Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-03
Thanks to Fire Ladies' the
Losses Have Been Small.
Heaviest Loss atm. c. Paint Shop
Next Heaviest, in EIks' Block.
About the Usual Still Alarms and
Calls, Fifty for the Year.


terville for the year 1909 has been IA
very small one and the city has suf
fered little from serious CONGREGATIONS.
The still alarms and telephone calls
have been about as usual and during
the past year the firemen have re-
sponded to about 80 still alarms and
calls
The department has been called out
of the city twice during the year. The
first call came on Jan. / for the big
fire in Skowhegan, when the steamer,
Hose Co. No. l and crew of men We're
sent to fight the flames. The second
call came April from Norridgewock
and the same apparatus was taken to
that town.
The most serious fire in the city oc-
Cured on the evening of May %, when
the paint shop of the Maine Central
was destroyed at a loss of about $lS-
coo. This was fully covered with in
surance. as were nearly all the fires
of the year. The fire in the ElkS' build
ing on the morning of Jan. "a was a
blaze in which the department render
ed good work in saving property. Be-
sides the loss on the building, the Sen
tinel and bowling alleys suffered. The
Redington storehouse and the NJ. T.
Colby bakery fire We're about the only
others where the work was hard.
The following is the list of the bell
alarms during the past year:
Jan. 1.-Steamer call to Skowhegar
at midnight.
Jan. p p. NJ. Fire at building own
| ed by w. NJ. Lincoln, School street
llye., hill
| ing; loss SHOTS: insurance 1890.
March 1G-Dwellng house on Vigue
| avenue, owned by II. r. Mitchell.
March 22-Er;ck block on Main street
| owned by d. p. Foster and occupied
| by p. Baron; loss $2O9G67; insurance
| 1880
| April 9-Steamer call to Norridge-
wock.
April l2-Small blaze at shop of John
Fardy, Ash street.
| April 25-Box 81, needless alarm for
smoke in $50 Bridge street, owned by
| Lockwood Co.
| April 25-BoX SO, for chimney fire at
home of H. D. Bates. 102 Silver street;
damage $45; insurance $25
| May 12-Box %. NJ. G. r. r. paint
shop. Loss $4,000; insurance $4,000.
| May 15-Box 50, 11.30 A. NJ. Small
| fire at home of Edward Marshall, AZ
| Water street. Damage $50; insurance
| $780,
June S-BoX IS at 40 A. M. Chimney
| fire at home of Peter Gilbert, No.
| SherWin street.
June 2O-BoX SIS at II noon. Fire at
Redington storehouse, Charles street.
| Loss to Mr.. Redington and others hav-
| ing furniture in house, $4,000. All fully
| covered with insurance.
July 19-Box ST. at 1905 P. NJ. for fire
at store of William Levine, Main
street Loss fully covered with insur>
ance.
July 25-Box SO, at 1886 P. NJ. for
fire at house owned by f. ]. Arnold
on Redington street Loss s39207; in
surance $4,000
Aug. 9-Box IS, 2 A. NJ. Colby's
bakery and dwelling house of Chas.
Gullifer, Temple street. Loss $1,000; in
surance on building and contents,
$500
Sept 14-Box 81 4 . P. NJ. for fire
in barn owned by Fred Pooler at low
err end of Plains. Damaged to the
amount of $500. Insured for same.
Sept. 21--At p. NJ. small blaze at
home of Percy Fotter, Western ave-
nue..
Oct. 9--At 10 P. NJ. Small blaze at
home of Carl Huard. King street.
Nov AT 3.55 p NJ. Small fire at
Peoples Laundry on Main street.
Damage $50.
Nov. 15-Box SO, at 11.15 p. NJ. for
small fire on roof of G.. S. Floods coal
shed. Damage slight.
Dec. 6--Box 81 at 11.20 p. NJ. Slight
fire at store Of Gedeon Pitcher, lower
Main street No damage.
Dec 21-BoX as, at 1876 p, NJ. Store
and dwelling house on Ticonic street
owned by William Levine. Loss $1,000.
Dec. 24-Box So at $50 p. NJ smoke
in house of Edward Cote. Gray street.
Dec. 30-Box 50 at AS p. NJ slight
fire at house OF Mr.. Pooer, lower Main
street
on June II u fire broke out at the
A. w. Noone mill. formerly Chase
Wooden mill on Western avenue, but
the department was not called as the
blaze was fought by the employees. The
loss was $960.J4 to contents and the
insurance on contents was $3369.333