The New York herald., 1863-08-27
THE FIREMEH AND THE DRAFT.
IMPORTANT MEETING At FIREMEN's HALL
Insurance Companies Offer to Loan $500, 1000 to
Exempt the Fire Department,


day evening in the chamber Of the Fire Commissioner,
piremeDs Hal, l27 and l29 Mercer street, the
port OF the special committee Of i've appointed confer
with hrs Homer Mayor Opdyke and the Common Council
on the subject Of the consCrpon relates the Fire
Department OF this city. The meeting was largely at
tended. Chief Engineer John Decker occupied tho
chair, and Andrew Holly, Of Engine Company No. "a,
cnhciated as secretary. Among others present
Henry wilson, President Of tho Board OF Fire Commits
sioners Assistant Engineers West, Bates, Perley and
Lamb, and ex-Assistant Engineer W. r. Mawbey. After
the roll had been called the important business the
evening proceeded WITH Henry Wilson, Chairman Of
the committee to wait upon the insurance companies with
reference raising funds 70 protect The remen against
the draft reported that the committee had called upon
several companies, and they had agreed TO take from
$500 10 $500 OF bonds be Issued by the city.
Mr. Wilson thought, in view Of this fact, that there
would be no difficulty whatever in taking OF the In
terests Of the nremen. (Applause
Mr.. PETER y. EVERETT, Secretary 0s tho firc Depart
mont from the special commlte OF Ave. upon his
Honor Mayor opdyke and the Common Conpci then pre-
sented tho following report
The undersigned. appointed as a special committee TO
wait upon his Honor Mayor Opdyke aud the Common
Council with regard TO the conscrption, relates
she New York Fire Department do respectfully present
the following report
The committee have given the highly important sub
ect placed in their bands prompt and careful eonscre
tion They have waited upon the parties already midi
cacd and personally consulted them in the prc,nsos
His Honor Mayor Opdyke assured your committee that
he was personally dcsirous Of securing the pmcdate
exemption OF all active members OF the Fro Department.
and suggested to your committee that they
the Common Council 10 adopt special ordinance this
datey sign upon its being laid before him. Your com
mittee strongly urged the claims Of the sex
projected against the conscription. His Honor Mayor
Opdyke, considered this latter claim and, notwiihssnd
ing he was opposed to the exemption Of this class Of rc
men, in view Of the statements OF your committee his
Honor finally consented to give his sanction to their
empton and suggested that they ps Incorporated in his
Your committee waited upcn the members Of both
branches OF the Common Couhc and were sra,ided 10
TO the Fire Department; but they opposed to
adoption Of any other ordinance, special otherwise,
than the the subject OF the draft recently adopted
by both branches Of the Common Council and vetoed by
his Honor Mayor 0pdyke lastTuesday which ordinance
iar 1ss as the Dsa rpo 6sus1,ms". Concerned
But, in view Of the strsns claims OF the
pre.hren Councilman Hs~ss on the 18th instant, intro
duced an ordinance into the Board ~ Touncmcp. In
which proyis ion was rode for The protection q all
"exempt" fremen in connection with the "mitsT u
this city: but Il was laid upon the table after beng
briefly discussed, where It now remains.
In view Of the seeming impossibity Of agreement
between bis Honor Mayor Opdyke and the Common
Council upon the subject, and the great uncertainty Il
c nGnDr .ns Rs u %
the Common Council, your committee having IN view
the full discharge Of their important duty do most re-
spectuly offer the following resolution for Adoptiou:
Resolved, That the special committee sps sinted by
this Beard 10 wait upon the insurance anies 10 OBJ
tain loan for the bcpe1t Of the hramen against the Con
scrpton at be and thoy hereby empowered ppo-
loan sufficient for the object indicated, which shall
be nsed solely for release OF both active and exempt
hremen, who have already beea made eonsc-p;s
who shall be held alter drawn such, and ths. ths
sa be rersd npon the passage Of an crdnanoe by the
Common Council spproprating mouey for this ialdabie
purpose
xutfl irnr .lf0l.
the false and must nrrrssiu1 thai has been udStfl
ousy circulated by evil s osed partes that ais Rosrs,
Representing II II bo bci interest Etonpa-
BILE Fire do oyirtrcnt inere dighsraBg IN tn cgcr
refusal on the iart = the snlhories 81 New Har 10 do
something ion tho renen against the ton act.
The meeting held By this Boari on thc I'D in-f. was
characterized soiey by desire the part its officers
and members TO make provision for themselves and their
hfushar iirrn-li inst the ccrscrpiion ret. his
munity boasts loyal order lvin peaccable and
intelligent class than iis 6emen and in tie faoc of any
misfortune that oyertakc thcia account 81 tho
coDscrpton act, that department viii continue 10 per
form rs manly and noble duties IN protecting the lives
and pro erty OF their fellow citizens conndcnt that The
people this metropolis will continue the past
stand by Gre department that has won the highest
praise ard honest on Of All classes ana
Of people midst and whose strong is up
PETER Y. EVERETT, Chairman,
Hook and ladder Company So. o
JAMES Il. MORRIS,
Hose Company No. :.
R0IlERl GAMBLE,
Hook and Ladder Company No. TO-
GILBERT J. ORR,
Engineer Company No. ~.
THOMAS COMANS,
Engineer Company No. ~.
The report was then received aud the resolution adopt
cd and after a vote oi thanks 20 Councilman James
Hayes Of Engine Company No @ the meeting adjourned
II requested that all active exempt drafted Gro.
will seud their address 10 either Of tho FOL-
lowing gentlemen John Decker No. "a Elizabeth street:
Henry Wilson, six Va avenue, opposite Amity street
THE DRAFT AND THE POLICE.