City Officers and the Annual Reports to the City Council of Newburyport 1920, Part 5

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Publication date: 1920
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Newburyport, Dec. 6, 1920.


I have examined the above and find it correct and accompanied by the proper vouchers.


JOHN D. PARSONS.


BOOKS ADDED DURING THE YEAR AND SOURCES OF SAME


Number of bound volumes December 20, 1920


.56,131


Added from:


361


Sweetser Fund


334


Peabody Fund


192


Spring Fund


126


Todd Fund .


111


Frothingham Fund


72


Williams Fund


29


Dodge Fund


21


Green Fund


15


Haskell Fund


9


Currier Fund


0


1276


Donated


182


1458


Canceled and withdrawn


457


Net gain


1,001


Total December 14, 1920


57,132


Sawyer Fund


115


PUBLIC LIBRARY


CIRCULATION OF BOOKS AND BOOKS ADDED 1920


Classification of withdrawals and general classification of books, as with- drawn from the library during the past year, relative to the percentage and proportion to the whole, is as follows:


Fiction


.33,588 about 70.5


General Works (Magazines, etc.)


1,054


2.35


Philosophy


314


.75


Religion


181


.05


Social Science


851


1.75


Language


35


Science


475


1.


Useful Arts


1,114


2.50


Fine Arts (Including Music Scores)


818


1.75


General Literature (Poetry, Essays, etc.)


1,950


4.35


History


1,235


2.75


Travel and Adventure


1,117


2.50


Biography


2,124


4.75


Books Added to the Library 1919-1920


General Works


68


4.75


Philosophy


98


2.


Religion


41


8.


Social Science


101


7.


Language


4


Science


42


8.


Useful Arts


120


8.


Fine Arts (Including Music)


70


5.


General Literature


102


7.


Fiction


583


40.


(Of which number 135 were juvenile books.)


History


134


9.


Travel and Adventure


41


3.


Biography


111


7.50


1


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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE WATER DEPARTMENT


ANNUAL REPORT of the WATER DEPARTMENT


SUMMARY OF STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR ENDING 1920 In form recommended by the New England Water Works Association.


City of Newburyport, County of Essex, State of Massachusetts. General Statistics.


Population by Census of 1920, 15,618.


Date of construction, 1881. By whom owned, City of Newburyport.


Source of supply, Well, Springs, Artichoke River.


Mode of supply (whether gravity or pumping), Pumping.


Pumping Statistics


Builders of Pumping Machinery, Lardlaw Dum Gordon Co., and A. Rus- sel & Sons Co.


Description of fuel used: Kind, Bituminous; brand of coal, Webster; aver- age price of coal per gross ton, delivered, $11.07.


Coal consumed for the year, 1,342,748 lbs.


(Pounds of wood consumed)-3-equivalent amount of coal, 0 lbs.


Amount of other fuel used, 0.


Total pumpage for the year, 491,446,035 gallons, without allowance for slip.


Average static head against which pumps work, 142.8 feet.


Average dynamic head against which pumps work, 160 feet.


Cost of pumping, figured on pumping station expenses, viz., $13,156.35. Per million gallons pumped, $26.77.


Per million gallons raised one foot (dynamic) $.167.


FINANCIAL STATISTICS.


Receipts.


Balance brought forward $ 532.34


From ordinary (maintenance) receipts


1,314.68


Total


$ 1,847.02


From water rates


Fixture rates


$ 51,893.58


Meter rates


12,250.39


Total from consumers $ 64.143.97


For hydrants


3,500.00


For public buildings


1,500.00


Total from municipal debts


5,000.00


482.94


Total


71,473.93


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ANNUAL REPORT


EXPENDITURES


$ 38,281.23


Total maintenance


8,747.50


Interest on bonds


CC-DD


47,028.73


Payment on bonds


22,000.00


Extension of services


889.85


Extension of meters


97.19


Special


1,377.51


Total balance


1,067.69


Total


$ 71,473.93


Net cost of works to date


225,000.00


Average rate of interest, 4 percent.


Estimated population at date, 15,618


Estimated population on lines of pipe 15,000


Estimated population supplied 15,000


Total consumption for the year, 491,446,035 gallons


Passed through meters, 80,232,990 galolns


Percentage of consumption metered, 16.3


Average daily consumption 1,342,748 gallons


Gallons per day to each inhabitant, 89.5


Gallons per day to each tap, 530


Cost of supplying water, per million gallons, figured on total maintenance (item CC), $ 77.89


Total cost of supplying water, per million gallons, figured on total maintenance plus interest on bonds, $ 95.69


STATISTICS RELATING TO DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM MAINS


Kind of pipe, Iron & Cement lined


Sizes, from 2 inch to 16 inch


Total now in use, 41.8 miles


Length of pipes less than 4 inches diam., 9.6 miles


Number of hydrants added during the year (public and private), 3.


Number of hydrants now in use (public and private) 242


Number of gate stops added during year, 21


Number of stop gates now in use, 284


Number of stop gates smaller than 4 inch, 106


Number of blow offs, 4


Range of pressure on mains 35 lbs. to 64 lbs.


SERVICES


Kind of pipe, Cement Lined Sizes, linch, 11/4 inch, 11/2 inch


390.47


Total construction


$ 802,003.64


Bonded debt at date


121


WATER DEPARTMENT


Extended, 925 ft. 8 inches.


Total now in use, 24 1-3 miles.


Number of service taps added during year, 25


Number now in use, 3803


Average length of service 33 feet. Number now in use, 95


Percentage of services metered, .025


Percentage of receipts from metered water . 19


To the Honorable Mayor and City Council, City of Newburyport.


Gentlemen :-


The twenty-fifth annual report of the Board of Water Commissioners for the year ending December 18th, 1920 is herewith presented.


Completing the work outlined in our previous report we finished the in- stallation of a six inch main in Chapel Street, and set a hydrant at the corner of this street and Payson Street, offording fire protection for a large tract that had practically no protection previously. All service connections on this street have been changed to the new pipe, the old one having been discontin- ued.


A twelve inch pipe has been laid in Summer Street replacing the four inch one. This pipe is connected with the Merrimac and High street mains, and is tied in at Pleasant and Washington Street. Large size hydrants have been set at the junction of this street and Pleasant and Washington Streets, and all the service pipes were relaid. This improvement must increase the supply throughout the lower section of the city.


Continuing the street work of last year, and in advance of street im- provements, all service pipes in High Street between State Street and Toppan's Lane have been relaid, many of them with larger size pipes. All the fire hydrants, fourteen in number, have been reset with larger ones, and the cross street connections at Auburn and Johnson Street and Vernon Court have been relaid with cast iron pipe. In replacing the hydrant at the head of Johnson Street it was thought best to relocate the same, and a six inch pipe was laid in Johnson Street a distance of 129 ft. and 6 in. and a hydrant located at the end of this pipe, affording better fire protection for all the property in that territory.


Each year the service pipes in the streets grow older the number of re- pairs necessarily increase. This year we have been called upon to make many replacements there having been thirty leaks in these pipes. There have also been six breaks in main pipes.


During the past few years we have been fortunate in being able to secure coal of good quality, there being ample supply at the station at the present time to last until the first of July 1921. This coal cost us $4.00 per ton at the mines.


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In line with the policy outlined in our last report all rates were increased the 1 st of July 1921.


The amount obtained in this way has been sufficient to clear up the balance of $6,000.00 owed the city treasurer last year on bonds, and to pay all our outstanding obligations this year.


The following figures give details of the work during the year, those of the Treasurer giving the financial figures. As stated above all bills against this department are paid.


15 hydrants reset with larger ones.


3 new hydrants set, One in Chapel St., One in Story Ave., and One in Summer Street.


25 new service pipes installed, requiring 925 ft. 8 inches of pipe.


89 service pipes relaid, requiring 1,731 feet of pipe.


30 breaks in service pipes repaired.


6 breaks in main pipes repaired.


129 ft. 6 inches of 6 inch pipe laid in Johnson Street.


Receipts for 1920


Water rates


51,893.58


Meter rates


12,250.39


Sundry water receipts


482.94


City Fire Service


3,500.00


City Public Buildings


1,500.00 $ 69,626.91 Total receipts from water


Other receipts.


Service Pipe Construction


332.33


Extension of mains


33.14


General Maintenance


22.50


Pumping Station Mte., Main


756.54


Pumping Station Mte., Artichoke


2.00


Service Pipe Maintenance


23.87


Main Pipe Maintenance


22.50


Hydrant


40.00


Meter Maintenance


22.60


Interest


59.20


1,314.68


Total receipts


$ 70,941.59


EXPENDITURES FOR 1920


City of Newburyport, Bonds


22,000.00


City of Newburyport, Interest


8,747.50


30,747.50


123


WATER DEPARTMENT


. Construction


New Supply


78.34


Service Pipe Construction


889.85


Gate Construction


261.05


Hydrant Construction


51.08


Meters


97.19


$ 1,377.51


Maintenance


Pumping Station Mte., Main


13,156.35


Pumping Station Mte., Artichoke 5,527.26


General Maintenance


5,121.36


Hydrant Maintenance


2,424.85


Gate Maintenance


421.95


Reservoir


56.28


Meter


197.36


Automobile


591.53


Service Pipe Maintenance


5,408.75


Main Pipe Maintenance


4,850.09


Artichoke river maintenance


37.12


Street Standpipe Maintenance


33.20


Filter Bed Maintenance


404.13


Frog Pond System


51.00


38,281.23


Total Expenditures


$


70,406.24


SUMMARY


Cash on hand Dec. 20, 1919


$ 532.34


Received during the year


70,941.59


71,473.93ª


Expended during the year


70,406.24


Balance December 18th, 1920


$ 1,067.69


TRIAL BALANCE


Debit


Credit


Construction


$ 422,375.65


Real Estate


1.9,621.52


Cash


1,067.69


Water rates


5,477.84


Profit and Loss


443,064.86


Commitment


5,477.84


448,542.70 448,542.70


HAROLD S. NOYES, Treas.


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50 ft. 4 in. of 6 in. pipe laid in Auburn St.


1,187 feet of 12 in. pipe laid in Summer St. A 12 in. gate cut into the High St. main at Oakland St. The following are the pumping records for the year.


Main Station


December 1919


January 1920


39,812,250 gallons 46,842,000 gallons


February


43,845,375 gallons 42,917,250 gallons


March


April


38,898,250 gallons 38,796,135 gallons


June


41,091,125 gallons


July


42,938,500 gallons 42,466,000 gallons


21,267,000 gallons 27,535,000 gallons 19,955,000 gallons 23,579,000 gallons 15,334,000 gallons


September


36,679,375 gallons


October


39,696,325 gallons


November


37,463,450 gallons


Daily average Main Station


1,342,748 gallons 704,582 gallons


Pounds of coal used at the main station


Daily average


1,284,652 3,510


K. W. H. electricity used at Artichoke River station Daily average 463


Respectfully submitted,


H. B. TRASK HERBERT S. NOYES ERNEST FOSS WARREN B. FLINT CHAS. F. A. HALL


169,600


Daily average Artichoke River Station


Artichoke Station 24,004,000 gallons 30,396,000 gallons 32,255,000 gallons 16,303,000 gallons 15,300,000 gallons 14,448,000 gallons 17,493,000 gallons


May


August


ANNUAL REPORT OF BOARD OF HEALTH


To the Mayor and City Council,


City of Newburyport,


Gentlemen:


The Board of Health would respectfully submit the following as its annual report for the year of 1920, together with the reports of its agent and of those in charge of various departments under the direction of this board.


The total number of cases of diseases reported was 538, and increase over the year previous of 91. There were 180 cases of influenza of a mild type reported for the year, against 88 for 1919. Of this number 147 were reported in February. The usual number of childrens' diseases have appeared, 160 cases of measles mostly in May and June; 21 cases of diphtheria and 74 cases of mumps, the larger number in March and April and 34 cases of whooping cough in the early months of the year. The number of scarlet fever cases were 14 against 5 the previous year. Other than here noted there was no alarming epidemic during the year.


Respectfully submitted,


ORRIN J. GURNEY THOMAS R. HEALY ALFERD W. KIMBALL,


Board of Health


REPORT OF THE AGENT


Newburyport, Mass., Dec. 31, 1920.


"Complaints Attended to and Calls Made.


Calls made 350


Notice sent


15


Dead animals removed 125


Pigs removed 20


Water closets 13


Garbage


25


Cesspools


10


Rotten fruit


12


126


ANNUAL REPORT


REPORT OF DISEASES BY MONTHS FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1920.


Ant. Polio.


Measles


October i January


November


7


March


April


i


December


1


April


1


May


4


May


45


June


2


August 3


November


1


Chicken Pox


May 3


October


November


2.


December


1


Total 160


Mumps


January


2


February


February


7


March


19


March


April


18


April 5


May


8


August


1


May


4


June 4


August


2


Total


1


Whooping Cough


January 25


February 3


March


1


April


3


August


--


Total


1


February


1


March


3


January


14


April


2


January 47


February 173


March 5 1


April 34


May


69


June


95


July


19


February


6


March


2


March


1


September


2


April 4


June


October


6


May


2


October 1


November


17


June


2


November


2


December 16


-


Total 17 Total


5


Grand Total


538


Respectfully submitted,


T. B. Pulmon. .


January


1


Total


9


June


83


July


19


August 1


December


1


-


Total


T. B. Meningitis


April


1


Total


1


T. B. Other Form April 1


Total


Typhoid Fever


June


1


August


1


October


3


November


4


Total


21


Suppurative Conjunc- tive


June


1


Scarlet Fever


Totas


34


Influenza


February


47


March


19


September


Z


December


5


Total


180


Total


14


Pneumonia, L.


January


S. Sore Throat


August


9


December


5


Total


7


Diphtheria


January 2


November


December


3


-


2


Total


74


May


June


Total Diseases


WILLIAM THURSTON, Clerk.


127


BOARD OF HEALTH


INSPECTOR OF SLAUGHTERING


Newburyport, Mass., Jan. 1, 1921.


To His Honor, the Mayor and City Council of Newburyport:


Herewith find report of Inspector of Slaughtering and Meats and Pro- visions from Jan. 1, 1920 to Jan. 1, 1921.


Meat Cattle Killed


365


Calves Killed


623


Hogs Killed 524


Sheep Killed


22


Total


1534


Meat Cattle Condemned


S


Calves Condemned


3


Hogs Condemned


7


Total


18


Respectfully submitted,


T. D. DONAHUE, Inspector.


MILK INSPECTOR


Newburyport, Mass., Feb. 7, 1921.


Board of Health, Newburyport, Mass.


Gentlemen :- 1 submit the following report for the year ending Dec. 31, 1920, of the Milk Inspector's Department. There was thirty-five dollars re- ceived from licenses issued. One hundred samples of milk were received for bacterial count. One sample of milk was examined for preservatives and one sample was examined for the presence of pus and streptococci and tubercel bacilli, the results on the two samples were negative.


1


Respectfully submitted,


HAROLD G. LITTLE, Inspector of Milk.


PLUMBING INSPECTOR


Newburyport, Mass., April 4, 1921.


Board of Health, Newburyport, Mass.


Gentlemen :- I hereby submit my report as Plumbing Inspector for the year 1920.


There has been made fifty-two inspections, three hundred and twenty new fixtures, and a number of drains made.


The general sanitary conditions are very good. There are however some congested localities without the proper sanitary conditions. There should be some concerted effort made to bring these up to standard.


Very truly yours, RALPH W. NELSON.


128


ANNUAL REPORT REPORT OF BACTERIOLOGIST


Newburyport, Mass., Feb. 1, 1921.


To the Board of Health, Newburyport.


Gentlemen :- I submit herewith a report of laboratory examinations made for your Board during the year ending Dec. 31, 1920. A total of 257 specimens were sent in for examination for diphtheria bacilil, tubercle bacilli, or the typhoid fever reaction, and the following is a summary of the results:


Positive


Negative


Total


Throat Cultures


38


151


18


Sputa


4


53


57


Blood (Widal)


0


11


11


Total


42


215


257


Respectfully submitted,


R. D. HAMILTON, M. D.


SCHOOL PHYSICIAN


March 3, 1921.


To the Board of Health, City Hall, Newburyport, Mass.


Gentlemen, :- I submit herewith a report of my work as Medical In- spector of the schools for the year ending December 31, 1920.


During this period I have signed two hundred and seventy eight em- ployment certificates and have made a physical examination of every pupil with the exception of the High school students.


Respectfully submitted,


J. W. SHAW, M. D. -


School Physician.


ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CITY PHYSICIAN


To His Honor, the Mayor and Councillors, Newburyport.


Report of the City Physician for year ending Dec. 31, 1920.


Outside calls 305


Office calls


150


City Farm calls 38


Police calls


19


Births


3


Deaths


5


4 and transferred to Hospital at Danvers 2


Respectfully submitted,


GEO. D. McGAURAN,


City Physician.


130


ANNUAL REPORT


DEATHS, WITH PRINCIPAL CAUSE AND AGE PERIODS


Cause


1 yr. 1-4 5-9 10-14 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44


M


1


1


1


1


1 1


Accidental


F


1


1


M


1


Cancer


F


2


1


Circulatory System


M


1


1


1


.


F


2


1


1


M


1 1


Diphtheria


F


1


1


Influenza


F


1


Pneumonia, all M forms


2


1


1


1


F


2


1


1


1


Pulmonary


M


1


1


1


1


Tuberculosis


F


1


1


Tuberculosis, other forms


M


1


Nervous System


M


1 1


1


1


F


1


1


M 15


1


2


1


3


1


1 2


All others


F 19


1


1


3


1


1


1


Totals


38


7


7


4


5


10


7


3


12


7


M


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CITY REGISTRAR


EXCLUSIVE OF STILL BIRTHS


45-49


50-54


55-59


60-64


65-69


70-44 75-19 80-31 80-89


90-94


95 up


Total


1


7


1


1


4


1


1


3


6


2


3


1


2


2


15


1


3


5


4


1


4


4


2


30


1


1


1


8


3


4


3


3


1


31


2


1


1


1


3


3


1


1


1


2


2


1


16


1


1


1


·2


2


1


13


2


6


2


1


5


1


1


2


1


2


5


1


1


17


2


3


3


4


1


3


5


1


24


1


2


1


2


3


3


2


3


46


4


2


1


2


3


2


5


3


1


2


52


15


12


15


22


22


27


29


21


11


5


1 280


ANNUAL REPORT OF CITY SOLICITOR


January 1, 1921.


To the City Council:


Gentlemen :- I submit my annual report.


As to the cases in court pending at the beginning of the year ---


DeCourcey vs. Kenney still awaits the decision of the Judge.


Walsh vs. Newburyport, in the Police Court, still slumbers on and prob- ably will until there is some general dismissal of old cases by the Court.


Eugene Averell vs. Newburyport was decided by the Superior Court in favor of the plaintiff. I took it to the Supreme Judicial Court, which decided it in favor of the city.


Tolman vs. City of Newburyport has not been reached for trial.


The tax appeal of the owners of Plum Island was dismissed early in the year.


In the Land Court the pending petition of the Newburyport Gas and Electric Company will doubtless be disposed of under the arrangement which lately passed the City Council:


During the year the following actions against the City have been brought in the Superior Court:


Daniel Casey vs. Newburyport, an action for damages from stoppage of a sewer.


Dora Woodman, vs. Newburyport, an action for personal injuries claimed to have been received through a defect on Water street.


Annie Griffin vs. Newburyport, an action for damages for personal in- juries claimed to have been received on Milk street.


These last three actions, with the Tolman case, were on the trial list for the October sitting at Newburyport. The Griffin case was settled by judg- ment being entered for the plaintiff, by agreement, for $750. The accident was claimed to have been caused by a water box projecting above the surface of the sidewalk, and was investigated by the insurance people at the request of the Water Department, and the amount of the settlement was within the amount recommended by them and had the approval of the Committee on Claims.


Richardson vs. Newburyport, an action for personal injuries claimed to have been received through a defect in High street, near the head of Win- ter street. This was entered in court the first Monday of December, and I have appeared and filed an answer.


In the case of Averell vs. Newburyport before mentioned, the plaintiff,. after the decision of the Supreme Judicial Court, moved for and obtained an


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order to become nonsuit or discontinue his case and began a new, which was entered in the Superior Court on the first Monday of November. This last case has been heard in the Superior Court the present month and is awaiting the decision.


At the request of the Overseers of the Poor and the Mayor, I have, in accordance with an order of the City Council, brought an action against an inmate of the almshouse to recover for her support, it having been discovered that she had transferred, without consideration, so far as appears, her interest in an estate to which she was an heir. That writ is returnable to court on the first Monday of January, 1921.


There is a Police Court case in which the City is summoned as trustee, returnable in Police Court on the first day of January, 1921.


In the Land Court there have been three cases in which persons seeking to register their titles to land have claimed ownership or rights in the streets, which I did not consider they were entitled to, and so have appeared and filed answers in opposition thereto. These have all been disposed of by satisfac- tory arrangements and decrees.


In this city the situation is different from what it is in many younger places. In some particular streets the city owns the soil, such streets being those which were laid out by the Proprietors of the Common Lands of New- bury over their own land and not over land of private persons. Also many of our streets were laid out so many years ago that there are no plans of the same and it is not easy to define the lines. Therefore it is necessary to pay at- tention to these cases and see that no one obtains title to land which is the city's and that the street lines are properly located. So far as appears the number of registration cases is likely to increase and there will be more of such matters to be looked after. Not infrequently they call for a considerable research to get at the lines and rights of parties.


In May the Newburyport Gas and Electric Company petitioned for an in- crease of gas rates. I appeared before the Public Utilities board two days on hearings on the same. In June I appeared before the same board on an ap- peal by the Massachusetts Northeastern Street Railway, seeking a revision of the jitney ordinance, and on two days in December, 1920, on the petition of the Gas Company for an issue of bonds. I attended on a day set for a hearing before the Public Works Department on the Harbor of Refuge, but the board was not there.


In Legislative matters, I drew a bill to make Moseley Avenue a state highway and appeared before /the Roads and Bridges Committee of the Legis- lature in support of the same. I appeared and attended before the Commit- tee on Ways and Means of the Legislature on the Plum Island bill, on March 24, April 3, April 6 and 16. The result was the appointment of a commis- sion to report to the next Legislature. I drew a petition and act to amend the Trustees of Newburyport Trust Funds law, to substitute the President of the City Council for the President of the Common Council as trustee. Also at the hearing of the bill for preliminary elections in Newburyport. I appeared before the Legislature in opposition to a bill presented by someone from the


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south end of the County to take from the County the duty of maintaining Plum Island Turnpike and bridge, our fear being that as a result this bridge might be saddled upon Newburyport largely. The bill was not allowed to be introduced into the Legislature, coming late. That the attempt will be made at the session of the incoming Legislature to do something of that sort is al- most certain and Newburyport should be on the watch and defend itself vig- orously in respect of that matter. The County Commissioners would, in my opinion, if they got the authority, build an expensive bridge there and strong efforts would be made to have the cost paid by this vicinity.


I attended and spoke at the hearing on report of the committee appoint- ed by the Governor to consider the railroad situation. I have attended con- ferences with representatives of Newbury, Ipswich and Rowley in respect of the Georgetown, Rowley & Ipswich Street Railway and its abandonment and corresponded with some legislators in respect of the same.


I have attended to some criminal matters in the Police Court as the Marshal has called upon me to do. I have drawn quite a number of ordin- ances, occasioned in large part by the change in the City's charter; have drawn several contracts, deeds and agreements, orders for the City Council, given advice, almost daily, in City affairs and to City officials.


The Assessors made, this year, a large raise in the valuation of Plum Island, in respect of which the Plum Island Beach Company has protested and in respect of which I have had correspondence. The tax has not been paid. I apprehend that the Company will do what it can to avoid paying it.


At the request of the City Council I have had considerable correspond- ence with the Public Utilities board, Interstate Commerce Commission, Con- gressman Lufkin, officials of the Boston and Maine Railroad and others touch- ing the trains to Portsmouth.


I attended the hearing at the Court House in this City, before the United States engineers, in relation to the Plum Island bridge draw.


The most important matter in sight in the immediate future relates to Plum Island, particularly the bridge and turnpike. They appear to be mat- ters of a great deal of importance if the City is not to be saddled with expense which will take many years to pay.


My expenditures for the year have been $197.95 and my receipts $182.30


Respectfully submitted,


HORACE I. BARTLETT,


City Solicitor.


ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CITY REGISTRAR


BIRTHS REGISTERED IN 1920 (Including 23 stillbirths, 14 males, 9 females.)


Male


Female


January


17


25


February


23


16


March


25


23


April


16


16


May


13


17


June


18


16


July


29


23


August


20


16


September




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