Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-06-29
MANY PROMOTED
IN FIRE SERVICE
Fourteen New Positions Also
Ordered by District
Commissioners.
OF
CHIEF WAGNER Needed
E. H. Nohe Will Captain New Com
pany at Connecticut Avenue
and Macomb Street.

Fourteen new positions and a large
number of promotions in the District
fire department were ordered in board
session today by the District Commits
sioners on recommendation of Fire
Chief Frank J. Wagner.
Twelve of the new appointees Will
compose engine company No. Is, the
new fire house to be located at Con-
necticut avenue and Macomb street.
This company will not be installed for
several months, and the members in
the meantime will be detailed to other
companies.
!. E. H. Nohe, lieutenant at No. 13 en-
CINE company, has been given the cap
taincy of the new company. He will re-
ceive salary of $1,400 per annum.
The appropriation act, which becomes
effective July !, also provides for a new
engineer and assistant engineer at No.
p engine company, appointments to these
positions being made today.
List of the Changes.
The appointments and promotions are
as follows:
E. H. Nohe. from lieutenant to captain,
with compensation at the rate Of s1.4o0
per annum (new position).
c. c. WOLF, from private of class two to
lieutenant, with compensation at the rate
Of $1,000 per annum. vice Nohe.
C. F. Sullivan, from private of class two
to lieutenant, with compensation at the
rate of $1,000 per annum new posi-
tion).
A. Elliott. from assistant engineer to
engineer. with compensation at the rate
Of 81, $50 per annum new position.
.nnf1 Of 10 "a
2 to assistant engineer, with compen-
sation at the rate of $1,100 per annum,
vice Elliott
S. n. Rollins. from assistant engineer
to engineer. with compensation at the
rate of $1,l50 per annum new posi-
tion).
P. Steinman. from private of class 2
to assistant engineer, with compensa-
ton at the rate of s1.1oo per annum
vice Rollins.
w. G. Sliney, from private of class .
to assistant engineer. with compensa-
ton at the rate Of $1,100 per annum
(new position).
G. J. Specht. from private of class 2
tion at the rate of $1,100 per annum
NEW position).
T. Inscoe. from assistant driver to
driver. with compensation at the rate
of $1.150 per annum (new position).
J. J. Gates. from private of class 2 to
assistant driver. with compensation at
the rate of s1.1O0 per annum. vice
Inscoe.
]. H. Swami, from private of class
2 to assistant driver, with compensa-
ton at the rate of s1,100 per annum
new position).
Promotion for Privates.
The following privates of class l to
privates of class 2, with compensat ton
at the rate of $1,000 per annum each
(the first eight vice promotions. the
last four new positions): J. S. Cox, j.
W. Branzell. ]. F. Madigan, H. A. John
son, r. L. Huntington. J. NJ. Kober, D.
Cray. A. n. Cooper, ]. NJ. O'Neil, A J.
Rogers, C. L. Satterfeld and L. O..
Turner.
The following named appointed as
privates of class I. for probationary
periods Of twelve months, with com
pensation at the rate of $3.50 per an
mum Uhe first twelve vice promotions,
the last two new positions): w. ]. Toy,
F. L. Dronenburg. L. l.. Lloyd, r. D..
Rogers, W. Nelson, B. H. Lewis. M. T.
Hizer. r. E. S. Boss. F. Jeffries, J. ].
Wellner, ]. F. Nolte. P D. Burdette.
V. M. Crawford and w. A. F. Strauss.