New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-07
MEL TING or THE BROOKLYN FIRE
DEPARTMENT

A meeting Of the Brooklyn Fire Department took
place at Firemans Hall las, evening, 20 take meas
urcs relative 10 the interference Of tie Police with
their duties at TIE FIRE in Jay-s the ih inst. The
he'll was filed to Jam, and the greatest interest was
manifested. Al the Companies with the exception Of
Nos. =. % and q were fully represented.
PETER B. Anderson, Esq. presided, AID Geo. II.
Haywood acted a. Secretary.
After reading The call % The meeting and state
rneut Of i;s objects BY the Chairman. Commute OF
five was appointed to draft resolutions expressive OF
tie sense of the meeting.
The CHuRxAs appointed A. F. Campbell, eI-
Pre- sidont Of the Fire Department Fund; W. G. Bur
rilI Of No IL the Hon J. II. Rhodes Of No. - r. J.
Lucky Of No. g. 0ud 4. J. 5. Degraw, President OF
the Fire Department Fund, as such Committee and
aer consultation, they presented the following reso-
utions
Bh1ea.. The PIE Department Of rhe Gy Of BTootyn
csim for themselves the right o. perfonins men Vts
Tie Chief Fnsneer without the ocious utef renee OF any
5pea II he Gre in Jsy on the aerl6on OF JAY
only fTen bat The Chief ADD AsS.tni Eniaee wers
orrsuce tte duties aad the Ch- o. Poice not only Inn
Sered ard ostructed he Chief aDd Assistant ngineers h-re
~ the needles destruction OF the bnLans Du 9aud
tie Pocemsu under h md ~ COMMIT most r.
and brutal attack members Of the Fire DEPARTMENT for no
other than that tie treen 70 nean eHlea'ea 70 opey
the orders q the Chief Enelueer. Therefore
rneut will ever sustain officers IN the fnh discharge
their duties and that viii perform those which we have VOL
ursiv assumed despite Of the arbitrary interference o. any
other POWER .-----.- -.
the or mon Council examine into the acts o. the Chief
Police fena confident that arriving statement
fac touching official miscouuc q tie hef Of 70 ice
thew will cause biz be displaced from BIZ position II mus
he obvion 10 every nterested citizen thai 50 long =. I0hn
Fok Chief Of Police the liberty II Dot to say the lives Of
or orr eopsrzed from the un.swt AID inscriptions
u-e Of clubs under biz dtcre'iOn.
Resored That Committee q nine he appointed - com
upcate with the Con Council ard as that THIS matter be
r. rred the appropriate Committee win directions 70 ak
uue e action hereou order that the duties Of the tire
and Police Departments Be properly deignafed sod AT
the difficulties which have long existed may hereafter be ooi
ated.
Mr. RHODES supported the resolutions in brief and
effective speech, in which he referred TO and COM
mentcd upon the respective duties of the Police and
Fire Departments. drawing the conclusion thereirom
that the former had carried their authority TO I'M
warrantabe extent, and that II was time that stop
should be put TO their high.handed proceedings.
Messrs. W. +. FITCH, A. +. CAMPBELL, \. j. :.
DEGRAw md JOsEPH REEVES respectively addressed
the meeting 20 the same purpOrt.
The resolutions having been unanimously adopted,
the Chair appointed the Committee of Conference and
the meeting adjourned subject TO the call of the same
Committee
When the meeting separated three heavy groans
were given for the Chief Of Police.