The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-20
UP TO FIRE CHIEF
MAYOR LEAVES APPOINTMENTS IN
 HIS HANDS.
Chief Executive of Montgomery Says F1remen For New Stations Wah Have To Pass Physical Exc
 animation by Physieian.

Anticipating the putting into com mission of the city's new West End tlre station on April 1. Mayor Teague yes | terday addressed communication 70 Fire Chief John F. Browder directing the appointment of firemen to serve at | the station.
 An innovation was put into practice by the Mayor in ordering that sach of the appointees be examined physi- cally before their appointments take effect.
 The letter of the Mayor to Chief Browder is as follows: Mir J. F. Browder. Chief of Fire De- pertinent, Montgomery, Alabama.
 Dear Sir:--Replying to your letter of this date, in reference to the ap- pointment of captain. engineer. drivers and pipemen for services at the new station in West End. you are hereby authorised to make appointments acc cordinHiy, the term of service to begin on the first of April. 1906. Before these men are finally selected, how ever, I wish you would huve each one of them to call on the city physician for the purpose of standing a physical examination. I think this Is necessary in order to secure mon physically able to render good service, and thereby have q tendency to neip in maintain ing an efficient department
 Yours very truly.
 W. NJ. Teague.
 Mayor.
 In directing the fire chief to make the appointments. the Mayor has placed tho responsibility on the shoulders of the head of the department.
 According to the charter of the city of Montgomery, the Mayor appoints all employees. but. as a rule. he has been exercising this power according to tho recommendati tions of the different heads of tho departments His official ap- pointment of tho firemen of the west End station will he but nominal and Fire Chief Browder will have the en- tire responsibility of naming such men as he shall sec fit
 ''I believe in allowing the head Of each department select his own force" said the Mayor yesterday. 50 that is the men should not come up to the re- quirements the heads will be respon- sible.
 Tn regard to physical examination by the city physician" continued the Mayor. this Is an innovation and made the requirement. because l do not want any man fin the fire depart ment who is not physically capacltated. While I leave the appointments to the fire chief, I will not accept any man who has not passed the physical exam nation
 The West End fire station is now complete and ready for occupancy. The city already has sumcient equip ment for putting the station into ser vice. Recently 4.00O feet of hose was ordered by the City Council and al- ready 2,000 feet have arrived. A new steamer has also been ordered for tha suburban stations and 1t Is expected to be shipped at an early date.
 The North Montgomery station Is practically complete but 1t Is likely that will not be commissioned until May l. on account of the almost i'm passable condition of the streets in the vicinity of the station. IL will prob ably take until May 1 before these streets can be sufficiently improved to allow the fire apparatuses easy travel ing.
 The city contemplates, in the near future, to erect another fire station at Highland Park and with tfiis. Mont