The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-15

.The members of the Nay Aug Hose
company met in the assembly room on
the third floor of their handsome nose
house last night and elected the fol-
lowing officers for the coming year!
President, Isadore Goodman; vice pres
ident, Eugene l.. Moir; treasurer, IL.
w. Zizelmann; secretary, Iheouore
Zizelmann; trustee for 1--WE years.
Frank b. Reese; foreman, j. w. Molr;
first assistant foreman, Charles Relhl;
second assistant foreman, Joseph Fos-
ter pipeman, Henry Braun.
AT the conclusion of the election there
was "a general jolliiication with limbur-
ger cheese apd liquid refreshments on
the side. The officers elected Will take
Office on January !. The report for the
year read by the secretary at the meet
ing showed that eighty-seven fires mad
been attended during the past year by
the company. with an average attend
ance of seventeen men at each.
This last is a most remarkable record,
very few companies mastering more
than five or six men at ablaze
Considerable interest is being mani
tested in this city in what is known as
the "Firemen's exempt BILL" which is
TO be introduced dufing the coming
session Of the legislature and which is
backed by the 10000 volunteer tiremen
of the state. The local Firemen's Relief
association has appointed commit
tee to wait upon the five local legisla-
tors with the view of securing their
support for the measure.
This measure is intended principally
to retain for the use of the volunteer
firemen the tax on foreign fire insur-
ance companies which now comes to
them under the provisions of the Clar-
ency law. This would, of course, only
apply to those in which q change is
made from volunteer to paid de-
partment, as at present proposed in
this city.
The idea is to permit the organiza-
tion in such cities of associations to
be known as "Firemen's Exempt Asso-
ciations," to consist OF all volunteer
firemen who have served q certain
numrer of years. The money 'iow
going to firemen's relief associations in
these cities it is proposed to have go
to these associations to be used in pay
ing sick benefits The bill is now
being drafted under the direction of a
iiremcn'S convention.
There are several members of the
Firemen's Relief association who are
going to make an effort in the near
future to have the present benefit rate
of 81 per day cut down. This is said
TO be the highest paid by any similar
association in the state, the majority
nf
There are two reasons which are
advanced by those who favor a reduc-
ZION of the benefits. The first one is
that it is an incentive to members to
he Laid up" just as long as they pos
aibIy can after being injured at q fire.
There are very few physicians who
wouldn't strain point or two in sigh
ing a certificate for regular patient,
it is argued.
The other reason advanced is that
one big fire With a falling wall, eXplo-
sion or some other catastrophe result
ing in the injury of fifteen or twenty
men would completely wipe the fund
for that year out of existence after the
benefits would have been all paid a
uniform rate of S. n week would seem
10 be the figure agreeable to those fa-
voring the reduction.
Select Councilman Chittendenis is hope
fHl that when common council re-or-
sanizes next Thursday night. which it
will il the special election is held on
Tuesday, that his fire department re-
organization ordinance. which has
passed select. will have fighting
chance of getting through that branch
Several of the members who recently
passed in their checks We're most Wig
orously and violently opposed to the
measure, and with these out and eight
neW men in, he thinks his hopes NAV
be, realized. The mayor will sign the
ordinance, it is understood, if it ever
icdches him.
The annual election of officers of the
Century Hose company will be held on
December IS