The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-27
Frank c. Streeter to Become
Fire Chief Tomorrow
at | o'clock
GIBSON'S VOTE is
CAST BY PROXY
Commissioner Kaine Succeeds in De
posing Man Who Has Been Chief Is
Years = New Head Recognized as
Efficient Fire Fighter.

Efficient Fire Fighter
By vote of a majority of the board
of commissioners of the village of
Brattleboro last evening the term of
Chief Engineer Harvey W. Sanders of
the fire department will end at I
o clock tomorrow afternoon, and he
will be succeeded by Frank c. Street
er, whom the board appointed This
settles a question which has been un-
der consideration since the last village
meeting, when f. w. Gibson was
elected a commissioner in place of
Solon \. Richmond. Mr.. Sanders has
been chief Is years.
Before leaving for the state camp
ground Capt. Gibson authorized Com
missioner John T. Kaine to cast
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.
q
was called last evening. Mr.. Kaine
and Commissioner Walter 5. Stearns
being present. Up to that time Mr.
Stearns had not heard of any move
ment 10 appoint Mr.. Streeter, ana the
mention of the latter was a surprise
to him. The vote stood two to one,
Mr.. Kaine casting tHo-baIlots, his and
! Capt. Gibson $.
Mr.. Stearns had 10 criticism of Mr.
Streetcr as a fire fighter and signed
his commission, Mr.. Kaine signed for
himself and Capt. Gibson.
For some time Mr. Kainc has heel
opposed to Chief Sanders. but so long
! as Mr.. Richmond was on the board
/ Of commissioners he aad Mr.. Stearns
prevented any change. The APPOINT
ment of assistant chiefs rests with
the chief engineer.
| Mr.. Streeter has been in the depart
mcnt long time and is an efficient
! fireman Formerly he was foreman Of
/ Steamer Co. No. 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:
| 1.-The undersigned residents and
taxpayers of the village of BrattIc-
horo, Vt, wish to express our satisfac-
tion 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 E. Tasker. Thos
T Brittan, II. NJ. Tucker, w. X
Sparks, +. c. Clark, II. NJ Wood. L
II. Barber, F. c. Sargent, J. A. Hoad
! ley, H. f. Whitney, E. NJ Adds, L
K. Barber, Chas, G. Staples, VIM. G
Sargent, John F. Fitzgerald, J. Z
Mann, f. R. Lowell, John L. Roess, C
p +. Graffam f. J. Waterman, c. E
, Merrill, H. P. Wellman, C. o. Robbins
c. w. Cushing, A E. Miller, G. F
Thomas, r. L. Manley, Manley Bros.
J. f. Rogers, H. L. March, w. L. Hunt
J. B. Dunton, Harry ?. Webster, NJ
c. Houghton, Geo. E. Foster, F. L
{ Burnett, A. S. Thompson, F. w. Kuech
E. E. Perry, F. R. Vaughan, G. F
Bingham, c. H. Pratt, H. r. Randall
5 G. R. Crosby, H. H. Crosby, Frank E
! Barber, H. w. Sargent, Walter II
! Haigh, S. T. Abbott, d. f. Shea, +. A
I Richardson, w. A. Shumway.
The petition was just what it pur
ported to be, namely, request for til
appointment of Mr.. Sanders, an,
was not a movement in opposition t
Mr.. Streeter, as his name had not bee
u mentioned in connection with the pos
ton.