The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-24
THE FARMER: JULY 24, 1915

u OOeSu 1OOh I4IGI way 0441SO FNO haven't done anything about it, does it ?" Commissioner John H. Tague re- piled.
 Attorney CuIIinan then left the building and then President Leonard sent Clerk Hall to Chief Moneys of fee at fire headquarters with instruc- tions to get all the papers there that pertained to the fire department.
 Clerk Leonard was gone some time and when he returned he carried the minute book of the meetings of 1875. He said he had to go to Chief Moon ey's home for the record. President Leonard said the book was the prop erty of the City of Bridgeport and Chief Mooney had nO right to keep it at his home.
 On the motion of Commissioner Tague the board reconVened and then Com missioner Tague presented the resolution retiring Chief Mooney.
 Commissioner Tague said that pol itics did not enter his motion but he felt the department required a young CT man. He moved that Edward Mooney, by reason of physical disa- btlity, resulting from injury received by exposure in the performance of his duties, has become permanently disabled for the performance of his duties as chief of the fire department of this city,.
 Clerk Hall was then instructed to notify Assistant Chief Johnson that he will be acting chief of the depart ment until a new chief is named. It is said that Assistant Chief Johnson is slated to succeed Chief Mooney, and it is reported that Captain Beardsley of Truck Go. No. 1 is to be elected an assistant chief.
 Chief. Mooney receives $2,500 salary and $500 as fire marshal He would receive S1,500 per year pension. The record of the fire department which
 
 call man in 1867 are disputed by him. He claims he entered the department in 1875. At that time fremen were elected each year. He failed of cleo ton in 1886 and consequently his name was dropped from the depart ment. In 1904, he was made chief of the department.
 The four other men who were re- tired last night sent letters to the com mmissioners requesting that they be placed on the pension list It was reported, however, that @ certain commissioner had intinated that it would be a wise thing to do. Edward Russell, who was retired, was a call man in 1885. In 1896 he was made a permanent man. In 1895 he was for a period of one week, cap 1 tain of No. 1. John Walter, the driv CT, was captain of No. 1 for three minutes. Russell was injured some l time ago when ne Tell rom the seat of the wagon while going to a fire near the Y WA c. A: building. Captain Murphy was born on Janu- ary 3, 1855. He became a call man l on June IT, 1885 and was made a permanent fireman on June 1, 1890. On September 1.i 1892 he was made a captain. For some reason none of 1 the commissioners seemed to know he | was dismissed on February 8, 1901. l but was reinstated-
 Hoseman Smith was born June 25, 1853. Appointed call man in April, 1897 and made a permanent fireman l in January, 1912.
 Guy B. Trowbridge was appointed i in 1888 to call man and in 1892 was made a permanent man> He gets less pension money than the others be- couse he is rated as second-grade | fireman.
 The eleven other men on the re- tired list, which now contains six teen names, are:
 | Francis sweezey. E. M. Wilson, E.. l S. Buckminster, William Thorme, John P. Baum, George R. Card, Will | liam Madden. Wallace Hall, John Stetzer, Charles B. Futile and Thomas | Wha1en