Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-31
TO MARTIN WHITES MEMORY
Board of Fire and Police Commissioners
Passes Fitting Resolutions,
PAYS TRIBUTE TO A FAITHFUL OFFICER
Resolutions Arc Also Passed In Honor
OF the Fircmcn who Lost Their
Lives in the Mercer
Fire.

Resolutions out of respect TO the memory
of Martin White, late chief OF police OK
Omaha, were passed at the meeting of the
Board of Fire and Police Commissioners
Monday night. The resolutions embody
short biography OF the deceased and con-
clude as follows
Whereas, The hand OF Providence has re-
moved from our midst by death Hon Mar
tin White. late chief of police of the city
of Omaha, who by his untiring energy and
his exceptional ability has brought the po,
lice department TO point OF eXcelienSe nee ana ana
partment, therefore be 1t
Resolved by the Board of Fire and Police
Commissioners of the city of Omaha, That
we express the highest esteem in which we
held Chief White, both as a man and as a
faithful servant of this municipality; that
we concur fully in the report of the com
mittee on resolutions just read and direct
that said report, together with these reso-
lutions be spread upon the records of this
to the "' mother of Chief White and that
copies be furnished the papers for publlca-
tion.
: The following resolutions were passed in
honor OF James Adams. lieutenant in en-
CINE company No 3; George Bendson and
Charles Hopper, ppemen in engine company
No. 3. and Otto Gieseke, truckman in hook
and ladder company No. I, who were killed
at the Mercer Chemical company fire August
9, 1899:
Whereas The said men were among the
! most valued members of the fire depart.
ment, always courteous to superiors anu
prompt in obedience of orders, therefore
Resolved by the Board of Fire and Police
! Commissioners, That In the death OF James
Adams George Bendson Charles Hopper
/ and Otto Gieseke, the Omaha nre depart
! ment has sustained loss or TOUR OF lls
most prompt, intelligent and capaple mem
bers, whose. efficient services have con
! tributed much to the success or the depart
ment, and be 1t further
| Resolver That these resolutions be spread
upon the records of this board and that 9
! copy of the same be sent to the relatives OF
tbe deceased firemen and also that copies
be furnished the newspapers 1or pupiica'
ton
The appointment of chief of police tc
take the place made vacant by the death oi
Martin White was not taken up at the meet
ing. The negotiations between the board
and the Chicago House Wrecking company
for the possession of the fire apparatus al
the exposition were not successful.
1t was reported that hook and ladder No
I at engine house No. was in bad condi
tion and needed repairs at once. James
Henderson driver for No. engine, was al
lowed five days leave of absence; Horace
Clements, captain of engine No. 2. thirt.
days and w. A. Morrow, driver of hook ant
ladder No 2, three days Captain Clemen
goes to Lincoln to make trial as chief o
the fire department
John Kemp, who has been on trial TO
sixty days, was placed on the regular fore
as truckman on hook and ladder compan
No. 1. Christ Clausen driver for engin
company No. 8, was given his dismissa
, | after sixty days trial, as he was not stron
t enough to handle the team.