The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-25
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Maxine IMPORTANT SUGGESTIONS.
NJ spEowing dosansnt received In ths Beard Of
Alusa at the last meeting sad ordered to DO printed
10 nm HonoRAmz rm COMMON COUNCIL OF NEW YozK:--
fAs petition Of thsNsw York Fire Department respect
suy ewsth That during the past three four years
eo~s ara oss abuses have cspt INTO the Fire Depart
msat By which not ony it, morals have BEN impaired
bat IT. sssaey and discipline have been almos Destroy
|sd rhs srsas nAjouy Of the arsmsn are composed OF
Il every voeatioa, the merchant mechanic artisan,
fun the proSsaGosal and aborpg CLASSES and this
2oeity n point Of character and rsspsctaby, VIII ohAl
nge eopaI son with any other insttu don In ooun
h daily. sa to elevate the character Of tasis body
Bat 70 sesonphsh this they should By al msansh b sus
Nss.sa y the ciH authorities This your petitioner.
0xesrst TO say has not been the case FOR the
n. u Ss:d T.. b.p..tn!ns , and tn. naasSs
ct Il dsas.es Il. authority Of the former, dlsrs
ssdsd hL rssonms.t atioas and thus gwen every en-
s 70 's sod xsssd dssss Without
|xntfaAt The result has been that our Department,
hisA should 20 sas pride and Sosss Of o.. o, No. %
turS srs reev made ssanst some Of ia members through
q psbls ptias which v.a. q power On the PAT. q
he srsviy q petition nsssss.riv prevents Jour Pc
s.o.s on gong ieto d:s.l. 2. II. suej.st trusting
Sosss. SoSy rasS content hsmssvs: for the pre- pre-
shasss made ~ the editor Of tn. Susday Mercury and
AIso BY the DAILY Times. true, and so thst the
offenders BE- expelled from the Department forthwith
Your pstionsn would also pray that hereafter are
syprcvai Of the Ohisf and that ali ossss Of TO-
sabordnatcn or dsordery coodu It the part of Arc
sa = promptly and :ss' uai,s inquired inso and the
nom the Fire Department shall Be restored TO msmbsr
ship uness It shall BE- fully proved, after thorough In
ys.assoa BY ne proper committee that suh expulsion
Your petitioner. would also pray, that whenever
agSsef for dsordsrIy osnsuot such COMPANY shall not
be restored 70 service until tae charges against them
s1 you'd o e 81 the
Engineer In the discharge Of his duties shall st AL times
enforced so far As ,As action Of your honorable body
Your petitioners bslisvs that unle prompt and do.
cs measures taken to the character of the
and our city v BE- LETT to the mercy Of the
Of the resolutions recently adopted BY the Fire Depart
snoa to this sSsir p.oa A nd your pssasrs ~
0a'' 001sG s,n .iI' 'v'f pray CARLISLE sooNAN.
HENRY W. BELCHgR,
Committee Of tie Representatives Of the New York Fire
New York, Feb 49, 1854.
n THE RESOLUTIONS.
speeal meeting Of the Representatives of the New
York Fire Department, st Fremen's Hail. the following
we're unaDimously adopted
Whereas the public mind has Of late been excited Ia
egad to ertan Developments In referees to the Fire
Department, fencing to impair the confidence of fell
low citizens In institotiou; and whereas charges
which, true and PASSED over 10 silence, would render
justly obnoxious to tho censure Of every honest man
Resolved That w. the Of the New York
Fire Department believe IL to be not Only duty, bat
those whom We represent to best exerttons
70 guard the honor OF iasttuton and to .dcate
q hr q Hes in power Whatever evils may exist
among
Resolved That none more than ourselves dsplors that
there should exist sny of against por
eion Of our members but at the Same tms W utterly
discam and deny the right Of either tbs public psss
nibls for the abuses which have crspt into 1t.
Resolved, That among the causes which have mainly
S Ssss most ~ a.e.n. and d.
onduot of our municipal government during the past
y:ss wh!ah instead Of sndssyorisg to prsssrve the
soipfne and ehassetsr Of the Fire Department. have
ssss CREATION x srsmss, the ,.ssoraaos to member.
nsnt asd lesass svsn 70 the and tbs dsordsr
y their neglect to punish them whom brought sseors
u . crafty psr.o.si ends and political purposes w
aleses dssial Of this the record Of thar as proves
ssd That rssoec ssanotb b elaborated
*. OSAs1soA S'ssa
~ dispcsed b do tusse 10 the department that
q ssrss = sypsi.ssd 70 sPpy e thst sody e
Recorder. the Ahuses sxstiag n tn depAxf0Q =
" ~ that proper msAaRzsa no he1nnk = I'D
Gss,vss. 1Asss ssn.i,s..s. empowered v apply to
- I~gizsssrs # shs pussgs Of . Law mating it .
e.: 3 s 81 e. 3. a.. ssss ss. = s
man which nay - pre- odbed " the sathoritiss at
my tina 70 represent himssK TO b fireman, for tbs
parpose q fasd dsospios; also TO provide for
mission Of exempt hsnsn to b. elected either by this
body By the arsnes ct large 70 which sha DO refer Cd
IN sppoAtons for the organz ston Of nre pAnles
The spposntmsnt Of hsmsn before bs.s s.sd upon by
Common Council end fer the adoption Of suoh other
sasurss Ay 30 hsst calculated to promote the vel
Ire and ipteresfs Of tie department
Rseolved, That the same committee b authorised Ia
request the ooopsrabn Of the Comnon Council and oil
pu' fellow eitissns, 70 sary out the above measures
(Stgned) W. D. WADE
Bserehry New York Fire Department..
Nav YoRK, Feb. 20, 1854.
New York fire Caps I'm Paris.
LGAHoS OF THB UsnxD STATES,
PARIS, Feb. ], 1854.
DnAs HRI have bssn sslsd to procure from New York