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Hook & Ladder House No. 5, Fourth, near Dorchester
street, South Boston.

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 APPARATUS AT STATIONARY POINTS.

HOSE CARRIAGES AND HOSE.

There is apparatus located at the following points, for the more immediate protection of the neighborhood, and without organized companies

One hose carriage, with two hundred and fifty feet of 2-inch leather hose, at the City Hospital, on Harrison

avenue.

One hose carriage at the Apparatus Repair Shop, on Harrison avenue, with one thousand feet of hose.

One hose carriage, with four hundred feet of 21-inch hose, at old Hook and Ladder House No. 4, Eustis street, Highlands.

At each of the above places are the needful wrenches, goosenecks, and pipes to be used with the hose.

One hose carriage, with one thousand feet of 21-inch hose, at Engine House No. 25, Washington square, to be used in cases of large fires.

SPARE APPARATUS.

Deer Island. One hand engine, with two hose carriages and seven hundred feet of rubber and cotton hose, belonging to the Fire Department, and stored here, to be used by the convicts within the prison, if required.

Steam fire-engines, formerly known as Nos. 1, 2, 7, 9, and 21, one known as Jamaica Plain, one known as Mystic No. 1, are kept as spare engines.

Hose carriages, formerly known as Nos. 1, 2, 3, 5 and 8. One hand engine, known as "Boston" No. 8, stored at the Repair Shop, also one known as Charles River, at Brighton and one at House of Chemical Engine No. 4, Roslindale.

FIRE-LADDERS.

There are fire-ladders kept in the following locations, to be used only in cases of fire in the immediate vicinity, before other apparatus can be brought to bear.

Engine House on Fourth, near K street, four ladders.

2 at City Hall, Charlestown District.

2 at Warren School-house, Charlestown District.

HYDRANTS.

During the year 433 hydrants have been established and 194 abandoned, as follows:

FIRE RESERVOIRS.

Where Water can be obtained in case of Fire within the City of Boston, May 1, 1875.