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Twenty-three of these cases were in the schools and distributed as follows :
Johnson school 11
Jackman school 4
Parochial school 6
Kelley school 1
Davenport school
1
Total 23
The other contagious disease among childen, showing an increase over last year, was whooping cough of which there were twenty-three cases against three for the year previous.
In cases of typhoid fever there were six less than last year.
Much satisfaction may be derived from the fact that in tuberculosis, in all forms, there has been a decrease of fourteen in the number of cases, there being but twenty-three for the past year.
The Board, after looking into the matter, finds the old method of fumi- gating the school rooms is not only inefficient, but positively a menace because it creates a false security in the minds of the people, and the board recom- mends in the future a thorough mechanical cleansing with lye, soap, and water.
The Board feels if it could have authority to employ a nurse to look after the children not only in the schools, but also in the homes by following up such cases and giving instructions to the parents, thereby preventing the spreading of contagious diseases. Nearly all cities and large towns have
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adopted this method, and find it a great benefit in improving the health of the community.
In addition, the annual reports of the various departments under this board are submitted herewith in detail.
Respectfully submitted, ORRIN J. GURNEY, Chairman. T. RAYMOND HEALY, M. D.
AGENT'S REPORT
To the Board of Health,
Gentlemen: Following is a report of the work done by the agent of the board:
800
Notices sent
20
Dead animals buried
100
School rooms fumigated at different times
50
Pigs removed
15
Mattresses destroyed
25
Cesspools
25
Water closets
18
CONTAGIOUS DISEASES, 1914
Diphtheria
Scarlet Fever
Typhoid Fever
January
6 March
1
March
1
February
2
September
2
April
2
March
3
-
November
1
April
3
3 May
1
October
18
June
1
November
11
September
1
December
9
November
1
December
1
- 52
-
8
Measles
Whooping Cough
3
Tuberculosis All Forms
February
1
May
2
January
3
March
1
June
2
February 4
March 3
June 3
July
3
Chicken Pox
August
2
January
2
23
February
1
October
2
April 1
November
2
June
2
September
1
July 6
2
August
4
November . .
.6
-
September
1
-
23
·
April
Complaints attended to and calls made
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BOARD OF HEALTH
October
9
November
11
December
3
Septic Sore Throat December 2
Ophthalmia Neonatorum
30
Mumps
February
1
June
2
June
2
Infantile Paralysis
July
1
August
1
January
1
November
3 October
1
October
1
December
3
November
1
-
2
9
6
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM THURSTON, Agent.
REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF MEATS AND PROVISIONS
NEWBURYPORT, MASS., Jan. 1, 1915.
To His Honor the Mayor, and City Council of Newburyport,
Gentlemen: Inclosed find report of the Inspector of Meats and Pro- visions.
Slaughtered :
Neat cattle
290
Calves
363
Hogs
206
Sheep
5
Total
864
Number of carcasses condemned 6
Respectfully submitted, T. D. DONAHUE, Inspector.
BACTERIOLOGIST'S REPORT
NEWBURYPORT, MASS., Jan. 29, 1915.
Newburyport Board of Health, City Hall, Newburyport,
Gentlemen: I submit herewith a report of my work as bacteriologist of your board for the year ending December 31, 1914.
During this period I have examined 494 throat cultures for diphtheria bacilli, 74 specimens of sputum for tubercle bacilli, and 42 specimens of blood for the typhoid reaction.
The following is a summary of the results of the above examinations:
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Positive
Negative
Total
Cultures
92
402
494
Sputa
4
70
74
Blood
10
32
42
Total
106
504
610
Respectfully submitted,
R. D. HAMILTON, M. D., Bacteriologist.
SCHOOL PHYSICIAN'S REPORT
To the Board of Health, City of Newburyport,
Gentlemen: I submit herewith, my report of the school inspection work I have done for your board from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 1914.
Visits to schools
130
Treatments and advisements in schools
837
Diseases and defects handled in the schools:
Pediculosis
20
Acute Conjunctivitis
4
Ringworm of scalp
2
Eczema
28
Infected wounds
5
Cervical adenitis
4
Discharging ear
10
Imbecile
1
Acute sore throat
12
Number of children with defective teeth
670
Cultures taken
93
By means of the culture tube and the bacteriologist I found in the Johnson school fourteen children with diphtheria germs. These children were excluded, their parents notified of the condition of affairs, and no further cases developed.
Yours very truly,
J. W. SHAW.
REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF PLUMBING
NEWBURYPORT, MASS., Dec., 1914.
Board of Health,
Gentlemen: For the ear ending Nov. 30, 1914, there have been 112
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inspections made-73 by the inspector and 39 by the deputy. A total of 276 new fixtures were set divided as follows:
Sinks
73
Lavatories
50
Water closets
101
Bath tubs
37
Bath showers
4
Wash trays
6
Ice boxes
3
Urinals
2
276
CHAS. H. SARGENT, Inspector of Plumbing.
REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF MILK
NEWBURYPORT, MASS., Jan. 29, 1915.
Newburyport Board of Health, City Hall, Newburyport,
Gentlemen: I submit herewith a report of my work as Inspector of Milk for the year ending Dec. 31, 1914.
During this period I have made bacterial counts of 327 samples of milk taken by the collector at random throughout the city from the wagons of licensed dealers. Many of the samples were examined also for pus and streptococci, and for preservatives.
I have issued for the year ending May 31, 1915, 122 licenses, 43 to dealers with wagons and 79 to stores. The fees collected amounted to $61.00, which sum has been paid over to the city treasurer.
R. D. HAMILTON, M. D. Inspector of Milk.
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 December 31, 1914, for offences committed within the city of Newburyport is 926 of which 251 were of foreign birth, 675 were born within the limits of the United States, 41 were females, and 104 were minors.
Arrests were for the following causes, viz:
An attempt to rape
1
An attempt to break and enter
1
Assault and battery
61
Assault on officers
5
Bastardy
8
Breaking and entering
10
Capias
2
Criminal trespass
1 2
Cruelty to dumb animals
30
Disturbing the peace
37
Drunkenness
486
Escaped prisoner
3
Exposing person
1
Forgery
2
Fornication
2 23
Being present where gaming implements were found
Gaming
5
Highway robbery
1
Neglect of children
2
Idle and disorderly
3
Keeping a house of ill fame
1
Insane
8
Keeping gaming implements
1 18
Larceny
Larceny from the person
1
Larceny in a building
2
Malicious mischief
5
Neglected children
8
Non support
17
Sounding a false alarm of fire
2
.
Delinquents
125
CITY MARSHAL
Rape
-1
Receiving stolen property
2
Runaway boys
2
Stubborn and disobedient
2
Tramps
49
Truants
3
Unlawful taking
3
Violation of automobile law
3
Violation of city ordinances
86
Violation of the drug law
1
Violation of the food law
1
Violation of the liquor law
23
Violation of the milk law
1
Total 926
Disposed of as follows, viz:
Appealed
15
Bound over to Superior Court
8
Cases continued
12
Cases dismissed
7
Cases settled without trial
9
Committed to Danvers Hospital
7
Committed to Westboro Hospital
1
Committed to Lyman School
1
Committed to the Industrial at Lancaster
1
Committed for non-payment of fine
27
Committed to State Board of Charity
5
Committed to State Farm, Bridgewater
2
Defaulted
6
Discharged by Court
41
Discharged without arraignment
5
Fined and paid
253
Ordered to pay costs
4
Placed on file
115
Put on probation
34
Released by the probation officer
255
Sent to jail
66
Sentence postponed
28
Settled by marriage
5
Turned over other officers
13
Turned over to parents
2
Committed to Shirley
4
Total 926
MISCELLANEOUS
Amount of property reported lost $1,806.00
Amount of property recovered 1,427.00
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ANNUAL REPORTS
Amount of imprisonment imposed (days)
3,656
Accidents reported 37
Assisted other officers
583
Buildings found open and secured 641
Complaints investigated 910
Dangerous wires and poles reported
7
Defective places in streets reported
40
Disturbances suppressed without arrest
12
Dogs killed
6
Escorts furnished processions
5
Extra duty, ward room, ball grounds, yacht race, fair grounds, circus
82
Fire alarm boxes found open
8
Fire alarms given
7
Fires extinguished without alarm
16
Glass in Fire Alarm boxes found broken
41
Horses found cast; owner notified
23
Injured persons assisted
12 29
Lights found burning in buildings
87
Lights furnished for dangerous places
11
Lights reported out in stores
7
Liquor seizures
15
Lost children restored to parents
13
Meals furnished prisoners
105
Notified to remove snow from sidewalk
156
Nuisances investigated
2
Officers for extra duty
248
Officers for extra duty at city hall
32
Runaway teams stopped
1
Search warrant for liquor, served
27
Search warrants for property
4
Sick persons assisted
20
Stray teams put up
5
Street obstructions removed
14
Street lights reported out
263
Sudden or mysterious death, notified medical examiner
8
Wagon calls
207
Water found running in buildings
11
Water mains burst, superintendent notified
21
Windows found open and secured
47
Windows found broken
92
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN L. McLEAN,
City Marshal.
Newburyport, Mass., Jan. 1, 1915.
Intoxicated persons helped home
Annual Report of the Highway Department
NEWBURYPORT, MASS., Dec. 31, 1914.
To His Honor the Mayor and Members of the City Government,
Gentlemen: I have the honor to make my report for the year ending December 19, 1914.
This year has been rather an unfortunate one for the streets of our city, owing to the small amount of money appropriated for their maintenance; the smallest amount for over twenty-five years, it not being sufficient to fill up the holes in the streets.
The practice of reducing the appropriation each year, which has been in vogue for the past nine years, is soon to be a very expensive one, as not near enough is appropriated to replace the continual wear on the streets, and will necessitate in a few years, an unreasonably large amount of money to be expended to put them in even safe condition.
For the information of those who think that $4500 is sufficient to pro- perly maintain our streets, and suggest the resurfacing of High street, the whole length, I would state, that it would cost 35 cents a square yard for the cheapest kind of resurfacing; and as High street contains 64,000 square yards, it would cost $22,400. High street is less than one-twelfth of the road area. It does not take an expert accountant to see that the other streets would have very little done on them.
There should be at least $10,000 appropriated for repairs, and the Superintendent should have complete control of that amount to be used at his discretion.
There should be a separate appropriation for new construction which should be expended on such streets as the city government should direct.
The usual amount of work has been done on sidewalks the past year, and as in the street work, the money appropriated for repairs has nearly all been expended on new work as directed by the board of aldermen, hence very little attention could be given the sidewalks which needed repairing. Unless there can be more money expended on necessary repairing, there will be accidents which will be more expensive than a reasonable yearly allowance.
To keep our tar concrete walks in good condition, the cost yearly would be more than the whole appropriation. The brick walks need nearly as much, while on the gravel walks, almost any amount could be used.
The most economical sidewalk for Newburyport is cement, and the most expensive is gravel. There should be appropriated for sidewalk repairing at least $3,000 and it should be used for that purpose only.
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ANNUAL REPORTS
The appropriation for culverts should be increased to allow for the extension of the different outlets along the river front, as the amount expended for keeping them clear from rubbish, etc., which is dumped into them, is necessarily unreasonably large.
The installation of culverts throughout the city should be encouraged, as when properly built they require very little maintenance and they reduce the expense of highway repairing, as well as making the streets more convenient for the public.
The ashes and rubbish department is soon to be a greater expense to the city, owing to the difficulty of getting dumping places conveniently near. The amount collected is increasing yearly with leaps and bounds.
The collecting and baling of paper is getting to be a financial failure, owing largely to the fact that our business men are not interested enough to keep their paper and rubbish separate. The places where we got the best and largest amount of paper are now baling the paper themselves.
The amount of work done by the sewer department has been greater than for a number of years. A large amount of new mains have been built and there has been an ever increasing number of stoppages, in both the main sewers and house connections.
There are several main sewers which should be dug up and relaid.
The following work has been done during the past year:
Two hundred and fifty feet heavy Tarvia construction at Chain Bridge. Merrimac street was gravelled from the car barns to Chain Bridge.
Water street was macadamized from Madison street to lower side of Marlboro street, and gravelled 400 feet below Marlboro street.
One hundred square yards of Tarvia on High street at head of Winter street.
One hundred square yards of Tarvia on Merrimac street at foot of Winter street.
Two hundred and sixty-four square yards block paving in cement on Merrimac street.
Asphalt crossing on State street in front of Institution for Savings.
Asphalt crossing at Temple street.
Tarvia crossing on Fair street, at Temple street.
Tarvia crossing on Bromfield street at Bromfield court.
A paved gutter was laid on upper side of Ship street.
A paved gutter was laid on lower side of Smith's court. Both streets were gravelled the whole length.
The following granolithic sidewalks were constructed :
Thirty-three square yards on Temple street.
Twenty-eight square yards on Allen street.
One hundred and twenty-nine square yards on Bromfield street.
One hundred and seven square yards on Purchase street.
Eighty-one square yards on Water street.
Fifty-four square yards on Beck street.
Two hundred and seven square yards on Lafayette street. Fifty-five square yards on Pleasant street.
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HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
Three hundred and fifty-five feet cement edgestones on Lafayette street. Fifty feet edgestones on Franklin street.
Forty-five yards tar concrete on Franklin street.
Eighty yards tar concrete on Milk street.
Fifteen hundred yards tar concrete was resurfaced.
Over four hundred small holes were patched in tar concrete walks.
Four hundred and fifty holes were repaired in brick sidewalks, over six hundred holes were repaired in the gravel sidewalks.
A twenty-inch culvert was constructed on Federal street, from Middle to upper side of Spring street, with thirty feet of fifteen-inch into Spring street; two catch basins on Spring street and one catch basin on Federal street.
A fifteen-inch culvert was constructed from Goodwin's landing up Goodwin's avenue, across Union street; with five catch basins and thirty feet of twelve-inch culverts.
Sixty feet of twenty-inch was added to the culvert at Towle Manufac- turing company.
Sixty feet of twenty-four-inch was added to the culvert at Donahue's dump.
Twenty feet of twelve-inch was built on Water street and one catch basin.
Fifty feet of eighteen-inch was built on Merrimac street at Warner's corner and two catch basins.
Twenty feet of twenty-four-inch was built on Hale street, below Low street.
Thirty feet of sixteen-inch was built on Hale street near city line.
Twenty-five main sewer stoppages and thirty-four house stoppages have been removed.
Fifty-two, four-inch house connections have been made, and the follow- ing main sewers have been constructed.
Three hundred and ninety-eight feet of six-inch on Lafayette street and two man holes.
One hundred feet six-inch on Bartlett court.
Six hundred and sixty feet six-inch on Lincoln avenue and two man holes.
One hundred and eighty-four feet, six-inch on Beacon avenue.
I take this opportunity thank His Honor the Mayor and members of the city government for their most courteous consideration throughout the year.
Very respectfully submitted, JAMES H. JOHNSTON, Superintendent of Streets.
Annual Report of the City Physician
To His Honor the Mayor, and the City Council:
Gentlemen: I herewith submit my report as city physician for the year ending Dec. 31, 1914. I have made 865 house calls, 356 office calls, 43 calls at the city farm, 9 calls at the police station. There were 21 births and 18 deaths.
On separate sheets is a summary of the deaths and of the number of calls made by months.
We have been furtunate in having so little sickness during the past year, as is true of all New England also.
House Calls 115
Office Calls
Calls to City Farm
Calls to Police Station
Births
Deaths
January
17
5
0
1
2
February
85
20
3
0
1
6
March
65
30
5
4
2
3
April
53
21
5
3
0
0
May
65
45
2
0
2
1
June
50
20
4
0
1
1
July
44
27
4
2
2
0
August
66
37
4
0
2
1
September
77
53
2
0
4
0
October
70
21
3
0
1
0
November
80
41
2
0
1
1
December
95
24
4
0
4
3
Totals
865
356
43
9
21
18
DEATHS DURING YEAR 1914
Jan. 9, Winfred Trembly, 4 years, at 84 Water street, anterior polyiomy- elitis.
Jan. 16, Hugh McManus, 57 years, at city farm, neyocarditis.
Feb. 1, Joseph Christian, 78 years, at 10 Franklin street, carcinoma of bladder.
Feb. 1, Eulatia Ducheme, 29 years, Anna Jaques hospital, puerperal sepsis.
Feb. 14, Fred A. Perkins, 28 years, at 1 Federal street, chronic nephritis. Feb. 17, Alice C. Lunt, 2 years, at 9 Union street, bronchitis.
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CITY PHYSICIAN
Feb. 24, Joseph Rogers, 1 year, at 91/2 Elm street, broncho-pneumonia. Feb. 26, Joseph Janvrin, 28 years, at 13 Ship street, pulmonary tuber- culosis.
March 10, John F. Bailey, 60 years, at 170 Merrimac street, carcinoma of intestines.
March 13, Wm. J. Gregory, 83 years, at 31 Ashland street, general paresis.
March 28, Mrs. Carter, 80 years, at 184 Water street, chronic nephritis. May 22, Oliver Paul, 59 years, at 29 Liberty street, mitral regurgi- tation.
June 12, Michael Kelliher, 80 years, at city farm, senile dementia.
August 22, Nellie Waters, 10 years, Anna Jaques hospital, chronic val- vular heart disease.
Nov. 3, Fred Hussey, 5 years, at 32 Union street, dyphtheria.
Dec. 21, Mrs. Julia Beaudry, 69 years, at 8 Salem street, cerebral hemorrhage.
Dec. 21, Mekalian babies, twins, 1 day, 34 day, 11 Titcomb street, pre- maturity.
A comparison with last year's figures is very interesting to show the decrease in the amount of sickness.
1914
1913
House calls
865
1140
Office calls
356
566
Calls to city farm
43
46
Calls to police station
9
23
Births
21
18
Deaths
18
17
Respectfully submitted,
ROLAND L. TOPPAN, M. D. City Physician.
Annual Report of the City Clerk
l'o the Hon. Mayor, and City Council,
Gentlemen: I submit the following report of income in my department for the year ending Dec. 20, 1913:
Amusements
$ 130.00
Job wagon
3.00
Auctioneers
12.00
Express
2.00
Bowling alley
5.00
Junk
266.00
Pawnbrokers
100.00
Peddlers
30.00
Pool
95.00
Marriage
150.00
Burial lots
142.00
Recording
56.15
Clam licenses
2.50
Miscellaneous
13.34
Common victualer
35.00
Building permits
88.00
.
. .
.
$1,129.99
Respectfully,
H. W. LITTLE, City Clerk.
Annual Report of the Follansbee Fund
The following is the 31st annual report of this fund. The fund is in the hands of the Sinking Fund Commissioners and invested in N. E. Tel. & Tel. 4 per cent. bonds and Institution for Savings in this city.
INCOME
Balance December 20, 1913
$532.60
Interest January 9, 1914
60.00
Interest April 24, 1914
4.12
Interest June 27, 1914
60.00
Interest November 3, 1914
4.12
Interest from deposit
14.10
$674.94
EXPENSE
Paid Jere Healey
$ 24.50
Paid S. P. Bray
8.25
Paid Atkinson Coal Co.
11.75
Paid Jos. Woods
7.50
Paid J. H. Balch, Jr.
24.25
Paid N. Varina
2.00
Paid J. Collins
5.75
$ 84.00
Balance Dec. 19, 1914
590.94
$674.94
HENRY W. LITTLE,
Treasurer.
Annual Report of the City Registrar
MARRIAGES REGISTERED IN 1914
January
6
February
14
March
7
April
19
May
16
June
26
July
11
August
13
September
15
October
15
November
15
December
9
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NATIVITY OF CONTRACTING PARTIES
Bride
Groom
Newburyport
54
41
United States, outside of Newburyport
47
65
Russia
28
31
Provinces
5
6
Ireland
7
5
Canada
7
5
England
2
0
Austria
4
2
Turkey
7
5
Italy
1
1
Greece
1
1
Sweden
0
1
Scotland
2
2
Portugal
1
0
Unknown
1
1
.
$
166
166
Married in Newburyport, 105 couples.
Average age of contracting parties, 26 years.
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ANNUAL REPORTS BIRTHS REGISTERED IN 1914 Including 16 Stillbirths; 8 males, 8 females.
Males
Females
January
12
15
February
9
12
March
21
16
April
13
14
May
17
18
June
11
16
July
10
14
August
12
14
September
14
21
October
8
17
November
10
10
December
16
14
1
NATIVITY OF PARENTS
Father
Mother
Newburyport
81
88
U. S. outside of Newburyport
116
120
Provinces
8
13
Ireland
12
17
Austria
10
13
Russia
38
37
Armenia
5
4
Italy
12
10
Canada
18
17
Denmark
1
0
Portugal
2
2
Turkey
7
7
England
6
2
Scotland
1
1
Germany
1
0
Sweden
1
1
Greece
2
2
Unknown
1
0
DEATHS IN NEWBURYPORT, 1914 Including 16 Stillbirths; 8 males, 8 females.
Male
Female
January
33
15
18
February
32
12
20
March
35
16
19
April
32
16
16
May
16
8
8
June
21
10
11
.
. .
137
CITY REGISTRAR
Male
Female
July
14
6
8
August
21
11
10
September
16
6
10
October
16
5
11
November
19
8
11
December
29
16
13
NATIVITY
Newburyport
72
72
U. S. outside of Newburyport
33
49
Ireland
15
17
Provinces
3
9
England
1
2
Canada
2
3
Scotland
1
2
Unknown
2
1
PARENTAGE
Father
Mother
Newburyport
61
61
U. S. outside of Newburyport
110
111
Ireland
53
53
Provinces
10
12
Russia
6
4
Austria
3
4
England
9
7
Scotland
8
5
Canada
6
9
Turkey
2
2
Italy
1
1
Poland
1
1
Germany
2
1
Portugal
2
2
Switzerland
1
1
Greece
1
1
Unknown
14
14
284
284
.
.
.
.
.
.
138
ANNUAL REPORTS DEATHS WITH PRINCIPAL CAUSE AND AGE PERIODS
Under 1 year
1-4
5 -- 9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
M
1
1
1
1
Accidental
F
1
1
1
Arterio Sclerosis
M
F
1
Cancer
F
1
1
Circulatory System
M
F
2
1
M
1
3
1
Diphtheria
F
3
1
M
5
2
1
1
Pneumonia
F
2
1
Pulmonary Tuberculosis
M
1
Nervous System
M
F
M
1
1
1
Nephritis
F
Typhoid Fever
M
1
F
M
Suicidal
F
M
12
6
2
1
2
1
All others
F
15
3
2
1
1
2
2
4
3
Totals
34
14
14
3
8
8
7
8
1
F
1
1
3
M
130
CITY REGISTRAR
DEATHS WITH PRINCIPAL CAUSE AND AGE PERIODS
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85-89
90-94 95 up
Total
1
1
6
2
4
1
1
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Annual Report of the City Solicitor
To His Honor the Mayor, and City Council of Newburyport, Mass.,
Gentlemen: I beg to submit the following report as City Solicitor :
The Artichoke river cases which were referred to in my last report were argued some time since by my predecessor, Arthur Withington, Esq., and a decision is expected within a short time.
The case of the city of Newburyport against the First National Bank of Boston, which was in charge of Arthur Withington, Esq., as special council, was decided a short time ago against the city.
The report of George H. W. Hayes, commissioner in the matter of petitions for abatements of taxes filed by George E. and Francis A. Poor, has been received.
The other petitions filed by the same parties, which were referred to in my last report, are still pending before D. N. Crowley, Esq., of Salem, as commissioner.
The suit of Daniel Leary, p.p.a., against the city of Newburyport, referred to in my last report, has been decided in favor of the city.
The case of Welch against the city of Newburyport, referred to in my last report, is still pending in the police court.
The case of the city of Newburyport and H. F. Whiton, collector against the R. & G. Shoe Co. and its assignees, is still pending in the Superior Court; this is a bill in equity brought to reach money in the hands of common law assignees-the city maintaining that the assignees should pay the taxes assessed against the R. & G. Shoe Co. This matter should be placed upon the trial list for the April term of the Superior Court and pushed vigorously.
The case of Ordway vs. city of Newburyport is still pending in the Superior Court.
The case of Joseph Cook against the city of Newburyport, an action for alleged injuries near the corner of Woodland and Howard streets, was not reached for trial at the October term of court and is still pending.
The case of Arthur C. Currier against the city of Newburyport has lately been decided in favor of the city.
The cases of Edgar L. Willard and Wilbur F. Woodbury are now pending in the Superior Court on the demurrers of the city. These cases grew out of the contention of the mayor and city council relative to the Act of 1913 on municipal indebtedness.
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