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25
.....
250
Waterhouse
Broadway
Cambridge line
Private.
40
.....
986
Waverly
Washington st.
Southerly
Private.
35
.....
200
Ware
Curtis st.
Northwesterly
Private.
40
700
Webster ave.
Union sq.
Cambridge line
Public.
49.5
1,950
Webster
Franklin st.
Cross st.
Public.
40
1,000
Wellington ave.
Walnut st.
Montgomery ave. Easterly
Private.
40
85
Wesley pk.
Wesley sq.
Northeasterly
Public.
40
405
Wesley
Pearl st.
Northeast to angle Otis st.
Private.
30
165
West
Broadway
Heath st.
Private.
30
....
590
Westminster
Broadway
Electric ave.
Private.
40
376
Clarendon ave.
Broadway
Private.
40
525
Wheatland
Broadway
Jaques st.
Public.
40
495
Wheeler
Pinckney st.
Mt. Vernon st.
Private.
40
269
White
Elm st.
Cambridge line
Private.
20
....
200
Wigglesworth
Bonair st.
Pearl st.
Private.
40
740
William
Chandler st.
Elm st.
Public.
40
381
150
Willoughby
Central st.
Sycamore st.
Private.
30
400
Willow ave.
Elm st.
Broadway
Public.
50
3,440
150
*Willowdale
Willow ave.
Easterly
Private.
40
.....
310
Wilton
Lowell st. Elm st.
Summer st.
Public.
40
300
Winslow ave.
Elm st.
Grove st.
Public.
40
514
572
Winter
Elm st.
Holland st.
Private.
30
430
Winter Hill cir.
Broadway
Northeasterly
Private.
25
177
Winthrop ave.
Broadway
Mystic ave.
Public.
50
1,170
...
Woodbine
Centre st.
Lowell st.
Private.
30
600
* Woods ave.
North st.
Alewife Brook
Private.
40
1,350
Woodstock
Victoria st.
Alewife Brook
Private.
40
415
Wyatt ct.
South Wyatt st.
Westerly
Private.
13
200
Wyatt (South)
Concord ave.
Northerly
Private.
40
400
Wyatt (North)
Washington st.
Southerly
Private.
40
..
350
Yorktown
Malvern ave.
Cambridge line
Private.
40
.
395
. .
250
West
Hawthorne st.
Arlington B. R. R.
Private.
30
.....
....
Westwood road
Central st.
Benton ave.
Public.
40
487
...
Wheatland
Jaques st.
Mystic ave.
Private.
40
855
Whipple
Hawthorne st.
Arlington B. R. R.
Private.
30
575
White St. place
White st.
Southeasterly
Private.
20
....
Williams ct.
Porter st.
Northwesterly
Private.
30
Cambridge line
South st.
Private.
25
. .
550
Wilson ave.
Broadway
B. & L. R. R.
Private.
20
....
470
Windom
Grove st.
Clifton st.
Private.
40
....
..
. . .
..
. .
.....
Proposed.
. .
Public.
40
215
Wellington ave.
Montgomery ave.
Private.
40
350
Wesley
Angle
Weston ave.
...
300
Willow place
Lawrence st.
Private.
35
Winslow ave.
100 ft. north of
. .
LENGTH.
28
ANNUAL REPORTS.
TABLE SHOWING THE LOCATION, LENGTH AND WIDTH OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE STREETS .- Concluded. UNNAMED STREETS.
STREET.
FROM
To
Public or Private.
Width in Feet.
Public.
Private.
Court
Craigie st.
Westerly
Private.
25
.....
126.
Court
Craigie st.
Westerly
Private.
25
.....
126
Court
Craigie st.
Westerly
Private.
25
.....
126
Court
Dane st.
Easterly
Private.
10
.....
70
Court
Lowell st.
Westerly
Private.
25
.....
101
Court
Lowell st.
Westerly
Private.
25
.....
101
Court
Elmwood st.
Easterly
Private.
20
.....
190
Total .
278,160
179,310
LENGTH.
Public, 52.7 miles; Private, 33.9 miles.
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N
REPORT
OF THE
COMMITTEE ON FIRE DEPARTMENT.
CITY OF SOMERVILLE.
IN BOARD OF ALDERMEN, February 12, 1896.
Referred to Committee on Printing, to be printed in the Annual Reports. Sent down for concurrence.
GEORGE I. VINCENT, Clerk.
IN COMMON COUNCIL, February 13, 1896.
Referred to Committee on Printing, to be printed in the Annual Reports, in concurrence.
CHAS. S. ROBERTSON, Clerk.
CITY OF SOMERVILLE.
IN COMMITTEE ON FIRE DEPARTMENT, January 1, 1896.
TO THE CITY COUNCIL OF SOMERVILLE : -
The Committee on Fire Department presents the following report for the year ending December 31, 1895 : -
By an order, adopted by the City Council and approved by the Mayor, March 29, 1895, plans prepared by Mr. Thomas M. Sargent, architect, were adopted for the' construction of a fire station, on the lot of land on Broadway, corner of Franklin street extension, pur- chased by the city in the previous year. Your committee, however, after careful consideration of the location and grade of the said lot, decided that it was not suitable for the use for which the city intended it, and so reported to the City Council, and by its authority an ex- change was made for the lot situated at the corner of Broadway and Cross street.
Proposals were immediately solicited for the erection thereon of a fire station in accordance with the plans of Mr. Sargent, and by an order dated July 10, the contract for construction was awarded to Lord Brothers for the sum of $15,745.00. The contract for heating and ventilating apparatus was awarded to Charles W. Christian & Co., for the sum of $935.00.
Only general repairs and improvements have been made on the several fire stations during the year, but some attention must be given this coming year to the condition of the steamer house, corner of Highland avenue and Grove street, upon which extensive repairs will be necessary, and your committee would recommend that this matter be given the earliest consideration.
In the report of the Chief Engineer of the Fire Department sub- mitted herewith, may be found a complete statement of the manual
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
force of the department, apparatus in service, etc., together with tables and statements of the services rendered by the department during the year.
A detailed statement of appropriations, receipts and expenditures for the year is given in the following statement of accounts : -
FIRE DEPARTMENT ACCOUNT.
CREDIT.
Appropriation .
$47,000.00
Receipts :-
For manure sold .
48.00
Copper, zinc, etc.
87.02
Total credit
$47,135.02
DEBIT.
Expenditures : -
For salaries of permanent men
$21,280.06
Salaries of call men
9,238.00
Substitute drivers
2,397.21
Improvements and repairs of ap-
paratus and vehicles
1,064.42
New vehicles and apparatus
335.00
New horses
425.00
Improvements and repairs of buildings and furniture, and new furniture
1,542.85
Fire alarm telegraph .
3,844.52
Hose and repairing hose
688.95
Fire extinguishers
69.00
Grain and feed .
1,068.94
Hay and straw ·
1,844.42
Harnesses and repairing same
246.91
Horseshoeing
666.67
Horse medicine and doctoring ·
146.25
Amounts carried forward . · $44,858.20
$47,135.02
.
.
.
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N-REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Amounts brought forward
$44,858.20
$47,135.02
Washing and ironing .
290.30
Electric lighting
57.56
Gas
877.63
Fuel .
906.82
Water
3,425.40
Ice
61.20
Insurance .
171.75
Telephone, rental and tolls
195.09
Supplies
288.03
Incidentals
458.13
Total debit .
$51,590.11
Amount overdrawn
$4,455.09
FIRE DEPARTMENT .- CENTRAL FIRE STATION AC- COUNT.
CREDIT.
Balance unexpended December 31, 1894 .
$3,713.57
Appropriated in 1895
5,700.00
Total credit
$9,413.57
DEBIT.
Expenditures : -
George M. Starbird, balance on account contract
$4,875.00
George M. Starbird, extra work . 1,722.04
Aaron H. Gould, balance on ac- count architect's services
476.73
Smith & Anthony Co., heating and ventilating apparatus
1,147.82
For electric wiring
361.01
Labor on bell deck
68.13
Extra gas-fitting
10.89
Door-springs, fittings, etc.
407.25
Total debit
.
$8,068.87
Balance unexpended
1
$344.70
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
FIRE DEPARTMENT .- CENTRAL FIRE STATION, ELEC- TRICAL APPARATUS AND FURNITURE, ACCOUNT.
CREDIT.
Balance unexpended December 31, 1894 . $3,143.68
DEBIT.
Expenditures : -
For fire-alarm apparatus
$2,149.95
Gas fixtures .
185.58
Furniture, fittings, etc.
806.74
Total debit
.
$3,142.27
Balance unexpended
$1.41
FIRE DEPARTMENT .- HOOK AND LADDER STATION, HIGHLAND AVENUE, ACCOUNT.
CREDIT.
Balance unexpended December 31, 1894 . $ 767.52
Appropriated in 1895
1,100.00
Total credit .
$1,867.52
DEBIT.
George M. Starbird, balance on
account contract $1,741.96
George M. Starbird, extra work 60.27
Total debit $1,802.23 .
Balance unexpended
·
$65.29
For the Committee,
ISAIAH H. WILEY, Chairman. WILLIAM P. MITCHELL, Clerk.
.
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REPORT
, OF THE
CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
CITY OF SOMERVILLE.
IN BOARD OF ALDERMEN, February 12, 1896.
Referred to Committee on Printing, to be printed in the Annual Reports. Sent down for concurrence.
GEORGE I. VINCENT, Clerk.
IN COMMON COUNCIL, February 13, 1896.
Referred to Committee on Printing, to be printed in the Annual Reports, in concurrence.
CHARLES S. ROBERTSON, Clerk.
CITY OF SOMERVILLE.
OFFICE OF CHIEF ENGINEER, FIRE DEPARTMENT, /
January 1, 1896.
TO THE COMMITTEE ON FIRE DEPARTMENT : -
Gentlemen, - I respectfully submit to you my report of the service of this department for the year ending December 31, 1895, its condi- tion and needs at the present time, and recommendations for the maintenance of its efficiency and a slight extension of its resources.
There were during the year one hundred and eighty-eight alarms, of which one hundred and thirty-four were bell alarms and fifty-four were still, the latter requiring the service of only a small portion of the department. This was an increase of fifty-seven over the alarms of 1894. The total loss by fire was $44,240.13, about $235 an alarm. The insurance involved in the fires occasioning this loss was $280,055 and the valuation of the property at risk $500,355.
MANUAL FORCE.
The membership of the department consists of ninety-two men, of whom twenty-two are permanent and seventy call, distributed as follows : -
One Chief Engineer (permanent). One Assistant Engineer (call).
COMPANIES.
PERMANENT MEN.
CALL MEN.
Engine Company No. 1
5
7
Engine
4
5
8
Ladder ..
1
2
10
Ladder
..
2
12
Hose .6
..
1
1
8
Hose ..
2
1
9
Hose
3
1
7
Hose
..
5
1
8
Chemical
A
3
0
.
4
ANNUAL REPORTS.
ROSTER OF THE DEPARTMENT.
Chief Engineer Assistant Engineer
. James R. Hopkins Nathaniel C. Barker
ENGINE CO. NO. 1.
NAME.
AGE.
POSITION.
Edward W. Ring
48
Captain ·
Frank Langer
41
Lieutenant
Henry A. Byrns
56
Engineman
William A. Burbank
59
Asst. Engineman
George F. Harris
37
Driver 66
Horace W. Hutchins
30
Sewell M. Rich
32
Hoseman
Fred S. Young
29
.
ENGINE CO. NO. 4.
NAME.
AGE.
POSITION.
Samuel H. Stevens
53
Captain
Danforth S. Steele
46
Lieutenant
Lindorf D. Bixby
54
Engineman
John Gillooly
39
Asst. Engineman
Charles H. Stearns
41
Driver
Arthur M. Gilman
29
30
Hoseman 66
James I. King
29
.
.
66
Ephraim P. Cook
53
Joseph A. Sander
28
66
George C. Creighton
29
66
D. Wallis Tucker
47
.
39
.
.
66
Wilfred Young
23
66
Benjamin F. Johnson .
31
66
Oscar J. Lingley
37
66
.
60
Walter H. Young
26
.
Eugene H. Jones
John F. Burton
5
O-REPORT OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER OF FIRE DEPARTMENT.
LADDER CO. NO. 1.
NAME.
AGE.
POSITION.
Melvin B. Ricker
54
Horace P. Ewell
38
Richard F. Clarkson
36
William A. McLean
36
. Driver Ladderman 66
Patrick J. Fallon
35
James M. Gould
51
66
James D. Perkins, Jr. .
34
66
Martin S. Leary
32
66
James E. Thompson
26
66
George A. Page
42
66
Luther F. Bickers
22
66
Henry J. Turner
30
66
LADDER CO. NO. 2.
NAME.
AGE.
POSITION.
Irving C. Jackson
48
· Captain Lieutenant
Charles E. Shaw
42
William H. Whitcomb
40
John B. Ruffer
31
. Driver Ladderman 66
George F. Hughes
43
Harry F. Bucknam
23
66
Harry W. Elwell
27
66
James McNee .
38
66
Harry W. Whitcher
31
66
Oscar P Sheltus
29
Clarence Alley
26
66
Frank W. Merrill
28
66
Frank S. Sargent John E. Hill
HOSE CO. NO. 1.
NAME.
AGE.
Thomas H. Daley
50
.
John Frizzell
39
.
.
POSITION. Captain Lieutenant Hoseman 66
George E. Varnum
35
Lewis E. Seymour
22
Frederick G. French
28
66
Joseph Lord
32
66
Arthur C. Sellon
32
66
25
66
50
William J. Logan
55
Robert Yeaton
34
66
Captain Lieutenant
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
HOSE CO. NO. 2.
NAME.
AGE.
POSITION.
Frank W. Ring
37
.
Daniel R. Spike .
52
Henry A. Angier
Charles H. Timson
Edwin R. Perham
45
William F. Marble
44
66
Charles A. Woodbury
45
66
Almon Irish
28
Harry V. Spike
23
Melville G. Webber
.
HOSE CO. NO. 3.
NAME.
AGE.
POSITION.
Alfred R. Higgins
48
Joseph A. Cribby
31
Frank L. Draper
43
Charles H. Bridges
48
Frank S. Brown
49
James F. Henderson
43
Thomas W. Joy
38
66
John H. Cuddy
HOSE CO. NO. 5.
NAME.
AGE.
Edwin F. Trefren
38
.
POSITION. Captain and Driver Lieutenant
William J. Blaisdell
48
Charles H. Hilt
47
Hoseman
James H. Banks
46
Frederick G. Jones
30
.
Daniel W. McDermott
49
Martin Driscoll
29
Thomas Lingley
35
66
Charles B. Hill
23
.
CHEMICAL CO. A.
NAME.
AGE.
Clarence V. Cook
37
Benjamin W. Daley
26
.
.
POSITION. Captain Lieutenant
Benjamin H. Pond
.
28
Driver
.
57
Driver Hoseman 66
35
.
.
.
66
66
.
66
.
.
.
·
42
. Act'g Captain Act'g Driver Hoseman 66
66
24
Captain Lieutenant
O-REPORT OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER OF FIRE DEPARTMENT. 7
The department has in active service two steam fire engines, two ladder trucks, five hose wagons, one combination hose wagon and chemical with two thirty-gallon tanks, and one chemical engine carrying two fifty-gallon tanks. During the year that has closed the last-named piece of apparatus has made a good record. There are in reserve one steam fire engine, one hose carriage and one ladder truck, all in serviceable condition.
BUILDINGS.
The buildings occupied by the department are all in good condi- tion, with the exception of the house of Engine Co. 4, which ought to be thoroughly repaired throughout and its stable room enlarged. The new fire station in Ward 1, at the corner of Broadway and Cross street, will be completed in the early spring, and in appearance, as well as in utility, it will be a fine addition to the department and a credit to the city. It is designed to accommodate an engine, a hose wagon and a ladder truck. The stalls are sufficient for three horse hitches on the engine and ladder truck, there being eight besides a box stall. The second floor contains a recreation room. There are seven bedrooms, and another large room fitted up with lockers for the use of the men. There is also a drying room, well equipped with steam pipes, where the wet clothes of the men and wet blankets of the horses can be speedily put in comfortable condition after fires or runs in cold or stormy weather. The ground space covered is 8,050 feet. The hose and bell tower is modelled after that surmounting the head- quarters of the Boston Fire Department. When this building is occupied by the proper apparatus and companies to man it, the section which it is intended to cover will have ample protection for years to come.
In Ward 4 the fire protection is not sufficient for the increased hazard of that section. Its growth has been rapid, and additions to its means of fire defence are called for. I therefore recommend that land be purchased for a fire station on Clarendon Hill, and that a suitable building be erected as soon as the City Council can see its way clear to provide the necessary funds.
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
INVESTIGATION OF FIRES.
Chapter 444 of the Acts of 1894 requires the chief engineer to make an investigation of every fire occurring within the city by which property is destroyed or injured. This investigation must begin within two days after the fire, and a full report of the result of such investigation must be made to the State fire marshal within one week after the occurrence of a fire. The marshal may supervise and direct such investigation whenever he may deem it necessary. The result of a faithful observance of this law has been to show that many of our fires have had a criminal origin, and there have been fifteen con- victions of incendiarism during the year, while the number of fires due to that cause has been twenty-eight. As the crime of incendi- arism is one of the most difficult in the whole catalogue of offences to bring to conviction, the record shows the value of the law and is evidence that the fire marshal and his aids have been zealous and alert in the performance of their duty, and deserve the encouragement and support of all our citizens.
HYDRANTS.
Certain sections are outgrowing their hydrant service. I have had occasion to approve the work of the Water Board in bringing the hydrants nearer together, but additions seem to be necessary in cer- tain locations. For sufficient service I would therefore recommend the establishment of new hydrants at the following places : -
Albion street, opposite No. 125. Ashland street, between Summer street and Sartwell avenue. Central street, corner Highland avenue.
Cherry street, opposite Fairlee street.
Cherry street, opposite No. 10. Cherry street, opposite No. 26. Highland avenue, corner Benton avenue. Highland avenue, corner Waldo street. Highland avenue, opposite Home for Aged Poor. Hudson street, corner Benton avenue.
Hudson street, corner Lowell street. Hudson street, corner Waldo street.
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O-REPORT OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER OF FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Hudson street, opposite No. 163.
Hudson street, 400 feet west of Lowell street.
Porter street, opposite No. 44. Porter street, opposite Parker place. Trull street, corner Medford street.
Trull street, opposite No. 50.
With the foregoing additions the service would be greatly im- proved.
FIRE ALARM TELEGRAPH.
The efficiency of the fire alarm system has been materially in- creased during the year by making six circuits instead of three, thus reducing to a point of greater safety the work that each is obliged to perform. The fire alarm apparatus is so arranged that eight circuits can be operated if necessary. The needs of this branch of the ser- vice are also made conspicuous by the growth of the city, and more fire alarm boxes are required. I would recommend the location of sixteen new boxes as follows : -
Corner of Beacon and Washington streets.
Broadway and Cedar street.
66 · Broadway and Franklin street.
Broadway and North street.
6: 6. Central and Summer streets.
66 6. Concord avenue and Beacon street.
66
66 Dane and Skehan streets.
66
" Elm street and Willow avenue.
Highland avenue and School street.
66 Linwood and Poplar streets.
66 66 Meacham and Moreland streets.
Morrison and Clifton streets.
66 66 Pearl and Mt. Vernon streets.
66
66 Temple and Derby streets.
66
66 Thurston street and Evergreen avenue.
66
66 Walnut and Aldersey streets.
Box 29 should be changed from the corner of Washington and Dane streets to the corner of Washington and Wyatt streets.
10
ANNUAL REPORTS.
A GENERAL VIEW.
It is sometimes wise to take an inventory and see our situation as it really is. The City of Somerville nominally contains about 1,900 acres. Eliminating the marsh land there are left about 1,500 acres upon which, in round numbers, 53,000 people dwell and do business. They occupy 9,476 dwellings which, with the manufac- turing and business establishments, have a valuation, exclusive of land, of almost $25,000,000. This is exclusive of thirty churches, and other untaxed real estate of various kinds. Nearly all these dwellings are constructed of wood with shingled roofs. The con- struction of so many buildings with highly combustible roofs, supplies the conditions for an extensive conflagration if wind and weather are right. In conflagrations, the exteriors of buildings near or remote are liable to be fired from the big fire, and the roof is the combustible point. In the Roxbury blaze of May, 1894, thirty working fires were set by that conflagration, most of them on roofs, and some as much as a mile away. Our possibilities in this respect, emphasize the need of a very efficient ladder service. Our facilities for reaching roofs should be of the most improved pattern, and of sufficient abun- dance to meet any probable emergency. It is well to bring ourselves face to face with our exact situation and provide accordingly.
CAUSES OF FIRES.
Accidental dropping of lighted match
3
Boiling over of kettle of tar
3
Boiling over of pan of fat
2
Breaking of kerosene lamp
S
Burning of rubbish
6
Children playing with matches
4
Chimney fire .
S
Curtain in contact with gas jet
3
Curtain in contact with lamp
2
Defective chimney flue .
5
Drying kindling wood in stove
3
Electric street car .
6
Electric wire
1
Explosion of kerosene lamp
3
Fire-crackers .
3
O-REPORT OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER OF FIRE DEPARTMENT. 11
Fire rocket on roof
1
Fires in Cambridge
2
Fires in Medford
3
Grass fire
12
Hanging lamp igniting sheathing .
1
Hot ashes in wooden barrel
8
Hot stove overturned
1
Igniting of cotton from tobacco pipe
Igniting of escaping gas
Igniting of naphtha from lamp
1
Igniting of rubbish from stove
1
Igniting of shavings from hot stove
2
Igniting of stove rag in closet
1
Igniting of varnish from,lamp
1 28
Incendiary
Lighted cigar dropped on awning
2
Meat kettle on stove boiled dry
2
Overheated furnace
1
Overheated oil-stove
5
Overheated stove in freight car
1
Rats and matches
4
Roof boards in contact with furnace pipe
Slacking of lime
Smoke mistaken for fire
2
Spark in wood-box near stove
5
Spark from tobacco pipe
4
Sparks from burning rubbish
4
Sparks from chimney
3
Sparks from locomotive
5
Sparks from tinsmith's stove
2
Sparks on shingled roof
5
Spontaneous combustion
4
Thawing water pipe
4
Unknown
1
·
·
1 2 5
Smoking in bed
1 3
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
SERVICE OF THE SEVERAL COMPANIES.
ENG. Co. No. 1.
ENG. Co. No. 4.
HOSE Co. No. 1.
HOSE CO. No. 2.
HOSE CO. No. 3.
Feet of hose used
11,650
8,000 660 2,650
11,750 325
16,300 390
18,400
66 chemical hose used
No. of hand chemical extin- guishers used .
19
11
No. of miles run
227
118
144
110
(CONTINUATION OF ABOVE.)
HOSE CO. No. 5.
LADDER Co. No. 1.
LADDER Co. No. 2.
CHEMICAL A.
Feet of hose used .
13,950
66 ladders used
332
2,380
1,755
730
66
chemical hose used .
.
·
14,450
No. of miles run
21014
133
10014
30314
.
.
.
I have to gratefully acknowledge the cordial co-operation and support of His Honor, the Mayor, and the Honorable Committee on Fire Department, in all matters looking to the advancement of the interests of this department.
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES R. HOPKINS, Chief of Fire Department.
.
.
.
.
100
66 ladders used
90
P
REPORT
OF THE
COMMITTEE ON FUEL AND STREET LIGHTS.
CITY OF SOMERVILLE.
IN BOARD OF ALDERMEN, January 22, 1896.
Referred to Committee on Printing, to be printed in the Annual Reports. Sent down for concurrence.
GEORGE I. VINCENT, Clerk.
IN COMMON COUNCIL, January 22, 1896.
Referred to Committee on Printing, to be printed in the Annual Reports, in concurrence.
CHARLES S. ROBERTSON, Clerk.
CITY OF SOMERVILLE.
IN COMMITTEE ON FUEL AND STREET LIGHTS, January 1, 1896.
TO THE CITY COUNCIL OF SOMERVILLE : -
The following is the final report of the Committee on Fuel and Street Lights for the year ending December 31, 1895 : -
SCHOOL FUEL ACCOUNT.
CREDIT.
Appropriation .
$9,000.00
Fuel used at English High School during construction 727.75
Total credit
$9,727.75
DEBIT.
Expenditures : --
For fuel at Beech Street School
$111.22
Bell School
374.58
Bennett School
84.46
Bingham School
402.07
Burns School
177.14
Cedar Street School
37.82
Cummings School
223.45
Davis School
231.46
Durell School
248.62
Edgerly School
.
560.00
Amounts carried forward
$2,450.82
$9,727.75
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Amounts brought forward
$2,450.82
$9,727.75
Forster School
·
410.00
Franklin School
128.48
Glines School
552.57
Harvard School
28.38
High School
1,993.72
Highland School
664.53
Jackson School
128.53
Knapp School
909.85
Lincoln School
243.39
Morse School
665.54
Pope School
816.75
Prescott School
417.84
Prospect Hill School
164.20
Weighing Coal .
31.88
Incidentals
13.75
Total debit
$9,620.23
Balance unexpended
$107.52
STREET LIGHTS ACCOUNT.
CREDIT.
Appropriation .
$45,000.00
Receipts for old lamp posts ·
6.00
Total credit .
$45,006.00
DEBIT.
Expenditures : -
For electric lighting
$46,420.28
Lighting and care of oil lamps .
23.10
Changing location of electric lights
3.00
Moving gas lamp posts
22.50
Mounted map of light locations
9.39
Total debit
$46,478.27
Amount overdrawn .
.
.
$1,472.27
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
P-REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FUEL AND STREET LIGHTS. 5
SCHOOL FUEL.
By an order, adopted June 26, 1895, this committee was author- ized to contract with Horatio Wellington & Co., and B. F. Wild & Co., for furnishing fuel for the schoolhouses and public buildings of the city. The prices are given in the following table, and are much lower than those that were obtained the previous year.
COAL.
WOOD.
FURNACE.
EGG.
STOVE.
HARD.
SOFT.
$3.77
$3.77
$3.77
$6.50
$5.50
STREET LIGHTS.
The number of lights in the city January 1, 1895, was 559; 348 arc and 208 incandescent electric lights, and 3 oil lamps. During the year the three oil lamps, which were located on Boston avenue near the Medford line, have been discontinued, and in their place will be located two incandescent electric lights. Only one additional arc light has been located during the year, and that near the crossing of the B. & M. R. R., at Davis square, at a point which without this light has previously been most dangerous. The committee, although fully recognizing the needs of the city for more lights, especially in new streets, has been unable to recommend the location of any addi- tional lights during the past year, inasmuch as the appropriation was inadequate for the cost of maintenance of the lights already located.
In the report of the Superintendent of Electric Lines and Lights will be found a complete statement of the lights in the city, locations of same, and such changes as have been made during the year.
The following table shows the number of lamps in the city January 1, 1896 :-
6
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Oil Lamps.
Arc Electric
Lamps.
Incandescent
Electric Lamps.
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