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During the year I have been called upon to furnish a number of opinions, both oral and written, to both branches of the city council and to the different commit- tees. I have frequently been called upon to advise the mayor and other city officials and have attended the meet- ings of the city council and committee on claims. I have
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attended several hearings before the board of aldermen and have appeared before the committee on cities of the legislature.
I have conferred with the harbor and land commissioners relative to floating logs and timber along the water front, and with the gas and electric light commissioners relative to the pollution of the clam flats from the flowage of oil and tar into the river. I have attended the hearing of the gas and electric light commissioners, on petition of the mayor, for a reduction in the price of gas. This hearing resulted in a reduction of 10 cents per thousand feet from the price formerly charged. The expense entailed by the hearing amounted to $52.50.
On notice from the office of the attorney general I made demand on the Newburyport Gas & Electric company for the payment to the city of a fine of $100 which this com- pany had incurred under the statutes. This demand was complied with and the amount paid into the city treasury.
I have also represented the city at the hearing in Salem before the county commissioners relative to the apportion- ment of the expense of rebuilding the Newburyport bridge.
During the year I have been called upon to draft numer- ous contracts, deeds and other documents. I have also been called upon to prosecute 17 liquor cases and one case for the violation of the city ordinance relative to excava- tions in the streets.
My disbursements during the year amounted to $49.55.
. Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE H. O'CONNELL, City Solicitor.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Drawtender of the Newburyport Bridge
To the Committee on Bridges and Culverts:
GENTLEMEN :- The following number of steamboats, vessels and sailboats passed through the draw in the year 1904, viz: 2491, against 1868 for the year 1903. The first to pass through was the stone lighter on January Ist, the last steamer Powow on December 26th:
Steamer Merrimac
327 times
Blanche
6
C. E. Uhler.
129
" Hazel Dell
302
Powow
158
" S. Little
74
Bay Point.
176 Vessels
30
Sailboats and small steamers.
240
Lighters 257
Total
2491 times
Tug Bronx.
492
. .
243
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Carried up the river.
Coal ..
. 72,251 tons
Kerosene oil
9,000 bbls
Pulp .
380 tons
Stone. · 19,872 “
I have consumed the following supplies:
Oil
· 75 gals
Coal
.472 ton
Polish
I can
Matches
7 bdls
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM I. HUNT.
December 26th, 1904.
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Superintendent of Sewers
To the Joint Standing Committee on Sewerage, City of New- buryport:
GENTLEMEN-The following report covers all work done on the sewers during the past year.
The system at present is in an excellent condition. Two notices of trouble with the sewers have been made to me, one August 15th from L. A. Foote on Market square, and the other November 20th, from C. R. Sargent company, from a house on the corner of Washington and Green streets. The first was caused by grease from Mr. Foote's restaurant and was cleared and flushed in about two hours. The second stoppage was caused by roots in the sewer and these were cut out by tools used for that pur- pose.
I have personally inspected the following drains and witnessed their connection to the sewer, all of which are
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properly recorded in the drain register and location book. These drains are located as follows, viz :-
Marlboro street
4
Olive
5
Charter
66
I
Vernon 66
2
Elin
2
Market
3
Oakland
5
Hancock 66
I
Bromfield 6
3
Broad 66
4
Tyng
66
2
Merrimac
.6
7
High
7
Water
3
Allen
66
I
Lime
I
Beck
2
Russia
66
I
Carter
66
3
Collins
66
2
Ocean
66
J
Summer
2
Ship
66
I
Kent
I
Howard
I
Greenleaf
I
Ashland
I
Arlington 66
3
Federal
6
I
Warren
66
2
Milk 66
I
State
I
Forester 66
2
Walnut 66
I
Fair
66
2
Prospect
3
Middle
2
2
Lunt
SUPERINTENDENT OF SEWERS 247
Merrill street. I
Green
I
Chestnut 66 I
Washington " I
Liberty
66
I
Prince Place
I
Temple
street
I
Purchase
2
The cost of maintenance during the past year was $ 75 99 The appropriation for sewers was. 650 00
The overdraft is. 74 40
Taking into consideration the fact that four months' salary amounting to $175, was paid out of this year's ap- propriation to last year's superintendent and also various bills of last year amounting to $23.23, making a total of $198.23 of this year's appropriation which was spent to pay last year's bills, it is obvious that there is a substan- tial balance left of the appropriation.
Summary for work done in 1904.
Connections recorded . 93 Establishments drained 106
Total number of drains to date 1629
Total number of establishments drained to date. 2461
Classified:
Stores 205
Halls, churches and schools I02
Tenements. 195I
Hotels and boarding houses. 27
Factories, offices and workshops 170
Total
. 2455
Respectfully submitted,
J. P. CREEDEN,
Superintendent of Sewers.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
City Registrar
CITY REGISTRAR'S OFFICE,
March 1, 1905.
The following statements relating to marriages, births and deaths in the city of Newburyport, for the year end- ing December 31, 1904, 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 1904, and recorded in the office is 328, eight more than the previous year. Of this number 170 were males, 158 females. Eight were black. Their were five pairs of twins, two pair were males, two pair were females, one pair was male and female. Fifteen were returned as ille- gitimate. Births occurred by months and quarters as fol- lows:
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January . . . . .26 April 28
July .. 20 October ..... 25
February. : 30 May. 27 August .25 November. . 25
March .37
June 32 September. 26 December . . 27
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Total, 328. 93
87
71
77
Of 147 children born, one or both parents were natives of Newburyport.
NATIVITY OF PARENTS
Fathers
Mothers
Born in the United States
199
206
66 British Provinces
48
52
66
Ireland .
32
45
in other foreign countries
34
25
Unknown.
15
0
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MARRIAGES
The number of intentions filed and certificates issued from this office during the year 1904 was 158, eleven less than the preceding year. The number returned for record the marriages taking place in this city or elsewhere was 156. Two were never returned.
The number of marriages recorded was 168, six less than the preceding year, 115 couples were married in this city, 43 in other places and returned here for record.
Marriages occured in each month and quarter as fol- lows:
January · 12 April 15. July. 8 October ..... 26
February I3 May 9
August . II November . . 15
March . 3 June 31
September 14 December . . II -
28 55
33
52
Total, 168.
328
328
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Marriages solemnized in this city and vicinity by the fol- lowing clergymen and officials.
Congregationalist .. F. G. Alger. 2
Charles S. Holton. I
Richard Wright. 9
Edward H. Newcomb. 4
George Plumer Merrill 2
Baptist. . George H. Miner
13
Episcopalian
Arthur H. Wright
.II
Methodist Henry G. Alley
Alexander Dixon .I2
Howard S. Wilkinson 3
Presbyterian Horace C. Hovey
9
T. J. Macfaddin I
Advent
Arthur G. Lyon 3
Unitarian. .Samuel C. Beane
. 14
Roman Catholic .. .. J. L. M. Levesque 7
William H. Ryan 24
T. T. Flood 3 P. J. Buckley I.
Justices of the Peace E. F. Bartlett. I
George H. Stevens I
Out-of-town clergymen 44
Total I68
Average age of grooms 28 and of brides 25. Oldest couple married, groom 57 years, his second marriage; the bride 38 years, her first marriage. The youngest couple, of which there were two, 20 years for the groom and 17 years for the brides. There were 13 grooms under age, 2 at 18 years, three at 19 years and eight at 20 years. Brides under age, six, two at 16 years and four at 17 years.
It was the first marriage of 144 grooms and 144 brides, the second marriage of 24 grooms and 23 brides, the third marriage of one bride.
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Of 25 couples the brides were older than the groom, and of 26 couples their ages were given as the same.
DEATHS
Deaths occurring in this city during the year 1904, not including 19 stillbirths, were 278, fifteen more than the preceding year, 121 males, 159 females. The number of deaths recorded, including 19 stillbirths, was 376, seven- teen more than the preceding year. Of this number 79 oc- curred in other places and were brought to this city for interment, 58 were removed from this city to other places for interment, 15 of which were to the Oldtown cemetery in Newbury.
Deaths occurred by months and quarters as follows, in- cluding stillbirths.
January .. .25 April 25 July .. .24 October .... . 23
February .20 May .30 Augest. .26 November · · 19
March . 31
June .26 September. 26 December .. 22 76
81
76 64
Total, 297.
Deaths from zymotic diseases, during the year 1904 were as follows: diphtheria, 3, typhoid fever 3, whooping cough 2, three less than last year.
Deaths from accident 13, five more than the preceding year, four by drowning, three by burns, two by gun shot wounds, one each by suffocation, kicked by horse, circular saw and falling.
There were three suicides all by shooting, and one by violence.
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Death from cancer 25, old age 28, consumption and phthisis 15, appoplexy 15, kidney diseases 16, diseases of brain 14, natural causes (sudden deaths) 10, disease of heart 16, pneumonia II, bronchitis 8, tuberculosis 7 and cholera in- fantum 7.
Death rate in an estimated population of 15,000 is 17.87.
The average age for the year, including stillbirths is 50 years.
The largest number of deaths in any month were in March with 31 and the smallest number was in November with 19.
AGE AT DEATH
Males
Females
Under I year.
26
6
4
From I to 2 years
IO
6
4
3 to 4
4 to 5
I
O
I
5 to 10
4
O
4
Io to 15
3
3
O
15 to 20
4
I
3
20 to 30 "
26
7
19
30 to 40 "
I6
IO
6
6.
40 to 50 "
18
9
9
50 to 60 "
. 20
8
12
60 to 70 "
56
23
33
70 to 80 "
41
18
23
Over 80.
45
19
26
278
119
I59
2 to 3
4
2
2
4
2.
2
There were nine deaths of persons over 90 years of age as follows:
Dennis Murphy died January 10, 1904 aged 93 years.
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Elizabeth Edna (Clark) Teel died January 15, 1904, aged 94 years, 2 months, widow of John Teel.
Saralı S. ( Merrill) Andrews died January 23, 1904, aged 91 years, II months, 13 days, widow of Francis Andrews.
Nancy Warren ( Moulton) Dodge died June 21, 1904, aged 94 years, 9 months, 11 days, widow of Thomas G. Dodge.
Sarah E. Kelly died August 18, 1904, aged 96 years.
Abigail Ann (Donnell) Small died August 31, 1904, aged 94 years and 8 days, widow of Capt. Joseph Small.
Ann M. (Titcomb) Merrill died September 19, 1904, aged 91 years, 6 months, 26 days, widow of David J. Mer- rill.
Mary j. Jackson died November 3, 1904 aged 93 years, 2 months and 5 days.
Elizabetlı Jewett (Young) Currier died November 19, 1904, aged 95 years, 4 months, 27 days, widow of Capt. William Andrew Currier.
For further information reference can be had to the tab- ulated statement hereto amended.
GEORGE H. STEVENS,
City Registrar.
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Statement of Deaths in the City of Newburyport -Year 1904
CAUSE OF DEATH
Males
Females
| January
: | February
: | March
| April
May
N | June
~ | July
| August
| October
_ | November
| December
| Under 1 yr.
| I to 2 years
| 2 to 5 years
|5 to 10 years
| Toto 15 years
| 15 to 20 years
| 20 to 30 years
| 30 to 40 years
| 40 to 50 years
| 50 to 60 years
| 60 to 70 years
| 70 to So years
N | So to go years
: | 90 to 100 yrs.
Accidental ..
IO
3
13
3
2
3
I
:
I
I
3
I
2
2
·
Abscess ..
I
I
. .
I
Adgnemia.
I
2
3
..
.
.
.
.
. .
.
13
I
2
2
3
2
2
I
Apoplexy
5
I
I
..
4
I
2
4
.
. .
I
. .
4
18
25
2
I
3
3
4
2
3
3
3
·
.
.
I
I
7
..
.
I
3
3
I
..
2
..
I
Cirrhosis of liver ...
.
3
3
Congenital debility.
I
Consumption or phthisis.
8
7
15
I
2
3
I
I
2
I
I
2
I
.
Diabetes.
I
I
Diphtheria.
2
I
3
. .
I
·
I
2
I
I
. .
. .
I
I
I
I
Enteritis gastro
2
2
. .
2
.
.
..
·
·
2
I
I
Entero colitis.
I
Emphysema
I
.
Ervsipelas . .
I
I
. .
. .
I
8
16
. .
2
I
I
3
I
2
I
2
2
.
.
·
2
3
5
I
Heart disease.
.
.
. .
Hemorrhage (intestinal).
2
2
.
. .
.
I
I
I
Inanition ..
I
I
2
Indigestion
.
.
I
I
I
I
I
..
I
6
3
3
Appendicitis ...
I
..
.
I
.
..
.
·
I
2
I
Bronchitis ..
I
3
4
I
2
·
I
2
4
9
6
3
Catarrh of stomach.
4
2
I
Cholera infantum ..
3
4
Cholera morbus ...
I
I
2
.
I
·
I
.
I
.
I
3
..
Endo carditis.
I
4
5
..
I H .
I
I
.
I
.
·
.
.
.
.
Gall stones. . .
8
Hemeplegia ..
I
I
I
.
..
..
..
. .
I
I
.
I
2
I
I
. .
8
...
...
I
3
Arterio Sclerosis.
3
I
.
. .
2
I
I
·
I
I
.
I
2
2
I
Broncho pneumonia ..
. .
4
Cancer ..
7
..
. .
..
..
·
Alcoholism ..
I
I
I
I
2
I
I
1
Bright's disease ..
2
.. .
.
..
6
2
I
I
I
.
..
.
..
I
.
.
I
I
5 .
I
1
.
.
Brain inflamation.
I
Angina Pectoris.
I
I
Anæmia ..
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
...
.
I
.
I
ANNUAL REPORTS
1
Total
I
| September
Influenza ... Illio Coletes
1
1
. .
2
. .
. .
. .
Intestinal obstruction.
.
La grippe.
2
3
5
I
I
2
..
I
I
Liver disease
.
. .
I
. .
..
I
..
.
. .
. .
I
2
3
.
..
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I
..
·
.
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.
.
I
I
I
.
.
·
. .
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..
I
I
I
I
I
I
4
I
Nephritis ..
5
7
12 28
2 3
. .
..
I
I
2
I
2
I
I
2
4
I
I 8
Paritis Dementia.
I
2
4
..
..
.
I
I
I
I
2
I
Pertussis ...
I
I
2
..
I
Pneumonia.
3
Phlebotis Thrombosis ..
I
I
. .
I
.
..
I
.
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. .
.
2
I
I
Shock ....
3 4
4 6
I
.
2
I
Starvation.
I
·
I
..
. .
I
3
5
2
I
I
2
2
19
I
Suicide .
3 2
5
7
I
2
I
I
I
I
I
4
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
2
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.
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..
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.
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:
-
129
168
297
25
20
31
25
30
24
23
19
45
9
4
3
4
26
16
18
20
56
41
36
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CITY REGISTRAR
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.
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..
·
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.
Lymphatic Leukæmia. Malnutrition
.
. .
Marasmus ..
2
2
4
..
I
I
..
..
.
.
2
. .
. .
. .
.
.
I
Meningitis, cereles spinal ..... Miscarriage, general sepsis ... Natural causes ...
.
4
6
IO
3
I
I
Old age ...
I
7
.
·
..
-
I 4 I
2 I
I
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3 1
3 I
2
I 2
Paralysis.
.
17 6 .
I
.
.
I
·
I I
2
I
J
2
2
2
I
I
I
3
2
I
2
.
I
Premature birth.
I
·
..
I
.
Septicemia ..
I
3
I
Stillborn
12 7
Strangulated hernia.
2
2
.
. .
I
I I
Typhoid fever Ulcer .
2
.
..
.
. .
. .
.
.
3
I
.
I
I
. .
.
. .
I
Uræmia poisoning.
Violence, skull fractured. ...
I
I
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
26
26
26
22
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2
2
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2
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.
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. I
I
4
. .
I
1
3
2
13 2 I
Peritonitis .
2
8
Puerperal Convalnais .. Rheumatic fever.
I
I
I
I
19
I
I
I
I
·
3
I
.
..
I
. .
..
.
Unknown ...
3 2 3
I
I
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I
I
1
I
Tuberculosis. .
3
.
.
2
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. .
2
I
. . 3
.
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3 4
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Superintendent of Highways
To the Joint Standing Committee on Highways:
GENTLEMEN :- I have the honor herewith to submit my annual report of the highway department and the other departments under my charge (for the financial year end- ing December 17, 1904) and in so doing I sincerely hope . that it will not be "read by its title and filed" but will after receiving your careful attention, be referred to and taken up by the incoming city government.
I especially desire to call your attention to the inade- quate sums appropriated for these departments and to the impossibility of avoiding an overdraft under the circum- stances.
Let us take the highway department account as an illus- tration. The appropriation this year was $8,698.78, and the regular expenses to come out of this sum, without
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ANNUAL REPORTS
counting in a single day's work on the streets, are as fol- lows:
Salary of superintendent $1,200
.. drivers. 4,368
Vacation of “ I20
Care of 6 horses 1,934
Making a total of $7,622
This leaves a balance of $1,076.78 with which to work, or not enough to keep two men employed all the year, leaving out of account any expenses for tools, supplies, re- pairs, etc.
IN GENERAL
So little has been undertaken this year in the way of permanent improvements on the highways that a report of it is almott a farce, and what little has been done was done almost entirely with rejected material on hand and in a very economical manner. Water street, from the railroad crossing to Marlboro street, for instance, received a coating of heavy rejected stone from the pit, which greatly improves the road for the present and leaves a good bottom (almost a Telford foundation) for future im- provement. A stretch of road between Pond and Green- leaf streets, which is much used for heavy teaming, and has been a nuisance to the neighborhood on account of constant deep mud or dust, has been treated in the same manner. A little work on some of the country roads, a little repair work on some of the macadam roads, in the
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worst places, the regular cleaning up of the streets in gen- eral (and not overmuch of that) and the story is told.
As a detailed report of the expenses of each department will follow, I will not dwell on what has been done, but rather will call to your attention the places that appear to me to be most in need of improvement this coming year.
Merrimac street from about the foot of Broad street to Break-o'-day hill. This is a piece of road over which there is constant very heavy teaming, and is in very bad condition. As there are a number of culvert outlets for surface water crossing this section, systematic grading and surfacing of this road would be an inexpensive job in com- parison with the benefit to be derived.
Arlington street, running from High street to the new Anna Jaques Hospital, should be thoroughly improved with edgestone, paved gutters and a thin macadam. As the nature of the soil there is light and sandy and the street is very steep, it is an expensive road to maintain in its present condition.
Curzon's mill road. The work undertaken a few years ago, and which was not continued this year, of surfacing a lfttle stretch annually, should be continued next year.
More attention should be paid to the country roads, and I sincerely hope that considerable work can be done on them next year and so put them back into a condition where only a little work, each succeeding year, will keep them in first class repair.
A little should be added each year, to our sub-drainage system. By getting the water under ground at as fre-
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quent places as possible, we not only save the surface of the roads, but are enabled to dispense with the deep gut- ters at the street crossings.
ROAD ROLLER
As much criticism has been indulged in, from certain quarters, about the road roller, it may be well to make a separate note of the expenses charged up to its use, al- though these accounts are already included in those of the highway department.
Early in the season some slight repairs and alterations were made on it, the heavy wheels which had been dis- carded last year were replaced and it was put back into commission in May. Besides being loaned, for expenses only, to the Massachusetts highway commission, as is the custom, it has been let to various parties during the year, thereby creating a credit side to this account.
The criticism referred to has been of such a nature that I could not with dignity notice it at the time, but a glance at the following items of the account will, I think, con- vince you of the injustice of the attacks.
Pay-rolls, engineer and flagmen $306 88
Repairs (including alterations) 89 57
Fuel
I45 93
Oil, waste, etc. I 92
Total expense $544 30 Cash received for use of roller, not including some accounts
which are still unpaid 592 70
Actual income from roller, beside the use of it for the city work at no expense. $ 48 40
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It is now, of course, out of commission, thoroughly cleaned and "slushed" and is, as far as I know, in perfect condition for another year's work.
The rollers of the "truck" (in part) are getting pretty thin and will need to be replaced or retired in time, but I think that they may be relied upon to last another season, if it is a light one.
A DEPARTMENT HOUSE
I would call your attention to the urgent need of a de- partment building and sheds at the various engine houses in which to store the carts, sleds and sand for the winter's use.
No. 2 engine house, on Federal street, is the only one which is supplied with any kind of a shelter for this pur- pose. This one is very good for the carts in the summer, but not large enough to take in the sleds and sand also, in the winter.
At No. I and No. 3 houses the carts have to be kept out in the weather the year round and the sleds all winter. It is hard to imagine a private concern so abusing its prop- erty.
I am not informed what the amount is that the city will have to expend this year as rental for the basement of the armory building and the various sheds used to store coal and sand, but it would seem to me that the interest on the capital necessary to build a suitable building to cover all of these purposes would be a very much smaller amount.
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If this could be done, not only could money be saved on that item, but the city's plant will be properly cared for and the department's efficiency greatly increased. I trust this will receive your careful consideration.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
For the year ending December 17, 1904
ASHES AND RUBBISH
Appropriation . $1,300 00
Expended by last administration 86 40
Balance . $1,213 60
Expense for 49 weeks ending December 10th. 1,410 19 .
Overdrawn $ 196 59
As I have stated in previous reports, the actual expense of running this department (with no extras of any kind taken into consideration) on the present system is $1435.20 for a year of 52 weeks. I renew my recommendation that this appropriation should be $1500.
SIDEWALK AND EDGESTONES
Appropriation $300 00
Income 622 18
Total
$922 18
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EXPENDITURES
Labor $632 91
Edgestone, 1662 feet .. 749 48
Brick
105 00
Concrete, new work. 78 00
repair work
137 65
Miscellaneous .
65 67
Item erroneously charged to this account October 22d.
15 53
$1,784 24 $ 862 06
Overdraft
The miscellaneous item includes jobs where planking, sod and other unusual materials were used.
In this department the activity was only limited by the material on hand; every available foot of edgestone was set and a large demand for more was received from various quarters.
Beside this a lot of miscellaneous repair work was done on brick sidewalks and much more is almost absolutely necessary. The brick sidewalks on State and Pleasant streets and parts of Merrimac street, especially need relay- ing.
REMOVAL OF ICE AND SNOW
Appropriation $2,500 00
Income. 137 72
Total appropriation and income $2,637 72
Expenses for labor and team hire 4,293 07
Overdraft $1,655 35
In this department little comment is necessary. The unusual severity of the winter, which is still fresh in every-
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body's mind, made this portion of the work arduous and expensive beyond expectation and a large overdraft here was to be expected.
This year, for the first time, a special appropriation has been made for this work and as it has very strong and ob- vious advantages, I trust the account will be continued.
I would recommend an appropriation of $2500, as that is sufficient to cover the expenses for the average winter.
OVERDRAFT OF 1903
Appropriation $2,000 00
Expenses 2,155 35
Overdraft. $
155 35
This account was created to meet the unexpected unpaid bills coming in from the previous year and the overdratt of the account shows that even then the amount appropri- ated was insufficient.
It is only worthy of note on account of the statement in the report of that year, that the highway department had a "balance on hand" of $484.32, instead of an overdraft of $1671.03. It may be noticed that a difference of $236.70 exists between this statement, which calls for an overdraft of $155.35, and that of the city treasurer, which reports an undrawn balance of $81.35. This difference is purely one of book-keeping, caused by my carefully going over the bills approved at the last meeting of the committee for 1903 and chargeable to this year's appropriation. To
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avoid showing this difference in the highway account, I will carry it to that account as a credit item, "expended previous to my taking charge."
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
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Expenses expended previous to my taking charge ... ....... $ 831 40
MAINTENANCE
Labor.
$1,922.17
Horse hire.
305 90
Crushed stone
1,000 99
Gravel
9 00
3,238 06
STREET CLEANING
Labor
2, 044 74
Horse hire
10 00
2,054 74
ROAD ROLLER
Engineer
306 88
Repairs
89 57
Fuel.
I45 93
Supplies
I 92
544 30
SANDING SIDEWALKS
Sand
32 70
Labor
66 72
99 42
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SALARIES
Salary of superintendent, II months. $1,100 00
drivers, 49 weeks 4,116 00
Vacation of drivers. 120 00
Sub, driver, accidents and sickness 68 00
$ 5,404 00
HORSES -
Feed and bedding .477 86
Shoeing. 183 44
Medical attendance
98 89
Miscellaneous 12 75
Sub. for sick horses
79 00
1,85I 94
Tools and supplies
368 65
Repairs. 301 55
Advertising and printing
42 40
MISCELLANEOUS
New horses for engine No. I . . 550 00
Maintaining lights on Prospect street.
53 63
Watering street intersections 196 51
Plan for department house
10 00
Entertaining
II 30
Telephone.
24 61
Traveling expenses and car fares
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