The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-10
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
Board of Fire Commissioners.

ST. Paul, Mimi, Jan. 1891.
Regular meeting of the Board was held
Present Commissioners = Tostevin,
Warner, Schweitzer, Clarkin and Presi-
Reading of the minutes of previous
meeting and they stand approved
Communication from the Secretary OF
have annual report for 1900 ready not
later than February next Ordered piac-
ed on file.
Committee on Claims report the follow
Brings & Co.,, $226S; Crane & Ordway
Co., $11S74; Craig OH Co, s21.45; C. p.
Dahlby, $500; Decker Estate, $1l.92; Edi-
son Electric Light & Power. c., $50. 50;
Farwell, Ozmun, Kirk Co., $19.0l; Crib
ben Lumber Co., $47574; P. r. L. Hard
enbergh & Co, $S3. A; Jacob Lauer, IS 81;
Llefebvreeo Roofing Co., AsS; Mask e 81 s
Mitsch Wagon g. Carriage Co., $4t45;
Moves Bros. & Cutler, $72.00; N. W: Stamp
Works, $3.50; Nicols & Dean, $685., n.
" Fuel &C Co SS@ 0gdeH e PfoneeT q
Press Co, $40; Perkins Mfg. Co, $50;
Robinson 8 Cary ar cs sS2 sSi st Pap
5ectTie go cef Pa1 ss Ie ght co s4s
j. il. Schurmeier Wagon 81 Carriage Co,
500; Schroeder & Dickinson, $500; j.
]. Stroff, IS cents; Standard Oil Co, $l6Oo
Western Union Telegraph Co, $l.OO You
ghiogheny & Lehigh Coal Co., $500
Total $1,6Ss3 49,
The full Board voting in favor of above
allowance.
Report of chief engineer, master me-
chanic and secretary were read, &C
cepted and ordered placed on file.
AS to opinion Of corporation n. attorney IN
ferred to new Board at next meeting.
The matter of electing a president OF
the Board was next taken UP and Reu-
ben Warner Jr. received five votes on
the second ballot and was declared elect
Gu pieS'0'-'' u KENNETH CLARK,
Mr.. Warner then taking the chair, ex-
tended his thanks to the members for
their kindness, etc,
The president then announced that the
next matter in order was the selection
of vice president, and Albert j. SchWelt-
ger was nominated, and the secretary
was directed to cast the ballot for MIR.
Schweitzer, which was done, and he de-
clared elected as vice president Of the
Board.
Then proceeded to the election of sec
rotary, and VIM. O'Gorman received 3
votes and J. A Owens 2 votes. Mr..
O'Gorman was declared elected as Sec
rotary.
Vice President Schweitzer offered the
following resolution:
Resolved, That the chief engineer, Hart
N Cook, be, and he is hereby, notified
that from and after the Sth day of Feb
ruary, A D. 1901, his services as chief
engineer Ol luG F1Ie uCpd1 liiO-lI VI INC
city of St. Paul will no longer be re-
CURED
Resolved further, That the secretary of
this board be, and he is hereby instruct
ed to deliver a copy of this resolution to
the said Hart n. Cook Immediately after
it's passage.
This resolution being seconded, it was
then adopted, by the three new members
voting in favor of the above.
The secretary handed Chief Cook a
copy of the above resolution.
CHEF Cook asked if any charges
We're preferred against him other than
his being a Republican. Mr.. Schweitzer
answered there We're 10 charges
ed, that the meetings of the board shall
be held en- the first and third Wednesday
of each month, and at o'clock p. m. Ad-
journed. REUBEN WARNER Jr.
President.
]. A. OWENS, Secretary.