Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-11-04

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! S"''oHNho MEETING OF TifE Bo6R D OF ArpER
AEN Pursuant to adjomnment the b GARD me-
on yesterday, to take up the special
o'det OF the previous night which had beea post
nnn, ~ VIZ bull to organize the Fire Depart
"s MI o Mo one City Of Washington. - III
4 WI moore, from asylum committee, on leave
| reported back a bill TO supply deficiency In the
| appropriation for the aged, the poor and the in
nm, Tor the fiscal year ending June 36th 1857
4 rhh the amendment Of the Board Of Common
| Sotncil TO the same, and recommended that m,
Board concur In that amendment : =
Mr. Pearson moved that the bill be referred
\ ndck TO The Committee to inquire into the . ne.
| diency Of the additional appropriation suUgexied
| In the bill. He wished to see a detailed st,te-
| ment Of the affairs of the asylum before Is,vinn
me oiii, which was very important one
The amendment was concurrcd in and the bin
| passed an amended. ' ''e VI" "'ii
MI. Miller. from improvements committee. re-.
| Pored back the Mayors communication. rncIos-
ing report of the Surveyor in relation m The or,
1 terS on q street north between Twelfth nd Fam
S sntn sts. ana requested that the committee be
| On motion of Mr.. Miller, the Board then took
W me Oil 10 organize the fire department; which
S Vas read and amended in sections, with slight
msnts '' al OF The members suggesting amend
1 mehts, which were adopted without much va
rance Oh opinion as TO the changes proposed
| Tue BOARD was bnsily occupied up to O'Clock
| p. m. when the multitudinous erasures prefixes
| changes OF phraseoiogy, substitutes. amendments
| 10 substitutes, amendments to amendments etc
| etc, which Were given rise to by the reading
We. were aii tremendously decided u pom, and then
tue Dill came up on its third reading and was
deIeated by vote OF ayes 6, noes T.
Ihus The mountain labored and brought forth
Previous to the vote being taken. MIR Dove
| made some remarks on the INCONSISTENCIES which
the OIL, In his opinion, contained He contended
| ina, IL assumed powers which the Corporation
nad no night to assume and would lead to pre-
| ciseiy The same results which were in existence
| al the present time among the various companies
| composing the fire department-nanelya bitter
rIsairy between two branches of the FIRE depart
1 neht. Tne acts of Congress regulating the Are
| department could not he overstepped by anv act
| OF the Corporation. They had no Iipht TO as
sumo 10 take into their Possession property which
had been granted by act of Congress to the FIRE
| department Of the city Of Washington IL was
| ABSURD 10 suppose that the Mayor had any power
10 dlsoand any fire company. The Corporation
nau power 10 regulate, but not to prohibit. The
| acts OF Congress give the companies power to
| make their own bylaws, and, though the Mavor
| might, by act Of the Corporation be vested with
power 10 close up engine houses, still he could
| nave no power to disbaDd them except by sDecial
act OF Congress, which has enacted separate and
dlstlnct law for the government Of the fire d.
Pdrthleht' and the Cooper alton Councils had no
sort of light Or power TO interfere with those acts
OF congress. Mr.. Dove thought the only effec-
| tnal way OF organizing the ife department was
| 20 OBTAIN from Congress the power to vest the
| whole authority in the hands Of the Corporation
IL could be done in no other way for CONGRESS
| had by their own act clearly absolute power to
create or disband fire companies at pleasure
After the bill had been rejected MIR Miller
who was the chairman Of the committee who had
| framed the bill, stated that he had no object in
ITS inception but the good Of tie corporation he
naa consulted with the oldest frcmen in the city
upon the subject of the bill, and the only fault
| that had been found with it was by some. that
IL was II anything, too stringent. He cared
nothing Tor the rejection of the BILL but was sur
Pllseu 10 see members vino had DISPLAYED SO
much anxiety TO do something for the reorganiza-
uoh OF the present system come mp to the Board
and occupy whole evening in discussing a bill
OF TINS importance, and then after having amend
ed II and ifected il in all its pa to 90 To work
cooily and vote it down. He had endeavored TO
do his duty, and felt that he had in bringing the
oll before the Board, consulted the best Interests
oil the Corporation and the fire department
On motion OF Mr.. Houston the Hoard ad iourned
to meet on Wednesday afternoon at O'Clock.
MoyE N THE RIGHI DIRECTION Whatever
differences of opinion may have existed as to the
character and purposes of the estates Hose'' or
ganization there can be none as to the commend
able spirit shown by its members in Welding
promptly and gracefully to expressed public
opinion.
BY the subjoned letter from its President. IL
VIII he seen that the organization has disbanded
and surrendered their apparatus to the Mayor
Nill their example be lost upon kindred gani-
WASHINGTON, November 3, 1857.
To the Hon. Wm. B. MagruJer,
Mayor Of Washington. &c.
SIR The undersigned, In behalf of and by d.
IectlOn OF the organization known as the Estates
hose COMPANY" hereby respectfully inform YOU
that the company known az above has disbanded
and and tender to you for safe keeping the hose and
hose carriage heretofore in their possession
The company wishes it to he understood that
In taking this step, its members are iInDelled
solely bya desire to disabuse the public mind Of
certain erroneous impressions which artfuIly
wicked and designing persons have impressed
upon 1t. We associated ourselves for no other
purpose than the public good and as the public
nave been made, to a considerable extent, TO be-
leve that we are outlaws, we are impressed with
the conviction that we are, in a great measure
stripped Of our means Of usefulness, and we are
not willing Longer to be held responsible for
other mems lawlessness large majority of US
are natives of Washingto and for this reason we
are deeply interested i'm It's prosperity as well as
It's fair fame and, while we are willing to lend
our labor and risk our lives to promote these and
while we have done this for time under every
obloquy which could be heaped upon us we can
not longer occupy position which Ell ables per-
sons really without interest in the CITY, and
anxious to bring itinto disgrace to east their mis-
deeds on our shoulders.
The company here, in the most distinct and
emphatic manner, states that it has been charged
with many acts Of riot and lawlessness with
which neither the mass nor any portion its men,
oeTs had any connection or knowledge.
Very respectfully, b. F. BEyERrpGE
President Of the States Hose Company.
The SPECIAL COMMITTEE of the two Boards Of
the City Council, which had been ordered by
joint resolution Of Mr.. Dove which passed the
two Boards on last Monday night met this morn
Ing at 10 O'Clock, at the Office of the Gas Light
Company, TO discuss and pare report Ito pre-
sent TO tue two Boards for united action thereon)
on the best plan of preserving the peace and
order OF III" city. The committee consists Of
Messrs. Evans and Dove OF the Board Of Alder
men, and MesSrs. Lloyd, Clark and Brown of the
Board OF Common Council. Tie committee dis
csssed the subject which had called them TO.
gether at considerable length, and various meas
ures were prOpoanded to effect the object under
consideration. The committee were still in ses-
sion when We left
SEVERE Blow Yesterday, after the O'Clock
| train Of cars had started for Baltimore, William
Sullivan was seen TO fill suddenly on the pave
ment near the Depot He was picked up by sew
eral OF the Auxiliary Guards, and he was found
| to be badly hurt. There was u rumor about that
he was knOc ked down; but the officers on dill
| gent inquiry, could not ascertain that such was
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