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ARTICLE 8. No profane or ungentlemanly language, or disorderly conduct, will be allowed on the part of any member of the Department, when on duty, under penalty of suspension or dismissal ; and the citizens will be treated by the members in a civil and gentlemanly manner at all times.
ARTICLE 9. The hose must be changed on the reel at least once in three weeks, for which purpose the Foreman will warn the Steward having charge of the same, and if the Steward neglects to change it, the Foreman shall cause it to be done at the expense of the Steward.
ARTICLE 10. It shall be the duty of the Foreman to see that the apparatus, and buildings in which the same are deposited, and all things in or belonging to the same, are kept neat and clean, and in order for immediate use ; and to see that the house is closed at or before 10 o'clock P. M.
ARTICLE 11. No fireman shall sleep in any engine house, or hook and ladder house, without the consent of the Chief Engineer or one of his Assistant Engineers, and in no case will permission be given to persons not members of the Department to use or occupy beds in the engine, hose, or hook and ladder houses.
ARTICLE 12. The occupant of each bed will be held responsible for the cleanliness of the same, and will be held strictly accountable for any damage to either bed or bed clothing through carelessness. After retiring, the occupants will refrain from loud talking, or in any manner disturbing the rest of others, and any member retiring in a state of intoxication shall be reported to the Chief Engineer, whose duty it shall be to recommend such persons for discharge from the Department.
ARTICLE 13. If a charge of intoxication be preferred and proven against any officer or member of the Department, he shall be reprimanded, suspended or dis- charged, at the discretion of the Board of Engineers, and it shall be the duty of any member of the Department to report any member violating this rule to the Chief Engineer.
ARTICLE 14. No officer or permanent member shall leave the city without first notifying the Chief Engineer, and procuring a substitute to his acceptance ; and every other member expecting to be absent twenty-four hours or more, shall be required to procure a substitute to the approval of his foreman, failing to do which, he shall forfeit one month's pay. No member shall be allowed a substitute except in case of sickness or absence from the city, and in no instance for a longer period than one month, except in case of sickness.
ARTICLE 15. No Company will be allowed to take their apparatus away from the engine house, except in case of fire, without the consent of the Chief Engineer.
ARTICLE 16. If, by accident or otherwise, the property of any person in the city is damaged by any Company, it shall be the duty of the officer of said Company causing such damage to report the same immediately to the Chief Engineer.
ARTICLE 17. Hose drivers must not permit persons not connected with the Department to ride upon the hose carriage, and not more than two hosemen will be permitted to ride to a fire, the pipemen in all cases to have the preference, and in muddy weather, or heavy wheeling, the driver must not permit any one to ride on the carriage when returning from fires.
ARTICLE 18. Any Driver in the Department who carelessly or wilfully comes in collision with a vehicle of any kind, while going to or returning from a fire alarm, shall be held responsible for all damages that may occur.
ARTICLE 19. The Foreman or person in command of each Company when in ser-
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vice, shall remain by his company or apparatus of which he has charge, to direct its operations, and all members of the several companies, except when otherwise engaged on special duty, will remain at or about the apparatus to which they are attached; he will also see that the hose is well guarded.
ARTICLE 20. All members arriving early at fires, will assist the first apparatus in getting to work (or until the arrival of their own machine), and no person, other than an Engineer or Officer of the Company, will be allowed to give any orders when the Foreman is present.
ARTICLE 21. No buildings used by any Company in the Fire Department, shall be opened or occupied on Sunday, except in case of alarm of fire. This rule shall not be construed, however, to prevent employes and those detailed to sleep in the house from occupying them, but the doors of said houses must be kept closed on the Sabbath.
ARTICLE 22. No balls, parties or social gatherings of any description, shall be held in any building used by the Fire Department, without the consent of the Chief Engineer.
ARTICLE 23. No subscription papers or books shall be circulated under the auspices of any Company, for the purpose of soliciting money from citizens, without the con- sent of the Board of Engineers.
ARTICLE 24. When a first alarm of fire is given, all companies not responding will be governed by telegraphic signals, viz: two blows upon the engine house gongs and alarm bells, will be understood as proclaiming the fire extinguished, and the Compa- nies in attendance at liberty to answer other alarms. Three strokes will constitute a general alarm, and all companies will report immediately. After a first alarm is given, and before the re-call signal is struck, should an alarm be given from another box, all unemployed first and second alarm Companies will respond. Should another alarm be given from yet another box, previous to the re-call signal being given, all unemployed Companies will respond.
ARTICLE 25. Any violation of these rules and regulations by any member of the Department, will be deemed good cause for his discharge.
Per order of the Board of Engineers,
SIMON E. COMBS, Chief. SAM'L H. DAY, Clerk.
In Board of Aldermen, February 15, 1875.
Approved by the Board.
Attest,
SAMUEL SMITH, City Clerk.
Approved February 16, 1875.
CLARK JILLSON, Mayor.
А Сору,
Attest,
SAMUEL SMITH, City Clerk.
Worcester Fire Alarm Telegraph.
ESTABLISHED 1871.
NUMBER AND LOCATION OF BOXES.
No. 4. City Hall. Key-Police Station.
No. 5. Trumbull Square. Keys-Drug Store, 50 Trumbull; Kendrick's stable, Franklin Street; 121 Park Street.®
No. 6. Orange Street, opposite Plymouth. Key-Corner Orange and Plymouth Streets; 74 Orange Street; 41 Plymouth Street.
No. 7. Engine House, Lamartine Street. Keys-Engine House, Lamartine Street; and 42 Lamartine Street.
No. 8. Corner of Chatham and Oxford Streets. Keys-37 Irving Street; 53 Chat- ham Street; 40 Chatham Street.
No. 12. Corner Main and Chandler Streets. Keys-638 Main Street, Continental Hotel; 34 Chandler Street.
No. 13. New Worcester. Hoppin's Store. Keys-A. G. Coes' Counting Room; W. A. Tracey's; Hoppin's Store; Stockwell & Barrows' Store; Loring Coes' Counting Room; 10 Webster Street; 1059 Main Street.
No. 14. Engine House, School Street. Keys-17 School Street; 73 School Street; Engine House, School Street.
No. 15. Corner Grove and North Streets. Keys-187 and 157 Grove Street; 1 North Street; 188 Prescott Street.
No. 16. Southbridge Street. Sargent Card Shop. Keys-Sargent's Counting Room; Junction Shop Engine Room; Railroad Depot.
No. 17. Corner Main and Foster Streets. Keys-359 Main Street; Lincoln and Waldo Houses.
No. 18. Corner Catherine and Lincoln Streets. Keys-109 Lincoln Street; 108 Lincoln Street; 118 Lincoln Street.
No. 21. Corner Main and May Streets. Keys-842 Main Street; 9 May Street; 7 Hammond Street.
No. 23. Corner Union and Manchester Streets. Keys-Rice, Barton & Fales' Office; C. Baker & Co.'s Office; Engine House, Bigelow Court.
No. 24. Southbridge Street. Chandler & Carr's Store. Keys-Chandler & Carr's Store; Adriatic Counting Room; Drug Store, 468 Southbridge Street.
No. 25. Salisbury Street. Keys-Witherby, Rugg & Richardson's Counting Room; 26 and 20 Salisbury Street; 56 Salisbury Street.
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No. 26. Corner Portland and Madison Streets. Keys-96 Portland and 104 Southbridge Street.
No. 27. Corner Pleasant and West Streets. Keys-4 West Street; 143 Pleasant Street.
No. 28. Corner Millbury and Worth Streets. Keys-62, 63, 64 and 109 Millbury Street.
No. 31. Corner Main and Richards Streets, opposite Beaver. Keys-7 Beaver Street; 978 Main Street.
No. 32. Corner Exchange and Union Streets. Keys-D. W. Pond's Shop; Merri- field's Engine Room, 78 Exchange Street.
No. 34. Green Street. Fox's Mill. Keys-At the Counting Room; Crompton's Loom Works; 6 Vernon Street; 27 Millbury Street.
No. 35. Corner of Winthrop and Vernon Streets. Key-49, 63 and 65 Vernon Street.
No. 36. Corner Front and Spring Streets. Keys-134 Front Street; Waverly House, Front Street; 9 Trumbull Street.
No. 37. Corner Highland and North Ashland Streets. Key-55 Highland Street; 64 North Ashland Street.
No. 41. Corner Thomas and Summer Streets. Keys - Drug store, 93 Summer Street; 1 Prospect Street; 117 Thomas Street; 92 Thomas Street.
No. 42. Corner Cambridge and Southbridge Streets. Keys-Crompton's Carpet Mill; 502 and 513 Southbridge Street.
No. 43. Quinsigamond Wire Mill. Keys-Wire Works; Benj. Booth's house.
No. 45. Corner Shrewsbury and Pine Streets. Keys-102, 114, and 199 Shrewsbury Street.
No. 46. Grafton Street. Keys-Earle's Counting Room; Office, Rolling Mill; Washburn's Foundry; Engine House, Grafton Street.
No. 47. Corner Belmont Street and Oak Avenue. Key-60 Belmont Street; 18 Oak Avenue; 30 Liberty Street.
No. 51. Lincoln Square. Salisbury Block. Keys-11 Main Street; 16 Lincoln Square; Exchange Hotel.
No. 52. Prescott Street. A. P. Kichardson's Shop. Keys-At Counting Room; Ames Plow Co.'s Office; 16 Prescott Street.
No. 53. Corner Providence and Harrison Streets. Keys-Worcester Academy. 56, 57, and 76 Providence Street.
No. 54. Corner Austin and Newbury Streets. Keys-Grocery store, corner Austin and Newbury Street; 111 aud 130 Austin Street.
No. 56. Corner William and Chestnut Streets. Keys-33 Chestnnt Street; Engine House, John Street; 1 Harvard Street.
No. 57. Hermon Street. Taylor & Farley's Shop. Keys-Taylor & Farley's; J. S. Wheeler & Co.'s; Drug Store, 725 Main Street.
No. 61. Gardner Street. Forehand & Wadsworth's Shop. Keys-At Office; Store, Canterbury Street; 4 Hollis Street; 71 Southgate Street; 29 Wyman Street.
No. 62. Corner Laurel and Edward Streets. Keys-J. D. Baker's Stable; corner Laurel and Edward Streets; 41 Edward Street.
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No. 63. Washington Square. Wetherbee's Store. Keys-Union Station; Arcade Foundery; 295 Front Street.
No. 64. Corner Grafton and Barclay Streets. Keys-143 Grafton Street; 153 Grafton Street; L. Stowe & Co.'s Boot Shop.
No. 65. Elm Street, opposite Linden. Keys-22 and 46 Elm Street.
No. 67. Engine House, Pleasant Street. Keys-240 Pleasant Street; 4 Winslow Street; Engine House.
No. 71. Corner Main and Central Streets. Keys -Harrington Bros. Stable Cen- tral Street; W. S. Green's Stable, Central Street; 265 and 249 Main Street; Bay State House.
No. 73. Washburn & Moen Manufacturing Co.
No. 75. Corner of Woodland and May Streets. Keys-30, 32 and 37 May Street. 81 Woodland Street.
· No. 76. Corner William and West Streets. Keys-30 West and 48 William Streets. No. 81. Telephone, City Farm.
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FIRE DEPARTMENT.
INSTRUCTIONS TO KEY-HOLDERS.
1. Alarms should be given from the box nearest the location of the fire.
2 Upon the discovery or positive information of a fire, you will unlock the box, pull down the slide or hook, once only, and let go. This gives the desired alarm all over the city, repeating itself four times.
3. Each box contains a small bell, which, if heard before you pull the hook, indi- cates that the alarm has been previously given from another box; in such cases do not pull the hook until you are sure the alarm has been completed.
4. Never signal for a fire seen at a distance; never touch the hook except to give an alarm of fire. Give an alarm for no cause other than an actual fire. Be sure and close the door on leaving the box.
5. For a fire near box 4, the bells will be struck four times, two and one-half seconds apart; then, after a pause of twenty seconds, four times again, and so on. For a fire near box 45, the bells give four strokes (for the tens), and after a pause of seven seconds, five strokes, to be repeated at intervals of twenty seconds.
6. Never pull the hook twice for the same fire; if a second alarm is necessary, an engineer will give it.
7. Never let the key go out of your possession unless called for by the Chief Engi- neer. If you change your residence or place of business where the key is kept, return it to this office.
OFFICE NO. 80 FRONT STREET. Office hours, from 9 to 10 A. M., from 2 to 3 P. M
REPORT
OF
CITY MARSHAL.
To His Honor the Mayor, and the City Council of the City of Worcester :
ANNUAL REPORT.
In presenting this, my sixth annual report, your honorable body will find a complete summary of such matters as are deemed of public interest, and usually prepared for publication in the annual reports of police departments.
I purpose to give you a detailed account of the business done, and by whom done ; also a tabular statement of the receipts and expenditures, together with such remarks and suggestions as seem to me proper.
The whole number of arrests for the year have been one thousand seven hundred and three (1703), for the following offences, viz :
Assault and battery,
126
Common drunkard, 39
Assault with weapon,
13
Capias,
12
Adultery,
10
Common nuisance, 6
Assault on officer,
7 Cruelty to horse,
6
Attempt at arson,
2 Common railer and brawler,
5
Attempt to commit suicide,
1 Coasting in public streets, 5
Attempt to commit rape,
1 Common night walker,
2
Breaking and entering and larceny,
19
Contempt of court,
2
Burglary,
11 Charging excessive hack-fare,
1
Breaking glass,
8 Drunkenness,
751
Bastardy,
6
2d offence,
115
Bathing in view of public streets,
2 Disturbing the peace,
3
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405
Doing business on Lord's Day,
11
Murder,
2
Driving away team,
6
Mayhem,
1
Defrauding boarding house,
5
Neglect to remove snow from side- walks, 31
5
Delirium tremens,
2
Obtaining goods by false pretense,
6
Discharging fire-arms in street, ·
1 Open shop, Sunday,
4
Disorderly conduct,
1
Pasturing cows in street, 2
Embezzlement,
4 Peddling without license,
1
Fornication,
10 Run away from home,
9
Forgery,
2 Run away from reform school,
6
Gaming Sunday,
7 Receiving stolen goods,
6
Hitching horses to shade trees,
4 Refusing railroad fare,
2
Horse stealing,
4 Run away from State Industrial School, 1
9
Insane persons cared for,
26
Suspicious persons,
6
Injuring gravestones,
4
Selling liquor to minors,
2
Interfering with officers,
3 Selling mortgaged property,
1
Idle and disorderly persons,
2 Surrendered by bail,
1
Indecent assault,
1
Sturdy beggar,
1
Indecent exposure of person,
1 Selling fire-works without license,
1
Keeping liquor,
62
Selling leased property,
1
Keeping unlicensed dog,
18
Truants,
14
Keeping noisy and disorderly house,
2
Throwing stones in street,
7
Keeping house of ill-fame,
2
Threatening,
6
Larceny (simple),
110
Trespass,
2
Larceny in building,
9
Trespass of Fowls,
1
Lewdness,
5
Using indecent language in public street,4
Larceny from person,
3
Vagrancy,
63
Malicious mischief,
10
Manslaughter,
3
1703
The nations represented in the above are :
Irish,
993
Italians,
10
American,
444
Swedes,
9
Canadians,
132
American (British),
4
English,
40
Norwegian,
1
Germans,
29
American (colored),
27
1703
Scotch,
14
Classed as follows, viz .:
Males,
1485
Residents,
1261
Females,
218
Non-residents,
442
Americans,
475
Adults,
1431
Foreigners,
1228
Minors, 302
.
Disturbing religious meetings,
3
Disturbing public school,
3
Neglect of family,
Highway robbery,
1 Stubborn and disobedient,
Of this number there has been committed to the House of Cor- rection, and other reformatory institutions, 693.
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The number of persons accommodated with food and lodgings at the station-house during the year has been 3092, as follows, viz:
Males,
3056
Foreigners, 1920
Females,
36
Adults,
2639
Americans,
1180
Minors, 393
Making a total of prisoners and lodgers,
4795
MISCELLANEOUS DUTIES, ETC.
Owing to a want of interest, necessary to give us the credit of what is done under this heading, but a small portion of the work has been recorded. Here is shown the needs of a Day Captain, to act in conjunction with the Night Captain, and also a Clerk of Police, as matters that are every one's business, usu- ally turn out to be no one's business. Books are, or should be, kept for this special purpose, and reports made morning and evening of what has been done. Also, records should be kept of all losses, whether by robbery or otherwise, and all complaints made by our citizens, of whatever nature.
For these, and other similar reasons, I would most emphatically urge upon your honorable body, the necessity of appointing one or both these officials, the remarks made by me in a former report to the contrary, notwithstanding. Time and circum- stances have altered this case very materially.
The duties of Captains of Police are laid down in our "Rules and Regulations," as follows: "It shall be the duties of the Captains of Police, to cause the Laws and Ordinances of the City to be enforced, under the directions of the City Marshal ; to see that the Station House, and all property of the department are kept in perfect order and condition, and that discipline is maintained, order enforced, and the rules and regulations gov- erning the department lived up to, and the duties imposed upon the patrolmen promptly performed. They shall attend to the several roll-calls at the times designated by the Marshal, and shall report to him in writing, as often as he shall direct, the condition of the department, the business performed, including
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all arrests made, miscellaneous duties, etc., and any breach of discipline, or conduct unbecoming an officer. They shall, when required by the Marshal, visit any or all the "beats" covered by the patrolman, to see that the patrol are vigilant, and shall report any delinquency, or violation of the rules and regulations governing the department, etc., etc.
Captain Atkinson, of the night force, has attended to his part of these duties faithfully and intelligently, but as he is here but nine hours out of the twenty-four, but one report can be made to him.
EXPENSES.
The gross expenses of the department for the entire year, has been forty-seven thousand three hundred and eighty-nine dol- lars and sixty-seven cents ($47,389.67), itemized as follows :
Salary of Marshal,
$1,600 00
66 " Assistant Marshals,
2,400 00
Pay roll of Police,
41,277 24
66 Special Police, N. E. Fair, 289 00
Alzirus Brown, keeping horses,
870 00
Cloth, badges and buttons, 515 11
Blank books, printing, advertising, etc., .
116 63
W. Ansel Washburn, sundries, as per bill in Auditor's office,
77 41
H. A. Bowman, lounges and curtains,
46 90
L. A. Hastings, saddle, blankets and repairs,
45 30
C. A. Ramsdell, balance on horse,
40 00
J. J. Tower, belts and billies, .
37 80
Division No. 42, oil, soap, matches, etc., .
13 53
M. T. Carter, photographing rogues,
12 25
Brace & Lathrop, bug poison,
10 00
J. W. Jordan, tin cups,
9 60
Mrs. John Butler, washing,
8 31
C. Foster & Co., handcuffs,
8 00
H. R. Cummings, police roster,
4 84
J. B. Brooks, sawdust,
2 05
City Engineer's office,
1 75
Harrington Bros., hacking,
1 50
D. A. A. Buck, repairing clock,
1 50
C. A. Cummings, repairing lock,
95
Total,
. $47,389 67
EARNINGS AND RECEIPTS.
The receipts and earnings of the department, for the same
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time, amounts to forty-seven thousand two hundred and eleven dollars and eight cents, as follows, viz :
Appropriation,
$42,000 00
Received from Central District Court (fees for 1878),
4,857 82
For police cloth, 330 06
For extra services of officers,
20 00
66 For articles sold,
3 20
Total,
· $47,211 08
Making net cost of the department, over and above earnings,
$42,178 59
The earnings of the officers, at the Central District Court, for the present year, amounts to four thousand five hundred and forty-one dollars and fifty cents ($4,541.50), no part of which has been received, but will become a revenue for 1880.
A much better exhibit of our earnings could be made, were we allowed for extra work, such as details for the theatre, ball- games, circuses, and other places of amusements and entertain- ments.
Formerly it was the custom to credit this department with the earnings of the officers at such places, but latterly, for some unknown reason, this has been abandoned, and this amount credited to other accounts, which cuts us short of our just dues. The money paid for licenses for all exhibitions, entertainments, etc., (except a nominal sum) is mainly for police services, and as I have before suggested, I think the issuing of these licenses, also for dogs, hacks, and job wagons, etc., should be done from this office. These are matters in which the police are directly interested, and nearly all are referred to them for information.
I am aware that it makes no difference, so far as the fees are concerned, as in either case the money goes into the same gen- eral pocket, but to the end that this department may have the credit of its own earnings, I would respectfully ask that such an order be passed.
THE LICENSE LAW.
The license question seems to be one that can never be dropped, or one that will ever settle itself into a condition in which there is nothing new or interesting. During the past
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year there has been something of an improvement in the arrangement of this business, principally on account of the restrictions placed upon the number of licenses granted, and the character of the places being made a matter of consideration. There is yet room for further improvement, and will be until this class of licenses are handled the same as any other, and appli- cations for such positively refused, when the parties live under the same roof with their business.
The officers detailed and appointed for this particular busi- ness, have attended to the duties assigned them with fidelity; but the result of the arrests have not been such as to prevent a repetition of the offences, but on the contrary, rather, stimulated them to greater exertions. So long as the unlicensed places continue to thrive, and make their business pecuniarily profita- ble, they will be very likely to exist, police officers to the contrary, notwithstanding.
I can see no reason why, in case of a violation of the condi- tions of the license, the same should not be forfeited, and the "bonds " presented for payment. The provisions that such bonds shall be given by licensees, either means something or nothing. If it means anything, the failure to enforce it, also becomes criminal.
I believe in the license law, and in having it enforced, and its provisions strictly guarded ; yet guards are of but little avail unless maintained. So much has been said in my former reports upon this subject, that I will not dwell further upon it here. So far as this department is concerned, I can point with a degree of pride to the efforts made to control the business.
I have caused to be brought before the courts during the year, seventy-three cases, under various headings, and also have caused fifty-six search and seizure warrants to be served, with gratifying results.
As a result of our search and seizures, there has been seized and delivered to the "Chief of the District," at Boston, four hundred and sixty-five and one-half gallons of beer and liquors, and the vessels containing them.
On the 8th of July last, I received from the City Clerk, the following order :
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"CITY OF WORCESTER, In Board of Aldermen, July 7, 1879.
Ordered : That the City Marshal be, and is hereby ordered to investigate the con- dition of the legal and illegal sale of Intoxicating Liquors and Beer in the city: taking the printed list of applications for liquor licenses for a basis, and report to this Board at its next regular meeting, whether any persons who have been granted licenses, are violating the same; if any such, who they are. Also, whether liquor is sold by any of the persons whose names appear on said list, who were not granted a liquor license. Also, whether the traffic is carried on at any of the places named in said list, by any other person than the applicants. Also, any other information relat- ing to said traffic.
Approved July 8, 1879.
CHARLES B. PRATT, Mayor.
A Copy. Attest, E. H. TOWNE, City Clerk."
In obedience to the foregoing order, I reported upon two hundred and fifty places (being the entire number of applica- tions), on the 8th of the following September. This report is now on file in the City Clerk's office, but is too voluminous to re-produce here.
GENERAL BUSINESS.
There has been served, during the year, one thousand five hundred and fourteen warrants, irrespective of the search and seizure warrants; also forty-eight served where the criminals have been delivered to other officers.
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