The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-02-23
FIREMEN ELECTED.
Those WqO Are to Serve in Paid De.
partmeRt

Those WuO Are to Serve in Paid De-
parimeni
The board of aldermen met In ad
journed session last night and han
died the paid fire department mat
ter solely. barring the mayors an
nounced action upon the Harris in
vetigation
The mayor finds no cause for re
moyal and submits report recon-
mending the retention OF Mr.. Harris
This was the first matter brought III
and the aldermen proceeded immedi
ately to re-organize the companies. {
The preliminaries leading up tt
this action of last night had prepar
ed the public for what really came
and the placing of the fire depart
ment upon a paid basis last night
was a mere formality. The general
nature of the new organization is
now understood.
| The aldermen were kept busy
throughout but the session was one
of complete agreement and the CON.
mittee had no trouble getting the rec.
Concentrations through. The date OF
the paid department begins March /.
A detailed account of the meeting
follows:
To the Board OF Aldermen of the City
of Durham:
In accordance with the resolution
Of your board proceeded on the 10th
day of February, 1909, at the city
clerks Office. to hear the matter of the
charges in regard to j. A. Harris, driy-
err OF hose wagon No. l. Mr.. Harris
being present and announcing his
readiness to have the matter heard,
the witnesses were sworn and exam
ined in support Of the charges and
also in behalf Of Mr.. Harris. which
evidence was taken down and Is here
with sent.
After considering the evidence
found that charge No. /, to wit. that
]. A. Harris was very drunk and fire.
quently under the influence Of liquor
is not sustained: that as to charge No.
2, to wit, that he was und sr the infiu-
ence of liquor at the market house
fire. while there is evidence tending
TO show that Mr.. Harris had taken
something to drink on the morning
Of the market house fire the evlds
does not show to me that he was I'M
der the influence OF intoxicating H.
quors on that occasion. On the con.
trary the evidence shows, and | find
is fact, that he was capable OF dis
charging his duties on that occasion.
and at the end OF the fire he was in
suitable condition to have answered
another alarm.
After carefully considering the evil
ience herewith sent respectfully rec.
ommend that no further action be TAX
en- in regard 10 this matter.
On motion II was ordered that the
above report be received and adopted.
The board then proceeded TO the
election of members for Hose com.
pany No. ] with the following result:
Driver. A Harris.
Captain-B. C. Canada.
Firemen-J. VI. Durham. A. A. Stray
horn.
Runners-s. J. Gooch. d. NJ. Har.
ward. d. X. Parrish. d. w. Levy, Bobt.
Jordan. John L. Pugh. W. L. Bowling,
W. II. Lewellyn.
The election for members for Hose
company No. 2 resulted as follows:
Rriver-w. d. Teer.
Captain-C. II. Turner.
Firemen-B. W. Brown, George Ma.
bry.
Runners-B. ID. Ashiands. w. J.
Christian. John eagle. J. y. Moore. C.
A. vickers. A. n. Johnson, L. Y. Cash
s. A. Crabtree.
The election OF members for the en-
CINE company resulted as follows:
Driver-T. J. Rigsbee.
Stoker-D. r. PenderTaph.
Engineer. J. Furgerson.
On motion Il was ordered that no
election for members Of the hook and
ladder company be held until March /
on motion II was then ordered that
he members elected for hose com
many No. |, hose company 40. 2 and
engine company enter upon their du