The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-12-03

NEXT MOVE IN
FIRE DEPT.
PR BIZ
Hearing Pursued With View
to Seeking Possible Condi-
tons Bearing on Accidents
and Emergencies.
CERTAIN THINGS WERE
IN INQUIRERS' MINDS
Questions of Training, Phys
ical Exercise, Appointments,
Liquor and Whistle Touch
ed Upon With Purpose.

That certain recommendations Will
probably be part OF the report to be
made by Tho fire committee az a rec
suit Of It's investigation based on thel
Killing OF the Doris child was inti-
mated In official quarters today, but
the paturc OF the probable recom-l
mendations was no. disclosed.
The hearing was held at The city
hall last night. The death of the
child when the highland lire truck
crashed into q fence before the Dor
ris house was not directly touched
upon. !: was explained after the ses-
sloa that the committee regarded the
probe into the fatality as such by the
%coroner's jury az sufficient. and while
the accident furnished the basis for
the hearing. the latter merely took up
the case where the inquest left on
Possible indirec. causes OF uCh ca
t~astrophes as the boys death. possible
fundamental faults in departmental
operation. likely 10 contribute avoid
able elements OF danger TO emergen-
sizes. were what he committee had So
mind, Il was said.
What Committee Was AFTER.
To understand the line OF inquiry
pursued IL Is necessary 90 understand
what was In the committee mind a.
the hearing. II had been said iu
some quarters. for instance, that the
city hremen and especially the driy-
: ors OF the otto .rucks were insult
] cicntly trained and not appointed
with due consideration Of the alert
ness and efficiency required by the.
work. IL had been said that the men.
suffered in efficiency because of lack
- ~ a.MMHa. . loeb De- aH#A. laH.
tended, that had resulted in Their
being less M physically and less alert
mentally han they should be. 10 hal
been said that tho Illicit usc or liquor
also would bear Investigation. An
other point raised was that the Gre
whistle served TO attract people Co
the danger zone when the engines
answered an alarm. Those were some.
OF the things. as bearing on possible.
fundamentals. that the committee bud
heard and had IN mind when toe iu-
quiry opened.
Besides members of the hTy conn
mittce the hearing was afforded Dog
Mayor Boatright City Attoruc'
/ Thomas -. Wilkcrson. and -. q.
( Coors. Jr.. 81 the law firm of BurN-
hart x Coors. counsel for the Doris
family. Member ot She family were
among the auditors
Every member of the highland fire
company ana Chief Jacob Klein were
sworn as witnesses. Mayor Boat
right. Aldermen Ivan Grunsfcld and
Hammond and city Attorney Wiltvr-
son took part in the questioning.
The men were asked how long they
had been In .hc department whlt
was their training. and .f they knew
Of auv violations of the regulation
against bringing liquor into .hc IRE
houses?
cal Thompson. % pipcman said he
had seen liquor In the hro house
once. lie didn't drink, and had mon"
Of il himself. He was not pre-. I'd q.
tell who brough. the liquor into th'
house, the ilquisitors feeling mat u
would be unfair to put him W tho
position Of squealing
Replying TO "a question by Alderman
i Gruusfeld, ASS stunt chief James Cos
grove. who has charge 81 the high
land station. said he believed gym
nasium exercise would be he1ehcia
: 20 the men, lie had been talking OF
handball court with the chairman oil
the hre committee. he said.
Tho men didn't get enough praotic,
answering alarms, Co.grOVo said
Fire calls were sometimes two week.
apart. A. TO crack drivers. rpsgr"y'
said IL was impossible to get W,Chau
e les and drivers Co taNe q JOB cniIIHI
q for "a hours OF duty az 500 "a month
the sum paid drivers of he depart
ment now.
i He wouldn't perml. 90 man undo
III the influence of liquor to geo ON dut'
NJ the assistant CHIEF said.
n lire whistle Needed.
The FIRE whistle was needed 90 lo
men on duty know when AN alarm
came in. Cosgroto said only Dos re
uoyiur men OF duty for meals 20
other uauscs from answering alarm
could the necessity for the whistle Do
removed.
chief Klein took the stand iu t"l
now vacancies were filled tie Ald n'
appoint men. he said, without the au
q prevail of the chairman of th" nr
committee.
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