Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1894-02-08

The annual report OF w. r.. Morse, chief
engineer of the fire department, will show
that there are six engine and hose compa-
hies and one hook and ladder company,
comprising 243 volunteer flremen in the de
partment. The city owns about 1000 feet
IF good hose and about 1000 feet of poor
hose. The department is in excellent condi-
ion, the companies all being well uniform
I'd, and all with good quarters excepting
The Boxers and Hooks.
Chief Morse recommends that fire alarm
boxes be placed at Scarf's Addition, the
corner of Battery and Main streets and on
colchester avenue near the hospital that
The Fletcher Library building be enlarged
80 that it could be used for the Boxers and
Hooks with meeting rooms on the first floor
and, if possible, tiremen's hall on the
third floor; that an alarm bell be placed in
Ward 1 AS it is impossible for hremen in
that section to hear the present alarm; that
the city in the future furnish uniforms for
hremen in need of them, because the citi-
zens object TO the frequent passing of sub
scriptiou papers for that purpose; that the
salary of the chief be raised to $500 and of
the assistant engineers to $50.
The free use of the city steets with the wires
of different corporations, will, in the opinion
portion of the city, prove a serious hind
drance to the prompt action of the firemen
and is regarded as a matter worthy of seri-
Gus consideration The burning of the
building occupied as Home for Destitute
Children and the factory of the Burling
ton Sign company, show the need of an i'm
mediate extension of the water service to
that section of the city. The chief SAYS that
the fire wardens have done very efficient work
the past year and he hopes that they will be
given more authority so that their work may
be more effective
The fire loss for the year was unusually
large, amounting to almost So, 600
Of this amount nearly one half went
up in the fire at the "Home.H The
combined loss at the Home" and at the
factory on the addition, where there was no
adequate supply of water. amounted to over
S62 600, or nearly two-thirds of the entire
amount. The fires and losses were as fol
lows:
January Is, box SO, Gay n Henderson S
coal Office on Pine street caused by over
heated stove, loss $4,000, insurance $500,
February 8, H. D. Segels house ON Wi
nooski avenue, caused by overheated stove,
loss $4,000, insurance 1920.
Feb. e, T. Themes house on Winooski
avenue, caused by sparks, loss 800, in
burance 800.
Feb. 10, f. y, Porter's block on Winoos-
ki avenue caused by overheated stove, loss
$4,000, insurance $4636.
Feb. 90, j. Kely's house on Battery
street, origin unknown, no loss.
Mar. A. s. Beach and others, store house
and barns rear of Church street. origin UNI
known. loss $4,000, insurance $3.50
panys shop on Main street, origin in the
fire room, loss $3.50, no insurance.
May /, Home for Destitute Children OF
Shelburne street. caused by oily rags, loss
S45, 600, insurance 1924, 800
June Z, H. Hickok & Co.'S box factory
on Pine street; origin unkno wn. loss 81 J.,
600, insurance $4,000.
June 20, Shepard & Morse Lumber com
pany's shaving room, on College street
origin in the fire room, loss and insurance
k2532.
July IS, NJ, F. Rosenberg's house on In
terval avenue, origin overheated stove, los,
and insurance, 1856.
July 10, F. Saltus' house and store OF
Winooski avenue, origin unknown; los,
$4,000, insurance S1119.
August q. Crystal Confectionery com
pany's factory on Main street, caused by
hot peanuts no loss
October 3, c. p. Smith store, occupied
by II. NJ. Wight, on College street, origin
unknown; loss $4,000, insurance S2169
October s, Spauding & kimballs docl
on Maple street, origin unknown; no loss
October 8, F. NJ. Sharpley's barn or
North avenue, origin unknown; loss 500
insurance S15.
October is. A. B. Anthony's house or
Allen street origin unknown, loss $50, IL,
insurance.
October 81. Burlington Sign company
factory on the Scarf addition, cause un
known, loss and insurance 81, .264.
November ], Joseph kmetz's house OF
crowley street, origin unknown, no loss.
December %, NJ. Garvey's load of ha,
Oh Champlain street, origin unknown, nc
loss.
December %, J. +. Burkes shop OF
Mechanics street. caused by an electric ligh
wire, no loss.
This makes II alarms, with a total loss o
S96, SOD. %, a total insurance Of 1854, 14S. B.
and net loss of So, 1906.