. Binghamton : its settlement, growth and development, and the factors in its history, 1800-1900 . irst housed its apparatus in a brick building on Main street,but Mr. Lester afterward donated a lot on which an engine house wasproposed to be built, but this lot was exchanged for another on Corlissavenue, where the first Firemens hall was erected by the company andits friends at a cost of $23,000. The company retained its original name until 1897, when the Lester-shire Manufacturing Co. purchased a No. 3 La France steamer andplaced it in charge of the Chemical Engine Co. On July 3 of that yeart
. Binghamton : its settlement, growth and development, and the factors in its history, 1800-1900 . irst housed its apparatus in a brick building on Main street,but Mr. Lester afterward donated a lot on which an engine house wasproposed to be built, but this lot was exchanged for another on Corlissavenue, where the first Firemens hall was erected by the company andits friends at a cost of $23,000. The company retained its original name until 1897, when the Lester-shire Manufacturing Co. purchased a No. 3 La France steamer andplaced it in charge of the Chemical Engine Co. On July 3 of that yearthe name was changed to Henry B. Endicott Steam Fire Engine com-pany No. 1, in compliment to Henry B. Endicott, of Boston, presidentof the Lestershire Manufacturing company, and who has been a gener-ous benefactor of the village and its people in many ways. The com-pany now comprises 52 men, under foreman Andrew Pease. It is auniformed body and enjoys the reputation of being one of the bestdrilled fire organizations in the state. Independent Hose Company No. i, an offshoot from the Chemical En-. Lestershire Fire Station, Municipal Building and Club House. THE TOWN OF UNION. f\r-,5 gine company, was organized in the spring of 1893, and was equippedwith a jumper of sufficient capacity to carry 400 feet of hose, which infact was all the department then owned and that the gift of Mr. company now comprises 58 men, under foreman Arthur is a uniformed body, well drilled and has the second fastest runningteam of volunteer firemen in the state. The present apparatus is a substantial hose wagon. G. Harry Lester Hook and Ladder Company No. i was organized inDecember, 1894, the apparatus consisting of a good Gleason & Baileytruck, with extension ladders and other modern equipments. Thecompany now comprises 44 men under foreman James L. Derby. C. Fred Johnson Hose Co. No. 2 was organized in June, 1897, with 48men under foreman Charles Bliven, and was equipped with a new m
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