103

J. H. MADDOX
CHIEF

OFFICE AT
HEADQUARTERS
STATION

W.E. BIDEKER
ASS'T CHIEF

FORT WORTH
FIRE
DEPARTMENT

TELEPHONE
No. 26

FORT WORTH, TEXAS, August-5th-1904.

To the Honorable Mayor and City Council:

Gentlemen;-

Mr. H.G. Glosson, a member of the department,has been sick
since the 28th day of May, and was operated on for appendicitis, was
in the Hospital for nearly a month, he has just reported for duty the
1st of this month,

I would respectfully recommend to your honorable body that Mr.
Glosson, be allowed one half pay for the time he has lost,

While I do not wish to establish a precedent in all-
owing members of the department half pay when sick, but under the cir-
cumstances the position Mr. Glosson, has, that of driver, has a ten-
dency to cause appendix troubles, as the strain on ones stomach in
driving fire teams is much greater than in any other line of driving,

Find hereto attached a certificate from the attending Physician
who waited on Mr. Glosson,

Hoping that your Honorable body will report favorable on Mr.
Glosson's claim, I remain,

Yours Respectfully,

JH Maddox
Chief Fire Dep't.

Mr. Glosson's, time at half pay will amount to
from May 28th to Aug 1st at $30.00 per month $63.885