Evening journal., 1902-12-08
NINTH Wards
ENGINE HOU.
Brandywine Fire Compar,
Structure to be Opened
in Short Time
DESCRIPTION OF THE HOI
1t Will be Two Stories High
Lighted With Electricily-comp
Has 40 Members and is in G,
Financial Condition

''"S i+O members and is in &c
Financial Condition
Members Of the BrandvwiDo
Company are making elaborate nro.
rations for the opening of their
engine house at Twenty-flfth ana NJ
ket streets on or about Decemher
While alb arrangements have
Deen completed, it is the intention
Ine company" said President G.
fiarrlgan in talking of the matter 9,
eraI days ago. ITO make the occasi
one OF unusual interest to members
lne company" The program will :
crude several addresses by prornine
speakers. - ~ Oiliin'
Inc history of the Brandywine NJ
company has been short hut very
teresting. BY organizing abor,+
year ago the company started a hoe
IN that line, as within very few wee
afterwards two other fire ccimnanit
tne' independence, over Eleventh stre
Drluge, and the Union. at Front al
union streets. were organized 4
virtue or the fact that the Brandvwil
company was the first organized. an
1hat 1t was situated in a section whe'
tre company was needed II w.
recognized by Council late last sprin
Being recognized by Council gave II
members of che company much 81
couragement, as is evident from n
Iact that on July 3, only a few veal
afterwards, the contract for the ere
tion or the new building WIS alwarde
10 Contractor Thomas Sanforth ar
Ihe work was started at once.
The work progressed fast and n
last part of September the corner stor
was laid. About 500 persons wei
present and addresses were made I
Henry G. Conrad, George A. Elliot
William Michael fjyrne. S. H. Baynar
Frederick f. Bach and the Rev. C. Y
Prettyman. In a box which was place
IN the corner stone. was the names
the odd original Brandywins Compan
names OF the members of the new con
pany and copies of the local paper
The box was put in place by C. I. Harr
gan and the stone was set by r.
Groves. On that day several hundrt
dollars were donated.
Two Story Structure
The new building is two-stol
brick, 65 feet long and A feet front G
Market street. The lot on which ii
building is situated is owned by Il
company and is 165x60.
The engine house when entirely con
pleted will be the most modern in Wi
mington. The stone used for the FIR
floor is from the Delaware Granite an
Mining Company. and is what is know
as Brendywine blue rock. The upp'
story is finished with Euclid bll
trimmings, which gives the front
the building an unusually fine appea
ance. Thare is a tower on top OF Il
roof about twenty-five or thirty fe
high which also greatly adds to it's a.
pearance. The basement runs the e.
tire length Of the building and
Wainscoted.
On the ground floor is four stal
for the horses and the new combin
ton chemircal and hose wagon will all
be housed there. On the second fio'
will be the bunk and meeting room
Both OF the floors are finished exec,
tionally fine for an engine house.
In the rear an extra building HI
been built for the horses feed. hanne
and other articles. Around the enti
main building there is a cement paw
ment twelve feet wide.
Lighted bv Electricity
The contract Tor putting in the ele
trical appliances was awarded to Il
Morris Electrical Company sever
days ago. All Of the latest improv
electrical apparatuses win be installe
The work is nearly finished. N
Street and Sewer Department was
have put in the sewer several weeks a
but has not uone it as yet This h
delayed the Plumbing work which
being done by George B. Ward and h
caused a fricuon between Mr.. Wa
and the company. Members Of I
company are greatly disappointed al
Indignant because the sewer has n
BEEN completed.
The committee in charge OF the col
ing celebration consists Of c. /. Han
gan, A. H. Finnerty, Frank Sween,
IL. L. Turner, w. S. Townsend, Jol
Lockerd and w. NJ. Kelvey.
The company has 14O members
good standing and is In good financ
Il