Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-04
KLEIN HEARING IS
POSTPONED BY COUNCIL
Continued From Page Four

lCon!inIcL from ragc Iourl
the city of Albuquerque any other
timber from which to make selections
Answering paragraph two, he spe
officially denies each and every allega'
tion IN said paragraph contained. Ant
for further answer he states that tho
fire committee was never able TO Sc
lect better men than those employed
because Of the fact that there were
no other applications.
answering paragraph three, thC
respondent denies each and every al
legation in the said paragraph. And
for further answer states that pre-
limnary Instructions are always given
and can be given inside quarters such
us now. and where to ride on appara
tus. how to lay leading hose from hNd-
rant Further than that you cannot
90 since all fires must and are fought
differently. The leading hose, how
ever. is always laid in the same man.
ner | have maintained regular
schedule of practical instructions on
the corner Of Second and Copper near
" every Sunday morning until the end
Of the first quarter, when the TWO
motor engines were in service. Al this
time the mayor reprimanded the re-
spondent severely about the excessiV"
amount Of gasoline consumed, during
that quarter From this time ! dis
continued that practice ana Followed
only such practical usages as were re-
qured BY the drivers. In the face OF
this | have never refused to INSTRUCT
on the contrary | was prohibited,
Tho instantaneous response of larams
of fires the method employed in tight
ing the fires, all of this clearly shows
that there never was any unnecessary
delay AS far as the inefficiency 81
the department is concerned our IRE
loss has been nil, so to speak
"Answerins paragraph four re-
spondent denies each and every allie
cation in said paragraph contained.
And for further answer says that he
was compelled always TO select from
the applications
answering subsection GA Of par
agraph five he denies each and every
allegation that the said paragraph
contains And for further answer he
says that he never knew case of eX-
cessive drinking of any member of
the fire department since he has been
chief
Answering subsection 90 of par
agraph five he states that the mayor
Is misinformed. That only two i'm
stances have ever come to notice Of
this respondent, the first when Capt
Fred Russell took flask Of whiskcy
from Cal Thompson and gave it to
this respondent. Thompson however
claimed that he had the whiskey for
medical purposes and since the flask
was still sealed and very small one,
respondent took no further notice Of
the matter. The second instance was
when Thompson one morning report
cd 20 respondent that he had seen one
of the fircmen take a drink of wills
key from flask. AT the station he,
however failed 10 give the name Of the
fireman I did not give an answer to
the report bur when afterwards the
BOYS were an downstairs, respondent
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