The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-21

been filed with me: <
c. c. Bailey. sexton, for $500, Uniof
Surety and Guarantee Company No
oI56,
Wilkie Woodard. engineer. $1,000
Union Surety and Guarantee Company
No. o3e5.
Thomas G. Hayes, auditor, for $1,000
Union Surety and Guarantee Company
No. 92I6.
Frank S. Cain. market master, for
$1,000. United States F. q G. Co. No
100, 5o4.
c. g. Rives. comptroller. $1,000, Unit
ed States F. & G. Co. No I8o,7oa
1t has been two months since / was
elected comptroller and your finance
committee have not examined nv books
and accounts. am under contract with
my bondsmen to have an examination
every thirty days. and insist that the
finance committee check me up at least
once a month and give me a quiitance
each time, and if they find ii takes TOO
much of their time to check me that
way. | will ask the council to authorize
them to employ some one who will reg
ularly check my books and accounts.
Respectfully,
c. G. RIVEs. Comptroller.
Jan. .Io.5 1908.
Referred to finance committee.
Report of chief of iire department
Headquarters OF Fire Department.
Office of Chief. Shreveport. La. Jan,-
ary 10. Ieos.-S. A Dickson. ESD,
Chairman Fire Department Committee
= r.. Il
herewith report OF fiFe department for
month ending "Wednesday. December
81. 1902:
Total number of alarms during the
month e.
Causes-Boiling tarst. coal oil stove
1, carelessness ?, combustion 4. CHM
ney I. defective fiiie 3. defective ch: m
ney /. false alarms 4. fire crackers 4.
overhead from range 2. open fire place
/. sparks from locomotive /. sparks
from chimney ?, unknown I. total "a
Following changes occurred in per-
sonnel of department during month:
Resignations-Dee. I. Eigin Tiiierv
Of No. 4, hosen,an Dec. =. Miller Lay.
zof No. =. driver Dec I8. Lee Thnn1p-
son, of No. 4. Hoseiilan Dec "a w H.
Woodland. Of No 2. hoseman; Dec. 3I,
John Cordell. of No. /. driver.
+ Transfers-Dec. 10 Frank Evans
Evans from No. 8 10 No. 4, vice
Thompson. resigned.
Promotions-Dec Richard Oden
from enoineer ofa No j ID engineer of
No. 1. vice Niifss Dee. Kelly Price
from stoker of No to engineer Of
No. 4. vice Oden
Discllarges-Dec. S. NJ Willis, en-
sineer of No. 4, for cause. Dec. ii, q.
F. Morley. hosen1an Of No s. for cause.
Appointments Dec /, Robert Steph-
.nson to No i vice TilIery. resigned
Dec Geo. Van. to truck vice Love
resigned Nov. sc. 1909. Dec. s. Lee
Thompson TO No. i, vice Price, pro-
noted Dec r &. SAWYER TO No. s,
siee Lay resigned Dec. q John Harri.
son. TO No. = Dec. IS. Robert Gowan-
lock to No. 1. account new steamer.
Dec. IS. Bert Burlington TO No. &. vice
Evans transferred Dec. 2Z C. c. Jor-
dan. to No ?, vice Woodland RESIGNED.
Dec %. l. II. Bagley 10 No 3. vice
Morley discharged.
have the honor to report that the
facilities Of the department have been
materially increased and improved by
putting into service the new Mott steam
er at engine house No. I. transferring
Did Silsby steamer No. 8oo) to Gem
tral Fire Hall in reserve until arrival
5f new team when same will be AT into
service. The 2ooo feet of Patrol jacket
hose. ordered Nov. 10. has arrived and
lfter testing was immediately nlaced in
service. The construction of the alarm
fransnitter and switchboard by the
members of the departnlent reflects
credit and greatly facilitates the send
..ng in of alarms received by telephone,
hereby permitting quicker time being
made in responding than over the old
system. With the improvements being
made in the fire department and the
new steamer going into service 1t be-
comes necessary to call your attention
10 the needs OF improving the hfe hy-
drants now in service. and | would re-
spectfullv suggest that your honorable
committee arrange to have all fire hv-
| ira1,ts which are replaced or located If
he future with a direct steamer con
nection IN addition to the double open
| ings for hose leads as are now IN ser.
| vice. Resnect fully submitted.
| CHRIS OBRIEN,
| Chief of Fire Department
Referred to FIRE. committee.
| Report OF plumbing Inspector show:
collections Of $3.50.
Report of police department for tn
month ending December 81. 1902 s.
Mayor and City Council ! herewith
beg leave 10 submit the following re
aort
/ Crimes NC
Migrants s. b
Drunks and downs $
i Profane language 5
Suspicious characters 5
Disorderly conduct. etc. 1850. 3
Il Concealed weapons /
Sunday law Z
! | Lareenv ...si
j Assault and battery ......s.
Peddiing without license
| Violating leWd women ord.
/ Assault to kill
/ Discharging fireworks
Discharging firearms
II Rnhhery