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Parks or public grounds
500 00
Memorial day. . .
150 00
Sewers (maintenance)
500 00
Soldiers' relief
1,300 00
Interest .
19,500 00
Notes payable
5,000 00
Sinking funds .
11,300 00
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$178,300 47
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DETAILED STATEMENT.
CITY VALUATION FOR 1892.
Real estate. $6,873,300 00
Personal estate 2,187,000 00
Resident bank shares.
536,805 00
$9,597,105 00
Tax assessed on real estate . . $114,784 II
66 66 personal estate. 36,522 90
66 resident bank shares. 8,964 64
66
polls
7,654 00
$167,925 65
Appropriated for city expenses. . .. $178,300 47
Less income deducted by assessors. 30,000 00
$148,300 47
City appropriation State tax 8,190 00
County tax.
9,536 63
Overlay and re-assessments ... 1,898 55
$167,925 65
Number of polls 3,827 ; rate of taxation $16.70 per $1,000.
POPULATION.
1890, United States census. 13,962 1893, estimated .. 15,500
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
SALARIES OF CITY OFFICERS, 1892.
Mayor. $ 800 00
City clerk (no fees) .
1,600 00
City clerk, (for clerk hire)
100 00
City treasurer and collector
1,600 00
City treasurer and collector (for clerk hire)
100 00
City auditor.
400 00
City solicitor (in full for all services)
400 00
City physician
350 00
City messenger
900 00
City marshal.
1,000 00
Assistant city marshal . 900 00
Surveyor of highways (to furnish his own teanı)
1,200 00
Superintendent of schools. 1,000 00
Clerk of common council.
100 00
Clerk of overseers of the poor
900 00
Clerk of State aid committee
200 00
Superintendent of fire alarm.
175 00
Agent of board of health
200 00
Clerk of board of health.
50 00
Treasurer of sinking funds
50 00
Librarian of public library .
1,000 00
Assistant librarian of public library
300 00
Superintendent of reading room
375 00
Superintendent of almshouse . 400 00
Matron of almshouse
200 00
Drawtender of Newburyport bridge
600 00
Chief engineer of fire department ..
300 00
Four assistant engineers, each .
50 00
Clerk of board of engineers.
15 00
Foreman of companies, each . 35 00
Engineers of steamers, each.
175 00
Assistant engineers, each 35 00
Firemen. of steamers, each.
125 00
Hosemen and laddermen, each
25 00
Three assessors, each. 500 00
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DETAILED STATEMENT.
Four registrars, each.
75 00
Captain of night watch, 900 00
Patrolmen, per week. 15 75
Drivers of double teams, per week 12 00
Drivers of single teams, per week.
12 00
TABULAR STATEMENT OF CITY, COUNTY AND STATE TAXES,
Rate of Taxation per $1000, and Number of Polls, from 1851 to 1892, inclusive.
Year.
No. Polls. Real Estate.
Valuation of | Valuation of
Personal Est.
Total Valua- tion.
*Amount of City Tax.
Amount of State Tax.
Amount of County Tax.
Total Tax.
Taxation per $1000.
1851 2517 $2,596,400 $2,880, 200 $5,476,600 $ 33,597.98
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·
5,227.75
48,732.50
8.00
1853,2997
2,902, 100
2,931,500
5,833,600
40,232. 74 $ 2,787.00
5,227.76
48,257.59
7.50
1854.2770
3,302,500
3,483,000
6,785,500
41,434.50
2,787.00
7,432.00
51,653.50
7.00
1855 2977
3,449, 100
3,554,000
7,003,100
48,877.80
4,180.50
7,432.00
60,590.30
8.00
IS56 2972
3,453,500
3,762,700
7,216,200
50,931.70
5,574.00
9,290.00
65,795.70
8.50
1857 2705
3,424,200
3,603,600
7,027,800
49,656.70
8,361.00
9,290.00
67,307.80
9.00
1 858 2708
3,287, 100
3,529,300
6,816,400
48,582.63
3,344.00
7,560.21
59,486.84
8.00
1859 2529
3,212,700
3,630,000
6,842,700
58,741.88
2,790.00
8,505.24
70,037. 12
9.60
1860 2412
3,200,800
3,544,800
6,745,600
61,654.80
2,327.00
8,694.24
72,674.04
10.20
IS61 2430
3, 150,600
3,447,500
6,608, 100
60,521.79
2,346.00
9,369.85
72,237.74
10.40
1862 2462
3,056,000
3,163,450
6,219,450
62,648.67
14,076.00
7,808.29
84,532.96
12.80
IS63 2348
3,048,700
3,395,000
6,443,700
68,337.1I
18,768.00
7,808.29
94,913.40
14.00
1864 2528
3,268,700
3,425,000
6,693,700
72,193.84
18,768.00
7,805.96
98,767.80
14.00
1865 3000
3,349,200
4,032,800
7,382,000
90,336.05
36,660.00
8, 188.95
135,195.00
17.50
1866 3126
3,373,700
3,834,500
7,214,200
129,768.35
23,400.00
8.188.95
161,357.30
21.50
1867 2893
3,906,600
4,054, 100
7,960,700
116,173.30
39,000.00
9,826.70
165,000.00
20.00
I S68 3388
3,743,800
3,479,800
7,223,600
110, 160.78
15,600.00
9,417.30
135,195.08
17.80
1869 3242
3,858,000
3,569,700
7,427,700
119,502.67
19,500.00
8, 188.95
144,639.22
IS.60
1870 2907
4,018,701
3,682,545
7,701,246
127,431.72
19,500.00
9,826.70
156,758.42
19.60
18713218
4,057,500/ 3,034,257 7,091,757
104,051.74
19,500.00
9,826.70|
133,378.44
17.90
1852 2827
2, 764,800 2,796,700 5,561,600
43,504.74
$ 5,227.76 $ 38.825.34
$ 6.40
ANNUAL REPORTS.
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1872|3292
4,243,950|
3,068,700 7,31,2,650|
11,960.00
8,215.90| 143,330.55
18.70
1873 3190 4,515,400 1874 3208 4,763,700
3,057,140 3,120,407
7,572,540 7,884, 107 7,404,913 7,725,617
123, 154.65| 139,188.92 136,038.13
13,455.00 11,960.00 11,960.00 7,866.00 6,555.00
6,499.50 6,499.50 7,892.30
123,965.74
16.00
1878 3408
4,799,250 4,766,700
2,812,284 2,778,962 2,642,888
7,644,984 7,578,212 7,409,558 7,466,677
III,070.40 109,557.63
6,555 00
7,135.54
123, 248.17
15.60
1881|3456
4,849,050
2,686,406
7,535,456
123,809.80
6,555.00
7,135.54
1 36,499.84
17.20
1882 3343
5,002,550
2,415, 148
7,417,698
128,779.64
8,740.00
7,135.54
144,655.18
18.60
1883 3462
5,074,850
2,443,258
7,518, 108
119,580.59
7,080.00
9,442.86
136,103.45
17.20
1884 3467
5, 162,750
2,385,771
7,548,521
125,336.22
9,440.00
9,442.86
144,219.08
18.20
1885 3427
5,214,050
2,336,755
7,550,805
1 26,229.63
7,080.00
9,442.86
142,752.49
18.00
1 886 3380
5,267,350
2,319,988
7,587,338
122,220.32
6,855.00
8,919.62
137,994.94
17.30
1887 3801
5,730,400
2,344,337
8,074,737
122,440.33
10,282.50
8,919.62
141,642.45
16.60
1 888 3964
6,088,890
2,643,455
8,732,345
128,443.40
10,282.50
8,919.62
147,645.52
16.00
1 889 3985
6,449,865
2,846,370
9,296,235
127,663. 1I
9,120.00
8,771.16
140,554.27
14.80
1 890 3897
6,805, 197
2,931,573
9,736,770
135,147.01
7,980.00
8,771.16
151,898.17
14.80
1891 3923
6,874,200
2,888,458
9,762,658
145,719.36
6,840.00
9,536.63
162,095.99
15.80
1892 3827
6,873,300
. 2,723,805, 9,597, 105
150,199.02
8,190.00
9,536.63
167,925.65
16.70
"The Assessor's overlays are included in these amounts.
DETAILED STATEMENT.
160,859.82
20.40
19.00
1875 3383 4,904,075
3,140,838
139.443.45
8,215.90
159,619.35
19.00
1876 3356
4,788,450
2,937, 167
136,042.87
115,911.24 122,383.30
4,370.00
135,645.60
17.00
1879 3299
2,185.00
7,135.54
120,390.94
15.50
1 880 3384
4,815,800
2,650,877
150,408.38 18.60
1877 3223
4,832,700
8,215.90 8,215.90 156.214.03
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REPORT OF OVERSEERS OF POOR.
REPORT.
To the City Council of the City of Newburyport.
GENTLEMEN :- The overseers of the poor, to whom is com- mitted a general oversight and care of the poor in all of its de- partments, would respectfully submit their fourteenth annual re- port :
GENERAL STATEMENT.
The total cost of the poor department for the year ending November 30, 1892, has been $22,377.80, this includes the sum of $2,797.59 paid for coal and wood, $350 paid to city physician, $284.23 labor on grounds at the almshouse, and $247 concreting the roads around the almshouse.
The income received during the past year from various sources was $4 389.82, showing the actual amount expended by the overseers of the poor, for the year 1892, to have been $17,987.98 leaving a balance of $12.02 undrawn of the appropriation of $18.000. From the expenditure of $17,987.98, should be de- ducted the amount paid for improvements made at the almshouse, $531.23 leaving $17,456.75 as the actual cost of maintaining the poor having a settlement in Newburyport, which is $382.80 less than last year.
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
The following table will show the sources from which the income has been received :
For aid given to poor whose settlement is in Salem. ... $ 317 25 66 66 66 Malden .. . 51 00
66 Salisbury. 190 00 66
West
Newbury. 68 00
For aid given to poor whose settlement is in Cohassett. 53 25
Truro. ... 27 00
66 George-
town 118 00
For aid given to poor whose settlement is in Lowell. .. 67 75
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66 Fall River 84 00
Cambridge 18 00
66 66 Haver hill.
79 75
66 Amesbury 255 25
Board of insane and others, paid by friends. 1,504 64 State of Massachusetts, state poor. 381 12
Sale of hay.
221 25
Sale of potatoes.
30 00
Sale of empty barrels.
45 90
From L. W. Sargent, admr. Est. of Fanny Rogers 71 57
Appropriation . 18,000 00
$21,583 73
DETAILED STATEMENT.
There has been expended for the poor residing in the
Almshouse
$ 4,759 23
Salaries 2,765 60
Insane 5,333 41
Fuel paid by special orders 2,148 20
Poor residing in other towns, residence in Newbury-
port . 979 83
Amount carried forward. $15,986 27
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OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
Amount brought forward. $15,986 27 Out door relief to poor, residence here, settlement elsewhere .. 1,616 37
Out door relief to poor residing here, settlement here 3,437 84
Improvements at Almshouse 531 23
$21,571 71
Less income received . 3,583 73
$17,987 98
Less cost of improvements. 531 23
Net cost of support of the poor $17,456 75 Reduction since last year . 382 80
ALMSHOUSE.
The almshouse during the past year has been under the care of Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Nelson, one or more of the board of overseers visiting it every few days.
An average of 41 persons have resided in the Almshouse during the year at an average cost of $2.08 per week.
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
INSANE.
The cost to the city for the care of its insane, and of children in the School for Feeble Minded, has consumed $5,333.41, which is the largest sum ever paid in any year since we became a city, as will be seen by the following table :
1851 .. .. . $1.371 99
I865. .$1,820 30
I879 . $3,981 65
1852 . . · 1,293 48
I866
1,756 16
ISSO 2,280 63
1853.
557 77
I867.
1,625 94
ISS I . 3,02- 14
1854. ... 374 68
1 868
1,517 71
ISS2. . 2,496 78
1855. ... 414 90
1869 1,570 60
1883 .
2,464 24
1856. ..
SIO 83
IS70. .
1,784 35
ISS4 . 3,229 97
IS57
598 39
:871.
1,562 26
ISS5 3,245 86
1858. ..
437 85
IS72.
1,445 16
IS86 .
4,127 41
1859. 1 860.
1,165 86
IS73. IS74.
2,016 19
1888
4,375 29
IS6I . .
628 16
IS75.
2, 182
56
ISS9.
4,649 73
1862 . ....
1,113 20
IS76
2,230 89 1890
. . 5,000 00
IS63 . .
1,386 86
IS77.
2,258 16
IS91 .
5,298 So
I 864. . ...
1,388 68
IS78.
2,659 65 . 1892.
5,333 41
375 44
2,057
83
1887.
3,848 OI
There are now at Danvers Asylum 25 persons, at Westborough 2 persons, and at Worcester Asylum I, whose board is paid by the city.
OUTSIDE RELIEF.
Outside relief which last year was granted to 585 persons at a cost of $6,364.59, this year has been granted to 507 persons at a cost of $5,054.21 and are classed as follows : 410 having a settle- ment in Newburyport, 60 having a settlement in other places, 22 having no settlement in the State, 15 having been sent out of the city, making a total of 507 assisted in the city outside of the almshouse.
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OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
CITY PHYSICIAN'S REPORT.
To the Overseers of the Poor:
GENTLEMEN : I herewith submit the report of the city physi- cian for the year 1892.
I have made at the home of the patients 901 visits and have seen at my office 218, making a total of 1,119 patients seen during the year.
I have attended during the year 13 cases of scarlet fever and IO cases of diphtheria.
Visits.
Office Calls.
January .
95
33
February
70
33
March
62
22
April
48
23
May
76
22
June
I4I
5
July
109
IO
August
38
I7
September
71
16
October
45
I4
November
64
8
December
82
15
90I
218
I have attended 181 different patients which had 71 different diseases or injuries.
There have been seven (7) births including (1) at the alms- house-4 girls and 3 boys.
There has been 16 deaths including 5 at the almshouse as fol- lows : phthisis 4, inanition 3, epithelioma 2, old age 2, pneu- monitis I, apoplexy I, bronchitis I, scarlet fever I, ovarian tumor I.
I have made 4 examinations of applicants for the police force.
Respectfully submitted,
ERNEST HENRY NOYES,
City Physician.
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
PRODUCT OF CITY FARM.
'The products of the city farm during the past year were 50 tons of hay, 125 bushels of corn, 50 bushels of onions, 1,000 cabbages, 400 bushels of potatoes, ro bushels of dry beans, 50 bushels of turnips, 1/2 ton of squashes, 30 bushels of oats, 2 tons of oak straw; with green corn, string beans, tomatoes, carrots, and parsnips to supply the almshouse with all the vegetables they required. 988 pounds of butter has been made, and 3,280 pounds of hogs have been dressed. All the labor upon the farm has been performed by the inmates of the almshouse, under the direction of Mr. Lyman W. Lord, who has for many years had charge of the farm.
Respectfully submitted,
L. W. SARGENT, Overseers J. C. STEVENS, of
L. W. BROWN, -
the Poor
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OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
DEXTER AND ATWOOD FUNDS.
To his Honor the Mayor and the City Council :
GENTLEMEN : The board of overseers of the poor, to whom is intrusted the distribution of the income accruing from these funds, would respectfully report that the income from the Dexter fund for the year ending December 31, 1892, amounting to $90, has been divided among the three overseers, $30 to each.
The income from the Atwood fund, $293.50, has been divided in a similar manner, giving $97.50 to each overseer, and has been distributed according to the will of the donors, in the following manner :
In wards one and two the $30 of the Dexter fund, nothing remaining over from last year, has been distributed among 7 persons, in sums from $ I to $9 each, leaving nothing on hand of this fund at the close of the year.
In wards three and four the income from the Dexter fund $30, nothing remaining over from last year, has been distributed among 7 persons, in sums from $2 to $6 each, leaving nothing on hand at the close of the year.
In wards five and six the $30 received from the Dexter fund with 75c remaining on hand at the close of last year, has been distributed among 16 persons in sums from $1 to $4 each, leaving 75c of this fund at the close of the year.
ATWOOD FUND.
In wards one and two the income from the Atwood fund, $97.50, with $25.48 remaining on hand at the close of last year, $122.98 has been distributed among 25 persons in sums from $1 to $5 each, leaving $32.73 of this fund on hand at the close of the year.
In wards three and four the income from the Atwood fund, $97.50, with $49.52 remaining on hand at the close of last year, $147.02 has been distributed among 55 persons in sums from 50c to $5 each, leaving $16.22 of this fund on hand at the close of the year.
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
In wards five and six the income from the Atwood fund, $97.50, with $22.50 remaining on hand at the close of last year, $120 and with $6 received from the overseers of ward one, $126 has been distributed among 26 persons in sums from $1 to $5 each, leaving $54 of this fund on hand at the close of the year.
At the close of the year 1892 there remained in the hands of the overseers :
Ward one and two, Atwood fund $32 73
66 three and four, 16 22
five and six, 66
54 00
66 five and six, Dexter fund . 75
The individual names of those who have received a portion of these funds during the' past year are on file in the office of the overseers of the poor subject to inspection.
L. W. SARGENT, Overseers J. C. STEVENS, of
L. W. BROWN, the Poor
REPORT OF CHIEF ENGINEER.
REPORT.
To his Honor the Mayor and the City Council of the City of Newbury- port:
GENTLEMEN : I have the honor to present for your consider- ation (in accordance with the rules and regulations governing the department) my first annual report for the year ending Decem- ber 31, 1892, giving in detail the force and apparatus, a record of fires and alarms with the amount of insurance and loss, an ac- count of receipts and expenditures, and other information of interest to your Honorable Body.
I also wish to congratulate the citizens of Newburyport upon our small fire loss for the year, the largest losses being occasioned by the fires at the Plush Box Factory on Ferry wharf, Fisher & Watson on Pleasant street, Boston & Maine R. R. Depot, and the Y. M. C. A. Building on State street. Our freedom from large fires can be directly traced to the efficiency of the depart- ment, its readiness to respond promptly to all alarms and to the harmony existing among its members.
MANUAL FORCE.
The force of the department consists of a chief, assistant chief, five district chiefs, three steamer companies of seventeen men each, one hook and ladder company of fifteen men and three hose companies of ten men each making a total of one hundred and three including the drivers.
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
APPARATUS.
The apparatus in charge of the department is in good con- dition, with the exception of a little paint and varnish, which I have no doubt the committee on fire department will authorize being attended to at once. One new hose wagon has been purchased and placed in commission at the house of steamer three. The hook and ladder truck has been painted and a new set of hind wheels put on. The Pony Chemicals on the foot- boards of the hose wagons, two, seven and eight, have been changed to the top of the basket in the rear of the driver's seat, a change that was made imperative on account of their being in the way of the driver.
HOSE.
The amount of hose purchased this year, 2300 feet of New Surprise brand, brings the total amount in use to about 11,000 feet, 4,300 feet of which is practically new, the balance being from five to ten years old. I would recommend that the total amount be brought up to 12,000 feet, and a yearly purchase made to replace all condemned for the year. In this way the amount can be kept up to a proper working standard and the city can avoid the purchase of a large quantity at any one time, as has been the case the last two years.
HOUSES.
The houses of the department are in good condition with the exception of hose seven, which is located at a point in ward six, which in my opinion, is entirely inadequate for the proper pro- tection of property in that ward. A new house should be built for this company the present year, at a location midway between High and Merrimac streets, where they would be in a much better condition to cover all parts of ward six.
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CHIEF ENGINEER.
WATER SUPPLY.
The water supply remains practically the same as last year ; new wrenches for the hydrants have been supplied the depart- ment, and I would urge upon your Honorable Body the necessity of notifying the Water Co. that the fire department demand the exclusive use of the fire hydrants at the present time. They are used by anyone having occasion to use them, and they should be put under the charge of the chief of the fire department. Arrangements have been made to keep the hydrants free from snow in the winter season.
FIRE ALARM.
One of the most important features of the fire department is the fire alarm, as upon its correct working, we are dependent for the location of a fire. Two new boxes have been added during the year, 26 and 52, the former on steamer two's house and the latter at the corner of High and Olive streets; the working of the alarm has been more satisfactory the last six months than for some time previous, with the exception of the North End bell. I am happy to say that by a recent action of the city council, the trouble existing will be located and a contract made with the Gamewell Co., to remedy the same, as well as to give the whole system a thorough overhauling. Number of boxes in use 20. A new departure since the first of May is the testing of one of the boxes instead of the 12:30 stroke on Saturdays.
HALE FUND.
The total amount of this fund is $5,618.24 and is for the benefit of members injured in the discharge of their duties as firemen. Paid out during the year $74.75.
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
SICK BENEFIT ASSOCIATION.
This association, for the relief of sick firemen, was instituted in IS91 with a nucleus of $100, the proceeds of a benefit ball December 23, 1891. This was added to by the proceeds of a benefit ball December 16, 1892, to the amount of $245.84, mak- ing a total of $345.84.
RULES AND REGULATIONS.
Rules and regulations in regard to the running time of the de- partment have been materially changed for the better, only part of the department responding to the different boxes on the first alarm, more apparatus on the second alarm if needed, while a general alarm calls the entire department. In the day time three horses are kept within certain limits, so we are reasonably sure of the presence of one steamer and hose carriage at the early stage of a fire.
APPROPRIATION AND EXPENDITURES.
Appropriation. $10,200 00
Receipts. 5 44
$10,205 44
Expenditures
11,704 02
$ 1,498 58 Overdrawn
RECOMMENDATIONS.
I would make the following recommendations for the benefit of the department : steamers one, two and three should be con- nected with the boilers in the basements of their respective houses, by an automatic device keeping the water in the steamers
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CHIEF ENGINEER.
hot at all times, thus facilitating getting up steam ; this suggestion is prompted from the fact that owing to the low pressure in some localities of the water system, steamers have set at hydrants from 5 to 8 minutes before they could pass a sufficient supply of water. The old hook and ladder truck should be taken from the store- house and receive a coat of paint and general overhauling, as it is all we have to depend upon if anything happens to the one in commission. A new house should be built for hose seven, large enough for the accomodation of a steamer and hose wagon. I consider ward six poorer protected from fire than any other sec- tion of the city, owing to the low water pressure and the necces- sity of waiting for the arrival of the nearest steamer, number three, before a sufficient fire stream can be obtained; if the pres- ent water system is maintained the location of a third class steamer in the upper section of the city should be seriously thought of by your Honorable Body. A pair of horses should be purchased for the hook and ladder truck and if it can be legally done, the drivers of the apparatus should be made members of the fire department in order that they may receive benefits from the Hale fund, if injured in the discharge of their duties. I would also recommend the employment of a permanent man in the fire department at the central station, his duties to embrace superintendent of fire alarm, engineer of the steamer, wash hose and take all the care of the station, steam heating and all other duties pertaining to the building.
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LIST OF FIRES AND ALARMS FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1892.
January 16 .- Box 12, 9:15 p. m. Wooden building owned by Geo. Trumbull ; occupied by P. Bolman for laundry ; value $700 ; damage $58; insurance $500 ; paid $58 ; value of contents $700 ; damage $300 ; no insurance ; cause of fire, spontaneous combus- tion.
January 20 .- Box 27, 1 :09 a. m. Wooden building owned by R. Pettingell, occupied by M. Bollivant for dwelling ; value $3,500 ; damage $1,200; insurance $2,000; paid $1,200; value of contents $1,500 ; damage $600 ; no insurance ; cause of fire, defective flue.
January 22 .- Box 12, 3 :45 p. m. Wooden building owned by B. Stevens, occupied by B. Stevens for dwelling; value $1,600 ; damage $200 ; insurance $1,300 ; paid $200; value of contents $1,500 : damage none ; no insurance ; cause of fire, pipe in coat pocket.
January 22 .- House in Smiths court. Still alarm.
January 30 .- Wooden building owned by Mrs. Lyons; occu- pied as dwelling ; value $1,500 ; damage $6; insurance $1,000 ; paid $6; value of contents $600 ; damage none ; no insurance ; cause of fire, heater in building.
January 31 .- Box 27, 1 :50 p. m. Wooden building owned by M. Fitzgerald; occupied by M. Fitzgerald for dwelling; value $1,500 ; damage $100 ; value of contents $500 ; damage 50 cents ; no insurance ; cause of fire, defective flue.
February 18 .- Box 35, 11 :15 a. m. Brick building, owned by Russell Perkins ; occupied by Russell Perkins for box factory ; cause of fire, overheated stove.
February 18 .- Burpee's dental office. Still alarm.
February 19 .- Box 34, 10:30 p. m. Shaw's hall, Charter street. False alarm.
February 23 .- Box 64, 3:20 p. m. Wooden building owned by O. W. Greaton; occupied by O. W. Greaton for hennery ; value $150; damage $150; value of contents $50 ; damage $50; no insurance ; cause of fire, heater in building.
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March 1 .- Box 12, 4:10 p. m. Wooden building owned by M. Aubin ; occupied by M. Aubin for dwelling ; cause of fire, stove.
March 3 .- Box 41, 12 :50 p. m. Brick building owned by B. & M. R. R. Co. ; occupied by B. & M. R. R. Co. for passenger depot ; value $8,000 ; damage $8,000; insurance $4,000; paid $4,000 ; cause of fire, sparks from locomotive.
March 14 .- Box 34, 6 :45 p. m. Brick building owned by Y. M. C. A .; value $30,000; damage $2,678; insurance $30,000 paid $2,678 ; value of contents $4,400; damage $900; insurance $4,400 ; paid $900 ; cause of fire, unknown.
April 2 .- Box 63, 1 :50 p. m. Wooden building owned by Bayley Hat Co .; occupied by C. Mercey for Hat Shop; value $30,000 ; damage $300; insurance $20,000 ; paid $300; value of contents $1,000; damage $162.50; insurance $700; paid $162.50; cause of fire, steam pipe.
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