Denver labor bulletin., 1917-01-06

called by the Objects oi the tellpOIai.
for the purpose Of forming
a permanent Colorado State Firemen's
association and transacting such other
business as the delegates OF the conven-
ton might deem necessary and appro
pirate.
A suggestion being made that 4 chair
man al i secretary of the CONVEX tion be
elected as the first move il order,
motion was made, seconded and carried
that the president and secretary OF the
Temporal ~ organization act il their re-
spective capacities during the conven-
tion.
The secretary read the cons titution
and bylaws, as drafted by the Denver
association. a suggestion was made
that we change the report OF officers
from No 10 in the order OF bus ness to
No. 3. After a great many favorable
remarks over the thoro, painsJaking ana
satisfactory manner in which the con-
stitution and bylaws had been drawn
up, a IN 1tion was made, seconded and
carried by acclamation that the c1nstitu-
ton and bylaws be adopted as read.
The secretary read the financial state
ment OF the temporary organ .zation and
it was agreed that any money having
been paid into the temporary o-ganiza-
tion by any department or association,
such money should apply o. dues,
assessments, or initiation ices in the
Colorado state Firemen's assDcil tion, a.
provided for in Section OF the bylaws,
for such department or association.
Roll call as follows: Denver Fire
mems Protective association represented
by Chief Graeber, Couboy. B tz and
Fisher The Veteran Volunteer Fire-
mems association OF Denver y Captain
Crowley The Pueblo Iireuan- Union
bv CLamhlin The Florence ire depart
mout by Chief NJ :. Ball Colorado
Iremeu's association by Chic. NcCartIu.
Assistant Chief Donahue " .ltuu. Ans
Ter, Her ,olshcimer, Fume Johnson,
Cross, Hudson, Lorraine. N Conneu,
Reed, DaI ey. Smith, Temple. a Ibuchou,
lee and Eeuney. Attoueg c. hen. the
State Iiremen's associate attorney,
was also attendance.
The or dentials OF the Pueblo and
Denver delegates were read nd approved
and ordered filed.
4 constitution and bylaws committee
was appointed. Henry n Sarwash,
Denver; Ray Chamblin, Pueblo; r. VI.
Bradshaw. Colorado Springs. 4 motion
was made, seconded and carried that
the committee referred 10 in Articles G
and OF the order of bus ness be called
the constitution and by-laws committee
Instead OF the rules and regulations com
mittse. This Is also the committee men
toned in Article ;. Se,tion /, of the
constitution As FIRST committee on
rules
Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Denver and
Florence were nom mated, in order
named. a. the next convention cities y
motion was made and seconded that the
chair appoint con mittee TO decide
where the next con, rntion should be
Carried. The chairma- appointed com
mittee consisting OF II nee member Con
boy, Daley and Ball This committee
later reported that thtv had chosen Colo
RADIO Springs.
Under the order OF new business the
pension hill was takeT up for considera-
tion. Attorney Cohen spoke at some
length on the differeat features OF the
bill and advised us 'pncerning the ae-
tion We should take t different stages
OF it, journey thru tie legislature. He
said that there are " enty-two or more
states now having a Tnnsion bill similar
TO the one we are assing for and that
the per cent asked for would have
amounted this year t. S3s. 1000. He also
advised that We have bout two hundred
copies Of the bill null graphed and send
copy to each munic ality in the state
with an explanatory tier and also ask
them TO bring every influence possible
to bear on their res nective legislators
in favor OF the passage of the bill. Mr.
tohcn'> remarks wer very respectfully
and fayorahlv receive The final addi-
tions and alterations were made in the
bill as drafted. Aft, the final section
add the following: Any member of a
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cnliSts his services ia some other paid
fire department, shal have his pension
suspended during the line of such serv-
ice. In Section Il, ne two. strike out
the word monthly an substitute semi
annually on the last meetings OF Fchru-
airy and August IT, Section 7.'after
the eighth word add tie words paid de-
partmcni," In Sect IN IL after the
fourth word add the word paid In
Section lG. line on, after the fifth
word add the word volunteer" In
Section 10 strike ouf the words mot
exceeding fifteen d.llars tSl5.l per
month" In Section 3, page 5 change
TO cut out all provisos as to cause Of
disability or incapacity in paid fire de-
rartments. Moved and seconded that
the bill be approved rs amended Car
ried. 1t was decided that whenever Mr..
NNAh'A H'hA 'hA NNiA u committee
from the outside was needed in Denver
TO work ON the legislature that the 10.
cal departments would appoint their
own committees.
Election of officers: The following of.
ficers were elected to serve during the
term ending during the next annual con,
vcntion: President, W. $. Walton: see.
II, NJ Bradshaw; first
vice president, Chief Graeber: sccono
vice president, Chief NJ. s. Ball: third
vice president, Ray Chamblin; sergeant.
alarms, Captain Crowley.
\ motion was made and seconded that