The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-01-11
OUR ladies.
The Annual Meeting of the
Fire Department a
Notable One.
ANNUAL REPORTS OF OFFICERS.

ANNUAL REPORTS OF OFFICERS.
Harmonious Throughout-A Royal
Good Time Enjoyed By All.
The annual meeting OF the Sank
Centre fire department was held on
Tuesday evening last, and it was, In
certain essential features q marked
departure from and Improvement upon
those which had preceded it, and this
city is prouder of it's effective freight
ers than ever before.
While the attendance was not large,
yet a healthy spirit OF harmony and
good feeling was evident. In recogni-
ton of his valuable services as chief
no candidate disputed Frank Perry's
reelection. The following officers
were. selected, practically without OPP
position:
Chief-W. Frank Perry.
First Ass 't-M. Schwartz.
Second Ass '5-John McGibbon-
Secretary-Gordon L. Ingram.
Treasurer-Wm. S. Dean.
After the election the most enjoyable
feature of the annual event was OBJ
served. The boys were invited by the
chief to repair to the City opera house,
where refreshments, consisting OF
sandwiches, cake and coffee were SER
we'd by Mrs. Perry, assisted by Mrs.
Chas. Fish and her daughter, Miss
Lila. This was an innovation in the
method of observing the annual event.
The supper ended an era of cigars and
speeches followed, and wit and wisdom
found abundant expression for an
hour. Not a fireman pi esent but was
pleased with the new order of things,
and they are all enthusiastic in their
Communications.
The annual reports of the officers
were submitted, which the HERALD re-
produces in full as follows:
CHIEFS REPORT.
To the Honorable City Council and
Members of the Fire Department of
the City of Sank Centre, Gentlemen:
In compliance with our constitution
and bylaws I submit the following
report for the year 1899:
We have had seven fire calls, as fol-
March II, Jos. Eibensteiner house,
no insurance, loss $4,000.
March 26, Halls barn, loss 0Oo.00,
insurance 100000, paid in full. This
was outside of the fire limit and it
does not seem fair that it should be
charged up against this department as
a total loss when it is mile or more
beyo our reach, and none of the fire.
men knew of it until the next day
Eastern House, April IL, call at 4:30
a. m, building valued at S1S00.00, in
surance S125O.OO, insurance paid
S972.OO.
May Is, Kelps barn, call IL: As p. M,
value on building and contents $1,000. 90
insurance 100000, paid in full
June Is, call 1:30 a. M, rubbish
back of Hanson & Emerson's drug
store, no damage. The Clipper Hose
Co. was the only one which responded
to this call.
Lake Shore House, call at 1910 a.
M, value of building aud contents
s2500.OO, insurance $4,000, insurance
paid $4,000.
Sept. 80, R. T. Greene's house, no
alarm was given as he succeeded in
putting it out. Value of building and
contents 100000, insurance $500. 90,
insurance paid $3.50
Oct. 2, 2:30 p. m, shed belonging to
A. Moore, loss $1,000, no insurance.
Oct. Is, false alarm, Keller's factory.
Nov. 10, false alarm, Great North
ern stock yards.
Jan. 6, false alarm, Star hotel barn,
We have laid 500 feet of hose, run
seventy-one blocks, and it has taken
nine hours and forty minutes of each
mans time for actual work. Total
value of property directly involved,
S645O.O0, insurance S4l50. 90, insurance
paid, s2633.00. In these figures have
taken just the buildings in which the
fires were located; in two or three in
stances these would have been much
larger if it had not have been for the
prompt response of the department
and the quick and decisive work after
it arrived.
Our annual ball was the largest and
best we have ever given, both socially
and financially. will not GO into de-
tails as the report of the committee
will cover that, but will say that we
received s117.50, our expenses were
s36 .25, leaving balance of $751; 5. As
chairman of the dance committee I
wish to thank the committee and every