The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-01-19
COMBINATION
COMPANIES.

A meeting OF the combination fire COM
pahirs was held last night ut he en- CINE
,, house OF the Washington Fire company.
] Tho ren,o" To- the meeting was .hn' the
| "comb'natioh" may 10 knocked cut by
| the LrgisBture.
This ne bill provides that he officers
| shall 10 taken ID rotn'i"n from no various
| conn nnlrs. The bil was PREPARED by tho
"anti-cOmbinatiun" cuinp0nies, DInwnrs
ana Fan Copies we y sent TO the conn.
bihhtiun' companies and they WIRE ASK ed
to curaider 1t. A c.mm!ltee Of iaree mein-
OS's wa+hpp0inttu by cash com ,Iny IN
tho CEN DlDntioti and these mot last III Riit
JOIN II. HhIpley OF tho Wa hinytun Fire
company presided and Dennis =. Snie.ds
nt 'hn WeIcncoo company was secretary.
The maize was thoroughly discussed, and
IL was uunninou laHind Oppose the
hil L'f - tho General Assembly IL 1t is
preseutei A COMMITTEES wa, appointed Of
"no fr"ln Gao G. 'minhv to 20 10 Dover for
the purpo OF ti1h Ing the measure. Tho
G mmittre Is culnpu. Ell u William II. Mur-
gan Of ths Friendship. Robert ". Churil-
side OF tn, phuen.x, George Ii. Yates Of
the " nshinR,ou, Michael 1,tonway of
Neccacue, and John Z. " esh Of tho lib
erty.
Tho reasons FOR opposing the bill were
given In - sinIemtnC which was directed
to lu M d" pubic;
The combination companies consider
the pre- g. nv Jaw inir 10 all lhe companies,
and sufficient to meet All netGs. Under 1t
the majority Of the iirrman arc enabled
|O'l CT tlis oilicerswholu til,v de Ire, which
cuuid NOT 10 done If the new bII was pass
ed 1t would ,ontlne ,hs selection for
chiai to one company and Tor each OF tho
ASH ian to tho Company from which they
were be CHI, sen Un er the present law
illJ lirb ucpnt tntnt Is hHrmJnlUus and the
lan works no h ,rlships upon any one.
HnJ not tha present combination been
"a iSfacturv to the III jorily vi the ircmen
OF he city I woultl No. have lasted as long
Hs IT hn Tor H. other combination ever
Ia ted Tor more tnnn one rirciiun.
1Eor who are dis IA siel can at any
Time break the present c,mbldution by
r"n\inclng one company ony hnJ tho in
forests nt he department would DO bet,or
served ~ plaringi in the hands OF the
OH r. Companies. There sh,nId be no Il Iii
cu'ty IN b,rahin the rumbin ion if there
was anything 10 be offered III r., urn.
unuer the pre- eat 1,r uGeinent iliccnt
t1l1E"fs o. this department. have b9cn elect
"a n,cHu-o he njurIiy u! h. ilrumnn Of
mo city were II: iayur of tnem. The IN jpr
nv II he fl tlepnrtnent is opposed tunny
coinpnnins gong 10 The Gtnrrai AS emily
Tor the purp' 8. of occurring ccntroi Of the
drpar:nenC ~ gIlat!un, aud think that
'pe are utnhfi Whnt shhnlu be HIluw"d o
20" rn ttseI uhher the present Jaw. 1t Is
III believed tnnt snuuld the now law bo
pas SID That it would lead to tho govern.
nthi OF ha dep, tment by lie legislature
l"s should me maj Iiry of the ilrrinnn or,
III Tact. any OF thu IL be diss ttlsii3d with
l'a nov htral grment they would go b,
the mex L"gis ntnro and nsk 10 have tho
law changed
1ho present combination cumraDcs
rive Seen inthfu lurneh her intv, nv ro
50 CT. Thtrn has ho"n no 30 tiles in he
SET elton of til.rcrs. The present law hns
slo9i I"r ten yeArs in its pc ent shape.
an I he pr 'Snnt nttho Of cleo ing off 'rr5
Il q tleyai 90 sine, these has been u chef
OF l"r departments. There AVE bpon nthir
&c NJ binntions md ihrru is nothing To pro-
event new "nes icing formed II tho 'Hnr-
tnm pnat'cn' companies can convnc, the
Oh r thn1 1t w"ut he lar The best Inter-
Is, ni he depart m"ut. Ihelo Is no n. COS.
ki1y To change be lny.