The city of New Brunswick; its history, its homes & its industries . L I-1 ; WELLS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL the County was replaced by the presentstone arch bridge in 1 892. Another subject that occupied the at-tention of the City Fathers in the earlydays was the establishment of a fire de-partment. In I 796 the City had two en-gines—The Upper Fire Engine, ofwhich James Dunham was Captain, andthe Lower Fire Engine, James Schure-man. Captain. These engines seemed tobe in charge of one department and Will- iam Van Duersen was director and treas-urer. On February 2, 1779, Mr. Bray andMr. Baker were appo
The city of New Brunswick; its history, its homes & its industries . L I-1 ; WELLS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL the County was replaced by the presentstone arch bridge in 1 892. Another subject that occupied the at-tention of the City Fathers in the earlydays was the establishment of a fire de-partment. In I 796 the City had two en-gines—The Upper Fire Engine, ofwhich James Dunham was Captain, andthe Lower Fire Engine, James Schure-man. Captain. These engines seemed tobe in charge of one department and Will- iam Van Duersen was director and treas-urer. On February 2, 1779, Mr. Bray andMr. Baker were appointed a committee byCommon Council to draft a resolution andpresent it to the Legislature for the purposeof securing certain privileges and the ex-emption of certain duties to firemen, andthis action eventually resulted in the lawwhich exempts firemen from militia andjury ENTRANCE TO RESIDENCE OF W. J. McCURDY 24
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