Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-25
STATE HOUSE.
Firesin Maine During 1907
and Their Causes.
OF 2O09 Fires, Cause Of $50
Was Unknown.
Registration Of Autos Gaining as
Spring Season Advances.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and Council
Thursday, April 2, at 10 A. M.


The preliminary reporyt of the in
surance department, issued Tuesday,
shows that of the 20S9 fires in this
State during the past year. $50 were of
unknown origin. The total amount of
the damages of these fires Of unknown
origin was s1.211,2 55. Lightning was
responsible for 231 fires. entailing loss
of $1S,167; burning out of chimneys
caused II fires, with a total loss of
S14,573; defective chimneys and flues
caused 237 fires with a loss of $241,658
and sparks from chimneys and smoke
stacks were responsible for 20 fires, en-
failing a total loss of s2S,S63.
The causes Of other fires and the
losses are as follows Accidental, Is,
loss $8811; ashes, 10. S5l,S84; boiling
over a kittle of fat. 9, s444; boiling over
of kettle of tar, /, $3.50: bonfires, 4,
37349; brush ard grass fires. 10, s2S78;
carelessness, 90. $13.230; carelessness in
warming beds. 5. $187; caught around
kilns, /, SALES; caught from alcohol
lamp, Z, 1887; caught from boiler, 5,
s73,O96: caught from blower, /, $3.50;
caught from brooder lamp, I. s9201;
caught from candle, II. s50S; caught
forge. s. s3319; caught from furnace.
II, $1S,302: caught from gas jet and
lamp. 2, s2274; caught from gasoline
stoves. 3, $2136; caught from gas
stoves, :, s217; caught from heater, l,
so; caught from lamps, 52 s3625;
caught from motor, 3, 800; caught
from oil stoves, IS. s4302: caught from
oven, 2, $9633; caught from stoves. Al,
s5554; caught from stove tunnels, %,
$4,000; caught from torch, !, S725;
caught in a picker. l. $1,000: children
playing with fire and matches, 30, s13,-
O17; defective construction, q, SIO4;
electric wires, II. $54. 1888; explosion of
gas, j, $26; explosion of gasoline. O.,
S14S,934; explosion of lamps and Ian
terms. 80, ST. $50; explosion of oil stoves.
5, 1927; explosion of stoves, 3, Sl33;
fireworks and firearms. IL, S2S32; fumi-
eating. l. SIS; hot bearing friction)
II, $22,613; incendiary, 10, $S911;
matches, "a, s952S; mice and matches,
8. s32O6; overheated chimneys and tlues.
As. $40, l07; Overheated flatirons, B.
$2381: Overheated furnace, IA. s25,692;
Overheated steam pipes, 3. 1874; over
heated stoves, SO, 51,556; overturned
kettles of fat, 4. Ss4; overturned lamps
and lanterns, So. s636,661, including the
Old Orchard fire of Aug. IL. 1907;
plumbers lamp. 2, s16; set by boys, s.
$685.; shaking lime, 1. so: sparks (un-
classifiedD, AZ, $71,730; sparks from
chimneys and smoke stack, 20, $23.S63;
sparks from locomotives and engines,
%. s11,slS: sparks from matches. 40.
S12S9; sparks from stoves, q, S1134;
spontaneous combustion. %. S34,O3S;
thawing water pipes, II. sS4l3; tramps,
2, $4270.
Notice has been filed at the office of
the secretary of State which certifies
that at a special meeting of the stock
holders of the Hammond Boynton
Paint and Chemical Co. held at the
office of the corporation at Portland
March 90. it was voted that whereas
the present capital stock of the corpo-
ration being insufficient for the pur-
poses for which the corporation was
organized, the capital stock be increas-
ed from s40.0O0 to $4,000. the said in
crease being made by increasing the
preferred stock $4,000. divided into
400 shares of the par value of S25 each
The registration of automobiles at
picking up a little. and shows a gain of
seven registrations since the middle
of the month. with a total of 1861 since
the law went into effect. The number
of operators licenses which have been
issued since the middle of the month
is five and the total number issued Is
265S. BIT one motorcycle has been reg
istration this year. and the total mum
Der registered in Maine since the law
went into effect is not large. Applica-
tons for dealers licenses are also COM
ing in well this spring. six having al
ready been received The total number
of dealers in the State thus far is s..
1t is expected that the approach of
warm weather and settled going will
he followed by quite an increase in the
registration business of the office.
Prof f. F. Hitchings. the State ento-
mologist. and Hon. Leon S. Merrill.
State dairy instructor. will both de-
liver addresses at the semi -annua!
meeting of the State Board of Trade
at HallowelI Thursday afternoon. Prot.
Hitchings speaking on Maine
Threatened Moth Invasion" which the
Threatened Moth INVASION" while the
subject Of Mr.. Merrill's address will
be THE Livestock and Dairy Interests
of Maine
, The following corporations have filed