The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-06
Reports.

IL corresponds with specifications excenf
as 70 size or bell, holders for forks and
orooms and handle on drivers seat. The
attentlon Of contractors was ordered
cailed 10 these matters, and the bill for
the truck was held up
President Warner reported that arrange
mentS had been completed for ph0tOgranh-
ing several Of the engine houses and an
paratus for an exhibit at the st. Louis
exposition. The contract for new steam
IRE engine ordered from the American
Fire Engine Company had been executed.
!, The Committee on Machinery reported
the necessary repairs on engines had been
ordered New wire had been purchased
1or repairs on fire alarm lines. The Com
mlttee on Horses reported the purchase OF
one horse at a cost of $500. 90.
The Committee on Buildings reported
having purchased $500 feet 3x6 yellow
pine at $50 90 per NJ.
The Committee to whom was referred
the petition for fire alarm boxes at cor
ner of Ohio and Belmont streets, and cor
ner of Morton and Winslow streets, re-
ported favorably for a box at the corner
of Morton and WinSIow streets The dis
trict in vicinity of Ohio and Belmont can
be helped by removing the box now 10
Gated at Ohio and King streets to the
corner of Ohio and Baker streets. The
reports were accepted and adopted.
The supplies asked for by the Superin
tendent of Fire Alarm were on motion re-
ferred to the Committee on Fire Alarm,
with power to act.
The secretary was instructed to adj
vertise for coal for the department as fol-
lows: 230 tons egg, 200 tons stove or
nue., 100 tons Youghiogheny for imnedf-
ate delivery. 100 tons hard and 100 tons
Toughiogheny for future delivery, bids to
be submitted at the next meeting of the
Board.
The following bills were presented for
allowance: Allen, j. H. & Co, $500;
American Fire Engine Co., $134.62; Blood,
I. L. & Co, S5.SS; Brophy, G. A., 5000;
& Co, So. SO; Cornplanter oil Co, SIS. 50:
Craig Oil Co., $33.78; Dickey, r. r., $3.50 90;
EarwelI, Ozmun, Kirk & Co.. $12O8;
Friend Erie e A 8 Son Son, $3.50; GamsweIl
Hevener, s2.5s147; Kavanagh Bros, $500;
K x Ek J. J., $500; MahIe Wagon Co.
Nicols, Dean & Gregg, $53.73; N. w.
Stamp Works. $0.65; Prendergast Bros,
$65.6S; Strapp, ]. j.. $3.50; st. Paul Brass
Union Mattress Co. SLIPS; the Viilaume
Lumber Co, $43.50; Western Union Tel.
Co., $1.00; total. $4,994.o2, and the de-
partment pay roll for the month of April
On motion allowed and referred to the
Comptroller by the following vote.
observation-disclosures Clarkin, Kelly,
Schweizer and President Warner
NayS-e.
The Board then took up the report of
the Committee to whom was referred the
making of arrangements for placing the
new Seagrave truck in service. The
Board decided to place the truck in No.
Il Engine House.
Commissioner Schwefzer moved a re-
consideration of the vote by which one
man was to be taken from Engine Com
pany No. 10 and placed on the new truck.
Carried.
Also that the Secretary request the
Corporation Attorney to draft the neces-
sary resolution asking the Council to
grant one additional man for the Depart
ment.
Commissioner Kelly moved and ii was
carried that the rIlfp fIIfIfTn Regarding
promotions and transfers will be made on
the basis of date of appointment to pres
ent position. The Board agreed upon
the following transfers and promotions:
Duncan Ferguson, captain Of Engine
Company No II, to captain of Hook and
Ladder Company No 8; Eugene e. r.
to captain of Engine Company No. II;
James Conway, captain of Engine Conn
pany No. 10, to captain of Engine Com
pany No. 5; Edward l.. Helm, captain OF
Engine Company No 10. to captain Engine
Company Nc. 10; Herbert K. Sargent,
lieutenant Of Engine Company No. 8, to
Dufore, lieutenant of Hook and Ladder
Company No. 5, to lieutenant Engine
Company No. 4; Thomas Murphy, Ieu-
tenant Engine Company No. e. to lieu
Daley, lieutenant Hook and Ladder Com
and Ladder Company No. 5;
and Ladder Company No. /, to lieu
tenant Hook and Ladder No. 4; Joseph
Devine, first pipeman Engine Company
Company No. 5; Wenz Mojha, second
truckman Hook and Ladder No. l. to
first trucknaan same company; Owen
Dunn, third truckman Hook and Ladder
No. 2, to first truckman Hook and Lad
der Company No. 8; John P. Kill, second
truckman Hook and Ladder No 8, to sec
ond truckman Hook and Ladder Company
No. /; Morris Lynch, fourth truckmar
Hook and Ladder No. 2, to third truck
man same company; John McGraw, fourth
truckman Hook and Ladder No. 3, to
third truckman same company; r. j.
Reiter, third truckman Hook and Ladder
Company No 3, to second truckman same
company; Charles Johnson, fifth truck
man Hook and Ladder Company No. 2. to
Slama. sixth trucknan Hook and Ladder
No. 2. to fifth truckman Hook and Lad
der No. 2; George Zwickel seventh
truckman on Hook and Ladder No. 2, to
third pipeman on Engine Company No 9;
Joseph Schmidt, first pipeman on Engine
NO; ., to first pfpeman on Engine No. Is:
NO. 5, to first pipennan on Engine No. s.;
M. j. Hollenitsch. first pipeman on Chemi-
cal No. 6, to second pipennan on Engine
No. 5; p. III. Thomson, third pfpeman on
Engine No. 10, to second pipeman on
Chemical No. 6; Henry Auge, driver on
Engine No. -; to driver ON Hook and
and Ladder No. 4. to driver on Engine No.
II; /. N. Palmer, driver on Engine No. 7,
to driver of Hook and Ladder No. 4;
George Wright driver on Engine No II,
to driver on Engine No 4; John Strom,
hose driver on Engine No. II, to hose driv-
er on Engine No. II; George A. Brown,
hose driver on Engine No. 10, to hose
driver on Engine No. IL; Paul Seebich,
first pipeman on Engine Nc. Is, to first
pfpeman on Engine No 1; II. J. Murnane
second pipeman on Engine No z, to third
pipeman on Engine No. 4; William Arm
bruSter, third pipernan Engine Il, to third
pipeman Engine No. 2; William Wheeler.
to second pipeman on Engine No. 8; John
Hastings, third pipeHan ON Engine No 9,
to third pipeman on Engine No. 8; M. J.
LaveIle, third pipen1an on Engine No. 8,
to fourth truekman on Hook and Ladder
No. 3; Enoch Melander, second pipeman
Engine Company No. 5, to second truck
man Hook and Ladder Company No. 4:
Joseph GreenviIIe, second truckTnan Hook
and Ladder Company No. 4, to second
truckman Hook and Ladder No s.: Daniel
Walsh, third truckman Hook and Ladder
No 4, to third truckman Hook and Lad
der No. 8; O. J. Peterson, fifth truckman
Hook and Ladder No. /, to fourth truck
gan, fifth truckman Hook and Ladder
No. 5. to fifth truckn1an Hook and Ladder
Company No. 8; Walter II. Black, sec
0nd piDernan on Engine Company No. 10,
to first pipeman same company.
The following are assigned to Hook and
Ladder Company No. s..
Captain Duncan Ferguson,
Lieutenant William Daley
First Truckman Owen Dunn
Second Truckman Joseph GreenvilIe.
Third TTuckInan Daniel Walsh.
Fourth Truckman o. j. Peterson
Fifth Truckman John Flanagan.
Driver Henry Auge.
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