Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-04-30

Engine Company No. Z Opposed 90 the
Proposed fire Department.


A special meeting of Seattle Engine
Company No. vas held at their pleas
ant hell last evening. Robert Abrams,
the President of the COMPANY, called
the meeting to order and stated that
the object of the coming together was
70 consider whether they would send
delegates 10 and mite With the recently
organized fire department or not. lie
President continued - ! think this Is
an important matter, and We should
take some decisive HIea-ure-.
r. W. Wus,hof then presented his
views. He said. Il think tnis ord
nance for reorgtniZlng the IRE depart
me,.t wa passed without orr voice. and
We should contest It. think 1t l. It.
legal. and Vas paSsA. In an improper
vay. Inat ordinance was bulidp-"d
thr.gph the Council bv a certain man.
10; u certain purpose. hft"r u "hs
passed It WAS re-moteled on SUNDAY
af,srno-n IN the Mayors Office, and
published A. re-modeied. and not as
pAssed The ordinance was made and
o ,ssed without our knowledge, and ]
ve 90 70 the election. We will play
the wi.est If We keep away, and take
such legal steps 10 bre tx the ordinance
As the company thinks best. These
other companies. some OF them ave
long Il-t- OF II iines that don't mean anv
thing. they are names without b ,de-
II We refuse TO take part III this election
We may be ordered To disbaud. but
don't think sc will. We have Away
cheyed our own IL -. and tn 'se Of the
Conucil. fue Hoox aud Ladder Com
p.uv has ecu disooedlent from the
start. 80 has No. =. think We should
contest the lag. and Ape Il - the c.tl-
zens of tn. second ward 80 stand by rs.
Number !wo'- have no order nor organ
lz.tiun. A. our last fire thu foreman of
tho Hook ana Ladder Company came
running doSi the incline with the hose
cart. ana a. tie CANE III bis mad career.
shDute !: get out of the road or !! run
| over You The p lssage OF this ordi-
nance il iuteni~1 as c,rfIp1 n. l
| know Of several cnrraptioas " 4Ien have
recently come I, hsht, winch don I
| wish to meutI IN hnro. AN pretty snre
tins IL u c1rrup. scheme To carry IA cer-
tam man back Iuto thu Councli. anu
give some q; her man 81 80 4 year. Tue
| trouble between tbs Companies grew out
| OF Mr.. KasIn's statement that We had
| no h ad 10 our dep irt neut, and several
| other r. asoua, one If W iriI / 'he at
tempt To iepIslate oar flre warden ont
| Of office
Mr. l.. NJ. kDbbln, then expressed his
I views: thiuk W. had better do az the
| Bclltowu Company mas declde3, aud not
| ItIS lfsN
| has been worked up by oIe or two, ana
a personal fight has been made against
| this company because the fire warden
| happened to belong u No. |. | heard
| four members of No. 2 say they wouid
not vote for IA III mber of No. for any
| office | move, therefore, that Eugiu-
Company No. take no action AT all III
reference to eleetIng delegates, or At
tending the meeting called for next
Monday to- vote.
| Motion carried
| Mr.. Robbins continued: don't think
We will be ordered 10 dlsband. No one
compes people to vote If they don't
| want to- 1t u Chief IL elected, and a
fire takes place We will turn out and
| work under hun. unless his orders be
come obnoxious. when VI Will kick.
| On motion of Mr.. Waddtll, the Presi-
dent was requested I" appoint Il com
| mittee of thre. to confer with the City
Council IN regard to the apparent grew
ances Of the COMPANY. The Committee
Was appointed ~ follows: Wustuoif
Miller and Robbins.
George w. Hall SAID that he Was sorry
To sse any hard feelings between the
different companies. Tue object Of all
the companies WAS t. put ont nrrs. and
he favored organization, In order Ia
facilitate eHectlvc work.
Mr.. Robbins again took the floor. II.
| sati that NJ. and the Hook and l. ii
der bows We're pniiing together on thus
election business. aud III 1t NJ. and
No } could not 0utvn's the other foi
lows. and by going there they Wuuld
| only be throwing AWAY their votes -
have heard some talk of putting heads
| on people, aud ! think u We go to that
election there att ii~bl- to Il" several
persons with heads pui on them"
| |. Waddeli arose anu said On |
| Just begin to See through THIS matt@r.
| Ii this Is To be ID fight between the com
panies don't want anything to do with
II. II there should b" ire and any
| water. or bu 'kets, or sn Ill hose. or any
| thing e.se rs need.u, the Grand cock
tend r vii! furnish them IL No. |. No >.
No. >. No. 4, or any other company ,hat
Is eudeavorlng to put out The ire.
Horace Young. the fire warden. then
said II guess I'm the cause ot All this
trouble 4 fellow called Jach Hebbari.
who belongs to NJ. ,. stat Il III meet
ing In my pres, nee trat ;he lire ward IL
had no control over the tre apparatus
| belonging To the city. | smoke I'M and
told him he WAS a id liar. | also told
another member of No. = what thought
of him. The reason refused To allow
No. to be taken out that day WAS to
convince the me,nbers Of that company
that | did have control of the fire APP
paratus."
Later III the evcnln a better feeling
prevailed, but nothing further was done
III regard To the approaching fireman y
election.