The Adventures of Lightfoot the Deer

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. 1883 Excerpt: ...150 feet rubber hose in good condition, 50 poor, 450 feet linen, 100 feet leather in good condition, value of apparatus and supplies, $1500; one building in use by department; bell alarm; wat r supply, cisterns and river. Waterville, Kennebec Co., population, 4672; 3 hand engines; 1 hook and ladder truck; 3 hose carriages; 1100 feet cotton hose in good conliii n; 1000 feet linen (rubber lined), good; 1200 feet leather, good; 200 feet leather, poor; water supply, river, 22 reservoirs, 250 hogsheads capacity each; % mile street mains and supply pipes; 2 hydrants; volunteer fire department, 208 men. Wells, York Co., population, 2450; no fire protection. West brook, Cumberland Co., population, 3981; 1 hand engine; 1 chemical engine; 4 chemical extinguishers; 2 hose cairiages and 300 feet 'eather hose in good condition, belonging to mill; waterworks; 9 hydrants. West Waterville, Kennebec Co., population, 1647; 1 hand engine; 1 hose carriage; 400 feet rubber hose in good condition; 50 feet poor; water supply, creek and cis erns; volunteer fire department, 39 men. Winterport, Waldo Co., population, 2260; no fire protection. Wiscasset, Lincoln Co., population, 1847: 2 hard engines; 2 hose carriages; 1050 feet leather hose in good condition; water supply, river and wells; volunteer fire department, 100 men. MARYLAND. Abingdon, Harford Co., population, 2888; no fire protection. Baltimore, Baltimore Co., population, 332,313; area, 10,880 acres; fire limit, same; ordinance regulating sale find use of fire-works; causes of fires investigated; mercanile buildings, brick and stone; heighr, three to seven stories; dwellings, brick, three to five stories; fire department consists of 17 steam engines, 36 chemical hand extinguishers, 5 hook and ladder trucks, 26 hoit carriage...