The Somerset reporter., 1900-03-29
Total,


Total, 81 500
The cash on hand at the beginning of
the current year was $4,080.39; at the
end of the year, 81, 189 90.
The assessors call attention to the
number of needless fire alarms. 1t APP
pears that there have been several
alarms pulled in because of the burning
out of chimneys. Doubtless some ex-
cited individual has upon each of these
occasions, with the best of intentions,
rushed to the alarm box and given the
alarm on the spur of the moment, when,
If he had given even ordinary attention,
he would have observed there was no
necessity of calling out the department
and causing unnecessary expense. 1t is,
however, as we look at 1t, better to err
In this direction than in the other and
fail to ring in an alarm when the SER
vices Of the department were actually
necessary.
The engineers report the condition and
service of the Fire Department. There
has been no material change from last
year in apparatus, supplies, hose, and
distribution of apparatus.
The apparatus consists of a steamer, a
hook and ladder truck, containing 200
feet of ladders; there are also 80 feet of
spare ladders, stored over walk of Water
street bridge; three hose reels, two hose
wagons, one large hose supply wagon,
fourteen play pipes, two hose jackets
and a Gamewell fire alarm with eight
boxes, and two force pumps, which have
recently been repaired and put in good
order.
The corporation has $500 feet of cot
ton, rubber lined hose in good service
able condition, and 800 feet not so good.
There are $50 feet of hose at M. Mills
stable on Pine street; $50 feet on reel in
hose house on Jewett street; $50 feet at
Charles Young's on Mt. Pleasant avenue,
and the rest of the apparatus is located
at the Engine house. There have beer
about $3.50 feet of hose laid at fires and
trials during the past year.
Ten alarms were given during the
year, to which the department respond
ed. Because of the burning of one OF
the large oil cloth buildings of Charles
Bniley's Sons 4 Co., in which was stored
a large quantity of manufactured goods
the loss was unusually large, estimated
at $42,5lG
Skowhegan has excellent facilities fol
fighting fires, II vigorous fire department
consisting of a Chief, and two Assistant
Engineers, Steamer, Hook and Ladder
and Hose Company of fifteen men each
with an engineer and fireman Of
steamer, making total of fifty men il
department.
Following Is the warrant for corpora
| ton meeting:
The legal voters of the Skowhegar
Village Corporation are hereby notitec
and warned to meet at Coburn hall or
Monday the second day of April A. d
1900 at two O'Clock p. m. to act on the
following articles:
First To choose a moderator TO pre-
side at said meeting.
Second. To choose a clerk, assessors
treasurer and all such other officers a.
the act of incorporation and bylaws re
quire to be chosen at the annual meeting
Third. To see if the corporation will
vote to employ night watch and if 81
raise a sum of money for the same.
Fourth. To see if the corporation will
vote to employ day police to be dressed
In uniform and raise sum of money foI
the same.
Fifth. To see If the corporation viii
vote to buy safe and raise a sum OF
money for the same.
Sixth. To see if the corporation will
vote to light the streets the ensuing
year and raise sum Of money for the
same.
Seventh. To see if the corporation
will vote to raise the sum of one thous
and eighty ($l,080) dollars to pay one
Steamer Company, one Hook and Ladder
Company of fifteen O5) men each.
Eighth. To see il The corporation will
vote to raise sum of money TO defray
the expense of the fire department the
ensuing year.
Ninth. To see if the corporation viii
vote to maintain hvdrant near Charles
Belmore's on West Front street.
Tenth. To see If the corporation will
vote to raise the sum of two thousand
sixty ($2 ,060) dollars for hydrant rental
the ensuing year.
Eleventh. To see if the corporation
will vote to raise sum of money foI
corporation expenses the ensuing year
Twelfth. To see If the corporation
will vote to have a curlew law within
its limits and pass all votes respecting
the same.
Thirteenth. To act upon all and any
other business that may legally come
before this meeting.
Given under our hands this oath day
of March A. ID. 1900.
GEO. 5. WEBB, Assessors of the
l.. G. EMERY, Skowhegan
JOHN W. GAGE, Village Corporation.
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