Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-06-30
FIRE CHIEF is DEP0SED
Frank c. Streeter Succeeded H.
W. Sanders Wednesday
Gibsons Vote Cast by Proxy by
Kaine--New Head Recognized as Eff
ficient Fire Fighter.

BY vote Of majority of the board
of commissioners of the village of
Brattleboro Monday night the term of
Chief Engineer Harvey w. Sanders of
the fire department ended at / o clock
Wednesday afternoon, and he was
succeeded by Frank G. Streeter,
whom the board appointed. This
settles II question which has been un-
der consideration since the last village
meeting, when T.. w. Gibson was
elected commissioner in place of
Scion A. Richmond. Mr.. Sanders has
been chief 10 years.
Before leaving for the state camp
ground Capt. Gibson authorized Com
missioner John T. Kaine to east
ballot by proxy for Mr.. Streeter at
the meeting Monday night or at any
subsequent time, Capt. Gibson not be-
ing able to be present. Mr.. Kaine had
seen Mr.. Streeter, who has been for
years a member of the department,
and learned that he would accept the
appointment if it was positively de-
cided not to re-appoint Mr.. Sanders,
but not under any other conditions.
A meeting of the commissioners
was called Monday evening, Mr.. KANE
and Commissioner Walter S. Stearns
being present Up to that time Mr..
Stearns had not heard of any move
ment to appoint Mr.. Streeter, ana the
mention of the latter was a surprise
to him. The vote stood two to one,
Mr.. Kaine casting two ballots, his and
Capt. Gibson s.
Mr.. Stearns had no criticism of Mr..
Streeter as a fire fighter and signed
his commission, Mr. KANE signing for
himself and Capt. Gibson.
For some time Mr.. Kaine has been
opposed to Chief Sanders, but so long
as Mr.. Richmond was on the board
of commissioners he and Mr.. Stearns
prevented any change. The appoint
ment of assistant chiefs rests with
the chief engineer.
Mr.. Streeter has been in the depart
ment long time and is an efficient
fireman. Formerly he was foreman of
Steamer Co. No. 4 and since the last
reorganization of the department he
has been foreman of the steamer
company which meets at the engine
house after alarms and waits for Il
call for either steamer or the com
binatiOn wagon.
A few days ago petition signed
by business men and addressed "To
the Commissioners for the Village of
Brattleboro, VT was presented to
the commissioners, asking for the re
appointment of Chief Sanders. The
petition read as follows
"The undersigned residents and
taxpayers of the village of Brattle-
borO, VT, wish to express our satisfac-
ton and appreciation of the services
of Chief Engineer Harvey w. Sanders
of the Brattleboro fire department in
the past, and trust that you will find
it best for the good of the service to
re-appoint him to the same position
The petition was signed as follows:
Geo NJ. Clay, John f. Tasker, Thos.
IT Britain, ~ M. Tucker, w. X.
Sparks, +. C. Clark, II. NJ. Wood, L..
II. Barber, F. G. Sargent, j. A. Hoad-
ley, II. f. Whitney, L. NJ. Adds, l..
K Barber, Chas. G. Staples, VIM. 6.
Sargent, John f. Fitzgerald, j. f..
Mann, E. r. Lowell, John L. Rcess, c.
f. GRAHAM, +. j. Waterman, G. f.
Merrill, H. P. Wellman, G. o. Robbins,
C. w. Cushing, A. E. Miller, c. F.
Thomas, R. l.. Manley, Manley Bros,
J. F. Rogers, H. L. March, w. L. Hunt,
j. B. Dunton, Harry p. Webster, Nj
C. Houghton, Geo. f. Foster, F. L.
Burnett, A. S. Thompson, F. w. Kuech
f. E. Perry, F. r. Vaughan, c. F,
Bingham, C. II. Pratt, II. r. Randall
G.. r. Crosby, II. II. Crosby, Frank r.
Barber, II. w. Sargent, Walter H.
Haigh, s. F. Abbott, ID. F. Shea, F. A.
Richardson, w. A. Subway.
The petition was just what it pur-
ported to be, namely, request for the
appointment of Mr. Sanders, and
was not movement in opposition tc
Mr.. Streeter, as his name had not been
mentioned in connection with the posi-
ton.