The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-09-18
CITY LNTELLHENCE.

have have already stated introduced therein an or
dnance embodying the main features of the majority
port OF the commission report plan-which report an
peared in the Exchange at the timepresented with tina
ordinance report upon the subject from which extrac
the following:
Your Committee suppose that in the organization of
city Fire Department all other things being equal promp
protection to all parts Of the city should be afforded
as Pracucahe The minority report recommends six
engine companies, with eleven each all to be maid
Nohng Is said in the report as to the location and you
lt'ee IN examining plat o tie city, have been
able TO locate them without leaving large sections of tho
city so distant, that should fire in one of the dis
IihI sections, The fire would have long time pro
gresS that great destruction of property would be caused
which would readily have been prevented had company
been convenient to have acted promptly; five min
utes of time lost will frequently cause the loss of many
| thousands of dollars of property
The departments to be strictly paid department Can
eleven men operate engine? In all that part of
the city where the supply Of be obtained from
wa on duty, could possibly do would require one
man on the engine steam engineer, fireman,
take care of the three horses Ieavinr EIGHT IN mona tp
pipe or pipes to it from place to place
ana to attend to the duties devOving upon the
men whilst in the discharge of their active duties
If the men employed iremen for pay received
the onerous duties required of them would be great
pared 10 the amount OF pay, one hundred dollars each
There are large sections of city wherea supply of
water can only be had from pumps in all that part of the
city one man being engaged the engine engineer
with the hose and pipe but five would he left who would
have pump the water for tho of the engine would
it be possible for five to do so? Your committee think
not, and as this is to be exclusively paid department
the services of others could not be called in without
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fires one would be required to take charge of the horses
leaving ten to attend to the raising and removing
the ladders to entering the houses with their hooks
axes as they necessarily have to do and the
other duties which devolve upon that part of fire de
partment.
Your committee assured by those who have had
years OF experience as members Of hook and ladder
pany that would be impossible for place
replace the ladders Independent of the other duties they
are expected to perform The plan of the minority pro
posing steam power exclusively manual labor is
with in working the engine, this being the case all who
are empoyedo to serve remen, should be possessed
intelligence and judgment, for your committee
opinion that both intelligence and judgment required
make good fireman. not to work the brakes of an engine
hat steam can COY but to know how, when and where
apply the water.
"WouId one hundred dollars per annum command the
services Of men of intelligence and Judgment pay
OF one hundred dollars year would make gentle.
man of disorderly character. No. it would not give in
tegence andjudgmen toignorance; every member the
council, and every citizen who has served active
hreman is aware that to constitute good fireman land
none other should be empoyedl Intelligence, Judgment
and discretion is required. Your committee of the
opinion that reflection intelligence Judgment and discre
ton supero to edignorance which believe would
he the only class Of who could had for the sum of
one hundred dollars per annum
Your Committee, then, because of its not securing
prompt ana eclent protection because of the number of
companies being too limited because of the mpoSsbiity
of dispensing with hand engines in large part of our
city because of the number of to each company being
too limited and finally because of the class of who
would be employed fremen, cannot give the minority
plan any favor in this report engaft any of its fea
lures in the ordinance herewith submitted -
The next question for consideration is does The plan
proposed by the majority possess all the requisites
city fire departments say promptness efficiency and order
Your committee of the opinion that it does The num-
Der of engine companies proposed is thirteen say
steam and six hand companies and four hook and ladder
companies two of the latter Committee believe to be
unnecessary at this time The proposed locations will
afford prompt protection and by combining the and
hand engines it will be efficient.
1.-The department proposed will be efectuay under
the control Of the city, that may any time be
ted into apad department should be found to work
which your Committee do not think will he the
Your Committee therefore submit the accompany
ing ordinance for the establishing of City Fire Depart
ment the members the companies the houses and the a
paratus to be under the exclusive control Of the Mayor
and City Council of Baltimore"
The only members of the department proposed to be
paid the engineers of the engine and the hose
the for the paying is that they give their
tire time to the city, day and night The most rigid rules
are proposed in the admission of members and their
government whilst acting members full power being
given the Chief Engineer and Fire Commissioners to
the department. and to dsband any company should they
deem necessary for the preservation of order in the cty
Party will be kept out far practicable by the appoint
ment of the Chief Engineer for three years.
Commissioners for five years of hom is to be ap
pointed annually.
ATTEMPTED SUIcIDE-Yesterday afternoon officers ales
and Bachelor brought to the Middle District Station House.
negress named Sarah Taylor, whom they found the
corner of German and Sharp streets lying the pave
ment having deep cut in her left inflicted by her
own hands, from which the blood freely flowing The
officers stopped the blood and conveyed her the Station
House While there she tore the bandages from her
ohcers were compelled 10 her, before she could
be prevented from opening the cut anew. The is
to the Station House for her disordery conduct.
ESCAPE OF CONVICTED Pn1soxER.-A man named
John Shaney was tried Yesterday in the Criminal Court
for an assault upon John T. Grow, found guilty. He
sentenced to pay fine of s5 and and he imprisoned
two weeks BY some means after sentenced he managed
to getnto the passage of the Court House. and taking
several smart leaps he into Court Lane along
which he ran and thus escaped.
VIOLENT AssAULT.-Francs Merritt was yesterday ar
rested by officer Townsend on the charge Of violently
saulting and beating named Elizabeth Utte in
her own house. Guords alley lie was committed to
Jail in default of security, by Justice Boyd.
THE WIDENING OF LIGHT SrREET.-In the First Branch
of the City Council yesterday afternoon an ordinance was
reported by Mr. Harvey, the Chairman of the
Highways providing for the widening of Light street
its intersection with Baltimore street to such an extent
will make its width at this point uniform with the re-
mander of the street 1t was made the order of the day
POLICE AND FIRE ALARM TELEeRAPH-In the First
Branch of the City Council yesterday afternoon
luton providing that the Mayor Register and City Comp
troer contract with MesSrS Gamewell Phillips for the
erection of Police and Fire Alarm Telegraph was taken
up, and unanimously adopted
REsIGNED.-Messrs. John Hill and John Yake have re-
signed their positions conductors the Northern Cen
trail Railway. conductor from the Canandagua and
Niagara Falls road name unknownl has been appointed
to fill one of the vacancies.
FALSE RUMoR-The report the death of officer George
W. Groves, from injuries received by being shot We'd
nesday night last by some unknown party, on Light
street, was incorrect He is much better, that
hopes are entertained Of his recovery.
LAYING OF A CORNER -STONE.-On Thursday afternoon
last at O'clock the Rt Rev. Bishop Nottingham laid
the stone of church the congregation of
ST. Johns, Huntingdon two miles from the city, the
Yord road The old building destroyed by fire
four months since.
CHARGE OF SHooTING.-A young man named Michael
Doyle yesterday appeared before the Grand Jury and
charged Thomas Sparks with shooting at him with intent
to KILL Light street near Cross the night of the 18th
inst Sparks has been released upon bail since that time
and recognized by Doyle the man who shot him
HEAVY FTNE-A man named II. J. Ashby, representing
himself as agent for a house in New York city,
Yesterday arraigned before Justice Mckinley the
charge Of volat ng Of 1916, which prohibits
residents from barering in this State He fined $50
and costs.