. The Exempt firemen of San Francisco; their unique and gallant record. andhastened to the engine-house to whichthey belonged, and if they managed toreach it before the engine had been gotunder way they donned their red coatsand firemans hats and took their placeswith their company en route to thescene of the alarm. Should some be-lated member fail to reach the engine-house before the machine had quitted ithe usually engaged a boy to proceed tothe house for his red jacket and equip-ment, while he (the fireman) rushed offto the fire. The expenses of the Fire Departmentfor the last official year
. The Exempt firemen of San Francisco; their unique and gallant record. andhastened to the engine-house to whichthey belonged, and if they managed toreach it before the engine had been gotunder way they donned their red coatsand firemans hats and took their placeswith their company en route to thescene of the alarm. Should some be-lated member fail to reach the engine-house before the machine had quitted ithe usually engaged a boy to proceed tothe house for his red jacket and equip-ment, while he (the fireman) rushed offto the fire. The expenses of the Fire Departmentfor the last official year of its existence,namely, to June 30, 1866, was $65, Chief Engineer received $4,000 peryear, the three assistant engineers $50per month, and the engineers of the com-panies $60 per month. The Volunteer Fire Department com-prised 775 active members at the time ofits dissolution, divided amongst thedifferent companies as follows : Broderick Engine Co. No. i, 31 mem-bers ; Manhattan Engine Co. No. 2, 49members; Howard Engine Co. No. 3, 51 30 SAN FRANCISCO FIREMEN. HENRY HUDSONVice-President of the Exempts. members; California Engine Co. No. 4, 51members; Knickerbocker Engine Co. ;, 53 members; Monumeiital Engine 6,46 members; Volunteer Engine 7, 30 members ; Pacific Engine 8, 36 members ; Vigilant Engine , 9, 41 members; Crescent EngineCo. No. 10, 46 members; ColumbianEngine Co. No. 11, 45 members; Penn-sylvania Engine Co. No. 12, 41 mem-bers; Young America Engine Co. No. 13, 63 members ; Tiger Engine Co. No. 14, 35 members ; St. Francis Hook andLadder Co. No. i, 27 members; La-fayette Hook and Ladder Co. No. 2, 51members ; Independence Hook and Lad-der Co. No. 3, 25 members; WashingtonHose Co. No. i, 19members ; LibertyHose Co. No. 2, 18 members; EurekaHose Co. No. 3, 17 members. The West End Hose Co., the SouthPark Hose Co., the Hayes Valley HoseCo. and the Rincon Hose Co. existed as separate companies, and were not in-cluded in the companies
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