Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-08-07
A REORGANIZATION
CT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO BR AT ONCE
ACCOMPLISHED.
The Committee to Meet Tomorrow Night and
Council to Act Tussday-Ths New Engine
and the Old Atlantic

REGISTER readers will remember that
about month ago, when the ordinan-
! ces providing for the reorganization OF
the freAdepartment and providing strin-
gent rules aud regulations for the gov
eminent of the same came up In coun-
ell, after the measures had received due
consideration in committee, they were
objected to by some OF the mem bers,
principally because it was contemplated
to remove from Office the old assistant
marshals and In their stead m6ketwo OF
the full-paid members OF the depart
ment the assistants Of the chief.
Since this the reorganization
OF the department has been the
subject of q good deal Of discussion
among members OF council, and 1t is
thought that at tomorrow evenings
session OF the committee matters can
be so arranged as to ensure the adop-
ton OF the ordinances and the confirma-
ton of the new men at Tuesday even
ing's session of council. The chief Is
authorized, under the last appropria-
tion ordinance, to appoint enough ad-
ditional full-paid men to put five men
In each OF the engine houses and at the
hook and ladder house, and three men at
the chemical Of the Island house, and
to discharge all the extra men. This
will make the department consist OF
Chief and thirty-one full-paid men, in
stead of Chief, two assistants, eigh-
teen fuli-paid men and twenty-three ex-
ira men, as at present. The Assistant
Marshals and the extra men got So. 80 per
month, which will be saved under the
REORGANIZATION, but the addition of the
full-paid men will increase the expenses
of the department very considerably.
1t is claimed, however, that there
will be a corresponding in
the new engine for the Eighth ward ar
rives, there will be but three men in
that house, but as soon as 1t comes the
other men will go on duty. The new
engine Is due on the 18th inst, and the
manufacturers have written that 1t will
be here on time.
The rebuilding of the old Atlantic en-
CINE is matter Of some uncertainty.
After tearing the old engine down, the
manufacturers come'to the conclusion
that 1t would be money In the pocket OF
! the city II she would purchase
new engine, giving the old Atlantic
In part payment, and they wrote to that
effect, saying they were prepared to
make the city very advantageous
offer, allowing good price for the old
engines, and allowing discount for the
new one in addition. Clerk Fee wrote
asking for a definite proposition, to be
laid before the Committee, and 1t is
thought this offer will come in time for
to-morrow's session Of the Committee.
Whatever is done, the engine now at
the Atlantic house will continue to be
used by the city, free OF all charge,
thus giving us four engines after the
18th instant, or, say, next Saturday.
As to the present assistant marshals,
1t is proposed to appoint the new assist
ants from the full paid force, as before,
but the present assistants will hold on
until the end of the term, at Ss.33 per
month each, and will go to fires and
render service just as they have been
doing.
1t is understood Chief HealY has his
list Of new men all made up, ready to
report to Council as soon as the ordi-
nances are passed.