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Lee. Queen Victoria .. .B V645.3.
Waddington. Letters of a diplomat's wife .. . B W118
Pillsbury. Daniel Webster .. B W378.4
Wesley. Heart of John Wesley's journal .. . B W513.3 John Wesley. B W513.4
Wise. End of an era
B W812
Lawrence. Roger Wolcott. B W851
Malthus. Essay on the principle of popu- lation 312 M26
Foster. American diplomacy in the Orient. . . 327 F75 Brooks. Social unrest 331 B87
Candee. How women may earn a living, .331 C21 Van Vorst & Van Vorst. Woman that toils. . 331 V28
Wright. Some ethical phases of the labor question . 331 W94
Hepburn. History of coinage & curren- cy, gift. 332 H52
Laughlin and Willis. Reciprocity 337 L37
Mowry. Territorial growth of the United States. .. 353 M93
Collum.
History of the U. S. marine corps. .. 359 C71
187
REPORT OF LIBRARY COMMITTEE.
Adams.
Some famous American schools.
. . 373 A21
Brown. Making of our middle schools. 373 B87
Hutton. Literary landmarks of Oxford 378 H98
Marvin.
American merchant marine
382 M39
Snyder. New conceptions in science. .504 S67
Torrey.
Clerk of the woods
504 T69
Bailey.
Nature-study idea
.507 B15
Hutchinson, H. N. and others. Living
races of mankind .
572 H97
Kennedy. In Portia's gardens. 580 K35
Going. With the trees. 582 G61
Keeler. Our northern shrubs 582 K26
Marshall. Mushroom book.
589 M36
Bignell. My woodland intimates.
.590 B59
Bailey.
Handbook of birds of the western
U. S. . 598 B15
Miller. £ True bird stories from my note-
books .
598 M64
Scott.
Story of a bird lover
.598 S43
Thompson. Bird portraits. .598 T46
Walton.
A hermit's wild friends
.599 W24
- Guerber.
Yourself
.612 G92
Gunsaulus, ed. Modern engineering prac-
tice, 10v
621 G97
Edgar. Story of a grain of wheat. 633 E23
Adams. Log of a cowboy . 636 A21
Montague. Rise and progress of the Stand- ard Oil company, gift. 665 M75
Woodworth, J. V. Hardening, tempering,
annealing and forging of steel .
. 669 W91
Snow.
Principal species of wood.
.691 S67
188
REPORT OF LIBRARY COMMITTEE.
Ellis. Modern practical joinery .. .694 E47
Bennett. Flower garden. 716 347
Ely. Woman's hardy garden 716 E52
Sturgis. How to judge architecture 720 S93
Hurll. Greek sculpture ..
. 730 H96
Woodworth. Dies, their construction
and use.
736 W91
James. Indian basketry .745 J39
Coffin. American masters of painting 750 C12
Monkhouse. British contemporary artists 750 M74
Van Dyke.
Meaning of pictures .
.750 V24
Wherry.
Stories of the Tuscan artists .
750 W56
Hadow. Studies in modern music.
2v
780 H13
Bostock. Training of wild animals.
791 B74
Patten. The year's festivals. 791 P31
Matthews. Development of the drama . .792 M43
Hill, ed. Athletics and outdoor sports for women 796 H64
Edwards. Camp-fires of a naturalist 799 E26
Henshall. More about the black bass 799 H52
Sanford and others. Water-fowl family 799 S22
Burroughs. Literary values and other
papers . . 804B97
Whiting. Boston days 804 W61
Le Row. Pieces for every occasion 808.8 L61
Carman. Pipes of Pan . 811 C237
Emerson. Nature and human nature .814 E53
Whiting. Walks in New England. S14 W59
Kipling. The five nations. 821 K4
Housman. Bethlehem . 822 H84
Mackaye. Canterbury pilgrims 822 M15
189
REPORT OF LIBRARY COMMITTEE.
Ruskin. Unto this last . 824 R11
Yeats. Ideas of good and evil. . 824 Y41
Lubbock.
Round the Horn before the mast .. 910 L92
Johnston.
Private life of the Romans.
914.5 J67
Willard. Land of the Latins 914.5 W69 Gerrare., Greater Russia . 914.7 G37
Palmer. Russian life in town and country . . 914.7 P17 Curtis. Denmark, Norway and Sweden. .. . 914.89 C98
Rhodes. Pleasure book of Grindelwald. . . . 914.94 R47
Curtis. . Turk & his lost provinces. 914.96 C98
Letters from a Chinese official
915.1 L65
Scidmore. Winter India 915.4 S33
Stark. Stark's history and guide to the
Bahama Islands . 917.29 S79
Stark.
Stark's history and guide to Bar-
bados.
917.29 S79.1
Stark. Stark's Bermuda guide .917.29 S79.2
Stark. Stark's guide book and history of British Guiana. . .917.29 S79.3
Stark. Stark's Jamaica guide .917.29 S79.4 Stark. Stark's guide book to Trinidad. . . 917.29 S79.5 Bacon. Boston, a guide book .917.44 B128
Austin. Land of little rain 917 94 A93
Prichard. Through the heart of Patagonia. . 918.2 P94 Whitney. Hawaiian America 919.6 W61
Sonnichsen. Ten months a captive
among Filipinos. .919.91 S69
Morfill. Story of Russia. Story of Poland. . . 947 M87 Singleton. Battle-fields of Natal, gift .968 S61 James. Indians of the painted desert region . 970.1 J27
190
REPORT OF LIBRARY COMMITTEE.
Heilprin. Mount Pelée. . 972.9 H46
Avary.
Virginia girl in the Civil War ...
.. 973.7 A94
Gordon. Reminiscences of the Civil War ... 973.7 G66
Carter and Fowler.
History of Pembroke,
N. H., 2v. gift. 974.2 C32
Lincoln. Sanity of mind, gift. 132 L73
James. Varieties of religious experiences
210 J29
Wagner. The better way ..
243 W13
Appleton's annual cyclopædia
R901
Annual literary index, 1902 R902
Encyclopædia Britannica Supplement, v .. 8-11.030 B861
Devitt, comp. Supplement to the "Mes- sages and papers of the president," 1899-1902. .16-1873
Mass. year book, 1903 R910
Nouveau Larousse illustré, v. 6 R908
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TOWN CLERK.
TOWN CLERK'S REPORT.
INSURANCE ON TOWN PROPERTY.
Town hall building and contents, $63,500 00
Boilers, 6,000 00
Armory and contents,
5,500 00
Engine house and contents, Town,
16,300 00
Engine house and contents, Globe Village,
8,500 00
Almshouse, barn and contents, 13,000 00
School house, Marcy street and contents, 32,500 00
School house, Main street and contents,
7,000 00
School house, School street and contents,
5,000 00
School house, Pleasant street, 1,700 00
School house, corner Morris street,
1,500 00
School house, Sandersdale,
2,000 00
School house, Elm street,
1,600 00
School house, Hooker district,
600 00.
School house, Bacon district,
600 00
School house, Mechanics street, 10,000 00
Storage barn and contents, "Goddard Court," 1,100 00 Library building, 2,500 00
Printed books, paintings, furniture, etr., in Library, 10,200 00
$189,100 00
194
REPORT OF TOWN CLERK.
VITAL STATISTICS.
For the year ending January, 1, 1904.
Number of marriages,
117
Number of births,
376
Number of deaths, 201
Number of dogs
licensed year
1903-
Males, 354
Females,
33
387
Respectfully submitted, E. M. PHILLIPS, Town Clerk.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
OVERSEERS OF POOR.
1
OVERSEERS OF POOR. .
INVENTORY OF PERSONAL PROPERTY.
AT THE ALMS-HOUSE AND FARM, FEBRUARY 27, 1904.
Class 1, Stock, $1,145 75
2, Hay and grain, 455 63
3, Carts, wagons and farming tools, 913 25
4, Household furniture, 342 80
5, Beds and bedding,
421 00
6, family supplies,
511 62
$3,790 05
Inventory of 1903, Shrinkage over last year,
$4,574 92
784 87
BARTHOLOMEW ROBERTS, ARTHUR J. HARWOOD, HENRY A. MORSE, Appraisers.
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REPORT OF OVERSEERS OF POOR.
FARM AND ALMS-HOUSE.
Amount of orders drawn in this department $1,943.29.
Whole number of inmates during the year, twen- ty-eight, with an average of twenty.
The net cost of $2.62 per week, includes services. of superintendent and matron, hired help and tele- phone service. Mr. and Mrs. William L. McDonald have had the management of the property, and have performed their duties to the satisfaction of the Over- seers, who have secured their services for another year.
For the ensuing year we recommend an appropria- tion of fifteen hundred dollars.
ACCOUNT OF CASH.
Balance to credit of account
March J, 1903,
$285 20
Appropaiation, 1,800 00
Produce sold 397 58
$2,482 78:
Orders drawn,
$1,943 29
Balance March 1, 1904,
$539 49
199
REPORT OF OVERSEERS OF POOR.
REPAIRS ON BUILDINGS.
Appropriation,
$100 00
Balance to credit of account March 1, 1903, 482 41
$582 41
Orders drawn,
21 91
Balance March.1, 1904,
$560 50
:
OUTSIDE POOR.
Paid for persons at the insane hospitals, $1,992 39
Paid for sick at the hospitals, 635 50
Paid for inmates at the state farm, 95 20
Paid for eight hundred fifty-nine tramps.
101 70
Paid Sisters of Providence Orphanage,
84 00
Paid Monastery of The Good Shepherd,
30 00
Paid House of The Angel Guardian,
32 71
Paid St. Anne's Orphanage,
280 25
Paid other towns for persons having a set- tlement in this town 120 33
Paid for persons having a settlement in other towns, 155 80
Paid for unsettled persons,
297 36
Paid for persons in town,
4,511 17
$8,336 41
200
REPORT OF OVERSEERS OF POOR.
ACCOUNT OF CASH.
Appropriation, $7,400 00
Balance to credit of account March 1, 1903, ₲40 37
Town of Sturbridge, aid to Mathias Hemen- way, 25 00
Joseph Gingras, for children's board, 66 00
Adolph Lavallee, for board at hospital,
164 90
J. B. Martin, for board at hospital, 32 00
Mrs. Tremblay, for medicine,
12 00
Joseph Ethier, for board at hospital,
9 00
Florence Proulx, for board at hospital, 7 52
Bridget O'Keefe, for board at hospital,
9 75
Joseph Martin, for board at hospital, 70 00
J. N. Arpin, aid to Mrs. Arpin, 7 25
$8,443 79
State Treasurer, for aid to unsettled persons, 132 43
$8,576 22
Orders drawn,
8,336 41
Balance March 1, 190,4,
$239 81
For the ensuing year we recommend an appropri- ation of six thousand dollars.
L. WESLEY CURTIS, GEO. J. LAMOUREUX, L. A. LATAILLE. Overseers of the Poor.
LIST OF JURORS.
Allard, Joseph A. Angell, Isaac O. Adams, John Bachand, Louis
Bacon, Edwin Bedard, Hormidas
Begin, Clement
Berry, Geo. A. Berthiaume, Joseph
Beecher, Herbert R. Blute, Daniel
Bonin, John B.
Booth, William
Boyle, John
Brackett, H. J.
Drolet, E. Z.
Brennan, Thomas
Callahan, Patrick
Carey, Edward Carlson, Otto
Caron, J. A.
Chamberlain, Dwight
Chace, E. E. Chapple, Johu Chicoine, William Clafflin, Bert R. Clarke, Chas. A. Cronin, Thomas Coderre Joseph L.
Collins, Michael Carney, Wm. M. Dakin, E. F. Deloges, Frederick Delehanty, M. H. Demers, John B. Dennis, Paul
Dresser, Geo. L.
Dudley, Frank L.
Duhamel, Mederic
Dupuis, Louis Duqnette, Louis N. Dalton, Patrick M.
202
LIST OF JURORS.
Durfee, Henry D. Dinan, Henry
Eccleston, Wm. H.
Hebert, Pitt H. Hyde, Chas. L.
Edmonds, C. Howard
Edmunds, Chas. H.
Hefner, John E.
Egan, James K. Egan, Michael Earls, John
Jackson, Nathan Johnson, Frank A. Keating, Stephen Kenny, Dennis
Eliason, Otto
Farland, N. A.
King, John Jr. Lusignan, Adolph
Farell, Andrew
Ferron, George
Fitzpatrick, Michael
Flood, Matthew
Flynn, James Freeman, Herbert J.
Lunan, Wm. C.
Geer, Horace L.
Lyon, Otis S.
Gagnon, Joseph
Gough, Robt. F.
Laricheliere, Arthur Lamoureux, Geo. J.
Langevin, Aime
Martel, Eugene
Harwood, Elmer E.
Metivier, Nap.
Harrington, John
Mellen, Homer G.
Harris, Herbert R.
May, Patrick
Hall, Chas. W. Hefner, Fred
McGilpin, Thomas
Monahan, Patrick H.
Morse, Hiram P.
Morse, Silas B.
Morrisssey, James
Holden, Thomas
Morrill, Daniel T.
Hill, Henry A.
Hetu, Joseph
Hogan, John J.
Hardenber, Wm. E. Hughes, Thomas
Labonte, Solomon Lapierre, Nap'l. LeClair, Peter
Lawson, Rodger C.
Litchfield, Herbert L.
Gatineau, Felix
Gay, Ernest L. Hanson, John W.
203
LIST OF JURORS.
Merritt, T. C. Mason, Henry
Newell, Norval Nichols, Frank B. Olds, A. W.
Olin, John J. O'Shaughnessy, John J. Paige, John E.
Plimpton, Alfred
Paulhus, Joseph
Tallis, Patrick
Peloquin, Louis
Troy, Thomas Tetrault F. X.
Power, William
Proulx, Joseph
Taylor, James
Vinton, Chas. M.
Richard, Stephen Roberts Souverin Rose, C. D.
Vincellette, Nap. Williams, Chas. W.
Ryan, John
Whittaker, Henry
Ryan, Ferd F. Ryan, William E.
Savage, Simeon Sanders, James O. Senecal, Pascal Shumway, Clarence. V. Simpson, George Smythe, John W. St. Martin, Louis Sutcliffe, Arthur Surprenant, Ulric
Whitney Geo. C. Young, Leon A.
BOARD OF HEALTH.
The Board of Health respectfully submits the fol. lowing report for the year ending Dec. 31, 1903.
Total number of deaths from all causes, ex- clusive of still-births,
184
Number of still-births,
17
DEATHS BY SEXES.
(Still-births excluded.)
Number of deaths of males,
101
Number of deaths of females, 83
DEATHS BY AGES.
(Still-births excluded).
Total. Male. Female
Death of persons under one year, 44
24
20
From 1 to 2 years,
8
5
3
2 to 3 years,
2
2
0
3 to 4 years,
2
2
0
4 to 5 years,
0
0)
0
5 to 10 years,
7
4
3
10 to 15 years
5
2
3
15 to 20 years,
4
1
3
206
REPORT OF BOARD OF HEALTH.
20 to 30 years,
13
6
7
30 to 40 years,
10
5
5
40 to 50 years,
13
7
6
50 to 60 years,
12
6
6
60 to 70 years,
16
11
5
70 to 80 years,
21
10
11
Over 80 years,
6
8
Ages unknown,
13
11
2
Total,
184
102
S2
DEATHS BY MONTHS. (Still-births excluded).
January,
14 July
15
February,
17 August,
9
March,
11
September,
22
April,
18 October,
13
May,
16 November,
17
June,
12
December,
20
CAUSES OF DEATH. (Still-births excluded).
Phthisis or consumption, 8
Typhoid fever, 1
Cerebro-spinal meningitis, 2
Puerperal fever, 6
Cholera infantum, 5
Dysentery, 6
Diarrhea and cholera
Pneumonia,
25
morbus
7
Bronchitis,
2
Diseases of the heart, 8
Diseases of the brain and spinal cord, 14
Diseases of the kidneys, 11
Unknown or ill-defined, 10
Cancer, 9
Accident, 2
Other canses not speci- fied, 68
207
REPORT OF BOARD OF HEALTH.
As seen by the report of causes of death, the board is glad to observe that contagious diseases have not made many victims, although several cases of scarlet fever, but very mild, and other contagious dis- eases, were reported. One patient died of typhoid fever; two other cases were reported, but ended by recovery. The fact that we had only three cases of typhoid fever is a good indication that the sanitary conditions are pretty good. Small pox made its ap- pearance once more. Very stringent measures were taken, effective quarantine established, thorough disin- fection made, and the dreaded disease did not spread.
The Board, having at heart the welfare of the community, and looking for the betterment of the sanitary conditions of the town, passed two important resolutions this year. The first was that all owners of houses on the course of the public sewer should be or- dered, and forced by law if necessary, to connect such houses to the main system; besides, that in houses where there are more than one tenement, each one of the tenements should have its own water closets, so as to insure isolation, and prevent infection.
A complete investigation was made of all the houses on streets where the public sewer was built, and, to make it more thorough, we took upon ourselves to appoint an agent, who, being a constable, would render our notices still more legal. We found that on streets where the sewer had been built for several years, only a very small percentage of people had abided by the law, and connected their sinks and water closets to the main system.
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REPORT OF BOARD OF HEALTH.
By serving notices to all those who had not con- nected, we succeeded in getting a great number to do what ought to have been done long ago. Others, and, we are very sorry to say, those who ought to help us in our work have utterly ignored our notices. Winter setting in, we had to wait till spring to continue our good work. As soon as the atmospheric conditions are favorable we hope that everybody will show good will towards a work which is so necessary.
The second resolution was to have garbage col- lected as thoroughly as possible. We granted permis- sion to two gentlemen to gather said garbage, dividing the town in two districts, and we hope the citizens will recognize the usefulness and neeessity of having said collecting done, and will show good will in this question as in the first one. We do not expect the collecting will be thorough, because, not having as they have in other towns, appropriations of our own, it is impossi- ble to make contracts and control so closely the work to be done.
Once more we ask for the co-operation of every citizen who believes in the importance of cleanliness and good hygienic conditions to lend a helping hand to the Board of Health, who for the smallest remunera- tion has one of the most responsible works to do, and after all the houses have been connected with the pub- lic sewer, when at town meetings the sewer commis- sioners will ask for appropriations towards building new branches, the citizens will gladly vote, which they
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REPORT OF BOARD OF HEALTH.
did not always do before, and we could not blame them, when very few profited by the system already bnilt.
Respectfully submitted. JOS. G. E. PAGE, M. D., Sec'y.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SEWER COMMISSIONERS
1
SEWER COMMISSIONERS.
The Sewer Commissioners have built sewers the past year on Everett, Elm, Summer and Williams streets, also a small. section on Lens and Benefit streets, Lens Court, Main and Pine streets.
The sections where sewers have been laid were most urgently in need of sewerage and it is fortunate that this work could be done before there was any out-break of dangerous diseases. We were disap- , pointed in finding so much rock on the Everett street section which raised the price per foot for construc- tion, while the Lens and Benefit street section was put in at a very low figure.
Following the construction of the sewers, most of the abutting owners are connecting there property therewith, and the Board of Health is compelling this to be done wherever same is neglected.
We apprehend that few people realize the very large amount of sewerage that is now sent to the sewer beds every day. A system of sewerage purifi- cation such as our system here, demands a very high degree of care and attention. It is as useless to sup- pose that a clock will run without winding as that sewer beds will purify sewerage without constant at-
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REPORT OF SEWER COMMISSIONERS.
tention, and with the increasing amount of sewerage deposited, the necessity increases for continual work there. The Commissioners have made a change in the management of the beds during the past year and now have a faithful and capable man in charge who devotes some time every day to the care of the beds.
It has become necessary to renew many of the beds in order to bring them to their highest efficiency. The gravel which is used on the beds is more or less mixed up with stones and repeatedly plowing and working of the beds bring these stones to the surface. These stones must be removed and other gravel brought to the beds, which will entail an expense of from three to five hundred dollars this year, in addi- tion to the amount we must spend for their over-sight. We recommend the appropriation of $1,500.00 for the Sewer Contingent Account this year in order to renew as many of the beds as possible. We have en- deavored in the past to take care of the beds too cheaply and this economy has been censured by the State Board of Health, but a marked improvement has been and is being made so that the beds are now doing fairly good work.
The articles for new sewers will be found in the Town Warrant. We recommend that the sewer should be laid from South street down High street and terminating in the present sewer on River street, but this will mean the expenditure of a large amount of money.
Assessments for the sewer as laid on Lens and Benefit streets have been imposed and the remaining
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REPORT OF SEWER COMMISSIONERS.
assessments will follow shortly.
The Commissioners meet at their office at the Town Hall on Thursday evenings at seven-thirty o'clock.
Respectfully submitted,
HENRY C. CADY, HENRY B. MONTAGUE, WILFRID. J. LAMOUREUX, Sewer Commissioners.
Board of Sewer Commissioners, Southbridge, Mass.
GENTLEMEN :-
The extensions of the sewer system this year were on Main and Pine streets; Elm, Summer and Caron streets; also Lens, Lens Court and Benefit streets.
Proposals for doing the work were received as follows :--
George M. Bryne, Boston, Mass. $9,866 50
Pierre Allard, Southbridge, Mass. 9,951 50
E. W. Everson, Newtou, Mass. 10,035 20
H. A. Hanscom Co., Boston, Mass. 10,399 25
M. J. Kane, Worcester, Mass. 12,210 40
The contract was awarded to Mr. Bryne, he sign- ing the contract and furnishing bonds as required by your Board.
Work was started June 30 on Main street, at the corner of Marcy and extended westerly to Pine street,
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REPORT OF SEWER COMMISSIONERS.
thence on Pine to the end of last year's work opposite the residence of I. Leblanc. On Pine street the exca- vation was mainly through ledge.
On Everett street the sewer was laid from A. Desaulniers' to Dr. McLean's and was in a very wet and gravelly soil which required underdrains. Un- derdrains were also put in across Caron street, also in the private way through property of Desaulniers and Hall, and on Elm street from said private way nearly to Williams street.
Some trouble was experiencedon Elm and Williams streets with the pipes of the Southbridge Water Com- pany. The main reason being that the pipes when put in were laid without regard to regularity of loca- tion and there being no records of their position in the ground.
The building of sewers on Lens, Lens Court and Benefit streets on the "Flat" section so called, practi- cally completes the sewers for that locality, and leaves but a short stretch ou North street yet to be laid.
In general, the work was well and quickly done under competent foremen, and immediately accepted and put into use.
HOUSE CONNECTIONS.
The applications for connections with the main sewers during the past year clearly shows that the Commissioners made a wise choice in this year's ex-
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REPORT OF SEWER COMMISSIONERS.
tension of the sewer system. Forty-nine (49) applica- tions were received along the line of this year's work while only thirty-six (36) applications were received along the remainder of the system. In addition the connections with this year's work were voluntary while the others in most cases were the result of no- tices received from the Board of Health.
Respectfully submitted, JOHN A. WHITTAKER.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
FIRE ENGINEERS.
FIRE ENGINEERS.
In accordance with custom and as provided by statute in relation to the Fire Department the Board of Engineers herewith submit their annual report giving a list of expenditures and the condition of the department for the year ending Feb. 29, 1904.
MANUAL FORCE.
The manual force remains the same as last year viz: Chief and four assistants; two steamer companies of 17 men each; two hook and ladder companies of 12 men each; superintendent of the fire alarm and 14 horses subject to the call of the department.
ROLL CALL OF FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Chief Engineer, L. N. Duquette.
John Boyle, District Chief. Boxes 25, 28, 32
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REPORT OF FIRE ENGINEERS.
Alfred Allard, District Chief. Boxes 34, 35, 36, 45, 46 and private boxes 31, 71.
Thomas McGrath, District Chief. Boxes 37, 38, 39, 41, 42, 43, 72.
M. P. O'Shaughnessy, Clerk and District Chief. Boxes 21, 23, 24, 26.
Electrician, N. E. Putney.
STEAMER COMPANY, NO. 1.
Captain Basil Proulx
Lieutenant
G. E. Lamoureux
Clerk. .Edward Gagnon
Engineer.
Newton E. Putney
Assistant Engineer George H. Chaffin
Stoker
Joseph Bebo
HOSEMEN.
William Helie,
Alfred Langevin,
A. Mominee,
Leandre Coutu,
R. E. Moore,
M. L. Dillaber,
D. T. Morrill, Adelard Delage,
Louis Lamothe.
SUBSTITUTES.
Walter McGrath, Chas. Proulx,
Geo. L. Thompson.
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REPORT OF FIRE ENGINEERS.
HOOK AND LADDER COMPANY NO. 1.
Captain .. Peter Caplette
Lieutenant .. John Coggins
Clerk . . J. K. Egan
Joseph Lucia, Charles Martel,
Louis Peloquin,
Oliver Paul,
Frank Favreau,
Alexis Lariviere
Nelson Gamache.
SUBSTITUTES
John B. Bouchard, W. J. Shea.
STEWARD.
Henry L. Brousseau.
STEAMER COMPANY NO. 2
Captain John E, Hefner
Lieutenant James Pollard
Clerk
George Simpson
Engineer
Stoker. W. H. Walters
John Splaine
Assistant Engineer
HOSEMEN.
Wm. Crawford,
Monroe Walters, Thos. O'Shaughnessy, Joseph Rivers,
Michael Blute,
Alexis Boulay, F. Savary Jr. Edward Grant, Paul Potvin, Edward Splaine.
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REPORT OF FIRE ENGINEERS.
SUBSTITUTES.
W. F. Lee
P. H. Fitzpatrick.
HOOK AND LADDER COMPANY NO. 2.
Captain John Brennan
Lieutenant John J. Hogan
Clerk . John W. Smythe
W. T. Kennedy, Joseph P. Power,
Thos. Brennan,
Peter May,
P. F. Delehanty,
Patrick May,
Walter Keating.
SUBSTITUTES.
Hosea E. Weld,
W. H. McGilpin.
STEWARD.
John Splaine.
LIST OF FIRES AND ALARMS.
March 3, 1903-4.05 a. m., box 34, general alarm, Nos. 1 and 2 apparatus responded, fire in Edwards Block Main and Elm streets, owned by C. A. Dresser Estate, caused by hot ashes left in woodshed. Damage to building and contents $1000. Recall 5.24 a. m.
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REPORT OF FIRE ENGINEERS.
March 21, 1903-1.35 a. m., box 26, No. 2 companies responded, fire in dwelling off Plimpton street, owned by Frank Savary Jr., caused by incubator. Loss $1500. Recall 2.16 a. m.
May 10, 1903-1.47 p. m., bcx 34, call for fire in Fisk- dale. Hose No. 1 and steamer No. 2 responded.
July 4, 1903-1.27 p. m., box 37, No. 1 companies re- sponded, fire on roof, dwelling owned by H. C. Wells and situate on Chapin street, cause, fireworks. No damage. Recall 1.37.
July 4, 1903-2.04 p. m., box 38, No. 1 companies res- ponded fire on roof, dwelling on Elm street, owned by J. Rabideau, cause, fireworks. No. damage. Recall 2.10 p. m.
Aug. 1, 1903-10.32 p. m. box 34, No. 1 companies res- ponded, fire in barn, owned by A. H. Shepard es- tate, situate on Goddard Court, cause, overturning of lamp. Damage $25. Recall 10.50 p. m.
Sept. 5, 1903-3 p. m., box 43, No. 1 companies respond- ed, fire in Dudley, Dwight Vinton, house and stable.
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