Show SEEKING reinstatement discharged firemen begin mandamus proceedings proceeding charles L T and T F r chapman who nho were dismissed from service in the ilia department on june together with frank durt and thomas thomaa week in conformity elthan ordinance w afi K g e cwm J 0 r I 1 I 1 a ki T in I 1 jainle ahr fit nirh have begun mandamus proceedings against the alre I 1 and police board to recover the positions the represent that when gilbert clark claris mowers and mcmullen wele dismissed from service in june 2894 W II if charles woods james bamps C paul and amos moreton were appointed to nil fill the vacancies thus caused and that they still hold their the fill ther rep represent that in order to retain bywater r woods paul and I 1 SIo llo reton the chill r or of I 1 th it e dep department artmen t caused the city council to paya pass an all ordinance reducing the number of nicla men in the from tweel rne to twenty five after which tho the petitioners petition ers and burt arid and welch w were re god the claim lit la also meide made by tile the pett peti that thai they were dismissed without any charges haing been preferred 8 them al 01 without a trial or heating the action of if th ohp hoard board bel helnor n w I 1 in i violation of section 7 chapter 27 0 of f aliv tin session laws lams or of 19 in conc lulon the petitioned petition ev represent ile nt that immediately aner after their alq harr cham chief tile devin appointed soil colson reuben simpson slid and robert burns to nil the positions thus made vacant arid and pray that a wilt of mandate ho be directed to the fire and police board commanding them to restore the iho Petition petitioners ers to their positions or to show chow caullie u why by I 1 hav do not do tat au an alternate writ will be issued this moral mornant nT |