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shed" roadbed has been evercome, and the rest of the street will be cheap and easy to straighten and regrade.
School street, and Purchase street from Lime street to the railroad crossing, have been added to the list of macadamized streets, and that at a very small expense. They were both done by Cashman Brothers, by contract, who, in consequence of the coal situation, had a large force of idle men and horses in hand, and so were able to do the work at a price with which the city could not possibly compete.
COUNTRY ROADS.
Being a firm believer in maintaining good connecting roads between the city and its surroundings, I paid some attention to our country roads, last spring, and though only a small amount of money could be spared for this work, I feel much gratified with the result of the outlay, and hope that regular and systematic work of that kind will, in the course of two or three years, give us first- class roads in our outskirts.
As a more or less detailed statement of the receipts and expenditures follows, I will not touch on finances here, but will take the liberty of calling your attention to various needs and of recommending improvements for next year.
The general condition of our streets is bad. Some macadamized ones need re-surfacing, and others (Merri- mac street especially) need grading and a coat of good gravel.
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Though I shall later recommend some little new work with macadam, I especially want to urge that the bulk of the work next season be in taking care of what we have now.
High street, from State to Federal, should be regraded to overcome the fault common to many of our streets, a cross watershed.
A number of the streets should be re-surfaced, to bring them up to the sewer man-hole tops, or at least the latter lowered to bring them to the present surface of the roadway.
I would strongly urge getting our surface water under- ground at as many points and as soon as possible. By judiciously locating catch-basins and laying a little pipe each year, very much can be accomplished in this line in a few years.
There was very much adverse criticism last year, when I urged the subdraining of Woodland and Magnolia streets, and it was said that in very wet weather there was such a flow of water there that the underground pipes would not take care of it. That job speaks for itself (I only regret that it is not in the center of the city where everybody could see it, and so advertise the method), and I would like to see State street, from High street down, drained in the same way, and so get rid of the present rush of water in the gutters and the deep gullies at the intersections.
For next year's new work I recommend the macadam- izing of Essex street, and of Purchase street from the railroad crossing to Marlboro street, thus completing that stretch of roadway.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
I append a summary of the pay-rolls for the year, showing the work done by this department and charged to others, especially calling attention to the item against " bridges and culverts."
Of the $772.67 charged to this department, $410.61 was for clearing the gratings during storms, cleaning out catch-basins and culverts, and keeping the outlets open and clear.
This method of accounts, I am informed, has been in vogue for a long time, but it seems to me that this work should properly belong to the highway department and be charged to its "maintenance account."
That would give "bridges and culverts" charge of the new and repair work of those two systems, and leave the matter of its maintenance in the hands of the department which actually attends to it.
I understand that this view is held by this year's committee on bridges and culverts. If the change is made, which I urge, the appropriation for highways should be increased by that amount and for that pur- pose.
ASHES AND RUBBISH.
In my first estimate report to your committee, this year, I stated that I expected a shortage at the end of the year of $276.05. By " being very close," and doing as little work on the dumps as possible (which has called forth much more or less righteous complaint from the public), this overdraft has been kept down to $210.66.
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But as the demands on the department are increasing every year, and the conveniences for disposal of the collections are decreasing, the work cannot be done under the present system for the amount appropriated this year.
I renew the recommendation that I made in last year's report that $1500 at least is needed for this work during the next year, and should be asked for.
SIDEWALKS AND EDGESTONES.
Edgestone :- This department was able to accomplish a little more than it did last year. At the beginning of the year we had 702 lineal feet of edgestone on hand, and in June a cargo of 1820 feet was purchased, making a total of 2,522 feet of edgestone, every available foot of which has been used.
Of this, 45 feet has been sold to private parties, and the balance set in the regular way.
Edgestone reset, 898 feet.
Concrete : -- About 882 square yards of new concrete sidewalk has been laid, and quite a little of the old mopped or top-dressed.
Brick : - New brick sidewalks have been laid by this department on Parsons and Boardman streets, and con- siderable relaying done in miscellaneous places.
RECOMMENDATIONS.
In this department I strongly recommend that proper action be taken to stop the laying of sidewalks to suit the taste only of the abutter; but that the style of side-
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walks be ordered for a whole street or section at a time, for the sake of the general appearance of our streets and the public good. A section of concrete walk where the rest is brick, or vice versa, is far from generally pleasing.
A large appropriation is needed in this department and should be recommended, as in consequence of having absolutely no stone in hand a large cash outlay is needed for its purchase alone.
Following I submit a summary of the pay-rolls for the year, showing work which has been done by this depart- ment and charged to others :
Incidentals, care of trees $37 71
delivering fuel 95 42
Sewerage
25 66
Board of health
2 70
Public library .
11 70
Jackman school account
54 12
Schools 92 23
Cushing common 28 39
Parks
21 62
Public property 35 84
Bridges and culverts 775 67
$1,181 06
IN GENERAL.
While I greatly appreciate the almost universal kind- ness that has been shown me, not only by your com- mittee but by the public in general, and try not to take too much at heart the severe criticisms of the few, I should like to once more try to call the attention of our people to the circumstances of the department.
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The average person will look at the report, and, see- ing that the total credit is $16,005.73, take it for granted that that represents the sum of money that is to be spent in building new streets and maintaining the old ones,- is actually to be put onto the roads. But the truth is that out of this amount has to be taken the salaries of the superintendent and drivers, and also all the expenses connected with the horses, not only of the highway department but of the fire department and ashes and rubbish department as well.
This amount comes up to $7,400.
Last year there was spent for actual work done only $8,649.28, while the average amount so spent, per year, for the ten years previous to my superintendency was $14,460.59.
I wish the department could have had that amount to spend last year.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
[For the Year Ending December 6, 1902.]
ASHES AND RUBBISH.
Appropriation
$1,250 00
Income 8 75
Appropriation and income .. $1,258 75
Labor on weekly pay-rolls $1,425 74
Extra teams hired . 30 42
Advertising 13 25
1,469 41
Overdrawn
$210 66
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SIDEWALKS AND EDGESTONES.
Appropriation $1,000 00
Income . 89 00
Appropriation and income
$1,089 00
Labor, on weekly pay-rolls $582 71
Teams and extra labor . 57 55
Materials
859 15
Concrete sidewalks 696 88
Concrete crossings .
61 65
2,257 94
Overdrawn
$1,168 94
HIGHWAYS.
Appropriation
$13,000 00
Income
3,005 73
Overdraft
2,811 76
Total expenditures
$18,817 49
Maintenance account :
Salary of superintendent . $1,200 00
Salary of drivers
4,368 00
Vacation of drivers . 120 00
Extra drivers
16 00
Labor, on weekly pay-rolls 1,958 24
Teams and extra labor
359 75
Materials
204 83
Sprinkling street intersections
208 32
$8,435 14
Street cleaning account :
Labor, on weekly pay-rolls .
1,286 30
Paving and crossings account :
Labor, on weekly pay-rolls .
167 65
Concrete work .
10 50
Materials
26 00
204 15
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Road roller account :
Labor, on weekly pay-rolls .
$250 52
Repairs
115 72
Fuel
10 21
Inspection
2 00
$378 45
Construction account :
Labor, on weekly pay-rolls
$601 37
Teams hired .
163 00
Materials
784 41
Road roller
74 43
Contract work
175 20
1,798 41
Horses :
Food and bedding
$1,519 32
Shoeing ..
213 57
Medical attendance
118 00
Clipping
4 00
Extra board .
81 84
1,936 73
Removal of ice and snow :
Labor, on weekly pay-rolls
$1,566 01
Teams and extra labor
582 46
2,148 47
Sanding sidewalks :
Labor, on weekly pay-rolls
$59 75
Teams and extra labor
10 54
70 29
Repairs
294 75
Materials
329 80
Tools and supplies
388 31
Advertising and printing
82 57
New horses (4)
1,010 00
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No. 2 double cart and top
$181 00
Miscellaneous .
316 13
Unaccounted for
14 99
$18,817 49
Respectfully submitted,
G. W. LANGDON,
Superintendent of Highways.
December 31, 1902.
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Annual Report of the Trust Funds
OF THE
City of Newburyport.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TRUST FUNDS
ATKINSON SCHOOL 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 Atkinson school fund would respect- fully report that it appears from the annual statement presented by the secretary and treasurer of the board of trustees of said fund, for the year 1902, the fund is invested as follows :
INVESTMENT.
20 shares Merchants National Bank $ 400 00
7 shares Ocean National Bank 350 00
32 cow rights in common pasture
10 acres salt marsh in Salisbury
Deposits in Five Cents Savings Bank 320 37
Deposits in Institution for Savings 2,251 28
RECEIPTS.
Dividends on bank stock . 34 00
Sale of grass, season of 1901 . 15 00
Rebate on bank tax . 12 90
Cow rights in common pasture 25 00
Withdrawn from Institution for Savings 141782
$228 72
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EXPENDITURES.
Deposited in Five Cents Savings Bank $ 86 90
Paid Miss Chute 67 50
" Miss Sargent 67 50
" for oil, lamps, etc. 6 82
$228 72
An evening school was maintained in the Forester street schoolhouse for 54 nights, taught by Miss Sarah B. Chute and Miss Adelena W. Sargent. The scholars were nearly all Poles and Armenians, who were very eager for knowledge and especially for the English language.
JOHN M. CHASE. JOHN W. SARGENT. SAMUEL J. HUGHES.
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 follow- ing report of the condition of said fund, and the disposi- tion made of the fund's income for the year ending December 31, 1902.
INVESTMENT OF THE FUND.
$10,000 in Hospital Life Insurance Company, of Boston, at 4 per cent per annum, payable annually in January.
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TRUST FUNDS
INCOME.
Balance undrawn from shade tree improvement
account, as per city treasurer's books . $35 71
One-half income from fund for shade trees . 200 00
$235 71
One-half income from fund for sidewalk improvement .
200 00
EXPENDITURES - TREE DEPARTMENT.
Lyman W. Lord, extinction of brown-tail moth $37 00 Thomas T. Upton, furnishing and setting 62
trees . 124 00
Toppan & Wilson, tree pruner 85
T. Y. Cotton, wood tree guards 41 40
George H. Jaques, wire tree guards (1901) 23 20
226 45
Leaving undrawn on tree account 9 26
SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENT.
[City of Newburyport Betterment Account. ]
Estate of Jane S. George $8 90
Thomas E. Marshall 8 44
Mrs. Simeon V. Wells
16 42
Mrs. Patrick Dixon 1 80
Mrs. William H. Blaisdell 27 90
Miss Charlotte Flanders 14 28
Mrs. Edward F. Welch . 38 37
Estate of Dudley T. Batchelder 23 58
Orrin B. Gerrish (in part) 4 30
Estate of Moses A. Plummer 13 10
Charles M. Townsend 16 74
Cornelius Buckley (in part) 6 31
180 14
Leaving undrawn on sidewalk account 19 86
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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 for the improvement of sidewalks.
During the year 62 trees were set as desired in various parts of the city. They were furnished and set by Thomas T. Upton, the tree warden, and were all sup- plied with wood protectors. The season was no more propitious than others, yet for some reason nearly all lived and flourished.
A portion of the income has been applied to meet assessments inade by the board of aldermen on 12 differ- ent estates, in whole or in part, for sidewalk improve- ments, setting of edgestones, or laying concrete walks, but not to relieve such estates from proportionate cost of repairs in the future in the proportion assessments were met by this fund.
LUTHER DAME, BENJAMIN P. IRELAND, SAMUEL J. HUGHES, Committee.
BROWN FUND.
To the City Council:
& 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 presents the following :
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INVESTMENT.
City note, at 43 per cent interest, payable annually in
March $15,000 00
Your committee would further respectfully report that the annual income, amounting to $675, has been paid for the year 1902, 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 grammar school, in compliance with the terms of the will of the late Moses Brown, the donor.
BENJ. P. IRELAND, W. W. HICKS, TIMOTHY HERLIHY,
Committee.
Newburyport, December 31, 1902.
FOLLANSBEE FUND.
To the Hon. Mayor and Board of Aldermen, Trust- ees of the Follansbee Fund:
GENTLEMEN : In accordance with the regulations estab- lished for the government of this fund, I herewith pre- sent the twenty-ninth annual report, showing condition of the fund, the income derived therefrom, and a state- ment of disbursement per order members of the board of aldermen.
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Funds invested as follows :
Note of city of Newburyport, $3,000, at 4 per cent,
payable semi-annually . $3,000 00
Deposit in Five Cents Savings Bank 120 00
Deposit in Institution for Savings . 30 00
$3,150 00
INCOME ACCOUNT.
Interest on note payable in March . $60 00
Interest on note payable in September 60 00
Unexpended balance from 1901 . 12 11
Dividends from Five Cents Savings Bank . 12 12
$144 23
EXPENSE ACCOUNT.
Paid Atkinson Coal Co., on orders of aldermen $90 00
" Jere Healey, 66
16 00
" John Collins, 1 00 60
Paid fuel department, city of Newburyport, for wood . 35 00
142 00
Unexpended balance to new account $2 23
Amount of coal paid for, 10 net tons; 5 cords of pine wood, sawed and split, and $35 worth of hard wood, sawed and split; how much and whom it went to is un- known, except that it was delivered to the usual recipi- ents of this fund, by order of the committee on fuel.
There is a record of 28 orders issued to 17 different families or individuals ; 11 receiving fuel once, 3 twice, 2 three times, and 1 five times, in amounts varying from $1 to $5.25.
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The distribution of fuel to individuals or families, by wards, is as follows :
Ward one
$26 00
Ward two
23 75
Ward three
27 50
Ward four 40 00
Ward five
8 75
Ward six
16 00
$142 00
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE H. STEVENS, Treasurer.
SIMPSON FUND.
To His Honor the Mayor and the Board of Alder- men 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 December 20, 1902, in accordance with city ordinances :
Total funds, December 21, 1901 $20,000 00
Interest on investments, 1902 900 00
$20,900 00
Paid city of Newburyport, for watering streets during
year 1902 900 00
Total funds, December 20, 1802 $20,000 00
Invested as follows :
City of Newburyport note, at 43 per cent $20,000 00
J. V. FELKER,
Treasurer.
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ANNUAL REPORTS
TOPPAN FUND.
To the Board of Aldermen:
GENTLEMEN : The standing committee of the board of aldermen on the Toppan fund, held in trust by the board of aldermen for the purpose hereinafter stated, present the annual report on the condition of the fund and disposal of the income therefrom.
INVESTMENT.
City note, at 4 per cent interest, payable annually . . . $250 00
The income for the year 1902, amounting to the sum of $10, has been paid, by the order of the committee, to the board of school committee, to be by them awarded to the member of the senior class of the high school showing the greatest proficiency in the science of gov- ernment, in accordance with the suggestion of the donor, Robert N. Toppan, Esq., in a communication addressed to the principal of the high school, dated Cambridge, Mass., February 17, 1887.
LUTHER DAME, JOHN M. CHASE, SAMUEL J. HUGHES, Committee.
Newburyport, December 31, 1902.
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TRUST FUNDS.
WHEELWRIGHT SCIENTIFIC SCHOOL FUND.
The following items are taken from the triennial report of the treasurer of the fund, filed with the city of Newburyport November 19, 1900, for the years 1897-1900.
Receipt and payments for the three years amounted to $141;636.16.
EXPENSE ACCOUNT.
Cash for students at Massachusetts Institute of Technology : allowance for railroad tickets or
board, books, and supplies (45 students) $22,842 50
Expense account : treasurer, secretary, safety vaults, printing, postage, and stationery 3,618 14
Gibralter building repairs, taxes, and expenses . . 2,165 57
SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES.
[October 31, 1900.]
Mortgages
$158,200 00 Gibralter building, Kansas City, Mo. (by fore-
closure
80,000 00
Trust certificates, real estate 85,500 00
Railroad bonds and stocks 38,595 00
City, town, and other bonds 52,000 00
Cash deposit, New England Trust Co.
5,391 43
$419,686 43
GEORGE H. STEVENS, City Clerk.
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TRUST FUNDS OF THE NEWBURYPORT PUBLIC LIBRARY. [December 20, 1902.]
To His Honor the Mayor and the Board of Alder- men of the City of Newburyport, Trustees of the Public Library :
GENTLEMEN : I herewith respectfully submit a report of the various funds, at this date, of which you have elected me treasurer, viz .:
W. C. TODD FUND.
Total funds
$15,000 00
INVESTED.
Newburyport note, 4 per cent $10,000 00
Deposit, Institution for Savings, city 5,000 00
15,000 00
SAWYER FUND.
Total fund $5,000 00
INVESTED.
City of Newburyport note, 4} per cent 5,000 00
FROTHINGHAM FUND.
Total fund
$1,000 00
INVESTED.
City of Newburyport note, 4 per cent 1,000 00
GREEN FUND.
Total fund
$2,000 00
INVESTED.
City of Newburyport note, 4 per cent 2,000 00
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WILLIAMS FUND.
Total fund
$1,000 00
INVESTED.
City of Newburyport note, 4 per cent 1,000 00
W. O. MOSELEY FUND.
Total fund
$10,000 00
INVESTED .
City of Newburyport note, 4 per cent 10,000 00
J. R. SPRING FUND.
Total fund
$20,000 00
INVESTED.
Deposit, Institution for Savings, city,
book number 48,087 $10,000 00
Deposit, Five Cents Savings Bank,
city, book number 11,701 10,000 00
20,000 00
BRADBURY FUND.
Total fund
$1,000 00
INVESTED.
Deposit, Institution for Savings, city, book num-
ber 34,120 1,000 00
A. E. CUTTER FUND.
Total fund . $4,000 00
Paid premium and accrued interest on
Newburyport bonds 188 55
$3,811 45
INVESTED.
City of Newburyport 3} per cent sewer bonds, numbers 24, 25, 26 $3,000 00
Deposit, Five Cents Savings bank, city, book number 12,178 . 811 45
3,811 45
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S. W. MARSTON FUND.
Total fund $5,000 00
Paid premium and accrued interest on New-
buryport bonds 251 40
$4,748 60
Interest received on money deposited. six
months 99 93
$4,848 53
INVESTED.
City of Newburyport 32 per cent sewer
bonds, numbers 20, 21, 22, 23 . . $4.000 00
Deposit, Five Cents Savings Bank, city,
book number 12,179 848 53
4,848 53
E. S. MOSELEY FUND.
Total fund
$5,000 00
Paid premium and accrued interest on New-
buryport bonds 251 40
$4,748 60
INVESTED.
City of Newburyport 3₺ per cent sewer
bonds, numbers 16, 17, 18, 19 . . . $4,000 00
Deposit, Five Cents Savings Bank, city, book number 12,177 748 60
4,748 60
E. H. STICKNEY FUND.
Total fund
$5,000 00
INVESTED.
Chicago Junction Railways and Union Stock Yards Company 5 per cent bonds, numbers 3,053, 3,054, 3,076, 3,082, 3,083, due in 1915, interest payable January and July 5,000 00
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SUMMARY.
W. C. Todd fund . $15,000 00
Sawyer
5,000 00
Frothingham
1,000 00
Green 2,000 00
W. O. Moseley " 10,000 00
J. R. Spring 20,000 00
Bradbury 66
1,000 00 A. E. Cutter 3,811 45
S. W. Marston “ 4,848 53
E. S. Moseley “ 4,748 60
E. H. Stickney “ 5,000 00
A. Williams 66
1,000 00
$73,408 58
The securities of the above named funds are on special deposit at the "Five Cents Savings Bank, New- buryport. The income of the investments is payable when due upon order of the directors of said library.
Respectfully, J. V. FELKER,
Treasurer.
Annual Reports
OF THE
Inspector of Milk, of Animals and Provisions AND OF THE Sealer of Weights and Measures.
REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF MILK.
Report of the inspector of milk, year ending Decem- ber 31, 1902 :
Licenses, wholesale
58
Registered, 66 53
Total 111
Cash received for the same . $33 00
Salary .
$25 00
Milk notice, News and Herald 3 00
City treasurer, cash 5 00
- 33 00
Respectfully submitted,
GEO. W. KNIGHT,
Inspector.
REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS AND PROVISIONS.
Report of the inspector of animals and provisions, year ending December 31, 1902 :
Animals slaughtered at licensed slaughter-houses :
Neat cattle 701
Calves .
1,363
Swine
270
Lambs
160
Total
2,494
278
ANNUAL REPORTS
Carcases condemned as unfit for food .
56
Stamps used (times) . 6,493
Horses killed at rendering establishment 96
Wholesale, carts and stores retailing provisions 43
3
License for killing and rendering horses and condemned carcases
1
NEAT CATTLE AND SWINE-ANNUAL INSPECTION.
NEAT CATTLE
SWINE
Ward 1
26
83
2
6
14
3 35
14
4
31
57
5
84
126
6
270
256
452
550
Total
1,002
Respectfully submitted, GEO. W. KNIGHT,
Inspector.
Slaughter-house licenses granted .
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
To the Honorable Mayor and the City Council of the City of Newburyport:
GENTLEMEN: I herewith submit the report of this department for the year ending December 20, 1902.
Glass jars sealed 11,995
Glass jars condemned . 84
Measures sealed 371
Measures condemned . 41
Yardsticks sealed 6
Scales sealed . 320
Scales condemned
27
Notices sent 65
Complaints investigated 17
New scales ordered 15
New measures ordered 41
Money turned into city treasury to date . $104 97
This department will also receive a credit of . 36 00
There are now in my possession, belonging to the city of Newburyport :
One set of copper measures, from one gallon to one-half pint.
One set of brass weights, from 4 pounds to one-sixteenth ounce. One five-pound weight.
One ten-pound weight.
Twenty fifty-pound weights.
One try balance.
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ANNUAL REPORTS
One yardstick.
One drilling machine.
One stamp for marking wooden measures.
One stamp for marking wet measures.
The law in regard to the sale of all berries by meas- ure has been enforced, and one dealer prosecuted and fined for not conforming to the law after receiving a proper notification.
This year I have examined and found correct 11,995 jars for the sale of milk and cream, and can safely say that the public are receiving the standard measure.
If a fee of three cents could be charged for each jar, as in years past, the revenue derived would amount to $359.85.
I have also purchased, at my own expense, for doing the work of this department :
Three diamonds for marking jars $1 50
Ten jars of acid for marking jars 8 50
Lead for adjusting weights . 2 00
Shot for adjusting weights and scales 75
Postal cards . 1 20
Stamped envelopes 50
Teaming heavy weights and labor 22 25
Horse hire 72 00
Total
$108 70
Reckoning three cents a jar for sealing, as in years past,
the revenue derived from the same would amount to . $359 85 Amount collected for outside work done 104 97
Total . . $464 82
Respectfully submitted, EDWARD DONAHOE, JR., City Sealer.
Annual Report OF THE
Board of Water Commissioners.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF WATER COMMISSIONERS.
To the Honorable Mavor and City Council, City of Newburyport:
GENTLEMEN: The report of the board of water com- missioners for the year ending November 29. 1902, is herewith submitted.
Following out the policy outlined in our last report, we purchased forty new six-inch hydrants, with steamer and hose connections, for installation in various parts of the city. The location of these has been agreed upon by us and the chief of the fire department, but owing to delay in delivery only nine have been set; the balance will be put in as soon as spring opens.
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