Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-03-21

Annual Report d CHIEF Engineer Morse.

10 the Honorable Mayor and Board of Al
dermen of the City of augusta:
GENTLEMEN: have the honor of herewith
submitting for your consideration nv annual
report of the condition and general efficiency
of the fire department, together with an in.
ventory of all property belonging to, and un.
der the jurisdiction of the department, and :
brief statement of the duties performed nv i,
during the fiscal year ending March 10. 1883.
J az appended. You will also find in connec
ton full and correct list of fires and alarms
that have occurred during the year. and to
which it may be proper to add the department,
has faithfully responded. The following is a
list of the dates on which the DEPARTING mt has
been called out in numbers, viz, six times
April 25, ls82-Alarm at 3. l5 P. NJ. Fire
discovered in S. s. Brooks dry house. above
the dam. Department all out, but was no,
needed. Cause of fire. over-heated furnace ;
damage slight.
June 27-Alarm of fire at 7.O5 A. NJ.
caused BY fire being discovered in the press
room of Journal Office. Fire extinguished by
water taken from the hydrant near the rail-
road crossing at the foot of Rines' Hill
| Cause of fire, wood piled against the boiler
Damage, S44 so; insured.
July 21-Telegram from Fairfield for help
at 10. Is p. NJ. Steamer Cushnoc was sent,
and did good service in saving large amount
of lumber.
Aug Telephone alarm at 7.45 p NJ,
from Gardiner for help. Atlantic No. was
sent and worked seven hours, and saved a
a large amount of property. Arrived home
at five o'clock. A. NJ, Aug. 8.
Aug. 8-Alarm at 2.30 o'clock, A. NJ,
caused by the burning of one-story wooden
house on Malta Hill, owned and occupied BY
William Wilson. Cause OF fire, incendiary !;
| damage, 5000; no insurance.
Aug. l6-Alarm by telephone from Halo
well at 400 A. NJ. for help. Cushnoc sent,
but was met at the State House by despatch
bearer with the information that the
| fire was under control. Steamer returned bcak
| to the house.
Aug. ls-Alarm at 1906 o'clock, A. NJ,
caused by ID. w. Pillsbury's grocery store
being on fire. Stock OF goods all consumed.
Pillsbury's damage, $500. The building
was owned by Mrs. g. w. Jones insured.
Damage on building, 81 500; insured. Cause
of fire unknown.
Aug. 22-Alarm at II Is o'clock. A. NJ,
caused by the burning of Getchell & Jew
ellis ice house, near Brtt's gully. Depart
ment all out but could not get to the river on
account of there not being any road that was
safe for steamer to be hauled over. Cause
| of fire. unknown. Loss, SO, 500 Insured,
81, 500.
Sept. ALARM at 10 o'clock. A. NJ,
caused by a telegram from Gardiner for
help. The CushnOc was sent by special
train; returned at o'clock.
Oct. alarm at IL 45 o'clock, A. NJ,
caused by waste paper being on fire at west
end of bridge. Department all out Fire
extinguished with a few buckets of water.
Oct. 14-Alarm at 3 30 o'clock caused by
repair men at work on the comp ,ny's electric
fire alarm wires. Department all out.
Oct. l9-Alarm at 900 o'clock p. NJ,
caused by a slight fire in Mrs. Elizabeth
Burter's kitchen oven, Court Street. Fire
extinguished BY a few buckets of water.
Cause of fire, defect in stove pipe. Depart
ment all out Damage slight
Dee. ALARM at ii 30 o'clock A. NJ,
caused by fire being discovered in William
Caldwells home on Hospital Street. Cause
of fire. chimney burning out Damage 1915
Covered by insurance.
Dec. 26-Alarm at ll.45 o'clock A. NJ,
caused by the dry house of J. p. Wyman &
Sons being on fire. Fire extinguished by
their own force pump. Cause of fire, defect
| in chimney. Department all out but was
not needed.
Jan. ., ISs3-Still alarm, caused by fire
being discovered under the kitchen floor of
f. y. Myrick's house on State street. Fire
exiting uished by Alex. McCausland the driver
of the fire department. Cause of fire, Chin
ney burning out. Damage slight
Jan. 9TH, 1sS3-Alarm at 5 o'clock p. NJ.
caused by a slight fire in the grocery store of
f. Gould on Water street. Cause Of fire,
kerosene lamp burst up, damage slight. De-
partment all out.
Jan l3th-Aarm at Il. 50 o'clock, caused
| by the burning out of chimney in house
belonging to Sturgs, Lambard & Co., Arsen-
al street. Department all out.
APPARATUS.
| The apparatus at the present time consists
OF two steam fire engines, viz, Cushnoc, No.
| |, built bv Amoskeag Co., Manchester. N.
H.; Atlantic, No. 2, built by Hill and Moor
| len of this city. Also one hand engine in
good repair, but not in use. Three hose car
| riages in good order.
nosE.
There is in this department four thousand
and forty (D40) feet Of cotton, rubber-lned
| hose in good order, which will stand a water
pressure of $50 pounds to the square inch.
| Force.
The force of the department consists of
thirty-three (33) men as follows: One chief
and one assistant; one steam fire engine COM
pany of seventeen 90 men, including engin-
| GERS driver. steward; one steam ire engine
company of fourteen (l4) men including en-
pineer, and steward and fireman the number
of horses in the department is two.
| RESERVOIRS.
| The reservoirs are in good condition. The
following is list of reservoirs, their location
and capacity: No. /. corner Bridge and
| Water streets. 500 hhds.; No. =. Cushnoc
| Heights. junction of Northern Avenue and
| Washington street, 800 hhds. No. 3, Spring
street (worthless), POO hhds /; No. 4, Bangor
street. 200 hhds. No ), Cony street. 200
hb,is. No. 6, Middle street, POO hhds.: No.
:. Middle street. junction of Eastern Avenue,
800 hhds No 8, Court street, 200 hhds :;
No. .. Sewall street, 200 hhds. No.
10. High schoolhouse yard, 125 hhds. :;
/ No. IL. corner Elm and Bridge streets, l2o
hhds. No. IL, Water street. near railroad
bridge, l25 hhds. No. ID, corner Gage and
Green streets, l25 hhds. No. IA, State street.
Augusta House. (private) l25 hhds. No. 10,
State House, (private) 200 hhds.; No. l6.
schoolhuuse. Cushnoc Heights. l25 hhds. ;
No. Il, Winthrop street, so hhds.
HYDRANTs.
All the hydrants are in good order. The one
near the railroad crossing at the foot of Rines'
Till has been replaced with new one. The
followin is a list with their size and loca-
ton No /. Water street near the railroad