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The Alert Hook and Ladder Company, No. 2, was organized September 27, 1852, by electing Thomas W. Noyes, Foreman; Charles W. Cook, Assistant Foreman; Alexander C. Folger, Sec- retary; W. B. II. Dodson, Trustee; John L.
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Polhemus and Joseph F. Cloutman, Delegates. The building of this company was located on Eighth street, between J and K, and was a two- story brick. Like the Mutuals, they received a new ontfit of hooks and ladders in 1853. In 1860 they had twenty-nine members, with M. McManus, Foreman.
Confidence Engine Company, No. 1, was or- ganized March 6, 1851, with these officers: W. H. Eakins, Foreman; William B. Hunt, First Assistant; John J. Balentine, Second Assistant; H. E. Urner, Secretary; and Leander Culver, Treasurer. Their building was erected on the east side of Third street, between I and J. It is two stories high. The company maintained its organization until the introduction of the paid fire department, when its membership was sixty-five.
Protection Engine Company, No. 2, was or- ganized on March 22, 1851, by the election of the following officers: William Arents, Fore- man; Francis R. Folger, Assistant; and H. Burdick, Secretary. They had sixty-five mem- bers, and their house was located on the west side of Eighth street, between J and K, and the building is now the Exempt Firemen's Hall.
Sacramento Engine Company, No. 3, was organized Mareh 27, 1851, by the election of J. R. Beard, Foreman; Il. J. Beams, Assistant Foreman; F. McGilvery, Secretary; J. C. Free- Inan, Assistant Secretary. Two years subse- quently, a fine house was erected for this company on the west side of Second street, between K and L. In 1860 they had a membership of fifty-nine.
Enreka Engine Company, No. 4, was organized August 15, 1853, with W. H. Jones, Foreman; John H. Burgess, Assistant; Jacob Greenebaum, Secretary; H. P. Osborn, Treasurer. Their building was also a two-story brick, on Fifth street, between J and K. In 1860 they were rated at sixty-five members.
Knickerbocker Engine Company, No. 5, was organized July 21, 1854, by electing H. Polley, Foreman; James Il. Calvyn, First Assistant;
P. Holland, Second Assistant; John F. Hall, Secretary, and John C. Keenan, Treasurer. Their building, also a two-story brick, was on the east side of Fourth street, between K and L. They numbered fifty-eight members.
Young America, No. 6, organized by residents of the Third Ward, June 21, 1855, with Robert Robinson, Foreman; E. Kimball, First Assist- ant ; Sylvester Marshall, Second Assistant ; An- son Perry, Secretary; Charles S. White, Treas- urer. Their honse, a two-story brick structure, located on the east side of Tenth street, between I and J, is now used by the paid fire depart- ment. .
Tehama Hose Company, No. 1, the first hose company in this city, was organized April 21, 1853, but disbanded November 24, 1855.
Neptune Hose Company, an independent or- ganization, was formed October 6, 1856, with C. T. Ingham, President; P. Holland, Fore- man; Thomas Bartlett, Assistant Foreman; A. P. Norton, Treasurer; Alexander Badlam, Sec- retary. After considerable trouble, this com- pany was admitted into the department, and the city erected a building for it on the north side of I street, fronting Fourth street. Member- ship, twenty-five.
Broderick Engine Company, No. 7, was or- ganized June 1, 1860, by electing Matthias Ault, Foreman; R. B. Bishop, First Assistant; Bernard Riley, Second Assistant; D. O. Brown, Secretary, and W. S. Higgins, Treasurer. Mem- bership, sixty-five. This company, named after United States Senator Broderick, was a faithful company, attending all the fires; but it was not admitted into the department, and was disbanded immediately after the flood of 1861. Their house, a story-and-a-half building, was at the corner of Third and R streets, but it has since been removed to another place and converted into a dwelling. The engine, hose, etc., reverted to the department.
Several other companies, of less note, were organized during the volunteer period.
The following is a list of the chief engineers
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of the volunteer fire department, from its in- ception to the date of its dissolution:
Hiram Arents.
.from Jan. 25, 1851, to Oct. 1, 1851
David McDowell ...
Nov.
5, 1851, " Aug. 2, 1852
R. M. Folger.
Aug.
2, 1852, " Aug. 1, 1853
I. M. Hubbard
Aug.
1, 1853, " Aug. 7, 1854
J. II. Houseman* יו
Aug.
7, 1854, " Nov. 1, 1854
J. B. Blanchardt.
Nov.
1, 1854, " Dec. 15, 1854
Henry Polley
Dec.
15, 1854, " Aug.
7, 1855
Hiram Arents.
Aug.
7, 1855, " Aug.
4, 1857
Joseph S. Friend.
Aug.
4, 1857, " Aug.
3, 1858
George H. Brickman
Aug.
3, 1858, " Aug.
7, 1860
R. J. Graham
Aug
6, 1860,
" Aug.
3, 1863
Hugh Kelly*
44
Aug.
3, 1863, " Dec.
1, 1863
George Schmeiser
Dec.
14, 1863, " Aug.
1, 1864
David C. Wilson.
Aug.
1, 1864,
" Aug.
6, 1866
John Donnellan. "
Aug.
6, 1866,
" Ang.
5, 1867
W. Gillan. 44
Aug.
5, 1867,
" Aug. .. 1868
Frank Johnson.
Aug.
.. 1868, " Aug. .. 1869
A. H. Hapeman. 44
Aug.
.. 1869, " Aug.
.. 1870
William D. Farrell .. יו
Aug.
. . 1870, " Aug.
.. 1871
George Schmeiser. =
Aug. .. 1871, " Aug. 1872
Many interesting incidents, both pleasant and unpleasant, we would relate had we space. Tournaments, races, presentations of banners, gossip, etc., were unmerons enough to fill a large volume. As one amusing feature we refer to the time when a great complaint was inade against the fire department for some years by the papers, ealled forth mainly by the rivalry of the companies. Some of their members were acensed of laying plans for get. ting ahead of their rivals by ringing a false aların, having previously warned enough of their own company to secure their engine get- ting to the place of the fire first, and of course obtaining eredit therefor the next morning in the papers!
April 1, 1872, the Legislature created a paid fire department in Sacramento, consisting of a board of three fire commissioners, the first members to be appointed by the Governor and their snecessors to be elected by the people of the city, one each year at the regular eity elee- tion. The city was authorized to issue bonds for $50,000, payable twenty years after date, with interest at eight per cent. per annum. The first commissioners were Sylvester Tryon, George Rowland and W. C. Felch, the latter of whom was elected president of the board. Un- der the provisions of this law there are at pres-
ent three engine companies, and one hook and ladder company.
Engine Company No. 1 was organized Sep- tember 15, 1872, with H. Burnham, Foreman, and O. Collier, Engineer, and twelve other men; but only the engineer, firemen and drivers were permanently employed. Their house is situated on Second street, between K and L, and their apparatus comprises a second-class steam fire- engine of the Amoskeag manufacture, one hose cart with 1,000 feet of carbonized hose, and one extra hose cart with 1,000 feet of hose.
Engine Company No. 2 was organized at the same time as the preceding, with J. W. Thomp- son as Foreman and E. H. Williams as Engi- neer. Their house is on Tenth street, between I and J, and equipments abont the same as those of No. 1.
Engine Company No. 3 was organized and placed in service April 1, 1988, at Nineteenth and L streets, with a new Clapp & Jones en- gine and a new hose cart. Hose Company No. 1, organized June 11, 1884, had previously been located at that place and disbanded.
Hook and Ladder Company No. 1 was organ - ized September 28, 1872, and at first employed four truckmen, who did duty only in case of fire. It now consists of a foreman, driver, steward and five extra men. The driver and steward are permanently employed. This com- pany occupies a new house, constructed for their purpose, on Sixth street, between K and L.
The present Board of Fire Commissioners comprises Messrs. W. D. Comstock, John Weil and J. F. Slater; and the officers of the fire department are: W. D. Comstock, President; H. I. Seymour, Secretary; M. O'Meara, Chief Engineer; H. A. Guthrie, Assistant Engineer.
The chief engineers of the paid fire depart- ment since its organization have been :
William B. Hunt. 1872-'74.
William II. HI. Lee 1874-'76.
Harry Burnham . 1876-'78.
Wm. H. II. Lee, four months. 1878.
Cornelius Sullivan . 1878-'87.
M. O'Meara, July, 1887, to the present.
* Resigned. + Firet assistant acting as chief during vacancy.
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EXEMPT FIREMEN'S ASSOCIATION.
The first organization of this kind was effected on August 14, 1865. At a meeting held on that day, twenty-two members of the association being present, the following officers were chosen: George Rowland, President; J. H. Houseman, Vice-President; J. J. Smith, Secretary; J. F. Crawford, Treasurer. This association had only a membership of sixty-five in 1871, in which year it was abolished. This society was a chari- table one, but its charities were neither sys- tematic nor compulsory. The fund was under the control of the " Board of Delegates," which had been incorporated June 10, 1868, and had a treasury of about $38,000 in 1872, which it turned over to the new association.
The latter, which is the present society, was organized in accordance with an act of the Legislature, approved in April, 1872, the exact date of its institution being December 4, 1872. The first officers were: W. L. Herndon, Presi- dent; A. H. Cummings, First Vice-President; Joseph Davis, Second Vice-President; John F. Crawford, Secretary; George A. Putnam, Treas- urer, besides a board of general trustees and of trustees of the charitable fund.
Although there were but sixty-five members in the old association in 1871, the new organi- zation began in 1872 with 324 members, and many others joined afterward. The objects of this organization are social and fraternal aid and pecuniary benefit. The sum of $8 per week, in case of sickness or disability, $10 a month to widows of deceased members in case they are in need of it, and $100 for funeral expenses, are the pecuniary benefits given; and all additional friendly aid that the fraternity can bestow in case of sickness or distress is also cheerfully given. No one can obtain these benefits, how- ever, if his distress is the result of gross dissi- pation. By deaths and removals the number of members is now reduced to 151-less than half the original number. The present officers are: James II. Crone, President; N. L. Drew, First Vice-President; C. HI. Krebs, Second Vice-
President; George A. Putnam, Treasurer; Will- iam Avery, Secretary; Frank Swift, Janitor.
The act creating the paid fire department of Sacramento provided that the Exempt Firemen's Association should have the privilege of select- ing one of the engine houses of the old volunteer department for its use. Accordingly, the old engine house on the west side of Eighth street, between J and K, was selected, and the property put up at auction, it being necessary that it should be sold. Of course no one would bid against the "Exempts," and the property was purchased by them for the sum of $100. The building was remodeled with suitable halls and stores, which have been advantageously rented. This change cost about $7,000, and the build- ing was occupied for the first time July 12, 1875.
WATER. WORKS.
The first institution in Sacramento that could be called water-works was the five horse-power pile-driver engine of William P. Henry, which, near the foot of I street, pumped water by suc- tion up into a reservoir. From this carts were loaded and the water peddled out by the gallon. Soon after this was started, " Uncle Billy" An- derson began a similar enterprise at the junction of Second street with the slough.
These parties in competition ran a profitable business until they formed a combination with A. A. Bennett, and erected more elaborate works just south of Henry's engine. Their tank was much higher and more carefully constructed.
In the fall of 1852, George Gordon and the " Sacramento Water Company " each presented plans for a system of water-works, both of which, in December, were rejected by a popular vote; but at the same time the people voted a tax of three-fourths of one per cent. for works of some kind, to be thereafter determined. The City Council advertised for plaus and specifications, and those adopted were presented by Mr. Kirk. The specifications called for a brick building, 127 x 50 feet on the ground, and the topof the wall thirty-six and a half feet above the present grade
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of J and Front streets. The floor of the second story was to be sixteen feet above said grade of J and Front streets. The reservoir was to be 128 x 50 feet, and six and a half feet high; the greatest depth of water, five feet. The pumping engine was to have a capacity of 20,000 gallons per hour. The price was to be $120,000, pay- able in city bonds, bearing ten per cent. interest per annum, payable in five, seven, ten and twelve years from January 1, 1854. Work commenced October 27, 1853; the building was completed, and the tank filled April 1, 1854. The occasion was celebrated by the citizens on the 6th of April. This building is the same now known as the old water-works building.
On August 12, 1853, the first bonds of the water loan were issued, the total issue under this loan being $284,495. The first superin- tendent of the new works was, appropriately enough, William P. Henry, the first man to introduce anything like pumping-works into the city. The first parties to take water from the new works were Adams & Co., who paid for fifteen days' supply at the rate of $12.22 per month. In April, 1854, there were seventy- eight customers; May, 155; June, 260; and by November, 403.
During the year 1855 there were laid two and one-fourth miles of water-pipes, which, with fifty hydrants and twenty-one stop-gates, cost 823,- 600. The capacity of reservoirs was 200,000 gallons; the pump capacity, 39,100 gallons per honr. The total length of pipe, March 1, 1856, was eight and one-fourth miles. A Worthing- ton pump was added to the works a few years later. As the system of pipes was extended, the pressure was decreased, until finally, during the summer season, the complaints from the citi- zens of the more remote portions of the city became both loud and deep of the scarcity of water. On April 6, 1870, the works suffered a bad break-down, shutting off for some time the supply of water. It now became evident that something must be done to better the condition of the works. On June 6, Superintendent Mc- Cleery presented to the Board of Trustees the
plan of A. A. Bennett, architect, to raise the old buildings at a cost of $10,000. On June 22, 1870, Turton & Knox commenced to raise the tanks fifteen feet; a new stand pipe was also put up at a cost of $250. The remedy was but temporary, though for a time it silenced the more clamorons of the complainants; but they soon recovered, and, finally, so much was said concerning the invleqnacy of the old works, that it became evident that nothing but a new set of works, or system, with greatly increased capacity, would satisty their demands.
From 1858 to 1872 several schemes were pro- posed and abandoned, among them the Holly system. Also, water from the various wells and the river was analyzed. An analysis of the Sac- ramento River water gave the following result: One hundred and twenty onnces of water taken from the April freshet of 1870, and evaporated to dryness, by James Bell, of San Francisco, left a residnum of 2.59 grains, composed as follows: Gypsum, 1.27 grains; epsom salts, 0.70; salt, 0.21; silicate of potash, 0.13; silica, 0.25; iron, a suspicion only ; loss, .03 grains. A special election was held July 20, 1872, by which it was decided to adopt one of the three plans offered by the Holly Company, namely, the one which would demand an ontlay of $58,000. Then the west fifty feet of lot 4, between H and I streets, and First and Second streets, were purchased by the Capital Savings Bank and the National Gold Bank of D. O. Mills & Co., and the deed therefor pre- sented to the city. The trustees, on receiving this deed, passed a resolution to accept it, and to reserve from the bonds anthorized to be issned $20,000, subject to such further legislation as might be had, for the purpose of paying said banks the money advanced by them, of which sum the Capital Savings Bank had advanced $8,000, and the National Gold Bank 87,000. Work on the new building and works com- menced forthwith and was pushed with vigor, notwithstanding which the machinery was not in shape to receive its trial or test of capacity until July 17, 1873. The capacity was tested thoroughly, and proved to be fully up to the call
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of the specifications, and, on the 28th, the works were accepted by the trustees.
The amount of bonds authorized by the act, approved March 30, 1872, for the purpose of erecting these works was $191,307,50. The amount aetnally issued, $189,993.15.
Time showed that the Holly rotary pumps were nearly, or quite, worthless, and about nine years ago were taken ont. The gang pumps put in by the Holly Company, but not claimed by them to be original, have done good service so far, and during the winter months supply the town with water. Early in 1878 a pump was built at the machine shops of the Central Pacific Railroad Company, and put into the Water- Works Building, on the west side. This pump is a double-acting piston pump, with large air chamber thirty-six inches in diameter by twenty- nine feet high, and, like the other pumps, con- nects directly with the main, or water pipe. The engine is a high pressure, condensing, steam cylinder thirty-six inches in diameter, water cylinders twenty-four inches in diameter, each having a stroke of eighty inches. The capacity of this pump alone is estimated to be over 6,000,000 gallons of water per twenty-four hours, and cost, completed, $30,004.48. This is now paid for, and the whole debt against the water- works was extinguished in August, 1880. Up to January 1, 1880, the water-works of Sacra- mento cost, exelusive of repairs and interest, $514,492.
Since 1880 there has been no material change made in the works, which are still of sufficient capacity for the city were there no waste of the water by citizens.
GAS-WORKS.
Early in 1854 a Scotchman named William Glen obtained the franchise to establish and manage gas-works in the city of Sacramento. He did not attempt to build the works, but sold his right to a joint-stock association, which or- ganized as the "Sacramento Gas Company," on the 18th of August, 1854, by the election of Angus Frierson, President, and N. W. Chit- tenden, Secretary. The capital stock of the
company amounted to $500,000, and, by May, 1856, $220,000 had been expended. The ini- tial step in the construction of the gas-works was taken by Mayor R. P. Johnson, who on the 20th of October, 1854, turned the first soil for the excavation in which was to be placed the gasometer tank. The construction was prose- cuted with energy till the 7th of March, 1855, when they were necessarily abandoned because of the rise of the American River and the con- sequent submerging of that part of the city, Slater's Addition. On the 4th of August, 1855, work was resumed and prosecuted with vigor to a successful issue. The city was lighted with gas, for the first time, on the evening of De- cember 17 in the same year. At that time the officers of the company were: R. P. Johnson, President and Superintendent; R. B. Norman, Engineer; W. H. Watson, Secretary; D. O. Mills, Treasurer; James Murray, W. F. Bab- eock, L. McLean, Jr., R. P. Johnson and W. H. Watson, Directors. The retort-house was fifty-four feet long, fifty-one feet wide and twenty-one feet high to the eaves, being cov- ered by an iron roof. The purifying-house, which adjoined the retort-honse, was thirty-five feet long, twenty-five feet wide and eighteen feet high, in the clear, with a water-tight cellar, built on an arch. The lime-house was in size 25 x 14 feet and eighteen feet high. The meter, governor and offices occupied a building thirty- seven feet long, twenty-five feet wide and two stories high, the lower story being fourteen and the upper twelve feet high, in the clear. The chimney was eighty-five feet high from the top of the foundation courses.
In 1857 this company sold out, but most of the stock being bought by original stockholders, but few changes were made. In December, 1867, high water washed away so innch of the land west of the works that it was feared that the structure would be undermined. Quantities of cobbles were thrown into the river against the walls, and in that way was the invader effect- ually checked. A special train engaged in bringing stone from Rocklin for the above pur-
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pose, while on its return trip, collided with a wood-train near Antelope Station, severely in- juring the engineer, Roderick McRae, and Joseph Bryan, the collector of the Gas Com- pany. This accident claims the notoriety of having been the first collision on the Central Pacific Railroad.
In 1872 there were filed the articles of incor- poration of the "Citizens Gas Light Company of Sacramento," with a capital stock of $200,- 000. The trustees were: Joseph W. Stow, H. B. Williams, W. H. Montague, C. T. Hopkins, E B. Mott, Jr., G. W. Mowe, Julius Wetzlar, G. Cadwalader and J. F. Houghton. It was stated in the articles of incorporation that its term of existence was to be twenty-five years, but it does not appear to have existed that, num- ber of days.
Early in October, 1872, there was organized, in Sacramento, the "Pacific Pneumatic Gas Company," whose purpose was to manufacture gas from petroleum. For $5,000 this company purchased from the Johnston Brandy and Wine Manufacturing Company a lot of land, in what is called Brannan's Addition, just south of the south line of S street, running back to Front street, and having a wharfage privilege of 120 fect. About the 10th of December last the property was sold to W. D. Knights.
The articles of incorporation of the "Citizens Gas Light and Heat Company" were filed Jan- uary 8, 1872, the capital stock being $1,000,000, in shares of $50 each. The trustees were: W. E. Brown, J. R. Watson, R. C. Terry, R. C. Clark, A. Gallatin, W. E. Perry, H. C. Kirk, C. H. Cummings, and James McClatchy. The first officers were: W. E. Brown, President; Rob- ert C. Clark, Vice-President; A. Galatin, Treas- urer; and J. W. Pew, Secretary.
On the 1st of January, 1875, the " Sacramento Gas Company " and the "Citizen's Gas Light Heat Company " consolidated, under the name of the " Capital Gas Company; " capital stock $2,000,000, in 40,000 shares of $50 eachı. The works of this company stand on that portion of Brannan's Addition which lies between T and
U streets, and the river front and Front street, and is 500 feet deep by 240 wide. Lots Nos. 1 to 4, in the block between S, T, Front and Second streets, also belong to this company. Their retort-house is of brick, in size 50 x 150 feet. Each of the three gasometers will hold 60,000 feet of gas. The office is a brick struct- ure, forty feet square, having two stories and a basement. All the brick used in construction of these buildings are of first-class quality. The coal-shed is a substantial wooden structure, 120 feet square, while the coke-shed, which is also of wood, is seventy feet long by forty wide. The election of officers takes place in January of each year.
In 1878 Smith & Co., of the Pioneer Mills, bought the retort-house of the Sacramento Gas Company, and made of it a warehouse, capable of holding 4,000 tons of grain. The railroad company bought the gasometer and the land on which it stood, and sold the former for old iron.
The capital stock now consists of 10,000 shares, at $50 a share, the stock being reduced when the present State Constitution was adopted. The present officers are: B. U. Steinman, Pres- ident; Oliver Eldridge, Vice-President; C. II. Cummings, Secretary and Treasurer; and J. C. Pierson, Superintendent. Directors : James Forbes, Frank Miller, B. U. Steinman, C. H. Cummings, of Sacramento, and Oliver Eldridge, John McKee and William Alvord, of San Fran- cisco.
YOLO BRIDGE.
By an act approved April 3, 1857, the Sacra- mento and Yolo Bridge Company was incor- porated, composed of Jolinson Price, V. E. Geiger and George P. Gillis. The company was granted a charter, to run for twenty years, to erect a toll-bridge across the Sacramento River from Broad street, in Sacramento County, to Ann street, in Washington, Yolo County. The draw was not to be less than sixty feet wide for passage of vessels, and the bridge must be com- pleted in two years.
At 12 M., September 18, 1857, the first pile was driven for this bridge. The original bridge
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was 800 feet long, built on five piers, supported by 600 piles, at least twelve inches in diameter, and driven thirty feet to solid river bed. The bridge was of Leonard's patent, four spans of 135 feet each, the draw opening two spaces of seventy-five feet each. The bridge was com- pleted June 27, 1858, at a cost of $60,000.
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