The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-31
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
Board of Fire Commissioners.

OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
Board Of Fire Commissioners.
st. Paul. Mimi, Aug. 26, 1903.
Regular meeting of the Board was held
this day at p. M
Present-Commissioner Brace, Ciarkin
Freeman and Mr.. President.
AbSent-CommiSsioner SchweiZer.
| Minutes of the previous meeting read
| and approved.
Communications
From Edward L. Hem Secretary Fire
Department Relief Association. extending
an invitation to the Board to attend the
funeral of Ratrick Fleming. late MEM
Der of Hook and Ladder Company No. J..
On motion of Commissioner Freeman the
invitation was accepted.
From National Society Army of the
Philippines. inviting the firemen to pa
| rade on Sept. End. On motion referred to
the President with power to act.
From r. II. Johnston State Boiler In
spector, demanding to inspect the steam
ire engines On motion of Commissioner
Freeman the communication was accepted
and ordered tabled
From the Health Department. giving no.
tice to clean cesSpool at Engine House
No 13. Referred to the Chief Engineer
with power to act.
From Board of Managers of Minnesota
State Agricultural Society. requesting the
usual fire protection during the state
fair. On motion referred to the President
| with power to act
From Charles II. Harris. asking that
| fire alarm box be placed on northeast COR
/ ner of Dayton and Dewey avenues. On
! motion referred to Commissioner Brace
and the Chief Engineer TO investigate and
report.
Reports.
The Chief Engineer reporting the resig-
ma ton of Oscar II. Best, third pipeman
OF Engine Co. No. 4; the appointment or
Charles Geary. III. j. Schorn; the trans.
fer of Morris Dolan from first pipeman Of
Engine No Z to first pipeman on Engine
No. 5; Charles Galloway from first pipe
| man on Engine No. IA to first pipeman on
seventh truckman of Hook and Ladder
| Co. No. to third pipeman on Engine No.
4; George Zwickel from driver on Chem
and Ladder No. 2. On July q in re-
spending to an alarm of fire No 10 en-
CINE was upset In turning corner, it
| a was destroyed on account of blood
poison On Aug. % we received call for
| assistance from a farmer residing on
Minnehaha street. outside OF the city
limits; his grain stacks being on fire.
enuangerlng his barn and dwelling An
engine company was sent out and the
barn and dwelling was saved. On Sun
day. Aug. %, at 4:05 p. m. while re-
spending to an alarm of fire from Fifth
and Robert streets, Hook and Ladder
Truck No. was run into by a work car
pany at the corner of Sixth and Seventh
streets, causing the death of Patrick J.
Fleming, a member of the company, and
injuring four other members of the COM
pany viz, Andrew Davis. John Costello.
Henry Longevin and o. ]. Peterson and
breaking the truck and ladder so badly
as to be of no further use for the de-
partment Also submitting official test
made of the w. S. Mott steam fire engine
| on Aug. "a inst; also a detailed statement
OF fires for the month of July showing:
! Loss on buildings .........S22 ST 90
| Loss on contents ............ 5,O49 90
Insurance on buildings ......... S54, $50 90
insurance on contents .......... 80, 400 90
Insurance over loss, $77.914 90.
Comparative statement of fire losses for
tne hrst seven months for years 1902 and
! Number of alarms 1902 4s9
Number of alarms, 1903 ..............4 ass
! Loss for 1902 1925. SID. 81
LOSS lor dSoS ,;....... 1o5. 1l3 II
| On motion the report of the Chief was
accepted and adopted
| On motion of Commissioner Brace the
President was requested to prepare a set
of resolutions expressing the feelings Of
the Board on the death of Fireman p. ].
Fleming.
On motion of Commissioner Brace the
| w. S. Mott steam fire engine was ac-
| cepted. subject to the terms of the con-
| tract the engine to be placed for service
| In headquarters building in place OF the
| present No. engine.
The Superintendent of Fire Alarm re-
| ported the system in good working order.
all fire alarm poles have been marked
| with the fire alarm stencil instrument
stands have been placed in Engine Houses
Nos. and 10 and Chemical Houses Nos.
and 6 the requisition for fire alarm
supplies were referred to the Committee
on Machinery. with power to act
The reports of Assistant Electrical In
| spector. Master Mechanic and Veterinary
Surgeon and the Secretary were presented.
read and ordered placed on file.
On motion of Commissioner Clarkin the
| Superintendent of Fire Alarm was per-
| mitted to employ a lineman for thirty
| days in place of Archie Morrison line
man. injured.
The advertisement for oats and hay for
the department was ON motion referred
/ to Commissioner Brace, the Chief En-
1 gineer and the Secretary
| Aid. BantZ and others from the Eighth
ward appeared before the Board and re-
newed the request for an engine house in
| the vicinity OF Dale street and University
| avenue. President Warner explained the
situation the Board was in: that. owing
| to a lack of funds available from the
bs 1T pr fn tbe fhe
| Board felt the need of better protection
| for their district.
The following bills, duly approved, were
presented for allowance:
Am. Electric Co.. $13.S4 Board of Wa
| ter Commissioners. s125 81; Brings & Co.
/ $24 .43; Cornplanter Oil Co, $40 90; craig
IS 81; Maendler Bros. $2o.05; Mitsch
Wagon Co.. 81 20: ]. F. Mcclure & Co.
81 q; Daniel Marcy, 81 rs; Neal. II: G..
| 81 20: Nicols. Dean & Gregg. SIS. "a:
Noyes Bros. & Cutler. $50. IL: N. w.
! Stamp Works. rs cents; N. w Copper &c
Brass Works. $3.50 Ogden. Merrill &
| Greer, 81 90; Ozonet Co, 81: so; Polk, r.
| L.. G. Co, Sc. 90; Randall Printing Co.
| s27 40; ST Paul Rubber Co. $l4 SO: st.
Paul Globe s2s S. STANDARD OIL sa CO. s Ss,,
| Machine Works, 81. SIS; Schurmeier Wagon
Co. g so The Gamewel Fire s,5 Alarm az. Co.
nev e. Co. $3.50 IA: Union Mattress Co.,
So .Oo Union Brass & Metal Mfg; Co.,
| S23 so; Vulcan Boiler Works. SIS 10; West
| ern Union Tel Co, 81 90; Whitehead, w.
G.. s277 Total ss20.24; and the de-
4 part1nent pay roll for the month of Au-
/ gust, amounting to $15,016.46. On mo-
/ ton allowed and referred to the Comp
! troller by the following vote
| Yeas-Commissioners Brace. Clarkin,
/ Freeman and Mr President.