The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-10-12
Fire Department OFFICERS Elected.

Fire Department Officers Elected.
A regular meeting of the fire board
was held in Ascension Hall at 10
o'clock last Sunday forenoon, with
Chairman A. j. Melancon presiding
and the following members present:
J. c. Babin, George Forrest, Paul
Wilheit, Morris Schneider, Leon
Weis, Charles Loupa, Charles Gaudin,
Clinton Chambers and John schaff.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved.
The chief of the department submit
ted the following report:
Donaldsonyille, La, Sept. 8, 1912.
To the Chairman and Members OF
the Fire Board
Gentlemen:-Sincem my last report to
you one alarm has been sent in,
from box No. So, on Sunday, August
"A, 1912.
/ beg to report that the fire alarm
system is in first-class working sys-
tenn and that the water plugs have
been regularly flushed.
The committee composed of Mr.. To-
bias and the writer collected $368:8s,
including tag day receipts Out OF
the same the following expenditures
have been made: Donaldsonville
Chief. for advertisement and post
ponement notices, $25.75; A. F. Lee
Blanc, for advertisement, 81; Don
aldsonyille Chief, for extra dates
placed over large posters, and tags,
$40; F. L. Trepagnier,f for ring offered
as prize on tag day, $40; check on
Bank of Ascension to Phoenix Fire.
Co., S64.21; to Volunteer Hose Co.,
$64.24; to Hook and Ladder Co., $64.-
81: to VigiIant Hose Co., $6421; to
Protective Hose Co., s64.21. These
expenditures represent the amount
collected, to-Wit: s36S.83.
I desire to recommend an approprla-
ton on the part of the board of the
sum Of at least $35, to be used by
|sthe chief for the purpose of erecting
lose dryers, or in other words, a de-
sHice for washing and drying the hose
|after having been used. | also rec
ommend that the board grant the
chief the authority Of paying the ex-
pense of washing and drying the hose.
desire to especially urge that the
recommendations suggested in this
paragraph Of my report be acted up
on at once, for the reason that il
they are not the town will be without
hose in the course OF very short
time. Respectfully submitted,
JOHN SCHAFF, Chief.
In addition to the above, the chief
also reported he had received a check
for $40 from 3. NJ. Pugh, which was
by him turned over to the treasurer
of the fire board, and that he had
/ paid out Of his own funds So for
| nurse hire for one of the Oldest mem
bers of the department, who was i'll
and in need Of care.
The treasurer was granted further
| time in which to make his report.
The bill Of the Donaldsonyille Chief
of $2.25, for printing postal cards,
and bills of H. Goette of 81 and SIS,
for repairing hose, were ordered paid.
| The treasurer was instructed to re-
imburse Mr.. schaff So paid by him
/ for nurse hire.
UNI not ia exceed sac vas . I-
i propriated to- defray the expense Of
erecting an apparatus fer the wash
| ing and drying OF hose.
The secretary was instructed to
write to the various companies rela-
tive to voting on an amendment to
Article / of the constitution of the
! fire board, limited the membership Of
the organization to two representa-
tives from each company, the presi-
| dent and foreman, with the chief of
the department also a member. At
present the board is composed Of
five representatives from each COM
pany.
A committee composed of Chief
Schaff, r. N. Sims and George For
rest was appointed to look into the
matter of submitting to the property
owners and taxpayers of Donald
sonVille, at the next municipal cleo
ton to be held in May, 1913, a
proposition to vote special tax
for the maintenance Of the fire de-
partment.
The election of officers for the en-
suing year resulted as follows: John
H. Schaff, chief; Morris Schneider,
first assistant chief; Mike Capone,
second assistant chief; A. J. Melan-
Scon, chairman of fire board; G. Kline,
33Iice chairman; Glenn. Mollere, secre-
@ary; George Forrest, treasurer; R.
N. Sims, J. C. Babin, Charles Gaudin,
Jasmin Tobias, George Forrest, fl
nance committee.
Death of Michael Huuhes.