Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-07
WILL ARREST F|REMEN| |
Who VIOLATE LAWS.
Chief Lutz Warns All compa-
MOS Speed Fiends Will be
Prosecuted by City.

Niolatora of the speed and traffic
laws of the cits among the hremen,
whether they be the chiefs or indiv-
tluaia drivers even while responding
to an alarm, are TO be arrested here
after and prosecuted. accordins TO
the decision of those officials charged
with the enforcement OF these regula-
tluns. Fire Chief William j. Lutz
has been so advised and in letter he
sent to each and every fire company
Yesterday, he warned the members of
this decision and advised them all tol
sea that there are no such violations
in the future.
chief imtz. in a report TO City Coun-
cii last night. advised the members
at what had been done regarding this
matter. He and Councilman Abra-
hams. chairman OF the public safety
committee of Council. had a long con-
terence yesterday relative to the many
complaints of speeding fire engines
and the many escapes from serious
accidents.
M hia letter 10 the companies Chief
f.utg called attention to the constant
violation Of the traffic and speed laws
and explained hat IL is the desire
be- ohcyed by the drivers of fire de-
partmcnt apparatus. He said IL has
hoen decided that this enforcement
shalt be carried out and that he had
been notified that unless the same is
prevented warrants viii BE issued for
the guilty. parties who violates these
laws and ordinances.
Ne. hopkins wanted TO know IL the
Delaware truck would be accused of
violating the traffic laws IL it should
turn on the wrong side of a silent
traffic policeman at a corner. He
ulaimet the length 90 the truck made
Il impossible to follow all traffic rules.
Mr. McNahh said the fire department
should obey the laws the same as any
olhers. II they don't stop speeding
hc said. they viii liu someone and
then we will all be sorry and we will
have to change all our present laws.
Mr.. McNtanus said all the talking
they may do will not accomplish any
thing uutil the city gets good, COM
petcnt. lcVel-headed men in charge cf
the machines. lie said he did not like
a. hc too severe. but he called atten-
ton 20 the driver OF the engine of one
company who has been mentioned for
promlnenet place in the paid fire
department. who had violated the Law
while not responding 10 any alarm
and he asked what would he Go in
ease he was going TO a fire.
Mr.. Mulvona defended the driver re-
ferred T. and said he is regarded as
one of the best men in the city. He
snid nc had ccme here with the best
90 recommendations.
Mr., Abrahams said the fire chiefs
have agreed e. see that their owr
machines are held within the speed
laws and observe all traffic rules ant
thut everything win be done to see
that the individual companies do like
wise IN the future.
II was denied by the CouncilmeT
last night that there is any law givins
the nre companies, even while re
sponding 20 alarms. the right to trave
IN excess of the speed limits fixed by
law for other vehicles on the street:
~ the city. II was admitted that II
the past the speed law has not beer
strictly enforced in so far as the fir
companies were concerned especiall,
while going 20 fires but it was mad
clear that they are not privileged b,
any means and that in the future the
wli be held accountable the same a
operators Of any other kind of We
hicle Fire companies in respondin
70 alarms however must have tn
right ~ way over all other vehicle