1885-05-15: Borough of Stamford Adopts Ordinances Establishing the “First” Stamford Fire Department

Just over a month after the Committee on the Fire Department published recommendations in the Stamford Advocate for a partially paid (call) Fire Department for the Borough, the Board of Wardens and Burgesses publish the required ordinances that establish the "first" Stamford Fire Department. There are a few differences between the [...]