Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-01-13

Comm IN Council To-night-The Fire De-


We must have an entire reorganization oil the
Fire Department of this city. The Corporation
meet tonight, and the first measure they ought 10
take in hand is for the complete publication ana
reorganization Of the Fire Department AtpreSsh'
it is in awful and disgracsfu state, Owing 10 inc
number of idle vagabonds, rioters, buttehuers ana
blackguards connected with IT, either directy or IN
directly, as protested volunteers or hangers on
and we tell the respectable portion OF the Depart
ment that all their energies character and respecta'
bility, cannot save the Department from the deep
and universal censure of the community, account
of the gross abuses 10 which 1t is liable, under the
present defective organization.
The Corporation ough Immediately to re-organze
the Fire Department, on an entirely new prinsiple,
and upon the paid plan not the volunteer system,
which is liable TO many gross abuses. Let
responsible, able bodied good men be chosen to be
enrolled as hremsn, all OF whom shall be paid so
much weekly for their services, and liable TO be dis
missed for bad conduct at any tir.e The abuses of
the present system have grown to a shocking height
every good citizen ought TO take the alarm and pc
titon for reorgan zng the present Fire Department
Every good, peaceable, worthy member of that De-
partment, ought immediately to resign to save his
name from the disgrace that will be attendant
connexion with the Department during, and after the
recent horrible that have deeply disgraced
city, and in which the names and numbers Of
certain Fire Companies have been beautifully ban
died about in connexion 18th the scandaous traasac-
tons Come out from amongst them, for you cannot
touch pitch and not be deflcd.
The recent riots and bloodshed have displayed an
alarming state of things not only female is safe
after. dark in the streets bat no peaceable citizen
can traverse the streets with safety after nightta'
No is safe within his house and if the present
system be not Immediately broken up by the proper
authorities, call upon all householders TO arm
themselves and the members of their family and for
tfy their house they would a castle for no one
knows how soon il may be the will and pleasure OF
of those Infamous deeply dyed scoundreis, who
call themselves "Fre Volunteers" to attack their
dwellings. Upon all occasions however let the riot
Gus raiiians be shot down like many mad dogs, as
pests to the community, whose deaths are common
blessing, The Watch Department is insufficient to
protect the community the police is equally inca
pable. Let the great of the citizens stir in
this matter. Let the Common Council rectify these
Fire Department. Now is the time for Alderman
Tieman 90 bring forward and pass his plan for re or
ganzng both the Watch and Fire Departments
making set of men do the duty Of both, and pay
them well for it, Let example be made of the ri
oters THE mu rderous fire rowdy, Ezra White, should
be hung without delay and in some conspicuous SPIT
so as strike terror il the hearts of his imtaors
Had he been hung month back, we should have
heard of no riots on New Years day or eve