. A gazetteer of the state of Massachusetts; . h pure water from Lake Cochituate,covering an area of 650 acres, in the towns of Framingham and Natick,about 20 miles distant, and lying about 125 feet above sea-level. The BOSTON. 101 water of Sudbury River is partly turned into this vast reservoir. Thesewerage of the city is remarkably good. The fire-department is in excellent order, embracing 23 steam fire-engines, 1 fire-boat, 7 hook-and-1 adder, 10 hose companies, and a fire-alarm telegraph. By this latter instrument, invented by Dr. Channing and Moses G. Farmer, telegraphic communicatio
. A gazetteer of the state of Massachusetts; . h pure water from Lake Cochituate,covering an area of 650 acres, in the towns of Framingham and Natick,about 20 miles distant, and lying about 125 feet above sea-level. The BOSTON. 101 water of Sudbury River is partly turned into this vast reservoir. Thesewerage of the city is remarkably good. The fire-department is in excellent order, embracing 23 steam fire-engines, 1 fire-boat, 7 hook-and-1 adder, 10 hose companies, and a fire-alarm telegraph. By this latter instrument, invented by Dr. Channing and Moses G. Farmer, telegraphic communication isinstantly made from any part of the city with the superintendent atthe City Hall, and fire-bells so struck as to indicate the locality inwhich the fire occurs. The time of the city is regulated by strikingfrom the fire-alarm office, preciseljr at noon each day, 43 bells, 79 gongs,and 44 tappers, in churches, schoolhouses, and railroad-depots, indifferent localities. There are 17 free public bathing-houses in different sections of MECHASICS BUILDING, BOSTON. The city has a large number of Masonic, Odd-Fellows, Temperance,and other social and civic organizations, together with 16 Posts of theGrand Army of the Republic. In its varied industries, Boston manifests remarkable skill and sons are engaged in almost every art, manufacture, trade, calling,and profession. Her merchants, manufacturers, mechanics, and seamenare known over all the world. Among the leading manufactures arelocomotives, machinery, clothing, glass, piano-fortes and organs, booksand periodicals, sewing-machines, hats and fur goods, cars and coaches,marble and stone works, cabinet-ware, paints and drugs, boxes, matches,watches, rope, soap, iron, type, wood-mouldings, window-shades, India-rubber goods, philosophical instruments, confectionery, and is carried on extensively at East Boston ; and a vastamount of business is transacted in the neighboring cities and towns
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