New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-11
TIE BROOKLYN FIRE DEPART MENT
VETO OF THE ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING
A PAID FIRE DEPARTMENT.

a PAID FIRE DEPAhlM MEM.
The second meeting Of the new Common Council
Wa he'd lost evening" Aid. Ksbfeisch, the President
N the Chair. After reading the minutes series Of
rules were adopted for the government Of the Board
previous TO which, however, the following communi-
eaton from TIE Mayor with his reasons for no: APPROX
nc The ordinance establishing Faid Fire Department
u this city was presen;e1 4, and read by the Clerk
M.YoR's OrrIcr BsoogLYs May %, 1853.
GrSrLrsES ! have carefully considered the ordinance
sog yGC5 bes b@dy for the re 5 Of Ss Fire
the Council do The gade
70 9...ns ors.prs,on II viii BE- seen BY reference sub
si,lon 3 Sec IS title .. city Chatter TIA, .ie power
sTspSd h. the Common Council establish and Day
And Night Police and Department. Of the city snd dedus
md the datie. aud powers Of e%en and police The
swss hss been taken from the Common Council BY the Mo:
he CHARTER H. that the powers Of the Common Council are
strc.ed within certain limits Inte See the precise mode
TSs Fire Depsmen. q the city shall Sc divided l;o two
sr.te and S.e, Ta' one Tor Ing Wss
section 1.-THE Fire Department Of the City ofBookyn
crssniIson for ID. Western District and the Fire Department
THE City Of Whausbugb as at present constituted shall
1t win be from the above quotation that the Fire
Departments existing ia this city established by law aud
are Incapable being abolished by any ordnance Of the Com
mon Council any o.ber branch Of the City Government
Of duty r1oss msconduct the Common Co neil may dis
band said ooInpsnes suspend or e1pe odvdas mem
provided Of officers Of the City
nc CoSEe over the osn Of the Fire
that in title The following sentence They
shall organize ire hook and ladder hose bucket
and c}mpsnies organize the present Fire Department
M n to 'as ueaa the coaa to
.th the sye aid when We IOlsdsT the f
Fire find ths much Of the by
Council under the charter has been taken - them
Scr the better regulation Of the Fine Department Of the City Of
Department Of the Eastern District Of the City Of Brooklyn
providing for the election Of Commissioners for the respect
prescribing duties following
win be found language and substance the in
both .e The said E shall have cGs0zsn9e Of
ous dsordey conduct alarms of fires for vio
Again The same at declares II shall be the duty of the Com
i,sioners to inquire into all applications for the organization
yi or Sssst such application shall be cert6ed to ~ them
thro0rh he Chief Engineer TO the Common Council for coufr
proud BY said provided for hereinafter in
H. The conclusion seems 70 to be inevitable after
the Fire Department Of the city that tue Common Council
eeeded their and that therefore their action void
Upon the ground Of expeency perhaps much might be said in
dnounoe the present members Of the Department unworthy
public esteem have during many years observed enough Of
prolific Of Both moral and physical evil to the young men Of the
c.mnuni,y and would therefore willingly appToye Of any
evils. providing it could be accomplished under existing laws
while The ehis aud pyeges OF me present members Of the
magnitude were no: likely TO ow from the change The
disorders that and the rotous proceedings that
lines seen At fires are not generally hageabe the
companies but fomented and foot by aud
mos. rneent used keep this css Of per
,oIs interfering all with the duties OF the fremen aud
ssppsa when dsoIdeIly persons found ached TO
deparmeut Commissioners will do their dS and cause
@ B Spdn more al ms
ss.ss shs Will be Necessary 70 provide
Ss as ssd Fire Win
cut my sppr0'A Respectfully M1E POWELL Mvor
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