Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-19
This Ends Litigation Which Halted the Proceedings in
Connection With the Establishment ofa
Paid Fire Department
CASE WAS ENDED IN
CHANCtRY COURT TODAY
lifemen's Relief Fund Does Not
Figure In the Matter at
This Time.

Chancellor Josiah %. Nolcott, sit
fIHa n inp Court ~ Chancery. In :
morning issued hu order dismlasiag
lhp blll hlpd aHainst the city IN con-
HHHiiHn with the establishment of a
Hsla SEQ department and dlssulying
thV preliminary injunction. which had
llla lHHutd hk him last July The
means The termination uf an the lega'
pfneea adlurn that had been instituted
HNHinai thr directors of the Depart
WtW ~ iuhlip Safety and once more
WaArn them free Go proceed without
Interference ur interruption OF any
hind with thulr work of creating tho
iNld Hre department, which, 50 is 0lar-
Ntd WlN supersode the present yol9n-
tfuf aNaltm un December g.
THE rfue, rdinnH we're brought by
Wubrf u. Hartman who had bcen re-
iAiHed ih thp tnRp hy Charles r.
tntiNi Francis Nfamar and Hush
llNnN aNalnnl H Is smith. W. n.
AhHsaf and 4 a. Wiokcraham com-
pflHlnH ihu difectors a. the Depart
Wehl uf Public safety. samuel }.
White cts treasurer and the Mayor
hnd puunvn aud the preliminary in
junction lHsuad hy The chancellor re-
tifaintd them from making ans pay
iHtuta ih connection with the paid
hfH Department rhls naturally
muehgd the whnlt proceedings and
eventually tbs tlfY Council res s.inded
an UrAinanpe providing for bord
|ssnt fuf sep1 600 which had bccr
iaased tu derive the necessary cash
Fu the expenses 90 establishing the
department. These honas were sold
iHi after the court proceedings tho
NfN n p hfokern asked the city %
upt lhfl return and hand over
thp purchasers deposit which was
uNne HHd the hund issue thereby was
WinUd uul
The dtelaion ~ chancellor NOicoti /
ihls mufHinx set forth that IA ~
ufiNfrd and issued BY the Chancellor /
ihai ihp hlli ~ complaint filed In the /
nhntf stated rause b. ana the same Is /
NtfUNt dismissed that the prelim- /
inHft injunction heretofore issued bt /
and lhe same d hereby dismissed" " |
tblH Therefore terminates the whole /
tast iH Uuart\nnd leaves the status of /
ihH paid Ore department where 20 was /
last tunr helufe thc PROCEEDINGS were
instituted
ln tneakInH uf the ease this morn /
iNf ST. iiaruan counsel for the plain /
ins shld lho nehi had been made -. I
she lleNalliN uf the original bond Issue 1
iNl fNhf tNo arid after argument he /
inif ihU chancellor n Dover the pre- /
iimlHaft lHiunUtlonA was ISSUED. From /
iht fHgis a. stated in tho chancellor 1
uiHlHal decision he vxplaiusd. Il was l
HlninHi b iufesuing conclusion that tho 4
preliminary lniunetlUn would be- made .
iNfMhHUni. 10 sad the Citv evidently I
realised that thla was the true status .
ui ih0 situation and thcreupon re-
lHalpd The urlnlnal bond issue, paid
4Hp muntY hack Co the New York bond
lHthffa who had purchased the bonds
AhH that ended the matter which was
NNselleaiif iho same as Il a permanen.
Injunction bad been issued by the
tHHfI
fhhfH ia no mention made IN the
tNHll aeelaiuu today 81 the SIS. 600
which thu lass providing FOR the paid
NIH Department specifies shall be
uHHHlad hf ihp city % The Volunteer
tlffmrNa Nelief Association. This.
howe m. cannot be- dome Tor three
maHiNH after ihe establishment of the
Naia department and before the eX-
lAHuuH ~ That time q is understood
sirNs VIII have been taken Go block
lhf Payment az this money. In this
lHsiHhUt the nrhl in the court will
- ihp reverse uf The one just ter-
tor The uty wul then be
Hrhtha o. strike oui section of the
laN instead uf atruFriinr 90 have the
tialuie upheld l b. expected