The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-09-22

the limits of the present village, hut none. We
belie~e, on the Plain
We append brief history Of the two
, Fire Companies, with such other information
as we have been ahle to procure:
The " Franklin Fire Company" in thi,
, village, agrceahly to the provisions of Chap
ter 81 of the Revised Statutes Of the Stat,
. of Vermont, and the further provisions of
. the Act, relating TO Associations, in addition
, to Chapter 81 of the Revised Statutes. pass
ed October 81, 1873. was organized at Tie
School House in Fairbanks Village on Fri
dav. April 10, 1874, Nv the election Of Noal
Eastman Moderator. and Charles Fairbnnk-
Secretary: at which meeting a code Of Nv
Laws was adopted and signed hv twenty in
dividuals. The Company was then pcrma
ncntlv organized 10y the choice Of the follow
inc Officers :-Nuah Eastman. Foreman =
Mark {. Webster Assistant Foreman ChaS
Fairbanks, Clerk and Treasurer.
This organization was kept up under the
above name, until April II. 1873. when tn.
name o. the Company was changed to "Tor
rent Fir" Company No. = at which meet
ing also Tie Company vote! 10 procure a uni
form.
The Officers Of the Company are elected
BY the members bv ballot once wear. TIL,
following gentlemen have acted as First
Forcmcn since the organization Of the Com
pany:
Noah Eastman, 1871, - and rs: NJ. C.
Webster, 1876 and -: Henry Lovciov
1919: o. W. Baker 1880. II and %: \
+. Blunt. 1893 and 81; and F. Fairbanks
present Foreman.
The Company have fine Engine House
located in Mechanics Square. built at an cx
rcnsr Of from $500 to 500 The first floor
is used for tn" storing of the Engine and
arraratus and on the second floor is II all
used for meetings, kccpin. The uniform, &
The Engine and apparatus. with the excrp,
ton Of 100 feet of leading hose. is owned hv
Mc>>rs. T.. x I. Fairbanks \ Co., but is nm
der the village regulations. and is for use in
the village the same Is if it was the property
of the villerc
The Engine is a first class, fore and aft
stroke, suction Engine; the CYLINDERS are .
inches in diameter. and II, inch stoke: 50
that at each working of the brakes about :, !
Gallons o. wafer are sucked and discharged
HE >nct"n hose is in four pieces Of a|ou.
8 feet each. and three inches in diameter -
The Engine is worked by thirty men at a
time. There are about TOO feet Of two and
ehalt inch leading hose belonging to the
Company. which Is rcelcl on to the hose car
rage; and, beng in pieces of fifty feet each.
as little or as much can he used as the case
may require. The Company is provided
with various other articles, such as spanners.
axes. IRON bars. &c. such AS would be likely
to be called INTO rcJui>ition at a FIRE.
The company is very thoroughly drilled.
and have several times started from the En-
cinc-llousc with their Engine, and run 10
the river-somc ten or twelve rods TO-
yether the suction hose. adjusted the brakes
recicd oil 100 feet of hose and thrown wa
ter from the discharge pipe in less than three
minutes. The secret of al, this is. cvcrv
mar of the Company has place, am! H. o.
c"11eS 1t. The Company now numbers near
y fifty men.
That part of the village in which the Scale
Mannta:to-y OF the McsSrs Fairbanks is To-
Gated is particularly well protected from fire
there being hvdrants located in different
parts, with head of water some over 40
feet. The water is brought from the hill
Just back of the village, distance of about
c-fourth Of mile, in a six inch iron pipe,
and distributed to the hvdrants in "A inch
iron pipes. The force or pressure is so
great as to throw nevcr-failing stream of
water one inch in diameter to the height of
% feet, and larger stream a less distance
This is the property Of the Mcssrs Fairbanks.
They also have, for use in case of fire. one
Forcing Engine with cylinders 81 inches in
diameter. and ten inches stroke, with about
100 feet Of leading hose, also two or three
smaller forcing engines not mounted on
wheels.
The " Deluge Fire Company. No. 9" was
organized at the st. Johnsbury House, April
81, 1858, by appointing F.. c. Redinston
Chairman, and f. F. Brown Clerk. At a
second meeting, held April %, code of By
Laws was adopted. and the Company was
permanently organized BY the election of j.
W. Robinson Foreman, f. F. Brown Assist.
ant Foreman, and F. Deming Clerk.
The Officers Of the Company are elected
IN the same manner as those of the other
Company The following gentlemen have
acted as Forcmcn since the COMPANY was
organized j. W. Robinson, from April.
1853, to August, 1854 Moses Hill, from
August, 1854, to June, 1855, when D.
thompson, The prcsen, Foreman, was elect