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It has been suggested to me by many influential citizens, that the efficiency of the Police would be increased by obliging its members to wear a regular uniform. I have taken some pains to confer with the heads of Police' in other cities on this point, and I am disposed to regard the suggestion with a good deal of favor. The patrol man and the officer on duty on public occa- sions, or in efforts to quell disturbances of the peace, would find a uniform indicative of their station, of great help in the suc-
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cessful prosecution of their labors. It would also be a great convenience to strangers visiting our depots and other public places, and needing the services of a Police officer. I respect- fully ask for the matter your careful consideration.
In conclusion, I have to return my thanks for the hearty sup- port and friendly treatment which I have invariably received from all branches of the government; also to assistant Marshals Ruggles and Dana for the faithful and able discharge of the duties incumbent upon them ; to the Captain of the Watch and the Watchmen, for their vigorous and prompt co-operation. It is worthy of mention, that as a department, we have been per- fectly united and harmonious ; no jealousies, ill feelings or quarrels, distracting and dividing our strength.
Respectfully submitted.
CHAS. B. PRATT, City Marshal.
REPORT ·
OF THE
COMMISSIONERS ON SHADE TREES AND PUBLIC GROUNDS.
WORCESTER, January 26, 1864.
To his Honor, the Mayor, the Aldermen and Common Council of the City of Worcester :
The position of Commissioners of Shade Trees and Public Grounds, for the city of Worcester, being a new one, it seems fitting that the act of 1862, under which the Commissioners held their office, should precede the required report of the Commissioners, thus letting the citizens readily see by what au- thority they hold their office, as well as the duties of the same. They, therefore, give it in full.
[ CHAPTER 35, 1862. ]
AN ACT relating to Commissioners on Shade Trees and Public Grounds in the City of Worcester.
Be it enacted, &c., as follows :
SEC. 1. The City Council of Worcester is hereby authorized to elect, by joint ballot, in convention, a Board of three Com- missioners, to hold office, one for the term of three years, one for the term of two years, and one for the term of one year, and after the first election, one member thereof shall be elected each and every year, in the month of January, to hold office for the term of three years, who shall have the sole care, super- intendence and management of the public grounds belonging
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to said city of Worcester, and of all the shade and ornamental trees standing and growing thereon, and also of all the shade and ornamental trees standing and growing in or upon any of the public streets and highways of said city ; but said board, or any member thereof, after having had an opportunity to be heard in his or their defence, may be removed at any time, by a concurrent vote of two-thirds of each branch of the City Council ; and in case of a vacancy in said Board of Commis- sioners, by death, resignation, removal or otherwise, such va- cancy shall be filled by the choice of another commissioner, in the manner aforesaid, who shall hold his office for the remain- der of the term for which the member in whose place he shall be elected would have held the same. Said board may be or- ganized by the choice of a chairman and secretary from their own number, and a major part of said board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
SEC. 2. The said Board of Commissioners shall lay out said public grounds or such part thereof as they shall from time to time judge proper ; and it shall be the duty of said Commis- sioners, from time to time, as appropriations shall be made therefor by the City Council, to cause all necessary paths and avenues to be constructed therein, and to cause said public grounds to be planted and embellished with trees, as they shall think proper; and said Commissioners shall also cause such shade and ornamental trees to be planted in and upon said public streets and highways in said city as they shall think proper, and as appropriations shall be made therefor by the City Council, and shall adopt and use all necessary and proper means to preserve the same, and promote the growth thereof. And said Board may make all necessary by-laws and regulations in the execution of their trust, not inconsistent with this act and the laws of the Commonwealth, as they shall deem expedient.
SEC. 3. Said Board of Commissioners shall, annually, in the month of January, and whenever required by the City Council, make and render a report of all their acts and doings, and of the condition of the public grounds and shade and ornamental trees thereon, and of said streets and highways, and an account of receipts and expenditures for the same. .
SEC. 4. The Mayor and Aldermen of said city shall insert in the warrant for the next annual meeting for the election of state officers, an article requesting the legal voters of said city in their respective wards, to give in their written votes upon the question whether they will accept this act ; and if a majority of
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the votes given upon said question shall be in the negative, then this act shall be null and void. [Approved February 25, 1862.
Agreeable to the act a vote was called for Nov. 4, 1861, and a majority of the votes cast were in favor of accepting the act, and by a vote of the City Council, January 26, 1863, Edward Earle, James B. Blake, and Henry Prentice were elected, filling the board. Upon the opening of spring the board organized making Edward Earle, Chairman, and James B. Blake, Secretary, after which a general examination of the public grounds and trees was gone into, and it opened so great a field for outlay, it was considered most expedient to only act where it seemed in- dispensably necessary, and through Mr. Prentice the necessary repairs were made to East Worcester and Mechanic street burial grounds, and the trees of the streets and public grounds care- fully trimmed.
And in the progress of this there 'were found many trees wanting to fill up rows and places where trees were dead, and the Commissioners in looking for trees for this purpose found there were about 1000 maple and elm trees at the nursery of S. H. Colton, to be sold and removed at once, and they bought them, as they believed, on very favorable terms, causing 299 of them to be set out in thirty-nine different streets, sending the balance, 676, over to the city almshouse farm, to be set out and nursed for the future use of the city. There being on hand at and near the city stable a large quantity of street manure un- disposed of, it was arranged to have it put on the new common at an expense of 50 cents the load, (626 loads,) which was well adapted to the growth of the grass thereon, and will, the coming season, more fully shew its good effects.
The new common, so called, (for the want of a donation of $10,000 from some liberal-minded person whose privilege there- after it should be to name it,) has not escaped the consideration of the Commissioners ; but it being a work of considerable magnitude and one which a small outlay could not avail much, little has been done farther than to improve the growth of the grass as before referred to. The Commissioners feel that the day should not be far distant when these grounds should be
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drained and systematically laid out, with a view to the orna- menting with trees and such other matters as are appropriate to public grounds.
They regret that they cannot feel prompted to move strong in the matter the coming season, but the necessities of the city seem at this time to be so great, that they forbear asking for any sum for this purpose that shall this year materially increase the city tax. The shade trees of the city, which number thou- sands, must be protected, and some new trees planted, which, with such other expenditures as cannot be avoided, will require the Commissioners, at a proper time, to call for an appropria- tion.
Early in the season of planting trees, the Commissioners were led to discover that many of our good citizens entertained the idea, that as there was such a board, all street trees were ex- pected to be cared for by said board entirely. This idea might do very nicely with a large appropriation and judicious expen- diture. Yet, your board do not deem it the most effectual way of getting a speedy growth of fine trees, as the interest for their care and nursing could not be, but in a small measure, equal to that individual interest which is felt, where each real estate owner sets out his few trees, and carefully watches and nurses them ; daily increasing his, and his whole family, love for them, and the Commissioners hope that the more care the city takes of the public shade trees, the more willing individuals will be to start and nurse trees against their estates, that thus with the combined attention of the city and individuals, the increased growths of trees in all our streets and highways shall be such as to make the city of Worcester more and more noted for its beautiful shade trees ; and for the promotion of this desired ob- ject your Commissioners passed the following vote, viz:
Voted, That the Commissioners recommend to the City Gov- ernment, that a bounty of $2.00 be offered to any person who will set out and maintain in the streets of the city such shade trees as shall be designated by the Commissioners.
The said trees to be accepted by the Commissioners in 26 months from the time such tree or trees shall have been planted,
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and an order for the above specified amount for each tree shall be given on the City Treasurer.
In behalf of the Commissioners,
EDWARD EARLE, Chairman.
Receipts and Expenditures of the Commissioners on Shade Trees and Public Grounds.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriation, -
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$500 00
Received for grass sold,
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- - - 205 00
$705 00
EXPENDITURES.
Carting 626 loads street manure to new common,
$313 00
Cash paid Thos. Gates, for 975 maple and elm trees,
156 48
66 J. E. French, repairing fences,
20 00
E. R. Thompson, labor,
8 75
J. D. Lovell, grass seed for new common,
9 62
66 John Gates, pickets for tree guards,
8 03
66 Pratt & Inman, hoops for tree guards,
2 85
Geo. H. Prentice, seed oats, -
6 80
66 John Keith & Co., record book,
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5 50
Unexpended in the City Treasury, -
13 79
in Commissioners hands, -
5 00
$705 00
J. B. BLAKE, Secretary.
Worcester, January 26, 1864.
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Arvin Thompson, for labor, -
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REPORT
OF THE
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
The Board of Overseers of the Poor submit their annual Report.
At the commencement of the year the Board was organized by the appointment of Nahum H. Andrews, as Clerk, who held the office and discharged its duties until his resignation, which took effect upon the first of September, when Vernon A. Ladd was chosen to fill the vacancy. The duties of this office, always onerous and responsible, have been greatly increased during the year, by the frequent calls for relief to the destitute families of our soldiers in the army. It has been the special aim and effort of the depart- ment to extend all the necessary aid in these cases. The high prices of all the necessaries of life, particularly of fuel, and the extreme difficulty with which the very poor have been able to obtain a roof to shelter them upon any terms, have imposed heavy and unusual burdens upon this Board. No case of want that has come to our knowledge has been neglected, but the necessary relief has been promptly tendered when personal investigation showed that it was deserved.
The whole number of persons who have received aid from the city during the year, is 1561. Of this number 208 were residents here, 135 belonged to other cities and towns in the Commonwealth, and 1218 were aliens.
The number assisted by weekly allowances is 15.
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The average number of persons supported as paupers at the Alms House during the year has been 26. The whole number ad- mitted to it is 75. There have been 1 birth and 3 deaths.
RESOURCES.
Appropriation,
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$7,000 00
Balance in the treasury at commencement of the year,
2,538 09
Receipts from cities and towns, the State, -
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- 250 00
From Wm. Greenleaf, - .
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123 20
In small sums from various sources,
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28 75
Receipts on account of Farm, - - -
1,263 91
Total,
- $12,147 89
The general expenditures, not connected with the Farm and Alms House, have been
For provisions and groceries, $1,813 55 " Fuel, wood and coal (including 100 cords of wood mostly on hand ) 1,708 03 - .
Weekly allowances, - .
937 12
66 State Reform School, -
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781 27
State Lunatic Hospital, - -
742 93
Paid other towns, - -
310 30
66 Boarding and nursing the sick, -
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351 21
Town of Auburn, (costs)
136 66
Salary of Clerk and one half salary of city physician, 600 00
66 Cash expenses paid by Clerk, -
214 60
Burial of paupers, -
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130 98
Dry goods and clothing, -
131 34
Medicines, -
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87 38
Sundries, - - - .
$8,094 43
Expenditures on account of Alms House,
3,821 19
Total expenditures for the year, - - $11,915 62
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149 06
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943 94
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RECEIPTS ON ACCOUNT OF THE ALMS HOUSE AND FARM.
From L. B. Drury, receipts to April 1st, $115 75
John Farwell,
2 fat oxen and 4 cows sold, 329 54 712 lbs. butter, vegetables, poultry, eggs, and other produce of the farm, 672 81-1,002 35 Hay sold Highway Department, 64 72 -
County board of prisoners, -
. 53 47
Pig sold, - -
Poultry for distribution Thanksgiving, 15 12
Total,
$1,263 91
EXPENDITURES ON ACCOUNT OF ALMS HOUSE AND FARM.
For provisions and groceries, - 675 22
" Dry goods, clothing, boots and shoes, -
598 90
Stock for Farm, -
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464 77
" Flour and grain, -
389 39
" Coal, -
284 04
" Salaries and gratuities, ·
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613 00
66 Building repairs, -
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275 82
66 Manure, -
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125 20
Blacksmithing, tools and repairs, -
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129 59
Furniture and crockery, -
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81 27
" Medicines, - - -
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63 10
" Taxes, - -
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68 40
" Sundries, -
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$3,821 19 Total,
There is now due from other cities and towns $483.12. Due from the Commonwealth for care of State paupers $87.00. Seventy- five persons have been sent to the State Alms House during the year. There is now on hand 66 cords of wood, for distribution among the poor during the coming year, valued at $363.00. 1
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SCHEDULE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY AT THE CITY FARM DEC. 11, 1863.
1 yoke oxen,
$150 00
1 covered market wagon, 60 00
9 cows,
390 00
1 horse cart, 50 00
3 heifers,
70 00
1 ox roller, 15 00
2 calves,
20 00
2 ox sleds, 10 00
1 horse,
175 00
1 two horse sled, 20 00
1 horse,
25 00
1 mowing machine, 100 00
40 fowls,
24 00
1 ox wagon,
10 00
14 turkeys,
17 00
2 ox carts, 75 00
2 breeding sows,
50 00
9 cords wood, 45 00
6 pigs,
42 00
240 bushels turnips, 48 00
Harnesses,
100 00
100 bushels ruta bagas, 40 00
50 tons of hay, $15
750 00
150 bushels potatoes,
105 00
5 plows,
30 00
Manure on hand,
150 00
2 harrows,
25 00
700 lbs. pork, 84 00
241 bushels corn,
150 63
520 lbs. legs & shoulders, 62 00
29 bushels beans,
72 50
40 gal. apple sauce,
20 00
12 bushels oats,
9 00
6 bbls. cider, 18 00
16 bushels rye,
23 20
Other tools, and various . small articles,
434 95
1 sleigh,
15 00
1 two horse wagon,
115 00
1 two seated wagon,
60 00
$3,660 28
Household Furniture, including beds, bedding, and all furniture in the house, valued at
1,608 70
$5,268 98
Valuation of personal property at City Farm Dec., 1862,
$5,851 10
Difference of appraised value in favor of 1862,
582 12
D. WALDO LINCOLN, ) LYMAN BROWN, THOMAS PIERCE, J. J. BROSNIHAN, GEORGE GEER,
Overseers of
the Poor.
V. A. LADD,
O. K. EARLE,
Worcester, Dec. 25, 1863.
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GOVERNMENT AND OFFICERS OF THE CITY OF WORCESTER, 1864.
MAYOR, D. WALDO LINCOLN.
ALDERMEN,
Ward 1 .- CHARLES A. WHEELER.
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2 .- HARRISON BLISS.
66 3 .- CALVIN DYER.
4 .- FRANK H. KELLEY.
66 5 .- GEORGE CROMPTON.
66 6 .- STEPHEN TAFT.
7 .- ELIJAH B. STODDARD.
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8 .- GEORGE HOBBS.
CITY CLERK AND CLERK OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN, SAMUEL SMITH. Office, City Hall ; residence 37 Southbridge street. COMMON COUNCIL,
RICHARD BALL, President. JOHN A. DANA, Clerk.
Ward 1 .- George F. Rice,
Ward 5 .- Elisha A. Harkness,
Appleton Dadmun,
Charles Whittemore.
Bernard Carroll.
Ward 2 .- Philip L. Moen, Ward 6 .- John R. Greene, George G. Burbank, William H. Jacobs, Charles Wood.
Prent'e A. Thompson,
George R. Peckham.
Ward 3 .- Rolla N. Start, Ward 7 .- Julius E. Tucker, George S. Barton, Russell R. Shepard.
Lyman Brown, Patrick Nugent. Ward 4 .- Moses Taft, George H. Clark, Patrick Burke.
Ward 8 .- Richard Ball, Joseph D. Daniels, Dexter Rice.
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CITY MESSENGER, CHARLES MARVIN. Residence, 24 Austin street. PAGE TO COMMON COUNCIL, EDWARD O. PARKER.
JOINT STANDING COMMITTEES FOR 1864. On Finance .- Aldermen Bliss and Crompton ;
Common Councilmen Peckham, Daniels and D. Rice. On Claims .- Aldermen Stoddard and Kelley ; Common Councilmen Tucker, Dadmun and Taft. On Water .- The Mayor, and Aldermen Crompton and Bliss ; Common Councilmen Barton, Shepard and Jacobs. On the Fire Department .- Aldermen Taft and Stoddard ; Common Councilmen Shepard, Harkness & Thompson. On Lighting Streets .- Aldermen Kelley and Wheeler ; Common Councilmen Clark, Wood and Nugent.
On Education .- The Mayor, Aldermen Stoddard and Kelley ; The President of the Common Council, and Council- men Daniels, Dadmun and Burbank.
On Printing .- Aldermen Dyer and Wheeler ; Common Councilmen Tucker, Peckham and Burke.
On Sidewalks .- Aldermen Taft and Hobbs; Common Councilmen Wood, Start and Carroll. On Highways, Streets and Bridges .- Aldermen Hobbs & Taft; Common Councilmen Jacobs, Taft and G. F. Rice. On Military Affatrs .- The Mayor, Aldermen Hobbs & Kelley ; Common Councilmen Greene, Harkness and Clarke.
STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN. On Health .- The Mayor, and Aldermen Kelley and Dyer. On Public Buildings .- The Mayor, Aldermen Crompton & Bliss. On Sewers and Sewerage .- Aldermen Bliss and Dyer. On Bills in the Second Reading .- Aldermen Stoddard and Wheeler.
On Enrollment .- Aldermen Kelley and Crompton. On Elections and Returns .- Aldermen Stoddard and Taft.
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STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE COMMON COUNCIL. On Bills in the Second Reading .- Messrs. Thompson, Harkness Gerould.
On Enrollment .- Messrs. Barton, Start and Whittemore. On Elections and Returns .- Messrs. Jacobs, Brown & Burbank. SOLICITOR, STEPHEN P. TWISS. Office, Flagg's Block. .
TREASURER AND COLLECTOR, GEORGE W. WHEELER. Office, City Hall ; residence 49 Thomas street. AUDITOR, GILL VALENTINE. Office, No. 3 Piper's Block.
ASSESSORS, Horatio N. Tower, 3 years. Emory Banister, 2 years. Levi Barker, 1 year.
HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER, HENRY PRENTICE. Office, City Hall. AQUEDUCT COMMISSIONER, PHINEHAS BALL. Office, Central Exchange. 6 COMMISSIONERS OF HOPE CEMETERY. Levi Lincoln, 5 years.
Isaac Davis, 4 years. Albert Tolman, 2 years.
David S. Messinger, 3 years. Albert Curtis, 1 year.
COMMISSIONERS OF SHADE TREES AND PUBLIC GROUNDS. Henry Prentice, 3 years.
Edward Earle, 2 years. James B. Blake, 1 year.
DIRECTORS OF THE FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY. John Greene, Life Director.
Ebenezer Cutler, 6 years. T. W. Higginson, (3 years.
Richard Ball,
John J. Power,
Stephen Salisbury,
Nathaniel Paine, 5 years. 2 years. George Chandler, Isaac Davis, William A. Smith,
George F. Hoar, 4 years. Henry Chapin,
George M. Rice, S 1 year. Zephaniah Baker, Librarian. Callina Barnes, Frances M. Baker, S Assistant Librarians.
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
3 years.
2 years. 1 year. Ward 1 .- Merrick Bemis, Frank H. Rice, John Firth.
2 .- Timothy K. Earle, Geo. W. Gale, Edward Earle.
3 .- Samuel Putnam, George Holmes, John J. Power. 4 .- M. S. McConville, Samuel Clark, J. S. Woodworth. 5 .- Samuel V. Stone, C. W. Hamilton, Thos. Magennis.
66 6 .- T. E. St. John, John C. Newton, John S. Baldwin.
7 .- Thomas Earle, R. R. Shippen, Thos. M. Lamb.
8 .- Samuel F. Haven, Jos. D. Daniels, Abraham Firth.
POLICE COURT.
WILLIAM N. GREEN, Chief Justice.
John W. Wetherell,
Associate Justices.
William W. Rice,
Clark Jillson, Clerk. TRUANT COMMISSIONERS. D. WALDO LINCOLN, Mayor. J. D. E. JONES, Superintendent of Schools. CHARLES B. PRATT, Marshal.
MARSHAL. CHARLES B. PRATT, Office, City Hall ; residence 319 Main street. DEPUTY MARSHALS. CHARLES M. RUGGLES, Office, City Hall ; house 319 Main st. JOHN A. DANA, Office, City Hall ; house 380 Main street.
CONSTABLES.
Charles B. Pratt,
Charles M. Ruggles, John A. Dana, Jonathan B. Sibley,
Charles H. Braman, Edwin Haven, Levi Jackson, Jeremiah Kane,
John F. Murray.
John H. Remington, Charles A. Lincoln, William Knowles, Charles D. Mowry, Parker Holden,
SPECIAL POLICE. at Western R. R. Station.
at Junction R. R. Station.
at Mechanics Hall.
at Mission Chapel.
at Park Street Church.
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James R. Fish,
East Worcester.
Patrick O'Rourke,
Temple street.
John Fallon,
Ward's Island.
Charles G. Parker,
Pleasant near West street.
George W. Comee,
Thomas street. .
James H. Mattoon,
Quinsigamond.
Clark Jillson. William T. Allen. Thomas Wheelock.
WATCHMEN AND DAY POLICE.
JOHN F. MURRAY, Captain of the Watch.
Henry Cole,
George F. Newton,
Perley Dean,
Patrick E. Ratigan,
Joseph H. Flint,
O. A. Ramsey,
William B. Martin,
Homer Sawtell,
Charles W. Wentworth.
UNDERTAKERS.
George Sessions, George G. Hildreth, Thomas Magennis. PUBLIC WEIGHERS.
John H. Coes, New Worcester. Giles Williams, Lincoln square. Charles Marvin, near City Hall. C. H. Whiting, Washington sq. WEIGHERS OF COAL. Franklin H. Knight, at Hacker's. Sam'l Fiske, at Wellington's. MEASURERS OF WOOD AND BARK.
Giles Williams, Lincoln square, John H. Coes, New Worcester, C. H. Whiting, Washington sq., Charles Marvin, City Hall, Sibley Putnam, Green street. SURVEYOR OF LUMBER. Nahum R. Hapgood. FENCE VIEWERS.
Benjamin Flagg, Jonas Hartshorn, Jonathan Lyon, jr.
MILK INSPECTOR,-Henry Griffin, Pleasant street. FIELD DRIVER,-Lucian Prince. POUND KEEPER,-Henry Prentice. SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. Gill Valentine, Office, No. 3 Piper's Block. MEASURER OF UPPER LEATHER,-John Rice, 2nd. GUAGER,-Jerome Marble.
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CITY PHYSICIAN. RUFUS WOODWARD. Office, Elm street. KEEPER OF THE POOR FARM .- John Farwell.
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
D. Waldo Lincoln, Mayor, Chairman. Vernon A. Ladd, Clerk. Ward 1 .- Leonard R. Hudson. Ward 5 .- Vernon A. Ladd.
60 2 .- George W. Gale. 66 6 .- Thomas Pierce.
3 .- Henry Prentice. 66 7 .- George Geer.
66 4 .- John J. Brosnihan. 8 .- Fitzroy Willard.
ASSISTANT ASSESSORS.
Ward 1 .- John Firth. Ward 5 .- George P. Kendrick.
2 .- Oliver K. Earle.
66 6 .- Samuel Houghton.
3 .- Jason Temple. 7 .- E. G. Partridge.
4 .- Walter R. Bigelow. 66 8 .- James H. Wall.
WARD OFFICERS.
Ward 1 .- Warden, Edward Kendall. Clerk, Lewis C. Muzzy. Inspectors, Tyler C. Kirby, De Witt Fisher, Silas Dinsmore.
2 .- Warden, Luther Ross. Clerk, George W. Gale. Inspectors, Harrison G. Otis, Ahaz Bassett, Ephraim Tucker. " 3 .- Warden, Franklin B. Norton. Clerk, J. Brown Alden. Inspectors, Wm. Duncan, George H. Prentice, Hollis Eaton. " 4 .- Warden, Orgood Bradley, jr. Clerk, Charles A. Tenney. Inspectors, Sam'l Hildreth, Jas. McFarland, Jeremiah Foley. 5 .- Warden, Silas W. Goddard. Clerk, John F. Murray.
Inspectors, J. Simmons, N. S. Power, Dwight S Jackson. " 6-Warden, Thomas Peirce. Clerk, Brigham Balcom. Inspectors, L. Harrington, G. S. Hoppin, H. S. Whittemore.
" 7 .- Warden, Charles A. Chase. Clerk, James H. Bancroft. Inspectors, J. Nelson Jacobs, J. D. Washburn, Adin Thayer.
" 8 .- Warden, Austin L. Rogers. Clerk, Edward R. Fiske. Inspectors, Chas. A. Bowker, Wm. L. Clark, James H. Wall. · BOARD OF ENGINEERS.
Alzirus Brown, Chief. Ransom M. Gould, Clerk.
Ransom M. Gould,
A. B. Lovell A. M. Barrows, Assistant Engineers. Simon E. Combs,
Fred. Townsend,
William A. Swallow.
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Washington Engine Co. No. 1, 40 men, De Witt Fisher, Foremen. Rapid 2, 40 Jonathan E. Minot,
Niagara
66 3, 40 ·6 Samuel Knowlton,
Yankee 66 66 5, 40 John M. Wood,
Hook and Ladder
1, 20
2, 25
Joseph Rideout, Austin L. Culver,
City Hose
1, 10 66 Silas J. Brimhall, 66
Ocean Hose
2, 10 James Keegan,
Eagle Hose
3, 10
66 Thomas Painter,
1,15 Timothy Kelaher,
Steamer Gov. Lincoln " Col. Davis 66 2, 15 Royal Combs, 66
Engineers, 7
272 men in all.
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INAUGURAL ADDRESS
OF
HON. PHINEHAS BALL,
MAYOR OF THE CITY OF WORCESTER,
JANUARY 2, 1865, WITH THE
ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE SEVERAL
CITY OFFICERS,
FOR THE
MUNICIPAL YEAR ENDING JANUARY 2, 1865.
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TOWN
JUNE 1
FEBX 29.1848
14.112
WORCESTER : ADAMS & BROWN, CITY PRINTERS, 212 MAIN STREET. 1865.
CONTENTS.
PAGE.
The Mayor's Inaugural Address, - -
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Valedictory of Hon. D. Waldo Lincoln, -
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Report of the School Committee, - -
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Roll of Honor, - - - - -
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List of School Teachers, with their Salaries, -
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Standing and Visiting Committees of Schools, - 81 Report of Directors of Free Public Library, - 85
Report of the City Treasurer, -
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101
Account of Receipts and Expenditures, -
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Schedule of the City Property, -
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Amount of City Debt, - - -
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146
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