The Greeley tribune., 1911-04-27
ULT|MATUM
TO COUNCIL
IS FRAMED
VOLUNTEER FIRENEN HOLD
mo COMPROMISE" MEET
RESOLUTIONS ARE ADOPTED
Old Organization VIII Stand or Fall
by Their Own Ofricers-Ask
Aldermen to Rescind Their
Former Action

When the city council meets in
regular session tonight part of the
business coming before the members
will be the hearing of committee
composed of C. c. Carrel, w. H.
Thompson, w. R. Patterson, c. c.
Townsend and F. l. Ewing, bearing
resolutions adopted last night at
special meeting of the Greeley Vol
unteer Firemen's association.
These resolutions, in brief, are an
ultimatum in effect that the old
volunteer department will cease to
be active in attending fires If the
council does not see fit to rescind its
action of last Friday night and con-
firm the officers chosen by the vol
unteers.
The district court room was near
ly filled last night by the volunteers
past and present. Nearly 200 were
interest in the proceedings. The
sentiment was unanimous favoring
the resolutions and, when a vote of
thanks was proposed for Alderman
Howard for his work in upholding
the organization before the council,
there was one mighty "aye" that
shook the windows.
Following are the resolutions
adopted:
Whereas, for more than thirty
years the Greeley volunteer fire de-
partment has been an active agency
in the protection of the city of Gree
ley, during which time 1t has chosen
IT'S own officers who have been with
out exception annually ratified and
confirmed by the board Of trustees
and the boards of aldermen of said
city until the action of the present
council recently taken, and,
Whereas, II said organization is
to be maintained 1t is necessary that
the right to choose the officers of
the organization be accorded to It,,
and, when the officers are chosen
that the same be ratified by the
council, and.
Whereas. at the annual meeting
OF the department held upon the
14th day OF April, A. D. 1911, the
said department by election duly
and regularly chose as its officers
for 1911 the following: Chief. Rob-
ert l.. Dye; first assistant, Harvey
Moore: second assistant, Roy Col
Inns; secretary, Elbert English; ;
treasurer, Milton Seaman; and the
same have been regularly rendered
for ratification to the city council.
and.
Whereas, the said city council
has failed and refused to ratify the
said officers whereby the depart
ment is left without any officers as
chosen by the department, and the
said city council has assumed to
name for the department over its
protest and against the desire of the
department Officers without right or
authority and it being the desire of
the department that said action be
rescinded If our organization shall
continue to act as protector Of the
city property as heretofore, there
fore. be it,
Resolved, that the attitude of the
department may be made known to
the city council by presentation OF a
copy of this resolution, and in case
the said officers or the department
shall be ratified that the department
continue to act in the service of the
city and the protection of its prop
erty as in the years gone by; other
wise, Of necessity. that the depart
ment. because so to do retire from
active duty and service of the city
and it's citizens in the protection of
property"