The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-07
FIRE COMMISSIONERS.
Revision of List of Standing Committees
 and Appointments.


 A meeting of the new board of fire commissioners was held at o'clock yesterday afternoon with a full board present, excepting the mayor. The commissioners present were Messrs, Morgan, Hendrick. Ames, Cunningham and Veil. Commissioner Hendrick Of the special committee appointed to re- wise the list of standing committees Of the board reported that it had been deemed advisable to reduce the number of standing committees from nine to five, thereby consolidating some of the old committees. The list of committees as arranged by the special committee is as follows: On houses and apparatus, on horses and harness, on fire alarm telegraph, on supplies and hydrants, and on auditing and permits.
 The committee on efficiency was dropped from the list as under the new charter the chief and superintendent IS held responsible for the efficiency Of the department.
 The special committees report was accepted and the recommendations were adopted.
 President Morgan of the board then announced the following appointments of committees: Houses and appara- tus Messrs Morgan and Hendrick; horses and harness, Messvs. Cunning ham and Ames; fire alarm telegraph. Messrs. Hendrick and Cunningham; supplies and hydrants, Messrs Anes and Well; auditing and permits, Messrs. Well and Morgan. After announcing these committees Commissioners Morgan said that this was as fair division as he could make since three of the com mssioners were of one party and two of another. He stated that 1t would be an aim of the board to draw no party lines, but that all would work for the best interests of the city.
 Chief Kennedy announced that it would be necessary to make gas con- nections at the new engine house on Ellsworth avenue and also to lay a pavement in front of the new house. The communication was not acted up- on as the board desires first to get a statement of the expeditures and re- sources of the department. Commis- sioner Hendrick thought that state ment of these matters should be rem
 dered to the board each month and such will probably be the rule
 It was voted to continue the special committee on revision of standing com mittees to revise the book of rules and regulations of the department as soon as the new ordinances will permit. The special committee consistes of Messrs. Hendrick and Cunningham. Commis- sioner Hendrick suggested that the new commissioners visit the various engine houses as soon as practicable, and be- come acquainted with the men and practical workings of the department nt, This suggestion was favorably received
 by the board and 1t was voted to visit the engine houses at no distant day. The committee on. permits recom- mended that Mrs. Brenann. who asked permission to move a building to the rear of her tot be given leave to with draw her petition. Commissioner Nor gan stated that he did not think it advisable to establish a precedent on all lowing back yards to be filled up with buildings.
 The petition of Mrs. Ford of 42 Trum- bull street, asking permission to build an addition, was granted.
 The petition of Austin Mansfield, ask l ing permission to restore the frame building in the rear of 531 Grand ave- nue, which was partially destroyed by | fire short time ago and which before that was occupied by John Fogarty as | a workshop, was referred to the com-
 mittee on auditing and permits, to re- l port back to the board. There Is an or dinance which empowers the fire com | missioners to permit the restoration of
 partially burned building, providing | that the building has not been one half destroyed by fire. It was stated that | MT. Mansfield's building had been mare than one half destroyed and there seemed to be an opinion among the l members of the board opposing the is- 1 suing of permits to conduct work shops l in lumber yards. A letter to the board from Mayor ! Farnsworth requested that the list of appointments of members of the board l recently made by the mayor be spread
 o nthe records of the department The letter than stated the terms of the ap- pointees as follows: Colonel Morgan, l one year; ex-Mayor Hendrick, two years; Mr. Cunningham, two years;
 MT. Ames, three years; MT. Well, three 1 years. It was voted to spread these ap- ! pointments on the records and the board | then adjourned.