”THE FITCHBURG GAS COMPANY

was incorporated under the laws of the state of Massachusetts in 1852, with a capital of $60,000. Rodney Wallace is president, and H. F. Coggshall, treasurer. The board of directors are Rodney Wallace, Charles T. Crocker, G. S. Burbank, T. K. Ware, and Francis B. Shepley. The company’s plant is located on the Old Colony and Fitchburg railroads, in the southern part of the city, and consists of the necessary works with two gasometers, one having a capacity of 65,000 and the other 28,000 cubic feet, with twelve miles of street mains. The company’s office is located at 331 Main St.”

Reference Data:

Fitchburg, Massachusetts, Past and Present, by William Andrew Emerson, 1887, page 237