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SCHOOL REPORT.
SEC. 21. Any minor convicted under a by-law made un- der section nineteen of this act of being an habitual truant, or of wandering about in the streets and public places of a city or town, having no lawful employment or business, not attending school and growing up in ignorance, or if persist- ently violating the rules and regulations of the public schools, shall be committed to any institution of instruction or suitable situation provided for the purpose, under the authority of said section or by-law, for a term not exceeding two years.
SEC. 22. Whoever, after notice from truant officer to refrain from so doing, offers a reward for services to any child, in consequence of which reward such child is induced unlawfully to absent himself from school, or whoever, after notice as aforesaid, in any manner entices or induces any child to truancy, or whoever knowingly employs or harbors any truant or unlawful absentee from school, shall forfeit not less than twenty nor more than fifty dollars to the use of the public schools of the city or town in which said of- fence occurs, to be recovered by complaint.
SEC. 23. Truant officers in cities and towns are hereby authorized, under the direction of the school committees of their respective cities and towns, to apprehend and take to school without warrant all truants found wandering about the streets or public places.
SEC. 25. The school committees of the several towns shall annually report to the secretary of the board of educa- tion whether their respective towns have made the provis- ions required by law relating to truants and absentees from school.
SEC. 26. Each town may, and every town containing five thousand or more inhabitants shall, make all needful provisions and arrangements concerning children under six-
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teen years of age who by reason of orphanage or of the neglect, crime, drunkenness or other vice of parents are suffered to grow up without salutary parental control and education, or in circumstances exposing them to lead idle and dissolute lives ; and may also make all such by-laws re- specting such children as shall be deemed most conducive to their welfare and to the good order of the town.
SEC. 27. The selectmen of towns containing five thou- sand or more inhabitants, and of other towns, accepting the provisions of sections twenty-five to twenty-eight, inclusive, , of this act, shall appoint suitable persons to make com- plaints of violations of by-laws adopted under the preced- ing section ; and the person so appointed, and the officers and duly appointed agents of the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to children, shall alone be author- ized to make such complaints and to carry into execution the judgments thereon ; and the persons so appointed shall alone be authorized to make complaints under the following section.
CHAPTER 203.
CONCERNING INJURY TO PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
SECTION 78. Whoever wilfully and maliciously or wan- tonly and without cause destroys, defaces, mars, or injures a schoolhouse, church, or other building erected or used for purposes of education or religious instruction, or for the general diffusion of knowledge, or an out-building, fence, well, or appurtenance of such schoolhouse, church, or other building, or furniture, apparatus or other property belonging to or connected with such schoolhouse, church or other building, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the jail not exceed- ing one year.
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SCHOOL REPORT.
SALARIES OF TEACHERS AND SUPERINTENDENT.
NAMES. SCHOOLS. SALARIES.
Alonzo G. Whitman, High, Principal,
$2,000 F. H. Small, Sub-master, 1,000
Howard D. Barrows,
6
Assistant,
1,000
A. A. Ballou, 800
Harriet C. Fairbanks, 66
1,000
Hattie G. Ricker, 66
650
Mary J. George,
66
650
Clara B. Mowry,
66
600
Lydia Mendum, Warren st., Prin., 8th Gr., 700
Alma J. Guptill, 7th “
550
Harriet Dowes,
6:
66
6th “
475
Lucy E. Shute,
5th “
66
550
Alice J. Coffin, Franklin st., Prin., 4th “ 500
Mary E. Tupper, 3d “
500
Hattie M. Field,
66
2d “
525
Jeanette A. Doane, " 66
Ist "
500
Susan D. Melcher, Green st., 4th and 3d Gr., 550
Minnie F. C. Snow, 2d and Ist “ 500
Ruth Knowles, old Franklin, 2d and Ist 475
Effie C. Sweetser, M. A., Livermore, Principal, 8th Gr.,
700
Lucy W. Bisbee,
7th “ 600
Lillie J. Davis, 66
6th " 550
Eva M. Crane, 66
5th " 550
Mary R. Clarke, Centre, Prin., 4th Gr., 550
Isabelle L. Atwood, 66
3d “ 550
Gertrude Stewart, 66 2d “ 425
Cecelia Coyle,
Ist “ 525
Mary I. Coggeshall, Upham Hill, Prin., 7th and 6th Gr., 600
Mary Young,
5th and 4th 500
Kate Landon, ' 66
66
3d and 2d " 475
Grace Rhodes,
66 66
Assistant, 320
Mary C. Flagg,
Ist Gr., 475
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Alice M. Swett, Grove st., Prin., 8th Gr.,
800
Helen J. Barrett.
7th “
600
Janet Young,
66 6th "
550
A. Louise McCormick, 66 66
5th
550
Della H. Crosby, 66
4th “
550
Nellie E. Dempsey,
66 66
3d
550
Florence Ellis, 66
66
2d 550
A. E. Tucker,
66
Ist
525
Annie G. Smith, D. W. Gooch school, Prin., 7th Gr.,
650
Alice H. Long,
6th
550
Etta J. Call,
66
5th
550
Louise White, 6
4th
500
Luey F. Dermot, 66
66
3d
550
Amelia Trowbridge,
66
2d
550
Annie H. Long,
66
Ist
66 425
Arline Merrill, 6
Ist 66
425
Caroline L. Hollis, Cottage st., 3d Gr.,
500
Emma A. Weeks, Converse Prin., 3d 4th, and 5th Gr.,
550
Mary E. Nye,
2d and Ist
550
Louise Frost, Ripley st.,
Ist, 2d, 3d and 4th " 550
Clara Bishop, Lynde st., Ist 66
525
SPECIAL TEACHERS.
Grant Drake, Music, 800
Willis S. Carter,.
Drawing, 750
Helen F. May, Physical Culture, 400
B. F. Robinson, Superintendent, 2,000
JANITORS.
Isaac C. Weeks, High and Mary A. Livermore, 720
John Thyng, Grove st., and D. W. Gooch, 800
Frank Bemis, Warren, Franklin and Old Franklin, 500
James Fohey,
Eri Upham,
Green st., Ctr., Lynde and Cottage st .. 494 Upham Hill, 200
Thomas Ray,
Converse, 100
Edward Molyneux, Ripley, 60
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SCHOOL REPORT.
SCHOOL STATISTICS.
SCHOOLS.
Maximum Number,
Jan. 1 to July 1, 1895.
Average Attendance
Jan. 1 to July 1, 1895.
Maximum Number,
Sept. 1 to Dec. 1, 1895.
Average Attendance
Sept. 1 to Dec. 31, '95.
Number of Pupils
Per cent. of attendance.
Mos.
Yrs.
High School, First class.
40
38.0
39
37.0
39
95.0
17
4
66
66
Second class
22
21.0
30
27.0
30
90.0
17
0
66
66
Third class.
75
64.0
74
62.0
65
95.0
17
4
66
66
Fourth class.
84
79.0
92
88.0
89
98.6
15
0
Totals
221
202
235
214
228
94.7
...
...
Eighth grade, Mary A. Livermore ....
50
43.0
51
48.0
52
94.0
14
4
66
Grove street ..
47
41.6
48
44.9
47
95.0
14
2
6.
66
Warren street.
30
25.9
34
29.2
29
93.6
14
5
Seventh grade, Mary A. Livermore ..
33
30.4
37
32.5
36
95.2
13
8
33
28.6
32
27.4
31
90.0
14
2
66
66
Warren street
37
29.9
39
33.8
37
93.0
13
7
66
66
D. W. Gooch.
35
29.8
37
32.3
36
93.3
13
10
Sixth grade, Mary A. Livermore.
66
66
Grove street :
43
39.5
50
43.6
48
92.9
12
4
66
66
Warren street
39
35.0
46
40.0
45
93.0
12
8
66
66
D. W. Gooch ..
42
37.1
43
39.4
42
93.0
12
2
Fifth grade, Mary A. Livermore
56
47.4
57
48.0
51
94.0
11
9
66
66
Grove street ..
55
43.9
58
47.0
50
92.0
10
4
66
66
Warren street
34
26.9
45
34.3
37
92.4
11
9
50
42.9
50
45.9
50
91.4
11
4
48
44.6
56
48.9
49
96.0
10
4
Fifth, Fourth and Third, Converse ...
25
22.8
34
32.1
34
96.2
9
66
66
D. W. Gooch.
52
46.6
58
46.7
45
94.1
10
6
66
66
Centre ..
29
26.7
45
41.3
47
95.0
10
3
66
66
Franklin street
40
33.7
46
36.4
42
93.7
10
5
5
Third grade, Grove street
42
32.5
40
34.0
37
91.3
9
2
66
D. W. Gooch
50
44.9
45
41.1
44
95.1
9
1
0
66
66
Franklin street
43
35.0
44
35.0
39
94.8
9
7
9
Third and Second grades, Upham Hill
46
34.8
72
· 61.0
75
84.0
9
7 7
66
66
D. W. Gooch
53
43 0
43
38.0
43
91.0
66
Centre ..
44
35.3
50
42.1
46
95.0
G
10
G
Second and First grades, D. W. Gooch
47
38.8
40
33.7
45
90.2
5
66
66
16
66
Converse ....
36
31.1
33
31.4
34
89.8
7
5
66
66
66
66 Green street
42
37.9
32
29.7
31
92.6
6
2
.6
66
Centre.
50
42.6
46
37.9
43
90.6
4
3
66
Upham Hill ..
67
62.3
44
35.7
35
89.5
5
9
66
Lynde street.
46
35.6
36
24.5
29
94.0
6
4
66
66 Franklin street.
44
33.0
50
40.9
35
88.8
G
4
Swain's Pond (Ripley school)
34
24.4
32
25.7
25
88.2
8
4
Totals.
2,051
1,726
2,159
1,860
2,021
92.6
...
5
First grade, Grove street.
54
40.3
44
33.3
41
90.1
7
66
D. W. Gooch
48
37.3
45
38.1
41
90.0
G
2
44
40.3
44
34.7
45
92.0
10
4
Fourth and Third grades, Green street
19
17.7
19
94.0
10
46
40.0
48
39.0
42
96.0
9
*Third grade, Cottage street.
.....
28
26.8
28
96.8
9
Second grade, Grove street.
38
35.0
52
48.4
53
95.2
8 7
10
66
Franklin street.
43
34.4
29
25.8
27
90.5
8 6
59
43.4
56
46.0
48
91.0
7
3
Fourth grade, Grove street.
33
29.5
40
35.6
38
93.4
13
5
43
39.0
46
42.0
42
91.0
12
5
Seventh and Sixth grades, Uphamn Hill
66
D. W. Goocli ..
Fifth and Fourth grades, Upham Hill.
66
Grove street.
January 1, 1896.
Average Age, Dec. 31, 1895.
* Overflow from D. W. Gooch School.
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Old Franklin
Centre ..
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
OF THE
MELROSE PUBLIC LIBRARY
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1895,
MELROSE : DUNTON & POTTER, PRINTERS, REPORTER OFFICE. 1896.
TWENTY-FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TRUSTEES OF THE MELROSE PUBLIC LIBRARY
FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1895.
The trustees of the public library respectfully present their twenty-fifth annual report :
In accordance with the vote of the town, the library re- moved from the Town Hall last spring and was closed March IO, reopening in its present quarters April II. The trustees feel very thankful for the liberal appropriation for fitting and furnishing, and believe the money has been well spent in making the rooms comfortable and attractive.
The library was moved to its new home without loss or damage, some inconvenience being occasioned of course by the interruption of its regular work. The library and read- ing room were both closed during the five weeks in which they have usually received their largest patronage, the loss in circulation not being confined, however, to this period. It took some time for the patrons to become acquainted with the new location and the books went out again very slowly. For favorable comparison of statistics, therefore, this would hardly be considered the banner year in the library's history. The interest is growing again, however, as shown by the figures in the last six months compared with the same period in 1894. As per annexed report of the librarian, it will be seen that the number of volumes
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now in the library is 11, 109, an increase by purchase of 480 and by gift of 13. The number of persons using the library is 2,697, an increase over last year of 581. The number of books issued in 1895 was 36,276, or about 5,000 less than in 1894.
In common with other public libraries the demand is largely for works of fiction, about seventy per cent. of our books being of this character. In this department great care is taken to select the best, in the hope that knowledge acquired in this way may stimulate the mind to something more substantial, for the trustees fully realize the fact, that the great underlying purpose of the public library is educa- tional. They believe that the library and the school should be inseparably connected and are especially desirous that teachers and pupils of the public schools and all other stu- dents, should avail themselves of its privileges. To further this end, they are always glad of the opportunity to furnish books for this class of readers when it is possible to do so.
The Boston public library is making renewed efforts to furnish students special privileges, and in our humble way we are glad to follow the example of so illustrious a leader. Since our last report that magnificent library building has been finished and opened to its owners, the public. How wide-spread and potent is its influence. It realizes in full measure what a library should be in its grand possi- bilities for education, for culture, and refinement. It is a great and lasting benefit to the community at large, of especial value to all students and a source of inspiration to all library workers.
Vour trustees have thought it advisable for various reasons to make a rule limiting the children's use of the reading room to the afternoon hours. They will be very welcome at that time and every effort will be made to make their stay pleasant and profitable.
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LIBRARY REPORT.
This rule does not, of course, apply to children when ac- companied by adults.
During the year there has been bought for the reading room "The Book of the Fair," in two volumes, being a fine illustrated souvenir of the World's Fair. Rand & NcNal- ly's "Atlas of the World," a very complete and desirable work, Frank Leslie's " Illustrated History of the Civil War," made up of newspaper cuts running through that period, "Earthly Footsteps of the Man of Galilee," an illustrated work showing many places made memorable in sacred his- tory and in the life of our Lord.
It will be seen by the statement of the catalogue fund, that this important work is now under way. A new card catalogue is being type written, froin which will be printed a finding list or some other form of catalogue. The trustees will endeavor to have this ready if possible during the com- ing year.
The Horatio Nelson Perkins fund has bought during the year : for the reading room, "Book of the Fair," 2 vols., by H. H. Bancroft, and for the library : "History of Deer- field," by George Sheldon. The William Emerson Barrett fund has been allowed to accumulate. The library has re- ceived from the William Bailey estate nearly all of his be- quest, which will amount with accrued interest to about $2,500. The income from this sum will be used for the pur- , chase of books.
The trustees endeavor to get books into circulation as soon as possible after publication, and in this respect we are glad to say, our library has the reputation of being among the first. We would remind our patrons at Melrose High- lands, and hereby notify all residents in that section, that the agency of the library is in the store of Miss Carrie L. Libby, 152 Franklin street.
We are very grateful to Miss Sarah Chever, of Melrose
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LIBRARY REPORT.
Highlands, for the gift of an old fashioned chair, which has been placed in the reading room. We would also thank all persons who during the past year have donated books or periodicals to the library or reading room.
The close of the present year rounds out a quarter cen- tury of our library's existence. It has grown and improved with the growth and improvement of our town. Many changes have taken place, none so radical, however, as the enforced change of location, made since our last annual re- port. The new quarters of the library, without doubt the best obtainable under the circumstances, and in some re- spects an improvement over the old, do not, and surely will not, with the rapid growth of our town, meet the require- ments of a first-class library such as Melrose ought to have.
As a measure of economy and from a business standpoint it would be better for the town to have a library building it can call its own, be it a soldiers' memorial or what you will. The lease of our present quarters expires in the spring of 1900.
We trust the town will wait no longer for the appearance of some munificent benefactor, but in the early dawn of an- other century will awake to the necessity of providing a per- manent home for its public library.
For the purchase of books and to pay the running ex- penses of the library the coming year, the trustees respect- fully ask for an appropriation of $1500 and the dog tax. For the rent of the library rooms, as per terms of the lease, an appropriation of $1000.
Respectfully submitted, GEORGE E. MUNROE, Secretary.
ELBRIDGE H. GOSS, MARY L. CHARLES,
CHARLES C. BARRY,
CHARLES A. PATCH,
RUBY F. FARWELL, GEO. E. MUNROE,
Trustees.
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LIBRARY REPORT.
STATEMENT OF THE HORATIO NELSON PERKINS FUND - JANUARY 1, 1895, TO JANUARY 1, 1896. CR.
By balance on hand January I, 1895, $547 80 By interest from Melrose Savings Bank, 20 80
DR.
$568 60
To paid E. B. Hall, books, . $30 00
To paid George Sheldon, books, 4 20
$34 20
Balance on hand, .
$534 40
STATEMENT OF THE WILLIAM EMERSON BARRETT FUND
JANUARY I, 1895, TO JANUARY 1, 1896. CR.
By balance on hand January 1, 1895; . $72 24
By interest from Melrose Savings Bank, 2 90
$75 14
DR.
Balance on hand, . $75 14
STATEMENT OF THE WILLIAM BAILEY FUND APRIL 8, 1895, TO JANUARY 1, 1896.
CR.
By amount rec'd. from Hannibal Forbes, execu-
tor, .
$2,400 00 ·
By interest,
60 00
$2,460 00
DR.
To amount loaned to town of Melrose,
treasurer's note, . $2,000 00
Balance on hand, · 460 00
$2,460 00
.
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LIBRARY REPORT.
CATALOGUE FUND. CR.
By balance on hand January I, 1895, $798 18
Fines collected by librarian in 1895, 76 93
From appropriation,
150 00
For desk and table sold, ,
30 00
Interest from Melrose Savings Bank,
34 37
$1,089 48
DR.
To amount paid Hammond Type
Writer Co.,
$101 00
To amount paid L. B. Wilder & Co., printing, . 15 10
$116 IO
Balance on hand,
$973 38
Respectfully submitted, CHARLES A. PATCH,
Treasurer.
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LIBRARY REPORT.
STATISTICS FOR 1895.
Number of volumes in the library Jan. 1, 1895, 10,616
purchased in 1895, · 480
donated in 1895, · I3
493
66 in the library Jan. 1, 1896, 11,109
Number of persons using the library Jan. 1, 1895, 2, 1 16
cards issued in 1895, . 595
relinquished in 1895, . . I4
581
Number of persons using the library Jan. 1, 1896, 2,697
volumes replaced in 1895, . I66
rebound in 1895, 465
magazines bound in 1895, . 46
Largest number of books issued in one day, 398
Smallest ،،
39
Largest
66 month,
3,89 1
Whole 66
1895, 36,276
sent to Highlands, 1,446
Reading Room.
Number of persons using the reading room in 1894, 19,313
66 66 1895, 18,46I
Largest number of visitors in one month,
2,060
Smallest 66
1,194
Largest 66 day, . I45
Books brought from library for use in reading room, 260
Books taken on teachers' card for school use, . 107
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LIBRARY REPORT.
PERIODICALS IN READING ROOM.
American Agriculturist.
American Architect and Building News.
Arena.
Around the World, Miss Mary L. Charles
Art Amateur.
Art Interchange.
Atlantic Monthly Magazine.
Century Monthly Magazine.
Chatauquan. Cosmopolitan Magazine.
Critic. Eclectic Magazine.
Engineering,
Mr. W. H. Wiley.
Forest and Stream. Forum Magazine. Gartenlaube.
Harper's Monthly Magazine.
Bazar.
Weekly. Round Table.
Kindergarten Magazine. Land of Sunshine, Le Francaise. Library Journal. Life.
F. A. Patten & Co.
Lippincott's Magazine. Littell's Living Age. London Illustrated News. Literary World. Munsey's Magazine. Nation.
LIBRARY REPORT. 209
North American Review.
New England Magazine.
Outing Monthly Magazine. Overland Magazine.
· Popular Science Monthly.
Popular Science News,
Miss Mary L. Charles.
Review of Reviews,
Mrs. Ruby F. Farwell.
Scientific American.
Scientific American Architect and Builder.
Scientific American Supplement.
Scribner's Monthly Magazine.
St. Nicholas Magazine, The Book-buyer. The Bookman.
PAPERS IN READING ROOM.
Charleston News and Courier.
Chicago Inter-Ocean.
Christian Register,
W. F. Conant.
Cincinnati Gazette. London Weekly Times.
Ladies' Home Journal.
Louisville Weekly Courier-Journal.
Melrose Journal, Melrose Reporter,
Charles H. Adams. Dunton & Potter.
National Tribune, G. A. R., New York Tribune, Weekly. Pilot. San Francisco Call. Springfield Republican, Weekly. Woman's Journal. Mrs. Mary A. Livermore. Youth's Companion.
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LIBRARY REPORT.
DONATIONS.
Books.
The Christian Ministry, Rev. John G. Taylor.
Report of Mass. Board of World's Fair Managers, . Geo. R. Jones
Old Representative Hall, .
Vanity Fair, . Mrs. A. E. Gates.
The Treasure Tower, Miss Virginia W. Johnson. Early History of Department Mass.
G. A. R., Ass't Adjutant Gen. H. O. Moore.
Animal's Rights, Mrs. Abby A. Judson. Black Beauty, . 66 Our Gold Mine at Hollyhurst,
The Strike at Shane's,
Suggestions to Hospital and Asylum Visitors, A Friend.
History of Emblem of the Codfish
in House of Representatives, State.
Acts and Resolves of Mass., 1895,
Pamphlets
Number of pamphlets in library, Jan. I, 1895, . . 1,657 Annual Report of the Brockton, Mass., Public Library, I
Brookline, I
66
6. Chelsea, 6
I
66
Cleveland, O.,
I
. ..
66
Clinton, Mass., 66
I
Concord,
I
66 6
Everett, 66
1
Holbrook,
I
Hopedale,
I
66 Leicester,
I
1 667
2II
LIBRARY REPORT.
Brought forward,
1667
Annual Report of the Malden, Mass., Public Library,
.
Manchester, N. H., I
Medford, Mass., 66
I
Newberry, Chicago,
I
66
66
66 Newton, Mass.,
I
Quincy,
I
Salem,
I
Somerville, "
I
66
66
Springfield,
66
I
66
66
Waltham,
I
.6
66
Warren,
I
16
Watertown, " 66
I
66
Winchester, "
66
I
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Woburn, 66
I
66
6 6
Worcester, 66
Fourth Annual Report of Trustees of Public
Reservations, .
Report of American Humane Association on Vivisection in Schools, . I
Annual Report of the Committee of the Indian Rights Association, I
. The Tuftonian, 12
Official Gazette of the U. S. Patent Office, . 52
Mass. Charitable Mechanic Asso. Centennial An- niversary,
I
1,75I
CARRIE M. WORTHEN,
Librarian.
I
I
I
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REPORT
OF THE
BOARD OF ENGINEERS
OF THE
MELROSE FIRE DEPARTMENT,
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1895,
MELROSE : DUNTON & POTTER, PRINTERS, REPORTER OFFICE. 1896. .
Report of Engineers of Fire Department.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
GENTLEMEN :- We herewith submit our annual report for the year ending December 31, 1895, giving in detail the force and apparatus, a record of fires and alarms which have occurred during the year, with losses and insurance of prop- erty, as near as could be ascertained, and other information relating to its efficiency, with necessary recommendations.
We also take pleasure in congratulating your honorable board and the citizens of Melrose on the continued small loss of property. Our present department has been prompt in its efficiency, and has continued its past record.
APPARATUS.
The apparatus of the department consists of one steam fire engine; one hook and ladder truck, carrying 228 feet of ladders; one supply wagon; two hose wagons, carrying 1000 feet of hose each; two four-wheel hose carriages, carrying 650 feet of hose each.
FIRE ALARMS.
During the past year there have been added three new boxes, located as follows : Box 36, corner Myrtle and Her- bert streets; box 56, corner Franklin street and West Hill avenue; box 68, corner Third street and Waverly avenue. The system as it now stands consists of three strikers, one gong, six tappers, twenty-eight boxes, one indicator and twenty-seven miles of wire.
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HOSE.
There is now in use in the department 6500 feet of hose.
HOUSES.
The number of houses in the department is five, as fol . lows: Central fire station, on Main street, occupied by a steamer and hose wagon; room under Masonic Hall, occupied by Hose 2; building on Franklin street, occupied by Hose 3; building on East Foster street; occupied by Hose 4; room in basement of Town Hall, occupied by Hook and Ladder Co. No. I.
HORSES.
The number of horses owned by the town is four. Three are located in the Central fire station, and one at the High- lands hose house. There are four call horses for hose 2, 4, and hook and ladder truck No. I.
HYDRANTS.
There are at present two hundred and twenty (220) hy- drants, eight (8) having been added during the past year.
IMPROVEMENTS.
There have been added to the department, one horse and permanent driver for hose 3, whose house has been remod- eled to accommodate the same, and a permanent driver for the hook and ladder truck.
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OFFICERS AND MEMBERS.
ENGINEERS. A. W. Lynde, Chief.
Albion W. Parker, Ist Asst. Samuel Lear, Clerk,
STEAMER CO. NO. I.
Captain, J. M. Holbrook. Lieutenant, J. W. Emerson. Clerk, W. C. Sargent. Hosemen. T. J. Hawkes, George E. Burnham, T. B. Stantial, C. F. Woodward, A. L. Upham, D. H. Woodward. C. N. Shute.
Engineman, J. H. Edwards. Stoker, C. F. Edwards.
Drivers.
Stephen Bartlett,
D. F. Stockwell.
HOSE CO. NO. 2.
Captain, J. R. Gibbons. Lieutenant, R. Gibbons, Jr.
Clerk, H. W. Simpson. Steward, C. B. Thompson.
Hosemen.
W. F. Phipps, W. M. Cotting,
C. F. Doherty, J. R. Hamlin.
HOSE CO. NO. 3.
Captain, Albert Walton. Lieutenant, Theron Porter. Clerk, Albert E. Day. Hosemen.
Frank E. Morton, John C. Black,
Heustis E. Adams, Joseph Hebblethwaitc. Driver, Leverett D. Newhall.
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HOSE CO., NO. 4.
Captain, A. J. Burnett,
Clerk, E. M. Russell,
Lieut., E. McKinnon, Steward, C. J. Chritchett, Hosemen.
Frank B. Johnson,
Wm. Carney,
James Armstrong,
George Russell, Frank W. Johnson, V. Vaughan,
HOOK AND LADDER CO., NO. I.
Captain, Joseph Edwards, Lieutenant, D. O. Parker, Clerk, Daniel E. Gibson, Laddermen. C. S. Gordon, F. H. Tyzzer, W. H. Stewart. W. E. Johnson,
W. A. Lynde,
Harry S. Robertson,
Harry Norton,
J. Tyzzer, William Armstrong, Dexter Wiswell, Andrew McDonald,
Driver, Robert Whidden.
LABOR PERFORMED ON THE HIGHWAYS BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
215 hours sprinkling streets at the Highlands. 22 days ploughing sidewalks, one horse and man. 150 days sprinkling streets, four horses and two men.
RECOMMENDATION.
We would recommend the appropriation of nine thou- sand three hundred ($9,300) for the ensuing year.
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