New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-02-11

Cancellations Of the Invesiigasien.
From Our Special Reporter.

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The Select Committee appointed by the
cor.,o ,,- oons;,; ,,o y,,u ,oorganiz;r, tho pi,a
3'N"' 'o' oo"s'uei'"s 'uo "'' ~ -
Department OF NeW'fork convened al oc'osS IN the
Senate Chamber
Chief Fnginee, Decko sajJ that most OF thoss who
oH''ih"s.eei De'Ao' emu '.a, In v'r -
had come 10 Albany IN Behalf ot Inc DILL hau iotufhcd
Ia New. York under the Inpyesson that as the former
committee nu RESIGNED 'ne! "ou'u no' Oe o4n." rlO"
TO appear SO soon ho ala no, Ano" DC "a. Uo"
mtee would feel disposed to indulge them any lurther
tine. :.
The Chairman. Senator Andrews said The commit
tee not only desired but were particularly sSicifous
that parties both sdes should feel that they had
been not only fairly but Literally dealt WITH The Com
mtee felt the importance of the measure, and had not
been at all disposed to restrict discussion. 1T,
MI G hs su In onng over The bin he failed 10
see that IL would Afford proper security ne uu ~,
believe that nine men could work an apparatus',
driver Wod ne rcqu',Le "a , ~, @ nosa5 ~ Sinner
to run the engine Inc 1nnJ ,y nan pro
intend and not labor ihat Wouiu isa,o sn no' AZ, pr
y.dlng tbeJ are AZ wen nlu P,.P ~ -. =" - ID
His experience led him 10 oeeve lna. s1 Nm opo
not perform the duty SIX men cond b0t get INC hosc
up In high buildings and command PIPE ne never
nine men handle ioIty lyo ieet Iaddef Was iuI
possible for them to do u. But perhaps there wore
nine men to each apparatus tender 10 an engine was
termed apparatus. under that construction 'nss
could get along very well; 1t would not 90 70 run 'as
hazard Of having AN inefficient department. % LEI ~
prov ision was made Tor deterHhg W
il was hoodwinking aiiir ne alu no. ~ &c,
penses OF the department would DO % n uece'
they WOMB ne O,e Iran to rnn with horses Those
now IN use were 700 pgn,. Inci 49, id not la,
drawn BY hand. and ne contonIedtue "ou.u Ivy 49, ,
year before they "0u.u gel recAsu W Peo'' H'" s
dragged by horses. A..
e. Senator Lambeer-at What rate per nour mr. ,ne!
ordinarily moved IN gong 10 a hFe a. On 'ns ~,
meht IN bfoao""y inc! ~" "''' '''''-'
minutes. hons, yo,
O. Abont seven ana hiaI nes M III sVJ' On, ~ ~
sir. In winter whcn tho roa1s hIe ,o. nit 'ni ,
snow and ice ana IL Is requfea 20 ha1 hoso up
ights Of stairs nine men would be insufficient, Inc
worse the weather the more men arc required, tspoi
ally in freezing times do not see nov you yIe soinx
to have paid depart9e. without ns SoS,ln Mind
than half million 81 dollars, II you get the reht AIa
"a men 10 pefi5fi .Sr duty. do not th'nS you %"
hire n man for $500 or $500 q year ,
| q How many spparatuses are there IN Nen, noir
A. J2j engine. truck and hose carriages Ahere arc
some 30 tenders to engines and we nave 1llts nun
Der OF what We call "crabs" anu jumpers Ior D"'
| q. In all 1875, A. Yes. sir.
| q. How much would men have 10 he paid year !
Might get some men for $500 / do not think that
any man who calculated TO perform his duty faithfully
and honestly should be expected TO perform it for less
than policeman / consider the labor s more valuable
and more arduous. No doubt you co1ld get q great
many for saw half tie money; certainly rot for less
II those men ore 70 be at their station night and day
we have got to adopt the system Of bunkng, which
II hos heen al al IA so demornlizng II you do not cal
cu,te 10 keep them there would like TO ask how your
| G,e donsr,ment il gono 20 he efficient
nc W ~, kno, W., s,nnds,ion bovs Won No- say.
o.na'o' 49,, -, n, co., a,oo 600 a yoar,
~ ' p w 90 81 bcrsos and feed nj .alaIias az en.
TUG @ a 49, "a snnerin,endent
| .,,,i,s,ics on ,he subject 10 report
INV nv, ~ o,ior nsid densrtments Won can.
:, o., W. - ,Ianbafa million and get competent
, r1,n taLc old drones suppose you can get them
.. III ,yyco mean n woud cos, that il YOU get men
% ba,ds yon would f,el il .ae 10 trust your prop.
IA H'e S.s, s,ore doun Town contains million
~ 18th ~ 1ooJs Fyeyy ore lost 1, an Immense
Io' W., canna, Jencnd mon nine men. A couple Of
r. mon nav he seespeciay those that get pekl.
snd NOR ck when they got paid Il an when they do
ro, I made a plelce como tine ago. II
| ,,",io,,c, c'nII sboT me case where Ere
5enar,m.nt lite that of the city OF BROOKLYN
or NcwYork las been turned into a
,id do,a,,-ncrt and has b.en any more efficient or
r. - -, insn,snc, decreased ~ ~ with them for q
| - .,or, H. u,{.tcd 70 show thar no desire 70 be-
~ ,s,::, ~ NJ engineer If indncrd him 10 come
~ NJ % in H. uav Of proof " : the chan ge
80 =, 1,dc Jr.,eaJ 81 GIVING the dcpartrncn NJ an
| ,,i,'nt,, ~, ,rork nnder an o,dinanoe which wound
~, "a 49,. conf 1sntcmnn wished 20 experiment al
he rate OF balr million increase This as something
tLet reouired good dead Of consideration. There
danger In an attempt TO make radical change In
ten twenty or thirty DAYS IL impossible % d. II
and there was liability II attempted tnat the hotel ~
cerdnres m gh take advantage Of it TO repeat their
ATTEMPT lie looked upon the attack upon the Fire
| DepaTtment as yarv inberal especially the
part ~ Mr. Acton who had said that five
pocem had been Killed by fremen, would like the
proof OF one Instance. Senator Bel told ne last Ssur
day q AZ there were thousand thieves IN the Fire
Department. told bin was sorry 90 hear that's no
one had better oppOrrnit! 10 Know III regard =" thar
than bad because aehdeu more hfes 'uN rhy VoI!