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List of property belonging to the fire department of the City & County of San Francisco that was destroyed or damaged by the earthquake or fire of April, 1906, together with the approximate value of the same, and the estimated cost of replacing and repairing the buildings damagaed or destroyed.
VALUE OF COST OF HOUSES DESTROYED BY FIRE |
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FIREHOUSE |
Old Building |
New Building |
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Engine House No. 1 |
South line of Pacific street 206 feet 3 inches west |
of Sansome st, 25xl37 1/2. Size of old building 25x80, |
$18,000 |
18,000 |
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Engine House No. 2 |
North line of O'Farrell st, 197 1/2 feet from the east line |
of Stockton street, 22x75. Three- story brick building, full size of lot |
15,000 |
25,000 |
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Engine House No. 3 |
South line of California street, 220 feet east of Hyde, 27 1/2x137 1/2. Size of old building, 27!/ 2 x80 |
Two-story frame |
10,000 |
15,000 |
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Engine House No. 4 |
North line of Howard st, 160 feet east of Third, 40x110. |
Three-story brick building, full size of lot |
35,000 |
40,000 |
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Engine House No. 5 |
West line of Stockton street, 115 feet south of Broadway, 22 1/2x80. |
Two-story brick building, full size of lot. |
10,000 |
20,000 |
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Engine House No. 6 |
East line of Sixth st, 115 feet south of Folsom, 25x75. |
Two-story frame building |
10,000 |
14,000 |
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Engine House No. 7 |
Northwest corner |
Albion avenue and Sixteenth street, 25x 85. |
Two-story brick building, full size of lot |
12,000 |
22,000 |
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Engine House No. 8 |
North line Pacific street, 177 14 feet west of Polk, 30x137 feet 814 inches. |
Two-story frame |
$15,000 |
$23,000 |
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Engine House No. 9 |
West side Main street, 192 1/2 feet south of Folsom, 27 1/2x137 1/2 |
One-story brick building |
10,000 |
22,000 |
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Engine House No. 10 |
North line of Bryant st, 115 feet west of Third, 41 1/2x80. |
Two-story frame |
18,000 |
25,000 |
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Engine House No. 12 |
Southwest corner Commercial and Drumm, 25x59 ft 9 in. |
Two-story brick, full size of lot. |
11,000 |
18,000 |
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Engine House No. 17 |
North line of Mint avenue, 175 feet west of Fifth, 25x75. |
Two-story brick building on full size of lot |
12,000 |
22,000 |
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Engine House No. 19 |
Southerly line of Market street, 190 feet west of Tenth, 30x137 1/2. |
Three-story brick building. |
30,000 |
40,000 |
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Engine House No. 28 |
Southwest corner Francisco and Stockton sts, 105x137 1/2. |
Two-story frame, 30x80 feet. |
10,000 |
14,000 |
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Engine House No. 31 |
North side of Pacific, 137 feet 5 inches west of Jones, 23.1x60. |
Two-story frame on full size of lot |
8,000 |
11,000 |
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Engine House No. 35 |
North line of Bluxome st, 250 feet south of Fourth, 50x120. |
Three-story brick, 50x90. |
25,000 |
35,000 |
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Engine House No. 38 |
North line of Bush st, 915 feet east of Taylor, 535x137 1/2. |
Two-story brick building, 50x80 |
25,000 |
30,000 |
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Truck House No. 2 |
South line Broadway, 171.10 1/2 feet west of Dupont street, 22x137. |
Two-story brick building, 22x100 |
$10,000 |
$20,000 |
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Chemical House No. 1 |
West line of Second street, 30 feet south of Natoma, 25x80. |
Two-story brick, 25x80 |
10,000 |
18,000 |
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Chemical House No. 3 |
North line Bush street, 85 feet 11 inches west of Kearny street. |
Three-story brick building, full size of lot |
15,000 |
25,000 |
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Chemical House No. 4 |
South line of McAllister, 170 ft 9 in east of Van Ness ave, 30x120. |
Two-story frame building, 27x80 |
8,000 |
20.000 |
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Corporation Yard No. 1 |
North line of Sacramento st, 75 feet east of Drumm, 50xl19 1/2. |
Two-story brick building, full size of lot. |
30,000 |
50,000 |
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Corporation Yard No. 2 |
Francisco street, near Stockton. |
Two-story frame |
10,000 |
14,000 |
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Drill Tower No. 2 |
Francisco and Stockton streets. |
Steel structure, five stories high. |
5,000 |
7,500 |
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Stables for Corporation Yard No. 1 |
North line of Sacramento street, 150 feet east of Drumm, 25x59 feet 9 inches. |
Two-story frame |
2,000 |
20,000 |
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Supply Stables |
North line Jackson street, 139.1 feet east of Front, 20x60. |
Two-story brick building, full size of lot |
12,000 |
16,000 |
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Extra House (Occupied as quarters for Battalion Chief) |
East line of Stockton street, 25 ft north of Greenwich st, 20x60 feet. |
Old two-story brick building |
10,000 |
11,000 |
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Totals |
380,000 |
$505,500 |
HOUSES DAMAGED BY EARTHQUAKE |
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FIREHOUSE |
Damage Amount |
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Engine House No. 13 |
1458 Valencia street. |
Two-story brick building. |
Amount of damage sustained by earthquake $ 2,000 |
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Engine House No. 18 |
317 Duncan street. |
Two-story brick building. |
Amount of damage sustained 2,000 |
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Engine House No. 19 |
34 Waller street. |
One-story brick building. |
Amount of damage sustained 500 |
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Engine House No. 27 |
621 Herman street. |
Two-story frame building. |
Amount of damage sustained 2,000 |
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Engine House No. 29 |
1305 Bryant street. |
Two-story frame building. |
Amount of damage sustained 3,000 |
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Engine House No. 30 |
1737 Waller street. |
Two-story frame building. |
Amount of damage sustained 500 |
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Engine House No. 33 |
117 Broad street. |
Two-story frame building. |
Amount of damage sustained 500 |
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Truck House No. 7 |
3050 Seventeenth street. |
Two- story frame building. |
Amount of damage sustained 500 |
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Department Stables |
534 Tenth street. |
Two-story frame building. |
Amount of damage sustained 2,000 |
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Total $137,000 |
APPARATUS DESTROYED |
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APPARTUS |
Value |
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1866 Amoskeag Steam Fire Engine, 1st size, No. 175 |
$4,000.00 |
1872 Amoskeag Steam Fire Engine, 2d size, No. 390. |
4,500.00 |
1897 LaFrance Steam Fire Engine, 1st size, No. 374 |
5,000.00 |
Hayes Hook and Ladder Truck, No. 17 |
22,800.00 |
1896 Gorter Monitor Battery, No. 2 |
1,750.00 |
1901 Studebaker & Bros., Automobile (Electric Auto Car), No. 1 |
3,000.00 |
Automobile (Auto Car), No. 3 |
1,050.00 |
Automobile (Auto Car), No. 4 |
1,050.00 |
Winton Automobile, (Auto Car) No. 5 |
2,650.00 |
Hose Wagon |
1,200.00 |
Hose Wagon (unaccounted for) |
1,200.00 |
2 Buggies |
700.00 |
2 Buggies (unaccounted for) |
700.00 |
Total |
$29,600.00 |
ENGINES DAMAGED |
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APPARATUS |
Repair Amount |
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1894 Amoskeag Steam Fire Engine, 1st size, No 710 |
$ 750.00 |
1895 American Steam Engine, 1st size, No. 2399 |
800.00 |
1894 Clapp & Jones Steam Fire Engine No. 2290 |
600.00 |
1872 Amoskeag Steam Fire Engine, 2nd size, No. 389 |
800.00 |
Total: |
$2,950.00 |
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Small Tools, etc., carried on apparatus |
$1,800.00 |
HOSE DESTROYED |
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HOSE |
Loss Value |
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13,150 feet of 3 inch cotton |
$9,310.20 |
23,850 feet of 2 1/2-inch cotton |
16,695.00 |
100 feet of 2 1/2-inch cotton |
65.00 |
3,200 feet of 1 1/2-inch cotton |
1,408.00 |
250 feet of 1 inch cotton |
75.00 |
1,050 feet of 1-inch rubber chemical |
420.00 |
Hose Total: 41,600 feet |
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Total: |
$27,973.20 |
REPAIR SHOP EQUIPMENTS (YARD NO. 1 ) |
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EQUIPMENT |
Loss Value |
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1 24-inch lathe (Hendy-Morton), 20-ft. bed |
1,750.00 |
1 24-inch lathe (Gap), 1 6-ft bed |
1,200.00 |
1 16-inch lathe |
50.00 |
1 14-inch lathe |
600.00 |
2 large drill presses, 28x24 |
900.00 |
small drill press |
150.00 |
7-ft. planer |
1,100.00 |
24-inch shaper |
450.00 |
emery wheel |
80.00 |
grindstone |
35.00 |
jointer |
125.00 |
36-inch band saw |
275.00 |
turret lathe |
1,000.00 |
tool grinder |
150.00 |
circular saw |
250.00 |
pony planer, 24-inch |
550.00 |
borer |
280.00 |
mortising machine |
225.00 |
2 Singer sewing machines |
100.00 |
1 letter press |
40.00 |
1 hydraulic hose testing machine and accumulator |
2,000.00 |
2 electric motors, 15 H.P. |
600.00 |
200 feet (about) shafting, pulleys, hangers, belting, etc. |
700.00 |
1 West hydraulic tire setting machine and motor |
2,600.00 |
1 tire upsetter |
75.00 |
1 tire roller |
75.00 |
2 blacksmith forges, complete, with blower and fan |
300.00 |
1 hydraulic elevator, capable of lifting six tons |
3,000.00 |
Chucks, assortments for different lathes |
300.00 |
1 boring bar, with heads and accessories |
250.00 |
Patterns, all kinds |
3,000.00 |
Hardwood, stock, wheels of all kinds, spokes, felloes, rims, etc. |
5,000.00 |
Duplicate parts of engines and apparatus, springs, hitches, general hardware stock, tubes, pipe fittings, etc. |
8,000.00 |
Harness, hardware, leather stock, all kinds canvas, and finished harness, etc. |
3,000.00 |
Screws, nails, brads, etc. |
200.00 |
Commissary supplies of all kinds |
1,500.00 |
Brass goods and copper, pipes and fittings |
800.00 |
Assortment of small shop tools, such as drills, taps, dies, wrenches and special reamers, etc. |
1,800.00 |
Lamps, lanterns, reflectors, all kinds. |
500.00 |
Stand-pipe testing machine |
150.00 |
Suctions, brass and rubber |
500.00 |
Office furniture and equipments |
100.00 |
Typewriter and desk |
100.00 |
1 safe |
100.00 |
1 watchman's clock |
15.00 |
Total: |
$44,675.00 |
SHOP EQUIPMENTS (YARD NO. 2) |
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EQUIPMENT |
Loss Value |
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1 24-inch lathe (Hendy-Morton), 15-ft. bed |
1,350.00 |
1 14-inch lathe (Hendy-Morton), 8-ft. bed |
750.00 |
1 16-inch shaper |
500.00 |
1 Universal milling machine |
1 ,450.00 |
1 Universal grinder |
350.00 |
1 drill press, 20-inch |
250.00 |
2 emery wheels |
120.00 |
1 electric motor, 25 H. P. |
450.00 |
1 electric motor, 2 H. P. |
100.00 |
1 blower and fan, with forge |
195.00 |
80 feet (about) shafting, with belts, pulleys, etc. |
300.00 |
1 milling machine, with tools and accessories, complete |
350.00 |
Cutters and hobs, special |
200.00 |
3 bench vises, files, taps, reamers, drills, etc. |
200.00 |
Blacksmith's tools |
50.00 |
1 six-ton hydraulic elevator |
3,000.00 |
1 watchman's clock |
15.00 |
2 oil tanks |
400.00 |
Patterns of all kinds |
800.00 |
Drill Tower exercising outfit, including Pompier Ladder, nets, ropes, etc. |
400.00 |
500 feet hardwood stock, second growth pole plank |
90.00 |
1500 feet hardwood stock, selected birch |
160.00 |
Ladders, extension and drilling |
150.00 |
Crotch pole stock and house boilers |
118.00 |
Total: |
$11,748.00 |
FURNITURE IN ENGINE HOUSES |
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Items |
Loss Value |
19 single and double heating outfits |
$11,650.00 |
248 beds |
2,480.00 |
248 lockers |
2,232.00 |
Total: |
$16,362.00 |
FIRE COMMISSIONERS' OFFICE |
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ITEMS |
Loss Value |
Office furniture, desks, tables, filing cabinets, typewriters, carpets, books, stationery, etc.., |
34,000.00 |
HYDRANTS |
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HYDRANTS
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Repair Est. |
500 double and single hydrants to be retopped, and
the cost of replacing same, estimated.
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$2.500.00 |
TOTAL ESTIMATED LOSS OF PROPERTY OTHER THAN BUILDINGS |
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Amounts
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Total estimated value of buildings destroyed by the fire |
$380,000.00 |
Total estimated damage to buildings by the earthquake
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13,000.00
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Total estimated value of apparatus destroyed by fire |
29,600.00 |
Total estimated value of hose destroyed or lost |
27,973.20 |
Total estimated value of apparatus damaged |
2,950.00
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Total estimated value of tools carried on apparatus |
1,800.00 |
Total estimated value of Repair Shop equipments (Yard No. 1 ) |
44,675.00 |
Total estimated value of Repair Shop equipments (Yard No. 2) |
11,748.00 |
Total estimated value of furniture in Engine Houses |
16,362.00
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Total estimated value of furniture in Fire Commissioners' Office
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3,000.00 |
Total estimated value of hydrants destroyed and disabled |
52,500.00 |
GRAND TOTAL LOSS |
$583,608.20 |
Source: 1907 Municipal Report, pages 705-14
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