The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-11-16

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even w. eight ocock, tor the purpo dscsAas aps
the sae od Of condu itirs the Fire Depsr ols6oa
Car E0s,n,vrs The convention was organised by q,
rsst.pg s ssi BurhAns Jr President and asonxs ssse
Secretary. NE OF tho delegates were then os<
BY tho secrsiAy aud the minutes Of prsvious rueee
lag read The S,setsFy sisted .hst there ID beuu
op.niss expres,ed shss that convsusics, aad
bad sgS powe, decide upon nssansr Of eascung
epeseers bcrarBe rhas Assistant RcrsHsa OF the ars
comI anies To establish the Legality OF Gc
conventol ne read the ffs'ow'ng letter from the AZ
Esx pEr.nr.rsr. c.rY - rrw yosx.
No Si CbsnI,rr strees Nov - tsss
s Of he rS d. to wAsss .1s Ass
q he conse, ~hen c,,bed with the perei 10 s.absS
lions ;ss s IsssI, nss, .e. &
the aasirtant fo.emsn mc@bers Of n.s 1 re
ysso orsiial o. lsss iss oxsre,hss .t
chan slobod es 10 hi cor, .s'on 2. e laws he
hs Isoen. rcvi.,oa ol ~ss
% ., a can % !. a S a
Assistant cofporsioa Codasea
Tht naj ,y reoor. coum'ttte appointed at the
last eesrg decide upon ucting tho
echs ior tnglIears was then presented and roai az
10 THE ENGINEERS, FoREMEs, AHp ASSISTANT F0EE-
OF THE SIRE DEPAKrxEsr.
Gsntlenen .he committee apponted at your sst sessi,s
stss eSarss II The method Of eondseins s1e Depart
S. sr T sub ss g Se
fair consideration they have deter nse OF
sess dr ~ aas
sIsurs All an opportunity OF voting without any unnecessary
20 Rrosss for sSs ssssa polls
iia pn hours receive the votes and there will
~ viii have ample leisure 10 deposit bis baIio, whsa,
being anioyed by The pressure Of crowd waiting for
Il has been deemed advisabie to give the Chief
The places At which polls to be held bestes peovd
saS,sx = ,ss s%s,s spss.saa,s
the poll system aud the publicity ,Asi has been gwen %
psSs ss% a.
en- eleeoa now near a. hand or an engineer in Che asss
be safely made without te,rment the Of the
signed have doubt !hs. i wilt then be safely q
then hoard wiz have sucent
70 ne meHa now 10 nsmSef xns & 2. ,as %
ss espeeially shsn no euar IN asres s Involved as
porr committee therefore, submit Tor the sdop
'ion Of the following r,.o,,,,o.s
Resolved That at an eecious Tor chief assistant cns
he voting men Department depos
S S Of % e. e s $ S
seuh o seventy nrs street, for ue SECOND drcs sens
Tss ne /, '1s,l @ s. 2, q ss &c,
powered TO scsct he places wnsh polls DC
p for A.
eps Yhe said inspectors s Se sppoiasa ess, ssya
ss s S sa
discharge the the oacc which be appointed
aS q q he ae
or sls asys I e asy 81 s @
various l have be- atsced 70 COMPANIES located
sTsce three rrecedicg ,osethsr
sesed and the namer q the badge by which he dsa
Essh & & s 20 s C % ssse @ soS
The number The company which he asesd
q Ss saas ss BE- "a sessS
box wtch box shall not be opened within the hours
ass;s ss$.4 s t.. 6: e. .. . .s 4 s. s. s =
receive tbe vote. q hrsncn essly entitled 20 yoe and a.
.s vote.
S e o b sa n1 & s be INV
ssa sSa bs public 1nd DE result ,hereof shall be
ne c IL co%piStoD Wnh% went, four hours scr ,Ss
sas return hereof Chief engineer q ,he Depart
ans gS d % G aa eea sS % s s ss
he various districts shs in o hc chls Fng
lss sc sss n ~ he a a dc strict Chief Ensnser may
each and % he Chief rasaesr over
their respective Signatures tho name names Of the
sni Ensnses % he end hat the cSc may make
city ordinances Jobh LfNEs,
EDWARD MoRkis,
The following minority report vas also presen.cds-
gEpoRr or THE MINORITY COMMITTEES.
The Undersigned Of h- committee appointed meet
ST Yt ss s bspSgmsn sea 5 & 1s
whom was rssrred The ssco%pany,.s rssoasoas would
gwen the Subject he G and careful due 70 he
s@sn and / uaSs = ssc ora r apprr Se@ As any i'm,
on tho present moas o. eendnelns our secons
ri@ss. q Gecrs q sid ccnrany unisr ccsrs
@ sSSrs.soa q each csmpsny md each o%ssr can AMI
G @hs VII S e ' Tse Now De-
psrment wul be booked a. sn iastuion filled yih
and !. places q meeting Of hreen 70 cass their
$ sSs r sss. e.. sssi ssi s. i ss
quence viii be that NIL friends a the Department viii be
% ss sss sss at; r ssqr sa:' s si
n! r. r %ss
elections. s lse sa YOU'D 10 sssa upon as Madness. ssd
,Ss unasrinned q tslsd Z ha.eli And SroSer asmsn
peace ant harmony na; each candidate and fireman have
There no aspse, ise resolutions su, what Win
qse 1sa confusion ,s % sn n = % b & % e. ne F
inen 10 ahcre 70 those customs which have stood the i Of
H. rss of an SoSe.i S and @ pure eiseoe 4'' - '''0e'
r@sSscr rospscssiy Il y sasnl NJ % si'' - ~ IL vai.
Immediately ;icr ths reading Of the rcpcr's, . doscn
pcrsoD, srrnng up called upon Tho chairman, aud
cries o, uroer rcsoundoc whc three delegates
pcrss d ~ addressing tho chair the time The
coSsn times, wbio xr A. 0 Aicccs ob,airng the a,or
moy. thai Tho following resoiltors shosd supcroede
Resolved That a ali election. for chsf or A.s,sn, rns
bed alter deie that The polls hal bc held IN each
compapys house between 'he hours al and 10 the
i ina ice snnlsd FOR such election
Resolved, That tho ~ tach company shall be made
Is the Tor, and secretary OF each company under oh
be return Of the voses cat ~ the members u
4 each company who lcgaiy cnti.icd 10 vote ~
cecton and hat each member deposit hs own ballot
and other hai ths election be hed according "a The
specified b. the convention OF engneers hresn and
/ sisart hremen, and q. the time specified
Resolved That the returns o sAd cieon shan be returncd
under Chief Engineer within twenty tour hours
4 liter election phaI have taken place.
Reos sd that dc oari of Enrncers sa appoint three
rerenns who open said and the same
81 aha n uul nd by
aid Board Of Engneers aad make irue rciurn over their
espeevs slrnaiuea the sld that the CHIEF
rnsneer may ttereoft % thr Common Council
~ required BY the city ordinarce said returns 10 be
| ~ sAli ins peCtors
These rcsoluogs seccr ted arid some contnson,
aer which Mr. Jonn Iyrcs Obtained the door, and Acks
IN favor of the soritr report Ho Thought that r.rc
Ilnce boldpe tho polls suIlc snt that not
brcc hundred pcrsonr wcuS nave TO vote at roi.
nd ha. there dsngor of ar nkrG and ro~d lug
he honor ani icspcct ci thcr proe-stcns would k0op
hon from The foreman or Hose Company followed
and spoke ssairst t5c msIorty report did also Mr..