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~N~EW ENGLAND ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS
International Association or the Eastern Division. Furthermore, we will find
that in New England, there will be many Police Departments and others who
must be notified.
That is my suggestion. As I said in the beginning, we want it right;
so, give us the time, and don’t look for a report on it tomorrow morning. But,
in the very near future, you will have it, when your Committee can get to work
and do a good job on it.
PRESIDENT FORTIER: Would you want to put that into your motion,
to increase the Resolutions Committee to six members?
CHI~.I~ POTT~I~: Yes; I would be glad to accept the suggestion, as outlined
by the Secretary.
CHIEF TI-IOMAS: I would also like to second this amended resolution of
Chief Potter’s, and add a word, in fairness to our very-much-alert Secretary,
John O’Hearn, because this practice which he has suggested has been followed
by the New England Association in the past, very adequately, and, as you
all may remember, following the referral to the Board o£ Directors, they, in
turn, have acted on matters very soundly. For that reason, I would like to
second Chief Potter’s amendment to this resolution, that this matter be referred
to the enlarged Resolutions Committee, and that they, in turn, refer it to the
Board of Directors.
PR~S~D~.~CT FORTI~.R: Gentlemen, you have heard the amended motion.
Is there any ~further discussion on the motion?
If not, all’ those who are in favor of the motion as amended, will please
signify by saying ~aye." Those opposed?
There was a chorus of "ayes" and the mo~i~n was carried.
(Moderate Woolley then assumed the Chair.)
MOD~RATO~ WOOLL~Y: Thank you very much. Again, I can’t see any
other way of getting good, intelligent action on important matters than the
action that you have seen taken right here.
Now, it is just five minutes of twelve. Time has sneaked up on us. I
have a half a dozen very important questions, and I just don’t see how we can
hope to cover them.
Therefore., I must ask the opinion o~ the Chairman of the Committee on
Program, to decide what we shall do with the balance of these questions; that
is, whether to hold them over and handle them next year, or say ~Thank
you" to every one who sent them in, and terminate this meeting.
Joe Scanlon, what are your wishes in this matter?
While he is pondering it over, I do want to say ~Thanks" to this grand
Panel up here, and .to you people out there in the audience who are gluttons
for punishment, and who have also contributed so well to these Panel Discussions.
I wish that we could have undivided time for these Panels. Joe .has given
me the high-sign to adjourn the session. So that we will consider this. meeting
adjourned, and Thanks, Joe Scanlon, to you. (Applause.)
PR~.sm~T Fo~TI~: If there is no objection I will consider this. meeting
adjourned.
(Whereupon, the Wednesday Morning Session was adjourned ~t 12:00
o’clock noon, on June 25, 1954.)
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