The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1874-10-14


tributions. and vet there are nlentv of nro,er-
ty owners who squeal and halo. if the Co.'S
are not promptly on the around at the time of
a fire, who never give one cent towards de-
traying the expenses of the Fire Department.
He SUGGESTS a drill and exercise MT s o'clock
some evening, running from the House ia
Moore's Hotel &c. Just let him call into ae-
ton his memory, and 60 back about three
years to a Thanksgiving night,whcn an alarm
of fire was sounded at G O'Clock in the even
ing, the wind was blowing hard at the time.
and the atmosphere frosty. Ina few moments
the heavens were lighted up by the flames
which enrrapped the stables attached to
Moore's Hotel Did the members of the +.
axes &C. on that occasion 1t is true there
was no record taken Of the time made in run
ming from the House 10 the fire, but there is A
record of the service done at the fire. and It
comes in the compliment paid to the whole
Department, by the late Chief Engineer Jno. A.
looking at the ruins, ssNo other Department
in the aoor1d could have done better. We
could not have saved as much OF that building
had it been in Trenton, as you have.' The
rafters of the building were standing when
the fire was put out. Who would have given
much for the property living adjacent to the
stables, when the fire first broke out and
yet inside of one hour and n half, the mem
bers of the +. w. ii. & L. Co. had been to
the fire, helped to put it OFT, gone home again
and changed their wet clothes for dry ones,
and were at Lyceum Hall upon the stage where
they performed for three hours, working hard
irving to please the audience what for? To
raise money to pay for these hooks and lad
ders, &c, which are really no advantage to
them, but all the advantages are reaped by
the Property Oacnel, and then have him. (for
it cannot be a lady, fling it into our teeth,
that we do not take the interest that we
should in our Company This is the unkidest
act of al: Has the Co. ever been behind
when duty called? Is it not always ready to
respond when called upon for assistance ofany
kind The members of the Co. would not
object TO trial. if the Board of Engi-
neprS ordered it, and vet it is not always cor
venient for the members of the Co. to get
away from their employment for trial and ex-
ersise Int orr record will show that the mem
bers are ont at the time of fire. The truth of
the matter is this, the members of the differ
emf co's have done so mucb for t,is Depart-
ment voluntarily. that some people have an
idea we are hound to do all the work our
selves and nav for II also. The paltry sum civ
en- by the city Council in the past. to the
whole Department. in one wear. does not
amount to as much as is given to each indi
yidual Co.. in Trenton. The Councils have
nleaded novertv. The CITY is in debit. sthev
saw, and we must he as saving as possible u
We commend this spira. it is what we need.
Perhans when some of the useless expenses
are emf down there will he more for those
which are not all together useless. What lit
tie money we have received beretofore from
them. we have had To beo for afraid almost.
So extremelv bava thew beon That the mon.
ev TINS laid ont would be made objection
able to their constituents. and vet hundreds
and thousands of dollars have been spent for
no earthly use whatever. unless IL was to keen
certain persons EMPLOYED. The Ex-Chief
Engineers Boozer 81 Sproat, have always COM
plimented the F. w. II. q L. Co. for their