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REPORT TO THE GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION
COMMITTEE MEETING - JULY 16, 1984.
REPORT NO: FD 17-84.
SUBJECT: Long term loan of the 1800 Fire Wagon
to the Canadian Firefighters Museum.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is respectfully recommended:-
1 . ) THAT this report be received; (0,
2. ) THAT the General Purpose and Admini4 ration
Committee recommend' to Council thathe 1800
Bowmanville Fire Wagon be made available to
the Canadian Firefighters Museum for display
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BACKGROUND'AND COMMENTS:
The unit in question is an old horse drawn fire wagon, which would have been
in service in Bowmanville around the early 1800 period. The unit was stored
in a shed for a number of years by the Bowmanville Museum. It took up a
great deal of space and they have shown no interest in wanting to display it.
Attached' is a letter from the Bowmanville Museum indicating that they have
given this unit back to the Fire Department, to use at our discretion.
Actually, the unit has been stored at Fire Station #2 for approximately the
past three years because of lack of somewhere to display it and preserve it
at the same time.
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FIRE PREVEN1 IO BEGMS WTH YOU
Report No. FD 17-84 - 2 -
A request has been received from the Canadian Firefighters Museum Chair-
man, Mr. J. Holden, a copy of which I have attached. This museum is ex-
tremely interested in acquiring the unit on a loan basis, to display in
their new museum in the Port Hope area.
I would recommend consideration of this proposal to ensure the preservation
of this historical unit and to make it available for public display representing
the horse drawn era of fire fighting for this area. This is strictly on a
loan basis and the unit would be returned, when requested, to the Town of
Newcastle.
Respectfully submitted,
J. ldridge,
Fire Chief.
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July 9, 1984.
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CANADIAN FIRE FIGHTERS MUSEUM
18 Princess St ,
Port Hope, Ont .
LlA 2P8
July 9, 1984 .
Fire Chief James Aldridge,
Newcastle Fire Department,
Bowmanville, Ontario.
Dear Chief Aldridge;
Last month the Canadian Fire Fighters Museum was incorporated
by the Ontario government . The Museum Board is now embarking
on a fund-raising campaign and gathering a collection of fire
apparatus and equipment for display.
Last week I viewed with pleasure the antique hose wagon currently
stored at the Newcastle village fire hall and in my opinion this
rig would make an excellent display in the Museum. The rig is
generally sound and well preserved and ideally represents the
horse-drawn era of fire fighting in this region.
Therefore I request that your municipality strongly consider
making this unit available to the Museum for display. We expect
to be in operation in an interim facility shortly.
Thank you for the opportunity to express a strong interest in
this, historic vehicle .
John L. Holden,
Chairman of the Board.
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RECEIVED
J U l 9 1984
EIRE DEPARTMENT
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0owmanville Museum
.SILVER AND WELLINGTON STREETS
BOWMANVILLE - ONTASIO
"Vestigia Artium Antiquarum Servemus"
P.O. BOX 1$$,
BOW1"IANVTLLE, Ont.
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Fire Department
Town of Newcastle,
132 Church Street,
BC*1ANVTLLE, Ontario.
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Dear Mr. Aldridge,
This is to confirm that the Bowmanville Museum has
given to the Newcastle Fire Department an 1800 's Fire
Wagon, to use at their own discretion.
Yours truly,
Susan Laing, Mrs.
Chairman
Bowmanville Museum.
L E CIVED
1984
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THE TRADES AND CRAFTS OF BOWMANVILLE AND DISTRICT BEFORE 1900