Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-04-09

the Past Municip,I Year VI tracts Of
the Official Reports.
I,v authority of a vote of the City Council,
there has been prepared and will be issued this
week, the usual annual document containing the
Mayors Address and Reports of every depart
nent of the city government of the city of Au-
gusta together with the 2Sth ANNUAL report of the
City Auditor, for the municipal year ending Mar
9th, 1873. We published at the time OF its dehv-
cry, the Mayors Address, in full, and now pro-
pose to give comprehensive abstracts of the var-
department reports;
CHEF Engineers Report.
W. b Leighton Chief Engineer, reports that
the depntment has been called out for duty fifteen
times, as follows:
April H. Alarm sounded at u 20 p. NJ. Fire
discovered in small building at south end Wafer
street, owned by Samuel Titcomb. Loss trihing
April 20. False alarm 10 z. NJ.
June IL. Alarm at II IS A. NJ. Fire discov-
cred at the Mansion House. Loss, $4,000; in
surance, Sl5,00O-Manson House. Loss Al Sta
piles building, $780, insurance, $50. Loss, Chas.
Mclaughlin. Sl8S; insurance, SlSS.
June Is. False alarm 40 A. NJ. Cause OF
fire unknown.
July 4. Alarm at p. NJ. Fire in j. W.
Chapps fancy goods store. Loss. 81 600; nsur
ance, 81 200. Cause. explosion of fireworks.
July 2S. Alarm at A. NJ. Fire in dwelling
S2,l77; insurance, SILT. Cause, explosion of
kerosene lamp.
August 2. Alarm at 42O P. NJ. Fire in dwell
ing house Of ID. w. Vining, Bangor street. Loss,
$500; Insurance, s., 800. Cause unknown.
August 10. Alarm at p. NJ. Fire at John
Craig's ON Brook road Cause, struck by light
ming.
August %. Alarm at $40 p. NJ. Fire discov-
cred in Lewis Tbbetts' boot and shoe store. Ex-
tinguished without aid of fire department.
August 20. False alarm at 80 A. Nj.
Sept 2. Alarm at $50 A. NJ. Fire at J. y.
Parker house on Cushnoc heights. Loss 50
insured.
Nov 81. Alarm at 10 A. NJ. Fire in factory
boarding house. W alter street. Loss $50 insured.
Cause, sparks from stove.
Dec. IA. Alarm at l2.l5 A. NJ. Fire at the
house of G. X. Parks, Bangor street Loss, 81 900;
insurance. $500 Cause, nceudiarv.
Feb. 49, 1873. False alarm 8 p Al.
Amount of loss from March Is, 1877, to March
Is. 1873 S2S,59O; insurance, S22, 400.
The departmen nj has 4, $50 feet of hose, a. good
deal OF which, however, is worthless aud more is
needed. The force consists of 81 men. There
sre Il reservoirs, all of which are in good condi
ton, with the exception of the one on Spring
street. which Is worthless and that at corner of
Gage and Green streets, which leaks Thee are
eight hyd,ants, favorahly located, connected with
the water works, and six ladders There are two
HAND engines and one steamer. We notice in the
roll the names of several members who ave been
connected with the fire DEPARTMENT of Augusta for
the disba ndment of the two hand engine compsn-
les, and the purchase OF another steamer, at tue
probable saving to the city of $1,000 annually.
city Solicitors Report.
w. 2. Whitehouse. Esq, ty Solicitor reports
that AT the beginning of the year there were four
teen cases pe ndng against the city. In the case
Of Helen NJ. Smith, for injuries alleged 70 have
been rece we'd from defect In dewals. the trial
resulted in favor Of the cry. l.ucretia Paine sb-
tanned verdict against the city for $500. Carried
to law court. but finally settled. Allen AleNan-
der r. covered for tax paid under protest. The
actions Fannie Tuition against the city, and town
Of Winthrop, were abandoned nv the plsinlitt-
Dutton against the ci'v, ard Des inc against the
city, were settled. The of Bpni II. Cuehmsn
against the CITY for taxes is now pending in Frank
lin county. The cases Of Sylvester TO recover
rom the city damages for pei sonsl injuries, and
Bowler for injuries TO horse, pending in the
Supreme Judicial Court. The claim for the sup
port OF Calvin Pond, at Insane Hospital, has been
settled, and the city relieved of probable expense
of several hundred dollars.