The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-08-09
KEARNY'S FIRE HOUSE.
A New Building Is to be
Given Central Hose
Company No. l.

The members of Central Hose Company
No. l, Kearny Fire Department, are re-
joicing over the fact that they will soon
have new fire house on the site of the
present one, on the west side of Davis
avenue, near Tappan street, Kearny.
Plans for the new building were drawn
by John B. Warren architect, of Kearny
avenue. and were accepted by the mem
bers of the Kearny Town Council. The
contract for the erection of the building
will be awarded Tuesday evening, August
a. The plans call for brick building "a
feet by 70 feet, two stories high, a tower
over the entrance go feet high, and on this
"a large flag pole 16 feet high. The new
hose house will be one of the finest in
Hudson County and it is estimated that
it will cost nearly 100000
The front of the building will be of
Rolston brand of buff-colored brick, with
trimmings of Lake Superior cut red stone.
The door sills for the front door are to be
of fine axed bluestone. The rear and side
walls are to be of selected North River
brick, with bluestone trimmings Steel
beams are to be used, extending across
the building, resting on the outside walls,
weighing 55 pounds to the foot.
The interior of the building will consist
of a cellar seven feet deep, with concrete
floor, and will contain an improved heat
ing plant. The walls will be laid on
concrete footing course of gravel and ce-
ment "a inches wide and 12 inches deep.
The first floor will contain the fire ap-
paratus. In the rear will be meeting
room for the members, divided from the
main room by sliding doors. The plans
are so arranged that this room can be
utilized as stable when it becomes
necessary to have horses to draw. the fire
apparatus in the future. The room will
be twelve feet high.
The second floor will be made up of a.
large meeting hall, with a stage in the
rear. 1t will contain two cloak rooms and
two toilet rooms and will be used for
all entertainments and important meet
ings of the company. A bathroom will
also be on the second floor, and the mem
bers will fit dt up with all first-class ath-
letic apparatuses. and uses it as GYM
nasium. The room will be thirteen feet
high.
The tower, which will be sixty feet high
will cantain the bell and striking system
of the fire alarm. The building will con-
tain all modern improvements, will be
heated by steam and lighted by gas and
electricity. The roof will be of slate. with
metal trimmings. The interior of the
house will be finished in hard wood and
have metal ceilings. Work will be start
ed as soon as possible, and it is expected
to have the building completed in few
months.
Central Hose Company was organized
January 9, 1888, in No. l school house,
Schuyler and Bergen avenues, with
William c. Smack, foreman, and George
Newbold, assistant foreman. The com
pany was composed of thirty members
Meetings were held in No. school until
nearly a year later, when part of the
present building was built. This proved to
be too small in time, and in 1894 an ad-
dition was put on the rear and the house
remodeled. This section of the town has
grown rapidly and the need of better fire
apparatus and house for the members was
seen by all. The Second Ward will soon
have a fire house that will compare favor
ably with any in the vicinity.