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CITY OF NEWBURYPORT
CITY OFFICERS
MAYOR'S ADDRESS
AND THE
ANNUAL REPORTS
CITY OF NEWBURYPORT
MARIQUE MDCCCLI
TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FOR THE YEAR
1908
Published by Order of the City Council
NEWBURYPORT Press of The Newburyport Herald 1909
CITY GOVERNMENT AND OFFICERS-1908.
MAYOR IRVIN BESSE Residence, 10 Garden street; office, city hall
BOARD OF ALDERMEN President of the board, Edward G. Moody Ward One
Herbert S. Noyes. 11 Allen street
Ward Two
George P. Peckham 19 Milk street
Ward Three
George F. Avery 8 Orange street
Ward Four
William H. T, Dodge 153 High street
Ward Five
Edward G. Moody
218 High street
Ward Six
Herbert Currier 6 Magnolia street
At Large
John J. Kelleher
16 Warren street
Clerk of the board, Henry W. Little
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* President of the council, Edward G. Moody
Ward One
Henry H. Harris 150 Water street
Frederick W. Knapp 27 High street
Hiram H. Landford. 231/2 Purchase street
Ward Two
Robert L. Burke. 49 High street
Chester G Menut. 26 Lime street
Frank H. Plumer 69 Federal street
Ward Three
Chester M. Pates 16 Allen street
Ralph S. Elliott 6 Dalton street
Henry Mullins 1 Hill street
Ward Four
George W. Langdon 6 Park street
William J. Cusack 38 Washington street
Herbert C. Hewitt. . 24 1/2 Summer street
Ward Five
Edward Bass 7 Congress street
George C. Howard 19 Summit Place
Jeremiah H. Ryan 16 Warren street
Ward Six
Charles E. Coffin . 324 Merrimac street
George E. Cooper 3 North Atkinson street
Norman Russell 255 High street
Clerk of the council, J. Hermann Carver
*Should read Frank H. Plumer.
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JOINT STANDING COMMITTEES
Municipal Departments-Mayor, president board of aldermen, president common council.
Accounts -- Aldermen Noyes, Avery; Councilmen Menut, Hew- itt, Burke.
Bridges and Culverts-Aldermen Dodge, Kelleher; Councilmen Knapp, Howard, Elliott.
Claires -- Aldermen Noyes, Currier; Councilmen Mullins, El- lictt, Burke.
Commercial Interests - Aldermen Avery, Noyes; Councilmen Langdon. Bass, Landford.
Fire Department-Aldermen Kelleher, Peckham, Dodge, Cur- rier; Councilmen Knapp, Mullins, Langdon, Russell, Landford.
Fuel -- Aldermen Kelleher, Peckham; Councilmen Bates, Cu- sack, Ryan.
Finance- - Alderman Avery; Councilmen Burke, Langdon, Rus- sell, Cooper, Bates.
Highways -- Aldermen Avery, Currier, Dodge Kelliher, Moody, Noyes. Peckham; Councilmen Landford, Menut, Bates, Cusack, Howard, Coffin.
Lighting --- Aldermen Peckham, Kelleher; Councilmen Burke, Bass, Cooper.
Printing- - Alderman Avery; Councilmen Mullins, Cusack.
Public Property - Aldermen Noyes, Dodge, Currier; Council- men Harris, Elliott, Hewitt, Bass, Cooper, Ryan.
Sewers-Aldermen Currier, Dodge Peckham; Councilmen Har- ris, Coffin, Ryan, Langdon.
Water Supply and Watering Streets-Aldermen Peckham, Kel- leher; Councilmen Menut, Cooper, Bates.
Rules - President, ex-officio; Alderman Noyes; Councilmen Russell, Harris, Cusack.
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STANDING COMMITTEES-BOARD OF ALDERMEN
Elections-Aldermen Currier, Avery, Kelleher.
Police-Aldermen Noyes, Avery. Licenses -- Aldermen Dodge, Peckham, Kelleher. State Aid and Military Relief-Aldermen Kelleher, Avery, Noyes.
STANDING COMMITTEES-COMMON COUNCIL
Bills of Second Reading-Councilmen Ryan, Mullins, Knapp. Elections and Returns-Councilmen Knapp, Coffin, Howard. Ordinance-Councilmen Hewitt, Elliott. Rules-Councilmen Russell, Cusack, Harris. Enroiled Bills-Harris, Hewitt, Russell.
JOINT SPECIAL COMMITTEES
Salaries -- Aldermen Noyes, Dodge; Councilmen Bates, Burke, Langdon.
Preservation of Shade Trees - President, ex-officio; Aldermen Peckham, Dodge; Councilmen Bass, Howard.
REGULAR MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
First Monday evening of each month.
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CITY OFFICERS City Clerk
Henry W. Little. 481/2 Purchase street Office, city hall Treasurer and Collector
H. F. Whiton. 53 High street Office, city hall Clerk to Collector
Mary K. Pettingell . 9 Fruit street Alice F. Currier 78 Federal street
Clerk of Committees
J. Hermann Carver
19 Otis Place
City Auditor
William Balch Washington street Office, Institution for Savings Deputy Collector
William H. T. Dodge . 153 High street
City Messenger
Frank H. Rundlett 11 Spring street Office, city hall Superintendent of Streets and Sewers James H. Johnston .17 Boardman street
City Solicitor
Arthur Withington
76 State street
City Physician
Frank W. Snow, M. D. 24 Essex street
City Marshal
Frank L. Lattime . 1321/2 Water street
Assistant City Marshal
John L. McLean . 35 Broad street Office, police station
Captain of the Watch
Charles W. Wells.
281/2 Temple street
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Superintendent of Wires and Fire Alarm Orrin J. Welch 25 Olive street
Chief of Fire Department
George P. Osborne. .34 Fair street
Fish Warden
Charles L. Perkins.
12 Bromfield street
Permanent Fireman
Eben P. Allen
11 South Pond street
Sealer of Weights and Measures
Irving K. Wells
72 Prospect street
Inspector of Animals and Provisions
7 Washington street Cyrus A. Haskell
Harbor Master
Benjamin W. Stevens
4 Madison street
Superintendent of Highland Cemetery and Old Hill Alfred Gurney Butler street Drawtender Newburyport Bridge
William I Hunt .37 Purchase street
Tree Warden
Charles P. Kelly 9 Dove street
ASSESSORS OF TAXES Office, city hall Term, Three Years
George P. Sargent ( chairman), term expires 1908 Eben C. Knight (clerk), term expires 1909
Charles L. Perkins, term expires 1910
Meetings Wednesdays of each week, 10 to 12.30
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OVERSEERS OF THE POOR
Irvin Besse (mayor), chairman, ex-officio
Edmund M. Dow, term expires 1910
Herbert Patten, term expires 1909
John W. Sargent, term expires 1908 William H. Bayley (clerk)
George H. Twombley, superintendent almshouse
Mrs. George H. Twombley, matron almshouse
Meetings last Monday of each month
BOARD OF HEALTH
Term, Three Years
Orrin J. Gurney (chairman), term expires 1909
James O. Lacaillade, M. D.
Thomas R. Healy
William Thurston, agent and clerk of board
Charles H. Sargent, William C. Adams, inspectors of plumbing
REGISTRARS OF VOTERS
Benjamin G. Davis (chairman), term expires 1908
Charles W. Johnson, term expires 1910
Albert W. Hopkinson, term expires 1909
Henry W Little clerk, ex-officio
ATKINSON COMMON COMMISSION
Irvin Besse (mayor), ex-officio
Edward G. Moody (president), ex officio
Frank H. Plumer (president), ex-officio Alvah Hoyt, term expires 1910 Leonard W. Sargent, term expires 1909 Orlando F. Hatch, term expires 1908
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LICENSE COMMISSION
I. W. C. Webster, term expires 1910 David T. Coffin, term expires 1914
Jere Buckley, term expires 1912
SINKING FUND COMMISSIONERS
Irvin Besse (mayor), ex-officio
Frank H. Plumer (president), ex-officio
William Balch (auditor), ex-officio
Henry P. Little, term expires 1908
Lawrence B. Cushing, term expires 1909
BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS
Term, Three Years
Irvin Besse (mayor), ex-officio
Edward G. Moody (president ), ex-officio
Frank H. Plumer (president ), ex-officio
John W. Sargent., term expires 1908
Orrin J. Gurney, term expires 1910
Charles C. Stockman, term expires 1909
BOARD OF WATER COMMISSIONERS
(Office, 38 Inn street ) Term, five years
William Herbert Noyes, term expires 1912
Charles A. Bliss, term expires 1913
Timothy Harrington, term expires 1909
John W. Winder, term expires 1910
James F. Higgins, term expires 1911 Harold S. Noyes ( secretary )
Meetings second Tuesday of each month
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CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
Oliver B. Merrill Henry B. Little John F. Young, M. D.
TRUSTEES OF THE SIMPSON FUND
Irvin Besse (mayor), ex-officio
Frank H. Plumer (president), ex-officio
William Balch H. B. Little L. B. Cushing
TRUSTEES ATKINSON SCHOOL FUND
Joshua Hale (president) Leonard W. Sargent (treasurer and clerk)
William C. Coffin
PUBLIC LIBRARY
Permanent Trustees Building Fund Lawrence B. Cushing Frederick S. Moseley Charles W. Moseley
Directors Irvin Besse (mayor), ex-officio
Edward G. Moody (president), ex-officio
Frank II. Plumer (president), ex-officio
William C. Coffin, term expires 1913 George W. Brown, term expires 1912 Moses Brown, term expires 1911 William R. Johnson, term expires 1910
Frank F. Morrill, term expires 1909
Arthur P. Brown, term expires 1915
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Trustees
Mayor Irvin Besse, Aldermen Herbert S. Noyes, George P. Peck-
ham, George F. Avery, William H. T. Dodge, Edward G. Moody, Herbert Currier, John J. Kelleher
Henry W. Little, secretary
H. F. Whiton, treasurer
John D. Parsons, librarian
Effie A. Tenney, Elizabeth S. Thurston, Helen E. Tilton, assistant librarians
Dexter W. Nutting, janitor
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Irvin Besse (mayor), chairman, ex-officio Charles F. Johnson, vice chairman E. L. Willard, superintendent of schools Joshua L. Chase, truant officer
Ward One
Horton C. Stevens, term expires 1910
Ernest W. Bliss, term expires 1909
Ward Two
Charles W. Bailey, term expires 1910
Prentiss H. Reed, term expires 1909 Ward Three
John F. Young, M. D., term expires 1910
Arthur P. Brown, term expires 1909
Ward Four
Samuel J. Hughes, term expires 1910
Charles F. Johnson, M. D., term expires 1909 Ward Five
Warren W. Pillsbury, M. D., term expires 1910
William F. Lunt, term expires 1909
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Ward Six
George I .. Whitmore, term expires 1910
William R. Usher, term expires 1909
TRUSTEES OF' WHEELWRIGHT SCIENTIFIC SCHOOL Irvin Besse (mayor), ex-officio
Lawrence B. Cushing, president James E. Whitney, treasurer John W. Winder, secretary Edmund Dwight Codman Hon. Thomas C. Simpson
MAYORS OF NEWBURYPORT.
The original charter of the city was adopted by the in- habitants June 3, 1851.
The mayor is elected annually.
Hon. Caleb Cushing* 1851-1852
Hon. Henry Johnson . 1852-1853
Hon. Moses Davenport 1854-1855-1861
Hon. Wiliam Cushing 1856-1857-1858
Hon. Albert Currier 1859-1860
Hon. George W. Jackman Jr ... 1861-1862-1864-1865-1877 1863
Hon. Isaac H. Boardman
Hon. William Graves 1866
Hon. Eber F. Stone
1867
Hon. Nathaniel Pierce
1868-1869
Hon. Robert Couch
1870-1881 Hon. Elbridge G. Kelley 1871-1872
Hon. Warren Currier 1873-1874
Hon. Benjamin F. Atkinson.
1875-1876
Hon. Jonathan Smith
1878
Hon. John James Currier 1879-1880 Hon. Benjamin IJalo 1882
Hon. William A. Johnson.
1883-
-1884
Hon. Thomas C. Simpson. 1885
Hon. Charles C. Dame 1886
Hon. J. Otis Winkley 1887
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Hon. William H. Huse 1888
Hon. Albert C. Titcomb 1888-1889
Hon. Elisha P. Dodge 1890-1891
Hon. Orrin J. Gurney 1892-1893-1894-1895
Hon. Andrew R. Curtis 1896-1897
Hon. George H. Plumer 1898
Hon. Thomas Huse
1899-1900
Hon. Moses Brown
1901-1902
Hon. James F. Carens 1903-1904
Hon. William F. Houston 1905-1906
Hon. Albert F. Hunt 1907
Hon. Irvin Besse 1908
*Resigned. ** Died in office.
INAUGURAL ADDRESS
- OF -
HON. IRVIN BESSE
DELIVERED JANUARY 8, 1908.
Gentlemen :
For the fifty-eighth time in the life of the city of New- buryport these simple inaugural exercises mark the coming into power of the new city government. Profiting by the success and failures of those who have preceded us, we stand at the threshold of the year 1908 determined to make ourselves worthy of the trust imposed on us.
To assist in conducting the affairs of our city and to administer the duties of office carefully and conscientiously is an interesting and valuable experience. Our apprecia- tion of honor conferred on us by the voters can best be shown by faithfully performing the duties which we have this day voluntarily assumed.
Custom has made this an occasion on which the mayor may lay before you statements of the city's condition, and
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on which he may express his views on such conditions and present plans for future advancement.
FINANCIAL.
The following is a statement of the city debt, taken from the books of the city treasurer :
Total bonded debt of the city $827,000.00
Amount of trust fund notes. 79,750.00
Notes issued in anticipation of taxes 48,475.00
Total $955,225.00 Funds in hands of sinking fund commission to meet
the bonded debt 229,875.09
Balance $725,349.91
Deduct cash on hand, taxes and betterments due, and
other assets 129,211.18
Leaves a net debt, of $596,138.73
For further details I refer you to the city treasurer's and auditor's report, and urge a careful study of the same.
PAY AS YOU GO.
The amount of overdraft disclosed by the treasurer's books at the close of the last financial year, December 21, 1907, was $12.915.90. This amount, with bills withheld, and in dispute, if justly due, will amount to more than $16,000.00 to be provided for by the appropriation of this year. We have also $2800.00 of matured funded debt and interest, a legacy of a faulty policy, incurred by bonding a debt which should have been paid.
It is provided by the law that $12.00 per thousand tax levy and income from legitimate sources shall yearly pay the yearly current expenses of municipal government. It is our
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duty to keep the expenses within the authorized amount. The income has been reduced $20,000.00 by closing the sa- loon. Either the expenses of our city must be reduced by new and more economical methods of city administration, or else the tax limit must be raised.
I am strongly opposed to the increase of our bonded debt for any other cause than permanent improvements. By the harmonious co-operation of the legislative and execu- tive officers of this year's city government much can be done to improve these conditions.
TAXATION.
The two savings banks and the Co-operative bank of Newburyport have in deposits and surplus $10,000,000 in round numbers. This amount shows not only the thrift of the community but also the confidence the people place in out institutions. This amount is visible and is taxed legally and justly.
The real estate and personal property taxed by the board of assessors amounts to $11,270,311.00, of which amount $317.361.00 are resident bank shares. It is my firm belief that a large amount of personal property and taxable income escapes the vigilance of the assessors, and though we are diligently trying to stop small leaks, the tax dodger takes annually from the city's exchequer the biggest kind of graft. A body of men well informed in these matters, or- ganized to co-operate with the assessors, would bring about such just law enforcement by their zeal that Newburyport would be proud of the innovation and her sister cities would doubtless imitate.
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SALARIES.
To determine fairly and justly the salary of any officer, it is necessary to have his duties well defined. To that end I recommend a careful enactment and revision of ordinances which shall state clearly the work required. Such a revision will save demands made for extras, which are now so preva- lent.
In connection with this subject, I suggest the choice of a superintendent of highways who shall also act as tree warden, superintendent of street sprinkling, superintend- ent of sewers and who shall apportion the betterments for street sprinkling. etc. All the collections for taxes, water rates and betterments can be made at city hall by a col- lecter and one assistant. I believe that the city treasurer should be a separate person from the collecter, and should be the custodian of all the city funds.
Though this suggestion, if carried out, would create another office, the salaries could be adjusted so that no in- creased expenditures would be incurred thereby. I urge here your consideration of the consolidation of some of the other minor offices, for the interest of better service and less expense.
I agree with the recommendations of mv predecessors that the city clerk should have an assistant who is a stenographer and typewriter, and the two clerks should of- ficiate at the meetings of the city council and its com- mittees. In addition to his other duties, the assistant clerk should do such work for the other departments as typewriter, now done at a great deal of outside expense.
POLICE.
Rules defining the duties of officers and of men in this department should be immediately promulgated and strictly
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adhered to by the force. If the civil service means anything, it means that the police should be kept out of politics; but in this respect it has been shown to be a lamentable failure in our city, with regard to a large number of the force.
A policeman's beat should not be a playground, nor should his time, when he is assigned to patrol duty, be occupied in making social calls or in extended conversations on the streets on topics other than police matters. During this year, political activitity or neglect of duty on the part of the police will be considered good cause for discipline or removal.
As a measure of retrenchment, I recommend a smaller appropriation for the department, and shall assign fewer men to patrol duty. Today, by means of the telephone, a great many complaints are sent to headquarters, thus elimi- nating, in part, the necessity of patrol duty.
Though there is a question in regard to the interpreta- tion of the written law relative to the reduction of the force, it is certainly the law of reason that the most efficient men should be retained and only such members employed as our needs require and our income warrants.
STREETS, SIDEWALKS, BRIDGES AND CULVERTS.
A libera! amount has been expended in these depart- ments for years, and I recommend that thorough repairs be made in them for the comfort and safety of travel, and that no new work be undertaken until such repairs are thorough- ly made.
If any new work is to be done, I call your attention to the brick sidewalks on State street, between Pleasant street and the Market, which are used for travel more than any cther highways in an equally poor condition.
I believe the superintendent whom you elect should be
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given absolute charge of the repairs, since his experienc enables him to judge better than anyone else could where repairs are most needed.
STREET SPRINKLING.
It is my opinion that the city will be benefited by sprinkling its streets, employing the city teams in districts adjacent to the engine houses.
Such an arrangement would add to the efficiency of the fire department, and I urge your early investigation of the matter so that we may be prepared for action before the dust flies
CITY TEAMS.
I recommend a careful and separate account of the main- tenance of this department, with proper credits for work done on the streets, ashes, sprinklers, etc., and I recommend further that the balance of profit or loss be charged to the fire department, in whose interest the horses were purchased.
SEWERAGE.
For more than fifteen years we have enjoyed a prac- tically complete system of sewerage, and though we are not a finished city, we are in advance in this respect of many of our sister cities. This system is enjoyed by nearly three thousand entries without any betterment tax, or annual fee for its use. It is maintained at a very slight expense and the small annual tax levy for payment of the cost of con- struction is scarcely felt.
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WATER SUPPLY.
I recommend the immediate authorization of an issue of $75,000.00 in serial bonds to provide the mater commis- sioners with funds sufficient to go to the Artichoke river for an additional water supply, and to provide for the neces- sary storage and proper filtration of the same.
I am led to recommend this in view of the assurance of all the eminent engineers that have investigated this matter that the supply is ample for our needs, and by the fact that the source of supply and method of filtering are approved by the state board of health.
Moreover, I recommend that the legislature be petitioned for a codification and amendment of the water acts of the city, so that the ambiguous portion shall be made clear and the duties of the water commissioners and of the city clearly defined.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Regarding the efficiency of men and equipment our fire department is sccond to that of none of our sister cities of like size. With a recently purchased Knott steamer and two rebuilt Amoskeag engines the apparatus is made especially complete for our needs.
These facts and the knowledge that most of our manufac- turing plants are protected by automatic sprinklers should be sufficient to reassure us if we have fears of a conflagra- tion.
Since no hose was bought last year, the necessity of purchasing 1500 feet of hose is imperative, and I recommend that an order be passed instructing the committee on fi- nance to provide an appropriation for the payment of the same.
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PUBLIC PROPERTY.
I am of the opinion that a large portion of the appropria- tion available for this department is needed on the outside re- pairs and painting of the public buildings. A very notice- able case it that of the Curtis school, which is sadly in need of painting and shingling or slating.
LIGHTING.
One of the large expenditures of our appropriation is that for lighting our streets and public buildings, and we should demand the best possible service. In the interest of improve- ment I am convinced that the practice in vogue in some cities of having all electric arc lights on a lower plane by placing the arc light on sidewalk posts with an arm extend- ing into the street is much better in our thickly wooded streets.
Great improvements can be made in the present system by trimming the lower branches of many of our trees, which when in foliage greatly obstruct the light.
A handsome premium might be offered the janitor or custodian of a public building showing the largest per cent. ( - saving in gas consumption for a given length of time.
SCHOOL, POOR AND HEALTH DEPARTMENTS, PUB IC LIBRARY, PUBLIC PARKS.
The conduct of the schools, the poor and health depart- ments, the public library and the public parks is placed in the hands of boards outside of the city council, and though you will have to consider their needs in making your appro- priations, you have but little voice regarding the expendi-
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tures. While the city has ever been liberal in these depart- ments, you will carefully consider their needs in making appropriations.
OTHER EXPENDITURES.
Newburyport was one of the first cities to respond cheerfully with more than her quota of volunteers at the time of the rebellion. She has ever been ready and willing to provide for the need of those men who responded so nobly to that call The soldiers' relief, payable entirely from the treasury of the city, is justly intended to prevent soldiers or their widows from becoming paupers. This provision is in addition to any government pension state or military aid, and amounted last year to $7,082.82. It should be the pride of every soldier and the duty of every citizen to see that this appropriation meets no abuse. To this end, I recom- mend that the individual cases of the beneficiaries be re- viewed.
Last year $324.15 were expended under the department of inspection of plumbing. Although a careful examination of the plumbing of buildings is for the geenral welfare, it is largely in the interest of the owner of such buildings, and I believe that the individual should pay the inspection fee, and thus rid the city of the expenditure mentioned above.
ACCOUNTABILITY.
In addition to the ordinances in force, I urge the univer- sal use by all authorized persons of a duplicate order system in all purchases or intsructions that incur indebted- ness upon the city. Such orders should state the authority for the same and the appropriation to which the expense is to be charged.
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The original order should accompany the bill for ap- proval, and the duplicate order should be deposited with the city clerk for auditing, in exchange for his dated receipt.
A committee of the city council is the agent of the city council, but it is limited in its pawers to what the larger body authorizes it to do. Unless a committee is given power to spend money, its duty is to investigate and report to the city council, asking for that power. The mayor or the treasurer of a city has no right to approve bills con- tracted by a committee of the council unless that committee has been duly authorized to make such expenditures by its principal.
Much credit is due to the present city auditor for his faithful attention to the duties of his office, which have been especially arduous the past year because of the new system of accounting. I wish to express publicly my deep apprecia- tion of his services and also my gratitude to the other officers in the several departments for their courtesies.
CONCLUSION.
Since this is a time that calls for serious reflection and firm resolve, I look back with pride on the twenty-five years that I have been a citizen of Newburyport. I have seen the general introduction of water and sewerage in our city and the rebuilding of miles of macadamized roads. I have seen new sidewalks built from one end of the city to the other. I have seen new schoolhouses built and others remodelled. All these and inany more milestones are splendid monu- ments on the i: arch of our progress. In view of all our advantages and blessings the spirit of contentment should reign supreme.
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