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F. DEWITT LAPHAM, Chairman. WILLIAM P. MITCHELL, Clerk.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON SEWERS.
IN COMMITTEE ON SEWERS, December 30, 1899.
To the Board of Aldermen of Somerville :-
The Committee on Sewers presents the following report for the year ending December 31, 1899 :-
Maintenance Account.
CREDIT.
Appropriation
$8,500 00
Receipts and credits :-
Boston Elevated Railway Co., changing lines and grades of manholes $57 66 Massachusetts Pipe Line Gas Co., inspec- tion and labor 364 11
Public Grounds account, labor and mate- rials 21 18
New England Telephone & Telegraph Co., inspection and labor 75 93
Fire Department, Fire Station, Clarendon Hill, account, grading . 13 93
J. C. Snow et als., constructing manhole on Pearl Terrace sewer 24 53
Somerville Iron Foundry, sale of old iron . 9 24
566 58
Value of tools and property on hand January 1, 1899 842 75 Value of materials on hand January 1, 1899 . 26 32
Total credit
$9,935 65
DEBIT.
Expenditures :-
For maintenance of sewers, including re- pairing and cleaning sewers and man- holes .
$2,883 84
Repairs of sewers and catch-basins, mason work
536 01
Maintenance of (cleaning and flushing) catch-basins
3,540 21
Inspection of house drains
485 55
Rent of water course across marsh to Mystic river
225 00
Changing lines and grades of catch- basins
211 77
Changing lines and grades of manholes . 195 22 Massachusetts Pipe Line Gas Co., in- spection and labor · 364 11 New England Telephone & Telegraph Co., inspection and labor 75 93 · Boston Elevated Railway Co., changing lines and grades of manholes 36 74
Amounts carried forward $8,517 64
$9,935 65
333
COMMITTEE ON SEWERS.
Amounts brought forward
$8,517 64
$9,935 65
Grading at Fire Station, Clarendon
Hill
13 93
Constructing drain at Elm-street play- ground
13 87
Books, stationery, and printing .
29 45
Repairs of tools and property .
125 62
Arranging tools and property and
155 21
Sundry expenses .
37 31
Depreciation in value of tools and prop- erty
249 09
Value of tools and property on hand De- cember 31, 1899 (including purchases during the year, $238.39)
832 05
Total debit
$10,030 73
Amount overdrawn
$95 08
Construction Account.
CREDIT.
Balance unexpended December 31, 1898
$16,882 23
Transferred from Excess and Deficiency account
16,549 22
Appropriated from Water Works Income Receipts and credits :-
25,603 57
For catch-basin curbs in sidewalks, re- ceived credit from Sidewalks account . Jason W. Gilpatrick, construction of Medford-street sewer ·
$21 33
Sprague & Hathaway Co., payment on account of construction of Day-street storm drain
50 00
West Somerville Congregational Church, payment on account of con-
75 00
struction of Day-street storm drain . Support of Poor, Almshouse, account, payment on account of construction of sewer in private lands from North street to Alewife Brook
442 93
Charles A. Kelley, drain pipe .
6 02
Dividend on private sewer built for
Timothy Tufts in 1888 . 6 25
703 23
Common Sewer assessments
6,406 93
Value of materials on hand January 1, 1899 .
119 97
Increase in value of materials .
19 81
Unpaid bills of 1899 .
69 91
Total credit
$66,354 87
DEBIT.
Expenditures :-
For the construction of sundry sewers, as follows :-
Somerville avenue, Section One $239 65
Somerville avenue, Section Two 2,763 63
Packard avenue and Private Lands
1,438 03
Amounts carried forward . $4,441 31
$66,354 87
·
maintenance of sewer yard .
.
Value of materials on hand December 31, 1899
19 82
101 70
334
ANNUAL REPORTS.
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Amounts brought forward
$4,441 31 $66,354 87
Private Lands, from North street
802 06
North street and Raymond avenue
272 37
Curtis street
77 31
Raymond avenue
11 31
Evergreen avenue
330 09
Medford street
193 57
Prospect and Newton streets .
3,741 09
Windham road
277 09
Murray street
257 39
Sycamore and Willoughby streets .
737 37
Concord-square System, Section One
4,901 16
Concord-square System, Section Two
6,258 61
College avenue
206 32
Abatement of sewer assessments
886 43
Broadway and Cross-street storm drain .
807 74
Broadway and Sargent-avenue drain storm
682 45
Union square, Bow and Summer streets storm drain
977 96
man-square, and Medford-street storm drain
942 68
Tannery-Brook storm drain
840 00
Otis-street storm drain
174 55
Private Lands, Alpine, Princeton, and Albion-streets storm drain
287 60
School-street storni drain
948 02
Drain connecting catch-basin, street
99 06
Building seventy-one catch-basins .
3,038 65
Books, stationery, and printing
25 25
Sundry expenses
21 07
Unpaid bills of 1898 .
916 45
Value of materials on hand December 31. 1899
226 01
Total debit
$33,380 97
Balance unexpended
$32,973 90
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In several instances the foregoing expenditures for sewers do not represent the entire cost, as several of the sewers were begun in the year 1898, and portions of the contract prices for others are withheld until the expiration of a specified time after their completion.
A detailed statement of the work of this department during the year will be found in the report of the City Engineer.
For the Committee on Sewers,
FREDERICK M. KILMER, Chairman. WILLIAM P. MITCHELL, Clerk.
$22,507 05
Sherman-court, Marshall-street, Gil-
Albion
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FIRE DEPARTMENT.
IN COMMITTEE ON FIRE DEPARTMENT, December 30, 1899.
To the City Council of Somerville :-
The Committee on Fire Department presents the following report for the year ending December 31, 1899 :-
Fire Department Account.
CREDIT.
Appropriation
$58,000 00
Transfer from Interest Account
700 00
Total credit
$58,700 00
DEBIT.
Expenditures :-
For salaries of premanent men and sub- stitute drivers
$31,230 84
Salaries of call men .
11,289 89
Improvements and repairs of apparatus and vehicles 981 91 .
Improvements and repairs of buildings and furniture and new furniture . .
1,550 53
New horse
185 00
Hay and straw .
2,041 58
Grain and feed
1,070 38
Horseshoeing
809 04
Horse medicine and doctoring
90 60
Harnesses, and repairing same
291 39
Hose, and repairing same
1,389 20
Fuel
1,138 74
Gas
145 76
Electric lighting
581 37
Washing and ironing
374 42
Water for hydrants and buildings Ice
111 27
Insurance
506 25
Fire extinguishers
115 75
Telephones, rentals and tolls
173 92
Supplies
522 27
Incidentals
462 85
Total debit
$59,587 10
Amount overdrawn
$887 10
4,524 14
336
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Fire Department, Fire Station, Clarendon Hill, Account.
CREDIT.
Unexpended balance of 1898
$7,650 00
Appropriation for 1899
4,000 00
Total credit
$11,650 00
DEBIT.
Expenditures :-
On building :--
To contractor, on account of contract
$6,953 50
To contractor, extras
492 00
To sundry parties
469 61
For architects' services
373 45
Driveway
595 47
Gong and striker
1,105 00
Furniture and bedding
364 95
Apparatus
855 60
Horses (2)
335 00
Harnesses
72 70
Total debit
$11,617 28
Balance unexpended
$32 72
The two-door fire station on Holland street, corner of New- bury street, Clarendon hill, which was begun in the year 1898, has been completed, and is occupied by a new company, called Hose and Chemical Company No. 6. The building is one of the finest in the department. It was designed by Messrs. Loring & Phipps, and erected by Ezra T. Merrill. Its cost was as follows :-
8,113.1 square feet of land, bought in 1896 (including taxes, $30.27)
$2,464 20
Building
15,638 56
Driveway
. .
2,733 25
Total
$21,431 48
Besides the two horses purchased for the new station on Hol- land street, another has been bought for use on chemical en- gine A.
The buildings and apparatus belonging to the department have received the usual attention by the committee during the year.
For the details of the work of the department we respectfully refer to the report of the Chief Engineer.
For the Committee,
FREDERICK M. KILMER, Chairman. WILLIAM P. MITCHELL, Clerk.
.
595 47
Horses, apparatus, furniture, and bedding
.
REPORT OF CHIEF ENGINEER OF FIRE DEPARTMENT.
OFFICE OF CHIEF OF FIRE DEPARTMENT, December 30, 1899.
To the Committee on Fire Department :-
Gentlemen,-The following information concerns the opera- tions of the Fire Department for the year ending December 31, 1899 :-
Number of bell alarms (including two second alarms) 181
Number of still alarms
56:
Total alarms
237
Total loss $47,302 25
Value of property at risk
386,756 00
Insurance on property
252,095 00
The manual force of the department consists of 104 men, as follows :-
Chief of Department 1
Assistant chief
Two engine companies of 14 men each
28
One engine company of 13 men 13
Two hose companies of 8 men each
16
One hose company of 9 men
9
One ladder company of 13 men .
13
One combination hose and chemical company
7
One chemical company
3
One relief driver
1
Total
. 104
The apparatus of the department consists of three steam fire engines, six hose wagons, one chemical engine, one combined chemical engine and hose wagon, and two hook and ladder trucks.
Each steam fire engine has a pumping capacity of 700 gallons per minute.
The weight of engines as run to fires is: Engine 1, 8,575 pounds ; engine 2, 7,400 pounds ; engine 4, 8,800 pounds.
Each hose wagon carries 900 feet of two-and-one-half-inch hose, forty-three feet of ladders, and two three-gallon portable chemical extinguishers; and weighs, loaded, exclusive of men, from 3,300 to 3,500 pounds.
The chemical engine has two fifty-gallon tanks, and carries 350 feet of small hose and twenty-seven feet of ladders. It weighs, ready for service, 5,240 pounds.
.
1
One ladder company of 12 men .
12
338
ANNUAL REPORTS.
The combination chemical and hose wagon has two thirty- five-gallon tanks. carries 700 feet of two-and-one-half-inch hose, 300 feet of small chemical engine hose, and twenty-seven feet of ladders. It weighs, ready for service, 5,700 pounds.
Ladder truck No. 1 carries 365 feet of ladders and a life- saving jumping canvass. When ready for service, without men, it weighs 5,800 pounds.
Ladder truck No. 2 carries 325 feet of ladders, two portable chemical extinguishers, and a life-saving jumping canvass. Weight, exclusive of men, 5,700 pounds.
There are also one spare ladder truck and two spare hose reels that are kept in perfect condition and used in case of acci- dent to the apparatus in service.
There are thirty-four horses belonging to the department, and two not owned, but cared for, by the department, namely, the Assistant Chief's horse and the wire department horse. Total number fed and shod, thirty-six, as follows :-
Engine 1 .
3 horses.
Engine 1 hose wagon
2
66
Engine 2
3
2
3
66
Chemical Engine A
2
66
Combination Hose and Chemical Wagon 6 .
2
Hose 2
2
66
Hose 3
2
66
Hose 5
2 3
66
Ladder 2
3
66
Chief of Department
1
66
Assistant chief
1
66
Spare
2
66
Electric Lines Department
1
Total
. 36
The ten companies comprising the department responded a total of 1,006 times to the 235 bell and still alarms, traveled a total of 1,738 miles, used 83,450 feet of two-and-one-half-inch hose and 35,250 feet of chemical engine hose, 7,109 feet of ladders, and 142 tanks and 170 portable chemical extinguishers, a total of 8,210 gallons, of chemicalized water.
The new station on Clarendon hill, West Somerville, was completed and the combination chemical and hose wagon, for- merly in the house of Engine 4, placed in service there October 1, a new hose wagon being provided for Engine 4.
None of the buildings of the department are in need of any extensive repairs, except the house occupied by Ladder 1 and Hose 2, at the corner of Washington and Prospect streets, which requires a thorough renovation.
A light piece of apparatus, which can be readily available, should be housed with Ladder 2, at 265 Highland avenue. This
66
Engine 2 hose wagon
.
66
Engine 4 . Engine 4 hose wagon
2
66
66
Ladder 1 .
339
CHIEF ENGINEER FIRE DEPARTMENT.
is in the midst of a compact neighborhood, which has been built up very rapidly with wooden houses, and is of the sort where im- mediate service might prevent a conflagration. I earnestly rec- ommend that a combination hose and chemical wagon be placed in this station.
The increase in the pressure on the high service water system has made it sufficient in some places to control fires. If it could be extended over the entire city it would be an invaluable element for the public safety.
The fire alarm telegraph has rendered excellent service. Al- though it has withstood the storms of the past year without any material damage, yet it is highly desirable that this important ad- junct to the Fire Department be placed under ground, where it may be beyond danger from serious interruption. It is hoped, too, that all electric wires may be similarly disposed of as rapidly as possible, as they are now more or less of a hindrance to quick action at fires.
I wish some measure could be taken to prohibit shingle roofs; also the erection of any wooden buildings more than one story in height, covering an area of over 4,000 feet. We are rap- idly becoming a congested city of wooden buildings. It seems proper to aid the fire department in bringing under control a sweeping conflagration by requiring the erection in some sections · of buildings of stone, brick, or iron only, that would form a bul- wark for defense against mighty flames.
I heartily extend my thanks to His Honor the Mayor, the Committee on Fire Department, and the City Council for their co-operation in all matters appertaining to the efficiency of the department.
Respectfully submitted,
J. R. HOPKINS, Chief Engineer.
Causes of Fires and Bell Alarms.
Ashes
5
Bonfire
1
Chimney
9
Children playing with matches
12
Defective gas range
1
Drying plastering
5
False alarms Fire in Arlington
23
Fire in Cambridge
4
Fire in Charlestown
1
Fire in Medford
1
Fireworks
3
Furnace
1
Gas jet
2
Gas explosion
1
Grass
1
Incendiary
11
Ignited from boiler
1
Ignited from lamp
6
1
340
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Ignited from stove
6
Lamp, Breaking of
5
Lamp explosion
3
Lime slacking
1
Matches, Careless dropping of
3
Naphtha, Explosion of
2
Oil stove explosion
3
Oil stove overheated
13
Plumber's stove
3
Rubbish
12
Smoke mistaken for fire
4
Steam mistaken for fire
1
Sparks from chimney
2
Sparks from forge
2
Sparks from locomotive
1
Sparks from tobacco pipe
6
Sparks on roof
11
Thawing water pipes
4
Tinsmith's stove
.
.
1
Unknown
.
7
ROSTER.
James R. Hopkins
Chief Engineer of Department
27 Summit ave.
Nathaniel C. Barker,
Assistant Engineer .
12 Ellsworth st.
Engine Company No. 1.
NAME.
BORN.
RANK.
OCCUPATION.
RESIDENCE.
Edward W. Ring,
May 6, 1847,
Captain,
Fireman,
Medford st.
Frank Langer,
July 4, 1854,
Lieutenant,
Wood moulder,
Trull lane. Flint st.
John W. Bartlett,
Feb. 22, 1862,
Engineman,
Fireman, Fireman,
Gilman st.
Harry W. Elwell,
March 6, 1842, April 21, 1868, April 25, 1871, Feb. 1, 1867,
Driver, Driver,
Fireman,
Gilman st.
Fred S. Young,
Hoseman,
On water works,
Oxford st. Avon st.
Oscar J. Lingley,
April 5, 1860,
Hoseman,
Milkman,
Benjamin F. Johnson,
Nov. 20, 1864, Nov. 6, 1866,
Hoseman,
R. R. yard man,
Medford st. Medford st.
Joseph W. Mess,
Sept. 25, 1863,
Hoseman, Hoseman,
Merchant, Pedler,
Chester ave.
Joseph W. Hayden,
Feb. 25, 1862,
Hoseman,
R. R. yard man,
Medford st.
Charles W. Boyer,
Dec. 23, 1871,
Hoseman,
Mech. Engineer, Electrician,
Highland ave. Richdale ave.
Bell alarms responded to
143
Still alarms responded to
2
Miles traveled .
231
Feet of hose used
14,150
Feet of ladders used
155
Chemical extinguishers used .
9
Fireman,
Hudson st.
Harry J. Locke,
Sewall M. Rich,
Melvin F. Underwood,
Nov. 28,11873,
Hoseman,
.
.
.
.
William A. Burbank,
Asst. Engineman,
341
CHIEF ENGINEER FIRE DEPARTMENT.
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Engine Company No. 2.
NAME.
BORN.
RANK.
OCCUPATION.
RESIDENCE.
Thomas H. Daly.
April 3, 1845,
Captain, .
Fireman,
Cross st.
John Frizzell,
Oct. 14, 1856,
Lieutenant,
Painter,
Everett ave.
Clarence V. Cook,
Oct. 1, 1858,
Engineman,
Fireman,
Arthur st.
Walter H. Young,
Dec. 25, 1869,
Asst. Engineman,
Fireman,
Oxford st.
Lewis E. Seymour, Jr.,
March 25, 1873, Driver,
Arthur C. Sellon,
July 15, 1863,
Driver,
Fireman, Fireman,
Glen st.
William J. Logan, Robert Geaton,
Feb. 22, 1861,
Hoseman,
Painter,
Ellsworth st.
Charles T. Garland,
Nov. 15, 1871,
Hoseman,
Coal Dealer,
Ellsworth st.
Edward W. Burgess,
Aug. 3, 1859,
Hoseman,
Pedler,
Otis st.
Cornelius A. Doherty,
April 30, 1873,
Hoseman,
Milkman,
Glen st.
Caleb W. Kimball,
July 16, 1874,
Hoseman,
Paperhanger,
Brook st.
Frederick W. Kimball,
Aug 11, 1866,
Hoseman,
Woodworker,
Brook st.
Bell alarms responded to
62
Still alarms responded to
8
Miles traveled
104
Feet of hose used
7,950
Feet of ladders used
Chemical extinguishers used .
Engine Company No 4.
NAME.
BORN.
RANK.
OCCUPATION.
RESIDENCE.
Samuel H. Stevens,
May 18, 1842,
Captain,
Fireman,
Highland ave.
Danforth S. Steele,
Sept. 9, 1850,
Lieutenant,
Fireman,
Leslie place.
Lindorf D. Bixby,
Jan. 31, 1841,
Engineman,
Fireman,
Highland ave.
John Gillooley,
June 9, 1856,
Asst. Engineman,
Fireman,
Winslow ave.
Charles H Stearns,
Dec. 7, 1854,
Driver, Driver,
Fireman,
Highland ave. Holland st.
Eugene H. Jones,
June 17, 1864,
Hoseman,
Lineman,
Chandler st.
John F. Burton,
Feb. 14, 1857,
Hoseman,
Painter,
Highland ave.
James I. King,
March 30, 1865,
Hoseman,
Painter,
Elm ct.
Joseph A. Sander,
April 28, 1868,
Hoseman,
Teamster,
Holland st.
George C. Creighton,
Sept. 18, 1865,
Hoseman,
Type Founder,
Cutter ave.
John B. Rufer,
March 16, 1869,
Hoseman,
Blacksmith, . Holland st.
George F. Bixby,
March 27, 1869, Hoseman,
Salesman,
Highland ave. Wallace st.
Bell alarms responded to
Still alarms responded to .
10
Miles traveled
143
Gallons of chemical water used
880
Number of tanks used
22
Feet of chemical hose used
3,600
Feet of hydrant hose used
13,550
Feet of ladders used .
200
Chemical extinguishers used.
7
Chemical engine transferred from station August 1, 1899.
George H. Moore,
June 20, 1871,
Hoseman,
Cigar Dealer,
75
Arthur M. Gilman,
Aug. 19, 1866,
Fireman,
420
12
July 4, 1842,
Hoseman,
Painter,
Cross st.
Brook st.
342
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Hose Company No. 2.
NAME.
BORN.
RANK.
OCCUPATION.
RESIDENCE.
Francis W. Ring,
Aug. 7, 1859,
Captain,
Teamster,
Wheatland st.
Daniel R. Spike,
March 22, 1844,
Lieutenant,
Janitor,
Broadway.
Henry A. Angier,
April 30, 1838,
Driver,
Fireman,
Jaques st.
Charles H. Timson,
May 27, 1861,
Hoseman,
Teamster,
Marshall st.
William F. Marble,
June 22, 1852,
Hoseman,
Fish Dealer,
Derby st.
Charles A. Woodbury,
Jan. 31, 1851,
Hoseman,
Foreman,
Sargent ave.
Harry V. Spike,
Sept. 30, 1873,
Hoseman,
Teamster,
Sargent ave.
Frederic E. Cushing,
Dec. 20, 1845,
Hoseman,
Painter,
Walnut st.
John T. Coneeny,
Nov. 2, 1876,
Hoseman,
Florist,
Jaques st.
Bell alarms responded to
94
Still alarms responded to.
13
Mïles traveled .
27
Feet of hose used
13,650
Feet of ladders used .
55
Chemical extinguishers used
27
Hose Company No. 3.
NAME.
BORN.
RANK.
OCCUPATION.
RESIDENCE.
Benjamin H. Pond,
Oct. 25, 1867,
Captain,
Fireman,
Bonner ave.
Frank L. Draper,
July 31, 1852,
Lieutenant,
Lineman,
Chester ave.
Francis S. Brown,
Feb. 4, 1845,
Hoseman,
Watchman,
Columbus ave.
Thomas W. Joy,
Feb. 22, 1856,
Hoseman,
Cooper,
Prospect st.
John H. Cuddy,
July 5, 1852,
Hoseman,
Laborer,
Bow-st. pl.
Alfred R. Higgins,
Feb. 25, 1849,
Hoseman,
Cooper,
Prospect st.
Edward A. Parker,
Oct. 29, 1851,
Hoseman,
Laborer,
Oxford st.
Lyle Sterling,
Feb. 9, 1867,
Hoseman,
Horse Trainer,
Lake st.
Bell alarms responded to
101
Still alarms responded to
5
Automatic alarms responded to.
3
Miles traveled .
119
Feet of hose used
13,200
Feet of ladders used
150
Chemical extinguishers used
39
Hose Company No. 5.
NAME.
BORN.
RANK.
OCCUPATION.
RESIDENCE.
Edwin F. Trefren,
March 28, 1858, Captain,
Fireman,
Somerville ave.
William J. Blaisdell,
May 16, 1846,
Lieutenant,
Painter,
Quincy st.
Martin E. Driscoll,
Dec. 21, 1872,
Hoseman,
Painter,
Somerville ave.
Horace L. Dunklee,
Dec. 12, 1854,
Hoseman,
Tinsmith,
Somerville ave.
George R. Green,
Feb. 27, 1866,
Hoseman,
Florist,
Belmont st.
Michael H. Kennedy,
July 14, 1873,
Hoseman,
Lahorer,
Somerville ave.
Otto T. Teakles,
March 22, 1871,
Hoseman,
Plasterer,
Belmont st.
Daniel W. McDermott,
March 14, 1846, Hoseman,
Painter,
Somerville ave.
Bell alarms responded to Still alarms responded to
Miles traveled
145
Feet of hose used
19,200
Feet of ladders used
150
Chemical extinguishers used
51
116
10
343
CHIEF ENGINEER FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Hose and Chemical Company No. 6.
NAME.
BORN.
RANK.
OCCUPATION.
RESIDENCE. .
Joseph A. Cribby,
Aug. 22, 1864,
Captain,
Fireman,
Thorp pl.
George W. Bridges,
March 22, 1876,
Lieut. and Driver,
Fireman,
Westminster st.
Frank M. Ott,
Dec. 19, 1876,
Hoseman,
Light Trimmer,
Rogers ave.
Walter M. Brown,
Sept. 6, 1863,
Hoseman,
Milkman,
Hawthorne st.
Elmer C. Shiere,
Apr. 29, 1878,
Hoseman,
Grocer's Clerk,
Elm st.
Frederick C. Hathaway, Feb. 11, 1876,
Hoseman,
Laundryman,
Elm st.
Charles H. Bridges, .
Nov. 29, 1848,
Hoseman,
Machinist,
Westminster st.
SERVICE FROM OCTOBER 1, 1899.
Bell alarms responded to
13
Still alarms responded to .
0
Covered at Engine 4 station
5
Miles traveled
22
Gallons of chemical water used
440
Number of tanks used .
11
Feet of chemical hose used
1,650
Feet of hydrant hose used
1,750
Feet of ladders used
40
Hook and Ladder Company No. 1.
NAME.
BORN.
RANK.
OCCUPATION.
RESIDENCE.
Melvin B. Ricker,
Aug. 30, 1841,
Captain,
Fireman,
Horace P. Ewell,
Feb. 27, 1857, May 18, 1859,
Lieutenant, Driver, Ladderman, Ladderman, Ladderman, Ladderman, Ladderman,
Fireman,
Washington st. Bow-st. pl. Rossmore st.
William A. McLane,
Jan. 7, 1859,
R. R. Engineer,
Clark st.
Patrick J. Fallon,
Upholsterer,
Somerville ave. Lake st.
Martin S. Lacy,
Oct. 18, 1862, Aug. 15, 1855,
Ladderman,
Lamp Trimmer,
Webster ave.
John H. Ford,
July 16, 1859,
Ladderman,
Painter,
Oak st.
Luther F. Bickers,
May 29, 1873,
Ladderman,
Painter,
Lake st.
Robert W. Jesson,
May 10, 1873,
Ladderman,
Teamster,
Cypress st.
Bell alarms responded to
Still alarms responded to
3
Miles traveled
86
Feet of ladders used
2,740
James D. Perkins,
March 3, 1859, Nov. 5, 1858,
Paperhanger,
Painter, Laborer,
Washington st.
George A. Page.
Webster ave.
James E. Thompson,
Sept. 1, 1869,
99
Carpenter,
Richard F. Clarkson,
344
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Hook and Ladder Company No. 2.
NAME.
BORN.
RANK.
OCCUPATION.
RESIDENCE.
Horace W. Hutchins,
Aug. 26, 1866,
Captain,
Fireman,
Hudson st.
Charles E. Shaw,
Oct. 13, 1854,
Lieutenant,
Paperhanger,
Eastman pl.
Harry F. Bucknam,
Sept. 21, 1872,
Driver,
Fireman,
Highland ave.
John E. Hill,
Dec. 25, 1845,
Ladderman,
Salesman,
Cherry st.
Clarence H. Alley,
March 16, 1869,
Carpenter,
Highland ave.
Thomas McNee,
Nov. 14, 1857,
Ladderman, Ladderman, Ladderman,
Roofer,
Hersey st.
Clarence T. Conant,
Dec. 10, 1866,
Milkman,
Hudson st.
William J. Kennedy,
March 19, 1864,
Ladderman, Ladderman,
Painter,
Alpine st. Alpine st.
Frederick L. Jenson,
July 2, 1872,
Ladderman,
Painter,
Highland ave.
John H. Givan,
June 9, 1865,
Ladderman,
Grocer,
Crocker st.
George F. Hughes,
Oct. 6, 1852,
Ladderman,
Painter,
Highland ave.
Fred W. Merrill,
Sept. 18, 1867,
Ladderman,
Electrician,
Crocker st.
Bell alarms responded to
83
Still alarms responded to
3
Miles traveled
142
Feet of ladders used
Chemical extinguishers used .
Chemical Engine Company A.
NAME.
BORN.
RANK.
OCCUPATION.
RESIDENCE.
Wilfred Young,
Aug. 7, 1874,
Lieutenant,
Fireman,
Highland ave. Thorp pl.
Henry J. Turner,
Feb. 24, 1864,
Driver,
Fireman,
Somerville ave.
Bell alarms responded to
164
Still alarms responded to
5
Miles traveled .
345
Gallons of chemical water used.
6,480
Number of tanks used
108
Feet of hose used .
30,000
Feet of ladders used
190
Relief Driver. George R. Dale; born, Jan. 22, 1871; residence, 25 Newbury st.
Jesse A. Lipsett,
Sept. 3, 1865,
Operator,
Fireman,
2,409
25
Plumber,
Le Baron Emery,
May 11. 1860,
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON FUEL AND STREET LIGHTS.
IN COMMITTEE ON FUEL AND STREET LIGHTS, December 30, 1899.
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, 1899 :-
School Fuel Account.
CREDIT.
$12,000 00
DEBIT.
Expenditures :-
For fuel at
Bell school
$681 86
Bennett school
142 48
Bingham school
316 01
Burns school
302 69
Carr school
810 57
Cedar-street school
41 13
Cummings school
128 37
Davis school
174 10
Durell school
296 35
Edgerly school
560 73
Forster school
515 25
Glines school
660 65
Hanscom school
343 53
Harvard school
2 28
High schools
1,235 01
Highland school
651 95
Hodgkins school
513 72
Jackson school
171 56
Knapp school
845 85
Lincoln school
183 43
Morse school
619 27
Perry school
143 22
Pope school
695 33
Prescott school
800 25
Prospect-hill school
192 55
Total debit
11,028.14
Balance unexpended
$971 86
Appropriation
346
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Street Lights Account.
CREDIT.
Appropriation
$50,000 00
· DEBIT.
For electric lighting
$45,937 22
Welsbach lighting
3,580 68
Changing locations of electric and Wels- bach poles and posts
51 61
Incidentals
5 00
Total debit
.
$49,574 51
Balance unexpended
$425 49
School Fuel.
In pursuance of an order dated May 24, 1899, the following proposals were received for the furnishing of fuel for the school- houses and public buildings of the city :---
Names of Bidders.
Furnace Coal
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