The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-13
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WILL THIS CITY
HAVE 4 NEW FIRE
DEPARTMENT CHIEF2
Gardner Kellogg VIII He sixty
Years Old Next Month. which IL
the Limit Of Service Pr~sertb~a
by the Civil Service Commt..fo..

WI. Seattle have a rev chief for its ire
o*s]Af tTsfeHtF r. a pertinent question which
is gasi row agitstiag many people
ISdsr the CIEn seFvIess rs3.e@ Gardner
Kellogg. iE- pfesen: chiey Wilt uaxt month
Es placed OF iIs retired list IL m.I seser.
De % years Old. he 3sfait for retirement -
nxsi ~ tns e.Ei sseesce. commas ssers.
s..tssi1E II .. sse StyiI service russs says
The commission may fix by i.s ra.es
the aS@ "a which prison n .he service
OF the city. appointed .lnter cIv.i service
rules, may be retired from service
An Amendment 40 rule g. adopted July /
NV, preseFlise.s the re4Irsssg tim. Tor the
ehisf Of the fire department and say:
Resolved That thai portion OF RUE g
relating Ia the retirement Of members OF
the fira department be changed 10 read as
Io.ioss All members of the fire depart
nent. except engineers ans .ha chief OF
Inc department xiii be placed on a retired
list at the aes @! 20 Years. Engineers and
casef shall be retired at ths aga Of %
There are many rumors floating around
AS to what The commissioners viii DO Some
take the stand that they VIII extend the
limit Others say that rules have been
made and should lie enforced
Chief keilogE's friends urge in support
OF hss retention that his experience Is more
Than an offset to any disadvantage due 10
age. They point TO his record in the Office
as sufficient recommendation for his con-
tiIuaspce in office
The members Of the civil service COM
mission are j. II. Conan. John Schram
and +. II. Hughes. For some time past
friends OF Chief Kellogg and those VINO
are opposed 20 his Gsryiug longer In has
present capacity have bessieged the COM
misss0Ders 10 what would be done when
ne reached the stxtgyear limit IL Is as
serted by Chief keloggs enemies trai
there are on the eligible list men who will
make "a good chief al ne has and the
rules set down by The commission ought
10 hold good When the rule was made
liking the age, Eastern statistics guided
the commissioners One argument WAS
that by placing the age limit II would DO
away with The necessity Of asking sncam-
beats to step down and out on account OF
their sge.
As yet the commissioners have done
nothing abcu, the matter. y. ID. Hughes.
the newly appointed member said yester-
day that he had not considered the matter
al all Il have no prejudice al ALL he
said but before the matter comes up be-
fore the commissioners | will give Il my
careful attention and consideration and DO
what | think Is for the best interests of
tina CITY Of Seattle"
John schrsm said: There IN 4. desire on
the part OF many people 10 extend the
limit OF the term Of the chief OF the fire
department" Mr.. Schrsm did not deny
that he had heen seen in regard TO the mat
ter bur would say nothing as 10 his views
J. NJ Coiuan would not discuss the sub
ject.
There are several names mentioned In
connection with the office OF chief II the
ciyts service rules are Tot changed. the
most conspicuous being that Of Ralph
seemingly little interest taken in the mat
ter by members in the department Thcsse
who are taking an interest are friends on
tho outside