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Robert E. Burke vs. City of Newburyport. This was an action in which Mr. Burke sought to recover $2,866, and interest thereon from February 18, 1899, for services ren- dered in the water case. This case was settled by a consider-
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able sum less than the full amount of the claim. The mayor and city solicitor obtained a written opinion from Hon. Nathan Matthews, Jr., ex -- mayor of Boston, to the effect that the claim was a valid and legal one.
Following this advice the claim was settled for the sum of $2.000.
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 in 1896. This case has been tried in the Superior Court; and a ver- dict for the city was rendered. From this decision excep- tions have been taken, but there has been no hearing had on the exceptions, and they have not been allowed, and it is doubtful if any further action is taken in this case.
Mary T. Akerman vs. City of Newburyport. This was an action for personal injuries alleged to have been re- ceived by the overturning of a carriage at Howard and But- ler streets. It came into court in January, 1900, and has been settled by a payment of $200 without trial.
Hannah W.'C. Newcomb vs. City of Newburyport. This is an action for personal injuries alleged to have been received from colliding with a platform in front of the store of Mr. Weare, just above the railroad bridge on Merrimac street. The case was tried before a jury at the October sitting of the Superior Court, and a verdict for $654 was rendered for the plaintiff. Mr. Prescott, the owner of the . premises, has been notified that he will be called upon to reimburse the city for amount of verdict and costs, but so far no reply has been received from him.
Michael Hosman vs. City of Newburyport. This was an action for personal injuries, alleged to have been re- ceived on the highway near Chain bridge; the defect con- sisted of a careless and dangerous leaving of the rails belonging to, and operated by, the Citizens Electric Street railway, at the point where the accident occurred. A trial was had before a jury at the October sitting of the Superior Court in this city, and the street railway was duly notified to appear and defend the action and had already been notified of
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the existence of the defect before the accident occurred. It took no steps to remedy the defect, neither did it come into court to defend the suit, as it was in duty bound to do. I have no question about its legal liability to the city and suit has already begun, the writ being returnable in Janu- ary, to recover the amount of the verdict, which was $2000 and all costs and expenses to which the city has been put.
The following actions have accrued since the beginning of my term of office :
I. Henry B. Little vs. City of Newburyport.
2. Edward E. Varina, exc. vs. City of Newburyport Henry B. Little, vs. City of Newburyport. This is a petition to the Superior court in the nature of an appeal from the assesssors' valuation of the petitioner's property. The writ is returnable in January and will probably be tried here at the May sitting of the Superior Court, without a jury.
Edward E. Varina, exc. vs. City of Newburyport. This is an action of contract brought in the Newburyport police court, the writ being returnable on the 18th of next Janu- ary. As the writ has not yet been returned to court, I have not seen the plaintiff's declaration, therefore I cannot state what the action is for.
The past year has been one in which the services of this office have frequently been required. Opinions writ- ten and oral have been given to the board of aldermen, committee on claims, highways, and many other of the joint standing committees of the city council, and especially to the joint standing committee on sewerage; the construction of the extension of the sewer system having called for the drawing of numerous contracts and the giving of much ad- vice.
I have frequently been called upon to advise the mayor and other city officials and have attended all the meetings of the city government and the meetings of the committee on claims which have been quite frequent. In addition to the work in the city, I appeared before the legislature last
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winter, when bills were under consideration effecting munic- ipalities. There have been several hearings in regard to the new bridge, all of which I have attended.
I have also appeared in the police court when required, on criminal cases.
ceipts from the city $65.80.
My disbursements to date have been $74.40 and my re- Respectfully submitted,
J. C. M. BAYLEY, City Solicitor.
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 1665 against 1468 for the year 1900. The first opening was for the Tug Clara E. Uhler on Jan. 18, 1901, and the last open- ing for the tug Bronx on Dec. 2, 1901 :
Steamer Merrimac. 304
Tug Bronx.
" C. E. Uhler 357
" Hazel Dell. 310
Cygnet 126
149
Small fishing and pleasure steamers. 273
Sailboats 132
Sailing vessels. 14
Total 1,665
Coal carried on vessels 3,299 tons
Stone carried on vessels 287 tons
I have used the following supplies, viz: Kerosene oil. 10 gals.
Sperm oil
2 gals.
Machine oil.
2 gals.
Albany grease.
5 1bs.
Matches 7 bdls.
Coal
2 tons.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM I. HUNT, Drawtender.
Annual Sewer Report.
To the Joint Standing Committee on Sewerage:
Gentlemen :- The system of sewers is to be once more credited with its usual record of good service.
During the year several minor lines have been found ob- structed and duly cleared. The worst was in Liberty street, near Independent street, early in December; the cause, a large beef bone was very difficult to get hold of ; but was removed in about six hours; it must have been thrown in at a manhole, was too large to pass any other inlet. Other obstructions have been thrown into Inde- pendent street in past years.
A stoppage by roots in the Winter street sewer was relieved early in this month; but the roots are not yet en- tirely cut out, will be cleared very soon. The city treasurer reported a slight overdraft on our annual appropriation. The sewers have hitherto been run so inexpensively that the appropriation was cut down the past two years. The new sewers will increase the labor and cost of maintenance over one-fifth, because of the larger territory to be gone over in other wards. One hundred new connections to sewers were made in 1901, 20 of which are in the new sewers, as follows: Oak, Oakland, three each; Woodland, Tyng, two each; Ashland, Bartlett, Butler, Collins court, Forrester, Merrimac, Magnolia, North Atkinson, one each; private way Jackman's landing, and private way, Knight's land, one each.
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To old sewers; Federal, six; Merrimac, five; High, four; Atkinson, Fair, Middle, Prospect, Warren, Washing- ton, three each; Allen, Buck, Bromfield, Carter, Franklin, Kent, Neptune, Purchase, State, Spring, Winter, two each; Atwood, Barton, Beck, Centre, Chestnut, Dove, Essex, Green, Hill, Independent, Liberty, Lime, Lunt, Olive, Mar- ket Square, Salem, School, Ship, Strong, Unicorn, Vernon, Water, one each.
New establishments drained. I56 Total number of drains to date. I277
Total number of establishments drained. 2100
CLASSIFIED
Stores 177
Halls, including churches and schools 92
Hotels and boarding houses 26
Factories, offices, workshops 155
Tenements
1650
Total
.2100
The new sewers are practically finished, and the last clearing of the main sewer was done by the contractors Sat- urday, Dec. 28. Our inspector was to go through it today, but could not ; will do so tomorrow; it is recommended that after this, if all appears right, the contractors be notified of acceptance, provided the superintendent of highways con- curs ; and that final payment be made in 10 days from date, the city relying on the provisions in bond and contract for whatever imperfection may be developed within one year. All known bills are herewith presented, and very few more may be expected. Two disputed accounts remain unad- justed, that of Mr. Holker, and of Mr. Johnson ; which are open to adjustment, the latter having materially modified his claims in a bill now offered.
It is a matter of gratification that the sewers in ward six, in Bartlett street, and in ward one, with all the improve- ments consequent thereon, appear to have cost less than
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$42,000. Your superintendent asks leave to file, a little later, the separate cost of each.
The elevating apparatus for the low service sewer at the extreme North End, will not be needed till spring, and can be procured during the winter for somewhat less than $800, complete.
The location books will require at least a month and a half to complete ; $140, a fair price for the work, will remain undrawn by the writer until their competition.
Respectfully submitted,
F. CURTIS, Superintendent. Dec. 30, 1901.
Annual Report of the City Registrar.
City Registrar's Office, March 1, 1902.
The following statements relating to births, marriages and deaths in the city of Newburyport for the year ending December 31, 1901, are compiled for information and com- parison and are respectfully submitted.
BIRTHS
The number of children born in the city during the year 1901 and recorded in this office is 315, exactly the same nun- ber as the previous year. Of this number 154 were males and 161 females, five pairs of twins, three of which were male and female and two both females. Of the number five were
blacks. Fight were returned as illegitimate, four less than last year. Births occurred by month and quarters as fol- lows :
January . .. .32 April .19
July .30 October ... 27
February .23 May
.26 August .28 November .21
March . .33 June .31
December .18
September .27 - - - 88
Total, 315.
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Of 42 children born, both parents were returned as na- tives of Newburyport, of 60 children, fathers only were na- tives and of 44 the mothers only were natives of Newbury- port.
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NATIVITY OF PARENTS
Born in the United States.
Fathers. .189
Mothers. 180
Born in the British Provinces
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Born in Ireland.
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Born in other foreign countries
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MARRIAGES
The number of intentions filed and certificates issued from this office for the vear ending December 31, 1901, were 172-12 more than the preceding year. The number returned for record, the marriages taking place here or elsewhere was 167, five of the number not yet returned, probably never will be
The number ofmarriages recorded 179, 15 more than last year, 142 couples were married in this city, 37 in other places and properly returned here for record.
Marriages occurring in each month and quarter as fol- lows :
January 18 April .10 July 9 October .... 18
February 7 May 8 August 17 November .24
March .. .14 June .20 September .22 December .. 12
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Marriages solemnized in this city and vicinity by the fol- lowing clergymen and officials :
Congregationalist. . F. G. Alger 4
M. Oakman Patton. 3
Charles E. Lord. 2
Charles P. Mills. . 14
Methodist
Charles S. Holton. 5 Elmer E. Shoemaker 9 Richard Wright. 4 H G. Alley II
G. W. Tupper 7
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Presbyterian
H. C. Hovey 5
T. James Macfaddin 6
Episcopal
Arthur H. Wright 13
Rabbi
Joshua B. Santad I
Baptist
George H. Miner
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Unitarian
Samuel C. Beane
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Advent
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Out of town clergymen
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Roman Catholic W. H. Ryan
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J. B. Labossiere .
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Justice of peace E. F. Bartlett
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J. T. Brown
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The average age of grooms, 28.7 and of the brides, 24.7 years, the oldest couple married, groom was 67 years, second marriage, the bride, 58, her first marriage. The youngest couple were 20 years for the groom and 16 for the bride, 12 grooms were under age, one at 18 years, five at 19, and six at . 20 years. There were 10 brides under age, one at 15, three at 16, and six at 17 years.
It was the first marriage of 148 grooms and 159 brides, the second of 30 grooms and 18 brides, one bride a third time and one groom a fourth trial.
Of 31 couples, the brides were older than the grooms, and of 17 their ages in years recorded the same.
DEATHS
Deaths occurring in this city during the year 1901, not including 21 still births was 275, 26 less than the previous year, 113 were males, 162 females, the number of deaths re- corded including 21 still births was 398. Of this number 102 occurred in other cities and towns and were brought to this city for interment. Sixty-eight were removed from this city to other places for interment, 16 were to the Oldtown Newbury cemetery. Deaths .occurred by months and quarters as fol- lows, including still births :
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208 January .... 29
April .21 July .21 October ... 20
February .. 28
May .10 August .. 26 November .24
March ..... 35
June .23 September .29
December .30 -
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Total, 296.
Deaths from symotic diseases during the year 1901 stand as follows : Whooping cough, 2; typhoid fever, 6. Eight in all, one less than last year.
Deaths from accidental causes, 8, one falling, one drown- ing near railroad, two casualty, one burns, heart disease, 22 ; old age, 21 ; pneumonia, 18; consumption and phthisis, 14; dysentery, II ; cancer, 15 ; Bright's disease, II ; cholera infan- tum, 8.
Deaths from all causes, not including still births under 10 years of age, 70; over 60 years of age, 108; four of the latter being over 90 years of age.
Death rate for the city on an estimated population of 15,- 000 is 18.33.
Average age for the year excluding still births, is 45.5. For further information reference can be made to tabulated lines herein annexed.
Attest, GEORGE H. STEVENS, Registrar.
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Annual Report of the Surveyor of Highways.
To the Joint Standing Committee on Highways :
Gentlemen :- I have the honor to submit herewith the annual report for the financial year ending December 23d, 190I.
In so doing I desire, first of all, to call your attention to the fact that as I was not elected until February 18th, taking charge of the department February 20th, I am not in a posi- tion to report for the whole year, but only for the 42 weeks ending December 7th, on weekly pay rolls and for 10 months on monthly accounts.
The heavy overdraft from last year, which had to be met, in part, from this year's appropriation, put this department in such a financial condition that the utmost economy had to be used, to enable it to get through the year in a creditable way from a business standpoint and leave no burden to be carried by next year's administration. Consequently some proposed new work was abandoned, and much needed repair work was not undertaken this year; therefore it should have the early attention of the new administration.
I refer especially to :
High street, many parts of which need re-surfacing and regrading, so as to prevent the present flow of surface water across the highway.
The new sewer trenches, which will require careful at+ tention and building up as they settle.
A number of streets should receive a coating of crushed stone, if not macadamized, more especially, in my opinion,
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ANNUAL REPORTS
Purchase street, Munroe street and Merrimac street at "Break of Day Hill."
Among the sections that should be slightly regraded so as to take care of the surface water, I would call your atten- tion to the intersections of the following streets: Pleasant and Green, Pleasant and Market and Winter and Merrimac, which are almost impassable when much surface water is run- ning.
No work of any consequence has been done this year in the outlying districts, and I would recommend the improve- ment of that portion of Parker street from the brick yards to the Newbury line, and also the continuation of work under- taken on the Curson Mill road.
During the year just closed, little new work, worthy of mention, was undertaken, but the following should be report- ed:
Toppan street was regraded and guttered at a total cost of $177.71, in such a way as to thoroughly take care of future freshets and prevent any more washing out of the road bed.
State street, between Greenleaf and Parker streets, Win- ter and Summer streets, were improved by surfacing with material from the pit. Magnolia street and Woodland street between High and Jackson streets, were regraded under the direction of this department.
FINANCIAL ACCOUNT
For better convenience in apportioning the various items of expense and for purposes of reference, I submit the fol- lowing accounts :
Appropriation for highways
$14,000 00
Income
3,018 88
Total appropriation and income
17,018 88
Amount expended previous to my election
4,719 27
Balance
.. $12,299 61
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SURVEYOR OF HIGHWAYS
Accounted for as follows:
Horses:
Medical attendance
$ 69 93
Feed and bedding
1,207 16
Shoeing
148 34
1,425 43
Street cleaning :
Labor
1,543 33
Extra teams
15 65
1,558 98
Construction :- Toppan street.
Labor
40 66
Materials
137 05
Paving and crossings:
Labor
118 80
118 80
Maintenance :
Salary of superintendent 10 months
1,000 00
Salary of drivers, 42 weeks
3,528 00
Vacation drivers
124 00
Labor
1,785 66
Materials
I02 14
Teams and extra labor
189 04
Repairs
188 04
Advertising and printing
46 60
Tools and supplies
I19 53
Miscellaneous
268 24
Repairs on road roller
697 84
8,049 09
Total expenses on highway account.
11,330 OI
Unexpended balance
$969 60
In explanation of the preceding, it might be well to ex- plain what the sub-divisions of the account include :
Horses: Everything pertaining to the feeding and care of the horses of this department, except the salaries of the drivers.
177 71
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ANNUAL REPORTS
Street cleaning : Everything pertaining to keeping the streets clean and free from rubbish, except removal of snow.
Construction : New work only.
Paving and crossings: Construction and repairs of gut- ters and crossings.
Maintenance : Includes all items not chargeable to other accounts and is itself sub-divided.
ROAD ROLLER
The Harrisburg 10 ton road roller, owned by the city, was purchased in 1890 at a cost of $3400.
Since that time it has been in more or less constant use and previous to this year only $308.27, (not including new wheels,) has been spent on it in the way of repairs and new work.
During the current year the machine was thoroughly overhauled and repaired. Worn out gears and bearings were replaced with new ones and the machine is now practi- cally as good as new, at a cost of $525.03.
The repair account therefore, on the roller, has averaged 2 per cent. per year since its purchase.
As the wheels in use, the first part of the year, were much worn, new tires were cast into an old pair of abandoned wheels at a cost of $224.22, which is less than the cost of a new pair. The machine is now equipped with this new, heavy pair of wheels, besides what is left of the old pair, which may be used in soft or treacherous work for some time to come.
ACCIDENTS
We have been remarkably free from accidents during the past year, either to our employes or the travelling public, and I know of no cases on account of which the city can be held liable for damages.
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SURVEYOR OF HIGHWAYS
IN GENERAL
While the general impression prevails that the amount appropriated for "highways," is for the construction and maintenance of streets, the fact is that a very large part of it is expended for items which enter into the cost, not only of maintaining and operating the entire highway department, but also the fire and other departments, and which cannot be shown to have been used directly upon the streets.
SIDEKALKS AND EDGESTONES
In this department I have very little to report, as on tak- ing charge of it I found not only that there were no available funds to work with, but that it was already over $660 behind.
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