Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-26
FIRE DEPARTMENT
PLANS NOT LIKELY TO
BE INTERRUPTED
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This would, 1t was pointed out to-
day. Kive employment to the nearly
200 men who are to be in the new de-
partm~nt and would remove all dan
ger OF their being thrown out Of work
and dumped on the already over
crowded market OF unemployed. These
men are much wrought up over the
threatened legal proceedings as they
are afraid they will not have a chance
to 20 to work on December l. as many
Of them have been looking forward
to this date for some time. some OF
them having been out OF work for
months.
No injunction suit was filed this
morning.
ts7,,70S.90 For Firemen.
IL arrangements now under way are
carried TO completion there should be
n tremendous boom In business in
this city during and Immediately after
the Christmas holidays for the city
IL planning To distribute number OF
Its citizens S377,703.90 on December %
or %. This money will be put out In
cash.
This sum represents the total
amount OF money the twelve volun-
teer fire companies are TO receive from
the city for their houses. engines and
personal property, all of which Is to
he taken over by the directors OF the
Department OF Public Safety for use
IN the new paid fire department. OF
the total the city has agreed TO pay
! seS3.b00 for the fire houses; 5000
for the apparatus and Ss,503.90 foi
! the effects OF the Individual com
/ ranies.
Members Of City Council promised
the volunteers that they would try
tn have this cash available for dis
tribution among them before Christ
mas. Many OF the volunteers wanted
the cash for the holidays and Counci
! Intends to live up to Its agreement i
IL is possible to do so. The finance
committee and the Sinking Fund Com
mirsloners have been working over
time arranging for the advertiser,
and sale of the bonds Just authorized
In the sum OF s5l5.5oo and they have
gotten the advertisements in shape.
The bids on the bond issue VIII b'
received at the Office Of City Treasurer
White In City Hall at IL o'clock noon
Monday, December 12. Settlemen
must be made on or before IL o'clock
noon, Tuesday December 22 at whicl
time the cash for the bonds will b
delivered to the city. II will then b
distributed to the several voluntee
fire companies that day or the follow
Ing day and they dn turn will endeavo
10 distribute IL among their individua
members as soon as possible so tn
money will become available befor
Christmas. Some OF the firemen Wi
received between $500 and $4,000 each
In the event this large sum is mad
available I'm this city all at one time
! il estimated II will mean much to tn
general business Of the city. TIL
volunteers are hoping they will not b
disappointed. Many of them have bee
banking on getting their share OF tn
settlement for the company propertie
for use in time for the Christina
holidays.
Fire Houses Transfers Delayed.
Directors OF the Department
Public Safety yesterday were to ha,
taken over the IRE houses of the vo
unteer companies, but when they m
In the afternoon the papers were n
|, ready for the transfer and nothir
toward this end was done. Howeve
this is hardly more than a formalit
which may he consummated at almo
any time. for the city has the assu
ance OF all the companies that the
|, fire houses and apparatus will
available next Wednesday evening
6 o'clock when the paid fircmen W
take charge.
The several firemen recently a.
pointed reported at City Hall IN
7 morning and were measured for the
uniforms. Some OF the uniforms f
the officers have been received. A
signment OF the man to the individ
companies was TO have been made {
day. but this could not be accomplish
and the twelve companies will
made up probably on Monday. Fl
Chief Lutz and his assistants and G
3 other fire officials will make the a
signment.