Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-19
y1RE HOUSE REMOVAL
AROUSES PROTESTS OF
FALLS BUSINESS MEN
transfer of Company From
Ridge and Midvale Avenues
Threatens Sections Safe
ty, Residents Say
OFFICIALS DEFEND ACT

,.,,o, protesting against the removal OF
-. rornanv No. SO from It's headquar-
- "a Ridge nna Midvaie avenues Is prom.
...d hv business men and property owners
y ,,e Fails OF SchuyllSill The hremen with
- .nnaratus were ordered out OF the sta
w. Yesterday on the ground that remodel
49, ~ the building was 20 begin Immediately.
~. enelno and combination hose wagon
80 taken 60 FIRE headquarters, while the
- were distributed among other COM
rsnles throughout the city
since that time the section. which cm-
s,sees many large mills and manufacturing
s.,ahlehmcnts. has no engine company
,,srer than Manayunk. four miles away.
~ Germantown. an almost equal distance.
rohn w. Flanigan. president Of the Falls
- echuylkili business Mems Association
.caav said that he Intends 60 bring the
,.tter before the association at It's meet
~ next Tuesday night. with view to
having the company installed IN temporary
ouarters in the vicinity. so that residents
may not be deprived of fire-protection
during the period OF repairing the Ridge
avenue station.
u have talked with other business men
md property owners" said Mr.. Flanagan
spday" and they are indignant at the way
! me city has treated us. II Is an outrage
. nat the company should b. removed.
i, repairs were necessary many other
s,tes for temporary station could have
1 h>sn obtained right here In the Falls Two
iocafions within short distance from the
frehouse might have been secured. The
i Krail estate offered property on Ridge
( avenue at Scott's lane, and garage next
4 door 20 the fire station could easily have
I k<en adapted to the purpose. In the latter
\ ease the hremen could have slept in the
poice station. which adjoins the engine
( house Both of these offers were rejected
/ Temporarily. I am going 10 bring the stua-
lion before the Business Mems Associati
tuesday night. and we will try TO have the
4 company sent back
A. c. Rosengarten. treasurer OF the
Powers weightman- Rosengarten Company
whose laboratories are located a short dis
lance away from the hrehouse is also in
dlgnant at the removal OF the men and APP
4 psratus
'Our comapny offered a site 10 the city
for a temporary building" he said. We
have several hundred thousand dollars in
vested in property here In the Falls and
We do not want to risk the prospective long
absence OF FIRE protection. The city did
not see nj 10 accept our offer. but we are
going 10 see IL. by taking up the matter
with other property owners, we can have
The authorities reconsider their action and
restore the company"
William J. Cooley, chief clerk Of the De-
IaIlnlcuN VI NdItNNs Saiu To-Day tndt
the engine company had been dsbanded
only temporarily so that the contractor
could get to work on the alterations and
repairs, which are badly needed
Every effort has been made TO find a
suitable location to house the company
while the repairs are being made" Mr..
Cooley said in fact, negotiations are
under way for the leasing of the garage
1915 Ridge avenue An opinion on the
subject is awaited from the City Solicitor
The property Is owned by the John r.
b<iz estate, but II has been sublet. As
pn as the arrangements are completed
9 ne engine company will be installed In the
ufage on Ridge avenue. virtually next door
V the old engine house"
Fire Chief Murphy secuted the idea that
the fre danger was increased because the
company temporarily had been disbanded.
The apparatus and men have been dis
tributed among three engine companies
no ~, In Marlborough No. ~. in Mana
yunk, and Engine Company As, at Twenty
sixth and York streets" he said
The danger now is even less than n
was before. Motor-driven apparatus has
been substituted I'm the three houses just
Eamed, and they can make better time in
Getting TO fires in the section in question
man Company 80 could with horse drawn
apparatus"
Chief Murphy said that Company 35
would be installed in the garage near the
oio engine house soon as the lease was
ssned, and that motor-driven apparatus
would be introduced there.