The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1881-07-30

County Comm r..


JNo. II. MiLLrSDEn.
A communication WAS also read from Mr.. chas.
i. Holloway directing the president of the
Wayerly Fire Company to turn over the apparatus
10 J. +. Dillehnni. assistant engineer Of the ncw
baltimore County Fire Department, which was
accordingly done. The board Of directors ,hca
finally adjourned.
The company meeting was then called, with q.
j. Roche in the chair who stated the object Of the
meeting 20 the company, and also ~ the dissolu-
tion of the board of directors Of the company.
The funds Of the old ire department. amounting
10 $50. were ordered 10 he held by the treasurer,
Mr.. Bolgiano, until further notice. Remarks were
made by Messrs. llennighauscn, Deal, Hamilton.
Jones and oticrs, expressing their Dissatisfaction
ut the uncercmOniOus manner in which the COM
pany had been treated by the Commissioners.
After the adjournment the citizens held meeting
and the late president of the company was called
To the chair. with J. II. Jones secretary.
motion was made and carried that n commit
tee Of twenty good citizens of Wavcriy be appoint
to get up suitable resolutions expressing their dis
appreciation of the action 81 the County Commits
sioncrs. The committee was follows Lewis
iiennighausen lchairmanl, John Schonan. A. u.
Jackson. J. kcsmodcl. ". e. Deal. Georgc BELT.
Jos. Bolsiano. }. =. Brown. J. r. Matthews.
Thomas Hart. Jr. X. =. Pindell. T. ". Diliehunt.
u. Allmand, John Nicholas. John c. Cross, d. T..
Livingston. Dr. Il. Il. Rankin, J. Wilson Brown
and J. W. Roche.
In accordance with the above an dignation
meeting was held in Wavcrly Hall on Tuesday.
which was presided over by Mr.. Jos. A. Bolgiano
Lewis lIennighausen. Esq. chairman Of the CEN.
initiee appointed at the meeting held on The 22d
inst. read the following preamble and resolutions
which were unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, The citizens Of waycriy and vicinity.
Ia the year 1878, organized a volunteer Ere dc.
partnriIl ror the better pFoIeclfUn 0f their nves
and property against fires, and the County Com.
missioners Of Baltimore county purchased truck,
with hooks and ladders. for the use Of said com.
-.aN.
satisfactory service up TO this date and, whereas.
the said County Commissioners on the 2i.t day of
July, without any explanation, and in n curt and
ung entiemaniy manner. ordered the surrender Of
the aforesaid apparatus to Mr.. Charles I. liollO-
way. without providing any adequate force to
work the same, thus leaving Us without protection
in case of Ere. Therefore be IL
Rssoircd, That IL il the opinion Of this meeting
ofctiEens Of Waveriy and vicinity that the County
Commissioners in their aforesaid action did not
show due regard for the safety Of the lives
properiy::o the residents Of wavcriy by percmp-
torily taking the apparatus from tho care and
management Of said company, and entrusting IL
| 10 parties not interested in the welfare Of this
community.
Re.oir-d, That in the opinion Of this meeting
the said Commissioners have exceeded their
thority in cxpending 80 large SUN Of the peoples
money in creating paid Ere department without
warrant in law or urgent necessity for the same I;
that the practice Of public officers overlapping
the bound Of their duties prescribed by Law is
becoming too prevalent and must cease, AMI We
pledge ourselves TO use every means 10 secure
abatement Of the aforesaid evil.
Rssoired, That our experience with the chemi-
| cal apparatus attached 10 the waverly truck has
demonstrated its entire useicssness in villages
such rs ours. composed n. they are Of almost all
frame buildings
Speeches we're made by Messrs. Iiennighauscn
| aud J. II. Jones, after which u letter was
read from the late chief Of the department, George
J. Roche, expressing his inability To attend the
meeting aud sympathizing with his old company.
| lie also spoke Of the work done by the company
| and Of the reluctance with which the County Com
nissioners paid the bills for repairs for the appa
ratus. lie further stated that the apparatus had
only cost the county sil0 since its organization,
/ aud now the Commi ssionsrs were paying one man
| $50 per month to attend the engine, whereas two
years ago they hcsitatcd to pay a man $40 per
month to keep the machine In order.
We are Of the opinion that the good people Of
waveriy acted rather too hastily In this matter
and that the affair could have been amicabiy set
tied had the Commissioners been invited to the
meeting. The Commissioners express regret that
a Misunderstanding should have occurred aud are
| perfectly willing To allow the Waveriy people 10
have an independent company 10 they prefer Il as
In this considerable expense would be savedto
| the county. We are not surprised that the IRE
company was inccnscd at Mr. Holloway for ap-
pointing man TO take charge Of the engine who
does not live within mile Of the engine house.
Il would have been simple justice 10 allow the old
company 10 select . competent man from among
their number to GIL the position.