. Our firemen. A history of the New York fire departments, volunteer and paid ... 650 engravings; 350 biographies. . s thatw ere collected and the new members ent ranee money were handed over to minehosl to pay for the supper and liquors. No. 11 seems to have been a jollyand sociable company. On November 8,1787, we find them paying to a tavernkeeper £7 18s. for supper and liquors, for which Nicholas Van Antwerpreceipted. In November, 1789, Evert Wessels was elected foreman andJames Moore assistant, and on that occasion £10 6s. was paid for supper andliquors. The company had a moderator to pres
. Our firemen. A history of the New York fire departments, volunteer and paid ... 650 engravings; 350 biographies. . s thatw ere collected and the new members ent ranee money were handed over to minehosl to pay for the supper and liquors. No. 11 seems to have been a jollyand sociable company. On November 8,1787, we find them paying to a tavernkeeper £7 18s. for supper and liquors, for which Nicholas Van Antwerpreceipted. In November, 1789, Evert Wessels was elected foreman andJames Moore assistant, and on that occasion £10 6s. was paid for supper andliquors. The company had a moderator to preside over its meetings, aswe find Josoph Corre named in that capacity. The members solemnly signedtheir names on the book pledging themselves to conform to his rules. Thefoliowing quaint extract will give an idea of the business : That upon first call of silence by the Moderator the person refusing to keep silence shallpay one shilling, an \ upon second call of silence by the Moderator the person refusing to keepsilence shall be lined two shillings, or be expelled the company if the majority shall 586 OUR FIREMEN. In 1798 a penalty of eight shillings was ordered to be paid by every memberwho did not provide himself with a fire cap within a month. In 1811 it was resolved that the initiation fee be $10. The by-laws wereordered to be printed, the bill being $8. On November 1, 1813, it was resolved that the company accept of twelve young lads as volunteers, and that thecompany furnish them with suitable hats. A committee of three, consisting ofWin. Brown, Andrew Murray and James Dunham, were appointed to carrythe same into effect. In 1816 the Corporation wanted to remove the company from Old Slip toMarketfield Street, and strong objections were made by the members and bythe residents who petitioned the Common Council to suffer them to engine house had been begun by the Corporation, but was finished at theexpense of the company. The following is a list of t
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