Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-02-15
THE OLD AND THE NEW.

THE QUESTION OF A COMPANY's SURPLUS
TO BE SETTLED-A PROTEST FROM AN
OLD COMPANY AGAINST THE PAID DE
PARTMENT-&C.
Last Friday evening, it being understood
that matters concerning the old and new
Fire departments would be brought VI
before the City Council, "a number OF ilremer
We're in the Council room.
THE HOOK AND LADDER COdPANY's SUR
PLUS IN THEIR TREASURY.
| A communication was read from the
Hook & Ladder Co., rendering their services
to the city until the Paid Fire Department
should be organized.
On motion of Mr.. Butts, the offer was
accepted, and the company thanked fol
making it.
Mr. Bargamin said that the Augusta
Engine Co. had taken similar action.
Mr.. McQuaide said the Hook & Ladder
Co, had an amount of money in their
treasury and they wanted some understand
ing as to how it was to be disposed of. He
made the statement at the request of the
Captain of the Company, who was in the
room and could explain it.
Mr.. Tams said the question of the dispo-
sition of the money should be referred to
the City Attorney to settle.
Mr.. Butts said he felt personally inter-
ested in this matter, because he was on the
bond of the Treasurer of the Company, and
that the Treasurer had, under the advice of
money until the matter had been settled
with the Council. 1t would be very awk-
ward if the Treasurer should pay it out
under one authority and find that a higher
authority claimed it as it's own. Mr.. Butts
offered a resolution instructing the Treas
urer to hold the money until the matter Of
ownership was settled.
Capt. Hosey of the H ook and Ladder Co.,
spoke by permission to the Council. He
said the Company had voted on the direc-
ton the money should take, and 16 were in
favor of dividing it among the members
and against it. Some of the men thought
the money was due the company for the
clothing it's members had ruined in attend
ing fires without pay.
Mr.. Weller.-Has your company any
money in it's Treasury from private sour
ces?
Capt. Hosey.-No, it all came from the
city. Other companies got theirs and spent
it; we saved ours.
Mr.. Butts withdrew his resolution and
and the matter stands referred to the City
Attorney for his opinion.
AUGUSTA ENGINE COMPANY-IT WANTS
THE OLD VOLUNTEER SYSTEM
CONTINUED.
Mr.. Julius c. Scheffer addressed the Coun-
Gil by permission. He said he said he was
one of a committee appointed by the Au-
gusta Engine Co. to petition the Council to
reconsider the vote by which it had adop-
ted the Paid Fire Department system. Mr..
Scheffer said the request was made not
alone on account of the good record the
Old Department had made, but also on the
score of econOmy-the old volunteer system
costing the city but $500 a year and the
Paid Department costing 5000.
After Nh. Scheffer had closed. some mo-
ments passed in silence, no member who
had voted against the Paid Department
being competent to move reconsideration,
and no member who had voted for it being
willing to do SO.
Mr.. McQuaide said he had been at the
meeting of the Augusta Engine Company,
and he believed every man, except Messrs.
Scheffer and CroWder were in favor of
Paid Department.. There would not be a
factory arrangements made about sleeping
at the engine house, and that matter he be-
lieved would be so modified by the Special
Committee in charge, that there would be
no objection by anybody. He was satisfied
that the Council could get the very best
material to fill the ranks under the new sys-
tenn.
Mr.. Craig moved to lay the request Of
the Augusta Engine Company on the table,
to be taken up at the next meeting of the
Council.
Mr.. Bargamin moved to refer Mr.. Craig's
resolution to the Special Committee on
Paid Fire Department.
Mr.. McQuaide- is no use delaying
action on this petition. / am willing to
take the vote of the firemen now in this
room on the two systems. They will be
found almost unanimous for the new
system.
Mr.. Crimmens-Augusta Engine Co. has
had ample time since the adoption of the
new system. 1 see no reason at this late
day to vote for Mr.. Craig S resolution.
Mr.. Bargamin's resolution to refer was
then lost by the following tie-vote:
Ayes-Messrs. Bargamin, Berkeley Grim
mems, McQuaide, and Tams-5.
Noes-Messrs. Armentrout, Butts, Craig,
Crowle, and Weller-5.
Mr.. Craig's motion to table the request
till the next meeting was then adopted by a
vote of to 8.
Sudden Death.