The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-01-05
TROUBLE N FIRE DEPARTMEs:Nsr.

and the department. to settle matters.
At the hotel fire last Tuesday morning
Cyrelle Belair who was out earIy at
the fire and at work like many other
citizens doing what he could to assist,
appears to have incurred the dis
pleasure of two of the firemen, Orville
Morehouse and Alfonso Nachbar,
who had the nozzle of one of the hose
and was playing stream at the
building at the entrance to the parlor
of the hotel. Mr.. Belair had been as
sisting in Strengthening out the hose
which ran from the Galley corner and
he had followed it up to the fire and
went up to the boys and took hold of
the nozzle. The fremen objected to
this and informed him in vigorous
language of his Intrusion, which was
perhaps innocent enough. Chief
Brown was called and when he saw the
interference he strenuously objected
and the objection led to some words
between the chief and Mr.. Belair.
While Belair had hold of the hose in
some manner his arm struck Nachbar
in the face and of course made the lad
more or less sore, perhaps in two
ways. The matter did not end with
the affair for the next day Chief
Brown had warrant sworn out for
Belair charging him with assault, but
when the case was heard by Justice
Chadbourne he dismissed it, as there
was not sufficient evidence to show
that Belair was Intentionally guilty
for he claims he did not wilfully hit
the boy.
The case became common griev-
ance with the fire department. and
many talked of disbanding. A meet
ing was called at the town hall last
night at which the chief stated what
had happened and he said that he had
not caused the arrest of Belair until
he had consulted with two of the men,
bers of the council and some of the
citizens. Several of the members of
the department participated in the
discussion which revealed loyalty to
the chief on the part of the members,
but it seemed to be the general i'm
preston that the whole matter was
one that should not involve the fire
department as an organization. TWAS
admitted that the boys were more or
less to blame and that the whole in
cident had been unduly magnified as
we'll as aggravated by outside parties.
The interference with the firemen was
not excused by any of the members,
however.
The chief stated that he had had a
talk with President Cooney who in
formed him that the council would
probably meet on Thursday evening
of this week and that the members of
the department were invited to be pres
ent and talk the matter over with the
council.
The meeting brought out a thorough
discussion of matters of vital interest
to the department., and one member
submitted a list of all the State aid
money sent to the village treasurer
for the fire department since 1899.
which amounted to S626.O7, over 5000
of this amount being the apportion-
ment for last year. Very little of
this money has ever been paid over to
the fire department. During the years
1902 and 1903 there was no department
but the village, it was
stated, kept the money just the same
and used it contrary to the provisions
of the law. The members stated that
the village had no more business with
the money than the department, the
law providing that the money should
be turned over to the department for
the relief of disabled 6remen, their
widows and orphans, and letter re-
ceived from the secretary of the State
fire department last fall stated that
the money could also be used by the
for the purchase of equip
ment, etc.
The department organized relief
association three months ago, and
had written to the State department
for constitution and bylaws which
had never been received.
The manner in which the meeting
was conducted and the conservative
views expressed by those who had
anything to say was a credit to the
organization, and it is to be hoped
that the meeting with the council will
result in better understanding be-
tween all parties concerned:
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effect that the human brain had
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