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NOV ? 2903 tafceklg ggMk Kerolfc *« Fear no man, and do justice to all men." Vol. ■IK'yV V % SEWICKLEY, PA., SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1903, No. 8. r l$> Cf OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT A Plain, Unvarnished Statement of Present Conditions—Need of Better Facilities—The Fire Department Badly Handicapped, } GIVE THE FIREMEN A LIFT. According to our promise* made last week, we give a picture of the Sewickley. borough fire engine house, We give it just as it standsj. The building has been standing for a good many years, and is somewhat the M worse for wear. It is the home of the Cochran Hose Company and shelters all the apparatus belonging to ;'-vj the company. | I Their apparatus consists of two old [' j chemical engines, which have been 1 | used very, little for several years, and l ' which would be of little account if '< j they were used. They are of no use >•--; at all in cold weather, for the simple . reason that the chemicals will freeze t r ■ 5 when the engines are exposed to the ■weather. The same :s true, in a degree, of the Babcocks in the hose company's headquarters. There are also a ladder and truck and two hose reels. The best part of the apparatus is the hose, of which there are seventeen hundred feet of 3-inch size in good condition. The most pressing need just now is a new hose wagon and a good place in which to keep it. Also the means of conveying it quickly to fires. It is claimed that a good double team hose wagon can be purchased fior a sum approximating seven hundred dollars. The borough owns four horses, and two of them might be kept in readiness to respond to calls; or if this is not feasible, arrangements might be made with the proprietor of a livery to bold'a. team in readiness at all times to draw the hose .wagon. The wagon might alsjo be kept in the same place, and thus always be in good condition and ready for use whenever required. The advantage of having the apparatus taken quickly to the fire is so apparent that it requires but little argument to be convincing. When the firemen pull ,the hose wagon a mile or two they are not in very good condition for battling with the flames; besides, the time consumed in going gives the fire oftentimes a headway which renders it uncontrollable. If the wagon mentioned were provided 1 six men could ride in it and be ready \ immediately to proceed with the work I of subduing the flames. As it is, after \a long run, they are fatigued and can- inot do efficient work. Another very important reason fWhy a better -apparatus should be secured is that calls are occasionally sent in from Sewickley Heights, Edge- worth and other points near here, and the hauling of the hose wagon and ladder truck is no trifle. And the time" lost in doing so is sometimes sufficient tp render the assistance of no avail. A few weeks ago the hose company was called upon to go to Edgeworth to put out a fire, and they arrived after the damage had been done. We are informed that council time and again has promised the fire company a good place in the new borough. building, but they, have become wearied with these Kathleen Mavour- neen promises; they have taken the matter in their own hands and have decided to appeal to the public spirit and generosity of our people to aid them in securing these much-needed facilities. We have stated the facts in the case as we see them, in the .hope of arousing an interest in this matter, and we put the question squarely before the people of Sewickley and vicinity: Is the protection from fire adequate when the interests at stake are considered? The members of the Cochran Hose Company are: S. Y. McFarland, Chief. J. W. Downing. W. D. Shearer. Geo. McFarland. ■ Geo. Muegge. ■ \ ! ; • Frank Neely. ' .' Wm.' McCormick. " . Leo Egler. '• | ' ' •! ':':{ R. B. Jackson. "■'<', John Dolan. < ' ; John Hoffman. * ''.''" ' Sam McPherson. -.''}' ". A. T. McMaster. '''•'", K. L. McPherson. ' ' ■ i S. Krepley. ']' ;' _ F, Hutchison. A. J. Hegner, ' Geo. .tiegner. ' ' THE STATE ELECTIONS Results Have Little Bearing on National Issues—A Surprise in the Gounty. THE VOTE IN SEWICKLEY. A Former SewicKleyan Honored. Dr. James W. Dickson, the successful candidate for sheriff, was born in Sewickley, and is 52 years old. For the past 38 years he has been a resident of Aaegheny City, living in the Fifth ward, He is, a graduate of the Jefferson luedical College and has been practising his profe&sion for the past 28 yep"s. The general elections held on last Tuesday throughout the country have but little significance bearing on the result of the Presidential election next year. State issues in nearly all the States were pre-eminent in deciding the contests for state officers. However, the results in Ohio have given use to a considerable amount of newspaper gossip bearing on the candidacy.of Mr. Hamia for the Presidency. But it seems to us that the people of Ohio at the election last Tuesday were not concerning themselves so much in the ambition of any man for the office of president, but rather their efforts were directed solely to eliminating Tom Johnson as a political factor, now or hereafter in the State. How well they did this, an approximate majority of 125,000 for Herrick, the Republican nominee, will show. In the other states where the Republicans control, there was not much change, except in some instances, a reduced Republican majority is evident. In our own State the usual Republican majority prevailed, and, as a surprise to many, the county of Allegheny, where abnormal political conditions have prevailed for two years, gave a Republican majority of over 2,000 for the full Republican ticket. This vote is significant as it shows a waning interest in the present methods of the Citizens party in the administration of municipal-affairs. We give below^the vote of the various candidates in the borough of Sewickley : FIRST WARD State Treasurer—Mathues, R., 159: Hill, D., 31. Sheriff—Dickson, R., 211 ; 'Brown, C. D., 76. District Attorney—Stewart, R., 198: Goehring, C. D„ 98. Prothonotary — Hamilton, R., 199 ; Bleichner, G. D., 93. Director of the Poor—Redman, R., 196; Turner, C. D„ 98. SECOND WARD State Treasurer—Mathues, R., 190; Hill, D„ 9. Sheriff—Dickson, R., 143 ; Brown, C. D., 61, • District Attorney—Stewart, R„ 126 ; Goehring, C. D., 95. Prothonotary — Hamilton, R.. 134 ; Bluchiner, C. D„ 66. Director of the Poor—Redman, R., 13£; Turner, D., 68. ta=Mcj»«Bai«Mfc»^i«j«^^ mm
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Full Text | NOV ? 2903 tafceklg ggMk Kerolfc *« Fear no man, and do justice to all men." Vol. ■IK'yV V % SEWICKLEY, PA., SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1903, No. 8. r l$> Cf OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT A Plain, Unvarnished Statement of Present Conditions—Need of Better Facilities—The Fire Department Badly Handicapped, } GIVE THE FIREMEN A LIFT. According to our promise* made last week, we give a picture of the Sewickley. borough fire engine house, We give it just as it standsj. The building has been standing for a good many years, and is somewhat the M worse for wear. It is the home of the Cochran Hose Company and shelters all the apparatus belonging to ;'-vj the company. | I Their apparatus consists of two old [' j chemical engines, which have been 1 | used very, little for several years, and l ' which would be of little account if '< j they were used. They are of no use >•--; at all in cold weather, for the simple . reason that the chemicals will freeze t r ■ 5 when the engines are exposed to the ■weather. The same :s true, in a degree, of the Babcocks in the hose company's headquarters. There are also a ladder and truck and two hose reels. The best part of the apparatus is the hose, of which there are seventeen hundred feet of 3-inch size in good condition. The most pressing need just now is a new hose wagon and a good place in which to keep it. Also the means of conveying it quickly to fires. It is claimed that a good double team hose wagon can be purchased fior a sum approximating seven hundred dollars. The borough owns four horses, and two of them might be kept in readiness to respond to calls; or if this is not feasible, arrangements might be made with the proprietor of a livery to bold'a. team in readiness at all times to draw the hose .wagon. The wagon might alsjo be kept in the same place, and thus always be in good condition and ready for use whenever required. The advantage of having the apparatus taken quickly to the fire is so apparent that it requires but little argument to be convincing. When the firemen pull ,the hose wagon a mile or two they are not in very good condition for battling with the flames; besides, the time consumed in going gives the fire oftentimes a headway which renders it uncontrollable. If the wagon mentioned were provided 1 six men could ride in it and be ready \ immediately to proceed with the work I of subduing the flames. As it is, after \a long run, they are fatigued and can- inot do efficient work. Another very important reason fWhy a better -apparatus should be secured is that calls are occasionally sent in from Sewickley Heights, Edge- worth and other points near here, and the hauling of the hose wagon and ladder truck is no trifle. And the time" lost in doing so is sometimes sufficient tp render the assistance of no avail. A few weeks ago the hose company was called upon to go to Edgeworth to put out a fire, and they arrived after the damage had been done. We are informed that council time and again has promised the fire company a good place in the new borough. building, but they, have become wearied with these Kathleen Mavour- neen promises; they have taken the matter in their own hands and have decided to appeal to the public spirit and generosity of our people to aid them in securing these much-needed facilities. We have stated the facts in the case as we see them, in the .hope of arousing an interest in this matter, and we put the question squarely before the people of Sewickley and vicinity: Is the protection from fire adequate when the interests at stake are considered? The members of the Cochran Hose Company are: S. Y. McFarland, Chief. J. W. Downing. W. D. Shearer. Geo. McFarland. ■ Geo. Muegge. ■ \ ! ; • Frank Neely. ' .' Wm.' McCormick. " . Leo Egler. '• | ' ' •! ':':{ R. B. Jackson. "■'<', John Dolan. < ' ; John Hoffman. * ''.''" ' Sam McPherson. -.''}' ". A. T. McMaster. '''•'", K. L. McPherson. ' ' ■ i S. Krepley. ']' ;' _ F, Hutchison. A. J. Hegner, ' Geo. .tiegner. ' ' THE STATE ELECTIONS Results Have Little Bearing on National Issues—A Surprise in the Gounty. THE VOTE IN SEWICKLEY. A Former SewicKleyan Honored. Dr. James W. Dickson, the successful candidate for sheriff, was born in Sewickley, and is 52 years old. For the past 38 years he has been a resident of Aaegheny City, living in the Fifth ward, He is, a graduate of the Jefferson luedical College and has been practising his profe&sion for the past 28 yep"s. The general elections held on last Tuesday throughout the country have but little significance bearing on the result of the Presidential election next year. State issues in nearly all the States were pre-eminent in deciding the contests for state officers. However, the results in Ohio have given use to a considerable amount of newspaper gossip bearing on the candidacy.of Mr. Hamia for the Presidency. But it seems to us that the people of Ohio at the election last Tuesday were not concerning themselves so much in the ambition of any man for the office of president, but rather their efforts were directed solely to eliminating Tom Johnson as a political factor, now or hereafter in the State. How well they did this, an approximate majority of 125,000 for Herrick, the Republican nominee, will show. In the other states where the Republicans control, there was not much change, except in some instances, a reduced Republican majority is evident. In our own State the usual Republican majority prevailed, and, as a surprise to many, the county of Allegheny, where abnormal political conditions have prevailed for two years, gave a Republican majority of over 2,000 for the full Republican ticket. This vote is significant as it shows a waning interest in the present methods of the Citizens party in the administration of municipal-affairs. We give below^the vote of the various candidates in the borough of Sewickley : FIRST WARD State Treasurer—Mathues, R., 159: Hill, D., 31. Sheriff—Dickson, R., 211 ; 'Brown, C. D., 76. District Attorney—Stewart, R., 198: Goehring, C. D„ 98. Prothonotary — Hamilton, R., 199 ; Bleichner, G. D., 93. Director of the Poor—Redman, R., 196; Turner, C. D„ 98. SECOND WARD State Treasurer—Mathues, R., 190; Hill, D„ 9. Sheriff—Dickson, R., 143 ; Brown, C. D., 61, • District Attorney—Stewart, R„ 126 ; Goehring, C. D., 95. Prothonotary — Hamilton, R.. 134 ; Bluchiner, C. D„ 66. Director of the Poor—Redman, R., 13£; Turner, D., 68. ta=Mcj»«Bai«Mfc»^i«j«^^ mm |
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