Reminiscences of the old fire laddies and volunteer fire departments of New York and Brooklyn. . fullyadequate to the present and prospective needs of the retired firemenand their widows and orphans. It is an amendment to the old bill, and in effect provides that10 per cent, of the excisefunds shall be turned intothe fund, together with thereceipts from the sale of con-demned personal propertybelonging to the Depart-ment, as well as the moneyg= which is saved on specialjjf; leaves of firemen, and which|j»r4 DiMH-iK- rcvercid lo the ciu11 ? ,iirv riic bill will increase the revenue of theW fund
Reminiscences of the old fire laddies and volunteer fire departments of New York and Brooklyn. . fullyadequate to the present and prospective needs of the retired firemenand their widows and orphans. It is an amendment to the old bill, and in effect provides that10 per cent, of the excisefunds shall be turned intothe fund, together with thereceipts from the sale of con-demned personal propertybelonging to the Depart-ment, as well as the moneyg= which is saved on specialjjf; leaves of firemen, and which|j»r4 DiMH-iK- rcvercid lo the ciu11 ? ,iirv riic bill will increase the revenue of theW fund from $60,000 to$75,ooo i^|gj§||g|e^ per year. Can the man who casts Charles D. Purroy, Chief of 2d Battalion New York a gun manoeuvre a batteryFire Department. r -, . * , of artillery t or is he whobuilds an engine thereby qualified for commander of a steamship,or president of a railway ? I frequently hear such questions askedwith regard to our Fire Department, and there are many whoseideas of the qualifications necessary for operating this Departmentdo not go beyond the
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