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20. Total now in use, 66.78 miles.
21. Number of service taps added during year, 229.
22. Number now in use, 10,520.
24. Average cost of service for the year, $18.26.
25. Number of meters added, 22.
26. Number now in use, 224.
27. Percentage of services metered, 2.13.
28. Percentage of receipts from metered water, 24.
29. Number of motors and elevators added, 0.
30. Number now in use, 8.
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FINANCIAL.
MAINTENANCE.
RECEIPTS.
A. Water rates, fixture, $161,201 05
B. Water rates, meter, 51,116 54
C. Net receipts for water
$212,317 59
D. Miscellaneous ·
1,815 77
Refunds · Interest on bonds
8,270 00
BB. Maturing bonds paid
32,000 00
('C. Total maintenance for year .
.
.
$130,201 32
DD. § Transferred to Construction Account 18,892 07
Transferred to other Municipal accounts
65,039 97
K. Gross receipts from all sources .
$214,133 36
K. Total .
$214,133 36
CONSTRUCTION.
RECEIPTS.
EXPENDITURES.
T. Transferred from Maintenance Account
U. From other sources. ·
V. Total
$19,205 59
V. Total .
$19,205 59
W. Net cost of works to date . $785,690 22 ·
X. Bonded debt at date
Z. Average rate of interest 4 per cent
175,000 00 .
DEPARTMENT.
WATER
EXPENDITURES.
( Management and repairs, (including renewals . of street mains ) ·
$32,879 53
AA.
Metropolitan Water Works assessment
56,816 76 235 03
E. Total .
$214,133 36 .
.
.
.
$18,892 07 313 52
JJ. Total construction for year .
$19,205 59
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REPORT OF CHIEF ENGINEER OF FIRE DEPARTMENT.
OFFICE OF CHIEF ENGINEER OF FIRE DEPARTMENT, January 6, 1902.
To His Honor, the Mayor, and the Board of Aldermen :-
I present herewith the annual report of the Fire Depart- ment covering the operations of the year ending December 31, 1901.
Fires.
Number of bell alarms .
153
Number of still alarms
93
Total alarms
246
Value of buildings at risk
$261,500 00
Damage to same
35,154 00
Insurance on same
168,110 00
Value of contents
76,474 00
Damage to same
31,620 00
Insurance on same
49,750 00
Total value
337,974 00
Total damage
66,774 00
Total insurance
217,860 00
During the past year there have been but few serious losses by fire. Five fires necessitated the ringing of a second alarm for the protection of surrounding property. The speedy ex- tinguishment of these fires has shown the value of good ap- paratus, plenty of water, and competent firemen. The relief fund for the benefit of injured firemen has received several gen- erous contributions from property owners, as marks of their ap- preciation of the services of the department.
Manual Force.
The manual force of the department consists of one hundred and fourteen men, an increase of seven over the preceding year, as follows :-
Chief engineer 1
Assistant engineer
1
One engine company of 14 men 14
Two engine companies of 13 men each
26
Two hose companies of 10 men each
20
Two hose companies of 8 men each .
16
One hose company of 6 men 6
One chemical company of 3 men
3
Two ladder companies of 13 men each
26
One relief driver
1
Total
114
Equipment.
The apparatus of the department consists of three steam fire engines, six hose wagons, two combination chemical engines and hose wagons, two ladder trucks, and one chemical engine.
Each steam fire engine has a pumping capacity of seven hundred gallons per minute. Their weights, as run to fires, are: Engine 1, 8,575 pounds ; engine 2, 7,400 ; engine 4, 8,800.
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Brown's
Monkling Mill, Somerville, Mass;
Exterior Vier
I. H. BROWN MOULDING MILL.
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CHIEF ENGINEER, FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Each hose wagon carries 900 feet of 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.
Chemical engine A carries two fifty-gallon tanks, 350 feet of chemical hose, and twenty-seven feet of ladders, and weighs 5,240 pounds.
Combined hose reel and chemical engine No. 6 carries two thirty-five-gallon chemical tanks, 300 feet of chemical hose, 700 feet of two-and-one-half-inch hydrant hose, and twenty-seven feet of ladders. Its weight is 5,800 pounds.
Combined hose wagon and chemical No. 7, carries two twenty-gallon chemical tanks, 200 feet of chemical hose, 600 feet of two-and-one-half inch hydrant hose and twenty-four feet of ladders. It weighs 5,060 pounds.
Ladder truck No. 1 carries 365 feet of ladders, two three- gallon portable chemical fire extinguishers, with life-saving ap- pliances, and weighs, exclusive of men, 5,860 pounds.
Ladder truck No. 2 carries 380 feet of ladders, two portable chemical extinguishers, and a life-saving canvas, and weighs, without men, 5,700 pounds.
We have also one spare ladder truck and two spare hose reels that are kept in condition for immediate use.
The apparatus is generally in good condition except the boiler of engine 4, which should be replaced by a new one.
There are thirty-six horses belonging to the department, and two used by the assistant engineer and the electrical depart- ment are also cared for.
The total number is apportioned as follows :-
Engine 1
3 horses.
Engine 1 hose wagon
2
Engine 2
3
2
66
Engine 4
3
2
Hose 2
2
Hose 3
2
Hose 5
2 3
66
Hose 7 (Combination Hose and Chemical)
2
66
Chemical A
2
Ladder 1
3
Ladder 2
3
Chief of Department
1
66
Assistant chief
1
66
Spare
1
Electrical Department
1
Total
38
·
66
Engine 2 hose wagon
Engine 4 hose wagon
66
66
Hose 6 (Combination Hose and Chemical)
.
66
Service.
The eleven companies composing the department have re- sponded a total of 835 times to the 246 bell and still alarms, trav-
430
ANNUAL REPORTS.
eled a total distance of 1,594 miles, used 60,300 feet of fire hose, 30,200 feet of chemical hose, 5,445 feet of ladders, 6,445 gallons of chemicalized water, and 126 portable chemical extinguishers. A tabulated statement of the service performed by each company will be found near the end of this report.
Discipline.
The usual good discipline of the department has been main- tained during the past year. The members have displayed intel- ligence and courage in emergencies; they have fought fire through blinding and suffocating smoke and have rescued people from burning buildings.
Recommendations.
The department buildings are in good condition with the ex- ception of the Union Square station, occupied by Ladder 1, and Hose Company 3. Necessary repairs at this house should be made at once.
I recommend the purchase of an additional engine to be used in case of emergency or when any of our present engines re- quire repairs, that there may always be at least three engines fit for service. Somerville needs more steam fire engines. While hydrant pressure is sufficient to extinguish fires in their incip- iency, yet there are times when the flames cannot be controlled without the pressure of a steam fire engine, and when we con- sider the fact that one engine is capable of throwing upon a fire fifty per cent. more water than the best hydrant in the city, the value of the steam fire engine cannot be overestimated.
I recommend that a combination chemical engine and hose wagon be placed in the house of Hose 3, Union Square, in place of the wagon now there. The additional expense of maintaining this piece of apparatus will be but slight; no additional men will be required and such a piece of apparatus will be of far greater value as a fire extinguishing force than the hose wagon now used.
I also recommend that two permanent hosemen be ap- pointed, one in Hose Company No. 2, the other in Hose Com- pany No. 5. In each of these companies there is but one man permanently employed, and whenever it becomes necessary for this man to be absent from his post, the station must be left in charge of some person who will volunteer his services in case of of an alarm of fire. When conflagrations were infrequent, this arrangement was fairly satisfactory, but the increase in fires, and especially the increase of liability to large and disastrous fires, make it imperative that the necessary force of firemen should be always present when each piece of fire apparatus arrives at a fire.
I again urge that measures be taken to limit the construction of shingled roofs, which are a menace to public safety. Many times large and serious conflagrations are caused by the sparks
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CHIEF ENGINEER, FIRE DEPARTMENT.
from a small fire falling upon shingled roofs and wooden dwell- ings. No permit should be granted for the erection of any building covering an area of over 2,000 square feet and more than one story high, unless the outer walls be of stone, brick, or iron, and the roof covered with some non-inflammable material. The four cuts in this report represent the exterior and interior of the I. H. Brown Moulding mill, also of the building of M. W. Carr & Co. The value of buildings with non-inflammable walls and roofs was demonstrated at these fires. While the interiors and contents of both these buildings were destroyed, the prop- erty adjacent was injured neither by flames nor sparks. The first-named building was of brick and the other of wood covered with corrugated iron, each having a non-inflammable roof. If walls and roofs had been solely of wood, there would undoubt- edly have been much more serious loss.
I desire to thank His Honor, the Mayor, the Board of Alder- men, and all those who have co-operated with the department in making its year's work successful, and I would express to the members of the Fire Department my appreciation of their effi- cient service during the past year.
Causes of Fires and Bell Alarms.
Accidental
1
Ashes
2
Burning fat
1
Chimney
7
Children playing with matches
14
Clothing in contact with stove .
1
Defective insulation of wires
3
Drapery in contact with gas jet
2
Drying plastering
6
False
16
Fire in Charlestown
1
Friction of machinery
2
Gas explosion
2
Grass
3
Ignited naphtha
4
Incendiary
5
Lamp, breaking of
15
Lantern, breaking of .
1
Matches
5
Smoke mistaken for fire
2
Sparks from locomotive
5
Sparks from tobacco pipe
6
Sparks on roof
9
Spontaneous combustion
3
Stove overheated
1
Thawing water pipes
5
Unknown
10
Wood near hot stove
2
Total bell alarms
153
.
Kettle of tar boiling over
3
Oil stove overheated .
8
Rubbish
8
Service of Companies in Fire Department, Year 1901.
Engine 1.
Engine 2.
Engine 4.
Hose 2.
Hose 3.
Hose 5.
Hose and Chemical 6.
Hose and Chemical 7.
Chemical A.
Hook and Ladder 1.
Hook and Ladder 2.
Totals.
Bell alarms responded to
109
55
58
67
84
SS
41
77
99
87
70
835
Still alarms responded to
5
10
14
9
9
13
6
9
15
2
8
100
Miles traveled
192
103
109
122
201
169
S8
155
231
92
132
1,594
Feet of hydrant hose used
8,850
8,250
7,250
6,950
10,600
12,350
3,250
2,800
.
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.
.
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. .
2,300
6,550
21 350
.
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·
·
30,200
Feet of ladders used
135
250
85
180
55
450
40
245
2,515
1,490
5,445
Chemical extinguishers used
S
10
9
14
12
44
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·
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·
4
14
126
Gallons of chemical water used
770
875
4,800
6,445
Times on duty at other stations
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9
5
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14
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432
ANNUAL REPORTS.
60,300
Feet of Chemical hose used
.
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Brown's Moukling Mill,, Somerville, Mare .. Interior View, Third Floor After the Fire of . Oet. 24
I. H. BROWN MOULDING MILL.
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CHIEF ENGINEER, FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Roster of Department.
James R. Hopkins
Nathaniel C. Barker
. Assistant Engineer
265 Highland ave.
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.
John W. Bartlett,
Feb. 22, 1862,
Engineman,
Fireman,
Pleasant ave.
William A. Burbank,
March 6, 1842,
Asst. Engineman,
Fireman,
Gilman st.
Harry W. Elwell,
April 21, 1868,
Driver,
Fireman,
Hudson st.
Harry J. Locke,
April 25, 1871, Feb. 1, 1867,
Hoseman,
On water works,
Oxford st.
Oscar J. Lingley,
April 5, 1860,
Hoseman,
Milkman,
Avon st.
Benjamin F. Johnson,
Nov. 20, 1864,
Hoseman,
R. R. Yard Man,
Medford st ..
Sewall M. Rich,
Nov. 6, 1866,
Hoseman,
Merchant,
Medford st.
Joseph W. Mess,
Sept. 25, 1863,
Hoseman,
Pedler,
Chester ave.
Charles W. Boyer,
Dec. 23, 1871,
Hoseman,
Mech. Engineer,
Highland ave:
Melvin F. Underwood,
Nov. 28, 1873,
Hoseman,
Electrician,
Medford st.
ENGINE COMPANY NO. 2.
NAME.
BORN.
RANK.
OCCUPATION.
RESIDENCE.
Benjamin H. Pond,
Oct. 25, 1867,
Captain,
Fireman,
Bonner ave.
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,
Fountain ave.
Lewis E. Seymour, Jr., William J. Logan,
March 25, 1873, July 4, 1842,
Hoseman,
Painter,
Autumn st.
Robert Geaton,
Feb. 22, 1861,
Hoseman,
Painter,
Glen st.
Charles T. Garland,
Nov. 15, 1871,
Hoseman,
Coal Dealer,
Broadway.
Edward W. Burgess,
Aug. 3, 1859,
Hoseman,
Vegetable Dealer,
Otis st.
Cornelius A. Doherty,
April 30, 1873,
Hoseman,
Milk Dealer,
Webster st.
Caleb W. Kimball,
July 16, 1874,
Hoseman,
Paperhanger,
Brook st.
Frederick W. Kimball,
Hoseman,
Woodworker,
Brook st.
David L. Stevens
Aug. 11, 1866, March 17, 1873,
Hoseman,
Blacksmith,
Kensington ave.
ENGINE COMPANY NO. 4.
NAME.
BORN.
RANK.
OCCUPATION.
RESIDENCE.
John Gillooly,
June 9, 1856,
Captain,
Fireman,
Winslow ave.
Danforth S. Steele,
Sept. 9, 1850,
Lieutenant,
Foreman,
Leslie pl.
Lindorf D. Bixby,
Jan. 31, 1841,
Engineman,
Fireman,
Highland ave. Elm ct.
Charles H Stearns,
Dec. 7, 1854,
Driver,
Fireman,
Highland ave.
Eugene H. Jones,
June 17, 1864,
Hoseman,
Lineman,
Chandler st.
John F. Berton,
Feb. 14, 1857,
Hoseman,
Painter,
College ave.
James I. King,
March 30, 1865, Sept. 18, 1865, March 16, 1869,
Hoseman,
Hoseman,
Blacksmith,
Lowell st.
George H. Moore,
June 20, 1871,
Hoseman,
Cigar Dealer,
Wallace st.
George H. Keay,
Hoseman,
Fish Dealer,
Herbert st.
Howard A. Twiss,
Sept. 23, 1868, Nov. 27, 1879,
Hoseman,
Merchant,
Highland ave.
Joseph A. Sander,
April 28, 1868,
Act. Asst. Eng'm'n Fireman,
George F. Bixby,
March 27, 1869, Act. Driver,
Fireman,
Highland ave.
Hoseman,
Painter,
Type Founder,
Elm ct. Cutter ave.
George C. Creighton, John B. Rufer,
Driver,
Fireman,
Brook st.
Driver,
Fireman,
Medford st ..
Fred S. Young,
·
Chief Engineer
27 Summit ave.
434
ANNUAL REPORTS.
HOSE COMPANY NO. 2.
NAME.
BORN.
RANK.
OCCUPATION.
RESIDENCE.
Francis W. Ring,
Aug. 7, 1854,
Captain,
Teamster,
Wheatland st.
Daniel R. Spike,
March 22, 1844,
Lieutenant,
Janitor,
Broadway.
Henry A. Angier,
April 30, 1838,
Driver,
Fireman,
Jaques st.
William F. Marble,
June 22, 1852,
Hoseman,
Fish Dealer,
Moreland st.
Harry V. Spike,
Aug. 2, 1873,
Hoseman,
Clerk,
Sargent ave.
Charles A. Woodbury,
Jan. 31, 1859,
Hoseman,
Foreman,
Sargent ave.
Frederic E. Cushing,
Dec. 20, 1845,
Hoseman,
Painter,
Marshall st.
Benjamin Marble,
May 1, 1870,
Hoseman,
Clerk,
Temple st.
Charles Spike,
Feb. 8, 1875,
Hoseman,
Clerk,
Sargent ave.
Edward F Curtis,
July 30, 1869,
Hoseman,
Clerk,
Jaques st.
HOSE COMPANY NO. 3.
NAME.
BORN.
RANK.
OCCUPATION.
RESIDENCE.
Thomas H. Daley,
Apr. 3, 1845,
Captain,
Fireman,
Broadway.
Frank L. Draper,
July 31, 1852,
Lieutenant,
Lineman,
Chester ave.
Henry J. Turner,
Feb. 24, 1865,
Driver,
Fireman,
Somerville ave.
Francis S. Brown,
Feb. 4, 1845,
Hoseman,
Watchman,
Columbus ave.
Thomas W. Joy,
Feb. 22, 1856,
Hoseman,
Cooper,
Somerville ave.
Alfred R. Higgins,
Feb. 25, 1849,
Hoseman,
Park Police,
Prospect st.
Edward A. Parker,
Oct. 29, 1851,
Hoseman,
Park Police,
Summer st.
Lyle Sterling,
Feb. 28, 1867,
Hoseman,
Horse Trainer,
Somerville ave.
HOSE COMPANY NO. 5.
NAME.
BORN.
RANK.
OCCUPATION.
RESIDENCE.
Edwin F. Trefren,
March 28, 1858, Captain, Driver,
Lieutenant,
Painter,
Summer st.
Martin E. Driscoll,
Dec. 21, 1872,
Hoseman,
Painter,
Miller st.
Horace L. Dunklee,
Dec. 12, 1854,
Hoseman,
Fireman,
Somerville ave.
George R. Green,
Feb. 27, 1866,
Hoseman,
Florist,
Somerville ave.
Michael H. Kennedy,
July 14, 1873,
Hoseman,
Lahorer,
Somerville ave.
Otto T. Teakles,
March 22, 1871,
Hoseman,
Plasterer,
Cypress st.
Daniel W. McDermott,
March 14, 1846
Hoseman,
Painter,
Somerville ave.
,Frederick G. Jones,
Nov. 26, 1866,
Hoseman,
Painter,
Somerville ave.
Albert F. McGrath,
July 14, 1877,
Hoseman,
Butcher,
Lowell st.
HOSE AND CHEMICAL COMPANY NO. 6.
NAME.
BORN.
RANK.
OCCUPATION.
RESIDENCE.
Joseph A. Cribby,
Aug. 22, 1864,
Captain,
Fireman,
Broadway.
George W. Bridges,
March 22, 1876,
Lieut. and Driver,
Fireman,
Westminster st.
Frank M. Ott,
Dec. 19, 1876,
Hoseman,
Light Trimmer, Teamster,
Highland ave.
Walter M. Brown, Elmer C. Shiere,
Apr. 29, 1878,
Hoseman,
Clerk,
Elm st.
Charles F. Hathaway,
Feb. 11, 1876,
Hoseman,
Laundryman,
Elm st.
Charles H. Bridges,
Nov. 29, 1848, July 27, 1865,
Hoseman,
Machinist,
Westminster st.
Homer A. White,
Newbury st.
HOSE AND CHEMICAL COMPANY NO. 7.
NAME.
BORN.
RANK.
OCCUPATION.
RESIDENCE.
Arthur M. Gilman,
Aug. 19, 1866,
Act. Lieutenant, Driver,
Fireman,
Flint st.
Harry G. White,
June 14, 1870,
Hoseman,
Electrician,
Hudson st.
Charles W. Hughes,
March 26, 1876,
Hoseman,
Painter,
Highland ave.
Wm. E. Bucknam, Alfred M. Pride,
Oct. 12, 1870, Apr. 6, 1869,
Hoseman,
Mason,
Hudson st.
Hoseman,
Carpenter,
Hudson st.
Fireman,
College ave.
Arthur C. Sellon,
July 15, 1863,
Hoseman,
Painter,
Highland ave.
Sept. 6, 1863,
Hoseman,
Fireman,
Lowell st.
William J. Blaisdell,
May 16, 1846,
BUILDING OF M. W. CARR & CO. OCCUPIED BY N. E. ELECTRIC MFG. CO.
435
CHIEF ENGINEER, FIRE DEPARTMENT.
CHEMICAL ENGINE COMPANY A.
NAME.
BORN.
RANK.
OCCUPATION.
RESIDENCE.
Wilfred Young,
Aug. 7, 1874,
Lieutenant,
Fireman,
Highland ave.
John T. Coneeny,
Nov. 2, 1876,
Operator,
Fireman,
Aldrich st.
Charles H. Timson,
May 27, 1859,
Driver,
Fireman,
Medford st.
HOOK AND LADDER COMPANY NO. 1.
NAME.
BORN.
RANK.
OCCUPATION.
RESIDENCE.
Melvin B. Ricker,
Aug. 30, 1841,
Captain,
Fireman,
Prospect st.
Horace P. Ewell,
Feb. 28, 1857,
Lieutenant,
Carpenter,
Bow-st. pl.
Richard F. Clarkson,
May 18, 1859,
Driver,
Fireman,
Homer sq.
William A. McLane,
Jan. 7, 1860,
Ladderman,
Engineer,
Clark st.
Patrick J. Follon,
March 3, 1859,
Ladderman,
Laborer,
School st.
James D. Perkins,
Nov. 25, 1858,
Ladderman,
Paperhanger, Painter,
Somerville ave.
George A. Page,
Aug. 19. 1853,
Ladderman,
Laborer,
Webster ave.
James E. Thompson,
Sept. 1, 1869,
Ladderman,
Laborer,
Broadway.
John H. Ford,
July 16, 1859,
Ladderman,
Painter,
Oak st.
Robert W. Jesson,
May 10, 1873,
Ladderman,
Teamster,
Pitman st.
Frank H. Eaton,
Feb. 1, 1855,
Ladderman,
Teamster,
Prospect pl.
Luther F. Bickers,
May 29, 1873,
Ladderman,
Laborer,
Lake st.
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,
Ladderman,
Carpenter,
Highland ave.
Clarence T. Conant,
Dec. 10, 1868,
Ladderman,
Milk Dealer,
Hudson st.
William J. Kennedy,
Alpine st.
Le Baron Emery,
March 19, 1863, May 11, 1859, June 9, 1865,
Ladderman, Ladderman, Ladderman,
Plumber, Painter,
Alpine st. Crocker st.
George F. Hughes,
Oct. 6, 1852,
Ladderman,
Painter,
Highland ave.
Abner Peterson,
Feb. 28, 1879,
Ladderman,
Salesman,
Porter st.
Laughlin Black,
Sept. 20, 1876,
Ladderman,
Painter,
Warwick st.
Charles F. Mills ,
Aug. 26, 1876,
Ladderman,
Carpenter ,
Alpine st.
John H, Givan,
· Grocer,
RELIEF DRIVER.
George R. Dale; born, Jan. 22, 1871; residence, 25 Newbury st.
Concord ave.
Martin S. Lacy,
Oct. 18, 1863,
Ladderman,
436
ANNUAL REPORTS.
IN MEMORIAM.
SAMUEL H. STEVENS. May 18, 1842-June 26, 1901.
Samuel H. Stevens served continuously in the fire depart- ment for forty years, as captain of Hose Company No. 1, as an assistant engineer, and as captain of Engine Company No. 4.
He was injured several times, but received his last injury in July of 1899, whereby he was incapacitated for duty for a period of two years. His long term of service was marked by faithful- ness and efficiency, and he has left behind him an honorable record.
JESSE A. LIPSETT. September 3, 1865-April 1, 1901.
Jesse A. Lipsett was killed when returning from a fire. During his term of service he was a permanent hoseman on Chemical A, lieutenant of Chemical A, and lieutenant of Hose and Chemical Company No. 7.
In the death of Mr. Lipsett, the Fire Department has lost a man whose equal it would be difficult to find. As a mechanic, he was skillful ; as an associate and companion, he was lovable ; and in all the qualities that go to make up the true man and noble fireman, he was complete.
He has left an honorable record and his memory will be ever dear to the members of the Somerville Fire Department.
BUILDING OF M. W. CARR & CO. OCCUPIED BY N. E, ELECTRIC MFG. CO.
437
CHIEF ENGINEER, FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Fire Department Account.
CREDIT.
Appropriation
$60,900 00
Receipts :-
Board of two horses used in the Electrical Department,
312 00
Old horse
35 00
Total credit
$61,247 00
DEBIT.
Expenditures :-
For salaries of permanent men and sub- stitute drivers .
$36,253 29
Salaries of call men
14,086 03
Improvement and repairs of apparatus and vehicles
2,400 33
Hay and straw
2,501 33
Grain and feed
1,286 01
Horseshoeing
874 51
Horse medicine and doctoring
61 35
Harnesses, and repairing same
248 38
Hose, and repairing same
659 43
Washing and ironing
429 13
Ice
75 62
Fire extinguishers
77 28
Telephones
151 83
Horses
479 10
Supplies
581 65
Incidentals
869 16
Total debit
$61,034 43
Unexpended balance
$212 57
.
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES R. HOPKINS, Chief Engineer.
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE.
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE, January 6, 1902.
To the Honorable, the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Somerville :-
Gentlemen,-Herewith I respectfully present a brief synopsis of the doings of the Police Department for the year ending De- cember 31, 1901 :-
Whole number of arrests for the year
1,437
Males
1,357
Females
80
Americans
695
Foreign born
742
Of the total number of arrests, six hundred and sixteen were non-residents, and one hundred and seventeen were juveniles.
Miscellaneous Reports.
Alarms given for fire
6
Buildings found open and secured
349
Disturbances suppressed
13
Defective streets reported
650
Fires extinguished without an alarm
2
Larcenies reported
302
Amount reported stolen
$6,467.00
Amount recovered
$3,237.00
Obstructions in streets reported
715
Water pipes reported dangerous
430
Street lights reported not lighting
10,059
IN MEMORIAM.
PATROLMAN ULYSSES GRANT SKINNER.
Appointed May 11, 1892. Died July 8, 1901.
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·BOW STREET STATION.
439
CHIEF OF POLICE.
Arrests.
The following is a comparative table of arrests made for the offences named during the last five years :-
OFFENCE.
1897.
1898.
1899.
1900.
1901.
Abandoning child
Abortion
. .
Arson
Assault and battery
97
113
126
115
122
Assault felonious .
6
3
7
6
5
Bastardy
5
5
10
9
10
Breaking and entering .
22
41
29
29
24
Common railer and brawler .
1
·
1
12
. .
Contempt of court
1
2
. .
. .
Crime against nature
1
·
·
. .
2
Disturbing the peace
34
17
13
16
33
Drunkenness .
1,096
823
846
771
739
Eavesdropping
1
. .
.
. .
1
Evading railroad fare
2
2
3
. .
. .
Embezzlement
8
7
S
. .
. .
Forgery
4
1
3
. .
. .
Fraud
7
6
4
3
4
Keeping unlicensed dog
. .
.
1
4
20
Keeping common gambling joint .
. .
. .
1
. .
Keeping horse with glanders
·
. .
. .
. .
Larceny .
72
74
68
112
83
Lewdness
3
3
8
4
6
Malicious mischief
13
6
30
22
27
Manslaughter
. .
. .
. .
·
. .
1
·
.
Neglected children
9
18
11
3
13
Neglect to support family
14
6
12
21
16
Peddling without license
23
28
17
27
15
Present where gaming implements were found
·
.
.
15
17
Receiving stolen property
3
3
1
3
3
Refusing to assist officer
.
. .
7
14
2
Stubbornness
4
10
5
12
11
Unlawful use of registered bottles
38
49
36
SO
45
Violation of caucus laws
. .
. .
. .
Violation health laws
.
1
3
2
Violation liquor laws
16
8
13
7
23
Violation Lord's Day
22
10
33
27
44
Vagrancy
28
24
15
22
17
Willful trespass
7
17
14
65
19
Walking on railroad track
11
13
13
75
50
Total
1,555
1,299
1,349
1,503
1,376
. .
Cruelty to animals
2
2
2
. .
.
.
1
1
. .
. .
3
3
. .
. .
Unlawful sale of tobacco
. .
.
21
2
Violation of city ordinance
4
4
4
5
14
Keeping milk below standard
. .
·
. .
2
. .
Kidnapping child
3
1
Murder
2
Selling adulterated food
Threats .
Trading in registered bottles
4
. .
1
·
. .
1
.
2
440
ANNUAL REPORTS.
The foregoing comparative table shows that, while the popu- lation of the city has increased in the meantime more than ten thousand souls, that great crimes and disorderly conduct have not prevailed, or, to say the least, have not increased in number during this period.
Police Signal and Patrol Wagon.
The police signal and patrol wagon system is a valuable ad- junct to this department, and has been kept in fairly good shape for thirteen years, and I earnestly recommend its continuance, but to do so will necessitate placing the police wires under- ground, and providing a new patrol wagon.
The following table shows this year's record on the tape of the signal system :-
Number of on duty reports made by the patrolmen ·
185,986
Number of runs made with the patrol wagon 895
Number of prisoners conveyed to the station 1,004
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