OCEAN CITY SENTINEL

VOI- XXVIII.

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OCEAN CITY. N. .1.. THURSDAY, OCTOBER Id. 11)07.

NO. 2S

OccanCity Sentinel

: M ORGAX HAM), g ,. AM0J - r M „ Citv m o ATTORNEY and ‘ COUNSELLOR AT LAW. * , * , J* ,r t* B ftaricron.

g CURTIS ROBINSON 0fMC> * — * “

Editor and Proprietor " j| lift *

JONATHAN HAND, <Jo 11 n Mt; 11 o r - II t - l „(

HEAVY WIND BLOWS DOWN WANTED HORSES FIRE CHIEF CONVER PARTLY-BUILT COTTAGE FOR APPARATUS MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS

Uritr Catm U i tlftit siriit

ornccMowa* ( £ Honse Was Being Erected for!

T. e. HUTCHINSON, M. I). • 5 “"L, W ; SCHOOL ATTENDS

CITV DIRECTORY. CITY OFFICIALS

j li. K.Ui -rrr«)lriil. Dr. l*b«rft«w K !

Ho

Philadc^ih:

A Motion Made at Common 1 ■ — - ■ Council Hcetinr Was ; MISS VERA SMITH

l-APK MAY I

■ city >l

1 I- umrulfit II « ■a.,I u>< (. m . 'Br and o

ii Tu<

NJIOWARDBUKT.M.D.*,.^;

K09 Wesley Avenue

LAW OFFICES

Apgar & Boswell.

L rl 0m ^ ‘ ' {'xTciosam: m. u7’ Godfrey & Godfrey, turn, »t. am.wbm.kv »vk

Inert by J.

»a» ca|«-lally ■•atlytna aertla

nrt rtnl i'>iii-l«irrmhlr flat

irralr-l loaa Waa

Mlerluau. a im a a- i

I lane, ••—unit H'MI, tor Aamuel \V •wrt, of Ills Pine -Urrl. Weal Phlla•Iplne. almiaa member of llirllvcaii ly Yacbtdub TbleImlMlna. ablrh »• three alorie* In l>el«bl anil

lealliert, area blown down.

TO BUILD COTTAGE

HOLY TRINITY „

Teachers and Pupils Hear n»w

Declared Lost.

Altlmucb lhere a a- anarrely n

TO BE MARRIED

with a mile fun

Special Sermon by the

Rev. Dr. Cook.

'nllowlu

PreaMral < ('’ouncllman N lawn, and I«i

r aerlonaly III, It

1 'uunclluan

Her Wedding Will Take Place Here Daring the

Coming Winter.

Common Council Takes Prompt Action on One of

His Snggestions.

[ At < ounrll - meeti.ic on Monday even Its*, (Hr folk.ain*, from fire Chief Samuel II. louver, wea read by CMy

1 lerk T

« Aden

w re|a.rt

II.

CI1UKCN sew VICES.

^ " uu *- ^ '' ATLANTIC .CITV. t, — JAMES.M.E. HILDRETH j

Counsdlor-at-Law

L AW OFFICES OF Vii^m ^Herbert R. Voorhee?.

QR. CHARLES B. RIDER 1

u RA1.

809 Centra! Avenue

ilH

will

harry h. rick,

mSSv/mIL/LsV?!; heuistehiu akcmitkct

r»4A Mriddon Avu.,

CalllnK«wot>d. - • — ,N. J

lie low Tbirteenlb atreet. II will be of colonial elyle of arclwlecttlre. re■emblln*. In a tueaaure. I be new

CIVIL ENGINEER. MethodM I'burdi paraonaicp. and

S«RVEY0P. will coat Mono.

CONVEYANCER Tlw buuw aa. buUl on a lot

near Kind atreet and the ocean from. In atldtflko t» being aheatbed all Ibr SHORE riST LINE IHKSGH C1ES

Hlmre Kart I .Inc tbrnuch tar. from "‘UMigboul. bin. notwllbrtandmgtbla. Klgblb rtreel and I'ennuytTanla Kail- “ ''en Ibe lerrlflc a Indrtnrm rtruck the road Station In Oican ritv In Virginia buiklliig, II aaa llflol from 11- liart

‘ I lie llosi

niy.e

• Hound Irlp .

The d linen LfielW feet.

■ of Ibe

1#PENNSYLVANIA RAILROADS;

Bulletin.

1 lea employed o

fugt- In a bungaloa ne

■ he milage war

the reveral

Kmltb 1 Mr. Hat

a lto aa

ink In- te

nine of I lie |imneed-

learber* and about

.11 Sunday evening, able over Ibe enl to Hoi* Trinity declined in I 1 apecial aermou a a-. A. W. Hmllb, liev. I»r. H. J. Cook, Kwchair, wblcbpoa I from I’aalin IIV; !• •'liararterlatlr grace

alto acre much In- »'«*' following ike of I lie neceaauy of Klre Chief ConVee'a quarterly n-|>irl. all taking care of tbeiuaelvco In (lie >1- >• Hiattli moved dial the teampbyalcal. Inlelledual and aiilrllual life, drawing the tlrrapj-aralu- of the HellTbey abould keep their bodie* In good »"<'* Company be paid for by UlCt-ily pbyalcal courtIIIon. In Ibelr In- Ketther Mere HamPwin nor HleelIclleciual life, they alionld [ir.411 by all | man aecomlcd tile motion, and, after opportunlllea. Their aplrltual life ; waiting wune little lime. Councilman •imnld lie u«ed for their advancement H A. W. Hmltb -a 1.1 be would aenmd The eneaker prei ied u|miii Ida hearer- the motion Ibe nece-atly of endeavoring to uae all J. C. Mteelman and Aartrtant Klre tbclr facullllea aa they go tbroagb life: | Chief John K Troul began to artdrea- •" be of lervlce in the preaent |>erlod 1 Ibe chair al the Mme time. The chan of their exlrtrnce. Thia will lie'llie re.-.*nlr.-d Councllrcmn Hleelraan, who bert preparation for I lie future year. -aid be had alwaya underrtood that • • • j *be appropnatlona made by the rtly CAPE MAY TAX RATE ‘ " "

my quarterly

u|woii ; May Hmltb, and Mr F

ounrllmau H H'bambrrlaln. Irea-urr elected to take j land Tnirt Company

1 he filled wKb {V J.

dignity.

occur during Ibe i«ming winter Mi— Hmllh baa a large number of IrteKda m thiarily, where alic lived unllKa few year- ago when rt»e acceided a p—ition a- aienugraplwr al w Hotel Strand in Atlantic tbiy, and here ahe baa -tner been employed, Ig ber pareol. In thia city at

t abrrnaeia iiapUrt Cbareb. Kit in I. nuada) •ervwaw. lUew ulIK^ll a^m!

BALTIMORE OLD HOME WEEK ai'lnling invilatIona l«- her wine ami ilnuglil

J K^Morry, on loy-ed Oil Ibr bo ■ll Ibe w bid blow

Mnrylnml

lumtlcivil everyw ln-rc to come in a grmnl Ubmivc im-parntiou* In give llicm u licn 1 New llaltunoiv. aprnng Pliocnix-likc of IWII. will make of Old llnmc Wm-k. O round of patriotic and civic diapluy. JlK-n- will In: an electrical pagcanl.

naval display, a gallic ring of patriotic socu-lici the fratornal onlcrs. a big coiicrrt, and a niglil carnival. (

Tbcrc will In* also a s|STial pilgrimage to Aupapoli* 011 “1 r eveat^ijSirwart Day." Saturday. IVIoInt in, when vMtora will ba'

'-«ajop|ioriunny lo inspect 1

•a.K ore MIJU Slalea Naval Academy

~ - sysfei 1 "*'™—

Tl »"'

« hart, w I lie cutlege, •

Trsye

■I.:-* 1 1. m. ITaBaaiBt.a p. t sECKET SOCIETIES,

•dllf boUg*.

w—N.ll and fourth Thurwta)

bdicr I t to 19, one continu >1 uiagHilbTiit military ai

parade mid ball by

oi.-wl

'‘BIO j 1

Hie Cumliertead Hole! »» few monlba ago, It waa put Ibe name of the Ocean Clt] le and Improveraenl Co.’ A ago, all Ibe legal paper* wer

The Cape May County Ttoard *ol Taxation baa nxed the follow mg datea for bearing appeal- In the dHTeirnt

niuuii-lpalltlea of me aounty:

Cape May. Friday, November I: Holly Keacb. Monday, November 4; Wildwood, Wednesday, November!); W cal * 'ape May. Friday, November. S; Atiglraea. Monday, November'Tt: l^iwer Towuablp, Wedneaday, November 18: South Cape May. Friday. November l/i; MiddleTuwnablp,Court Houae, Monday. November is, I lean la Towtiahip, Den 11 lav We. Wedneaday, November gu; Upper Townablp, Tuckaboe, Friday, November i!; Ocean City. Find Ward, Monday, November So: Second Ward. Wedneaday. November 'St; Woodbine,(Friday, November g9; Avalon, Monday, December g; Sea lalet?lty, Wedneaday, December

j plirpoaw. aa |l ,; Al Ihla at;

j Ully Clerk Adam* wlna^wred to I’rt

t*i*Aw city. ». J . Oct 7. iwn. .. tile Common CouneH of Ocean

cny, X.J.—

CenUeateu:—I herewith menu an

>4 Mr- lew I* S. Hmltb, of | jour honorable body I announce the cugagemcol of j report of the I __ ige-t rtaugblrr. Ml— Vera city ■ ' ” K*—

I Bud Ibe ap|«ratoa of tbe three • >mpanir- In Srat-chua oulidlllon,

'lib tbe— eknepUona:

No, 1 I irnTpany la la need of fifty fed of bo*e for tlie chemical engine. H aa> found al Ibe but fire that fifty feet of mid Imoe a a- damaged and un Of for uae and ha» Mnee been dl••on nevtad from Ibe apiwraiua No. g C ompany I. badly in need at no tale, aa they have no nozzle to go lib their bo— wagon, and I would recommend that they bemppliad with

ilerrab

Mr. Chamberlain, la to be congratulated of .a helpmate

MISS GRAHAM A BRIDE

Frtendaof Mr and Mr* Will Craham, of SST North l‘ark • FhlladeljiMa. rc-elvwl tbe ant

meul on Monday of t

> right

(Ibe pre-ldiiig | lhelr d , UIt|lw M ,„ victoria Adelaide

I Ira bam, to

lug Spring*, l*a. T lie tanemony, w bleb wa* iierfiirmed by Ibr llev, H. N., Chqm tier lain, w a- «line—I only by the Immediate famllla* of Ibr bride

Mr Smllb anawered p. tbe efTert tbal be bad thought an hlm—lf, but lie dm red tv get tbe -ubject before the meeting. I'lienCouo.-iliuan Slerlman

aecoudad Hie niotion. j 71 —.

t oundlmau H E. Smith moved lo , Mr * ’ f * ,be ' '* ,,M ' . _ , ,, of the Hotel HwazUimore, Uu* city, amend the moliou by Including the . M ». . . fl

Liberty Flrp Company. Tbe amend- 1*"^“

A—Maul Fire Chief Trout waa told!Ilul be could add re— the mealing If u, ri ' be Nudealred. He anawered tbal toe P bad nothing to aay, now that the Liberty Fire Company waa included .. In tbe motlou .

Ii™ «. I. MIU and

..undry -Company

A lie publican ma*« 'meeting baa

Tape May County,

take place at Court Houae on Fri-

opmlon that company abonld have at leart one nozzle of I lie Kartman type, they could uae II lo advantage un r truck that la aialloued m that urn I a lab to”call your-allenllon lo tbe matter of rubber coata, gloi ca for u*w of tbe (dpe it u pan lea. aid-ear to Iw jurt to the hour* iHildlug a nuzzle,g through and through, and ■ ruining w bole aulta ot rioiblog. a ben they get no mmpenaaUon for tbmr . Tbe Sreanen are alwaya willing re uum|it to anawar alarma and umil the fire la eztlngaMiad, be Here 1 lie time ha* oom* when they abould b* mad* aa comfortablv aa pomlblc while they are rendering their eolunteet aervtce. I would, 1 I bet tbe dty provide

pair of rubber bonte and two doaaw of rubber glovee for tbe depart- : that they ba dlrldad aqoally among tbe three oom pan lee In tbe department, and tbal they be In-

o riilllp S

d^aiJalRmS

Headley ha. reugned 1,1- , " r M Church. Jereey a. “trouble m.u " with the ‘ 7’ ^ ’ 7 ^

new buiMiUBN Of the I Ullc.1 , w , TCephom- Company ||e will! fro,u ,l "" c “> r • re K "“- .Iclcd KUIc House, so full oft remain intlie employ of »beoompany,^ h , ,,rtck * , ‘ d 8 - B

however, unlll Mr. Hill, of Ib. -me r.i* a l.rna-— ,i-c «

; apirroprialion for? If tbe clly Is go. win Aiimd con.mu ■■■. lug to pay all tbe bllL for the lire Tbe thirty-fourth annual ooureullon i«mpwnle*, wbat la Hie need of approof tbe Sew Jersey Women'* flirt*- prlatlug money for the u— of tlie fire IMn Tem|*rance Union will be held 'l»|-artmenl 7 I tbink we bed better

, ... uiuar place ei * ourx rtou-c on r ri- —

^"""- 'dv aftemoon. October Is Judge J. Torwnen. a. well a. for the chief and Mr Sami h ..wi. Franklin Fort, Uongre—ananOarduer ,wo

J^S2rLT*i,,E-.a~ •"•■ - —«»»«"■,L-r"-

I wlab to call to yoar attantion I* ratting tbe apparatoe of No. SCo—-I-any to a fire. 1 believe tbal they have an arrangement that they pay a

s will ha

Tli^ IVimsylvam “i" Ballimorc. OcIoInt 12 io U. '21, inclusive, from nil slnliom ; 0 o( A ‘i-“uIiL bul T* ■'‘‘iiiril'i". ami I’orf De| the regular fare.

the ailt aiitAgi- of a|Niriall) low railHailmad will in , II excursion tickets lo <nI lor rcluni pasiuigu uulil Ocu-In-i -ii its lines north anil east of Shrews, sit, at a considerable rednrlioii from

comfiaiiy,

Kve

fori

will thrill with I he h For exact rales, f • 'nenrest Tiekel AKenh

ied hv (in

j- address >r Warflehl wlnel. Vh-

s known will receive a i , and I he whole week | 01,1 Line Slate is sol

Varsrv*

■■ . ; ' u w?.: T^^?5wmC*™i»cuTrr.

MODERN PLUMBING AND HEATING ALLOW AY M. SMITH & CO. ^occeatora to II. A. W. Smith) 846 ASBURY AVENUE, - OCEAN CITY, N. J. tui.upHIpnu. v.

Lei;N-‘- ‘^rrln^ ^^r^ ^SaSrleiiperleteedeel

Cbrwuaa T.mpar»nr» l

J— live., —lurdej Night

fle Excursion House

Clark

SOMERS* POINT :: N. J.

T HOMAS J. THORN Floriat fall BULBS, GRASS »nd CLOVER SEED. ®39 Agbnrjr Avenue.

N. C. GODFREY’S

Business House. 651 Isboil Ireooe, Spring olJSIIl,

AMD »>RO»l»KCTm A-* OOftm/

:::: Full Line of House Furnishings : * * * flrrt celebration of A Nqf'U

.. * i»n.”

PRESENTED WITH HANDSOME COPS •A Night in Venice” Finance Committee Completes

Its Work.

Tlie committee on “A Night In Venice" lie* preweuled liandaome cun*, made by Kelley, lienk* A Kiddle, to Vice Uommodore Wm E. Hexamer, of Ibe Amy H , Capt. U. A Kl.ler, Jr., of tbe Orinoco, end flvll Kuglneer

Ralph L. OvIT.

Ua|it. Hexamer'* cup wa* for tbe l«rt decorated boat In Ibe line of parade on the night of Ocean fU^d great eat celebration; Capt Kl.ler received a cup for tlie mort uniquely decorated boat In line, and Mr. GofT wae given a cup bacau— tbe judge* decided that Ibe beat mualc wa* fur11 t*hed by hi* vocal cborua. The cup* are “b—ulle*." and doubtIrm are greatly appredaled by tlie On each of tlie cup* la a aulleblc liiacrtptlou. In tlie ca— of Ihoee pre•eiiled tlie owner* of the prim winning boaD, tbe ln*cript»n la after tbb-

etyle:

"I’reaeuted lo Capt. — , ol tbe . by the clilmas of Oceau

n tbe

CITY COLLECTOR CORSON MOYE MADE TO WILL NOT RESIGN OFFICE FORM A BAND

Advised by Jndgc Thompson, ~ : City Solicitor, to Finish ENJOYED-VISIT

His Term.

Following the advice of Clly riollcItor Tbom peon, (Tty Collector N Kbolaa fureon ba* dwlded not to rertgu bl*

Ir Hie formattuu of a baud In tbl*

held to Prof. H. H. Lake'

O.inwai un. ume. a. lieu oaeu ui- . . p n R »tore on Friday evening, wbeti tbe Inleullou, becauar of lm-raa*lng pby- L 004 * P - ». Of A. Boys Took wu ^(y d —j alcal di—bUitlea Night Trip to Atlantic I Tlia rr*ult wa* Judge Tbompaon told Mr. tkireuii ! ria—lo be inrtructed by Ptot. Lake, tbal there wa. no occaion for him l- ! Tbo-e who joined algucd an ggrarmenl rertgn hi* office culler now or at Ibe More than Hire* mn member* of lo oUbj tbe rule* and regulation* reflrrt of tbe comiug y—r. Tbe probe- Weriilugton Uamp, No. 75, P. O. H. of , |ulITd ^ mem by bllllle* ere that, wlibtheaartrtauoeof A., left thia elly at 7 Ml o'clock ou|>y rower - ( u,u ba» U hi-daugbler. Ml*. Kuini*. Mr (kiranii TbunAay cveulug for Atlantic Clly, i wU | n ,„ t , » . erty collector. paid a fralerual vWt to i (Friday) evening, for Hie first Ume.

j Tbom a bo have joined Ibe clam, and tbe toetrumeut* they will play,

as follow*:

out bl* term ei

Mr. lYiraon'e friend*, and everyone * "a

who know* him U hi. friend, will be ' The Ocean City boy* were I; gled to boar of hi* declaim He U ‘ the buerdwalk in one of Ibe Faat ^

In Yen

UPHOUtTKKINU IH • People know It sure. ■

PKOFKSi'K’N, »ud I “have 01

1 work I* ruablog In.

Putting the Pipes in Order

while the weather i* warm is good policy. We are not rushed with work—neither are the pipes.

PETJ/WBING

TWO NEW HOUSES

John Marts, of thlactty. baa received he contract to build two buogalowi 'or two re*Meat* of Hrlrtol, Pa.—tbe Kev. I). Mart Gordon and Dr. Klradler.

overhauled now will be in perfect Work will be rtarted promptly

condition for the winter cam-' juign—if we do the overhauliug.

Tbe bon—* are to be built

Charles Place Kerb will contain four bedroom*, dining room, living

Xlichen, bath and laundry

There's not a thing we don' know about plumbing and onr knowledge and the skill that goes

MJiof.'l* l.»i .1 . —Btu- „ ., j, I...,, P nce - * Headley, of Headley'll Adams, and

Ml— Kffie Adams, daugbler of J. ~

10HN R GROVES Ad * B “ wl " •* - D “ e “ Ji/nra »Ws vekwwww— ueil , prinr Both are wall known 640 Asbury Are., - Ocean City, N. J.i.—.p-.pi.-u.-a.,

nut la

latter "

uonuctlman H. A W. Kmltb gave ^ uklnr . wu ,„ „• thc lUm „' r i. a. b 1. opt,Hon that the eft, -pend. doM by tl „ blu< , D (W lia{ldl o t 7ot enough as It la. He seld be wa. ' (itM H . Hlckel and Hamuel Itu-elt. agalnrt the motion, which bedecl.red k , hl urB1 . tlf , „ 1>f |lw I—, and thus lb. mailer wa. drop,*d. ! Vork doo , b , Illr l<K ,, nre^er.

Yonng Mea of the City to be Instructed by Prof. H.

H. Lake.

TO CAMP 39 A meeting of young men lutrrartad

■erring hi* (bird term aa ctly collector, which office be be* filled with errupulou* fidellly U. duty Tbl* rtep of City Oollector ( or*on I* ■ever* dl—ppolnlmeut t» —earel risen*, who. during tbe tart two or iree Week*, have barn pulling all kind* of wire* In the hope of —curing

BOUGHT TWO HOUSES

Wataon it. 1-ewi*. a produce dealer 1 Atlantic City, ba* purchased the two rtorea atsl dwelling* on Asbury avenue, near Ninth rtreet, formerly owned by Jm. Kuttou. Tbe —le was effarted through tbe agency of J— I. Kcull. of Ibis clly. It D staled tbal Mr. Lewis simply bought tbs houae* aa a burtna— propaaltlnn. and will not him—If occupy tier building. Vowr Home. It's dignified and glv— yo

• and Lesll

Hbore Lina car*. Alighting. Hie, tbt boardwalk lo New I Hlldrelb, Hi venue, whence they proreeded KuUon aad Harry Foulds. hidga room* of l amp W. aa-, ciartbfca-WBiioti Y.Ubrirtlau and corted by a com—ill— from Ibe At- Jubll pootlefe

la 11 tic City Camp

plea—ut Mitertaluaienl wy ptod tbe visitor*, winch they greatly enjoy wl. , imber of good spe—It— were Tlio*e from Ocean illy who ere Wm 1-ake, ibe Kev Jabn W. rimlth, K Howard Thorn, ripeucar K. Hwau and Warren W. Brown. The local lodge member* rtarted on their returu trip about mldulgbl and made a quick run lo this rlty. Including a alight delay u—r Hmllh'. Lauding, tbe car mad* tbe ruu In thirty-

five minute*.

Answered Call al the Sea. Although he bad left bare only a couple of a—k* ago, after epcuhlug tbe summer In tbl* re—rt. Dr H. U. Archibald, of Tmc*. Philadelphia, could not re*Irt Hie call of tbe am, and a visitor here tbe latter part of leX. He vtrticd Jo*. 1 toothroyd id a abort call al the 8KXTIKK1. where be to alwaya welcome.

dllato. Think It over, tbao call a HAKKY HKADLEY, Keal Krtalc Operator, Ninth and bury avenue, next to fire bouse will show you lb* very boat way and 1 of tbe greatest bargains to be

Piccolo—Kertram Darby.

Aj|a ■Inha K. Trout. Warren Meade

and Harry CbaA^Ick. Tenor Hlldc-Owt*

Headley.

Kartloo*—Harry Adams. Tuba—Hazel Newkirk. Kuare Drum—Hoy John-on Uymkato—Harry HoMb.

Tamporartly, Prof. Lake will

All of Ibe lurtrumeuts ba

Mr*. W—. Unwell, formerly Ml— Mabel Alton, of Philadelphia, grand daughter of D. L Fuber. ofklii Wesley

me. to racoverlug rapnla from an

opera!wnfur appandldlia n—cully par-

ed upon her at Ht. Luke - Hospital, Philadelphia. At «rrt. her

dll Ion wa* cousidared grave. Mr*.

ell, who to a hi Id* of a mouth*, to a favorite among

r County Clerk Kdward L.

Democratic County Hureogate, without hto know ledge and In hto at—mre, ba* declined tbe

re to lul—ert him—If In politic*

V 1*1111— IIS Viral**—. undlBisn N. U. Godfrey and Mrs Godfrey have gone on a two waeki visit lo relative* of Mr*. Godfrey Ii Virginia. Unnag Mr. Godfrey' after by I-a* rrnce Lear, bl* capabl

* for tbe u

r of tl>* pipe m

of fire and drawing tbeir apparatus to the fire, but that —ak— oorndderabl* w— team* arrive at the

night, when tbe t thing If any rm respond. W* rappo— Hie •If Unit to that they tbink. "well, one el— I* Hwre, anyhow," and no u— for them lo go lo the trouble for nothing. No. ( O be* a wimew bat batter arm . than No. 2. They have an a 4- to be kne fire that be to tbe only one that to axpectad to he there for Ibelr apparatu*. While tbtolea battar ■ rrangrairnt than tbe prtount arrangaof No. SCampaay, yat B to hardly fair fur rttb— No. “ or No. S Company to pay fur the hire of - the— t—ms out of their traasnry while No. 1 Company ba* toam> furnished them by the dty. the lart fire we had (beta wae ho for No !

able delay. 1 do not tbink the Ume has'yet arrived a baa It to policy to y to pat teams In Ibe I do thlok H to of vast

alarm* and they know tbal they and r el— is *c pert ad to draw tbe apparatus, and Ilia! they will ba paid for their same* by the city, tbto will.

K. K. C-.svKn, Chief ol Fire Dept. After Ibe report had been read.