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Show COUNCIL COMMITTEE IS AGAINST MORETON The Council Conmlttee on TFlre Department Depart-ment held a meeting In the office of Chief James Devlne yesterday afternoon and decided to recommend to the Council that Chief Devine's action in dismissing Amos Moreton from tbe department! 00 8U8 talned. ' The report will be made to the Council Monday night. The charge on which Moreton was dismissed by the Chief was that Moreton displayed Insubordination at the Atlas block fire, by refusing to obey an order of the Chief. Moreton's excuse was that he did not know It was the Chief who gave the order. The general charge is that the removal Is "for the good of the service," with the specific offense alleged al-leged as set forth above. Moreton's friends charge that politics Is behind the fight on him. |