The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-01-19
THE FiHEMEN's FUND.

sxty-seventh Annual Report o. the
rustees of the Fire Department Fund
she city Of New N"ra, 1857. -.
ntk AssooIAuoN OF EXEMPT FfRfNEN Of rHk CITY OF
relation to the '01 fund Of the Fire Department. Of
city Of New York. passed May " is65 we
etailed account Of the reecip,s aud eypen iitures
our las. rept preseRied to ho Board Of
4 since presenting our last report the volsrssr Fire
on shs s,ts Wreh iss of tn sst to create Metro
tan Fire District and TO establish fir, pspsrtment
ment fund TO he held by the present trustees or their
, ~ 9s but dSs Toes nSs S @
IL relation TO the gne OF as tsst sose psrsoS os
on the frst day OF January, 1895, we're trus-
of the Fire Department O. tho eiiy OF Nsw YORK,
ply constituted and shah hereafter be , kn1%n as the
Id for the beneat Of Exempt Femen in the city of New
T. and as such shan have charge custody and manage
ey we Of f New SorE ALSO bat This Act shall take effect
@ and s ~ one ITo%
measures az once 20 secure proper law a. the meet
ed from your association, requesting the appointment OF
mmittee OF three this Board 20 meet with similar
onsd and have peRss an n sS d SsS the
association and the present board q Trustees;
" 'Gae e Vice r & the Eew
Said o s s ing sesD ni m
ted 70 6e Legislature early IN January next and win i'm
%e BE- @ BY s p ss Sa oss
neced with our de, artment BY referring TO the an.
iusl report there was balance in the Butchers and
veis Bank to the credit the department amounting
asurer the Of s5 s62 ssmskng the aggregate the
4 amour OF $500 3 In the above amount there was
government securities; also $1,000 borrowed the
Of the dep for the plvneat of various donations
'can;ed to s5i3il IS OF which sIiloo have been rein:
26t As, leaving lance N The Butchers and Drovers,
se s ss' at e S as foow ss"u
@ in bonds ana san orESsMN s9 govern
: principal sources Oh have been from the
nts OF foreign insur companies Initiation fees. Fire.
n Council The Fuel Committee have expended the sum
1885, 80 The scho Committee have expended the sum
wing 10 the diminished receipts and increasing demands
the funds it become necessary dispense with the
ne trustee acknowledge donations from Mesers. Wood
ned, q. Mcrles * Co.. proprctors OF the Herald sun
sunday Mercury, aud other propIleIors OF the public
from commun received from samuel c. Reed at
ey to the Int Of sgsH ana nsg go 81 Of Bd
entity no income has been derived from that source.
late Josepl "a ison being the amount received in set
J, for a Violation o. III Buiding law
We regret having to rort to the association that our re-
been compelled borrow $1,000 on the credit OF the
ids This owing geeat measure TO the fact that our
es from lire insurance companies have bee cut OFF, Dur;
tie of the passage the Metropolitan Fire bill
Ier gentle prom nerty connected with insurance
npanieS OF this cty, repeatedly said that they would
Ike up any losses the fund might sustain by
passage of sd bill by Donations but up to the present
&C. they have not given one cont but they have positively
fused TO give when appealed for that purpose Not.
thstandg the volunteer rerne abored diligently and
ponded to the alarm OF FIRE promptly after the passage
the METROPOLITAN Fire bill We regret that the
comp should forget tho widows and
,hans OF those who lost their health and lives in protecting
SIR interests
Ne deem duty. In noticing the demise OF the late
-ndert Van Schsck to testify 20 his usefulness citizen
this city More particularly have the volunteer remen
10 reg the loss OF such good for his dona
of two free scholarships in tho New Yorh University,
itch gives free education 10 the OF fremen
10 as the same filed. in conclusion, we appeal to
benevolent TO assist with sustain OF
ctys most noble charities which faithfully distributed
the trustees without regard TO creed and IL hoped that
whom fortune has avshcd her will not for
how many ircsdes OF the widows and orphans may be
ightencd and homes made happy by your benevolencc
ectfuliy submitted. JONAS n. PHILLIPS, President.
JoRN j. GoRNAr, Secretary pro TEN.
NEW YORK Dec 30. 1865.
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