The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-07


Director of Public Safety Hitchcock
yesterday issued Il lengthy order, for
| mal|y disbandinp the volunteer fire de-
| partment and appointing the perma
nent men who were sworn in on Satut-
| day Copies of the order. which con
tains high tribute to the efficiency Of
| the volunteers from the recorder, are
10 be posted In every engine and hose
house in the city.
The order esta blishes the fire districts
as heretofore and ranks the companies
| in each district in the following order:
| First district. Liberty. Niagara, Cen
era! Phinney. Excelsior and Cumber-
land: Second district, Franklin and
Columbia; Third district. Nay Aug,
Crystals, Phoenix, Hook and Ladder;
Fourth district. Neptune, Century and
| William conncll; Fifth district, Eagle;
| Sixth district, Relief.
| The ranking captain OF each district
is to be in charge of a fire in his dis
| trict until the arrival of the chief. Thus
In case a fire occurred in the First dis
iiict the captain of the Libcrtys would
! be in charge at the start. and If he was
sick or not on hand the duties would
derolvc upon the captain of the Mag
aras. who is next in rank.
FORMALLY DISEANDED.
Thr section of the order formally dis
! banding the volunteer department Is as
! follows:
| l., ,,,,.l,. ,i,t -,,,;. ,,.i., , -, ~
| ordinance OF tho city of Scranton. tlc IT select
! council No. -. 1900, tho several volunteer com.
| han,,n,, anal ,lo;r ,,,,,i,n =, .r,a ,';,, ~ g.,
,n,,,,,nio. 4; hnrnh ,ar,,;,,o,a, IT, ,,,,ii;,a ,I;
,r,icr ,hi,I ro,ls , ncr;,d in ih. J;,, -, ,,,.
,it, IL l. n,.;nn ,,,, ,ha lame and iornr,,I,
| service os ,hc y9,,,n,ncr f,,cn -homld ho rcro,.
Mod and 4, minnie ,hcrcn, ,ccn,,,cL amon,, tho
| ,r.,,iroo =, iii ;,,. r ,h; nnJ III. i,rn,.
,ho ro,,,,,,t. Iiroo, ,ho ,,,,,ri,r a., ~, om,oroI
as part OF this order. viz:
The volunteer fire department of Scranton,
WIN us 'ons, interesting ana Spl'nd'd record
~" l's.S oi' ~ ,NS,,"'o y" u, s"','Se"en w
| orr nrogrcssiyc and .,nvin,, ,;,v must have :,
better ra', better Disciplined better lighting
Ia saw hi, is no disrararcmcnt TO thc old
volunteer companies. which made mp OF
earnest, devoted and .S"lt'sacritcinG men The
present. necessity nf our .i'N OF over Ioo"n
r'pp'' as ''2r ''';, ;, "'s"' .N ''."'.',e 'w'
,c,,,;,y ,I,,n thc hr,,o mon -, ,hc volunteer
force. voice the sentiments o, our citizens
gcucrally in thanking the volunteers individually
for their long, arduous and splcndid service.
iicS nave ior more t"an nan "A century N'f''h
'"' p.ole ral'.i"''s a'u "''' '"l "',no"' ,''.'.
iir,, .oIi ;,n,,'a ,ni 'r,,,,i,;,,"s ,.;II ,o,n o
remembered bv n rratci,Il p,blic. Tho fact that
thc apparatus aud equipments of the depart
mcnt are in such good condition makes tc
transition comparatively easy. fircm"n OF the
passing volunteer HS'tc'r,' 'nahk you.
| r,u ,,, ,,,,. ,,, ,nr 'n"'r, ;,,nI ',,,';,,,
with fidelity, will hc entitled 10 momotion 70
pcrmanent positions as ,apidlv as vacancies oc.
cur or as soon as provision is made for them.
lv order Of T. J." Hitchcock.
Director OF 'nhlic Safety.
Director Hitchcock said yesterday
afternoon to a Tribune man that the
volunteer companies would not be
forced to move out of the several fire
| houses right away.
| u.,, >-o,, r,,-rpy .rr,,,,,
|
small give the volunteers plenty Oh
t'i'le' salu ne I" get thclr property
| out or the nose houses. Ihere is no
| necd Tor any particular hurry, ana [
| nave no intention OF forcing the vol
unteers out until after "a reasonable
| length OF tlmc mas elapsed. J think
mat very large amount OF the fur-
| nlsh'hss VIII De housht bE the city
| from the companies, ana II Will take
some llme tor us TO decide just what
| we want ana What we don want.
Re"oruer Moir yesterday swore IN a
number OF bunk ana call men and one
| permanent man. all or whom had been
appointed by Director Hitchcock. The
permanent man was James Jones' or
hand m saturdav- When the other Nor.
manent men were sworn in.
| The bunk men sworn In were as fol-
| lows: j. Il. Roberts. Of the Niagaras :
Michael White, of the Libertys, and
| John Kelly, of the Nay Augs. The call
| men sworn in were Edward Cooney.
| Joseph Mcdonald and Karl Ciunster, of
the Crystals, and C.. w. Moyle. of the
Nay Augs.
The applica tions for places as bunk
and call men from among the men who
| had previously been applicants for
positions as permanent men. but who
were not apnointed, keen coming in.
and If looks very much as If Director
Hitchcock's prophecy that he would
have all the ,,laces filled before tho nnd
| of the week will he fulfilled.
The hoard of directors of the Five
mems Relief association met yesterdav y
afternoon and decided to lease for !.
tarm of wears the three ,innar noors of
! Tho buildinr at o21 Snrr,ce street fo,
use as rIuh rooms ro,, The ex.vnI,,ntee,,
1remen. The board reported its action