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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1977-03-30, Page 13was W.H.Plummer. Biggings at this time, although out of Office, was still the owner and editor of theAlgorna Pioneer, a Sault Ste Marie newspaper. From the safety of the paper he rote, "As a fire fighter, the -,Waterous engine is no match for the Ronald in a square, honest contest, and half the town are anxious tro see the two machines fairly tried, side by side, in order to settle the question of supremacy, Plummer decided to have the test. The people knew what the Ronald could not do so they Wanted to see what the Waterous could do. On Tuesday, January 10, 1892, on a cold winter day, the Waterous Company Engine No. 4, arrived in Sault Ste Marie and was set up at the government dock. A fire box "filled with pine shavings", saturated with coal oil Technics by Panasonic, We've got your turntable in Direct Drive or Servo Belt Drive. Technics gives spectacular specs for both! 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Hinsperger, eeting n writing about Sault Ste. of k arie's acquisition of its first fire ngine, indicated that the engine :sided as purchased from J. D. Ronald Met Brussels, Ontario on for epternber 5, 1889. "The test as successful" and "It was a big ay for the Sault." it would appear from Mrs. nsperger's writing that verything went smoothly and veryone lived happily ever after. owever, that was not the case. The Saults first fire engine was bust. The engine did not meet e insurance underwriters' ecifications. The bell did not o k. The city refused to pay onald. Ronald took the city to urt and won. The much touted onald Fire Engine ultimately ffered the indignity of being town in on the deal when the ty had to purchase a new gine. John D. Ronald of Brussels, itario must have been a great lesman. He came to the Sault September 4, 1889 to sell his gine to the city council. Edward ggings was the mayor at the me and Ronald not only •showed iggings how the city could ance the engine but even gave ary advice, "$5.00 for the gineer for every fire and $2.00 r every practice." On September 5th council cided to buy the engine for ,200.00. 12 days later council eed to build a wood engine ilding for another $3,000.D0 on he old school site on East •eet", to house the engine. ajor T.H.Elliott was appointed full command of the fire mpany and Biggings wound up one of the engineers. . By . February the rumblings gan to appear. Alderman A. arney and Alderman L. Londry It the bell should be one with a arper tone. The cost of the gine house had risen from 000.00 to $5,960.00. By May uncil had cut the Chief's salary m $75.00 to $50.00 per annum d the Captain's from $25. 00 to 0.00 per annum. The worst was t to come, The city learned that the nald Engine did not meet the urance underwriters' uirements and consequently sed to pay for the engine. gings was no longer mayor the new mayor, Henry milton, inherited A law suit m Ronald issued out of erich, The action was mately lost and the city, after being forced to pay for 'the ne, did not know exactly what do, n November 2, 1891 the Heil instructed Hamilton to tact the Water ous Engine patty to insist on an early Very of their product. Milton did so, probably as one lie„last acts of office, for he n't run gain. The new .mayor LONGSTAPF OPromETRIO StAFOttni 521-124o Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 9:00 - 5:J0 Wednesday, Saturday 9:00 42:00 CUNTON 4424010 Monday -OM $t30 By Appointment :s hold' tgain THE BRUSSELS POST MARCH 30, 1977 —13 and Was engine was started, and using different lengths of hose of first 100 feet, then 500 feet and finally 1,000 feet, the test was tried. As the strength of the steam increased in force, "a good serviceable stream" came out "squirting a height of 50 feet or more." The W aterous engine had far outdone the Ronald satisfied the engine well-dried hemlock wood", insurance inspector on . the site set ablaze. The Waterous from the undetwriters' Association, The Ronald engine, / from its glorious arrival in , Sault Ste. Marie, was bartered away in the trade for the Waterous, Biggings never concede. To the end he thought it was a mistake. His final remark on January 11, 1892 in the Algoma. Pioneer was "By this decision the council turned over the faitfhul Ronald". and Soo, 1889 russets engine started argument