New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-01
BROOKLYN COMMON COUNCIL.
ORDINANCE FOR A PAID FIRE DEPART
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The report of the Committee in favor Of psd Fire
Department was taken up in Common Council last
evening AID Wilson in the chair. The subject hav-
Jig been thoroughly discussed at former meetings,
new ideas for or against advanced The princi-
pal contest appeared to be the time when the new
order Of things should go into operation.
Aldermen Person, Schoes and Del Vecchio spoke
in favor of fixing the time for January February
next The Joint board could then appropriate the
money Necessary TO carry it into operation. Wsier
would then have been introduced into le city, and q
more correct estimate of the number of engines and
force Of men Dc cessary, could be made.
Aldermen Lowb Der the author of the report and the
principal advocate of the paid system in the Board
spoke in favor OF November as the time when the
present voluntary system should cease and the paid
system commence. This being reduced to motion
was carried by vote of 10 to-.
AID Rapbs then moved that the ordinance estsb-
fishing paid Fire Department as amended be
adopted which not put, and Aid. Wilson moved a
substitute to the original ordinance.
Then followed number of motions and counter
motions by the minority, with the view of obstructiOg
business. The principal enacors Of this scene were
AID Van Brunt Scholes aud Del Vecchio, who are
opposed TO the paid system. One would ask to be
excused from voting; another would move to lay the
motion on the table. The Yeas and Nays would be
called when the member askicg to be- excused in
the first instance would repeat the motion the vote
then taken.
The decision of the Chair in declaring some OF These
motions frivolous was appealed from, and so several
hours were FILTERED away, until at length the Prss
dent becoming impatient denounced this conduct ~
diseraoefu and inmated that if the proceedings Of ne
Board were to be turned into farce, he would Le I'M
PEELED for deceneys sake, to leave his seat. The de-
termined attitude assumed by the Chairman had the
ell. ct of restoring order and the parliament my knot
into which the Board had become tied up was ggsiu
ally dsentapgled.
At this stage of the proceedings an alarm OF fire was
sounded for the Fourth District, which had the effect
of depicting the audience portion OF the CHAMBER COM
posed mostly Of those interested in fire matters The
slarm was found TO be a false me.
The substitute of AID. Wilson being put and lest,
the preyious question was called for when the same
tactics were renewed by the minority, but with no
more effec than to delay final action. The previous
question being enforced, the ordinance in favor OF the
paid Fne Department, as represented BY the Commit
tee adopted.
YBAs-Mess.. Cs,how, Russell L9wber PieTson A'fyin
Nahou Rslphs. Kalbfeisch Suydsm, Jepkn,-N HI,
NAYS -Messrs Dcrlon Dohery, Del Neccho' hla''a'
'i:PsENT On NOT VOTiEG-Mesr. OHei, MeNames,
Van Blunt " ison Smith Snyder, Bliss Palmer sehoe'
A vote Of thanks TO the President, H. X. Pierson,
esq. and the City Clerk and Assistants, was passed,
for the able manner 10 which they performed theH
respeotiye duries The President made brief reply
which was received with applause, and the Board ad-
icured sine die.