St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-06-26
Fire department
Meets and Com
nlittee Reports
Are Received
Covington, La, June "a, 1915.

Covington, La, June "a, 1915.
/ Meeting Of the Firemen's Benevo-
lent Association was called to orde,
by President W. H. Kentzel. with the
following members present: N. J.
Seller, Jacob Seller, Jas. Connaught-
lon, H. J. Ostendorf, Eugene Strain,
J. r. Barrios, ]. D. Lambert, R. L.
ALBERT. w. H. Kentzel and Julian
H. Smith.
| Minutes of May were read and
adopted as read.
Reports of Chief Ostendorf were
read and accepted and ordered
spread on the minutes.
Report of Financial Secretary
Barrios of the following collections
was next accepted. Dues collected
from Jefferson Company. $14.O0;
from Chemical Company, $3.50, and
from Hook and Ladder Company,
$3.50; from honorary members, IS.
Moved, seconded and carried that
Ed. Jones be given relief of SIX
dollars for two weeks sickness.
The following bills were next pre-
sented and ordered paid: Acme
Book and News Co, for cigars, etc.
$500; Pineland Spring Bottling Co.,
for pop, so cents; A. Frederick, for
beer, 1925; A. Perbos, for beer,
$3.50; ]. D. Lambert, for Is sand
witches. $3.50; Logan Badon, for
hauling two engines to and from
the Baptist Church fire, $500; to w.
II. Kentzel, for printing 500 dodgers,
800.
The bill Of c. Michel for $11.25
for Is sandwiches was ordered re-
turned TO the refreshment committee
for correction.
Communications from the Eureka
Fire Hose Mfg. Co.. were read and
ordered filed away.
The application for membership to
the Association of DR.. L. c. Heintz
and Hon. Fred ]. Heintz were taken
up and were accepted by acclama-
ton. The application of Louis
David, Jr., for reinstatement in the
Association was accepted by accla-
nation.
Moved and seconded that the &C
ton of the president in appointing
committee of three to confer with
like committee from the Associa-
ton of Commerce and Women's Pro-
gressive Union be ratified. Carried.
E. G. Davis, R. L. ALBERT and L. M.
Bourgeois composed the committee.
The above committee appointed by
the president to get up waterworks
system in Covington reported pro-
gress.
Moved and seconded that the pres
ident appoint committee of one to
get prices for having braks put on
the three engines. Carried.
H. J.. Ostendorf was appointed.
Moved and seconded that we
change the meeting night from the
third Thursday in each month to
the third Tuesday of each month.
Carried.
Moved and seconded that a COM
mittee of three be appointed to get
up picture show at the Parkview
Theatre for the benefit of the Asso-
citation.
The following committee was ap-
pointed: James Connaughton, J. r.
Barrios, H. ]. Ostendorf.
Following are the reports Of Chief
Ostendorf:
Covington, La, June II, 1915.
To the Officers and Members of the
Covington Fire Association:
I, the undersigned, tender this my
monthly report as chief of your fire
department.
May 31st at 9:15 p. M, alarm was
sent in from District No. Is, calling
out the department to Mr.. JAG Box
enfohr5s residence. The building
was total loss before the fire de-
partment got to work, as we had to
put down one thousand feet of hose
to get water to the fire. The engine
did good work and kept the fire
from spreading. Insurance on build
ing $500, AID on furniture $500.
We had all the department out and
working.
On June 2, at $3.50 p. m, alarm
was sent in from District No. Is,
calling the department to the resi-
dence of Mr.. A. D. Schwartz. The
building was total loss. Insurance
$140O. The property belonged to
Mrs Scott Williams. Furniture and
household goods of Mr.. Adrian D.
Schwartz, valued at $4,000. No in
surance.
June 9, at 1880 a. m. alarms sent
in from District No. calling out
the department to Daniels residence
at corner of Madison and 18th ave.
The building was a total loss. In
surance 500. The Baptist church
was next to the building and caught
fire and was total loss. Insurance
500.
All the departments were out at
all fires and / would ask that the
members of each company would see
that the engine and truck are put
back in the engine house, as it has
been left to five members and myself
to put up after all fires. ! would
ask that each company appoint five
members to take care OF their de-
partment.
Mr.. Wallace Poole will not accept
the contract to bring the engine to
and from the fires. We can get L0-
gan Bado nand Jas. ]. Ezell to take
the small engine and chemical and
truck, but for the large engine we
will use the town mules.
had the hose reel repaired by
August Vergez and small engine also
put in good working order. We have
all the department in good order and
ready for duty at all times.
Mr.. Jos. Hoffman reports every
dow IN mo aud wa visit the engine