. Binghamton : its settlement, growth and development, and the factors in its history, 1800-1900 . ate andChenango streets; Fountain Hose No. 4 Fire Co. (chemical), on Waterstreet; Independent Hose Co., No. 5, on De Russey street; MechanicsHose Co. No. 6, at the Fire Station; Rockbottom Hose Co. No. 7, onSherman Place; Excelsior Hook and Ladder Co. No. 1, on Waterstreet; and also the steamers. City of Binghamton, Bennett, andthe recently acquired La France engine as yet unnamed. The latter isheld in readiness for immediate use, and the others in reserve. The affairs of the department are manag
. Binghamton : its settlement, growth and development, and the factors in its history, 1800-1900 . ate andChenango streets; Fountain Hose No. 4 Fire Co. (chemical), on Waterstreet; Independent Hose Co., No. 5, on De Russey street; MechanicsHose Co. No. 6, at the Fire Station; Rockbottom Hose Co. No. 7, onSherman Place; Excelsior Hook and Ladder Co. No. 1, on Waterstreet; and also the steamers. City of Binghamton, Bennett, andthe recently acquired La France engine as yet unnamed. The latter isheld in readiness for immediate use, and the others in reserve. The affairs of the department are managed by the board of fire com-missioners, comprising William F. Lentz, James W. Lyon, Alvin and Irving W. Butler. In action the department is under 306 BINGHAMTON, ITS SETTLEMENT, command of Chief Engineer Charles N. Hogg, who is constantly onduty. The first assistant engineer is James Eldridge, and the second,A. H. Lyon. In 1898 the commissioners provided a horse, wagon anddriver for the chief, and a horse for first assistant. The departmentcomprises an aggregate of more than 500 Central Fire Station—1899. Collectively, and in the personal character of the members compris-ing its several companies, the Binghamton fire department holds a posi-tion in the front rank of the volunteer firemen of the country, andcompared with similar organizations in cities of equal size with ours, inequipment, efficiency and disicipline the Binghamton departmentstands at the head. Discipline was one of the organic laws embodiedi« the ordinances regulating the fire department of the village as es-tablished in 1834, and the trustees went so far as to impose a fine uponevery person elected to office in the department and who refused toserve. Company members were subject to like penalties for non-attendance at fires or other neglect of duty as firemen. The lesson of GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT. J(l7 obedience was well learned during the early history of the department,and the spirit and le
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