Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-07-17
New Hose for the Fire Department.

New Hose for the Fire Department..
BY order of the city council, the Chief En-
gineer OF the Augusta Fire Department, Mr..
II. L. Morse, has purchased new hose for the
use OF the department, as follows:
900 feet of Boyd's No. /, ak-tanned leath-
er hose; $l.S4 per foot.
800 feet of New England Rubber-l lin ed lin
en- hose; sl.53 per foot.
200 feet of Rubber bose, manufactured by
the Boston Rubber Hose and Betting Com
pany; S1.o5 per foot,
| The above prices include the couplings at
every length Of fifty feet, and may be consid-
cred reasonable, when the quality of hose Is
taken into consideration. We are satisfied
| that the Chief has made good trade for
the city. That the hose was greatly needed
| no one will attempt to deny. The leather
hose is held together by Boyd's paten. rivets.
The new hose will be kept as reserve ap-
paratus, to be used when the old hose gives
out. The city has now 4450 feet Of hose,
| one thousand feet of which is in excellent
condition. The strength of the new hose
was tested yesterday by the steamer. No
pressure that was brought could jar it a loop.
The linen hose is the first ever introduced in
to the department.
The next improvement in the department
we hope will be new hose carriage capable
of carrying 1000 feet of hose and two barrels
of coal for the steamers use.
Municipal Court.
John II. Chamberlain had slight disagree
ment with his wife yesterday, and was brought
before the court, charged With assault and bat
terry. He plead not guilty, but admitted that
he had done some biting, etc. The court or
dered him pay the sum Of seven dollars and
fifty three cents fine and costs. He had no
money and went to jail.
VIM. X. Card, who keeps public house at
Manchester Cross Roads, was before the
court for assault and battery on John H. Hill.
Hill says Card sold him liquor, and the n beat
him. Card paid fine and costs, amounting to
thirteen dollars.
lie was arragned upon charge OF single
sale of intoxicating liquor, to which he plead
not guilty. Adjudged guilty and fined thirty
dollars and cost Appealed to August term
Of Sup. Jud. Court, and recognized in the
sum of $500
National Home for Disabled Soldiers.
The board of managers of the National
Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers held
a meeting in Boston, Tuesday. The four
asylums in various parts of the country, in
which over four thousand disabled soldiers
are cared for, were reported to be in -four
shng condition. DIR. Wrigh. of the eastern
home was transferred to the southern, and
DIR. S. NJ. Wilson was appointed as acting
surgeon of the Togus Home. The chaplain
of the Augusta Home ia to be transferred
TO Milwaukee. and the chaplain OF the
Milwaukee Home to Togus. The resigna-
ton Of Surgeon Towle, formerly of Haver-
hill) of the Dayton Home was accepted and
Dr. McDermott of Ohio was appointed in his
place. The shoe mandatory at the Angus
ia Home, while it has afforded employment to
the inmates, has not paid expenses. The
board orderdered some changes, which it is
though, will remedy the difficulty. As the
present accommodations " ill prove INSULT
Glen. for the demands OF the coming winter,
il was ordered to increase the accommoda-
tons at Dayton. The board adjourned, to
hold its next meeting at the Central Home,
10 Dayton, Ohio. in September next.
improvement of the Water Power at
Waterville.
In letter to the Boston Daily Advertiser
a correspondent of that paper gives some in
teresting facts in reference 70 the improve
ment of the water power at Wateryille. The
available power upon the privilege there with
the twenty feet of head commanded, is, in
gross, $500 horse, or 200 spindles. Up
on it was erected, in 1867, stone and timber
dam, with wing extending down the river
and forming grand canal, both being of the
| most solid construction. The entire cost of
the dam and canal, with rsceways in the bed
of rocks of nearly the capacity required for
four mills of so, 600 spindles each, was but
SAC, 900. The cost of wheels and accessory
arrangements for using the power has been
800 per horse-p power additional, more than
twice the average, as numerous changes have
employed to economic all the power. 1t is
safe to say that the power at Wsterville can
be got ready for use, including excavations.
dam, canal, fumes, raceways, wheel pits and
wheels, for $50 per horse power, or $685.
| 600 for the entire fall. The power at Saco
and Biddeford cost $40 per horse pow
err. All the incidental features of the site,
the favorable shape of the banks, the solid
ledge foundations everywhere afforded with
| next to no blasting or excavation, the admira-
BILE disposition of the adjoining territory for
the growth of the town, the abundance of
construction material, granite, slate, brick
and timber, the wide spread fertility of the
surrounding country, the desirableness of the
town for residence, all conspire to insure sue
cess to manufacturing enterprises.
Indeed n bright future seems to be opening
up to Waterville. The new proprietors of
the water power have in view at the outset