Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-21
ENTIRE COUNCIL
APPROVES PAID FIRE
DEPARTMENT BILL
Measure to be Forwarded to
Dover for Action by
Legislature.
PROTECT FIREMEN'S RELIEF

Members of City Council last night were
unanimous in their decision for paid
IRE department for the City of VIII
.nington. The bill presented by Alex
andcr r. Abrahams, chairman of the hre
committee. was approved by Council with
out practically any discussion.
After the approval of the bill by City
Solicitor Huxley, it will be taken to Dover
and presented To the Legislature by MI
Abrahams. The draft of the bill, COM
plctc throughout, follows:
IAN Act Authorizing the Mayor ana
Council of Wilmington TO Create Iai1 i,
Ere Department for the CIty oi VII
Inington.
House of Representatives OF the state oi
Delaware, in General Assembly met,
ltwo-thirds of each branch concurlng);
Section |. That from and after the
passage of this Act the Council OF the
Mayor and Council of Wilmington be ana
il is hereby authorized and empowered to
establish paid FIRE department and to
take over for public use, by condemna-
iian, compromise, purchase or otherwise,
such rea. and personal property of the
sove~al FIRE companies of the City of Will
luington of the State of Delaware now IN
existence, and recognized by the Council
as a part of the FIRE department of the said
Citv Of Wilmington, as competent
appraiser or appraisers may deem worthy
of being used in a paid department ana al
such price or prices as may be deter
nnCed IN any Of the above proceedings, or
agreed upon by the Council IN agreements
IA purchase the same and TO operate the
same for the public use as PAID fre de-
partment on or before September |, 1871.
,b.ar n Hatfayl- l.
ing all the cost of acquiring such real
and personal property of said fire COM
panies that is considered by above men
toned competent authority as necessary
and FL for efficient service, Council shall
have power 10 issue bonds; said bonds TO
be sinking fund bonds to be issued IN man
ner and form as the Council shall deter
mine, the same TO be approved rs 70 form
hv the City Solicitor Of the City Of VIII
fr.ngton, To- en- amount not exceeding the
,.1si cl such real and personal property So
aiken Owe. pl,y- the cost Of additional real
md ptvsonal property that Is deemed by
competent authorities necessary to buy TO
,..faAiSh u ctlicicnt paid fire department.
All the aforesaid bonds shall be signed
hy the Mayor, and Countersigned by the
Treasurer and City Auditor, in the same
manner as other bonds Of the City Of VIII
mington, and the record thereof shall be
made and kept by the City Auditor and
City Treasurer respectively.
Section III That Immediately upon
the Il king over Of such real and personal
property, the contracts then IN force ana
in operation between the Council and the
several fire compssnies shall cease, deter.
rnire and bsoonls absolutely void and Of
no effect.
Section " That after the establishing
of paid FIRE department Council shall set
aside in its annual budget an amount Of
1900 for the use Of the Volunteer Fire
mems Relief Association or whatever this
association may later be called.
Section V That Immediately upon the
,aking over Of such real and personal