The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-08-19
CALL FIREMEN
ASK FOR AN
INCREASE OF PAY
Have Sent a Petition to Vii
lage Trustees with Fifty
Signatures

raised the pay of the chief and the
other firemen at the central station
they have received the following pet
tition from the members Of the va
rious stations of the call men in the
Whereas the call men of the St.
Johnsbury fire department have for
some years and do now receive the
following wages;
Foreman, $50 per year
Clerks, $50 per year
Janitor of heated hose house,
$57 per year
Jantor of unheated hose houses,
$50 per year
All others, $45 per year
For all time spent at each fire in ex-
cess of three hours, SOC per hour
And whereas all are required to at
tend ~ meetings a year in addition
to responding to all general alarms;
And whereas it is of course neces-
sary to respond to such alarms at all
times of the dav and night, in all con-
ditions of weather and in all kinds OF
DltCcS So uOlllS OitCil iCouioo III ete'iii
age to and loss of clothing;
And whereas their performance OF
their duties as firemen causes consl-
delable hardship among the men IN
addition to the loss OF wages at the
places of regular employn&nt;
1t is therefore considered by the
members of the department that the
above scale of wages is in the cir
cumstances Inadequate and results in
actual loss to many and that scale
of wages should be adopted by the
Village authorities as follows
Foreman, $105 per year
Clerks, $105 per year
Janitor of heated hose use,
SIP per year
Janitor of unheated hose house,
$105 per year
All others, $500 per yeal
For all times spent at each flre IN eX-
cess of three hours, SOC per houl
Therefor unless such scale Is adopt
ed on or before the 18th dav OF Sept
ember, 1920, the registration OF the
undersigned are hereby rendered to
take effect on that day.
/ We feel also that the town of st
Johnsbury should vote to exempt the
members of the department from the
payment of poll tax as provided b!
law. which provision has been taker
advantage of in many towns IN YER
mont.
We wish at this time to compliment
TIE present chief of the fire depart
ment for the capable and efficien
manner in which he has handled the
affairs of the department at all times
We appreciate the loyal supper
which the citizens of st. Johnsbur.
have always given the department
and in taking this action we have NJ
desire many way to embarrass ther
or increase the fire risk, and we be
Geve that we are oiving to the Trus
tees ample time to reorganlze tn
various Hose companies in case the
do not see fit to grant the foregoing
request.
St. Johnsbury, August IA, 1920.
Hose Mol: August Beck, H. I
Donohue, L. Carrier, G. Donohue
Fred H. Dolloff, Clyde f. Fuller, {
E. Rice, H. J. Brown, j. E. AamlI
ton, w. Hogue. -,
Hose No. 2: J. F. Boivin, V. J. Al
bert. H. D. Moore, T. ]. Boyce, "
W. Morse, w. Richardson, Waite
Powers, Archie Campbell, Emich j
Savard, A. l.. Allison, George E. B(
mott. Carroll Gordon.
Hose No. 8: Fred Wright, Charlie
E. Hoar, r. H. Cutting, A. W. Dear
H. S. Thomas, G. C. Moulton
Hose No 6: Ernest Cross, Fran
T. Lynch, Martin T. Carr, Stephe
p. Page, William B. Matthews,A lie
c. Underwood, H. E. Gray, G. +
Whiting, C. H. Motfett, Georg
Rice.
Hook and Ladder: w. ]. Co,
James H. Baldwin, F. J. Whltehll
w. w. Peters, VIM. SkeTy, G. W
Whtehill, Allen Munkittrick, Elme
E. Hooker, Leonard Burns, Willial
Cook, Earl J. Vemit, Eber }. Slmf
son.