The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-09-14

] BOlltt anu utsi
partments were filled last night by
the board of police and fire commits
sioners, in an interesting session.
Following the policy of the board.
men of good physical build were
chosen for the city jobs. The va
cancies were occasioned by the res
ignations of Patrolmen Brennan.
Walker, and Roeder and Firemen
/ Williams and King. Although the
men resigned there was not a scrap
of paper before the board, and the
members only knew OF the vacancies
by word. Considerable discussion
was INDUCED in and the members
agreed that when a city employee
wishes to quit, he should write a
resignation and hand IL into the
board. James Williams, a fireman
at the Central station, resigned TO
accept another position, but was dis
appointed, and asked the members
to reinstate him. No action was
taken and the board elected new
men.
The Men.
The applications before the board
were each considered separately, and
when the meeting was called TO
order II took but few minutes to
elect Charles Bower, Hugh Garrett,
and Frank A. Baldridge patrolmen
and James II. Loe and Elmer Young
firemen. The men are: Charles b.
Bower. 23 years old, height 6 feet
y inch, weight 205 pounds, farmer,
unmarried, residence 156 Farley
place; Hugh ii. Garrett, 20 years
old, feet in height, weight 40
pounds, painter, married, residence
1914 Harrison street; Frank A.
Baldridge, 81 years old, feet III II
inches in height, weight 1853 pounds,
painter. married, residence 1912
Broad street; James IL. Loe, rs
years old. 8 feet SH inches in
height, weight 100 pounds, lineman
and electrician, married. residence
5O7 Trimble street. Elmer Young.
25 years old, feet in height, weight
1877 pounds, basmetmaker, married,
residence 433 Kincaid avenue.
The members of the board were
surprised when Mr.. Rieke said he
had seen a member of the police
force on the streets in citizens
clothes. and ID would be impossible
for a stranger to know he was
policeman unless he scrutinized
closely. and saw his star. He said
the department should not have a
rule, requiring the employees of a de-
partment to wear a uniform unless
every man was required to wear it.
MIR. Sutherland said possibly the
policeman was new man and had
not secured his uniform, but he with
drew his statement when Mr.. Rieke
announced the man he was discuss
ing was Chief of Police Collins. "In
business rule should be enforced
to the letter." said Mr.. Rieke, "and
we should not force the men to wear
uniforms unless the chief of the de-
partment does also"
Every member of the board agreed
that the chief of police should by all
means wear his uniform, and when
a motion was called for Mr.. Rieke
said: IL make the motion IL the
chief of police can't wear his uni
form that we get man who can"
The motion was adopted unanimous
ly by the board.
The Fire Department.
The question of vacancies and
days of in the Are department, leav-
ing the city without adequate pro-
lection, was taken up by the board,
but it was decided not to interfere
with the vacancies this year, and the
board postponed action until later.
Mayor Smith read a letter from Fire
Chief james Wood in which he said
the department needs three extra
men for use while the firemen are
taking their vacancies in the sum
mer, as with the regular days off II
is impossible TO protect the city.
Especially is II dangerous at meal
times, when so per cent of the fires
occur. In his letter Chief Wood
said the firemen are given "a hours
of every eleven days, and every
summer a weeks vacation on full
pay was allowed. During the year
each fireman is OFF Al days. Mayor
Smith considered it grave problem
to place the property of the city at
any risk at the hands of fire.
Chief Wood said that at one sta
tion he had five firemen. During
the summer when a man is on his
vacation and another fireman has his
regular day of there are but three
regular firemen, and at meal times
only two firemen are left at the sta.
tion. At the same time Chief Wood
explained he had one or two men on
on account of illness.
Chief Wood suggested that the
days of could be arranged so that
each fireman Is of every nine days