The Quakertown Fire Company
Quakertown, New Jersey

Quakertown Fire Company This essay your about to read is about the Quakertown Fire Company. The reason I chose this place was because with out it, a lot of houses would have been burnt down. On September 2, 1914, some men started a group and called it the Quakertown Firehouse Company. When the firehouse was done, one of the first things they did was celebrate Dr. Morris Tranpton's 29th Birthday. In the winter of 1958 - 1959, people were talking about getting a fire truck and by September 2, 1959, a truck was in order and that truck became truck no. 2. In February of 1952, the Fire Company bought a brand new fire truck that cost $9,439. 00. The firehouse has been running since 1951 - 2002. Once a month the Quakertown Firehouse held a breakfast but on February 16, 2002, it was the last breakfast for all. I feel that this firehouse is still great even though they stopped doing a couple things, like the breakfasts. I think that they should restart the breakfasts so they make enough money to pay for new fire trucks. I think this fire company should add an addition to the firehouse because of all the land they own in the back. I think that the fire company shouldn't just stop the firehouse breakfasts because of they didn't feel they weren't getting enough money so they stopped. James Spring, 2002

Quakertown Fire Company In August, 1914 the village of Quakertown was awakened to learn that the Methodist Church was burning. It was so close to another building that that building caught on fire too. Maybe the houses should have been built farther apart from one another. With buckets from a nearby well and by lowering David Conover down the steep roof of the church he was able to reach the fire and beat out the flames. On September 2, 1914 a lot of the village people went to meet in the old town hall which is a building at the intersection of Croton Road and Pittstown-Cherryville Road to talk about the fire in town and what to do about it. Maybe there should have been a fire company in the 1800’s. It was at this time a volunteer group known as the Quakertown Fire Company was organized. It was agreed by the village people that a fire truck can go any distance to get to a fire. After this first meeting there were many more meetings to make by-laws and establish memberships and collect money to what it is today. One way they collected money was by doing breakfasts once a month on a Sunday. With that money they bought brand new fire trucks so they can save the village people. Michelle Spring, 2002

Quakertown Fire Company

This essay your about to read is about the Quakertown Fire Company. The reason I chose this place was because with out it, a lot of houses would have been burnt down.

On September 2, 1914, some men started a group and called it the Quakertown Firehouse Company. When the firehouse was done, one of the first things they did was celebrate Dr. Morris Tranpton's 29th Birthday. In the winter of 1958 - 1959, people were talking about getting a fire truck and by September 2, 1959, a truck was in order and that truck became truck no. 2. In February of 1952, the Fire Company bought a brand new fire truck that cost $9,439. 00.
The firehouse has been running since 1951 - 2002. Once a month the Quakertown Firehouse held a breakfast but on February 16, 2002, it was the last breakfast for all.

I feel that this firehouse is still great even though they stopped doing a couple things, like the breakfasts. I think that they should restart the breakfasts so they make enough money to pay for new fire trucks. I think this fire company should add an addition to the firehouse because of all the land they own in the back. I think that the fire company shouldn't just stop the firehouse breakfasts because of they didn't feel they weren't getting enough money so they stopped.

James
Spring, 2002

 

Quakertown Fire Company

This historical essay you are about to read is probable something you never heard before. I chose this place, because my dad and his friends know a lot about it. So here it is.

On August of 1914 the village of Quakertown was shocked to learn that Fed C. Nixon's barn, which is just south of the Methodist Church, was burning in two or three places. Bucket brigades took water from a nearby well and then went to the church to put out the flames with water .

In September of 1914 there was a more organized volunteer group known as the Quakertown Fire Company. "A motion was made and carried that no limit be made as to distance the Company was to go in case of a fire," that still the aim and the purpose of the present Quakertown Fire Company.

Typical Entries of the early minutes are as follows:

October 28,1914... " Motion was made and carried that a group of people of two that were sent to Allentown to look up an engine and report it at the next meeting."

September 30,1914... "Motion was made and carried that those under twenty-one years of age, be free from ideas, but not fires."

July 14,1915.... Motion made an second that our Trustees get the fire tracks from Watchung Fire Company.

November 10,1915.... " Trustees reported that hope and soda had been ordered, also 1/2 ( half ) dozen pails and 100 feet of strong rope had been attached to the engined."

May 10,1916... " On motion of the secretary M.H.J. Leaver is order to notify member to be present at the next meeting.

There were no more meeting still 35 years later on May 14, 1951. 46 people of the Company had presented themselves and were admitted into the membership. A ladies Auxiliary group joined hands with men of the community which found an organization on August 1, 1951.

One of the first things the Quakertown Fire Company did was reorganize to hold a testimonial dinner is the honor of Dr. Morris Tranpton. On July 20,1953 an expenditure of $900.00 was made for "Old Betsy," the International tank truck. At the time the Company had no building. A Firemen, but the boys from Quakertown and the bags from Pittstown couldn't get together for a location to meet. They finally settled in a location, by the spring of 1956, both groups, had their wounds needed, they went to work on other canvasses of the community for funds.

During the winter of 1958-1959, there was talking about going on another truck, and by September of 1959 it was on order and became truck No.2.

The Quakertown Fire Company now has $38,000.00 invested in equipment and about $25,000 in building.