The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-01-31

D. MIS-. Jesse CoWan, res. Jan. Il.
6. Gilbert Boles, res, Jan. %.
Z. Exchange block, Jan.
8. DIR. Fitch, res.
8. Bee Hive store.
10. Joe Wilson's, res, March Is.
IL. Prof. Pearson, res, March 81.
IL. w. j. Smith and Ed. Fritz,
barns, March "a.
IS. Mason's res, April Z.
ID. Harve England, res, April 8.
Is. John Ramsey, barn, April 81.
IS. Joe Stumps, res, April 80.
II. G. H. Ramsey, barn, May 4.
IS. Jordan Wilson, res, May IL.
10. Fehd, meat market, May IL.
20. Bart Sinclair, ,
81. II. w. Lyman, res, June 4.
p. w. j. Ennis, res, June Z.
%. VIM. Kirkman, res, July IL.
"a. Weldon, res, July A:
25. Stull & McGregor, furniture
room, Aug. 6.
rs. Alice Smith, res, Aug. Is.
81 Mrs. Norman, res, Aug. 2s.
%. Tom Ban ton, res, Sept. L.
80. J. M. Jones, res, Sept. IA.
30. Steam Laundry, Sept, II.
81. Robt. Newbanks, res Sept. H.
81. Farr, grocery, Sept. %.
80. Johnson Laundry, Sept. 80.
"a. John Ross, barn, Oct. 10.
35. Brown, grocery, Oct. 10
SO. Mace Hagan, barn, Oct. 10.
81. Law, res, Oct. 49,.
50. Mrs. Lewis, res, Oct. 80.
SO. Stanley House, Oct. %.
40. Mrs. McCarson, res., Oct. %.
Al. Raines, res, Nov. z.
AZ. Andy Wymore, res, Dec. 10.
A word or two concerning the fire
department of the city may not be
out of order at this time.
The present department is Differed
as follows:
William Gochee, chief.
John w. Bird, assistant.
JOnn ". Martln, secretary
Levi Cook, treasurer.
Sam Jones, Waterman and truck
man.
Chas. Carr, hose foreman.
Ed Simmons, assistant.
George and Harvey Carr, firemen.
Grant Daniels, fireman.
Charles Hartman, fireman.
Samuel James, fireman.
Andy Wymore, fireman
George Gordon, fireman.
Truckman Sam Jones who has
served the city faithfully and well for
the past twelve years, and who has
built the department from single
horse hose reel affair to its splendid
equipment with modern apparatus,
will retire from the dep artment in the
spring to go upon farm that he has
taken and another man will be called
to take his place. That Jones has
been faithful beyond compare" there
is no denying. There has been ne
word of complaint concerning the
quality of his service in all his years
of toll and the quantity of his labors
foots up about forty-eight hours per
day and fourteen days week. Month
after month and year after year.
There has been no vacation of any
great extent in all that time and he
has always, been Sammy on the spot,
day and night, hot or cold, wet or
dry. The work expected of the watch
man is too great and the city should
find some means of dividing the SER
vice. What Jones has been called
upon to do has been little better than
prison life. He has always been ON
duty. There should be some means
found to establish two watches of
twelve hours each with Waterman
for each. This would relieve one man
and give a period of rest. The city
council should see it's way clear to
thus improve the fire department and
the change would be greatly appre-
ciated by the men who fight the fires
for us. The expense added to the
fire fund would not be appreciable in
the bill at the end of the year and
the good that would come of such
a provision are not to be estimated.
The council of the new year will
have several precedents to establish
for the welfare Of greater Oskaloosa,
and this should be one of the first
that claims their attention. And all
good citizens second the motion.
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