El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-13
THE FIREMEN's CONVENTION.
Continuation of the Sessions Today-Pleas
ant and Harmonious Gathering.

Continuation of the Sessions Today-PIeas-
ant and Harmonious Gathering.
Taking up the ''thread of converse
tom from where the HERALD left off
yesterday afternoon at the opera house,
| the narrative continues.
President Drake made himself
solid with the boys by tining himself
| a dollar, American-nOt Mexican mon
| ey. for being late at the convention.
The committee on credentials offered
| its report up to date, 142 delegates
present representing nearly forty
towns and cities. The report of the
committee was adopted. To this re-
port must be added the names of these
delegates who arrived on the delayed
G.. H, j. X. Wood. T. J. Cleveland. NJ.
BOrcharot, Lee }. ROundtree, of Kyle;
d. H. Sanford, j. B. Hamilton, A. p.
Perry, of ROckdale.
President Darke appointed the fol-
lowing committees:
Topics Dorsey, of Weatherford:
Raveil, of Houston: Lee d. Wilson,
of Waco.
Finance-C. r. Van Gilsen, of
Weatherford; J. NJ. Patterson, of Pa
ri-: G. E. Tips, of Seguin.
Resolut ions-Bailey, of Gainesville:
Hammett, of Waxah ACHE; Coopwood,
of Lockhart.
Revision of ConstitutiOu-Demin
of Mexia; Nance, of San Marcos;
Kitchens, of Ell Paso.
Memorial-Ab arnatyh of Mckinney:
Wood, of Palestine: 0. a. Perry, of
Paris.
The roll was then called by the sec
rotary.
Two delegates from Columbu were
fined one dollar each for being absent
from the roll.
The chair appointed J. B. Badger of
FL Paso ard Bob Porter of San Marcos,
eargeant-at-armS.
Secretary Sloane, of the Y. NJ. G. A,
sent in d cordial and humorous invita-
tiOn fer the delegates to avail them
selves of the opportunities of baths
and social privileges at the association
rooms. The invitation was accepted by
RISING vote.
The matter of topics was taken up,
and the report of the Waco department
was read, on ''ShOuld not this asSO-
cation ascertain the life of the patent
galvanized tlue, and if it wears out in
four or five years, should not this as
ISOLATION take steps to prohibit its use,
IN order to decrease fires"
The report held that the tlue would
b } all ris ht if it had proper ventila-
ton But the report was referred back
as t was not properly addressed.
The report of the Paris fire depart
ment of top No. l was read and adopt
d. The topic SHOULD not the as O.
ia ion put forth its best efforts to Sc
cure the passage of law by the state
legislature TO make it the duty of cor
uuers to investigate all fires, the cause
of which are not known, the same as in
case of uuknown deaths, and would
not such law have a tendency to de-
crease incendi airy fres?'
The report held that the law provided
for lnvestl cation into call fires where
credI BILE person made complaint; also,
that there was no need of any new sta
Jutes If the present ones in use were
suitable enforced. Delegate Dorsey
wished to amend the report to the ex-
mt of recommending that corOners
investigate fires of unknown origin.
Mr.. Do sey's amendment was tabled,
and The report adopted.
The report of the Austin fire depart
ment on topic No. was read. The
opic was. should not the State Fire
mans association provide some means
to supply needy tiremen benefits when
disabled on duty?"
Austin advised that all members of
the $ ate association be required to
pay So into a special relief fund, and
one dollar monthly hereafter. The
matter was advised to be disposed of
in this way:
To stand open until next meeting,
copies of the topic and report to be
made and sent to each company and
the companies to instruct their dele
gates to the next convention how to
vote GA it.
Colonel Baar, who read the report
feminist immediate action, as he held |
it should be ca efully considered.
i he president calling first Vice !
Pres dent Norwood to the chair, ex- |
planned his views as to the nature of |
the report. He held that a fund could !
be esta biished and maintained by each |
volunteer fireman paying four cents
per month into the fund President /
Drake agreed with Colonel Baar that
the proposition should be submitted TO
a committee.
Delegate Dorsey approved the spirit
of the report but thought the $500 a
little too much. He favored taking
care of The sick and said that Wealth
erfOrd took care of her njured hremen.
Delegate Mum of WeImar was OPP
posed TO the volunteer firemen of the
State of Texas going into the insurance
business. Let the injured fire men be
cared for by the towns in whose SER
vice they were injured. After consid-
cradle discussion, the report was re-
TERED to a committee of five to be re-
ported on next year.
Topic No. : was taken up as follows: