The Washington herald., 1921-05-01
ALEXANDRlAS FIRE
DEPARTMENT NOW
ON A new BASIS
Recruits Come in Prompt
ly for Two Disorgan-
lied Companies.
TIE HERALD BUREAU.

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ALEXANDRIA, Va, April 30.-
Complete plans for q reorganization
of the Relief Truck Company No. /
and the Reliance Fire Company No.
5, to take the place OF the vofun-
tesrs who resigned at midnight to-
night because the city council re.
fused to repeal the speed law Of
twenty-five miles an hour for nre
apparatus, when answering hre
alarms, were mapped out tonight at
a meeting of former volunteer nre-
men. held at the hotel Rammel.
! Mayor J.. NJ. Duncan presided
Fire Chief William Desmond, Dep
uty Fire Chief Norman Roberts and
several members Of the city coun-
ell attended the gathering. "a
The names Of thirty members
were secured for the Relief Com
pany and about twenty-five for the
Reliance Company. --
A roster of the new members
was taken by the mayor and 1t was
decided to hold a meeting at 10
Company's house for the purposet
o'clock tomorrow morning at the
Relief company's house for the pur-
pose of forming permanent or
ganization with the election OF ON
GERS.
The Reliance Company will hold
Ia meeting at o'clock Monday night
at that company's house for the
purpose of forming permanent Or
ganization.
1t was announced at tonights
meeting by Mayor Duncan and
Chief Desmond that all of the paio
employees of the two companies ex-
cept one. also had notified them
they would sever their connection
with the department at midnight.
The man remaining is Thomas
CockreIl, of Company No. 5, and he
was placed in charge of that COM
pany. The fire committee and mayor
at once filled the vacancies and the
new men went on duty at midnight
| when the old men went out, as did
also the volunteers.
1t was announced by the mayor
| that there was no foundation for
| the report to the effect that the
| wages of the men paid would be
| cut. The mayor was informed at
| the meeting that the fire and finance
| committee would back him up in
| his statement.
The old volunteers quit the fire
| game at midnight and Chief Ogden
| quit a few days ago.
The members OF the Relief Com
pany removed their own property
from that company's house. The
| members of the Reliance Fire Com
| pany did not. however, remove their
| property.
Alexandria, from midnight to-
night, has two new fire companies
and the old Columbia Company No
4. which company did not go out
Columbia Company No. 4 has abou,
100 members.
The paid men of the Relief Truck
/ Company are Henry Beach, engineer
Ellis Cock, driver. and Ray Evans
/ extra man. Raymond Cats, engi.
neer, and Frank Ballenger are the
paid men at the Reliance Company
| Another enterprise soon will be
begun here through the efforts oi
the Chamber of Commerce. The new
concern will engage in the manu-
facture of mems clothing. and has
leased the second floor of the build
ing. 1904 King street. over the Old
Dutch Market, The factory, it i:
stated, will give employment to 15'
women. Operations will be beGur
Just as soon as the building caa b.
altered and the necessary machin-
ry installed.
The Virginia industrial commits
sion. at a meeting held here yester.
lay. awarded Mrs. Isabella Ale tn
sum of $500 for the death of he
husband, Clarence w. Ale, who lost
his life April helping to fight &
IRE which destroyed the stockroon
Of the plant at the Old Dominion
Glass Company, when he fell into 6
well. The insurance company will
nay Mrs. Ale S12 a week for a pc
riod of 300 weeks. The Old Do
minion Glass Company. where Clar
ence Ale was employed. was insured
under the employees liability act, anc
hey turned the claim over to tn,
insurance company.
Mrs. Sallie Carter Buchanan,
former resident Of Alexandra
widow of DR.. Edwin Buck Buch
anan, and daughter Of the late Nj
and Mrs. Edward ]. Carter. die
today at the Louise Home, Wash
ington. Her funeral will take plac
at 1890 o'clock Monday from 81
Matthews Catholic Church, Wash
ington. and burial will be in tn
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