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have any property in danger from fire, and assist in the 

 preservation of the same, and take their buckets with 

 them, to be used in passing water from the cistern to the 

 engines. The introduction of hose, improvements in the 

 structure of fire engines, and more latterly an abundant 

 supply of water l)y means of hydrants, etc., have super-> 

 seded many of the old modes then in use, and greatly 

 remodelled the system of management at fires. 



The number of members were limited, some having 

 only twenty-five, some sixty, and others bet\teen the 

 above named numbers. 



The following facts have been obtained respecting the 

 organization of the following clubs. Many of these have 

 been disbanded ; some were of short duration, whilst 

 others continued for many years. The number of mem- 

 bers were changed in some, and modifications in the By- 

 laws to conform with the attendinir circumstances. 



Names, 



Old Fire Club, . . . 

 Union Fire Club, . , 

 Social Fire Club, . , 

 Number Five Fire Club, 

 Social Fire Club, . . 

 Amity Fire Club, . . 

 Relief Fire Club, . . 

 Washington Fire Club, ' 

 Adroit Fire Club, . . 

 Active Fire Club, . . 

 Hamilton Fire Club, , 

 Enterprise Fire Club, . 

 Union and Amity Fire Club, 

 Volant Fire Club, .... 

 Adroit Fire Cl.ub^ .... 

 Naumkeag fire Club, . . . 

 Boston Street Fire Club. 

 Sous of Temperance Fire Club 

 Alert Social Fire Club. . . 

 Social Fire Club 



Date of 

 Organization. 



Number 

 of Members. 



Mch. — , 1744, 25 



Sept. 13, 1770, 30 



Oct. 

 Dec. 

 Nov. 



June 



Oct. 



Feb. 



Feb. 



Dec. 



Dec. 



Mch. 



Jan. 



June 



Aug. 



21, 1774, 35 



8, 1783, 35 



10, 1793, 35 



179G 



24, 1803, 35 



10, 1803 



19, ISOG 



20, 1800, GO 



— , 1809, 

 3, 1810. 

 12, 1812, 

 — , ISIU, 

 — , 1831. 

 -, 1832, 



40 



36 

 40 



60 



