The Baltimore County union., 1882-12-09
CsrTe,POHdeHes Baiiimors Cosaiy Union.
THE COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT..


WAvHRLY, Decembsr "a, les2.
Msssrs. Editors The citisens Of this mart Of
the Belt not fully alive 70 the eiiciency Of
theehemical experimental toy ., called Holloway .
Chemical Fire Extinguishers," as those mos, In.
teFested In their introduction would have them b.
and have almost universally condemned from the
6rst, and still continue 20 condemn, the action Of
the County Commissioners for their intFoductien.
And especially has the opposition of the people
become Intensified and more generally outspoken
and universal since they have found out what the
bills for the last year footed up, from which they
iremble TO think what tho people Of the entire
county may expect will be the round sums Of sx.
penditurc during the present year especially, and
for the series OF years TO come should the appaFa.
tus and present organization be continued. ,
Those Of Us who know personally the gentlemen
who at present compose the Board of County Com
missioners, and who voted for the introduction Of
the chemical soda fountain apparatus, wonder
how II was possible for Mr.. HOLLOWAY 10 60 attune
himself to notes sufficiently sOf, and beguilinR a.
TO induce their sturdy souls 10 melt as 20 cause
them TO make 90 long . stride In the dark as they
did whom they stepped into this sea Of chemical
experiments. say EXPERIMENT., for that IL all
that has yet come out OF an expenditure Of nearly
ifnot quite $50. .O0O Not single practical demon
siraton sufficiently convincing 10 the tax payers
has been made during the last year or more since
the chemical apparatus has been In regular CON-
mission to come near proving TO them that the
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better " as we'll protected since tho expenditure
has been made than they were before. Certain u
Is that they do know that the old apparatus and
appliances which were swept out Of existence 20
give place To the Holloway chemical experiment,
were worked at practically no expense nj all as
compared with present expenses, aud were vastly
more suited TO the circumstances Of our surround
ings, as we'll as moro practical by q very large
majority. Under the old system the late Gre at
Govanstown could not have been more disastrous
than u proved 60 be- for under no combination Of
circumstances likely 10 occur would Il have been
likely for Me'srs. d. Balls and y. Doughsrty TO
speed with their teams midway between WaveTly
aud uOvanstowH and be suffered by the boys 10
attach their horses 10 "the machine" and draw n.
TO the scene of the Ere. They In their palmy dny.
would have been more likely 20 have reached there
before No. chemical, which was first upon the
scene of the late hrc although located = mile far.
ther on of u than was No. 4. The truck and lad.
der oi the latter managed TO be on the ground be-
fore the soda fountains arrived aud displayed
what dexterity Of effort that remained in them
after 80 exhausting an effort by clubbing with the
end of the ladder the window aud shutters Of the
varnish room until they were bursted In, which
was Just Whist the fro wanted 10 allow Il an In.
crease Of drait and air that the flames might be
allowed 10 burst In ono sheet throughout tho burn.
ing building.
The citizens oi Govanstown deserve much credit
aud the thanks uf the underwriters are due them
for the efforts they made with success 10 stay the
fames and save surrounding property, in which
they we're doubtless greatly assisted by the chem
icAl ircmen when they did reach tho ground. ns
proven. think, by the fact that the building In
which Gallagher BARR l. situated, and which
was located dangerously near the Gre. was saved
and its contents not suffered to be DESTROYED But
the citiIcns Of Wavcrly are wonderfully mistaken
II they did not see considerable quantities Of tho
contents that same bar room roaming all around
this Of the I,elt enveioneI within th. of