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contract with Mr. Stevens (who installed the system) for a machine and whistle, and placed them at the Municipal Light plant. We also agreed with the Supt. of Fire Alarm to try and repair the old machine, and after several weeks' work during his spare time (with- out any expense to the town), pronounced it in working order. We also contracted with Mr. Purrington to rebuild the old whistle, which when completed, was practically a new one at less than one half the cost. This we placed on the Municipal Light plant, removing the new one to the Rattan factory, together with the old machine. The town now has the advantage of two alarm whistles which cover all parts of the town.
FIRES, ALARMS, AND LOSSES.
The losses by fire have been very large during the year, the town itself being a large loser. With the burning of the Montrose engine house was destroyed the new hose wagon and eight hundred feet of hose. At the Mechanic street fire, the town lost its Central fire station with contents to the amount of about $1500, including the hose pung, supply wagon, and dump cart. At this fire it was neces- sary to call for assistance, which received prompt response from Reading, Stoneham, Melrose and Malden, also Greenwood, Mont- rose, and Rattan factory hose companies, all of whom rendered ef- ficient and valuable services to the town. The following record shows we believe the largest number of alarms in the history of the town.
FIRES.
Wednesday, February 1, box 23, 1.10 p. m. 40 Emerson street ; owner, Charles A. Cheney. Loss, $1850. Insurance, $3500. Loss on contents, $260. Cause, unknown.
Wednesday, February 1, box 27, 1.35 p. m. Same fire. Unnec- essary alarm.
Saturday, February 18, box 26, 4.15 p. m. Needless alarm for a supposed fire in an unfinished house at Wakefield Park.
Thursday, March 9, box 35, 8.10 p. m. 370 Main street ; Pack- ard heirs, owners. Loss on building, $15. Insurance, $600. Loss on contents, $25. Cause, oil stove.
Friday, March 10, box 15, 3.10 a. m. Greenwood Plains ; unoc- cupied dwelling. Owner, Mr. Cook. Loss, $600. Insurance, $450. Cause, incendiary.
Friday, March 10, box 37, 2.50 p. m. Corner Main and Bryant
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streets ; owner, Andrew Young. Loss, $10. Insurance, $1000. C'aught from chimney.
Thursday, March 16, box 35. Corner Main and Bryant streets ; dwelling, owner, Andrew Young. Loss, small. Caught from chimney.
Friday, March 17, box 26, 12.30 p. m. Grass fire on Prospect street.
Sunday, April 9, box 9, 3.40 a. m. 112 Water street ; owner, James Johnson. Dwelling. Loss, $325. Insurance, $500. Cause, dropping lamp. Mrs. John, and Mr. Timothy Donoghue lost their lives in this fire.
Saturday, April 22, box 36, 11.35 a. m. Grass fire on property of Chas. Jordan. Needless alarm.
Saturday, April 30, box 24, 1.50 a. m. False alarm.
Thursday, May 4, box 54, 2.46 a. m. Lowell street ; wooden en- gine house owned by town. Loss, $2400. No insurance. Cause, incendiary.
Monday, May 22, box 35. D. G. Walton's block, Main street. Loss, $1500. Insurance on buildings and contents, $15,000. Cause, unknown.
Wednesday, May 31, box 23, 10.02 a. m. Railroad street ; owned by Wakefield Building Association. Loss, $52. Cause, sparks from steam roller.
Sunday, June 4, 10.46 a. m. Still alarm ; old Spalding house owned by John Day. Fire in chimney. Extinguished by permanent men.
Monday, June 5, box 35, 9.50 p. m. D. G. Walton estate ; wood- en block, Main street, occupied by G. H. Taylor. Loss on building, $25. Loss on contents, $4co. Insurance, $8000.
Saturday, July 1, box 24. 8.56 p. m. 200 Albion street ; unneces- sary alarm caused by dropping of fire balloon on roof.
Tuesday, July 11, box 39, 8.40 p. m. Fitch Court ; owner, John Lyons. Loss, small. Cause, dropping lighted lamp.
Tuesday, July 18, box 27, 11.40. a. m. Barn, Lakeside avenue. Owner, Mrs. Hackett. Loss, small. Cause, children playing with bonfire.
Tuesday, August 1, box 6, 9.50 p. m. Barn, Montrose avenue. Loss on building, $400. Insurance, $800. Loss on contents, $800. Insurance, $200. Cause, incendiary. Owner, Mrs. E. Sanborn.
Friday, August 11, box 26, 10.30 a. m. Dwelling ; West Chestnut street, owned by F. O. Clark. Cause, smoke from furnace in cellar. Alarm unnecessary.
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Saturday, August 19, box 37, 8.55 p. m. Barn, owned by B. F. Barnard, Wave avenue. Loss on building and contents, $100. In- surance, $500. Cause, dropping lamp.
Monday, August 21, box 27, 11.40 a. m. Dwelling, 31 Emerson street. Owner, Mrs. E. G. Lee. Loss on building. $700. Insur- ance, $1200. Contents, loss, $150. No insurance.
Monday, August 21, box 24, 5.25 p. m. 109 Broadway ; oil stove, needless alarm.
Monday, October 23, box 35, 1.44 a. m. Wooden stable, Me- chanic street, owned by G. H. Hathaway. Loss on building, $9000. Insurance on building, $9000. Loss on contents, $15,000. Insur- ance, $8500. Cause, incendiary. This was the starting place of the big fire. Assistance was called from Reading, Stoneham, Melrose and Malden.
Same alarm. Engine House : corner Crescent and Mechanic streets, owned by the town. Loss on building, $5000. Contents, $1500. Insurance on building, $1500.
Dwelling ; Mechanic street, owned by L. D. Darling. Loss on building and contents, $2500. No insurance. Also occupied by Por- ter's Hand Laundry. Loss on contents, $800. No insurance.
Dwelling ; 33 Crescent street, owned by M. F. Davis, occupied by Chas. Hanscomb. Loss on building, $2500. Insurance $1500. Loss on contents, $796. Insurance, $500.
Dwelling ; Crescent street, owned by Amos W. Chapman. Loss on building. $2500. Contents, $737. Insurance, $3000. Also occu- pied by George A. Philbrick. Loss on contents, $500. Insurance, $1000.
Blacksmith shop; Mechanic street, owned by Mary E. Weston, occupied by R. North. Loss on building, $500. Contents, $400. Insurance on building, $300.
Dwelling ; Mechanic street, owned by Michael McCabe heirs, oc- cupied by Felix Muse. Loss on building and contents, $1900. No insurance.
Dwelling ; rear of Mechanic street, owned by John Day. Loss on building and contents, $1100. Insurance on building, $400.
Dwelling ; 29 Mechanic street, owned by M. McCabe heirs, occu- pied by several families. Loss on building, $3000. Contents, $2600. Insurance on building, $1500. Contents, $1000.
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Dwelling : Mechanic street. Owner, Wm. K. Perkins. Loss on building, $875. Insurance, $875.
Wooden block ; Mechanic street, owned by Wm. K. Perkins, oc- . cupied by Wakefield Furniture Co., and several families. Loss on building. $500. Contents, $400. Insurance on building, $3500. Contents, $600.
Lincoln street, stable and shed, owned by C. Latimer. Loss on building, $215. Insurance, $500.
Dwelling ; 39 Crescent street, owned by A. Purrington heirs. Loss on building, $150. Insurance, $2000.
Dwelling ; Centre street, owned by Purrington heirs. Loss on building, $75. Insurance, $2500.
Dwelling and store ; Mechanic street, owned by D. Walton estate, occupied by C. Coles. Loss on building, $2000. Insurance, $1000. Loss on contents, $300.
Dwelling ; Lincoln street, owned by John Day. Loss on building, $50. Insurance, $800.
Tool shed, Mechanic street, owned by the town. Loss on build- ing, $600. No insurance. Value of contents, $3500. Loss, partial. No insurance.
Saturday, November 4, box 35, 11.28 p. m. Unoccupied dwel- ling ; 36 Avon street, owned by Wm. S. Greenough. Loss on build- ing $1000. Insurance, $2800. Incendiary.
Tuesday, November 21, box 26, 8.01 p. m. Barn, West Chestnut street, owned by C. F. Woodward. Alarm unnecessary.
Saturday, November 25, box 35, 6.57 p. m. Fire in lumber, owned by Roger Howard, rear 368 Main street. Loss, small. Cause, unkown.
Wednesday, November 29, box 26. Barn ; West Chestnut street, owned by Waldo March, occupied by E. Montcrief. Loss on build- ing, $100. Insurance, $200. Loss on contents, $50. No insur- ance. Cause, Incendiary.
Thursday December 14, 1:ox 35, 4.54 p. m. Shoe store, 434 Main street, occupied by Fred I. Wilkins. Loss small, caused by drop- ping lighted match in show window.
December 15, box 46, 4.39 a. m. Dwelling, barn and hen-sheds, 6 1 Vernon street, owned by Harris Pratt. Loss on buildings, $2600. Insurance, $1900. Loss on contents, $1200. No insurance.
Dwelling house, barn and sheds, 59 Vernon street, owned by Ja-
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cob Ray. Loss on buildings, $1500. Insurance, unknown. Cause, caught from the Pratt house.
Tuesday, December 26, box 35, 3.33 a. m. Dwelling, south of Bellevue park, owned by Robert Upham. Loss on building, $500. Insurance, $500. Loss on contents, $150. No insurance. Cause, overturned lamp.
Sunday, December 31, box 31, 5.10 a. m. Coal shed at Rattan factory. Loss on building, $500. Contents, $1000. Insurance on building, $2000. Contents, $4000. Cause, spontaneous combus- tion of coal.
Thursday, January 4, box 31, 6.40 p. m. Coal shed at Rattan fac- tory. Loss small. Fire in coal.
Wednesday, January 10, box 31, 5.30 a. m. Coal sheds at Rattan factory. Loss small. Fire in coal.
HYDRANTS.
The Board of Fire Engineers herewith furnish a list of present lo- cation of hydrants.
LOCATION OF HYDRANTS IN TOWN OF WAKEFIELD.
No. I. Main, front of L. Beebe estate.
2. Corner Cordis and Main.
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3. Corner Sweetser and Main.
6: Corner Aborn Avenue and Main.
4.
66 Corner Wave Avenue and Main.
5.
6. Corner Lawrence and Main.
66 7. Corner Salem and Main.
8. Corner Pearl and Main.
66
9. Corner Bryant and Main.
66
IO. Corner Crescent and Main.
66
II. Corner Lafayette and Common, at Baptist Church.
I2. Corner Avon and Main.
66
I3. Corner Centre and Main.
66
14. Corner Albion and Main.
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15. Main, north of Wakefield's Block.
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16. Lowery Hydrant, Main, corner Lincoln.
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17. Corner Main and Water.
66 18. Main, opposite Wakefield Estate.
19. Main, 100 feet south of B. & M. R. R. Crossing.
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No. 20. 66
Corner Nahant and Main.
21. Main, front of Block & Cate's store.
22. Corner Charles and Main.
23. Main, 500 feet south of Charles.
Main front of R. Kendrick's, Greenwood.
24. 25. Main, corner of Oak. 26. Main, between Oak and Greenwood avenue.
Main, south of Greenwood avenue, between S. Flint's and Pitman's.
27. 28.
On Albion, front of the Wm. H. Wiley estate.
On Albion, west of Methodist Church.
66 R 66 66
On Albion, opposite Chesley's storé.
66 66 66 66 66
29. 30. Corner Albion and Railroad. 31. Corner Albion and Gould. 32. 33. Corner Albion and Cedar. 34. Corner Albion and Bartley. 35. 36. Corner Albion and Green. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. Corner Gould and Emerson.
Chestnut, front of H. M. Dolbeare's.
Chestnut, front of Dr. C. E. Montague's estate.
Corner Chestnut and Railroad.
West Chestnut, near Avon Court.
Corner West Chestnut and Cedar.
Corner West Chestnut and Prospect.
Corner Summit Avenue and Adams.
On Auburn, half way between Emerson and Cedar.
66 66 66 66 66 6: 66 66
Corner Elm and Winn.
Corner Broadway and Lake.
49. Corner Maple aud Lake.
50. Avon, opposite Dr. Abbott's estate.
51. 52. 53. Corner Vale Avenue and Railroad.
66 66
54. Corner Lafayette and Church.
55. Lafayette, front of W. V. Taylor's estate.
On Salem, half way between Main and Pleasant.
56. 57. Corner Main and Pleasant.
66 66 66 66 66
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46. 47. 48. Corner Bartley and Lake.
Yale Avenue, about 400 feet west of Main. Yale Avenue, opposite the Towle estate.
66 66 66
Albion, 200 feet west of Broadway.
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No. 58. Pearl, about half way between Main and Pleasant.
59. Bryant, about half way between Main and Pleasant.
66 60. Park, about half way between Main and Pleasant.
61. Eaton, about 300 feet east of Crescent.
66 62. Pleasant, between Pearl and Bryant.
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63. Pleasant, corner Park.
66 64. Pleasant, corner Eaton.
66 65. Pleasant, corner Otis.
66. Pleasant, corner Vernon.
66 67. Crescent, opposite Dr. J. R. Mansfield's estate.
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69. Crescent, head of Lincoln.
70.
Corner Water and Crescent.
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71. Water, east side of railroad crossing.
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72. Corner Water and Melvin.
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73. West Water, about half way between Main and Railroad.
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74. Corner Vernon and Highland.
66 Vernon, between Emerald and Salem.
75. 76. Vernon, corner Salem.
77. Richardson, about half way up the hill.
66 78. Richardson, near Herbert.
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79. Richardson, corner Melvin.
66
80. Bennett, between Traverse and Main.
66
81. Bennett, near Herbert.
66 82. Traverse, near Bennett.
83.
66 Melvin near Cottage.
66
84. Melvin, corner Hart.
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85. Nahant, near Birch Hill Avenue.
6: 86. Nahant, near Traverse.
87. Nahant, near Major Ward's estate.
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88. Nahant, near Poor Farm.
66 89. Corner Nahant and Oak.
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90. Oak, about 600 feet east of Green.
91. Oak, near Greenwood Avenue.
92. Greenwood Avenue, corner Orchard.
93. Greenwood Avenue, corner Francis Avenue.
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94. Corner Madison Avenue and Warren.
95. Myrtle Avenue, near Greenwood.
96. Myrtle Avenue, near A. J. Lloyd's.
66 68. Crescent, opposite head of Mechanic.
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No. 97. Corner Greenwood and Spring, Boyntonville.
98. Spring, 600 feet west of Greenwood, near private way.
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99. Corner Railroad and Beacon.
IO0. Corner Salem and New Salem.
IOI. (Near chapel), Salem Street,
66 IO2.
Salem Street, opposite drinking fountain.
66 103. Salem Street, opposite Chas. Talbot's.
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104. Salem Street, near Chas. D. Drury's.
105. Salem Street, opposite C. E. Randall's.
66 66 66 66
IIO. ITI.
Corner Byron and Gould.
I12.
Corner of Railroad and Lakeside Avenue.
66
West Chestnut, opposite T. F. Smith's estate.
II3. 114. Junction of Prospect and Cedar.
66 66
115. 116.
Water, near Spring Avenue.
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II7. Oak Street, (Greenwood) 300 feet west of T. M. Ward's. Oak Street, ( Greenwood) 200 feet west of Herman Sahl- holm's.
66
Water, corner Melvin Street.
66
I20. Park Avenue, front of estate G. W. Harrington.
66
I21. Morrison Road, 250 feet east of Shumway Circle.
66
I22. Morrison Road, corner Morrison Avenue.
6:
123. Curve Street, head of Fairmount Avenue.
I24. Crystal Street, 300 feet east of Greenwood Street.
INVENTORY OF PROPERTY, FEB. 1, 1900.
One steamer (relief), one hydrant wrench, one trymo wrench, one monkey wrench, one hammer, two fire pokers, one shovel, one lantern, one 2 gallon oil can, one chamois, one overcoat, one pair street blankets, one whip, one set swinging harness, one foot split wood, one sec. hd. stove and stove pipe, two leading hose spanners, two fire hose bridles, one hydrant gate, one hose wagon, one horse,
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66 106. Lowell Street. opposite Dennis Lyons' .
107.
Lowell Street, front of clubhouse.
108. Lowell Street, opposite Deborah Wiley's.
109. Lowell Street, opposite A. L. Mansfield's.
Corner Cordis and Pleasant.
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Water, near Putney estate.
118. IIO.
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set of hanging harness, five lug ropes, one street blanket, eight span- ners, one Y coupling, one patent coupling, two play pipes, two shut off nozzles, one axe, one bar, one plaster hook, basket for steamer hose, two extinguishers, six charges for same, two lanterns, three span- ner belts, 800 feet of hose, one hose pung (new), one hook and ladder truck, one pair horses, one set of hanging harness, one 58 foot ladder extension, one 50 foot ladder extension, one small exten- sion, one 35 foot straight. one 25 foot straight, one 21 foot straight, two 15 foot straight, four guy poles, four axes, two bars, one door opener, two fire extinguishers, six charges for same, eight lanterns, one life saving net, three pitchforks, three brooms, two rubber scra- pers, two plaster hooks, two street blankets one wire cutter, three sets of ladder dogs, one whip, one large hook and rope, one shovel, eighteen overcoats, stable supplies, two curry combs, two brushes, two quart measures, two dander brushes, two iron pails, one box hoof ointment, two stable brooms, two pitchforks, one wooden pail, four sponges, two chamois, box harness soap, gallon of oil, one bar castile soap.
VOLUNTEER HOSE.
One play pipe, two shut off nozzles, one lantern, four overcoats, one hydrant gate, 600 feet hose.
CARTER HOSE COMPANY.
One two-wheel jumper, 600 feet hose, two play pipes, two shut off nozzles, one hydrant gate, one siamese, eight lug straps, one hydrant wrench, one snow shovel, nine hose coupling gaskets, one table, one lantern.
GREENWOOD HOSE.
Two play pipes, one shut off nozzle, three spanners, three spanner belts, three ladders, two wrenches, one hydrant gate, two stoves, 2 I-2 tons coal, 750 feet hose.
AT POOR FARM.
One two-wheel jumper, one hydrant wrench, 600 feet hose and wrenches.
MONTROSE.
One 4-wheel hose carriage, 500 feet hose, one wrench, spanners, etc.
MISCELLANEOUS SUPPLIES AT OLD TOWN HALL.
One set double work harness, one single, four bridles, one set of
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lead reins, two snow shovels, five gallon oil can, two cot beds, one lot of stove funnel, six elbows, one sec. hd. stove, 100 feet of garden hose and nozzle, one can of oil polish, one pair of scissors, three pounds cotton waste, eight salt bricks, one wagon jack, one can wheel grease, two quarts sulphuric acid, two pounds soda, seven pounds sawdust, two double gas fixtures, one single, eight feet of extinguisher hose, 175 feet spruce lumber, gas piping, water piping, horse stalls, doors, etc. ; supplies in Wakefield block, one office desk, six chairs (office), one table, six chairs (new), one table ( new), one waste basket, shelves, etc.
IN BASEMENT WAKEFIELD BLOCK.
Two pungs (new), two tons cannel coal, one hose drying rack, I 450 feet hose, good condition, 950 feet hose, not reliable, 800 feet hose, condemned.
FIRE ALARM.
All articles marked with a star are new, being purchased this year. About 26 miles of wire : 23 alarm boxes ; 23 key boxes and keys ; 80 cells of gravity battery : 5 circuit repeater, 4 circuits in service ; 5 circuit switch board ; * 5 circuit office lightning arrester ; * 5 circuit fuse board ; * one current indicator ; one 15 in. gong and board ; four 6 in. gongs ; two tower strikers ; one operating machine and whistle : * one operating machine and whistle ; * 33 two pin cross arms ; *25 lbs. No. 9 iron wire ; * 16 lbs. No. 16 office wire ; * 50 lbs. blue vitriol ; * 20 4 lb. zincs ; * 10 lbs. of 8 in. lag screws ; * II coppers ; *8 rubber hooks; * 3 boxes lightning arresters ; * I reel ; * 3 jacks ; * I box fuses ; * 2 pr. fingers : * 40 glass insulators ; * 5 3 post binding posts ; * I watering pot ; * 2 hand lines ; * 1 broom ; * I magneto ; * I brush ; * I test bell; * 1 5 in. plier ; * I hand axe ; * 1 9 in plier ; *1 chisel ; 9 Cartwright protectors and fuses ; * 3 bits ; * I bit stock ; *2 screw drivers ; * 2 straps and vises ; * I monkey wrench ; * I blow lamp ; * I pr. connectors ; * I saw ; * I pr. spurs ; * in cellar of old en- gine house, about 4 tons of coal.
COMPENSATION OF FIREMEN.
For a quarter of a century the compensation of the firemen has been $25, with the exception of one or two years, when it was re- duced to $17 per year.
This amount seems very small, when all things are taken into
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consideration. With the increasing number of fires, incident to the growth of the town, the calls upon firemen are correspondingly nu- merous and the dangers are thereby increased. It often happens that members of the department are called upon when they are unprepared in the way of suitable clothing, and it takes but a few such responses to spoil clothing to the value of the pay received by the firemen. The members of the department stand ready to re- spond to fires at all times, and under all conditions and this point in itself is worthy of consideration.
EXPENDITURES.
The expenses of the department have been largely increased from last year. The board has not been to any unnecessary expense, doing only what was necessary to keep the department up to a proper standard. The extra expense of the fire alarm system by the falling of the rattan factory chimney, which is referred to in another part of this report, the further loss by burning of hose at the Mont- rose engine house fire and the extra expenses in connection with the Mechanic street fire. Upon the burning of the engine house it was necessary to find quarters for housing of the apparatus and fire alarm battery. After looking over the few available places we hired from Mr. Putney two stores in the old town hall, corner Main and Salem streets, and made such alterations and repairs required to ac- commodate the hose wagon and hook and ladder truck and horses, sleeping rooms for the drivers, etc. We also hired a room in the Wakefield block for a battery room, and company meeting rooms, fixing a place in the basement for the care of hose, drying, etc.
The housing and hauling of the steamer to fires is a large item and was necessitated only by failure of the board to obtain from any one any better arrangements. We are in hopes to decrease this item in the near future. We also cleared away the ruins of the old engine house, and from the sale of old junk, etc., made about enough to cover the expense. The board is confident that had it not been for extraordinary expenses we would have returned a por- tion of our annual appropriation to the town.
RECOMMENDATIONS.
We believe as the town grows, it should extend its hydrant ser- vice, and would recommend that a hydrant be placed somewhere in
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the vicinity of Orchard street and Summer street, at the Junction. That the hydrant at the corner of Pearl and Main streets could be moved to the corner of Lake avenue, near the church, without any detriment to the property in that vicinity. We also recommend that the hydrant on Lowell street, opposite Austin Mansfield's, could be placed at the corner of Vernon and Lowell streets, or a new one placed there. We renew the recommendation of the board of engi- neers of 1897-98 that the town introduce the storage battery for its fire alarm system and quote from their report the following :
"The introduction of the storage battery for the fire alarm service, is no longer an experiment, and is being universally adopted. The cost for the supplies in our gravity battery now in use is about $1.20 per cell yearly. The introduction of the storage system by the town would save about $too per year. It would pay for its introduction in about three years and then would cost practically nothing after- ward for its maintenance. We have no hesitancy in recommending its adoption."
We recommend that the town, at its annual meeting, appropriate money to purchase a supply wagon to replace the one destroyed by fire.
CONCLUSION.
We take this opportunity to return to the honorable board of se- lectmen our thanks for their hearty co-operation and advice, also for the kindly words of encouragement received from many citizens, and to all officers and members of the department for their prompt response, and faithful work. To Chief Hallett and his officers for valuable services rendered.
WM. E. CADE, JAMES A. SEDERQUEST, EDWARD S. JACOB,
Board of Engineers.
Wakefield, Jan. 31, 1900.
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Report of Chief of Police.
To THE HONORABLE BOARD OF SELECTMEN :
Gentlemen : - I have the honor to submit herewith the annual report of the doings of the police department for the year ending Jannary 31, 1900.
ARRESTS.
Whole number of arrests,
165
On warrants,.
89
Without warrants,
76
Males,
146
Females,
19
Adults,
142
Minors,
23
Residents,
I24
Non-residents,
37
No home, .
4
NATIVITY.
Canada,
I 7
England,
4
Ireland,
40
Nova Scotia,
IO
Russia,
2
Scotland, .
3
United States,
86
Newfoundland,
I
Sweden,
2
Germany, .
2
Total,
165
NATURE OF CRIMES.
Abortion (accessory),
.
I
Adulterated milk, .
.
.
.
3
.
.
.
.
89
Adultery, . .
2
Assault and battery,
17
Assault on officer,
I
Bastardy, . ,
I
Bathing without personal covering,
2
Breaking window glass,
6
Default warrants,
4
Disturbing the peace,
3
Drunkenness,
63
Epileptics,
2
Exposing and keeping,
5
Evading carfare,
2
False pretense, .
2
Forgery, ·
I
False measures, .
3
Insane,
4
Larceny,
14
Liquor search,
9
Malicious mischief,
3
Non support,
5
Pedling without State license,
I
Stubborn child, .
6
Unlawful fishing,
2
Unlicensed dogs,
2
Violation of Board of Health rules,
Total,
165
DISPOSITION OF CASES.
Continued (still in court), .
9
Defaulted,
I2
Fined,
67
House of Correction,
6
Not guilty and discharged,
7
Nolle prossed,
9
On file,
25
Probation, .
7
State Farm,
3
Women's prison at Sherborn,
90
Girl's school at Lancaster, .
I
Turned over to out of town officers,
8
Committed to poor farm, .
2
Danvers Insane Hospital, .
4
Epileptic Hospital at Monson,
.
2
Massachusetts Reformatory,
2
Total,
165
· Aggregate amount of fines imposed, . $845 20
Aggregate amount of sentences, . 14 years 6 months and 10 days.
Accidents reported,
3
Assisted home, .
4
Bicycles found, .
Cases investigated, 308 .
Disturbances suppressed,
.
1-
Defective streets and sidewalks reported,
.
13
Dogs killed, 16
Fires discovered and alarm given,
Fires discovered and put out without alarm,
.
3 3
Lanterns hung in dangerous places,
28
Lost children restored to parents,
3
Medical Examiner cases,
2
Sick and injured persons cared for,
4
Stray horses cared for,
1
Stray teams cared for,
2
Street and sidewalk obstructions removed, .
3
· Unlicensed dogs caused to be licensed,
99
Water and gas pipes leaking.
5
Massachusetts General Hospital,
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