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When Firemen Wore Ti petsl . W00LW01RT”'5

Every House Hacl lis Fire Bucket

In 1827-twenty-eight. years be- Iore the City's incorporation-an Act "to authoriu the formation of I Fire Engine Company for the Town of Charlotte-Town" waLduly passed by the Legislature. From the preamble we learn that a fire engine had recently been pro- cured "at I considerable expense to the inhabitants of the said Town. but the same will be of little or no avail in case of fire unless it be worked by persons properly practised in the use thereof."

Accordingly the Act provided for the appointment of I Captain, 1st and 2nd Lieutenants, and thirty-two other "fit and proper persons. residents of the town."' to constitute a me engine com- pany, which was vested with the ”care and custody" of the engine. hose and buckets. and was obliged "to keep the same in good order, and fit for service on all occas- ions." Days of training in each year-six during the summer sea- son. two during winter-were pro- vided tor. and members neglect- ing their duty in this respect were liable to a fine of five shillings. They were exempted. however. from certain other public duties. such as serving as constables and working on the highways.

GARB PRESCRIBED

Eiery mcmtier of the conipaity vias obliged "to provide himself with I strong leathern cap of such shape and form as the major- ity of the persons composing the said company shall appoint, on which shall be painted or marked, in Human letters, the words 'Fire Eiigine', and to which cap shall be attached ii cape or tippcl of leather of not less than eighteen inches in breadth which said cap Ind tlpiltl shall be worn at all' flru and 'hnes of training. under I penalty 1 five sliillings.”

The captah or other officer commanding was obliged. once a year, to publish the names of all persons belonging to the com- pany; also, on request of the Cm. missioner or any overseer of roads for the Charlottetown dis- trict. to furnish ”a true and cor- rect list of the said company. with the date of the admission of each member thereof, with- out being entitled to any fee therefor." For neglect or refusal to comply with this regulation, or for delivering an err eous list, the officer could be it twenty shillings.

All the fines and penalties iinder the Act were appropriated "for and towards the keeping of the said Engine. hose. and buckets in repair. and providing new buckets for the same. and also for paying the expense of publish- ing the names of the persons com- . posing the said company as afore- said."

Having thus provided what was deemed to he "suitable encour- agement" to citizens for their fire services. the Legislature ruled that the Act should continue in effect ”for five years and trom thence to the end of the next

The 0 Id Silsy

Stage Coach Days

The following reference to early” traiisportatiun facilities is fronil an address, giien about the ycarl 1900, by the late Mr. W. L. Cot- ton, veteran editor of The Examin- er:

”l came to Cliai'luttctmvn in the month of February in the year i865. The means of conveyance in and from the City to wtiicli the occasional passenger usually resorted was then the mail stage coach in summer and the mail stage sleigh in winter. in the rear end of both coach and slcigh there was attached a sort of bur- dle to which the mail bags and other baggage were strapped .

"Inside the coach and sleigh there was room for six or eight passengers. Attached to the con- veyance there were usually two but sometimes three or four horses. The driver carried from his shoulder strap a tin trumpet which he blew frequently to warn ordinary travellers to get out of the way of Her Majesty's mails. "An old farmer living in New London told me that he had cc-i

by I large, strong and swift heit-l er. and returned the same day! with supplies for his family. Bull such mans of transport were out' of date before I came to town. The whole country was then but: partially cleared for cultivation. West of Miscouche it was for the most part still underwood; and tn' the settlements of Muddy Creek. Fifteen Point, Egmont Bay and on to Tignish there were still in: much the larger number logt houses of primitive construction. 5

"Throughout the winter there were loads of firewood and ship timber brought into (lharlnltetowni on all the fine winter days. antl4 also into Summcrside and manyi other parts of the Province at. which ships were built."

session of the General A L'.y, and no longer." it was then re- enacted for I similar period with- out amendment.

CHIMNEY! I FIRE BUCKETS

About Inc same period (1830) legislation was passed providing that every chimney in use in Charlottetown "shall be regularly swept every two months between the first day of May and the 31st day of October. and once I month from the last mentioned period until the 30th day of April: and if any " ” chimney sweeper shall. when required to do so. re- fuse or neglect to sweep any chimney. or shall negligently or improperly do the name. he shall be liable to I penalty of Twenty shillings for each and every of- fence."

Provision was made in the same act for the licensing of

Wardens. such persons being re- quired to give bond for the re- gular performance of their duties. For the sweeping of each and every fine or ehimney they were entitled to receive "the sum of Four Peace. and no more.”

It was also provided "that with- in twelve months from the pas- sing of this Act, the tenant or or- cupier in every house in the said Town. of the yearly value of Ten

and keep. one leathern Bucket, to contain not less than two gai- lons. on which his name shall be painted; which Bucket shall be kept hung up it the passage

and every time the said Bucket shall not be found so hung up" in its proper place as aforesaid by the Fire Wardens when they

chimney sweeper: by the Fire

shall visit the said house."

We Area-

OUR CENTENARY

"'HqIHIOdI&I'.HIIIIeyIluIr"

emit of tin PAST continue at on rtissisur - Hopeful of the ruruiis

lolnil ltaillo contra

Pounds. shall be provided with,,

or hall of such house. under the pic-natty of Five Shillings for each'

City Hall Contract 1 The contract for the City Hall! on its present location tbut with-l out thc wing on the Queen Street! side which was added in recent; yearst was awarded in 1887 tol

Mr. w. it. Fraser. of Charlotte!

town, at a cost of 310.176. Messrsn Phillips and Cliappcll were the architects. The Guardian of March 19 of that year stated that "prev? parations for commencing thel building operations will be made, at once. and the structure is to be completed within a year from- next June.” As planned. the build- ing was to be "of two stories. constructed of brick. and trimmed with Nova Scotia froestone. It will front 60 feet on Queen Street, and 82 feet on Kent Street. A lower eighty feet in height will be placed on the southeast corner. standing out two feet from the

LePage Shoe Co. Ltd.

"THE HOME or G001) siior.s"

We take pleasure in joining the citizens of the City of Charlottetown in extending a. warm wel- come to all our visiting friends from Canada. United

States and other parts of the world.

We trust your stay will be ii pleasant one and

that you will come back again.

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t':harlottetown's ttlothl

1855 g iBigrthtlayMmm Anniversary l 1955

1920 1 Our 35th

1355 1955

CONIGRATULATES ”

,CHARLOTTETOWN ON its 100th YEAR

-- 76 Years In Business

35 Years In Charlottetown

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100thAAN-NIVERSARY or oua crrv

BEST. WISHES TO ALL OUR CITIZENS

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LET us

TOGETHER

1868 -- 1955

CHARLOTTET OWN

We are iustiiiablyvproud to be a contributor. in small part at least, to the growth o1"Char- lottetown. We ioin in this great celebration of wishing the City of Charlottetown a most

prosperous future.

- F. W. WOOLWORTH CO. LTD.

1855 - 1955 OIIARLOTTETOWN

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