The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-11

Promotions and transfers in the fire
department. incident to the resignation
of First Assistant Chief Arthur Mar
tin and the death of Capt. P. J. Nc
Donough, were made yesterday by
Chief Jackson and Reuben Warner Jr.,
president of the fire board, according
to the authority granted them at the
last meeting of the board.
The changes involve twenty nine
men. The lucky ones are advanced a
point in standing and secure an in
crease in salary. The places really va
cant at the time were the captaincy,
due to the death of Capt. McDonough,
and the captaincy, due to the promo
ton of Capt. Henry Devlin to be sec
ond assistant chief of the department.
1t is admitted by Chief Jackson and
President Warner that the work in
volved in making the changes and pro-
motions was considerable, particularly
as a number of the members of the
department who We're entitled to pro-
motion asked that they be allowed to
remain where they were. Their objec-
ton, in such cases in nearly every in
stance, was that they owned homes
near where they were located and that
1t would not pay them to accept a po-
sition worth a small amount more and
be far removed from their homes.
A number of members of the depart
ment not in line according to the, re-
Gently adopted rule recognizing prior
service, We're strong advocates of the
plan of making promotions according
to merit. In practically all instances,
however, it is claimed that the promo
tons were made according to the reso-
luT&n recently adopted declaring that
prpr service shall be the fundamental
principle on which all promotions shall
be iade.
The complete list of the changes as
given out by Chief Jackson is:
The List of Changes
William A Rodeclser. from captain en-
CINE company No. 6 to captain engine
company No. s, vice Henry Devlin, pro
moted.
Edward L. Helm. from captain engine
company No. 10 to captain engine com
Iaanv No l. vice Captain Marlborough. de-
Herbert Z, Sargent, from captain en-
comp,.hy No. 6. vice Rodecker.
Michael A Kane, from lieutenant chem
company No. 10. vice Sargent
Edward A; Low; from lieutenant hook
ana ladder No. to captain engine COM
pany No. 10, vice Helm.
q A. E Devine. from lieutenant engine
company No. II to lieutenant chemical
No. l, vice Kane.
Dennis Sullivan, from lieutenant en-
'gine company No. 1 to lieutenant hook
and ladder No. >, vice Low.
Dennis Murphy. from lieutenant engine
company No. to lieutenant engine COM
pany No. l. vice Sullivan.
Carl Barck, from first pipeman engine
company No. - to lieutenant engine COM
pany No. II. vice Devine.
William McLogan, from first pipeman
engine company No. to lieutenant en-
CINE company No. g. vice Murphy
Paul Seebich. from first pipeman en-
CINE company No. 1 to first pipeman en-
CINE company No. -, vice Barck.
John F. Lynch. from second pipeman
engine company No. l to first pipeman
same company, vice Seebich
Thomas Welsh, from second pipeman
engine company No. 4 to first pipeman
same company. vice McLogan.
John P. Kill, from second truckman
hook and ladder No. l to second truck
man hook and ladder No. 8.
w. j. Reiter, from second truckman
hook and ladder No. to second truck
man hook and ladder No 1, vice Kill.
John Costello, from first pipeman sup
ply hose No. l to SECOND pipeman engine
company No. L. vice Welsh.
Samuel Bagadslky, from third pipeman
engine company No. Is to second pipeman
engine company No. l, vice Lynch.
Charles Galloway, from first pipeman
engine company No. to first pipeman