The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-12-01
FIREMEN'S CHARITABLE ASSOCIA.
TION.
E. A. BURKE,
j. D. LANDRY.

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Delegates Of the Firemens' Charitable Associ
alton, for the purpose of taking action on the
report of the committee appointed to confe,
with a committee of the Board of Under
writers of the New Orleans insurance COM
panies, was held last night.
After reading the report President l. n.
Marks submitted the following resolutions:
Whereas the insurance companies compos-
ing the Board Of Underwriters of the city of
New Orleans, have manifested disposition to
assist this association financially, in'order that
the Fire Department be kept in service.
Be it therefore resolred, That if the insurance
companies composing the Board Of Under
writer's will advance to this association the
has been received from the city of New Or
| leans, this association pledges itself to keep
the entire Fire Department in efficient SER
! vice.
Resolced, That if the said Board of Under
writer's, or any or all Of the insurance COM
, panies composing said board, make said ad-
vance of the sum of $1,000, the President Of
this association be and he is hereby author
lied to transfer as security for the ultimate
payment Of said sum, an equal an cunt OF the
claim Of the association upon the city.
After some few remarks from other men,
bers of the committee in reply to the in
quiries of several delegates, Mr.. Marks, for
the purpose Of satisfying the general desire
for information, said, that at the first meeting
the Committee of the Board of Delegates had
stated that the financial condition OF that
body would prevent their undertaking to run
the entire department., and offered as suS-
gestion, that all the companies temporarily
suspend. This the representatives Of the
Board of Delegates UNANIMOUSLY and imme-
diately rejected, on the ground that it was i'm
practicable, for the reason that the Board of
Underwriters could not designate or appoint
the companies which should remain in service
as it would engender a bad feeling of jealousy
and as constituted, one portion OF the depart
ment could not remain on duty when the
other portion was suspended.
The committee from the Board of Under
writer's, at another meeting, while reiterating
the inability Of the board to pay all the run
ming expenses, asked for all estimate of the
lowest sum monthly that would keep the en-
tire department in working ORDER and it now
remained with the board to say. He (lIr.
Marks) thought that $4,000 was all the asso-
citation could hope to get. In the board there
were but fifteen home companies, and they
would probably have to pay the entire sum. as
it was possible that foreign companies would
not come into the arrangement. From the
$4,000, $500 monthly could be advanced to
the nineteen steam fire engine companies,
$50 to each of the hook and ladder compa- !
MES and $50 to AIilneburg No. l, leaving !,
S1575 to cover payments to the widows and
orphans of the association, and he believed !
that the current receipts Of the association
would make up the difference between this
amount and the amount required.
Mr.. Wash Marks said that while reduction
was the order OF the day, he believed in cut
ting down the salaries of the officers of the
association. He then asked if the association
would have to pay the board interest.
In reply to this and sundry other questions,
Mr. Marks stated that the question of interest
had not been raised that the association
would not be indebted to the board for money
as it would be paid for in time GER
tifcates Of the city dollar for dollar that the
money advanced out Of the six thousand to
The companies would be only on account, and
the difference would be made up when posi-
bic.
The resolutions were adopted, and on mo-
lion the President Of the Board the Board OF
and the Finance Committee
were authorized to make the necessary ar
rangements with the Board of Underwriters.
The meeting then adjourned.