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I have given this work my personal attention, doing work which in former years was paid for by the city, such as using my own team and personal labor for removing dirt from the catch-pans, and flushing the system several times during the year, thereby keeping
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it in a healthy and perfect condition at very little cost to the city.
The mayor, in his inaugural of 1901, says: " In refer- ence to the subject of sewerage I have but little to offer. It is certain that the system is, for a city like ours, the very best that could be employed, and it is surprising that the cost of its maintenance is so small, only $675 having been expended last year." The superintendent of sewers says, in his report of the same year, that "the new sewers will increase the labor and cost of mainten- ance over one-fifth, because of the larger territory to be gone over in the other wards." Now, as the care of the new sewer came under my administration first, let us see how much the cost of maintenance has increased.
Cost of maintenance the first eleven years :
1891 . $689 54
1892 428 35
1893
563 29
1894 693 96
1895
685 67
1896
614 70
1897
622 77
1898
712 21
1899
630 24
1900
640 62
661 01 1901
Average per year previous to the addition of ward six, $631.12.
1902
. $656 90
1903 638 13
$1,295 03
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Average per year after the addition of ward six and other connections, $647.51, making a difference of but $16.39 per year more with the system in its present condition. If it had cost one-fifth more, as predicted, the cost would have been $773.73.
Expense of sewers for labor, teaming, and cleaning hose :
1892
$23 50
1893
36 59
1894
147 19
1895
160 00
1896
90 60
1897
52 50
1898
110 60
1899
69 02
1900
89 39
1901
124 65
Average per year for ten years previous to addition of ward six, $90.40.
1902
$59 53
59 16 1903
Average expense for two years with addition of ward six and other construction, $59.34. This includes $25.25 carried over by my predecessor in 1902, and 80 cents charged to 1904, the whole amount for labor carried over.
FLUSHING.
It has been the custom to flush once, late in the fall, and have the bill carried over to the next year, but I
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did the work in time to have the bill approved by the 1903 committee, thereby leaving but 80 cents for my successor, against $25.25 that I assumed. You will please note that with all the construction, including ward six, and the expense of fall flushing, which is always carried over to the next year's account, - also, the $25.25 account from 1901 flushing, - that the cost of maintenance has been increased but $16.39 per year more than the average of the past eleven years before ward six was added.
COMPLAINTS.
A system of this size and construction calls for more or less attention, as quite a number of places in the sys- tem need especial care and should be looked after to avoid trouble and complaints. You will find by consult- ing the "Annual Reports" that substantial complaints have been made regarding obstructions in the main sewer, from one cause or another, from 1896 to 1903, but during 1903 not a complaint has been received from any source regarding the main sewer, or from neglect to give locations promptly and attend inspections.
All complaints received this year have been from private drains.
CONSTRUCTION.
By vote of the committee, I was instructed to con- struct 400 feet of sewer on Rawson avenue. After getting the grade, I found we should be obliged to dig to the depth of 28 feet if we went that distance. As
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the object was to accommodate the "homeopathic hos- pital," I made satisfactory arrangements with Hon. Albert Currier, manager of the same, and approved by the sewer committee, whereby a great saving was made. 325 feet was constructed, including two man-holes, one 15 and the other 22 feet deep.
CONNECTIONS.
One hundred twenty-five locations have been given. I personally located and witnessed the proper connec- tions of all but two, and properly recorded them in the drain register. They are located as follows :
Merrimac street
8 Liberty street .
1
Arlington 66
2
Madison 66
1
Marlboro
5 Ashland
6
Water 66
1
Ship 66
2
Lime 66
2 Ocean
1
Auburn 66
1
Oakland
3
Market 66
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1
Bromfield "
1
Franklin 66 2 Prospect 66
5
Dalton 60
2
High 66
8
Winter
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1
Union 66
1
Broad
66
3
Atwood 66
3
Plain
66
1
Cutter's court
1
Tremont
1
Tyng street
4
Hancock 66
2
Forester
3
Milk
66
1 Smith's court
1
Merrill 66
2
Temple street .
2
Congress
2
Collins
1
Kent
66
5
Collins court
1
Warren
3 Purchase street
1
Boardman
4 Woodland "
2
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Essex street
2 Washington street 2
Charter
1
Rawson avenue
2
Strong
1 Bartlet street
1
Beck
1 Pleasant .'
1
Orange
1 Howard “
1
Federal 66
3
Griffin court
1
Elm
2
Olive street
3
Salem
1
State “
2
Fair
1
Summit “
1
Allen
2
Classified :
Stores 200
Hotels and boarding houses
27
Halls, churches, and schools
101
Tenements
1,861
Factories, offices, and workshops
166
Total
2,355
SUMMARY.
Connections recorded in 1903 125
Establishments drained . 138
Total number of drains to date
1,536
Total number of establishments drained
2,355
Respectfully submitted,
H. H. LANDFORD,
Superintendent.
December 31, 1903.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CITY REGISTRAR.
CITY REGISTRAR'S OFFICE. March 1, 1903.
The following statements relating to marriages, births, and deaths in the city of Newburyport, for the year ending December 31, 1903; have been compiled from the records of the city and are respectfully submitted.
BIRTHS.
The number of children born in the city during the year 1903, and recorded in this office, is 320, 31 less than last year. Of this number, 146 were males and 174 females. Three of them were black. There were four pairs of twins ; one pair both males, one pair both females, and two pairs male and female. Nine were returned as illegitimate.
Births occurred, by months and quarters, as follows :
January . 32 April . . 19 July . . . 27 October . 21 February. 38 May . . 22 August . 26 November 25 March. . 37 June . 35 September 16 December 22
Total . 107 76 69 68
. 320
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Of 146 children born, one or both parents were natives of Newburyport.
NATIVITY OF PARENTS.
FATHERS
MOTHERS
Born in the United States .
199
201
66
the British provinces
47
45
Ireland
36
51
other foreign countries
29
23
Unknown
9
0
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MARRIAGES.
The number of intentions filed and certificates issued from this office during the year 1903 was 169, 39 more than the preceding year. The number returned for record, the marriages taking place in this city or else- where, was 161. Eight never returned.
The number of marriages recorded was 174, 29 more than the preceding year; 143 couples married in this city ; 31 in other places, all promptly returned here for record.
Marriages occurring in each month and quarter, as follows :
January . 5 April . . 20 July . . . 9 October . 19 February. 21 May. . . 11 August . 8 November 16 March . . 5 June . . 32
September 18 December 10
Total . 31 63
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35 45
174
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Marriages solemnized in this city and vicinity by the following clergymen and officials :
Congregationalist . F. G. Alger 6
C. S. Holton . 6
Richard Wright 15
E. H. Newcomb 1
John W. Dodge
1
M. Oakman Patton 2
Baptist . G. H. Miner . 7
Episcopalian Arthur H. Wright
12
Methodist . H. G. Alley 11
George W. Tupper Alexander Dixon .
7
7
Presbyterian . . Horace C. Hovey 11
T. J. Macfaddin 3
Advent . D. W. Woodard 1
Unitarian Samuel C. Beane 14
Roman Catholic . . J. L. M. Levesque
6
William H. Ryan . 22
J. B. Labosier 3
J. J. Flood 6
2
Justice of the Peace Edward F. Bartlett
3
P. J. Buckley
Out-of-town clergymen . 28
174
Average age of grooms, 28.3, and of brides, 25.1. The oldest couple married : groom 60 years, his second marriage; the bride 46 years, her first marriage. The youngest couple were 20 years for the groom and 16 years for the bride. There were fifteen grooms under age : two at 18 years, two at 19 years, and eleven at 20
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years. Brides under age, six : two at 15, one at 16, and three at 17 years.
It was the first marriage of 153 grooms, the second of 18, and third of 3; the first marriage of 156 brides, the second of 16, and the third of 2.
Of 37 couples the brides were older than the grooms, and of 24 couples their ages are recorded as the same.
DEATHS.
Deaths occurring in this city during the year 1903, not including 11 stillbirths, were 263; 17 less than the preceding year : 120 males; 143 females. The number of deaths recorded, including 11 stillbirths, was 359, 37 less than last year. Of this number, 85 occurred in other places and were brought to this city for inter- ment ; 63 were removed from this city to other places for interment, 23 of which were to the Oldtown ceme- tery at Newbury.
Deaths occurred, by months and quarters, as follows, including stillbirths :
January . 29 April . . 28 July . . 21 October . 15 February. 35 May . . 20 August . 23 November 16 March. . 20 June . . 13 September 20 December 33 84 61 64 64
Total
. 273
Deaths from zymotic diseases, during the year 1903, were as follows : diphtheria, 6 ; croup, 2 ; typhoid fever, 2; whooping cough, 1; 6 less than last year.
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Deaths from accident, 8 : 3 from drowning, 2 from burning and suffocation, 1 each from fall, railroad acci- dent, and multiple injuries in factory.
There were two suicides : 1 poison and 1 street rail- road car.
Deaths from pneumonia, 19; old age, 18; consump- tion and phthisis, 18; apoplexy, 15; cancer, 15; la grippe, 11; Bright's disease, 10; natural causes (sudden deaths), 10; tuberculosis, 9; and heart dis- ease, 15.
Death rate, in an estimated population of 15,000, is 17.53 per thousand.
The average age for the year, excluding stillbirths, was 49.6.
The largest number of deaths in any month was in February with 35; smallest number in June, 13.
AGE AT DEATH.
Under 1 year 31
5 years .
16
From 5 to 20 years
14
" 20 to 30 6 6
22
" 30 to 40
20
" 40 to 50
11
" 50 to 60 66 38
" 60 to 70 . 33
" 70 to 80 . 47
“ 80 to 90 . 27
" 90 to 100 66 2
Over 100 years
1 Stillbirths
11
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Caroline H. Frothingham died January 20, 1903, aged 90 years, 4 months, 3 days.
John F. Stickney died February 14, 1903, aged 101 years, 3 months, 10 days.
John Poor died February 26, 1903, aged 90 years, 8 months, 26 days.
For further information reference can be had to the tabulated statement hereto annexed.
GEORGE H. STEVENS, City Registrar.
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Statement of Deaths in the City of Newburyport for the Year 1903
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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF HIGHWAYS.
TO THE HON. MAYOR AND COMMITTEE ON HIGHWAYS :
GENTLEMEN : I hereby respectfully submit my annual report as superintendent of highways, for the year end- ing December 12, 1903.
An unusually large amount of work has been done in this department the past year, and good results have been obtained.
The scarcity of good gravel has been a handicap which has been difficult to overcome.
The outside roads have received special attention, and considerably more money than usual has been spent on their repairing with gravel and macadam.
The following streets have received a good surface of macadam :
Purchase street, from railroad crossing to Marlboro street.
Spring street.
Fair street, from Liberty street to Water street.
State street, from the pumping station to the Newbury line.
High street, from State street to Federal street. Titcomb street.
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Winter street, from Washington street to Merrimac street.
Merrimac street, from the silver factory to Woodland street. Ashland street.
Curzon Mill road, seven hundred and twenty feet (720).
Parker street, from the Newbury line to Common Pasture road.
A number of streets should receive a coating of crushed stone if not macadamized next year, viz .:
Merrimac street, from Woodland street to Ashland street.
Arlington street, to the new hospital that is being built.
Also, Water street, from the railroad crossing to Marlboro street.
The bill of Cashman Brothers, amounting to $929.67, for macadamizing Purchase street, last year, was paid out of this year's appropriation.
The amount of work done this year speaks for itself and leaves no burden for the next administration to carry, the utmost economy being used in making such a creditable statement, thereby giving the taxpayer that which he is entitled to receive.
I here will express my personal thanks to the Honora- ble mayor and members of the committee for their kind- ness and general appreciation of that which has been done, and all others with whom I have been brought in contact in performing my duties, and to the general public for their many acts of kindness.
Very respectfully yours,
JOIIN RONAN, Superintendent of Highways.
Newburyport, December 30, 1903.
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DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS .- 1903.
Appropriation
$16,000 00
Income 2,807 05
$18,807 05
EXPENDITURES.
Removing snow and ice and sanding sidewalks $ 863 01
Weekly payroll . 4,121 32
Expense city teams
6,234 08
Sprinkling streets
208 32
Street sweeper
285 00
Superintendent, salary and horse .
1.200 00
Estate of N. Varina, weighing stone
72 41
T. F. O'Neil, crushed stone . 2,852 49
Printing and advertising 41 75
Tools, supplies, and repairs .
206 38
New England Telephone Co.
27 24
Extra teams
588 02
Steam roller, engineer, and expenses
364 31
Building fence, Break-o'-Day hill, Merrimac street
40 82
Bill of Cashman Brothers, macadamizing Purchase street, work performed in 1902
929 67
Miscellaneous 287 91
Balance on hand
484 32
$18,807 05
SIDEWALKS AND EDGESTONES.
Appropriation
$ 300 00
Income
1.604 18
Overdraft
90 14
$1,994 32
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EXPENDITURES.
Thomas P. Thomas, concrete $509 29
Edgestones, 1,567 feet at 42} cents 665 99
Surveying
25 12
James C. Colman, wharfage and teaming
30 67
Boston & Maine Railroad Co., freight
6 40
Bricks .
198 60
New work on brick sidewalks
52 40
Repairs on brick sidewalks 56 19
Labor, repairs, and material
449 66
$1,994 32
During the past year 1,3191/2 feet of new edgestones have been laid.
248 feet 6 inches-have been sold to private parties.
1,383 feet 6 inches of edgestones have been reset.
1,950 feet of new gravel sidewalks have been laid. 146 yards of new brick sidewalks have been laid.
1,550 yards of new work and repairing concrete has been done this year.
DEPARTMENT OF ASHES.
Appropriation
$1,300 00
Income
4 80
Overdraft
80 04
$1,384 84
EXPENDITURES.
Labor of 12 men, collecting ashes, for 52 weeks $1,248 00
Extra labor clearing dump 136 84
$1,384 84
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SUPERINTENDENT OF HIGHWAYS
The amount collected this year is less than in previous years, owing to the scarcity of coal last winter.
The dump at the foot of Charles street has been filled in, after much annoyance to the public.
The dumps are rapidly filling up, and it will be a matter of a short time before some place for disposing of the ashes will have to be found.
The number of loads collected this year was 2,928.
BRIDGES AND CULVERTS.
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This department, independent of bridges, comes under the supervision of the superintendent of highways.
Extension of culvert, foot of Boardman street, ninety feet (90).
North Atkinson street, thirty-two feet (32).
Winter street, catch basin and twenty feet (20).
Sea wall, Water street, thirty-two feet (32).
Curzon Mill road, twenty-two feet (22).
Rebuilt culvert on Low street, new pipe, twenty-four feet (24).
Parker street, rebuilt culvert, new pipe, twenty-four feet (24).
Oak street, two hundred and fifty feet, across land of Edward Pearson.
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PROPERTY OF THE CITY.
1 iron rammer $ 5 00
6 wooden rammers 12 00
13 iron bars 15 00
4 tamping bars 4 00
1 cant hook 2 50
16 pickaxes 16 00
13 grub hoes
13 00
12 pins
5 00
13 street brooms
6 50
Tools for catch-basin draining
4 50
12 street hoes
6 00
18 rollers
9 00
5 lengths hose
30 00
2 nozzles
10 00
Grade stakes
3 00
1 oil can
50
8 lanterns
4 00
4 water cans
4 00
10 ash beetles
3 00
3 hand saws
1 50
3 straps 3 00
Set of blocks and ropes 12 00
2 spirit levels . 4 00
6 signs for roller 6 00
4 hand rakes 3 00
4 paving hammers 4 00
2 mallets 1 00
3 top mauls 3 00
3 small hammers 1 50
1 line
50
8 chains 12 00
1 pike pole 2 00
1 limb cutter 3 00
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SUPERINTENDENT OF HIGHWAYS
1 digger $2 00
1 brush cutter 2 00
1 pair iron dogs 2 00
1 small hose reel 1 50
1 hand sled 1 00
6 baskets 6 00
6 shovels 4 50
2 brooms 1 00
2 50
3 wheelbarrows
3 00
2 00
Ladder
2 sets shears 10 00
3 iron gratings 15 00
3 plows 45 00
2 tool boxes 9 00
8 screens
45 00
2 hokey-pokey carts 35 00
4 snow plows . 40 00
12 water pails 2 40
1 stone roller . 25 00
1 jigger 225 00
4 horses for roller with signs
10 00
9 horses at $200 each 1800 00
3 double carts
400 00
3 single carts at $75 each . 225 00
3 double harnesses 300 00
3 single harnesses . 150 00
3 double sleds 225 00
3 single sleds 150 00
9 blankets 45 00
9 canvas coverings
54 00
Stable implements 15 00
1 steam 10-ton roller 3400 00
Climax road machine 200 00
1 street sweeper . 285 00
$7943 40
5 axes .
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 respectfully report that it appears from the annual statement pre- sented by the secretary and treasurer of the board of trustees of said fund, for the year 1903, 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 . 419 23
Deposits in Institution for Savings 2,138 88
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RECEIPTS.
Dividends on bank stock 37 75
Sale of grass, season of 1902 10 00
Rebate on bank tax 14 86
Cow rights in common pasture . 25 00
Withdrawn from Institution for Savings
142 36
$229 97
EXPENDITURES.
Deposited in Five Cents Savings Bank
$87 61
Paid Miss Chute
67 50
" Miss Sargent
67 50
" for oil, lamps, etc. 7 36
$229 97
An evening school was maintained in the Forester street school house 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.
A. R. CURTIS.
C. W. AYERS. B. P. IRELAND.
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-
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ing report of the condition of said fund, and the disposi- tion made of the fund's income for the year ending December 31, 1903.
INVESTMENT OF THE FUND.
$10,000 in Hospital Life Insurance Company, of Boston, at 4 per cent per annum, payable annually in January.
INCOME ACCOUNT.
One-half of income from fund for shade trees $200 00
One-half of income from fund for sidewalk improve-
ments
200 00
$400 00
Undrawn balance on tree account
9 26
Undrawn balance on sidewalk account
19 86
$429 12
EXPENDITURES - TREE DEPARTMENT.
Appropriated for tree protection, 1903 . . $142 31
T. T. Upton, 13 trees and protection, for Oak street 34 45
T. T. Upton, 11 trees and protection, for Oak street 28 50
T. T. Upton, 2 trees for Moultonville school house 4 00
$209 26
EXPENDITURES ON SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENT. (City of Newburyport for Betterment Account. )
Atkinson common, edgestone $154 35
Public property, Madison street school house 32 10
hose eight's house 12 44
66 Jackman school house 6 30
High and Summit streets, H. B. Little
14 67
$219 86
$429 12
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ANNUAL REPORTS
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 side- walks.
During the year but 26 trees were furnished and transplanted, 24 going to Oak street, in ward one, and 2 to ward six, at the Moultonville school house. The bal- ance of the amount available, $142.31, was appropri- ated for tree protection.
The expenditures for sidewalks were made to clean the account charged to Atkinson common for edgestones, and against public property account at Hancock and Jackman school houses and No. 8 engine house. The balance of money available, $14.67, was appropriated towards clearing up the disputed account against Henry Bailey Little, for work done on High street and Summit street, and which cannot be satisfied otherwise.
ANDREW R. CURTIS, JOHN M. CHASE, ROBERT G. DODGE, 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
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trust funds under control of the city council, herewith presents the following :
INVESTMENT.
City note, at 4g 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 1903, 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.
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