. Public works . of their kind to be installed in gasoline engine is a twelve-cylinder engine and iscapable of pumping four heavy streams at a time. Theapparatus will be installed at the house of Engine II, EastBoston. The two tractors will be used on engine 37 andengine 19. These pieces of fire apparatus form part of aconsignment of seven pieces ordered from the AmericanLa France Fire Engine Company at a cost of $41,000. Motorizing Village Departments. Rumson, N. J.—Two motor driven combination chemicaland hose carts have just been delivered to the Borough ofRumson, N. J., by James
. Public works . of their kind to be installed in gasoline engine is a twelve-cylinder engine and iscapable of pumping four heavy streams at a time. Theapparatus will be installed at the house of Engine II, EastBoston. The two tractors will be used on engine 37 andengine 19. These pieces of fire apparatus form part of aconsignment of seven pieces ordered from the AmericanLa France Fire Engine Company at a cost of $41,000. Motorizing Village Departments. Rumson, N. J.—Two motor driven combination chemicaland hose carts have just been delivered to the Borough ofRumson, N. J., by James Boyd & Bro., Inc., machine is for the Oceanic Fire Co. and the otherfor the Rumson Fire Co. No. 2. The cars were drivenover the road from the factory, a distance of over 100miles, with a load of ten men on each car, at an averagespeed of 28 miles an hour. The trip was made without ahitch of any kind. The motor worked perfectly throughoutthe run. Mayor John M. Corlies and and councilmen and. Courtesy Lynn iM -SCENES OF Till .\I,IJ.\I l]l;10; .\illC \IIC\V; . GUARDINLi)RK: THE BURNING TENEMENTS. WEL) HOUSEHOLD GOODS; CLOSE 9, 1914. MUNICIPAL JOURNAL 49 ripresentatives of Oceanic and Runison fire companies rode ,. )tli the machines from Philadelphia. The splendid show- of the trucks caused favoral)k- comment from all the -engers and Mayor Corlies expressed himself ;htcd I the new machines. Upon tlieir arrival in Rumson the ^ were the occasion of many festivities. They are each ii])ped with double 3S-gallon chemical tanks and the regu- iheniical equipment. Both have specially designed nio- - and are the new standardized models of the Boyd . -npany. Chemical , Va.—Two thirty-hvc-Ljallon chemical tankshave been placed on a speedy automobile chassis. Thefire committee, under Chairman C. VV. Doughtic, purchasedfrom the Reo Motor Company a motor and chassis, withwheel base of 130 inches, and on this placed a specially con-structed bod
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