Evening journal., 1921-08-30

WILL PROTECT
AGAINST FIRE
Ccontinued from First Pagel

Z Continued from FIRST faRe)
bv Chancellor Woicott tying the
:. hands OF the Directors OF Public
Safety in establishing a paid fire
( service. next Thursday, September
III. In an effort to cope with the sit
nation. representatives from all the
4 volunteer companies were invited TO
\ he present. The representatives at
tended. and were asked II Their
= rompanies would agree to sign
Z contract to supply the city with
:. three months service at the same
8 rate OF pay they now are resolving,
+ with the prcvixo that the city could
. terminate the contract at any tims
I. on ten days notice.
All the representatives declared
their companies would stand by the
CITY. but most OF them said they
. would have to report back TO their
respective companies before beng
able to decide on the terms of the
contract.
Then question arose OF how ray
~ments for service should ba made.
councilman McManus, chairman OF
the finance committee, wanted TO
pay the companies semi-weekly In
advance. The firemen insisted on
the entire three months pay in ad-
vance. For nearly an hour a de-
bate ensued. ending In the utter
trout OF Mr.. McManus. who con-
nceded the three months advance
;. payment. with the proviso that n
.Ievent notice OF discontinuance OF
service should be given before the
tine was up, the companies should
!. .refund any money advanced 10
(which they were not entitled.
81 II was during a poll of the II
!. companies represented that Presi-
dent Brand. OF the Fame Company
.;lct drive his thunderbolt. When he
declared the volunteers in no posi-
..tion TO give efficient service and that
.iCouncil lacked backbone" Howard
IN. Ward. president Of Council, IN
atervened with the declaration tEal
,."the very act creating Department
Aof Public Safety precluded Council
.,from establishing a paid fire depart
rment because it specifically placed
Tin other hands the power Of estao-
..lishing such a service"
President Brand retorted thai
eCouncil under the emergency
clause" of the city charter, had al
.tthe authority It needed to establish
IA paid department at once.
. why not pick up the loos'
flthreads and go ahead with the paiC
(. establishment at once and not de
.'layq" he continued. How do yot
44hink the men who have been en-
ployed for the paid service feel nov
Mthat they have been discharged
rHow many more months shall W.
,havc to come up here and chew th'
4rag?' Now's the time to install
..paid service.
b suppose he went on, "all thes
flre companies should quit tonight
what would you do?"
"Wc would provide protection.
Hreplicd President Ward.
We'll, then. do II now" reiterate
President Brand. AMID another burs
of applause from the spectators.
Nor did any one attempt furtho
Ito answer the charges OF lack of ef
ncicncy and backbone throughou
the rest of the session. and they 10
day stand without refutation.
1t was a three-hoUr session. whic
at times vaxed perilously near {
violently smashing parliamentar
rules. but President Ward manages
TO keep the body in hand by tact an
patience.
At one time. while councilma
John f. McNabb was attacking III
payment Of money to the voluntee
companies in advance. some on
among the spectators called to him
"Cut that outl"
TN do no such thing" cried Nc
Nabb bristling and turning towar
whence the voice had come. IN
man can compel me to cut anythin
out! III say what / please and n
one shall stop mel"
President Ward banged his CAV
for order The criticising voice WI
siieI and McNabb completed h
spe' without further interruptio
All the eleven active volunte,
companies In the city were repr
scented in the meeting There 10
merly were twelve. but F'riendsh
NO. 1 dropped out OF service mont
ago. The eleven companies were re
Presented by the following spokesme
although some sent delegations
five or more.
Reliance. No. 2. Daniel McGra
ary; Delaware, No. 8, George Ia
tlor; Phoenix. No. 4. Harry Suto
Water Witch. No. 8, e. F. Kan
Fame, No. 6, Frank L. Brand; Was
1ngton. No. Z. Martin J. Fare
.Weccacoe, No. 8, William M. Co
nelly; Liberty. No. 3. Michael Ca
non Brandywine. No. 10. Geor