Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-17
CASH FOR VOLUNTEERS
ASSURED ON THURSDAY
Fire Bonds Will be Delivered
and Money Turned Over to
City Then.

City Solicitor Reuben Satterthwaite,
Jr this morning wrote the New York
brokers who last Monday purchased
all OF the $b15.600 issue made for the
benefit OF the new fire department that
the bonds will be delivered in this
city Wednesday afternoon or Thurs
uay morning next and that they will
be ready for signature at that time
and that he would expect their repre-
sentatives to be here then to attach
their signatures and to deliver the
cash. The agreement was that the
Thursday at noon.
The only question OF delay was In
the printing OF the bonds and this has
now been removed, so that the deliv-
cry OF the cash is practically assured
not later than next Thursday at noon.
This will be welcome news to the
members OF the old volunteer fire COM
panies for they have been anxiously
awaiting for several days some deh-
rite statement as to whether they
were going to get their money before
Christmas. Every city official connect
ed with the sale and delivery has
been working night and day to make
it possible for the former fire hght-
ers to be accommodated to this extent
and their efforts have been crowned
with success.
As soon as the cash arrives and the
bonds are signed the directors OF the
Department of Public Safety will be
required to sign IL checks, one for
each of the former volunteer fire COM
panies, delivering to each the amount
due for its fre house, apparatus and
such equipment as the city has pur-
chased from them. This will be done
Thursday afternoon and Il will then
be up to the respective companies TO
divide the cash among their individual
members who are entitled to a share
of il. Practically all OF the compa ME.
hope to have this division made 80
the individual firemen can get their
money Friday morning.
The total sum to be divided among
the IL former volunteer fire compa nies
is S377,oo OF this amount the indl-
vidual members of those companies
viii receive sums ranging from $500
to $l.100 each.
Uniforms for the flremen in the new
department were distributed to the
men this morning. Each one received
a cap. a double brea sted blue flannel
shirt. dress coat, trousers, overcoat
and two badges. one to be worn on
the hat and one on the coat. However
} Fire Chief William J. Lutz said he has
, not decided when the firemen could
appear in their new outfit. Many OF
the suits, caps and overcoats will have
to he changed and altered to properly
fit the wearers and until these changes
! have been made ii is not the chiefs
intention to let any Of the men wear
their new clothes. 1t is hoped tC
| have them properly equipped by the
middle of next week.
, II has been suggested that after tho
f men are uniformed that the new de-
partment have a parade TO let the
people OF the city see just what they
have in the way OF a fire fighting de.
partment. However, this has not beer
given any serious consideration by the
officials OF the department. IL may
be decided later TO have an exhibition
u somewhere on Market street of tn,
@ results of the training school and alsC
u OF the capabilities OF the pumpins
: engines.
: That the firemen will always b,
= kept in good physical condition the,
are required 20 go through setting-u
Il drills three times a day, in the morn
ing, at IL O'Clock and again in th'
z evening. While on duty they also d.
u considerable work about the fr'
o houses where they are stationed.
u No definite announcement has beer
I received by the firemen from City SO
licitor Satterthwaite regarding thei
plans for the creation of a pension
fund but il is known that he has foun,
nothing 10 interfere with the estab
I fishing of such a commission amoni
them. AS soon as he advises tn
s safety directors that there are n
5. legal restrictions against such a steI
: the firemen will proceed to the organi
= zation Of such a fund.