No. 27. Elm street, Charlestown District. Built by the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company, Manchester, N. H. Weight, 7,810 lbs. Cost, $4,500. W. E. Delano, Foreman. No. 28. Centre street, West Roxbury District. Built by Hunneman & Co., Boston, Mass., June 25, 1872. Weight, 4,500 lbs. Cost $4,000. Samuel Abbott, Foreman. No. 29. Chestnut Hill avenue, Brighton District. Built by Hunneman & Co., Boston, Mass. Weight, 7,800 lbs. Cost, $4,500. C. H. Champney, Foreman. The weight, as given above, is as the engines are drawn to fires, including hose carriages and drivers. FIRE-BOAT. No. 1. North side of Central wharf. Built by Atlantic Works, having four steam pumps and high pressure boiler and engine of 80 horse-power, throwing 2,500 gallons of water per minute. George A. Scott, Captain. HOOK AND LADDER CARRIAGES. No. 1. Friend street. Daniel C. Bickford, Foreman. No. 2. Sumner, corner Orleans street, East Boston. A. S. Turner, Foreman. No. 3. Harrison avenue, corner Bristol street. James B. Prescott, Foreman. No. 4. Dudley street, Roxbury. Phineas D. Allen, Foreman. No. 5. Fourth, near Dorchester street. John B. Hill, Foreman. No. 6. Located in Engine House No. 16, Temple street, Dorchester. Henry Crane, Foreman. No. 7. Meeting House Hill, Dorchester. Fruean, Foreman. Edmund No. 8. Fort Hill Square. George F. Griffin, Foreman. No. 9. Main street, Charlestown District. C. H. W. Pope, Foreman. No. 10. Centre street, West Roxbury District, in house with Steamer. Mark C. Davis, Foreman. No. 11. Chestnut Hill avenue, Brighton District. George G. Morrison, Foreman. AERIAL LADDER. Fort Hill Square, in Engine House, in charge of H. & L. Co. No. 8. Weight about 6,000 lbs. Skinner Extension Ladder in reserve, in house of Engine Co. No. 4, Bulfinch street. Weight 5,050 lbs. HORSE HOSE CARRIAGES. Hose No. 1. Main street, Charlestown District. Built by Leverick & Co., N. Y. Weight 3,400 lbs. George S. Rich, Foreman. Hose No. 2. Main street, Charlestown District. Built by Leverick & Co., N. Y. Weight 3,500 lbs. George E. Tyler, Foreman. Hose No. 3. Winthrop street, Built by Hunneman & Co., Boston. King, Foreman. Charlestown District. Hose No. 4. Corner Bunker Hill and Tufts streets, Charlestown District. Built by Leverick & Co., N. Y. Weight 3,400 lbs. G. Getchell, Foreman. Hose No. 5. Shawmut avenue. Built by L. B. Button, N. Y. Weight 2,850 lbs. W. Lovell, Foreman. Hose No. 6. Chelsea street. Built by Hunneman & Co., Boston. Weight 2,400 lbs. John H. Weston, Foreman. Hose No. 7. Tremont street, Roxbury. Built by Amoskeag Man'f. Co. Weight 2,830 lbs. Charles G. Green, Foreman. Hose No. 8. No. Grove street. Built by Amoskeag Man'f. Co. Weight 3,175 lbs. Hose No. 9. B street, South Boston. Built by Brigham, Mitchell & Co. Weight 2,120 lbs. Thomas C. Byrnes, Foreman. Hose No. 10. Washington Village. Built by Amoskeag Man'f. Co. Weight, 2,500 lbs. F. A. Greenleaf, Foreman. Hose No. 12. Corner of Fourth and O streets, South Boston. Built by Wm. Gilchrist. Weight, 2,800 lbs. John Brown, Foreman. CHEMICAL ENGINES. No. 1. Bulfinch street. Weight, 5,340 lbs. Wm. T. Cheswell, Foreman, in command. No. 2. Church street. Weight, 5,085 lbs. W. A. Gaylord in command. No. 3. Longwood avenue. Weight, 3,540 lbs. Conrad L. Rosemere in command. No. 4. Corner Shawmut avenue and Poplar street, West Roxbury District. Weight, 3,540 lbs. Reuben Weeks, Foreman. No. 5. Wm. H. Gay, Driver, in command. Weight, 4,318 lbs. No. 6. South Harvard near Cambridge street, Brighton District. Weight, 5,085 lbs. No. 7. Mt. Vernon, near Centre street, West Roxbury Village. Weight, 3,780 lbs. PUNGS. There are 34 pungs in use by the department. 33 for carrying hose and 1 for jobbing. The ENGINES, HOSE, CAPS, AXES, LADDERS, and all the other apparatus used by the Fire Department, are owned by the city, and are under the care and control of the Board of Fire Commissioners. COAL HOUSES AND WAGONS. Coal Houses. No. 1 is located on Salem street. This house is in good repair, and supplies for the north and west sections of the city are taken from it in case of a large fire. No. 2 is located on Orleans street, East Boston. From this house, in case of fire, supplies are taken for the East Boston department. Coal Wagons. 1. Engine House No. 11, Sumner street, East Boston. 2. Engine House No. 27, Elm street, Charlestown Dis 3. trict. Coal House No. 1, Salem street. 4. Engine House No. 14, Centre street, Roxbury Dis trict. 5. Engine House No. 4, Bulfinch street. 6. Engine No. 3, old house, Washington street, near Dover. 7. Engine House No. 23, Northampton street. 8. Hook & Ladder House No. 5, Fourth, near Dorchester street, South Boston. 9. Engine House No. 24, Warren, corner Quincy street, Roxbury District. 10. Engine House No. 18, Harvard street, Dorchester District. 11. Engine House No. 19, Norfolk street, Dorchester Dis trict. 12. Engine House No. 20, Walnut street, Dorchester District. 13. Engine House No. 21, Boston street, Dorchester Dis trict. 14. Engine House No. 16, Temple street, Dorchester Dis trict. 15. Engine House No. 28, Centre street, West Roxbury District. FIRE-ALARM TELEGRAPH. JOHN F. KENNARD, Superintendent. Salary $2,500, and the use of a horse and vehicle. Office, City Hall. He has also the care and charge of all the public Bells and Clocks. Operators, Cyrus A. George, Granville S. Mendell, Charles M. Chaplin, Uzziel Putnam. Repairers, George S. Thom, Adam McAfee, Wm. H. Godfrey. [The above are appointed by the Board of Fire Commissioners.] A constant watch is kept at the office, City Hall, night and day, by the operators. Each operator serves two alternate terms, of three hours each, as principal, and the same as assistant operator; so that twelve hours' service at the office, out of every twenty-four, is required from each operator. No operator is permitted to sleep during his watch, unless expressly relieved by some one else, and by consent of the Superintendent. Each operator is accountable to the Superintendent for any mistakes that may occur at the office during his hours of duty. An accurate account is kept of the time of giving each alarm, and of the station from which it originates, and all other necessary information. Alarms are transmitted to the Central Office, from the Signal Stations or Boxes, by pulling a slide in the box. The police officers, and one other person resident near each station, have keys to the boxes. ALARMS are sounded by striking the number of the box upon the Alarm Bells and upon the Gongs in the EngineHouses. |