Chief Jones of Macon, Ga., Pensioned
Mayor Miller and the new council of Macon, Ga., who took office in December voted to pension, effective January 1, Monroe Jones, who for thirty-nine years has served as head of the Macon fire department. Chief Jones is also the oldest active fire chief in the state of Georgia; he has been a member of the fire department for forty-five years.
Captain Roquemore of Truck Co. 1 was appointed by the city council to take charge of the department as acting chief. The two-platoon system was abolished and on January 1, went back to the old-time one platoon system. Twenty men were dropped from the department's rolls and the Mayor and the city council claim a saving of $20,000 during the coming year.
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