No. 21. Boston Boston street, Dorchester District. Built by Messrs. Jeffers & Co., Pawtucket, R. I. Weight, 6,950 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. Sumner, corner Orleans street, East Boston. Charles Simmons, 13 Liverpool street, Foreman. No. 3. Harrison avenue, corner Wareham street. James F. Marston, 34 Shawmut avenue, Foreman. No. 4. Eustis street, South District. Adams street, Foreman. William Farry, 31 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. Hartford Davenport, Hancock Street, Foreman. 4. Northampton street. Edwin F. Barney, 66 5. Shawmut avenue. George C. Fernald, 6. Chelsea street. John H. Weston, Charles G. Green, Charles G. Charles H. Prince, 9. B street, S. Boston. 10. Washington Village. There are attached to the Department, 21 enginemen of Steam Engines, at $3.50 per day; 21 firemen, at $3.25 per day; 41 drivers of apparatus, at $3.00 per day; 273 officers, axe and rakemen, hosemen, members, etc., at $275 per annum; 30 foremen, at $300 per annum; 8 foremen (in the 16th Ward), at $175 per annum; 63 members (in the 16th Ward), at $150 per annum. FIRE ALARM TELEGRAPH. JOHN F. KENNARD, Superintendent. Office, City Hall. Salary, $3,000 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, $4 per day. Repairers, George S. Thom, Adam McAfee, Uzziel Putnam, Wm. H. Godfrey, $4 per day. Charles M. Chaplin, General Assistant, $3.50 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 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 Engine-Houses. EXAMPLES: To announce the existence of a fire near Box No. 41 (Old South Church), the bells will strike four, make a pause of a few seconds, then strike one, thus 4-1. This will be repeated at intervals of about one minute. For a fire near Box No. 145 (South Boston Point), the bells will strike one, make a pause, then strike four, another pause, then strike five, thus: 1-4—5. Second Alarms are sounded by striking ten blows. Third Alarms are sounded by striking twelve blows twice, thus: 12 .12. In cases where the entire department are required, alarms are sounded by striking twelve blows three times, thus: 12 12 — 12. In cases where Hook & Ladder Companies only are wanted, signal to be given by striking ten blows once, with the number of the Company struck twice, thus: Hook & Ladder No. one, 10-1-1. Hook & Ladder No. four, 10-4-4. Hook & Ladder No. seven, 10—7— 7. If more than one Hook & Ladder Company is wanted, the signal will be given thus: Hook & Ladder one and three, 10 — 1—1—3—3. Hook & Ladder two and four, 10—2—2 —4—4. Hook & Ladder five and seven, 10 — 5 — 5 — 7 7. No person will give alarms for the same fire (after the first alarm has been given), without an order from an Engineer; and the person so ordered will be sure to go to the same box from which the first alarm was given, and report the same to the Chief Engineer. 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 down once and let go. and direct the firemen to the fire. Wait at the Box, 3. If you hear no reply on the bells, pull again. If still no reply, go to the nearest 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 151 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. 47. Corner Broad street and Rowe's wharf. 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. 64. Indiana place (Church). 65. Corner Harrison avenue and Seneca streets. |