The herald., 1898-09-15
THEY TALKED CHARTER
FIRE BOARD AND FREEHOLDERS
DO NOT AGREE
Commissioners Believed They Should
Have More Power Than It Was
Intended They Should

The board of fire commissioners at Its
regular session yesterday devoted two or
:hree hours TO considera ton Of the fire
department provisions of the rev city
charter The commissioners had before them
the recommendations OF the freeho.ders'
committee. and when they got through
with them the committee certainly would
not have recognized the original. The COM
mittee favored a fire commission OF three
members, who should each receive a salary
OF s15O year. This provision was kr ocked
OUT; and 4 commission OF fire, without pay,
substituted, the board 20 have no more
than .hre4 members from one political par
ty. The position of secre. AIRY Of the de-
partment and board Is created at salary 10
he fixed by the council, instead of $500, as
proposed.
The committees report fixed the salaries
Of all members of the department; and pro-
vided that all old members of he depart
ment shall be retained under the new civil
service rules. which will be a par. OF the
Icharter. Ii was required, however, that
in order to be promoted they would have
10 undergo an examination. Chief Moore
was dead set against such proposition and
also against the charters designating sal
aries. After considerable discussion, the
fixing OF salaries was lief: 20 be done by or
dtnance, and the civil service provision was
so amended as 20 require examination Of
none but new members, even in matters of
promotion.
The commissioners are authorized to pay
any injured member of the department such
part of his salary as they may deem best.
The provisions designating certain for
nation and membership for the fire COM
pares was cut out. and the same action
was taken with reference to ;he chapters
creating firemen's relief fund, or pen
sion department, and the office of fire
marshal.
The department OF electricity. includin g
| The city electrician, the fire alarm and po-
| lice telegraph system, is 70 be under the
direction and control of the fire commission
ers.
The committees report was a most VOL
luminous one, but 1t contained hundreds Of
provisions on matters which Chief Moore
properly suggested should be lief, to The
rules and regulations of .he department,
and In making the changes the board KEEP.
his suggestion constantly In view. The
remainder Of the commissions session was
devoted to routine business.
Chief Moore reported the receipt of a
check for So from the Los Angeles Soap
company and the same was placed to the
cred!; of the relief fund.
The chief reco nrended hat Afr, :,
Moore be allowed the cost of repairs to his
buggy, which was broken In a collision
with engine on the 31st ut. Driver Lipps
Will himself pay the amount. No allow
ance could be made for The personal injuries
resulting.
The petition Of George A. Smith for per
mission TO erect an engine and boiler at 1899
East Ninth street. was granted.
The chiefs report of fire alarms for the
past week showed The aggrega Re loss in six
fires 20 be s345. The report was approved.
as was also the city electricians weekly
report.
The application Of B. II. Jellison for ap-
pointmen. a a cailman was read and filed.