Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-03-20
FIRE DEPARrMENr.
ADstraet Of the CHIEF Engineers anp..,
Report
10 me Honorable Mayor and Board of
Al0erMen Of the Ctr of Aunuxta

Report
10 ne Honorable Mayor and Board of
aldermen of the CITY Of Augusta
Es-l have the honor Of herewith
submitting Tor your consideration nv animal
report Of the condition and Q neral eff; ,.ieocv
| OF the fire department during the 6scal 80,
ending March IL. 1855. You will also Hnd
IN connection full and correct list of 6-a.
ana alarms that have occurred during the
year. and to which, il may be proper 10 AID
ahe department has faithfully Responded
ne following is lis. Of the date. on which
the department has been called out in num-
oers-viz sixteen times As follows:
1884. March %. Alarm sounded AT q
O'Clock + ~, caused by the burning of tar
barrels and blowing Of steam whistle at RI.
ii. harvey shop On the election of Mayor.
march rs. Alarm at 1920 A. ", caused
py hot journal at machine shop at the dam
May 20. Alarm st 100 A. NJ. caused BY
bed being or fire in boarding house on
water street, occupied by Mrs Towla. Los.
15; no insurance Cause of fire cal.
from pipe
June z Alarm alta 90 p. NJ. Are discovered
IN wooden building belonging To the Edxard,
manufacturing Company on Water street
occupied by Colburn and Taught as a hay
store house: loss on building, 500; los, To
Colburn and Taught, $500; insurance. 5000
cause of fire unknown
June 30. Alarm at 1890 Fire discovered
IN Greeley's paper box factory, Waverly Hall
building, Winthrop street loss on building.
$500; insurance, $500; loss to Greeley, $500
Insurance, $500; building belongs TO the
heirs Of A. Staples; cause Of fire unknown
July IA. Alarm at ll.45 A. NJ Fire in
Chas. Diplock's house on Bridge street; loss,
tnau q
stove.
July 25. Alarm at ll.OO A. NJ Caused bv
the blowing Of a steam whistle at H. II. Har-
veY's shop on the nomination OF ST. John for
President of the United States; department
all out.
Nov. 5. Alarm at 7.30 p. NJ. Fire discoy-
cred in stable on Willow street belonging to
John Shaw loss, $1,000; insurance, Sl4O0;
cause of fire unknown
Nov. 7. Alarm at 4 Tsp NJ. False.
Dec. 2. Alarm at 1890 P. NJ. Fire discov.
| cred at the steam mill Of f. W. Whithhouse.
Bangor Street; loss to MIR. Whitehouse on
building and machinery, $500; insurance,
$780, loss to Mr.. Smiley on machinery and
| stock, $1,000; insurance. $3.50; loss to Jones
Bros. carpenters and builders, $500; insur
ance, $500; loss to d A Cony & Co., on
grain, $500; insurance, $500; cause of fire
! Dec. IA Still alarm AT 80 T. NJ. caused
by fire being discovered in n waste basket in
the rear If Gannett & Morse, fruit store
Fire extinguished b, police officers
| Dee. % Alarm at ll.l5, 7 NJ. Fire
discovered III the variety store of Mrs. Me.
kenzie, in the second story of the Eaton
block, west end of kennebec bridge Loss to
Mrs Mckenzie, 800; insurance, $500
Loss on BUILDING, $500; insurance, $500.
Loss to Devine & Coug'ln by water, $3.50 I;
insurance, $3.50 Cause OF fire, over heating
| of stove.
1885, Jan. 3 Still alarm at II p. NJ. Fire
discovered in u blacksmith shop, occupied by
}. A. Mitchell as carriage shop, on Bangor
street. Fire extilgushed by MIR. Charles Ii.
Ward. Damage slight. Cansed by Goals or
hot ashes.
Jan "A Alarm at 2 30 p. NJ. Fire in
dwelling house of Mr.. Lancaster, Court
street, occupied NV Mr.. Blackirrton a. a
| laundry. Loss, $40: nsurauc- $40. Cause,
chimney burnil Z out
Jan. %. Alarm at 10 80 A. NJ, chimney
burning out in capt Bianchard's house, cor
ner of Winthrop ami Sewall streets
Jan u. Alarm It II, z. VI. Fire dis
covered the - rae ,trk-shop Of Herrick
4 Vsrney, Darty ~ K, Water street Loss
TO S. s. Brook, 5000; insurance 5000.
| Loss to fierrick X NarnfN, S9uOO Insurance,
! $500 Loss to Baker & Yraton. $1,000
/ Insurance, 1000 Los, TO Devine 4 Cough
lin, by smok' and water, 1885
insurance. 1926. Damage to X. Eaton's
block. $50; insured, $50 c. Beale and Co
loss. $40; insurance, $40 Deacon Nason's
loss S.; insured for So. One tenement
occupied by family; they lost nearly all
of their furniture; loss about $500; no in
surance.
March u Alarm at 3 y. NJ Fire dis
covered on the roof OF Lancy block, Bridge
street; loss, $40; cause, chimney burning
out.
Amount of loss from March II, 1884, to
March 10, 1885, s27 Pas; insurance, S22,
| $50
entered upon the duties of chief engineer
with extreme reluctance. The position is
one of much responsibility, detail and care.
know this from long continued previous
service have been ably supported by off
GERS and men in the department, by the mem
bers of the city government, and by the
people of city. For all this am truly CRATE
full, and beg to return my sincere acknowl'
Judgements Respectfully submitted,
II. +. MORSE, Chief Engineer.
| Augusta, March IA, 1885.