Show MEET monthly meeting of the depart ment held edne iday evening an interesting meeting of the lun tee fire department waa held edlea day night at the city hall C II 11 getsch presided and C A ade was dacre tary about torti five members 0 the depart ment were present and many important rua itera fire fighting were suggested aug and discussed by 0 C lock hart chief H S town jim don C it betsch J M lockhart L b II an 1 oil era the matter 0 urging every business house and as many rean leme aa poa able to be supplied suo plied wibb fire extinguish era was again taken ap and tie chief reported that he was making good pro gress in that line the matter of cut oft in fie main as suggested in tue recommend a eions presented ta the council n as dis cussed by 0 C lockhart alo demon very clearly that the acl erne was impracticable with the present water system and that the water corn pany would refuse to allow it ii wa suggested by J ai lockhart that much good would be accomplished it the foreman of the different corn panic would call his men together get acquainted with them BO that be would enow who to call on for assistance at a fire and also that the foremen instead of devoting their time to tl e or nozzle to take command of his men and stand back and imply superintend and direct operations of his company lie could then place his men A ere they would do the most good and thus pro tent the clamor for grand stand plays aa is now too often the case at fires objection was made to lie becom emendation men dation that all policemen report to the marshal at a fire as this would leave the remainder of the town at hie mercy of thieves and crooks it was argued that all fireman had police authority at a fire and that with proper manage ment alie crowd coul I 1 be kept back without tl e aid of the n tire police force some of the fire men though it a mis take to maka a rule that only members of abo department be allowed to take out the 1 aee cart when tl e alarm sounded some thought that the first mad there should tale the cart irrespective of what he was so that time could be saved it was the sense of the meeting however that firemen only tale the cart for the reason that a system had to be adopted and that one experienced bremen could accomplish ten times as as an inexperienced person one of taft members thought that some means should ho adopted to remind companies 1 and 3 that their hose carts should always go on park avenue instead I 1 of main when their services are required in this district which was soon disposed of by the wise s digestion that such decision be pub dished in THE RECORD thus making it generally known to all interested the chief was requested to keep after those who did not comply with the ordinance requiring ank chimneys making an example of a few of the obstinate ones if necessary meeting then adjourned until the last ednes dby in march |