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Respectfully submitted,
T. D. DONAHUE,
Inspector.
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BOARD OF HEALTH REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF MILK
To the Board of Health:
Gentlemen-I submit herewith my report as inspector of milk for the year 1910. Owing to many delays in securing the necessary equipment the work of collecting and testing samples of milk from the various dealers was not begun until April. The examinations thus far have been limited to de- termining the number of bacteria per cubic centimetre, the presence of pus, dirt, and streptococci, and the presence of preservatives. From April 1st to December 31st, 198 samples of milk were collected and examined.
From June 1st to December 31st I have issued 112 licenses to sell milk within the city limits, of which number 39 were issued to dealers with wagons and 73 to stores, restaurants, etc.
Respectfully yours,
R. D. HAMILTON, M. D., Inspector of Milk.
BACTERIOLOGIST'S REPORT
To the Board of Health:
Gentlemen-I submit herewith my report as bacteriologist for the year 1910. Beginning January 1, 1910, the work of the laboratory was extended by your board to provide for examination of sputa and of blood in case of suspected tuberculosis and typhoid fever respectively. During the year 213 throat cultures were examined for diphtheria bacilli, while 67 specimens of sputum and 52 specimens of blood were examined.
The following is the summary of the year's work: Throat Cultures:
Positive
17
Negative
196
Total 213
Sputa:
Tubercle bacilli found in.
14
Tubercle bacilli not found in
53
Total 67
Widal Reaction ( blood ) :
Positive
15
Negative
37
Total
52
Respectfully yours,
R. D. HAMILTON, M. D.
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ANNUAL REPORTS SCHOOL PHYSICIAN'S REPORT
To the Board of Health:
I have the honor to make the following report concerning the office of the school physician for 1910.
During the year I have made 384 calls at the schools and examined 85 applicants at my office for employment certificates, according to Chapter 257, Acts of 1910.
On account of a few cases of diphtheria, I sent in for examination a total of 125 throat cultures, of which number three were positive with regard to diphtheria bacilli.
Yours very truly, .. JOHN W. SHAW, School Physician.
January, 30th, 1911.
PLUMBING INSPECTOR'S REPORT
To the Board of Health:
Gentlemen-For the term ending November 30, 1910, the inspector and deputy have made 102 inspections.
The total number of separate fixtures inspected was 293, divided as follows:
Sinks
85
Lavatories 50
Baths 42
Wash trays
10
Water closets 106
Total
293
Yours truly,
CHARLES H. SARGENT,
Inspector of Plumbing.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
Newburyport, January 1, 1911.
To the Honorable Mayor and City Council:
Gentlemen-I herewith submit my report of the fire department for the year ending December 31, 1910.
The department apparatus consists of four steam fire engines, one not in commission, but in working order; five single-horse hose wagons, five hose sleighs, counting two in process of construction, one supply wagon, one exercise wagon, one ladder truck in commission and one old ladder truck with a few old ladders and an old hose reel not in commission.
MANUAL FORCE
The membership consists of two permanent men at the Central fire station, and 84 call men, including the chief engineer and three assistant engineers.
SALARIES PAID THE DEPARTMENT.
Chief engineer, per year. $300.00
Assistant engineers, per year
75.00
Clerk of board of engineers, per year. 15.00
Captains of engine, hose and ladder companies, per year. 10.00
Engineers of steam fire engines, per year.
160.00
Assistant engineers of steam fire engines, per year .
20.00
Stokers of steam fire engines, per year .
120.00
Steward of steam fire engine and hose companies, per year
50.00
Steward of hose companies, per year
5.00
Steward of ladder 1, per year
50.00
Permanent fireman, per year
800.80
Permanent drivers, per year .
819.00
Call firemen
60.00
VALUE OF PROPERTY
The following table gives the value, insurance and amounts paid on the property to which the department responded on bell alarms, but not on still alarms:
Value
$117,661.00
Insurance
63,440.00
Loss paid 20,653.51
CONDITION OF DEPARTMENT
The department was in a very unsatisfactory condition when I took
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charge and a great deal now remains to be done to put it into proper con- dition to render efficient service when needed.
Houses, horses, hose, and apparatus generally have been so neglected and run down for want to sufficient money to keep them up that it is hard to tell where to commence to build it up.
During the year the ladder truck has been rebuilt, 3150 feet of hose purchased, and repairs and needed articles of equipment procured, as far as the limited amount of money appropriated would allow.
HORSES
The Central fire station is in bad shape and needs extensive changes and improvements.
It is hoped that a new police station will be built the ensuing year, so that the whole building in Market square can be given over to the use of the fire department.
The ramshackle affair in which Hose 7 is housed is simply unfit for occupancy and a disgrace to the city.
On the completion of the new schoolhouse in ward 6, the old Forrester street schoolhouse should be renovated for the use of Hose 7 and other ap- paratus.
The houses of Engine and Hose 2 and Engine and Hose 3 are in fair condition, but the stables connected with them should be enlarged so that spare horses can be kept there when required, and room made for the stor- age of the hose wagons, pungs, etc.
HOUSES
The present slipshod method of using the horses that haul the fire ap- paratus on the highways, in hauling ashes and rubbish, etc., cannot be too strongly condemned, and should be remedied as soon as possible.
The horses that haul the Central station apparatus should be on hand at all times, and those that haul engines and hose wagons 2 and 3 should be kept in narrow limits.
HOSE
There are 8950 feet of 21/2 -inch cotton rubber-lined hose in the depart- ment, of which 5400 feet has been purchased in and subsequent to 1908, and is reliable and in first-class condition, and 3950 feet bought in 1905 and prior to that date. This hose is of various kinds and unreliable.
Seven hundred feet of host burst during the year and has been condemned.
There should be 12,000 feet of hose of good quality in the department, and I recommend the purchase of 3000 feet the ensuing year.
URGENT NEEDS OF DEPARTMENT
First-Six hundred feet of hose.
Second-The rebuilding of old No. 3 engine.
Third-A combination wagon. Fourth-Seven pony chemicals. Four fire alarm boxes.
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FIRE DEPARTMENT
FIRE RISK
The fire risk has been increased for many years. All the docks have been filled, and large gardens and areas have been built upon so that the city is simply a collection of fire traps, awaiting the fate of Chelsea and other places, which have taken no precautions in the way of proper fire pro- tection.
It is of the greatest importance that an ordinance regulating the stor- age and sale of fire works and explosives, and the construction of non-com- bustible buildings, should be passed immediately.
LACK OF WATER
In several dangerous localities I have in mind the fire department would be almost helpless on account of a lack of water to control the fire.
'Tne water works with its small standpipe, small mains, small hydrants, few and far between, and the Frog pond system, as they now exist, so far as being a protection from fire, are a big bluff and should be extended and improved immediately.
FIRES AND ALARMS.
There were 29 bell alarms and 60 still alarms during the year.
Respectfully submitted,
THOMAS HUSE, Chief Engineer.
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SCHEDULE OF FIRES (BELL ALARMS)
During 1910
Date
Box Time
No. St.
Description of property
Owner
Occupant
Value Ins. Paid
Cause
Feb'y 2
43 12:40 am 5 Vernon
Henhouse, barn and contents
Geo. J. Walthers Wm. O'Connell
L. Crowley
1500 1000 54. Lamp exploded
March 21 45 12:56 am 67
72 12:48 pm Moseley est.
Grass fire
F. S. Moseley
City
City
April 11
67
35 10:57 pm Market sq.
Hardware store
Carrie Low
S. H. Thurlow
9000
6000
40. Spont's comb'n
22
27 11:46 pm 16 1-2 Federal Dwelling house
66
John Collins
Dennis Mahoney
2100
1800
300. Unknown
May 15
20
23 3:35 pm R. Bromfield Kerosene & gasoline shed
W. A. Dow
W. A. Dow
540
540
236. Accidental
Aug. 19
61
2:46 pm R. Merrimac N. E. Boat Club building
N. E. B. C.
N. E. B. C.
4000
4000
None
Sept. 17
28
52
5 am
201 High
Barn and contents
K. Tingley
K. Tingley
1470
1000
13.95
Oct.
4
67
5
15 6:35 pm Mckay's whf.
Light from fire in stove
......
....
...
6
32's 10:05 pm Plum Island Cottage and contents
E. Donahoe
E. Donahoe
700
600
600.
Incendiary
7
32 4:17 pm 130 High
Dwelling house
J. M. Akerman J. M. Akerman
3600
3400
60. Chimney fire
14
35 7:39 pm 26 Merrimac
House and restaurant
Lucy Henry
Lucy Henry
4100
1000
126.20 Unknown
15
35
1:58 am Coal wharf
Portable engine and runway
Cashman Bros. & F. E. Atkinson F. E. Atkinson
600
500
131.
66
16
45
3:40 am R. Merrimac Orpheum Theatre
W. F. Runnells
L. E. Thayer
10,988 11,700 8,700.
21
24
25
8:02 pm 14 Milk
Dwelling house
Patrick Toomey
Patrick Toomey 600
500 75.
Unknown
Nov.
18
35
11:28 pm Unicorn
Barn and old junk
Paul Adams
S. Iegnys
210
None
22
36
1:10 am 25 Otis Pl.
Dwelling house and contents Coal office
Est. S. P. Bray
Est. S. P. Bray
No loss
Smoking furnace
27
34 11:00 pm 37 Pleasant
Central Hall building
Wm. M. Horsch
C. O. Townsend 10,000
9000
10.
Dec.
8
42
...
...
120 Merrimac Bottling works
C. Leary
C. Leary
2000
2000
437.
Burning fat
10
25
80 Lime
Dwelling house
Est.C.E.Atkinson Est.C.E.Atkinson 1500
1000
10.
Hot ashes
5
42 8:08 pm 122 Merrimac Dwelling house
Flora Young
Greeks
1700
2300 370.45 Unknown
25
29
72 5:28 pm City land
3:54 am 450 Merrimac Dwelling house and contents
Frank E. Cole
Whittakers
2200
1900 1419.93 Overheated stove
Flora Donahoe
John Johnson
1025
1000
29.98 Overturned lamp
42 4:10 am 148 1-2 Merrimac
Dwelling house
F. S. Haskell
Unoccupied
1200
1100
12.
Incendiary
12:30 am Belcher ave. Dwelling house and contents Richard Everett Richard Everett
2300
1600
1573.
Defect in chimney Needless alarm
ANNUAL REPORTS
G. F. Morrill
G. F. Morrill
5500
5500 5500.
Incendiary Gasoline stove
3 2's 11:55 pm Montgomery Bungalow Pk., Newb'y
66
Est. J. R. Bailey
M. Ajoostian
5500
5500 375.
24
27 10:30 am 63 Water
Unknowıl
Geo. J. Walthers $ 500 $ 500 $500.
Unknown
66
F. S. Moseley Not given
Accidental Unknown
18
36 8:58 pm 40 Fair
66
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FIRE DEPARTMENT
SCHEDULE OF FIRES (STILL ALARMS)
Date
Location
Time
Response
1, Star theatre, Green st.
2:00pm
Hose 1
January January
5, Wm. H. Noyes house, Garden st.
3:17pm
Hose
January January
14, P. & R. coal pocket, Water st.
10:05am
Hose 1
January
22, Morrill house, Newbury, High st.
9:50am
Hose 1
January
31, Collins' drug store, Pleasant st.
7:04pm
Hose 1
February
2, Walther's barn, Vernon st.
12:35am
Hose 1
February
24, Berry, Dodge Co., Market sq.
9:46am
Hose 1
February
28, Electric car, Market sq.
5:40pm Cen. sta. men
March
9, Electric car, Purchase st.
8:50am
Hose 1
March
25, Moseley's woods, Ferry road
11:55am
Hose 1
March
25, Tilton's field, Newbury, High st.
3:50pm
Hose 1
March
29, Cusack's dump, State st.
7:03pm
Hose 1
March
30, N. E. Tel. bldg., Green st.
12:19pm
Hose 1
March
31, Ireland's house, Fair st.
10:20am
Hose 1
April
5, Freight car and sleepers, High st.
12:30pm
Hose 1
April
13, Wet Wash, Pearson's wharf.
11:20am
Hose 1
May
6, Zafris stable, rear Water st.
1:25pm
Hose 1
May
8, Grass, Rawson av.
11:45am
Hose
May
8, Grass, Jackman pines, Spofford st.
1:50pm
Hose 1
May
9, Smith's tool house, Newbury
6.50am
Hose 1
May
17, Hein's house, White's ct.
1:45pm
Hose
May
18, N. D. Dodge Co., Prince place
12:15am
Hose
1
June
1, Curley house, Olive st.
9:00am
Hose 1
June
20, Haley house, Merrill st.
10:30am
Hose 1
June
24, Felch house, Water st.
4:30pm
Hose
July
4, Rundlett fence, Spring st.
Hose 2
July
4, Kenniston's shop, Merrimac st.
Hose 7
July
4, Railroad sleepers, rear High st.
Hose :
July
7, Cushing building, Cushing's wharf
8:05am
Hose 1
July
7, Varina's wharf, rear Merrimac st.
9:25pm
Hose 1
July
8, Baled rags, Ferry wharf
7:05pm
Hose 1
July
11, Rubbish, Unitarian ch. yd., Pleasant 6:30pm
Hose 1
July
12, Grass, Perry and Woodman's fences,
12:35pm
Hose 1
July
16, Drew's shoe shop, Middle st.
2:55pm
Hose 1
July
17, Newburyport bridge, Bridge road
12:05pm
Hose 1
July
29, Kelleher's restaurant, Market sq.
10:35pm ('en. sta. men
August
3, Fowle house, Middle st.
10:35pm
Hose 1
August
13, Sedgwick house, Merrimac st.
11:45am
Hose 1
August
19, Colman's wharf, rear Merrimac st.
5:50pm Cen. sta. men
August
20, Russell house, Walnut st.
1:15pm
Hose 1
September
4, Ed. Lunt's barn, Newbury
2:15am
Hose 1
September
9, Rchardson house, Pleasant st.
5:45pm
Hose
September 26, Catholic convent, Green st.
11:55am
Hose 1
5, Bradbury house, Ashland st.
8:30am
Hose
rear High st.
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ANNUAL REPORTS
Date Location
Time
Response
September 28, Tingley's barn, rear High st.
5:00am
Hose
October 7, Cressey house, Summer st.
8:30am
Hose 1
October
7, Akerman house, High st.
4:16pm
Hose 1
October
14, Henry block, Merrimac st.
7:35pm
Hose
October 14, Atherton-Bayard, State st.
8:45pm Cen. sta. men
October
15, Marr's dump, Merrimac st.
11:15pm Cen. sta. men
October
15, Engine house and tramway
1:55am
Hose 1
October
21, Morrill bungalow, Newbury
11:50pm
Hoes 1
October
25, Rowe house, Center st.
8:00pm
Hose 1
November 1, Harris house, Bromfield st.
9:30am
Hose
November
3, Hidden house, Tremont st.
1:30pm
Hose 1
November
12, Ready house, Vernon st.
7:45pm
Hose 1
November
16, Chase-Shawmut meadow, Merrimac st.
Hose 7
December
18, Pumping station, Story ave.
5:30am Cen. sta. men
December
25, Jocko house, Water st.
2:35pm
Hose 1
December
30, Dump, rear Dodge Bros., Merrimac st.
Hose 1
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FIRE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL OF DEPARTMENT
Chief Engineer Thomas Huse, 69 Prospect Street First Assistant Engineer John L. Lewis, 20 Monroe Street Second Assistant Engineer Frank E. Thurlow, 7 Allen Street Third Assistant Engineer Joseph P. Page, 11% Boardman Street
LADDER CO. 1
Name and Position
Age
Occupation
Residence
Capt. Bernard McQuade
41
Baker
128 Merrima(
Lieut. Nelson B. Ross
39
Painter
9 Woodland
Clerk Charles W. Marsh
35
Woodworker
45 Bromfield
Treasurer Ellis B. Lunt
33
Plumber
Horton
Steward Joseph E. Mclaughlin
29
Shoemaker
Goodwin ave.
Ladderman Herbert Currier
46
Carpenter
42 Temple
Christopher McGillvary
32
Lineman
281/2 Temple
6 6
Lincoln G. Bradbury
50
Shoe cutter
16 Titcomb
66
Charles E. Ives
34
Driver
262 Merrimac
Richard K. Pike
32
Tailor
75 Prospect
Edgar C. Reade
50
Laundryman
11 Kent
66
Harold C. Adams
26
Plumber
Milk
66
Severance F. Hart
32
Clerk
28 Temple
Carl E. Hardy
31
Salesman
40 Kent
Albert D. Frost
37
Shoe cutter
222 Merrimac
ENGINE CO. 1
Capt. George W. Henderson
41
Carpenter
3 Winter
Lieut. William H. Chase
51
Shoemaker
35 Marlboro
Clerk George E. Currier
49
Shoemaker
1612 School
Engineer Charles W. Adams
63 Machinist 15 Pond
Asst. Engineer Charles B. Atkinson
42
Machinist
rear 91/2 Bromfield
Permanent Fireman Eben P. Allen
56
Per. fireman
11 South Pond
Hoseman J. O. Erickson
34
Driver 7 Bromfield
Joseph O. Evans
37
Silverworker
15 Tyng
Ira E. Patten
41
Shoemaker
1912 Winter
60
Charles A. Safford
33
Silverworker
7 Jackson
Fred Eaton
Laborer
16 School
Walter King
34
Fisherman
S Fair
Clarence W. Lowell
31
Laborer
Independent
Samuel Dow Jr.
Winthrop P. Davis
30
Machinist
4 12 Boardman
ENGINE CO. 2
('apt. George W. Ross
35
Barber
3 Horton
Lieut. Moses E. Wright
35
Clerk
16 Temple
Clerk George W. Parker
45
Salesman
Barton
Engineer Frank W. Landford
51
Salesman
5 Charles
Asst. Engineer Everett F. Landford
26
Shipper
Franklin
Stoker Charles S. Blake
57 Painter
28 Liberty
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ANNUAL REPORTS
Name and Position
Age
Occupation
Residence
Hoseman Thomas E. Colman
49
Engineer
2 1/2 Ship
Lawrence S. Pray
30
Shoe cutter
24 Atwood
66
John S. Coffey
32 Combmaker
17 Oak
William P. Norton
33
Laborer
10 Temple
John H. Packer
28
Painter
1 Franklin
Edward H. Lang
34
Driver
12 Hancock
George W. Chase
31
Plumber
61 Prospect
John J. Welch
30
Combmaker
Bromfield
George E. Dixon
44
Foreman
8 Chestnut
ENGINE CO. 3
Capt. Charles W. Genn
47
Shoemaker
42 Water
Lieut. William Nice
41
Moulder
15 Titcomb
Clerk, Stoker Walter R. Bradbury
48
Shoe cutter
43 Kent
Engineer Ralph S. Bailey
49
Machinist
10 Market
Asst. Engineer Frank J. Partelow
27
Machinist
99 Merrimac
Hoseman Samuel T. Chase
52
Shoemaker
Green
George A. Mckenzie
28
Lineman
40 Water
William D. Farrell
50
Hatter
63 Merrimac Franklin
Fred Partelow
25
Machinist
99 Merrimac
Henry D. Plummer
27
Shoe cutter
107 Merrimac
Daniel J. Kelleher
28
Shoemaker
100 Merrimac
Charles W. Howard
38
Silverworker
17 Oakland
Walter E. Ross
29
Shoemaker
Birch
66
Albert Marshall
28
Shoe cutter
Congress
HOSE 7
Capt. Ernest W. Mitchell
28
Shoemaker
44 Forester
Lieut. Wilbur C. Randall
30
Shoemaker
14 Forrester
Hoseman William G. Somerby
47
Shoemaker
260 Merrimac
F. D. Huntington
57
Tinker
6 Ferry road
€
Edwin F. Jackman
40
Carpenter
7 Ashland
Thomas W. Mitchell
52
Shoemaker
44 Forrester
George A. Coffin
55
Shoemaker
, Jefferson
Frank R. Langmaid
29
Woodworker
316 Merrimac
Charles L. Crocker
41
Shoe cutter
18 Forrester
William Patriquin
47
Silverworker
30 Ashland
HOSE 8
Capt. John Wills
39
Shoemaker
5 Tremont
Lieut David A. Wells
40
Fisherman
6 Marlboro
Hoseman Daniel W. Jackman
52
Silverworker
32 Madison
Willaim B. Porter
73
Teamster
8 Lunt
Wilbur S. Porter
55
Expressman
11 Hancock
William H. H. Perkins
70
Fish dealer
13 Union
George W. Stanwood
57
Silverworker
12 Neptune
George W. Wilson
51
Fisherman
179 Water
William E. Hilton
43
Fisherman
185 Water
Albert Russell
48 Farmer
3 Oak
Howard Packer
30
Painter
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CITY MARSHAL
To His Honor the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Newburyport:
Gentlemen-The whole number of arrests during the year ending De- cember 31, 1910, for offences committed within the city of Newburyport is 511, of which 194 were of foreign birth, 317 were born within the limits of the United States, 36 were females, and 72 were minors.
Arrests were for the following causes, viz:
Adultery
Abortion
1
Adultery, Abortion
Arson
Assault and battery
Assault on officers
Assault (felonious)
Assault with dangerous weapon.
Assault with intent to kill .
Bastardy
Dipsomaniacs
Breaking and entering
3 2 2
Common night walker
Cruelty to dumb animals
1 2
Delinquents
13
Detained as a witness.
Disturbing the peace
Drunkenness
Escaped prisoner
Fornication
Idle and disorderly
Insane
Neglected children
Larceny
Larceny in a building
Non support
Maintaining a common nuisance
Runaway girls
Runaway boys
Rape
Stubborn and disobedient
Tramps
Truants
Using threatening language
Obstructing a street car.
Violation of city ordinances.
Violation of the food law .
. .
.
6
1 1
43 7 2 2 1
3
2
Capies
Deserter
7 34 280 2 2 1 9 4 25 1 11
1 1 2 2 4 8 2 1
1 5
1
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ANNUAL REPORTS
Violations of the rules of the board of health.
7
Violation of the labor law.
Violation of the liquor law 13
Violation of the milk law .
2
Disposed of as follows, viz:
Appealed
3
Bound over to superior court
16
Cases continued
5
Cases dismissed
8
Cases settled without trial
5
Committed to Danvers hospital
9
Committed to Foxboro hospital
2
Committed to Lyman school
2
Committed for non-payment of fine.
14
Committed to state board of charity
Defaulted
3
Discharged by court
23
Discharged without arraignment
2
Fined and paid
118
Ordered to pay costs
1
Placed on file .
57
Put on probation
16
Released by the probation officer
166
Sent to jail
28
Sentence postponed
8
Turned over to other officers
12
Turned over to parents
2
Committed to Lancaster
Committed to Essex county training school.
. ...
1
511
MISCELLANEOUS
Amount of property reported lost
. $1820
Amount of property recovered
$1597
Amount of imprisonment imposed (days)
1540
Accidents reported
29
Ambulance calls
4
Assisted other officers
165
Attempt suicide
1
Buildings found open and secured
433
Cases of truancy investigated
1
Complaints investigated
1290
Dangerous wires and poles reported
22
Defective places in streets reported .
52
Dogs killed
3
Escorts furnished processions
2
Extra duty, ward room, ball grounds, yacht race, fair grounds, circus
151
Fire alarms given
10
Fires extinguished without alarm
11
Horses found cast; owners notified
4
Injured persons assisted .
34
Intoxicated persons helped home
35
Lights found burning in buildings
94
Lights furnished for dangerous places
15
Lights reported out in stores
35
3
Turned over to U. S. navy
2
56
Disturbances suppressed without arrest.
1
511
5
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CITY MARSHAL
Liquor seizures
17
Lost children restored to parents
20
Meals furnished prisoners
16
Notified to remove snow from sidewalk
81
Nuisances investigated
5
Officers for extra duty
195
Officers for extra duty at city hall
34
Over-heated stoves
1
Persons provided with lodgings
1
Runaway teams stopped
1
Search warrant for liquor, served
19
Stray teams put up
5
Street obstructions removed
9
Street lights reported out
350
Streets barred on account of sickness
2
Sudden or mysterious death, notified medical examiner 12
8
Water main burst, superintendent notified
3
Windows found open and secured
67
Windows found broken
185
Glass in fire alarm boxes broken
24
Wagon calls
112
Horses shot
1
Fire alarm boxes found open
1
Respectfully submitted, JOHN L. McLEAN,
Newburyport, December 31, 1910.
City Marshal.
Water found running in buildings
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
Newburyport, Mass., Dec. 17, 1910.
To His Honor the Mayor and Members of the City Government:
I have the honor to make my fifth annual report of the highway de. partment, for the year ending Dec. 17, 1910.
The past year has been one of great activity, especially in highway new work and sidewalk departments. The work was not started until late in the year, owing to the fact that there was no crushed stone or road roller available until the month of June. From that time to the end of the year the department was exceedingly busy, accomplishing more work than has been done for several years.
The following streets have been repaired: The upper side of State street from High to Temple, and topdressed with asphalt oil binder; High street from State to Fruit, Prospect street from Lime to Federal, and Breako'day hill were treated in the same manner. Both approaches to Chain Bridge were gravelled and oiled. (This was paid for by the County of Essex).
The following new macadam roads have been built: Merrimac street from Jefferson to Moulton; Curzon Mill road from the Fair Grounds to Pine road, 1200 feet; Merrimac street from the Chase-Shawmut factory to Breako'day hill, 400 feet; High street from State to Auburn, with bitu- minous macadam'; Green street from Pleasant to Merrimac was treated with a top-coating of tarvia.
The following gravel streets were constructed: Salem street the whole length; Dove street the whole length; Atwood street the whole length and paved gutters laid; Kent street from High to Russia and underground drainage put in; Warren street from Monroe to Eagle; Maple street 100 feet; Payson street 100 feet; Chapel street 300 feet; Otis place from Pros- pect to Garden; Garden street the whole length; Merrimac street from the Car Barns to Chain Bridge; Moseley avenue the whole length and the hill cut 4 feet; Newhall road 500 feet; Ocean avenue the whole length; Beacon avenue 400 feet; Turkey Hill road 800 feet; Low street 600 feet. Plum- mer Spring road, Newhall road, Turkey Hill road and Common Pasture road were graded and crowned with the road machine, loose stones cleaned up and holes filled with gravel. The junction of State and Pleasant streets has been regraded and a cement roadway laid. High street from State to Marlboro has been picked up and resurfaced.
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ANNUAL REPORTS
New cement crossings have been constructed at the following places: State street at Market square, State street at Middle, State street at Essex, State street on both sides of Pleasant, State street at Temple, State street just above Harris, Essex street at State, Charter street at State street, Pleasant street at State, Temple street at State, Prospect street at State, Harris street at State and gutter laid, Harris street at State and gutter laid, Garden street at State, Pleasant street at Titcomb, Horton street at Federal and gutter laid, Beck street at Federal, Bromfield street at Chestnut, Bromfield street at Purchase, Kent street at Monroe, Monroe street at Kent, Washington street at Boardman and gutter laid, Boardman street at Washington.
All of the old stone crossings on High street, below State, have been removed; also on Merrimac street, from Strong to Kent.
I would make the following recommendations for street improvement: That $2000 be appropriated for High street; $2000 for Merrimac street; $2500 for State and Pleasant streets (and that the street railway be in- structed to set their tracks at the grade made by the city); $900 for Inn street; $1000 for Water street; $500 for Market square; these to be spec- ial appropriations.
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