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Art. 7. To see if the town will purchase a set of the Eastman noz- zle system as recommended by the board of engineers and raise and appropriate money for the same.
Voted. $215.
Art. 8. To see if the Town of Wakefield will raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to purchase a hose wagon and equip the same, to be located in the district known as Montrose, or what they will do about it.
Voted. To indefinitely postpone.
Art. 9. To see if the town will raise and appropriate one hundred dollars to reimburse and pay Mr. A. V. B. Norris for time spent and plans furnished the town by said Norris under and by virtue of a notice published in the Wakefield Daily Item under date of October 10th, 1899, calling for plans of the new public ceme- tery on Lowell street.
Voted. To indefinitely postpone.
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Art. 10. To see if the town will appoint a committee, to be assisted by the selectmen, said joint committee to confer with the Wake- field Water Co. in an endeavor to secure more equitable water rates for domestic purposes.
Voted. To appoint a committee of 5 : Chas. A. Dean, Wm. Greany, A. R. Perkins, J. Coughlin, F. J. Henkel.
Art. II. To hear and act upon the report of the sewerage commit- tee.
Voted. To lay on table.
Art. 12. To see if the town will vote to place a hydrant on the corner of Pine street and Pitman avenue, and instruct the selectmen to contract with the Wakefield Water company, and raise and appropriate one hundred dollars for the same, or what they will do about it.
Voted. To do so and $35.
Art. 13. To see if the town will raise and appropriate one hundred sixty-two and 20-100 dollars to reimburse the miscellaneous appropriation for money paid the American Fire Engine com- pany, for freight from Wakefield to Seneca Falls, N. Y., on the steam fire engine.
Voted. $162.20.
Art. 14. To see if the town will authorize its treasurer, with the approval of the selectmen, to hire a sum of money sufficient to meet the appropriations made at this meeting, on a term not exceeding one year, and to issue the notes of the town therefor. No action taken.
Voted .. To dissolve this meeting.
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State Election Nov. 6, 1900, and Fall Town Meeting.
The polls closed at 4.30 o'clock and at 6.53 Clerk J. Fred Parker read the result of the vote in both precincts as follows :
Precincts. Totals.
I 2
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
Bryan and Stevenson, D. .
594
52
646
Debs and Harriman, D. S.
18
4
22
Malloney and Remmell, S. L.
18
I
I9
McKinley and Roosevelt, R.
992
160
II52
Wooley and Metcalf, P ..
18
8
26
Blanks,
88
8
96
GOVERNOR.
Berry, S. L.
36
7
43
Bradley, D. S.
33
3
36
Crane, R.
946
I62
1108
Fisher, P.
IO
4
14
Paine. D. .
480
26
506
Blanks,
223
31
254
LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR.
Bates, R. .
950
157
IIO7
O'Donnell, D. .
452
I9
47I
Purrington, P.
I2
5
I7
Ruther, S. L.
3I
4
35
Wrenn, D.
28
5
33
Blanks,
255
43
298
SECRETARY.
Barr, D. S.
2I
3
24
Jones, S. L.
38
6
44
Olin, R. .
893
160
1053
Partridge, P.
I5
3
18
Stephenson, D. .
427
I7
444
Blanks,
334
44
378
36
TREASURER.
Bradford, R.
903
157
1060
Chalifoux, D.
403
I7
420
Johnson, P.
I7
7
24
Magler, S. L.
33
5
38
O'Shaughnessy, .
29
3
32
Blanks,
343
44
387
AUDITOR.
Brown, D.
446
2 7
473
Forsstrom, S. L.
3I
5
36
Merrill, P.
56
IO
66
Turner, R.
817
140
957
Walsh, D. S.
29
2
31
Blanks,
.
349
49
398
ATTORNEY-GENERAL.
Billings, D. S.
23
6
29
Coffin, P. .
18
3
2I
Crosby, D.
423
20
443
Knowlton, R. .
887
152
1039
MacDonald, S. L.
40
4
44
Blanks,
.
337
48
385
REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS.
Cramb, D. S.
29
3
32
Fitzgerald, S. L.
.
37
3
40
Roberts, R.
888
16I
1049
Winn, D.
520
31
55I
Blanks
254
35
289
COUNCILLOR.
Harwood, R.
897
163
1060
Kelly, S. L.
51
8
59
O'Rourke, D.
433
18
451
Blank
-
347
44
391
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
37
SENATOR.
Kiely, D. .
497
21
518
White, S. L.
55
8
63
Wood, R.
878
158
1036
Blank
298
46
344
REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT.
Cutler, R.
787
II4
90I
Dean, D. .
867
IIO
977
Harper, S. L.
20
I
21
Blanks
54
8
62
COUNTY COMMISSIONER.
Hagar, D.
435
25
460
O'Donnell, S. L.
65
5
70
Upham, R.
884
156
1040
Blanks
344
47
391
REGISTER OF DEEDS.
Childs, R.
939
157
1096
Johnson, S. L. .
.
210
16
226
Blanks
.
579
60
639
COUNTY TREASURER.
Grant, S. L.
204
19
223
Hayden, R.
921
155
1076
Blanks
.
603
59
662
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ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING, NOV. 12, 1900.
Meeting called to order by the town clerk.
Voted. That the town clerk deposit one vote for Thomas G. O'Con- nell for moderator.
Voted. To take up Articles 3, 29, 30.
Art. 3. To see if the town will suspend, during the term of the present town meeting, all town by-laws or rules so called, relat-
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ing to a finance committee, so that articles calling for an appro- priation of money may be taken up originally in town meeting, without any hearing, report, recommendation or action whatso- ever, of a finance committee, or what the town will do about it. Art. 29. To see if the town will appoint a finance committee, or what they will do about it.
Art. 30. To see if the town will abolish the finance committee and rescind all town by-laws or rules relating thereto.
Voted. That the chair appoint a committee of 5 to retire and nominate a committee of 9 to serve as a finance committee.
Moderator appointed Messrs. C. A. Dean, Cornelius Dono- van, W. A. Cutter, E. E. Emerson and G. M. Tompson.
On motion, Article 3 was adopted, by a vote of 69 to 34.
Voted. To lay on the table.
Voted. To take up Article 17.
Art. 17. To see if the town will make an additional appropriation for the fire department, or what they will do about it.
Voted. That the town purchase 3,000 feet of hose at an expense of $1,800.
Voted. That the chief engineer and selectmen be a committee to purchase hose.
Voted. To refer balance of article to finance committee.
Art. 2. To accept List of Jurors.
Voted. To accept. See "Juror List."
Voted. To take up other articles in their order.
Art. 4. To see if the town will purchase a suitable piece of fire apparatus, purchase land and erect a building for same in the west district, and raise and appropriate money for same, or what they will do about it.
Voted. To lay article on table until Article 21 came before the meeting.
Art. 5. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of $1,200 to reimburse the miscellaneous appropriation for money expended, or what they will do about it.
Referred to finance committee.
Art. 6. To see if the town will raise and appropriate a sufficient
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sum of money to partition off three rooms in third story of the town hall building, or what they will do about it.
Voted. $600.
Art. 7. To see if the town will raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to install an elevator to connect with the third floor in the town hall building, or what they will do about it.
Voted. To indefinitely postpone.
At this point, Mr. Dean, on behalf of the committee of 5, reported these names for a finance committee : C. N. Winship, S. W. Lufkin, W. G. Strong, G. E. Smith, F. M. Staples, J. T. Hickey, M. E. S. Clemons, Chas. Talbot, A. R. Perkins. Messrs. Winship, Perkins, Lufkin and Clemons declined. Messrs. T. Hickey, E. D. Weston and A. W. Brownell were appointed but also declined.
Voted. That the moderator fill all vacancies.
Voted. To change the date of finance committee hearings from Feb. I to Jan. 15.
Voted. To adjourn for one week.
ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING, NOV. 19, 1900.
Art. 8. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of $480 to pay premiums on insurance on high school house and new fire station.
Chairman R. S. Stout of the Board of Selectmen stated that new insurance had been placed as follows : high school addi- tion, $12,000 ; new engine house, $12,000 ; contents on high school, $1,000.
Voted. To appropriate $480 to pay premiums.
Art. 9. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of $3,000 for the support of the poor, or what they will do about it. Voted. To lay on the table.
Art. 10. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of $300 to paint the Armory building, or what they will do about it. Voted. $300.
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Art. II. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of $700 for the use of the forest fire wards to pay existing bills, or what they will do about it.
Voted. $700.
Voted. To take up Article 3.
Voted. Not to reconsider previous action.
Voted. To take up Articles 29, 30.
Voted. To reconsider previous action.
Voted. That a committee of 5 be appointed to retire and bring in a new list of finance committee members, consisting of 15, in accordance with the rules of the town. The moderator ap- pointed as the committee : Messrs. C. A. Dean, Cornelius Donovan, E. C. Miller, E. K. Bowser and J. Wallace Grace.
Voted. That the committee be allowed a week in which to report. Art. 12. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of $260 to pay land damages on Nahant street to Mary F. Aborn $50; to the estate of Daniel G. Walton, $60; to the A. W. Russell estate $150, as ordered by the County Commissioners, February 10, 1894.
Voted. $260.
Voted. To take up Article 5.
Voted. $1,200 for miscellaneous appropriation.
Art. 13. To see if the town will raise. and appropriate the sum of $500 for highway department, or what they will do about it. Voted. To lay on table.
Art. 14. To see if the town will vote to establish a night school and raise and appropriate money therefor, or what they will do about it.
Voted. $800 and to do so.
Art. 15. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of $1,000 for the extension of gas, or what they will do about it. Voted. $1,000.
Art. 16. To see if the town will raise and appropriate an additional sum of money for the new central fire station, or what they will do about it.
Voted. $2,200.
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Art. 18. To hear and act upon the report of the committee on better fire protection.
Laid on the table.
Art. 19. To see if the town will adopt the following sections of chapter 104 of the Public Statutes :
Sec. 2. No dwelling house or other structure more than 8 feet in length or breadth and 7 feet in height, except detached house's or structures situated more than 100 feet from any other building, and wooden structures erected on wooden wharves, shall be built within such limit as the town may from time to time prescribe, unless made of or covered with some incom- bustible material, or unless a special license in writing is gran- ted therefor by a majority of the selectmen for reasons of pub- lic good or necessity, and is recorded in the records of the town.
Sec. 3. Any building or structure erected in violation of the provisions of chapter 375 of the Statutes of 1870, or in violation of the preceding section, shall be deemed a common nuisance, without any other proof than proof of its use. And the selectmen may abate and remove any such building or structures in the same manner as boards of health may remove nuisances under sections 21, 22 and 23, 180.
Voted. To lay on the table.
Art. 20. To hear and act on the report of the committee, appoint- ed to consider article 10 of the town warrant of April 23, 1900, in relation to new fire station in west district.
Thomas Hickey, on behalf of the committee, reported in favor of having a combination apparatus, with horses, believing the same would not only benefit the district but afford better protection for the entire town. Land could be purchased for $500. Nothing was recommended regarding a building. The report was signed by Messrs. W. B. Daniel, Thos. Hickey and W. E. Cade.
Voted. On motion, to accept the report.
Art. 21. To hear and act on the report of the special committee appointed by the town under Article 20, at a session of the town meeting held May 2 1st, 1900, in reference to the erection
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of a new brick school house on Franklin street, or elsewhere in that district.
A. D. Jenkins, on behalf of the committee, reported that it was inexpedient to make any addition to the present building, as the plumbing and heating of the old and new portions would not only be expensive but would make the building unsatis- factory.
The committee (consisting of G. H. S. Driver, Thos. Hickey, T. E. Dwyer, F. O. Clark and A. D. Jenkins) recommended the erection of an 8 room brick building, plain and convenient, for the accommodation of the district, and that the same be erected on the present site. Also that a committee be appoint- ed with power to obtain plans and to report at the spring town meeting, and that $100 be appropriated to defray expenses for plans.
Voted. To accept the report.
Voted. That the committee be authorized not to exceed $100 in procuring plans.
Voted. To refer to school committee to report at the spring meeting.
Voted. To adjourn for one week.
ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING, NOV. 26, 1900. .
Voted. To take up Article 9.
Voted. $3,000 for poor department.
Voted. To take up Article 13.
Voted. That $500 be appropriated for the highway department . and taken from the street railway fund.
Art. 22. To see if the town will raise and appropriate $2,000 to build sidewalk and rebuild roadbed on Nahant street, according to order of County Commissioners, or what they will do about it.
Voted. That $1,300 be appropriated and that the balance of the street railway tax of $700, remaining in the town treasury, be applied for the purpose asked for.
Voted. To take up Articles 18 and 19.
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Mr. Thayer, on behalf of the committee, explained that no rigid set of rules had been drawn up, but the committee had done what they deemed necessary for proper protection. Mr. Thayer then read the rules, which provided for the following sub- jects : Permits for buildings ; partition walls ; spacing of build- ings ; fire stops ; chimneys and flues ; protection of woodwork about smoke pipes ; furnaces ; registers and hot air flues ; elec- tric light wiring ; appointment of a special inspector ; ordinances to be enforced by the selectmen ; provisions for penalties in case of non-compliance of rules.
Voted. To have the rules published before the next adjourned meeting.
Voted. To adjourn for one week.
ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING, DEC. 3, 1900.
Voted. To take up Articles 18 and 19.
Voted. To accept and adopt the committee's report.
Article 19 was adopted, accepting the sections as previously published.
Voted. To take up Article 17.
Voted. That $1,000 be appropriated, together with the unexpended balance of $240 appropriated for the purchase of fire hose.
Art. 23. To see if the town will raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to purchase a hose wagon, and equip the same to be located at Montrose, or what they will do about it.
Voted. To indefinitely postpone.
Art. 24. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of $200 to regrade Elm square, or what they will do about it. Voted. $200.
Art. 25. To hear and act upon the report of the committee on water rates, appointed at the last town meeting.
Further time granted.
Art. 26. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of fifty dollars to procure hitching posts, or what they will do about it.
Voted. $50.
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Art. 27. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of fifty dollars for the suppression of the English sparrow, or what they will do about it.
Voted. $50.
Art. 28. To see if the town will authorize its board of electric light commissioners to place an arc light at the foot of Park street near the corner of Main street, or what they will do about it.
Indefinitely postponed.
Art. 31. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of $75 for the use of the tree warden, or what they will do about it. Voted. $75.
Art. 29 was taken up and Rep. Dean offered the following names for finance committee : For 3 years, G. E. Smith, J. A. Hickey, T. F. Ringer, S. T. Parker, F. J. Henkel ; 2 years, W. G. Strong, J. A. Meloney, F. Hodgkins, Ernest Heywood, Jere- miah O'Connell ; 1 year, Dr. J. H. Kimball, C. Talbot, J. W. S. Brown, M. T. Lane, W. H. Frye. On motion, the terms were reduced 6 months in order to bring expirations at March town meeting.
Art. 32. To hear and act upon the report of the committee ap- pointed by the town March 20, 1893, under Article 48 of the town warrant in relation to the purchase of the Wakefield Water Works by the towns of Wakefield and Stoneham.
Chairman E. C. Miller, on behalf of the committee, outlined the report from the pamphlet recently issued. Mr. Miller read the conclusion, as published, and then moved that the report be accepted.
Voted. To accept the report.
Voted. That a committee of three be appointed by the moderator to retire and report to the town a committee of nine to be author- ized and requested to petition the legislature on behalf of the town of Wakefield for the right to be admitted into the Metro- politan district without first acquiring the property of the Wake- field Water Company or any portion thereof as is now provided by law. Also for authority to construct a distributing system for the purpose of supplying the town and its inhabitants with
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pure water to be obtained from the Metropolitan Water Board, either unconditionally or upon condition that the Wakefield Water Company shall not within a limited time offer to the town its distributing system within said town for the cost of reproduc- tion less depreciation by age and use or such other compensa- tion as the legislature may determine, and for authority to purchase such distributing system for such compensation, if so offered. Also, to authorize this committee to employ counsel and incur such necessary expense as may seem proper to them.
The moderator appointed Capt. Carter, A. W. Brownell and J. Fred Parker, who afterwards reported the following com- mittee : C. A. Dean, S. O. Richardson, F. J. Henkel, A. R. Perkins, E. C. Miller, T. Hickey, G. M. Tompson, T. E. Dwyer and J. F. Emerson.
Voted. That this committee serve as outlined and be empowered to fill all vacancies.
Art. 33. To see what action the town will take in relation to laying out a street from New Salem street to Water street.
Indefinitely postponed.
Art. 34. To see if the town will authorize its treasurer, with the approval of the selectmen, to hire a sum of money sufficient to meet the appropriations made at this meeting, on a term not exceeding one year, and to issue the notes of the town therefor. Voted. $15,000.
Voted. To take up Article 4.
Voted. A committee of 7 report at the March town meeting, the committee to consist of the old committee of 3 and 4 more.
Chair appointed J. L. Gooch, Wm. H. Butler, E. S. Hinckley and C. Donovan.
A vote of thanks was passed for the moderator and the meet- ing was dissolved.
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING, DEC. 27, 1900.
Meeting called to order by town clerk.
Under Art. 1 Thos. G. O'Connell was elected moderator.
Art. 2. To see if the town will appoint a committee to petition the
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legislature for the right to be admitted into the Metropolitan Water District, without first acquiring the property of the Wake- field Water Company or any portion thereof as is now required by law. Also, for authority to construct a distributing system for the purpose of supplying the town and its inhabitants with pure water, to be obtained from the Metropolitan Water Board either unconditionally, or upon condition that. the Wakefield Water Company shall not within a limited time offer to the town its distributing system within said town for the cost of re- production less depreciation by age and use, or such other com- pensation as the legislature may determine, and for authority to purchase such distributing system for such compensation if so offered. Also, that the committee be authorized to take such other action as may be necessary to enable the town to own or acquire a water supply system, and that the committee be authorized to employ counsel and incur any necessary expense therefor.
Voted. That the committee appointed by the town at the meeting Dec. 3 be authorized to carry out the substance of the article and " that the committee be authorized to investigate the value of the plant of the Wakefield Water Company or any portion thereof, and to receive from said Wakefield Water Company any offer it may desire to make to the town for the sale of its plant or any portion thereof, and to ascertain if said Wakefield Water Company can convey the plant and all the property of said company of value used for the purposes of the water supply system, free and clear of all incumbrances, to the town, in case the town shall vote to purchase the same or any portion thereof, and to report all facts concerning the same to the town at the meeting regularly called to take action thereon, provided after such investigation by said committee, it deems it advisable to call said meeting ; also, that the committee be authorized to take such other action as may be necessary to enable the town to own or acquire a water supply system; and that the com- mittee be authorized to employ counsel and incur any necessary expense therefor."
Motion was carried, 90 to 43.
Voted. That the committee be authorized to fill vacancies.
Voted. To dissolve this meeting.
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Report of the Milk Inspector.
TO THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN :
Fifty-four licenses to sell milk have been issued during the year, and ninety-seven stores, markets, and dairies registered.
The additional appropriation of fifty dollars for the employment of a collector of samples has made it possible to cover the ground more completely and frequently than before. In addition to fre- quent sampling of the stores and milk delivery wagons, the larger dairies have been visited, their condition noted and product assayed.
The visits to dairies were so timed that the milk taken was from cans put up and ready for delivery to the dealer who retailed it.
The dairies were found to be producing and selling milk of stand- ard quality.
Mr. H. A. Simonds, the collector of samples, has proven efficient and willing in the discharge of his duties and aided materially in the work of inspection.
One hundred and fifty-four (154) samples of milk have been collected and analyzed during the year, showing an average of thirteen and six one-hundredths (13.06) per cent. of solids. This is a fairly good showing for the whole year, winter and summer. Two convictions were secured in court for selling milk " not of good standard quality," and fines of fifty dollars in one case and twenty- five dollars in the other, imposed.
In these cases there was evidence of marked watering of the milk.
The inspector believes that the inspection is taken seriously by the milk dealers and they have shown in most cases a commendable intention to produce milk equal to and above legal requirements.
Respectfully submitted,
JOSIAH S. BONNEY,
Inspector of Milk.
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Report of the Forest Firewards.
During the twelve months ending Dec. 31, 1900, there have been 102 still alarms. Of these, several were followed by general alarms. They have all been attended by the forest firewards system ; and 92 fires have been stopped by it alone and they were the first to put water on the other 10 with 2 exceptions. The active work of this system is done by the Johnson pump and bucket brigade system, under the supervision of the firewards, assisted occasionally by streams through garden hose from house faucet streams.
MONTHLY FIRES.
January, .
9
July,
.
. 8
February,
8 August, .
·
8
March,
7 September,
.
4
April,
34 October,
.
4
May,
8 November,
.
3
June,
6
December,
·
3
There have been 30 building fires stopped by this system alone ; 5 in South district ; 3 in East district ; 14 in Centre district ; 5 in West district : 2 in Woodville district; I in North district.
NUMBER OF FIRES IN EACH DISTRICT.
DISTRICT.
FIRES.
BLD'G FIRES.
Centre,
28
14
North,
.
4
I
South,
3I
5
East,
3
West,
9
5
Woodville,
9
2
.
IO2
30
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Total cost of 102 fires attended by forest firewards, with total attendant expenses of this system and 18 ad- ditional Johnson pumps, 3 horses, 3 wagons, repairs on 250 Johnson pumps, 700 fire pails, etc. ·
$440.30
Average cost of each,
2.42
Average cost per man, .
.53
Average number of men at fires, 5.
Whole number of persons working at these fires, 472.
(Not including 192 men at the 13 days' big forest fire.)
The above includes the expense of horses and wagons, with loads of water at 32 fires.
Average time of attack, 2 minutes.
Total losses of 92 fires stopped by this system alone, less than $100.
Average losses of 92 fires stopped by this system alone, 30 of which were building fires, less than $1.
Nine-tenths of all the fires in this town were stopped by this sys- tem in 1900. Most of the 30 building fires named were stopped by parties on the premises, proving that one cent's worth of protection on the premises is worth more than one dollar's worth which we have to call or run for.
As stated in our report of last year, the causes of these fires are divided about equally between sparks from railroad engines, chil- dren, gunners, accidents, incendiarism and reckless setting of fires by people on their own land, which were allowed to run upon the land of others.
Town fire appliances in charge of the forest firewards : 250 John- son pumps, 67 balloon valves for pumps, 6 top valves, 6 discharge pipes, 36 bottom valves, 90 plungers, 12 tips, 12 dozen sprinkler nozzles, 150 2-gallon cans, 50 wooden buckets, 5 water scoops, 500 feet of garden hose with its appliances, and 5 feet of Johnson pump hose, 700 12-quart iron-clad pails, which are located in 700 places and kept in readiness for instant use at fires ; also 15 15-foot poles with leather button-hole tips. It has been the only party to use water at 92 out of 102 still and general alarms during the year 1900, with an average power of less than one quart of water a minute, commencing use at sight on the 100 fires named.
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