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EXPENDITURES.
The expenditures of the year were $38,893.95, the revenue was $1,422.29, the appropriation for the year was $40,000.00, which, with revenue added, makes $41,422.29, which, after deducting the expenses for the year, leaves a balance of $2,- 528.34. The amount required to carry on the Fire Department is small compared to the value of the property which they are
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always ready to rally to protect when summoned. The govern- ment has thus far been ready to appropriate such sums as are needed to carry on the Department and maintain its present efficiency. The Board has 'endeavored to see that the money furnished by the city was judiciously expended. The expenses will be kept as low as possible, and economy used in the expenditure of the liberal sums appropriated for the use of the Department.
FIREMENS' RELIEF ASSOCIATION.
This association was arranged for benevolent purposes in 1874, and received its charter in 1878. Its main object is to afford relief to any of its members who may be injured while on duty at fires. It is supported by assessments and such con- tributions as our citizens may see fit to bestow. One member only has called upon the Association for relief during the year. We venture to appeal to our citizens to still further aid in estab- lishing a fund for sick and disabled firemen. The Board of Directors render their thanks to those who have kindly shown an interest in its welfare. In some cities disabled and superan- anuated firemen are pensioned, and we venture to give it as our opinion that the day is not far distant when the plan will so far commend itself as to be generally adopted in the cities of this favored country.
CONCLUSION.
The Board of Engineers, in closing this report, will say that they have taken every opportunity to gain information that could be used to advance the interests of the Department under their charge. It is very amazing to what extent the lessons, taught by the constantly recurring fires, so terribly destructive in their nature, pass unheeded by the authorities and the pub- lic. The methods of constructing buildings grow more and more dangerous, while false notions of economy and retrench-
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ment, in most cities, have seriously impaired the efficiency of their Fire Departments. Instead of striving to build up and strengthen the fire service, the authorities, as a rule, cut down the appropriations, thereby inflicting a serious blow to the effi- ciency of the Departments. Experience passes for naught, and the daily lessons by the record of fires occurring are wasted. On this subject most people manifest the greatest amount of indifference, trusting entirely to luck and the insurance compa- nies for escape from being overwhelmed. Whatever other prominent city should burn, or should our own chance to suffer the fate of others, equally if not better protected than ours, some second Daniel will come to judgment with his solemn "I told you so," but when and where it comes, the result depends mainly on the labors of the firemen. Let us then keep our Department in excellent condition, for in an hour when we think not, it cometh.
In closing, I desire to return my sincere thanks to the officers and members of the Department for the zeal they have dis- played to make their companies prompt and efficient, and for the very faithful manner in which they have performed all the duties assigned them, and you may well feel proud of having earned and won the appreciation of a grateful public.
To the Committee on Fire Department, for support and endorsement of all matters relating to improvements in the Department, to my associates of the Board of Engineers, for their council and co-operation and their untiring efforts to make the Department successful, and finally to his Honor, the May- or, and City Council, I am under obligations, for the generous support given to me assures for the improvement of the Department which I have had the honor and pleasure to com- mend.
Respectfully submitted,
S. E. COMBS,
Chief Engineer.
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FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Appropriation,
$40,000 00
Received for labor of men and teams,
425 10
sale of old hose house, 222 00
66
indicator sold,
100 00
66
horses, .
360 00
66
repairs on steamer H. H. B.,
56 77
hose couplings, etc.,
74 50
66 use of roof on Carlton Street, 12 00
66 furniture, 71 92
$41,422 29
EXPENDED.
Salary of S. E. Combs, $1,190 27
William Brophy,
1000 00
G. N. Rawson, 200 00
J. W. Loring, . 200 00
66 Samuel H. Day, Clerk, . 250 00
Pay roll of men, Steamer 1, .
1,130 00
2, .
66
.66
3,
1,255 00
66
66 4, 1,275 00
66
66
Hose 1,
911 66
66
66
66
2, . 851 25
66
66
66
3, . 447 50
866 66
5, .
866 67
66
66
66
6, 846 66
7,. S55 00
66 Hook and Ladder 1,
1,763 33
66
2, 1,275 00
66 Babcock Ex. 1, 300 00
Stewards and Drivers, 7,852 89
New apparatus, . . 250 00
Repairs of apparatus, " houses, 723 15
680 12
Alarms for fire ..
123 00
Materials for, and repair of telegraph, 579 40
Hose, 654 08
66
66
66
66
4, .
1,054 99
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Horses for drawing apparatus, .
645 00
Harnesses, blankets and repair of same, . 344 53
Repairing wagons and carts, 54 75
Hay, grain and straw, . 2,200 59
Medicine and attendance for horses,
56 18
Oil, soap, brushes, etc., .
191 36
Ice,
16 06
Fuel,
587 74
Gas,
457 14
Printing,
101 28
Blacksmithing,
251 60
Freight, trucking and express,
33 55
Furniture, fixtures, and repairing same,
373 55
Washing bedding,
253 52
Horses, . .
1,200 00
Stationery, stamps, etc.,
24 72
Hardware and tools,
163 16
Paints and Oil,
13 05
Rent of Repair Shop,
162 50
Clipping horse, .
4 50
Traveling expenses of Engineer,
3 00
Indicators,
500 00
Auctioneer's services selling horses, .
10 00
Hack hire,
58 00
Telegraph poles,
225 00
Extra labor, .
26 98
Rent of telephone,
125 00
Signal boxes, .
547 00
Addition to engine house, Myrtle Street, .
462 30
· $36,513 69
ALARMS OF FIRE, 1880.
Jan. 1, 2 P. M. Still alarm. A two-story frame house corner of Park and Portland streets. Owned by John S. Ballard, and occupied by H. F. Normand. Cause of fire, defective chimney. Extinguished by Steamer No. 1 and Fire Patrol. Real estate insured, loss $50.
Jan. 2, 11.17 P. M. Box 34. A brick foundry. Number 112 Green street. Owned and occupied by George Crompton. Fire originated from the stack. Real estate insured, loss $50.
Jan. 9, 3.29 P. M. Box 36. A five-story brick building. Numbers 152-156 Front street. Owned by R. C. Taylor. The fire originated on the fifth floor occupied by A. M. Warren, as a welting factory. Caused by a cigar and naptha, no loss.
Jan. 14, 4.59 P. M. Still alarm. A carriage shop. Number 32 Exchange street. Owned and occupied by George W. Russell. Fire originated in the cellar. Supposed incendiary, no loss.
Jan. 25, 5.45 P. M. Still alarm. A boot factory. Number 589 Main street. Oc- cupied by M. A. Stone. Caused by reflection of fire in the stove, no loss.
Jan. 28, 5.45 P. M. Still alarm. An unoccupied house. Number 135 Canterbury street. Cause, incendiary. Extinguished by policeman James Maloney, loss trifling.
Jan. 28, 9.29 P. M. Box 4. A four-story brick block. Numbers 521-523 Main street. Owned by Laomi Harrington, occupied by him on the first floor. Second floor occupied by Mr. Laugher, upholsterer. Third and fourth floors as tenements. Fire originated on the second floor, from spontaneous combustion. Extinguished by Fire Patrol. Real and personal estate insured; no loss.
Feb. 3, 5.42 P. M. Box 34. Second alarm, 6.29 P. M. A three-story brick and frame building on Green street, known as Fox's Mill. Owned by the Mechanics Savings Bank, and occupied by the Vernon Mills Company. Fire caused by dropping a lamp on a card. Real estate insured, $27,000; loss $8,188.10. Per- sonal estate not insured; loss $2,500.
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Feb. 9, 9.12 A. M. Box 28. A two-and-a-half-story frame house. Number 182 Millbury street. Owned and occupied by Patrick Connors. Caused by rats and matches. Real estate insured, $1,000; loss $18.50.
Feb. 9, 4.48 P. M. Telephone alarm. A two-story house. Number 6 Hibernia court. Owned by F. H. Kinnicut. Cause, boys setting shavings on fire; no loss.
Feb. 15, 2.55 P. M. Telephone alarm. The old house of Hose Co. No. 2. Owned by the city. Cause, boys set fire to grass; no loss.
Feb. 16, 1.40 P. M. A one-and-a-half-story frame building, at New Worcester. Owned and occupied by Albert Curtis for a shoddy mill. Caused by the picker. Insurance $2,000; loss $500.
Feb. 20, 1.05 P. M. Still alarm. A two-and-a-half-story frame house. Number 58 Summer street. Owned by C. F. Washburn, and occupied by Dr. Guildford. Fire originated from the boiler. Real estate insured $3,000; no loss. Personal estate insured $1,000; loss $10.
Feb. 24, 2.05 P. M. Still alarm. A store occupied by A. S. Lowell. Number 306 Main street. Caused by hot ashes; no loss.
Feb. 24, 6.05 P. M. Still alarm. An unoccupied frame barn on Dewey street. Owned by Edwin A. Muzzy, of incendiary origin. Insured $600; loss trifling.
Feb. 29, 2 A. M. Still alarm. A four-story and Mansard roof brick building. Numbers 9-17 Mechanic street. Owned by George Crompton. Fire originated on the fourth floor. Supposed by an incendiary; no loss.
March 8, 6.42 P. M. Box 32. A two-story frame building. Number 175 Union street. Owned by John Gates, and occupied by Baldwin & Fletcher. Cause, · spark from chimney; no loss.
March 13, 12.14 A. M. Still alarm. A dwelling house. Number 21 High street. Owned and occupied by Mrs. M. W. Barton. Cause, chimney; no loss.
March 26, 8.50 .1. M. Still alarm. A one-and-a-half-story lumber shed on Madison street. Occupied by Norcross Brothers. Cause, spark from donkey engine; loss trifling.
.March 26, 4.10 P. M. Still alarm. Number 21 Grafton street. A two-and-a-half- story frame building. Owned and occupied by Osgood Bradley as a car manu- factory; loss trifling.
April 3, 9 A. M. Still alarm. A one-and-a half-story frame building, at New Wor- cester. Owned and occupied by Curtis & Marble as a shoddy mill. Fire orig- inated from the picker. Uninsured; loss $400.
April 6, 8 P. M. Still alarm. A small barn at Jamesville. Owned by Benjamin James. Caused by an incendiary. Uninsured; loss $200.
April 7, 3.59 P. M. Telephone alarm. A store house in rear of 385 Main street. Occupied by G. S. & A. J. Howe. Fire caused by spark front chimney; loss trifling.
April 8, 4.55 A. M. Still alarm. A dwelling-house. Number 61 Park street. Owned by H. H. Houghton. Occupied by A. S. Moulton and G. S. Gibbs. Cause of fire unknown. Real estate insured $2000; loss $43.23. Personal estate insured $1000; loss $90.
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April 10, 2.25 P. M. Still alarm from Richmond's block. Numbers 229-235 Main street. Caused by a kettle of fat taking fire in a tenement occupied by Mrs. Bartlett; no loss.
. April 15, 11.40 A. M. Telephone alarm. Dwelling-house. Number 22 Southgate street. Caused by smoking in bed; loss $15; no insurance.
April 19, 9.42 A. M. Telephone alarm. Numbers 201-205 Main street. Chimney on fire; no loss.
April 22, 2.55 P. M. Still alarm. A two-story and Mansard roof frame house, corner of Laurel and Edward streets. Owned and occupied by Mrs. C. C. Spring. Cause of fire unknown. Real estate insured $10,000; loss $125. Personal estate insured $5000; loss $58.74.
April 28, 11.52 A. M. Telephone alarm. A two-story brick building on Webster street, New Worcester. Owned and occupied by Curtis & Marble. Fire origin- ated from the Picker. Not insured; loss $200.
April 29, 5.30 P. M. Still aları. A two-and-a-half-story frame house, corner of Southgate and Grand streets. Owned and occupied by Henry Beauvis. Caused by sparks from chimney. Insured $1,500; loss $3.
May 1, 2.50 A. M. Still alarm. A two-story frame barn on June street. Owned and occupied by John Brewer. Cause incendiary; no insurance; loss $700.
May 7, 12.11 A. M. Box 37. Wood yard on Denney street. Owned and occupied by H. Wiggins. Caused by the boiler. Insured $400; no loss.
May 8, 1.46 A. M. Box 24. Numbers 18, 20 and 24 Colton street. Number 18 was a one-and.a-half-story frame house. Owned by William Bliss, and occu- pied by Nicholas Schulley. Number 20, a two-story frame house, owned by Farrell Dolan and occupied by Thomas Dolan. Number 24, a two-and-a-half- story frame house, owned by Sampson Austin, and occupied by Mary A. Riley; in the rear of Number 20 was a two-story frame barn, owned and occupied by Farrell Dolan; the fire originated in the barn. Cause probably incendiary. Real estate insured $1,300; loss $378. Personal estate insured $1,375; loss $375.
May 9, 7.45 P. M. Still alarm. School-house at Quinsigamond. Cause, rats and matches in waste paper; no loss.
May 11, 1.40 P.M. Still alarm. A frame barn on Lovell street, New Worcester. Owned by Adin Thayer. Cause of fire, incendiary. Not insured; loss $200.
May 11, 7.35 P. M. Telephone alarm. A frame shed. Number 146 Central street. Occupied by O'Grady Brothers. Cause, kettle of tar took fire; no loss.
May 18, 5 A. M. Box 57. A one-story frame building in the rear of Number 35 - Hermon street. Owned by the Union Water Meter Company, and occupied by Harrington & Richardson as an annealling house. Cause of fire, spontaneous combustion. Insured; loss $40. Personal estate insured $200; loss $52.40.
May 25, 9 A. M. Box 46. A two-and-a-half-story frame tenement building. Num- ber 62-64 Grafton street. Owned by R. C. Taylor, and occupied by Thomas Holland and others. Real estate not insured; loss $600. Personal estate not insured.
May 25, 2.10 P. M. Still alarm. An awning in front of Number 144 Front street. Occupied by Alexander & Church as a cigar store. Cause of fire unknown; loss trifling.
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June 1, 5.40 P. M. Box 6. A two-and-a-half-story dwelling-house. Number 13 Assonet street. Owned and occupied by William Butler. Cause of fire, sparks from the foundry. Real estate insured $1,600; loss $160. Personal estate: insured $200; loss $40.
June 11, 5.45 P. M. Still alarm. A two-story frame house. Number 1 Central court. Owned by Harrison Bliss. Occupied by J. M. Clough. Cause, spark from chimney; loss trifling.
June 14, 8.15 P. M. Still alarm. A two-and-a-half-story frame house. Number 91 Pleasant street. Owned and occupied by Mrs. E. Rogers. Cause, defective chimney; no loss.
June 15, 4.10 P. M. Still alarm. A one-and-a-half-story frame building on Jackson street. Owned by Arthur E. Estabrook, and occupied by L. J. Knowles & Brother as a pattern shop. Cause, spark from a locomotive; loss trifling.
June 16, 7.15 P. M. Still alarm. A three-story brick building. Owned by Stephen Salisbury, Jr. Occupied by J. E. Davis. Caused by dropping match on the carpet. Real estate insured; no loss. Personal estate insured $1000; loss $10.
June 17, 1.45 P. M. Still alarm. A one-story frame barn. Number 13 Church street. Owned and occupied by George Clark. Cause, cigar thrown on the roof; loss trifling.
June 24, 5.31 P. M. Box 28. A one-and-a-half-story frame barn. Number 205 Cambridge street. Owned and occupied by George Crompton. Cause of fire, sparks from locomotive. Not insured; loss $350.
June 25, 3.45 A. M. Still alarm. A one-and-half-story frame building at Coes square. Owned by the city and used as a pump house; and a one-story build- ing owned and occupied by Loring Coes. Cause of fire unknown. Real estate. not insured; loss $200.
June 25, 1.10 P. M. Telephone alarm. A two-story frame building. Number 38 Shrewsbury street. Owned by Charles A. Bigelow, and occupied by Paul Bruso. Cause, spark from the dummy engine. Real estate insured $2000; loss $5. Personal estate insured $2,500; loss $15.
June 26, 9.15 P. M. Still alarm. A one-and-a-half-story frame barn at Quinsiga- mond. Owned and occupied by R. D. Tatman. Real estate insured $250; loss $250. Personal estate insured $300; loss $97.
June 26, 11.14 P. M. Still alarm. A two-story frame building at Lake Quinsiga- mond. Owned and occupied by William Haas, as a boat house. Cause, incendiary. Real estate insured $500; loss $250. Personal estate insured $500; loss $150.
June 30, 5.08 P. M. Telephone alarm. A two-story frame house. Number 222 Southbridge street. Owned by F. M. Leach. Cause, spark from a locomotive setting fire to the roof. Insured $1,500; loss $5.
June 30, 6 P. M. Still alarm. Junction foundry on Southbridge street. Caused by sparks from the chimney. Insured $1,500: loss $4.25.
July 4, 1.05 A. M. Still alarm. A charcoal shed at Quinsigamond. Owned and occupied by Washburn & Moen. Caused by sparks from a locomotive; loss trifling.
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July 9, 9.15 A. M. Still alarm. A two-and-a-half-story frame building. Number 51 Central street. Owned and occupied by Murphy & Magoon, for marble works. Caused by spontaneous combustion of rags; no loss.
July 17, 7.45 P. M. Still alarm. Store. Number 238 Front street. Caused by upsetting of a kerosene lamp. Insured $1000; loss $10.
July 19, 7.44 P. M. Box 57. A four-story brick building. Number 32 and 54 Hermon street. Owned by J. C. French, and occupied by N. W. Bancroft & Son, Boyton & Plummer, A. F. Prentice & Co., and Reed & Son, as machine shops. The fire originated in the blacksmith shop occupied by the latter Com- pany, from a ladle of babbit metal left on a wooden box. Real estate insured; loss $10. Personal estate insured; loss $5.
Aug. 1, 8.20 P. M. Still alarm. A two-story frame building. Number 8 Austin street. Owned by R. C. Taylor. The fire originated on the second floor, a tenement occupied by Mrs. Little, by the tipping over of a kerosene lamp. Loss $10; insured.
Aug. 2, 1.20 P. M. Box 28. A two-and-a-half-story frame house. Number S Har- lem court. Owned and occupied by Martin Burns. Caused by sparks from the chimney. Real estate insured $700; loss $50. Personal estate insured $300; loss $50.
Aug. 2, 10.48 P. M. Telephone alarm. Junction foundry on Southbridge street. Cause, sparks from locomotive set the roof on fire; loss trifling.
Aug. 3, 7.40 P. M. Telephone alarm. From the office of the Boston & Albany R. R. Co. Cause, a freight train off the track, and a large quantity of napthe on fire at Rochdale. Steamer No. 1 was dispatched there and worked eight hours, doing good service.
Aug. 8, 9.25 P. M. Telephone alarm. A three-story brick building. Number 10 Layard place. Owned by John Starkie, and occupied as tenements. Cause of fire unknown; loss trifling.
Aug. 10, 5.04 P. M. Box 36. A two-story frame house. Number 25 Spring street. Owned by Mrs. M. Driscoll. Cause, spark from chimney; no loss.
Aug. 11, 5.50 P. M. Telephone alarm. A brick foundry. Number 100 Prescott street. Owned by Stephen Salisbury, and occupied by the Ames Plow Co. Cause, sparks from stack. Real estate insured $3,000; loss $253.95. Personal estateinsured; loss $186.
Aug. 20, 4.15 P. M. Still alarm. At Union Water Meter Building. Number 35 Hermon street. Cause, turpentine ignited; loss trifling.
Aug. 25, 7.11 A. M. Box 75. A one-story frame building. Number 57 Mason street. Owned by F. H. Denney. Caused by smoking the building to kill hen lice. Not insured; loss $50.
Aug. 25, 2.20 A. M. , Still alarm. A drug store. Number 4 Providence street. Oc- cupied by E. L. March. Cause, ignited alcohol. Insured $1000; loss $10.
Aug. 28, 6.31 P. M. Box 41. The Wheeler foundry on Thomas street. Owned by Stephen Holman, and occupied by Heald & Britain. Fire originated in the pattern shop. Cause unknown. Real estate insured $25,000; loss $25. Per- sonal estate not insured; loss $10.
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Aug. 31, 2.12 P. M. Box 45. A two-story tenement house. Number 196 Shrews- bury street. Owned by Thomas Finneran. Cause of fire, smoking in bed. Real estate insured $3,000; loss $50. Personal estate not insured.
Sep. 2, 10 P. M. Box 47. A two-and-a-half-story brick house. Number 3 Eastern avenue. Owned by A. Jenks, and occupied by eight families. Fire originated in a closet, from a lamp. Insured; loss $20.
Sep. 2, 8.15 P. M. Still alarm. A five-story brick building. Number 25 Union street. Owned by Stephen Salisbury, and occupied by the Munroe Organ Reed Co. Cause of fire unknown. Real estate insured; loss $25. Personal estate insured; loss $25.
Sep. 20, 8.56 P. M. Box 15. A two-story frame barn on Grove street. Owned and occupied by John Doyle. Cause of fire, incendiary. Real estate insured $1,000; loss $720. Personal estate not insured; loss $175.
Sep. 26, 3.47 A. M. Box 57. A three-story brick and stone building, known as the Junction shop. Owned by A. E. Estabrook, and occupied by L. J. Knowles, loom works. Cause, spontaneous combustion. Real estate insured $15,000; loss $100. Personal estate insured $50,000; loss $4,000.
Sep. 27, 8 45 P. M. Box 67. A two-story frame house and barn. Number 246 Park avenue. Owned and occupied by John McGrill, and a barn owned and occupied by G. F. Phelps. Cause, incendiary. Real estate insured $1,600; loss $431.75. Personal estate not insured; loss $50.
Sep. 29, 10 25 P. M. Box 64. A one-story frame barn on the Grafton road. Owned and occupied by Mrs. J. H. Haven. Cause, incendiary. Not insured; loss $200.
Oct. 14, 11.45 A.M. Box 51. A two-and-a-half-story frame house. Number 1 Lincoln square. Owned by Stephen Salisbury, and occupied by Dr. W. J. Souther and W. A. Newland. Fire originated from the stove. Real estate insured $2,000; loss $250. Personal estate insured; loss $700.
Oct. 15, 7.56 P. M. Telephone alarm. Number 205 Front street. Chimney on fire; no loss.
Oct. 18, 7.54 A. M. Telephone alarm. A two-and-a-half-story frame house. Num- ber 139 Bridge street. Owned by John S. Clark, and occupied by Tirel Adams. Caused by mice and matches. Real estate insured $1,200; loss $5. Personal estate not insured; loss $6.
Oct. 18, 4.15 P. M. Still alarm. A two-and-a-half-story brick house. Number 16 Walnut street. Owned by A. C. Barnes, and occupied by Mrs. L. J. Ames, as a boarding house. Cause of fire, children playing with matches. Real estate insured; no loss. Personal estate insured; loss $8.
Oct. 21, 4.58 P. M. Box 25. Witherby, Rugg & Richardson's shop. Number 26 Salisbury street. Alarm given by order of the Mayor, to exhibit the working of the department.
Oct. 25, 9.42 P. M. Box 13. A three-and-a-half-story brick factory at New Wor- cester. Owned and occupied by Albert Curtis. Cause of fire unknown. Real estate insured $1,000; loss $1,400.
Oct. 28, 2.44 P. M. Telephone alarm from the City farm, given by the order of the Chief Engineer for the purpose of testing the apparatus and appliances for putting out fire.
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Oct. 29, 8.24 P. M. Telephone alarm from building numbers 405-406 Main street. Owned by Calvin Foster. Caused by fireworks carelessly thrown. Real estate insured $15.000; loss $15.
Oct. 30, 8.24 P. M. Box 28. 'A frame building corner of Millbury and Ellsworth streets. Owned and occupied by P. Ryan, as a dye house. Cause of fire, pro- bably overheated drying room. Real estate insured $3,000; loss $315.99. Per- sonal estate insured $1,000; loss $696.25.
Nov. 3, 3.45 P. M. Still alarm. Number 16 Harrison street. A two-story frame house occupied by L. Flagg. Cause, boiling over of fat; loss trifling.
Nov. 6, 6.15 P. M. Still alarm. Number 53 Thomas street. A two-and-a-half-story frame house. Owned by Luther Slater. Caused by a kerosene stove. Real estate insured $2,000; loss $10.
Nov. 9, 6.15 P. M. Still alarm. A store. Number 308 Main street. Occupied by E. Denny & Co. Cause of fire, gas jet. Personal estate insured $10,000: loss $15.
Nov. 11, 5.40 P. M. Still alarm. A one-and-a-half-story frame building in rear of 261 Front street. Owned by A. Chapleau, and occupied by D. W. Shea, as a file shop. Fire caused by the furnace. Real estate insured $600; loss. Per- sonal estate insured $600; loss $14.
Nov. 14, 7.40 A. M. Still alarm. A one-and-a-half-story frame house, corner of Buffum and Coes street. Owned by Loring Coes, and occupied by Edward Bruso. Cause of fire unknown. Insured; loss $20.
Nov. 14, 9.10 P. M. Still alarm. Number 5 Agricultural street. A frame house owned by the People's Savings Bank, and occupied by William L. Robinson. Cause, lamp set fire to curtain ; loss slight.
Nov. 19, 6.35 P. M. Telephone alarm. A room in the Junction Machine Shop. Owned by A. E. Estabrook, and occupied by L. J. Knowles & Brother, as a dry house. Fire originated from the boiler. Real estate insured $200; loss $5. Personal estate insured $600; loss $20.
Nov. 22, 2.55 P. M. Box 47. A two-story frame barn. Number 10 Palmer street. Owned and occupied by Charles L. Clark. Cause, incendiary. Real estate insured $200; loss $60. Personal estate insured $600; loss $244.
Nov. 25, 11.25 P. M. Still alarm. Gas house at the Wire works on Grove street. Cause, ignition of gas; loss $15.
Nov. 25, 3.04 P. M. Still alarm. From the taking fire of a kettle of tar. Corner of School and Union streets; no damage.
Dec. 4, 5.40 P. M. Still alarm. A two-and-a-half-story frame house. Number 15 North street. Owned by Richard Powers, and occupied by three families. Cause of fire unknown. Real estate insured; loss $5. Personal estate not insured; loss trifling.
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