Walla Walla Orders a Heavy-Duty Fire Engine
The City Council approves a $6,100 purchase for a new Metropolitan fire engine, requiring the widening of city firehouse doors.
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At a meeting called especially for the purpose the council last night arranged for the purchase of a new, standard size No. 1 Metropolitan fire engine from the American Fire Engine company of New York. A. G. Long, of Portland, western representative of the company, was present at the meeting and assisted the members in making a selection. An order for the engine was placed by telegraph last night and it is expected to arrive in Walla Walla within three months. The engine weighs 800 pounds and will cost $6100, plus the freight charges from the East. Three horses will be required to draw it, which will necessitate a widening of the engine house doors.
“Three horses will be required to draw it, which will necessitate a widening of the engine house doors.”
Public safety infrastructure investments remain a critical point of civic debate in Walla Walla. While the 1903 council argued over engine costs and structural modifications to firehouses, current discussions often center on modernizing emergency facilities to accommodate the city's rapid growth.
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