City Officers and the Annual Reports to the City Council of Newburyport 1899, Part 10

Author: City of Newburyport
Publication date: 1899
Publisher:
Number of Pages: 358

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Annual Report of the Surveyor of Highways

Newburyport, December 29, 1899.

To His Honor the Mayor and Committee on Highways :

GENTLEMEN :- In closing this year's work upon the city highways it is fitting that I should, as your representative, inform you in regard to the labor performed and money that has been expended. You are well aware of the fact that in the building of the Citizen's Electric Railroad; there remained after what they had agreed was their part to perform, much to be done in those localities where they were required by the city's orders in the changing of grade, necessitating the placing of a coat of crushed stone to that width which would make the street all right for travel.

In connection with what was done on the line of railroad, there was the remaining part of High street from the Three Roads to junctions of the State Road, making a continual line to the Artichoke River finished by agreement with Cashman Bros.

Liberty street from Fair to State was macadamized ; a piece of road which needed covering with stone fully as much as any in the city.

A part of Market Square from Bartlet street to the crossing at foot of Inn street meeting the paving in front of Central Station, also a piece nearly parallel with Liberty street from the junction of paving at foot of State street; these two pieces to- gether with the entrance of Central wharf near the Police station, were covered with crushed stone.

In connection with what was done the previous year on Merrimac street to the Car Stable, the present year the same process was continued from the Car Stable to Warner's Corner,

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with the same quality of stone for D. W. Piper, preparatory to a covering of crushed stone at some future time.

You can therefore judge for yourselves, that with the snow bills and the appropriation cut off, what has been done the pres- ent year will compare favorably with any of the preceding years.

In closing this year's account of work and expense, I trust you will readily see that with the severe snow of the present year, and bearing one-half of cost of November snow, 1898, that it did not leave much money for new work; and as the the question of Electric Roads in regard to the removal of snow has not been modified or changed, will add to the expense annually.

I herewith extend my personal thanks to the Mayor and members of the committee for their kindness and general appre- ciation of what has been done, and to all others wherein I have been brought in contact, in the performance of duty, for their uniform courtesy, and to the general public for their many acts of kindness.

Yours with respect,

CHARLES M. PRITCHARD,

Surveyor of Highways.

ASHES AND RUBBISH

This department continues to collect within prescribed limits about the same number of loads annually. For the last few years more has been taken by the farmers and the collection by the local comb makers of such ashes as are adapted for their use, lessens the amount to be taken by city teams.

Whole amount of loads collected . ·3,252 Sold 482 loads at 5 cents per load . $24 IO Cost of teams for 52 weeks, $21.60 per week-3 dou- ble and 3 single. $1,123 20

Labor of 12 men for 52 weeks at $24 per week. 1,248 00

$2,371 20 Cost per load for collecting and dumping at the various reposi. tories $1.03.

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Some complaints are offered by the public in regard to the manner in which the receptacles are used by the gatherers. One thing must be considered, when not kept covered the material becomes frozen and they are under the necessity of using their mallets carried for that purpose; any flagrant abuse would not be allowed. Any person who has occasion for find- ing fault will have it quickly attended to by the surveyor of highways.

EXPENSES

Cost of city teams. $6,000 00

Bill of Cashman Bros., as per agreement, on High

street

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Paid D. W. Piper for stone used on Merrimac

street, 730 tons at 90 cents. 657 00

Paid, T. F. O'Neil for crushed stone, 316633 tons at 98 cents. 2.903 48

Paid, estate of N. Varina, weighing bill. 99 36

Paid Cashman Bros., sprinkling. 200 94

Paid est. Jackman & Dockum for gravel,545 loads at 20 cent per load. 105 00

Paid outside teams.

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Paid for horses from No. 2 stable 400 00

Paid expenses of road roller . 578 19

Paid salary of surveyor and horse 1,200 00 Paid for tools during the year 16 00

Paid for labor during the winter months and the remainder of the year 4,596 44

$17,795 53

CITY ROAD ROLLER

The present year it was used by Cashman Bros., upon the State Road at Merrimac, then the finishing of the piece on Story Avenue, and then a continuance of the road for the city to the

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junction of Three Roads, making, in the total, 7,00 feet, at a rate of $200 per mile for its use.

They furnishing the fuel, engineer, and what pertained to its running.

The following are the expenses incurred the present year :

To cash paid engineer

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Harrisburg Roller Co 84 00

S. P. Bray's coal bill. 85 38

Frank E. Daivs

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William A. Davis & Son, awning.

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Frank E. Davis.

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Edgar Ross

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Herman I. Staples

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L. W. Coker.

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A. Russell & Sons

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Paid freight from Harrisburg.

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$578 19

PROPERTY OF THE CITY IN CARE OF SURVEYOR OF HIGHWAYS

One Io ton steam road roller

$2000 00

One Climax road machine

200 00

Four snow ploughs $10 each

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Two gravel screens, $6 each

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One Horse shovel

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One Iron paving widders

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Two spirit levels

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Four road roller signs, $1.50 each

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Eight iron signs

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Two tool boxes, $4 each

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Thirty pickaxes, 75 cents each.

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Ten grubs and adzes, 50 cents each.

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Brought forward.

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Eight chains, $1 each

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One road plow

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One stone jigger.

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Harnesses, blankets, covers, stable implements, horse.

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$5,946 30

EDGESTONE AND SIDEWALK DEPARTMENT

In this department there was not so much done as previous years, as the appropriation was such that would be useless to attempt to do the work without money.

The present year there was crushed stone used upon side- walks in different localities and in all wards but four, and as we had used the same material previously in that ward, were prepared for its use.

There is no question in regard to its use, but there are some

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objections when a street is of a sharp decline or without edge- stones also, you cannot keep the material in place. My idea of crushed stone is for a coat of No. 2, and then cover with dust. In many places where they do their own crushing there is al- ways a surplus of dust, they use dust altogether, when as the city buys the stone, they are entitled to whatever kind you wish to use, but under all considerations it is far preferable to what we use for gravel, which is a poorer material and expensive to get and only a few years will pass when the city will not have any within its various pits for use.

In connection with the crushed stone there was paid:

T. P. Thomas, for concreting 1677 4-9 yds. at 50c per yd. 838 90

C. H. Meader, for brick sidewalk. 206 23

Sundry persons for repairs upon brick sidewalks 227 53

Cost of 360 tons of crushed stone, for sidewalks. 377 13

Cost of 4131 ft. of edgestones at 35c per foot 1,445 85

J. Littlefield & Son, circles and labor 55 91

Edgestones reset, 500 ft. at Ioc per foot. 50 00

Labor setting 4,131 new stone at Ioc per foot 413 10

Labor upon sidewalks, gravel and crushed stone used. 206 41

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CULVERTS

Although this department devolves more upon the com- mittee in regards to the general outlay, yet the minor repairs and the clearing of the obstruction of whatever nature, are done by the highway department.

The present year the one at foot of Woodland street was repaired and extended, in connection also the one at Silver Factory, and the one at foot of Boardman street was extended.

The year 1900 without doubt will see those at the foot of Ship street and Lime street continued to the river as the docks through which they pass are fast filling up with rubbish.

CHARLES M. PRITCHARD,

Surveyor of Highways.

Annual Report of Park Commissioners.

To the City Council of the City of Newburyport :

GENTLEMEN :- The board of Park Commissioners here- with present their annual report for the year ending December 31, 1899.

This board has under their care Washington, Riverside and Cushing Parks and Brown Square Park.

The amount of appropriation for all these was but $550, of this amount, $100 being especially set apart for Cushing Park. The board find themselves in about the same condition in the matter of expense as the previous year and for the same reason. Street watering adjoining the parks being charged to the account, thus showing an overdraft over which the board has no control. The amount overdrawn being about the amount charged for street sprinkling.

Appropriation for Washington, Riverside and Brown Square Parks $450 00

Amount expended 551 4I

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EXPENSES

Daniel W. Cate, superintendent and gardener. $322 50

City of Newburyport, sprinkling 71 82

Joseph Breck & Son, settees 37 92

William Holker, hose & supplies 15 32

James F. Brown, salt. 2 00

E. Perkins Lumber Co.

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S. H. Thurlow, hardware 91

F. E. Davis, work on lawn mower

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C. C. Stockman, freight. I 88

Sundry laborers on snow paths, etc 89 05

$551 41

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Appropriation for Cushing Park $100 00 Amount expended . 120 OI

Overdraft of . 20 0I

EXPENSES

City of Newburyport, concrete .

$67 28

street sprinkling 11 13

J. J. Comley, care of flower beds 36 20

F. E. Davis, machine work I 00

Incidental labor 4 40

$120 0I

The trifling amount which could be used for keeping Cush- ing park in a reasonable condition was so judiciously expended that the appearance of the park showed a marked improvement, a more generous appropriation expended would soon make this charming spot a delight to all our citizens.

THOMAS HUSE,

ARTHUR P. BROWN, ORRIN J. GURNEY, CHAS. C. STOCKMAN, -

Park Commissioners.

Newburyport, December 31, 1899.

Annual Report of the Trust Funds OF THE

City of Newburyport

Annual Report of Trust Funds

ATKINSON SCHOOL FUND

To his Honor the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen of the City of Newburyport :

GENTLEMEN :- The standing committee of the board of aldermen on the Atkinson School Fund would respectfully re- port that it appears from the annual statement presented by the secretary and 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

Ocean

66

66

350 00

334 rights in Common Pasture

I0 acres salt marsh in Salisbury

Deposit in Institution for Savings

2,338 76

" Five Cents Savings Bank

71 25

INCOME

From bank dividends

$ 34 00

Rebate on bank tax II 95

Sale of cow rights in common pasture 25 00

Sale of salt grass 7 00

$77 95

It further appears that a school was maintained in ward six

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in the Forrester street school-house for forty-four nights ,taught by two of our most experienced teachers-Misses Chute and Frothingham, at an expense, including lights, attendance and in- cidentals, of $120.85, which amount was met by withdrawal of the sum of $42.90-a portion of the income on deposit in the Institution for Savings.

WILLIAM G. FISHER, EBEN C. KNIGHT, IRVIN BESSE,

Committee.

BROWN FUND.

-

To His Honor the Mayor and City Council of Newburyport :

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

INVESTMENT

City note at 472 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 1899 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 FISHER, COUNCILMAN HUGHES, COUNCILMAN STEVENS, Committee.

Newburyport, December 31, 1899.

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BROMFIELD FUND

To the Hon. Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Newburyport :

GENTLEMEN: - The standing committee of the board of aldermen on Bromfield fund herewith submit the following report on the condition of said fund and the disposition made of the income therefrom for the year ending December 31, 1899 :

INVESTMENT OF THE FUND

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

INCOME

Balance undrawn for sidewalks.

$ 15 35

One-half of income fund. 200 00

$215 35

Overdrawn on tree department $6.59, leaving bal-

ance of income of fund for 1899 $193 41

$193 41

EXPENDITURES TREE DEPARTMENT

John Ronan, for trees and planting

$148 00

James C. Colman, for lumber .

3 60

Charles E. Allen, cutting and trimming trees 8 80

Thomas Hall,

6 00

John Pollard,

66

66

. ...

4 40

Daniel Lucy,

80

Geo. E. Pearson, 66

3 60

Con. Sullivan,

66

66

2 40

Matthew Barrett,

66

66

3 60

Sidney Harris,

. . 2 50

183 70

Balance to 1900 on trees $9 70

SIDEWALK DEPARTMENT

City of Newburyport, betterment account :

Assessments on sundry estate, 9 in number, for sidewalk improvements. $165 31 165 31

Balance to 1900 for sidewalks

$50 04

1

. .. . .

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

During the year 74 new trees were planted, as desired, the applications being mostly from wards one, three and six. The season was not a favorable one for the trees and many will have to be replaced.

The income from this fund has been applied to meet assess- ments against 9 different estates, in whole or in part for sidewalk improvements ordered made by the mayor and board of alder- men but not to relieve said estates from liability to repair such sidewalks hereafter as occasion may require.

Through a suggestion of this committee to appropriate $50 for further sidewalk improvements by the application of fine crushed stone, this work was accomplished through the highway committee, the stone furnished and applied, and was paid for from some other source, leaving the amount available for the same or similar purpose.

JAMES F. CARENS, IRVIN BESSE, EBEN C. KNIGHT, Committee.

FOLLANSBEE FUND

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

GENTLEMEN :- The following is the twenty-sixth annual report of the Follansbee fund, showing condition of the fund, income therefrom and a statement of the disbursement of the income for the year 1899.

Fund invested as follows :

City note at 4 per cent interest, payable semi-anually . $3,000 CO

Deposit in Five Cents Savings Bank 120 00

Institution for Savings 30 00

$3,150 00

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INCOME ACCOUNT

Unexpended balance from 1897 $ 4 18

Interest on note payable in March. 60 00

66 September 60 00

66

Five Cents Bank deposit withdrawn 26 18

$150 36

EXPENSE ACCOUNT

Paid Atkinson Coal Co., on order of aldermen . $63 42

66 83 24 146 66

Balance to new account. $3 70

Distributed by wards as follows :

Ward one

$26 00

two 37 50

three 25 78

66 four 32 22

five 12 40

66 six. 12 76 $146 65

The amount of coal distributed, 31,500 lbs .- 15 3-4 tons ; 57 cord feet pine wood-7 1-8 cords. The wood in most cases sawed and split.

Total number of orders issued from the different aldermen. thirty-five, to twenty-seven different families or individuals, in amounts varying from $1.50 to $5.25.

Nineteen persons or families supplied once, eight supplied twice.

Respectfully submitted,

GEORGE H. STEVENS, Treasurer.

ANNUAL REPORTS

FROTHINGHAM FUND

To the Honorable Mayor and Board of Alaermen of the City of Newburyport :

GENTLEMEN : - The standing committee of the board of aldermen on the Frothingham fund, held in trust by the board of aldermen for the benefit of the public library, herewith present the annual report of the condition of the fund and the disposi- tion 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 of 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 accord- ance 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.

JAMES F. CARENS, IRVIN BESSE, JOHN H. BALCH, Committee.

PUTNAM FREE SCHOOL FUND

To the Honorable Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Newburyport :

GENTLEMEN :- The standing committee of the Board of Aldermen on Putnam Free School Fund would respectfully represent that they have nothing in addition to report since schedule of investments of the fund was filed for the year 1898, at that time the amount of the fund invested was $52,441 82.

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.

The above stated sum does not include the valuable real estate upon which their school buildings are located, the build- ings thereon, school furniture, apparatus, etc., owned by the board of trustees

The school buildings above referred to are occupied jointly by the Brown High, Female High and Putnam Free Schools.

It is safe to infer that the fund has not changed from the above named figures in any marked degree ; it is in the hands of a capable board of trustees and the institution is in a flourishing condition.

WILILAM G. FISHER, EBEN C. KNIGHT, IRVIN BESSE,

Committee.

Newburyport, December 31, 1899.

SIMPSON FUND

TREASURER'S OFFICE,

December 16, 1899.

To His Honor the Mayor and City Council of the City of Newburyport :

GENTLEMEN :- I herewith respectfully submit a report of the condition of the Simpson fund at the close of the financial year ending at date, in accordance with city ordinance Total funds, December 17, 1898. $20,000 00

Interest on investments, 1898. 900 00

$20,900 00

Paid to City of Newburyport for watering streets during year 1899 900 00

Total funds December 16, 1899

20,000 00 Invested as follows:

City of Newburyport, note at 472 per cent

$20,000 00

JAMES V. FELKER, Treasurer.

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ABRAHAM WILLIAMS FUND

To His Honor the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Newburyport :

GENTLEMEN :- The standing committee of the board of aldermen on the Abraham Williams fund, held in trust by the board of aldermen for the benefit of the public library of this city, herewith present the following report in accordance with provisions of rules and regulations adopted for the care and custody of such funds

INVESTMENT

City note at 4 per cent, interest payable annually . $1,000 00

INCOME

Paid by the order of the committee to the directors of

public library $40 00

The donor made no stipulation as to the application of the income of this fund. For further information touching this matter the annual report of the directors of the public library is referred to.

ALDERMAN BALCH, ALDERMAN BECKFORD, ALDERMAN BESSE, Committee.

Newburyport, December 31, 1899.

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