The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-04-01
LOCAL NEWS.
NEW YORK AND THE VICINITY,

EEW YORK AND rHK VICINITY,
Coin AND Sro,Rs were steady at tht
Evening Exchange, but rather weak Gold opened ~
i5i, and rallied acr call 10 l5iA which IL stood ~
olo,o Of report.
THE FIRE DrrARrMESr-WuArr THE MEM
nrRs TufSE oF ruI Pam sYs1rN- lSnIGSArtoS,
nui 80 rnHr No TaorutE ArrururSpTn- Al
rEnN>Nto RrsotrrioNs os rHr srHJVor -PRocIA-
SA1ioS ny INV M,lou. Erc-The ncvs Of the ras-
saFe by tho Legislature Of the hill ahrogaInr The
Volunteer Fire Icpu4 tmcnt and substituting paid
system, created quite commotion among the fire.
mon, ycsterdny. a portion Of tho Grcmc who hal
oo~oB waIcLed the rrnero.- of the hl had prepared
thcm,clyco for the fact OF its pssA'c, and not
surprised the announcement ofthc rcrult but tho
larger clas had faith Lat tho Assembly would tciecp
The proposition. II was because tho nows senor-'
ally unexpected, therefore that considerable excite
mcut wa at first manifested 6eveTal of the COM
panics, the spur OF tho moment, their engines
into the engine houses tongue foremost sgn of
their Indignation, but the greater part reomei In
cnei 10 take the matter philo'ophlchly, sensihly
conclutiue that "shai cant be cured must Ia
durod" some Of the compano. seemed rather
lac, ,,iou, the fuIcct. nnd plSed notices
on tho door. Of their hcaiqunricrr, the spirt Of
which -howed that tho matter taken good humor~
edly our reporter noticed the door ~ engine
house this notice "tlosed- gone to sara
toea" On another, "Ertiuguishod" on a third
This houfe to et-inpiro Of R"uben v. Fenton, Al
| bAnv" 1ovMd evening, however, most Of the pla~
| cards we're tnkon down, aud many Of the eneines
that had hecn run In tongue frtt, reversed ana
prepared for duty. II IL possible that very few
pancs would refuse 10 turn ont but such vould
h. rare, and In no Instance far our report
eu could learn, thoro any disposition ~ creAt~
| disturbance. Tho sentiments generally oNpressod.'
are that the rirnl mcmhcrs of tho legislature hava
been hoodW lntod into the passage of the neg bill by
the socaod porrcsriousts of iLi. city, lad that tho
paid ~ stem vill .oon be- proven a failure n1t they
recognize Tho fact that n Il nevertheless Law, aud
must he submitted to. II 10 understood that
eide rAhlo number n hrcmen have already been ar.
preached by friends NJ the measure for tbe pur-
pose Of securing their services under ,hc paid system.
and 1t Ia booV I'd that iue organization will IN
made W Amost entirely nom tho ranks Of tho old
hrmcn
This suhsot came MP before tho Tohrd Of Alder
men, NJ their meeting yesterday afternoon, and
commune alton received from Chief Engineer
Decker inquirlng what arton he should take IN tho
premises all the property belonging the Depart
n.ent under tho control oil the Hoard A Ia-oiu-
tou passed pro'iding that II the Council concur.
n Committee OF three mcinhoTs of each body shall bo
appointed 20 take the whole matter In charge. re-
solution wa also pnsod complimentary to the ire
men. and re1uostnr them to continue their services
in hchtii & the city until othos arrangements He
made
At tho roquost Of auumhor Of prominent dren.n.
tho Mayor estor,1y isuoI the following proclsma-
uOu &C.
a''"FSN S,.1b gTrr gn Ns~ sr foHE'
Whc,,n' = LI'l has Teen pissed by tho Legi..t turs
pirtmcut o hi city, eli cslhIi.hlnr Netropolitan
iir, b.,.rct snel vi toah.e's be approved by the
thci, Heyor ot the city Of heg York, 10 hereby