Town annual reports of the officers of Southbridge for the year ending 1898-1901, Part 16

Author: Southbridge (Mass.)
Publication date: 1898
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 788


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SECT. 21. If a person knowingly uses a false weight, measure, scale, balance or beam, or, after a weight, measure, scale, balance or beam has been ad- justed and sealed, alters it so it does not conform to the public standard, and fraudulently makes use of it, he shall forfeit for each offence fifty dollars, one-half to the use of the city or town, and one-half to the use


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REPORT OF SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.


of the complainant. And every sealer who has a rea- sonable cause to believe that a weight. measure, scale. balance or beam has been altered since it was last ad- justed and sealed shall enter the premises in which it is kept or used, and shall examine the same.


SECT. 22. Each sealer of weights and measures. including the deputies of the treasurer and county treasurers, shall receive a fee of three cents for every weight, measure. scale, beam or balance by him sealed except platform balances. For sealing each platform balances weighing five thousand pounds and upwards. the sealer shall receive one dollar: and for sealing each platform balance weighing less than that amount, fifty cents. Every sealer shall also have a reasonable com- pensation for all repairs, alterations and adjustments which it may be neccessary for him to make.


Operations of the department from May 1, 1899, to March 1. 1900.


Number of scales over 5000 lbs. tested and found correct,


Number of platform, counter platform,spring and counter balances under 5000 lbs. tested and found correct. 153


Number of scales that were condemned, 1


Total number of scales tested. 161


Number of weights tested and found correct 253


Number of weights tested and found light and heavy and adjusted. 27


Total number of weights tested. 280


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Number of dry measures tested and found correct, 150


Number of dry measures tested and condemned, - 9


Total number dry measures tested, 159


Number of wet measures including glass milk jars tested and found correct, 2063


Number of wet measures including glass milk jars tested and condemned, 55


Total number of wet measures tested, 2118


Number of yardsticks tested and adjusted, 33


Number of yardsticks condemned, 1


Total number of yardsticks tested. 34


Inventory of property in the Sealer's office belonging to the town of Southbridge, March 1, 1900.


STANDARD AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHTS.


One set of steel weights, 5-10-20-25 and 50 lbs., 5 weights.


One set brass weights from one drachm to 4 lbs., 11 weights.


STANDARD MEASURES OF LENGTH.


One brass U. S. standard yard measure.


STANDARD DRY MEASURES. ·


One set of iron measures from 1 qt. to ¿ bushel, 5 measures.


STANDARD LIQUID MEASURE.


One set of iron measures from one gill to 1 gal.,


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6 measures.


Duplicates of measures marking sets, 1 set of wood measures from 1 qt. to ¿ bushel, 5 measures, 1 set copper liquid measures from one gill to 1 gal., 6 measures.


Respectfully submitted, A. J. MORRIS, Sealer of Weights and Measures.


ANNUAL REPORT


. .. . OF THE. .


TOWN CLERK.


TOWN CLERK'S REPORT.


VITAL STATISTICS


Number of marriages, births and deaths, in the town of Southbridge for the year ending December 31, 1992.


Number of marriages-


American,


29


French.


61


Irish.


4


English,


Italian.


1


99


Number of deaths-


American,


42


French,


132


Irish,


Swede,


:


English,


Colored,


1


Scotch,


3


Swede.


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German,


2


Poland,


2


208


Number of births-


American,


35


French,


237


Irish,


19


Swede,


3


English,


9


Poland,


3


German,


1


Scotch,


1


Russian,


1


Number of dogs licensed-


Males, 338


20


Females,


- 358


INSURANCE ON TOWN PROPERTY.


Town hall building and contents, $63,000 00


Boiler, town hall building, 5,000 00


Engine house and contents, Globe Village, 8,500 00


Engine house and contents, Central street, 4,000 00


Storage barn and contents near Main street, 1,900 00


Almshouse and contents, 12,301 00


Library building, 2,500 00


Printed books, etc., public library,


10,200 00


New school house, Marcy street, 32,500 00


309


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Brick school house, furniture, etc., Main St., 7,000 00


School house, School street, 4,700 00


School house, Sandersdale,


2,000 00


New engine house, Elm street,


13,000 00


School house, Pleasant street,


2,000 00


School house, Elm street,


1,600 00


School house, near Morris street,


1,500 00


School house, Bacon district.


600 00


School house, Hooker district,


600 00


Armory,


5,500 00.


$151,000 00


Respectfully submitted, EDGAR M. PHILLIPS, Town Clerk.


ANNUAL REPORT


. . . OF THE. . .


SEWER COMMISSIONERS.


1


SEWER COMMISSIONERS' RE-


. PORT.


The Sewer Commissioners during the past year have constructed filter beds which are now completed ready for use in the spring; an iron bridge, from lower Main street to the beds, over the Quinebaug River; a trunk line of sewer from the old outlet into Lensdale Pond to the beds; connecting lines from North street by the Armory to A. Daniels coal yard, this line not yet completed; Elm street, Marcy and Edwards streets to Brochu academy and Mechanics street. All as ex- plalned in our engineers reports which follow.


It is the intention of the Board to complete the 15 inch line along Crane street, etc., in the early spring and to build other lines the costs of which are now be- ing prepared and will be presented at town meeting.


It is also the intention of the Board to present at a later date a printed report which will contain all items of expenditures, list of assessments and be complete in every detail as far as possible.


Respectfully submitted,


J. OUIMETTE, JR., Chairman, W. C. CALLAHAN, Clerk, HENRY C. CADY,


Sewer Commissioners of the Town of Southbridge.


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REPORT OF SEWER COMMISSIONERS.


ENGINEERS' REPORTS.


STREET WORK.


JOSEPH OUIMETTE, JR., W. C. CALLAHAN, H. C. CADY,


SEWER COMMISSIONERS, TOWN OF SOUTHBRIDGE. Gentlemen :-


Your board having de ided to purchase the sewer pipe and furnish the same for the contractor's use, specifications were prepared and bids received from four Boston agents. Wallo Bros. were the successful bidders for furuishing salt-glazed vitrified Akron sewer pipe, both for the streets and sewer beds. Orders were immediately placed for prompt shipment.


All pipe furnished for the streets was inspected at the car and an effort made to have none but perfect pipe delivered on the work. An unusually large per- cent of the pipe was found imperfect and thrown out mainly because of cracks and imperfections, which I think were due more to the manner of packing in the car than to poor materials or workmanship. The value of this inspection was clearly seen when taking up the 400 or more feet of 20 in. pipe on lower Main street which was laid in 1892. Nearly one-third of this pipe when exposed was found to be in a cracked and imperfect condition after only seven years of ser- vice in naturally gravelly surroundings.


Inspection was also made of each pipe before lay- ing in the trench and I think we have secured a par- ticularly fine lot of pipe forthis year's use.


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The iron pipe used on the 15 inch line between Central St. and Standard Oil Co's land was furnished by Waldo Bros. While that used underneath the bridge to the sewer beds was furnished by R. D. Woods & Co of Philadelphia. The pipe in both places is of the same diameter, thickness and weight.


During July and before letting the street line contract, measurements or gaugings of the sewage flow were made with such apparatus as we had at hand and results obtained which led us to believe there was quite a large quantity of ground water entering the sewer pipes between North and Morris Sts. These gaugings were taken in order to give flowage amounts to Mr Moore for his calculations regarding acreage of sewer beds.


The contract for the construction of pipe sewers was let on July 24, 1899, to Baker & Judson of Glovers- ville, N. Y. The following table shows the amounts of each bid.


Baker & Judson, Gloversville, N. Y., $9,152 00


Andrew Carberry, East Walpole, Mass .. $9,929.00


Frank L. Allen, Worcester, Mass., 11,500 00


C. E. Trumbull & Co., Boston, Mass., 12,014 00


G. W. Cram, So. Norwalk, Conn., 12,790 50


J. J. Bowlen, Southbridge, Mass., 13,665 00


Chas. F. Mignault, So. Framingham, Mass , 16,877 50


Work was started August 12, but progressed slow- ly owing to the condition of the ground and the small gang of men. Owing to the possibility of water work on the 15 inch line by the trench of the Central Mills Co., near the Armory, the contractors desired to get that finished during the dry season, so work was


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started on North St. on Aug. 23. On this line it was designed to lower the North and Foster St. pipe but a change was made after consultation between the Commissioners, Engineer and C. A. Dresser, represen- ting the Central Mills Co. It was decided to construct this line through property of the Central Mills Co., by a barn and the office to Foster Street at a point and grade shown in the plans published. This line from Foster street to the Standard Oil Company's tank was mostly through ledge cut and because of the narrow way West of the Armory, construction was necessarily slow and expensive both to the Con- tractor and the Town. Work on this line was stopped early in November. ·


In the meantime another gang of men and fore- man having arrived work was continued on lower Main St. with a loss of but a few days time. As this trench was opened, it proved a revelation of the won- derful variety of Nature's foundation. From a com- bination of cobbles, gravel and hardpan, the trench opened, showed every increasing diffiulties to quick construction, until in front of the Lensdale factory, we had a sixteen foot cut through large boulders cemented in place by washed gravel and sand. These banks required the strongest of sheeting and bracing to prevent cave-ins. Owing to the condition of the banks which became dangerous to the workmen and traveling public, the passage of street cars was stopped Oct. 4, and a transfer system established by the Street Railway Co. An endeavor was made to keep the dis- tance between transfer cars as short as possible.


Near the Lensdale pond about 500 feet of the


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REPORT OF SEWER COMMISSIONERS.


trench was through ledge and this continued the nec- essity of transferring passengers until Nov. 22.


· About 400 feet of Sewer laid in 1892, was raised to coincide with the new grade and the junction was effected at Manhole No. 3 of the old system.


Work was completed Nov. 26, and sewage turned into the new line the next day, since which time it has been flowing through the waste pipe under the new bridge to the Filtration area.


Marcy street was started Nov. 9. This was the extension from the new Grammar school to Edwards street, to Brochu academy. This was very good dig- ging and was soon completed. Size of pipe, eight inches.


Elm street as designed, was on an average of about 7} feet deep, which was changed to 300 feet at a depth of 10} feet and the remainder to average 7} feet as per old plans. This change was thought nec- essary because of the cellar depth of the public build- ings in process of construction or liable to be con- structed in the future. Ledge was encountered in nearly the whole length constructed, which greatly in- creased the expected cost of this line. Size of pipe used 8 inches. By agreement with J. J. Prindiville, Contractor, for the new Engine House. the sewer de- partment laid the sewer connection to that building and he is to pay the Town the cost of construction which is $161.20.


Mechanics street was started Nov. 27: 10 inch pipe was used here. The grade as planned was built to run through two culverts carrying water which sup- plied the wheels of the Clemence Box Shop. These


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REPORT OF SEWER COMMISSIONERS.


trenches were made wider in order to give the same amount of water to the wheels as was delivered before the sewer pipe was put through the culverts. This line was constructed as far as Lens street with connection to take sewerage from the new brick factory of the American Optical Co.


.


The work of the Contractors was done in a very satisfactory manner, and the back-filling has stood up under the most trying of wet, winter weather.


The items and amount of the contract are :


BILLS OF ITEMS.


Items.


Material.


Quantity.


Price.


Amount


2


14 in. cast iron


723 ft.


.70


506.10


4


20 in. Akron


2085 ft.


.55


1146.75


5


15 in. Akron


778 ft.


.50


389.00


6


10 in. Akron


725 ft.


.90


652.50


8 in. Akron


846 ft.


.30


253.80


S in. Akron


300 ft.


1.00


300.00


9


Manholes


26 ft.


35 00


910.00


10


Extra depth


2614 ft.


2.00


52.50


11


Relaying 20 Akron pipe


406 ft.


.65


263.90


13


Rock


1722.40 yds.


3.00


5167.20


13


Rock


310.1 yds.


4.00


1240.40


16


Embankment


717.5 yds.


.30


215.25


Extra excavation


129.03 yds.


.50


64.65


Dry masonry


16.50 yds.


3.50


58.07


Cement masonry


19 yds.


6.50


123 50


Extras as per orders


83 36


Engine house connection


161 20


Total amount of contract,


$11,588.13


The amounts by streets to the Contractors are:


Lower Main,


$5,822 72


North to Crane,


2,650 84


Marcy and Edwards,


253 70


17


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Elm, 1,687 60


Mechanics,


1,173 32


$11,588 18


The Contractor's statement is as follows : Total estimate as by Engineer, 11,588 18


By amount paid orders, 11,098 18


Held for six monts after com- pletion of work as per con- tract, $490 00


The cost of each street is as follows: Lower Main.


Contractor's estimate, $5,822 72


Waldo Bros. pipe and freight, 1,415 83


G. L. Winter, supplies, 2 02


Engineer's services, 498 76


1-5 of printing bill. 11 20


$7,750 53


North to Crane.


Contractor's estimate, $2,650 84


Waldo Bros. pipe and freight, 1,185 24


G. L. Winter, supplies, 8 13


Engineer's services, 246 15


Assessment plan, etc.,


12 50


1-5 printing bill, 11 20


O. Dennette, damages,


6 00


$3.120 06


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Marcy and Edwards.


Contractor's estimate, $253 70


Waldo Bros., pipe and freight, 65 97


Engineer's services, 50 08


Assessment plan, etc., 12 50


1-5 of printing bills, 11 20


$393 45


Elm Street.


Contractor's estimate, $1,687 60


Waldo Bros., pipe and freight, 69 37


G. L. Winter, pipe specials, 3 08


Engineer's services, 88 36


Assessment plan,


12 50


1-5 printing bill,


11 20


$1,874 11


Less Engine house connec- tion paid by J. J. Prindi- ville, $161 20


Mechanics street.


Contractor's estimate, $1,173 32


Waldo Bros., pipe and freight,


170 03


$1,712 91


J. M. & L. D. Clemence, lum-


ber and use of steam power, 62 56


Engineer's services, 81 26


Assessment plan, 12 50


1-5 printing bill, 11 20


$1,510 87


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REPORT OF SEWER COMMISSIONERS.


There is some 15 inch and 8 inch Akron and 14 inch cast iron pipe on hand with which to complete work in the Spring of 1900.


Respectfully submitted, JOHN A. WHITTAKER,


Southbridge, Mass., March 1, 1900.


FILTER BEDS.


To JOSEPH OUIMETTE, JR .. WM. C. CALLAHAN, HENRY C. CADY.


SEWER COMMISSIONERS OF THE TOWN OF SOUTHBRIDGE. Gentlemen :-


In May 1899, I was asked by the Secer Committee to have Plans and Estimates for the construction of "Filter Beds" on the land that had already been secured from Mr Wells, by the Town of Southbridge, and my re- port was submitted on May S. 1899.


At a special meeting held May 1899, the town elected a board of three Sacer Commissioners, and June 2d. I was asked to prepare Plans, Specifications, etc., and ask for bids for the construction of about seven acres of Filter Bals, substantially as recommended in my report of May 8th.


Notices to Contractors were sent out June 12th on the Filter Beds and for the construction of the stone abutments of a new bridge over the River to connect with the filter area.


On June 22d. the following bids for the stone abut.


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REPORT OF SEWER COMMISSIONERS.


ments of the bridge were received and opened.


Rub. Masonry.


Mortar. Rub.


Lumber,


Thos. Hennessey, Holden, 4.50


5.50


J. H. Goddard, (bid for all)


1,420.00


20.00


J. J. Prindiville,


4.10


4.10


25.00


L. N. Duquette,


3.99


4.22


16.00


J. J. Bowlen,


3.90


5.50


24.00


The contract was awarded to J. J. Bowlen, who at once signed the contract and commenced work and completed the same in August, satisfactorily. The to- tal cost of stone work was $1,054.09.


June 16th 1899, the proposal of the Pittsburg Bridge Co., for furnishing and the erection of a steel bridge of 100 ft clear span was accepted, and a con- tract made to have the same in place Aug 16,1899, but owing to the condition in the iron market, the erection was not completed until after the middle of Dec.


On July 8th five bids for the construction of the Filter Beds were received and the total amount of bid on the several items called for were :-


C F Mignault, South Framingham, $7,074 60


Long & Little, Leominster, 7,825 00


A Carberry, E Walpole, 8,641 40


Mewel & Snowling, Uxbridge, 8,993 30


FL Allen, Worcester, 12,073 90


The contract was awarded to Charles F Mignault of South FramIngham, Mass., and the contract signed by him, and the required bond given July 12th.


The iron gates and siphon were furnished by the Coffin Valve Co., of . Neponset Mass. The cast iron pipe used was purchased of R D Wood & Co., of Phila-


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REPORT OF SEWER COMMISSIONER.


delphia, Pa. The vitrified pipe was furnished by the same parties that had the contract to supply pipe for the sewers laid in the streets.


CONSTRUCTION.


The trees and brush on the ground were cut and removed or burned by the town, and the work of cross sectioning pushed forward as rapidly as possible in charge of C F Burton and C W Williams as rod man.


The work of grubbing and clearing the area fol- lowed the leveling work of the Engineer.


Mr Burton acted as inspector from July 3rd to Aug 19th., when Mr Duggan took his place and acted as in- specter until the completion of the work on the Beds, Dec 11, 1899.


Owing to some changes in the first Plans, the item of pipe laying was in some sizes reduced, and in others increased, and it was thought best to have the stone on River bank paved on the slopes. This was done.


The principal item in the work was earth excava- tion. The estimate was for 25,000 cu., yds. The work done was 25,348 cu., yds. including 397 yds. that was moved a second time.


Extra work on picked stone and stone drawn for paving amounted to $165,50.


Extra work on paving slope $118,62. Miscella- neous extra work, $175,18.


The total amount of work done by C F Mignault on Filter Beds was $7,632,34.


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REPORT OF SEWER COMMISSIONERS.


As the season was so far advanced when the work was actually commenced on the area, the prompt and vigorous prosecution of the work, under the personal supervision of the contractor, Mr Mignault, although working under the most trying circumstances in which a contractor can be placed, that of low prices for work done, and at a time of increasing demand and price for labor and material, yet, he cheerfully and promptly complied with all requirements and instructions, and completed the work within contract limit and in the most satisfactory manner.


The Commissioners were very fortunate in secur- ing such a man on this important work.


-


Owing to the extreme cold weather, the last work of grading on some of the loam banks was filled with frost, and the extremes of cold and warm weather followed by the heavy rains have washed some of the slopes. They will need to be trimmed up and seeded in the early spring.


As a later and more complete report is to be made on the Sewers and Filter Beds, the Plans, details, etc., of the construction is not included at this time in my report.


Respectfully submitted, ARTHUR C. MOORE,


Southbridge, Mass., March 1, 1900.


ANNUAL REPORT


.. .OF THE. .


INSPECTOR OF PLUMBING.


PLUMBING INSPECTOR.


Southbridge, Mass., March 12, 1900.


The Plumbing Inspectors submits the following re- port of work performed during the past year.


Whole number of jobs inspected 74, which in- cludes the following number of fixtures.


New sinks trapped and ventilated, 119


Old sinks trapped and ventilated, Wash trays trapped and ventilated,


20


5


Urinals trapped and ventilated,


3


Bath tubs trapped and ventilated,


42


Lavatories trapped and ventilated, 41


Water Closets trapped and ventilated, 109


Total number of fixtures trapped and ventilated, 339


M. E. KELLY, Inspector of Plumbing.


ANNUAL REPORT


.... OF THE ....


Fire Engineers.


FIRE ENGINEERS,


In pursuance of an ordinance relating to the fire department the Board of Engineers submit their first annual report for the year ending Feb. 28, 1900 giving a list of expenditures and the condition of the depart- ment for the fiscal year.


MANUAL FORCE.


The manual force Board of Enginees, Chief and four assistants, twosteamer companies of fifteen men each, two hook and ladder companies of ten men each super- intendent of fire alarm, 13 horses subject to call of the department.


ROLL CALL OF FIRE DEPARTMENT.


P. N. LeClair, Chief.


M. P. O'Shaughnessy, District Chief of Boxes 21, 23, 24.


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REPORT OF FIRE ENGINEERS.


Michael Egan, District Chief of Boxes 34, 35, 36, 37, 38 39.


Louis Duquette, District Chief of Boxes 41, 42, 43, 45, 46 and private boxes 31, 71, 72.


H. C. Moynihan, Clerk and District Chief of Boxes 23, 26, 28 and 32.


STEAMER AND HOSE CO. NO. 1.


John S. Williams. . Captain


A. M. Plimpton Lieutenant


N. E. Putney . Engineer


Geo. H. Chaffin Assistant Engineer and Clerk


Joseph Bebo . Steward and Stoker


HOSEMEN.


George E. Egan,


Alfred Allard,


William P. Welch,


G. E. Lamoureux,


Edward Gagnon,


Martin Acton,


Louis Lamonthe, Arthur C. Labelle,


Adelard Delage,


Leandre Coutu.


SUBSTIUTES.


William Helie, Joseph Loiseau, Alfred Langevin.


STEAMER AND HOSE CO. NO. 2.


John E. Hefner Captain


Luke Reilly . Lieutenant


George Simpson Engineer, Clerk and Treasurer John Splaine . Assistant Engineer and Steward William Walters. Stoker


HOSEMEN.


Monroe Walters,


George Thayer, Fred Wald, Edward Splaine,


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Stermius Herber,


William Crawford,


Thos. O'Shaughnessy,


William Connelly, Joseph Rivers, James Dodd.


SUBSTITUTES.


William Earls, George Lavallee, Edmond H. Grant


HOOK AND LADDER NO 1.


Edward Hetu. Captain Frank Favro. Lieutenant


James K. Egan Clerk and Treasurer


John Coggins,


Peter Caplette,


N. Gamache,


Thomas McGrath,


Louis Peloquin


Joseph Lucier,


Chas. Martell,


SUBSTITUTES.


Fred Giroux,


John Kerwin.


HOOK AND LADDER CO., NO. 2.


John Brennan Captain


John J. Hogan


Lieutenant


John W. Smythe


. Clerk


William Kennedy Treasurer


Thomas Rrennan,


Joseph Power,


Michael Breen, P. F. Delehanty, Patrick May,


Peter May,


SUBSTITUTES.


Walter Keating,


Hosea E. Weld.


FIRES AND ALARMS. There were six alarms with no generals, also fif-


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teen still alarms.


May 18, 1899, 12.37 p. m., Box 34, No 1 companies re- sponded, fire in basement of A. Shomberg's, Main St., no damage. Cause unknown. Recall 12.45 p. m.


July 19, 1899, 5.03 p. m., Box 23, No 2 companies re- sponded, fire in dwelling owned by Newhall Est., Sayles st. Damage none, cause defective chim- ney, recall 5.15 p. m.


Nov. 10, 1899, 12.06 a. m., box 43, No. 1 companies re- sponded, fire at Giroux farm, Dudley, recall at 1.17 a. m.


Nov. 29, 1899, 7.39 p. m., Box 24, No. 2 companies re- sponded, fire in shed at Mrs P. Delehanty's farm, South street, damage $150, insured, cause un- known, recall at 8.11 p. m.


Dec. 10, 1899, 2.30 a. m., Box 35, No. 1 companies re- sponded, fire in dwelling owned by Liberty Reyn- olds, Hook street, damage $250, insured, cause de- fective chimney, recall at 2.40 a. n.


Feb. 8, 1900, 9.05 a. m., Box -, No. 1 companies re- sponded, fire at B. Roberts farm, Charlton road barn, totally destroyed, insurance $1480.00, cause incendiary, recall at 9.57 a. m.


APPROPRIATION AND EXPENDITURES.


Balance to credit of account


March 1, 1899, $197 59


Appropriation at annual meeting, 1,500 00


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REPORT OF FIRE ENGINEERS.


Old Hose and copper sold, 56 80


$1,754 39


EXPENDITURES.


Boston Woven Hose & Rubber


Co., hose supplies, $336 25


J. J. Bowlen, horses for fires and practice, 186 00


Samuel Eastman & Co., supplies, 179 36


Wm. Power, horses for fires and practice, 127 00


N. S. Viall, horses for fires and practice, 125 75


Geo. L. Winter, hot water heater bath tub and supplies, 118 02


Paul N. Leclair, supplies, 114 23


Southbridge Gas & Electric Co., lighting Engine Houses, $72 75


Labor and supplies,


39 73


$112 48


Marble & Webster, use of horses


for fires, 75 50


Thomas Hughes, coal, 73 36


Hamilton Woolen Co., 2


bbls. blue vitriol, $46 05


Use of horses at fires,


10 00


$56 05


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REPORT OF FIRE ENGINEERS.


J. B. Prescott & Son, supplies, 34 27


H. C. Moynihan, acid for extin- guishers, 33 50


G. S. & A. J. Howe Co. supplies, 30 00


Southbridge Water Supply Co., water to April 1, 1900, 27 00


Southbridge Press, printing,


26 00


Hartford Steam Boiler Insurance Co., insurance on boilers, 25 00


E. C. Ellis, coal, 23 85


A. H. Finley & Co., coats, 21 90


N. E. Putney, labor and supplies, 20 76


John A. Whittaker, survey plans Main street school lot for engine house site, 20 00


J. Ouimette & Son, labor and sup- plies, 18 50


Cole Bros., link hooks, 18 40


W. E. Desrow, supplies, 12 03


L. S. Vinton, use horses at fires, 12 00


G. Gregoire, labor, 11 45




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