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GEORGE JAQUES, HENRY CLARKE, ARTHUR DE VENEZE.
This department is divided into three Classes, corresponding, in a measure, to the same Classes in the other departments. The Senior Class has read Charles V, Lamartine (one volume), and three plays of Moliere; studied Howard's Aids to French Compo- sition, and Noel and Chapsal's French Grammar. The Middle Class read the Siege of Rochelle, Racine and Telemaque, and studied Fasquelle, which was also the text book of the Junior Class. The whole number of scholars in the French department during the year was seventy-five.
THE CLASSICAL DEPARTMENT.
The following were the committee for the examination of the Classical department of the High School : Hon. Eli Thayer, Rev. Mr. James, Rev. Mr. Jones, Rev. Mr. Power, Geo. H. Gunnison, Esq., and the undersigned,-all of whom, with the exception of Mr. Thayer, were able to be present during some portion of the examination.
The duties of the committee are so far to acquaint themselves with the condition of the classes, by attendance, personal exami- nation and enquiries of the teacher, that they shall be able to pass an unbiased judgment on the proficiency and standing of the school, and report the same to the public. This year they have been very much assisted in forming their opinions by the excellent
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method pursued by the teacher, who, instead of making a formal preparation for the final day, and showing the pupils in a holiday dress, have exhibited them only in their ordinary attire. In consequence of the habit of a thorough understanding of the elements, and of frequent reviews, they were as well prepared on any day of the year as on the last, and would have appeared as well. The committee selected the passages to be recited, and these were indiscriminately chosen from the wide range of studies pursued by the classes during the year. It is but just to say this, for the examination becomes a reality., and the reports of the committee are of any value, only as they indicate the every day workings and the absolute character of the school. I now copy the statements of the individual members of the committee, and through these means, reach the judgment of the whole.
Mr. James says: "I heard a recitation in Sallust, in which considerable variety of attainment and scholarship was noticeable ; but the larger part of the class appeared to have a good under- standing of the author. The passages given to them were ren- dered fluently and correctly. The class had been well drilled in grammatical construction and the inflexions of words. The class in Greek was examined on the poetical extracts in the Greek Reader, and did themselves great credit in their manner of read- ing, rendering and analyzing them. Answers were ready on all points suggested by the examining committee; and especially in metres and quantity, and the rythmical construction of Homer, Pindar, Anacreon, the Tragedies, etc., did the class appear at home. Abundant evidence was furnished in this recitation of diligence, patience, and accuracy on the part of the young gen- tlemen, and of faithful, scholarly instruction on the part of the teacher."
Mr. Jones says : "I heard only one class in Greek, and one in Latin. In the Greek Reader the translations were made into good English-a rare attainment in students so young-and the meaning of the original was fully apprehended and clearly brought out. Their familiarity with grammatical forms evinced the faith- fulness of their discipline in the elements of the language; and their acquaintance with ancient geography, mythology and his- tory, showed that their attention had not been exclusively to the Grammar and Lexicon. The students in the Latin class were all young. Their examination was, however, much to their credit, and many of them gave fine promise of future success."
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Mr. Power writes : "The translation of Xenophon, and especi- ally the analysis and parsing, were highly creditable, both to the teacher and pupils. The Latin Scholars, also, in Cicero, as far as I could judge, from the time I was in attendance, showed them- selves at home in their knowledge of prosody."
Mr. Gunnison adds : "I heard most of the Senior class in Greek read portions of the Greek Reader. Their pronunciation of the language was good, without being unusually so. Their rendering into English was ready, and, as a general thing, ade- quate. They all seemed to be quite familiar with the forms, and especially at home in the laws of accentuation. Those who re- cited portions of Grecian history did themselves and teachers great credit. In Harkness' First Latin Book the second division of the Junior Class were examined; there was scarcely a trip in what I heard, although the pupils differed in excellence. It occurred to me that the rules of syllabization, on which they were questioned, were mainly derived from other sources than from the book studied. If so, great care has been taken with the class and great faithfulness shown in the oral instruction."
Thus we have the independent testimony of four gentlemen, to the excellence of the instructors, with small abatement, in the Classical Department. We are not merely furnished with vague expressions of approval-the hackneyed language of compliment -but we are directed to the exact points of excellence. We are assured that the teaching is thorough, going to the foundation; that it is broad, taking in a large range of topics ; and refined, extending to the imagination and taste as well as the judgment and memory. And we think, that in this department, at least, the school is such that it should receive the confidence, the hearty sympathy and co-operation of all who wish well to the educa- tional interests of our city.
We learn, with satisfaction, that the number of classical schol- ars in the High School is increasing. We dissent from the opinion of those who think that because a language is not to be used as a living tongue, or because a pupil is not to engage in one of the learned professions, Latin and Greek are not to be studied. They are to be studied, not for their practical utility, not because a few Latin and Greek words remain untranslated in our language; but because the drilling in learning them is the best possible exercise for the growth of the faculties. It is the mental gymnastics that develope, at the same time, the intellect, the imagination and the
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memory. In the study of these languages we are made acquainted with the noblest forms of speech, the grandest results of human art and contrivance. Thus, then, we learn the wealth of our own, and how to employ its treasures in familiar use; the taste is re- fined, the fancy enriched, and the best culture of modern times reached and perfected. We are glad, therefore, to perceive this increasing attention to classical studies. In the hurry and press of business we must not forget the nobler training. Let us have our scholars and men of refined tastes, as well as men of enter- prise and robust energy. When we shall combine the two in the same individuals, as in our Bowditchs and Appletons and Quin- cys, then will our educational institutions do their best work, and bear their richest fruits among us.
For the Committee,
A. HILL, Chairman.
ORRIN P. GILBERT,
WILLARD WARD,
TIMOTHY K. EARLE,
SAM'L V. STONE,
ASA L. BURBANK,
DANIEL W. FAUNCE,
E. D. MCFARLAND,
E. F. CHAMBERLAIN,
EBENEZER CUTLER,
DAVID HITCHCOCK,
DELANO A. GODDARD,
THOMAS L NELSON,
WM. W. RICE,
JOHN TOOMEY, APPLETON DADMAN,
DWIGHT FOSTER,
WILLIAM S. GREENE,
THOMAS MAGENNIS,
J. M. C. ARMSBY,
ALBERT W. CURTIS,
JONAS BARTLETT,
JOHN A. DANA,
SAM'L D. HARDING,
WILLIAM S. DAVIS.
ISAAC DAVIS, President.
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APPENDIX.
Schools.
Teachers.
Salaries.
Males.
Fem's.
Total.
1857 1858
Homer B. Sprague,
$1300
79
121
200|
140
.681 .70
Classical and English Phinehas W. Calkins,
1200
High School
Horace Graves,
450
Mary E. Waterman,
450
GRAMMAR SCHOOLS.
Harris R. Greene,
990
39
75
114
82
.62
.72
Ava Williams,
350
46
75
121
77
.51
.64
Thomas street.
Ellen M. Hawes,
Elizabeth L. Gird,
350
50
72
122
78
.62
.64
Addison A. Hunt,
1000
33
30
63
48
.77
.76
Sycamore street.
.
Harriet M. Walker,
350
37
38
75
46
.66
.61
Eliza A. Brigham,
350
33
35
68
45
.65
.66
Ash street.
Sarah M. Rogers,
350
40
31
76
39
.56
New Worcester
Daniel W. Haskins,
500
20
32
52
30
.65
.58
SECONDARY SCHOOLS.
Elizabeth H. Coe,
350
72
87
159
87
.44
.55
Thomas street.
Sarah L. Phillips,
225
50
38
88
45
.70
.51
Summer street
Amanda E. Albee,
325
46
37
83
38
.62
.46
Caroline Hewett,
325
32
30
62
52
.71
.84
Pleasant street
Helen T. Spalding,
293
49
39
86
48
.52
.56
Ash street.
Charlotte N. Follett,
325
58
42
100
47
.49
.47
Sycamore street
Emily J. Clapp,
293
38
39
77
42
.60
.55
New Worcester.
Eliza Harris,
300
32
22
54
34
.47
.63
PRIMARY SCHOOLS. Thomas street.
Mary C. Dudley,
300
53
87
140
69
.31
.49
Mary J. Mack,
300
76
75
153
78
.51
.51
Esther G. Chenery,.
250
Summer street.
Mary A. Slater,
300
80
56
136
81
.54
.60
Charlotte Eaton,
250
Charlotte C. Henry,
300
54
37
91
48
.71
.53
Main street.
S. Sophia Bannister, Susan M. Jencks,
300
54
87
141
83
.67
.59
Ellen P. Palmer, Kate Hobbs,
270
74
55
129
62
.49
.48
Pleasant street
Lydia M. Wilmarth, H. Josephine Johnson,
300
79
79
158
84
.55
.53
250
43
33
76
41
.58
.54
Hattie E. Lamb,
325
31
46
77
39
.49
.51
Charlotte J. Hapgood,
300
No. of Pupils.
Attendance
Average
Atten'ce.
Ratio of
Mary M. Cushman,
350
270
325
Melinda Andrews,
Jane A. Baldwin,
325
250
250
16
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Schools.
Teachers.
Salaries.
Males.
45
85
50
.56!
.59
Sycamore street
Sarah W. Clements, Caroline R. Clements, Mary A. Smith,
300
39
40
79
51
.60
.65
300
35
54
89
49
.57
.55
Martha Hobbs,
300
69
71
140
. 63
.51
.44
Elizabeth M. Shepard,
300
75
85
160
72
.67
.44
Cornelia M. Draper,
250
Hester A. Greene,
270
55
33
88
50
.57
Sarah J. Smith,
300
88
87
175
115
.62
.66
Emma L. Brooks,
225
112
107
219
109
.56
.50
Sarah J. Newton,
225
Hattie A. Bigelow,
250
35
53
88
58
.66
Harriet Hathaway,
300
45
45
90
50
.43
.56
Pine street
Lydia A. Perry,
300
69
86
155
86
.48
.55
Caroline E. Putnam,
250
New Worcester.
Anne P. James,
300
39
42
81
35
.48
.43
SUBURBAN SCHOOLS.
Mary C. Brooks,
270
40
43
83
46
.48
.55
Tatnuck
Calista B. Tainter,
225
Valley Falls
Mary E. Bothwell,
225
24
33
57
25
.60
.44
Leesville
Charlotte Wheeler,
225
34
21
55
25
.56
.45
South Worcester.
Marion Henshaw,
300
34
38
72
54
.65
.75
Quinsigamond.
Mary C. Brown,
300
55
53
108
48
.49
.44
Blithewood.
Harriet R. Burbank,
250
19
18
37
17
.47
.45
Pond.
Mary M. Maynard,
300
24
23
47
38
.76
.81
Adams Square.
Cornelia Learned,
300
28
21
49
28
.58
.57
Burnooat Plain
Margaretta P. Williams,
225
12
24
36
16
.40
.44
Northville
Anna E. Ayres,
300
28
33
61
35
.54
.57
Chamberlain
Ellen J. Wilson,
250
54
48
102
51
.65
.50
North Pond
Ellen S. Barnes,
250
23
10
33
7
.37
.21
Providence street.
Emma M. Taggart,
270
40
39
79
48
.59
.61
ADULT SCHOOLS.
Young Men's
Nathaniel Eddy,
*60
155
155
50
.44
.32
Evening (Females) ....
O. P. Gilbert,
+1
80
80
40
.64
.50
" (Males) ......
S. N. Aldrich,
+1
90
90
40
.45
t Per evening.
* Per month.
No. of Pupils.
Attendance
Average
Atten'ce.
Ratio of
1857 1858
$300
40
Fem's.
Total.
Front street
Ash street.
Caroline M. Moody,
300
REPORT
OF THE
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
The Board of Overseers of the Poor for the municipal year 1858, respectfully submit to the City Council their Report :
At the commencement of the year, the Board organized by making choice of Samuel Banister, as Clerk of the Board, and imposing on him, with the aid of a Committee of the Board, the difficult, and often delicate, duty of receiving all applications for aid and assistance, and determining the merits of each case; the Clerk making monthly reports to the Board of all his acts and doings.
At no time, in the history of our City, were there so many persons out of employment as at the commencement of the year 1858. Many families, who were the owners of real estate, could find no employment, and were entirely destitute of food to supply their daily wants, and of fuel to protect them from the extreme cold of the winter. There were many cases where pinching want pressed very hard upon the industrious, the frugal, the tem- perate and the moral portion of our citizens. The dictates of religion and humanity, alike, required that want and suffering should be relieved. The whole time of the Clerk, and much of the time of the Committee, was devoted to the care of the suf- fering; and a large sum, in the aggregate, was paid for wood and provisions to relieve the suffering, as will appear from the statis- tics furnished in this report, - the Board, adopting the principle that no person must be permitted to starve or freeze, within the limits of the City, whether they had their settlement here or in another place, or had no settlement anywhere. The City Gov-
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ernment furnished labor, at a low price, for many who were able to work, and thus furnished means of support to many. The wealthy and benevolent citizens have remembered the poor in their charities, and the Board feel confident in saying that the poor have been well cared for during the past year.
The average number of paupers at the Almshouse during the past year has been twenty-five. This establishment has been under the charge of Mr. and Mrs. Drury, who have discharged their arduous and trying duties to the satisfaction of the Board. The Farm, under the charge of Mr. Drury, who acted under the advice of a Committee of the Board, has been better managed than for many years. It will be perceived, by this report, that the stock, tools, hay, grain, etc., on the Farm at the first of January, 1859, exceeded the value of the same at the first of January, 1858, by the sum of $1,697 00.
The whole number of paupers belonging, properly, to the City of Worcester, is about forty. Twenty-five are at the Almshouse, eleven are supported out of the Almshouse, and the residue at the Hospital. This fact speaks well for the thrift of the inhabi- tants of a City which contains a population of about 25,000,- that only one person to 625 is a pauper.
The following statistics will show the number of persons as- sisted, and where they belonged :
The whole number of persons who have received assistance from the City during the year, is 1,076. Of this number, 208 are residents of this city; 129 from other towns in the State; 34 from other States in the Union; 38 from Canada; 28 from Germany ; 15 from England ; 2 from Spain; 5 from Scotland; and 617 from Ireland.
There were at the Almshouse, January 1, 1858, 24 persons supported as paupers, and 60 persons have been admitted during the year; 5 females have been sentenced from Court to close confinement in the Almshouse. There have been 4 deaths, and 3 births. The average number has been 25.
There have been 17 persons assisted on weekly allowances, out of the Almshouse, at prices varying from $0 75 to $2 00 per week; and 11 of this number are now remaining.
During the year, 336 destitute persons, seeking employment, have received meals and lodging at the Almshouse. Six persons have been supported at the Lunatic Hospital, at an average price of $3 00 per week.
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The following statistics will show the amount of the personal property at the Almshouse and upon the Farm, as per appraisal, January 1, 1858, and January 1, 1859,-the receipts and expendi- tures-receipts from towns, cities and the State-and all dis- bursements relating to the Poor :
Furniture at the City. Almshouse, as per ap-
praisal, January 1, 1859, - · 1,094 00 Stock, tools, hay and grain upon the Farm, 3,902 35
4,996 35
Furniture at the City Almshouse, as per appraisal, January 1, 1858, - 1,094 00 Stock, tools, hay and grain upon Farm, 2,205 35
3,299 35
Showing that the amount of personal property at the Almshouse establishment was, January 1, 1859, larger than at January 1, 1858, 1,697 00
RECEIPTS FROM THE FARM.
1
Cash received from sale of land, - 200 00
for products sold from Farm, 320 83
" for boarding prisoners at the - 123 50
Almshouse,
Amount of receipts for the year 1858, 644 33
EXPENDITURES OF THE FARM AND ALMSHOUSE.
Cash paid salary of Superintendent and Mat- tron for the year 1858, - - 400 00
Paid for extra services of Superintendent, - 100 00
mowing machine, -
128 00
labor on the farm, - -
171 84
" manure and carting same, - 216 25
four cows,
218 00
66 one yoke of oxen, - - 140 00
« taxes to the Town of Shrewsbury, 25 38 water pipe, - 51 40
- fruit and ornamental trees, - 19 00
mason work upon the buildings, 10 00
" groceries, meat, coal, &c., &c., - 2,097 00
Amount, - -
3,576 87
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GENERAL EXPENDITURES NOT CONNECTED WITH THE FARM OR ALMSHOUSE.
Paid salary of the Clerk, - 500 00
salary of City Physician, - - 200 00 Paid for weekly allowances to sundry persons, 621 34 for sundry cash expenses and bills paid by the Clerk, - - - 350 92
Paid for support of lunatics at Hospital, 1,115 20
" to the Town of Adams for support of pauper, . 15 00
Paid to the City of Boston for support of
pauper,
-
-
10 28
Paid to the Town of Rutland for support of pauper, - - -
14 72
Paid to the Town of Lancaster for support of pauper, - 4 25
Paid for coal delivered to the poor, 138 85
" for coke
48 09
" for wood distributed to destitute families in the city, - 866 87 -
Paid for rent of office for Clerk in connection with the Relief Society, - 30 00
Paid for shoes for the destitute, 17 65
medicine, - -
.
65 41
" " coffins and attendance at funerals, - 144 93
" boarding and nursing the sick belong- ing to other towns, - 126 25 -
Paid for groceries distributed in small quanti- ties to a large number of persons, - - 1,786 97
Paid for sundry small bills, - - 232 44 -
Making the amount of general expenditures, 6,289 17 Whole amount of expenditures, - 9,866 04
RECEIPTS FROM OTHER SOURCES.
Cash for paupers belonging to other towns, - 415 58
" support of paupers at the Lunatic Hospital, - 150 02
Cash for burial of foreign paupers, -
189 35
" received from the State for cash overpaid for support of paupers at Lunatic Hospital, 164 82
919 77
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Receipts of Farm (less $200 for land sold), - 444 33 Increase in the value of the stock, hay and grain upon the Farm from January, 1858, to January 1, 1859, 1,697 00
3,061 10
Showing that the actual expense for supporting pau- pers, exclusive of interest on the Farm for the year 1858, was - - 6,804 94
Of this sum, $2,626 06 has been paid for persons hav- ing no settlement in the Commonwealth-which sum deducted from $6,804 94 leaves the amount of ex- pense for paupers and other persons assisted belong- ing to the City during the year, 4,178 88
The average number of paupers supported at the Almshouse, the Hospital, and on weekly allowances during the year, was 43 ; being at an expense of about $1 86 for each person per week.
The appropriation for the year 1858, by the City Council, was $8,000 00.
The Overseers have procured a title to the water, the past year, which supplies the Almshouse establishment, which had been held heretore only by permission.
Respectfully submitted by the
Overseers of the Poor for the year 1858. ISAAC DAVIS, SAMUEL BANISTER, PATRICK O'ROURKE, EBEN'R COLLIER, D. G. TEMPLE, ELISHA CHAFFIN, EDWIN DRAPER, THOMAS EARLE.
REPORT
OF THE
COMMISSIONER OF HIGHWAYS.
CITY OF WORCESTER, January 20, 1859. To the Honorable City Council
of the City of Worcester :
The undersigned, Commissioner of Highways, in obedience to an Ordinance of the City, passed Dec. 28, 1857, submits the following Report : showing, with the accompanying schedules, the expenditures, in detail, in his department, from February 15, 1858, (the time of his election to the office,) to January 1, 1859, together with the items of Property belonging to the City, in his possession.
The amount appropriated by the City Coun- cil for Highways, Streets and Bridges, for the year 1858, was $12,000 00
To this amount has been added and paid into the Treasury, the proceeds of the sale of one horse and one ox, - - 200 00
Also, for the sale of street scrapings, and other materials, - -
244 10
- There has been labor performed by the City teams and men, chargeable to other appro- priations, amounting to the sum of 558 13
Manure, sold to the Almshouse establishment and for drawing a part of the same, 216 25 - Street scrapings carried to the New Common and chargeable to the appropriation of the New Common, - 100 00
Making to the credit of the Highway dep't the sum of 13,348 48
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The amount expended during the time above named has been as follows, viz :
Pay roll of men for labor, - - 5,248 30
Salary of Commissioner 10} months, -
- 525 00
Paid for 7 oxen and 2 horses purchased, 772 50
" " hay, 515 93, and grain, 698 03, - 1,213 96
" to sundry individuals, for extra repairs on roads in the suburban districts, 630 00
Paid for curb and paving stones, -
280 76
" " 19,938 ft. of bridge plank, 295 05
bills for blacksmithing, -
- 338 74
" repairing carts and harnesses, 149 83
" for new tools, and repairs, - - 145 47
setting curb stones and paving, 475 73
" " building new bridge over Western Railroad, near Jamesville, - -
852 88
Paid for re-building bridge over the stream at South Worcester, 218 63
Faid for flagging stone,
-
116 41
" " repairs of bridges and cess pools, for stone, gravel and sundry other small bills, -the particulars of which will appear in the Treas- urer's detailed report, - 908 22
Amounting to the sum of
12,171 48
Leaving a balance unexpended, of 1,147 00
Which, with the balance of the appropriation for Highways undrawn Jan. 1, 1858, of $1,583 90, will be more than sufficient to pay all bills of the department from Jan. 1 to Feb. 15, 1858.
Schedule, showing the amount expended for work and materials, for other than ordinary repairs :
For setting 202} ft. of curb stone, and laying 118 yds. of cobble paving in front of Col. Richardson's estate on Elm street, - 175 66 -
For setting 79} ft. of curb stone, paving gut- ters and making two cross walks near the estate of Willard Brown, - 17
87 53
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For setting 160 ft. of curb stone on Temple street, 54 40 - - - For laying 119 yds. of paving on Foster street, 47 60 " grading sidewalks and laying 437 yds. gutter paving on Pleasant street, be- tween West and Fruit streets, - 263 67
For resetting 91} ft. curb, and relaying 68 yds. cobble paving in front of Dr. Clarke's estate on Chestnut street, -
38 07
For resetting 95 ft. curb, and relaying 40 yds. cobble paving in front of A. Harris' estate on Elm and Chestnut streets, - - For resetting 85 ft. curb, and relaying 53 yds. cobble paving, and relaying cross-walk, near F. H. Kinnicutt's, - For grading street and sidewalks on Orange street, -
23 70
41 90
For paving gutter on Mechanic street, -
11 00
" laying a cross-walk on Main street, oppo- site 3d Baptist church, 26 79
For laying cross-walk on Park street, near the church, 23 50 - - For laying cross-walk on Bridge and Sum- mer streets, 35 80
For laying cross-walk on Pleasant and West streets,
36 72
For laying cross-walk on Cedar and Chest- nut streets, 17 73 - - For laying cross-walk on Chestnut street, 25 49 “ " Harvard street, 15 50
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« Exchange and Union streets, and paving gutter, - 70 00
For laying cross-walk on Central and Sum- mer streets, - -
55 70
For relaying drive-way at Centre school- house, - -
5 20
For rebuilding bridge at South Worcester, -
263 63
building new bridge over Western Rail- road, and grading new road to James- ville, - - 1,168 88
For grading the extension of West street, - 142 00
177 00
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For grading road and making 480 ft. of stone
sewer on Salisbury street, by order of County Commissioners, - For building bank wall on Shelby street, - Expense of cleaning streets and cess pools during the year, - -
582 25
80 32
293 00
For grading schoolhouse lot at New Wor- cester, 66 00
For grading Ash street schoolhouse lot, and
making bank wall, - - 137 58
For expense in grading New Common, - 281 30
" work done for Committee on shade trees, 58 25
Making the sum of -
3,826 17
The remainder, $8,345 31, has been expended upon the various streets, highways and bridges throughout the City, by the City men and teams, with the exception of the sum of $630 00, above named, paid to sundry individuals.
The Orders of the City Council have all been executed, except a small portion of the job on Green street, and the Order for improving the side-walks on Walnut street, owing to the lateness of the season when the Orders were given.
There have been set during the year, 723 feet of curb-stone, and 1565 square yards of cobble paving laid.
Statement of City Property belonging to the Highway depart- ment, on hand January 1, 1859 :
Five horses, valued at -
-
-
- 590 00
Four yoke of oxen, - - -
-
- 600 00
Twelve tons of hay, - ,
-
144 00
One lumber wagon, - 1 15 00
Three hundred feet of curb-stone,
78 00
Seven thousand five hundred feet of 3 inch Chestnut plank,
120 00
One snow-plow,
20 00 Five ox carts, - - -
- 150 00
Three horse carts and harnesses, -
136 00
One buggy harness, - - - 10 00
Plows and scrapers in the various districts,
50 00
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128
Four plows and four scrapers in the Centre district,
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