invitation was extended to the
members OF the Pine Tree fire depart
ment to co, operate with the city fire.
men in arranging for the state meet
ing and entertaining the visitors.
motion was unanimously passed
recommending to the state associa-
ton the placing of the name OF ex-
Chief +. Il. Stuart on the list OF
honorary members of the State
Firemen's association. Thirty days
notice OF such an intention must he
given, and this action was taken in
time to bring it before the meeting
in June.
The department also, by q unant-
nous vote, made .jnO. A. Berkey an
honorary member Of the Little Falls
fire department.
The meeting then adjourned, sub
ject to the call OF the chief.