Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-10
YEARS WORK OF
FIREMEN'S UNION
A Accomplishments of West
Shore Body Shown in
Committee Report


New Cumberland. Pa, July 10
Extension of the transfer limit
from West Fairview square to Enola,
making a universal system of trans
fers over all five-cent lines of the
Valley Railways Company, was new
step of the West Shore Firemen's
Union in monthly session here last
night. A committee was appointed
to meet with officials of the Valley
Railways Company and report at the
next meeting. If the company does
not grant the request the union in
tends to go before the Public Serv-
ice Commission on to get the transfer
limit extended. The Union last year
was successful in securing transfers
for all towns except Enola through
the Public Service Commission. on
the committee are: J. II. Germeyer,
Camp Hill; l.. l.. Hammacker. Le-
moyne, and William Reed, New Cum
berland.
The Union appointed a committee
to formulate plans to take care of
families of the Union members who
are called to the colors. After a long
discussion the Union decided that
some means should be devised to
take care of the families and the
n
out this plan and report at the next
meeting. On the committee are: l..
l.. Hammacker. Lemoyne: ]. G.
Sheaffer. Wormleysburg; DR.. Sig
mund. Camp Hill; w. H. Wilson.
New Cumberland; II. H. Way, Enola,
and j. Libhart, Midway.
a report of the poor condition of
the road in West Fairview between
the Northern Central railroad bridge
md he Of
the borough of West Fairview, was
made to the Union. The secretary
was authorized to bring the condition
of this street to the attention of the
West Fairview Council and the State
Highway Department.
George Wilson, of New Cumber-
land, a delegate from the local fire
company, to the Cumberland Valley
Firemen's Association convention at
Haserstown, reported on the session
and advised all fire companies to
appoint delegates to this association
for the next convention.
A summary of the accomplish
ments of the West Shore since its
organization, a little more than a
year, compiled by a special commit
tee, was accepted by the Union last
night. The committee is composed
of l.. r. Hammacker. Ira Shaull, J.
G. Shaeffer and ]. S. Cummings.
Among the many accomplishments
of the Union since its organization
are: First, at a meeting April 10,
the Union was notified that the Riv-
erton Consolidated Water Company
would fix the rate for plug service
at S2O per year and install plugs
without cost. Heretofore the bor-
oughs were compelled to pay the
cost of installation.
Second. Through the efforts of the
Union borough councils and town
ships have improved the roads all
over the West Shore.
Third. The Valley Railways Com
pany followed out the Unions re-
quest to make several stops in Enola
for the safety of passengers.
Fourth. Securing transfers for the
entire West Shore not including
Enola, after a long contested fight
through the Public Service Commits
sion was probably the most remark
able accomplishment of the Union
as this company had not granted
transfers for years.
Fifth. The Union recommended
uniform traffic regulations for all
West Shore towns which the council
adopted Immediately.
Sixth. The Union took an active
part in the Central High school for
the West Shore and was successful
in securing large vote in favor of
the move in several of the boroughs.
Seventh. The Valley Railways
Company changed the plans of dis
charging passengers at the west end
of the bridge. Instead of leaving the
passengers alight between the car
tracks the company at the request
of the Union now discharges pas
sengers at the opposite side of the
cars.
The Union is now working on
plan submitted by the Bell Telephone
Company for a uniform telephone
system for summoning companies
from all West Shore towns in the
case of fire. The committee appoint
ed in this work at the meeting last
night reported progress.