Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-09
CITIZEN FIRE
co. IS OFFERED
BUILDING SITE
Firemen's Union Would Have
Physicians Give Serv-
ices at Fires

1t was announced at the Firemen's
Union meeting held in the Washing
ton chemical house last evening,
that an offer had been made to
members of the Citizen Fire Com
pany of site in Tenth street, near
Market, free, for the purpose of
erecting an engine house for the
Citizen Fire Company.
Provision is being made to have
the police patrol. or the city ambu-
lance respond to fire alarms. Also
to have volunteer physicians appear
at fires in the various districts. DR..
T. E. Bowman, 1541 State street, is
the first physician to tender his serv-
ices free in case of fire alarms in his
district.
On Friday afternoon at the may
or s office, an ordinance will be pre-
pared for adoption by City Council,
providing for a safety committee,
made up of firemen from the various
companies, to act in conjunction
with the police force of the city,
whereby crowds will be kept back
from dangerous places during fires:
members of this committee to be au-
thorized to arrest on view parties
caught stealing personal property at
such times.
The annual dues to the FYremen ms
Union of the several fire companies
nave been increased from 81 to So.
The attention of the city authori-
ties has been called to the dangerous
conditions arising from the parking
of automobiles along the east side of
Market Square and Second street,
from Market to Walnut street, on
Saturday evenings.
the fremen are delighted with the
prospect of widening Walnut street
from Fourth to Third. and Third
street from Walnut to North. The
nightly congestion on Walnut street
Is menace to public safety when
that thoroughfore has to be used in
responding to fire alarms.
Each fire company of the citv Is
requested to appoint a committee of
three tiremen to assist in making
preparations for the coming county
convention in June. These commit
tee men are to attend the meeting
of the Dauphin county executive
committee at the Friendship house
on the 18th of this month.
The volunteer firemen of the CITY
are going to contribute immediately
10 fund for the erection of a fire.
mems arch, or other suitable me-
morlal IN honor of the returning SOL
dlers and in time for the Victory ma
RACES. Ihe committee appointed for
t!iiS purpose are II. P. Fleck, Friend
snip NO. l: Charles Price. of Hone
no. =; Edward Vert, of Citizen No
.: CHARLES E. Ripper. of Washington
NO. = Benjamin Gastrock. of Mt
aernon No. 8: f. Elwood Rogers. of
raNton No. G: George f. Bird. of
6oodwlll No. .: Robert Buck. of Mt
Pleasant No. s; f. Bowman, of sus-
quehanna No. Q: A. L. Patton. of
Riley No. 10: II. w. Keenev NJ
shamrock No. II: c. A. Hurst NJ
alllson No. 1871. IT. Rudy. of Camn
1uftin No. 13: Lincoln Dillon ~
Royal No. IA: Colonel Henry q
Demming, president of the Fire.
mems Union. and Joseph Redman,
secretary of the Union. ex officio.
the committee to be called toeetha,
by A. l.. Patton.
AS soon as the safety committee
mas been thoroughly organized Eire
Chlef Kinder will provide ropes AZ
every fire. for use by Me comn1ittos
ana police and the BA' Scouts. To
act in conjunction under the control
ana dlrecton of the fire chief.