October 3, 1927

Due to the fact that our community has been visited with so many fires recently we have at last awakened to the fact that our town should have some sort of protection. Enthusiasm has been aroused and a soliciting committee appointed to feel out the community and see what money could be raised.

This committee was George H. Van Derveer, Lester Shurts, and Russell Cray. It was voted to purchase ladders, some pails and axes with money available. But enthusiasm waxed so strong that it appeared as if we might have an apparatus soon and these purchases were not made.

Mr. D. C. R. Hoff was appointed as a membership committee and it was voted to organize a company, the name to be Neshanic Volunteer Fire Company.

(signed)
D. W. Amerman,
Secretary