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charge at the December 18 fire and, by all available accounts, he acquitted himself well. There may have been some concem about the added responsibilities supervising the companies might entail, since part of the January 2, 1875 reorganization established the position of Assistant Fire Marshal. B.B. Boecker was the first person to hold this post. Whereas Mr. Scott apparently had served strictly as a Fire Marshal, hence a village employee, Mr. Boecker had been a member of the new volunteer units and was instmmental in their formation. His appointment would mean that someone from the companies would now have a voice in how the department was supervised. These two positions were the only city officers charged with responsibility for the fire department. Each of the three companies were govemed independently by their own elected officials. A Foreman and at least one assis¬ tant headed each company. Secretary and Treasurer were posts common to all the companies. Engine One had the additional post of Steward. The relationship between the Marshal and company officers is hard to ascertain. Meeting records tell us that the Fire Marshal periodically addressed the member¬ ship of the units, but neither the text nor even the nature of the address was recorded in any documents we examined. In other words, we have no idea if they were praised or pilloried. A look at the early rosters provides a glimpse of the people who made up these organizations. Engine One, "The Joe Naper," had the largest enrollment with approximately thirty-eight members, while the hose and ladder companies numbered about nineteen or twenty. Sumames like Naper, Bauer, Ellsworth, and Beidelman, names that are still common in the area, appear. Also noteworthy is that often several members of the same family served, sometimes on different companies. A name that stands out to anyone presently a department member is Saylor; ancestors of District Chief Stephen "Butch" Saylor. And, interestingly, Captain Charles Wehrli, currently a member of the Department, is a descendant of Joseph Hiltenbrand, whose name also appears on the 1875 roster. Roster -1875 General Officers: Marshal - Assistant Marshal Willard Scott, Jr. B. B. Boecker Engine Company No. 1: (Joe Naper): Foreman - 1st. Assistant- 2nd Assistant - Secretary - Treasurer - Steward - Pipemen - Daniel Garst Nicholas Yack Robert Sheldon M. Weismantel George Reuss F. Miller L.A. Reiche, H. Heim, C. Koehley, Joseph Heim Adams, Xaiver Ahlers, Peter Bantz, Leonard Beidelman, Benjamin Beidelman, Sylvester Burkhardt, Serp Conrad, Adam Fisher, John B. Fuchs, Fred Garst, Daniel Groff, Wayne Hiltenbrand, Joseph Kraff, John Kreger, John Kreyder, Samuel Lehman, Martin Long, D.A. Long, Jacob Morse, Frank Nadelhoffer, Charles Netzley, Jacob Peaslee, Horace Pfister, John Schwartz, Alois Wisenberger, John Yender, Joseph 13
Object Description
Title | Naperville Fire Department 125th anniversary, 1874-1999 |
Title.Alternate | History of the Naperville Fire Department |
Title.Alternate2 | Naperville Fire Department, 1874-1999 : history of the Naperville Fire Department |
Contributors | Friedlund, Thomas |
Creator | Thomas Friedlund, publishing consultant ; Barbara Schepers, designer ; Walsworth Publishing Company, Marceline, Missouri |
Date Original | 1999 |
Description | An account of how the Naperville Fire Department organized, grew, matured and prepared for the future. From bucket brigades to seven fire stations, services have greatly expanded. Lists of chiefs, rosters, equipment, major fires along with pictures. |
Subject | Fire departments -- Illinois -- Naperville -- History; Naperville Fire Department -- Naperville (Ill.) -- History -- 1874-1999 |
Format | text |
Contributing Institution | Naperville Public Library |
Language | eng |
Rights | Copyright held by the Naperville Fire Department, permission to display granted to the Naperville Public Library |
Directory.Related work | ocm_44670641 |
Page | 100 pages |
Type | book |
Rights Statement | Materials in this collection are made available by the Illinois State Library. Copyrights for materials in this collection remain with their respective owners. Permission to display these materials on the Illinois Digital Archive was granted by the copyright holders to the Naperville Public Library. To request reproductions or inquire about permissions, contact: kwickman@naperville-lib.org. Please cite the item title and collection name. |
Collection Name | Naperville Heritage Collection |
Description
Title | Page 15 |
Format | JP2 |
Date Digital | 2008-09-10 |
FullText | charge at the December 18 fire and, by all available accounts, he acquitted himself well. There may have been some concem about the added responsibilities supervising the companies might entail, since part of the January 2, 1875 reorganization established the position of Assistant Fire Marshal. B.B. Boecker was the first person to hold this post. Whereas Mr. Scott apparently had served strictly as a Fire Marshal, hence a village employee, Mr. Boecker had been a member of the new volunteer units and was instmmental in their formation. His appointment would mean that someone from the companies would now have a voice in how the department was supervised. These two positions were the only city officers charged with responsibility for the fire department. Each of the three companies were govemed independently by their own elected officials. A Foreman and at least one assis¬ tant headed each company. Secretary and Treasurer were posts common to all the companies. Engine One had the additional post of Steward. The relationship between the Marshal and company officers is hard to ascertain. Meeting records tell us that the Fire Marshal periodically addressed the member¬ ship of the units, but neither the text nor even the nature of the address was recorded in any documents we examined. In other words, we have no idea if they were praised or pilloried. A look at the early rosters provides a glimpse of the people who made up these organizations. Engine One, "The Joe Naper," had the largest enrollment with approximately thirty-eight members, while the hose and ladder companies numbered about nineteen or twenty. Sumames like Naper, Bauer, Ellsworth, and Beidelman, names that are still common in the area, appear. Also noteworthy is that often several members of the same family served, sometimes on different companies. A name that stands out to anyone presently a department member is Saylor; ancestors of District Chief Stephen "Butch" Saylor. And, interestingly, Captain Charles Wehrli, currently a member of the Department, is a descendant of Joseph Hiltenbrand, whose name also appears on the 1875 roster. Roster -1875 General Officers: Marshal - Assistant Marshal Willard Scott, Jr. B. B. Boecker Engine Company No. 1: (Joe Naper): Foreman - 1st. Assistant- 2nd Assistant - Secretary - Treasurer - Steward - Pipemen - Daniel Garst Nicholas Yack Robert Sheldon M. Weismantel George Reuss F. Miller L.A. Reiche, H. Heim, C. Koehley, Joseph Heim Adams, Xaiver Ahlers, Peter Bantz, Leonard Beidelman, Benjamin Beidelman, Sylvester Burkhardt, Serp Conrad, Adam Fisher, John B. Fuchs, Fred Garst, Daniel Groff, Wayne Hiltenbrand, Joseph Kraff, John Kreger, John Kreyder, Samuel Lehman, Martin Long, D.A. Long, Jacob Morse, Frank Nadelhoffer, Charles Netzley, Jacob Peaslee, Horace Pfister, John Schwartz, Alois Wisenberger, John Yender, Joseph 13 |
Identifier | 0015.TIF |
Rights Statement | Materials in this collection are made available by the Illinois State Library. Copyrights for materials in this collection remain with their respective owners. Permission to display these materials on the Illinois Digital Archive was granted by the copyright holders to the Naperville Public Library. To request reproductions or inquire about permissions, contact: kwickman@naperville-lib.org. Please cite the item title and collection name. |
Collection Name | Naperville Heritage Collection |