Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-06

,e.ss III -. A. H., "a rnad aervIce and
.,, ~ 800. ~ vi, - si,his alone is and
10 49, w P"y r. 81 rdsh,,, uron thorn mt
. nae oven ~. .ssii,,,, INA readv az
aas Wy "A a a,,,.n,, snarid ha 20 eaaist in
=, =, "a ordor hnt thev feel
~. a. ,'... -" shon,d he made
sSnis e, .,a rendared an
haar,,, sne' and nroro,t,v az ali times
In hstti,po with tbat a,viul fIend. fire, and
,h,s ~ LBS a., ,.,,sh Ssid Law renealed
sn ,ha, &, 49, "rnlv 10 avery town and
citv in Texas where thew have a volunteer
or paId Department. For several years
that grand. noble body of 6remen, the
state associatIon, composed OF delegates
and chiefs from the different departments
All over the state has met and this cues
tion yearly has been discussed. Appeal
after appeal has come from various cities
asking that some prompt and expedlent
measure be taken for the repeal of this
law, setting forth the drawbacks II was
to each city in building up their depart
ment, but, although committee after COM
mittee has been appointed, the legislature
has go far not given US any relief. At
Gainesville the question was again
brought up and was discussed at length.
committee was again appointed, Chief
Lindgren OF the Cleourne fire department
being made chairman, TO go to Austin
and again lay our claims before the legis-
lature. SAID committee, with the writer,
Will make " their Imperative duty to go,
and VIII take great pleasure In do
Ing all they can Tor the speedy
passage oil bill for the
relief OF flremen, asking that the law be
repealed so as to give every volunteer
aud active fireman the same exemptions
that are accorded the state militia.
Senators and representatives, TO you,
each and every one, this appeal il made,
come to the press of the state for your
hearty and cordial support. Will you not
at once come TO our rescue and by your
speedy action on said bill show us that
you appreciate our prompt and faithful
services, asking no pay or reward, but
happy in the consciousness of doing our
duty, by the passage of said bill2
We feel that we only have TO call your
attention to II and IL will be promptly at
tended to, II is a small recognition asked
and should be accorded us.
The marvellous and ranid yroyvtb ~ all
towns and cities of Texaa and tho foot
of tho hull. ~ Tho bouses hoina bn,,, 80
nine which increases Tho denaer ~ ara
necessitates tbe nromnt sctIon -, n,,r
citi7ens in doing ali that Ia noseiLio e.
hnjld mn and en1in onr ara donors,, o "
and doing eyervtbina III onn
10 epconrsoo "a ,os+ar'
tberehv redncing trsnrsnoo 49,
lessenino the DANCER IN casa ~ q con
narration Every citu exonnte MI
fIremen nnder citv codeS ~ Iorr b.. 49,,
state does NIT ypder oyjstinm sto 80 .n0
e~ce,,t thet +ban r,,s, Ln,,o US s'aeu '.s.,
nonnIotion az The ta ,de na1 ~ oeiI ,na
United States censns 60 3hts oinno i 10
serions drawback i'O - .
Insurance innrnaIs IN footing m, Iossos
IN Tevas h1 Ave oor ~ i tS Wy ioss ss
millions ~ doltar1 sud IL 49,, one a W ue
rions comnanias bona r,,tpd. ~ Ua0es va
doing hnsipess IN tha stato na a a"na iron ~
the great losses othors m doouno Vi
naIla5 ~ rajso tho,s INES rs hase peen CON-
inc the taxation on real astota lie
causing said pronertv n almost he q bnr
den to the owners The nrasant rotas ~
Insurance CHARGED in some cities a, sre " q
great drawback. and 7 renuest Won 70
SnIu osi. ~ a' unN ioquee' you W
Door fire denartments and I The or m.,. r 10y
from fra causes n DalIas and SaIrasto,,
saw the necessity of n maid ond ho,tar
pQuinnp1 dpnartmant and fhau ,,,kli loa.,>
no stone unturned wherein their da.
partments shall he mada 3ho 'nv ,aor We
or eonal 81 New Vorir g, tTo Peer rI VI
oago and other cJtiHs ' as i nun! III
and Increase in s;1e anu non,,,a .ney stow
cities will follow and s P TIL o.n "r
boast Of MANY ,1a,d danort,,t. can
Inv fire will he then iassan .n' nua nosses
look to time when insnronc auu we may
will lessen rates. Int nnt,1 10 N ~
our nsboulders 70 the wheoI "" ;, all al pa'
gather bv bniid,no nv ~, n ua, pun 10
partments by eneonrag1ng sU iu tostar %e-
them as far as possible. giving them th s
same exemntions &c tbo s S,;i,.SS. 'nem tne
low and proyidjnp them witb ,'a az now ,S en-.
and best means and apparatus for com0
batting the flames. then and NOT ~, tbar,
can we look for this brjoht era s s,t 'i ~
turn Of low rates of Insurance gu" ie'
VIII not our leglsIatnre malo mi, /.
h,,l S.uoy unu Wneh Iney assem-