The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1911-01-24
FIRE DEPARTMENT
PROBLEMS MANY
Operation Of Flying Squad
ron" Suggested.

cussing plans which, If they are form
ulated, would give Morristown fire
department service unexcelled by
any city in the country. With the
purchase of an automobile fire truck
for Resolute Hook and Ladder COM
pany, the lengthening of the hose
drying tower and the proposition, as
advanced by residents of Madison
avenue and Normandy park to take
up subscription in that neighborhood
for the purchase of an automobile
pumping engine, Morristown would
have flying squadron in its fire
department that would be wonder.
If the purchase of the pumping en-
glne, as recommended by former
Chief Runyon, should come to a head
the new machine would probably go
to Humane Engine company. The
latter's fire engine and hose wagon
would be turned over to the First
Ward Hose company, perhaps. That
company is in need of new hose
wagon to replace the old reel in
herited from Independent Hose COM
pany.
With the acquisition of an auto
mobile truck a re-arrangement of
the quarters of Resolute Hook and
Ladder company and of Humane En-
gine company would be probability.
The Humanes< wish to have their
horses stabbed in their house, instead
of in a stable block away from the
fire house. This would be solved by
placing their apparatus in the quarter
now occupied by the Resolute's truck
and the new auto truck in the HUI
names house.
Some arrangement is also to be
made to care for the street depart
ment and in the general re-arrange-
ment of the fire quarters some place
may be found for Commissioner Bow
ler's office staff.
The most important problem of the
fire officials is that of horses. James
Riley, who furnished team for the
First Ward Hose company, asks to
have his annual pay raised to $420.
He began service at the rate of S.
per run, then secured an annual pay
ment of $500 per year. Last year the
general alarms were twenty-nine and
il Mr.. Riley gets his raise it will
hof ho ic M vi m a n
swering eighty-four alarms.
Humane Engine company owns its
own team and has an arrangement
with the town guaranteeing it $1,000.
Their team is worked on the corpora
ton and receives $3.50 per day while
the other teams are paid for at the
rate of SIS per day. The lower rate
was accepted because there was an
understanding that the team was not
to be sent beyond certain limits, 1t
being kept within convenient distance
from the fire house in order to
answer fire alarms promptly But
the members of the company assert
that this agreement was not kept by
the street department and that the
driver, with his team, have been sent
as far as Washington's headquarters,
to Mendham avenue, to the Sherman
place on Speedwell and lower Madi-
son avenue, points where it would be
impossible to hear the fire bell and
to get back to the house within ten
or fifteen minutes. They say that
they have lost money during the year
John Denman, who for several years
has furnished horses for Washington
Engine company's steamer and hose
wagon, has asked for similar ar
rangement with the town. as the HUI
names have. At present Mr.. Denman
is paid lump sum monthly whether
or not there are any alarms and he
keeps at least one team handy to the
fire house during the day and stables
them close by at night.
The Humanes get fine service for
their hose wagon from Charles Nc
Columns livery and no increase has
been asked for by Mr.. McCollum.
The warden's wagon is cared for
by Henry Armstrong. He furnished
one horse for the service and receives
IS for every alarm answered and $4S
per year for storage of the wagon.
His service is good, though many of
the wardens are afraid to ride on the
antiouated old wagon the company
has the use of
Resolute Hook and Ladder company
receives an annual appropriation OF
$1,000. 1t owns it's own team ana
uses the horses for no other purpose
than to answer fire alarms. The
actual expenses of keeping the team
and paying the driver last year were
1882, which means that the members
of the company had to go down in
their pockets and pay over 1892. The
annual dues of the company are SO.
independent Hose company receives
81 900 per year but this is in rein
bursement for the company's expedi-
ture for the automobile chemical en-
gine> -.
Dr.. Hall Preached.
The Rev. Thomas C. Hall, d. D., a
,,rofassor in Union TheOlOgical semi.