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The appropriation from the Treasury, made by the city govern- ment, to the use of the Cemetery, at the commencement of the year, was $500. Deducting from this sum the amount of $413,76, drawn for by the Commissioners during the year, there remains to their credit, on this account, an unexpended balance of $86,76. The Commission- ers are of opinion, that with this balance, and the small balance be- fore referred to, of $7,58, in their hands, an additional appropriation of $400, for the coming year, will be sufficient to carry on the work of amelioration and gradual improvement now in progress, and which the interest of the city, the good taste and reasonable expectations of the inhabitants, and the sacred use of these consecrated grounds seem most imperiously to demand ;- and they respectfully ask for such appropriation, accordingly.
There have been sold seventy-four lots, during the year, for the aggregate amount of $637-the whole of which money has been paid into the Treasury. Deducting from this sum the aggregate of ex- penditures, $439,51, gives a balance in the accounts of the year, of $197,49 in favor of the city. In the report of the last year, the opinion was expressed that this property should not be looked to as a source of income to the city, but that improvements should be made to keep corresponding pace with the demand for and sale of lots, so that, at no future time, greater outlays should be required than the usual annual receipts would meet. Much work remains to be done, in clearing and grubbing some parts of the grounds which will soon be required for selection, and in gradually substituting for the present superficial and decaying fences more permanent structures ;- in largely planting out ornamental shrubs and trees, which cannot be done successfully until the wild herbage is subdued, and the soil made susceptible of cultivation ; and in reducing to terraces and grass plats, the more precipitous and irregular portions of the land, in its most noticeable and commanding locations. To these objects, and to the general care and good ordering of the grounds, the Commission- ers will continue faithfully to direct their service, looking only for the incentives to duty, and the reward of their labors, to those continued manifestations of general satisfaction with which their fellow-citizens have been pleased, hitherto, to regard their endeavors.
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Notwithstanding the greatly improved state of the Cemetery, the Commissioners have not judged it expedient, the past year, to enhance the price of the lots. These may still be selected for purchase, at all sums, from $5 to the highest fixed appraisal, while the large area, set apart for free burial, remains open to all. As new lots, hereafter, shall be laid out, a different estimate of value, having relation to the cost of preparation and improvement, may be required.
The Commissioners deem it an act of justice to the City Treasurer to acknowledge his efficient co-operation in the sale and conveyance of the lots, disposed of during the year, and, more especially, in set- tling and extinguishing the claims to burial places on Racoon Plain, by which this valuable property may be brought within the absolute control and placed at the disposal of the city.
LEVI LINCOLN, ISAAC DAVIS,
ICHABOD WASHBURN,
Commissioners of
ALBERT TOLMAN,
Hope Cemetery.
ALBERT CURTIS,
City of Worcester, January 22, 1857.
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Expenditures of Commissioners of Hope Cemetery for the year 1856. 1856. PAID.
4 50
May, " 3 willow trees, 2,25, planting do. 75,
3 00
June 7,
" 50 Arbor vitae trees,
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-
5 00
20 50
July 1, Wm. Meniless for work,
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19 20
66 T. Brusso,
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-
2 80
66
66 L. Bowers,
1 00
24 00
Aug. 6, for 650 well brick, delivered, " mortar,
1 00
8 50
Oct. 1,
Lorin Wetherell,
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-
66
T. Brusso,
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-
-
66
66 John Giblins,
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-
22 75
66
66 Arthur Dunn,
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-
7 50
66
66 M. Lambert, -
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3 25
66
66 P. Dolen, -
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5 50 156 75
66
Use of team, 14 1-4 days,
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19 59
66
66 Wheelbarrow,
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-
5 50
25 09
10, Austin Curtis, -
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-
9 00
9 00
66 For turf, -
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-
27 50
66 For 300 bushels ashes, 21,00, carting, 7,50,
28 50
60
For stone steps, -
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-
9 00
71 00
66
66 Lorin Wetherell, -
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-
34 00
66
66 A. Dunn,
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-
16 00
66 66 J. Gibbon,
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-
6 00
66 G. Cronan,
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-
5 50
66 P. Dolen, -
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-
5 25
83 25
66
66 Paid on account of Racoon Plain, -
15 00
36 92
1857.
439 51
Jan. 1st, Cash on hand, -
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-
7 58
Receipts.
Jan. 1, 1856. Cash on hand,
18 83
for stumps, wood, and posts sold, 14 50
Oct. 10,
" of City Treasurer, -
239 34
Nov. 1,
66
66
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159 42 432 09
removals, Racoon Plain, -
15 00
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-
1 00
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-
7 50
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76 50
37 75
66 Austin Curtis,
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-
6 00
66 Boyden, for teaming,
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66 T. Brusso, -
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16 50
Team 15 days,
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21 92
447 09
447 09 The above is a correct account of the Commissioners of Hope Ceme- tery for the year 1856. ALBERT TOLMAN, Secretary.
January, for record and account books.
12 50
6 " 4 Norway spruce,
66 P. O'Connell,
3 50
REPORT ON HIGHWAYS.
CITY OF WORCESTER,
In City Council, Feb. 4, 1856. S
" Ordered, That the Mayor be authorized to employ some person to take charge of the streets of the city until a Street Commissioner be elected and qualified." Attest :
SAMUEL SMITH, City Clerk.
In obedience to the above order, I employed Sumner Bridges to take charge of roads and bridges of the city, giving him directions, from time to time, relative to the repairs and improvements to be made. From him I have received the following statement of the ser- vices performed, money expended, and property on hand belonging to the city, so far as relates to roads and bridges. I submit the fol- lowing as a report on that subject for the last municipal year.
ISAAC DAVIS, Mayor.
January 1st, 1857.
To His Honor Isaac Davis, Mayor of the City of Worcester :
The subscriber submits his report of the expenditures made by him during the year ending January 1, 1857.
The amount expended in the outer districts of the city, by persons appointed for that purpose, is as follows :
District No. 2,
782 90
11
11
3,
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-
752 03
11
11
4,
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-
77 76
11
17
5,
-
-
431 93
11
11
6,
-
-
318 01
11
11
7,
499 09
11
11
8,
166 80
11 11
9,
377 87
11
11
10,
-
-
410 77
11
11
11,
-
.
209 91
11 12,
-
362 28
-
-
-
-
-
$4,389 35
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The amount expended for ordinary repairs in the centre
district, exclusive of grading preparatory for paving, is-
3,379 71
Paid for three yoke of oxen, -
426 00
Paid for one horse, -
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200 00
Paid for hay and grain, - - -
- 934 62
Expenses other than ordinary.
Paid for building a new road near the estate of the late Israel Whitney, deceased, per order of County Com- missioners,
1,206 42
Expense for repairs on new road near I. Whitney's estate, Building new street on New Common, (about 100 rods in length and 50 feet in width,
686 00
Expense for carting loam and scrapings from the streets to the New Common, 260 00
Grading street and sidewalk on Agricultural street, -
55 00
Digging and building brick sewer on Elm street, from Main street to Chestnut street, 895 90
Expense for putting in a stone culvert from Chestnut street to Geo. W. Richardson's driveway, 281 00
Building blind drain, grading street and sidewalk on Pleasant street, near D. W. Lincoln's estate, 950 feet in length, 484 50
Putting in a blind drain, 980 feet, in Pine street, near William Putnam's estate, - Paid for repairing sewer on Main street and laying a cross- walk at head of Pleasant street, I
195 50
Amount expended on Pleasant street, opposite of E. B. Stoddard's estate, digging and setting old stone, set- ting 212 feet of curb-stones, 106 yards cobble paving, and putting in a cross-walk opposite of Crown street, (Fifteen dollars paid by individuals.)
564 40
Grading Shelby street and Laurel street, building bank wall, and laying 115 square yards of cobble paving, 689 85 Grading Elm street, near Gov. Lincoln's estate, 180 00
(Forty dollars given by an individual )
Repairing culvert in Laurel street, near Summer street, laying 61 yards cobble paving at head of Laurel street, and 76 yards at the head of Prospect street, 133 50
Repairing East Central and Pine streets, and putting in brick sewer at the junction of Summer and Central streets, - 215 60
Clearing ice from Long Pond Bridge, and repairs thereon, 93 00 Building new bridge on Cambridge street, near I. Whit- ney's place, 84 00
Grading street and sidewalk near Third Baptist Church, 130 00
Expense on May street, near W. S. Lincoln's estate, 51 00
65 00
Labor on Highland street, near John Hammond's, -
187 54
175 00
100
Paid Brigham Converse for stone, - -
374 50
Paid William Reed, of Westford, for curb-stones, - Paid Samuel Flagg's blacksmith bill, -
326 01
274 44 Grading and laying 238 square yards cobble paving on Maple street, -
161 50
Setting 435 feet of curb-stone, and laying 358 yards of cobble paving, and grading for same, on Exchange street,
399 93
Putting in cross-walks at Washington Square, one do. at corner of School and Union streets, and one do. at head of State street,
115 50
Repairing sidewalk, moving fence, setting 125 feet of curb- stones, and laying 58 yards of cobble paving on Thomas street, -
168 25
Grading, setting 188 feet of curb-stone, and laying 83 square yards cobble paving, Southbridge street, 133 00
Laying 73 square yards of cobble paving, and grading for same, on Main and Mechanic streets, - 51 50
Grading, setting 139 feet of curb-stone, and laying 354 yards of cobble paving on Green street, near Provi- dence and Worcester Railroad, 298 22
Putting in a culvert front of Artemas Ward's estate, 76 78
Paid Christopher Riley for work in 1855, - 405 25
$18,747 79
From the above sum of $18,747 79 there should be deducted $15, received by the Treasurer from individuals towards building a cross- walk on Pleasant street, $40 of A. H. Bullock towards repairs on Elm street, and $149,11 received from the Providence and Worcester Railroad Co. for repairs on Green street, and also $405,25 paid to Christopher Riley for work in 1855-leaving the amount for expen- ditures on the highways, for the year ending January 1, 1857, $18,138 43. Of the above sum, $3,000 were expended in removing snow and keeping open the highways from January 1st to April 1st, 1856.
During the year there have been set 1,037 feet of curb-stone, and 1,462 square yards of cobble paving have been laid.
The various orders for work, which have been passed by the City Council, have been attended to and completed, with the exception of a few of small amount.
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The property belonging to the Highway Department of the city, and now on hand, is as follows :
Three horses, -
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475 00
Two yoke of oxen,
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300 00
Seven tons of hay,
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91 00
One ton of straw,
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10 00
One one-horse wagon, -
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30 00
Three hundred and eighty-eight feet of curb-stone,
128 00
Seventeen posts, - - -
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38 25
One snow plow, -
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20 00
Plow and scraper in each outer district,
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104 00
Tools on hand in the central district, consisting of 5 ox carts, 2 horse carts, 3 harnesses, 6 scrapers, and sun- dry other tools, are valued at
413 00
Total value of property belonging to Highway Department, 1,609 25 There are also about fifty loads of manure belonging to the city, valued, at the barn, at $75.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
$1,196 25
SUMNER BRIDGES.
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REPORT
OF THE
AQUEDUCT COMMISSIONERS.
CITY OF WORCESTER, February 9th, 1857.
To the Mayor, Aldermen, and Common Council of the City of Wor- cester :
The Aqueduct Commissioners for the year 1856, respectfully sub- mit to the City Council their annual report, showing the whole amount of receipts and expenditures for the past year, and giving a general account of their doings, the condition of the Aqueduct and property connected therewith.
The Commissioners had intended to have made this report at an earlier day, and should have done so, had it not been for the hope they entertained of settling the only claim there is against the Aque- duct before reporting. This claim is for power used in pumping water into the Aqueduct during the dry season, from October 20th, 1855, to April 19th, 1856, (six months.) The disagreement is on the amount of power used ; Mr. Merrifield, who furnished the power, claiming that it takes more than double the quantity than it has been computed to take by competent engineers. The Commissioners have not yet been able to adjust this claim satisfactorily to themselves, for the interests of the city, and to the satisfaction of Mr. Merrifield, although considerable exertion has been made to do so.
The Aqueduct is in good working order, with the exception of a short section in Front street, between Church and Bridge streets, which is probably obstructed by the action of frost during the late
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severe cold weather. The water pipe should either be lowered near the corner of Church and Front streets, or carried across the Canal and connected with the pipe in Summer street, so as to give the water a circulation, and prevent its freezing.
The whole number of water-takers, at the present time, is ninety- nine, a decrease, since the last annual report, of twenty. Early in March last, the water was shut off from all the takers by order of the City Council, in consequence of the small supply in Bell Pond, it being necessary to retain a sufficient quantity for the extinguishment of fires. In the month of May, a portion of the takers were again supplied, leaving off some of the largest. Water rents have been collected for only ten months of the present year, which, with the reduced number of takers, has considerably decreased the income to the city, while the above causes have added to the expenses.
Bell Pond is in good condition, and it is believed will amply sup- ply the present number of takers. The average draft from the Pond is about 50,000 gallons per day.
The water rents have all been collected to the first of November last, except $4,33,9 due from Dr. O. Martin, which he declines paying.
The whole amount received for water rents the past year is 1,205 32
11 // straw and brass wire sold, 1 62
11 of Wm. A. Wheeler on account 6 45
$1,213 39
Items of Expenditures for City Aqueduct for 1856.
Paid for plumbing at City Hall and setting water metre, 23 16
"/ " lead pipe, plumbing and digging at Engine House No. 6, -
58 64
11 raising pipe on Exchange street, -
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67 75
11 11 labor and materials used in ordinary repairs of Aqueduct, -
97 96
11
Samuel W. Osgood for his labor during the year, 461 00
11
11 services of Aqueduct Commissioners, - 125 00
11 City Treasurer the balance, - 379 88
$1,213 39
All of which is respectfully submitted.
HENRY EARL,
JOSEPH PRATT, Aqueduct Commissioners. SAMUEL W. OSGOOD,
° Has been paid since this report was made.
.
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Dr. The Worcester Aqueduct in account with Henry Earl. Paid Samuel W. Osgood for labor on Aqueduct,
1 62
July 28, 11 11 11
11 11 11
11
250 00
Aug. 16, 11 11
11 11
11 = 11 11
100 00
Oct. 21, 11 H. W. Miller, for plumbing at City Hall and setting water metre, 23 16
11 11 11 11 11 11
11 lead pipe and plumbing at Engine House No. 6, 44 14
" S. W. Osgood's bill for labor and materials paid for by him, and used in repairs of Aque- duct, from January 1st to August 1st, 65 66
Dec. 31, "1 for labor, digging, and raising pipe on Ex- change street, 67 75
11 for labor, digging, and laying pipe to Engine House No. 6, - 11
14 50
11
11
for one new hydrant rod, -
65
11
11
11
S. W. Osgood's bill for labor and materials paid for by him, and used in repairs of Aque- duct, from August 1st to December 31st,
25 20
1857.
Jan. 1,
# S. W. Osgood balance for his labor on Aque- duct from Jan. 1st, 1856, to Jan. 1st, 1857,
109 38
11
11
11 Wm. A. Wheeler's bill for articles used in re- pairs,
6 45
11 11 Henry Earl for services one year as Commis- sioncr, - - -
125 00
" City Treasurer, balance, -
-
379 88
$1,213 39
Credit.
By cash received for water rents to February 9th, 1857, 11 11 11 " straw and brass wire sold, 1 62
1,205 32
11 11 11 of Wm. A. Wheeler on old account, 6 45
$1,213 39
Errors excepted.
HENRY EARL.
Schedule of Property belonging to the Worcester Aqueduct, at this date, not in use.
9 Hydrants ; 3 Shovels ; 5 Picks ; 1 Sledge Hammer ; 2 Hand Ham- mers ; 1 Ladle ; Street Tools for making joints ; 234 feet 4 inch Pipe ; 1 6 inch Cap; 1 4 inch Cap; 2 4 inch Sleeves ; 1 4 inch Branch ; 1 Hydrant Elbow; 1 Metre ; Tackle Blocks and Rope ; Drilling Machine ; 1 Pad-Lock ; 5 Hydrant Boxes ; 1 6 1-2 inch Belt ; 1 3 plunger Force Pump. Due from Wm. A. Wheeler, on account, $21 80.
1856.
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REPORT
OF THE
CHIEF ENGINEER.
ENGINEER'S OFFICE, Worcester, January 26, 1857.
To the Honorable City Council :- GENTLEMEN :
I herewith submit my annual report, showing the doings of the Board of Engineers for the year ending December 31, 1856-the amount of money expended by them during that time-the number of fires and amount of loss thereby-the present condition of the department and the apparatus connected therewith, and a schedule of the property in charge of the board of Engineers.
During the year through which we have now passed, our city has been favored to an extent unprecedented in its history, in regard to loss or damage by fire, for with one or two exceptions of a trifling nature, we have been entirely free from disasters of this kind. This singularly fortunate state of things may perhaps, besides luck, be attributed to the greater care exercised by our citizens in regard to fire since the severe lessons they have been taught within the last few years. That they have been thus careful in regard to their neighbor's fire, if not with their own, is evident from the numerous calls made upon the Engineers for protection against the dangers arising from insecure flues, ashes carelessly kept, &c. And a con- tinuance of this care cannot be too strongly recommended.
Another cause that has contributed to this result is the. fact of the existence of our Fire Police Company, inasmuch as there can be no inducement whatever for an incendiary to operate for the sake of
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plunder at the fire, as there could be no possible chance of success, and the attempt, if made, would be followed by almost certain de- tection.
And again, the general quiet that has existed in our city has been favorable to such a result, and, finally, while in other cities, extensive fires have been traced to the wilful acts of men whose duty it was to suppress, rather than to kindle fires, the general character of the men composing our Fire Department, containing as it does, a very large proportion of responsible and reliable men, is a sure guarantee that we shall not suffer from fires thus originating. Fortunate would it be for Worcester, if this class of men generally, could be induced to lay aside their pride, their love of ease, and their dread of the fa- tigue, exposure and danger incident to the life of a fireman, and enter this department of service.
The burning of a small house occupied by Irish families at Pine Meadow on the 29th of February, and a shanty in a pasture near by, in March, are all the fires that have occurred during the year. The whole loss is seven hundred and forty dollars, insured for five hundred. Besides these, the department has been called out ten times,-twice by false alarms, three times by chimneys burning out, once by fire out of the city, and four times by burning the rubbish of gardens in the evening. To prevent a recurrence of the latter, I would recommend the passage of an ordinance, prohibiting, with suitable penalties, the building of bonfires after sunset.
The Department consists of twelve companies, containing three hundred and eighty-two men, organized as follows :
Chief Engineer, Assistant Chief,
L. W. STURTEVANT.
S. A. PORTER.
Assistant Engineer,
RUSSEL R. SHEPARD,
LYMAN HOWE,
66
A. G. COES, resigned,
66
A. H. FOSTER,
66
E. G. WATKINS, Clerk.
Office on Carlton street.
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Engine Companies. Foremen. No. men.
Location.
Washington
No. 1, S. J. Brimhall,
40
Lincoln square.
Rapid
2, A. M. Barrows,
40
New Worcester,
Niagara 66 3, I. N. Keyes,
40
Exchange street,
Torrent
4, James Knight,
40
Carlton
66
Yankee,
66
5, James McFarland,
50
Myrtle
66
Jessie,
6, James F. Estey,
50
Pleasant 66
Hook and Lad.
1, Levi F. Pond,
30
East end of common,
City Hose Co. 66
1, S. E. Combs,
10
Rear Centre Sc. Ho.
Ocean Hose Co.
66 2, S. H. Shurtleff,
10
Eagle Hose Co.
66
3, A. A. Barber,
10
Fire Police,
William T. Allen,
25
Engineers,
Total number of men, 382
The apparatus is all in good working order. But Nos. 1, 3 and 4 need painting, which with ordinary repairs will probably be all that is needed to keep the department well equipped for some years to come.
Engine houses Nos. 1 and 3 need some repairs, and some other companies need better accommodations for holding their meetings. An attempt will be made to remedy this evil as soon as some feasi- ble plan can be agreed upon.
Expenses of the Department.
Paid for 504 feet leading hose, -
-
$491 83
66 26 feet suction for No. 5, -
88 70
66 new hose carriage for No. 6, and remodelling Hook and Ladder Carriage No. 1, -
231 88
66 Runners and ropes for engines, -
-
127 52
66 all other purposes, -
- 588 77
Total expenditures, - -
- $1,528 70
Engine Co. No. 6, is a new company, organized in May last, and is attached to the engine purchased of A. W. Roberts & Co., of Hartford, some two years since. It is stationed on Pleasant street, and occupies a new house built for that purpose the past season, on the west corner of the school house lot.
Washington square, Carlton street.
7
2, N. F. Cutter,
30
77 Main street,
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Schedule of Property belonging to the City, and connected with the Fire Department.
6 Engines, 10 Shovels,
5 pairs of Runners for do., 17 Axes,
9 Hose Carriages, 22 Ladders,
2 Hook and Ladder Carriages, 8 Fire Hooks,
4600 feet of Leading Hose,
14 Crotch Poles,
11 Signal Lanterns,
27 Buckets,
17 Trumpets,
2 Iron Bars,
1 Grappling Iron, Tackle Block and Rope.
Each company has also the necessary supply of spanners, belts, ropes, hand-lanterns, jacks and furniture for their respective houses.
We have also on hand a large lot of old hose and four old hose carriages which we are now authorized by the Mayor and Aldermen to dispose of, which will be done as fast as opportunities are pre- sented.
One other hose carriage still remains at the factory of William B. Fox & Sons, and two long ladders on Main Street-one at No. 285, the other at Granite Row.
Since the passage of the ordinance, fixing the salary of the Clerk of Board of Engineers at twenty dollars, there have been added to the department four companies containing one hundred and fifty-five men, which increases very materially the amount of his labor, and I would suggest the propriety of raising his pay to a sum correspond- ing somewhat with the amount of labor required of him.
The department has at all times been in a highly satisfactory con- dition. The companies have generally been full, containing a good proportion of experienced firemen, at peace among themselves, with each other, and the " rest of mankind."
For a more particular description of the condition of the compa- nies, I will refer you to the registers kept by the clerk of each com- pany, which will at an early day be placed in the hands of the com- mittee on the Fire Department.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
L. W. STURTEVANT, Chief Engineer.
REPORT
OF THE
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
The Board of Overseers of the Poor, for the municipal year ending January 1, 1857, submit the following report :
Immediately upon entering upon the responsible duties devolving upon them, the Board made choice of Samuel Banister, one of their number, as Clerk of the Board, with the understanding that he was to devote all his time and attention, if need be, to the care of the suffering poor of the city. The Board take this opportunity of say- ing that Mr. Banister · has discharged the duties which have been as- signed to him with promptness and fidelity.
The Board was embarrassed, at the commencement of their labors, from the fact that there had been no report of the Overseers of the Poor for two years preceding, and from the fact that no books had been kept of the monies received and disbursements made ;- so that it could not be ascertained what had been the expenses, annually, for supporting the poor, or what was due the city from towns and cities and from the Commonwealth on account of the poor, or how much the city was indebted on account of this department.
The Board immediately ascertained what property there was be- longing to the city at the Alms House, and caused an inventory and an appraisal of the same to be made, a schedule of which, marked A, is annexed to this report, amounting in value to $2,834 49.
The pauper list, including those persons at the Alms House, In- sane Hospital, and those supported out of the Alms House, was then
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taken up, and a careful examination was made, which required much time and no inconsiderable expense. Seventeen persons, who had been receiving aid from the city, were stricken from the list, as be- longing to other towns or cities, or the Commonwealth, and notice was given accordingly, and they have all been recognized as belonging to other places, with the exception of two persons. Some of these persons had been aided by the city for years.
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