Year: 1875

The Board of Fire Commissioners met at the
office of the Chief Engineer, last night, Commis-
s1oners Williams, Morgan, TAFT, Thomas and
Reed being present.


President Williams called the meeting to order
and after the routine forms, the Secretary read
the report of the Chief Engineer for the month of
August. 1t exhibited that there were during the
time, alarms of fire given for fires which involved
the estimated loss Of $4,000, which was covered
by insurance. 1t also represented that the sew
efal foremen reported the condition of the men
under their charge during August as good.


The report Wa approved.


The Secretary also received the monthly report
of the Superintendent of the Fire Alarm Tele-


II represented that all the lines and instru.
nents, under the charge of the Superintendent,
were in the usual working condition, during the
month Of August, and that i've alarms Of fire
were transmitted over the wires of the Fire Alarm
Telegraph during the same time.


The report was approved.


Commissioner Morgan submitted his report
upon the inquiry made into the charges against
James Spiingman, hostler at No Engine Com
pany Tor absence without leave and for failing to
RESPOND to an alarm Of nre turned in during his
absence, thus crippIing the efficiency of the com;
pany. The case had reached q hearing and
Springman had plead guilty.


The Commissioner recommended that Spring
man be deprived Of his right to leave of absence
for thirty days. The report was adopted and 1t
Commissioner Williams in view of the fact that
the new telegraph will soon be ready for use,
offered resolution in relation TO the distribution
OF keys. 1t was read as follows and adopted


RfS0ttcd, InaL IN Lne QlstrlDutl0n OF Keys, II
shall be always upon order from this ONCE and
upon the secretarys taking the name Of the per-
son to whom the order was given, and that the
Superintendent of the telegraph take the name
Of said person and the number Of the key
ResoIred, That this order shall apply to the
police force, in which case the Chief Of Police
shall make application for the number in gross
required for the force, and that officer will be
responsible for the use Of said number.
Commissioner Thomas moved that q committee
Of three be appointed to look up the statutes and
ascertain If the Board Of Fire Commissioners
were conforming to the law in every particular,
and to SO revise their rules that they follow the
law in every case. The motion was carried, and
the Chair appointed Commissioners Thomas,
Morgan and heed such committee.


The secretary read bills against the Fire De-
partment amounting in the aggregate to $lS1,
which were approved and ordered to be paid.


A communication from fireman Francis Lewis
asking leave ef absence for ten d6ys was read.


Com. Thomas moved that it be granted If 1t
should appear that he is a meritorious character
upon his presentation to the Chief Engineer an
acceptable substitute which was adopted.


Alter which the meeting adjourned.


Last night about O'Clock an alarm was turned
in IRON box II, caused by the burning of q W n
dow-curtaip, in a house on New York avenue
between Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets. It
was extinguished without doing much damage.