The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-10
DISCIPLINlNG THE MEN.
a FIRR nam ram ON orr ENDING
FIRbMLN ~ gHE AUTHORfTiES.
Three Men Excluded Prom Engine Houses.
Contract Awarded-Dr. Mccarthy and
the Rules-More Room Wanted,

The Board OF Fire Commissioners last
RaSht disposed OF charges against hostler
). ". Wcimer. of Truck Company No. g.
and disposed of number OF matters OF
minor Importance.
Tho Board bad the following members
present. Mcssrs ). H.. Frischkorn prosi-
dcnD. O.. ". Taylor. l.. e.. jenkins D. L.
Levy and Charles +. Taylor.
a letter was received from Alderman J.
a. Iawder. thanking the Board Tor paw
Ing Hopkins street la front Of the engine
house IN fulton.
SIXTY DAYS
J. w Wcimer hostler of Truck No g.
was tried Oh charge or being "oS'"'
from duty without permission. lie was
excused from duty sunday OF last week
having placed substitute in ms pace
but Doc did not return until the following
Tuesday at noon
Nc.mer pleaded guilty and threw him
stf on tho mercy OF the Board lie was
sentenced t0 sixty days confinement IN
the engine house.
chief pulicr made am informal report OF
lighter punishmcnts inflicted upon mem
hcrs for dcrcllctions. no formal reports
having been made.
Orders were issued 90 am engine houses,
cspecnllv No =. 90 exclude three men.
whose names were given. one of whom IS
MAGISTRATE from them. and call the pa
troll 10 they should come in again.
These men Captain O. w. Taylor said
had made themselves very offensive 10 the
fremcn and the whole ne ghborhood
A contract for hve miles az wire was
awarded Co the Electrical Construction
Company % Virginia, the lowest bidder
a. l5 l-2 cents a pound. Other bidders
were Mossrs. Tower Blsnkenship and
Rinford. p. a. Ezekiel d Co, James Nc
Graw.
Walter J. Wise was elected substitute in
Engine Company No. 8.
DIR. MCCARTHY.
Captain O.. w Taylor called attention
20 an accident which had taken place to
one Of the men in the department and
that the physician 90 the department had
failed 70 go 20 see the patient for hve
hours after receiving notification. Dr.
Mccarthy was present and took the
ground that under the rules he was not
required 40 go TO see sick or injured mem
bcrs unless specifically requested TO do
80.
Ilo asked for the Boards Interpretation
az tho rule.
In the case under consideration. As
sistant Chief Shaw had notified Dr. Nc
Carthy that the man was hurt. lie was
not positively instructed TO so and did
not do so until after o'clock.
Under a. rule of the department MEM
bcr of 30 may secure the services Of any
other physician and tho physician 20 the
department is not required 10 attend him
until the expiration OF three days II an
other physician IS secured through pre-
ference
The rules were changed reducing the
above time 10 twelve hours
MORE ROOM
At tho request of superintendent
Thompson committee was appointed 10
request tho Grounds and Buildings Com
mittee 90 give the Board OF Fire Commits
sloners the use or another room on the
NTH moor and privilege 20 move the bat
terry room Go that part of the building. II
was explained that the battery at present
used would not run over as was the case
with the calls when gravity battery was
used.
a iuroush was granted TO Superinten-
dent Thompson 10 allow him 10 attend
the Convention or the international Assoc
citation of Fire and Police Telegraph SUI
perntendeuts which meets IN Nashville
September 18th,