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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 by 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 between 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 attending circumstances. 



-vnmos Date of Number 



% Organization. of Members. 



Old Fire Club, Mch. , 1744, 25 



Union Fire Club, .... Sept. 13, 1770, 30 



Social Fire Club, .... Oct. 21, 1774, 35 



Number Five Fire Club, . . Dec. 8, 1783 35 



Social Fire Club, .... Nov. 10, 1793, 35 



Amity Fire Club, .... 1796 



Relief Fire Club, .... June 24, 1803, 35 



Washington Fire Club, . . Oct. 10, 1803 



Adroit Fire Club, .... Feb. 19, 1806 



Active Fire Club, .... Feb. 20^1806, 60 



Hamilton Fire Club, . ** . Dec. , 1809, 40 



Enterprise Fire Club, . . . Dec. 3, 1810 



Union and Amity Fire Club, Mch. 12, 1812, 36 



Volant Fire Club, .... Jan. , 1816, 40 



Adroit Fire Club, .... June , 1831 



Naumkeag Fire Club, . . . Aug, ,1832, ...... 60 



Boston Street Fire Club 



Sons of Temperance Fire Club. . , 



Alert Social Fire Club. ...,,,, 



Social Fire Club. 



