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80 THE OLD COMPANIES.
where it remained until November, when it was
transferred to the new station built for it, now
the main portion of Hose No. 6 station.
This was by far the best duty hand-engine the
town ever possessed.
It remained in active service
until the introduction of water-works rendered
it of no further use, and February 1, 1877,
it was retired and traded with Hunneman for
the first Hose 6» horse hose-carriage, and was
subsequently in service at Hopkinton, Mass.
In
June, 1886, it was sold to Berlin Falls, N. H.,
where it now is in active service.
Chief W. Parker Leavitt, with his assistants
and board of selectmen, witnessed an exhibition
test of the new machine at the Washington
Street bridge Saturday, May 15th. The Mechanic
No. 4, Captain R. B. Dailey, was a contestant
with the new engine in filling a large tank in the
old Wiswall paper-mill and horizontal playing.
The Cataract, in command of Alfred G. Whitton,
won each trial, as new engines always do.
The
Cataract company entertained its guests with a
supper in Boy den Hall at the finish of the trials.
October 7, 1869, this company, with a delegation
from the Mechanic -t company, attended a
general muster at Milford, which was a most unsatisfactorily
conducted affair, and made a record
of 151 feet, 10^ inches, occupying the twentythird
position in a list of twenty six.
The company
claimed, as did other companies present,