City Officers and the Annual Reports to the City Council of Newburyport 1898, Part 10

Author: City of Newburyport
Publication date: 1898
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Annual Report of the Surveyor of Highways

Newburyport, December, 1898. To His Honor the Mayor and Committee on Highways :

GENTLEMEN :- As the year for which you are chosen by the people to represent their interest is now brought to a close, and as I was your representative in this department, I deem it my duty and privilege to inform you and the legal voters of the way and manner in which the public money has been expended dur- ing this closing year.

One of the obstacles in the way of expending money is dur- ing the winter months, owing to the quantity of snow and its re- moval, and this has been severe. The February storm was heavy on expense, and about the close there came the one of November 27, almost its equal in severity, and two-thirds of the expense was included in this year's. Coupled with the new law in regard to railroads whereby they do not meet any of the ex- · pense in the removal, a law which ought to be modified or inter- preted how far their rights can be carried.

The removal of the stone crusher by Mr. O'Neil after he had contracted for stone was unfortunate for all concerned, as had there been stone in such quantities as required much more could have been done in the way of repairs, and the roads with years of wear need a good supply of top dressing.

I had hoped to see State street regraded. The track can be raised at least six inches and be made to shed a large part of the water which remains flowing upon its flat surface, and from

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what I have always conceded, to make a real change the track must be raised.

I trust those who may be chosen by the people to represent their interest the coming year may be able to finish what was out- lined for the present year.

I have made a statistical account of the money expended, and hope that with the appropriations of the coming year some remedy can be found for the winter months so as to leave a mar- gin for the summer months.

STATISTICAL ACCOUNT OF MONEY EXPENDED

Appropriation

$17,000 00

Income and transfers

1,115 63

$18,115 63

Amount of overdraft 1,247 23

$19,362 86

Amount carried, expense of city teams $ 6,000 00

Salary and horse, superintendent 1,200 00

Cash paid for crushed stone. 2,671 77

Cashman's bill, watering streets.

201 00

Cash paid fire department, hose

40 00

Loss to highway department by No. I single team, offset by labor performed by truck teams

280 00

Cash paid C. H. Kelleher, sand .6 66 crossing, High street ..

52 40

Cash paid John Ronan, labor fixing road at F. E. Moseley's, Curzon Mill

138 00

Varina estate, weighing stone.

81 S2

Cash paid T. C. Thomas, crossings

55 25

Cost of stone and labor in connection with build- ing the road on Merrimac street 906 25

Cost of labor, macadam roads 1,340 00 outside teams 295 00

Amount spent winter storms, February and No- vember

4,200 00

Amount spent sanding streets

350 00

66 road roller engineer

302 18

gravel 41 00

Balance of money spent in clearing gutters, spring and fall; the laying of new crossings ;

Carried forward $18,177 92

$19,362 86

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Brought forward -$18,177 92 $19,362 86

fixing of old crossings ; laying of gutters and general repairs to streets and sidewalks; in the permits of the city ; building of railways, posts, and outlying districts, and all other work in connection with this highway depart- ment

1,184 94

$19,362 86

In closing this year's connection with you as a representa - tive body, please accept my personal thanks; and to all, wheth- er officially connected or the general public, to whom I am in anywise indebted for the assistance furnished whereby the public good has been reached in the endeavor to make a successful year.

Yours with respect,

CHARLES M. PRITCHARD,

Surveyor of Highways.

CITY ROAD ROLLER

The road roller was returned to the city premises June 8. 1898, and was found to be in fair order for a machine that has been in use since the year 1890 in September.

She was put to work upon Prospect street, also the lower part of High from Bromfield to Marlboro, then taken up on High street near Mr. George A. Roaf's, and finished to the Three Roads ; built, 6700 square yards. Then later taken up on Merri- mac street to the car stable, and Jefferson street surface macadamized with stone bought of D. W. Piper, preparatory for future covering with a lighter grade of stone ; 4400 square yards.

Cost to the city for 1898 :

Engineer pay $246 87 Coal bill 50 25

Oils, etc., from Coker's 5 06

$302 18

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The cost of macadamizing Prospect street : Labor, material and roller, 38 1-5 cents per square yard.

The cost of macadamizing High street, both ends : Labor, material and roller. 57 cents per square yard.

She was then let to the Cashman Brothers for use upon Storey avenue, who had the contract to build the unfinished part of the State road. They in return for its use are to construct, as agreed by the committee on highways. that remaining portion of the city road that will connect with the State road to be finished the coming year at a figure as they contracted with the State highways as a basis of their charge.

Upon examination of machine by the engineer in charge, Mr. George L. Paul, it was decided that there were repairs necessary for her use the coming year, and a partial agreement was made for the work with the Harrisburgh Co., then to be finished by local workmen. As far as examination could allow, she is in good order for a number of years of work, after the new parts are adjusted.

Yours respectfully, .

CHARLES M. PRITCHARD.

PROPERTY OF THE CITY IN CARE OF SURVEYOR OF HIGHWAYS

One 10 ton road roller

$2,250 00

One Climax road machine 200 00

Four snow plows at $10 each. 40 00

Two gravel screens, $6 each 12 00

Two gravel screens, $4 each

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One horse shovel 6 00

One iron paving widder

5 00

Twelve wooden paving widders, $1.50 each

18 00

Two spirit levels

2 00

Four signs road roller, $1.50 each

6 00

Eight iron signs 8 00

Two tool boxes, $4 each. 8 00

Carried forward $2,563 00

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Brought forward $2.563 00

Thirty pickaxes, 75 cents each 22 50

Three hoes, 35 cents each I 05

Twelve snow scoops, 50 cents each 6 00

Eights grubs and adzes, 50 cents each 4 00

Four paving hammers, $1.50 each 6 00

Twelve water pails, 15 cents each I 80

Two kerosene oil cans, $1.50 each 3 00

Nine lanterns, 40 cents each

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Six water cans, 50 cents each

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Four wheelbarrows $1.50

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Four baskets, 50 cents each

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Two rakes, 35 cents each

Six brooms, 40 cents each

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Three blocks and falls

8 00

Nine horses, $200 each 1,800 00

Three double carts, $90 each

270 00

Three single carts, $75 each 225 00

Three single sleds, $70 each . 210 00

Three double sleds, $100 each

300 00

One stone jigger

225 00

Three double harnesses, $100 each

300 00

Three single harnesses, $40 each

120 00

Nine horse blankets, $5 each .

45 00

Nine horse covers for ash teams, $5 each

45 00

Stable implements for No. 1, 2 and 3, $10 each

30 00

Sixteen steel bars at $1.50 each 24 00

Four tamping bars, 75 cents each

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Eight chains. $1 each

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Four chains, 50 cents each

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One brush cutter 2 00

Two pendants for snow plow, 50 cents each

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One road plow

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One road plow

10 00

Four stone hammers, 50 cents each

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Four stone mauls, 75 cents each .

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One hoky poky cart

25 00

One sand sled . 3 00

Two trowels, 50 cents each

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Twelve rollers, 15 cents each I 80

Six ice chisels, 30 centseach. 1 80

$6,433 65

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EDGESTONE AND SIDEWALK DEPARTMENT

Edgestones laid the present year : 4575 feet at a cost to the city of 30 cents per foot. $1,372 50 Concrete laid, new the present year : 465 yards at a cost to the city of 25 cents per yard . 116 25

Brick sidewalks, new the present year : 141 yards at a

cost to the city of 50 cents per yard $ 70 50 Cash paid for new bricks the present year for repairs 47 53 Cash paid for labor for repair 161 99 $280 02

The above figures for edgestones represent the city's part of expen- ditures, the abutter paying in three annual payments, by State law to that effect, the half of its actual cost.

Concrete or brick sidewalks are done under the same restrictions as is expressed above as regards to time of payment.

Amount paid J. P. Titcomb, civil engineer, for the year 1898, $29.75.

Amount appropriated for edgestones and sidewalks $1,000 00 Income and transfer 1,362 67

$2,362 67

Expenditures.

$2,991 II

Overdraft

$628 44

City part of the above expenditures :

Stock and labor for repairs during the year 280 02

$ 348 42

City part of the expenditures 1,559 25

$1,907 67

To be received of abutters

1,083 43

$2,991 10

Much comment is made annually in the earlier months in re- gard to the unsatisfactory way of getting through parts of the city on account of mud. To the casual observer the fact is quite plain in so few years since the city commenced its work; that to be required to walk in certain localities is too much of a con- trast. Yet when a person can walk on High street from Marl- boro to Jefferson, or Purchase to Ashland, and also find middle

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thoroughfares, leads one to believe that a few years will suffice to have the most objectionable places covered.

I think that crushed stone placed upon sidewalks would be a good factor, as there are places where the stone has been used in this city experimentally, with good results.

In this department much repairing is done throughout the year, and not always in a satisfactory manner. Gas, and electrics, water, street railways, telegraph, telephone, sewer, and quite often by mechanics in connection with their trades. replace with unskilled labor that which has been done by a skilled workman in his own trade. My ideas are the require- ments by the city restricting all who in anyway disturb sidewalks and edgestones to employ only skilled workmen in repairing.

Yours respectfully,

CHARLES M. PRITCHARD.

ASHES AND RUBBISH

Amonnt collected and the cost of its collection :

December 1897 234 loads June 1898. 245

loads

January 1898 372

July 215

February 1898 .215 August 1898 177

March 1898

258

September 1898 .216

April 1898 321

October 1898 296 6.

May 1898 289

November 1898 . 240

60 Total, 3087 loads.

Labor of men, 51 weeks, $21.60 per week $1,101 60

Expense in February advertising and clearing of dumps 19 05

$1, 120 65

Expense of teams 51 weeks, $21.60 per week 1,101 60

$2,222 25

Cost of collecting, 72 cents per load.

Amount of rubbish sold, 1029 loads at 5 cents 51 45

Actual expense

$2,170 80

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The amount collected this year is less than in previous years, owing to the reason of so many unoccupied tenements and of the weekly collections from comb manufacturers of that part that is well adapted for their use, and outside parties who collect for hen houses and placing among fruit trees for which some claim it is well adapted for the growth and help to the growing fruit.

The dumps are gradually filling and but a short time will pass before some place of depositing will have to be found, or some other way of getting rid of what is weekly collected.

Yours respectfully,

CHARLES M. PRITCHARD.

Annual Report of the Trust Funds OF THE

City of Newburyport

Annual Reports of Trust Funds

ATKINSON SCHOOL FUND

To His Honor the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of New- buryport :

GENTLEMEN :- The standing committee of the board of al- dermen on the Atkinson School fund would respectfully report that it appears from the annual statement presented by the treasurer of the board of trustees of said fund, for the year 1898, the fund is invested as follows :

INVESTMENT

20 shares Merchants National Bank $ 400 00

7 shares Ocean National Bank 350 00

Io acres salt marsh, in Salisbury .

3 3-4 rights in Common Pasture

Deposit in Institution for Savings 2,322 00

INCOME

Dividends bank stock $34 00

Rebate on bank tax. II 84

Received for cow rights. 25 00

Rent of salt marsh

7 00

Withdrawn from savings bank

25 81

$103 65

EXPENSE ACCOUNT

Paid teacher for 46 evenings' service

$97 75

Care of room and lighting 4 60

Oil, chimneys, etc. I 30

$103 65

It appears from the statement of the treasurer that an even-

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ing school was maintained in ward six for forty-six evenings, taught by two competent teachers at an expense including inci- dentals, of $103.65.

To meet this expenditure but a small portion of the income from the deposit in the Savings Institution was withdrawn. The balance of the income on said deposit goes to increase the fund.

CHARLES L. PERKINS, JERE HEALEY, BENJAMIN P. IRELAND, Committee.

Newburyport, December 31, 1898.

BROWN FUND

To His Honor the Mayor and City Council of the City of Newbury- port :

GENTLEMEN :- The joint standing committee of the city council on Brown fund, in accordance with the provisions of rule three, of rules and regulations in relation to trust funds, under control of the city council, herewith present the following report :

INVESTMENT

City note at 4 1-2 per cent, interest payable annually in March $15,000 00

Your committee would further respectfully report that the annual income amounting to $675.00 has been paid for the year 1898 and placed by the city treasurer to the credit of the school department to be applied by the school committee to the support of a grammer school in compliance with the terms of the will of the late Moses Brown, the donor.

ALDERMAN HEALEY, COUNCILMAN HUGHES, COUNCILMAN BAILEY, Committee.

Newburyport, December 31, 1898.

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BROMFIELD FUND

To the Honorable Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of New- buryport :

GENTLEMEN :- The standing committee of the board of al- dermen on Bromfield fund respectfully submit the following re- port on the condition of said fund and the disposition made of the income therefrom for the year ending December 31, 1898.

INVESTMENT OF THE FUND

$10,000 in Hospital Life Insurance Company, of Boston, at 4 per cent per annum, payable annually in January.

INCOME

Balance from 1897, for trees unexpended $ 13 54

One-half of income from fund 200 00

Balance from 1897, for sidewalks $ 14 48

$213 54

One-half income from fund. 200 00

214 48

EXPENDITURES

TREE DEPARTMENT

John T. Brown, for trees and setting $ 8 00

John Ronan, for trees and setting 170 00

William Holker, tree protectors. 7 28

Thomas Marshall, cutting and trimming trees 27 25

John Pollard, tree trimming 2 00

George E. Pearson, tree trimming I 60

Charles E. Allen

I 60

Charles Sullivan

I 20

William Tatterfield 66 I 20

$220 13

Amount overdrawn on tree department, $6.59.

SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS

City of Newburyport, assessments on sundry estates,

18 in number. $199 12

Amount undrawn on sidewalk department, $15.35.

$199 12 Balance of income of fund carried to new account, $8.76.

In accordance with the terms of the bequest, one-half of the

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income is to be expended on shade trees for our public streets, and one-half to the improving of sidewalks.

This year quite a large number of shade trees were planted, eighty-five in all, in various parts of the city on application of owners of estates ; 51 in ward six. 12 in ward five, ir in ward three. three in ward two, and eight in ward one.

A few of the trees planted were provided with protection. It would be better to set less trees and properly to protect them, especially in streets where horses easily get at them.

The portion of income from this fund devoted to the im- provement of sidewalks is an important factor in this department, as it enables the city authorities to make improvements that oth- erwise would be a serious burden to many abutting owners.

During the past year assessments for such adjoining eighteen different estates, ordered in by the mayor and board of aldermen, have been met wholly or in part from the income from this fund, but in no case to relieve said estates from liability for their propor- tion of repairs hereafter, said proportion to be in accordance with the amount advanced from the income of this fund.

BENJAMIN P. IRELAND, JERE HEALEY, ABRAM A. CRABTREE,

Committee. Newburyport, December 31, 1898.

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FOLLANSBEE FUND

To the Honorable the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Newburyport, Trustees of the Follansbee Fund :

GENTLEMEN :-- In accordance with the requirements of the regulations established for the government of the Follansbee fund, I herewith present the twenty-fifth annual report, showing condition of the fund, income derived therefrom, and a statement of its disbursements.

Fund invested as follows:

Note, city of Newburyport, $3,000.00, 4 per cent payable semi-annually $3,000 00

Deposit in Five Cents Savings Bank I20 00

Deposit in Institution for Savings 30 00

$3,150 00

INCOME ACCOUNT

Unexpended balance from 1897

$ 2 07

Interest on note payable in March

60 00

Interest on note payable in September 60 00

I22 07

EXPENSE ACCOUNT

Paid Atkinson Coal Co., on orders of aldermen.

117 89

Balance to new account

$4 18

Distributed by wards as follows :

Ward one

$ 9 25

Ward two

32 75

Ward three

27 26

Ward four

31 88

Ward five

4 75

Ward six

12 00

$117 89

The amount of coal distributed 26,500 lbs. (13 1-4 tons), 45 cord feet of pine wood, sawed and split 5 5-8 cords.

Total number of orders issued by the different aldermen, 27, to 21 different families or individuals, varying in amounts from $1.50 to $5.25.

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Seventeen persons or families supplied once, three two times, and one supplied three times.

Respectfully submitted, GEORGE H. STEVENS, Treasurer.

FROTHINGHAM FUND

To the Honorable Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of New- buryport :

GENTLEMEN :- The standing committee of the board of alder- men on Frothingham fund, held in trust by the board of alder- men for the benefit of the public library, herewith present the annual report on the condition of the fund and the disposition made of the income therefrom.

INVESTMENT ·

City note at 4 per cent, payable annually in January $1,000 00

INCOME

Interest at 4 per cent, paid in January . .. $40 00

By order of the committee the income from the Frothingham fund was paid to the directors of the public library "to be used for new useful books for the increase of the library" in ac- cordance with the will of the donor, the late Joseph A. Frothing- ham. For more definite information reference can be had to the annual report of the directors of the public library.

CHARLES L. PERKINS, ABRAM A CRABTREE, BENJAMIN P. IRELAND, Committee.

Newburyport, December 31, 1898.

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GREEN FUND

To the Honorable Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of New- buryport :

GENTLEMEN :- The standing committee of the board of al- dermen, in whose care and custody the Green fund is held in trust for the benefit of the public library, respectfully presents the following report of the condition of the fund and the disposi- tion made of the income therefrom.

INVESTMENT

City note at 4 per cent, interest payable semi-annually ... .$2,000 00

INCOME

Interest payable February $40 00

Interest payable August. . 40 00 $80.00

By order of the committee the income was paid to the direc- tors of the public library, to be by them expended in the purchase of works on American History, and especially in the collection of histories of New England towns, in accordance with the will of the donor.

For more particular details with reference to the expenditure of the income, reference may be had to the annual report of the directors of the public library.

JERE HEALEY, THOMAS HUSE, CHARLES L. PERKINS, Committee.

Newburyport, December 31, 1898.

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PUTNAM FREE SCHOOL FUND

To the Honorable Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of New- buryport :

GENTLEMEN :- The standing committee of the board of alder- men on Putnam Free School fund, in accordance with the pro- visions of rule six of rules and regulations in relation to trust funds under the control of the mayor and board of aldermen, would respectfully report that it appears by the schedule of in- vestments filed by the treasurer of the board of trustees, John N. Pike. esq .. May 1. IS93, that the investments of the fund at the date were as follows :

Note secured by mortgage $12,687 82

Stocks and bonds 35,124 00

Deposits in the Institution for Savings 700 00 Deposits in the Five Cents Savings Bank 1,730 00

Real estate, Western Mortgage foreclosed 2,200 00

$52,441 82

The above schedule does not include the valuable lot upon which their school buildings are located. buildings thereon, school furniture and apparatus owned by the trustees.

For further information as to the institution supported by this fund, reference can be had to the report of school committee on consolidated High and Putnam schools.

CHARLES L. PERKINS, JERE HEALEY, BENJAMIN P. IRELAND, Committee.

Newburyport, December 31, 1898.

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ABRAHAM WILLIAMS FUND

To His Honor the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of New- buryport :

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City Officers and the Annual Reports to the City Council of Newburyport 1898, Part 10

Author: City of Newburyport Publication date: 1898 Publisher: Number of Pages: 350

Author: City of Newburyport
Publication date: 1898
Publisher:
Number of Pages: 350