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TEMPERATURE OF THE AIR.
The air temperature is obtained from the readings of standard thermometers about 14 feet above the ground, in a NNE exposure, and protected by a shelter allowing abundant ventilation. All ther- mometer readings herein are expressed in degrees Fahrenheit.
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TABLE II.
1888.
Month.
Normal
Mean.
Dep. from Normal
Maximum.
Minimum.
Maximum for 9 years.
Minimum for 9 years.
January
23.9
17.8
-6.1
54.0
-7.1
60.0
-14.8
February
26.5
26.4
-0.1
54.4
-4.9
64.0
-7.0
March
31.6
31.2
-0.4
53.9
10.7
70.0
-3.4
April
43.6
41.1
-2.5
76.9
18.3
86.5
18.3
May
54.8
51.8
-3.0
77.3
33.3
96.0
30.0
June
64.9
65.8
+0.9
96.8
43.7
96.8
40.0
July
69.4
67.6
-1.8
86.7
50.8
97.6
47.7
August
67.2
67.1
-0.1
86.8
48.7
95.5
42.3
September
60.4
57.0
-3.4
80.1
31.3
97.0
31.3
October.
49.4
45.1
-4.3
66.5
30.0
87.0
24.9
November
39.5
41.2
+1.7
72.4
11.3
72.4
11.0
December
29.8
32.2
+2.4
57.8
2.8
65.0
-12.0
Mean
46.8
45.4
-1.4
72.0
22.4
82.3
17.4
The mean annual temperature was 45.4°, or 1.4° below the nor- mal, and the lowest for nine years. Highest for nine years, 48.4° in 1880. The maximum temperature was 96.8° on the 23d of June, and the minimum, -7.1° on the 29th of January. Annual range. 103.9º. Maximum for nine years, 97.6° in 1887; minimum for nine years, -14.8° in 1887 ; extreme range, 112.4°.
The means at the times of the several observations were as fol- lows :
Mean temperature at 7 a. m
42.4°
66
" . 2 p. m. 51.5°
66
" 9 p. m
43.8°
Mean of all readings ..
45.4°
Eighteen hundred and eighty eight was a cold year, every month except June, November and December averaging below normal. January, especially, was unusually cold, being 6.1º below normal, and the coldest month in the past nine years. The mean temper- ature of the second half of that month was only 10.5°, while the average minimum for that period was only 2.7º. For eight days in succession the minimum was below zero every day but one,-a record without a recent parallel in this city. February and March were very near normal, while April and May were considerably
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below. The April mean was the lowest for that month for nine years, and the minimum, 18.3°, recorded on the 8th, was the lowest April temperature for nine years. The temperature did not reach 80° until June, which month brought us the greatest heat of the year ; in fact, it was the only hot month of the summer. The tem- perature of the 23d, 96.8°. was the highest recorded in June for. nine years. July and August were slightly below normal and no temperature above 87º was recorded after June. September and October were several degrees below normal and each was the cold- est, respectively, for nine years. With the first of November came a decided change, and that month and the following one were both above the normal. The mean temperature of November was less than 4° lower than that of October, instead of 10°, the normal difference, and several days in November were warmer than the warmest of October. December closed with remarkably warm weather, the mean of the last eight days being over 40°.
EXTREME TEMPERATURES.
The following temperatures below zero or above 90° were re- . corded :
TABLE III.
Date.
Max. Temp.
Date.
Min. Temp.
June 28
96.8
January 22
-5.5
do
23
-4.7
do
24.
-0.4
do
25.
-6.4
do
27
-0.6
do
28
-5.1
do
29
-7.1
February 10
-3.4
do
15
-0.4
do
16
-4.9
RANGE OF TEMPERATURE.
The daily and monthly ranges of temperature appear in the fol- lowing table :
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TABLE IV.
Month.
Normal Monthly Range.
Monthly Range, 1888.
Nor. mean daily range.
Daily Range, 1888.
Mean,
Max.
Min.
January
57.3
61.1
16.5
17.6
36.0
6.0
February
55.2
59.3
17.8
20.1
42.7
11.0
March
51.8
43.2
16.4
15.6
23.6
6.5
April
54.8
58.6
19.1
18.0
35.5
8.1
May
53.8
44.0
19.8
16.2
31.0
3.8
June
48.0
53.1
21.9
21.8
32.5
8.8
July
43.2
35.9
20.1
20.2
29.0
8.5
August
44.3
38.1
19.9
18.5
30.0
6.7
September ..
48.0
48.8
18.1
15.3
24.5
5.4
October
50.3
36.5
17.9
14.7
25.9
4.5
November ...
52.6
61.1
16.5
16.3
28.3
6.7
December ...
55.6
55.0
15.0
15.4
31.6
4.0
Means.
51.2
49.6
18.2
17.5
30.9
6.7
There were no abnormally large monthly ranges in 1888, the greatest being in January and November, 61.1º. Those of March, May, July, August and October were unusually small for their respective months, that of July being the least, with the single exception of March 1881, for any month in nine years.
The greatest daily range occurred on the 15th of February, when a severe cold wave caused a fall of 42.7º in 24 hours. 36.1° of this fall occurred during the 14 hours between 7 a. m. and 9 p. m. The entire change produced by this remarkable wave was a fall .of 59.3º in 40 hours. On the morning of the 22d of December there was a very sudden and sharp cold wave causing a fall of 250 in 8 hours.
The smallest daily range was on the 19th of May, when the en- tire variation was 3.8°. For a period of six days in September, from the 18th to the 23d inclusive, the entire range was less than 14°, while the average daily range for the same period was only 7.6°. The last cold wave of the spring occurred on the 12th and 13th of April, and the first one of Autumn on the 3d and 4th of November.
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RELATIVE HUMIDITY.
The relative humidity, or dampness, of the air, is determined by the aid of standard tables, from the comparative readings of the dry bulb and wet bulb thermometers, and is expressed in per cent. of saturation, 100 per cent. being total saturation.
TABLE V.
1888.
Month.
Normal.
Mean.
Dep. from Normal.
Maximum.
Minimum.
Range.
January.
66.1
63.3
- -2.8
100
27
73
February
66.4
64.9
-1.5
100
28
72
March .
64.1
65.6
+1.5
100
32
68
April
62.9
63.0
+0.1
98
27
71
May .
70.0
74.2
+4.2
100
33
67
June
71.7
71.2
-0.5
97
33
64
July
74.1
71.7
-2.4
100
29
71
August ..
76.3
76.8
+0.5
100
38
62
September
77.7
83.7
+6.0
100
40
60
October
74.9
78.0
+3.1
100
41
59
November.
70.1
75.9
+5.8
100
28
72
December
68.8
68.9
+0.1
100
30
70
Mean .
70.3
71.4
+1.2
99.6
32.2
67.4
The mean annual relative humidity was slightly over 71.4 per cent., or nearly 1.2 per cent. above normal. Highest yearly mean in nine years, 72.9 per cent. in 1884; lowest, 68.4 per cent. in 1883. The means of all months, except January, February, June and July, were above normal, though the only marked departures were in May, September, October and November, in all of which months there was excessive precipitation and much unpleasant weather. The November mean was the highest for that month in nine years, while the means of May, September and October were each the highest with one exception, and that of January the lowest with one exception, for a like period. The mean of Sep- tember, 83.7 per cent., was, with the single exception of Septem- ber, 1881, the highest mean on record for any month in nine years.
The highest daily mean was on the 26th of November, the sec- ond day of the memorable November storm, when total saturation was recorded at every observation. For three consecutive days at
0 8
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that time the average was 98.4 per cent. In the humid excessively month of September the average was about 91 per cent. for a period of eleven successive days, from the 16th to the 26th. The driest day of the year was the 11th of January, when the daily mean was 37.7 per cent. The lowest percentage observed during the year at any single observation was 27, on the 22d of January and 6th of April.
The means at the times of the several observations were as fol- lows :
Mean relative humidity at 7 a. m. 77.7 per cent.
Mean relative humidity at 2 p. m 60.4 per cent.
Mean relative humidity at 9 p. m 76.1 per cent.
Mean relative humidity from all observations .. 71.4 per cent.
PRECIPITATION.
This is measured in a standard Badger gauge, situated in a good exposure, one foot above the ground, on grass land; and is expressed in inches and hundredths.
TABLE VI.
1888.
Month.
Normal Precipitation.
Rainfall.
Melted Snow.
Total Precipi- tation.
Dep. from Normal.
Depth of Snow.
No. of days rain or snow.
Dur. in hours.
January.
5.19
2.86
2.27
5.13
-0.06
21.5
12
147
February
4.76
3.15
1.50
4.65
-0.11
11.5
10
83
March
4.05
2.57
3.68
6.25
+2.20
18.0
12
128
April
3.20
2.66
0.88
3.54
-- 0.84
3.0
11
91
May
3.62
5.58
*
5.58
+1.96
*
16
129
June
2.33
1.59
1.59
-0.74
11
32
July
3.43
2.54
2.54
-0.89
8
39
August.
3.56
5.35
5.35
+1.79
11
52
September
3.88
8.47
8.47
+5.09
11
111
October.
3.77
5.66
*
5.66
+1.89
*
17
148
November.
3.77
5.80
0.94
6.74
+2.97
6.2
12
153
December
3.96
4.30
0.46
4.76
+0.80
1.0
9
86
Sums
45.02
50.53
9.73
60.26
+1524
61.2
140
1199
Means
3.75
4.21
0.81
5.02
+1.27
11.7
5.1
100
.
The total precipitation for the year reached the unusual figure of 60.26 inches, more than 15 inches above the normal, and more than 10 inches greater than that of any previous year in the past
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nine years. Least annual precipitation in nine years, 32.59 inches, in 1880.
The rainfall alone amounted to 50.53 inches, while the melted snow furnished 9.73 inches more, being the product, when melted, of a depth of 61.2 inches of snow, the total depth for the year.
The year 1888 must be recorded as an unusually wet year throughout, the only months in which there was any noticeable de- ficiency of precipitation being June and July, and even in those months it was within an inch of the normal. In March and May there was a large excess, as also there was in each of the last five months of the year. The rainfall of September, 8.47 inches, was phenomenal, being by far the largest amount recorded in any month in nine years. The totals for May and November were also the largest for those months, respectively, in the same period. It is hardly necessary to add that there was no condition approach- ing that of a drought during the year. The greatest precipitation in a single day was 2.59 inches of rain, which fell in the space of 13 hours on the 26th of September in connection with a violent cyclonic storm that came from the South Atlantic. Other periods of heavy precipitation were as follows: March 12th-14th, (the great March blizzard) 3.35 inches of melted snow; November 25th-27th, 3.83 inches rain and melted snow; December 17th- 18th, 3.25 inches of rain ; and May 9th-15th, when for seven consecutive days the rainfall averaged 0.62 inch per day, reaching 2.50 inches on the 12th.
The total depth of snowfall, 61.2 inches, is about 10 inches less than the normal. Fifty-four inches of this amount fell in the con- cluding months of the winter of 1887-8, the last appreciable fall of which occurred on the 11th of April, though a light flurry was recorded on the 2d of May. The first snow of the autumn oc- curred on the 9th of October, the earliest date of which there is any record of snow ever having fallen in this city. On that day it fell steadily for more than two hours, but melted as it reached the ground. The first measurable quantity that fell was on the 17th of November. The heaviest snow storm of the year was that of March 12th-14th, which yielded 15.5 inches of snow.
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There were very few thunder storms during the year, only 11 being recorded. These were quite evenly distributed from April 5th to October 2d, the respective dates of the first and last. None of them were of marked severity.
The whole number of days on which an appreciable amount of rain or snow fell was 140, and the actual duration of its fall was 1,199 hours, the equivalent of 50 days.
WIND.
This element of the weather will be considered in two branches, viz : the movement of the wind, of which continuous automatic records have been kept throughout the year, and its direction, of which tri-daily observations were taken. The wind movement in the tables below is expressed in miles, and the directions are re- corded to the four cardinal and the four intermediate points.
MOVEMENT OF THE WIND.
TABLE VII.
1888.
Daily Movement.
Month.
Normal monthly movement
Monthly movement
Mean.
Max.
Min.
Max. hourly velocity.
Mean hourly velocity.
January
5212
5752
185.5
444
60
43
7.7
February
4864
4070
140.3
404
55
33
5.8
March
5694
5778
186.4
453
68
39
7.8
April
4532
4254
141.8
250
57
34
5.9
May
4117
3754
121.1
216
54
23
5.0
June.
3222
2393
79.8
155
34
24
3.3
July.
2942
2591
83.6
187
30
35
3.5
August
2982
2275
73.4
148
27
27
3.1
September
3047
2665
88.8
188
24
32
3.7
October.
3834
3871
124.9
271
38
38
5.2
November
4317
4617
153.9
555
56
38
6.4
December.
4832
4655
150.2
398
39
37
63
Sums
Means
49595 4133
46675 3890
127.5
306
45
33
5.3
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The total wind movement for the year was 46,675 miles, or abont 3,000 miles less than the normal. Greatest annual move- ment in six years, 54,490 in 1883; least, 44,158 miles, in 1887. The greatest deficiencies occurred in February, June and August, amounting to more than 700 miles each month. There were slight deficiencies also in April, May, July, September and December. In January, March, October and November the movement was above normal each month, the excess in January being over 500 miles. The greatest monthly movement, was, as usual, in the month of March, although that of January was very nearly as great. The least was in August. The greatest daily movement was 555 miles, on the 25th of November. This is the greatest re- corded since February, 1886. The least daily movement was 24 miles, on the 19th of September. The maximum hourly velocity attained during the year was 43 miles an hour from the NW, on the 27th of January. Other severe gales were those of March 12th and 13th, from the NE and E, November 25th-27th, from the NE, and December 12th from the NW. The average daily movement for the year was 127.5 miles, and the mean hourly velocity 5.3 miles.
The following is a complete table of gales of 30 miles or more per hour :
HIGH WINDS.
TABLE VIII.
Date.
Direction.
Maximum velocity.
Date.
Direction.
Maximum velocity.
January 11
W
34
April 6
W
34
do
19
NW
33
do
7
W
31
do
20
NW
30
July 12.
W
35
do
26
NW
35
September 26. .
N
32
do
27
NW
43
November 11 ..
W
31
February 15
NW
33
do
25. .
NE
38
March 12.
NE
39
do
26 ..
NE
36
do
13.
NE
33
December 12 ...
NW
37
do
21
S
32
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Following is the table of wind directions, as recorded at the tri-daily observations :
DIRECTION OF THE WIND. TABLE IX.
Month.
Prevailing wind.
Mean Direction.
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW!
W
NW Calm.
January
NW
W 28° 47' N
12
0
0
2
6
8
22
43
0
February
NW
W 37
57 N
15
2
0
6
6
9
18
30
1
March.
NW
W 46 35 N
9
9
5
6
8
2
18
35
1
April
NW
W 32 28 N
10
5
10
5
6
8
20
28
1
May.
NE
E 38 40 N
8
27
13
11
8
8
6
12
0
June
SW
W 43
2 S
6
10
9
5
15
19
11
9
6
July
SW and W
W 11
19
S
7
10
6
8
9
16
16
12
9
August
W
W 11
59
S
4
6
7
7
16
24
13
9
September
N and NW
W 71
34 N
15
8
9
14
6
9
10
15
4
October .. ...
NW
W 23
12 N
8
4
8
6
6
14
14
32
1
November ..
SW
W 18
58 N
12
15
3
3
3
24
15
14
1
December.
SW
W 0 51 S
3
5
2
0
28
21
26
1
Sums
109
101
72
67
87
161
195
269
34
Means
NW
W 23
4 N
....
....
..
. .
....
...
....
Northwest was, by a large plurality of observations, the pre- vailing wind of the year, and the mean direction, W. 23º 4' N., was farther north of west than the normal yearly direction. Southwest was the prevailing wind in June, November and De- cember, in each of which months the temperature was above nor- mal. In May there was an unusual predominance of northeast winds, and in that month only the mean direction was between north and east. In seven months it was between north and west, and in four others between south and west. Next to northwest, west winds were most frequent, followed in order by southwest, north, northeast, south, east and southeast.
GENERAL STATE OF THE WEATHER.
In the following tables appear the number of observations in each month, as well as the whole year, at which the different con- ditions of weather prevailed; also the number of clear, fair and cloudy days, and the number of days on which 0.01 inch or more of rain or snow fell.
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TABLE X.
Month.
Clear.
Fair.
Cloudy.
Foggy.
Light Rain.
Snow. Heavy Light Rain.
H'vy Snow.
Sleet.
Hazy.
January ....
48
10
14
1
4
1
11
4
0
0
February ..
38
20
17
1
2
2
1
6
0
0
March.
36
12
31
1
5
1
5
2
0
0
April
43
14
23
0
9
0
1
0
0
0
May
21
17
39
2
12
1
1
0
0
0
June.
36
27
21
2
4
0
0
0
0
0
July.
46
21
20
0
4
1
0
0
0
1
August
31
28
26
1
5
0
0
0
0
2
September.
35
11
29
3
8
4
0
0
0
0
October
28
16
29
1
16
2
1
0
0
0
November.
31
16
24
1
12
3
0
2
1
0
December .
35
17
32
0
4
3
2
()
0
0
Sums
428
209
305
13
85
18
22
14
1
3
The number of observations during the year showing a clear sky was 428, or 39 per cent. of all observations. Those showing a partly cloudy sky (classed as fair or hazy) numbered 212, or 19 per cent. , while the remainder showing the sky wholly overcast, including all recorded above at which clouds or fog prevailed or when rain, snow or sleet was falling, numbered 458, or 42 per cent.
TABLE XI.
Month.
Clear Days.
Fair Days.
Cloudy Days.
Days on which 0.01 inch of rain or snow fell.
January.
13
9
9
12
February
12
10
7
10
March.
12
12
12
April
10
12
8
11
May
4
10
17
16
June
10
13
7
11
July
15
12
4
8
August
10
12
9
11
September
10
7
13
11
October
4
15
12
17
November
10
9
11
12
December
7
16
8
9
Sums
112
137
117
140
Means
9.3
11.4
9.8
11.7
. .
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METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
The most noticeably pleasant months were January, February. July and December, while April and June were also very pleasant. On the other hand, May and October were phenomenally unpleas- ant, while March, August, September and November were also marked by much unpleasant weather.
SUMMARY OF MISCELLANEOUS PHENOMENA.
Following are the dates of occurrence of the various miscella- neous phenomena observed :
FROST .- Jan., 4, 9, 11, 14, 20, 24, 31; Feb. 1, 9, 13, 19, 23. 24, 25, 27 ; March 7, 11, 25, 30 ; April 1, 3, 12, 23, 25, 26; May 3 ; Sept. 6, 7, 29, 30 ; Oct. 1, 11, 15, 16, 18, 19, 21, 26, 30 ; Nov. 4, 13, 14. 18, 22 ; Dec. 2, 3, 13, 21, 26.
Last killing frost of the spring, May 3; first of the autumn, Sept. 30.
FOG .- Jan. 1, 13, 15 ; Feb. 5, 8 ; March 28, 29 ; May 9, 10, 12, 13; June 15, 24; July 18; Aug. 9; Sept. 10, 17, 20; Oct. 1, 2; Nov. 9, 27.
SOLAR HALOS .- Feb. 5, 10, 12, 23 ; March 1, 5, 15 ; April 1, 5, 8, 10, 23 ; May 6, 9, 24, 30, 31 ; June 13; July 9, 21, 31 ; Aug. 19, 20, 21, 26; Sept. 3, 4, 7, 11, 25 ; Oct. 11, 19, 22, 23; Nov. 2 ; Dec. 7, 14, 26, 31.
LUNAR HALOS .- Jan. 3, 23; Feb. 19, 21, 27; March 25, 28 : April 21 ; May 23 ; July 17, 20 ; Sept. 15 ; Nov. 14.
THUNDER STORMS .- April 5, 6; May 11, 29 ; June 6, 23 ; July 11; Aug. 1, 17 ; Sept. 21, 26 ; Oct. 2.
DISTANT THUNDER WITHOUT RAIN .- June 11, 22, 30; July 5; Aug. 27.
LIGHTNING AT A DISTANCE .- Feb. 20; April 29 : July 5, 23, 24, 29; Aug. 25.
AURORA .- March 15; April 2, 13; May 7; July 22; Oct. 10. 11, 30.
HAZY OR SMOKY ATMOSPHERE .- April 28, 30 ; July 5; Aug. 2. 3 ; Sept. 13.
HAIL .- April 12.
METEORS .- April 29 ; July 14, 24; August, almost every clear evening.
SNOW FROM CLOUDLESS SKY .- Feb. 18.
LUNAR RAINBOW .- March 22.
PARHELIA .- March 1, 5.
FRANCIS V. PIKE.
Newburyport, Mass., February, 1889.
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REPORT
OF THE
Inspector of Milk, Oleomargarine, Vinegar and Kerosene,
SURVEYOR OF CHARCOAL,
AND
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
1888.
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REPORT OF MILK INSPECTOR.
MILK INSPECTION.
To His Honor the Mayor and the City Council of the City of Newburyport :
The Inspector of Milk for Newburyport most respectfully sub- mits the following as the action of the inspector the past year in relation to the same.
Forty-five licenses have been issued from this office the past year, being five less than the previous year. Also a record of one ad- ditional retailer, who was formerly licensed as a producer.
Thirty-two samples of milk have been tested by the Lactometer, which gave an average of 182° as the density, which is a good av- erage of the milk found in other cities, and much better than some of our largest cities, who are most likely to suffer from reduced . milk. It having been ascertained that milk tested only by the Lac- tometer, could be deprived of a good part of its cream and still show the same specific gravity, by removing the cream and substi- tuting water, cream being the lighter part, a new instrument was employed by the German chemists called a Lactoscope, which is intended to show the percentage of cream or butter in the milk, so that upon trial with Lactometer and also Lactoscope, the inspector can judge nearly what a strict analysis would give. For the above reason the inspector was induced to obtain the Lactoscope which upon trial has proved to give a satisfactory result upon compari- son with the analysis as given by the chemist employed by the state board of health for Massachusetts, for which the inspector has rendered bill of cost in account against the city to date.
All of which is respectfully submitted,
JOHN HUSE, Inspector.
Newburyport, February, 1889.
324
REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF OLEOMARGARINE.
OLEOMARGERINE OR BUTTERINE.
The present United States and State laws imposed upon dealers and manufacturers of oleomargerine and butterine, have had the effect of inducing all dealers (one exception) in our market to dis- continue the sale. Previous to the passing of laws compelling all persons dealing in the article to pay a separate tax under license. there were seven parties registered at this office as dealing in the articles. All have given notice of discontinuing the sale except one above mentioned.
JOHN HUSE, Inspector.
Newburyport, February, 1889.
INSPECTION OF KEROSENE AND OTHER EXPLOSIVES OF PETROLEUM.
The entire control of the market for kerosene, benzine and other products of petroleum, being in the possession of one corporation, the explosive point being raised by them to 130° and above, (the legal standard being 112) there is · but little if any kerosene re- quiring inspection retailed in our market. No application has been made during the past year. JOHN HUSE, Inspector.
Newburyport, February, 1889.
CHARCOAL SURVEYED.
Twenty-eight loads of charcoal surveyed contained 2986 bushels. Fees for same, $3.64.
325
REPORT OF SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
REPORT OF THE SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
To His Honor the Mayor and the City Council of the City of Newburyport:
GENTLEMEN-Herewith please find schedule marked A, which gives a tabular statement of scales, weights and measures, tested and sealed from February 1888 to February 1889, agreeable to the statutes of Massachusetts. Also the amount assessed to the own- ers of the same, the law requiring owners of scales, weights and measures to bring the same to the inspector's office annually. to be tested and sealed, is not complied with by owners of scales and weights generally, which makes it the duty of the sealer to visit all parties known to use weights and measures and seal the same, which is attended with considerable expense when added to the legal fees, as allowed by the statutes. There are many of our citizens who use scales and weights that think it wrong to require of them an annual tax which is designed for the benefit of the purchaser, therefore the expense should be paid from the public treasury. The expense charged in the schedule A is the actual amount paid by the sealer, without any charge for the time or ser- vices of the sealer (the fees excepted) which gives him an amount of labor for which he is poorly paid, and far less than any other services performed for the city. The sealer would respectfully ask your attention to the subject hoping you will see that the compen- sation is not sufficient for the duties required by the law and grant some further addition to his salary. All of which is respectfully submitted. JOHN HUSE, Sealer.
Newburyport, February, 1889.
326
REPORT OF SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
SCHEDULE A.
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES TESTED AND SEALED FROM FEB- RUARY, 1888, TO FEBRUARY, 1889.
Correct.
Incorrect.
Total.
Dormal scales
10
3
13
Coal and public scales.
17
4
21
Platform scales.
101
4
105
Counter scales
104
12
116
Patent balances
7
2
9
Beam scales
18
4
22
Spring scales
33
5
38
Tip scales
26
3
29
Steelyards
4
1
5
-
320
38
358
Weights corrected-light 56, heavy 19, total
75
433
Measures tested and sealed-wet, 233, dry, 10, total 243.
The above scales and weights were assessed to owners.
$164 53
Paid for repairs and cartage
26 50
138 03
Fees for sealing measures.
4 65
Nett for sealer.
$142 68
OFFICE OF SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES, -
No. 10 Brown's Wharf.
To the Honorable A. C. Titcomb, Mayor of Newburyport:
DEAR SIR :- Herewith I submit for your consideration the en- tire receipts for services in the several minor offices, which are re- quired by the laws of the state to be filled, which if properly exe- cuted, are entitled to some additional compensation. Hoping the board of aldermen, or a committee of the same, will give the sub- ject, if it meet your approval, their attention and. allow the sealer and inspector to appear before them and present his books, if they wish for any further information than the annual reports, which have been submitted, give them as follows :
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