Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-03-10
Local Matters.
Chief Engineer Ricker's Seventh An
nuaI Report.
Thirty five Alarms for Year With Loss Of Only
S5.748. Fully Insured.

| Chief Engineer Kicker of the fire de-
| partment has submitted his annual re-
| port 1t shows that during the past year
there were s. fires With this large num-
| her the damage was only $3.50 and
with the SS64S insurance there was a total
| Of loss of only 800. Among his recon-
mendation is that Of a new alarm box on
State street south of the State House.
The report is as follows:
TO the Honorable Mayor and City Coun-
ell of Augusta
Gentlemen: In compliance with your
rules and regulations | hereby submit to
you my seventh annual report as chief
engineer of the fire department. During
the year there has been 80 alarms of fire
March I. 1892 Alarm of fire from box
So, Sewall street. at 6.l5 7. NJ. Fire in sta
Bile owned and occupied by J. A. Norton.
Three horses burned to death. Cause OF
fire unknown. Damage S9il.50. Insured.
Marcn l.. Alarm Of ire from box 81
corner Bridge and State streets. at lie
by Geo. +. Macomber and occupied by A.
+. Wood and Fred Conner. Cause of fire
defective chimney. Damage to building.
$50 Insured. Damage to contents, $50.
Insured.
April l. Alarm of fire from box 81 at
2O5 f. NJ. Fire in dump on Capitol street.
April !. Alarm of fire from box 81 at
i55 Z. NJ Fire in Bridge street block
owned by Whitehouse and Libby and oc-
cupied by . ". Quinn, and G. W. Grant;
Cause Of fire supposed to be rats and
! matches. Damage $l75. Insured
April -. Alarm of fire from box > AT
owned by Edwards Mfg. Co. and occu-
pied by Peter Quincy. Cause Of fire lamp
tipped over. No damage.
April ~. Alarm Of fire from box 81 at
S.O5 7. NJ. Fire in stables at Augusta
Driving Park. Cause of fire supposed To
be the work of tramps. Damage 500. In
sured.
April -. Alarm Of fire from box IS at
g25 f. NJ. False. The parties who rang
in the alarm were caught and fined $-6.29
each.
May 1. Alarm of fire from box g at
Ills p. NJ. Cause of fire chimney burn
| ing out in house owned and occupied by
Mary Z. Getchell. Damage $3.50. In
May G. Alarm Of fire from box 81 at
200 p. NJ. Fire in gully back of Bridge
street caused by boys setting fire to dry
May Is Alarm Of fire from box g. at
81 I. NJ. Fire on Capitol street IN house
| owned and occupied by Sarah Waldron.
Damage to buildings, $500. Insured.
Damage to contents, $54S6. Insured;
May %. Alarm of fire from box 80 at
1910 +. NJ. Fire in house owned by Ed
wards Mfg. 90. and occupied by Edward
I.ibbertY. Cause of fire, stub OF cigar
| thrown into rubbish in shed. No damage.
June l. Still alarm. Fire outside of dis
trict in farm buildings owned by Joseph
Latino. Caused by lightning. Damage
June ii. stin alarm. Fire outside 81
district i'll farm buildings owned ana 0c-
GuPied by ~ a. N ~ "a s1r nuSeu oS
Inn Il Sill 4I3rr Fire oIItside of
district in farm hujidings owned ana oc-
cupied BY Frank White caused b. light
ming. Damage $>o. Insured
- % !, g. NJ Fire On SUNNI street in
house owned and occupied by Frederick
IAN i,amn%a S125G M huiI5inrs IN
,,rad Dar,a1,a II rnnttnts NAM insured
s'' IHSy AIlrm If fire rom box 4 al
Wned n.y. F W WeIcR and Tife ndccupied
,Ised ~ ~, tranractara bai%e tbrown INTO
bas r. d.ma a. '''''7
iiI lii. - 800, ~ fra,, NAV IL az
n Ere ~ tnurt street in house
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SIRED
july T. Still alarm Fire outside of
district in the farm buildings owned ana
occupied by Frank White Caused by
lightning Damage S6i Insured
July i5. Alarm II ire from box s. at
81 n Lirn ,n Eedar,I str.et IN
n"o ~ -, y" md nccnniad hv CbarIes
n9uSr o"neu ana oGGEnlTu oS da nGideS
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pcu y Fl n,nu'4t h ~ 70 An NJ
auScu ny c'li'iii'eS 'ui INNS 0"'
uiHidHt' ,, ,, 3 ,ra ..o,,, hos, 70
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AZ II !; NJ III ~ HdliHui l,, ~
Broom Handle Mig. GO. building owned
! hy smith y Morgan. II" suppoSru !"
naEe duIht ii9in p ,imoi i,,aJ n,nn
a q; 10 puiL'i ia Tns,rd
49, '' -, - nrn frnnI box - At
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PIE y Etcp hanu CL ''iIi t"o,S ~. II,
sparks from P"S>i"S 4o'oiiio'iNe' ->'
damage; ,, . a,,, f,,, t,o, :, -,
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DE sparks from Jorge sctliHS Hlc " ""'
rels. No damage.
oct. II. Alarm ot ire from DON = III
$40 A. NJ; Fire on Water street N tiptcl
North building owned by North mas
ana occupied by Locke * M'rrIiI- RI. ire
caught from range III kltGHehi DnliihS