The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-11-07
THE FlREMEN'S CHARITABLE ASSO.
CATION.
THE QUESTION OF SUSPENSION

| There was full meeting of the Firemen's
Charitable Association held last night for the
purpose of receiving from the different dele.
cations reports of the action of their several
companies on the resolution conditionally
adopted at the previous meeting, as follows
! That the Firemen's Charitable Association
of New Orleans, utterly unable to continue
any longer the performance ofire duty, with
out prompt financial aid, will, on the 18th day
of November next, be reluctantly compelled
to discharge its employees, and cease to per-
form fire duty from that day.
! Resolved, That the Board of Commissioners
and Finance Committee be, and they are
hereby empowered to confer with the city au-
| thorities, the Board of Underwriters or any
| committee Of citizens, with a view Of adjust
ing our financial troubles and to report back
| to this board the result of their deliberation.
Morris Hart, Esq, chairman of the Finance
Committee, reported that the committee had
waited on H. G. Dibble, President of the
School Board, in reference to the injunction,
and had by him been referred to ALI. Shaw,
the attorney of the board, who had said that,
occupying the position he did, he could not
withdraw his petition for injunction. He had
further stated that he had made the applica-
ton at the solicitation of professed friends of
the association, whose names he could give if
he felt SO inclined.
There we're many inquiries by members as to
who those friends we're, which did not, however,
lead to any satisfactory result, as no one
seemed to know, although there were several
gentlemen who were rather mysterious, and
intimated that they knew something they did
not care at the time to divulge.
The reports of delegations were then re-
ceived, President Marks first giving the in
formation, in reply to question from Mr..
Wash Marks, of No. 20, that, although ma
jority of the delegations might be in favor of
the resolutions, they would still be before the
association for discussion and final disposal
The reports were as follows: Sustaining the
the action of the ssociation-Volunteer l,
Mississippi 2, Vigilant 3, Mechanics 6, Phoe-
nix g. Perseverance -, Philadelphia IA, jack
son 16, Orleans 81, Chalmette ~, Louisiana
Hose Lafayette l and American 2.
Discretionary with Delegations z,
Hope 3, Pelican 4, Milneburg l.
Against the action of the COmmittee-Cre
8, Louisiana 10 and Trad Ferry II.
The delegation of Washington 20, reported
resolution adopted by their company, adj
vising that further time be granted.
A lively and long continued discussion fol-
lowed motion made by MIR. Wash Marks to
reconsider the resolutions. The motion was
finally adopted, aud the discussion was again
resumed as to what disposition should be
made Of them.
The resolution of Mr.. VIM. Johnson, of
No. 6, offered as substitute, was adopted in
the end
It provided for the appointment of COM
mittee of five, of which the President of the
association is an ex-oficio member to wait on
the Board of Underwriters and ascertain if
such an arrangement could not be made with
the Board of Underwriters, whereby the asso-
citation could transfer to the board the claim
of the association against the city at its face
value.
The following named gentlemen were ap-
pointed ON the committee VIM. johnson, of
Mechanics 6; U. A. Llambias, of Vigilant 3;
F. Dudenhefer, Of Crescent "a; w. II. Mann
ing, Of Trad Ferry IL and L. A. Wilt, of
Creole 8.
The meeting then adjourned.