The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-02-06
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On Saturday last the paid Fire Department
Commissioners visited Germantown to test the
apparatus of the companies offering their pro-
perty for sale or to lease. They arrived at ten
o'clock, and Immediately proceeded to the
house of the Fellowship Engine Company,
Armat street. near Main. The trial took place
at the corner of Main and Armat streets The
hose to be tested was subjected to q pressure of
one hundred pounds, although occasionally it
reached the height of 130 pounds. The Fellow
ship has COO feet of hose, and it stood the test,
being marked No !. The Germantown Hose
Company has $50 feet of hose which also stood
the test, aud marked No. l.
The hose belonging to the Columbia
burst several times at the pres
sure of 100 pounds. The latter company has
about 800 feet. The Germantown Hose Com
pany ask 81 per foot for its hose and $500 for
its carriage. The commissioners Expressed
themselves satisfied with the property of the
Fellowship, which has been offered to the
commission for sale at $4,000, or to lease
for $1,000 per year. THIS property con-
sists OF steam engine, hose carriage,
ho9k-antd-ladder truck, the engine house
and stable. The company has in addition,
but reserved from the bid, n fine ambulance,
two splendid horses valued at $1,000, and large
lot of ground adjoining the engine house. The
steamer was built in 1860 by Chapman &;
Brother, Philadelphia, and cost $500. 1t has
since been furnished with a new boiler and
thoroughly repaired, and is now in perfect
order. 1t is of a class between second and
third. After the trial was concluded the COM
bulance to the Franklin Engine House, where
the house of the Mt. Airy Engine was tried. sThis
was also marked No. 1, and consisted of three
hundred feet.
The hose belonging to the Franklin, 63O feet,
stood all the tests applied and was rated No. l.
The steamer belonging to this company was
bought June 13, 1866, and cost 1880 1t was
manufactured at the Amoskeag Works, Man
chester, n. H., and is a third-class steamer, as
good as when new. The company proposes to
either sell or lease its property, and has made
the following bid in detail-Real estate, con-
sisting of engine house, lot and stable for sale
for $4,000 or to be leased for 5000 per annum.
One steamer, third class, price $500, or to
lease for $4O0 per annum four-wheeled car
riage, for hose, price $3.50 or $75 per annum.
$50 feet of nine-inch hose, price rs cents
per foot, or to be leased for 5000 per year.
Two iren-grey horses, price $500, to
be leased for S2OOper year. Two sets of ofharness,
price $120, or to be leased for $50. The lease is
proposed for three years, and the commissioners
have still under consideration the relative ad-
visibility of purchase or lease. After the trial
at the FranKlin's house the commissioners were
again taken into the Fellowship ambulance and
driven TO Frankford. They there tested the
hose belonging to the Washington and Decatur
Fire Companies, and were taken home in the
same conveyance.
THE BOARDING HOME FOR YOUNG WOMEN
The annual meeting of the Directors of the
Boarding Home for Y94ng Women was held at at
noon day at the Home building, No. 1433
Lombard street. This institution was founded
in 1865 for the purpose of furnishing board and
the comforts of a home to working young
women at the mere cost of living. IL was in
corporated in 1896, and is now in q flourishing
condition. The report of the doings for the
year shows that the home has been enlarged,
and now accommodates 81 boarders. where be-
fore it would only hold 23. 1t is always full,
and more apply for admission than can be
accommodated. To meet the increasing wants,
another home of the same character is now
being started by the same lady who founded
lnet
present home any further as it takes away the
home feeling which it is the aim to foster
among the inmates. The board of managers
of the new home has already been formed and
location is now being selected. The new one
will be located in an entirely different part of
the city.
The Home at No. 1888 Lombard street is en-
tirey under the care of members of the Pro-
testant Episcopal Church, though members of
all denominations, of good moral character, are
admitted as inmates. A large institution of a
similar character, under the charge of no par
ticular Sect is now also being started, and this
| is intended to accommodate large number of
boarders. The design of the church homes is
| different and a small number in separate houses
is there thought best.
SEMI-CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY OF THE
| DEAF AND DUMB INsTITUTIoN.-On Wednesday
next the Pennsylvania Institution for the Deaf
and Dumb will celebrate its fftieth anniversary
at the RevDr. Wyle's Church, on Broad street,
| opposite the institution. 1t is expected that
| John Carlin, Esq, of New York city, will de-
| liver an Grafton. In case this gentleman should
| not be able to be present, Professor Pyatt, OF
| this city, will act in his place. In order to ac-
commodate all who may desire to attend and to
take part in the ceremonies, the committee
| having the matter in charge have effected an
| arrangement with the various railroad com
| panies by which tickets can be purchased at
| half rates. In the evening a grand social
assembly and supper will be held in the institu-
ton.
THE CoLD.-Last night Officer Evans, of the
| Fifteenth district found a man named Peter
| Swift almost frozen to death, lying at Church
station, on the Philadelphia and Trenton Rail
road. He removed him to house near by
| Swift was insensible, but he was soon after
| brought to consciousness. One of his hands Il
very badly frost-bitten. Mr.. Swift is resident
of Reading, Pa.
HELD TO oANswER.-William Fallon is a hack
| driver. Yesterday he was driving down Seventh
street, near South, and was rather backward IL
turning out of the track when whistled to by
the driver of a car. He, however, turned ou
and as the car passed him he struck the con
| ductor and several passengers who stood on the
back platform with his whip. William wal
arrested and held to bail by Alderman Morrow
THE "STAR" COURSE OF LECTURES. The
second series of the ''Star" course of lectures
will be opened by Wendell Phillips on February
| 90 at the Academy of Music. Other disLn
guished lecturers will appear on February 2;
and o. and March 2, 13, 16, 20, 49, %, anC
80 The season will conclude with grand con
cert by the celebrated Mendelssohn Quartett
Club Of Boston and other musical attractions.
ALLEGED PIoKPocKET.-Sarah Williams wa
arrested in Tenth and Eleventh streets car OF
Saturday, upon the charge of picking th
pocket of Mrs. Price, a passenger, of small
sum of money. She had a hearing before Alder
man Allison, and was held to bail to answer
sarah was in the company of young man who