The Monmouth inquirer., 1894-05-03

hEEHOLD, April ~, 1874.
TO te Board of Commissioners of The Tocn Of Freehold
GENTLEMEN: Il herewith submit the annual re-
for the past year
l24 men, distributed as follows:
Hook and Ladder Company No. l. "a men Free
hold Steamer Company No. 1, 25 men Richardson
Steamer Company, No. 2, 27 mem j. W. Hulse Hose
Company, No l, "a men; Monmouth Hose Com
pany No ?, "a men.
The apparatus consists of two steamers. one in
good order, one out of service undergoing repairs
one hook and ladder truck in fair order. This
truck should be exchanged for new and improved
one winch would be much quicker to be placed in
service as any length of ladder could be taken Off
without handling any other. thereby saving CON
siderable time: Both the hose carriages are in
feet of hose each The two old hose jumpers are in
reserve carrying the surplus, or poor hose. There
are twentyeight hundred feet Of hose, fourt cen
hundred feet of which is good and reliable under
steam pressure. Fourteen hundred feet is poor and
unreliable, and could be used with the hydrant
pressure but 1t cannot be relied upon for effective
service.
FIRES.
During the past year there have been eight
July 5, 1888, the barn OF wm a. soaen, located on
Stokes street. was burned.
January 49, 1894, about o'clock in the morning
an alarm was given for a fire in the Hickman
Block The inside of this building was almost en-
trey burned out but the fire was held in the same
building and no other property was damaged The
department worked five hours on this fire.
January "a, 1894 an alarm was given for fire in G.
Bs
caused by the upsetting of stove and was extin-
gulshed with few pals of water.
February 23 1894, at nine o'clock in the evening
the barns of Hudson Bennett were discovered to be
on ire IN alarm was given and the Department
responded. The fire was held in the building in
which it originated No other property was dam
aged.
March Ia, 1894 an alarm was given about one
o'clock in the morning. This was for fire in the
barns OF c. L. Holmes and Dr. D. NJ Forman The
alarm was promptly answered but these buildings
were almost burned down when discovered. The
fremen held the flames in check and did not allow
them 10 extend to any other property In this fire
two horses and one COW were burned
March 26, lS9i-At eleven o'clock at night an
alarm was given for fire in the Rosell building.
Main street The Department responded promptly
and checked the fire at once so that the damage
was small.
March 27, 1S94.-An alarm was given for fire on
Institute street, in the barn of Edward Thompson
This was small building and was nearly CON
sumed when the fremen arrived Hose was laid
and the fire extinguished without damage to other
property.
April IL, 1s94.--An alarm was sounded about
O'Clock, in the morning for a fire in the Rosel
building on Main street. This proved to be only
chimney on fire. II very cold stormy day
but the firemen responded promptly and in goodly
numbers.
To all of the above alarms the firemen have re-
sponded promptly and done heir work nobIv The
motto of this Departments to promptly extinguish
a fire and under no consideration to allow it to
communicate to adjoining buildings
i would recommend the purchase of new hose
The quantity should not be less than one thousand
feet. L would also recommend the renOyating and
repaintlng of Firemens Hall and the carpeting of
the parlor
1t is noticeable fact that of the seventeen fires
OF the past two years. nine of them have been barns
or stables. 'Respectfully,
JOIN W. HuIsE,
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