1827-1840 Corner of Milk & Lime Streets, on the Milk Street side (w/E-3)

1840-1846 Casco Street (east side), opposite Prospect Street (wE-7, 9)

1846-1850 Corner of Milk & Lime Streets, on Milk Street side (w/E-3)

1850-1855 Lime (Market) Street side of engine house (E-8’s old quarters)

1827-1830 Hose Company

1830-1845 Hose Carriage No. 1 and “Hydraulion” Hose Company No. 1

1845-1855 Hose Company No. 1 and “City” Hose Company No. 1

A two-wheel, hand-drawn hose carriage was acquired by the Town, carrying 500 feet of hose.

February 16, 1827 – Maine Legislature approved an Act; “To authorize the Selectmen of Portland to appoint an additional amount of Enginemen and for other purposes, for the Engine “Deluge”, not to exceed 64 Men, the Engine “Hydraulion”, not to exceed 36 Men, and for the management of fire hose, a “Hose Company”, not to exceed 20 Men, and an “Axe” company, not to exceed 20 Men, and for management of fire hooks & ladders, another company, not to exceed 20 Men.” 

The Company quartered in a new large brick, two-story Engine House, located on the westerly side of Market/Lime Street, at the corner of Milk Street (northerly side), built in 1827.  Their “Room” was on the Milk Street side, shared with the Deluge Engine Company.

August 7, 1827 – Eastern Argus newspapers printed a list of Engine, Hose, and Axe Company members.

Hose Co. 1 was also referred to as, “Hyraulion Hose Company No. 1” because it ran with Hydraulion Engine Co. 8.  In later years it was referred to as “Hose Co. 1” and “City Hose Co. 1”.

August of 1829 – The Hose Company consented to have the partition in their “Apartment” (room) moved, to enlarge Deluge Engine Company’s room (Deluge w/new hose carriage hooked to engine).

August 1, 1831 – Deluge E-7 vacated Hose 1’s Room (relocated to a new Casco Street engine house).

1836 – The new Volunteer Engine Co. 3 moved in with Hose Co. 1 on Milk Street.

1840 – Hose Co. 1 relocated to the Casco Street engine house of E-7 and E-9 (H-2 moved to Milk St.).

1846 – Hose Co. 1 relocated back to their former Milk Street quarters (H-2 moved back to Casco St.)

1850 – Hose Co. 1 moved from the Milk Street side around to Lime Street, after E-8 vacated to L-1’s Congress Street firehouse.  Also, Hose Co. 2 quartered with Hose 1 until disbanding on July 7, 1851.

The 1855 Fire Department annual report stated; “The carriage has 550 feet of old, small-sized hose, which

Is not now used, and therefore the services of the Company are of no use to the Department.”

1855 – City Hose Company No. 1 disbanded.