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April 9, Still, 4.45 P.M. Needham Street, near Pumping Station.
Grass land. Cause, incendiary. Apparatus present, Hose 3 and 7, Chief and Assistant Chief. Service, one hour and thirty minutes.
April 11, Box 73, 9.20 A.M. Station, South Glen Avenue.
One-story frame stable, owned by Luther Paul. No damage. Cause, children playing with matches. Apparatus present, Engine 3, Hose 4, 7, No. 1 Truck, Chief and Assistant Chief. Service, one hour and fifteen minutes.
April 11, Box 9, 12.20 P.M. Dedham, East Parker Street.
Wood land. Cause, carelessness. Apparatus present, Engine 3, IIose 7, Chief and Assistant Chief. Service, one hour and forty minutes.
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April 11, Still, 3.55 P.M. Tremont Street and Waverly Avenue.
Grass and fences. Cause, set by boys. Apparatus present, Engine 1, Foreman Parks. Service, one hour.
April 17, Still, 10.30 A.M. Auburndale Avenue and Rowe Street.
Grass land. Cause, incendiary. Apparatus present, Hose 5, Chief Department. Service, one hour and twenty minutes.
April 21, Still, 4.15 P.M. Fuller and Washington.
Grass and wood land. Cause, carelessness. Apparatus present, Hose 2, Chief Department. Service, thirty minutes.
April 21, Still, 4.15 P.M. Pleasant Street and Crescent Avenue.
Grass land. Cause, carelessness. Apparatus present, Hose 3, Assistant Chief. Service, twenty minutes.
April 24, Still, 1.40 P.M. Dudley Street.
Grass land. Cause, incendiary. Apparatus present, Hose 3, Assistant Chief. Service, two hours and forty minutes.
May 1, Still, 6 P.M. Needham Street, near Pumping Station.
Grass lands. Cause, incendiary. Apparatus present, Hose 7, Foreman Cargill in charge. Service, two hours.
May 4, Box 64, 2.33 P.M. Lincoln and Woodward Streets.
Grass and wood land. Cause, incendiary. Apparatus present, Engine 3, Hose 4, 7, No. 1 Truck, Chief Department and Assist- ant. Service, two hours.
May 4, Box 26, 3.27 P.M. Murray and Otis Streets.
One-story frame stable, owned and occupied by James T. Hill. No damage. Insurance, $500. Cause of fire, smoking in building. Apparatus present, Engines 1, 2, Hose 4, 5, No. 1 Truck, Chief Department and Assistant. Service, thirty minutes.
May 4, Still, 3.40 P.M. Pine Grove Avenue.
Wood land. Cause, locomotive sparks. Apparatus present, Hose 6, Foreman Reed in charge. Service, one hour.
May 20, Box 16, 6.50 A.M. Eldredge and Church Streets,
One-story stone church, owned and occupied by Episcopal Soci- ety. No damage. Cause of alarm, smoke from chimney. Appa- ratus present, Engine 1, Hose 4, No. 1 Truck. Chief Depart- ment. Service, forty-five minutes.
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May 25, Box 36, 3.19 P.M. Vista and Woodland Avenues.
Three-story brick dwelling, owned and occupied by E. H. Has- kell. No damage. Cause of alarm, smoke from defective venti- lator. Apparatus present, Engine 2, Hose 4, 5, 6, No. 1 Truck, Chief Department. Service, thirty minutes.
May 25, Box 25, 10.04 P.M. Lowell and Walnut Streets.
Two-and-half-story frame dwelling, owned by Sarah Abbott. Loss on building, $1,200. Insurance, $2,000. Cause of fire, in- cendiary. Apparatus present, Engines 1, 2, Hose 4, 5, No. 1 Truck, Chief Department. Service, three hours.
June 13, Box 32, 5.08 P.M. Lexington and River Streets.
One-story frame stable, owned by Thomas Kehoe. Loss on building, $75 ; contents, $10. Insurance, $300. Cause of fire, children playing with matches. Apparatus present, Engine 2, Hose 4, 5, No. 1 Truck, Chief Department. Service, one hour and forty minutes.
June 25, Box 24, 1.45 P.M. Chapel and Green Streets.
Three-story frame dwelling, owned by W. F. Larrabee. Loss, $125. Insurance, $1,500. Cause of fire, smoking in building. Apparatus present, Engine 1, 2, Hose 4, 5, No. 1 Truck, Chief Department. Service, one hour and thirty-five minutes.
June 27, Box 14, 5.40 P.M. Church and Centre Streets.
One-story frame stable, owned and occupied by Joseph Eggles- ton. Loss on building, $382. Insurance, $500. Cause of fire, children playing with matches. Apparatus present, Engine 1, Hose 4, No. 1 Truck, Chief and Assistant of Department. Ser- vice, one hour and thirty minutes.
July 4, Still, 3.30 P.M. Glen Avenue and New York and New Eng- land Railroad.
One-story frame coal-office, owned by J. D. Elliott. Loss on building, $25. No insurance. Cause of fire, incendiary. Appa- ratus present, Engine 3, Chief and Assistant of Department. Ser- vice, one hour.
July 4, Box 21, 1.28 P.M. Allston Street and Boston and Albany Railroad.
Two-story frame dwelling, owned by L. Clark. Loss on build- ing, $15. Insurance, $2,000. Cause of fire, fire-crackers. Appa- ratus present, Engine 2, Hose 4, 5, No. 1 Truck, Chief of Depart- ment. Service, forty-five minutes.
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July 10, Box 14, 1.58 A.M. Washington, corner Adams Street.
One-story frame coal-office, owned and occupied by A. Brackett. Loss on building, $300. No insurance. Loss on contents, $35. No insurance. Cause of fire, incendiary. Apparatus present, Engine 1, Hose 4, No. 1 Truck, Chief of Department. Service, two hours.
July 15, Box 14, 11.53 P.M. Washington and Crafts Streets.
One-story frame shed, owned by C. P. Harkins. Loss on buildings, $25. No insurance. Cause of fire, locomotive sparks. Apparatus présent, Engine 1, Hose 4, No. 1 Truck, Chief of De- partment.
July 22, Box 14, 1.30 A.M. Washington and Crafts Streets.
Two-and-half-story frame dwelling, owned and occupied by C. P. Harkins. Loss on building, $1,237. Loss on contents, $709.46. Insurance, $5,000. Cause of fire, spontaneous combus- tion of old rags. Apparatus present, Engine 1, Hose 4, No. 1 Truck, Chief of Department. Service, two hours and forty minutes.
Aug. 4, Box 5, 9.53 P.M. Wellesley.
Call for assistance. Apparatus present, Engine 2, Hose 4, 5, No. 1 Truck, Chief of Department. Service, one hour.
Aug. 18, Special 22, 10.05 P.M. Watertown.
Call for assistance. Apparatus present, Engine 1, Chief of De- partment. Service, one hour.
Aug. 21, Box 24, 1.21 A.M. Chapel and Watertown Streets.
Cause of alarm, false. Apparatus present, Engines 1, 2, Hose 4, 5, No. 1 Truck, Chief of Department. Service, thirty minutes.
Aug. 21, Box 12, 1.50 A.M. Kenrick Park and Church Street.
Cause, false alarm. Apparatus present, Engines 1, 3, Chief and Assistant.
Aug. 21, Box 81, 2.10 A.M. Waverly Avenue and Ward Street. Cause, false alarm. Present, Chief of Department.
Aug. 21, Box 64, 2.45 A.M. Walnut Street and New York and New England Railroad Station.
Cause, false alarm. Apparatus present, Engine 3, Hose 4, 7, No. 1 Truck, Chief of Department.
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Aug. 21, Box 64, 3.30 A.M. Walnut Street and New York and New England Railroad Station.
Cause, false alarm. Apparatus present, Engine 3.
Aug. 21, Box 62, 3.55 A.M. Oak and Chestnut Streets.
Cause, false alarm. Apparatus present, Hose 6, 7, Chief of Department.
Aug. 29, Box 23, 5.25 P.M. Sullivan Place.
One-story frame stable, owned and occupied by O. B. Leavitt. Loss on building, $479. Insurance, $800. Cause of fire, children playing with matches. Apparatus present, Engines 1, 2, Hose, 4, 5, No. 1 Truck, Assistant Chief of Department. Service, one hour and thirty minutes.
Sept. 5, Box 15, 6.48 P.M. Centre and Elmwood Streets.
Three-story brick stores and tenements, owned by John Warner. Loss on building, no damage. Cause of alarm, explosion phos- phoric acid. Apparatus present, Engine 1, Hose 4, No. 1 Truck, Chief of Department. Service, thirty minutes.
Sept. 8, Box 64, 11.35 P.M. Centre and Walnut Streets.
Two-story frame dwelling, owned by Amos Pierce. Loss on building, $50. No insurance. Loss on contents, $45. No insur- ance. Cause of fire, upsetting of lamp. Apparatus present, Engine 3, Hose 4, 7, No. 1 truck. Chief and Assistant of De- partment. Service, one hour and forty minutes.
Sept. 16, Box 9, 9.05 P.M. Dedham and Brookline Streets.
One-story frame stable; owner, W. S. Appleton. Loss on building, $400. No insurance. Loss on contents, $1,000. No insurance. Cause of fire, smoking in building. Apparatus pres- ent, Engine 3, Hose 7, Assistant Chief of Department. Service, three hours.
Sept. 23, Box 73, 10.04 P.M. Paul and Parker Streets.
One-story frame manufactory electric fuse, owned by G. A. Goodyear. Loss on building, $75. No insurance. Loss on con- tents, $350. No insurance. Cause of fire, struck by lightning. Apparatus present, Engine 3, Hose 4, 7, No. 1 Truck, Chief and Assistant of Department. Service, two hours and thirty minutes.
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Oct. 9, Box 64, 2.42 A.M. Centre and Walnut Streets.
One-story frame stable, owned and occupied by Amos Pierce. Loss on building, $300. Not insured. Loss on contents, $700. Not insured. Cause of fire, incendiary. Apparatus present, En- gine 3, Hose 4, 7, No. 1 Truck, Chief and Assistant of Depart- ment. Service, seven hours and forty minutes.
Oct. 15, Box 13, 1.30 P.M. Sargent and Park Streets.
Two-and-half-story frame dwelling, owned and occupied by C. A. Torrey. Loss on building, $1,966. Insurance, $9,000. Loss on contents, $1,975. Insurance, $4,000. Cause of fire, sponta- neous combustion of oil-rags. Apparatus present, Engines 1, 3, Hose 4, 7, No. 1 Truck, Chief and Assistant of Department. Service, two hours and forty minutes.
Oct. 19, Special 22, 5.05 A.M. Brighton District, Boston.
Call for assistance. Apparatus present, Engine 1, Chief of De- partment. Service, one hour.
Nov. 3, Box 12, 12.05 P.M. Kenrick Street.
One-story frame stable and greenhouse, owned by Richard Oldrieve. Loss on building, $250. No insurance. Loss on con- tents, $150 .. No insurance. Cause of fire, incendiary. Apparatus present, Engine 1, Hose 4, No. 1 Truck, Chief of Department. Service, one hour and ten minutes.
Nov. 5, Box 23, 9.40 P.M. Washington and Crafts Streets.
One-story frame stable, owned by Mrs. A. Gilfether. Loss on building, $422.30. Insurance, $500. Cause of fire, incendiary. Apparatus present, Engines 1, 2, Hose 4, 5, No. 1 Truck, Chief of Department. Service, one hour and thirty minutes.
Nov. 6, Box 24, 11.15 P.M. Watertown and Adams Streets.
Two-and-half-story frame tenement, owned by Jeremiah Mc- Namara. Loss on building, no damage. Insurance, $1,000. Loss on contents, $25. Cause of fire, incendiary. Apparatus present, Engines 1, 2, Hose 4, 5, No. 1 Truck, Chief of Department. Ser- vice, one hour.
Nov. 16, Still, 1 A.M. Wellesley.
Call for assistance. Apparatus present, Hose 6, Foreman Moul- ton. Service, one hour, thirty minutes.
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Nov. 18, Box 61, 3.04 A.M. Chestnut and Summer Streets.
Stack hay, owned by Thomas Shaughnesey. Loss, $30. No insurance. Cause of fire, incendiary. Apparatus present, Engine 3, Hose 7, No. 1 Truck, Chief and Assistant of Department. Service, one hour and twenty-five minutes.
Nov. 26, Box 74, 3.28 P.M. Pleasant and Beacon Streets.
One-story-and-half frame stable, owned by C. S. Davis, occupied by Samuel Clifford. Loss on building, $440. Insurance, $400. Loss on contents, $400. No insurance. Cause of fire, overheated stove. Apparatus present, Engine 3, Hose 4, 7, No. 1 Truck, Chief and Assistant. Service, one hour and fifty minutes.
Nov. 30, Box 27, 8.47 A.M. Highland Avenue and Mt. Vernon Street.
Cause of alarm, false ; caused by telephone-men. Apparatus present, Engines 1, 2, Hose 4, 5, No. 1 Truck, Chief and Assistant of Department. Service, fifty minutes.
Nov. 30, Box 32, 1.55 P.M. River and Cherry Streets.
Cause of fire, careless burning over of grass land. Apparatus present, Engine 2, Hose 4, 5, No. 1 Truck, Chief of Department.
Dec. 4, Box 25, 2.45 A.M. Crafts and Watertown Streets.
One-and-half-story frame stable, owned and occupied by Mrs. Nancy Jennison. Loss on building, $300. Insurance, $200. Loss on contents, $75. No insurance. Cause of fire, incendiary. Apparatus present, Engine 1, 2, Hose 4, 5, No. 1 Truck, Chief of Department. Service, three hours and fifty minutes.
Dec. 9, Box 24, 5.45 A.M. Watertown and Cook Streets.
Three-story frame stores and tenements, owned by Patrick Far- rell. Loss on building, $94. Insurance, $6,000. Loss on contents, $723.50. Insurance, $1,200. Cause of fire, incendiary. Appara- tus present, Engines 1, 2, Hose 4, 5, No. 1 Truck, Chief of Depart- ment. Service, forty-five minutes.
Dec. 11, Still, 5 P.M. Webster Park.
Cause of fire, burning grass and fences. Chief of Department and Hoseman Burgess. Service, thirty minutes.
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Dec. 12, Box 15, 6.50 P.M. St. James Street.
Cause of fire, grass land set by locomotive sparks. Apparatus present, Engine 1, Hose 4, No. 1 Truck, Chief of Department. Service, thirty minutes.
Dec. 20, Box 51, 12.50 P.M. Wellesley.
Call for assistance. Apparatus present, Engine 2, Hose, 4, 5, 6, No. 1 Truck, Chief of Department. Service, forty-five minutes.
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LOCATION OF FIRE-HYDRANTS.
LOCATED IN WARD ONE.
Boyd and Jewett Sts.
Boyd, 400 feet E. Fayette St. Bellevue, 500 feet E. Howard St. Bellevue St. and Newtonville Av. Bellevue and Centre Sts. Bellevue, 495 feet W. Centre St. Bellevue and Maple Sts.
Bennington and Centre Sts.
California, 1,200 E. Chapel.
California St., 600 E. Chapel. Centre and Mt. Ida. Chapel and California Sts.
Chapel St., 200 ft. N. Dugdale Mills. Chapel St. and Dugdale Mills.
Chapel and Watertown Sts. Chapel, 500 feet S. Watertown St. Church St., opp. Whipple's Mills. Church, 500 feet W. Centre St. Channing and Washington Sts. Cook St , 500 ft. S. Watertown St. Fayette and Gardner Sts.
Fayette and Boyd Sts. Green and Pearl Sts.
Green and Chapel Sts. Hovey and Washington Sts. Jewett and Waban Sts. Jewett and Washington Sts. Newtonville Av. and Oakland St.
Newtonville Av., 130 feet E. How- ard St.
Pearl and Gardner Sts.
Pearl and Bacon Sts.
Pearl and Jewett Sts. Pearl and Waban Sts.
Richardson and Church Sts.
Richardson, 450 feet W. Centre St. School and Washington Sts.
Waban Park.
Walnut Park.
Washington, 400 feet W. Walnut Park.
Washington and Bacon Sts. Watertown and Pearl Sts. Wesley, 300 feet W. Centre St. West and Middle Sts. West, 500 feet S. Watertown St.
LOCATED IN WARD TWO.
Adams, 120 feet N. Washington St. | Brookside Av., 500 feet N. Wash- Adams, 400 feet N. Clinton St. ington St. Adams and Watertown Sts. Cabot, 754 feet E. Walnut St. Brooks Av. and Washington St. Central Av. and Washington St. Central Av. and Turner St. Central Av. and Prescott St. Court and Beach Sts. Crafts and Linwood Sts. Crafts and California Sts. California, 700 feet E. Crafts St. Bowers, 675 feet E. Walnut St. Bridge and Chandler Sts Bridge, 495 feet N. Chandler St. Bridge and California Sts. Brooks Pl., 600 feet N. Washington St
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Cross and Washington Sts. Dugdale Manufacturing Co., Chapel St. (private). Forest Av., 500 feet S. Otis St. Green and Chapel Sts.
Harvard St. and Washington Park. Highland Av. and Walnut St.
Highland Av., 470 feet W. Walnut St.
Highland Av. and Allston St. Lowell and Walnut Sts.
Lowell and Edinboro Sts. Lowell and Washington Sts. Mt. Vernon and Allston Sts. Nevada and Watertown Sts.
Nevada St., opp. Silver Lake Mills. Nevada, 600 feet N. Watertown St. Newtonville Av. and Harvard St.
Newtonville Av., 530 feet E. Wal- nut St.
Newtonville Av. and Walnut St.
Otis and Walnut Sts. Otis St. and Forest Av. Otis and Murray Sts.
Parsons and Washington Sts. Silver Lake Manufacturing Co., Ne- vada St. (private).
Walker and Washington Sts. Walker, 475 feet N. Washington. Walnut St., opposite High School. Walnut, 300 feet N. Hull St. Walnut and Washington Sts. Walnut, 540 ft. N. Washington St. Walnut, 330 feet S. Crafts St. Washington, 500 ft. W. Walnut St. Washington and Harvard Sts. Washington and Crafts Sts. Washington Park, 300 ft. Walnut St. Washington Pl, 400 feet W. Wal- nut St.
Watertown, 310 ft. W. Walnut St. Watertown and Crafts Sts.
LOCATED IN WARD THREE.
Alpine St , 800 ft. E. Hillside Av. Auburn and Washington Sts. Auburn and Crescent Sts. Chestnut and Washington Sts. Davis, 100 feet W. Chestnut St. Elm and Washington Sts. Eden, 300 feet N. Watertown St. Fountain and Highland Sts. Henshaw, 500 feet N. River St. Highland, 300 feet E. Fountain St. Highland and Chestnut Sts. Highland, opposite Hunter St. Highland and Washington Sts. Hillside Av and Chestnut St. Lander and Shaw Sts. Margin, opposite Putnam St Mt. Vernon St. and Hillside Av. Mt. Vernon St. and Greenwood Av. Otis St. and Hillside Av. Otis St., 500 ft. E. Hillside Av. Otis and Chestnut Sts. Oak Av., 500 feet N. Webster St. Prospect and Washington Sts.
Perkins and Lander Sts. River and Henshaw Sts. River and Elm Sts. River St., opposite Franklin School. River and Pine Sts Temple and Highland Streets.
Temple and Putnam Sts. Temple and Prospect Sts. Temple, 600 W. Putnam St.
Waltham and Washington Sts.
Waltham St., opposite Eden Av. Waltham St., 500 ft N. Eden Av. Waltham and Derby Sts. Waltham and Pleasant Sts. Waltham and Crafts Sts. Washington St. and Greenwood Av. Washington St., 100 feet E. Davis Ct.
Washington St. and Lucas Av. Watertown, opposite Cross St. Watertown St., 260 ft E. Davis Ct. Webster and Waltham Sts. Webster and Cherry Sts.
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Webster St. and Oak Av. Webster St. and Webster Pl.
Webster Pl. and Webster Park.
Winthrop and Putnam Sts. Winthrop and Shaw Sts.
LOCATED IN WARD FOUR.
Ash and Melrose Sts. Ash and Seaverns Sts.
Ash, 600 feet N. Bourne St. Auburn and Greenough Sts. Auburn, 240 feet W. Maple St. Auburn St. and Washington Av. Auburndale Av., 540 feet W. Rowe St.
Central and Maple Sts. Central, 340 feet W. Fern St.
Central St. and Woodland Av.
Central St., 500 feet E. Woodland Av.
Grove and Central Sts.
Grove, 500 feet S. Central St.
Grove, 700 feet W. Hancock St. Hancock and Central Sts.
Hancock St. and Woodland Av. Hancock and Fern Sts. Hancock and Grove Sts.
Hawthorn Av., 600 feet S. Wood- land Av.
Islington Av.
Lexington and Auburn Sts. Lexington St., opp. Auburndale Av. Lexington St., 900 feet N. Auburn- dale Av.
Melrose and Seaverns Sts.
Melrose, 900 feet N. Seaverns St. Oakland Av., 900 ft. S. Auburn St. Rowe and Auburn Sts.
Rowe St. and railroad crossing. Seaverns and Lexington Sts. Seminary Av., 700 feet W. Wood- land Av.
Vista Av, 700 feet W. Woodland Av.
Walcott and Rowe Sts. Walcott, 600 feet E. Lexington St. Washington and Aspen Avs. Washington Av. and Bourne St.
Woodland and Washington Avs. Woodland Av. and Maple St. Woodland Av., opposite Seminary. Woodland Av. and Grove St.
RIVERSIDE.
Charles St. and Evergreen Av. Charles, 600 feet W. Auburn St. Charles and Auburn Sts.
Evergreen Av., 500 ft. S. Auburn St. Newland, 300 feet S. Charles St.
LOWER FALLS.
Beacon, 1,000 ft. S. Washington St. | Pine Grove Av., 700 ft. N. Grove St. Beacon, opposite Almshouse. Wales St. and Needham line. Washington, 1,500 ft. E. Beacon St. Washington, 700 feet E. Beacon St. Washington and Beacon Sts. Washington, 300 feet E. Wales St. Washington and Wales Sts. Washington, opposite No. 6 Hose. Washington and Hamilton Sts. Beacon, 800 feet E. Almshouse. Concord St and Weston line. Concord and Washington Sts. Grove and Washington Sts. Grove, 400 feet N. Washington St. Grove, 700 feet N. Washington St. Grove and St Mary's Sts. Pine Grove Av. and Grove St.
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LOCATED IN WARD FIVE.
Boylston, 700 feet W. High St. Boylston and Chestnut Sts. Boylston and Ellis Sts. Chandler St.
Chestnut and Summer Sts. Chestnut, 600 feet S. Elliott St. Chestnut St. and cotton-mill gate. Elliott, 500 feet E. Cottage St.
Elliott and Cottage Sts. Elliott and Oak Sts. Elliott and Chestnut Sts. Elliott St. and Needham line.
High and Boylston Sts. High and Winter Sts. Mechanic and Cheney Sts. Needham and Oak Sts. Oak and Chestnut Sts. Oak, 400 feet N. Needham St. Oak, 400 feet S. Elliott St.
Otis Pettee & Co. shops (private). Pettee St., opposite No. 7 Hose. Pumping station. Woodward and Chestnut Sts.
HIGHLANDS.
Boylston and Centre Sts. Boylston and Hartford Sts. Columbus and Lincoln Sts. Erie Av. and Bowdoin St. Forest and Bowdoin Sts. Forest and Columbus Sts. Hartford St. and Erie Av.
Hyde and Centre Sts. Lake Av. and Walnut St. Lincoln and Woodward Sts. Walnut and Centre Sts. Walnut, 400 feet N. Forest St. Winchester and Hyde Sts. Woodward and Boylston Sts.
LOCATED IN WARD SIX.
Beacon, 500 feet W. Lake Av. Beacon St. and Crescent Av. Beacon and Centre Sts. Beacon St., 490 feet W. Grant Av. Beacon St , 2,000 feet E. Grant Av. Cedar, 300 feet N. Homer St. Cedar, 100 feet S. Mill St. Cedar, 300 feet S. Mill St. Centre and Homer Sts. Centre and Ward Sts. Centre and Mill Sts. Centre, 300 feet N. Cotton St. Centre, 600 feet S. Sargent St. Centre and Sargent Sts. Chase St. and Institution Av. Chase and Station Sts. Clark and Centre Sts. Clark, 1,400 feet S. Centre St. Clark and Parker Sts. Clinton Place, 300 ft. W. Centre St Crescent Av. and Centre St.
Crescent St. and Norwood Av. Crystal St. and Lake Av. Cypress and Paul Sts. Elgin St., 400 feet E. Glen Av. Everett, 500 feet E. Sumner St. Grafton and Centre Sts. Grafton and Homer Sts. Homer, 600 feet E. Walnut St. Homer and Pleasant Sts. Homer and Cedar Sts. Knowles and Station Sts. Lake Av. and Laurel St. Lyman, 400 feet E. Centre St. Maple Av. and Homer St. Parker and Cypress Sts. Pleasant St., 500 ft E. Crescent Av. Pleasant St., 500 feet N. Lake Av. Rogers and Centre Sts. Station, 200 feet E. Centre St. Station and Beacon Sts Sumner and Gibbs Sts.
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Ward, 570 feet E. Sumner St. Ward St. and Grant Av. Ward St., 480 feet E. Waverly Av. Ward St , reservoir yard.
Ward, 550 feet W. South St. Warren St. and Glen Av. Willow and Centre Sts. Walnut St. and cemetery gate.
CHESTNUT HILL.
Beacon, 500 feet W. Hammond St. Hammond, 900 feet S. Ward St. Hammond and Beacon Sts. Hammond, 600 feet S. Beacon St. Hammond, 1,000 feet S. Beacon St.
Hammond, 600 feet N. railroad sta- tion.
Hammond St. and railroad bridge. South, 800 feet N. Hammond St.
LOCATED IN WARD SEVEN.
Arlington St. and Waverly Av. Arlington and Pembroke Sts.
Church and Centre Sts.
Church and Eldredge Sts.
Church and Park Sts.
Carleton and Centre Sts.
Durant St. and Waverly Av.
Elmwood and Centre Sts.
Elmwood and Baldwin Sts.
Elmwood and Brooks Sts.
Franklin and Centre Sts.
Franklin St. and Kenrick Park.
Franklin St. and Waverly Av. Hunnewell Park. Hunnewell Av. and Washington St. Jefferson and William Sts. Jefferson and Centre Sts. Linden and Washington Sts.
Nonantum and St. James Sts.
Nonantum, 110 feet N. Orchard St. Nonantum Square (four way).
Park and Vernon Sts.
Park, 500 feet S. Vernon St. Park and Sargent Sts. Pearl and Bacon Sts.
Pearl and Linden Sts. St. James St. and railroad bridge. Sargent St. and Hyde Av.
Tremont and Pembroke St. Tremont St. and Waverly Av. Vernon and Centre Sts.
Vernon and Baldwin Sts. Washington and Nonantum Sts.
Washington and Park Sts. Washington, 190 ft. E. St. James St. Washington St. and city of Boston line. Washington St., 400 feet E. Waverly Av
Waverly Av. and Kenrick St. Waverly Av., 900 ft. S. Kenrick St. Waverly Av. and Cotton St.
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STATISTICS.
OF THE
NEWTON FIRE DEPARTMENT FROM JAN. 1, 1881, TO DEC. 31, 1881.
Number of telegraph-alarıns . 48
Number of still and telephone alarms 30
Total number of alarms 78
Aggregate number of alarms this year .
78
Aggregate number of alarms last year . 39
Increase in number of alarms 39
Insured losses on real estate . . $8,099 30
Insured losses on personal property . $7,461 96
Insurance paid on real estate . $6,571 30
Insurance paid on personal property $4,516 96
Total insurance . $39,500 00 Loss over insurance paid $4,474 00
Assessed valuation of real estate at risk . $75,850 00
Annual cost of maintaining Fire Department . $23,175 00
Population of the city of Newton . 17,900
Total number of men employed by Fire Department 79
Area covered by Fire Department . 20 square miles.
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