Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-25
FlRENEN PRAISED FOR WORK
Quick Action at Police Barn Blaze
Saved Heavy Loss.
SPECIAL MEETING FOR FRIDAY
Board 60 Decide How to Replace
Burned MISUNDERSTANDING Of
Restricted District Fixed
saloon RemOnstrancea.
SPECIAL MEETING FOR FRIDAY

Whether to buy a new fire and police
alarm system and automobiles or wagons
for the police department. to take the place
OF the vehicles destroyed by fire last week.
will be considered at a special meeting Of
the Board OF Fire and Police Commission
ers Frioday morning.
A new alarm system tor the fire and DO
lice departments was by City
Electrician Michaelsen several weeks ago
The board has asked the Nebraska Teie-
phone company to submit a new contract
as soon as possible.
Several agents for automobile firms have
made offers to equip the police department
with automobiles, and they have been re-
quested TO attend a meeting Friday morn
ing, at which time the matter will be con
sidered.
The MEMBERS OF the fire department were
commended for their prompt action in re-
| spending to the fire alarm at the barn
OF the city Jail Friday. The men arrived
within three minutes after the alarm was
turned in and had the fire under control
within thirty minutes.
Praise for FIremen.
In a letter to the Board Of Fire and Pc.
lice commissioners. Chief Of Police J. J.
Donahue asserted that only by prompt ac-
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county jail averted and that the damage
would have been several times greater had
the fire department failed to respond In
such short time.
Chief Donahue recommended that +. S.
Bausnick, the chauffeur, who was severely
burned, be allowed full pay while eff duty
on account Of his injuries and it was
granted.
John d. Burns, a member of hook and
ladder company No. /, resigned as a men-
Der Of the fire department. Mr.. Burns
Joined the force several months ago and his
appointment had not been confirmed by the
board of commissioners A report was filed,
charging him with being late for roll call
and absenting himself from duty, but was
not considered.
Fireman David Lee of hook and ladder
company No. l was fined 80 because he
failed TO wake up and respond to an
alarm November Is.
Fireman Lewis Selby OF fire company
No. IL has been promoted to the position
Of junior captain in place of Junior Cap
tain Frank Johnson, who left the service
several weeks ago. Captain johnson left
the department without notice. selby has
been acting as junior captain ever since.
District Set Apart.
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ter or who are engaged in Objectionable
business will be given thirty days to move
in the district east of Fifteenth street by
the Board Of Fire and Police Commission
ers.
This action was taken by the board at
the meeting last night after having re-
ceived a number Of complaints from re-
spectacle people, who object to the people
of immoral character living in the resi-
dence district. Some of this class OF peo-
pie have been reported living in practi-
caliy every part of the city and disturb
ances frequently occur which disturbs the
peace of the community.
| A resolution pertaining to the action
was adopted by the commissioners last
night and the people will be given until
December 20 to comply with the order.
The members of the police department
will enforce the order and will force those
coming under its scope to comply with the
order OF the commissioners. The people
will be arrested should they refuse or fail
to comply with this order.
The Board Of Fire and Police Commits
sioners has not the authority to grant a
saloon license to extend beyond the expira-
ton Of the municipal year, which is on
May Is, This is alleged by the temperance
workers Of the city, who filed objections
against the application for renewal Of the
license of eighty-two saloons with the fire
and police commissioners last night.
That applications for license are not
signed by the requisite number Of bona
fide residents and freeholders is another
one of the allegations made by the re-
monstrators.
The character of the applicant is attacked
IN every instance. NJ. j. Leldy, who signed
the remonstrances alleges that the appli-
cant does not have a good reputation nor
a good standing in his respective commun-
ity. Every applicant is charged with vlolat-
ing the Slocumb law within the last year
by railing to close the saloon at s o'clock,
and the objections allege tina the appli-
cants have failed to file the proper bond
or to properly publish their applications
as required by law.
One hundred and twenty applications for
saloon licenses for the year 1910 have been
filed with the board Of commissioners, and
objections have been filed against eighty
two OF this number, Two hundred and fifty
licenses were granted for the year OF 1909.