The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-01-16
JOHN ]. HAYES IS
CHOSEN CHIEF
ENGINEER
Annual Meeting of Bennington
Fire Department.
OTHER OFFICERS REELECTED
Report Of Engineers Shows Only
Seven Fires During 9os With
Loss Of Less Than $4,000.

ION IRE department was nelQ Friday
evening at the Stark hose house with
the> usual large attendance of mem
bers. President w p. Hogan presid-
ed and the meeting was called to or
der shortly after s o'clock.
The first business was the reading
of the annual report of the chief en-
gineer James c. Hornidge The re
port of fires showed that there had
been seven alarms during the year
with an estimated loss Of only $2512
covered by insurance with the excep-
ton of one $3.50 loss.
The engineers report on the condi-
ton OF the department was read by
the chief as follows:
Bennington, VT, Dec. 31st 1908.
To the President and Board of
Trustees Of the Village of Bennington
Gentlemen;-Herewith | submit for
your consideration my annual report
for the year ending Dec 31st, 1908
showing the present condition of the
Bennington Fire Department.
Stark Hose Co. No. Foreman
James Gregg. LIST assistant, Harry
Spear; End. assistant, W. J. Galpin;
has membership Of % quartered at
the foot of Pleasant street in two
story frame building owned by the
village The exterior of this building
was painted during last summer which
makes a great improvement in its
looks.ln this house the movable prop
eriy belonging to the village consists
of | Silsby fire engine in first class
shape, l hose wagon, 100 feet of hose,
Is rubber coats, set of Eastman
nozzle and holder, | Callahan nozzle,
= play pipes, Siamese connection, 2
spanners, . hydrant wrenches, ! hyd-
rant gate. 1 lanterns, tons camel
coal, stove coal
F. NJ. Tiffany Hose Co., No 2-This
company has membership OF %.
! Foreman John Mcguire. Located on
Stafford street in the south half of the
| Tiffany building: the house is heated
| by hot air generator this heater hav-
ing been repaired this winter In this
TO the village consists of 10 feet Of
hose, 10 rubber coats, | set Eastman
nozzle and holder of the 1900 patent.
Callahan nozzle. l hydrant gate,
lanterns, spanners ! hydrant wrench,
| y tons of coal
II. w Putnam Hose Co. No. 3
| Located on River street I'm the build
ing owned by II. w. Putnam Its
officers are Foreman, John Proud; LIST
assistant, Patrick Mcclure; End assis-
tant, James Hogan Has a member
ship of %. The movable property in
| this building belonging to the village
consists of / cart, 1850 feet of hose,
Is rubber coats. set Eastman nozzle
and holder, l Callahan nozzle, l play
pipe, spanners, hydrant wrench,
hydrant gate, 2 lanterns, 9ia ton OF
coal
Eagle Hose Co., No. Located on
the upper end of east Main street in
building belonging to the village,
has full membership of %. Fore
man, John Ahearn: LIST assistant, VIM.
Briggs; End assistant, Patrick Shea.
The movable property in this building
belonging to the village consists of |
stove, / hose cart, 500 feet of hose,
| 10 rubber coats in poor shape, / set
Eastman nozzle and holder, ! Callahan
nozzle. l play pipe. spanners, | hyd-
rant wrench, | hydrant gate. 2 Ian
terms. ton of coal
VIM, H. Bradford Hook and Ladder
Co, with large membership is To-
ted on the corner of Gage and SAT-
ford streets in the north half of the
! building used by the Tiffany Hose Co.
The officers Of this company are Fore
man. Arthur Nevis; LIST assistant,
William Ashton. This apparatus is
the only one in the department hauled
by horses This Rumsey truck is
well equipped for our present needs
for years to come. In the Hook 4
Ladder house the movable property
| belonging to the village consists of
fully equipped Rumsey Hook and Lad
der Truck, | pair horses, set har'
ness and hangers, | pair patent horse
collars, pair halters, | pair stable
blankets, / pair street blankets, Is
rubber coats, s rubber hats, | Snider
hose cut off, deluge set, l extra
pole for truck, , spanners, l hydrant
wrench, "A tons of coal, | hose cart
stored in Hawks barn, lengths of
leaky hose were taken from the ser
vice this year.
would recommend that a steam
heater be placed in either the Tiffany
hose house or in the Hook & Ladder
house. think that il would heat
both of them better than they are
now heated and the saving in coal
would soon pay for the heater,
would recommend that the village
purchase 10 rubber coats for the Eagle
Hose company also that they purchase
1000 feet of hose for the use OF the
department ! would recommend that
the hydrant in front of Walbridge's
store and the Cooper mill be moved
across the street as a fire In either
building might render them useless.
In conclusion wish to thank the
first and second assistant engineers
the foreman of each company and in
dividual members for their hearty
cooperation in keeping up the reputa
ton of the department In the past
year. Respectfully submitted,
J. c. Hornidge, chief
j. j. Hayes LIST asst
+ Il. Newton, End asst
Because of the absence of the treas
urer. Frank n. Howe, his report was
necessarily omitted.
The minutes OF the last annual meet
, ing Of the department were read by
the secretary Richard Hurley.
For the election of officers the