The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-03-10
ASK VILLAGE FOR
BUILDING FOR
F|REMEN
Plan to Newly House Hook and
Ladder Company
BEFORE VILLAGE MEETING
Present Quarters are not all That is
Desired and Change is
Requested

Perhaps the most important thing
to come before the village meeting
next Tuesday is the plan to buy
site and build new building for the
hre department One OF the leading
members of the village fire depart.
ment and one who is greatly interested
In its welfare, has written the fol.
lowing explanation of the plan pro
posed
The general condition, the location
and lack of accommodations having
made the present hook and ladder
ana hose station on Stafford street nm.
fit for village purposes, the suggest
Ion is made that the village purchase
the necessary land and erect a build
ing sultaf for fire department
station an. a headquarters for VIII
lage work in a more central place
and with the necessary accommoda-
tions.
The plan that seems most advisable
Is to erect a building of brick about
oOX3O two stories high with pitched
roof. The ground floor to be used by
the hook and ladder truck and at
some future date a combination hose
and chemical wagon. This would re-
qulre two double doors in the front
and would give the building a neat
outward appearance.
The second floor should be nicely
/ arranged as quarters for the men
when not in service, containing read
ing and meeting rooms, also room
OF suitable construction to contain
our fire alarm batteries, which are at
I present located in a shed annex to
I the SANFORD street station and heated
/ py separate stove mourning much
| extra expense.
! The hose drying apparatus which
az present eonsists-of tower can be
arranged by the use of an inclined
rack running the entire length of tbe
building. This is a more modern
method having superseded the tower
because If its eliminating the strains
and rupturing of hanging a fiftv foot
length of hose by one end, and allow.
ing the better washing and cleaning
OF the hose after service.
In the rear of this main bpilding
ana separate from it by an air mas.
sage of few feet a barn should be
built with accommodations for two
teams and such sanitary arrange.
ments as would overcome the cond.
tons that are so obnoxious in tbe
present location Above and bevond
this should be constructed room for
the Keeping of the winters hav and
! bedding for the horses. A great saw.
ing to the village can be made in the
buying OF nay when the village has a
/ place to keep II.
J me tools connected with the street
department. which have been scatter.
I ed about the village in one place and
/ another, could be brought together
and by the construction of a proper
shed could be protected from the
! weather and their time of usefulness
would be increased thereby to the
credit of the village.
me rent of the present station. be-
ing S465 per year, would. If turned in
against the expense OF a new building
with the tax rate remaining at zoe for
a year or two, pay rne entire cost of
such an action. 1t is estimated that
between $4,000 and $1,000 would com.
plete the job outside the price of tbe
site, which would place the working
department where @ great deal of our
tax money is spent, in a position 10
give the village more harmony. bet.
Ter service and n chance to econo-
mlze, all Of which must be done If
bennington is to be the progressive
village we hope to see IT,