Old Town Officers and Committees [1937-1938]
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OBJ.O.1987.5Description
A tri-folded pamphlet on heavy beige paper. The cover page reads, "City of Old Town, Maine Officers and Committees 1937-1938." It bears the Old Town city seal and lists an alarm code by number of bells rung:3 Bells, Chief's Call
2 Bells, After Alarm, All Out
3 Bells, Curfew
4 Bells, Milford Call
5 Bells, Out-of-town Call
6 Bells, Bradley Call
7 Bells, Boy Scout Call
9 Bells, National Guard Call
This code likely relates to the Fire Alarm Boxes and "Phantom" Boxes listed on the back of the pamphlet. Fire Boxes were widely adopted in the 1930s as a means of firefighting, used to signal the nearest fire station directly from the attached address or, in the case of "phantoms," from a larger business campus or geographic area.
The pamphlet interior lists the city government starting with the Mayor, Edgar F. Cousins, down to Weighers of Coal, Hay, Etc. and Trustees of Old Town Water District, who are listed before the Constable, Patrolmen, Special Officers, and Board of Engineers.