The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-11-14
FIRE. Department To Be
325 STRONG ON DEC. |

The fire department will at a. m. Dec.
reach the maximum strength, allowed
~ law. namely 800 men, an increase of q.
This viii provide for the manning of
ne new companies. 20 be placed in com
sission at the fire station on Point
treet. which is expected 10 be ready
or occupancy on that date.
Capt. Abner q. Allen. now in com
nand OF Hose Is, will be the superior
'fficer OF Engine company %. and Lieut..
hilbert 3. Inman. now OF Hook and
hnhnsr No. ?. will be the captain OF
Dcck and Ladder No. 10. both OF which
will be housed I'm the new station.
When this order goes into effect every
,osition I'm the department Will be filled
md there will not, IL is announced, be
! vacancy for which any application may
,e made. unless there should be death.
resignation, retirement or discharge for
iause.
Many changes in the present distribu-
Son OF the men, as well as promotions,
iave been necessary. There will also be
0 transfers, chiefly to comply with re-
luests fled BY members OF the depart
nent for change Of location
There are five new appointees; Leo ~.
Snrrows Charles a Gornel Joseph -
=. Shea These will be unattached and
will constitute a force from which Chief
steere, acting under the direction OF the
board. may make special and emergency
details.
Two men havc been added To- the fire
alarm service, Thomas Balfour and Tim
sthy ]. Mccarthy. The several changes
which are included In the order Of the
Engine companq, No. %. Point street
Captain. Abner G., Allen. now captain or
Hose IS: lieutenant. John Regan, now
loseman in Hose 3 engineman. Robert
Bucklin, now assistant eneineman In En-
rine company, No. l3: assistant engine
nan, William Armfeld now serving as
substitute; engine driver, Tomas j. Jones,
now hose driver in Engine company, No.
a: hose driver. John L. Keith, now driver
n Hose company. No. Is; hoseman. Nah
on l.. Brown, now hoseman in Engine
company, No a: Charles III. LeClair, now
Soseman in Hose company No. !; Ma
num Y. Willard. now hoseman In Engine
8; James II. Mulligan. now hoseman In
Engine II; charlx A. Marshall new ap-
Dointee
Hook and Ladder company: No, 10
aow lieutenant OF Hook and Ladder COM
pany, No. 2; lieutenant, David A. Bisney,
pow hoseman In Engine company, NO.
%; driver, Manuel Burgess, now driver
n Engine company, No. II: ladderman,
william Hubbard, now ladderman In
Hook and Ladder company, No. i; Walter
= Dammers, now ladderman In Hook anC
ladder company, No; henry !. Hooin
Ladder 6: Charles A. Satterley, now serv'
.ng as substitute; James III. McCartin
now serving as substitute I'm Hook anc
Ladder 4; William g. McCaffrey. new ap
pointee; Joseph +. Curley, new ap
pointee.
Hose company No. !, Exchange place
Thomas H. Mullen, now hoseman N
lose 1. TO be lieutenant same company
!.
zine company 2i, 20 be hoseman n
Hose 1, John G. Angiiiy. now serving a
substitute, assigned 10 Hose j and de
tailed to act as hcseman' NJ. .,.,
Tohn II Bowen, now hoseman In En-
rns company 81 to be hoseman u
Engine company No. 5. Hope an
oInev streets: Frank A. TITUS. no,
serving as substitute, assigned 10 En-
zine company 5, and detailed TO act a
driver OF hose wagon.
Engine company NO freueriyph !, /.
Payne, now serving at substitute, Rich
nond street. assigned TO Engine com
,any No. Z, as hoseman.
Hose company No. ?, Atwells ayenu
Ind America street: Andrew T.. Nc
Hose company ?, and detailed TO act a.
aoseman.
ENGINE GO. II. o,.,
Engine company, No. H. Greenwich
ureet: Howard w. Tift, now hosemar
N Enine company II. 10 he driver OF
hose wagon In same company
Thomas Il. Grey Jr., now driver OF
Engine is. to be hoseman In Engine
company II.
Albert Remiinger. new appointee. as
ugned TO Engine company IL, and de.
talled 10 act as hoseman.
Engine Company No. II, Central street
william y. Warner. new appointee. as
sigred to Engine Company Is and detailed
10 act as assistant engineman.
Engine Company No. IL. Putnam street
Charles Prendergast. now engine drivei
In Engine Company H. 20 be driver o
nose wagon. same company. Patrick Kel
Iey. now driver OF Ladder Truck No. ?. &
Be driver OF Engine II.
Hose Company No. IL wickenden street
Lewis A, Lusignen. now lieutenant o
Bose 1. 70 be captain OF Hose 70. Je.erial
Bpian. now driver Of Hose Wagon No.
70 b driver. Of Hose Wagon No 8. Davi'
y. Collins, Jr,. now serving ss substitute
assigned 20 Hose Company II. and detail
a 70 act 90 hoseman.
Engine Company No. 10. Branch ave
sus; Eussa> xS<sn. ns~ sprointss, 40