Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 April 1888 — FULLY ORGANIZED. [ARTICLE]

FULLY ORGANIZED.

Tl»£ Rensselaer Fire Company A meeting) to organize the fire company was held in Hemphill & Honan’s store, on Wednesday evening, of last week. Officers of the company were elected, as follows: Chief of fire Company, E. P. Honan. . Captain, Frank Osborne. First Lieutenant, E. C, Owens. Second Lieutenant, John 0. Allman. The Chief has general command of the whole company, and also has authority, during a fire, to make any reasonable demand upon citizens for their assistance, and any citizen who refuses .or neglects to obey apy reasonable request of the Chief, is liable to a fine not to exceed $25. The Captain has general charge of the fire engine, .and the command of those who operate it. The First Lieutenant has similar command of the hook and ladder company. The Second Lieutenant supplies the place of either Captain or First Lieutenant, in case of the absence of either. By the provisions of the fire ordinance, adopted Monday evening, by the Town Board, the members of the company are allowed compensation as follows: Exemption from militia duty; exemption from jury duty, exemption from road tax labor and exemption from all corporation taxes upon SSOO worth of property. Provisions are also made for rewarding members of the company, by the Town Board, for special efficiency at Arris. These rewards not to exceed three dollars, to any member at any time. Members are also subject to fines, not to exceed three dollars, for neglect of duty or insubordination, at fires. During the present year the fire company is required to drill the second and forth Wednesday, of every month. The following is the list of members, as at present made up: E. P. Honan, John D. Bissenden, W. D. Robinson, F*. B. Mever, E. C. Owen, C. W. Duvall, I. Tutuer, W. J. Shrum, E. R. Hopkins, Leslie Clark, S. C. Irwin, Frank Osborne, VV. H. Wood. F. E. Reeve, 8. M. Laßue, L. C. Grant, John C. Allman, W. H. Eger, Lewis Day, Hiram Day, T. J. McCoy, F. L. Chilcote, D. G, Warner, J. F. Hardman, Robt. T. Bissenden, Albert J. Bissenden, W. W. Watson, Geo. L. Morgan, John J. Kepner. HOOK AND LADDER TRUCK BOUGHT.

The question of buying a Jiook and ladder outfit, for the fire company, came up before the Town Board, Monday evening and the whole matter was refered to a joint committee consisting of Messrs. Wm. Greenfield, R. P. Benjamin, E. D. Rhoades and C. F. Wren, members of the Board, and the four officers oij. the fire company, named above. After extensive consideration they contracted with the agent of F. S. Seagraves, of Detroit, Mich., for an improved truck, with very complete outfit. The price tb be paid is $325. Of this sum the county commissioners donated 875 and about S2OO is paid by popular subscription. The Town Board will appropriate the -balance. A FIRE ALARM. A system of fire alarms will be prepared by the Chief, and pub“H§E§cT next weeE7“ ent it should be explained that a meeting of the Fire will be held next Wednesday evening, at the Court House, and that the alarm for such meetings will be sounded at that time. It will consist of 9 quick taps on the fire bell sounded thus: Three taps, then a pause; three more taps, with another pause, then still three taps more. Mrs. Flynn rind daughter Lona returned home Monday, from Shelby and Decatur counties, where they have been visiting relatives.