The Somerset reporter., 1901-03-28
The Village Corporation.

hue tliihRe corporation.
The annual meeting of the Skowhegan
Village Corporation will be held on Mon
day next, April LIST, the warrant for the
same being found elsewhere in this issue.
From the annual report of the assessors
and engineers of the fire department.
just printed, we learn that the total
receipts from taxation of property in
corporation limits, including 81, 1879 90
on hand at the beginning of the year,
amounted to $l11740 90. The expendi
lures were $7,764 90, leaving a balance
of SO, 409.17.
The tax on property of the corporation
was S2.70 on a thousand and so cents
each on polls. The number of POLLS WAS
1,016.
The expenditures were:
For Lighting Streets, S2,1O3. 81
Night Watch, $4,000
IL nights extra on Streets, 100
Hydrant Rental, 2056 %
Fire Department, 2,4l7.s
Miscellaneous, 373.l2
Police Department, 247. 90
Total, S7.764. 81
The fire department consists of the
same number OF men as last year, total
of fifty men. 500 feet of hose was dis
pensed with on account of bad leaks
leaving the corporation with 1900 feel
of cotton, rubber lined hose in good
servicable condition. There are $50 fe,
at M. Mills stable on Pine ST.; 500 fee
on reel in Hose house on Jewett ST., anr
the rest of the apparatus is located al
the engine house.
Eighteen alarms have been given tn,
past year to which the department re
sponded. The burning of the saw mill
planning mill, Electric Light plant, II. S
Stewards building on night of April q
and the f. T, Goodrich fire, Thanks
giving night, made the reported fire los
for the past year $50, 633, double that o
last year which was considered an un
usually large one. The alarms were a
follows.
March IS. Alarm from box ~ at Ia
p. m. Chimney burned out at Josep
Pollard's house. No damage.
April "a Alarm from bell at 12.0
noon. S. W. Gould's barn burned
Damage reported $500.
April 26. Alarm from Electric Ligh
Station at lilo p. m. for Saw Mil
Electric Plant and II. S. Stewards builC
10
May .. Alarm from box 20 at l.5
p. M. Chimney burned out at Wn
Doran's. Damage reported 800.
May 10. Alarm from box AZ at AZ
4 p. m. Fire at VIM. Wildes house. N
damage.
May IL. Alarm from box IS at "a
p. m. Fire at S. Reynolds stable o
Maple st. No damage.
May u. Alarm from box AZ at l0.l
a. m. Fire on North ST., George Dulac'
house. Damage reported 500.
June I. Alarm from box "a at 2.3
p. m. Fire at the Foundry. Damag
reported $500.
June Z. Alarm from box 81 at 3.l5 p
m. Fire at Palmer Merrill's store
Damage reported 81 900.
June 10. Alarm from box % at 90
p W. 1uoiuhS DuRdn'S mouse. M
damage.
June %. Alarm from box SO at 11.3
a. m. Fire at Joseph Crucott's. Dam
age reported 800.
November 20, Alarm from box "a a
7.01 p. m. Fire at E. T. Goodrich
store, Water st. Damage reporte,
$l0,760.
1901. January 6. Alarm from boz
q at 1928 a. N. Fire at Paul Belonga'
house. Damage reported 5000.
January 6. Alarm from box "a a
3.45 p. m. Fire at A. H. Lang's market
Damage reported $l,39S.
January 10. Alarm from box "a a
4.27 a. m. Fire at John O Hanes'
Water ST. Damage reported $75.
February l6. Alarm from box "a a
8.2l a. m. Fire at Henry Wards house
No damage reported.
February %. Alarm from box "a a
l.55 p. m. Fire at Peter Lessons. Dam
age reported 500.
March IL. Alarm from box 81 at 2.2I
p. m. Fire at Lewis Weston's house
Damage reported $1,000.
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