Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-07-20
Hold Annual Convention of
the State Association
at Bennington.
PAID FIRE DEPARTMENTS
DO Not Compare Favorably with volun-
teer Protection According to Statisti-
clan Burch "A Falling O6 in Mem
bers During the Past Year-New
Omcers Elected.


bennington, July l9.-The tenth annual
convention Of the Vermont State Fire.
men Association was held in library hal
TINS afternoon with much smaller at
tendance than IN former years. The nail
was decorated with hags ana various IN
sigma OF nrcmen. The executive commits
tee were busy good snare OF the morn
ing examining credentials.
Inc convention was called to order ny
president Iliiany ot the association VII
laSe Ireslueht harris welcomed the Vlslt-
ors ana EXTENDED me hospitality OF tha
pace Fresfdeht llilahy Responded. Al
tcr ron can Oh ueIeSateS, secretary Moore
SUBMITTED mis- report
since the last convention ne mas dropped
from thc roll the names OF such members
ana companies as nave tailed 10 comply
with the notlhcation ana instructions vot-
ed Inc present membership Is AS follows:
Life members, II; fire companies 30; chief
engineers - honorary 6 total 81
The total membership reported at the
last convention was III DurinS the year
there have been two deaths, W. Il. Morse
OF burlington and John Norton of Ner-
sohhes' IN" secretary mas received dur
ing the year in membership fees and dues
N2 The treasurers report shows the to-
tai receipts oil the year to be GJ4.1S, leav-
ing balance OF Sii9o. The net prohts OF
';oorg" u t{urcb iha i.a,sticlon ML go read
On irtorostirs ,oror, yIo rannr,,i 49,
there are ~ deoartmerts in Is towns in tho
state the same as last wear. of these II
depend Gu hanl engines. one has hand en-
ginc and steam. aud one hand engine only
Twenty-nine nave water works and of
these u retain hand engines one has hand
engine and steamer four retain both
Three towns have chemical engines. no
extinguishere Three cities retain volun-
RI art,o
Albans has both paid and volunteer ser.
vice, Rutland and Buriirgton have fully
equipped pald nHe departments.
Of fires and losses in annsre,tIv wnlI nro.
tected districts nro a. much IN, of mo-
portion That neopln would he t,,stitied in
nuestiori,,a tho rf,tcienrv If ~ nra do
rartme,,ts AR Rurch aiso road an ,nter.
estinp histo,,c,l sl.ntch of ,he association-
rho constitu,ion Of Tho .,.s,r,ation We .
so amended tho, anv na,son Who mas se,v.
ed as chief engineer or asslstant is eligi-
I,io to 1if, ,,,op,berehin Tna ;1ro,,,y lcr.
isl,tiva commit.ee arc to draw nm such
changes in The constitution as thev think
host and renor, at tho nc xt meeting Sow
oral new Iifa members w.s'n admitted Tho
ni,rr Of holdirp tha naxt co.1vontion VS.
ieft Win the new executive cornn1it.ee
TShcsa oficers for the year were ,,iectod.
pros;dort u /. uanrr,, put1ord. ,,ica-
nrosiderte u Tbomas Winoosl,i. p r.
IIo,o po,,,,rav n Cullor Renninrton.
u y couId SnringtsId. I !; scriven
! Nor,b Renrirrtor. eecrotarv + ~
Moorc. troaemrer l. r. Grart RurIing
Ton. executive committee q : 1yhittier.
Non.nni;or. i, = pnrl,irs purlirg,or. u
= p,,sb coorga II p,,rcb rsrringtor.
IT Dor'otI,; 1,aro.,,,ras. rationai re,.
rosa,.a,i,.n r, Cron, RurIjrctor. So
,tstinian Ceorre u Rnrob
ouita nun,hor 90 ovbihits from, differ.