After having met in the Scott Rifles Armory for some time, the company reoccupied their house and reentered service. Realizing that the loss of the company would be a blow to the department and the borough, Council later made repairs. At a special meeting of the company, it was decided to notify the town Council that unless repairs were made, the company would go out of service on July 4th, which they did. In 1851, the name of the company was changed to the American Rough & Ready, and the first complaint was made about the hose house. A tender or hose carriage, which was pulled behind the engine, was added in 1851. The original apparatus was purchased soon after the company’s organization and consisted of a hand engine that saw service for many years.
The first appropriation received by the company from the borough was $30 in 1849. The original rules provided for the first man at the engine house taking the brass horn and acting as chief at the ensuing fire. The company members adopted a uniform of service, consisting of bright red shirts with tails on the side, black hats and trousers. The dues of the company were twelve and a half cents or a “levee” per month, and the record of the company treasury shows that in July, the first month of its organization, the receipts were forty-three and a half cents. The first officers were Isaac Haupt as President, Charles Porter as Vice President, Wells Miller, Secretary and Paul Bock, treasurer. Organization of the Rough & Ready Fire Company, out of which was created the American Hose Company, took place on June 30, 1848.
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