New-York tribune., 1912-03-16
organizes FIRE BUREAU
,obuson Names Temporary Staff,
IIe Headed by Deputy Chief Guerin.
q GET INSPECTORS JOBS
,,;,,;a m H. Swartwout Will Have
rharge in Brooklyn and Queens
kennedy, Chief Inspector.

commissioner Johnson announced
.r,norary appointment yesterday Of
ue ~, irspectors. one chief examiner
sN'S-..o ou,iners and one electrical inspector
iou' give prevention Bureau. The ap-
ioi ,..n,ents were made pending eNamlna-
mich will be conducted by the Mu-
.t uOns civil Service Commission in the
nNp r,,ure Several thousand men are ex-
sectsd 10 compete
Pr.nrtv Chief William Guerin of the Fire
.,r,snt was assigned by Commissioner
80, az acting head Of the newly es-
'V,,...a bur au and William II. Swart-
s..retarv and trustee Of the New
W. w. c+ate Firemen's Home, was made
NJ chief Of the bureau, in charge oi
.ar,vr and Queens Fire Captain John
,,o,radv. a Spanish War veteran, was
.,noirted chief inspector of the bureau.
IT, of5cisI appointments OF Mr. Swart-
,, snd CAPTAIN Kennedy have not been
's.n.d e" commissioner Johnson said, "as
-. state Civil Service Commission has not
...,sed the action of the Municipal Civil
s..,I.. Commission in exenpting the
s,.oss of chief Of fire prevention, deputy
'sisf and chief inspector. These three
let's are the only ones in the whole bu-
..ou which will be exempt All others will
;. covered by civil service rules.
In choosing his fire prevention staff Fire
commissioner Johnson had between three
.,a four thousand candidates 10 pick from.
Ar syartwout. who lives at No. 276 Rut-
land Road. Brooklyn, is practical builder.
.,a for the last fourteen and a half wears
has been Superintendent of the real estate
and construction branch Of the Brown
Realty and Nassau Brewing Company.
Hrooklyn. He was born in Brooklyn forty
ssvsn wears agc and was chief Of the Vol
,p,ssr Fire Department Of the old town If
Flatbush. For several years Mr.. Swart
pout was president Of the Kings County
yolunteer Firemen's Association. He Is
noH president of the Flatbush Volunteer
yiremens Association and has held the
oHce twenty years He is member Of
,bs Kings County Lodge OF MasonS, Is
rsst grand master of Japps Lodge Of Odd
FELLOWS and ~ member Of the Flatbush
Taypayers' Association.
When Flatbush was annexed 70 Brook
,vn Mr. swartwout became superintendent
~ the fire alarm system Of the 9th Ward.
Later he was appointed assistant superin-
,sndent of supplies, telegraph and inspee-
zion by Fire Commissioner Chester B. Law
renee.
CAPTAIN Kennedy, who lives az No 1925
Briggs avenue. Bedford Park, The Bronx.
has for six years held the oflce Of sani-
,sry Inspector in the Health Department.
Prior TO the Spanish war Captain Kennedy
Rad been engaged in building operations
for fifteen years or more.
He went 10 the front as captain Of the
e9,h Infantry. New York Volunteers. Later
on in the Spanish war, he organized and
commanded Company l. of the 9th United
States Volunteers. and led his company in
Captain Kennedy was appointed a san-
tsry Inspector in the Tenement House De-
rartment and shortly became acting CHIEF
Inspector After four years in the Tenn.
rsp,' House Department he went 10 the
Health Department He is a member Of
the Knights of Columbus and other or
esnizations.
The selection Of Deputy chief William
Guerin as acting head Of the bureau wss
made by the Commissioner several months
ago. when, in order 10 carry out the man
datory provisions OF the Hoey law. he con-
sofdsted the fire marshals'. combustibles
and violations and auxiliary fire appliances
bureaus into a tentative Fire Prevention
Bureau