Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-08-19
HARLAND FIRE COMPANY
AT NORWICH TOWN.
Organized to Give Protection in That
section-To Buy Hose Carriage and
Ask Town for Hose.

the town was added Wednesday, night
at a meeting at the Noah Webster
clubhouse on the Norwich Town green,
when the Harland Fire company No.
was organized to give fire protection
at Norwich Town. Officers were elect
ed and the company started with If
teen members signing the roll the first
night
DIR. Frederic P. CULVER, president of
the Rural association. under whose au-
spices the meeting was held called the
meeting to order shortly after Soclock
with fifteen present. In explaining the
purpose of the meeting DIR. CulliVer
said that he felt it a great honor 70
preside, as it was really a second re-
vival of the first fire company formed
in Connecticut He read the original
record showing how the company had
once before been revived on May 15th
1852 at a meeting where John T. Wait
was chairman and Thomas Harland
clerk. The grandfather of Thomas
Harland he said, built the first IRE
engine in Connecticut.
The first business was the election
of Thomas Casey as clerk. The chair
man then read a circular letter which
had been sent out asking for subscrtp-
lions to raise $50 with which to pur-
chase hose carriage which Chief
Stanton would sell. and it was also
stated in the letter that Dwight l.. I'm
derwood had offered the use of his barn
to keep the carriage in, the town was
to be asked to furnish 500 feet of hose
10 be used with the carriage, system
of alarms OF the bell of the First Con-
gregational church was to be arranged,
and the securing of some sort of chem
zeal was to be considered. DR.. CULVER
stated that he had already secured
more than enough money to buy the
hose carriage. He also read the petit
ton to the selectmen to insert in the
warning for the next town meeting the,
matter of furnishing the 500 feet of
rubber lined hose.
The chairman explained that Nor
Nich Town now had fire protection
only through courtesy of the city of
Norwich or of Yantic, but there
would be IA MIGRANTS available If they
had the hose to use. AS the hose is
furnished by the town, it was to be
be formed would go with il whenever
Chief Stanton, Mr.. Williams at
Yantic or Mr.. Eccles at Taftville
wanted them. In reply to a question,
the chairman explained that alarms
might be conveyed quickly by tele-
phone. that a company might be or
ganized under a committee of the
Rural association, and the district
might be divided up into sections.
Woodbury. o. Rogers said that he
thought the establishment Of a COM
pany would probably reduce fire rates,
and John w. Mullen and Thomas
Buckley spoke, showing much inter-
est in the formation.
The election of officers was taken up
with the following results: Warden,
Thomas Buckley: assistant warden,
Cornelius Sullivan; assistant warden,
George A. Smith captain, John w.
Mullen; first lieutenant, Woodbury. Q.
Rogers; second lieutenant, Carroll
Adams; clerk, Thomas Casey. In
electing officers the meeting followed
the list of the old company.
1t was voted that meetings be held
quarterly. the first to be at the call of
the chairman Doctor CULVER said
he would cab a meeting soon after the
town meeting.
A vote was passed to fine members
% cents for absence from a meeting,
and so cents for absence from a fire.
James d. Murphy and Dwight l..
Underwood were made a committee to
secure petitions to be presented to the
selectmen about inserting the purchase
of hose in the warning.
After several names had been con-
sidered. it was voted to call the new
company Harland Fire Company No.
1, perpetuating the name of the build
er of the first fire engine in Connec-
ticut.
John w. Mullen, Thomas Buckley
and Carroll Adams were elected a
committee to confer about chemicals
| before the next meeting with Chief
Stanton Winslow Il. Williams and
, John Eccles. The chairman explained
/ that hand grenades, chemical tanks
and small chemical engines had been
considered.
1t was voted that further signatures
than those obtained at this meeting
| for the company roll should be added
after approval by the captain. and one
| lieutenant, and thatN the company
should be limited to 50 members. The
| following signed the roll:
John w. Mullen. Woodbury. O. Rog-
ers, Thomas P. Buckley, George
Smith, Carroll Adams, Cornelius Sui
livan, Thomas Casey, F. P. CULVER,
| Timothy o. Hearn, John Casey, Jr..
| NJ. Connell. William German, Michael
| Lynch, John Heating, James d. Muir
ply.
The meeting then adjourned.