New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-18
Che Ncw- pork fire department.
,e Annual Meeting Of the Representatives Of


The Annual Meeting of the Representatives Of
the New ERIK Fire Department as bid az stgyvss-
at ln''0,e % ncndsy .vss,qs D,e lSs At oei et
TnpALE Vice President; William d Wade secret.ry John
s.Ghs TeeureI David Ihes, Collectors quorum Of
ih,, toe roll had called the President read coumu.
10 ion ssoy,es BY tn. Common Counc ndng Co.
No Tor The OF three mouths and stated
pea osuy eDed to In that body
ner NUT zee, sssrily be taken thereon
Mantle q mime Go No 81 Cr,5s Of Hoe C. No 81
g. ssd Vail Of Hool and Leader Co NO il and the debate
Don ' asefs W NJ B.Ssi o. ' soss Co s. W.
Resstred That the Representative Of Engue Co No be
sn,d this body, with all the privileges of
Abe .re being adopted Cd divsonss members votas in
q. Affirmative 40 G. IL the oesaiiy.-
ID, minu,es previous meeting read and
qie President stated the election officers for the en-
ssd other y, e.sar bgoes ~oold probably de;sin
port 81 Con mites of which there noer should be
nf o. II L. Lynch offered motion that effect which
The io wing resolution uss then offered BY Mr. william T.
Cay Of Hoe co. NO 81, and unanimously adopted,
ru.es, syens Jsn 10 hear The report. oi Committee. md
seue up uuhnisn, business
The Pr so nj then reed communication, addressed 10 the
Reprs,paiiv,sby Mr Charles Paris OF Hose Company No
q Of nSt ,eesl'os .a. a.sis'ssee from the TIu
nunsiicn "eeised aud ordered on 6e and Com niee
foi, cop..cg Of rbe follow 10 psmed gentlemen Viz Mr.
BeSr, EveI. Of Hose Company No IS Henry B. venn
Ia ,ine Company No a. ard T. A Biesbock, of Hook
Annual Reports o. the Trustees and Treasurer
by tho President pied ordered
FIRE DEPARTMENT FUND.
TRUSTEES REPORT FOR 1854
The period ha assn arrived wbsD becomes the duty of the
sentative. staten ent d the colo finances. and to
fun them with osf history Of the Transactions OF tho
php OF The most years on record aud amid
essmiii,s general AID nsortuDes vide spread,
ibis Department have escaped being
he's effected by the oiste'De event. whice have alternately
seh.d and .sodeud the public hart Fire and Psstiiesce
have made ssd havoc among nunbers aud scarcely
bso wiped away the tears shed over the eaiy graves OF
those no p.sbsd At the ooghsgaion 10 Broadway before we
esd lancet the los. aud pay the last tribute of
tbc silence that hoveItd over ou cry during me past
To these distressing ccunstsnces he oiticuIy OF
The sssrs q life ore TO
uss for the present over the eo,Tepondas period
thousand niue bundled AID eighty three dollars and sKyone
TIE Treasurer had remaining in bis hands last b4ance
s69 80; which uee he hss received from various
smounts So 74 63 out Of which there hve 9een eS
r &c tie ,rm d 3 SSs 81 invested $500, re'ugesred
IS ess balance m the butchers aud Droyeis bsns
psrmsntni Fund Gucudne Trust Funds and .oeeia Ta',
fund) amounts TO s!SaS inv,s'ea .. iopo~s nS'V
uttee fully Impressed With the deicacy
s s.a e. s ,,ir, Of ons the children Of men
sersiDs the public schools Ihtre are now up"a o. H
schools. many OF whom evioce decided talent ana WI no
bectm only ofDsmtnls OF thS community out
croif 10 our which tIow around them tne mantle
fis moi. ion The 10 the population % the
ropeins H. crease in the numerical force Of the DEPARTMENT.
this with the easu4ls seeds Irleiea a. 9
aud cba who claim our AID aud swasen our gym
a.ne,. aie, and uoloOk or the recipients
trbssrns sk tor us'istahoe nei eeHPe"ea oy % ,h,
81 TO Aud psuhcsii"n 10 oe aoe 70 ss ~, m
IN. mesn Dtpatuclt have been sout 20 ineel AZ
the demands upon 1t. without tuning ASIDE 'ne
m" account funeral has been I'm
usually hut the dead fireman na oeea nas.a b,Se
respect aud ana HI. ~Sow ana o'pnshh en
bsye been CAREFULLY provided hSadra wns are ia Toe
retps Which are paid pe 81: hsE
sses.si,ies Iequue There many more WIDOWS sh1 al
thou, pensioners receive odossonsy az
sssnce. foI The year just competed the na nv ~,
tluted fourteen hupoIed tby ok Pas Of shoes sh "o
The Tustse. take again their grateful &C
Lne wledsn tps for the receipt oil DONATIONS ron e. "a,
"absr y.ry liberal dou.ion james Gordon bennsu E.q
r lie Roy CO. and JOSEPH Miller E.q besides o,net
i,s Of Which already publicly and T
~ ts h which an
careful ns. sas M,e Psu Julien
Tor .Tiendid CSDcer each OF which hsnd'one sums
Ie.h, ana Say p' bsssshS TO the Department by
lsts William IA Morss wss promptly paid oy tne eaeeuor'
o. t rupS The receipt Of also sesnowledsed
from pro prieto'o Of The Herald SUM- h'ehs r n"'''
The Fue Department of this city I. powerful ors,aas,Ou
tnssSS institution in the couptry and white It's officers
10 male suy seTi6ce 10 preserve n repu,1on oi
otder they have night 10 expect tnc &C
80 support OF the city snthors In 'no
s.s u,tt and succesul accomplishment oil ooeo'' o"'o
and desirable 49, tu.,a.lns eVsnts in the his.
-. 81 ne De rutnent IL the oresuon OF new
ty} nes, completed corner stone OF ~hich was
Id Win appropriate and Imposing eeenonies 10 vac
r. fc,rs of the City Govern nent, the omoo suu
else ~ an. Fire Department and large concoueo
80 sIlow ms who participate In the
,hs PARTICULARS Of which you are slTeshy suinai
r. !, ssors Of the past year hed WIN ~ many
nj 10 those connected WHO TINS DepeI'n
r. is.. of lie fires. and the sudden
lesyns place In many fanny
20 .,v al sectional sbimosties ana pesoned
Crn.,i.. and inspire them with generous snu n
In T,noerips this De partnent nodeI ~
., ~ mo, sy bamooy and efheieney-oo Us ~
s,eellenc the admiration aud the respect VI H
tire community ~. I,.ur.nea AGENTS. have
nm d,eid,d u favor Of the Department ,i.h,o. =,
,,esnsx ,x.s In OF the Van schsick sohoIs
The N,wYosa University for which application CAL ' ~
10 the " tmbeIs Of this Board n, r..,os Prvsr and
The terms Of service sf Henry Burr lanes Iii ss
zophsr Mills will expire at the annas me' . hrss wear.
ner,,ssry therefore eest three Trustees iof 'n
each ,...a
BY "a'' 9ssnedS JAMES FRYER, President
,s,,p.N JAMS Kelly Secretary.
Nv York Dec. /. 1854
TREAsukERs ANNUAL RTfoRr
ri, Department fsH1 IN aeOsa N.ia John s. GaS
N cash paid for Expenses caTtns Gunpowders 20! ~
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