, 1874-08-01

!: ". :. TIE TENTH WARD. - u.,.. :.
4 meeting Of citizens OF the ;Touth Ward in
tertsted In ;the organization Of q Fire Patrol
was held last night III Wallis Hnli. A commit
toe, consisting Of Thomas T. Wall, james Mo-
0rav, Thomas PARKER, Frcd Boomer. L. +. Bond,
Thomas Brennan, q, G. r. Holden, ". J.
Onnhan, and J. J. Montague, was appointed nt .
previous meeting 10 draft plan Of organiza-
tion, and Inst nights meeting Was for the pur.
noBo Of receiving their report.
Gen. J. 8. Reynolds acted aa Ohasrr.az,, and
Mr.. A. Salisbury, Esq, III Secretary Of tho meet
ing.
Mr.. G. c. P. Holden presented III report of
the Committee, to tho effect that tlaoy bad con-
forrcd with tho Board Of Police and other
osa Il to s nd feR,s{ s a & d oppaS oSS As9 a IT 4
would 10 Of grcat Horvico. Great care should bo
exercised in the selection Of able-bodiel md
honest men. It ts beloved that tile city will
fnrnlsh nndge for oeh em9er 1n Of the
thoreon. aud the cap and cape wlll have to DO
furnished by HuCh means rs tho organization
may deem proper. Tho Committee recommend
tue passage Of the following resolutions:
faat paid lire Department reltevea them from any
against aro and my further responsibility in regard
WHEREAS, II Is doomed to bo Important to bring tho
ctizsns In moro direct contact with tho Firs Depart
cnt in order to be abo to assist It with effect
WERnEAH, 1t ts believed Tint assistant urg1nfza-
ton will greatly naatst tho Fire Department a groa
X sa IT, property from being destroyed by
~ So, mt hs s Tenth wHf organize % 1oo men
protecting property agaiist arcs.
T. That Hitch organization be divided into four con-
pan1rs Of twenty~nyc each.
g. Tint such company aclcct for itself ono Captain
ono Lieutenant, and one sccrctary or sergoant.
:. That oasA 1sieer ana mnnnor be provided with
they can bc recognized when On duty. - '1'~''
g. Tint such lodo Of designation Or recognition l,o
astar and olcloth cape with tho agare 40" tercou
g That whenever any ward slal organize upon any
m sr p1s srs3 Us os dnd Lso
other ofcesn Or Uartains for tho selection Of or
more general officer or officers.
T. That I'LL Officers and members asrYo without pay
g. That tho i,rigaae 30 organized shall be subject 10
the orders Of tho Eiro Marshal at iires.
tires In lie Tenth Ward on a rst alarm, adjoining
wards on sccoud aaru, aud In any part Of tbs city
10, That committees Of avo from each election pre
enct be appointed to oon books or 1nlstcrruls for
tho seloctlon Of Twenty-Five aMable men for each
tue Companies az o1podltously ~ practicable.
IL. Tint whom tho companies arc organized tho
Boart Of Police and Fire Commissioners ba requested
to Cont0r rnu tue men BpecnI police roWetH, and
sunh other powers as they are authorized or deem
proper to coufer.
Some discussion arose on tho clause rolating
to turning ont ut hres outside tho mGrd. some
gentlemen being opposed to this, but Mr: Bren-
nsi. Mr: Holden. and others urged tho adoption
of tho clause, Oh the ground that IN caso OF g
general alarm aud great fire everybody would
want to 60 TO 1t anyway aud 1t MAS better for tho
Patrol to so In M organized shape, 10 aa to ho
efficient IN rendering assistance. These romarhs
Ind tho effect Of overcoming tho objections to
tue clause.
movement was on foot to form similar organic
zntton in tue Thirteenth and Ninth Wards, and
no !elE strong Interest IN tho subject.
Tho clas'ho relating to tho uniform excited
some opposition. on tho ground that cape
:, motion to str!ao out tho cape was lost, and
tie report whs conourred IN aa hulnittod.