Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1890-04-10
THIRD EDITION
TnE fInEnlEN's FIGHT.
Cloud or Robinson for Chief Engineer.
whichs--Ths Petition to BIO Presented
to Counclt Tonight.

to Council Tonight.
The City Council tonight will be the
hext scene Of the hremen's contest, and
IN al probability 1t will 20 over one week
longer. Both parties are still confident
OF success. The Council chamber will
NO doubt be filled with q dense crowd
tonight 10 watch every movement In the
matter. As neither OF the men claiming
to be elected Chief En- inter 10 Repub-
lican, and nobody else can DO brought
Into the contest, the case stands q good
chance OF being decided upon its inertia.
Both paItics have some members OF
Council who they believe they can de-
pend on, but the majority Of. the men,
bsis have declined to say how they will
set.
The following petition to Cod2cil sign.
Cd ny the differentiation men will be
presented TO the City Council tonight:
"To the President and Members OF the
City Council:
"GEN1LEMEN: We, the undersigned,
Edward A. Robinson, James L. Kane
aud William 7. Green, do respectfully
make to your honorable body this follow
ing representations AMI ask that you
give item consideration
"On Monday night last, the 18th day OF
April, 1890, under and In pursuance Of
an ordinance Of the city Of Wilmington
m election was held for chief engineer
and first and second assistant engineers
OF the Fire Department of said city, at the
respective engine houses OF the seven
companies comprising said department.
Your petitioners believe that the mem
bers OF three companies, to wit, the
Friendship. Phoenix and Washington,
cast Q majority OF the votes oil said last
named companies for Alexander E. Cloud
for chief engineer of the said deparim ent
for the ensuing term, and Lewis Peeky
and James M. Dickereon for frat and
second assistant engineers, respectively,
for the said department for the ensuing
term, and that the members OF three
other hre companies, to wit: the Della.
ware, Reliance aud Weccacoe, cast a
majority OF the votes OF said last named
companies for your petitioners, Ed
ward A. Robinson, James Y. Kane and
William I. Green Tor the offices OF chief
engineer and first and second assistant
engineers, respectively, for tho ensuing
term. That according to this showing
the result of the Il, ction of the Fame
Hose Conn auy will determine the elec-
ton ior said chief engineer and first and
Department for the ensuing term. Your
petitioners are informed and believe that
the judges who held the election for the
Fame Hose Company at Its house ~ the
time aforesaid will return to your honors.
BILE body that tho said Alexander f. Cloud
received for the office of chief engineer
for said Fire Department fifty. three OF
the votes cast OF said election by men,
bers OF the said Fame Hose Company,
and that the said Lewis Peeky ami
james n. Dickerson received tho same
numbers OF votes for fret aud seco I'd
assistant engineers respectively OF said
Fire Department for the ensuing term,
and that your petitioners received forty
Eve votes respectively at said election
for the offices Of chief engineer and first
and second assistant engineers OF said
Fire Department for said ensuing term.
"Your petitioners further represent to
your honorable body that said figures
should be exactly reversed, and that
said election officers should have credited
your petitioners with having rec:ived 53
votes, aud the said Alexander L. Cloud,
Lewis Peeky and James NJ. DIckers
with having received i5 votes, aud they
Ahould have declared under seal OF said
Fame Hose Company that your pei.
Homer, Edward A. Robinson, received
She high hest number Of votes cast for one
person for chief engineer, ami sail
jams F. Kane aud William I. Green
received the highest mum Der of votes for
FRAT and second assistant engineers re-
specttvely for the ensuing Term. That
their failure and refusal to do SO lie n
fraud upon your petitioners, and Is in
violation of the rights o! the members OF
the Fire Department OF said city who
voted for your petitioners at said cleo
Mon.
"Your petitioner. therefore pray your
honorable body to investigate the fscts
surrounding the election held at said
Fame Hose Company's house % the dAte
Aforesaid, and during said investigation
that you allow your petitioners u sub
init the evidence they have gathered In
support OF the charges above made, and
Ghst your honorable body will not do
clare the said Alexander T.. Cloud chief
. engineer and the said Lewis Peeky and
4apes M. Dickerson first aud second
assistant engineers of said Wilmington
Fire DcpGxtment for the ensuing term
but will declare your petitioners elected
to the offices respectively, to which q
majority OF the members OF the Fire De-
pnrtment OF this city elected them on tue
date above mentioned.
1our petitioners would iurther repre-
sent to your honorable body that tht 5
now have present with them evidence III
support Of the claims and the charges
above made by them, and ore ready and
willing TO submit 1t TO your honorable
body Immediately.
aud your petitioners will ever pray.
The combination Will not be left withou
documents either. President Bourbon o
the Fame Hose states that In 1887 tn
company adopted new constitutio
which required that all members OF th
company should within three month
provide tn emselves with certificate
m mbership or tleir names would
dropped iyom the FOIL OF he COMPANY
Over 200 notices oil the requirements
che new constitution were sent out an
ouly eight were returned TO tie compar
as having failed to reach those TO who
they were directed. A notice was all
published In two d Aily papers. Tho
who desired TO remain members OF Il
company applied Tor certificates and /
csived one ike the following
Instituted January !, ls39
Incorporated February, lS4l.
CERTIFICATE OF MEMBERSHIP.
This is to certify thai, a-mrr
ber Ct the Fame Hose Company, No.
81 Wilmington, Delaware.
(~ -, President.
I SEAL =, Secretary.