Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-21
CHANGES IN FIRE SERVICE
TRANSFERS AND PROMOTIONS
APPROVED BY COMMISSIONERS.
Three New Captains and as Many
Lieutenants on the Rolls.
Privates Advanced.

A number Of promotions, changes and
transfers in the personnel Of the District
fire department were made by the Commits
sioners today upon the recommendation Of
William T. Belt, fire chief. The promotions,
changes and transfers are in accordance
with the fire department appropriation act
for the fiscal year 1908, and will take effect
July next.
This act makes provision for three cap
tains, three neutenants, one engineer, one
assistant engineer, three drivers, three as
sistant drivers seventeen privates Of class
2 and three privates Of class 1, which
officers and privates are for the new COM
bination engine company at Washington
Heights, and for the new chemical COM
pany at Benning, D. c. AS result Of
these newly created positions nearly half
hundred officers and privates in the fire
service were promoted according to the rule
OF the department.
The three new captains are to be: M.
Coughlan, G. H Reynolds and j. Virnstein,
ali of whom are now lieutenants. They Will
receive $1,40O year compensation. Their
positions as lieutenantS and the three newly
created lieutenancies will be filled by the
promotion of the following privates Of class
2: E. G. Decker, l.. L. Woolard, w. H.
A. Nolan. These men will receive 81 200 a
year compensation.
Other Changes.
The remainder of the changes and promo
lions follow:
Engineer-The following assistant en-
gineer to be promoted to the rank Of en-
gineer, with compensation at the rate of
$1,1J0 per annum: w. .. Boyle. Assistant
engineers-The following privates of class
2 to be promoted to assistant engineers,
with compensation at the rate of 81 100 per
annum: w. H. Melchior, c. D. McAuliffe.
Drivers-The following assistant drivers
to be promoted to drivers, with compensa-
ton at the rate of ST. $50 per annum: ]. S.
Trodden, E. Ryon, c. E. Gibson. Assistant
drivers-The following privates Of class 2
compensation at the rate of $1,1OO per an
mum: w H. Lyon, T. 1nscoe, B. F. Denham.
]. w. Fowler, G. ]. Smith, c. c. Fling.
Promotions to Glass 2.
Privates, class 2-The following privates
of class to be promoted to privates of
class e. with compensation at the rate Of
$1,OSO per annum: w. Anderson, c. A.
Wells, A. ]. Diamond, H. A. Orrison, J. B.
Klein, G. Easley, j. E. Altman, ]. ]. Lston,
F. E. Frere, F. L. Burga, L. A. Radcliffe,
B. B. Barrett, j. j. Gates, c. D. Bartelmes.
R. B. Wright, E. Hollidge, A. E. Lightfoot,
J. C. Phillips, W. H. Bieber, J. P. Corrigan.
c. c. Coumbs, H. E. Marin, E. L. Jones,
L. w. Trower, r. L. Brooks, w. U. Wiles,
]. A. Smith, H. S. Stevens, c. G. Fuller and
w. c. Action.
F. o. Markward is appointed private of
class 2, with compensation at the rate Of
S1,OsO a year, and the following are APP
pointed privates of class /, with compensa-
ton at the rate of $500 year: v. L. Volt.
]. H. Swami, H. Hecht, ]. L. Reed, M. J.
Berry, L: D. Donaldson, c. W. Denton,
NJ V. Griffin, G. A. Fentress, H. w. Lee,
o. L. Bell, w. A. Smith, E. ]. Ruffner, +.
Chinn, c. H. Bray, E. L.. Hanback,, c. w.
Gill, B. Newton, ]. Fought, T. E. Phipps,
T. j. Williams, H. H. Harrison, E. H. Skin
ner, w. H. Nash, B. Houston, G. S. Bishop,
F. H. Weaver, c. Davenport, c. L. Byram,
c. C. Weitzel, o. F. Watkins, F. H. Samuel
and G. G. Fletcher.