Evening journal., 1904-09-24
RESOLUTION
WAS KILLED
If Reorganization Is to be FL
fccted Fire Company Will
Act Independently
ACCOUNTS STaAIGHTIHE0 OUT

Special to The Evening Journal
New Castle Sept. 24-As result Of
the meeting between City Council and
the fire company last evening, held f5r
the purpose of reorganizing new Ere
company it was decided by members
present that it was the duty of the
firemen and their duty alone to act Il
any reorganization was to be effected,
city Council having nothing to dc with
the subject
When the meeting was called 20
order by President of Council John
Reynolds il was found that nearly fifty
members Of the company and three
members of Council and several mem-
bers of the committee of ten were pres
ent and it was evident that before the
meeting was adjourned that a warm
time would be INDUCED in.
The first wrangle occurred after Mr..
Reynolds had taken the chair and OPEN
ed the meeting MI. Ryan objected TO
Mr. Reynolds as chairman on the
grounds that the meeting was not
meeting of Ci.y Council but of the
nremen ani that inasnluch as Vice
President Charles Dougherty was pres
ent il was his duty to preside. After
some heated discussion Mr.. Reynolds
vacated the chair In favor OF Mr..
Dougherty. when to the surprise Of all
ne refused to serve. This led to an
other debate aud a final vote with the
result ( Mr. Reynolds being sent back
to preside, not as president Of Council,
but as a member Of the fire company.
Finances.
The next move resulted in another
discussion. 1t was announced by the
chair that a set of resolutions had been
prepared by City Solicitor Cooper
which. if it was the wish If the meet
ing. would be read. Action on this,
however. was deferred after debate
until the matter of the finances of the
company had been taken up.
The books of the company, which
had been in the hands of Council, were
presented and It was announced by that
body that they had been Strengthened
out and were ready for inspection.
James b. Toman, treasurer of the COM
pany. was called upon for his report as
to the financial standing of the organ
ization Mr.. Toman gave an itemlzed
statement of the finances Of the COM
pany from October 1, 1901 to the pres
ent time. The statement was clear and
concise and every dollar was accounted
for and the purpose for which they
were expended shown. His statement
showed that the company was in debt
10 the extent of S223.7S. $50 of this
amount being due to him for money
advanced for legitimate use of the
company. To offset a portion of this
Indebtedness were outstanding debts tC
the amount of about 800, of this
amount S57.42 was due as proceeds oi
the last fremen's ball. the sum real
lied never having been turned over T.,
the treasurer. Something over $40 was
also due the company for the work OF
the engine IN pumping out the narrow
dyke. the exact amount being in dis
pute. The report was accepted an6
the books turned over to the company
Reorganization.
After the matter had been adjusted
the following resolution was offered an6
read. it having been prepared by th'
city solicitor by request:
The following is the resolution:
Whereas. BY reason of certain dis
agreements and dissensions among il
members. and the withdrawal from III
organization of its officers and man!
Of its members it is deemed necessar.
for the best interests of the company
as well as for the public interests o
the city Of New Castle that the Lenap
Fire Company of the city Of New Cas-
tie should be thoroughly and entirel.
reorganized in it's membership ant
management; therefore,
Resolved. That the future member
ship OF the said fire company under 1t
prospective reorganization, shall con
sist of not more than fifty members
and for the purpose of harmoniousl
and impartially reorganizing sal
company and re-establishing its mem
bership as aforesaid, the Mayor an
Council of New Castle (who are tn
owners of the steam fire engine an
all the paraphernalia appurtainin
thereto. and have the same now in II
custody and possession) through tn
city Council of New Castle, by a vot
of a majority of its members, is here
by requested, authorized and empow
cred to appoint committee of fiftee
citizens of the city of New Castle. {
their own selection, whose duty it sha
be to reorganize the membership {
said company, by the appointment {
election of new members mot exceedin
fifty) in such manner and at such tim
4 as they may determine or conside
proper in their judgment.
Resolved, That the said member
when so appointed, selected or mad
up by the said committee as aforesai
shall be, and they are hereby const
tuted the sole members OF the sal