City Document. —No. 45. TWENTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT BOSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT FOE THE YEAR 18 5 7 \& BOSTOKIA Si Y&, CONJDMAAB. W NS>. 1630. J/*? BOSTON: GEO. C. BAND & AVERY, CITY PRINTERS, NO. 3, COBKHILL. 1858. REPORT. Engineers' Office, Fire Department, 1 City Building, Sept. 1st, 1858. ) To the Honorable Mayor and Aldermen : Gentlemen : I have the honor to submit the annual report of the Boston Fire De partment, in compliance with the 8th section of the Fire Ordinance ; comprising a detailed account of the materials, a complete list of its officers and members, with their ages and place of residence, and a report of the number of alarms and fires during the year, with the losses and insurance, as near as could be ascertained. The Department has been called out during the year ending on the 31st day of August, 161 times. The amount of loss sustained by fire, as far as could be ascertained, is $390,657, and the insurance on the same $316,207- The working materials of the Department, —Engines, Hose Carriages, Hook and Ladder Carriages, with their equipments, —are all in excellent condition. The improvement spoken of in my report of last year, in putting one of the Engines and one of the Hook and Ladder Carriages on springs, as a matter of economy in saving of repairs, has, during the year, been carried out through the Department, and the result will show the change to be a good one. The Hose Carriages now in use may be greatly improved upon by the purchase of those of more modern construc tion, they being more easily handled, and at the same time having just double the capacity. I would recommend the introduction of four-wheeled carriages (to take the place of the two-wheeled ones now in use), they being capable of carrying 1000 feet of Hose each. I estimate that the expense of these new carriages will be offset in one year by a reduction of the number of men that will be required to handle 4 them, being 5 to each Hose Company ; 15 men can move them as prompt ly and efficiently as 20 men that are required for the present ones, besides giving the Department at every fire an ample supply of Hose. The subject of introducing Steam Fire Engines into the Department has been constantly before the public during the year, and there is no question now of their great superiority over all hand machines. The trial of the Steam Engines on the 31st of August, under the im mediate direction of the Joint Special Committee, for the City Govern ment, as shown by their detailed report, was perfectly satisfactory ; and I again recommend the purchase of at least two of them for immediate use. There are two districts in the City now much exposed to fire, in each of which a Steam Fire Engine should be located before the coming winter. I refer to District No. 1 and District No. 3. All of which is respectfully submitted. GEO. W. BIRD, Chief ffligineer B. F. Dept. 5 ENGINEERS. CHIEF ENGINEER. GEORGE W. BIRD, 15 Indiana place. ASSISTANT ENGINEERS. JOSEPH DUNBAR, 83 Princeton street. NATHANIEL W.PRATT, - 2 Gouch street place. DAYID CHAMBERLIN, - 91 Tyler street. DAYID C. MELOON, 58 Lincoln street. GEORGE F. HIBBARD, - South Boston. ZENAS E. SMITH, 601 Treinont street. JOHN S. DAMRELL, 15 West Centre6 street. CHARLES C. HENRY, 201 Washington street. WILLIAM A. G^EEN, 12 Salem street. SECRETARY BOARD OF ENGINEERS. GEORGE H. ALLEN, - - 29 Oak street. 6 MAZEPPA ENGINE COMPANY, NO. 1. HOUSE ON BEOADWAT, SOUTH BOSTON. Members. o> Residence. < Cunningham Wm. H., Foreman, 29 Fourth, near Dor. street. Abbott Henry H., Ass H Foreman, 31 64 E street. Pierce Win. L., Clerk, 28 210 Broadway. Karcher Charles F., Steward, 28 Athens, bet. F and D sts. Bullard George C. D street. Campbell Hawthorne, 26 Gold, near C street. Donnelly Robert, 21 Seventh, near F street. Dwelly Oscar, 31 Corner Fifth and D sts. Dolbeare Charles, 22 Third street. Doe J. Melvin, 28 Athens, near Dorchester. Dill Joseph, 30 A, cor. of Fourth street. Emery Nathaniel, 30 Fifth, near D street. Elms Ebenezer, 30 B, near Third street. Fowler Joseph W. 22 Bolton, cor. of F street. Fowler Henry B. 27 Gleason William, 39 163 Gold street. Holden Martin F. 25 D, near Fifth street. Holden Geo. A. 22 a a « a Hallett Daniel, 31 C, near Third street. Kenedy Edward T. 26 210 Broadway. Libby Nathan, 27 Lufkin Randal, 25 Seventh, near F street. Magoon James D. 25 Fourth, near B street. Merrill Geo. W. 37 Athens, near E street. Page Joseph, 23 266 Broadway. Patterson James, 41 Gold, near Dorchester st. Roberts John, 24 A, cor* of Fourth street. Rodbird William W. 36 210 Broadway. Richards Frederick, 29 F, near Fourth street. Smith Benjamin A. 26 61 B street. Smith Gustavus A. D, near Fifth street. Spear Charles, 29 Athens, near Dor. street. Simmons Lyman, 42 Athens, bet./D & E sts. Simmons William K. 38 it a tc Twiss Daniel H. 26 Athens, near F street. Twiss Benjamin F. 23 Seventh, bet. Dor. & F st. Towne George, 24 Athens, cor. Dor. street. Taylor Hiram A. 23 Seventh, near F street. Winn Francis, 33 E, near Seventh street. Waterhouse Nelson A. 27 Athens, bet. E & F sts. 40 Members. 7 Condition of Home and Apparatus. Engine built in 1855, by Hunneman & Co., of Roxbury ; its condi tion good ; diameter of cylinder, 5f inches ; stroke of piston, 16 inches ; 27 feet of Suction Hose, in good order. There are 1,200 feet of Leading Hose, in good order. Two Hose Carriages, 11 Buckets, and 4 Axes. Condition of House, good. PERKINS ENGINE COMPANY, NO. 2. HOUSE BROADWAY, BETWEEN B AND C STREETS. os Members. <p Residence. Brown George, Foreman, 31 Silver, near D street. Hill John B., Ass't Foreman, 35 121 Fourth street. Lincoln Peter, Clerk, 38 45 Broadway. Hutchings Theodore, Steward, 36 188 Fourth street. Boardman Ferdinand B. 23 85 B street. Byrnes Thomas C. 27 45 Broadway. Barker Jesse, 29 Cor. B and Bolton sts. Cogley Nicholas C. 27 Humphrey court. Donnell Alonzo, 28 Cor. C and Fourth sts. ti ct tc Donnell Benjamin, 25 Drake Augustine J. 32 118 Fourth street. Davenport Andrew J. 34 127 Davis John W. 36 1 Third street. Fogg David D. 35 11 B street. Gowen Thomas W. 28 136 Silver street. Holliday William, 24 129 Fourth street. Hodgkins John A. 22 111 a u Hale Edwin, 28 22 Broadway. Jones Edwin P. 26 Bolton, near B street. Jackson James A. 27 Cor. D st. and Broadway- Lathe Appleton, 33 51 Athens street. Libby Moses H. 28 45 Broadway. Lewis Eben A., 43 137 Athens street. Manning Joseph S. 34 136 McKenzie Alexander, 26 129 Fourth street. Nelson Roswell G. 26 188 Norris William, 22 2 Humphrey court. 8 Members. to Residence. Perkins Edward A. 32 Silver, near D street. Pitman Charles H. 30 Cor. B and Third streets. Porter Thomas E. 22 Silver, bet. C and D sts. Howell Oliver P. 31 147 Athens street. Eay Walter B. 30 85 B street. Sanger William A. 37 Seventh, near E street. Shelhamer John, 22 Cor. Sixth and D streets. Wood Bichard, 40 Cor. Fifth and B streets. Wakefield Frederick, 25 Cor. C street. Wright James, 26 Humphrey court. York Asahel, 37 116 Fourth street. 38 Members. Condition of House and Apparatus. Engine built in 1845, by W. C. Hunneman & Co., of Eoxbury ; diameter of cylinders, 5f inches ; stroke of piston, 16 inches ; 26 feet of Suction Hose. There are 1,150 feet of Leading Hose, in good order. Two Hose Carriages, 8 Buckets, and 3 Axes. The House is in good condition. EAGLE ENGINE COMPANY, NO. 3. HOUSE WASHINGTON STREET, NEAR DOVER. Members. to Residence. < Milliken Edward W., Foreman, 31 6 Hawthorne place. Chubbuck Geo. D., As . Forem'n, 25 8 Medford court. Stackpole Wm. H., Clerk, 28 5 Hawthorne place. Morris Shadrach K.. Steward, 27 Eear 9 Lucas street. Austin Jesse B. 25 1 Cherry street. Allen John A. 26 4 Newton court. Allard Lewis E. 24 14 East Orange street. Bennett Wm. H. 30 Eear 129 Tyler street. Beckler Albion P. 29 3 Cherry street. Carnes John A. 32 1 Eochester street. 9 Members. Residence. Carlton John, 33 2 Barry's court. Fuller Augustus, 28 6 Curve street. Freeman Nathan T. 32 15 Dover place. Glasier Henry S. 32 67 Emerald street. Gowen Samuel S. 25 5 Hawthorne place. Graves George, 33 8 Medford court. Gowen Wm. B. 22 3 Newton court. Hutchinson Joseph J. 25 143 Harrison avenue. Harrington Samuel D. 24 27 Piedmont street. Johnson George H. 26 2 Dover place. Kelley Joseph S. 25 130 Albany street. Keen Ephraim C. 39 219 Harrison avenue. Lovell Cyrus O. 32 127 Albany street. Libhy Rufus M. 29 60 Albion street. Milliken Robert, 39 42 Church street. Nason Wm. A. 33 4 Hawthorne place. Pickett John S. 33 3 Spear place. Rice Charles H. 34 7 Lucas street. Stanley Sands, 29 Medford court. Sanborn William, 29 East Orange street. Starrett John L. 30 42 Church street. Tibbetts Andrew S. 36 1 Maiden place. Yarney Lincoln, 26 769 Washington street. Weller George W. 22 4 Lucas street. Wilkinson Ithamar C. 24 27 Dover street. Williams Martin J. 28 25 Castle street. Warren Albert F. 23 3 West Orange street. Weymouth Charles L. 32 791 Washington street. 38 Members. Condition of House and Apparatus. Engine built in 1831, by W. C. Hunneman, of Roxbury ; its condi tion is good ; diameter of cylinder, 5 J inches ; stroke of piston, 14£ inches ; 26 feet of good Suction Hose.