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Runaway teams stopped . 4
Horses found cast, owners notified .
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Streets barred, account of sickness. 3
Water found running in buildings.
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Extra duty with insane
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Extra duty. ward rooms, ball grounds, yacht race, fair grounds and circus. 94
Respectfully submitted,
FRANK L. LATTIME, City Marshal.
Annual Report of City Solicitor
To the City Council :
I submit my annual report as follows :
At the time of my last report there were pending the following cases in which the city was a party :
The water case. In this case a hearing was had upon the merits of the bill in June, 1899, and the matter was held under consideration by the justices until August of this year, when the court rendered its decision upon the single question which was before it, whether the plaintiff had been deprived of its property without due process of law in violation of the fourteenth amendment of the con- stitution of the United States. Upon which question the decision was that the plaintiff had not been so deprived and a decree ordered accordingly. Since that time the counsel for the water company have given notice that they intend to raise a question as to whether or not the act, un- der which the sale to the city was made, is unconstitutional in that it impaired the obligation of the contract between the city and the water company in regard to water for fire purposes. The city is about to ask the court to enter a de- cree dismissing the company's bill, and the question men- tioned, it is underetood, will be then raised, if at all.
Robert E. Burke vs. City of Newburyport. This is the action in which Mr. Burke seeks to recover $2866 and interest thereon from February 18, 1899, for services ren-
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dered in the water case. This case it is expected will be tried at the May sitting of the Superior court in this city.
Edmund S. Spalding vs. City of Newburyport. In this case the plaintiff seeks to recover for services claimed to have been rendered the license commissioners as counsel for them in the case of Decie vs. Moses Brown and other commissioners in 1896. At the time of my last report the case had been tried but not decided. The court has since decided for the defendant, ruling that the city is not liable. From this decision Mr. Spalding has taken exceptions and and is now pressing them for the Supreme court.
A petition in the case of Mechanic Savings Bank vs. Newburyport & Amesbury Horse Railroad Co. in the United States Circuit court, to recover expenses incurred in the removal of snow and other expenses. This matter was settled in April by the payment of $194.47 to the city.
Mary Fenton vs. City of Newburyport. · This case has been pending since 1894. It has been practically abandoned by the plaintiff and doubtless will be dismissed when the court shall appoint a calling of the docket for the purpose of clearing up old cases.
At the time of my last report there were pending two petitions to the railroad commissioners. One for a five cent fare from Marlboro street to Amesbury, which was dismissed. One for through cars from Amesbury to Marl- boro street which was postponed, pending action by the company, which has since put on the through cars.
Since my last report the following cases have been be- gun :
Newburyport Herald Co. vs. Daniel G. Tenney and the water commissioners, trustees. This was settled be- tween plaintiff and defendant before coming to trial.
Schuyler C. Ball vs. City of Newburyport. This was an action for damages received through the alleged defect- ive condition of Chain bridge in January, 1900, and having been placed in the hands of the mayor and myself, was set- tled in October by the payment of $150.
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Charles E. Hudson vs. City of Newburyport. This was an appeal to the tax commissioner from the assessors' valuation of the property, 31 Market square, and was dis- missed, the petitioner not having complied with the pro- visions of law requisite to giving the right to appeal.
Cornelius H. Kelleher vs. City of Newburyport, in Newburyport Police court. This is an action for payment for horses furnished the fire department. The amount claimed is $94. The amount is disputed. There have been several conferences between the plaintiff, mayor and chief engineer in regard to settlement, but none has been reached.
Mary T. Akerman vs. City of Newburyport. This is an action for personal injuries alleged to have been received by the overturning of a carriage at Howard and Butler streets. It comes into court in January, 1900.
Hannah W. C. Newcomb. This is an action for per- sonal injuries alleged to, have been received from colliding with the platform in front of the store of Mr. Weare, just above the railroad bridge, on Merrimac street. This also comes into court in January. The last two cases were brought by R. E. Burke, esq. as counsel.
I have appeared before the legislature on the bills to regulate the powers of the water commissioners and to make the alderman-at-large chairman of the board of alder- men. I have appeared in the police court in several crimi- nal matters, drawn contracts, orders and many other docu- ments, and advised the various boards and officers of the city in many ways as usual.
My disbursements to date have been $71.54 and my receipts from the city $64.64.
Respectfully submitted,
HORACE I. BARTLETT,
City Solicitor.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Department of Watering Streets
To his Honor the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen :
GENTLEMEN :- I respectfully submit the following report for the department of watering streets for the year 1900.
In March the board asked for bids on the work for the season, and also voted to place the whole matter in charge of a sub-committee of the board for the season, and alder- men Beckford, Casey and Knight were appointed.
April 2, Cashman Brothers were awarded the contract for 71/2 cents per lineal foot.
The committee obtained a reduction in the price of water, the commissioners making the price $50 per mile instead of $100.
Special arrangements were made with the contractors and Sunday watering was inaugurated, which has proven to be a great addition to the system.
The past season, perhaps, has not been as satisfactory to the abuttors as previous ones on account of scarcity of water, the contractor could only obtain one-half the regu- lar supply consequently the streets were unavoidably dry, at the time when the water was needed the most.
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There were 1012 miles of streets watered last season. Following is the list of same and location of stand-pipes :
STREET
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Alle1
High
Prospect
Atwood
Federal
Lime
Auburn
High
IO Auburn
Bartlet
Inn
4 Bartlett
Birch
Market
Winter
Bromfield
High
Water
Broad
High
Monroe
Bridge road
Merrimac
City property
Charter
State
Fair
City wharf
Essex
State
Fair
Federal
High
Water
Fruit
High
Fair
Fair
Prospect
Liberty
Greenleaf
Pond
II Greenleaf
Garden
State
Otis place
Green
High
Merrimac
Harris
State
Green
High
Marlboro
Three roads
Horton
Federal
Lime
Inn
Pleasant
Market square
Liberty
Market square
Federal
Lime
High
Water
Middle
State
Federal
Market square
Market
High
Merrimac
Merrimac
Market square
Tyng
Milk
Federal
Bromfield
Otis place
Olive
High
Washington
Orange
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Fair
Federal
Prospect
State
Bromfield
Pleasant
State
Market
Prince place
State
Hale's court
Park
High
Harris
Pond
High
Greenleaf
Purchase
Lime
Marlboro
State
Market square
Boylston
Spring
Fair
Federal
Temple
State
Federal
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Titcomb
Washington
Pleasant
Tremont
High
Prospect
Threadneedle alley Inn
State
Water
E. R. R.
Market
Winter
High
Washington
Washington
Kent
Green
LOCATION OF STANDPIPES
Bromfield street, near High Liberty street near Center
Bromfield street near Water
Harris street near Park
Water street near No. 77
Fair street near Prospect
Market street near High Merrimac street near R. R. bridge
State street, near High
Kent street near High
Green street near City hall
High street near Belleville church
Federal street near High
Merrimac street near Kent
Washington street near Olive
Oakland street near High
High street near Jefferson
Respectfully submitted,
HENRY W. LITTLE, Clerk.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Drawtender of the Newburyport Bridge
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To His Honor the Mayor and Board of Aldermen and City Council :
GENTLEMEN : - The total number of steamers, sailing vessels and sail boats passing through the draw was 1468, against 1449 for the year 1899. The first opening was for the steamer Jonas H. French on Jan. 20, 1900, and the last opening for the tug Clara E. Uhler on Dec. 26, 1900 :
Steamer Merrimac. 315
Tug Hazel Dell. 215
Clara E. Uhler 232
" Bronx. 347
Steamer Cygnet IIO
Pet. 26
Three Brothers 29
J. C. P. 6
Vessels. 38
Sailboats 150
Total
I468
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Coal carried on vessels. 5183 tons
Lumber carried on vessels. 681,050 feet
Stone carried on vessels 170 tons
I have consumed the following supplies, viz :
Kerosene oil. 20 gals.
Sperm oil. 2 "
Machine oil 3 "
Matches 7 bdls.
Albany grease 5 1bs.
Coal.
2 tons
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM I. HUNT, Drawtender.
Annual Sewer Report
To the Joint Standing Committee on Sewerage :
GENTLEMEN : - The sewer system was regularly opened for use July 1, 1890, and the writer took charge as superintendent July 16; and now the system has been in use ten years and a half, and has been more than doubled, easily winning favor and confidence from all, to the credit of designer, adopting council and commissions or commit- tees in charge.
A change locating the street railway on the lower side of Merrimac street, placing it between hydrants and sewer, has vetoed use of hose there for flushing.
Four manholes in that section have been equipped with faucets and small jets from the city water mains and so far as appears the substitute is satisfactory ; less water and less labor seems to suffice.
Elm roots caused a stoppage in Strong street sewer in October. On notice the section poles and cutters were brought and cut out heavy solid sods for 4 feet at about 180 feet distance. Such places when known are recut every two years and none have recurred in iess time to do harm. In the same month regular inspection disclosed trouble in Vernon street removed by 232 feet of poles ; the accumulation apparently backed up from the jail which carries two rather troublesome drains.
Parsons street, Bromfield street, Green street have shown some penetrating roots and been cleared.
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A stopped drain in Pleasant street, once freed, had to be dug up a second time, under strong claims by both user and plumber that the city must have broken the connec- tion or sewer was obstructed. Your superintendent knew the sewer was active and free ; a day's attendance proved the obstruction of the drain ; a lot of ice cream spoons thrown into a water closet with the wash slops, had caught crosswise in a joint and held up all other matter in a solid mass. A great many spoons had been missed by the owner for want of a slop-hopper with its strainer ; many spoons probably went into the 15 inch sewer but have made no trouble yet.
The sewer south side of Market square has made a good deal of trouble and is nearly filled up with hard grease from Foote's lunch room, where a small grease trap has been shown ; but we lately learned the large kitchen sink did not connect with the trap. A vigorous protest to the owner has resulted in arranging to have a proper re- ceptacle put in which will end the trouble.
In the annual flushing (in November and December) some accumulations always appear, only one failed to yield to the flush, upper end of Inn street. It was poled out easily.
A drain in Bromfield street had to be dug out Thanks- giving day; was badly obstructed and not well connected. Your superintendent claimed the right to witness opera- tions. It was a bad job and the sewer had been injured in some way which I saw repaired as well as practicable. This case may raise some question hereafter.
MAINTENANCE ACCOUNT
Cost of superintendence and moving tools. $525 00
66 flush cart and team. 29 75
labor clearing pans, removing dirt, clearing obstruc- tions and annual flushing 55 20
Cost of tools and equipments.
14 17
66 carriages for committee and engineers (ward 6). 10 00
printing blank bonds and applications. 6 50
Total
$640 62
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SUPERINTENDENT OF SEWERS
N. B. Bills of annual flushing are late in the season and have to go in the next year, as above ; they vary little.
CONNECTIONS
I have personally located, laid out, and usually graded 103 private drains, witnessing their proper connec- tion to the sewer ; all which I properly recorded in the Drain Register and in the Location Books ; have drawn full diagrams to scale in the Drain Sketch Books of the drains and buildings connected, also one lately discovered never before recorded, and owned by no plumber, at 146 State street.
New drains go to sewer as follows : Olive street 8, Lime and Middle streets, 6 each ; Merrimac and Bromfield streets, 5 each ; Chestnut and Kent streets, 4 each : War- ren, Washington, Market, State, Prospect, Allen streets, 3 each; Dove, Summer, Carter, Congress, Boardman, High, Liberty. Federal, Madison, Marlboro streets, 2 each ; 28 other streets, I each.
The sewer has added this year 7 stores, 152 tenements and 13 offices, factories and work shops.
Total now accommodated by 1177 drains are as fol- lows :
Classified : Stores 169
Halls and schools. 77
Tenements. 1526
Hotels and boarding 26
Factories, offices, workshops I46
Establishments. . 1944
Respectfully submitted,
FRANCIS CURTIS, Superintendent.
December 31, 1900.
Annual Report of the City Registrar
CITY REGISTRAR'S OFFICE,
March 1, 1900.
The following statements relating to births, marriages and deaths in the city of Newburyport for the year ending December 31, 1900, are compiled for information and com- parison and are respectfully submitted.
BIRTHS
The number of children born in the city during the year 1900 and recorded in this office is 315 - 33 more than for the preceding year. Of this number 146 were males and 160 females. There were no twins, all single births. Among the number were four blacks. Twelve were re- turned as illegitimate. Births by months and quarters oc- curred as follows :
January . 25 April. 18 July. .18
October. . .20
February .22
May .30
August. .. ... 35
November . .23
March. 28
June .35
September .. 26
December. .21 - 75
83
93
64
Total, 315.
NATIVITY OF PARENTS
Fathers
Mothers
Born in the United States.
. 180
198
" British Provinces
48
54
" Ireland.
29
44
" other foreign countries.
24
19
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Of 43 children born both parents returned as natives of Newburyport, of 60 the fathers only so returned and of 58 the mothers only were natives of this city.
MARRIAGES
The number of intentions filed and certificates issued from this office for the year ending December 31, 1900, were 160-52 more than the preceding year. The number returned for record, the marriages having been solemnized here or elsewhere was 154-six of the number not yet heard from1.
The number of marriages recorded 164 -46 more than the preceding year ; 132 couples were married in this city, 32 in other places and properly returned here for record. Marriages occurring in each month and quarter as follows: January I2 April IO July. 6 October . .23
February 9 May. 17 August 9 November. .20 March. 5 June. .21 September . 15 December .II - - - -
26 48 30 60
Total, 164.
Marriages solemnized in this city by the following clergymen and officials :
Congregationalist .. F. G. Alger.
5
A. W. Hitchcock I3
Charles Perry Mills II
Myron Oakman Patton 8
Elmer E. Shoemaker I
Charles E. Lord I
Charles S. Holton. 2
Chalmer H. Coolidge 2
Presbyterian .Horace C. Hovey 6
T. James Macfadden 3
Unitarian
Samuel C. Beane 7
Baptist . Louis A. Pope. 5
George H. Miner I
D. J. Avera. I
Episcopal Arthur H. Wright. II
J. H. Van Buren. I
Methodist W. A. Wood 3
Jerome Wood 4
G. W. Tupper 5
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Henry G. Alley 4
J. H. Stubbs. I
Adventist. D. H. Woodward 5
Roman Catholic. . . William H. Ryan 19
T. B. Labossiere. 6 John G. Flood. 2 John F. Kelley . I
Justice of the peace J. T. Brown. .. 2
Edward F. Bartlett. 2
Non-resident clergymen 29 -164
The average age of groom 28.4 and of the brides 24.9 -the oldest couple married the groom was 62, third mar- riage, the bride 49, second marriage. The youngest couple were 19 years for the groom and 16 years for the bride. Fifteen grooms were under age-two at 18 years, four at 19 years and nine at 20 years. There were but six brides under age, two at 16 years and four at 17 years.
It was the first marriage of 137 grooms and 153 brides, the second marriage of 25 grooms and II brides, and the third marriage of two grooms, no brides risking a third term.
Of 24 couples the brides were older than the groom, of 1. 14 couples ages recorded as the same.
DEATHS
Deaths occurring in this city during the year 1900 not including still births 301 - 150 males and 174 females 29 more than the previous year ; the number of deaths re- corded including 23 still births 415. Of this number 92 occurred in other cities and towns and brought here for in- terment ; 70 of the deaths in this city were removed to other places for interment. Of this latter number 33 were interred in the adjoining towns of Amesbury, Salisbury, West Newbury and Newbury (Oldtown) 22 of the number
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being in the last named place. Deaths occurred by months and quarters as follows, including still births :
January. .24 April .. .40 July .. .27 October .. .21
February. ,19 May .. .21 August. .... 36 November. . .19
March. .52 June. .19 September. . 24 December ..... 22
Total, 324.
The number of deaths from symotic diseases during the year 1900 are more than the preceding pear. Classed as follows : Diphtheria I, whooping cough 2, typhoid fever 6.
Deaths from accidental causes 10, apoplexy 15, bron- chitis 16, cancer 12, cholera infantum 12, consumption and phthisis 16, heart disease 14, la grippe II, old age 19, pneumonia 44, tuberculosis 17.
Deaths from pneumonia occurred in all the months of the year except January and July, distributed as follows : Two in February, 14 in March, 12 in April, 4 in May, 3 in June, I in August and two in each month September, Octo- ber, November and December.
Death from all causes (not including still births) un- der 10 years of age 85, over 60 years of age 136, four of the latter being over 90 years of age.
Death rate for the city on an estimated population of 15,000 is 20.06 per thousand.
Average age for the year (excluding still births) is 47.46 years. For further information reference can be had to tabulated list hereunto annexed.
Attest, GEORGE H. STEVENS, Registrar.
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Statement of Deaths in the City of Newburyport for the year 1900
CAUSE OF DEATH
Males
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Total
January
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April
May
June
July
August
Septemb'r
October
November
December
| Under 1 yr
| I to 2 yrs
| 2 to 5 yrs
| 5 to 10 yrs
Io to 15 yrs
| 15 to 20 yrs :
| 20 to 30 yrs
| 30 to 40 yrs
| 40 to 50 yrs
| 50 to 60 yrs
| 60 to 70 yrs
| 70 to So yrs
| So to 90 yrs
: | 90 to 100 yr
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Annual Report of the Surveyor of Highways
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 representa- tive inform you in regard to the labor performed and the money that has been expended.
You are well aware of the large amount of work that has been done and of the large outlay in its accomplish- ment. Two of the longest and widest streets in the city, Bromfield, Federal together with Lime have been macada- mized and no one can with any degree of reason say they ought not to have been done.
In connection with the putting of the loop by Citi- zens road in Market square quite an expense in conjunc- tion to what the road did as its part, coupled with a layer of crushed stone upon Merrimac street from Boardman to Ashland streets. Also upon Buck street a covering of crushed stone preparatory to a finish at another year.
Quite a long piece of road near the Curzon's Mill bridge was built and has proved a success in that locality and a continuance the coming year will be a lasting bene- fit. More crushed stone was used this year than any other administration since the commencement of its use.
As I had concluded in my mind to retire from the po- sition of surveyor it become my duty to strive and leave for my successor all pertaining to the place in fair order and in looking back to Jan. 8, 1887, I do not have any com-
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punctions of conscience upon the outlay in this depart- ineiit.
When in 1890 during Mayor Dodge's term of office State street from Market square to upper side of Charter was paved, was made the commencement. The next step was his sending of a committee to Bridgeport, Conn. to look over the macadam roads they were building as he was contemplating of doing the same. They reported fa- vorably and a steam roller was bought and the 23rd of September 1890, it was put at work upon High street and the work was carried to Market street and then State street from junction of Janvrin towards the terminus of State street upon High closing the first work with roller and crushed stone, Harris street to railroad station also Birch, part of Market and Pleasant together with High from State to Federal was done, and all administrations since have continued to do annually what was considered for the city's interest and the result High street is finished its entire length and Water street from Railroad crossing upon its entire length to Chain bridge has been treated to crushed stone.
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