Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1851-11-06


The Fire Wardeps of The Town made
The following Reg which was read
and received -
The Board Of Engineers of the Fire
Department OF he Town Of Newport be-
lirrlng that The preso,i condili'.n ol' the
several Fire Engines and III Fire De
parimcut generally is mad Quare 90 tie
wants OF that Department and as the
powers of this Board do not warrant
them in carrying ont the measures pro-
posed, 10 meet these wanls,-beg leave
to Report
That Fire Engine No is condemn
ed ; and, agreeabIy to "A vote Of the
Town, a new one has been contracted
for and is expected to be received in
the couis Sc Of the month Of November.
The house stanCs on leased ground anC
notice has bee" given that i must lie re
moved the Company want il enlarged,
q d also want lose cart.
Engine No. 2 Is in good order; has
3l6 feet of hose,--l60 feet of which is
nearly new. IL being necessary that the
Engine. house should be removed, the
Board have taken the responsibility Of
purchasing very desirable lot in
Bridge street, at a cost of 500. The
Company have iniimatcd that the En-
gine will be abandoned, unless suitable
accommodations are provided for their
meetings.
Engine No. 3 is in good order, and
has about 275 feet of hose she has nom.
inally Is men attached TO Ter, but the
a a N.N., a. ,l
more than or ehcctual members
and that no regular meetings Of the
Company have been held tor the last
three years. No cause has been assign
cd TO the Board for this partial abandon
ment of the Company.
Engine No. Is in good order; has
about $50 ieet Of hose. Three members
is all the Company she has had for the
last five months (; the principal reason
assigned is the bad location Of the
House.
Engine No. 5. The House and En-
gine is in good order with a Cor pany
OF so active members having | 80 feet OF
good hose they have applied to the
Board for $50 feet more.
Engine No. 6 is in good order has
$50 ieet of hose the Company consists
OF 22 effective men.
Engine No. is in good order has
$50 ieet OF h. sc, mostly old I; the En-
gne has been entirely abandu ned, the
reason assigned being they have no
room to hold their meetings Their
house II by "a feet stands on land by
suticrence,-a application Tor land TO
enlarge the house has been refused a
good location on Howard street. 90 ty
45 feet, can be purchased Tor Sl25, and
Company is ready to take charge Of
the Engine as soon rs satisfactory ac-
commodations are provided for their
meetings.
The Hose Com;any has $50 feet Of
hose, which Capt. Stevens reports as
being 10 years old, and some Of it not
TO be wholly depended upon. The
Company have applied to .'!e Board for
an enlargement OF the house, for the ac-
commodatiDn Of their meetings, invol-
wing an expenditure OF about $500.
The aioregong statement shows that
out OF the whole number, but three En-
gines can at present be relied upon for
prompt and ellectual service.
The Engines, and for the most part
the Hose, ar" all in good order the de-
rangcment in the Department growing
wholly out Of the dissatisfaction ON the
part Of the members OF The several Com
panies as to the location of the Houses.
and desire for enlarged accomEoda-
tons for holding the meetings Of the
Companies.
To remedy this difficulty involves the
purchase OF land Tor sites. aud a consid-
cradle expenditure Of money for cnlarg-
ing the OLD, or the building Of new, hou-
SEES and perhaps anything short o! new
Houses, IN most cases, will fail to give
permanent satisfaction
This the Board are not authorised by
the Town TO do and, therefore. submit
the facts Of the case to your considera-
ton, Tor such acton as you may deem
advisable.
Signed in behalf Of the Board
BENZ. b. ROWLAND, Crk.
Newport, October 30, 1851.
Remarks were made by several gen.
tIemen on the subject The Town pass
ed vote in June conierring general
powers upon the Fire Wardcns, and
giving them full control over the prop
erty of the town, as regards the Fire
department but in III S vote the town
omitted to authorize the Fire Wardens
TO purchase real estate, or to erect new
houses. In order to remedy this diff
Guilty, and to confer on the Fire War
dens ampler powers, the following reso-
luton was passed.
IOied That the Act passed in June
last, enlarging the powers OF the Board
Of Engineers oi the Fire Department, be
SO far amended as 10 empower them to
purchase land for suIlablc sites. aud to
erect Engine houses th, reon, at their
discretion.
1t was stated that between three and
four thousand dollars would be required
to meet the improvements anticipated by
the Fire Deparlment,-and that as the
Tax ordered in June was all otherwise
appropriated, il would be necessary to
make some provision TO meet this ex-
pence. The following vote was there
fore passed -
Voted, That the Town Treasurer be
and he is hcreby authorised 70 hire such
sums OF money, from time to time, rs
may be necessary 10 meet the cXpcnd-
ture of the Fire Wardeus, in carrying
out the powers conferred on them By
ba xnfo inst