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Interviewed in 1935 Mr. Edinger told an interesting story: Sherman T. Pell of City Island (this is in the days when the Town of Pelham included City Island, before the consolidation of New York in 1898) was Supervisor when the companies were organized, and he, with the Town Clerk, Mr. Waterhouse, were later revealed to have borrowed funds from banks on notes issued in anticipation of tax collections. However, they had borrowed the limit, not only from one bank, but from several. Pell was defeated about this time in the election and he disappeared, never being heard from again, according to Mr. Edinger. Then it was discovered that a considerable amount of the Town's funds had also vanished. The banks sued the Town, but a court decision ruled that the Town was responsible for only one note. Waterhouse's holding were confiscated and he ended up driving a hack. This defalcation delayed construction on the fire house until early 1895, because another appropriation had to be made and levied in taxes. The house was finally built on Fifth Avenue on property next to the present Headquarters (the present parking lot). The volunteers continued to pull their hose cart and ladder to and from fires. In the early 1900's horse-drawn vehicles were secured and prior to the time that the District bought a team of horses, anyone's team was liable to seizure and use if the alarm sounded. Teamsters driving by the house oftentimes had their horses unhitched from their wagons and hitched to the fire apparatus. However, they received $5.00 for the use of their animals! |
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