The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-12-21
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Meeting of the Commissioncrs-The Furuituro
In ssEourtccn's'' H3usc-Cnn Fires Bp
Fought Without Funds.

Meeting of the Cornmissioncrs-The Furniture
In ssE0urtecn's'' H3usc-Cnn Fires Be
Fought Without Funds.
The Board OF Commissioners OF the Fire Depart.
ment yesterday morning in stated session, with
the President Commissioner Hickman, In the chair.
number OF complaints against members OF the
Department for various oences-negect Of duty, in
toxicalion and such liKe-were heard and disposed
or alter which the Board took up tile business before
them. lengthy communication was received from
the foreman OF Engine Company II, In relation to
the furniture IN the house, for which al eX-ofceI
claimed payment and the Finance Committee had
directed the TO pay 10 tie amount OF S175. The
present foreman, on behalf OF the men, asks that
the action OF the Board be rcconsldered, ana Mr..
Wilson be requested 10 remove the furniture claimed
by him. and that they woull chez riuy subscribe
for new AMI better articles. The communication was
referred to the Finance Committee As was also
subsequent communication from the same gentle
man in relation to seven pictures anu frames In The
en- zine house, which MIR. Wilson desired to remove.
bat wnicl he foreman Eroe) had assisted on re-
tanning until ne had received authority from the
proper source.
THE PRICE Or DEVICE
was levied on member oil Engine No 4, as ne had
lost the DEVICE from his cap. The commissioners
seemed TO think there must be some careicssne5s
about the matter, and accordingly imposed the
penalty as a warning to him and ali others IN the
department
RUN SELLERS COMPLAINT
against several membe,s OF the department who had
"Anny up" small accounts for 'Iighi nln.' was re.
celyed and read. Ii appears the cases Of some Of
the papers mad been eXallncd into, and the men
found guilty mad been dsmiSScd; bat the Commits
soners would take no action TO relieve the rum
seller, and determined 10 let him collect rs best he
could. IL he sold rum TO firemcn lie deserved to
lose his money.
THE SEVENTEENTH STREET SEVER
came under consideration on sug -eStion OF the
IT resident. II seems sewer has been bat ia the
street, between Ninth and Tenth avenues In which
Is located the naiise or Engine Company No. 3. The
property owners on The liie OF the work had paid
Tor the sewer on their own account ana requested
the Commissioners to pay Tie amount assessed
a. anSt the lot on which the engine house was built.
Commissioner HgSNESsY sad thai lnasnuch as
the Commissioners were not the Mayor, Aldermen
and Conmouaity anu rs the title Is in their name.
the Board.could taxi no action. The communica.
ton Was referred to the COMMITTEE on finance.
THE DEcAR1MEET FINANCES
were referred TO by IRE tsurer HgNSEsSY, who'll.
CURED II anything had been heard from the Board
OF Appcrtion.ient. IL appears nothing md been
heard, aud Tic President stated That lie bad under.
stood the Board OF Appor,onment would not hold
any more meetings
Mr.. nENNgssY stated that there was no money
to pay the men their last month's salary; that the
sour &C from which he rad obtained money for the
p evloas TWO months payments mad positively re.
fused 10 make any more advances; that II was ex.
CeedinYly hard to expect tho mea to do tie severe
work tiey were Called on 10 perform, with their
families suffering FOR the acrual necessities OF life
with severe winter staring them IN the face unless
they Couid GET some assurance or payIneiS Tue
ratio OF mes was increasing the reserve OF the De-
par,ment was decidedly inefficient or insufficient,
ana The iacn were consequently obliged 10 40 much
more labor than they m nv be called upon 10 do IL
the Department could aioTd TO keep Sufficient re-
serve.
me matter was discussed In q desultory ana
untll the Comptroller should give them the funds Ia
carry on their work,