The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1869-12-24

weeks issue, not only does injustice to the
new FIRE department. bat makes the fre At
Bsumans meat market the occasion for
venting his spleen against the Council In
thirteen minute aftsT the alarm was given wa
Ter vss thrown BY the steamers in twen.
y minutes It was ready for Elective service
had it been required. TsO long. il is true.
but vastly different from the time charged.
In his EnHiety to make point sgainst the
Council be ASSERTS too much, hence proves
nothing. Aftsr indulSing n q speculation
Is 10 what might have been, bad the fire oc.
cured at sight h busiAoos block, he adds.
"A beautiful eomuontaFy On The sillv ...
tiOn Of Council h brsAkias sp one Of TIE bes,
departments in Ne Ssats,h
We have nothing 10 ssy against ths eject.
ivsnoss efths old department. But the charge
that the COuneilbrekS upths department, Is
grOundlesA and admitted 70 Be- 50 by the ed.
itOr Of the Messenger, ia the sams article
where he says: -
s'In accordance with q resolution Of The old
depaEtmeEt, CAsH Ay dSsA0H6sd, BE-"
And herein he proves tOs much. for Ath1
department disbanded (vlisA Il didl he
Council did net "brsak Il uP"ss charged, for
By its voluntary action it had csassd 10 5riu.
-nnd such il the fact.
Annoyed By the ooutiusnl ringiDg Of the
Ere bell, IN The evenings, numerous citiSeps.
and among them q number Of firensn, ueti-
toned lppeil to restrict the ringing of tEs
bsn. BS oTdinHDee h I'D 20. some Of he
hrensn tAOught the restriction too great. be-
gan 10 murnuF and thSiT dIssontsnt, eueour.
sged By Some who Should Asvu done better.
broke out in quad robeIlisa. Ths engine.
and other apparatus voPs hsulsd in front Of
The Council room, and demand made that
that the ordinance be repealed or thsy would
disband. Council, BY motion, postponed the
consideration Of the matter until The nax.
meeting, ss some Of the nsnbsrs were mt
present. Butths department would not val,
The nsnbsra lstt the spparatus IN the street
Feturnsd 10 their hall, declared fhemsslves
disbanded, and Council bad to return the
apParstuSas to their places. oa the follovlpe
evening Council net in special SeSsion, ana
with the view Of allowing the depa4tmeSt to
resume ise functions passed RESOLUTION riv.
ing it 4 certain time In which to do 40.
1t did not, and the ordiesness Grating the
department were then repealed, and Council
set Itself to work to organize q new one.
This is the case in nut she'll, and wooId
indicate that, instead Of the Council breaking
up the best Department. in the State. tbs
action Of the Department was hastys and i'll
adViEed. This iS proven by the Ill win With
which some Of its members lock upon the |
new department, and the spleen ia which
Van, Who was Chief Of the old Department.
INDUCES, whenever occasion Offers oppor.
tunily,is further proof that he il not satisfied
with the Departments setiOn. Had the mat.
ter been well considered, they would have
been prepared to deoept the eOnelusion Of The
tribunal to which they had appealed,
and when their demand was not
granted, retire quietly, a. good citizens from
toe field. But the evidences is cumulative.
that The step WEs ill-eOnSidsrsd, and that
they expected Council to submit to their de.
msnd, because Of the threat they made to
disbAud, if oOuReil did AOt; and when thsy
found that the threat was not effective, mis-. |
taken pride and bad advice induced them to
carry their threat into execution. They dis.
banded and now Van peekS 10 hold the ooun.
Gil responsible.
In common with The citizens generally, we
regretted the hasty seiioD Of the department |
while We could not butspproVe the action of
the Council. FrOmsD, beeauss they are
fireman, don't cease TO Be citizens, but AZ |
such ars bound to obey the laws as fully as |
all others. II law becpuss grisy2aee;
they have their recourse, aslothsr citizens !
have, to labor for its repeal, BY petition, and |
by agitation. II We admit the right of the
dremen 70 go 70 oOuneh and endsavor to |
overRWe its action, the same right must be |
accorded 70 all other classes Of citizsns. The
consequence WOULD be inSubordinstion ansr
chy, confusion, and al those troubles incl
dent to = state Of unsettled society, which |
We know the fireman themselves would be |
unwilling to sec; for, as = rule, they are law |
sbiilng.
The editor of the Messenger, Of all others,
should be the Last TO rsfcct upon Oouncil |
for its action. A Chief Of the Fire Depart
ment be was sa ad4inistratiye officer,
whUse duty it was to preserve and promote /
the efficiency Of the Dep4rtmsnt by sssiug |
the laws made for its government, strictly |
enforced Instead Of tolsrssing or promo
ting insubOrdlnation, it vas hIs duty to re-
prsas it. Instead Of yielding to the inpqr.
tunities Of thOse who urged such astios, be
should have counsslled obedience to the law,
until it was repealed. Had he done this,
there would have been DO disb4nding for
irsmen are reasonable, although Oftsa i'm.
pulsive. We have NOS doubt but that the
ordinance complained Of vO1ld have. been
amended 50 as 10 eooesds all shAl wss dSSr.
ed, if Ihs matter bad besa propsrly Brought |
osfOTe the Council.
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