The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-03-05
AUTOMOBILE TRUCK
HERE and PLEASES
ResoIute Hook and Ladder
Company Is Jubilant.

Members of ReSOlute HOOK and Lad
der company are happy to-day over
the arrival of their new automobile
hook and ladder truck. The appara:
tus built at Allentown, was brought
to Morristown on the regular eleven
thirty freight Saturday night and was
taken from the freight car Monday
morning. Housed in the truck house
over night the apparatus was formally
received by the company to-day, the
festivities beginning at two O'Clock
with a public exhibition of the new
apparatus. At four O'Clock the bel
was tapped in the truck house and
the horses responded for the last
time and were hooked up to the old
truck and driven from the building.
Then the new machine was rolled IN
while the mayor, members of the
board of aldermen, members. of the
other companies of the town and
citizens looked admiringly on. This
evening will be given an entertain
ment by the company in Washington
hall.
The new auto apparatus cost $3.50.
1t is purchased by the company and
not by the town, though the town
authorities expect to reimburse the
company by regular yearly payment
The apparatus is thirty-four feet in
length, about seven feet in height,
has a wheel base of eighteen feet.
The motor is of four cylinders, fifty
horse power with a maximum speed
of thirty miles per hour. 1t has the
left drive center control, SO that in
emergencies the man on the seat
with the driver may operate the emer
gency brake while the chauffeur de-
votes his attention to the steering
wheel. Equipped with Bosch mag
neto and priming device, three speeds
forward and one reverse, double
chain drive, two brakes, the machine
should stand some hard knocks for
the frame is of channel steel. Front
wheels are thirty-six inches in diam
eter and rear wheels forty-two inches
all being equipped with solid tires.
The chassis is built to carry
weight of five TONS AS the total
weight of the apparatus is only one
and one-half tons and it is provided
yltahsaaI III u, 1sssTsaom on runnings boards,
etc, it could at pinch carry the
IL ic with
a locomotive bell, siren and jericho
whistle, search light mounted on
the top and two electric and two COM
bination lights in front and one COM
bination light in the rear. 1t will
carry fifteen gallons of gasolene.
The fire fighting equipment is COM
plete. The ladders include one fifty
foot extension, one thirty y-fiye-foot ex-
tnesion, three twenty-five-foot ladders.
three twenties, one sixteen inside ex
TENSION, one sixteen with roof hooks,
one sixteen-foot ladder and one ten
foot ladder Then there are four lad
der poles, eight axes, twenty pull
down hooks, two wall picks, two
crowbars, shovel scoop, tin roof cut
ter, four pitch forks, wire cutter, four
three-gallon Babcock extinguishers,
two six-gallon extinguishers, four
collapsible buckets, six lanters, two
carbide cellar lights, one pull-down
hook with chain, and six bale hooks.
On the top of the apparatus is a
large wire basket for carrying coats
and boots while in the rear is an
other basket for conveying ropes and
chains.
The committee from the company
that arranged the purchase of the
new machine received the congratula-
tions of many over their successful
labors. David H. Williamson is chair.
man of the committee, the other
members of which are e. Harold
Pavie, Arthur p Mills. Fred w. Shell
ley, and the present chief engineer
of the department, Wilbur F. Day, jr.
The truck house is elaborately
decorated with flags and bunting in
honor of the occasion
While the new apparatus is placed
to-day in the house formerly used
for the old truck it is expected that
eventally the auto will be placed N
the quarters in which was kept the
still alarm wagon. The wide door
way between the two houses will be
closed up and the old truck house
with it's two stalls will be used for
Humane steamer and team
Among the guests invited to the
reception to the new machine are
Mayor Arthur S. Pierson, himself a
member of the Resolutes, and the
members of the fire committee of
the board of aldermen; Fred Horse
field, also a member of the company;
William H. Linder, for many years
member of the hook and ladder com
pany at Bloomfield, and Bartholomew
w. Clifford, a member of the Reso-
lutes. and until his election to the
board of aldermen a member of the
purchasing committee from the com
pany. OF course Chief Day was pres
ent, together with his assistant chiefs
Fred ]. Sharrette and John H. Madi-