The national Republican., 1869-02-02
LOCAL DEPARTMENT,

Fmr ConMesforEns MEkfMo.-The reg
ular monthly meeting Of tbs Board Of Fire
Commls.loncrs was held At their room In the
s CITY IA. l Last -, evening" all tho members
The resignation Of T. 9. sewcii a. hostisr
Of No. 4 engine company was presented,
also rcpon from the chief engineer In
reference 70 the cutting affalr In which Sew.
Ell was engaged on the o7th ult.
Nj. oorbutt moved that the resignation bc
Nj. Thompson opposed tho motion, as to
ncccps the resignation while the member yras
suspcnded asSd under charges would be lad
precedent.
The reslanation was aeccptcd-Mcssus
eoodail and Gorbutt voting aye, and INT.
Thompson no.
Tho following communication was tlIen
wAsmrseror, February 1, 1ses
To 0s Aoaorsbk Board Of FIRE Conin,ission rs;
GENTLEMEN I beg leave 70 inform y our
henorable board that two Of the city paI ers
have published editorials to the effect hat
there was ''screw loose In the fire dep ,rt-
nient," thereby rejecting upon myself as
well AZ upon the members OF the boar OF
FIRE commissioners discrcdlt as TO the hont sty
and integrity with which the affair OF the
department have been conducted. wo uld
therefore most respectfully request that our
honorable board appoint q committee OF In
yestigntion 10 examine into the afairs Of the
fire department with Instructions 10 repor nj
your ucxt meeting.
All Of which Is respectfully submitted.
W. d. ELwoop,
Chief Fire Department /.
Mr.. Goodall moved that the councils be re-
quested, through the Mayor, to appoint a
special committee TO act In conjunction with
q committee Of this board In an investigation
Of the affairs Of the FIRE department. since the
organization Of the present board.
An excited colloquial debate ensued, In
which a remark, said 10 have been made by
tho Mayor, that "they" (the Commission
crs) "would sign anything" was quoted,
elicitlng some feeling; after which the reso-
luton was adopted-the committee on the
part Of the Board being made 70 consist OF
the entire body.
extraman Of the hook and ladder company,
was accepted.
Chief Engineer Elwood reported George
Mulloy suspended for being drunk and dis
orderly. Ordered to stand suspended until
next meeting Of the Board.
Mr.. Gorbutt nominated James Edmonston
as hostler Of No. engine.
Mr.. Thompson presented the application
OF George Z. Ward for the position.
Edmonston was elected.
John Bright was elected supernumerary Of
No. I engine.
A Communication was received from John
]. Peabody, presenting to the board n record
Of fires which occurred while he was Chief
Engineer Of the Fire Department under the
volunteer system, and vote OF thanks to
Mr.. Peabody was adopted.
A communication was also received from
J. II. Larcombe, asking authority TO proceed
10 Philadelphia, New York, and Baltimore,
for the purpose Of inspecting the telegraphs
In these cities, with view to note any recent
Improvements. Adopted, subject to the ap-
proval of the Mayor.
Chief Engineer Elwood reported that Mr..
Cant had refused to credit the corporation
for horse feed, and he had been compelled to
procure 1t elsewhere.
A resolution was adopted resembling q
regulation OF the Board, and authorizing the
chief engineer TO purchase feed wherever he
deemed Il for the best interest Of the Depart.
ment.
resolution was also adopted requesting
the Mayor to pay to the legal representatives
OF the Columbia fire company (old volun-
teer organization) the 81 500 due them on
account Of the bell and their interest In the
building, they having expressed willing
ness TO accept bonds for the same.
large number Of bills were then taken
up and acted on, after which the Board ad-
Journed TO meet upon the call Of the presi-
dent, Mayor Bowen.