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The library has been opened 282 days for the withdrawal of books, the reading room every day, Sundays excepted. The average daily circulation has been 128, against 115 last year.
There have been sent to the bindery for binding or for repairs,
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310 volumes, besides which several hundred have been repaired at the library.
The librarian would renew his earnest recommendation that the question of classifying and cataloguing the library, be given serious attention.
The longer it is delayed the greater will be the work and the cost.
At the best, it would be a very expensive undertaking, as to do the work thoroughly, so that it would be complete for all time, cannot be reckoned at much less than 15 cents a volume. With 30,000 volumes in hand it is easy to figure this cost. It would, however, include scientific classification, the making of a card cat- alogue and the printing of a condensed catalogue or finding list.
Once systematized there would be no extra expense to speak of in keeping it up.
Respectfully submitted, JOHN D. PARSONS, Librarian.
Newburyport, December 11, 1893.
APPENDICES.
APPENDIX A .- RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.
City appropriation
$1,500 00
From town of Newbury, use of library for the year 1893
$150 00
From dog licenses
806 78
956 78
Total appropriation and income
$2,456 78
Amount overdrawn .
468 79
$2,925 57
EXPENDITURES. (Authorized by the City Council.)
Salaries . . $2,001 27
Premiums on insurance policies
498 76
Binding and rebinding books
201 95
Printing and advertising
150 00
Supplies
39 86
Labor and sundries
33 73
$2,925 57
MISCELLANEOUS.
Receipts from fines
$30 54
Balance on hand .
73 09
$103 63
EXPENDITURES.
Sundry supplies and miscellaneous expenses $23 45
Postage, wrappers, etc.
13 40
Rentals, post office boxes
6 00
Express, freight, truckage
4 30
·
47 15
Balance .
$56 48
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APPENDIX B -BUILDING FNUD.
In accordance with the request of the donors of the fund for the purchase and equipment of the public library building, that an annual statement of the condition of said fund should be submitted to the directors of the library, I beg leave to report: After the completion of the work, the sum of $5,000.00 remained over and above the $50,000.00 subscribed and expended in the preparation of the building, which was deposited in the Institution for Say- ings, where it is still invested. It was decided to make this the nucleus of a permanent fund, the income of which should be em- ployed in making such necessary repairs and improvements in the library building as should be called for from time to time. Not- withstanding hundreds of dollars of this income have been ex- pended, first and last, the principal has increased, and, by judicious economy, it has now reached the sum of $6,008.50. During the past year $51.03 have been expended for various minor repairs. This account has been audited, according to custom and a certifi- cate of the same attached to the book.
E. S. MOSELEY, (Treasurer.) E. P. DODGE, E. F. STONE, Trustees.
Newburyport, December 11, 1893.
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APPENDIX C .- PEABODY FUND.
Among the many generous donations of the late George Pea- body was one of $15,000.00 to this library. The only stipulation made when it was passed to the present treasurer was that a board of trustees for the management of the fund should be created, that the income should be kept separate and distinct from that derived from other sources, and that an annual report should be prepared and published. These requirements have always been faithfully adhered to, and in pursuance of the same the treasurer herewith reports that the original sum, deposited in the Institution for Say- ings, still continues there invested with the condition annexed that it can never be withdrawn save on written order of a majority of the trustees. The income during the past year has been $600.00, which, added to the balance available at the close of the last year, $343.91, makes $943.91. Of this sum, $575.23 have been ex- pended during the year for the purchase of 348 books, leaving a balance in hand of $368.68. This account has also been audited.
Some idea of what this gift of Mr. Peabody means for the library and the city may be learned when it is stated that during the 26 years the income has been expended, 7,302 books have been added. This amounts to about 25 per cent of all the books in the library, which contained over 12,000 volumes before this valuable source of supply was received. Special pains have al- ways been taken to purchase books of a high standard and there- fore having a permanent value, and the standard of the library is therefore kept on a high plane.
E. S. MOSELEY, (Treasurer.) W. H. SWASEY, BENJAMIN HALE, J. J. CURRIER, L. B. CUSHING, Trustees.
Newburyport, December 12, 1893.
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APPENDIX D .- RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES FROM VARIOUS TRUST FUNDS.
SAWYER FUND.
RECEIPTS.
1892.
Nov. 28. To balance
$146 62
1893. " income .
225 00
$371 62
EXPENDITURES.
1893.
By bills paid for books
$178 03
" balance
193 59
$371 62
BRADBURY FUND.
RECEIPTS.
1892.
Nov. 28. To balance
$25 87
1893. " income .
40 00
$65 87
EXPENDITURES.
1893.
By bills for books
$34 11
balance
31 76
$65 87
FROTHINGHAM FUND.
1893. To income .
$40 00
EXPENDITURES.
1893. By bills for books
$30 69
" balance
9 31
$40 00
.
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S. A. GREEN FUND.
RECEIPTS.
1892.
Nov. 28. To balance
$132 93
1893. " income .
80 00
$212 93
EXPENDITURES.
1893.
By bills for books
$76 13
" balance
136 80
$212 93
ABRAM A. WILLIAMS FUND.
RECEIPTS.
1892.
Nov. 28. To balance
$43 17
1893. " income .
40 00
$83 17
EXPENDITURES.
1893.
By bills for books
$58 07
" balance
25 10
$83 17
Above accounts examined with accompanying vouchers, and found correct.
O. J. GURNEY, WM. R. JOHNSON, Finance Committee.
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APPENDIX D. 2 .- TODD FUND.
Since the date of the last annual report, Hon. W. C. Todd, who has annually contributed $400.00 for the support of the read- ing room, has paid over to the city the principal of which this sum represented the interest at 4 per cent per annum, viz : $10,000.00. This amount is invested in a city note bearing interest at 4 per cent and payable semi annually. While the sum was not deposited in the city treasury until some time after the beginning of the new year, the interest on the same was calculated from Jan. 1, so that there was no interruption or falling off in the income. The financial statement is as follows :
1892.
Dec. 1. To balance .
$225 48
1893.
July 1. " income
200 00
$425 48
EXPENDITURES.
By bills, S. H. Fowle
$213/70
A. H. Roffe & Co.
143 50
offices of publication
22 25
" balance
46 03
$425 48
1
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APPENDIX E .- LIBRARY INCREASE, WITH CLASSIFICA- TION.
Number of volumes last reported (corrected)
28,703
Added by purchase in 1893 :
Peabody fund
348
Sawyer ·
219
Todd
60
Frothingham fund
43
Williams
39
Bradbury
18
Green
.
15
741
Less volumes replaced
25
716
Added by donations
173
Total new volumes
889
29,592
Lost or missing .
14
Withdrawn (worn out)
56
70
Less number replaced
25
45
29,547
Net increase in 1893, 844 ; in 1892, 745.
These volumnes may be roughly classified as follows : Fiction, 272 (of which 56 were juveniles) ; literature (including poetry, drama, oratory, letters, satire and humor), 93; biography, 94 ; magazines, 63; adventure, travel or descriptive, 55; social and political science, 52 ; history, 43 ; natural science, 24 ; theological, 18 ; fine arts, 17 ; useful arts, 14; general works, 14 ; philosophy, 5 ; philology, 2; unclassified (chiefly government publications), 148.
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APPENDIX F .- CIRCULATION OF BOOKS, 1893, CLASSI- FIED BY SUBJECTS.
During the year ending November 29, 1893, there were with- drawn from the library for home use, 36,213 books. These volumes were classed as follows, and are compared with previous years :
1893.
1892.
1891.
1890.
Adult fiction
19,524
18,768
18,921
17,349
Juvenile literature .
8,014
6,692
6,547
4,634
Miscellaneous literature .
2,203
2,032
2,087
2,094
Travel, descriptive, etc.
1,970
1,682
2,071
2,507
History
1,333
1,340
1,506
1,808
Biography
1,078
1,134
1,421
1,317
Science and art
1,040
1,088
876
934
Magazines and reviews
461
482
515
402
Philosophy and sociology
325
320
271
339
Theology and religion
265
376
431
339
Totals .
36,213
33,914
34,646
31,727
1
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
APPENDIX G .- DONATIONS TO THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
NOTE .- Acknowledgements of pamphlets include those received to April 18, 1894.
BOOKS. PAMPH.
American Republics, Bureau of
4
5
Amherst College
.
1
Argentine com to Exposition
1
1
Boston Children's Hospital
1
Bowdoin College
1
Bridgewater Normal School
1
British com. to Exposition
1
Brooks, F. A., Boston
1
Burdett College, Boston
1
Chicago Sunset Club
1
. .
Clark, G. H., D. D., Hartford
1
. .
Clarke, W. B. & Co., Boston
.
1
Cogswell, Hon. W., M. C.
. 52
. .
Cotgreaves, A. W., Ham. Guernsey .
.
1
1
Currier, J. J.
1
. .
Dodd, Mead & Co., N. Y.
2
Hackett, F. W., Portsmouth, N. H. .
1
Hale, Capt. Joshua ·
1
. .
Harvard University, Cambridge
1
1
Haverhill, city of
1
· ·
Hill, N. P.
1
. .
Hovey, Mrs. H. E., Somerville
1
. .
Hurd, E. P, M. D. £
1
. .
Indian Rights Asso., Phila.
Japanese com. to Exposition
4
Kinnicutt & Dewitt, Worcester
1
Library trustees' and librarians' reports, catalogues, bulletins, etc. : Baltimore, Enoch Pratt library 1
Boston public
1
Brooklyn, Mercantile
1
Buffalo public
1
Chicago public .
. .
1
Cincinnati public
. .
1
·
. .
·
1
1
Currier, E. H., Washington Heights, N. Y.
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PUBLIC LIBRARY.
BOOKS. PAMPH.
Concord (Mass.) free public
.
1
Everett public
2
Fairhaven, Millicent public
. .
2
Fall River public
1
Georgetown, Peabody
1
Hamilton (Ont.) public
1
Handsworth (Eng.)
1
Helena public
5
Jersey City free public
21
Lawrence public
7
Lynn public
1
Massachusetts State
1
Minneapolis public
2
New Jersey State
1
1
New York, Maimonides
1
66 Mercantile
2
Newark public
1
1
Newton free
2
Peabody, Peabody Institute
2
Portland (Ore ) .
3
Providence public
1
Salem public
2
San Francisco Mercantile
1
Springfield city .
. .
1
Swansea (Wales)
2
Taunton public .
2
Waterbury, Silas Bronson
. .
2
Watertown public
..
1
Woburn public .
. . .
1
Worcester public
..
1
Little, William, Newbury
2
Macintosh, H. P.
1
. .
Maine Asso. Rockland
.
2
Mass. Commonwealth of
12
3
66 Institute of Technology
1
Maimi University
..
1
. .
.
. .
·
. .
. .
·
.
.
.
·
. .
.
. .
..
.
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
BOOKS. PAMPH.
Moseley, E. S.
1 4
National Civil Service Reform League
1
N. E. Conference Eduational Workers
·
1
N. E. Historical and Genealogical Society Newburyport, Anna Jaques hospital asso.
. .
1
1
city of
2
2
66 News Publishing Co.
1
.
Y. W. C. A.
1
Perkins Inst. for Blind, Boston
.
1
. .
Philadelphia Public Ledger
..
1
Pike, Hon. John N.
14
. .
Pope, A. A., Boston
1
Salisbury, S., Worcester
1
. .
Sinclair, Rev. B. D.
1
. .
Smithsonian Institution, Washington
5
13
Stewart, Hon. W. M.
10
. .
Stone, G. T., Chicago
1
1
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
5
Commission of Labor
3
. .
*Department Agriculture
15
Interior
4
. .
Bureau of education
3
7
Census bureau
2
· ·
State
. 15
14
Treasury
3
17
War
6
2
Fish commission
2
. .
Life Saving Service
1
· ·
University of Penn
2
Volta bureau
1
4 . .
Page, Miss, Atkinson, N. H.
. .
1
1
Perry, O. H., Lowell
Pope, Rev. L. A.
5
·
. .
1
Stone, Hon. E. F.
.
*Also publications of the weather bureau, maj s, etc.
Herald Publishing Co.
275
PUBLIC LIBRARY.
BOOKS. PAMPH.
Washington University, St. Louis
.
.
1
Winchester Home for Aged Women, Boston Women's Medical College, Phila.
· · ·
1
. . .
1
Yale University
. ..
3
Publications in Newburyport Free Reading Room
DAILIES.
Newburyport Herald (morning),
News (evening),
Boston Advertiser (morning),
Herald 66
Post
Globe (evening),
66 Times
66 Journal
66 Tribune
66 Transcript 66
66 World
Traveller 66
Mail and Express (evening),
Haverhill Gazette
66
Post (evening),
Lynn Item 66
Congressional Record, Washington.
SEMI-WEEKLY, WEEKLY AND MONTHLY PUBLICATIONS.
Alta California, San Francisco, Bradstreet's, New York,
Item (weekly), Newburyport, Journal of Education, Boston,
Journal, Kansas City, Mo.
Machinist, New York,
Mirror and Farmer, Manchester, N. H.
Commercial Bulletin, Boston, Constitution. Atlanta, Ga.
Nation, New York. Nature, London, Eng.
Courier-Journal, Louisville, Ky.
Dispatch, Richmond, Va.
Electrical World, New York,
Pioneer-Press, St. Paul, Minn.
Punch, London, Eng.
Financial and Commercial Chronicle, New York.
Register, Mobile, Ala. Republican, Springfield, Rocky Mountain Weekly, Denver, Colo. Scientific American, New York,
(builders' edition),
66
Supplement,
Signs of the Times, New York, Star, Washington, D. C.
Times, Philadelphia, Times, London, Eng. Tribune, Chicago, Weekly News, Galveston, Texas.
Herald, Rutland, Vt.
Independent, New York,
Portland, Me., Advertiser (evening), Salem Gazette (morning) New York Herald (morning),
Star
Sun
66
Christian Register, Boston,
Christian Union, New York, Chronicle, San Francisco,
News, Charleston, S. C. Observer, New York,
Enquirer, Cincinnati, O.
Forest and Stream, New York.
Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, New York. Gazette, Montreal, Canada, Graphic, London, Eng. Harper's Bazar, New York, Weekly, Young People, New York,
Official Gazette, U. S. Patent Office.
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PUBLIC LIBRARY.
MAGAZINES AND QUARTERLIES.
DOMESTIC.
Agriculturist, N. Y. Arena, Boston. Atlantic Monthly, Boston, Bibliotheca Sacra, Oberlin, O. Century, N. Y. Cosmopolitan, N. Y.
Current Literature, N. Y. Donahoe's Magazine, Boston. Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly, N.Y. Forum, N. Y. Godey's Ladies' Book, Philadelphia, Harper's Magazine, N. Y. Household, Boston, Home Missionary, Boston, Ladies' Home Journal, Philadelphia. Life, N. Y.
Lippincott's Magazine, Philadelphia, Littell's Living Age, Boston, Munsey's Magazine, N. Y. Naturalist, Philadelphia, New England Magazine, Boston, New World, Boston, North American, N. Y. Peterson's Magazine, Philadelphia, Political Science Quarterly, N. Y. Popular Science Monthly, N. Y. Popular Science News,
Queries, Review of Reviews, N. Y. St. Nicholas, N. Y. Unitarian Review, Boston.
FOREIGN.
Art Journal, London, Blackwood's, Edinburg,
Cassell's Magazine, London, Contemporary Review, London, Edinburg Review, Edinburg, English Illustrated Magazine, London, - Westminster Review, London.
Fortnightly Review, London, Good Words, London, London Quarterly Review, London, Macmillan's Magazine, London, Nineteenth Century, London,
Temple Bar, London,
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ANNUAL, REPORTS.
Donations to the Reading Room.
The Newburyport Daily News
News Publishing Co.
The Item
Christian Register
Congressional Record
Publishers. A. Unitarian Association. . Hon. William Cogswell. E. S. Moseley.
Home Missionary
New York Observer .
Hon. John N. Pike.
Congressional Directory
E. S. Moseley.
Signal Service Weather Maps
U. S. Department of Agriculture.
Official Gazette
Patent Office.
The Manifesto
Publishers. . George Morrill.
Christian Statesman .
. Publishers.
Free Russia
. Publishers.
Cook's Excursionist
Publishers.
The Outlook
W. W. Goodwin. . Mrs. Swasey. St. Paul's Parish. St. Paul's Parish.
The Tablet
· Publishers. Publishers.
Good Government Science
Publishers.
Boston Sunday Globe
· Librarian.
Boston Sunday Herald
· Librarian.
Boston Sunday Post .
Librarian.
The Unitarian .
The Churchman
St. Andrew's Cross
·
The Christian Science Journal
REPORT OF SURVEYOR OF HIGHWAYS.
REPORT.
To His Honor the Mayor and the Highway Com- mittee:
GENTLEMEN :- I herewith respectfully submit to you a report of what has been done under your jurisdiction. This has been a marked year for side- walk improvement, and a larger number of yards of macadamizing than has been previously done. Also surface work of macadamizing as an experi- ment, and which I think was a good investment. The cost of surface work is nominally about the same as putting on gravel. The additional expense per yard this year of macadamizing work was from the fact the localities were taken as test roads and put in much deeper, and the material taken out in a large degree was not used in any other place but hauled to the dumps.
Water street in particular has been improved vastly and ought to be continued to Bromfield street, as it is such a thoroughfare for heavy team-
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ing that it is utterly impossible to keep itin order with ordinary gravel.
The need of a street sweeper has been much talked over, and from what I can learn of all those who use them, the one reply is, that for macadam- ized roads they only prove injurious, as what adheres to that kind of road binds together and is beneficial. They are simply used for stone pave- ments of which in my judgment Newburyport has not enough laid to warrant the outlay.
These suggestions are made with careful thought of what would be for the best interests of the city.
Please accept my sincere thanks for the uniform courtesy extended to me during the year that has passed.
Yours with respect, CHARLES M. PRITCHARD, Surveyor of Highways.
Newburyport, Dec. 25, 1893.
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CRUSHED STONE USED.
In the year 1892 an agreement was made with Jere Cashman for 5,000 tons at a cost of $1.25 per ton, net weight. At the com- mencement of the season there was undelivered 2,480 tons, and Mr. Cashman has delivered during the year 1893, 2,223} tons, leaving a balance (of his 5,000 tons) of 2563 tons to be delivered at such times as the city may order. Amount paid Mr. Cashman the present year, $2,737.01.
The present year, 1893, an agreement was made with Thomas O'Neil for 5,000 tons, gross weight, at a cost of $1.32} delivered, of which amount 3,640 tons have been delivered, costing $4,854.14, and leaving an undelivered balance of 1,360 tons for 1894. There was also purchased of Mr. O'Neil, for use on Bridge road, 75 tons at $1.25 per ton, $94.05. This amount is not included in the con- tract of 5,000 tons, as it was of different grades mixed.
Amount paid estate of N. Varina, weighing bills, $129.33.
Much comment has been made in regard to the durability of these macadam roads. Let him that readeth understand, that the natural soil has much to do with the road. Furthermore, facts are stubborn things when you are brought to face them State street was done the year the roller was purchased, consequently has had its fourth season, is 976 feet long, and has not cost the highway department $50 to keep in order up to date-which is a good proof of the fact.
During the year 1893 there has been some surface macadam- izing on Merrimac street, a part of Washington street, also a part of Temple street ; and, as gravel has had its day and is hard to get, it will readily be seen that in the future stone will be the ma- terial used in construction and repair as a matter of economy.
The amount of macadam road built this year, 1893, was in the total 14,910 yards, as follows : Charter street, 1,150 yards ; Water street, 3,850 yards; High street to Kent, 5,133 yards ; High street to Broad, 4,777 yards. Crushed stone used, 4,786 tons. A large amount of unweighed stone taken from gravel pits and old gutter stones, judged to be 1500 tons, was used where the character of the soil demanded extra stone, more especially on Water street, as a test road.
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
Surface macadamizing : Temple street, 1,025 yards ; Bridge road, 1,220 yards; Washington street, 420 yards; Merrimac street, 8,890 yards, 11,555 yards in all. Crushed stone used, 2,152 tons. The merits of this road the coming spring will determine ; but it is a forced conclusion from all parties that in all points it is far superior to a gravel road and much cheaper.
This is a summary of the work done in this department for the year 1893, together with the amount spent on road roller : Engineer's pay, $385.00; coal bill, $92.15; repairs, oil, waste, etc., $33.06, making the expense of running the machine, fuel, repairs, etc., $510.21.
Should the roller be put to work this coming year it will ne- cessitate some repairs, but from the statement of Mr. Paul, the engineer of the machine, she is in good order for the time she has been run since her purchase by the city.
OTHER HIGHWAY EXPENSES.
The winter of 1893 was expensive in the amount of snow that fell, and its cost was, in labor of men, cost of teams and sand, $2,162.65.
The building of an embankment on Merrimac street, near the premises of Messrs. Cole and Foster, built under the direction of Alderman Curtis, $783.37.
The crossing of Pleasant and State streets, $250.00.
The cost of city teams, $5,640.80; the purchase of new horses, $500.00 ; to cash paid for outside teams, $2,223.80. This includes winter service, also road machine and what was paid for the outlying districts for winter paths.
There has also been a large amount of paving of cobble gut- ters this year; but the large amount of edgestones laid necessi- tates the repair of gutters. There have been laid 4,570 square yards at 25 cents per yard, $1,142.50.
There have also been laid the present year 8 new flag cross- ings, labor $10.00 each, $80.00.
There has also been paid to parties doing work in certain lo- calities where there was change of grade, or by interchange of steps or obstructions, $166.57.
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SURVEYOR OF HIGHWAYS.
THE ROAD MACHINE.
The road machine has been used with good results, for the purpose to which it is best adapted, viz : in the outlying districts. Hale street, otherwise known as Turkey Hill road, has been re- paired from Low street to the city boundary, and with a covering of gravel will do good service.
Pasture street, known as Winkley road, has also been done and largely covered with gravel ; but a small part will have to be gravelled the coming year.
Parker street has also had its part of the road machine's work, and with a covering of gravel will be in good condition for another term of years.
The amount spent for teams in working the road machine and services of men, $312. What was spent in working the road ma- chine and levelling of snow is not included above, but is in the general highway expenses.
CULVERTS AND BRIDGES.
This department-independent of bridges-comes under the supervision of the surveyor of highways, who attends to the clean- ing and repairs. During the year there was an extension of the culvert at the foot of Forrester street. Drain pipe was put in. Length of outlet put in 32 feet, near land of Louis Patriquin.
Also extension of culvert at foot of California street, across land of Osgood Evans and others ; 102 feet of drain pipe was put in.
Extension of culvert foot of Market street, in rear of land of John Graham ; built of brick, 50 feet extension. Will have to be extended the coming year to the bank of the river.
All others were in good condition late in the fall, and will probably need no repairs the coming year.
SIDEWALKS AND EDGESTONES.
This has been a marked year for sidewalk and edgestone im- provement ; one continuous line on High street to Jefferson street, and Merrimac street from State to Ashland street.
There have been laid the present year, where the city has one-
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
half the expense to bear, 15,800 feet, at a cost of 34 cents per foot, $5,372.00 There have been re-set 3,500 feet at 10 cents, $350.00.
There have been laid 10,875 yards of concrete, where the city pays 25 cents per yard, $2,718.75.
There have been laid 4,407 yards brick at 30 cents, $1,322 .- 10.
Amount paid out for repairs and bricks furnished by the city, $482.50.
ASHES AND RUBBISH.
The appropriation for 1893 was the same as in previous years, viz : $700.00. By a vote of the highway committee the men were allowed a full day's pay on Friday of each week through the year, the day to be of 9 hours' labor, $1.80 per man, making a total for 12 men weekly of $21.60, and for 52 weeks $1,123 20.
Three double and 3 single teams are em- ployed in collection, at $4.50 and $2.70 weekly 1,123 20.
Amount paid outside teams for Nos. 1 and 3, to complete their districts, as prescribed by an agreement between the chief engineer and surveyor of highways
$2,246 40.
62 20.
$2,308 60.
Credit, rubbish sold
34 20.
$2,274 40.
Whole amount collected, 3,508 loads ; sold, 751 loads.
Much dissatisfaction exists as regards the men's pay in col- lecting. My idea of the business is that all the men employed by the highway department should take the disagreeable work alter. nately, thereby making an equalization of the disagreeable work, instead of having it performed by a few.
The matter of dumps is also to be considered. The present year we have utilized the city's interests at the foot of Bromfield street and made quite a piece of land. The coming year the foot
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SURVEYOR OF HIGHWAYS.
of Kent street is to be used by No. 3 team for that purpose, there- by making a piece of river frontage belonging to the city.
This statement will afford the committee the desired informa- tion in regard to the amount and the manner in which it has been expended for its collection and distribution.
Yours respectfully,
CHARLES M. PRITCHARD, Surveyor of Highways.
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