The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-24

The last step but one necessary to
properly secure possession of this
city's share of the state fund for fire.
mems relief was taken last night at a
meeting of tho Firemens Relief asso-
citation of Scranton. The meeting was
held i'm the common council chamber
in the city hall and was attended by
nearly all the two delegates from each
of the sixteen companies in the city.
1t required three hours of steady
work to amend and adopt finally the
constitution and bylaws reported by
the bylaws committee. The work
was facilitated by the use of numerous
copies of Tuesdays Tribune contain
ing the incorporation proposed and
which had been distributed among
those present. 1t only remains now to
secure a charter, application for which
was signed last night.
The important changes made in the
bylaws were, in substance, as fol-
lows:
Stated meetings shall be held in the
fourth Wednesday evening of every
month.
The annual elections will be held in De-
cember.
The secretary shall receive $50 annually,
his salary being regulated by the asso-
citation instead of its directors.
The association, instead of its directors,
shall designate the use of all moneys ac-
cruing to the association.
Instead of by a per capita tax Of 81 per
member of each city company per annufn,
the membership shall be provided by an
annual due of $40 per company, all ac-
tive members of such companies in good
standing to be eligible to the benefits.
AMOUNT OF BENEFITS.
The benefits to be $2 per week for not
more than twenty-siX consecutive weeks
or 800 in case of death.
In case of irjury or sickness the APP
plicant's company officers shall be noti-
fled within forty-eight hours and they
shall notify the chief of the fire depart
ment forthwith. The board of directors
shall investigate all cases and engage IL
necessary one of the six association eX-
amining physicians to assist them.
The following six physicians were
selected for examiners: First district,
Dr. J. ]. Sullivan; Second district. DR..
3. G. Reddoe; Third district. DIR. w.
q. Fulton; Fourth district, Dr. Albert
Kolb; Fifth district. DR. Walker; Sixth
district, DR.. A. Fl. Bernstein. City
Solistor NJ. a. Mckinley was named as
the associations attorney. Cushing g
rules were agreed upon for the parlia-
mentary government of meetings.
A check for 800 from L. B. Powell &
Co., whose building narrowly escaped
destruction in the Young Mems Chris
tian association fire. was received and
the secretary and Tribune directed to
acknowledge the associations thanks
for the same. The check had been sent
to Treasurer A. b. Holmes.
The bond of Treasurer Holmes for
$1,000, endorsed by himself, A. b. Ey-
non and William r. Williams, was sub
mitted and referred to Attorney McGin-
ley for his approval.
Six hundred copies of the anne nded
constitution and bylaws We're ordered
printed for distribution amorg the
companies. The secretary and treasur-
er We're directed to purchase the books
and other supplies necessary to their
respective offices.
MATTER OF DUES.
An adjournment was made to the
first Wednesday in April. The secre-
tary was directed to meanwhile notify
the companies that their dues should
be paid on or before that date when,
it is expected, the charter will have
been granted.
The matter of obtaining the money
said to be due from the disbanded Fire
mems union was, on motion, postponed
indefinitely,