turret on the roof to conform with the laurel's tower. Four contractors submitted bids to construct the building. The Fire Committee awarded the contract to Jacob Seachrist & Son for $3,300. Work was expected to commence the following week. The first meeting of the Rex Hook & Ladder Company in their new home was held on Wednesday, February 24, 1892. Two double doors and a small entrance door opened into the apparatus room, 60 feet long and 19 feet wide. The walls and ceiling were of a block sanded finish, and were wainscoted on the first floor. At the rear, an arch traversing the width of the apparatus room leads to the horse stalls, with two stalls and the ability to add a third stall. The stables were 20 feet deep. On the second floor was the meeting room or parlor, 52 feet long, 19 feet wide and 19 feet high, the walls and ceiling finished in white. The room was prepared to have two sets of chandeliers installed. To the rear of the hall was the driver's room, a small room for the department's alarm battery, and a passage to the roof. On Memorial Day, Monday May 30, 1892, the Rex truck house was officially dedicated, along with the dedication of the Rex's new Hayes aerial ladder truck and the Laurel's new LaFrance steam fire engine. A parade was held upon the streets of York, followed by a demonstration of the Rex's new Hayes aerial ladder truck in the square, and a banquet later that evening in the Laurel engine house. The dedication ceremony, originally planned to take place in the morning prior to the parade, was postponed due to rain and conducted after the banquet that evening. Changes To The Buildings On May 17, 1883, during a regular meeting of the Laurel Fire Company, an order of $8.00 was granted to F. H. Heckert for the installation of a bathroom in the engine house. On August 5, 1884, during a regular meeting of the Laurel Fire Company, a motion is passed authorizing the installation of electric lights in the engine house. Lights were installed by 1886. In the fall of 1893, the facade of the Rex was altered to enlarge the bay door. The small entrance door was removed from the front of the building. In March and April 1895, carpenters remodeled the rear of the Laurel engine