Town annual reports of the several departments for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1875, Part 13

Author: Worcester (Mass.)
Publication date: 1875
Publisher: The City
Number of Pages: 490


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west side, north-east cor. S. D. Harding's estate.


' north-west cor. Waverley street.


" north-west corner Harri- son street.


' near north-west corner


Pattison street.


" front of No. 104.


" north-west corner Win-


throp street. " south-west corner avenue.


Union


Queen st., west side, opp. Davis street. Reservoir street, north-west corner Eliza- beth street. north-west cor. Eastern avenne.


Richards st., west side, 900 feet from Main street. west side, 1,300 feet from Main st., opposite Cleve- land's residence.


Ripley street, south of J. H. Walker's. Salem st., west side, front of No. 23.


west side, front of No. 39. north-west cor. Myrtle st.


north-west cor. Madison st.


front of City Stable.


Salisbury street, north side, opp. Boyn- ton street.


- north side, opp. West street. north side, north of Highland Military


Academy. School street, south side, front of steamer No. 3 house.


Shelby street, north side, front of No. 33. " " opposite Mulberry street. Shrewsbury st., north west cor. Mulberry street.


north side, front of Dr. Brackett's.


at junction of Shrews- bury and East Wor- cester streets.


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Shrewsbury st., south-west corner Larkin street.


south-east corner Cross street.


south-west corner Lyon street.


Sigel street, north side, between Millbury and Lodi streets.


Sigourney street, corner Edgeworth.


Southbridge st., east side, at N. & W. R. R. crossing.


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south-west cor. Madison street. east side, front of No. 128.


south-west cor. of Salem street.


east side, between Salem and Hermon streets, front of No. 180.


" east side, opp. Hermon street.


east side, opp. Junction foundry.


66


north-east cor. Lafayette street.


north-west corner Ham- mond street.


66


east side, north from No. 390.


east side, opp. South- gate street,


east side, front of No. 456.


66


66 north-east corner Wash- burn street.


66


north-east corner Colton street.


north-west corner Cam- bridge street.


Southgate street, south-west cor. Grand street.


west side, front of school house.


front of D. S. Goddard's shop. south side of N. & W. R. R.


South Irving st., west side, opp. Lovell's court.


State street, south-west corner Main st.


Sudbury street, north-east cor. Eden st. Summer street, east side, south of Bel- mont street. east side, frout of school house.


east side, front of Edw'd Earle's residence.


north-east cor. Arch st.


66 east side, opp. School st. west side, opp. Laurel st. south-east cor. Laurel st.


Summer street, south-east corner East Central street. east side, opp. Exchange street.


east side, between Charles and Howard streets.


east side, between How- ard and Bridge sts. south-east corner Fulton street. north-west corner Me- chanic street.


Sycamore street, north-west cor. Beacon street.


Temple street, south side, front of No. 57. south side, west of Church. Thomas street, south side, front of No. 9. north side, front of No. 58. north-east cor of Union street.


north side, east of R. R. north-east corner Summer street.


Tirrell street, north side, front of No. 11. Trumbull street, west side, between Front and Park streets.


Union street, at south-west corner Lin- coln square.


66 east side, opp. Court Mills. north-west cor. School st.


south-west cor. Thomas st. north-west cor. Central st. sonth-west corner Exchange street.


west side, near centre of Merrifield's building.


north-west cor. Foster st. west side, opposite Man- chester street.


under Nashua R. R. bridge. west side, opposite south- west cor. of Rice, Barton & Co.'s shop.


Vernon street, north-east corner Water street.


corner Winthrop street.


north-east corner Jefferson street. north-east corner Pattison street.


north-east cor. Union ave.


Vine street, north-east cor. Cherry street. 66 66 north-east cor. Foundry st. Wachusett st., between Dix and High- land streets.


Wall street, south-west cor. Suffolk st.


south-west cor. Norfolk st. Walnut street, south east cor. Maple st. Ward street, north-west cor. Foyle st. 66 north-west cor. Taylor st.


66 north-west cor. Richland st.


66 north-west cor. Endicott st.


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66


66


66


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Washburn street, east side, front of No. 16.


Washington street, east side, opposite Or- ange street school house.


north-west cor. Ply- mouth street.


south-west cor. Gold street.


north-east cor. Spruce street.


north west corner La- fayette street.


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Water street, west side, opposite Ledge street.


west side, near north end of stone ware manufactory. west side, opposite Harri- son street.


west side, near north-east cor. of Hamilton's tape factory.


corner Green street.


Webster street, west side, front of school house.


opp. driveway between marble shop and Cur- tis' mill.


west side, opposite Curtis ct., south end of mill.


west side, opposite north- west cor. of cemetery. .


Wellington street, north-west cor. South Irving street.


West street, east side, opposite Cottage street.


north-east cor. Cedar street.


west side, north of Technical school, front of No. 146.


William street, north side, opp. Everett street.


south side, opp. North Ashland street.


north-east cor. West st.


Winter street, north side, opp. Pond st. Woodland street, east side, north of Ober-


lin street.


north-east cor. Loudon street.


north-east corner Haw- thorn street.


Wyman street, east side, front of No. 13.


Allen's Fire Arms Manufactory, in yard rear of shop.


Ames Plow Co., Salisbury street, stand pipe and hose and Hall's sprinkler.


Adriatic Mills, two hydrants, east of mill, with hose attached in yard.


Adriatic Mills, two hydrants, in yard west of mill, with hose at- tached.


two places in mill to at- tach hose.


Bay State Shoe Co., Austin st., in yard, pipe and hose on each floor of shop.


Baker's, Manchester street, pipe with hose attached in centre of building.


B. & A. R. R. freight house, pipe with hose attached.


Buttrick & Whipple, Main street, stand pipe and hose.


Court Mills, corner Union street, one in court, south of mill.


four inch, in building, with hose on each floor.


Crompton's foundry, Mechanie street, hy- drant with hose in foun- dry.


Crompton's Loom Works, Green street, in yard, west of foundry. Coes' Wrench Shop, hydrant with hose attached at boiler house. Wm. Dickinson, in yard, hose in build- ing.


Edward Earle, in yard, south-west of house.


Ethan Allen's Estate, Main street, in yard, north of house.


Fox Mills, two hydrants, in yard, force pump pipe connected with city water pipe.


C. L. Gorham & Co., Main street, stand pipe and hose.


Gas Works, three hydrants in yard.


Heald & Britton, hydrant and pipe in foundry with hose attached.


A. H. Hammond, Clarement street, hose at east end of barn.


Holy Cross College, hydrant in yard ; also, one at barn, hose and stand pipe in building.


Industrial School, in yard east of build- ing Junction Shop, four hydrants, east of building.


five pipes, in building, with hose attached on each floor.


Keyes' Planing Mill, pipe with hose at- tached on each floor.


Merrifield's, hydrant with hose attached in engine room.


Exchange street, pipe in cen- tre of building with hose on each floor.


Cypress strect, pipe in cen- tre of building, with hose on each floor.


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Merrifield's, Foster street, pipe in west wing, with hose on each floor.


Mechanics Hall, pipe in south stairway, with hose attached, one nozzle above the roof.


New York Steam Engine Co., in yard south side of shop.


D. W. Pond, in vard north side of shop. Providence Engine House, in yard north- east of house.


Rice, Barton & Co., pipe in building, with hose on each floor.


W. W. Rice, Franklin square, stand pipe and hose.


Russ & Eddy, Manchester street, stand pipe and hose.


State Lunatic Asylum, in yard near south end of building.


State Lunatic Asylum, in yard near north end of building.


D. Tainter, Gardner street, pipe in tower of mill, with hose on each floor.


Taylor's block, Main street, stand pipe and hose.


Union Water Meter Co., pipe on each floor, with hose attached.


Washburn & Moen Wire Works, hy- drants with hose attached.


Washburn Iron Co., Rolling Mill, hy- drant in mill.


Worcester Academy, Providence street, in yard south of building.


Wood, Light & Co., pipe on each floor, with hose attached.


J. H. Walker, Water street, pipe and hose.


Witherby, Rugg & Richardson, Salisbury street, have hose on each floor.


Worcester & Nashua R. R. freight house, two places with hose attached.


AN ORDINANCE


CONCERNING THE


FIRE DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF WORCESTER.


Be it ordained by the Mayor, Aldermen, and Common Council of the City of Worcester, in City Council assembled, as follows :


SEC. 1. The Fire Department of the City of Worcester shall consist of a Chief Engineer, four Assistant Engineers, and of as many engine men, hose men, hook and ladder men, and other persons, to be divided into companies, as the number of engines and the number and quantity of other fire apparatus in service belonging to the City, shall from time to time require.


SEC. 2. The Engineers shall, on or before the first Monday of January, in each year, organize themselves as a board of Engineers by choosing a Clerk by ballot. They shall, at such times as they may by their by-laws determine, hold such meetings as may be necessary for the prompt transaction of all busi- ness coming before them, and a majority of the whole Board shall be necessa- ry to constitute a quorum. They may make such rules and orders for their government, as a Board of Engineers, as they may see fit, and make such rules and regulations in addition to this ordinance for the better government, disci- pline, and good order of the Department and for the extinguishment of fires, as they may from time to time think expedient, the same not being repugnant to tlie laws of the Commonwealth, or to any ordinance of the city, and being subject to the approval of the Mayor and Aldermen, and to amendment or re- peal by said Engineers at any time, subject to such approval.


SEC. 3. It shall be the duty of said Engineers, whenever a fire shall break out in the City, immediately to repair to the place of such fire, and to carry with them a suitable badge of their office; to take proper measures that the several engines and other apparatus be arranged in the most advantageous situations, and duly worked for the effectual extinguishment of the fire; to require and compel assistance from all persons, as well as members of the . department, in extinguishing the fire, removing the furniture, goods, or other merchandise from any building on fire, or in danger thereof, and to appoint guards to secure the same ; and to suppress all tumults and disorders. It shall also be their duty to cause order to be preserved in going to or returning from fires, and at all times when companies attached to the department are on duty.


SEC. 4. Whenever it shall be adjudged, at any fire, by three or more of the Engineers, of whom the Chief, if he be present, shall be one, to be necessary,


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in order to prevent the further spreading of the fire, to pull down or other- wise demolish any building, the same may be done.


SEC. 5. It shall be the duty of the Engineers to inquire for and examine into all shops and other places where shavings or other combustible materials May be collected and deposited, and at all times be vigilant in taking care of the removal of the same, whenever, in the opinion of any two of them, the same may be dangerous to the security of the city from fires, and to direct the tenant or occupant of said shops or other places, to remove the same; and in case such tenant or occupant shall neglect or refuse so to do, to cause the same to be removed at the expense of such tenant or occupant.


SEC. 6. It shall also be the duty of said Engineers to take cognizance of all buildings in the city in which steam engines are used, and of all buildings in the city in process of erection or alteration, and to make a record of such thereof as in their judgment may, from any cause, be dangerous, and report the same to the Mayor and Aldermen forthwith. It shall also be the duty of said Engineers to cause prosecutions to be instituted in all cases of violation of the laws in relation to the erection of wooden buildings, or of any other law or ordinance in relation to the Fire Department, and for the prevention of fire within the limits of the city.


SEC. 7. Engineers upon complaint to them, or upon their knowledge of any defective chimney or hearth, within the city of Worcester, shall cause the same to be examined, and shall order the same either to be repaired or taken down, as they shall deem expedient; and if the owner or owners of any such chim- ney or hearth shall wilfully neglect to repair or take down the same, after hav- ing been notified by the Clerk of the Board of Engineers, it shall be the duty of the Board of Engineers, and they shall have full authority to cause such defective chimney or hearth to be repaired or taken down, and the owner or owners of the same shall pay the whole expense of repairing or taking down such chimney or hearth.


SEC. 8. The Engineers, officers and members of the several companies regularly appointed, shall wear such caps, badges, or insignia of office, when on duty, as the Board of engineers may from time to time direct, and no others, to be furnished at the expense of the city; and no other person or persons shall wear the same at any time, except under such restrictions and regulations as the said Engineers may direct.


SEC. 9. Whenever any fire occurs out of the city it shall be the duty of only such and so many of said Engineers to repair thither as shall have been designated for such purpose by the chief Engineer.


SEC. 10. The Board of Engineers, notwithstanding the provisions herein contained, may with the approval of the Mayor, grant to any officer or mem- ber of the Fire Department, if they shall think it compatible with the interests of the Department, a vacation not exceeding two weeks in any one year, upon such terms as they shall think expedient. And the Mayor, with the ad- vice and consent of the Board of Aldermen, may, if he sees fit, whenever any officer or member of the Fire Department shall not by reason of such vacation, or sickness, or otherwise, attend to his duties in the department, appoint a substitute to act in his place during his absence, and such substitute shall be entitled to the pay of the person absent while he shall thus act.


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SEC. 11. The Chief Engineer shall have the sole command at fires, over all other Engineers, and all officers and members of the Fre Department, and all other persons who may be present at fires; and shall direct all proper meas- ures for extinguishment of fires, protection of property, preservation of order and observance of laws, ordinances, and regulations respecting fires. And it shall be the duty of said Chief Engineer to examine into the condition of the engines and all other fire apparatus, and of the Engine and other houses, and the reservoirs belonging to the city, and used by the Fire Department, and of the companies attached to the said Department, as often as circum- stances may render it expedient, or whenever directed so to do by the Mayor and Aldermen, or by the committee on the Fire Department, and annually to report the same to the City Council, and oftener if requested. Also to cause a full description of the same, together with the names, ages, and residence of the officers and members of the Department, to be published annually, in such a manner as the City Council shall direct; and whenever the engines or other fire apparatus, engine or other houses, used by the Department require altera- tions, additions, or repairs, the said Chief Engineer, under the direction of the Joint Standing Committee on the Fire Department, shall cause the same to be made. And it shall be, moreover, the duty of the Chief Engineer to place on file all returns of officers, members, and fire apparatus, made by the respective companies, as hereinafter prescribed, and all other communica- tions relating to the affairs of the Fire Department; to keep, or cause to be kept, fair and exact rolls of the respective companies, specifying the time of admission and discharge of each member, and also a record of all accidents by fire, which may happen within the city, with the causes thereof, as well as can' be ascertained, and the number and description of the buildings destroyed or injured, the amount of insurance upon the same, together with the names of the owners or occupants, and report the same once in each year, to the City Coun- cil. He shall have the superintendence and control of all the engine and other houses used for the purposes of the Fire Department, and of all the furniture and apparatus thereto belonging, and of the horses, engines and all other fire apparatus belonging to the City, and over all the officers and mem- bers of the several companies attached to the Fire Department. He shall be responsible for the discipline, good order, and proper conduct of the whole Department, both officers and men, and for the care of all houses, engines, hose carriages, hook and ladder carriages, furniture, and apparatus thereto belonging.


SEC. 12. The Chief Engineer shall have power to suspend any officer or member of the Department for insuburdination or disorderly conduct, for such length of time as he may deem proper, provided, that such suspension shall be reported by him to the Mayor and Aldermen at their next meeting after said suspension, unless such officer or inember shall have been previously rein- stated by said Chief Engineer.


SEC. 13. All supplies for the use of the Department shall be drawn on requisition upon the Chief Engineer; and it is hereby made the duty of the Foreman of each and every company to see that all necessary supplies are kept constantly on hand, to secure the proper working of the apparatus in their charge, and all supplies shall be drawn by the Foreman of the several companies.


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SEC. 14. It shall be the duty of the Chief Engineer or the Assistant En- gineer in command, to order from the ground all fire associations or fire com- panies not belonging to the Fire Department. And no such fire association or fire company, or any member thereof, shall act in any fire in said city as a fire company or as a fireman. Provided, however, that the foregoing provision shall not apply to fire companies belonging to other Fire Departments.


SEC. 15. In the absence of the Chief, the Assistant Engineer next in rank shall act with full powers, and their seniority in rank, and all questions rela- tive thereto, shall be determined by the Mayor and Aldermen.


SEC. 16. The Clerk of the Board of Engineers shall perform such duties as the Mayor and Aldermen or Chief Engineer may from time to time direct; and also such other duties as the Board of Engineers by their rules ond orders may from time to time determine. He shall have the care and custody of all books, records, papers and documents belonging to the Board; and he shall deliver the same to his successor in office.


SEC. 17. As many engine, hose, and hook and ladder companies shall from time to time be formed by the Mayor and Aldermen as they shall deem expe- dient; and each company shall consist of as many officers and members as shall be thus appointed and duly qualified according to the provisions of this ordinance ; and vacancies in the Department may be filled at any time by the Mayor and Aldermen; and each company shall meet for general business on the first Monday of each month.


SEC. 18. Every Company using a hand engine, shall have a first, second and third Foreman, and a Clerk; those using a hose carriage or hook and lad- der carriage shall have a first and second Foreman, and a Clerk; those using a steamer shall have a first and second Foreman, Clerk, Engineer and an As- sistant Engineer. These officers shall be chosen by ballot by their respective companies, together with such other officers as may be necessary, at meet- ings specially held for that purpose in the month of December, annually, and the Chief Engineer, or some member of the Board of Engineers, to be designated by the Chief Engineer, shall preside at all meetings for the election of officers.


SEC. 19. Every officer and every member of the Fire Department shall sign the following agreement, to be deposited with the Board of Engineers : " I, A. B., having been appointed as a member of the Worcester Fire Department, do hereby agree to abide by all the ordinances of the City Council, and the rules and regulations of the Mayor and Aldermen and of the Board of Engineers relating thereto." And any officer or member who shall neglect or refuse to sign the same shall not be qualified as a member of the Department.


SEC. 20. Whenever any person shall have been elected to any office, as aforesaid, he shall perform all the duties thereof for the year for which he was chosen and until his successor is elected and qualified, unless discharged therefrom, either by death, resignation or otherwise.


SEC. 21. It shall be the duty of the foremen to see that the several engines and other apparatus intrusted to their care, and the several buildings in which the same may be deposited, and all things in or belonging to the same, are kept neat, clean, and in order for immediate use; to preserve order and disci- pline at all times in their respective companies and houses, and require and 28


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enforce a strict compliance with the city ordinances, the rules and regulations of the Department, and the orders of the Engineers.


SEC. 22. The Clerks of the several companies, before entering upon their duties, shall be sworn to the faithful performance thereof. They shall make quarterly returns to the Chief Engineer of all absences of the members of their respective companies from fires, or fire alarms, or from meetings for the choice of officers, and, if it shall appear that any member has failed to perform his duties satisfactorily to the Board of Engineers, no compensation shall be allowed him for such length of time as he may have been delinquent; and if any Clerk shall make a false report, he shall be expelled from the Department, and any pay that may be due him at the time shall be forfeited to the city. They shall also keep or cause to be kept, by the Clerk of their respective com- panies, fair and exact rolls specifying the time of admission and discharge of each member, with their age and residence, and accounts of all the city prop- erty intrusted to the care of the several members, in a book provided for that purpose by the city, which rolls or record books shall always be subject to the order of the Board of Engineers, the Mayor and Aldermen, or the Com- mittee on the Fire Department. They shall also make or cause to be made to the Chief Engineer, true and accurate returns of all the members and the ap- paratus intrusted to their care, whenever called upon so to do. They shall have the care and custody of all books, records, papers and documents be- longing to the Company, and shall record all the doings of the Company in a book to be furnished by the city; and they shall deliver said books, records, papers and documents to their successors in office.


SEC. 23. For every absence or tardiness at any roll call, there shall be deducted from the pay of the absent or tardy officer or member the sum of twenty-five cents, and at an alarm of fire, one dollar, which amount so de- ducted shall be paid to meet the incidental expenses of the Company. And if any officer or member shall have been absent or tardy at more than one-third of the fires, or alarms of fire occurring during the year, if more than five, except in case of sickness, such absence or tardiness shall be considered good cause for his discharge from the Department.


SEC. 24. Any officer or member of the Fire Department who shall wilfully neglect or refuse to perform his duty, or shall be guilty of disorderly conduct or disobedience to his superiors in office, shall for such offence, besides being subjected to the penalty hereinafter provided, be dismissed from the Depart- ment; and any officer or member of the Fire Department may, at any time be removed or dismissed from the Department, or deposed from any office that he may liold therein by the Mayor.


SEC. 25. In all cases of removal from office, or from the Department by the Mayor, the name of the person removed, with a statement of the reasons therefor, shall be transmitted to the Board of Aldermen at their next regular meeting, and no officer who may have been dismissed or removed from the Fire Department, shall be reinstated therein, unless by a two-thirds vote of the Aldermen.


SEC. 26. It shall be the duty of the officers and members of the several engine, hose and hook and ladder companies, whenever a fire shall break out in the city, to repair forthwith to their respective engines, hose, hook and


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ladder carriages, and other apparatus, and to convey them, in as orderly a manner as may be, to or near the place where the fire may be, and, in con- formity with the direction of the Chief or other Engineers, to exert themselves in the most orderly manner possible, in working and managing the said engines, hose, and hooks and ladders, and other apparatus; and in performing any duty that they may be called on to do by any Engineer : and, upon per- mission of the Chief or other Engineers, shall, in an orderly and quiet manner, return the said apparatus to their respective places of deposit. Provided, in the absence of all the Engineers, such direction and permission may be given by their respective Foremen.




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