Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-24
NEW BILL FOR PAID
FIRE DEPARTMENT
FOR Wilmington
Takes in the Police Department
Under Title of Department
of Public Safety.
ORIGINAL BILL WITHDRAWN

state House. Dover. Feb "a.
Acting for Senator Lutz. who was
,bsent. Senator Robertson withdrew
ron, the Senate yesterday afternoon,
the bill authorizing the Mayor an
council Of Wilmington 10 create a Paid
F'ire Department for the city of VIII
ningtou and. by unanimous consent.
introduced "A bill entitled an Act relat-
lug 10 the city of Wilmington. proHid-
Iug for a paid fire department aud the
control and management of the Fhe
and Police Departments q said city
,opy OF which follows
section l. That from and after tho
l.assagc of this act the Council of tho
Mayor and Council Of Wlmington be
and Il is hereby authorized and en-
powered TO establish paid fire depart
lnent and to take over for public use
hy condemnation. compromise. purchase
~ otherwise such real and personal
1operty Of the seN eral fire companies
the city Of WilninGton. Of the state
t Delaware as were IN existence and
.e.aErlzed by the CourcH as a part of
ae Ere Department of the said city
Ds ~ei1crber 1918. rs a competent
arirssscr or appraisers may deem
vorthv ., beinI used in paid fire de
.rtuouf oi city ot is class and at
4Ch rric, ~ prices as may be deter
mined in any Of the above proceedings
ar asreed upon by tho Council in agree
cents - purchase the same.
Section = Tor the purpose Of defray-
- all the cost of acquiring such real
HaI +. l@o,i.u property Ut said fire COM
..,uIss that 5 considered by the above
1entiorcd co1uprteut appraisers OF sp-
tis.I rs worthv of being used in the
t.d Ere Department Council shall have
p,,,cl tu issae bonds. said bonds to
a strktng fund bonds To bc issued ia
anael and form as the Council shall
termlue. the same t. be approx ed as
.n form by the city solicitor Of the city
ef Wilmington. 70 an amount not oN-
,.eitEG the cos; of such real and per
La property 50 taken over. plus the
osJ of such additional real and per
nal property that Is deemed by the
aunol, ,s-aIS IL buy to establish
Elf. efilcicnt raid fire department. All
lie aforesaid bonds small be signed by
lie Mayor and countersigned by the
rcasurer ana city auditor in the same
auner as other bonds Of the city OF
Wilmington and the record thereof
shall bv made and kept by the city
aIditol and city treasurer respectively
Section s. Immediately upon the
lking over ~ such real and personal
property the contracts then in force
nd in operation between the Council
md the several fire companies shall
ease. determine and become absolutely
void and OF no effect
Section 4. Immediately after taking
over by the Council Of such real ana
personal property the Fire Department
II the city OF Wilmington shall be under
the control and management u De
nartment of Public Safety. 10 be com
.osed Of three competent persona who
hall b. citizens Of the United States
qualified electors Of the State Of Del
ware and residents of the city Of VII
fninston for FIVE years preceding the
date of appointment The said de
artnent shall have the power. and II
shall be their duty. to cause to he done.
acrforIued and observed all the -eEula-
f.ons matters and things prescribed
~ law. or by tho charter and ord nances
II the city relating 20 IRE protection
"a the CITY ~ Wilmington
Section 3. on and after May ! 1927
he Police Department of the city of
Wilmington shall Re under the control
and management ~ the aforesaid De
nowers and AUTHORITY conferred and all
rhe duties en5oined upon members Of
he Board n Police Commissioners Of
he city Of Wilmington by the laws
- This state ard the ordinances Of the
~7id city relative 70 the Police Depart
4ent q the said CITY and the said
;oard = Police Commissioners Of the
~ ~ Wilmir rtor bc and the sane
harahy- abolished ard rra 4ar-7e
duties and powers of the members ~
said board are hereby terminated or
Nav J. 1921 aforesaid
Section s. The aforesaid Depa rtrert
~ Public Safety shall De composed as
follows Samuel X Smith. who shal}
ave full power and authority n az
as director - he said depa rtrre-7-
rom Nav -921 and shall serve for
term Of six years. or until his success
shsf be duly appointed and con
.'rrned William = NTegear. who shall
have fur power and authority TO ac. as
= director OF the said department from
May !. 1921 and shall serve for 2 term
- four years. or until ms successor
shall he duly appointed and confrTned .
Pussy WickeTsh6n. who shall have
~Iili power ard authority TO act as a
director of the said department from
Nay ]. 1921 and shall serve for q term
- two wears, or until his successor shan
-. duly appointed and confirmed A.
ne expiration q the term ~ office of
either of III said directors the vacancy
hereby created SHAH b. filed by tho
mayor oS "the Mayor and Council q
Wilmington" by the appointment of
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