Evening journal., 1904-09-20
Not LEGALLY pisbanded.

Notwithstanding the fact that the
Lenape Fire Company, OF a portion Of its
members at least, met some Sundays ago
and agreed to disband and turn its prop
erty over TO City Council the company
stands today as a corporate body and is !
as much in existence as ever.
This is the opinion of several attorneys
who have looked into the matter. among
them is City Solicitor Alexander B.
Cooper, and this is the problem that Coun-
Gil must wrest,e with before any attempts
40 reorganize the fire company can be
made.
At the meeting OF City Council and the
committee of ten appointed TO straighten
out fire matters Artemus Smith called
the attention of President I.ambson to
the fact that the company had not taken
proper steps toward disbanding and that
the action taken in that direction amount
ed to nothing. In view of this statement
a committee was appointed TO consult
with the city solicitor on the point raised
and that committee has been apprised by
him of the status Of affairs
Rights Of Members.
Such being the cases the question now
arises by what right had council to place
a watchman in the engine house to keep
members out and by what right
had it to change the locks on the
doors for the same purpose thereby de-
priving members who were entitled to en-
ter the building Of the privilege of going
IN and out at Will. Council admitted at
the time that It first met the Fire Com
pany that it had no control over the
building any more than It made an annual
appropriation to the company to be ap-
piled as rental for the use of the build
ing for storing it's councils apparatus.
The question was brought about by some
member Of the company asking that, If
after council had resumed control of the
apparatus, the company might, If it saw
ft. "set the engine out into the street"
This question was answered by an en-
phauc mo" as that inasmuch as rent was
paid for the engine house the engine was
entitled to stay there until otherwise or
dered.
In view Of this state of affairs It is
said that those members who were op-
posed to disbanding the company and op-
posed to being barred out Of the engine
house may take steps to gain entrance
at will until the matter is Strengthened
out legally.
Want Cheap Board.
There are now about thirteen moulders
at work in the Brylgon steel Casting
Company, several more arriving in the
city last night. II is said that the mer
are seeking cheap" board and that they
applied TO two hotels requesting board
at the munihcent sum Of $3.50 per week
They we're not accommodated. Several
New Castle men who have been employed
at the works for some months past at a
weekly salary of from sl2 to IA were cut
TO 50 yesterday.
Attended the Volksfest.
Although there are but comparatlvel,
few Germans in New Caste those tha
live here evince much interest in tn,
volkfest in progress at Brandywin,
Springs. Among those who attended tn,
celebration from this city yesterday wer'
Charles Hofmann. Andrew M. Gallaghel
and Charles H. shearsr.
News of the Town.
Ralph Tempe. Of Tippin. O.. who wal
recently discharged from FIT. DUPONT &
seriously III at the Delaware Hospital
Wilmington.
The funeral OF James G. Bridgewater
who died in Wilmington recently tool
place al the Glebe Cemetery yesterday af
terncon. The floral tributes were numer
--ous and beautiful. .
a number Of Republicans from this Cit