The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-03-05
"A YEW PARK ...,u
FIRE DEPARTMENT
ORGANIZATION Completed ana
Officers Are Elected.
A Fine Company of the Old
Style Volunteer Character
.-PIans of Protection.

.-PIanS of Protection.
The Yew Park Hose Team perfected
orVanization Monday night by the cleo
ton Of officers and the adoption Of by
laws and a constitution to govern the
organization.
The meetidg was held in the basement
Of the Yew Park school house at $50
O'Clock, being called to order by Geo. w.
Griswold, Prof. ]. s. Graham, serving
as secretary.
The team has q membership Of about
30, IS Of whom are active members, the
other u being inactive or honorary
members and are liable to q membership
fee Of 81. The team membership includes
practically all Of the male population
residing within the district that the or
ganization proposes TO serve. The
members so far as enrolled last
night, are: Active or honorary. s.
Graham, Geo. w. Griswold, w. A.
Moores, J. c. Schulz. o. H. Fay, p. d.
Prunty, o. L. Darling, Clsud Catch,
o. West, John Harritt, II. @. Moran.
W. G. Hubbard; active-H. NJ. Edgar,
II. J. Smith, +. L. Lemon, Q. Nee, W.
NJ. seigmund, L. Burt, J.P. Bouillliard,
Roy Burt, Chester Van Fleet, Roy
Bailey, Bert McAttee, Percy Caldwell,
r. G. BowersoK, j. G. GoodaIe Jr., F. A..
EriIon, Wilson Darby, c. A. Lewis,
sam NJ, Wright.
The organization will petition the city
council TO replace the hydrant that was
recently discontinued at the corner Of
Twelfth and Waller streets by
means of which it will be
possible for the company with
the 900 feet Of hose II possesses to
furnish protection to 20 residences and
25 barns, that otherwise could not be
served
The team has made no definite
arrangements for a hose house but this
will be bedetermined at All adjourned meet.
ing to be held next Monday evening. IL
is understood the city is willing TO dt-
nate TO the company the old building n
North Liberty street that was 80 long
occupied by the North Salem Volunteer
Fire Department. The expense Of re-
moving to the proposed site near the
Yev Park grocery store, will be about
$50 and the members Of the COMPANY y
will circulate a subscription paper to
see II tho necessary amount eau be
raised.
The company has hose cart and 700
feet Of hose contributed from the city ire
and has access TO ten by.
irants. The territory presumed to be
covered by the organization is that
Iying south OF State Street and east OF
twelfth. although the efforts Of the com.
psny at fire protection will not be re-
stricted TO that section but will be avail.
able whenever and wherever its services
are required In that section Of the city.
The organization Of this hose team
means considerable TO the business and !
interests represented in Yew
Park. Owing to the great distance from
from the city, great damage can
result by lire before the city fire depart
ment can reach the scene Of the alarm.
In many instances, the newly arrang, d |
company with its ire dghtingIspplratus
can promptly extinguish fire or at
least hold it in check until the regular
department arrives from the city.
The election OF officers resulted az
follows; President, Geo. W. Griswold !;
Secretary. r. G. BowssoI; Foreman,
j. O. Goodale, Jr. First Assistant Fore
man, II. J. smith; Second Assistant
Foreman, II. NJ. Edgar Treasurer, 3. A.
Erixon. The company made a splended
selection in Ice choice ior foreman. Mr.
GOodals is young man OF experience
having for eight years been identified
with the Eugene tire department.
II the company does not succeed in
securing the removal OF the building
from North Salem that is offered by the
city, II will erect a temporary structure.
Meeting adjourned to 7;S0 p. m. next
Monday when the matter Of providing a
4. l.. Il.