Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-04-27

M. for fire in publishing house Of Chas.
y. Nash. caused by can Of naphtha ex-
ploding; no damage.
March 10: Alarm from box 50 at 1926
A. M. False.
,. March Is: Still alarm Of fire at Bow
ditch & Webster's drug store, Water
street: damage. $29.2S.
The apparatus consists at present OF
one two-horse hose wagon, with capac-
ity of 1900 feet of hose. which il drawn
by the city team: and one single-horse
, hose wagon. with a capacity of 100 feet
of hose which is drawn by hired horse,
owned by l.. G. Haskell, and is kept at
the hose house on Cony street at a sal
airy OF $3.50 year; also, four two-wheeled
hose carts. with capacity of 500 feet of
hose each; and one hook and ladder truck
drawn by hand
There are In the department at present
5000 feet of cotton. rubber-lined hose;
5000 feet nearly new; 2250 feet fair, and
2750 feet poor
The force of the fire department under
the present organization consists Of rs
men, divided as follows: Chief and two
assistant engineers; three hose COM
panies of IL men each; two hose COM
panies of 10 men each; one hook and lad
the steam fire engine. Cushnoc No. /.
He repairs all the damaged hose.
There are two engine houses. One on
Bridge street and one on COny street; al
so. three hose houses. One at the cor
ner of Capitol and State streets, one on
Cushnoc Heights. one at Pettengilrs
Corner; one hook and ladder house on
Arsenal street in the building owned by
Lendall Titcomb and rented to the city
at a cost of $50 a year.
The following are the officers of the
fire department.: Chief engineer, c. W.
Kicker; assistant engineers, E. Pedder
and f. HI. Gay; foreman of Cushnoc No.
l. j. E. DensmOre: foreman of Atlantic
No 2, f. A. Shaw: foreman of Volun-
teer No. 3. c. Bickford; foreman of Pine
Tree No. 4. f. Norcross: foreman of Cap
itol No. 5. j. A. Buckley; foreman of
Hook and Ladder No. l. F. w. Chadwick;
and engineer of steamer Cushnoc No. /,
c. Churchill
BY the way of improvements for the
last year. there has been three new
alarm boxes added: Numbers So. 49, 81
There has been 500 feet of new hose pur-
chased. also 10 feet of new suction hose
for steamer Cushnoc: one dozen couplins.
several new jars for fire alarm. The
Cushnoc house has had new stills placed
under it. besides other small repairs to
other houses.
The chief engineer in the report makes
the following recommendations:
First, that there be new hook and
ladder truck purchased, as the present
one is of but little good, and it will cost
the city considerable expense to keep it
in repair.
Second, that something be done with
the Atlantic hose wagon, as it breaks
down at nearly every fire it responds to-
and as it costs more to keep it in repair
two years than a new wagon would cost
Third. that there be 500 feet of new hose
purchased.
Fourth, that there be two new alarm
boxes added.
Fifth. that there be some needed re-
pairs done on the Atlantic hose house in
the way of carpenter work.
Sixth. that there be some needed re-
pairs done on steam fire engine Cushnoc
The following is list of reservoirs,
their capacity and location:
No. Hogsheads.
l Filled up)
Cushnoc Heights. junction Northern
avenue and Washington street. ). 800
3 Spring street ..........................2 200
4 Bangor street Observation-Disclosures. 200
5 Cony street ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 200
6 Middle street OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 200
Z Middle street, junction Eastern av-
eHue ........-........... .30V
Court street ......................... 200
. SeWall street .........................2 200
10 Grammar SC -.oOlhOuSe yard. .... .125
IL Corner Elm and Bridge streets. .12J
IL water street .......................12 5
10 Corner of Gage and Green streets. 125
IA Augusta House yard (private). 80. .125
Is (Filled up) s
16 Schoolhouse yard, Cushnoc
Heights ........................12 5
IL Winthrop street Observation-Disclosures. 50
Is Bridge street, near North street. 800
10 Pettengill's Corner ...........15O
70 Crosby street ..........................a 300
p Sewall street. near Lincoln. 800