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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (March 1, 1879)
March, 1879. THE WEST SHORE. 67 cupy has just been completed for them I ihtdiit, Oero- Ttitflc; Delegates, T.f at all expense of $S,ooo, whilst the fur niture of their elegant meeting hall in the second story has cost about $2,000. The company own a second-class Am oskeag engine, a beautiful hosecart, and 1,000 feet of hose. Willamette Engine company, being located south of Wash ington street, the people resident in the northern portion of the city concluded that their interests would be better protected by having an engine com pany within their boundaries. Accord ingly, a meeting was convened in the fall of 1853, at which a company was formed and the name, Northerner adopted. Its first officers were : Fore man, C. S. Silver; First Assistant BehJ. Stark; Second Assistant, D. C Coleman; Treasurer, Justin Stember ger. But as this company possessed neither house nor apparatus, it lingered lor a brief period and then naturally dissolved In August, 1856, however, another and more successful effort was made to organize an engine company north of Washington street. A meeting was held, at which fifty-six names were en lolled ; and at a subsequent meeting a constitution and by-laws were adopted, under the title of MULTNOMAH KNOINK COMPANY NO. 2, With the following officers: Fore man, Bcnj. F. Goodwin; First Assist ant, L. M. Starr; Secretary, A. C. Kiplcv; Treasurer, The. A. Davis. This company was admitted into the Department, November 25th, 1850 Like Willamette No. 1, the members were indebted to Mr. G. W. Vaughn for the loan of the first apparatus used by them. They subsequently secured a lloneyman engine in 1857, from money raised by subscription, ami, a little later, also, purchased another of the same make, out of the company s fund. Both these machines have since been superseded by their splen did steamers. They now own one second-class and one third-class Silsby engine, one hose-cart, and 1,250 feet of hose. The meeting hall of thin com pany is, without a doubt, the most ele gantly furnished of any fire company on the Pacific Coast. The officers arc . President, James A. Smith; Secretary, B. L. Nor'dcn; Treasurer, W.J. Van Schuyver; Foreman, Win. Camming ; First Assistant, P. Kohl Second As- B. Trcvett, Geo. Trihou, Joseph Bach- man. These three companies composed the Portland Fire Department up to June 8, 1S59, at which time COI.l'MIIIAN KNOINK COMPANY NO. 1 Was organized by the election of the following officers: Foreman, F. Car- er; First Assistant, E. Dcvine; Sec ond Assistant, Win. Cook; President, Geo. Porter; Secretary, Thos. Neally; Treasurer, E. E. Kelly. This com pany was subsequently provided with a second-class Icffery engine with which they have done some noble set vice to the city. They now own a sec ond-class Amoskeag, a verv neat hose art and i,ooo feet of hose. The of ficers are": President, J. W. W bailey ; Secretary, Thos. Neally; Ircasurer, A. Roberts; Foreman, T. A. Jordan; First Assistant, J. T. Williams; Second Assistant, J. Kearney; Delegates, W. O. Brull Wm. Young, C.J. Christie. PHOTKCTION KNOINK COMPANY NO. 4 Was organized October 17, 1 862, and was admitted into the Department on the 12th of the following November. Its first ofliccrs were: President, H. W. Davis; Secretary, Morris Mos- kowitz; Treasurer, Samuel C. Mills; Foreman, Fred. W. Bell; First As sistant, James H. Rochford; Second Assistant, Henry S. Miller. The pres ent officers arc: President, J. C. MofClandj Secretary, W. F. Matthews; Treasurer, II. W. Niles; Foreman, F. Matthews; First Assistant, T. Pntton; Second Assistant, Chas. Zcllcr; Dele gates, W. B. Jones, J. Birmingham, F. Treasurer, M. D. Kiiu; Foreman, H. Stephenson; First Assistant, D. Jones; Second Assistant, C. C. Douhlclmwcr; Delegates, E. Mendcnhall, Geo. C. Sears, W. J. Kelly. The company owns one fourth-class Amoskeag en gine, one hose-cart, and 700 feet of hose. The chief officers of the Department are, II. Morgan, Chief Engineer; II. W. dishing, First Assistant; Frank B. Harrington, Second Assistant. 1 he olficers of the Board of Delegates, arc: President, E. Mendcnhall; Secretary, J. O'Connor; Treasurer, Theo. Wy gant. Standing Committees Judi ciary Joseph Simon, No. 1; T. B. Trcvett, No. 2; G. C. Seats, No. 5. Rules E. H. Stolte, H. & L, No. 1; Geo. F. Trihou, No. j; C. J. Christie, No. 1. ! inance loscph llachman, L. McCormick. 1 he company occupy a handsome brick building, neatly tin nishctl, and do very gxd service with a third-class Silsby engine, one hmccart and 1 ,000 feet of hose. The rapid growth of Portland made it necessary to have an engine company located in the extreme southern portion f the citv. and on amiary 22, IN73, an organization was effected, and the name of 1 0. 1 It I M INI ' OMPAS Y S". Given to it n reliruary tiin, romtmnv was admitted to fhc Depart r , ti. tir-l o titers were: rreni- IllVHii ..." ,!,..,(. I). C. Lewis; Secretary, E. Men .1,-nlmll: Treasurer, P. Harbnugb; Foreman, L. Debchneidtr. The pie mM officer arc: Prcidcnt, Geo. C. .: Secretary, E. Mendcnhall; No, 2; I. Kaufman, H. & L. No. 1; James Birmingham, No. 4. Certifi cates Wm. Young, No. 3; A. W. Withcrell, No, i; W. J. Kelly, No. s; Cemetery W. 0. Bruen, No. 3; W, B. Jones, No. 4; F. L. McCormick, No. 4. A company of exempt firemen, w ith A. B. Hallock, as President: Bhubru k Norris, Secretary, and W. S. Ladd, Treasurer, also, exists here. They have a large fund from which benefits lire given to firemen disabled whilst in the discharge of their duties. Tho Portland Fire Department num bers 375 active mcmlicrs, and is one that any city in the world might well feel proud of. The mcmU-rs arc out prominent mechanics, merchant", attor neys, clerks, etc.; the rowdy , or so-called hoodlttm element, i entiiely absent. I'..- mIi five engine house and one hook and ladder company, there are twelve fire-alaim station altrird over different parts of the city. They nre alt connected by telegraph with out huge ,7-xiuiul fire-alarm licll, mounted on a towel 70 feet high, from which the number of the distil. I struck wherein a fire occur. It it safe to say, that about $i5os i in 11 in Portland in fire saving apparatus, hi tluiling buildings, which for I ejt) having but iHro inhabitant, I a very lilicral allowance. Fiucmi eggs for sale, laid every day by Mr. Doolcy," appears on a ign not many miles from Third street. The full upply of Oregon mist now descending insures full crops.