Evening journal., 1913-09-04

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wish TO rent a furnished Fat or apart
ment.-Adv
company He had no personal knowl-
edge whether his charges relatiye 10
the incompetency of the company
were true or not, only by Witnesses.
Mr.. Williams. chairman OF the ire
company, presented the semi-annual
report of the Union Fire Company.
with the statement that tho commit
tee had investigated and found the re-
port true.
The report gave the list Of ap-
paratus owned by the company. all
of which came up 10 the requirement
of the law, and stated that the COM
pany had So members in good stand
ing
Fire Chief Morton Alnscow ex-
Chief Simon Moran. ex-Chief Robert
Porter. and Second Assistant Ensi-
neer Bayley. each In turn testified 10
the competency and general good
standing of the Union Company. and
stated that the company appsratus
was in excellent condition
/ Mr., Connolly caused some amuse-
ment when in his uuesiions he asked
I II Il was not true that on one &C.
casion the FIRE company's engine did
not stand near FIRE plug, working az
/ full speed, with the engine not AT
tached to the plug "They were
pumping air Z put out the hre." he
said. The witnesses had no recol-
lection OF such an occurance
Equipment In Gnod Condition.
Patrick Golden, president Of the
Union Fire Company and Raymand
Rossiter, lce-president. each testi-
fed 10 the condition OF the company
its membership and the condition of
the apparatus. each Of which came
within the requirements Of the law
Both of the witnesses denied having
any knowledge. whatever OF any
member or officer OF the company
soliciting beer al the last election
or at any other time, They placed
the valuation of the equipment AT
about $4,000. They had always re-
sponded promptly to all fire alarms
3 sent to them and had in every way
fulhlled their contract with the city
In questioning Mr. Rossiter. MIR
Connolly asked Did you take any
action on the letter l sent you last
July?'
"Yes, threw it in the vast,
basket replied Mr. Rossiter.
Mr. Lynn closely questioned eacI
Of the Witnesses relative 10 the dutie.
exacted by the law from each fir,
company, and the equipment the,
should have on hand. To which eacl
, Of them replied in favor of the fir,
company
Mr.. Zimmerman remarked that thl
: Council fire committee had inspecte,
the Union Fire Company on severa
occasions, and had always foun,
everything in good shape 81 thinl
/ this is entirely out Of order" HI
said
A letter was read from Elwood F
Pyle. Of No. 2i03 Lancaster avenue
in which he stated that he personals
knew that The Union Fire Compan.
was a competent body and that the,
. always performed their duties in al
efficient manner
Mr.. Stover then summed mp the ey
dence ON both sides and Nh. William
moved that the committee of the whol
recommend that the charges preferre
by Mr.. Connoly were not sustained
Upon motion OF Mr. Stover the la'
committee retired to prepare such rl
port 10 be presented 10 Council az n
meeting this evening
. The report submitted by the con
{. mittee follows:
4 TO the President and Members
p Council:
4 Gentlemen: We. your law commi
y tee. TO whom was referred the matte
= of formulating a report ON the chargl
d preferred by Mr. William NJ. Connel
~ on Thursday. August IS. 1918. an
Al which said charges were heard by
= committee of the whole OF the Counc
Id report that after hearing the eviden
N OF the complainants aud the officers
10 the Union fire company. No. N. al
n its witnesses. we are of the opinion tn
Is the SAID charges were groundless al
IS that ~'cv therefore be dismissed"
In Tho Nmmittce of the whole. then ii
solved and Council reconvened in speci
n session when the report was adopt,
~ 4 copy was ordesed sent TO Mr. ca
II nelly and the Union Fire Company.