Evening journal., 1904-09-15
FIRE COMMITTEE
HELD MEETING
Steps Taken Toward Re-
organization OF the Old
Lenape Company
TO CONSULT GI(Y SOLICITOR
Special to The Evening Journal.


New Castle. Sept. 15.--As\ per ar
rangement members of the committee
appointed by Council to act in con-
junction with it in taking steps toward
reorganizing the Lenape Fire Com
pany. met in the mayors office last
evening
The meeting was called to order by
President of Council Reynolds and its
object stated, whereupon a temporary
organization was effected by electing
John r. Lambson president and Hugh
Duffy secretary. After some discus
sion as to the status OF the fire COM
pany and its power to disband and re-
organize, the ownership of the apparat-
us and fire house and other matters
pertaining to the organization, a COM
mittee was named by the chair to OBJ
tain from City Solicitor Alexander B.
Cooper the legality of past action IN
disbanding the company, its power to
reorganize and the question of a new
starter. The committee is as follows:
Chauncey +. Hocomb, John Lenoir,
Denny S Smith and John Reynolds.
A committee consisting Of five MEM
bers of the organization was appoint
ed to draw up a new set of bylaws.
The committee is as follows: John 2.
Murphy James T. Challenger, John
Walls Harry Y Jemison and Peter G.
Madden. Both committees We're in
structed to report on next Tuesday
night, when another meeting will be
held.
Subject of Watehman.
owing to the acts of vandalism that
have been committed in the engine
house by unknown parties the subject
of appointing a night watchman to
sleep in the engine house was discussed.
Henry Madden had been appointed by
Council and had served until the locks
had been changed on the fire house
doors and the property had been con-
sidered safe. 1t was learned. however,
that such was not the case and access
TO the building could be had almost as
easily as before. In going over the
subject Mr.. Madden and Charles
Dougherty. a former member of the
company. said that they never knew
of any one damaging the property Of
the company or interfering with the
engine. Mr. Dougherty admitted that
some members of the company had
come into the engine house 'fulr' but
did no harm while there.
Councilman Smith said that on one
occasion he had visited the building
and found light globes smashed and
chairs and tables broken. The house
had been kept in a filthy condition. Mr..
Smith said that on several occasions
he had understood that water had been
run out of the boiler and screws about
the engine loosened so that they were
held in positively by a thread and that
such conditions endangered the life OF
anyone whose duty it became to oper-
ate the steamer. James Duffy was
named by the chair as temporary night
watchman and assumed his duties last
night.
All members of the committee were
present excepting Messrs. Gallagher
John J. Sheridan and Toman.
Attended Eagles Convention.
James J. Kerrigan, Andrew NJ. Gal
lagher, Martin e. Lonard and Charles
H. Shearer. members of Aerie No. "a
f. O. E.. attended the opening cerenon-
les of the Eagles convention in Balti-
more yesterday. Mr. Kerrigan return
ed early last evening. Messrs. Gala
CHER. Shearer and Leonard arrived
home today.