The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-02-19

very few vacancies in the department; think the.
force full aud plenty; think ten men enon eh
20 engine Ia some localities; / think tAere
is force enough south OF Fourteenth street foI any
serious conaasration; have knowledge Of any
has assisted in collecting the fines for infringement OF
the law oombnstibls materials; the Ahorserusn"
department they do not perform The fuy OF fire.
men; there was man discharged for PLAYING dice
saloon and another man lined for gcng nio the place
TESTIMONY OF cohMIsNoxrR ABBZ
Commissioner Joshua 9, lobe, being sworn, tssti-
nsd-I served eleven yeart n an oicer in the old Fire
or sdy Of termed for
an: .a sss fsas; is %oss
lose ~" q : :as ys.- va" ass: sS
the treasury and $4,000 due from the Comptroller
: month advance for what We .hiaE ws shall need.
the money drawn in advance the bank subject 70
s con- order the roSus.on varies from $50 GOO 70
% sans "a g. s ss. f'f .a ssas:rs ssess
ringers sS4so as; nachinisis $3.50 "a; hose
makers, $6l2; harness makers. $24l 70; hook and
0snp :any S ST. s:s o,s
sometimes 60 to Albany two or three times during the
session OF the Legislature; am Treasurer Of the Board;
there 10 another item not posted the book; the differ
ence between the payments Of November and January
there were very few appointments between June and
December; the majority Of the Board thought they
cOuu Bot AOng Win tnO force ~ u th0n existed; 10
not think We have any record Of the damage by fire.
do not know that appointments December January
were made for services at the election in November;
there is surgeon employed BY the Board no is not
authorized by law; paw hs bills when they to
me audited by the auditing committee; do not know
OF the use Of tho property OF the depart
ment for political purposes; never heard Of
money being paid to secure appointments on
the force I have paid the surgeon $500 on
account; he IL employed by virtue of resolution OF
tho Board, passed. think, IN November; could not
define his duties; one OF them, / believe, Is
to examine candidates; the expenses OF the vol
unteer department were $537 900 In 1854; there
little property destroyed the last year under this
department; the Commissioners had nothing to do with
its members subscribing 10 any fund; think the eng
parties accused tried In open board; knew of
fines dismissals revoked at the instance OF poll
ticans(witness here went into minute details from the
treasurer's book Of the finances of the Department.
there $50 900 hand from last year; the appro
priaton In addition asked for this $500 900; am
not engaged In any other business imam that OF Fire
Commissioner; the contractors deliver the fuel at
the engine houses and the foremen receipt for 1t;
zach load OF coal is weighed and each load
OF wood Is measured under the supervision Of one of
Clerks feed furnished by three four houses at
Exchange prices the companies make reausitions and
the stOrekeeper issues do not know Of c0mbina-
think the members OF the Fire Department ought to be
paid as mu as those Of the Police Department. there
eight clerks at headquarte the law provides that
the messenger Of the Board shall get 900 salary
pay him $500. mr. Galway explained that he had been
employ ed a laborer aud detailed,
At few minutes before three O'Clock the committee
adjourned until this morning.