Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-07

Walter Reed testified that when
be- was placed as driver of the engine
at th, highland station that DE bad
rul driven other machines before
starting 90 drive t1is machine. that
he hrd never driven machine as an
occupation before starting 90 drive
far the citv neither had hc ever
owned machine Of his own which
hc had driven and that he had never
worked Doe an automobile garage prior
io his employment as driver Tor the
city. that be- had been driving FOR
the city near live or six months and
that al this time he did not know
Huythin. about the mechanical parts
0f 30 machine shat he had on this
dav on which the killing OF little
owen Doris occurred. been drinking
and that hc had taken az least three
drinks that ne remembered distinct
h hut ne was not sure whether or
not d, had taken more than three
that Dec was unable 90 give a tull ae-
count DC his whereabouts ou the af-
tcrnoou of thc 10th day Of November,
little owen Doris occurred.
THAT 80 the Investigation of the
fire committee after tho aforesaid jn-
quest had taken place Chief Jacob
Klein stated chat hc put new men ON
at the highland station and left the
instructions To the captain 20 see that
the new men bccumc proficient and
.that ne. TIC chief supposed that HE
captain did $50 but that he never in-
vrsugated himself 10 find ONT wheth-
On or not the captain had done SO.
Gentlemen of the city council. ln
view of my knowledge as mayor OF
the foregoing facts, ! feel that Jacob
Klein IS inefficient and am unsafe
man to bc chief OF the fire depart
ment Of the city of Albuquerque, and
! respectfully ask the honorable CITY
council to approve and confirm mF
actions i'm the matter Of the removal
Of Jacob Klein from the head Of the
fire department AS chief ana the ape
pointment Of Arthur G. Burtless TO
fiji the place as chief Of the fire de-
partmcut of the city of Albuquerque.
Tire AOmmiUcC'- report,
The fire committees report follows.
ITO the honorable mayor and city
council Of the city of Albuquerque, n
A.. We. the members Of the fire com
mlttee u your body, wish to submit
the following report:
"Wc have investigated the accident
ito the highland engine which resulted
in the killing OF one owen Doris on
November 10. 1915 ana would refer
to YOU the record Of the corOner's in
gcstIgation and report
we find upon INVESTIGATION that
there are some changes which VIC be-
lleve are necessary for tho best inter
eats IF the department and the welfare
Of the city Among these is the ad-
visibility of removing from the de-
partmcnt of W. J. Reed, which we
recommend And We believe the run
ming time of the fire apparatus should
be limited to twenty-five miles pei
hour in going to fire and fifteen miles
in returning, and SO recommend.
Committee Report Adopted
The report was signed by the en-
.ire ommittee-Alderman George y
Hammond. chairman; Alderman Ivar
Grunsfeld ana Alderman S. s. Gilbert
Alderman S. r. Coen moved that the
report be adopted On the ron cal
the six councilmen present voted at.
firmatiKcly.
chief Burtless was executive heat
Of the fire department here for sis
years. lie was brought to Albuquer
que eleven years ago from Toledo, @.
to take the appointment as chief. Pre-
vious to coming here he served lone
term in the Toledo department goine
through all the branches of service az
driver. piueman and engnemar, Com
ing here, he brought strong recon-
ntendatious. one from Golden Rule
Jones. then mayor of Toledo.
chief Klein has been with the do
pertinent ten years. half Of which
time ne has put in MS chief.