Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-04-10
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The 2ia annual report Of Henry T
Nome As chief engineer Of the FIRE depart.
mept Of Augusta. ending March %, 1898,
~, been made and is nor in the hands Of
the printers.
By this report It is seen that the fire
alarms during the year occurred, 1892
March 22, rs. April !, 2, ., TO- II,
NJ. ~, 2s May ?, 8, II; June {, I,
I, two alarms, IS two alarns1, Is. %
Iu,y Is. Il, 10; August IL, 10. 20
sepxember 6. Is; Oct. II, 10, 10; Nov. 4;
lee. %, n, 20; Jan. -, rs; Feb 10, 70
March s, (t~o alarms, 10. In connection
With this summary the occurrence Of sew
e,.i fires in close proximity as regards time
!. very noticeable, fact Of some little in
,e,s.t though not the occasion for any ailu-
.,on ti,en.to in the report.
The Apparatus.
The apparatus at the present time con-
.,.. Of one hose wagon fitted to carry 1900
..et Of hose. one hose wagon with capacity
a.. 100 feet, four two wheeled hose carts
an rood condition with 500 feet Of second
m.lity cotton lined hose in fair condition,
one old Two wheeled hose cart that IS too
heavy 10. use in the department. The en-
g,neer recommends that it be sold for
something.
Of the hose the engineer says that there
!. in the department 900 feet of cotton
rubber lined hose of which 20o0 feet is IN
fa;r condition, 1900 feet that will do when
there !. light water pressure, 600 fee, new
hose tina, sas purchased last year.
Thi. small amount, the engineer says,
eripples the department badly. especially
w4en tbere has been so many fires the past
wear. lie thinks there should be not less
than 1900 feet which Just affords a charge
for each company. lie adds, The supply
Of hose is very short If there should be
such "A run Of fires as there was last
year at least 2O0u feet short.
would recommend that the city council
eopsiIcr the matter and act at once. No
Department can Eight fires successfully
ythont the proper tools to work with, The
civ Of Augusta has got as good fire de-
partmcnt at the present time as there is IN
the State Gentleman of the city govern
ment 10 not cripple your depart
men; by not furnishing the necessary
supplies for the firemen to work with.
Some time there might be fire where one
single Joint of hose would save thousands
Of dollars
The force at the present consists of 20
men, one chief, two assistants, two hose
companies of ten men each two hose
companies Of 9 men each, one hose COM
PAW Of eight men and one hook and ladder
company of 10.
The engineer says the engine house
over the bridge will have to be repaired
this season, probably at an outlay of Slbo.
He also recommends some other minor
repairs to hose towers etc. As the
alarm IL now situated it is impossible
for the Capital hose to get the alarm
when the wind blows. lie recon-
menI- that the bell on the Bridge
street engine house he placed on the Capt.
tai hose house with the proper attachment
to the system. He also recommends that
there he three more alarm boxes put in at
once, one at the top of Rines hill junction
Of Green and Grove streets, one at the
top Of Bridge hill junction of Bridge and
State streets and one on the East Side |
junction of Patterson and Pearl streets.
The engineer thinks there should be
about s2uo expended in fitting up the old
town house at the east end of the bridge |
for the hook and ladder truck giving the
company a suitable place in which to meet. |
The reservoirs are in good condition ex
crpt the one On the corner of Bangor and
Patterson streets which will have to be filled |
upor repaired for it is likely to cave in any
moment when heavy team is passing over.
Fire Losses.
Total loss by fire the past year as nearly |
As can he asccrtained is So, Sii.l4, on
which there was an insurance of S56,.i20.i
total loss over insurance, SG,i2i7o. There
has been addict to the department the past |
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