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15 inches. 26 feet of Suction Hose, 650 feet of Leading Hose in good order ; 50 feet Leading Hose indifferent, 2 Hose Carriages, 4 Buckets, 2 Axes. Condition of House is good. A Hose loft is much needed.
TORRENT ENGINE Co., No. 4. Under City Hall. No. of members, 45. Engine built in 1827, by W. C. Hunneman of Roxbury. Its con- dition is good. Diameter of cylinder, 53 inches. Stroke of piston, 12 inches. 27 feet of Suction Hose, good. 13 feet indifferent. 600 feet of Leading Hose, 2 Hose Carriages, 4 Buckets, 2 Axes, 2 Torches. The condition of House is good. A Hose loft is much needed.
WASHINGTON ENGINE Co., No. 5. Lincoln Square. No of mem- bers, 40. Engine built in 1842, by W. C. Hunneman of Roxbury. Its condition is good. Diameter of cylinder, 6 inches. Stroke of pis- ton 16 inches. 26 feet of Suction Hose, 450 feet Leading Hose, I Hose Carriage, 6 Buckets, 2 Axes, 3 Torches.
LAFAYETTE ENGINE Co., No. 6. 21 Exchange Street. No. of mem- bers, 40. Engine built 1843, by L. Button & Co. Waterford, New York. Its condition is good. Diameter of cylinder, 9 inches. Stroke of piston, 6 inches. 24 feet of Suction Hose, 417 feet Leading Hose, 1 Hose Carriage, 4 Buckets, 2 Axes, 2 Torches.
CITY HOSE Co., No. 1. Washington Square. The House is in good condition and is furnished by the Western Rail Road Corporation. One Hose Carriage to which is attached 500 feet of Leading Hose, in good order. Owing to the lateness of the season when the arrange- ments were completed, no company has been appointed to the Carriage, but arrangements have been made to have it taken out in case of a fire.
There is also a Hose Carriage located near the Factory of Rice, Fox & Co. There is attached to this Carriage 400 feet of Leading Hose, belonging to Messrs. R. F. & Co. to be used in that vicinity, under the direction of the Board of Engineers.
Besides the above, each Company is furnished with Belts, Spanners, Torches, Signal Lanterns, Shovels, and all necessary apparatus for their respective duties.
RECAPITULATION.
No. of Engineers, No. of members,
240-247 7
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Engines in use,
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No of feet Leading Hose, 2967
No. of feet Suction " 131
No. of Hose Carriages, 9
No. of Buckets,
44
No. of Axes, 13
Hook and Ladder Carriage, 1
No. of Hooks, 9
No. of Ladders, 14
No. of Crotchpoles, 3
No. of ft. Suction Hose not in use, 13
The Department have been called out sixteen times during the past year.
May 6, False alarm.
May 13, Rice & Fox's Factory ; damage, trifling.
May 20, False alarm.
June 13, False alarm.
July 23, False alarm.
Sept. 25, False alarm.
Sept. 29, Wm. T. Merrifield's Shop ; damage trifling.
Oct. 6, Canal Store, Central Street ; totally destroyed.
Oct. 16, Buffum's barn ; partially destroyed.
Oct. 18, Dr. Barnard's barn ; partially destroyed.
Oct. 20, Out of City.
Nov. 10, Burning chimney.
Dec. 22, Burning chimney.
Jan. 14, False alarm.
Jan. 16, Rice & Fox's Factory.
During the past year the City has been highly favored, as a compar- atively small amount of property has been consumed by fire, which the Chief Engineer would attribute in a great measure to the faithful dis- charge of his duties by the Agent of the Mutual Fire Insurance Com- pany. And should other Companies adopt the same plan, it would be highly beneficial to themselves and also to the City.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
JOEL WILDER, Chief Engineer, Worcester Fire Department.
352.0744 W9230 1848
CITY DOCUMENT No. 2.
INAUGURAL ADDRESS
OF
HON. HENRY CHAPIN,
MAYOR OF THE CITY OF WORCESTER,
APRIL 2, 1849:
WITH THE
LIST OF CITY OFFICERS
FOR THE YEAR
1849-50.
ORCESTE
WN
JUNE
FEBY. 29.1848.
14.1722
TY
WORCESTER: PRINTED BY HENRY J. HOWLAND, 199 MAIN STREET.
INAUGURAL ADDRESS.
Gentlemen of the Board of Aldermen,
and of the Board of Common Council :
The second year of the existence of our City commences to- day. Most of the able and experienced men who have labored so faithfully to lay the foundations of our future growth and prosperi- ty, this day retire from office, and we, their successors, are called upon to discharge, as best we may, the duties which now devolve upon us. To some of us at least, the positions in which we find ourselves, are as unexpected as they are undesirable. But in a country like ours, each citizen is liable, in one way or another, to be called into the public service, and whether the selection is wise or unwise, it is made in accordance with that fundamental principle of all Republican Governments, that the majority, for the time be- ing, has the right to choose the agents by whom the affairs of the people are to be administered, whether the ground upon which they rally be a mere question of finance, or the personal freedom of untold millions of men.
Coming into office, as we do, it can hardly be expected that at this time there should be made to you any lengthy or detailed com- munication. The statement which is to be prepared by the Treas- urer under the order of the former Board, and which will be pub- lished for the benefit of the citizens generally, will furnish the in- formation which is most important and desirable. That the ob- ject of a City government is the more prompt and effective admin- istration of municipal affairs, is too well understood to need argu- ment or illustration. That means are to be provided liberally for the education of the young, is universally admitted among our peo-
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ple. The edifices which have been erected for this object, we look upon with pride and pleasure, and for others which are to be erected, we are willing to be taxed in proportion to our means. That streets and avenues, safe and convenient, are to be provided -that lights are to shine for the protection and accommodation of the nightly sojourners-that unnecessary fires are to be extinguish- ed-that the hungry are to be fed-the naked clothed-the house- less and the homeless find a shelter and a resting place, with prop- er reservations and restrictions, seems to follow as a matter of course. Taxes should be assessed as justly and legally as possible, and the rights of the outer school and highway districts should not be lost sight of in our anxiety to improve and beautify the Centre District. Whether laws are to be observed, life and property pro- tected, and men, women, and children walk our streets in safety, will depend upon the dispositions of our citizens, and the efficiency of our Police. And here allow me to say, that a law is presumed to have its foundation in the consent of the governed, that while it remains upon the statute book, it stands there as an exponent of the will of the community, and unless the law contains within it- self an element of sin, it is the duty of every citizen, not only to obey it himself, but to do what he can to induce others to go and do likewise. It may be convenient as a matter of reference, to close what I have to say on this subject by an extract from an Or- dinance adopted by the City Government on the 4th day of May last, entitled " An. Act concerning the office of City Marshal."- Among various subjects it is declared to be the duty of this officer " to notice all offences against the laws and City ordinances, taking the names of all offenders ; to receive all complaints for violations of the laws and City ordinances, and for that purpose to attend daily, at some stated hour, in a public and central office ; to prose- cute, promptly and with effect, all offenders against the laws and City ordinances and to use all lawful means to secure convictions." The people expect and have a right to demand, that this ordinance of our predecessors shall be carried into effect firmly and faith- fully.
Since the 27th day of September last, there have been nearly 300 commitments to the watch house in this City, and of these, at
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least nine-tenths have been for the cause of drunkenness. This startling fact should lead every citizen to enquire, whether he eith- er directly or indirectly, either by precept or example, is in any way responsible for this state of things, and if he is in doubt as to the matter, wives worse than widows, children worse than orphans, and parents worse than childless, may help him to answer the question.
The improvements which have been commenced by our prede- cessors, will require that a much larger sum of money be raised the present year, than was raised the past year. It is fit and proper that we proceed to carry into effect what has been so wisely begun. But at the same time it is as fit and proper that all parties should have their due share of the responsibility of the expense. Three new school houses are to be erected-a portion of Main Street is to be paved-the common is to be fenced-a bridge across the Blackstone River is to be built-arrangements for the introduction of gas are to be carried into effect, and various other matters which will require the outlay of large sums of money are found ready fitted to our hands. No sensible man will contend for one moment that the debt of the City should be increased. It al- ready amounts to the sum of about $90,000. Those who may come after us, will have calls enough upon their means, without be- ing obliged to provide for the payment of our bills, and it is there- fore our bounden duty to act in this matter like wise and prudent men, and " pay as we go." At the same time, so far as we can do so consistently with respectable liberality, we should be prudent in our expenditures and endeavor to make the burdens of the people as light as possible.
One thing however is required of us. The lesson is taught in characters too plain to be mistaken or misunderstood. The health of the City is to be provided for. At this time when disease seems to be journeying over the earth, and regarding in its visits neither sex nor condition, it is a monition to us that we remove hence, if possible, the food it feeds upon, by substituting cleanliness for filth-pure air for noxious vapors, and making all parts of the City such that each shall impart to all others a healthful and not a per- nicious influence. The pools and streams of Judea are not the
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only ones where miracles have been wrought. Each day's experi- ence demonstrates to each thinking man, that the best Elixir of Life is to wash and be healed. Therefore every article which helps to create a pestilential or an unwholesome atmosphere, should, if possible, be removed or purified, and every officer of the govern- ment, and every citizen of the place, should make it his special du- ty to give to this subject the attention which it so imperatively de- mands. It may cost something, but money cannot be better expended. What is life to an individual without the glow of health, and what is the security of a city, with a single plague spot upon its surface.
Gentlemen of the City Government :- The affairs of this City for one year, are committed to our hands. With her interest and her history we are bound to become more closely identified than we have ever been before. In a courteous and manly canvass, it has been truly objected to some of us, that we lacked the experience which seemed to be necessary to a successful administration of her affairs. This fact imposes upon us the obligation to greater dili- gence and fidelity. One thing is true. If there is upon either board of the City government, a man who is not determined to do his duty firmly and faithfully for one whole year, he has mistaken his position, and is false to the oath which he has just taken upon himself. Be it ours to bring to the work before us at least the spir- it of honest intention. Be it ours to try to foster and cherish among these beautiful hills and valleys, a City which shall not only gratify the eye of the traveller, but which shall be to every one of its inhabitants the home of virtue, peace, health and prosperity.
GOVERNMENT AND OFFICERS OF THE
CITY OF WORCESTER, 1849-50.
MAYOR. HENRY CHAPIN.
ALDERMEN. WARD No. 1 .- WILLIAM A. WHEELER.
66 2 .- WARREN LAZELL.
3 .- WILLIAM A. DRAPER.
4 .- CHARLES G. PRENTISS.
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66 5 .- AUSTIN G. FITCH.
66 6 .- CHARLES WHITE.
7 .- PETER C. BACON.
66 8 .- BENJAMIN FLAGG.
City Clerk and Clerk of Board of Aldermen .. CHARLES A. HAMILTON ..
COMMON COUNCIL.
JONAS M. MILES, President. WILLIAM A. SMITH, Clerk.
Ward No. 1. Freeman Upham, Luther White, Nathan Muzzy.
Ward No. 2. John H. Brooks, Thomas H. Rice, Charles Washburn.
Ward No. 3. Wm. Dickinson, Leo'd W. Sturtevant, Dan'l Harrington.
Ward No. 4. Alvan Allen, Darius Rice, Joseph Pratt.
Ward No. 5. Benj. Goddard 3d, Isaac Goddard, David Woodward.
Ward No. 6. Adolphus Morse, Edwin Draper, John F. Gleason.
Ward No. 7. Alex'r De Witt,. Erastus Tucker, James M. Fitch.
Ward No. 8. Albert Tolman, Wm. G. Moore, Jonas M. Miles ..
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Standing Committees of the Board of Aldermen.
On Public Buildings .- The Mayor and Aldermen Wheeler, Lazell and Draper.
On Bills in the Second Reading .- Aldermen Bacon and Fitch.
On Enrolled Bills .- Aldermen Bacon and Fitch.
Standing Committees of the Common Council.
On Bills in the Second Reading .- Messrs. Tolman, Isaac Goddard, and Benj. Goddard.
On Enrolled Bills .- Messrs. Washburn, Dickinson, and Allen.
. On Elections and Returns .- Messrs. D. Rice, DeWitt and Wood- ward.
On Internal Health .- Messrs. Morse, Upham and Draper.
Joint Standing Committees.
On Finance .- Aldermen Prentiss and Lazell ; Common Councilmen Tolman, Dickinson and Draper.
On Accounts .- Aldermen Lazell and Prentiss ; Common Councilmen, Morse, Washburn and Pratt.
On Highways, (to include the public Common) ; Aldermen Wheeler and White ; Common Councilmen Allen, Harrington and Moore.
On Water .- Aldermen Bacon and Flagg ; Common Councilmen Upham, D. Rice and Gleason.
On Fire Department .- Aldermen Wheeler and Flagg; Common Councilmen I. Goddard, T. H. Rice and Sturtevant.
On Lighting Streets .- Aldermen Draper and Fitch ; Common Coun- cilmen Washburn, Woodward and Tucker.
On Education .- The Mayor and Alderman Bacon ; Common Coun- cilmen Tolman, Muzzy and B. Goddard.
On Printing -Alderinen Fitch and White ; Common Councilmen White, Fitch and Brooks.
BOARD OF HEALTH.
The Mayor and the President of the Common Council, (ex officio)- Aldermen White and Draper, and Common Councilmen Upham, Dra- per and Tolman.
City Messenger.
DAVID GLEASON.
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE. The Mayor, (ex officio) Chairman of the Board. Warren Lazell, Secretary and Prudential Agent. Ward No. 1, George W. Russell, James Allen, Reuben Bemis. 2, Alonzo Hill, Warren Lazell, Charles Washburn.
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" 3, Samuel Flagg, David Hitchcock, George P. Fisher. 4, Calvin Newton, Samuel Griggs, John F. Burbank.
" 5, Austin G. Fitch, Henry J. Howland, Thomas Magennis.
66 " 6, John C. Newton, John S. C. Knowlton, Hartley Williams.
66 7, George P. Smith, George Jaques, Simon S. Gates.
60 " 8, Wm. Workman, Benjamin Flagg, Wm. R. Hooper. Committee to Examine Teachers. Warren Lazell, Alonzo Hill, Geo. P. Smith, Wm. Workman, Geo. P. Fisher, John S. C. Knowlton, George Jaques.
Committee on Books. George P. Fisher, Austin G. Fitch, Henry J. Howland. Auditing Committee. George W. Russell, John S. C. Knowlton, Warren Lazell. Sub-Committees on Schools. IN CENTRE DISTRICT.
SCHOOLS, COMMITTEES. Classical and English High, Messrs. Hill, Smith, Burbank, Lazell, and
C. Newton.
Boys English,
Lazell and Hill.
Girls English,
Smith and Fisher,
South Girls English,
Allen and Knowlton.
Summer St. Boys Primary,
Washburn and Smith.
Thomas St. Boys Primary,
66 Russell and Allen.
South Boys Primary,
Fitch and Workman,
Pleasant St. Girls Primary,
Jaques and Howland,
Summer St. Girls Primary,
Ist Summer St. Infant, 2d
Washburn and Bemis.
66 Hooper and B. Flagg.
66 Russell and Griggs.
Burbank and Williams.
1st Pleasant St. Infant, 2d
1st South Infant,
66 Fisher and C. Newton.
2d
66 Jaques and Hitchcock.
Ist Winter St. Infant,
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J. C. Newton and Magennis. Burbank and Magennis.
2d
African,
Griggs, Hitchcock and S. Flagg ..
Centre Infant,
Russell and Allen.
Centre Girls Primary,
Workman and C. Newton.
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DISTRICTS.
No. 2-Tatnic,
" 3-New Worcester,
" 4-South Worcester,
5-Quinsigamond,
" 6-Monroe,
" 7-Pond,
" 8-Adams Square,
" 9-Burncoat Plain,
" 10-Read,
" 11-Chamberlain,
" 12-Northville,
" 13-Leesville,
" 14-Parkhurst,
B. Flagg, Benj. Flagg.
S. S. Gates,
S. S. Gates.
A. G. Fitch, D. G. Chase.
J. C. Newton,
J. F. Burbank,
J. S. C. Knowlton,
J. Bartlett.
W. Bigelow, Jr. Jabez Rice.
N. Rogers.
T. Chamberlain. Isaac Lamb.
J. F. Boice. Edward Curtis.
WARD OFFICERS.
WARD NO. 1.
Warden, Elisha Fuller. Clerk, Joseph D. Daniels.
Inspectors of Elections, Samuel A. Porter, Nahum R. Hapgood, Al- exander Thayer.
WARD NO. 2.
Warden, Rufus D. Dunbar. Clerk, Augustus B. R. Sprague.
Inspectors of Elections, Hiram Gorham, Perrin Bliss, Dan'l Tainter.
WARD NO. 3.
Warden, Benj. P. Rice. Clerk, Gill Valentine.
Inspectors of Elections, Thomas J. Kettell, Lyman Bugbee, Frank- lin Hall.
WARD NO. 4.
Warden, Lemuel G. Mason. Clerk, Charles B. Whiting.
Inspectors of Elections, John P. Southgate, John S. Clarke, Francis Harrington.
WARD NO. 5.
Warden, Benj. Goddard, 3d. Clerk, Eben. B. Wetmore.
Inspectors of Elections, Daniel S. Burgess, John Whitney, Elbridge G. Watkins.
WARD NO. 6.
Warden, Jeremiah Bond. Clerk, Hartley Williams.
Inspectors of Elections, M. S. Ballord, Leonard Brigham, Benjamin Barber.
J. D. Grout.
J. F. Burbank.
R. Bemis, S. Griggs,
Geo. P. Fisher,
S. Flagg,
H. Williams,
S. S. Gates,
H. J. Howland,
IN OUTER DISTRICTS. SUB COMMITTEES. PRUDENTIAL COMMITTEES.
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WARD NO. 7.
Warden, Henry G. Darling. Clerk, Charles Ballard.
Inspectors of Elections, Tim. S. Stone, George A. Dresser, E. G. Partridge.
WARD NO. 8.
Warden, Edward H. Hemenway. Clerk, Augustus Tucker.
Inspectors of Elections, Warner Hinds, Charles Hadwin, H. H. Chamberlin.
Treasurer and Collector of Taxes. John Boyden.
Assessors.
Putnam W. Taft, Benj. Walker, James H. Wall.
Assistant Assessors.
WARD No 1. George W. Wilder, WARD No. 5. Brigham Goss,
" 2. Alph's M. Merrifield, " 6. Daniel Stone,
66 " 3. Joseph Boyden, " 7. Sam'l H. Colton,
" 4. Walter R. Bigelow, " 8. Richard Ball,
Overseers of the Poor.
The Mayor, (ex officio) Chairman. Alpheus Merrifield, Clerk.
WARD No. 1. Alph's Merrifield, WARD No. 5. Samuel Perry,
" 2. Joseph Walker, 66 " 6. Edw'd E. Hale,
" 3. George W. Rugg, " 7. Nath'l R. Parkhurst,
" 4. Richard P. Noyes,
" 8. Eben. Collier.
Measurers of Wood, Bark, and Charcoal.
Centre,-Silas Dinsmore, David Gleason, Otis Braman, Enoch Flagg. Northville,-J. Oliver Brooks. Adams Square,-Moore M. Chaffin. South Worcester,-Pitt Holmes. Quinsigamond Village,-Fred. Lee. New Worcester,-Henry Griffin.
Surveyors of Lumber, Shingles, and Clapboards.
Walter R. Bigelow, Horatio N. Tower, Samuel D. Harding.
Field Drivers. Francis P. Stowell, Ashley Moore, Joseph Curtis, John F. Clark.
Undertakers.
Wm. G. Maynard, Thomas Magennis.
Sealer of Weights and Measures. Lyman L. Mason.
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Fence Viewers. Benj. Flagg, Jonas Bartlett, Thos. Chamberlain, Albert Curtis.
Pound Keeper. David Gleason.
Watchman at the City Hall. Alvan W. Lewis.
Aqueduct Commissioners. Henry W. Miller, Samuel Davis, Rufus D. Dunbar.
Fire Department. Chief Engineer,-Joel Wilder.
Assistant Engineers,-Elbridge G. Pratt, Osgood Bradley, Frederick Warren, Tilly Raymond, Edward Lamb, Erastus N. Holmes, Levi Knowlton.
City Marshal. George Jones.
Assistant Marshal. Frederick Warren.
Constables.
George Jones, Frederick Warren, Jonathan Day, Wm. L. Merchant, Elbridge G. Watkins, Jeremiah Kane, Peter Donliavie, Wm. A. How- land.
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City Document, Ho. 3.
INAUGURAL ADDRESS
OF
HON. HENRY CHAPIN,
MAYOR OF THE CITY OF WORCESTER,
APRIL 1, 1850,
WITH THE
ANNUAL REPORTS
OF
THE SEVERAL CITY OFFICERS,
FOR
THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 1850.
CES
TOWN JUNE
FEBY.29.1848.
14.17
WORCESTER : PRINTED BY HENRY J. HOWLAND, 199 Main Street.
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CONTENTS.
The Mayor's Inaugural Address, -
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Report of the School Committee,
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List of Teachers and Salaries,
28
Report of Committee on Highways, 32 .
Report of the Chief Engineer, 38
City Treasurer's account of Receipts and Expenditures, 42
Real Estate owned by the City, - - -
57
Personal Property belonging to the City,
58
Amount of City Debt, -
60 .
Report of the City Treasurer,
62
Report of the Aqueduct Commissioners,
65
Report of the Overseers of the Poor, -
67
City Government and Officers, - - -
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ADDRESS
OF
HON. HENRY CHAPIN,
MAYOR OF THE CITY OF WORCESTER,
AT THE ORGANIZATION OF THE CITY GOVERNMENT, April 1, 1850.
Gentlemen of the Board of Aldermen, and of the Board of Common Council :
We are assembled according to custom, at the commence- ment of a new municipal year, to assume the responsibili- ties which have been imposed upon us by our fellow citi- zens. It is the theory of our Institutions that the public business of the people is to be done by agents of their own selection, and the fact of being considered worthy of the confidence of their principals, has thus far insured a fair share of fidelity on the part of the agents. A great change has been made in the City Officers at the recent election, but the duties of a member of the City Government are such, that they readily suggest themselves to the mind of one who is determined to perform them with diligence and fidelity. It would be a poor compliment to New England discipline and New England education, if practical talent were not here so universally developed, as to make us tol-
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erably easy as to the administration of our municipal af- fairs. For one year the business has been committed to us. We have sworn to do it according to our best ability and understanding, and we must.
During the year which has come to its close, our City has witnessed a steady and onward growth and prosperity. Quiet and good order have prevailed, and although there have been violations of law, no violent outbreak has dis- turbed the public peace. Under a prudent and wholesome administration of the law, drunkenness is becoming less and less visible, and the business of drunkard-making is growing more and more retiring in its habits. The angel of sickness has dealt lightly with us, in comparison with many of the cities of the country. Great exertions were made, that the causes of disease, especially in the sickly season of the year, should be removed as effectually as pos- sible; and great credit is due to the people, for the readi- ness with which they seconded the efforts of the board of health, and the directions of the proper officers. The poor have been well provided for, and although there has been an increase of population, the expenses of pauperism have been diminished. The schools, with one or two exceptions, have been eminently successful, and our teachers have gain- ed much credit for the faithful performance of their duties. And here I must be allowed to say, that while the instruc- tors of our children are laboring quietly in their noble vocation, it is the duty of every good citizen so to manifest his interest in them and in their mission, that they shall feel that its importance is neither overlooked nor unappre- ciated.
During the past year there has been but a small number of fires, and none which has been the cause of distress to a single individual. The fire department in our City is one
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of the most efficient in the country. It is composed of men of character and intelligence, whose interests are iden- tified with those of the rest of their fellow citizens. To their promptness and energy is it to be ascribed, that we have been so effectually saved from conflagration, and in them the City may justly feel an honest pride.
During the past year two new school houses have been erected, at an expense of about $10,500. The Common has been fenced at an expense of about $700. The stone bridge on the road to Millbury has been built at an expense of about $1833. A part of Main street has been paved at an expense of about $7400. Gas fixtures have been erect- ed at an expense of about $450. Chestnut street has been extended to Pleasant street at an expense of $1302,58, ex. clusive of the labor and expense of building it. A new pound has been built at an expense of about $200. Dam- ages have been paid and expenses for relocating streets in former years, to an amount of about $1508, for damages under the Act creating the Aqueduct Company $776,78, upon the suit of the Town of Springfield vs. the Town of Worcester, the sum of $420,95, and interest upon the City debt, about $3400. These matters, which, with the excep- tion of the gas fixtures, were found in such a state that the bills must be provided for and met, together with the various other ordinary expenses of schools, highways, paupers, contingent expenses, &c. &c. made it necessary to raise by taxation the past year a larger sum than formerly. For the information of those who may wish to know the comparative expenses, and the comparative burdens of the different cities of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts during the past year, I give the following statement for the year 1849.
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Boston, Valuation,
Tax, Per centage per $1000,
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