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N. NORTH CHELMSFORD, Feb. 7—Members of the Firemen's as- ' sociation affiliated with the fire company in the various sections of the town are in the process of delivering to each home a copy of the new fire alarm directory. This project is sponsored by the firefighters themselves and the proceeds derived from the advertising are deposited in the association treasury of its respective fire company. In co-operation with the Civil Defense committee, a "Revised Civil Defense Air Raid Instruc- tions" card is inserted in each fire alarm directory. Residents who have not as yet received their directory and CD card will do so in the near future. Firemen's Association Members of the Firemen' s As- sociation affiliated with the fire company in the various sections of the Town are in the process of delivering to each home a covy of the new Fire Alarm Directory. This project is sponsored by the firefighters themselves and the proceeds derived from the advertising are deposited in the association treasury of its respective fire company. In cooperation with the Civil Defense Committee a 'Revised Civil Defense Air Raid In- structions' card is inserted in each Fire Alarm Directory. Residents who have not as yet received their directory and C.D. card will do so in the near future. - C_ The Lowell Sun Thursday January 3 1957 Chelmsford 1r' Fire Damages Home; Listing Work Starts CHELMSFORD, Jan. 3—An at- tempt to thaw a lock on a trunk caused considerable smoke and slight fire damage at the home of Martin Tymowicz, 45 Wood-, p. m. bine street, in the Westlands, last;, Engines 1 and 8 responded on night. a call yesterday for a chimney Engines 1, 7 and 8 in charge of. fire at 120 Concord road. There Chief Allan Kidder, responded on was no damage. an alarm at 8:20 p. m. and found a brisk blaze in the basement of the house, which they quickly, extinguished. Fire damage was limited to the basement and some clothing there, but smoke seeped through much of the house. Chief Kidder reported the fire At 6.3k aim. today firemen started when gasoline being used , were called to 84 Tyngsboro road for cleaning a can preparatory to to extinguish an oil burner fire. thawing a frozen trunk lock The smudge was quickly extin• spilled and burst into flames. guished and damage was not Yesterday afternoon Engines 2 heavy. and 3 responded on a call for an oil burner fire at 11 Columbia avenue, in North Chelmsford. Chimney Fire Yesterday at 9:20 a. m., En- gines 2 and 3 responded on a call for a chimney fire at the 1- ossette home on Shore Drive, "sa' C in the North Chelmsford sec-; tion. The Lowell Sun Tuesday January 15 1957 Chelmsford Appeals Board Grants Variance; Kiwanis Installs CHELMSFORD, Jan. 15—The worst cold wave in 10 years or more held the town tight in its Fire Sweeps grip again today, after the second night of temperatures rang•, ing from 15 to 20 degrees below 'Small Cottage zero in various sections of the town. The cold is supposed to let up a bit today with snow to follow, In Chelmsford: so old' and new residents alike Drives Occupant question if the remedy will be tr, much better than the illness; for From Bed Out Into 3 the snow is banked high through- Zero Temperature if out the entire area. CHELMSFORD — Fire last It was -15 at the Center fire night swept through the small station, .19 on Westford street on farm cottage on the T. W. Emer- the same thermometer which . son farm on North road, in the yesterday recorded a -15 low, but Center, driving the occupant, reports of temperatures near the Ernie Burton, from his bed out 30 below mark, heard frequently into the zero temperature, yesterday, were not coming in The cottage is located near the today, possibly—as one town hall . large Emerson barn and, as punster put if—"because even] flames burst through the win- the "phone wires were frozen." dows, many believed another serious barn fire was in progress. Engines 1, 7 and 8 from the Center station, which is almost directly in front of the cottage, responded on the alarm at 8.23 p. m. and firemen with booster lines kept the flames from break- ing through the. roof, although the interior was gutted. Fire Chief Alan Kidder, whose home also is but a short distance ,from the cottage, was in charge of the fire-fighters and he re- :ported the fire to have started apparently from an overheated stove. No estimate of the damage was made. Mr. Burton lost all of his personal belongings, having been awakened by the flames and forced to dash out into the cold without a chance to save any of his property, and the in• terior of the cottage was com- pletely ruined. •• r• 14 time, and it was accepted. CHELMSFORD FIRE CHIEF Chelmsford Chief "Realizing that something concrete had to be inaugurated Seeks Two Pumpers in regard to purchasing new ASKS FOR TWO PUMPERS Continued equipment, I offered a plan to Would Replace One Already Out of Service has shown very clearly this past all present. year that we definitely need both and Another Bought Some 31 Years Ago "It being a fact that for many new equipment, and more men years taxpayers have not been CHELMSFORD, Jan. 19—The to provide the town with ade- called upon to make any effort quate fire protection. purchase of two new fire pump- to carry their share of the bur• "However, as / feel that it is den to purchase fire apparatus, ing engines is held a "must" for out of the question to request I recommended the following: this year if the fire department both new equipment and more "The a sum of money be bor- is to function satisfactorily, Fire men at this tithe, and as the more rowed immediately to cover the Chief Allan Kidder tells the important of the two right now cost of apparatus broken down, board of selectmen in his report is for the town to purchase a plus apparatus which is of an today. minimum of :wo' new 750 GPM age and condition that it cannot The apparatus purchase is so Gtp, pumpers, I hive recommended be depended upon. This stim to necessary, the chief declares, that again this year, as r have for be paid off in equal payments he has sidetracked his need for 70-44 / 41 051 the past three years, that . an over a period of five years. That extra men in the department for article be inserted in the annual also at the same time a fund the current year in order to con- warrantarrant for the purchase be started, (known as Apparatus centrate on the need for the of these trucks. Depreciation Account), into pumpers. cannot stress too strongly which a given amount shall be One of these pumpers would the Deed of both of these pump• placed each year, through taxa- replace a fire engine 26 years ifs at this time, rather than pur- tion. old that is broken down to such chasing just one of, them. One "This plan would accomplish an extent it would be foolish truck will replace a pumper three things; first, ft would fur• to spend the amount needed to which is now 26 years old, and nish the town at once, with the repair it, and the other is 31 btoken down to the extent that apparatus that is so greatly years old and beyond the de- both the board of selectmen and needed, and I believe, carry us pendable stage. r'agree that it would be a waste for the next five years in a safe The fire chief, in the following of money to repair such an old condition. Second, at the end of report outlines his needs and the truck, plus the fact that we would the five year period, when our needs of the town for fire safety: have no assurance that we could apparatus debt would have been "The increase in the number depend on this truck to continue paid off, we would have a fund of new homes, and the fact that in service. The other truck which available to start a replacement we can expect a great deal of we would replace is an even older program of apparatus, which future development in Chelms- one, 31 years old, which we cer- will then be at best 27 years old. ford, together with the increase tainly cannot depend upon, and Finally, the plan would accom- in automobile fires and accidents, Which it no longer suitable for plish the important fact of all modern day fire protection. taxpayers, every year, carrying Continued on Page Fourteen "With two new pumpers in the burden equally for proper service, we will then have a de- fire protection. pendable truck in each section "At a subsequent date I was Of the town: although even then requested to meet with the we will not be up to the recom- Board of Selectmen and mem- inendations of the New England bers of the Finance committee. "I shall also be more than Fire Insurance Rating associa- and two evenings were required pleased to discuss the Fire de- tion, as printed in their report of to accomplish all that was de- "On or about Aug. 15, 1956, I partment problem with any tax. sired. I was finally asked to pass payer, should more facts be de- • Aug.

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