Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-07-18
NEW FIRE COMPANIES.
Election of Officers by the Hose and Hook
and Ladder Companies.


The hook and ladder company COM
pleted organization last night by elect
ing Thomas D~offemeyer foreman, John
Shoemaker assistant foreman, Romualdo
Tenorio secretary, Vidal Lopez treasur-
err, and Major Fritz Muller representa-
tive. The names of the members are:
Thomas Doffemeyer, Fritz Muller, Jas.
Van Arsdell, Lucario Lopez, Vidal Lo-
peg, Romualdo Tenorio, Hillario Tru-
lilo, Nazario Alarid, Henry Alarid,
Richard Warrick, w. B. 1hayer, Thos.
Smith, John Shoemaker, Juan Pacheco,
Alex. Baca, Julian Perea, Sigle LeboW,
Joaquin Martinez, Alex. Jordan, Maui
ricio Duran, A. M. Dettlebach, Hank
Fisher, Eugenio Chaves, J. s. Garcia
and Charles Harris.
Last night two new fire companies
were organized, and the officers elected.
The hose company completed organiza-
ton by electing F. Gonzales y Baca
foreman, f. Sandoval y Lopez assist
ant foreman, A. p. Hill secretary, and
Eugenio Sena treasurer. The following
are members Of the hose company: An
tonic Alarid, Amadeo Alarid, Thomas
Baca, Nicolas Baca, Nicanor Baca, Will
liam Bolander, Teodocio Castillo. Juan
! de Dios Castillo, Stephen Easton, Fran
| cisco Gonzales y Baca, Rudolfo Coma
les, A. P. Hill, Ramon Martinez, Miguel
Ortiz, Domingo Pacheco, Enrique Pa
| checo, Francisco Sandoval, Bonifacio
sandoval, Patricio sandoval, Juan B.
Sandoval, Juan Sails, Ciriaco Sena, Eu-
| genio Sena, Juan Sena y Blea, Jose Ia
pia.
The difference between the firemen is
| one of the main topics of discussion on
| the streets at present. In explanation
of the situation, on behalf of the old
companies, J. s. Candelario makes the
following statement:
"The board Of fire commissioners has
no jurisdiction to disband the old COM
panies. The fire commissioners were
created by the old companies, and they
met to disband the companies three
days after the companies had elected
new officers. By ~disbanding the COM
panies which created them they de-
prived themselves Of existence. The
fight is the result of old fractional trou-
BILE. The down side at last gained o n
troll in fire matters, and now the minor
ity not only want to secede, but also to
govern the majority faction. The Sec
rotary had been ordered to ask a firm
in Denver to give a test Of a chemical
engine here. The secretary instead or
dered a chemical engine. When it ar
rived here the majority of firemen
claimed that the engine was unsatis-
factory, because it did not throw a
stream more than rs feet, and could be
duplicated for almost half the purchase
price of $425. A bargain was made and
sanctioned by the Denver firm that the
engine could be returned in exchange
TO rhose and other necessities of the
fire company. But the minority insisted
upon keeping the engine. While one of
the representatives of the insurance
companies favors the new fire compa-
MES. the other one is in our favor, and
l believe that the city council will de-
eide in our favor, and if not the courts
will be in our favor"
In addition, Mr.. Candelario makes Sc
rious charges as to financial d%iscrepan-
cies in the accounts of one of the old
officials.