The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-03
.CANIERBURY'S LIST
Chief Fire Fighters Nominations
Approved by City Council.
FOURTEEN MEN ARE DROPPED
Captain Malone Who Asplres to the
Chieftaincy One of the
Unfortunates.

Fire Chief Canterbury's list of en-
ployes for the ensuing year was pre-
sented to the council Friday night and
promptly confirmed. The casualty list was
not as large as was generally expected.
According to Chief Canterbury's own
statement fourteen men were dropped
from the department and two captains
| and one lieutenant reduced to the grade
Of pipemen. Among those dropped were
First Assistant Chief A. H. Runge and
Captain W. j. Malone Of engine company
No. 16, who was Chief Canterbury's rival
| for the position at the head of the de-
partment the first of the year.
Most of the dropped men had seen many
| years Of service in the department and in
nearly every instance were let out "for
| the good of the service" The penalty car
ried by the reduction in rank from cap
tain to piEeman is the loss of the differ
| ence between $S9 and $78 per month, and
the honor and privileges accompanying
the command OF the company
! Five lieutenants were promoted to be
captains, two to fill vacancies made by
new positions and three to take the place
OF men promoted or reduced in rank
Seven pipemen were raised to the grade
Of lieutenant.
Here is the official list of changes in
| the departments:
| Dropped: First Assistant Chief Runge,
Cesigned), Captain w. ]. Malone, engine
company No. 49, Charles Gibbs, engineer
| steamer No. 5; f. ]. Won Drake pipeman
engine company No. 10; N. c. Lund pipeman
engine company No. II; Harve Stevens, pipe
man engine company No. s; Charles Foster,
pipeman chemical company No. 2; Charles
Gould, plpeman engine company No. -; Ger
aid Lyons, pipeman engine company No. Is
(resigned); Ben Wood, pipeman engine com :
pany No. Il; Tom Croke. driver chemical
company NJ. 2; George Smith, pipeman
| engine company No. 81; Clinton Steward,
! truckman No. 2.
| 1t is asserted on the authority of Assist
ant Chief Rupge that the following have also
teen dropped:
| Van Meter, No. II; Murphy, No 8; Brady,
No. truck; Hildreth, No. truck; Henellen,
No truck; Will, No. truck
Pipemen reduced Captains S. B. Wilson
of the headquarters station. E. W. Cayton
of engine company No. s, and Lieutenant
Ed c. Smith, engine company No. IS.
| Promotions: Assistant Chiefs iIanley and
Hernlund. to be first and second assistant
chiefs respectively; Fire Marshall John Hill
! to be third assistant chief, Captain George
| Kehoe to be fourth assistant chief; Captain
Charles w. Ringer to be fire marshal.
! Fourth assistant chief is newly Gre
ated position. Hill will have direct
charge Of the saw mill territory in North
| Minneapolis and Kehoe will be stationed
as soon as it is completed. -.
! New men were appointed to positions
in the department as follows: R. C. Gil
more, Thomas Carlisle, w. ]. Huff, Frank
A. Hoslck, George H. Cheney, J. J. ellis
Lewis Larson, Mark Rogers, William R
Marden, P. 2. Peterson, Andrew Nelson
Fred Merrill, NJ. A. Johnston, Fred Lund
Michael Carroll, A. R. Farain, Fred C.
Horton, Martin Tomlinson, B. B. Stewart
| Frank Kanesky, John Lee. The men are
technically known as candidates and are
| on probation for sixty days. In every
case all Of the above have been "subbing''
! and are already we'll drilled in their
duties. Chief Canterbury declares that
| the service will be greatly benefited by
the changes made. In fact, he insists
that the department as constituted, to-
day is In the most efficient condition as
regards its personnel of any year in his
| recollection. - .. ...e
The list was confirmed by the council
with only the suggestion Of a contest
Alderman Dwyer promptly moved thai
the list be referred to the fire depart.
ment committee, but he could muster but
two other aldermen to stay with him
Rand and Lane.
OF the men who were dropped from the
department Copley Stevens and Gould are
drawing pay from the relief association
on account Of sickness. Foster has beer
in the department for nineteen years ant
may be penSiOned. ..