Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-04
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| en- the firemen each drink on a very
few occasions, not more than three IN
two years, when they were out all
! night at fires, ana came to the quar-
ters wet ana cold After the change
Of hose and after they had changed
their clothes, washed and cleaned up
! / would give them Il drink as | have
/ explained above. If had been asked
{ the proper question at the committee
| would have explained at that time.
/ was only asked If ] had ever seen
whskey drunk at the station.
Answering sub section (C) OF
paragraph five this respondent denies
each and every allegation in said par
agraph set forth and further answer
| ing this respondent states that there
/ has been but one case of unbecoming
| conduct of any member Of the fire
department called to his notice, since
I the present mayor became, head Of
the city government. That was an
occasion where two firemen got in a
scrap and Immediately they were
taken to task by the chief. 1t was inn
possible to discharge and fill their
places and the fire committee, as well
as the chief. knew this to be a fact,
1t was impossible to get along with
two vacancies and after severe rep
rimand they were permitted to contin-
Ne in the service. That respondent
gricvcd over this affair more than any
other that has ever happened during
his administration but there was no
way to fill their vacancies if he had
dismissed the two men and much
against his will he had to continue
them
Answering paragraph six, respond
ent states that this is fully answered
III paragraph one of the answer, Il be-
ing one Of the original CHARGES served
on respondent ON December G. 1915,
but respondent denies zach and every
allegation in said paragraph con-
tained.
Answering paragraph seven OF
snb-sections a, p and c Of the said
paragraph, respondent specifically de-
MES each and every allegation in said
paragraph contained and calls for
strict proof thereof and further an
swerjng he refers the council to the
fire losses in the said city. to the
many letters of commentator which
he asks leave to introduce as part OF
this answer.
answering paragraph eight. this
respondent denies each and every al
legation in said paragraph contained
Further answering the several
charges made against this respondent
of Incompetence and inefficicncy. he
states. that his whole record is open
for inspection, that he has successfully
put out your fires and confined them
to their places Of origin, that he las
faithfully labored throughout his en-
tire career to lift up the department
from the crudest form possible to
one Of a high standard of efficiency,
there having been specific rules laid
down for fighting fires, by men who
have spent a lifetime in the study Of
this matter, such as the national
board Of fire engineers, the ma
tional board Of fire underwriters,
and these rules are universally fol-
lowed throughout the world and re-
spondent has tried 10 conduct the
management Of the Albuquerque fire
department along these lines hen
the motor engine appeared on the
field, unknown conditions had go be
faced and dealt with. one of The
mort important Of these was the speed
af the moftpr-lirr truck There seems
"a bc a. many opinions about that as
There are communities aud keeping
Hiep with me general sentiment 81 the
entire country respondent has long
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