Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-12-15
CITY COUNCIL.
INDEPENDENT FIRE COMPANY

|
The following report which presented BY DR..
Mills on the 18Th OF November last and then laid on
The table, was taken up, by the City Council Thurs
| day evening:
| The Committee to whom was referred the meme.
| rial of the Protection Fire Company, have had the
same under consideration and respectfully present the
| following report:
| The object of the memoriasts is to solicit of the
Council, such aid as may be necessary to put their
| company into full and efficient operation,' by con-
sructng for their Suitable engine-houe and the
| purchase of one thousand feet of hose.
encourage and foster the volunteer services of
our citizens in benevolent enterprise, and 10 second
their efforts calculated to add to the security of
life and property, is clearly within the province of the
Council The past legislation OF this body, aft )rds
ample proof both OF It's ability and of its readiness,
contribute to such obj"cts and for has it mani
tested more parental socude than for The establish.
ment of an efficient fire organization in our city,
Previous to the year 1887, our fire department was
composed OF separate and distinct companies Differing
but little from the one whose memorial Is before
US, and notwithstanding The most careful legIsatlou
| aided by liberal appropriations Annually made for their
encouragement and support, 1t was found impossible
to render that organization eff Give After vsiny
labourlng for many years to create, out of the indie
pendent elements then existing, fire department
which would act In concert and harmony, the Cour-
ell, therefore, by the ordinance of the 23rd of Janua-
~. 1897 declared that organization entirely defective,
and established the present Fire Association.
The necessity demanding that act. was generally
tet and acknowledged at the time, whilst its wisdom
has been fully proven by the results; and consider
of graduation to our citizens that in place
We have had in most successful OPERATION for more
than twelve years. fire department shch for order,
harmony and efficiency OF action, will compare Ia
vourably with any in our country; and which, while
aordng The amprst protection to properly. has
the entire confidence of citizens, and elected the
praise and admiration of our neighbours Some of
the details OF lis orsanlz itlon be wholly eX
empt from objection; but your Committee is of the
oplnion that these would not be reneded by the es-
adjustment of independent fire companies amongst
US, nor the interests OF the City thereby advanced
La order that the operations of Firem r, when
vice, may be effective, the utmost union and harmo-
ny are requisite, and these surely attained
under the present association whose numbers are
united by one common Interest. than it is probable
they ould be under separate and independent com
panles.
Your Committee, therefore, willis! approaching The
laudable motives which have acuaIed the memorial
ists, believe that the benes client object which they
have IN view, will not be attained by the introduction
lnto our city OF independent fire company and that
Its inevitable effect would be, TO embarrass If not de-
sroy, our present organization, result itch we be-
heve would be deprecated by none more than by the
memoriasts themselves
With these views, therefore, your Committee feel
constrained to report adverse the memorial; all of
which is respectfully submitted
The foregoing report was approved.