The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-07-10

TnE Cirr oyvicEs-we announced, in yes.
dihe,snt manicipal Offices. The election Of
some Of the hcmbets Of the Fire Department
present eNIfessedstbeif DETERMINATION TO &c.
sign immsdis,elyr sllsEing 20, ibty would
ing i Ss' ioi sssss S,es iis
members, Of No. {FrsaRiinY was ssat 10
Mayor Boyen: ~ Plsa La
ROW. wzs p,. Aeiy \. lsd w., s.s,
esIs q Engine Company 70. 2, wsshlnston
uity FIT Dcp.rsmsns, 90 hereby her tender oa y,
take effect Immediately, !. we cannot, 10 jus,
tiee 70 ourselves ss men ana nremen, serve
under ,,i the late appointee as Chief Engineer,
Il i"eomretept 10 psrr.9% ne sS M az
'h it, omss' h, I r m.ddo. fo,sn,,, ~
2heMadi fnsiHeeI samuel Dawes, driver; Z.
4 i. Esial.s J. q Gsdsiasssa1 d.Sfss H8 81.
meIarics -. Ehsris. Dawes, VIM; T. brown, Aui
o,Meall
Inc following letter was received by the
mayor s Wsane.dSy morninEi s,.. A. go,
seem to bs r. tha name. Of Scr. yos
holding office under the corporation, wide
, rc =, 70 m deceased friend. mf
l have been dlsthstBiha the duties 'of COM
missioner q the Centre market having been
appointed thereto BY your Immediate prede.
sSe sr mr; W'slissh, about one year ago. 4
lect OF negro equality, smslgamation, Sc, to
h9ld once upper negro corporation, whether
rnHe or oidch, you VIII please consider my po-
sition vacated from this dste' q, ..
70. >. =. BowEsi Mayor.
The retiring Chief buyineef Mt. Sessfofd,
mad an intetview win the Msfer yestetdsy
he should remain On ddiy until Mr., Eilwood
relieved him- and MT. s. teplied that some OF
ne mes m Ma opinIqn, wopld resiga. sMessfs.
M siyran,,s and o.ddiIstch % Nj steamer,
appeared % committee froti thst o9fn;,
psny, ana Mayer Bowen Informed them that
while he would not beg them 70 remain, II
goa,d &c agreeable to both h,m and the
duty for the present. Mr.. Myers remarked
that they could not serve under MT. Ellwood,
and the msyor said that Until MT. Ellwood
the latter, MI, Myers replied tiat they would
not remain 70 be dismissed W Mr.. Eilwood,
and handel TIP above lettef to the Mayor, re-
marking ma. ~ sh =. y would &c ssess,srE io5 acme
would see TO them until some one was sent
down and until Mr.. Eilwood takes charge
they , would sSt Gee any propsrty Destroyed 4
morning" with the Msyof; WHO taid u they
were determined on this course he could not
pIeyent ~; ., vss.... ........
while these parties were engaged In this
interview, NJ. 9. II, Lewis, .hostler Of Hook.
snd.laddet No. i entefed the, room, and ten.
dered his resigaation, which vas no-epted y
the Hook-and-ladder company,will also tender
his resignation, and that some others Will fol-
low his example, II is stated that the foreman
letter resigning their positions. No. 3 has not
taken any action other than TO enter into an
agreement that when one OF their number is
dismissed the others will resign. Mr.. Noyes,
one OF the, operators OF the hrc-slarm, also, at
the Mayors Request, waited on him this morn.
ing, And informed him that he considered It his
dity to remain until relieved. 80
Mayor Bowen at once sent for Mr.. Eilwood
and directed him to take possession Of the
house Of No. ., and engage men to take the
pi ,sces OF .hose who had resigned. MT, ~.
engine-house Of No. q about / o'clock, when
the chief showed him over the building, that