, 1866-03-21
FIRE AND POLlCE CO.uuIS-
A1ONEHS.
Appropriation for the Fire Department
The Scavcncer Nu{Hance-TAe
Ellsworth Zouzgcs.

The rcgular em1-wecsly meeting OF the Board o
Police ind Fire Commissioners was held at ro!ies
headquarters yesterday afternoon. The fnN Doard
VIE present.
Chief F1rp Asrnhal Harris reported that he had
consulted with Comptroller Kimbali - directed By
The Board, aud WIS by him Informed that the neces
sary funds for the outdt. equipment and operntiou
OF the steam ire engines "1.lAnd QUEEN and
EnleEpfee " we're Al his dlspoaal and he fNr.
Hans,} asked authority to p1oceed In the purchase
Of the necest.3 hoEses and the employment oi The
required number Of men. .
WIS instructed TO purchase nine hotse4 md The nee
toned.
A ul1xen Of Tho town Of Lake View made com
rlnt that thenight eeasenrr1s we're in The habf Of
dumping night %on and other uui.ance- on The
shore Of the lake. within the precincts Of tat town.
siding IN the vicinity, and asked that tha Boxrd
take come action toward prohibiting eontinn-
The f1enden, stated TINT arrangements had besn
mAde with Mr William LII for the dikpo6A or all
the night soil and dead animals upon h,s apd and
thai in 4 few days the nu,asnce complained OF
On motion OF Conmise,ones Gund, the Health
omeer Has instructed to procure the burial Of ~
q petition signed By iarge number Of citizens a!
the Fourteenth and fifteenth Wards .*as received,
s,sIg 9T e one Q, foe md
same nj the corner OF North avenue and STATE
etFeets.
motion Q, President Brown. the Chief Fise Mar
shal wax instructed to include his estimate oi
expenses for the comtng year an eettua.e Of The
cost Of hote cazt and equipments, and the Eepa1rs
occupancy at the point Indicated.
:. T6s re,sgnas,on Of John Bcwmau, as AssiFtan!
Health Officer Of lhc Second Precinct Oi the Fltx1
Nsrd, WIS received md accepted.
\ Communication vas received from Chas. Tun.
niclias, member o! the Mayors POLICE, Ieqneattns
reward for experimenting and anceting fwind1er.
! Grantcd.
A Communication was received from c. Il Cole.
ing Tor the appointment Of Barney A. Brown A.
policeman fnrth2t loWu. The petition WIS granted.
The following cop1,n nntcation ttom Ma}or Brand,
During The past year the " Ellsworth zouave. VI
have been ntlng arm. belonging 70 the General
! 1he Sthte for the usc OF the m1iilia.
| a day OF tx since received m order from the
| ordnaDce Officer at sprnehcld, directing me to
rncdiar1y to that department, which order we have
! al1eauy complied with. We have encouragement
thai the state will foon supply rs With the neces'
| bui ne nave hcu {and 1sith to contlnue) drilling
and diAciplinin. preparatory 70 tnp East. which
| &c bad hoped TO make early the ensuing sea.on
Sow, without 0rnt we can do nothing. Onr meet.
inge become dull and unpzcdtaolc md We are pow
I efle~e.t
In the emergency We would pray your most noble
body 10 grant the loan Of kcvcuty fve (75) &tapd
OF arna, for which will efse ynn satisfactory &C.
cntsy in hopds (Fcuian y said arms tsing eubiec.
10 -FOUR call At &py noucnt
4 sp1r1ted and irncthy diecu4ston succeeded The
reading Of the Communication. during which the
qneruon Of the re-pcc.ant1iY and uon-respecahil.
ity OF the FcnlApr vsas ably handled by The Com
Inistioners. To br1ng the detsie to q Close Com
missioner Ellsworth moved that the aaked for a1us
be lonred 10 The Zouaye.. The motion vas lost
The President and Commissioner Gund voting h
the neCaEte.
On MotIon, the Rpard then adjourned.