Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-06-02
Firemen,s Mass NIeeelnR.

Il companies of Virginia at the Alarm-tap o.
the signal bell at 8 o'clock P. ", turned
out en- mdsss with their apparatus and
proceeded to the Music Hall, when the
assemblage was called to order by VIM.
Warnock. President Of the Board of Fore
men, who said substantially as follows
Officers and members of the Virginia Fire
Department - Gentlemen 1T devolves
upon me as President of the Board Of
Foremen to call this meeting to order.
You all 1 suppose know the object of the
meeting, which in brief is to project means
for our protection, and to induce the
Mayor and Common Council of the city
to accede to certain demands which
have been respectfully and persistently
made. In March the officers of the De-
partment were elected to fill the honorable
positions they now occupy with the ex-
press understanding that they were to
receive an adequate sum for their services,
but the Common Council of Virginia have
passed an ordinance reducing those
salaries to pittance, and that ordinance
Is law tor twelve months to come. The
act is a manifest wronging Of the Depart
ment, but We at once sought redress.
The Board of Foremen held meeting and
drafted series Of resolutions (as did the
Board of Fire Delegatesl which were
respectfully soliciting the city authorities
10 repeal the obnoxious ordinance. Those
appeals were received with contempt by
the Common Council. and now this meet
ing was called to ascertain the true sense
of the 6remen in Virginia relative thereto.
While regretting that such events had
transpired. Re certainly hoped some de-
cisive action would be taken by the meet
ing, and trusted that dignity would charac-
trrize the entire proceedings. He hoped
that the citizens of Virginia would see
tina: the Common Council did not make
them subservient to their wishes, for the
Department always lived up to their con-
tracts, and all they asked was that justice
should be done them. In conclusion, he
Beloved that the entire Department were
law-abiding citizens, and only asked that
which they deemed just and right. Upon
motion, Mr.. Charles Wilson. President Of
the Department. was elected President of
the day and George F. Vosburg Secre-
tary. President Wilson, upon taking the
stand. made some eloquent remarks, re-
turning thanks to the meeting. He reit-
Grated many of Mr.. Warnock's remarks,
and concluded by expressing his convic.
ton that the Department had inalienable
rights, which they dared to maintain and
would maintain at all hazards. Here an
attempt was made by large crowd to get
admission to the hall, and several motions
made to admit. were. after some discus
sion, Withdrawn. Here President Wilson
called for order. He knew that the meet
ing was very enthusiastic, at the same
time he trusted that the deliberations OF
the body would be characterized BY de-
corum. vet be as firm and unyielding as
the rights they demanded were just. He
referred to the late Legislative enactments,
and severely reprehended certain abroga-
ted rights Of the Department. For one,
he was of the file of the Department, and
the members thereof asked no favors OF
the Common Council Of Virginia-asked
no reward; only simple justice--alwayS
ready and willing to do volunteer duty
either in FIRE matters or at the call Of their
country. He knew the oft-repeated asser-
ton, that a man could be fireman and
a gentleman, was true. and thought the
least the Common Council Of Virginia
could do would be to use common
civility toward the Fire Department.
The remarks Of both Mr.. Warnock and
President Wilson were vociferously ap-
plauded. Mr.. Shea, of Engine No. 8, got
the floor, and with some very appropriate
remarks, introduced and read the follow
ing resolutions, as passed by the Board Of
Foremen On Wednesday evening:
PREAMBLE AND RESOLUTIONS.
WHEREAS, At a recent meeting OF the
Board of Aldermen, the salaries of the lst
and I'd Assistant Engineers and Secretary
of the Fire Department were, by the &C.
tion of said Board, reduced to miserable
pittance. totally inadequate to meet the
exigencies Of the positions, and
WHEREAS, All reasonable means have
been resorted to by petitioning and re-
monstra,ing and deprecating the action of
the said Board; and
WHEREAS, The said Board have refus-
ed to take any action in the matter, and
have emphaucally signiied their intention
of enforcing the conditions OF the said
ordinance; therefore, be II
Resolrsd. That the different companies
of the Department refuse to do any fur
,her duty until the said ordinance be
repealed.
Resoire6, That we, as companies attach
ed to and comprising the Virginia Fire
Department, bind ourselves to abide by
the foregoing preamble and resolution,
and that We will not sell the apparatus
belonging to the companies, or in any
manner compromise with the said Board,
unless by the unanimous consent OF the
several companies.
Resolved, That the thanks Of the Fire
Department are due to W. H. Young,
ESQ. Alderman of the First Ward, for his
manifestation of good feeling to the De-
partment, and his strenuous opposition.
HreH KERRIS.
Foreman Engine No. 2.
JAMES MALONE.
Foreman Engine No. 8.
LOUIS P. WARDLI,
Foreman H. & L. Co.
J. Brown,
Foreman Engine No. /.
HreB KELLY,
Foreman Engine No. 8.
JAMEs ORSDoRFI,
Foreman Engine No. 8.
". R. WARSocK,
Foreman Engine No. 4.
The resolutions a. read were received
with great applause. Here a band, pro,
cured BY Mr.. J. A. Cramer, appeared and
furnished some fine music. The President
announced the resolutions open for dis
cussion. Mr.. Lannan, of the Il. 4 l..
F! Co., felt little afraid of passing that por-
ton of the resolutions placing the engines
out of service. and thought some discrim-
nation should be made between friends
| and foes. Mr.. Lannan received a. = "set-
ter" from some "Jakey." the information
that when Gen. Gilmore was bom6arding
Charleston, and hurting Greek ire into
her intrenchments, he did MT stop to in
ouire whose house he was burning. Mr..
| Shoo h, raoneat If Mr. Adkison re-read