No. 17. East street, Dorchester District. Built by Messrs. Hunneman & Co., Boston, Mass. Weight, 7,200 lbs. Cost, $4,250. No. 18. Harvard street, Dorchester District. Built by Messrs Jeffers & Co., Pawtucket, R. I. Weight, 6,250 lbs. Cost, $4,000. No. 19. Norfolk street, Dorchester District. Built by Messrs. Jeffers & Co., Pawtucket, R. I. Weight, 6,250 lbs. Cost, $4,000. No. 20. Walnut street, Dorchester District. Built by Messrs. Jeffers & Co., Pawtucket, R. I. Weight, 6,250 lbs. Cost, $4,000. No. 21. Boston street, Dorchester District. Built by Messrs. Jeffers & Co., Pawtucket, R. I. Weight, 6,250 lbs. Cost, $4,000. The weight, as given above, is as the engines are drawn to fires, including hose carriages, and three members of the Company permanently employed. HOOK AND LADDER COMPANIES. No. 1. Friend street. John S. Stevens, 14 Cotting street, Foreman. No. 2. Paris street, East Boston. Liverpool street, Foreman. No. 3. Charles Simmons, 19 Harrison avenue. James F. Marston, 34 Shawmut avenue, Foreman. No. 4. Eustis street, South District. William Farry, 31 Adams street, Foreman. No. 5. Fourth, near Dorchester street. John B. Hill, 238 Silver street, Foreman. No. 6. Located in Engine House No. 16, Temple street, Dorchester District. Henry Crane, Washington street, Fore man. No. 7. Highland street, Dorchester District. Davenport, Hancock Street, Foreman. HORSE HOSE COMPANIES. Hose No. 1. Salem street. Benj. C. Brownell, 3. 2. 66 4. 5. Chelsea street. John H. Weston, George C. Fernald, 6. There are attached to the Department, 21 enginemen of Steam Engines, at $3.50 per day; 21 firemen, at $3.25 per day; 42 drivers of apparatus, at $3.00 per day; 346 officers, axe and rakemen, hosemen, members, etc., at $275 per annum; 38 foremen, at $300 per annum. FIRE ALARM TELEGRAPH. [Ord. p. 252.] Superintendent, John F. Kennard. Office, City Hall. Salary, $2,500 per annum. [Chosen by concurrent vote.] He has also the care and charge of all the public Bells and Clocks. Operators, Charles A. Stearns, James N. George, Cyrus A. George, Granville S. Mendell, $3 per day. Repairers, George S. Thom, Adam McAfee, Uzziel Putnam, $4 per day. Charles M. Chaplin, General Assistant, $3 per day. 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 assist ant 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. The ringing of the bells and the tapping of the Boxes, each denotes the number of the Station from which the alarm originated: thus, one blow, a pause, three blows, another pause and two blows (1 — 3 — 2) indicates that the alarm came from Box No. 132. Alarms are usually given in less than a minute from the time the Box is operated. DIRECTIONS TO THOSE WHO HOLD SIGNAL KEYS. 1. If a fire is discovered in your vicinity, go to the nearest Box. 2. Pull the slide all the way down and let go. Wait at the Box, and direct the firemen to the fire. 3. If you hear no reply at the Box, or on the bells, pull again. If still no reply, go to another Box. 4. The police, upon hearing the bells, will spring their rattles and call the number of the station. CAUTIONS. 1. Be sure your Box is locked before leaving it. 2. Never open the Box, except in cases of fire. 3. Never let the key go out of your possession, unless called for by the Superintendent. There are 113 Signal Stations, distributed and located in accordance with the following plan: LIST OF NUMBERS AND LOCALITIES OF THE BOXES. 2. Corner Charter street and Phipps place. 3. Corner Hull and Snowhill streets. 4. Causeway street (Boston and Maine Freight Depot). 5. Corner Causeway and Lowell streets. 6. Corner Leverett and Willard streets. 7. Corner Poplar and Spring streets. 8. Merrimac House, Merrimac street. 9. Constitution Wharf. 12. Corner Cooper and Endicott streets. 13. Corner Hanover and Richmond streets. 14. Corner Commercial street and Eastern avenue. 15. Corner Commercial and Richmond streets. 16. East end of Faneuil Hall. 17. Salem, corner Hanover street. 18. Brattle square Church. 19. Haymarket square (Boston and Maine Depot). 21. Corner Sudbury and Hawkins streets. 23. Corner Cambridge and Bowdoin streets. 24. North Russell street (Church). 25. City Stables, North Charles street. 26. Corner Cambridge and West Cedar streets. 36. Court square (Police Station No. 2). 47. Corner Broad street and Rowe's Wharf. 52. Corner of Bedford and Lincoln streets. 53. Corner Washington and Boylston streets. 54. Corner Beach and Hudson streets. 56. Corner Kneeland and South streets (O. C. Depot). 57. Hudson street (Hose House No. 2). 58. Harvard street (B. & A. Freight Depot). 59. East street (School House). 61. Warrenton street, near Tremont. 62. Pleasant street (Providence Depot). 63. Berkeley street, near Commonwealth avenue. 65. Corner Harrison avenue and Seneca street. 81. Corner West Canton and Appleton streets. 82. Corner Washington and Northampton streets. |