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K00743 Summary:

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K00743 Text:

 
Assembly Resolution No. 743
 
BY: M. of A. Conrad
 
        COMMEMORATING   the   140th   Anniversary  of  the
        Delaware Hose Company No. 2 of Tonawanda, New York
 
  WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is proud  to  commemorate  the  140th
Anniversary  of  the  Delaware Hose Company No. 2, and to honor its past
and present firefighting members for 14 decades of  fire  protection  to
the citizens of Tonawanda and its surrounding communities; and
 
  WHEREAS,   Fire  departments  are  an  integral  part  of  community
protection services in every locality of our State; during the past  140
years,  the courageous and devoted firefighters of Delaware Hose Company
No. 2 have valiantly responded to all types of fire emergencies and have
won the praise and respect of the community which they serve; and
 
  WHEREAS, Established on June 2, 1882, Delaware Hose  Company  No.  2
was  incorporated  under  the  laws of the State of New York on March 2,
1884, and has continued operating under the name ever since; and
 
  WHEREAS, The former site at 21  Delaware  Street,  occupied  by  the
Delaware  Hose  House,  was  first  used  by the old Citizen's Hand Hose
Company, to which some  of  the  present  members  of  the  present  day
Delaware  Hose  Company  belonged;  they  were proudly proclaimed in the
Village of Tonawanda, and were popularly known as  "The  Citizen's  Hose
Boys" during this time; and
 
  WHEREAS,  For  about a year, they rushed to all the fires with their
old style hand pumper, which required the effort of 50 to 60 brawny  men
to adequately supply two lines of hose with water; the hose for the hand
pumper  was  hurried  to fires by the Bliss Hose Company, which was also
made up of many who became members of the Delaware Hose Company; and
 
  WHEREAS, In 1882, the Bliss Hose Company decided to change its name,
and after receiving permission from the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Tonawanda, the name was changed to the Delaware Hose  Company,  which
was formally organized on June 2nd of that year with 13 charter members;
and
 
  WHEREAS,  Over  the  course  of  its  first  50 years, the countless
parades,  conventions,  reunions,  outings  and  other  special   social
functions  in  which members of this company have participated, or which
the company has held, have always marked the Delaware Company as one  of
the  best  organizations  of  its  kind,  and its individual members the
keenest exponents of a good time when fun was the order of the day; and
 
  WHEREAS, Frequently attending parades during the  1920s  and  1930s,
the  Company  won  many  trophies  for  the  most  men  in line and best
appearing; they also once appeared in Dunnville, Ontario with their  new
yellow  pumper at the invitation of the Canadian authorities, where they
were also awarded a trophy; and
 
  WHEREAS, The efforts of the Delaware Hose Company during World War I
were commendable as they offered firefighting lessons as they  pertained
to war and offered valuable first-aid education; and
 
 
  WHEREAS,  With a membership of dedicated firefighters, the record of
the Delaware Hose Company No. 2 in public service and fire protection is
one to be envied; for 24 hours a day, for  365  days  a  year,  for  140
years,  whenever  the  alarm  sounded, these noble volunteers left their
homes and went to the aid of their neighbors; and
 
  WHEREAS, The brave firefighters of Delaware Hose Company No.  2  are
prepared  to risk their lives every day to help save the lives of others
and to protect homes and property from the destruction caused  by  fire;
and
 
  WHEREAS,  Furthermore,  no  member  of the Delaware Hose Company has
ever failed to show their willingness to  take  on  the  most  hazardous
tasks  in  the line of duty; the response of the members of this company
has always been prompt and diligent; and
 
  WHEREAS, This Legislative Body cannot express  enough  gratitude  to
those  devoted  individuals  who recognize that the preservation of life
and property is a sacred responsibility and who make that responsibility
their own by serving as firefighters; and
 
  WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative  Body  that  we  should
give  special  recognition  to  those  who  work  so assiduously for the
betterment of their communities, and  acknowledge  publicly  the  heroic
good  works  performed  by  the volunteer fire departments of this great
Empire State, their officers and auxiliaries; now, therefore, be it
 
  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
commemorate  the 140th Anniversary of the Delaware Hose Company No. 2 of
Tonawanda, New York; and be it further
 
  RESOLVED, That a copy of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted to the Delaware Hose Company No. 2.
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