Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1880-03-30
SECOND EDITION.
THEY AaRns TO AGREE.

The Ffremenp Cenvensiea Last
NhGht Me@tnAt~ sassUSl W. xsASe'
well for Ghics Engineer.
Another convention of the fire oompa
mics was held last evening, in the Re
lisnos Engine houss. VIM d. Blake, o
the PANE Hose company was chairman
The Convention met for the purpose o
nominating q Chief Engineer and As
sistants, and was successful beyond al
expectations. A report of the proceed
ings furnished the press by John B
Ginder, the Secretary, shows thai
the convention consisted Of delegates
from the Friendship, Reliance, Della
ware, Water Witch, Fame Hose, Wash.
ingtsn and Wsccacoe Fire Companies.
The minutes Of the last meeting, were
read aud approved. The chairman Of
the Friendship delegation reported that
they did net receive notice of the hold
ing OF the 10, convention in time to a.
tend 1t, but that they came to this osp-
ventiOn with instructions to act with
the convention. The Reliance delega.
ton reported that they had received
sinilar instructions; the Delaware had
received NO instructions and the Wash
ngton had received instructions to
withdraw from the convention which
they accordingly did.
A motion that the chairman Of each
committee should cast a vote for his
company, was adopted. A motion was
adopted that the companies represented
in the convention be called by roll. In
answer to the roll, the Friendship, Re-
lance, Water Witch, Fame Hose and
Weooacoe reported that they were in
structed to abide by the decision Of the
convention.
The convention then went into nom
nation for a chief Engineer. Messrs.
P. F. Murphy, Of the Reliance, Samuel
G. Tazewell, Of the Water Witch, and
VIM. McCrea of the fame Hose, were
nominated. After four ballots, Samuel
G.. Tazswsl was declared the nominee,
the fourth ballot beiag unanimous in
his favor.
Nominations for First Assistant Engi-
neer were then entered into. Thomas
]. Donahoe, Of the Fame Hose, was
nominated, but declined. Charles Lu-
kens, Of the WeccSooe, the present first
assistant, and John Huber of the Fame
Hose, were nominated. After three
ballots, Mr.. Lukens was unanimously
chosen a. the nominee for first assistant.
In the nomination for second assistant,
only the name of John Huber of the
Fame Hose was mentioned, and he was
declared the nominee, the chairman Of
the Reliance committee, upon motion,
asking the vote OF the convention.
The Secretary was instructed to no.
tify the gentlemen of their nomination.
A motion was adopted to the effect that
the Secretary be instructed to give to
the chairman of each committee copy of
the proceedings of the convention, with
the signatures of the delegation at
taohed.
The following agreement was then
drawn up. submitted to the convention
and adopted as read:
WILMINGTON, lei, March 70, 1880.
We, the following fire companies, In con-
vention, held On the alb We date, at the
Reliance Engine House. represented by the
Friendship, Reliance, Water Witch, Fame
Hose and Weccacoe Fire Companies, nomin.
ated the following officers of the department |
For Chiei Engineer, Samuel &. Tazewell, Of
the Water Wirch; First Assistant, Charles H. !
Lukens, Of the Weccacoe and Jcha Huber of
the Fame Hose, for Second Assistant
Sigued by all the members OF the cOnVen-
ton as follows;
FRlENDsHlP.-J?hn A. Scbrader, John Nc. |
Aleer, Thomas Starr, Jr.
RRLIAEoR.-.D. A. McCullin, Hugh Eufy, |
Joseph Cash.
WAvBR WITcH.--Edward F. Kane, Walter
b. Lei6randt, John Il. Ginder.
FAME HOSE william H. Blake, P. +.
H0uSeman, Thomas F, Donatua,
WBCCACOR david 8. Reader, A. L. Car.
Michael, O. W. SollaWay.
And by WI liam H. Blake, as chairman,
and John B, Ginder as secretary.
A vote of thanks was rendered to
the chairman and secretary.
This action of the convention virtu-
ally keeps the contest for Chief Engi-
neer from being decided by City Coun-
bill.