The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-01-07
Releases Handed to Taylor,
Bond. Hartman and Kutter.
But No Explanation Offered
BY the Board.
SEVERAL SHIFTS ARE
TO BECOME effective
Transfers of Fire Fighters viii
Be Made January IS. and
Move Is Expected to Be of
Great Benefit.

When the board Of works met this
morning to consider the applications
of members of the fire department
and others who desire positions In tho
department, four of the present men,
bers We're released and successors Sc
lected. The makeup OF the different
companies was altered in some re-
spects by the transfer Of members.
All changes become effective Satur.
day. January Is.
The members who were not reap
pointed include: William Taylor of
No. l: Albert Bond. August Hartman
and Alphonse kutter. of No. ;. Those
appointed to take their places are:
William Graham. James Hahn. VIII
liam Hanning and Joseph Batz. Tho
board also officially announced the ap-
tant fire chief. to succeed Charles
Sinex. who was reduced to the cap
taincy of company No. 1.
caue Not Announced.
Several days ago the board asked
that all firemen who desired to re-
lions. This was done and with these
q number of applications from office
seekers. No announcement was made.
or even deemed necessary. by the
board as to why the four members
we're not retained.
The shift Of members from one COM
pany to another will be beneficial for
the service il is believed
The makeup of the different COM
panies as constituted under the re-
| organization. and which becomes ef-
fective January 15 was also annuon-
ced
Walter Paulus. who. as assistant
| fire chief is also captain Of the hook
and ladder company. will have in his
| charge. George Wilson. driver. Carl
Wadman and Frank Posther. as lad
dermen. Carl Wadman was trans
ferred from company No. 4. OF which
he has been a member OF since tho
resignation OF John Doyle, OF that
| company.
Charles SineX, assistant fire chief
under the old administration. Is to he
| captain of Company No. 1. Ed Strot-
haus. former driver for this company.
is again placed in that position. The
pipemen include Tom Boyce and
| Charles Graham. the last named being
one Of the new men.
Carter 10 Transferred.
Company No. 3. will have a. Cap
tain. Frank Carter, who In transferred
from that position on Company No. !.
Rufus Newman is retained as driver.
Amos Bell. who was captain. 10 reduc-
ed to pipeman and serves In this ca
pacity with Henry Heinrich.
John Clements is captain of Comma.
ny No. 3, John Brown is driver, Phil
lip Riley and James Hahn are pipemen.
Mr.. Brown and Mr.. Riley were trans
ferred from Company No. 4. James
Hahn is one Of the new men.
Jerry Miller. who was q member Of
the hook and ladder company. receiv-
ed the captaincy OF Company No. 4.
and has in his charge Albert Griffen.
driver. William Hanning and Joe Batx.
Mr.. Griffin acted as driver recently
and was a ladder man in the hook and
ladder department. Both HanninE
and Batz are new men.
William Mills. who has been acting
as substitute. was no. reappointed. The
position rs substitutes has not been
filled and it is probable that it will
be several days before the appoint
ment is conferred, IL the board deems
| such a position necessary.