Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-10-21
FIFTY FIRE FIGHTERS
Reorganization Of Department by
BaiIiffs and Chiefs
Old Number VIII Be Cut in Hail Nov.
-Hydrofountain Club VIII Disband-
List Of Members Retained.

In accordance with the vote OF the
village meeting last April calling for
reorganization of the fire department and
a reduction of membership to 50, the
board of bailiffs and the chief engineer
have selected tentatively those who shall
remain as members after Nov l. The de-
partmcnt will be cut nearly in half and II
is the idea Of the board and the engineers
to see how well the organization as now
decided upon will work If it is deemed
advisable to drop any of the men retained
and choose others in their places il will
be done Until Nov / the personnel of
the department will remain as it is at
present.
On Wednesday evening in the Elliot
street engine house, the board of bailiffs
met the men who have been selected to
compose the reorganzed department. OF
the 50 men appointed 40 were present,
and all expressed their willingness to
continue as members.
Much detail remains to be worked out,
but the plans as at present outlined in
cude companies Of six members with
hose at Esteyvlle and on Prospect hill;
the combination wagon, a new hose
wagon. hose reel. with two steamers in
service at the Elliot street headquarters;
one steamer to be placed in storage, un-
less it can be sold, and the ladder truck
to be kept in its present house.
a light, up-to-date hose wagon will be
bought and will cover the hilly as well
as the business section of the town,
leaving the heavy chemical for the levels
and for the better protection of Main
street. 1t is also proposed to appoint
five men as fire police, to assist the MEM
bers of the police department at fires.
In this reorganization of the depart
ment the bailiffs and chief have endeav-
ored to unity the department and to
eliminate. as far as possible, the strictly
coli Oh, f-fa IL,
the past. and although the department is
divided into companies it is to be con-
sdered as one company, with headquar-
ters at the steamer house. and all meet
ings will be held there The village clerk
will act as clerk of the department and
will make out the salary checks as they
are certified to by the chief and the fore
men.
The new Brattleboro hose team
have volunteered to serve without pay If
the bailiffs and engineers will allow them
to do so and If they may have the house
on South Main street as a club house.
As there are % members in this organiza-
tion and as the department would be a
sort Of training school for them the bail
ifs and engineers look favorably upon
this proposition.
After the reorganization Wednesday
evening the property of the Hydrofoun-
tain club, which is to be dsbanded, was
butItu LOT SAFE. 1 ne property may De
bought by the village, as it is considered
good policy to keep the present attractive
rooms as the social headquarters of the
department.
Following is a list of members and their
assignments:
Chief engineer, H. w. Sanders; as
sistant engineers. A. a. Smith and d. H
Miller; department clerk. w. II. Perry;
department steward w. L. Worden
Steamer foreman. F. c. Streeter; assls-
tant foreman, r. F. Benson; engineer,
c. w. Sargent; stoker, H. F. Harris
other members. A. F. Rohde j. B. Boil
lger l. a. Whitney, G. A Bowman.
Hook and ladder-foreman, D. F. Riley;
assistant foreman. w. f. Cushman;
other members, w II Bemis, F. C.
Dunklee, f. A. Knudson, H. C. Cottrell,
n y. Wilson. Alfred Johnson, F. E.
Wright w. J. Doyle Esteyville-fore-
man, L. II. Slater; assistant foreman,
William Blanchard; other members. w.
A. Belden, ]. F. Lillis, George Cain,
John Wright Prospect hill-foreman, L.
c. White; assistant foreman, P. D. Cobb;
other members A. H Longueil, G. o.
Russell, G. A Dix, w. F. Mclaughlin.
Steamer house hose-foreman, w. A.
Shumway; assistant foreman, w j.
Baker; other members ]. J. Cummings,
! T. NJ. Manning II. C. Ryan, r. e. Long,
NJ. ]. Lynch. ]. ]. Clune. Chemical
/ foreman, c. F. Cook, assistant foreman
| l. D. Harris; other members R. B Pet
| tee. John Kali, NJ. F. Cooper. r H. Har-
| ris, w. II. Richardson, w. II. Jacobs.
! Drivers, A. D. Horton, Henry Pelerin.
! Superintendent OF fire alarm, ]. f. Brock
ington.