El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-16

Inc attendance at the fire direct
ors meeting was seventeen. Uncl
John Julian presided and secretar-
H1xson called the roll and read tn
minutes of the previous meeting
which was prior to the carnival
The chief reported several alarms
during the past month and Februar,
the largest of which was the burnins
of the Pierson. Thomas Falkner an(
F. T. Long. he said, had been appoint
ed on the paid force to replace meI
who were dropped or resigned. He
also reported the engine boiler in bat
condition and that steps were already
being taken to repair it.
His report and acts were approved
Il The committee appointed some time
ago to investigate dangerous sheds
had forgotten all about their appoint
ment and were given further time.
Chairman Powers of the committee
on decoration. reported complete sue
cess in decorating the apparatus, etc.
during the carnival. He suggested
that the decorating bill be referred to
the council for payment.
| The secretary read the report of the
commissioner appointed to investigate
the proposition of putting in fire alarm
bills in the homes of firemen.
The report was to effect that no sys-
tenn was found that was suitable. but
recommended that residences of the
assistant chief and foreman of the four
companies be supplied with S35 alarm
bells.
| G.. A. d. Jones said what was needed
at fires was privates and not so many
| foremen. He said at the recent fire
bosses were more numerous than men
to carry the hod and as a consequence
there was trouble.
| Chief Powers agreed with Jones and
proposed to put the alarm bell up on
the hill SO it could be heard.
w. w. futile spoke in favor of
adopting the recommendations. which
his committee had made.
G. A. D. Jones's New Joke.
G. A. D. Jones took the floor again
to say that Mr.. futile was like his
own appetite.
f have" said he. - a champagne APP
petite. but beer income (Hearty
laughter.)
On motion O fthe chief the report
was filed.
The usual budget of bill was pre-
scented and ordered sent up. as fol-
lows:
Electric lights. s11; water company.
$3.50; G \. Kaseman. coal. sI34O:
c. c. Keifer. IS cents; T. H. Springer.
$3.50: o. G. Section, s6S.75: Ell Paso
Fuel company. 81: Times. $1.4O: Shell
ton-Payne. Arms company. S5.05: Hen
ry Breiten. $12; Buchanan & Powers.
IS cents: Ray Photograph company.
s37.1l: futile Paint and Glass COM
pany, $31.S5: Campbell & Grayson. 50;
Howard & MacPhetridge, $10.O5.
The January pay roll was approved.
Bids for feed were read and the con-
tract awarded to Section.
Chief Powers brought up the alarm
bell question again urging that the
big bel be removed to the hose house
on Mesa avenue from which elevation
the sound could be distributed ~ all
parts of the city. He moved the ap-
pointment of three and the chair ap-
pointed Chief Powers. Tom Holland
and Al Howard. to investigate the
cost of moving the bell.
The chief stated that at the next
meeting he would try to have a report
made on the fire plugs. water pressure.
etc.
He went on to say that the water
mains needed attention. but he could
see nothing that could be done until
the present contract with the water
company expired.
The water service we got at the |
Pierson the other night" he said. was |
horrible; just something |
horrible. | will fully investigate, flush |
all plugs. and test each one as to pres |
sure and will have my report ready |
at next meeting.
Alderman Badger said in his opinion |
the council had very vague idea of
the condition of affairs. He called up
the four inch plug difficulty and said
he had brought it to the attention of
the council several times and thought
II would be remedied.
He said further that the council
would repair the engine. "One en-
yine' he asserted, 'is not sufficient
for town of this size. The directors
should ask the council not to repair
the old engine but to buy new and
hen repair the old one"
II. b. Stevens stated that in his
opinion Mr.. Badgers remarks were
timely and he favored two engines.
Col. Neff spoke in regard to the wa
-er supply. saying that it had been the
custom to make four inch connection
no matter what the size of the main.
A four inch supply from six inch
pipe. he said. would not give the re-
luired pressure.
President Julian suggested that the
natter be taken before the council.
Mr.. Walz stated that many criticisms
had been made about the work at the
'ecent fire and he wanted committee
appointed to investigate and lay the
blame where it belonged. then make
IN official report.
The chief said he saw no reason for
such investigation, as no specific
charges had been made.
He went on to say that the depart
nent had done excellent work and that
10 attention should be paid to criti-
.isms He urged that a second engine