, 1886-02-11
rnE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
a Meeting at Which Anything hut
Harmony Prevailed.

a lively meeting of the Cheyenne fire
department occurred last evening at the
City hall, beginning at 1880 o'clock,
Chief Hannifin in the chair and Secretary
ii. W. Moore present and officiating.
Without any particular move being made
in the way of a motion, the members OF
department almost Immediately got to
discussing the question of dividing the
money belonging to the relief association.
Before anything definite could be done,
however, the question arose as to whether
the j. f. Clarks were still a company in
the department. Some thought they
were and SOM thought they were not.
b. Il. Deitriek concluded that they
were not. Joseph Granger made a few
remarks and declared that they were.
Deitrick-I have your own foreman's
word for it.
GranRer-WeI, l will leave it to the
foreman.
William Oakley (the foremanl-I never
said anything of the kind. Great laugh
teri
Deitrick-I think you did.
Charles Nessels-Mr. Chief, | want to
move you, sir
General voices-Put him out, put him
out.
G. W. Jones wanted some steps taken
to test the matter.
A voice-What does the constitution
say2
Secretary Moore then read the constitu-
ton.
Charles Nessels said he wanted to know
what they were there for and what was
to be done2
A voice-Put him out.
Chief Hannifn-Well, what do you
want to do, gentlemen?
Mr.. Miller wanted to have the matter
passed upon.
Granger commended that the Clarks
were in the department, and that the city
council was about to furnish them will
apparatus.
Charles Nessels here made an unsuc-
ccssful attempt to say something, but just
at this juncture somebody fell down stairs
and there was a rush for the door.
Tom Rutledge-Mr. Chief, wouldn'i
you like to hear from Horse creek2
A Voice-Horse creek don't go.
There was confusion again, and severa.
voices could be heard at once asking the
chief whether the Clarks still belonged tC
the department The chief said hat was
a matter for the meeting to decide.
A. d. Kelley made a speech about this
time and tried to pour oil on the troubled
waters.
Tom Rutledge-I move that a commit
tee be appointed to hunt up the lost com
pany.
Here Tom withdrew from the front and
was taken in tow by l.. Kabis, who was
hearl to remark: I'D it, Tom, can
you make a motion right"
Tom-Guess not, after SO much fool
ishness.
There was further debating and much
exciteDent, during which the boys
towed up Charlie Nessels and sent him III
to the front to make another motion, but
he was greeted again with the same ole
cry-put him out; put him OUT
Eventually, on motion of b. +. Die.
trick, the meeting took q recess for fifteen
minutes.
After the recess, during which time the
discordant elements had become harmon
lied to a great extent, the question was
put as to whether the j. T. Clarks should
still be considered rs being a constituent
element of the fire department. BY a
decided vote il was determined that the
Clarks still belong to the FIRE department,
notwithstanding the fact Of their sup
posed ~disbandment. The announcement
was received with applause.
An amendment to the constitution OF
the department providing that the money
in the hands of the relief association may,
by a vote of two thirds of the department,
revert TO the department, was then offered
but as it must lay over thirty days before
being acted upon, the department then
adjourned subject 10 the call of the chief.