Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-11-14
UNION CO. FIREMEA
AFTER The Chief
Object TO His Complaint
That They Are Not Doing
Their Full Duty
COUNCIL TO INSIST
ON FULL SERVICE

pooyod over The refusal OF tho Union /
Fire Company 10 obey orders OF the '
chiefs Of the local department. mem
bo,s Of City Council, especially the
Fire Committee on that body, are
watching closely Co see what action,
II any. viii be- necessary 10 make
them comply with the rules and regu'
lallOns of the department To thr
meantime. Che Union nrcmcn. or a FEW
of them. are talking OF taking action
against Fire Chief Patrick Golden
member az the company, who incurred
lheir dispIeasuro in Insisting mat tho
company live up TO The rules OF ihe
department.
F Inc trouble between The FIRE chiefs
and the Union nrcmen bah been brew
lng since ihc 0ro NO the garage oi
former City Judge Edwin r. Cochran.
When fire Chief Golden arrived there ne
found the Union 0rcmcn who respond
ed with their apparatus, had iald tneli
hose but were not taking water ~ 10.
When asked why lhc hose was mol pc
ing used. the chief was Informed mat
There were not enough OF The company
members on the scene TO handle the
equipment
As This was direct violation Of
the rules of The department. tho con-
tract entered into between CITY Council
and ihe various nre companies requlr-
ine that such equipment DO available
and IN use at an fires when neces-
sary. Chief Golden sent n communlca'
ton 10 the Union Fire Company pro
testing against their inability TO mar
their hose at nres ln their own district
According 90 some members OF th'
, company the reading OF his leilei
caused considerable discussion and
motion was made 40 lhow The commune
cation into the waste basket. This mo
tion was defeated. however, a motion 4
llay the letter ON tho table prevailing.
Nothing moro was done In the maiiel
until the IRE AZ The residence Of Pairicl
Fahey several weeks ago, when firs
, Assistant Fire Chief Donahoo under I'm
strucilons from Fire Chief Golden, r.
sued orders 90 the Union frcmen as Il
what 90 do IN fighting the flames
These orders. % ls alleged, were no
obcycd and as a result complaint wa
, made 90 ilR Fire Committee or CIT
a Council, who at once got into communl
r cation with tho Union Fire Compan
z and % request made for conferenc
. with representatives of Tho COMPANY
and 20 show cause why they should nl
70 obey rules issued by those IN charge
the Fire Department.
a As O. result of these incidents, men
.r beers Of the Union Company at su
b. seQuent meeting, discussed the matte
and there was some talk of impeacht
o. Fire Chief Golden as member OF I
40 Union Company. AZ result OF {
he feeling aroused over the fact mat a-
81 public official hc was insisting that
mo- nrcmen do their duty. the chief
lot moved his automobile from the he
my lWorters OF the Union Company, Wh
do Inc had been stationed
"A The machine was taken io gar
,od In French street, near Third str
,ed Tho chief also 0htalned liying quart
for nearby so ho could respond Go
nd alarms Of fire.
for When the fire chief was asked TOO
whether there was any misundersta
m ms between The Union nrcmen
himself ha refused 90 discuss the 81
ON ioci n WIS learned from members
go City Council, however, That the
Ion chief and tho Union Company had I
ve the trouble as stated 10 was furtl
las stated by this Official that an fro co
Ion ponies that expected 10 receive Oh
appropriations from ihe city VIII h'
al N abide by the rnns of the fro
md parlmen and ilose OF Council goycl
IN. Ing the Orc co, Idnios.