The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-24
1HOW ATLANTA A. I
FIGHTS fires
Chief Joyher Tells Of the De-
partment and its Work.
& LIBERAL APPROPRIATION
Other Items from the CITY Hall-Mr
Goodies Name Was Omitted Boz
cause Of. His Failure to
Qualify in Time.


4 partmsnt8 headquarters yesterday was
& CHIEF .5oynsr, Of the Atlanta Fro De-
partment He is a typical looking fire.
lighter, hronzed and grown gray in the
service For q dozen years he has been
at the head Of the Atlanta Department
He receives salary OF $1,000 and O
Eurntshed house His department fe given
a annual appropriation Of $1,000 and is
lcompneed OF force Of l2o men. all sta
!. Eion men. Chief Joyner does not be-
Aevs IA cali mer and Will have none
.of them Ills captains get 500 month
i and his men Sb 9. month. An interest.
! ing feature Of Chief Joyners work is
I. his interest in the exercise OF his men.
sEIe favots different forms OF athletics,
!: has q hand-ball tournament and several
s1hAn<-h ball courts and puts his men
2hrouGh regular net and ladder cxer-
oises He ALEC has a band in the de-
pa<tnaent Of thirty pieces which he has
taken on several trips to indianapolis.
NASHVILLE savannah and other points.
Ills department is conducted by Coun-
Gil Committee and not a Board OF Com
niEsio7ers.
At the election on Thursday placards
were posted In Marshall Ward. calling
attention to the fact that the name of
John w. Goode. candidate for justice OF
she peace. had been omitted from the
Hcaest ''by the printer.
Mr.. Clyde w. Saunders. tho printer.
said yesterday that he had nothing to do
with the omission OF the name, but that
It was the fault Of Mr.. Goode himself.
who had failed to hand IN his name to
Clerk Christian, OF the Hastings Court, as
provided for by lew.
Mr.. Christian has written Mr.. Saunders
o letter, with the statement that Mr..
Goodies name was not returned to him
and In consequence could not have been
placed On tho ticket.
It was an oversight on the part Of Mr..
Eocde>
Captain Morgan r. Mills. one, of the
members Of the committee appointed to
select date for a fire and water test to
be given by the Fire Department, said
yesterday that the improvements which
are now being made in the water mains
aud the plugs which are being placed
about the city have obviated tho neces-
U!ty for the test, IS the larger mains al
ready give stronger flow Of water
through the hose. He does not believe
that il is now necessary to have the test,
~ tho new fire engine house and other
improvements added to Rchmonds Fire
Department will make 1t equal to any
Department In the South.
Superintendent Fox, OF the public
beard, and Mrs. B. B. Valentine visited
st. Andrews kindergarten yesterday
morning and were very much entertained
by the children with songs, games and
modelling.
There are about fifty children in the
E:hool, all OF them showing much benefit
from the Instruction SO well given by
tue corps of teachers.
The dump Wagon" of the Fire De-
partment went to its first fire about 1:3o
o'clock yesterday afternoon The dump
s.t the foot of Williamsburg Avenue was
an fire.
The wagon was in charge OF Lieutenant
Ratio, of Company No. 2. The Thir-
tecnth Street dump was reported on fire
a, LAS o'clock, and was attended to by
tho department.
Mr.. J. J. Redmond. defeated independ-
ent candidate for City Sergeant, was at
the city Jail yesterday morning congrat-
Clating Sergeant Smith and his deputies.
Hix defeat was apparently taken philo-
sophically.
Mr.. john e. Epps has resigned as man
ager of the local branch of the Kern In
candescent Light Company. and has been
succeeded by Mr. Abe Cohn.