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Thomas H. West
$999 95
Joseph Belcher
1,000 00
Kate A. Riley
409 50
Ellen P. Henry
416 26
Kate E. Sheridan
399 00
Mary A. Molloy
380 00
Emma D. Stetson
373 50
Sara C. Belcher
361 88
Mary E. Wren
380 00
Kittie R. Molloy
361 00
Sara Jane McGaughey
361 00
Lucy W. Lewis
342 00
Rose Mary Brady
329 00
Clara A. Tolman
329 00
Hannah F. Hoye
335 00
$6,777 59
Special Instruction in Music.
Prof. M. W. Meisner,
$297 50
$7,075 09
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Fuel for Schools.
Paid Eleanor Holbrook, shavings. etc.
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Daniel Leahy, wood and labor 13 75
Morton Holbrook, labor . 5 00
Daniel B. White, coal
204 06
Benjie Stetson, labor 1 50
J. T. Leahy, wood
10 00
Thomas Patten, labor 4 50
Edwin M. Mann, wood
12 00
James Barry, labor
2 00
$253 41
Care of Rooms.
Paid Caleb Stetson, 1889 $20 00
Eleanor Holbrook, labor
10 00
M. V. B. Howard .
10 00
Margaret Reilly
25 04
Margaret Reilly
31 30
M. V. B. Howard
10 00
Margaret Reilly
25 04
Rose Stetson
5 00
M. V. B. Howard .
13 33
Margaret Reilly
5 00
Martin Howard, cleaning
16 65
Annie O'Halloran
15 00
Mrs. James Reilly
15 00
Rose Stetson
5 00
Margaret Reilly, care and lighting
25 44
M. V. B. Howard
11 00
Margaret Reilly, care and lighting 32 05
M. V. B. Howard
11 00
Eleanor Holbrook
16 05
Michael Sheridan
18 75
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Paid M. V. B. Howard . $11 33
Rose Stetson 5 30
Michael Sheridan . 19 95
M. V. B. Howard
10 00
M. V. B. Howard .
10 00
Michael Sheridan
33 75
M. V. B. Howard . 14 00
Rose Stetson
10 00
Michael Sheridan .
32 10
, M. V. B. Howard 10 00
Caleb Stevens, care and labor 25 00
James Barry 25 00
Colin Boyd, care of room
6 00
$522 08
Miscellaneous and Incidental Expenses.
Paid Caleb Stevens, labor $2 00
Geo. W. Pollock, chairs, screens, aud curtains 41 75
E. A. Perry, labor on steps, fence, and schools . 48 25
Thomas H. West, shelf and deodorizer . 1 45
Ellen P. Henry, extra labor, drawing 20 00
John B. Wren, purchasing agent . 15 00
David J. Foley, labor 2 00
Charles Prescott & Co., supplies 5 94
Thomas Dolan, census of children 20 00
Geo. B. Dench, labor at several schools . 15 00
C. H. Cole, labor at N. G. yard. 6 75
James E. Nash, labor on clocks 3.45
Sorianna M. Jones, labor . 2 00
Thomas Dolan, express to Boston, postage, and cash paid . 13 75
Dennis Fox, labor 6 00
Charles A. Wales, labor and supplies, 37 09
Colin Boyd, hall for lecture, . 6 00
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Paid N. H. Tirrell, painting steps, $4 00
Wm. G. Tirrell, painting lines on blackboard. 2 00
H. M. White & Co., oil and bracket, 1 39
Mary Wren, for school, 25
M. M. Alden, stock for steps and fence. 18 23
Daniel H. Huxford, printing, etc., 13 75
Chas. H. Belcher, supplies, etc .. 34 62
Lavinia Hayes, use of well, 3 00
Frank J. Donahoe, truant officer, 20 00
M. V. B. Howard, truant officer, .
15 00
A. J. Gove, bill for express, etc., 29 89
M. W. Misener, 72 and 1.25, 1 97
$393 08
SCHOOL SUPPLIES.
For Stetson High School.
Paid Lee and Shepard, $3 20
Silver, Burdett, & Co., 3 20
Thomas Hall, 6 80
Ginn & Co., college text-books, . . 12 42
Ginn & Co., Lockwood's Lessons in English, 3 73
Effingham, Maynard & Co., 9 75
J. L. Hammett, 4 20
Boston School Supply Co ..
1 60
Prang Educational Co., .
10 08
King and Merrill, 3 20
American Book Co., 6 60
Lee and Shepard, 1 20
Warren P. Adams, 1 05
Harrison Hume, 4 96
Thomas Hall, 5 80
$77 85
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For Common Schools.
Paid George S. Perry, $44 49
Van Antw rp, Bragg & Co .. 2 40
Boston School Supply Co., 74 20
Van Antwerp, Bragg, & Co., . 138 00
John B. Wren, cash paid,
12 86
Houghton, Mifflin & Co ..
1 28
Silver, Burdett & Co.,
47 73
New England Publishing Co.,
1 00
Boston School Supply Co.,
123 15
J. B. Lippincott Co.,
5 84
Sara J. McGaughey,
4 00
Dame, Stoddard & Kendall.
22 95
Joseph Belcher,
5 80
Prang Educational Co ..
79 96
George S. Perry, .
52 66
Boston School Supply Co.,
58 45
Boston School Supply Co.,
108 19
Boston School Supply Co ..
71 19
George S. Perry, .
17 20
Silver, Burdett & Co.,
25 20
Thompson, Odell & Co.,
2 75
Edward E. Babb,
18 32
$917 59
Recapitulation.
Paid for teaching, . $7,075 09
Miscellaneous and school supplies, 1,377 67
Fuel,
253 41
Care of rooms,
522 08
$9.238 25
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Funds Applicable to Schools.
Town appropriation,
$8,880 32
Dog tax,
553 75
State school fund,
185 63
Coddington Fund,
80 00
Sale of shingles,
16 00
Overdrawn,
7 34
$9,723 04
Cost of schools,
9,228 25
$494 79
All of which is respectfully submitted, T. T. CUSHMAN, THOMAS DOLAN, ASA P. FRENCH,
School Commiteee. ·
RANDOLPH, March, 1891.
STETSON SCHOOL FUND.
The trustees of the Stetson School Fund respectfully sub- mit to the inhabitants of Randolph their annual report. The funds of the school remain as last year.
10 shares Hide and Leather National Bank (par), $1,000 00
10 shares Eliot National Bank (par), 1,000 00
10 shares Webster National Bank (par), 1,000 00
10 shares Shoe and Leather National Bank (par), 1,000 00
10 shares Exchange National Bank (par), 1,000 00
10 shares Boylston National Bank (par), 1,000 00
10 shares Tremont National Bank (par), 1,000 00
10 shares Old Boston National Bank (par),
1,000 00
13 shares Shawmut National Bank (par),
1,300 00
13 shares Randolph National Bank (par),
.
1,300 00
The Turner Fund, consisting of one City of Minneapolis Bond of $1,000, the income of which is to be used for the procuring of medals for the most meritorious of the pupils in school, remains the same.
At the close of the school year of 1889 and 1890 the graduating exercises were held in Stetson Hall on Friday, June 27, 1890. Diplomas were presented to the graduating class by the chairman of the board.
FOUR YEAR'S COURSE.
Latin. English.
Lucretia Christine Breitling, Alice Wales Baker,
Mary Elizabeth Martin,
Jennie Louise Tracy.
Edith Florence Whalin,
Ernest Nelson Bullock,
Henry Edmund Cottle.
TWO YEAR'S COURSE.
Emma Lavinia Dooley,
Nellie Josephine McMahon, Charles Edward Clark,
Carrie May Leavitt, Josephine Lydia Martin,
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The Turner medals were awarded to the valedictorian, Ernest Nelson Bullock, and the salutatorian, Edith Florence Whalin.
At the close of the school year Miss Mary R. Fitch resigned her position as assistant of the Stetson High School, and Miss Isabel M. Breed, A.B., a graduate of Boston University, was elected to fill the vacancy.
The present school year commenced September 2, 1890, with Hugh J. Malloy, A.M., as principal, and Mary L. Knowl- ton, A.B., and Isabel M. Breed, A.B., as assistants, with eighty-five pupils.
The trustees feel confident in saying that the high standard of the school has been sustained by the untiring industry of the teachers.
The trustees do not intend in this brief report to single out for exclusive comment any one branch of the studies pursued in the High School, for they are satisfied from personal and repeated observation that all are taught faithfully and profit- ably. Yet they desire to express their appreciation of the especially judicious and painstaking manner in which instruc tion of the languages is imparted by the teachers, and the intelligent progress which the pupils, so far as they are pur- suing it, are making in one branch or another of this subject. While it is out of the scope of the course of such a school to do more than to lay a foundation, we are convinced that the study of Latin, German, and French, so well begun as it is here, at present, will, in many cases, be continued after graduation ; and even where it is not, cannot fail to have a beneficial, per- manent effect upon the intellectual development of the pupil.
It has been a matter of some thought and discussion on the part of the trustees and teachers as to whether German should be retained as a required study (in which list it has recently stood), or French should be substituted in its place. It was finally determined to make the French required, and to leave the German optional, for the reason that French is
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still, of the two, the more commonly read and spoken, at least in this section of the United States ; and, also, because it can be more advantageously taught side by side with Latin. This conclusion was, however, arrived at with some regret, more particularly because of the able manner in which Ger- inan has been taught by the present instructress.
The rooms occupied by the school were inspected by the Massachusetts District Police, who ordered certain improve- ments to be made, involving an expense of one thousand three hundred dollars ($1,300), which sum was raised and appropriated by the voters of the town.
The work has been completed whereby the heating and ventilating of the rooms are satisfactory, and in the coldest days the rooms can be made much more comfortable than by the former system of heating with stoves. Much more heat is given off by the furnaces than is needed in the lower rooms occupied by the school. Such extra heat could and should be utilized by the town in heating the Stetson Hall, which can be done at a small expense. Mr. Coon of the District Police estimates the cost at two hundred dollars.
In order to maintain the school in its present condition, and make such repairs as will be necessary, the trustees ask the voters of the town to raise and appropriate the following amount :
For school purposes, and the tax which the school
has heretofore had on the bank tax, $2,200 00
For heating Stetson Hall, 200 00
For painting the outside of school building, 300 00
$2,700 00
Respectfully submitted,
T. T. CUSHMAN, JOHN B. WREN, ASA P. FRENCH,
Trust( es.
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Dr.
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IN ACCOUNT
1890.
$0.90
April 3. To dividends Eliot National Bank
$30 00
Webster Hide and Leather National Bank
30 00
· Shoe and Leather ,. ,,
25 00
Exchange
30 00
Boylston
30 00
Tremont
,.
20 00
Shawmut
=
39 00
Randolph
65 00
April 28. Town appropriation (in part)
Oct. 1. To Dividends Eliot National Bank
30 00
Webster
20 00
Hide and Leather National Bank
30 00
Shoe and Leather
20 00
Exchange
:
30 00
Tremont
25 00
Old Boston
11
-
30 00
Shawmut
39 00
Randolph
65 00
319 00
Oct.
21. Town appropriation (balance of) Amount received from rental of hall
124 00
March 12. Tax on Bank Stock refunded by Town,
188 64
$2,946 54
C. G. HATHAWAY,
secretary.
The undersigned, Selectmen of the town of Randolph, have made an examina- tion of the accounts of the Trustees of the Stetson School Fund. as represented. and find them correct.
The investments remain in the bank stock reported by the Trustees, same as last year, the par value of which is $10,600; the certificates remaining with the Secretary.
We also find in the hands of the Secretary a $1,000 bond, the investment for the Turner Fund, same as reported.
PETER B. HAND. JOHN B. THAYER, MICHAEL J. DALY,
Randolph, March 17, 1891.
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IN ACCOUNT WITH THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATION FOR REPAIRS.
DR.
To Amount of appropriation,
$1,300 00
CR.
By paying S. B. Woodman $381 00
McClintock and Woodfall 538 20
E. W. Campagna 105 45
Balance, due and to be paid when terms of contract are
fulfilled . 275 35
$1,300 00
C. G. HATHAWAY, SEC'Y.
314 00 1,000 00
30 00
Boylston
-
Selectmen of Randolph.
1,000 00
Old Boston
25 00
To balance old account,
20 00
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WITH THE STETSON SCHOOL FUND.
Cr.
1890.
AApril
9. By paying Wm. Bourne & Son, part pay't.piano
$106 00
9.
C. A. Wale, bill
52 07
Hugh J. Mo'loy, salary
189 47
30.
Mary R. Fitch, salary
55 24
30.
May L. Knowlton, salary
52 60
May
J. White Belcher, insurance
56 25
19.
Hugh JJ. Molloy, salary .
126 31
24. Mary R. Fitch, salary
55 41
·24. May L. Knowlton, salary
52 60
June
13.
Hugh J. Molloy, salary .
126 31
21.
E. W. Campagna, pill
14 20
23.
H. C. Kendall, diplomas
3 00
30.
Hugh J. Molloy, salary .
63 21
30.
Mary R. Fitch, salary
69 27
30.
May L. Knowlton, salary
66 05
July
3.
Colin Boyd, bill
31 50
9.
Hugh J. Molloy, bill
1 94
9.
American Bank Note Company
2 50
16.
D. H. Huxford, bill
15 75
sept.
26.
Hugh J. Molloy, salary
147 26
26.
May L. Knowlton, salary
57 90
26.
Isabel M. Breed, salary .
55 26
Oct.
1.
S. B Woodman, bill
45 39
4.
Thos. Farrell, bill
1 50
20.
J. T. Leahy, wood
5 50
20.
C. F. and A. W. Stowe, bill
2 80
20.
Geo. B. Dench, bill .
5 00
27.
Hugh J. Molloy, salary
147 36
27.
May L. Knowlton. salary
57 90
27.
Isabel H. Breed, salary .
55 26
Nov.
17.
F. F. Smith, charcoal
12 00
24.
Huglı J. Molloy, salary
147 36
24.
May L. Knowlton, salary
57 90
24.
Isabel M. Breed, salary .
55 26
24.
Thos. Hall, bill
2 60
Colin Boyd, bill
40 28
Dec.
19.
Hugh J. Molloy, salary
110 52
19.
May L. Knowlton, salary
43 42
19.
Isabel M. Breed, salary .
41 45
20.
John L. Burke, bill
1 50
1891.
Jan.
13.
N. H. Tirrell, bill
8 90
13.
D. B. White, coal
62 50
14.
Stationery, etc ..
50
23.
Hugh J. Molloy, salary
147 36
23.
May L. Knowlton, salary
57 90
223.
Isabel M. Breed, salary .
55 2€
23.
James Fardy, bill
5 00
Feb.
5.
E. A. Perry bill
1 00
11.
E. W. Campagna, bill
18 89
17.
John B. Wren, bill .
3 00
20.
May L. Knowlton, salary
57 90
20.
Isabel M. Breed, salary .
55 26
Mar.
13.
Hugh J. Molloy, salary .
147 36
12.
Colin Boyd, bill,
31 00
12.
C. H. Belcher, bill
8 72
12.
Trustees and Secretary
20 00
2,941 98
Balance
4 56
$2,946 54
R. W. Turner, insurance
30 00
TURNER FREE LIBRARY.
TRUSTEES, 1890-91.
J. WHITE BELCHER, President. REV. J. C. FOSTER, D.D., Vice-President.
ROYAL W. TURNER, Treasurer. WILLIAM H. BALKAM, JR., Secretray.
JOHN B. THAYER, PETER B. HAND, MICHAEL J. DALY, Selectmen of Randolph, ex officiis.
REV. JOHN C. LARABEE, D.D., JOHN V. BEAL,
NATHANIEL HOWARD, J. WINSOR PRATT,
JOHN B. THAYER, GILBERT A. TOLMAN,
JOHN J. CRAWFORD, CHARLES G. HATHAWAY.
Librarian : CHARLES C. FARNHAM.
Assistant : MRS. FRANCES O. HOWARD.
PUBLIC LIBRARY.
In compliance with article 3 of the by-laws of the Turner Free Library, the fifteenth annual report is herewith sub- mitted, showing the condition of the trust, the building,
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library, and funds, with extracts from the reports of differ- ent committees, and of the librarian, presented to the trustees, for the year ending December 31, 1890.
TRUST.
The trust, which consists of the library building, library, funds invested, and the income arising therefrom, remains the same as in previous years.
BUILDING.
The committee on building, (consisting of Royal W. Tur- ner, Rev. J. C. Foster, John B. Thayer, and Michael J. Daly,) report the total amount expended for the year ending December 31, 1890, has been $1,278.55: - janitor, $125 ; fuel, $152.75 ; gasoline, $298.78 ; repairs, $605.55 ; supplies, $12.39; expressing, $12.13 ; fixtures, $26.50; water and plumbing, $45.45. The parties who have been supplied with light and heat have paid their proportionate part of the same, as assessed by the committee. The building and library are insured in the sum of $44,500. The increase in expendi- tures the past year is largely due to the thorough repairs made on the outside of the building, by vote of the trustees. No extraordinary repairs will be required on the same the coming year.
LIBRARY. -
The annual examination was made in the month of July by the library committee (consisting of Rev. J. C. Larabee, Rev. J. C. Foster, J. White Belcher, John J. Crawford, and William H. Balkam, Jr.,), and the library was found in its usual excellent condition. A few volumes, after continuous
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usage for several years, show more or less wear, and will soon have to be rebound or replaced by new books. The Third Supplementary Catalogue or Finding List, compris- ing the additions made to the library from May, 1885, to May, 1890, was issued in July last.
With the continued efforts of the present librarian and his assistant there is no reason why the same excellent condition of the library should not continue in the future as in the past, and the purposes for which it was donated be enjoyed more and more by its patrons each succeeding year.
The whole number of volumes in the library, December 31, 1890, 11,006
Volumes added during the year, 295
Total number of days the library was open to the public, 266
The number of volumes issued during the year, . 15,817
The largest number issued in one day, 200
Smallest number issued in one day, 2
Daily average,
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FUNDS.
The statement of the committee on finance, herewith sub- mitted, shows the condition of the investments ; and the receipts and expenditures for the year ending December 31, 1890, are set forth in detail in the accompanying report of the treasurer.
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ACCOUNT OF ROYAL W. TURNER, TREASURER.
Jan. 1, 1890. Receipts.
Balance on hand. $190 58
Received rent trom Randolph National Bank, 200 00
Received rent from Randolph Savings Bank, . 100 00
Received rent from Charles H. Belcher, 300 00
Received rent from Ladies' Library Association, 15 00
Received from town, interest on note,
300 00
Received from income of Turner Fund.
580 00
Received from librarian for fines and catalogues,
43 15
Received from banks and others for their proportion of light and heat, 300 46
Received from town appropriation, 500 00
Received from town insurance and expenses on building, 224 24
$2,753 43
Jan. 1, 1890. xpenditures.
Amount paid for books, papers, magazines, and binding, $479 43
Amount paid librarian for salary one year. 500 00
Amount paid janitor for salary one year, 125 00
Amount paid for gasoline and fuel, . 451 53
Amount paid for new catalogues, 282 75
Amount paid for printing, 26 50
Amount paid for expressing, 12 13
Amount paid for sundry repairs on library building, 605 55
Amount paid for plumbing, 23 45
Amount paid for sundry supplies, including water, 37 01
Amound paid for fixtures, 26 50
Balance on hand, 183 58
$2,753 43
The committee on finance (consisting of John V. Beal, Charles G. Hathaway, John J. Crawford, J. Winsor Pratt, and Peter B. Hand) report that they have examined the accounts of the treasurer, in compliance with Article 10 of the by-laws, and find that the bills and orders for expendi- tures, which have been presented for payment, have been
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paid by the treasurer, upon the approval of the proper com- mittee of the library, and proper vouchers therefor, by him retained and placed on file, and that his accounts are in all respects true and accurate ; that a cash balance of $183.58 is now in the treasury. They further find that all the rents, the interest, and all the revenues, from whatsoever source, have been duly collected and properly secured. The remaining funds of the library, exclusive of the balance before men- tioned, consist of $5,000 invested in a promissory note of the inhabitants of the town of Randolph, and the farther sum of $10,000, known as the " Turner Fund," invested as follows :
" Three bonds of Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Rail- road, $1000 each.
"Two bonds of Union Pacific Railroad, collateral trust, $1000 each.
" Three bonds of Kansas Pacific Railroad, $1000 each.
" Two bonds of Burlington and Missouri River Railroad, $1000 each.
" For the current year the income is estimated as follows : From rents, $600 00
Interest on town note, 200 00
From Turner Fund, 580 00
$1,380 00
It is recommended by the committee and approved by the trustees that the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars be appropriated by the town for the year, for the general expenses of the library,
Respectfully submitted, J. WHITE BELCHER, President of the Board of Trustees. Randolph, March 10, 1891.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
HEADQUARTERS OF FIRE DEPARTMENT. RANDOLPH, March 1, 1891.
To the Board of Selectmen of Randolph :
The Board of Engineers of the Fire Department submit the following as their Annual Report :
On May 1st, 1890, the Department organized as follows :
Board of Engineers.
C. A. Wales, Chief; John Haney, D. J. Brennan. Con. Desmond, Assistants ; W. A. Croak, Clerk.
Companies.
Steamer No. 1, A. J. Gove, Driver : J. H. Wales, Engi- neer ; F. J. Donahoe, Fireman.
Steamer No. 2, James Riley, Driver ; E. L. Payne, En- gineer; W. M. Howard, Fireman.
Hose Co. No. 1, James Farrell, Foreman, 15 men.
Hose Co. No. 2, G. W. Shedd, Foreman, 10 men.
Hook and Ladder Co. No. 1, N. E. Knight, Foreman, 20 men.
Chemical Engine Co. No. 1, James Sullivan, Foreman, 15 men.
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Fires.
April 19, 1890, alarm at 2 A.M. called the apparatus of the central station to a building on North Street, owned and occupied by Lincoln Stetson as a piggery. The building was wholly consumed together with 225 hogs of various ages and sizes; both bu lding and contents insured.
April 21, 1890, 7.30 P.M., alarm for a fire in the barn on Liberty St. owned and occupied by Charles W. Thayer (formerly William Howard). Building wholly consumed, with a portion of contents. Insured. Whole department responded.
July 31, 1890, 7.10 P.M., alarm for a fire in the house on Liberty St. owned and occupied by John Dunn. The fire was caused by lightning having struck the rear chimney of the house, passing off down the outside and down the side of the L and underneath, setting fire to some kindlings there, to which place the fire was confined. Damage about $100. Insured. Whole department responded.
Nov. 12, 1890, 12.45 P.M., alarm for a fire in the building near the O.C.R.R. station, on Warren St., owned and occu- pied by Seth A. Thayer as a grain store and coal office.
Nov. 25, 1890, 1 P.M., alarm for a fire in the basement of the stable on Main St. owned and occupied by Charles H. Howard. The fire was confined therein, causing slight damage of about $100. Whole department responded.
Dec. 12, 1890, 3 A.M., alarm for a fire in a block of ice- houses near North Main St., located on Norroway Lake, and owned by Josiah Clark. Three houses burned, and the fourth one badly damaged. No insurance. Whole depart- ment responded. Loss, $1,000 to $1,400.
Expenses.
Paid 66 men, services May 1889 to May 1, 1890 . $792 00 66 men, 691 hours at 25 cents . 172 75
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Paid A. J. Gove, hauling apparatus of House No. 1 from Nov. 1889 to May 1890 $150 00 James Riley, hauling apparatus of House Steamer No. 2 . 18 00
F. J. Donahue, steward, care of fires from March 1, 1890 to March 1. 1891 83 75
W. M. Howard, steward. care of fires from May 1, 1889 to May 1. 1890 86 50
N. E. Knight, steward H. & L. No. 1, from May 1889 to May 1, 1891 . .
18 75
E. L. Payne, care of Steamer No. 2 to May 1. 1890 . 5 25
James Farrell, janitor Hose No. 1 to May 1890 6 00
Walter F. Sullivan. steward, etc., Chemical
No. 1 from Jan. 18. 1890 to Feb. 4, 1891 . 87 25 Colin Boyd, care of room for engineers. etc .. to May 1891 9 50
Engineer of Steamer to May 1890 . 40 00
Fireman of Steamer to May 1890 30 00
James Riley, rent of land, Steamer No. 2 15 00 Mary Sullivan, rent of land, Chemical No. 1 10 00
J. E. Blanche, hauling Chemical. No. 1. March
1, 1889 to October 1890 34 00
R. McLennan, strap, belts for apparatus, etc. 22 50
Twoomy and Brennan, rubber coats, etc. £ 97 50
Boston Woven Hose Co., 2 play pipes .
20 00
Edwin M. Mann, wood 8 00
C. Prescott and Co., supplies.
2 65
D. B. White. coal 49 50
S. A. Thayer, coal 6 50
C. H. Belcher, supplies 5 15
W. G. Tirrell, painting coats, etc. 5 00
James Fardy, iron work 10 10
A. S. Jackson, supplies 6 25
Hartford Insurance and Inspection Company 30 00
Total expense . $1,821 90 Appropriation, $1,890 00. Balance. $68 10.
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Apparatus.
The apparatus of the Department is in good condition, and consists of two steamers, one hose wagon, one four-wheel hose reel, one two-wheel hose reel, one chemical engine, one hook-and-ladder truck, three portable chemical extinguishers, two thousand seven hundred feet of canvas hose, extra ladders in houses of Steamer No. 2 and Chemical No. 1.
In accordance with instructions from the Town, an effort has been made to sell one of the steamers. Committees from several towns have visited us in search of a machine ; but we have as yet failed to find a purchaser, notwithstanding our terms are, as we believe, very low. The four-wheel hose reel (hand) has been sold to the town of Braintree, the hose wagon having taken its place in the central station.
All the apparatus is drawn by horses, except the two- wheel hose reel, located in the house of Chemical No. 1.
We have had both steamers inspected by experts in order to ascertain their exact condition ; for, to a certain extent, there is more danger from rust while idle than from wear when in use. We have an insurance on them for a stated time.
Houses.
The houses of the Department are in fair condition, with the exception of the house of Steamer No. 1, which will need some repairs to the floor of the first story. As we approach this sub- ject we are reminded of our recommendations in past years, es- pecially those of last year. The need of better accommodations at the central station has been apparent to those who have had charge of matters there for a long time ; in fact, ever since the house was built. Since the location of a steamer there we have been short of room more than before. This matter has been discussed in past reports so much that perhaps it will suffice for us to refer you to last year's report on this subject, wherein we detailed more fully our ideas of the needs of the Department in this respect.
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Fire Alarm.
Under this head, while we have no particular system to recommend for adoption by the Town, we are still of the opinion that a system of alarm, even on a limited scale, would be of great benefit to the Department ; for it must be ap- parent to every one that it is not correct business to call sixty men and four pieces of apparatus, at an expense of from $75 to $100, for every little blaze or heated chimney. Whereas, in contrast with the above, with a system wherewith such portion of the Department could be called as needed, there would be less confusion, better work, and less expense, also of great convenience to members of the Department in lo- cating a fire.
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