The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-02-03
CLERK HALL And
CAPTAINLONG OF
BID. PENSIONED
Half Pay Given to Faithful
Clerk, Now I'll and to
Veteran Captain.
KILLIAN PROMOTED
TO SUCCEED LONG
John J. Hines, Public Works
Employe, Gets Place Of
Clerk Hall.

ment and Capt James H. Long, in
! charge of Steamer company No. 10
were retired on pensions of half pay;
John J. Hines, timekeeper in the pub
| lie works department was named to
succeed Clerk Hall, and Lieut. John
H. Killian of Steamer Co. No. was
promoted captain to succeed Capt.
Long and assigned to Steamer Co. No.
5, when the fire board met last night.
Mr.. Hines, the new clerk of the fire
board is 27 years of age. He was
born in this city HE lives with his
widowed mother, Mrs Sarah Hines at
311 State street. He is not employ
ed by the Crane Co. as has been
stated. He was formerly assistant Ii
brarian in the law library at the coun-
ty court house and later messenger of
the court of common pleas. Mr.. Hines
has been active in Republican politics
in the First district and was one of
the delegates from that district to
the town and city convention. He
was nominated last night by Presi-
dent Leonard. No mention of confer
ring the title of fourth assistant chief
on him was made. 1t is understood
that he will not receive this rank, but
will rank as a lieutenant, receiving
$1,000 per year. Clerk Hall received
$1,70O.
The commissioners intend to make
the pay of Mrs. John H. Schread, who
has been retained as assistant clerk,
rate of $500. Clerk Hines began his
duties today.
Captain Long is Sc years of age. He
was made a call man under the old
system in the department in 1877,
and a captain in 1895. Lieut.. KiIlian
the department IL years. Hosenan
David J. Haggerty of Chemical Co.
No. 2 was promoted lieutenant to sue
coed Lieut.. Ki1lian.
William H. Mulligan and Anthony
Seamon were appointed members of
the department, Mulligan being as
signed to Steamer company, No 4,
and Seamon to Steamer Co. No. 5.
These other transfers werem ade:
Captain Nicholas Koran, to Engine
Co. No. 10; Lieut.. David Heggerty to
Engine Co. No. 8; Jerome Turpin to
Chemical Co. No. 2 Joseph Brown to
Truck Co. No. 8; John Kelly to Chem
zeal Co. No. 2; John w. DooIan to En-
CINE Co. No. 1; Henry A1bus to Truck
No. 2; w. McGrath to Engine Co.
No. L. T. F. Reilly to Engine Co. No.
9.
Hairs pension will be $3.50 a year
and Longs $700.
The session was a very brief one.
Before it closed President Leonard
said that he was disappointed but not
discouraged because the common
council had turned down the plan for
would renew the fight to bring about
the change in the department and he
charged the newspapers with not
treating the matter fairly. The other
commissioners pledged themselves to
work for the plan as long as they re-
main in office.
D. Clifford Hall, the retiring clerk,
was one of the most popular and eff
cient men who ever filed a city Of
fee in Bridgeport. The position of
clerk of the fire department was one
to which for many years the incum-
bent devoted only his spare time. 1t
carried a salary Of $500 yearly and
was annually apportioned as a politi-
cal favor as the governm emit Of the
city shifted from the hands of one
party to the other. Gradually the
clerical work of the department grew
to s11ch proportions that the office
could no longer be treated in this
manner and in September, 1902, tn
salary was increased to $1,000 and Mr..
Hall appointed for one year with the
understanding that he devote all his
time to the Office.
Thereafter, each year, Mr.. Hall was
obliged to go before the board for re-
election. Mr.. Hall is a Dem ocrat. He
is a brother of former City Treasurer
Fred w. Hall, who for many years
was elected to office when other can
didates on the Democratic ticket were
less fortunate. Several times it was
rum ored that candidates would oppose
Clerk Hall, but no candidate ever OPP
posed him before the fire commission
ers.
On July Is, 1914, the office of clerk
was made a permanent one and Clerk
Hall was elected to the position. The
salary had been advanced to $1,7O0
and Mr.. Hall was made fourth assis-
tant chief of the department.
During the 10 years he had been
in the department UP to last spring
Clerk Hall had never taken a vaca-
ton. He was at his Office early and
late and oftentimes on Sundays. 1T
is believed his close attention to his
duties without proper exercise ag-
gravated, if it did not cause, the or
ganic tai1ment from which he is now
suffering. Clerk Hail has been i'll and
unable to attend his duties since be-
fore Christmas
Last spring Mrs. John H. Schread
was engaged to assist him. Through
an error her name was used in The
Farmer last night as Mrs Chris
Schread. Last spring the commits
sioners then gave Mr.. Hall two
months leave of absence. He went
to visit his married daughter at Fed
eral Point, Fla, and later returned to
his duties apparently much ben9fted
by his vacation. His improvement
was but for a time only. The old
rnalady returned during the summer
and just before Christmas Mr.. Hall
was obliged to take to his bed again.
Tie is now able to be about the house
in his retirement an official passes
who rendered the last full measure
of his devotion to duty in his work
for the city.
Mr. Hall has lived in Bridgeport
all his hfe. Prior to his work in the
fire departme nt he was engaged in
wholesale busfn ess in Water street He
is an expert accountant.
THE PKETTTEsT FACE
and the most beautiful hands are Of