The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1867-07-19
Fire Company.

OOOn ati6F tu5 recent uE6 ulbdSLeE 10 u
laski, the necessity for an efficient fire com
pany for the town was suggested and dis
cussed with lively interest, no one seem
ing to question its Importance, but all Os-
tensibly concurring as to the utility and
propriety of such an organization.
Encouraged by the general interest thus
manifested in the proposed enterprise.
about fifty residents of the town, composed
chiefly of the young men of the place,
proceeded to organize themselves into a
fire company, to be styled and denominat-
ed the Pulaski Fire Company" Officers
were elected for the company cOnstitu
ton, bylaws and rules Of order were or
dained and established for the government
and direction of the same-in brief, the
organization was full, regular and complete.
This fact was announced to the pulic about
the last of May,
The next step to be taken, was to pro-
cure fTe-engine, construct an engine
housss and build the cisterns to supply the
town with the necessary water. And the
plan to effect this object was this The
company proposed to raise by private con-
tributions from the citizens of the town,
funds suficientto purchase the engine and
it's appurtenances. They memorialized
the municipal authorities, stating what
had been done, and asking their assistance
and cooperation, and especially that they
would build the engine house. A similar
petition was addressed to the County Court,
asking that they would make sufficient APP
preparation to build the necessary cisterns
the number and probable cost of the
same being suggested. At first these pro-
positions seemed to be favorably entertain
ed, but as the excitement created by the
late disastrous FIRE subsidized, interest in
the matter. seemed to decline. And after
repeated efforts, it was ascertained by the
company that they would be unable to pro-
cure by private contribution the amount of
funds necessary to purchase the engine
Ia the meantime, the corporate authorities
failed to do anything, and the County
Court absolutely refused to appropriate a
dollar. i
With these facts before them, there was
but one course for the company to pursue,
and that was to disband and declare their
effort failure. And accordingly at a
meeting OF Tuesday night last, the facts
as above stated were discussed, and find
ing it entirely out Of their power to accom-
plish the purpose for which they had or
gained, unaided by either the corporation
OF County Court, and very inadequate by
private property holders, (who above all
other classes of the community were to be
mostly benefited by such an Organization,
the company declared their body dissolved
and the enterprise abandoned as to them
The members of the company, who of all
others, we're the least to be subserved per-
sonally by such an institution, inaugurated
the movement from a sense of its Impor-
lance and necessity, and entered into it
earnestly and since rely, for the purpose
for shich such bodies are organized and
nota as. some have supposed, as a frolic or an
adventure, or for the repOagn OF the thing.
There are no Iaurels to be wons no glories
to be achieved, and but few thanks to be
expected by FIRE companies-unless there
is glory in being smoked till you are black
aud burned till you are blistered. and that
too, in trying to protect some other mans
property. OF such glOries no man OF this
company was at all ambitious. Pulaski
needed ERE company aud those who or
gauized themselves in TO such, were animal
ed entirely by a public spirit, something IN
which this community is known to be mos
mournfully deficient. But uuaided by the
public. aud especially by many pTivat'
property holders, no were most reasona
bly, expected to render them jealous ant
substantial assistance. they can do nothing
mora than announce tbo;~ .ft.rr-t 4. f,;I,,-,