New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-10
WILLIAMSBURGH ITEMS.

FIRE DEPARTNENT.-The Board of Trustees not
having acceded to the request lof a majority Of
the Fire Department on Monday evening, lit being
tie vote TO reconsider the resolution by which it
was determined to place the new fire bell on the size
Of the old one, and have IT, instead Of on a tower
asked to be erected adjoining Trustees Hall, cor.
ner Of Fourth and South Second sta seven of the
CompanieI being all Of the down town Companies
including Hose Company and Hook and Lad.
der Company sent word to the Truitees on We'd
neGday morning that they had turned their engines
in tongue foremost, No 3, we believe was "a ex.
cepton,) and that the Trustees were at liberty to
get other persons to take charge Of them In other
words, abandoning their engines and leaving the
town exposed to FIRE, with two tn rds OF the fire.
apparatus unnamed. This brought, as NAV be
supposed, the Trustees on their marrow bones, as
it Is termed. They held special meeting in the
evening-acceded TO the request Of the down town
portion Of the Department to have the new bell
placed adjoining Trustees Hall, but also determin.
ed 70 leave the old bell, and tower on which il is
where they now are, in South First at near Elev.
enih or that the Fire Committee of the Board. if
they deem it best, shall remove the n still higher
up, 10 Twelfth street or Uaon-avenue. This
will please the uptown portion of the De
partmennt, who wish it to be there; aud so ended
this important war. good many folks thiak
that Fire Companies acting as the majority did
here-overpowerin the lawful authorities by a
movement such as that alluded TO, and for so slight
a cause ought as punishment not to have FIRE &C.
cur within miles Of them again for months. Butto
be serious, the Boston plan OF Fire Department,
after all, which has been in successful operation for
several years is the best, where the members Of
the department, beside possessing most excellent
esprn du corps, or pride OF character are paid for
their services, and difficulty is seldom or never
heard Of Boston, formerly, like many other places
in the world, had a Fire Department which, from
the nature Of the ususl circumstances under which
il wss formed, was uncertain in its movements, but
il found the change hard at first as it was 10 make
it, the most profitable, IS well as the most to be de-
pended upon, and certainly the most pleasant. It's
example is worthy to be initiated. D.
TAILOR STRIKE IN WILLIAMsBURGH.-Yest ester
day Wiliamsburgh was the scene OF 4 grand rum
pus among the Talors of that locality, resulting
as usual, from q difference OF opinion between
refractory boss and the journeymeD OF the trade,
respecting the scale OF prices. Tao house OF the
dissenting employer was fairly besged, stones
were thrown so as TO cause considerable damage
to the premises and apprehension to the Inmates.
No lives were lost, although ut one time some were
in jeopardy bat an extensive display OF intimida'
ton was effected. -Four Of the rioters VIZ: Fran
els Bower, Henry Schwnts, Michael Pans and
uenry burger, were arrested this morning and
brought before Justice J. O. smith. They put in
bail for their appearance at the Court of Sessions
We learn that about forty more warrants are in
the hands Of the officers Esgle, Thursday.