The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-16
of the Fire Committee as q &c
view of the City Records
Show.
PROVIDES FoR TRAIIIIlIs
And Instruction and Does Many
Other Vital Acts in Behalf
of the Department.

I
ords, the Telegram finds that the car
mittee endeavored in December IL
to engage an instructor from ttN
Pittsburg department, but was Mc
able to do so, and then 1t diverted
attention to other cities that migAe ne
able to furnish it an instructor
who was an active member in the g.
partment.
Pursuing it's Investigations turtle
the Telegram finds that Th0n
Boehm, chairman of the fire c0uIs
tee, on February g., called q meetl
of the committee for Wednesday ever
ing, February II, which OthGr1
than those who are members OF TIE
committee were invited to attend 80
discuss the situation, particular st.
tention being given to the pf0b1sl q
making a certain number of improve
ments. The committee and others ~
attendance were confronted with t1G
difficulty of obtaining sufficient aN
preparation, and also confronted VIII
the state law which makes the cOuue
men voting through a measure ere
ing deficit, personally liable Tor
amount thus appropriated, as wen
liable to prosecution. At this nneeA1m
Chairman Boehm requested an S4ql
to be made to place the local 6rel
in the department of some large q
for general instruction and prac
work AS the result Of that reqnes
the following letter, under date e.
March z, is elf-explanatory
Charles f. Fox, President.
John p. Ahrens, Vice president
Geo. Knapp, Secy. TEeaEa
The AhrenslFox Fire Engine CO.
Continental Steam-Anto Fire Englne
Fire Department Supplies.
Cincinnati, o., March 2, 1SH4-
DR.. w. P. Goff,
Box No. $50,
Clarksburg, w. Va.
Dear Sir:
In further reply TO yours of the ~
Fult., will say that on my return
took the matter up with Chief Bum ct
of this city regarding your requeaL rs
10 having your chief to spend ten
or two weeks in this Departments tE
practical instructions, and in reply am
pleased to advise you that Gh1sE
Bunker will grant your request 80
Won win have your chief call On
we will take him to the head Of ne
department and make arrangeme
that we trust will be satisfactory -
we'll asNbeneficial to your chief.
Hoping this will find you we'll and
with kind regards, beg to remain
Yours very truly,
The Ahrens-Fox Fire Engine ConaWeA -
John p. Ahrens, Vice Pres
The letter just quoted was recelvea
nv DIR. Golf the morning of the Lows
building fire. 1t is convincing
dence that the fire committee had DeeI
making effort TO improve the hre a.
partment and fighters here.
DIR Cons services were enlisted a.
the matter solely for the reason t9ae
while he was member OF the ett&
council he as member OF the 1NS
committee of that body visited several
city fire departments and made mtnuse
observations, resulting from
better equipment was added 20 -
CIarksburg fire department
familiarity with city fire departmeni
and their methods was regarded Vat
able by the committee and that CON-
mittee considered his acquaintane&
with city fire officials elsewhere q
likely to accomplish much more ~
meeting the wants of ClarksbuTg tran
If direct effort by the committee
made.
Resulting from the correspond
had by DR.. Goff at the instance Of t.
Chief George IsenhaEt viii
go to the main fire department OF en-
cinnati to spend number of days re-
ceiving Instructions and actual tran
ing. which will be applied here uEqn
his return.
Minor improvements only can
made until such time as Iunuo
provided through the course OF
ton. at which time special attene
in the leavying will doubtless
given to the needs of the ire depaE
ment and to additional facilities
Guiding the establishment of staclQ
at two or three additional points
the city.
The members of the fire connli
are patriotic men with the best
terests of Clarksburg at heart mel
who as earnestly desire that there
ample protection from fire aE 90
other citizens.
There has been silly attemE
make ii appear that Chairman HOe
mas not measured up to the duties g
his position and unjust reflection
been made on his intelligence
MI. Boehm is a successful BUSH
man and he enjoys an envtable rec
in q responsible position with g -
ing wholesale house of the city
when he assumed the chalrno
OF the IRE committee, the depar
had only two horses and they
not highly capable. He at once
chased two additional horses S1ls
iudRment in this respect was s-e
10 be fine. He purchased the steeq
snite Of the fact that some local hql
men declared they were not mt 10