. Our firemen. A history of the New York fire departments, volunteer and paid ... 650 engravings; 350 biographies. . JOSEPH L. PERLEY. () lT It K I It K M K \.. previously, lie joined Live Oak Engine Company No. It in 18;>l». He waselected an assistant foreman in 18G0, and almost immediately alter assistantengineer. He served in the latter capacity until 18(>.>. He was appointedunder the Paid Department as first assistant engineer, and was assigned li>duty in the lower section of the city, south of (anal Street, and al the sametime placed in charge of the machinery of the Departmen
. Our firemen. A history of the New York fire departments, volunteer and paid ... 650 engravings; 350 biographies. . JOSEPH L. PERLEY. () lT It K I It K M K \.. previously, lie joined Live Oak Engine Company No. It in 18;>l». He waselected an assistant foreman in 18G0, and almost immediately alter assistantengineer. He served in the latter capacity until 18(>.>. He was appointedunder the Paid Department as first assistant engineer, and was assigned li>duty in the lower section of the city, south of (anal Street, and al the sametime placed in charge of the machinery of the Department and superintendentof the repair shops, all the engines having to he altered to the new 1868 he was relieved from duty in the repair shop and was placed in com-mand of that portion of the city north of Twenty-third Street, for the purposeof organizing the Department in that section. While SO serving, in 1869, hewas promoted to he chief of the Department, and so served until May, IS?:;,when Mayor Havemeyer requested him to accept the appointment of com-missioner for six years. Hewas made president, servingfor four years, and relievedin 1879. W
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