Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-02-14
STATE HOUSE.
complete System of Fire Pro-
lection for the Capitol.
oupS' Stevens Has Boxes Put in
and Wires Insulated.
'"Fee New Corporations Flied Their Papers
With the Secretary OF State.

With the Secretary OF State.
superintendent of Public Buildings
H. y. Stevens, has established a system
VI IRE alarms for the protection of the
capital which is complete in every detail.
DUNES nave been placed all over the build
ing which communicate with rono ot
10 inches proportions to be placed in the
roe"hda OF the capital, opposite the main
entrance. This gong will produce yibra.
tons which can be heard all OYER rho
oulidlng, anu the number of the rings
VIII indicate the location of the fire. The
boxes are on the push-tho-b ton system.
ana are to be put up at convenient
places.
What Is to be done in case the gong
ringsf' is the natural question which
arises This has all been arranged for.
Inc workmen about the huilding Will he
| organized into an orderly and quick.
working fire brigade. Each man will
have his duty. and know Just what tc
do. The complete system of piping with
lines of hose placed ready for q moment'e
call will enable the men to do the most
eiiicent work in case of emergency. In
| addition TO this there will be some kind
OF chemical fire extinguisher at hand to
put an early death to any incipient blaze.
The water heads will be sufficiently
secured against meddlpg, which might
| easily cause Il disastrous overflow
The special alarm boxes will be placed
as follows; Three in the basement. un-
der the secretary of States office at the
northeast corner, at the foot of the stairs
and the third in the new building
basement, at the foot of the main stair
way; on the floor above, the second floor.
there will be one in the superintendent Of
buildings office on the third, in the entry
opposite the Executive department., and
in the vestibule of the Senate chamber
on the fourth floor, at the foot of the
stairs, leading to the left; and another at
the base of the dome. The number of
bells will be from to ) being for the
basement; . for the second foor, and so
on to the top.
However, the eff cient superintendent
of public buildings firmly believes in the
ounce of prevention, and has, accordingly,
determined upon IL careful method of
separating all wires which enter the build
ing. In insulated tubing. each and every
wire will be kept away from the other,
avoiding any possibility OF Il cause of fire
from the contact of one with another.
This has been made necessary because of
the great number of wires, which in
places are thickly located, for telephone,
telegraph and electric lighting purposes.
Every day at noon, the system will be
tested from every floor, to see that it is in
perfect order.
On the outside Of the building has been
placed private box, number 50, communi-
eating with the fire department. This
will call out the entire Augusta fire de-
partmcnt and is to be used only in case Of
fire at the State House.
Fire is an uncertain devourer, but If
system and care can thwart it, Supt.
Stevens proposes that it be thwarted.
The work is being done by John A.
Hamblen
The following new corporations filed
their papers ut the secretary of State IS
office, Thursday:
Kendall & Whitney, organized at Port
land fer the purpose of manufacturing
and doing business in agricultural nipple
ments with 800, 600 capital stock, of
which $50, is paid in. The officers
are: President and treasurer, Annie
Whitney OF Portland, Me.
The Nelson Manufacturing Co, or
panized at Portland, for the purpose OF
making and dealing in all kinds of TEN
porary binders, with $4,000 capital
stock, of which nothing is paid in. The
officers are: President, +. ii. Hovey OF
Newton. Mass. treasurer, Arthur S. Davis
of Melrose, Mass.
The Frontenac Oil Co, organized at
Portland, for the purpose of mining for
netroleum oil, and gas, and doing bust
ness in the same, with 81, 600, 900 capital
stock, of which nothing is paid in. The
officers are: President, Lyman M. Oar
ling of Pawtucket, Mass. treasurer,