The Insurance Year Book Volume 28; Fire and Marine (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1900 Excerpt: ...membership 172, volunteers; Gamewell alarm; 24 street boxes. Water Supply--Source, Weymouth Great Pond: system, gravity, pumping to standpipe and direct; standpipe capacity 700.000 gals.; pumping engines, dy. capacity 3,000,000 gals.; 367 hydrants; pipe 59 miles, 1 to 20 in. dia.; 407 valves; 4 meters; 2,506 taps; pressure, fire 65 to 110 pounds; waterworks owned by town; cost of works to date $473,999; ann. ex. $6,715. WHITINSVILLE Worcester Co., pop. 5,000; mercantile'bldgs., brick and wood, 2 1-2 to 4 stories; private, wood, 1 1-2 and 2 1-2 stories; wooden roofs permitted; fireworks ord. Fire dept.--1 hand engine, 1 h. & I. truck, 4 hose carriages; hose, linen good 7,000 ft.; value of fire dept. equipment $6,000; ann. ex. of dept. $1,000; total membership 52, paid part time; bell and electric alarm. Water Supply--Source, springs; system, gravity from 3 reservoirs, capacity 1,850,000 gals.; 2 pumping engines, dy. capacity 300,000 gals.; 75 hydrants; 425 taps; pipe 17 miles, 4 to 12 in. dia., cast iron; service pipe wrought iron; pressure, fire 100 pounds. WHITMAN. Plymouth Co., pop. 5,800; bldgs., brick and wood, 1 to 4 stories; wooden roofs permitted. Fire dept.--1 h. & 1. truck, 2 hose carriages, 2 supply wagons; hose, cotton good 5,200 ft., inferior 100 ft.; value of fire dept. equipment $11,000; ann. ex. of dept. $2,000; total membership 75, paid part time; electric alarm; 19 street boxes. Water Supply--Source, well and pond; system, pumping direct and to standpipe, capacity 240,000 gals.; pumping engines, dy. capacity 1,500,000 gals.; 147 hydrants; pipe 17 miles, 4 to 12 in. dia., cast iron, cement lined: 83 valves; 925 taps; service pipe cement lined; 450 meters; pressure 50 to 76 pounds; waterworks owned by town; cost to construct to date $...