The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-04-11
OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT.
1t is in Splendid Condition
journal Lies Re-
futed.

superintendent Brown, of the Fire De-
partment, takes just exception to an at
tack upon the condition OF the Fire De-
partment made in the Pangborn-Dear
EUening Backnimber. He condemns
what was said as lie, backing up his
assertion with facts as will be shown.
The Journal" says the Superinten-
dent, has been endeavoring, by every
means in its power (Which is limited), to
make people believe that the Fire De-
partment is in a deplorable condition. 1t
begins by saying that there has not been
new engine purchased in years by the
city, and that the only new engine added
to the department was one bought and
paid for by the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company.
That statement is as untrue, as more
than half the trash which goes TO make
up that sheet. The editors of that paper
know that it is a lie and the person who
wrote 1t knows that it is untrue. 1t is a
matter of public record, as every reading
man knows, that three new engines have
been added to the Fire Department since
1 was appointed Superintendent.
1.-The Journal is not slow to attack any
branch of the city government and make
false representations TO the public. 1t
has done so before and will not cease to
attempt to injure the city until it is drop
ped by honest people.
NEVER BETTER.
Il say that the Fire Department was
never in a better condition than at the
present time. have worked earnestly to
bring it up to the standard that it reaches
at present. We have, besides purchasing
the three new steamers, added three
thousand feet of the best hose made to our
equipment. We have repaired all of our
old engines so tnat they are as good as
new. We have purchased new horses
and an aerial truck, which is stationed at
Truck House No. l, at Grand and Van
Worst streets. We have had ali OF our en-
gine houses repaired and new ones have
been built, ana defy any man or men to
contradict me when | say that today Jer-
sey City boasts of as good Fire Depart
ment rs there Is in the United States.
Any thinking man who will examine
our apparatus and then examine our rec
ords OF losses by fire will discover that we
stand far above our sister cities. Our
department was not in very good con-
dition before l was made Superintendent,
but since I have held that Office thou
sands of dollars have been spent by the
city, and today our department will
stand test with any department in this
country.
GOOD WORK FOB GREENvILLE.
"a few evenings ago the Journal as
sailed us again and paraded before the
pubic statement that 'Greenville was
being humbugged by being sent an old
fire engine;' that it was political move
to gain votes for McDermott.' AS a mat
ter of fact, the Citizens of the lower end
OF Greenville asked for an engine. in
formed the gentlemen that as soon as
new engines were purchased I would
send them good one. This would neces-
state the organization of a new company.
in :hat section of the city, and it must be
recollected that there are stringent laws
governing the formation of new engine
company. Just as soon as we obtained
new engines l fitted up one of the old ones
we had been using In the city; had it
thoroughly overhauled and in response to
the request of the Greenvillites l sent it
to them, and further said that as soon as
the Board of Finance would give us
money we would buy new horses and es-
tablish a fine company for Greenville. We
l know where engine companies ought to
be located, and politics do not govern my
conviction.
"The Journals slanderous attacks are
groundless. Our apparatus is in fine con-
dition; our hose is the best made; our
horses are good ones, and our men are
compelled TO live up to the rules govern
ing the department"
Citizens of Greenville are enraged at
the scurrilous attack of the Journal upon
the Fire Department., and will show their
appreciation of superintendent Browns
efforts by petitionipg the Board Of Finance
to provide money for the establishmen ent of
a new engine company In that section Of
the city.