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ANNUAL REPORT
FIRE DEPARTMENT
CITY OF BOSTON
YEAE E^DI^CI 31 JANUAET, 1915
CITY OF BOSTON
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
FIRE DEPARTMENT
FOR THE YEAR 1914-15.
Boston, February 1, 1915.
Hon. James M. Curley,
Mayor of the City of Boston:
Dear Sir, — In accordance with section 24, Revised
Ordinances, 1898, City of Boston, I respectfully submit
herein the report of the Fire Department for the year
ending January 31, 1915.
Appended to my resume of the year's work are the
reports of the Chief of Department and the officers in
charge of the different bureaus, with the usual statistics
giving all the necessary information of the property in
charge of this department, the personnel, and miscel-
laneous statistics.
Finances.
The cost of maintenance was $2,007,440.94, an
increase of $82,527.10 over the previous fiscal year.
Numerical Strength of Department.
On February 1, 1915, there were 978 men assigned to
duty in the fire-fighting force as compared with 986 on
the same date of 1914, a decrease of 8 men.
2 City Document No. 13.
During the year there have been 20 retirements for
age and disability.
There are 118 employees, in all other branches, an
increase of 2 over last year.
The total number of employees is 1,096.
Third Division Abolished.
The third division, which was established in 1913, was
abolished and the city redivided into two divisions for
fire-fighting purposes, a new district to be known as
District 13 established, and the boundary lines of
Districts 8, 9, 10 and 12 changed.
Inspections.
There have been 35,885 inspections of schoolhouses,
theaters, moving picture houses, buildings, etc.
There have been 4,227 permits granted for fires in the
open air, blasting, storage, sale and discharge of fire-
works.
There have been 602 inspections for gasolene licenses
and for permits to build garages, and 53 inspections of
magazines containing high explosives.
Fire Prevention.
Notwithstanding the fact that there were approxi-
mately 36,000 inspections made during the year, and in
spite of the publicity campaign conducted as to the
causes and prevention of fire, there were 716 more alarms
than in 1913.
This brings us face to face with the fact that the public,
or that part of the public whom we have tried to reach,
pay little attention to the advice, warnings and the con-
stant publicity given to the subject by those having fire
prevention and extinguishment in charge, consequently
the next step is to get legislation under which penalties
can be meted out to those whose carelessness causes a
fire.
With the incoming motor apparatus and the high
pressure fire service the appliances for extinguishing fire
will have about reached their limit of efficiency, so that
it is to the prevention of fire that we must devote our
energy if the disgracefully enormous losses are to be
curtailed.
Fire Department. 3*
I have found that automatic sprinklers are the most
valuable adjunct in preventing big losses and all build-
ings in the city used for manufacturing or business
purposes should be so equipped.
Under the present laws sprinklers must be installed,
upon the order of the Building Commissioner, in the
basements of apartment houses. On the order of the
Fire Prevention Commissioner of the metropolitan dis-
trict they must be installed in business and mercantile
houses where business of a hazardous nature is con-
ducted, and where more than four people are regularly
employed above the second floor. This is wise legis-
lation and is not a hardship, but is a benefit to the
property owner. Wherever this department has felt
that sprinklers were necessary under the above laws it
has not failed to recommend them to the proper
authorities.
Administration.
The following motor apparatus was purchased during
the year, viz. : Six tractors, two ladder trucks, two hose
and chemical combinations, one combination pumping
engine, chemical and hose wagon and two commercial
trucks, at a total cost of $68,100.
Engine House 41 in Allston was remodeled to house
two companies, at a cost of $10,655.57.
The quarters of Water Tower 2 in the headquarters
building were remodeled and fire shutters were installed
on all windows on the exposed sides of this building, and
all interior doors covered with metal. This was done to
minimize the hazard of fire in this building in which is
located the fire alarm operating room.
The Sewall cushion wheel was installed on several
pieces of motor apparatus. This was a move for safety
and economy.
All the old type of fire alarm boxes in Hyde Park were
replaced by new modern boxes.
The above and other improvements which are noted
in more complete detail in the appended reports of the
Chief of Department and the officials in charge of the
various branches were paid for out of the appropriation
for the maintenance of the department.
Motor Apparatus.
With the experience of several months' actual service
I am able to report that the motor apparatus in commis-
4 City Document No. 13.
sion has fulfilled all requirements and its greater celerity
and mobility over that of the horse-drawn gives the
increased efficiency expected.
Regarding the economical side, the decreased number
of men needed to man certain apparatus will in time
show a marked saving, and if the prices of hay and grain
remain normal the saving in those commodities will be
substantial, for during the year the number of horses in
the department was reduced by 64.
Civil Service.
During the year examinations were held by the Massa-
chusetts Civil Service Commission for promotion to all
grades below that of Chief of Department, and promo-
tions have been made in order from the eligible list
established.
It may be true that this system is not perfect, as it
would be difficult to devise a system that would satisfy
all, still I believe it is an ideal one and should continue.
Not only does it put all the men on the same basis, but
it rids the department of politics and eliminates the
opportunity for criticism or favoritism.
High Pressure Fire Service.
Actual construction of the high pressure fire service
has been commenced; 2.62 miles of pipe have been laid
and 78 hydrants set; stock on hand is sufficient to lay
seven miles in addition to that already laid.
Recommendations.
Motor Apparatus.
I would respectfully call your attention to the recom-
mendations of the Chief of Department which contain
plans to motorize practically all of the apparatus in the
outlying sections of the city, and to urge the carrying
out of these recommendations as far as the financial
conditions permit.
New Stations.
I would recommend a special appropriation of $25,000
to build a new station in Readville to replace the quarters
at present occupied by Hose Company 49, which are not
adapted for occupancy. The New York, New Haven &
Hartford Railroad Company has offered to furnish the
land required for this station at a nominal rent.
Fire Department. 5
The station now occupied by Chemical Company 3,
Winthrop street, Charlestown, should be remodeled to
house a pumping engine and company. This would
cost $20,000.
With the incoming motor apparatus it appears to me
that the apparatus repair shop will be inadequate to
store the spare apparatus and house the apparatus being
repaired. This department is at present paying approx-
imately $4,000 a year rental for buildings for the Fire
Alarm Branch and to store spare apparatus, therefore
it would be a sound business proposition to secure a site
and erect a building that would serve the needs of the
future.
Yours very respectfully,
John Grady,
Fire Comndsawner,
City Document No. 13.
REPORT OF CHIEF OF THE DEPARTMENT.
From: The Chief of the Department, Boston. February 1, 1915.
To: The Fire Commissioner:
Subject: Annual Report.
The following is the report of the Fire Department
for the year ending January 31, 1915.
During the calendar year the department has
responded to 5,540 alarms. The fire loss was $3,075,-
060.43, which includes $31,771 marine loss.
Additions and Changes.
July 3, 1914, a gasolene combination pumping engine,
chemical engine and hose wagon was placed in service
with Engine Company 11, replacing the gasolene com-
bination chemical engine and hose wagon and the
horse-drawn steam fire engine.
July 3, 1914, a gasolene combination chemical engine
and hose wagon was placed in service with Engine
Company 46, replacing the horse-drawn hose wagon.
August 4, 1914, a gasolene combination pumping
engine, chemical engine and hose wagon was placed in
service with Engine Company 45, replacing the horse-
drawn apparatus.
August 10, 1914, the horse-drawn steam fire engine
in service with Engine Company 37 was replaced by
the same engine equipped with a two-wheel tractor.
August 24, 1914, a gasolene combination chemical
engine and hose wagon was placed in service with
Engine Company 10, replacing the horse-drawn hose
wagon.
August 31, 1914, the horse-drawn steam fire engine
in service with Engine Company 10 was replaced by the
same engine equipped with a two-wheel tractor.
September 1, 1914, the horse-drawn steam fire
engine in service with Engine Company 46 was replaced
by an engine equipped with a two-wheel tractor.
Fiee Department. 7
September 13, 1914, a gasolene motor truck was placed
in service with the Fire Alarm Branch.
September 25, 1914, a gasolene motor truck was
placed in service with the Repair Division.
September 28, 1914, a motor-driven 85-foot aerial
truck was placed in service with Ladder Company 4,
replacing the horse-drawn apparatus.
November 11, 1914, the horse-drawn water tower in
service with Water Tower Company 2 was replaced by
the same tower equipped with a two-wheel tractor.
December 3, 1914, a gasolene combination chemical
engine and hose wagon was placed in service with
Chemical Company 13, replacing the gasolene combina-
tion chemical engine and hose wagon badly damaged by
a collision while responding to an alarm.
December 9, 1914, a motor-driven city service truck
was placed in service with Ladder Company 7, replacing
the horse-drawn apparatus.
January 4, 1915, the horse-drawn 85-foot aerial truck
in service with Ladder Company 15 was replaced by the
same truck equipped with a two-wheel tractor.
The district chiefs of Districts 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 13
and 15, the veterinary surgeon, Superintendent of the
Fire Alarm Branch and the foreman of construction
of the same branch have been furnished with gasolene
runabouts.
A turret nozzle was placed on Water Tower 2, making
a total of thirty-eight in service in this department.
The quarters of Water Tower Company 2 in the Fire
Department headquarters were remodeled. The stable
and hay loft were demolished. The wooden main floor
was removed and replaced by a concrete floor with a
granolithic finish designed to carry heavy loads.
The mezzanine floor over what was formerly the
stable was reconstructed of steel and concrete, and rooms
for officers, a dormitory, shower baths and modern
sanitary conveniences provided.
The tower being motorized, eleven horses were
removed from this building, the menace of hay loft
and stable eliminated and much needed space for the
housing of motor cars obtained.
All windows on the exposed sides of the headquarters
were protected by the installation of fire shutters, and
all interior doors were covered with metal, thus reducing
the fire hazard.
8 City Document No. 13.
Engine House 41 in the Brighton district was
remodeled to house a triple combination, pumping
engine, chemical engine and hose wagon and an 85-foot
motor-driven aerial truck.
This was a much needed improvement, and besides
providing the accommodations for housing the increased
number of men it is now possible to give this section
the ladder service absolutely necessary.
The exterior walls of the building in which are quar-
tered Ladder Companies 8 and 14 and Engine Company
25 were pointed and treated by a process which removed
from the brick and stone the weather stain of years.
The exterior wood and metal was painted, the whole
greatly improving the appearance of this station.
Retaining walls were built on the side and rear of
Ladder House 31, and ornamental brick posts and an
iron paling fence were erected, giving a finished appear-
ance to the grounds and building.
A retaining wall was built on the Walk Hill street side
of Chemical House 13.
At Engine House 30 the wing walls and the area walls
were rebuilt and the side wall of the building pointed.
The exterior walls of the building in which are quar-
tered Engine and Ladder Companies 3 were pointed.
More adequate toilet facilities were installed in the
Veterinary Hospital.
In the quarters of Engine Company 21, a chimney
running up through the center of the house was removed
and a new chimney built on the outside, thus removing a
source of danger and annoyance.
March 14, 1914, the third division was abolished and
the city redivided into two divisions for fire purposes.
The district lines of Districts 8, 9, 10 and 12 were
changed, and a new district to be known as District 13
was established and a district chief assigned in charge.
The position of supervisor of motor apparatus was
created and a member of the department assigned to
the duties, which consist of the supervision of the
maintenance and repairs of all motor apparatus and
instructor in the school for chauffeurs.
The office of the supervisor is in the quarters of Tower
2, and here are located workshop, storeroom for spare
parts and wrecking and spare cars.
Assigned to this company are several expert chauffeurs
and mechanicians who are called upon to repair and
Fire Department. 9
change cars at all hours of the day and night, and by
this service the department avoids the payment of extra
time to civilian mechanics. When it is considered that
in addition to the twenty-eight pieces of motor-driven
fire apparatus there are thirty smaller cars in this depart-
ment, the remodeling of these quarters to make possible
all this was a measure of economy.
Ladders 7, 8, 21, 29 and Engine 41 have been equipped
with the Sewall cushion wheel. At the present writing
it appears that this wheel has solved the problem of
giving the desired resiliency for heavy motor apparatus
without the dangers of the pneumatic or the short lived
and therefore costly service of the filler tired wheels.
A two-wheel gasolene tractor has been received and
applied to Ladder 14, and will shortly be placed in service
in the quarters of Engine Company 41, and a new
company organized to man this truck.
An 85-foot gasolene motor truck has been received
and will be placed in service with Ladder Company 8,
replacing the horse-drawn apparatus.
Towers 1 and 3, equipped with gasolene-electric two-
wheel tractors, have been received and will shortly be
placed in service.
Buildings.
The interiors are in good condition as regards clean-
liness, but in a great many instances the stations are not
modern, the quarters are cramped, and a few hardly fit
for occupancy. With the incoming of motor apparatus a
great deal of remodeling will have to be done.
Apparatus and Equipment.
The annual inspection of apparatus and equipment,
including hose, was made, and the necessary repairs made
to bring everything up to the standard.
Building Inspection.
The usual inspections were made of theaters, motion
picture houses and all places of public assembly for either
a new or renewal of license.
A weekly inspection and report was made of theaters
and motion picture houses.
Weekly inspections were made and reports submitted
of buildings which were visited, and when conditions
10 City Document No. 13.
considered a menace were found the officials under whose
supervision they came were notified.
A monthly inspection of all fire appliances in schools,
libraries and other public buildings was made and
conditions reported.
On request signs erected on roofs were inspected and
reported on.
Inspections of reported hazardous conditions were
made when requests were received to do so.
A member of this department was detailed to safeguard
the transportation and storage of explosives and to pass
on all applications to store gasolene.
Drills.
During the year all companies have held weekly drills,
and all men coming into the department have passed
through the regular drill school.
During the year eight men have successfully passed
the school of instruction for engineers.
During the year ninety-one men have received instruc-
tion in the department automobile school.
Mutual Aid.
The usual spirit of cooperation has been shown by the
cities and towns adjacent to our city, and during the
year this department has responded to calls for assist-
ance from Salem and Chelsea.
Fire Hazard and Prevention.
A Fire Prevention Commission was created by the
Legislature of 1914 and a commissioner and assistants
appointed and are now at work with the hearty coopera-
tion of this department to remedy the well-known
hazards that exist.
A campaign of education was carried on by this depart-
ment to spread a far-reaching knowledge of the result of
carelessness in its relation to the causes of fires.
Civil Service.
Examinations for promotion to all grades below that
of Chief of Department were held September 3 and 4,
and the lists posted.
Promotions were made from the list in order.
Fiee Department.
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Hydrants.
The following is the number and type of hydrants in
use for fire service January 31, 1915:
Boston post
Ordinary post
Lowry .
Boston Lowry
Boston
Chapman post
Ludlow post
Coffin post .
Total .
3,319
2,956
1,770
703
204
167
12
1
9,132
Recommendations.
The items named under this heading constitute, in
my opinion, what is absolutely necessary to keep abreast
of the modern standard demanded by our citizens.
Fire Stations.
A site should be secured in the Readville section of the
city and a house built to replace the present quarters of
Hose Company 49, which are unfit for occupancy.
The building formerly occupied by the Municipal
Court in South Boston, which has been turned over to
this department, should be remodeled for Ladder Com-
pany 5.
The quarters now occupied by Chemical Company 3
should be remodeled for an engine company.
The quarters of Engine Company 14 are not modern
and sadly lacking in the proper sanitary equipment and
should be remodeled.
The substitution of shower baths for bath tubs,
especially in the quarters of double companies, should
be carried out as far as financial conditions will permit,
also the work of providing separate rooms for all officers.
All exterior wood and metal work on the stations
should be painted when conditions permit.
Apparatus.
Engines.
A gasolene combination pumping engine, chemical
engine and hose wagon with a pump capacity of at
least 700 gallons per minute for the proposed station in
Readville.
12 City Document No. 13.
A gasolene combination pumping engine, chemical
engine and hose wagon to have a pump capacity of at
least 1,000 gallons per minute for the proposed remodeled
station on Winthrop street, Charlestown. Chemical
Company 3 should be disbanded and the men assigned
to the new engine company.
Gasolene combination pumping engines, chemical
engines and hose wagons to have a pump capacity of at
least 700 gallons per minute to replace the horse-drawn
apparatus in the quarters of Engine Companies 14, 16,
17, 19, 20, 28, 30, 42 and 48.
A gasolene combination pumping engine and hose
wagon with a pump capacity of at least 1,000 gallons per
minute to replace the horse-drawn apparatus in service
with Engine Company 43.
A tractor should be applied to the horse-drawn steam
fire engine in the quarters of Engine Company 33.
Chemical and Hose Combinations.
A gasolene combination chemical engine and hose wagon
to replace the present horse-drawn wagon in the quarters
of Engine Company 33.
Chemical Engines.
The horse-drawn chemical engines at present located
in the quarters of Chemical Companies 1 and 2 to be
replaced by motor-driven chemical engines.
Ladder Trucks.
An 85-foot motor-driven aerial truck to replace the
75-foot horse-drawn truck in the quarters of Ladder
Company 17, and this 75-foot truck to have a tractor
attached and placed in service with Ladder Company 12,
replacing the horse-drawn truck.
A tractor should be applied to the horse-drawn truck
in service with Ladder Company 18.
A 75-foot motor-driven aerial truck to replace the
horse-drawn truck in service with Ladder Company 9,
Charlestown. This would give the desired service for
the hill section, and could respond to first alarms as far
as Haymarket square.
Motor-driven combination ladder trucks and chemical
engines to replace horse-drawn apparatus in the quarters
of Ladder Companies 6, 10, 16, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27
and 28.
Fire Department. 13
Men.
The company recommended for Readville should
consist of a lieutenant and six men, and as Hose Company
49 would be disbanded the man now assigned to that
company could be transferred to the engine company.
The engine company recommended for Charlestown
would require but seven men, as Chemical Company 3
would be disbanded and the men transferred to the new
engine company.
The new ladder company in the quarters of Engine
Company 41 in the Allston section would require ten
men.
The morale of the department is up to the standard
expected, and to all the other departments who have
worked with a cheerful spirit when called upon to
cooperate I wish to express my gratitude.
P. F. McDonough,
Chief of Department.
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City Document No. 13.
FIRE ALARM BRANCH.
From: The Superintendent of Fire Alarm Branch.
To: The Fire Commissioner:
Subject: Annual Report for Year Ending January 31, 1915.
I respectfully submit the following report of the Fire
Alarm Branch for the fiscal year February 1, 1914, to
February 1, 1915:
Operating Division.
Alarms received and transmitted:
Box alarms, first ....
2,960
Box alarms, second ....
59
Box alarms, third ....
27
Box alarms, fourth ....
6
Box alarms, fifth
1
Alarms received but not transmitted:
Alarms received from the same box two or more times
for the same fire
Alarms received from adjacent boxes for same fire
Box alarms received but treated as stills
Third alarms for which first and second had been
received
Third alarms, second omitted
Fourth alarms for which second and third had been
received
Fourth alarms, second omitted, third received .
Fifth alarms, second omitted, third and fourth
received
253
317
19
19
7
4
2
Still Alarms.
Alarms received from citizens by telephone . . . 1,215
Alarms received from Police Department by telephone, 213
Alarms received by companies which responded . . 1,167
Box alarms received for same fires . . . . 151
Alarms received from Protective Department by tele-
phone 4
Fire Department. 15
Automatic and A. D. T. Alarms.
Boston Automatic alarms received .... 139
Box alarms received for same 11
A. D. T. alarms received 32
Box alarms received for same 4
Total Alarms.
Box alarms received 3,642
Box alarms transmitted 3,053
Still, Automatic and A. D. T. alarms (eliminating
those for which box alarms were transmitted) . . 2,604
Total alarms transmitted 5,657
Box Records.*
Boxes from which no alarm was received . . . 381
Boxes from which twenty or more alarms were received, 14
Box tests and inspections 9,060
* Each keyless door is tried biweekly.
16 City Document No. 13.
CONSTRUCTION DIVISION.
Improvements in Department Houses.
Electric lights have been installed in place of gas in
the houses of Engine Companies 27, 32 and 36 and
Ladder Company 9, and the houses of Engine Com-
pany 41 and Tower Company 2 were rewired, because
of change of construction. Many additions and changes
have been made in the lighting systems in various
department houses and fire alarm test switches have
been installed in four houses.
In May and June all carbon lamps throughout the
department were replaced with Mazda lamps, and a
saving in lighting bills of several thousand dollars
yearly is anticipated.
Several new tappers have been connected into serv-
ice, and most of the large electro-mechanical tappers
have been replaced with small direct-acting tappers,
thereby eliminating considerable trouble.
Fire Alarm Boxes.
During the past year 66 new fire alarm boxes were
established, consisting of 17 on lamp-posts, 35 on poles,
5 on schoolhouses, 3 on property of Edison Electric
Illuminating Company, 3 in theaters, 1 in a hospital,
1 in a manufacturing plant, and 1 on railroad property.
Twenty-one boxes were removed from poles and build-
ings and re-established on lamp-posts, 2 were changed
from buildings to poles, the locations of 5 were changed,
and 3 boxes were removed from service.
Fifty-seven street boxes in Hyde Park of an obsolete
type were replaced by new boxes, and new boxes have
been ordered to replace three on private property. Out-
side alarms in Hyde Park have been eliminated, and the
speed of the boxes has been increased to the Boston time.
Outside Construction Work.
Forty-four thousand three hundred and thirty-four
feet of underground cable were installed during the
past year on Blue Hill avenue to Mattapan square; on
Massachusetts avenue, from railroad bridge to Edward
Everett square; on Centre street, Jamaica Plain, from
Fire Department. 17
Heath street to Green street, and to connect various
lamp-post boxes and overhead wires.
Twenty-two new lamp-posts were put up, new con-
nections to old posts were made, and posts were reset.
Three new test posts and pole connections were installed.
One test post was removed from service.
Ten thousand three hundred and twenty-two feet of
ducts were laid, and of this amount 6,114 feet were laid
in conjunction with the Police Department. Nine man-
holes were built.
Considerable old wire was removed from poles due
to the underground work, and some old wire was replaced
with new. Much time was spent in changing wires
from old to new poles that are set by the various com-
panies.
Recommendations.
The district prescribed by the Wire Commissioner
for the coming year, wherein poles and wires in certain
streets must be removed, does not materially affect
this department. There are certain places, however,
where the present overhead system is in dangerous
condition, and I recommend that underground cables
be installed. The Hyde Park alarm system should be
controlled from the main office, and considerable under-
ground work will be required. One of the most impor-
tant needs of the department is more cable in Boston
proper to relieve the old cables of parts of their loads
and which could be used in emergency.
Underground Cable Installed.
City Proper. Feet .
To City Hall Annex, 6-conductor 513
Milk street, Washington street to Congress street,
10-conductor 1,029
Post connections, 10-conductor ..... 1,226
Post connections, 6-conductor 518
Post connections, 4-conductor 527
Charlestown.
Post connections, 10-conductor . . . . . 984
Post connections, 6-conductor 359
Chelsea Bridge (temporary), 6-conductor . . . 440
South Boston.
To L street power station . . . . , . 560
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City Document No. 13.
Dorchester.
Blue Hill avenue, Harvard street to Mattapan square,
20-conductor
Massachusetts avenue, railroad bridge to Boston
street, 20-conductor ....
McLellan and Erie streets, 4-conductor
Post connections, 20-conductor
Post connections, 15-conductor
Post connections, 10-conductor
Post connections, 6-conductor
Post connections, 4-conductor
Roxbury and West Roxbury.
Centre street, Heath street to Lamartine street, 20-
conductor
Centre street, Lamartine street to Green street, 10-
conductor
Hyde Park avenue, Tower street to Walk Hill street,
10-conductor
Southampton street, Albany street to Massachusetts
avenue, 10-conductor
Post connections, 20-conductor
Post connections, 15-conductor
Post connections, 10-conductor ...
Post connections, 6-conductor
Post connections, 4-conductor
Brighton.
Post connections, 15-conductor
Post connections, 10-conductor . .
Post connections, 6-conductor
Post connections, 4-conductor
Feet.
11,768
2,735
732
634
50
1,489
1,451
1,779
1,042
7,328
1,929
1,038
40
302
1,211
85
1,615
229
357
175
3,834
New Fire Alarm Posts Set and Duct Lengths to Same.
Dorchester.
Blue Hill avenue and Greenock street
Blue Hill avenue and Johnston road
Blue Hill avenue and Morton street
Blue Hill avenue and Walk Hill street
Mattapan square ....
Erie and Elmo streets
Hamilton and Speedwell streets
Centre street
Centre street
Centre street
Centre street
Centre street
Centre street
Green street
Jamaica Plain.
and Chestnut avenue
and Mozart street
and Perkins street
and Spring Park avenue
and Pond street
and Orchard street .
and Chestnut avenue
Feet.
48.5
36.0
72.0
54.0
52.0
22.0
22.0
14.0
39.0
40.0
47.6
46.0
121.0
14.0
Fire Department. 19
West Roxbury. Feet.
Washington and South streets . . . . . 41.0
Brighton.
Brighton avenue and Malvern street . . . . 30 .
Brainerd road and Marshall terrace . . . . 35 .
Quint and Glenville avenues 6.5
City Proper.
Somerset and Allston streets 11.0
Charles street, opposite Poplar street . . . . 32 .
Beverly street and Warren Bridge .... —
Charlestown.
High and Cross streets 21.0
Fire Alarm Posts Reset. Feet.
Edward Everett square, change of connection . . 70
City square, change of connection 135
Cambridge street and Harvard avenue, change of curb, —
Commonwealth and Harvard avenues, change of curb, —
Washington street and Montebello road, change of
curb —
Union Wharf and Commercial street, knocked down by
team . . —
Norfolk and Thetford streets, change of curb . . 20
Cambridge and South Russell streets, account of new
subway 1
Summer street, opposite Hawley street, account of
new subway 23
High and Oliver streets, knocked down by team . —
Brookline avenue and Lansdowne street, account of
building construction —
Brighton and Harvard avenues, knocked down by
team • . —
Massachusetts avenue and Beacon street, knocked
down by team —
Dorchester avenue near drawbridge, knocked down by
team —
Washington and Park streets, Dorchester, obstruction
in duct —
Test Posts Set.
Park and Warren streets, 4 ducts 66
Blue Hill avenue and Harvard street, 4 ducts . . 36
Mattapan square, 4 ducts 61
Test Posts Removed.
City Square —
20
City Document No. 13.
Pole Connections.
Blue Hill avenue and Wayne street
Blue Hill avenue and Harvard street
Blue Hill avenue and Woodrow avenue
Blue Hill avenue and Morton street
Blue Hill avenue and Walk Hill street .
Blue Hill avenue and Almont street
Blue Hill avenue and Fremont street, 2 ducts
Blue Hill avenue and Oakland street
* Massachusetts avenue near railroad bridge
Centre and Lamartine streets
Centre and Gay Head streets
Centre and Creighton streets
Centre and Day streets .
Centre and Perkins street
Centre and Amory streets
Chestnut avenue and Sheridan street
* Centre and Highland streets
Cambridge street and Allston Heights
Feet.
168.5
196.0
212.0
250.0
194.0
230.0
78.0
179.0
12.9
146.0
236.0
229.0
202.0
163.0
200.0
90.0
172.0
248.0
Conduits Installed.
Engine 4, 3 ducts 33 . 5
* Massachusetts avenue, between railroad bridge and
Edward Everett square, 2 ducts .... 2,560 .
* Centre street, between Amory and Lamartine streets,
2 ducts 222.0
Manholes Built.
* Massachusetts avenue
New Public Fire Alarm Boxes.
City Proper.
1272. Washington street, opposite Water street.
1273. Washington street, opposite Bromfield street.
1294. Atlantic avenue, at India Wharf.
1314. Beverly street and Warren Bridge.
1335. Somerset and Allston streets.
1347. Charles street, opposite Poplar street.
1425. Winthrop square.
1576. Beacon and Fairfield streets.
South Boston.
166. Northern avenue, opposite Pier 5.
167. Fargo and C streets.
* One-half expense borne by Police Department.
Fiee Department. 21
Dorchester.
180. Crescent avenue and Sydney street.
304. West Cottage and Judson streets.
391. Harvard and Morton streets.
911. Gushing avenue and Windermere road.
914. Adams and Linden streets.
926. Hamilton and Speedwell streets.
939. Homes avenue and Topliff street.
942. Dix and Lafield streets.
955. Brent and Wainwright streets.
3113. Southampton street, near railroad bridge.
3453. Ashmont street, opposite Newhall street.
3532. Morton and Oakridge streets.
3573. Oakland and Tampa streets.
3642. Granite avenue, near Milton Bridge.
Roxbury.
2356. Francis and Binney streets.
Jamaica Plain and West Roxbury.
2471. Chestnut avenue and Green street.
2524. Hyde Park avenue and Northbourne road.
2544. Washington street, opposite South street.
2562. Kittredge and Albano streets.
2613. Bellevue avenue and Auburn street.
2617. Aldrich and Cornell streets.
2625. Park street, opposite Rutledge street.
2633. Centre and Spring streets.
2641. La Grange and Shaw streets.
2653. Centre and Grove streets.
2662. Rockland street and Schiller road.
2756. Vermont and Temple streets.
Brighton.
801. Allston Heights and Ridgemont street.
802. Maple avenue and Dustin street.
812. Brighton avenue and Malvern street.
816. Brainerd road and Marshall terrace.
817. Quint and Glenville avenues.
860. Warren street and Woodstock avenue.
879. Waverly and Lincoln streets.
883. Union and Shepard streets.
884. Brookdale road and Faneuil terrace.
885. Newcastle road and Hobson street.
886. Stratton and Champney streets.
891. Cambridge and Mansfield streets.
893. Appian way and Raymond street.
894. Lincoln street, near Everett street.
895. Braintree street and Denton road.
22 City Document No. 13.
New Schoolhouse Boxes.
689. Philip Sheridan School, Prescott street.
2262. Nathan Hale School, Cedar street.
3163. Benedict Fenwick School, Magnolia street.
3347. Florence Nightingale School, Park street, near Wash-
ington street.
3523. William Bradford School, Willowwood street.
New Private Boxes.
620. Signal Station, Boston & Albany Railroad Yard. (Aux-
iliary.)
630. American Stay Company, Marginal street.
805. St. Elizabeth Hospital.
896. Allston Theater, Brighton avenue.
1326. Palace Theater, Court street.
1476. Wilbur Theater, Tremont street.
3125. Edison Electric Illuminating Company, Massachusetts
avenue.
7325. Edison Electric Illuminating Company, L street station.
7326. Edison Electric Illuminating Company, First street
yard.
Changes in Location op Boxes.
341. Bowdoin and Bullard streets, to Bowdoin street and
Geneva avenue.
441. Engine House 27, Elm street, to High and Cross streets.
526. Centre street, near Goldsmith street, to Centre and
Orchard streets.
844. Lincoln street, near Market street, to Lincoln and
Market streets.
1274. Washington and Milk streets, to Hawley and Milk
streets.
2357. Children's Hospital, Huntington avenue, to Children's
Hospital, Longwood avenue.
2514. Washington and Morton streets, to Hyde Park avenue
and Tower street.
Boxes Made Accessible to Public.
414. Warren School, to pole, Summer and School streets.
1494. Quincy School, Tyler street, placed on building out-
side of yard.
2818. Gardner School, to pole, Athol and Brentwood streets.
Boxes Removed from Service.
616. Commonwealth Pier, near Lewis street.
781. Museum of Fine Arts.
792. Metropolitan Steamship Company, India Wharf.
Fire Department.
23
Summary of Work Done.
New line wire used .
Old wire removed from poles
Aerial cable installed
Conductors in same
Aerial cable removed
Conductors in same
Underground cable installed in ducts of New England
Telephone and Telegraph Company-
Conductors in same ....
Underground cable installed in Boston Fire Depart
ment ducts
Conductors in same ....
Underground cable installed in ducts of Postal
Telegraph Company-
Conductors in same
Total underground cable installed
Conductors in same
Cables used for repairs and on account of new
subway ....
Conductors in same
Miscellaneous cables installed underground (to con
nect private boxes)
Conduit laid by this department .
Ducts in same
Manholes built . .
Poles set .•
Crossarms used
Fire alarm boxes installed :
By Fire Department
By Schoolhouse Department ....
By Auxiliary Fire Alarm Company .
On private property
Fire alarm boxes removed from service
Fire alarm posts set (new)
Fire alarm posts reset
Fire alarm test posts installed (new locations)
Fire alarm test post removed ....
Fire alarm pole test boxes installed
93,151
194,550
25,964
93,564
6,050
46,600
31,145
392,026
12,924
152,877
215
2,990
44,334
547,553
3,916
86,289
2,447
7,128
10,322
9
5
1,025
52
5
1
8
3
22
15
3
1
19
Fire Alarm Boxes in Service.
Total number
Owned by Fire Department
Owned by Schoolhouse Department .
Owned by Auxiliary Fire Alarm Company
Private ownership
Department boxes in service:
On lamp-posts
On poles ...
1,025
749
142
56
78
316
406
24
City Document No. 13.
On buildings with lights over them
On buildings (not lighted) .
With keyless doors
With keyless doors — handles under glass guards
With key doors ....
With auxiliary attachments
Schoolhouse boxes in service:
On lamp-posts . . . .
On poles .....
On outside of buildings
Inside buildings ....
With keyless doors
With key doors ....
Auxiliary Fire Alarm Company boxes m service
On poles
On outside of buildings
Inside buildings ....
With keyless doors
With key doors ....
Private boxes in service:
On poles . . . . .
On outside of buildings
Inside buildings ....
With keyless doors
With key doors ....
21
3
688
57
4
15
10
15
60
57
85
57
7
17
32
8
48
6
18
54
11
67
Posts.
Lamp-posts in service
Lamp-posts set but not in service
Test posts in service
Pole test boxes in service
326
3
55
157
Classification of Fire Alarm Stations.
Academies
Asylums
Ball ground
Car barns .
Cemetery
Church
Homes for Aged People
Hospitals .
Hotels
Manufacturing plants
Milk depot
Navy Yard
Newspaper office
Office building
Police station .
Power stations
Prison
4
2
1
5
1
1
2
14
6
18
1
3
1
1
1
5
1
Fiee Depaetment.
25
Public building
Public hall
Railroad shops
Railroad stations
Railroad yards
Restaurant
Retail stores
Schoolhouses
Stables
Stock yards
Street boxes *
Theaters .
Warehouse
Wharves .
Wholesale house
1
1
4
5
10
1
5
156
2
2
725
28
1
5
1
1,025
Circuits.
Number of box circuits (main office) .
Number of box circuits (Hyde Park) .
Number of tapper circuits . . . . ■ .
Number of gong circuits
Special repeater circuit, Hyde Park to main office
High pressure signaling circuit ....
Number telephone circuits to department stations
Number telephone circuits to Oxford Exchange
Special telephone circuit to Back Bay Exchange
Special telephone circuit to Police Headquarters
Special telephone circuit to A. D. T. Company's
office
49
4
12
13
1
1
43
7
1
1
Wire, Cable and Conduits.
Feet.
Line wire in service 1,381,600
Aerial cable in service 110,703
Conductors in same 632,841
Aerial cable conductors in service .... 457,929
Underground cable in service 614,110
Conductors in same 9,971,947
Underground conductors in service .... 5,200,527
Conduit owned by Fire Department .... 43,287
Ducts in same 56,302
Ducts in New England Telephone and Telegraph
Company's system used by Fire Department . 417,702
Ducts in Postal Telegraph Company's system used
by Fire Department . . . . . . 1,411
* There are several boxes installed by the Schoolhouse Department and others, so as to
be accessible to public, which are not counted as street boxes.
26 City Document No. 13.
Fire Alarm Apparatus.
Tappers in service 134
Boston tappers in adjacent towns and cities . . 6
Tappers connected to adjacent system in Boston Fire
Department stations 6
Gongs in service . . . . . . . 121
Registers in service (outside of Fire Alarm Office) . 25
Relays in service 12
Telephones in department system .... 134
Public exchange telephones ...... 8
Tower Bells.
Pounds.
Bells in service:
Faneuil Hall 5,816
Bells owned by Fire Department, but not in service :
Engine 29, Chestnut Hill avenue, Brighton, steel . 1,535
Engine 30 (old house), Mt. Vernon street, West
Roxbury, steel . 1,000
Saratoga Street Church, East Boston, steel . : 1,968
Trinity Church, Trenton street, East Boston,
composition 1,760
Old hose house, Hyde Park avenue .... —
Public Clocks.
Thirty tower clocks, twenty-five of which are owned
by the city, are taken care of by this department.
Sixty-two reports of clock troubles were attended to,
and quite extensive repairs were made on the clock of
the Tremont Street Methodist Episcopal Church. The
weight rope in St. Augustine's Church, South Boston,
broke, causing considerable damage to the building.
Geoege L. Fickett.
Fire Department. 27
SUPERINTENDENT OF REPAIR SHOP.
Boston, February 9, 1915.
From: Superintendent of Repair Shop.
To: The Fire Commissioner:
Subject: Repair Work for Fiscal Year of 1914.
I respectfully submit the following table giving the
number of repairs on horse-driven apparatus and auto-
mobile apparatus in the Repair Shop Branch and their
cost; also the number of repairs done on both by outside
firms and the cost. The number of repairs made at
company quarters by department mechanics and by
outside firms is shown, and the amount of material
furnished where the work was done by members of the
respective companies. Repairs on furniture is also
included.
Horse-driven Apparatus.
Number of jobs done in repair shop . . . . 2,535
Cost for material and labor $24,980
Number of jobs by outside firms 350
Cost of jobs by outside firms $7,890
Motor Apparatus.
Number of jobs done in repair shop .... 482
Cost for material and labor $3,800
Number of jobs done by outside firms, including shoes
and tubes 609
Cost of the above $3,253
House Repairs.
Number of repairs by carpenters, plumbers, painters
and steamfitters 392
Cost of the above . $15,100
Number of jobs done by outside firms .... 139
Cost of jobs done by outside firms .... $2,455
Stock furnished, work done by company members . $1,459
Furniture Repairs.
Number of jobs done in repair shop .... 44
Cost of jobs done in repair shop $136
Number of jobs done by outside firms .... 26
Cost of jobs done by outside firms ....
28 City Document No. 13.
Outside Work on Apparatus.
43 Springs applied and repaired on horse-driven apparatus.
26 Springs applied and repaired on motor apparatus.
Repair Shop Repairs.
Solid tires were applied to 30 engine wheels.
Solid tires were applied to 14 ladder wheels.
Solid tires were applied to 5 chemical wheels.
Solid tires were applied to 4 D. C. wheels.
Motor Apparatus.
90 Storage batteries recharged by the Exide Company.
25 Storage batteries recharged in the repair shop.
105 Prest-O-Lite tanks were exchanged.
46 Automobile shoes were repaired outside repair shop.
306 Automobile inner tubes were repaired outside repair shop.
Apparatus Rebuilt.
Engines 6 and 34.
Towers 1, 2 and 3 and Ladder 15 changed to tractors.
General Repairs and Overhauling on
6 Ladder trucks, Ladders 6, 13, 21, 24, 29 and spare truck.
7 Chemicals, Chemicals 1, 3, 4, 5, 8 and 13. Chemical 10 in
repair shop.
12 Fire engines, Engines 4, 6, 7, 9, 12, 22, 36, 39, 43, 45 and 48.
10 Hose wagons, Hose Wagons 1, 6, 9, 11, 12, 16, 23, 24, 26
and 43.
Hose. Feet.
Total purchased during the year 20,734|
Total condemned during the year 15,637^
Amount in use February 1, 1915 136,41 If
Amount in store February 1, 1915 .... 5,881
1,200 feet 2^-inch Eureka hose was furnished to this depart-
ment by the city of Salem to replace hose destroyed at the
fire in that city, June 25, 1914.
Miscellaneous.
Numerous small jobs by carpenters, plumbers, painters
and steamfitters. Boilers installed in Engines 30 and 41,
Ladder 19 and Chemical 2, besides making improvements
in the heating system throughout the department.
Respectfully submitted,
E. M. Byington,
Superintendent.
Fire Department.
29
BOSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT VETERINARY
HOSPITAL.
From: The Department Veterinarian. Boston, February 4, 1915.
To: The Fire Commissioner:
Subject: Annual Report.
Sir, — I respectfully report for the year ending Janu-
ary 31, 1915, the number of calls received for treatment
of sick and injured horses and for medicines was 950.
There were 350 horses treated at the Veterinary
Hospital for sickness and injuries and 312 treated in their
respective quarters for minor troubles.
There were 388 calls for medicines for emergency use.
The health and condition of the horses of this depart-
ment is excellent.
The number of horses purchased, sold, died, killed in
service and destroyed for the year ending January 31,
1915, is as follows:
Total number on hand, February 1, 1914
407
Total number on hand, February 1, 1915
343
Horses purchased
25
Horses sold
73
Horses died
5
Horses destroyed
10
Horses killed in service ....
1
Daniel P. Keogh, M. D. V.
30 City Document No. 13.
HEADQUARTERS FIRE DEPARTMENT.
From: The Medical Examiner. Boston, February 1, 1915.
To: The Fire Commissioner:
Subject: Annual Report.
I have the honor to report for the year ending January
31, 1915, as follows:
Number of cases of illness . . . . . . . 289
Number of cases of injury 720
Remained on duty . 579
The total number of injuries appears large, but this is
due to the stricter observance of the rule that all injuries,
however slight, must be reported.
Examinations.
For appointment as probationary firemen . . . . 17
General examinations, including probationers, at the
expiration of their terms . . . . . . .1,531
House and hospital visits .156
The health of the men has been exceptionally good,
the principal ailments being acute bronchial affections
in the winter and spring, and gastro-intestinal disorders
in the summer months. The thirty-seven medicine
chests carried on the different apparatus have been
regularly inspected and invariably found in first-class
order, for which great credit is due to the commanding
officers.
Deaths.
Lieut. William Hughes, Engine Company 20, February
24, 1914, of injuries received at box 945, January 14,
1914.
Thomas F. Turner, repair shop, March 2, 1914,
suicide.
Raymond V. Landry, Engine Company 26-35, July
25, 1914, drowning.
Lieut. William H. Magner, Ladder Company 9,
December 18, 1914, fractured skull and multiple injuries.
Fire Department. 31
Thomas W. Devney, Engine Company 38-39, Decem-
ber 25, 1914, fatally injured in quarters.
In closing permit me to thank you for your unfailing
courtesy, and your subordinate officers for their cheerful
and loyal support in the discharge of my duties.
Respectfully,
R. W. Sprague,
Medical Examiner.
32 City Document No. 13.
GASOLENE BOARD.
From: Gasolene Board. Boston, February 1, 1915.
To: The Fire Commissioner:
Subject: Annual Report.
I respectfully report for the year ending January 31,
1915, as follows:
During this period the Board has made 602 inspections
and passed upon plans for new or alterations of 517
buildings in which gasolene was to be stored.
Seven hundred thirty-five reports have been made to
the Fire Commissioner on various matters.
The system of regulations which were arbitrarily
brought into existence by the former Board has been
abolished. These regulations were based upon self-given
authority and tended to create great dissatisfaction
among property owners and builders. These same
property owners and builders are now only too willing
to adopt the regulations from us by delegated authority
from the District Police and the new regulations of the
Fire Prevention Commissioner of the metropolitan
district.
Conferences have been held with the Building Depart-
ment, District Police, Street Commissioners, Fire Pre-
vention Commissioner and Law Department. .
Demonstrations of safety devices have been witnessed
in New York, New Jersey and Boston.
During the past year the Board has passed on 308
applications for the storage of combustible oils, super-
vised 312 transportations of high explosives and passed
upon 323 blasting and transportation permits of high
explosives for contractors.
The Board has made 53 inspections of magazines
where high explosives are stored.
The Fire Prevention Commissioner has turned over to
the Fire Commissioner his authority on the work that
comes under this branch and has sought the advice of
this Board on these matters for neighboring cities and
towns.
Michael J. Gilligan,
Inspector of Explosives and Combustibles.
Fire Department. 33
MOTOR APPARATUS.
From: Supervisor of Motor Apparatus.
To: The Fire Commissioner:
Subject: Annual Report.
Boston, March 9, 1915.
I respectfully state that on February 1, 1915, there
were fifty-eight (58) pieces of motor apparatus owned by
the Fire Department. Thirty (30) of these were chiefs'
cars, fire alarm repair shop and Veterinary Hospital cars
of the touring and runabout type and termed light
apparatus. Twenty-eight (28) were of the heavy truck
type such as ladder trucks, pumping engines, hose
wagons, chemicals and tractors and termed heavy
apparatus. Three (3) of the heavy type are not yet in
commission, namely, Tower No. 1, Ladder No. 8 and
Ladder No. 14. Sixteen (16) heavy pieces and four (4)
light pieces of this apparatus have been placed in commis-
sion since May 29, 1914.
On February 1, 1915, there was a total of two hundred
(200) men in this department who were capable of
operating at least one of the different kinds of motor
apparatus in this department. Of this number, ninety-
one (91) have been trained since I was appointed super-
visor of motor apparatus, May 29, 1914.
From May 29, 1914, to February 1, 1915, there have
been three hundred and seventy-three (373) repairs
made on automobiles in the repair shop by repair men
and chauffeurs assigned to the auto squad, and one
hundred and ninety-three (193) made outside of shop, on
the road and in quarters, generally during the night and
on Sundays, by the chauffeurs assigned to duty on the
automobile apparatus.
A card system has been originated covering description
and record of apparatus, expense account of each sepa-
rate piece and a service record as well as a chauffeur's
record.
A chauffeur's school has been installed and in opera-
tion (the department owns all the appliances), and many
new mechanical devices for repairing automobiles have
34 City Document No. 13.
been installed, such as chain hoist (Franklin crane),
Arbor press, welding and cutting off outfit, wrecking
truck and other devices, making the repair work much
more expedient than could be possible without these
devices.
Respectfully submitted,
N. Boutilier,
Supervisor of Motor Apparatus.
Fire Department.
35
THE DEPARTMENT ORGANIZATION.
Commissioner, John Grady.
Chief Clerk, Benjamin F. Underhill.
Chief of Department, Peter F. McDonough.
Superintendent of Construction and Repairs, Eugene M.
Byington.
Superintendent of Fire Alarms, George L. Fickett.
Chief Operator and Assistant Superintendent of Fire Alarms,
Richard Donahue.
Veterinarian, Daniel P. Keogh.
Medical Examiner, Rurus W. Sprague.
STRENGTH AND PAY.
Headquarters.
1 Commissioner
1 Chief clerk
1 Medical examiner
1 Bookkeeper
2 Clerks
1 Clerk
1 Clerk
1 Assistant engineer (messenger)
1 Private (inspector explosives) *
10
Fire-fighting Branch.
1 Chief of department
2 Deputy chiefs
15 District chiefs
57 Captains .
92 Lieutenants
1 Private, aid to chief
50 Engineers
4 Engineers
5 Engineers
1 Engineer .
42 Assistant engineers
6 Assistant engineers
1 Assistant engineer .
Per annum.
$5,000
2,500
1,300
1,850
1,600
1,400
1,200
1,400
1,400
$4,000
3,000
2,300
1,800
1,600
1,400
1,500
1,300
1,200
900
1,400
1,300
1,000
* Detailed from fire-fighting branch.
36
City Document No. 13.
701 Privates:
432
46
51
46
88
34
4
Per annum.
$1,400
1,300
1,200
1,100
1,000
900
720
978
Repaie Shop Branch.
1 Superintendent
1 Captain, assistant superintendent * .
1 Lieutenant, foreman of hose and harness shop,
1 Engineer (master plumber) * . . .
1 Hoseman (master carpenter) * . . .
1 Hoseman (master painter) * ...
4 Privates *
Employees.
1 Clerk
1 Clerk
1 Clerk
1 Engineer .
3 Firemen .
2 Plumbers
1 Steamfitter
7 Painters .
1 Wheelwright .
1 Wheelwright .
1 Machinist
6 Machinists
1 Foreman blacksmith
3 Blacksmiths
6 Blacksmith's helpers
3 Carpenters
1 Vulcanizer
2 Hose and harness repairers
1 Hose and harness repairer
4 Laborers ....
$2,500
1,800
* 1,600
1,400
1,400
1,400
1,400
$1,300
1,050
1,300
Per day.
$3 50
3 25
4 40
4 00
3 50
3 75
3 25
4 00
3 75
4 00
3 75
2 75
3 50
3 00
3 50
2 50
2 50
57
Fire Alarm Branch.
1 Superintendent
1 Chief operator and assistant superintendent
Per annum.
$2,500
2,300
* Detailed from fire-fighting branch.
Fire Department.
37
Operating Force.
4 Principal operators
3 Operators
4 Assistant operators
3 Assistant operators
1 Assistant operator .
Construction Force.
1 Foreman
1 Assistant foreman
1 Clerk .
1 Clerk * .
1 Repairer *
1 Machinist
2 Machinists
19 Repairers, linemen and wiremen (average)
1 Hostler . .
45
Veterinary Hospital Branch.
1 Veterinarian
1 Captain, assistant to veterinarian
3 Hostlers (average) . . . ' .
1 Horseshoer
Per annum.
$1,600
1,400
1,200
Ppr day.
$2 75
2 50
Per annum.
$2,000
Per day.
$3 75
Per annum.
$1,140
1,400
1,400
Per day.
$4 25
3 75
3 63
2 50
Per annum.
$2,300
1,800
Per day.
$2 50
3 50
1,096
CHIEF OF DEPARTMENT.
Peter F. McDonough.
Headquarters, Engine House 26-35, Mason Street.
The Chief is in charge of the fire protection of the
city, which is divided into two divisions, each com-
manded by a deputy chief, which are subdivided into
fifteen districts, each commanded by a district chief.
Division 1.
Deputy Chief, John O. Taber.
Headquarters, Ladder House 8, Fort Hill Square.
This division comprises Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7.
* Detailed from fire-fighting branch.
38 City Document No. 13.
District 1.
District Chief, John W. Godbold.
Headquarters, Ladder House 2, Paris Street,
East Boston.
All that portion of the city which is included within
the district known as East Boston.
Apparatus Located in the District. — Engines 5, 9, 11,
40, 47 (fireboat), Ladders 2, 21, Chemical 7.
District 2.
District Chief, William J. Gaffe y.
Headquarters, Ladder House 9, Main Street,
Charlestown.
All that portion of the city which is included within
the district known as Charlestown.
Apparatus Located in the District. — Engines 27, 32,
36, Ladders 9, 22, Chemicals 3, 9.
District 3.
District Chief, Stephen J. Rydek.
Headquarters, Ladder House 18, Pittsburgh Street.
All that portion of the city which is included within
a line beginning at the intersection of State and Devon-
shire streets, thence easterly through State street to the
waterfront, thence southeasterly across the harbor to
the extension of C street, South Boston, thence southerly
through C street to Cypher street, thence northwesterly
through Cypher street to B street, thence southwesterly
through B street to West First street, thence westerly
through West First street to Atlantic Avenue Bridge,
thence through Atlantic Avenue Bridge and Atlantic
avenue to Summer street, thence westerly through Sum-
mer street to Devonshire street, thence through Devon-
shire street to the point of beginning.
Apparatus Located in the District. — Engines 25, 38,
39, 44 (fireboat), Ladders 8, 14, 18, Water Tower 3.
District 4-
District Chief, John E. Madison.
Headquarters, Engine House 4, Bulfinch Street.
All that portion of the city which is included within
a line beginning at the intersection of State and Devon-
shire streets, thence through Devonshire street southerly
Fire Department. 39
to Water street, thence westerly through Water street
to Washington street, thence southerly through Wash-
ington street to School street, thence through School
street and Beacon street to Charles street, thence north-
erly through Charles street to Pinckney street, thence
westerly through Pinckney street to the Cambridge
boundary line, thence northerly along said Cambridge
boundary line to its intersection with the tracks of the
Eastern Division of the Boston & Maine Railroad,
thence northeasterly to the Warren Avenue Drawbridge,
thence easterly to the Charlestown Drawbridge, thence
northeasterly and then southerly around the waterfront
to the extension of State street, thence through State
street to the point of beginning.
Apparatus Located in the District. — Engines 4, 6, 8,
31 (fireboat), Ladders 1, 24, Chemical 1, Water Tower 1.
District 5.
District Chief, William Coulter.
Headquarters, Engine House 26-35, Mason Street.
All that portion of the city which is included within a
line beginning at the intersection of Devonshire and
Water streets, thence running westerly through Water
street to Washington street, thence southerly through
Washington street to School street, thence through School
street and Beacon street to Charles street, thence
northerly through Charles street to Pinckney street,
thence westerly through Pinckney street to the Cam-
bridge boundary line, thence southerly along said
boundary line to the extension of Otter street, thence
through Otter street to Beacon street, thence easterly
through Beacon street to Arlington street, thence through
Arlington street to Boylston street, thence easterly
through Boylston street to Church street, thence through
Church street to Providence street, thence through
Providence street to Columbus avenue, thence through
Columbus avenue to Church street, thence through
Church street to Tremont street, thence northerly
through Tremont street to Pleasant street, thence south-
easterly through Pleasant street and Broadway extension
to Fort Point channel, thence northerly through Fort
Point channel to Atlantic Avenue Bridge, thence through
Atlantic Avenue Bridge and Atlantic avenue to Summer
street, thence westerly through Summer street to Devon-
shire street, thence through Devonshire street to the
point of beginning.
40 City Document No. 13.
Apparatus Located in the District. — Engines 7, 10, 26,
35, Ladder 17, Chemical 2.
District 6.
District Chief, Edward J. Shallow.
Headquarters, Engine House 1, Dorchester Street,
South Boston.
All that portion of the city which is included within
a line beginning at the intersection of Atlantic Avenue
Bridge and Fort Point channel, thence southerly through
Atlantic Avenue Bridge to West First street, thence
through West First street to B street, thence northerly
through B street to Cypher street, thence through
Cypher street to C street, thence northerly through C
street to the waterfront, thence by the waterfront south-
easterly, then westerly to the extension of Columbia
road, thence through Columbia road to Mt. Vernon
street, thence through Mt. Vernon street to Willow
court, thence through Willow court to Massachusetts
avenue, thence through Massachusetts avenue to the
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad tracks
(inclusive) , thence northerly along said tracks (inclusive) ,
to the South bay, thence northerly to Fort Point channel,
thence through Fort Point channel to the point of
beginning.
Apparatus Located in the District.— Engines 1, 2, 15,
43, Ladders 5, 19, 20, Chemical 8.
District 7.
District Chief, Peter E. Walsh.
Headquarters, Engine House 22, Warren Avenue.
All that portion of the city which is included within
a line beginning at the intersection of Beacon and Otter
streets, thence easterly through Beacon street to Arling-
ton street, thence through Arlington street to Boylston
street, thence easterly through Boylston street to
Church street, thence through Church street to Provi-
dence street, thence through Providence street to
Columbus avenue, thence through Columbus avenue
to Church street, thence through Church street to
Tremont street, thence northerly through Tremont
street to Pleasant street, thence easterly through Pleas-
ant street and Broadway extension to Fort Point
channel, thence southerly through Fort Point channel
Fire Department. 41
to the Roxbury canal, thence southerly through the
Roxbury canal to Massachusetts avenue, thence north-
westerly through Massachusetts avenue to the Cam-
bridge boundary line, thence northeasterly along said
boundary line to a point opposite the extension of
Otter street, thence through Otter street to the point
of beginning.
Apparatus Located in the District.— Engines 3, 22,
33, Ladders 3, 13, 15, Chemical 4, Water Tower 2.
Division 2.
Deputy Chief, Charles H. W. Pope.
Headquarters, Ladder House 4, Dudley Street.
This division comprises Districts 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13,
14 and 15.
District 8.
District Chief, Daniel F. Sennott.
Headquarters, Ladder House 12, Tremont Street.
All that portion of the city within a line beginning at
the intersection of Massachusetts avenue and the Cam-
bridge boundary line, thence through Massachusetts
avenue to Washington street, thence southerly through
Washington street to Marcella street, thence by Mar-
cella street to Centre street, by Centre street to New
Heath street, thence by New Heath street to Heath
square to Heath street, thence by South Huntington
avenue to Huntington avenue, thence by Huntington
avenue to the Brookline boundary line, thence northerly
and easterly along the Brookline boundary line to the
Cottage Farm Bridge (inclusive), thence northerly
through Essex street to the Cambridge boundary line,
thence easterly by said Cambridge boundary line to the
point of beginning.
Apparatus Located in the District. — Engines 13, 14,
37, Ladders 12, 26, Chemical 12.
District 9.
District Chief, Michael Walsh.
Headquarters, Engine House 12, Dudley Street.
All that portion of the city within a line beginning at
the intersection of the extension of Columbia road and
the Old Harbor, thence running westerly through
Columbia road to Mt. Vernon street, thence through
42 City Document No. 13.
Mt. Vernon street to Willow court, thence through
Willow court to Massachusetts avenue, thence through
Massachusetts avenue to the New York, New Haven &
Hartford Railroad tracks (exclusive), thence northerly
along said tracks (exclusive) to the South bay, thence
westerly along said South bay to the Roxbury canal,
thence southerly through the Roxbury canal to Massa-
chusetts avenue, thence northwesterly through Massa-
chusetts avenue to Washington street, thence southerly
through Washington street to Elmore street, thence
easterly through Elmore street to Monroe street,
thence easterly through Monroe street to Warren
street, thence southeasterly through Warren street to
Sunderland street, thence through Sunderland street to
Stanwood street, thence through Stanwood street to
Columbia road, thence northeasterly through Columbia
road to Stoughton street, thence easterly through
Stoughton street to Pleasant street, thehfce through
Pleasant street to Savin Hill avenue, thence easterly
and northerly through Savin Hill avenue to Evandale
terrace, thence through Evandale terrace to waterfront,
thence northerly along waterfront to the point of
beginning.
Apparatus Located in the District. — Engines 12, 21,
23, 24, Ladder 4, Chemical 10.
District 10.
District Chief, John W. Murphy.
Headquarters, Engine House 18, Harvard Street,
Dorchester.
All that portion of the city within a line beginning at
the intersection of the extension of Evandale terrace and
Dorchester bay, thence thrpugh Evandale terrace to
Savin Hill avenue, thence northerly and westerly through
Savin Hill avenue to Pleasant street, thence northerly
through Pleasant and Stoughton streets to Columbia
road, thence southerly through Columbia road to Blue
Hill avenue, thence southerly through Blue Hill avenue
to Canterbury street, thence through Canterbury street
to Morton street, thence southerly through Morton
street to Blue Hill avenue, thence northerly through
Blue Hill avenue to Woodrow avenue, thence through
Woodrow avenue to Norfolk street, thence through
Norfolk street to Centre street, thence through Centre
street to Adams street, thence northerly through Adams
Fire Department. 43
street to Mill street, thence through Mill street to
Preston street, thence through Preston street to Free-
port street, thence southerly through Freeport street to
Dorchester bay, thence northerly along the water-
front to point of beginning.
Apparatus Located in the District. — Engine Company
17, 18, Ladders 7, 29, Chemical 11.
District 11.
District Chief, Henry A. Fox.
Headquarters, Engine House 41, Harvard Avenue,
Brighton.
All that portion of the city included within the dis-
trict known as Brighton which is west of the Cottage
Farm Bridge and Essex street.
Apparatus Located in the District. — Engines 29, 34,
41, Ladders 11, 31, Chemical 6.
District 12.
District Chief, Michael J. Mulligan.
Headquarters, Engine House 28, Centre Street,
Jamaica Plain.
All that portion of the city known as West Roxbury
and Jamaica Plain within a line beginning at the inter-
section of Washington and Morton streets, thence by
Morton street to Canterbury street, thence by Canter-
bury street to Blue Hill avenue, thence by Blue Hill
avenue to Columbia road, thence by Columbia road to
Stanwood street, thence by Stanwood and Sunderland
streets to Warren street, thence by Warren street to
Munroe street, thence by Munroe street to Elmore
street, thence by Elmore street to Washington street,
thence by Washington street to Marcella street, thence
by Marcella street to Centre street, thence by Centre
street to New Heath street, thence by New Heath street
to Heath square, thence through Heath square to Heath
street, thence by Heath street to South Huntington
avenue, thence by South Huntington avenue to Hunting-
ton avenue, thence by Huntington avenue to the Brook-
line boundary line, thence southeasterly along said
Brookline boundary line to Perkins street, thence by
Perkins street to Prince street, thence by Prince street
to the Arborway, thence by the Arborway to the point
of beginning.
44 City Document No. 13.
Apparatus Located in the District. — Engines 28, 42,
Ladders 10, 23, 30, Chemical 5.
District 13.
District Chief, Michael J. Kennedy.
Headquarters, Engine House 45, corner Washington
and Poplar Streets, Roslindale.
All that portion of the city beginning at the inter-
section of Washington and Morton streets, thence by
Morton street to Harvard street, thence by Harvard
street to Ashland street, thence by Ashland street to and
across the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
tracks, thence southerly along the New York, New
Haven & Hartford Railroad tracks to the boundary
line of Ward 26, thence southwesterly along the said
boundary line of Ward 26 to the Dedham boundary line,
thence along the Dedham boundary line to the Newton
boundary line, thence northeasterly along the Newton
boundary line to the Brookline boundary line, thence
southeasterly and thence northerly along said Brookline
boundary line to Perkins street, thence by Perkins street
to Prince street, thence by Prince street to the Arborway,
thence by the Arborway to the point of beginning.
Apparatus Located in the District. — Engines 30, 45,
Ladders 16, 25, Chemical 13.
District 14-
District Chief, Maurice Heffernan.
Headquarters, Engine House 46, Peabody Square,
Dorchester.
All that portion of the city within a line beginning
at the intersection of Dorchester bay and Freeport
street (Commercial Point), thence northerly through
Freeport street to Preston street, thence through Preston
street to Mill street, thence through Mill street to
Adams street, thence southerly through Adams street
to Centre street, thence through Centre street to Nor-
folk street, thence through Norfolk street to Woodrow
avenue, thence through Woodrow avenue to Blue Hill
avenue, thence southerly through Blue Hill avenue to
Morton street, thence northwesterly through Morton
street to Harvard street, thence southerly through Har-
vard street to Oakland street, thence through Oakland
street to Rexford street, thence through Rexford street
Fire Department. 45
to Blue Hill avenue, thence northerly through Blue Hill
avenue to Fremont street, thence through Fremont
street to the Neponset river, thence along the Neponset
river and Dorchester bay northwesterly to the point of
beginning.
Apparatus Located in the District. — Engines 16, 20,
46, Ladders 6, 2.7.
District 15.
District Chief, Walter M. McLean.
Headquarters, Engine House 48, Corner Harvard
Avenue and Winthrop Street, Hyde Park.
All that portion of the city within a line beginning
at the intersection of the extension of Fremont street
and the Milton boundary line, thence through Fremont
street to Blue Hill avenue, thence southerly through
Blue Hill avenue to Rexford street, thence through Rex-
ford street to Oakland street, thence westerly through
Oakland street to Ashland street, thence through Ash-
land street to the New York, New Haven & Hartford
Railroad tracks (inclusive), thence southerly along the
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad tracks
(inclusive) to the boundary line of Hyde Park, thence
along the Hyde Park boundary line to the Dedham
boundary line, thence southeasterly along the Dedham
boundary line to the Milton boundary line, thence
along the Milton boundary line to the point of beginning.
Apparatus Located in the District. — Engines 19, 48,
Ladder 28, Chemical 14, Hose 49.
Note. — Wherever a street, channel or bridge is named the center line of each will be
the line used. Inspections of the following-named islands will be made under special
orders issued by the Chief of Department: Apple, Castle, Gallop's, George's, Governor's,
Long, Lovell's, Rainsford, Deer, Thompson's and Spectacle.
46
City Document No. 13.
FIRE STATIONS.
Location and Valuation.
Location.
Number
of Feet
in Lot.
Assessed
Valuation.
Occupied by
Dorchester and Fourth streets
8,169
S25.800
Engine 1 and Ladder 5.
Corner of and Fourth streets
4,000
16,200
Engine 2.
Bristol street and Harrison avenue. . .
4,000
30,000
Engine 3 and Ladder 3.
6,098
1,647
96,000
9,000
Engine 4, Chemical 1 and
Tower 1.
Engine 5.
2,269
1,893
2,568
4,720
1,886
10,000
40,000
39,200
27,200
33,300
20,500
40,000
Engine 6.
Engine 7.
Engine 8.
Engine 9 and Ladder 2.
Engine 10.
Saratoga and Byron sts., East Boston,
Engine 11 and Ladder 21.
7,320
25,000
Engine 12.
4,832
5,713
2,803
12,736
14,800
14,600
18,600
19,200
Engine 13.
Engine 14.
Engine 15.
Corner River and Temple streets. . . .
Engine 16 and Ladder 6.
Meeting House Hill, Dorchester
9,450
17,300
Engine 17 and Ladder 7.
9,440
18,800
Engine 18.
7,683
9,000
10,341
7,500
3,445
14,200
17,300
17,100
62,500
11,200
Engine 19.
Engine 20 and Ladder 27.
Engine 21.
Engine 22 and Ladder 13.
Engine 23.
Corner Warren and Quincy streets. . .
4,186
18,100
Engine 24.
4,175
5,623
2,600
100,600
207,000
17,500
Engine 25, Ladder 8 and
Ladder 14.
Engines 26 and 35.
Engine 27.
10,377
28,300
Engine 28 and Ladder 10.
14,358
37,200
Engine 29 and Ladder 11.
12,251
25,000
Engine 30 and Ladder 25.
Fire Department.
Fire Stations. — Concluded.
47
Location.
Number
of Feet
in Lot.
Assessed
Valuation.
Occupied by
§15,700
25,000
Public Works Department.
Bunker Hill street, Charlestown
8,188
Engine 32.
Corner Boylston and Hereford streets,
5,646
108,000
Engine 33 and Ladder 15.
4,637
17,800
Engine 34.
Monument street, Charlestown
5,668
21,000
Engine 36 and Ladder 22.
Corner Longwood and Brookline aves.,
5,231
14,300
Engine 37 and Ladder 26.
Congress street
4,000
40,000
Engines 38 and 39.
4,010
18,000
Engine 40.
Harvard avenue, near Cambridge
street, Brighton.
Washington street, at Egleston square,
6,112
3,848
25,500
22,900
Engine 41.
Engine 42 and Ladder 30.
Andrew square
5,133
19,600
Engine 43 and Ladder 20.
30,000
22,400
23,200
Engine 44, fireboat.
Washington street, corner Poplar
street, Roslindale.
Dorchester avenue, Ashmont
14,729
4,875
Engine 45 and Ladder 16.
Engine 46.
Adjoining South Ferry, East Boston. .
11,950
31,600
Engine 47, fireboat.
Harvard avenue and Winthrop street,
Hyde Park.
9,450
3,412
5,230
40,100
23,600
15,400
Engine 48, Ladder 28 and
Chemical 14.
Chemical 3.
889
9,300
4,300
40,600
Saratoga street, East Boston
Chemical Engine 7.
1,800
7,800
Chemical Engine 8.
1,790
8,000
Corner Callender and Lyons streets. .
7,200
13,200
Chemical 11 and Ladder 29.
Corner Walk Hill and Wenham streets,
11,253
17,800
Chemical 13.
1,676
3,923
37,200
26,000
Main street, Charlestown
4,290
16,400
Ladder 9 and Chemical 9.
4,311
2,134
25,600
22,900
Harrison avenue
Ladder 17.
Pittsburgh street, South Boston
8,964
39,900
Ladder 18 and Tower 3.
3,101
6,S75
10,700
21,400
Washington street, Dorchester
Ladder 23 and Chemical 5.
3,918
9,889
19,800
42,000
Ladder 24.
Ladder 31.
Sprague and Milton streets, Hyde
Park district, on land owned by the
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Railroad.
*
Hose 49.
1 Building of little value and belongs to city.
48 City Document No. 13.
Headquarters Building, corner of Albany and
Bristol streets, 15,679 feet of land . . _. $113,000
Water Tower No. 2 and wrecking wagon are in
Headquarters Building.
OTHER BUILDINGS.
Repair Shop, 363 Albany street, 8,000 feet of
land . $68,000
Veterinary Hospital, Atkinson street, 64,442 feet
of land 75,000
Coal station, Dorchester street, 1,610 feet of land, 3,100
Coal station, Salem street, 417 feet of land . . 4,400
Coal station, Main street, Charlestown, 2,430 feet
of land 6,500
1,980 square feet of land and buildings at corner
of Park and Joiner streets, Charlestown, cost . 10,300
Total value of land, wharves and buildings . . 2,209,800
LEASED BUILDINGS.
Building No. 50 Bristol street used by the Fire Alarm
Branch as workshop, storeroom and stable.
Part of building 240-256 Dover street used as store-
house for spare apparatus.
About 800 square feet of shed on Sleeper street (New
Haven Terminal Stores) used as a coal station.
Part of building 11 Atherton street used for storage.
Fire Department.
49
CANNEL COAL STATIONS.
Division 1.
District.
Location.
CaDacity.
(Tons.)
Wagons.
1
Engine 11
12
20
35
35
15
45
6
1
5
16
20
35
20
20
25
1
1
2
2
Engine 36
1
2
Ladder 9
Chemical 3
1
2
3
....1.,.
3
3
Engines 38 and 39
1
3
4
1
4
Ladder 24
2
Engine 26
1
5
6
Chemical 2
Engine 2
Dorchester street, 330
Engine 33
3
1
6
7
2
1
Division 2.
s
Engine 13
40
10
20
5
6
5
7
3
5
7
7
10
8
8
Engine 37
9
Engine 12
9
Engine 21
9
Engine 23
9
10
Engine 17
10
Engine 18
11
Engine 29
11
Engine 34
11
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City Document No. 13.
Division 2. — Concluded.
District.
Location.
Capacity.
(Tons.)
Wagons.
11
12
12
12
12
14
14
14
15
15
15
Ladder 31
Engine 28
Engine 30
Engine 42
Engine 45
Engine 16
Engine 20
Engine 46
Engine 19
Engine 48
Hose 49. .
10
20
9
9
9
5
7
4
8
10
1
APPARATUS.
Engines. — 45 in service, 8 in re-
serve.
Ladder Trucks. — 31 in service, 9 in
reserve.
Chemical Engines. — 13 in service, 3 in
reserve.
Water Towers. — 3 in service, 1 in
reserve.
Fireboats. — 3 in service.
Hose Wagons. — 42 in service, 8 in
reserve.
Motor Cars. — 30 in service.
Motor Combination Wagons. — 7 in
service.
Miscellaneous. — 41 fuel wagons, 6
repair wagons, 2 supply wagons, 3 manure
wagons, 30 hose pungs, 3 jobbing pungs,
4 fire alarm pungs, 3 hydrant pungs.
Fiee Department.
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Fire Department.
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Number of Runs of Each Company. — Continued.
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14
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26
23
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27
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21
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11
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18
16
13
14
9
12
11
35
45
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19
21
36
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Engine 34 .
Engine 35 .
Engine 36 .
Engine 37 .
Engine 38 .
Engine 39 .
Engine 40 .
Engine 41 .
Engine 42 .
Engine 43 .
Engine 44 .
Engine 45.
Engine 46 .
Engine 47 .
Engine 48.
Hose 49 . . .
Ladder 1 .
Ladder 2.
Ladder 3 .
Ladder 4 .
Ladder 5 .
Ladder 6 .
Ladder 7 .
Ladder 8 .
Ladder 9.
Ladder 10.
Ladder 11.
Ladder 12.
Ladder 13.
Ladder 14.
Ladder 15.
Ladder 16.
Ladder 17.
Ladder 18.
Ladder 19.
31
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11
11
3
3
11
11
19
14
1
2
17
16
24
11
16
15
27
13
23
30
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6
4
7
16
14
7
3
7
8
6
4
46
34
29
13
30
35
17
17
17
24
7
6
24
24
40
29
9
10
22
12
8
10
27
14
43
34
23
23
24
17
2
4
37
36
8
11
9
14
36
16
15
17
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23
17
44
18
2
17
11
28
19
23
17
18
13
44
25
3
12
15
7
16
28
14
11
10
6
12
4
50
46
28
21
21
26
28
26
31
20
13
13
27
19
30
35
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20
12
10
17
14
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32
29
28
22
27
22
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24
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7
20
14
14
13
3
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15 24
1
13
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293
176
30
170
287
18
191
245
245
240
329
97
160
211
124
125
101
551
267
328
309
257
123
257
425
186
170
168
361
388
295
227
71
306
117
147
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37
30
12
28
17
7
13
8
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8
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6
8
18
9
11
19
17
6
5
6
7
16
13
12
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58
6
30
17
13
14
24
10
17
11
13
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7
9
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21
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24
25
24
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20
24
12
4
8
13
12
6
28
20
2
7
13
9
29
24
13
52
45
6
32
29
16
18
19
4
21
34
32
20
15
19
4
11
29
18
25
21
22
4
17
15
10
27
22
17
64
41
15
24
22
19
27
45
17
25
28
41
16
15
12'
4
2
16
11
19
29
23
4
10
12
6
26
19
17
58
44
12
24
25
17
18
24
12
23
28
26
9
6
10
2
6
13
10
13
12
22
3
8
8
5
13
16
14
46
35
6
17
10
14
12
15
9
31
11
24
11
9
8
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3
18
19
13
22
21
4
12
11
4
14
16
19
52
40
9
33
19
24
26
22
8
29
14
27
14
5
12
4
4
23
17
10
24
27
5
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12
13
34
15
25
52
39
5
25
21
13
21
31
8
27
22
25
22
16
8
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7
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14
18
35
25
6
13
10
9
40
31
20
59
50
7
32
33
29
26
14
15
39
20
29
13
14
5
7
10
13
17
33
27
8
11
9
10
23
16
71
49
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30
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26
25
14
16
11
21
12
11
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12
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27
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15
17
12
19
11
30
4
3
10
10
214
Ladder 21
Ladder 22
162
166
Ladder 23
309
Ladder 24
280
57
129
Ladder 27
107
Ladder 28
96
Ladder 29
274
Ladder 30
239
191
683
520
101
344
280
152
259
289
124
258
254
313
175
132
140
Tower 2
60
Tower 3
64
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Fire Department.
63
Expenditures for the Year.
Headquarters.
Salaries
$14,368 65
Printing
5,095 94
Stationery
1,711 60
Expert services ....
1,268 75
Books, papers and office expenses,
672 46
Care of headquarters
602 40
Expert accountant's services .
590 00
Postage
273 07
Traveling expenses ....
154 29
Exhibit Food Fair ....
115 00
Advertising
38 20
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Force.
Salaries $1,330,306 69
Horses :
Hay, grain and
straw . . . $50,293 61
Shoeing . . . 20,477 89
Harnesses and re-
pairs . . 7,324 37
Purchase and ex-
change . . 3,177 44
Horse hire . . 2,026 50
83,299 81
Fuel for engines and houses
48,982 98
Hose, pipes and repairs .
20,532 63
Supplies
16,257 33
Electric lighting ....
9,982 92
Furniture and bed-
ding . . . $7,520 56
Washing . . . 1,357 85
8,878 41
Uniform cloth
3,078 44
Rents
2,517 52
Medical services ....
1,794 36
Hats, badges and buttons
1,587 95
Gas
1,114 36
Chemicals . .
1,060 15
Ice
533 62
Carried forward . . $1,529,927 17 $24,890 36
64
City Document No. 13.
Brought forward
$1,529,927 17
$24,890 36
Expenses detailed men .
490 67
Removing ashes from fireboat
145 22
Medical supplies
76 66
Freights
68 63
Insurance
21 98
Damage
10 80
1,530,741 13
Veterinary Hospital.
Attendants, medicine, etc.
Repair Shop.
Pay rolls .
Materials, etc. .
Hardware and tools
Electric power .
561,106 72
33,243 39
5,419 11
610 20
Fire Alarm Branch.
Salaries
$58,094 71
Instruments, tools and repairs
11,288 53
Wire, cables and conduits
10,193 60
Repairs, alterations and extensions
4,747 86
Telephone service .
2,017 21
Rents
1,848 50
Electric power ....
1,365 27
Use of duct in East Boston Tunnel
, 450 36
Removing bells from towers .
440 00
Maps and plans
353 60
Car fares and traveling expenses
, 286 47
Repairing clocks ...
161 24
Electric light for clocks .
161 11
Repairing tower of St. Augustine'
5
Church
100 00
Time service ....
12 00
Repairs of Houses.
Repairs and alterations . . . $44,583 41
Bronze tablets . . . . . 330 00
Pensions . . . ... . . .
New Apparatus.
6 Tractors $28,110 00
1 Motor truck and 1 fire engine . 15,750 00
1 Motor aerial truck . . . 11,000 00
8,911 10
100,379 42
91,520 46
44,913 41
136,204 06
Carried forward
$54,860 00 $1,937,559 94
Fire Department.
65
Brought forward
2 Motor combination chemical and
hose wagons
2 1-ton motor trucks
1 Buick roadster
1 Second-hand engine
7 Extinguishers
$54,860 00 $1,937,559 94
9,290
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3,950
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$2,007,440 94
Special Appeopriations.
Automobile Apparatus.
2 Combination chemical engine and hose cars . ")
2 Combination pumping engine and hose cars .
2 Two-wheel front drive tractors ...,'} $41,847 65
1 Two-wheel front drive aerial truck . . . j "~"~~~^~ "
American-LaFrance Fire Engine Company . J
Fire Alarm Branch, Improvements.
Continuation of payments:
Overhauling, repairing and altering central
office transmitter $1,530 00
Total cost, $41,511.10.
Fireboat Quarters and Pier, Northern Avenue.
Tide water displacement $33 75
Fire Department Repair Shop, Construction.
Furnishings $444 00
Fire Station, Charlestown.
Payments on account:
Site, Park and Joiner streets .... $10,300 00
Architect, C. H. Blackall ..... 2,160 00
Surveys and plans 65 00
$12,525 00
66
City Document No. 13.
Recapitulation.
Fire Department
Automobile apparatus
Fire Alarm Branch, improvements
Fireboat quarters and pier, Northern avenue
Fire Department repair shop
Fire station, Charlestown ....
!,007,440 94
41,847 65
1,530 00
33 75
444 00
12,525 00
2,063,821 34
Income.
Rebate on bill
Damage to hose
Services of fire alarm employees .
Sale of manure
Sale of automobile
Contributions for damage to fire alarm boxes
lamp-posts, etc
Changing of fire alarm conduits .
Sale of old material
Licenses to sell fireworks and powder .
Sale of badges
Sale of fire alarm bells (City Council Order
October 5, 1914)
Heat and power to Dover Street Bath House
$0 45
25
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42
00
227
00
300
00
375
76
382
15
407
00
1,019
50
1,088
75
2,346
68
5,171
25
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Fire Department.
67
68
City Document No. 13.
Causes of Fires and Alarms from 1 January, 1914,
to 1 January, 1915.
Alarms, false, needless, bell
and still 751
Alarms out of city 12
Automatic alarms, false and
accidental 90
Automobiles 105
Brush, rubbish, etc 1,194
Careless use lamp, candle ... 82
Careless use matches and set
by rats 534
Careless use pipe, cigar and
cigarettes 170
Chimneys, soot burning 257
Clothes near stove 27
Defective chimney, stove
pipe, boiler 71
Electric wires, motor 109
Fireworks and firecrackers . . 27
Gas jet, gas stove 118
Gasolene, naphtha, benzine, 25
Grease in ventilator, oven . . 53
Hot ashes in wooden recep-
tacle 67
Incendiary and supposed ... 63
Lamp upsetting, explosion . . 37
Miscellaneous 48
Oil stove, careless use and
explosion 22
Overheated furnace, stove,
boiler 122
Set by boys 90
Sparks from chimneys,
stove 125
Sparks from locomotive,
engine 42
Spontaneous combustion.. . . 66
Thawing 95
Unknown 1,132
Total 5,534
Fire Extinguished By
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Fire Department. 69
Fires Where Loss Exceeded $15,000.
Date.
Location and Owner.
Loss.
1914
Jan. 2.
Jan. 14.
Jan. 14.
Jan. 30.
Feb. 9.
Feb. 10.
Feb. 16.
Feb. 19.
Feb. 25.
March 5 .
March 7.
March 8.
March 9
March 21 ,
April 2.
April 3.
April 14,
May 19,
May 19
May 21 ,
June 2
June 9
June 18
July 20
Aug. 22,
Aug. 28.
Oct. 6
Oct. 15
Oct. 28
Nov. 2
Nov. 7.
Nov. 7
Nov. 12
Nov. 14
Nov. 23
Nov. 24
Nov. 24
Dec. 9
Dec. 24
20-24 Medford street, Paris Paper Box Company
2175 Washington street, W. & A. Bacon Company
Boston & Maine Railroad Yard, off Nashua street
1-11 Union street, A. E. Dorr & Co
32 Purchase street, W. A. Woods & Co
Clarendon street and Columbus avenue (Second Universalist
Society)
130-132 Lincoln street, W. & J. Haartz
233 South street, J. D. Emerson Company
114 Fenway, Snyder & Rudnick
29 Brattle street, McCarthy & Co
65-69 Summer street, Carey & McNamara
1 1-17 Kingston street, H. Simon
65 Essex street, Standard Petticoat Company
23-31 School street, Posner Company
Rear 25-27 Stanhope street, K. A. Skinner
348-358 Congress street, W. H. McElwain Company
1315 Commonwealth avenue, J. R. Power et al
520-524 Atlantic avenue, A. M. Davis Company
168 Tremont street, Pelton Piano Company
42 Pearl street, Fairbanks Company
Ill Commonwealth avenue, J. A. Crafts
715 Boylston street, Driscoll, Inc
400 Border street, G. W. McQuesten Company
145-147 Pearl street, Landers Brothers Company
280-282 Commercial street, Carlisle Ayer Company
493 Huntington avenue, Spector & Segal ,
83-91 Dedham street, L. D. Johnson
Front street, Stimpson Company
396-398 Boylston street, Hall & Barreto
Brighton Abbatoir, S. S. Learnard
119 Summer street, Norea Flannel & Wool Company
4 Richards street, Hide Skin Importing Company
4-6 Alden court, Royal Laundry Company
48-52 Boylston street, Boston Young Men's Christian Union,
12-14 South street, Northwestern Leather Company
347-357 Cambridge street, Glenbrook Wine Company
82-84 Commercial street, M. F. Stinson & Co
Navy Yard Shed, No. 64, United States Government
164-170 Purchase street, Watson Brothers
844,507
160,958
15,500
23,469
43,036
67,206
50,185
20,645
65,635
21,694
34,249
39,752
19,735
93,664
21,786
66,774
93,435
110,168
20,500
34,304
42,993
43,549
44,432
28,910
26,443
46,192
22,540
32,654
23,277
26,982
24,042
18,888
56,154
25,848
47,762
44,250
23,327
20,000
51,709
70
City Document No. 13.
STATISTICS.
Population, 1 January, 1915 .
Area, square miles . .
Number brick, etc., buildings .
Number of wooden buildings .
Fires in brick and stone buildings
Fires in wooden buildings
Out of city . . . " " ' .
Not in buildings, false and needless
Total alarms .
746,917
47.34
29,159
72,936
1,700
1,514
12
2,308
5,534
Fire Loss for the Year Ending 31 December, 1914.
Buildings, loss insured
Contents, loss insured
Buildings, loss not insured
Contents, loss not insured
Total loss buildings and contents
Marine loss .'....
$33,596
115,277
$1,286,477
1,577,919
$2,864,396
148,873
$3,013,269
$31,358
YEARLY LOSS FOR THE PAST FIFTEEN
YEARS.
Year ending February
January
1
1901
$1,702,217
1
1902
1,830,719
1
1903
1,762,619
1
1904
1,674,333
1
1905
2,473,980
1
1906
2,130,146
1
1907
1,130,334
1
1908
2,268,074
1
1909
3,610,000
1
1910
1,680,245
1
1911 (11 months)
3,159,989
1
, 1912
2,232,267
1
1913
2,531,017
1
1914
* 3,138,373
1
, 1915
3,013,269
* Does not include marine loss of SI, 116, 475.
Note. — January loss, 1911, amounting to $165,001, deducted from previous year and
included in calendar year 1 January, 1911, to 1 January, 1912.
Fire Department.
71
ALARMS FOR THE PAST TEN YEARS.*
Year.
Bell.
Still and
Automatic.
Totals.
1914
2,945
2,594
2,812
2,291
1,864
2,101
2,210
2,441
1,687
1,905
2,589
2,322
2,432
2,142
1,801
1,677
1,700
1,600
1,262
1,210
5,534
1913
4,916
1912
5,244
1911
4,433
1910 (11 months)t
3,665
1909
3,778
1908
3,910
1907..
4,041
1906
2,949
1905
3,115
* Each fire is treated as having only one alarm.
t 202 bell and 196 still alarms deducted from year 1910-11 and included in calendar year
1 January, 1911, to 1 January, 1912.
72
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Fire Department.
73
ROLL OF MERIT, BOSTON FIRE
DEPARTMENT.
Thomas J. Muldoon, Captain, Engine Company 20.
Michael J. Teehan, Captain, Engine Company 24.
Denis Driscoll, Captain, Engine Company 37.
James F. McMahon, Captain, Ladder Company 1.
Frederick F. Leary, Captain, Ladder Company 3.
Thomas H. Downey, Lieutenant, Engine Company 4.
Michael J. Dacey, Lieutenant, Ladder Company 20.
Joseph P. Hanton, Lieutenant, Chemical Company 4.
Timothy J. Heffron, Lieutenant, Chemical Company 9.
Florence Donoghue, Ladderman, Ladder Company 15.
Patrick E. Keyes, District Chief, retired.
Martin A. Kenealy, Captain, retired.
Charles W. Conway, Captain, retired.
James E. Downey, Hoseman, retired.
James F. Bailey, Ladderman, retired.
Changes from 1 February, 1914, to 1 February, 1915.
Number of men appointed to fire force
Number of men reappointed
All others
Number of men dishonorably discharged
Number of men dropped ....
Number of men resigned ....
Number of men pensioned
Number of men who have died
Number of pensioners who have died .
Members Pensioned from 1 February, 1914, to
1 February, 1915.
John A. Mullen.
William H. Shute.
Charles W. Conway.
Henry F. Brady.
Edward G. Hook.
Walter H. Wright.
Issachar Wells (U. S.).
Martin A. Kenealy.
John Kippenberger.
Murdock D. McLean.
Francis McArdle.
John Flavell.
Andrew R. Hines.
Thomas F. Frazer.
George B. Norton.
James A. McGee.
Solomon E. Aaron.
George A. Verkampen.
William J. Muir.
Michael Kyle (Vet.).
16
5
12
6
3
8
20
6
9
74
City Document No. 13.
Deaths of Members from 1 February, 1914, to
1 February, 1915.
Active Force.
William H. Hughes
Thomas F. Turner
Raymond V. Landry
William H. Magner
Thomas W. Devney
Arthur F. Mendall*
Engine Company 20.
Repair Shop.
Engine Company 26-35.
Ladder Company 9.
Engine Company 38-39.
Ladder Company 28.
Charles D. Bordman.
John Prendergast.
Anor W. Brown.
Joseph M. Garrity.
John F. Greenwood.
Pensioners.
Charles Miller.
Thomas A. Andrews.
John Knights.
George W. Berry.
Fire Department.
75
BOSTON FIREMEN'S RELIEF FUND.
Boston, January 31, 1915.
The treasurer of the Boston Firemen's Relief Fund
herewith submits the following report and statement
covering the period from February 1, 1914, to January
31, 1915.
The following was the condition of the fund January
31, 1915:
City of Boston, 3| per cent bonds . . . $153,000 00
City of Boston, 4 per cent bonds . . . 79,000 00
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad,
Nebraska division, 4 per cent bonds . . 8,000 00
Cash on hand January 31, 1915 .... 1,232 25
Total $241,232 25
The fund received as part of the legacy from the
estate of the late Anne Sargent twenty-six shares of
railroad and corporation stock; the dividends received
have been carried under the head of " Income from
Investments."
Cash.
Securities.
Total.
February 1, 1914
$698 71
1,232 25
$237,000 00
240,000 00
$237,698 71
241,232 25
Receipts.
Annual ball
Donations
Income from investments
Legacy
Checks returned
• ■ 5
115,178 50
644 31
9,129 11
2,002 89
30 25
Total
Cash on hand February 1, 1914 .
$26,985 12
698 71
Total
£27,683 83
76
City Document No. 13.
Disbursements.
Benefits and gratuities
Administration expenses ....
Bonds purchased
Treasurer's bond
Auditing
Safe deposit box, rental
Legal services
$22,523 12
528 50
2,677 46
62 50
50 00
10 00
600 00
Total
Cash on hand January 31, 1915 .
Total
$26,451 58
1,232 25
$27,683 83
Respectfully submitted,
Francis C. Shannon,
John Grady, President,
Fire Commissioner, City of Boston.
Edward J. Coveney,
Secretary.
Treasurer.
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