The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-10-25
Fox Offers
Quarters For
Fire Apparatus
Says Emergency Equipment
Could Be Housed on the
Floor of West Atlantic
City Casino
COMMITTEE TO
OBTAIN PRICES
To Request Township To
Make Definite Arrange
ments with PIeasantville to
Answer Calls-Fire Com
pany Meeting

pany Meeting
| Members of the West Atlantic
City Fire Company went on record
Thursday night in favor of pro-
ducing emergency fire fighting
equipment, including chemical
truck, hose, ladder and siren.
Benjamin R. Fox, president, was
in the chair. Others present In
cluded John B. Cook, Dorsey Lee
Compile. Judge Frank Mcknight.
Kenneth w. Goldthwaite. A. J.
Wagner, Charles Reid, George S.
Brooks, Harry w. Schneider, Otto
J. Schramm, Alvin Morris and
Philip McCutcheon.
Wilbur McVaugh, president of
the Mortified Fire Company. and
Harry Braddock, chief of the
Mortified Fire Company, we're
present by invitation and told Of
the development of their company
and the success achieved in hand
ling fires. Mortified, in addition
! to chemical truck, has pumper
and ladders. There are three paid
firemen and forty volunteers. The
city is divided into sections and
signals are given on a Federal
siren.
Chief Braddoek's Recommendations
Chief Braddock made the follow
ling recommendations Of equipment
for the West Atlantic City Fire
Company, chemical truck with two
sixty gallon tanks: quantity OF
hose; ladders. The hose to be OF
sufficient length to attach to
hydrant A pumper could be
obtained later.
Mr. McVaugh recommended
house for the apparatus, sufficient
ly heated and that one man should
be on duty all the time
Kenneth w. Goldthwaite proposed
that the meeting go on record in
favor of purchasing emergency
equipment as recommended. He
said that according to figures fur
nished by various speakers this
equipment could be obtained for
about $500. The suggestion was
adopted.
Quarters For Apparatus
In the matter of housing for the
apparatus, Benjamin r. Fox stated
that he thought the apparatus
could be placed on the floor of the
West Atlantic City Casino, where IL
would be instantly available and
be in heated quarters. He said, II
necessary, changes could be made
in the entrance so that the appaf-
atus may be gotten out without
difficulty. When the floor space is
required for meetings, community
functions and otherwise the appar-
atus could be run out and back
again as desired.
| Answering Calls
Harry w. Schneider said he was
not in favor of any action that
would lead to any misunderstand-
ling so that the Pleasantville Fire
| department would not respond to
calls in West Atlantic City. He
said The protection afforded by the
Pleasantville Fire Department and
the Chelsea Heights station of tbs
Atlantic City Fire Department were
most valuable and desirable. In the
matter of any response made by
1.-THE Pleasantville Fire Department.
Mr.. Schneider said he is In favor
of Egg Harbor Township entering
into an arrangement with the
Pleasantville Fire Department to
pay a stated sum per call He pro-
posed that Egg Harbor Township
be requested to make definite
arrangements with the Pleasantville
Fire Department to answer all calls
in West Atlantic City. He was also
in favor of making similar arrange
ments with the Chelsea Heights
Dept
To Get Prices
John b. Cook moved that com
mittee be appointed to obtain prices
on an emergency outfit to sub
NIT these prices at the earliest
possible moment. Raymond Ireland
and Dorsey Lecompte were appoint
ed on this committee.