The citizen., 1914-01-09
Flremen Expend $5,515 the Past
Year

Two OF the fire companies of this city,
the Juniors and the Uniteds, held their
annual meetings on Monday night, Ian
uary 5th. These meetings are scheduled
for the first Monday night in January of
each year, and at this time the officers for
the ensuing year are elected. In addi-
ton TO the election, the reports OF the
treasurer are rendered. These give the
receipts and expenditures of the compan-
les during the year, and are also for rec
ord in the City Registers Office. Much
interest is attached TO the reports
The JunioIs, according to the report of
Treasurer F. B. Sappngton, received
from January I, 1918, to January I, 1914,
So,99T74. The expenditures were $2,-
o52.o9, thus leaving balance of S.
o3o 65. There are number of bills
remaining unpaid. In the expenditures
are included the payments on the new
apparatus. The new engine house,
which was built during the year, has
been pau for but this is a separate ac-
count In comparison. the receipts for
1912 were S3,o3L7T. and the expenditures
were $2, GOT. 20, thus leaving balance Of
S34.52.
According to the report of Treasurer
Schaffer l.. Rhoades submitted to the
members, the Uniteds spent dur
ing the year, s., ,664. 3S, while the re-
ceipts amounted TO $3,o3S.oo, thus leav-
ing balance of$374.6I. The year pre-
vious the receipts amounted to $2,454, 20
and the expenditures were So, ,4o5. 81.
The annual meeting OF the Indepen-
dent Hose Company will be held on Fri
d y, January 3oth The company meets
to nominate officers on Friday, January
10th.
The meeting of the Juniors YVES held in
the new engine hall, North Market
street. A large number of members
were present. Ninety votes were cast in
the election and the result was as fol-
lows;
President-Hon. John C. Motter.
Vice--Presidents-I. N. 10y, J. D.
Crimmins.
Secretary-John Francis Smith.
1reasurer-Frank B. Sappington
Investigating Committee M. F.
Lease, ThomasaP. Rice, Ira Bser.
Foreman-George William Shiplev
Assistant Foreman-Lewis r. Dertz-
baugh, Harry Gilbert.
Chief Engineer-C. Frank Rice.
Assistant EngineerS-Charles Shipley,
Lewis Bayer, Marshall Fogle, Charles
M. Burras.
Firemen-R Richard Baer, Richard
Bopst, Mehrl Bopst, George Lochner.
Chief Hose Director-Ja H. Da-
Wis
Assistant Hose Directors George
House, Harry. Thompson, Harry Bopst
Chief Pipeman-Archie Murray.
Assistant Pipemen = Lew Moberly,
George Bender, Joseph Cramer. Frank
Kennedy, Roy Shipley. George Lowe,
John Adams, Harry Danner.
Chief Truckman-Robert Conrad.
Assistant Truckmen-Adam Dietrick,
Charles Kephart, Maynard Boone,
Charles Fleming.
Surgeon-Dr. William Meredith
Smith.
Chaplain-Rev. Henri L. G. Kieffer.
Seventeen persons were elected to
membership in the United Company at
the meeting on Monday night, which
was a largely attended and enthusiastic
gathering. 1t was decided to make the
hall much more attractive for the me n
bers, and a committee composed of Will
liam H. Gilbert, J.aHarry Kennedy and
Roscoe B. Rhoades, were appointed to
have charge of the work.
After the counting of the ballots, the
members were invited to the hall, where
two tables were placed, extending the
entire length of the room and around
these the members were seated and
treated to feast, the menu including
fried oysters, cold ham, pickles, crack
erS, cheese, celery, coffee, etc, and ice
cream and cake
AT the election 81 votes were cast, the
result beng as follows:
President-Robert A. Bennett.
Vice Presidents - Judge Glenn II.
Worthngton. Albert S. Brown.
Secretary-Albert s. Smith.
Treasurer-Schaefe L. Rhoads.
Directors-William E. Filler. Samuel
H. Hedges, Grayson B. Haller, Thomas
G. Buckley, George Edward Schell, !.
Harry Kennedy, Lewis NJ. Haller.
Financial Secretary-John H. Ben
nett
Foreman-Wiliam L. Ramsburg
Assistant Foremen-Iames H. Bowers,
o. Leonard Storm.
Chief Engineer Moses Fisher
Assistant Engineers-Henry H. Alb
bott, George H Wiener, James Bowers,
Charles B. Clabaugh
Chief Fireman-Thomas Chew.
Assistant Firemen- John H. Ramsburg,
Jr.. John H Young, Lewis III. Hahn,
Arthur Del-ashmuu
Chief Hose Director-Nelson n. Bow
ers.
Assistant Hose Directors-George
Martz, Walter Fiantt
Chief Pipeman-Joseph Walling
Assistant PiDemen-Harling Snonsel-
ior, GUY Maleney, Harry ]. Waling
Eldridge Biggs, Charles Poole, George
Saunders, John A, L. Young, William
Chew, Nelson A. Bowers, Harry N.
Young
Surgeon-Dr. Ira J. McCurdy.
Chaplain-Rev. DIR. Thomas Freeman
Dixon.
Magistrates Had Busy Year.
D,r;no the vear Tar3 the .hree maoiS.