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1899 Hose Cart


 






In September of 1899, The Village of Manhattan purchased two #6 hose carts, 650 feet of safety hose, two play pipe nozzles, and other equipment from the New York Belting Company, for 450 dollars. When the village started installing water mains in the 1890's, it was then possible to have pressurized water available for firefighting, which could be applied through the hose and nozzles carried on the hose carts, rather then just throwing the water on the fire with the buckets that had been stationed throughout the town at horse troughs and cisterns.

This type of hose cart was not pulled by horses, it was designed and intended to be pulled by men. The horse drawn hose carts were much larger and usually of four wheel design. In later years, once autos and trucks became more common, the carts would be pulled by car for short distances. At least one of these carts was kept at Timm's Garage for many years, several sheds or hose houses were built in different locations over the years. Eventually there was a North and South hose cart shed with different men assigned to each one.

 

1944 Chevy Fire Engine



Above is a 1944 Chevy Fire Engine purchased from Central Fire Equipment. It was purchased in August of 1944 for a cost of $4,835.00. This engine later retired in 1961.

 

 


 
 

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