This Day in History: 1941-11-20
The Township Committee decided to ask for private bids for the new West Mahwah Fire House when they received word that the W.P.A. had postponed work on the project. The official reason given by the Government agency was that labor would not be available because of defense needs. The architect, Mr. Aycock, was instructed to have plans and specifications ready by the first of the year. The facility was to house the company’s fire truck and include a recreation room for West Mahwah children. They had been forced to leave Mahwah to find a place to meet. The attack on Pearl Harbor less than three weeks later halted work on the new fire house until after the war. (Bristow)