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10 shares Eliot National Bank $1,000 00 .
10 shares Hide & Leather National Bank . 1,000 00
10 shares Shoe & Leather National Bank . 1,000 00 .
10 shares Exchange National Bank 1,000 00 .
10 shares Boylston National Bank 1,000 00
5 shares Tremont National Bank 500 00
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10 shares Old Boston National Bank $1,000 00
10 shares National Shawmut Bank . 1,000 00 6 shares Webster National Bank 600 00
3 Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 5 per cent. bonds, 3,000,00 1 Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 5 per cent. bond, 500 00
$11,600 00
The investment of the Turner fund has not been changed.
The exercises of the fifty-sixth annual commencement oc- curred in the evening of June 22d last. Diplomas were presented to sixteen pupils, as follows :
Latin Course.
Margaret Elizabeth Barrett. Annie Augusta Dushame.
Mary Frances Brady.
Cornelius Joseph Good.
Jane Josephine Campagna. Thomas Hubert Good.
Mabel Amelia DeForest.
Daniel Edward Howard.
Fannie Marie Devine. Grace Veronica Malley.
Joseph Aloysius Devine. Thomas Edward Reilly.
English Course.
Adelaide Emily Baker. Sarah Grace Jones. Sophy Russell Cole. Mabel Venie Taber.
The Turner medals were awarded to Daniel E. Howard, the valedictorian, and Margaret E. Barrett, the salutatorian.
At the beginning of the school year, September, 1899, the number of pupils in the school was 113.
Another successful year's work has been accomplished by our corps of High School teachers, Mr. Fred E. Chapin, principal, Miss Isabel M. Breed and Miss Nellie G. Prescott, assistants. We feel that under their control the school has maintained a high standard. Charles G. Hatha-
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way, Esq., who has served as Secretary of the Board of Trustees in a very able and satisfactory manner, for a long period of years, resigned last September on account of removal to Plymouth, and Fred M. French, Esq., was elected to fill the vacancy.
The report of the secretary, Fred M. French, Esq., is hereunto annexed.
Respectfully submitted,
ROYAL T. MANN, · JOHN E. McDONALD, Trustees of the Stetson School Fund.
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DR.
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IN ACCOUNT WITH
1900.
Jan. I. To balance of old account . $120 09
25. dividend, National Shawmut Bank 12 50
65 26. town appropriation in part . 350 00 31. interest, Mass. Loan & Trust Co.
Mar 6. town appropriation in part
200 00
29. C., B. & Q. coupons .
87 50
Apr. 3. town appropriation in part
4 bank dividends, Eliot . $30 00
Webster 12 00
Hide & Leather, 25 00
Shoe & Leather, 25 00
Exchange . 30 00
Boylston 25 00
Old Boston . 20 00
Shawmut
12 50
June 20.
town appropriation in part . .
200 00
25. town appropriation in part . .
350 00
July 2. bank dividends, Shawmut
$12 50
Oct. I. Shoe & Leather, 30 00
Exchange 30 00
Eliot ·
. 30 00
Boylston . 25 00
Hide & Leather, 25 00
Old Boston . 20 00
Webster . 12 00
Shawmut
12 50
197 00
13. C., B. & Q. coupons
87 50
22. town appropriation in part
250 00
Nov. 20. town appropriation in part .
250 00
Dec. 17. town appropriation, balance of 250 00
31. bank tax refunded by town ". 137 85
31. rent of hall for year
151 00
$3,173 59
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179 50
350 00
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THE STETSON SCHOOL FUND.
1 900.
Jan. 29. By paying P. H. Mclaughlin, bill $1 65
Feb. 2. F. E. Chapin, account salary . 147 36
2. Isabel M. Breed, account salary, 157 89
2. Nellie G. Prescott, account salary, 52 64
Mar. 2. F. E. Chapin, account salary . 147 36
2. Isabel M. Breed, account salary, 57 89
2. Nellie G. Prescott, account salary, 67 10
Apr. 4. Est. Charles H. Belcher, bill .
5 II
4. Edwin M. Mann, wood 7 50
6. F. E. Chapin, account salary . 184 20
6. Isabel M. Breed, account salary, 72 37
6. Nellie G. Prescott, account salary, 72 36
6.
Arthur W. Alden, janitor 29 00
May 10. 9. Fred M. French, insurance 33 48
IO.
Isabel M. Breed, account salary, 157 89
IO. Nellie G. Prescott, account salary, 57 89
29.
D. L. Brownell, book
3 50
June 14.
Am. Bank Note Co., diplomas,.
4 00
14.
H. C. Kendall, filling diplomas,
4 00
21.
F. E. Chapin, account salary .
221 12
21. Isabel M. Breed, account salary,
86 87
21. Nellie G. Prescott, account salary, 86 87
25.
D. J. Hand, tuning piano 2 00
25.
E. A. Perry, bills 5 00
25. M. A. Donovan, ribbon for diplomas, 1 50
26.
Arthur W. Alden, janitor
32 00
30.
Alice M. Belcher, professional services 20 00
July 16.
James B. McDonald, bill
35 65
23.
Charles E. Lyons, bill
7 00
23.
C. G. Hathaway, Secretary 5 00
Oct. II.
F. E. Chapin, account salary · 147 36
II.
Isabel M. Breed, account salary, 57 89
II.
Nellie G. Prescott, account salary, 57 89
II.
E. W. Campagna, bill 7 32
13.
William Mahady, bill 5 00
13.
William B. Spear, bill 11 34
17. James B. McDonald, bills 3 70
25. F. E. Chapin, account salary . 147 36
25.
Isabel M. Breed, account salary, 57 89
CR.
F. E. Chapin, account salary . 147 36
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Oct. 25. ,By paying Nellie G. Prescott, account salary, $57 89 27. Edwin M. Mann, wood II 50 Nov. 23. F. E. Chapin, account salary . 147 36 23. Isabel M. Breed, account salary, 57 89
23. Nellie G. Prescott, account salary, 57 89
27.
J. White Belcher, insurance 17 00
28.
D. J. Hand, labor on pianos ·
6 00
Arthur W. Alden, janitor 29 50
Dec.
30. 6.
E. W. Campagna, bill
4 70
14.
Chandler Adjustable Chair & Desk Works, for desks 55 50
20.
F. E. Chapin, account salary . IIO 52
20.
Isabel M. Breed, account salary,
43 42
20.
Nellie G. Prescott, account salary,
43 42
24.
Edward A. Perry, bill
50
24.
Frank F. Smith, charcoal
9 00
24.
Frank H. Sharp, bill
4 20
26.
Daniel B. White, coal
96 00
31.
Daniel H. Huxford, bill
36 50
31.
31.
Kidder, Peabody & Co., int. on note, 10 86 Trustees and Secretary, for services, 18 00
31.
Balance
146 63
$3,173 59
FRED M. FRENCH, Secretary.
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RANDOLPH, February 7, 1901.
The undersigned, Selectmen of Randolph, having this day made an examination of the accounts of the Trustees of the Stetson School Fund for the year 1900, find them correct.
The investments for the fund are as follows, viz. :
Eliot National Bank, 10 shares $1,000 00
Hide & Leather National Bank. 10 shares · 1,000 00
Shoe & Leather National Bank, 10 shares 1,000 00 · National Exchange Bank, 10 shares 1,000 00 .
Boylston National Bank, 10 shares . 1,000 00
* Tremont National Bank, 5 shares 500 00
Old Boston National Bank. 10 shares
1,000 00
Webster National Bank. 6 shares 600 00
National Shawmut Bank, 10 shares
1,000 00
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad, 5 per cent bonds . 3,500 00
$11,600 00
We also find in the hands of the secretary a $1,000 bond of the City of Minneapolis, Minn., the investment for the Turner Fund.
PATRICK H. MCLAUGHLIN. CHARLES H. THAYER.
*In liquidation. Two dividends amounting to $250 have been paid.
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TURNER FREE LIBRARY.
TRUSTEES, 1900.
J. WHITE BELCHER, President.
JOHN J. CRAWFORD, Vice- President and Treasurer. WILLIAM H. LEAVITT, Secretary.
PATRICK H. MCLAUGHLIN. CHARLES H. THAYER. Selectmen of Randolph, ex-officiis.
ASA P. FRENCH. J. WINSOR PRATT.
JOHN V. BEAL. HENRY A. BELCHER. N. IRVING TOLMAN. MRS. ALICE M. T. BEACH. MRS. CLARA A. WALES. MRS. ELLEN J. T. CRAWFORD.
Librarian. CHARLES C. FARNHAM.
Assistant Librarian. MISS FANNIE C. HOWARD.
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TURNER LIBRARY
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PUBLIC LIBRARY.
In compliance with Article 3 of the By-Laws of the Turner Library, the twenty-fifth annual report is herewith submitted, showing the condition of the trust, the building, library and funds, with extracts from the reports of different committees and of the librarian, presented to the trustees, for the year ending December 31, 1900.
TRUST.
The trust consists of the library building, library, funds invested and the income arising therefrom. The present condition of the funds will be found in the report of the finance committee herewith submitted.
BUILDINGS.
The committee on building (consisting of John J. Craw- ford, Henry A Belcher, N. Irving Tolman and Charles H, Thayer) report that "the building is in good condition, and no large outlay, except for ordinary repairs, will be required on the same the coming year."
LIBRARY.
The annual examination of the library has been made by the library committee (consisting of J. White Belcher, Asa P. French, Mrs. Clara A. Wales, Mrs. Ellen J. T. Craw- ford and William H. Leavitt), and the books, charts and furnishings of the library were found in their usual excellent condition ; all books belonging to the lierary were accounted for by the librarian.
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FUNDS.
The committee on finance (consisting of John V. Beal, J. Winsor Pratt and P. H. Mclaughlin) report as follows:
" To the Board of Trustees of the Turner Free Library :
" In compliance with the requirements of Article Tenth of the By-Laws of the Turner Free Library, the Committee on Finance herewith present a report of the receipts and expen- ditures thereof for the financial year commencing January 1, 1900, and ending December 31, 1900, also the result of their examination of the Treasurer's accounts and of such estimates and recommendations for the ensuing year as in their judgment seem requisite for the prosperity of the library.
" The receipts of the treasury during this period of time, as per accounts of John J. Crawford, Treasurer, including the balance $858.59 of last year, were $3,088.79.
" The payments from the treasury during the same period were $2,533.97, making an excess of receipts over expendi- tures of $554.82.
" Having examined the accounts of the treasury, the com- mittee find that all bills and orders for expenditures which have been presented for payment have been paid by the treasurer upon the approval of the proper committee 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 $554.82, as above shown, is now in the treasury, and remains on deposit in the Na- tional Hide & Leather Bank, Boston.
" The committee further find that all the rents, the interest and all the revenues from whatever source have been duly collected and properly- secured.
"The remaining funds of he library exclusive of the above
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mentioned balance consist of five thousand dollars ($5,000) invested in a promissory note of the Town of Randolph bear- ing interest at the rate of four per cent per annum, and the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) known as the 'Turner Fund' invested as follows :
" Three bonds of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Rail- road of $1,000 each.
" One bond of the Old Colony Railroad Co. of $1,000.
" One bond of the Erie Telephone Co. of $1,000.
"Two bonds of the Chicago & West Michigan Railroad Co. of $1,000 each.
"Three bonds of the Union Pacific Railroad Co. of $500 each.
"Thirty-three shares of the preferred stock of the Union Pacific Railroad Co.
" The Royal W. Turner bequest is invested as follows :
"Ten Old Colony Railroad bonds, $1,000 each.
"Ten Wayne County, Michigan, bonds, $1,000 each."
A detailed statement of the receipts and expenditures for the year ending December 31, 1900, will be found in the re- port of the treasurer, hereto annexed.
The following extracts from the twenty-fifth annual report of the librarian, Dr. Charles C. Farnham, to the trustees, contain a condensed statement of the present condition of the library :
" In this twenty-fifth annual statement, it gives me pleas- ure to note the character of the service required : While the issue of books for home reading has been somewhat less than that of the previous year, the character of the books borrowed has materially improved. A very large number of historical, biographical and scientific works have been taken, thus lessen- ing the proportion of fiction.
"The requirements in these lines of study have been so
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constant, that I can safely speak of our duties as the most exacting and at the same time the most gratifying we, as librarians, have ever been called upon to render.
" The library has been open for the delivery of books 276 days.
"The total circulation for the year has been 20,172.
" The monthly average (eleven months), 1,834.
" The daily average (276 days), 73.
" The largest daily issue was 247, on December 29th.
"The smallest daily issue was 10, on December 4th.
"The entire number of registered borrowers is 1663-a very much larger number of cards than the actual number of persons drawing books.
" There have been taken upon special cards for school pur- poses 790 volumes.
"The present number of volumes in the library is 15,610, an annual gain of 832.
" We have been encouraged by many kind words from the literary clubs of the town, indicating their high appreciation of every effort made in their behalf and of the great value of the library to them in their researches.
" Books not already at hand, which may be desired for special study, are upon request promptly purchased, and every facility offered by the trustees and librarians for thorough investigation in every department of scientific or literary work."
At the close of another year the trustees again express their satisfaction with the excellent condition of the library under the care and management of the present efficient librarian and his assistant.
Respectfully submitted,
J. WHITE BELCHER, President of the Board of Trustees. Randolph, January 1, 1901.
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REPORT OF TREASURER OF TURNER FREE LIBRARY.
Jan. 1, 1900. RECEIPTS.
Income from Turner fund .
$512 00
Royal W. Turner legacy 800 00
Interest on Town of Randolph note .
200 00
Rent from Randolph Savings Bank .
300 00
Charles H. Belcher estate
62 50
C. Fred Lyons
187 50
Ladies' Library Association
15 00
Received for fuel from Randolph Savings Bank,
115 20
Fines and collections
38 00
Balance January 1, 1900
858 59
$3,088 79
DISBURSEMENTS.
Paid for books and periodicals
$955 17
binding .
113 05
salary of librarian .
500 00
salary of assistant librarian
250 00
salary of janitor
125 00
electric lighting
75 00
fuel
163 00
insurance
214 20
repairs .
54 62
supplies, including express
83 93
Balance December 31, 1900
554 82
$3,088 79
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The Turner Fund of $1,000 is invested in :
3 Chicago, Burlington & Quincy R.R. bonds of $1,000 each. ce
2 Chicago & West Michigan R.R. bonds of 1,000
1 Old Colony R.R. bond of 1,000
1 Erie Telegraph & Telephone bond of 1,000
3 Union Pacific R.R. bonds of . 500 ce
33 shares of the preferred stock of the Union Pacific R.R. Co. The Royal W. Turner legacy is invested in :
10 Old Colony R.R. bonds of $1,000 each.
10 Wayne County, Michigan, bonds of 1,000
The $5,000 note of the Town of Randolph, bearing interest at the rate of four per cent. per annum, stands as heretofore.
Respectfully submitted,
JNO. J. CRAWFORD,
Treasurer. .
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REPORT OF FIRE DEPARTMENT.
To the Board of Selectmen of Randolph :
Gentlemen, - The following is submitted as the report of the Engineers of the Fire Department :
On May 1, 1900, the department was organized as follows :
BOARD OF ENGINEERS.
C. A. Wales, Chief; D. J. Brennan, J. E. Blanche, J. W. Farrell, Assistants ; W. A. Croak, Assistant and Clerk.
APPARATUS AND COMPANIES.
Engine 1 : A. J. Gove, Driver ; J. H. Wales, Engineer ; F. J. Donahue, Fireman.
Engine 2 : James Riley, Driver ; E. L. Payne, Engineer ; W. M. Howard, Fireman.
Chemical Engine : J. E. Blanche, Driver.
Ladder 1 : Frank Harris, Driver.
Hose Wagon 1 : C. H. Nichols, Driver.
Hose Reel 2 : Joseph Riley, Driver.
Hose Co. No. 1 : 17 men, M. F. Sullivan, Foreman.
Hose Co. No. 2 : 10 men, John E. Clark, Foreman.
Ladder Co. No. 1 : 15 men, C. S. Dolan, Foreman. Chemical Co. : 13 men, J. F. Sullivan, Foreman.
FIRES.
February 5, 4.15 P.M., alarm for fire in dwelling on Union street owned and occupied by George A. Elliot ; cause of fire, defective chimney ; upper story of building badly damaged by fire, lower part by water ; damage $1,000.
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March 31, 8.30 P.M., alarm for fire in unoccupied dwelling on North street owned by Mrs. Swindells ; cause of fire, incendiary ; fire was set on platform or piazza on outside of building ; damage small.
April 4, 3.30 P.M., alarm for fire in dwelling on Moulton street owned by Gustavus Thayer and occupied by T. F. Hand and John Sylvester; cause, defective chimney ; damage $50.
April 7, 11.45 A.M., alarm for brush fire in rear or dwell- ings of Henry Dodge and B. F. Porter, on North Main street ; alarm was needless.
April 7, 8 P.M., Chief Wales called to fire in woodland on North street, near Braintree line.
April 10, 7 P.M., Chief Wales called to fire in woodland be- tween Liberty and Oak streets.
April 8, 3 P.M., J. W. Farrell, with a force of men, put out fire in woodland on the south side of South street.
May 14, 12.40 P.M., on a still alarm, Hose 2 was called to a brush fire, which for a time threatened the piggery build- ings of J. G. and B. S. Ferguson on Canton street.
May 16, 2.30 A.M., a small fire in dwelling owned by Thomas Kiley, and occupied by Aaron Daniels, at corner of West and Cross streets ; was put out by occupants and neigh- bors ; no alarm ; cause, overturned lamp.
April 15, afternoon, J. E. Blanche, with a force of men, extinguished fire in woodland on north side of West street. April 10, afternoon, J. W. Farrell, with a force of men, ex- tinguished fire in woodland on east side of South street. May 22, 5 P.M., Chief Wales was called to fire in woodland between Highland avenue and the Old Colony R.R .; about 25 cords of wood cut and in piles were burned ; supposed cause, spark from locomotive.
May 30, 7 P.M., Chief Wales with a force of men was called
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to fire in woodland on the north side of Pond street and east of North Main street.
June 12, 3.30 A.M., alarm for fire in dwelling on Allen street owned by Sarah and Elizabeth Holmes, and occu- pied by F. E. Whalen and Charles Nicholson ; cause of fire unknown ; damage about $60.
June 28, 1.50 p.M., alarm for fire in a barn just over the Braintree and Randolph line, on North street, owned and occupied by a Mr. Forter; cause of fire, lightning ; all apparatus returned as soon as fire was located.
July 17, 8.05 A.M., alarm for fire in an unoccupied dwelling on South street owned by Adam Atcherson; cause of fire, incendiary ; damage slight.
July 28, 1 P.M., alarm for fire in dwelling on North street owned and occupied by James Lyons ; cause of fire, acci- dental ; slight damage.
September 15, 9 P.M., Chief Wales was called to fire in woodland on the south side of Canton street.
October 13, 7.30 P.M., alarm from Box 61; Tower Hill, which was false. This was the first alarm pulled in since the fire alarm system was put in use and tested.
October 15, 1.30 A.M., alarm from Box 27 for a fire in an unoccupied dwelling on South street owned by Adam Atcherson ; cause, incendiary. This box got a good test, as some excited person pulled in three alarms and started on the fourth, when Superintendent Averill put a stop to it by plugging the box out.
October 29, 8.30 A.M., on a still alarm, Chief Wales was called to dwelling on Main street owned and occupied by Seth Mann, where burning soot in a chimney was causing some anxiety to members of the household.
November 12, 9 A.M., on a still alarm, Hose 2 was called to the pumping station of the Randolph Water Works at great pond, where a fire was burning in the coal
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bunker where about 100 tons of coal was stored. A squad of men worked the remainder of the day throwing out the coal before the fire was called all out.
November 19, 10.55 P.M., alarm from Box 43 for fire in a small barn on Allen street owned and occupied by Gibb Bodreaux ; cause of fire unknown.
December 3, 2.30 A.M., alarm from Box 27 for a fire in un- occupied dwelling on South street owned by Adam At- cherson. This was the third time within six months that the firemen had been called to this building; this call, however, finished the building, as it was wholly destroyed.
EXPENSES.
Paid 54 men $12 each $648 00
54 men 512 hours at 50 cents . 256 00
54 men 182 hours at 25 cents . 45 50
for woodland fires . 82 00
board of engineers, fire service and cash paid, 49 50
engineer of steamer 40 00
fireman of steamer 30 00
A. J. Gove, hauling apparatus of Central Station, 1 year · 400 00
J. E. Blanche, hauling chemical engine 85 00
James Riley, hauling hose 2, nine months, 30 00
F. J. Donahue, steward, etc., 1 year 76 25
W. M. Howard, steward, etc., 1 year 67 00
R. J. McAuliffe, steward, etc., 1 year 74 75
W. O. Holloran, steward, etc. 13 25
E. L. Payne, care Steamer 2
10 50
J. White Belcher, insurance 25 30
Hartford Co., insurance and inspection 30 00
Bernhard Cahill, labor .
5 00
D. B. White, coal . 38 00
C. E. Lyons, for repairs of chimney ·
3 50
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Paid Electric Light Co., light service $27 74
Arthur W. Alden, janitor
6 00
James Fardy, iron work . 5 75
S. A. Thayer, coal .
12 50
F. A. Boyd & Co., repairs of stove .
3 28
W. A. Croak, repairs of buildings
25 36
C. Callahan & Co., supplies .
83 24
C. Callahan & Co., new hose (500 feet)
350 00
James Riley, rent of land
15 00
C. Fred Lyons, supplies
11 48
M. E. Leahy, coal .
7 25
Estate of C. H. Belcher, supplies
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Mary Sullivan's heirs, rent of land 10 00
Eugene Thayer, supplies . 1 65
Total expenses .
$2,569 42
Appropriation . $2,468 00
Received from City of Quincy, use of
steamer
105 00
$2,573 00
Paid out
2,569 42
Balance unexpended
$3 58
FIRE ALARM SYSTEM.
Appropriation for installing a fire alarm $2,000 00
Paid Gamewell Fire Alarm Co., as per contract $1,938 00
sundry bills, on account of fire alarm 53 04
1,991 04
Balance unexpended $8 96
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It is perhaps unnecessary at this time to repeat all that has been said or done in the past in the matter of setting up a fire alarm system in the town. Suffice it to say that, in ac- cordance with the vote passed at the town meeting held on April 23, 1900, the Board of Engineers, with the approval of the committee on fire alarm, entered into a contract with the Gamewell Fire Alarm Co. for a system of alarm for the town. In due course of time the wire was on the poles, boxes located, battery placed in the Central station, and finally the whistle.
It will be remembered that the committee in one of their reports stated that there was a prospect of taking advan- tage of the clause in the franchise of the Stoughton street railway and locating the whistle on their power house; as there seemed to be grave doubts in the minds of the Board of Engineers of the feasibility of the power house, or of its proving a success if it could be placed there, the matter was dropped, and Mr. Doughty, the manager of the electric light plant, being consulted, he gave his consent to place the whistle upon his building ; as the contract with the "alarm company " required the Board of Engineers to furnish the proper piping to connect and conduct steam to the whistle, Mr. Doughty was employed to do the same. The Board of Engineers have entered into a contract with Mr. Doughty, he to furnish steam for the whistle for five years at fifty dol- lars per year. On August 13, all parts of the system having been connected, Mr. Humphrey, representing the alarm con- pany, Chief Wales and Brennan, Farrell, and Croak of the Board, proceeded to test the 16 boxes in the circuit. Box 26 on South Main street near E. F. Knight's was the first box pulled ; the whistle responded correctly and promptly, as it did to the remaining 15 boxes. The system was finally accepted on September 7; on the 11th of September the
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keys were put in the boxes, and the fire alarm was ready for usc.
We are pleased to note the fact, that there has been little meddling with the boxes. Box 28 on Union street was the worst case, a key having been broken off in the lock before the alarm keys had been placed in the boxes; the glass in the small door of several boxes were broken; one false alarm from box 61, Tower Hill. Since the public have been notified of the penalty liable to be incurred for tampering with the system, there has been very little cause for com- plaint.
The Board appointed Mr. Herbert L. Averill as the super- intendent of fire alarm, and we believe he is fully qualified not only to care for, but to make repairs to any part of the system wherever needed, thereby saving the time and trouble in sending for an expert.
It cannot be shown as yet whether the alarm system will be a saving of expense or not in the maintenance of the Fire Department. We firmly believe that when the rules adopted by the Board for the government of men and apparatus and everything gets into shape under the new conditions, that it will be shown that the department can be run with no more expense than has been the case during the past few years. We believe it can be for something less.
The alarm system having been in use only a few months, it is somewhat difficult to decide upon the amount of appro- priation that will be required the ensuing year for its main- tenance. We may ask for a small sum with the hope that circumstances the ensuing year will be such that the expense of running the department will be below the minimum.
The running time of the department has been arranged with reference to certain districts and boxes, so that all the men do not respond to fire alarms, neither all apparatus. The chemical engine and ladder truck respond to all alarms ;
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all apparatus are to respond to all alarms from certain boxes, which we style " danger boxes," etc. The whole department responds to second alarm.
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