Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-11-03


E1if5r Af0rnfng .Nars. This writer.
having laboTed long and earnestly IN
fh0aght- word and writing fo- an IN
proved Ire service. j. glad % md the sub
Jet again engaging public attention
Fully satisfied il his OWL mind a. % What
: necessary in 0ur case, the writer l.
yet happy 20 hear and discuss any 81 sges-
ti0ss that car - offered. Replying %
certain objections 70 plan which has
bsen before the authorities for Eigkf ge1rs,
Il i only Necessary. II regard . the prID-
eipal objection. 70 quote hfEzSsif against
himself. In the Official proceedings O
Council February - 49, l. Al able and
exhaustive report u q SPECIAL c0lDIr-ee
namely. Ger. 6. u SgTrel- Messrs-
Blair CUunin Enznl. Douglass and Lowell y
appointed . devise plan foT lmprOFln
this service he merits q f1il pay, partial
pay. and the volunteer systems are fully
treated. The former i declared too expe1-
slTe Tor cur requirements TIE latter a.
inefficient and q the partial PAY service
they say. Eminent authority has 50
veTely condemned II y and this plan d
not deemed 1T POUR committee a. best"
After Specifying what % E1eLn- appears
ueosssarT- they say Your committee
believe that such a IRE service nay y re-
under on Ikssf. with suc1 u0s1Ilc4LtoIls
a. are herewith EXPRESSED and ulax .
further suggested. The present
police force NAV BE safely trusted with
this service" On the IN q ApTl
this report vas called up for col SlGera-
ton The vote for the measure = a. Blair
Douglass, >0-rel. MCMAHON and Lowell
MAJOR Cunningham. an earnest supporter
ana another member fsTOrIng the measure
ri M lHa 1zr7- :
his Honor il the negative. although seven
q the board were then Al is favor. In
the board u last year It's supporters were
eight against four.
The assertion that il Is essential for the
commander q department . know bow
% make and run Al engine : not Eenaole-
else i = equally Necessary llaL FFeslQent
RaOul should - able - take down and
put together MS own engines that
commander q steamship must nrsT build
MS ship or that Lee Or Johnston must Be
able % make a cannon. musket OF sad
die. Surely 10 nan would venture upon
such assertions. There i something t.
quisite IN a commander above and beyond
the mechanical knowledge Of his ma
chimes. The View York fire service, con-
fesseslly the best Of It's kind u America,
was organized. disciplined and perfected
Dy General Alexander >laler. an army
officer. who very probably did lot and does
not know how % put together or make
any two pieces q a IRE engine but he
does know bow % put men together,
u combine and direct their energies
70 advantage. and % move and %
govern the mass a. one man bE sheer
force Of viii. That Is known a. admins
trative ability. and that is just what our
IRE service needs. The present Chief Of
Police j. an admirable organizer and dis
ciplnarian. As a General Of DigTade he
has probably had command Of thousands
Of men Of ali arms IN actual service. He
now has command o. some . Or - men,
and % say that he cannot manage Two or
three dozen additional men upon a semi
detached service j. 70 insult his capacity.
For the insurance men this writer has
profound respect Among them ne i
proud % number bis best friends, and il
sny Of these gentlemen viii tell Us how
leaving the present FIRE force intact and
adding % each engine a half dozen men.
whose daily business should be % prac-
tice and perfect themselves in the duties
and stations pertaining 70 a steam IRE
service. just a men are numbered. sta
toned and drilled about a piece Of artll-
lery. viii Impair the efficiency Of the
service" then this writer is ready 70 bow
down and exclaim sdmiTingly: surely ye
are the people, and wisdom VIII die with
you: and the insurance company that
shall raise it, rates for this cause viii
assuredly find itself without business,
which might very likely prove ''detri-
mental; 70 the agent Of that suIcidlng
company. K.