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In admitting patients, the rule has been kept in view that this is not, and should not be considered in any sense, a home for the unfortunate, but a hospital for the cure of those suffering from disease or injury. Yet, even under this rule, the demand for accommodation is more than the Hospital can supply. The necessity which called for the establishment of this charity was a real one, and doubtless its further enlargement would show that the field of its usefulness is by no means as yet fully occupied.
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CITY HOSPITAL.
The advantage of the Hospital to the class for which it was especially designed cannot be over-estimated. There can be but little doubt that lives have been saved, and the attacks of disease shortened and made lighter by removing patients from their cold, damp, cheerless and squalid homes-often attics or cellars-to the better surroundings, better conditions, and better fare of the Hospital.
For the most part those admitted are, of necessity, free patients. There are others, however, who are able and ought to pay. Most of these are willing to pay, and expect to do so. The proportion of paying patients is larger than in many public hospitals, being about one-fifth of the whole number treated.
Board is charged at the rate of $10.00 per week, which nearly covers the expense, to the City, for each patient. Some patients, however, unable to pay full rates, are charged various smaller amounts, according to circumstances. The average price paid the past year was $8.54 per week.
All patients from other towns are charged full rates. All patients who have not a settlement in Worcester are charged to the towns where they belong ; or, in case they have no settlement, to the State.
The Patients' Library, begun early in the year, has been in very constant use from the first. Entertaining and illustrated books and periodicals, new or old, afford much enjoyment to con- valescents. In some cities " Hospital Boxes " are set up at the railroad stations for the reception of such books, periodicals and illustrated papers as travelers or others may choose to deposit therein for the use of hospital patients. Such a box might be useful here.
During the year many persons, by very acceptable donations and in other ways, have shown their interest in the Hospital. Among others, the ladies of some of the churches ; and especially the ladies of the Flower Mission, whose frequent visits through the Summer gave the sick much pleasure.
CHAS. A. PEABODY, Superintendent and Resident Physician.
WORCESTER, December 1, 1875.
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REPORT OF THE MEDICAL STAFF.
THE following Tables give a Summary of Cases Treated and results, from December 1, 1874, to December 1, 1875.
[Prepared by the Resident Physician.]
MEDICAL.
DISEASES.
In Hosp. Dec. 1, 1874.
Male.
Female.
Total.
Well.
Much Relieved.
Relieved.
Not Relieved.
Not Treated.
Died.
Total.
In Hosp. Dec. 1, 1875.
GENERAL DISEASES :
Typhoid Fever,
1
10
4
15
13
2
15
Febricula,
1
2
3
6
6
6
Intermittent Fever,
1
1
1
1
...
Rheumatism-Acute.
2
4
6
6
6
66 Sub-acute
1
1
2
2
2
Phthisis, .
1
1
1
Purpura,
1
1
2
1
1 . .
..
. . ....
2
. .
Debility,
1
1
1
. .
· .. .
...
Marasmus
1
1
1
..
...
....
NERVOUS SYSTEM :
Chorea,
2
2
1
1
2
..
Paralysis,
1
1
1
1
Neuralgia,
1
1
2
1
.
. .
1 .. .
2
....
Epilepsy, .
1
1
·
....
FAUCES AND THORACIC VISCERA;
Tonsillitis,
2
2
2
2
.
.
Bronchitis,.
1
1
2
1
1
.
. . ..
....
.
Pleuritis, ...
2
3
5
3
1
.
1
5
..
.
Pneumonia,
7
1
8
5
2
1
8
· ..
Hæmoptysis,
1
1
1
1
....
Emphysema,
1
1
1
.. . .
....
....
Pulmonary Œdema,.
1
1
1
1
....
Valvular Disease of Heart,
1
1
2
7 . .
1
2
.
..
Epistaxis, ....
1
1
1
..
. .
1
..
..
Aneurism of Aorta,.
1
·
.
. ...
.
1
1
· . ..
. .
.
.
.
. .
.
. .
. .
.
..
. .
.
. . ....
1
.
1
. .
.. . .
1
Insolation,
1
1
.
1
1
.
. . . .
. .
.
. .
2
.. . .
. . . .
. . . .. ..
1
..
. .
1
ADMITTED.
DISCHARGED.
.
CITY HOSPITAL.
MEDICAL-Continued.
DISEASES.
In Hosp. Dec. 1, 1874.
ADMITTED.
DISCHARGED.
Male.
Female.
Total.
Well.
Much Relieved.
Relieved
Not Relieved.
Not Treated.
Died.
Total.
In Hosp. Dec. 1, 1875.
ABDOMINAL VISCERA :
Gastritis, .
1
1
1
1
Enteritis,
Cirrhosis of Liver, .
1
1
1
1
. ..
Ascites,
1
1
2
1
2
....
Bright's Disease, .
3
1
4
2
2
4
....
1
1
....
Dysentery,
2
2
4
4
4
....
Dyspepsia,
..
.
DISEASES OF WOMEN :
Metrorrhagia,
1
1
1
1
Ovaritis, ..
1
1
1
1
Retroflexion of Uterus, .
1
2
3
1
3
....
Ulcer of Uterus,
1
1
1
.
.
....
Pelvic Cellulitis, .
1
1
1
1
DISEASES OF PREGNANCY :
Eclampsia,
1
1
1
1
DISEASES OF THE SKIN :
Eczema,
1
2
1
4
1
.
. .
.
4
...
Syphiloderma,
SURGICAL.
DISEASES.
In Hosp. Dec. 1, 1874.
Male.
Female.
Total.
Well.
Much Relieved.
Relieved.
Not Relieved.
Not Treated.
Died.
Total.
In Hosp. Dec. 1, 1875.
Ulcer of Cornea,
1
.. .
1
1
1
Staphyloma,
1
1
1
1
Pyæmia,
3
3
2
1
3
....
Erysipelas.
1
1
2
2
2
....
Hernia, .
2
1
3
1 . .
3
....
Hemorrhoids,
1
1
1
1
. ..
Fistula in Ano,
1
...
1
...
Stricture of Urethra,
1
5
6
....
Hydrocele,
1
1
2
1
1
2
Synovitis, ..
3
2
5
4
5
Abscess of Face,
1
1
.. .
.
...
....
66
Thigh, .
2
2
2
2
...
" Abdomen,
2
2
1
. .
. .
..
1
1
Psoas,
1
...
.
..
·
. .
...
2
2
. .
. . .
.
. .
.
-
·
.
· ...
1
1
..
1
1
.
. .
Diarrhea,
1
..
1
.. .
1
1
1
....
1
....
....
..
. .
....
1 ..
..
..
1
2
1
3
ADMITTED.
DISCHARGED.
..
. .
. .
. .
·
.
.
.
1
. .
..
. . .
1
2
. .
..
.
..
....
....
1 ....
....
1
1
.
.
1
1
1
2
....
2
Palmar,
...
.
2 . ..
..
...
1 6
. .
.
1
.
..
·
1
.
.
.. .
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DISEASES.
In Hosp. Dec. 1, 1874.
Male.
Female.
Total.
Well.
Much Relieved.
Relieved.
Not Relieved.
Not Treated.
Died.
Total.
In Hosp. Dec. 1, 1875.
Chronic Ulcer of Leg, ..
2
1
3
1
·
. .
.
. ..
2
1
Tumor of Superior Maxilla, .
2
2
1
1
2
66
" Scalp, Sebaceous,
1
1
1
1
..
Neck, Adenoid,.
1
1
1
1
....
66 Abdominal,
1
1
1
1
Cancer of breast,
2
2
2
2
Carbuncle,
1
1
1
Orchitis,
2
1
1
Phimosis,
1
1
1
1
3
1
2 ....
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
..
Sensitive Stump,
2
2
1
1
2
.
. ..
INJURIES :
Traumatic Injury of Eye,
1
1
2
2
Scalp Wound,
1
1
1
1
Cut Throat, ..
2
2
2
2 ....
Injury to Neck, Cervical Vertebra
1
2
3
1
. .
.
.
..
Burn, .
1
2
2
.
1
....
....
Frost-bite, ..
4
4
4
4
....
Wound of Arm,.
1
1
1
. . ....
....
" Fingers,
1
1
1
1
Bruises,.
5
4
1
2
. .
....
7
1
Sprain, ..
2
2
3
1
.
. ...
1
1
1
1
1
. .
Fracture of Ribs,.
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
1
1
2
1
66 Femur,
1
1
2
2
2
....
66 Cervix Femoris,
1
3
3
3
...
Metacarpus, ..
1
1
1
1
....
.6 Phalanges,
1
1
1
1
....
66
Tibia, .
1
1
1
....
3
1
4
2
1
3
1
Comp. Frac. of Fore-arm,.
1
1
1
.
66
" Humerus,
1
1
1
.
.
. .
....
66
" Tibia and Fibula, .
1
3
1
5
3
2
5
..
66
" Tarsus, Metatarsus and Phalanges,
2
4
6
4
1
..
.. .
5
1
ALBERT WOOD, E. WARNER, GEO. A. BATES,
Committee on Reports.
WORCESTER, December 1, 1875.
.
. .
. .
.
. .
..
. ..
.
.
1
Rupture of Urethra,
1
.
4 1
Dislocation Shoulder,
1
.
.
Supernumerary Toe,
1
...
....
Cystitis,
1
....
1
.
..
..
1
.
.
2
2
2
...
. .
.
....
.
2
1
Urinary Calculus,
3
Keloid,.
1
. .. .
.
...
.
. .
. .
.
1
. .
3
....
....
3
3
2
.
...
.
. ....
1
.
...
1
..
1
. .
3
3
3
3
8
4
. .
..
·
.
.
Thigh,
2
ADMITTED.
DISCHARGED.
.
.
... .
..
. .
Clavicle,
.
2
Tibia and Fibula,. ..
" Carpus, Metacarpus, &c.
THE TWENTY-SECOND ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
COMMISSIONERS OF HOPE CEMETERY,
FOR THE YEAR 1875.
To the Hon. Clark Jillson, Mayor, and the City Council of the City of Worcester :-
THE Commissioners of Hope Cemetery respectfully present their Twenty-Second Annual Report.
The increase in number of those who must find a resting-place in Hope Cemetery causes an extension of the avenues and paths, and now they are several miles in length. They require constant care and attention. Sufficient labor has been performed on them to keep them in good condition. Occasionally, complaints have come to us, but we have found them groundless, or arising from the effect of heavy showers, or the fact that persons, when clear- ing their lots, had deposited rubbish and waste where it might annoy some passer-by before it was discovered by the very dili- gent and faithful foreman we employed the last year. From the paving of gutters, putting in culverts and the hardening of the drive-ways improvement follows. We have given due attention to these requirements ; but as it is work that never ends it must sometimes give place to other necessities.
In the first month of the year the work of filling and grading the uneven and apparently worthless land between the front
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entrance way and the south line of the Cemetery was continued. About one acre and a half was made available for lots, and about forty-five may be laid out when needed. The material for filling was taken from the opposite side of Webster street, and was moved only a short distance. A terrace, which can be made in the Spring, inside of and parallel with the front fence, will com- plete the work, so that the whole front line of the Cemetery will present a more finished aspect than it has heretofore, and a little care and culture in the future will make it beautiful and attractive.
On the south side of Pine Avenue, and from the avenue to the extreme south line of our grounds, the filling of low and swamp land has been extended from the place where work was suspended in 1874. Land has been made with good material for about twenty lots, where none could have been located before. These lots will be very valuable, and give a fair return for the cost of preparing them. The sales of lots have been more in number, and their improvements by grading, curbing and the erection of monuments have been more marked in the three years since lots were first laid out on Pine avenue than in any other part of the Cemetery.
The Worcester Lunatic Hospital was in possession of a lot on the north side of this avenue, which, when laid out, was supposed to be sufficiently large for the future wants of that institution, and private lots were taken on both sides of it. The Trustees consented to the removal of their curbing and the remains of persons who had been buried to a lot on the corner of Laurel and Cherry avenues, near the east corner of the Cemetery, which may be enlarged on two sides if its extension shall be necessary at some future time, and where the soil is better in which to make burials of persons whose friends may wish to remove them to other or family lots. The space vacated is in an eligible locality, will make six common-sized lots, which will fully compensate us for the expense incurred by making the change.
The abrupt and steep hill and deep valley between Maple, Chapel and Rue avennes, which were inaccessible excepting to persons on foot, have been reclaimed, and the greatest improve- ment and largest expenditure of the year have been made in that
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locality. A new avenue on the side-hill circling from Maple to Rue has been built. It has a retaining wall on the upper side ; above there is to be a terrace and room for a row of lots between those already laid out on the upper side of the hill and the terrace. On the opposite and lower side there will be a fence, for which the posts are firmly and deeply set, and below the fence another terrace and row of trees. In the deep valley below a basin or pond of water can be made.
Most of the material for filling was taken from the north-east side of Maple avenue, and that locality was reclaimed and graded. We have preserved the natural and romantic beauty of the place, shall make the most attractive drive and walks in the grounds, and fit a large part of the land for lots. Ornamental trees have been planted in several places.
The small water course running through the south part of the Cemetery, which had become clogged with leaves and rubbish, has been cleared, and a quantity of muck obtained ,for use on the upland.
The free burial place, on River avenue, has been dressed, grass is coming in, and soon the surface will be turfed over.
Low-priced lots on the opposite side of the avenue have been selected by many families, who think them large enough for their prospective wants. There should always be lots that can be sold without advancing the price from the present rate to those who prefer them.
When this Commission was established, twenty-two years ago, it found a vast plan of operations had been projected, extending over the whole area of more than fifty acres, from Webster street to the extreme limits of the lot, and grading had been com- menced on distant and isolated parcels of ground. The improve- ments of the last year have nearly completed the reclamation of all the land lying between those distant lots, and are the result of the judicious plan of the Commissioners, adopted at the beginning of their supervision.
We have expended on these extensive improvements something more than the receipts for the year, but we have a good balance in the treasury, and have adhered strictly to the custom and reso- lution of the Commissioners stated in their early reports, that
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they would never exceed in expenditure the sum on hand and under their control. We have not lost sight of the necessity of creating a fund that may be available in contingencies that may arise in the future, and for the care of the grounds after sources of income cease because all lots that can be laid out have been sold. Neither shall we forget that all moneys accruing from the sale of lots or other sources must be used wisely and faithfully for improvements that shall be for the best interest of the several proprietors.
In 1874, 94 Lots were sold for $3,726 In 1875, 57 “ 66 2,525
A decrease of 37 in number and of $1,201 in amount.
Appended to this report, and making a part of it, will be found a full statement of the receipts from all sources, and an account in detail of all expenditures.
In our last report we referred to the desirability of the estab- lishment of a fund for the care of lots of such proprietors as should contribute to it, and which would insure their lots against waste and neglect after they had passed away. The action we then recommended is now unnecessary. Proper provision was made by an Act of the Legislature approved May 1st, 1875. Some of the owners of lots have already availed themselves of the Act, and we desire to have it printed with this report for the information of others.
[CHAP. 174.]
" AN ACT to encourage the Planting of Shade Trees, laying out, ornamenting and maintaining Parks, Cemeteries and Cemetery Lots, and erecting and maintaining Drinking Fountains.
Be it enacted, &c., as follows :-
SECT. 1. Any savings bank in this Commonwealth is hereby authorized to receive funds, in trust, on deposit, to an unlimited amount, for any one or all of the hereinafter named purposes; said funds shall be placed upon interest in said bank, and the interest and dividends arising therefrom shall be paid semi-annually to such town, city, or cemetery authorities as may be designated by the donors of said funds or the will of the person bequeathing the same; said interest and dividends to be expended by such town, city or cemetery authorities, within the precincts of such town, city or cemetery, in setting out shade trees in streets and parks, and in improving the same;
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in purchasing land for parks and improving the same; in maintaining ceme- teries or cemetery lots, and in erecting and maintaining drinking fountains in public places; for any one or all of the before named purposes as may be specified by donors of the said funds or the will of the person bequeathing the same. No part of the principal of said funds shall be withdrawn or expended, and it shall be exempt from attachment or levy on execution.
SECT. 2. The funds held in accordance with this act shall be known as the 'Shade Tree and Cemetery Fund,' and the treasurer of any savings bank in which said funds are deposited, shall give a certificate of gift to each donor of such funds, and shall send by mail or deliver in the month of January, every third year after the first deposit, to the mayor of any city, or the chair- man of the selectmen of any town, within the limits of which the interests and dividends of said funds are to be expended, a written statement, signed by such treasurer, of the amount of funds on deposit, for the purposes afore- said, and said statement shall be recorded in full in the office of the clerk for said city or town.
SECT. 3. In case any savings bank holding such funds shall surrender its charter or cease to do business, the Supreme Judicial Court is hereby author- ized to order said funds transferred and deposited in some other savings bank upon the same trusts as aforesaid; and if the laws authorizing such banks shall be repealed, said court is hereby authorized to order said funds transferred and deposited in such banking institution as said court may deem proper and for the best interest of said funds, to be by it held upon the trusts aforesaid.
SECT. 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage. [Approved May 1, 1875.]"
Beside the positive duties assigned us of the care and improve- ment of the Cemetery, we are frequently appealed to for advice by owners of lots, and in a few instances have seen, somewhat strangely, " the ruling propensity " influencing persons in matters connected with the last resting place selected for their families or themselves; but generally there is a commendable degree of reverence and thoughtful decorum exercised by those who visit or are interested in the place dedicated to most sacred purposes. There are some stricken mourners who make frequent visits and cling to the spot where the remains of a loved one have been deposited, as if it were for them the best place for meditation and prayer, and where they could be most earnestly inspired by the hope of reunion with the departed, and of immortality for themselves.
The long-continued relations of this Board have from the first been entirely harmonious, their action always unanimous, influ-
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enced and dictated by the unfailing charity that should guide in the management of the home where all strife must end.
The Board has been organized for the present year, and promise careful attention to its duties. Inasmuch as our services are entirely gratuitous, three of our number may say that two members are entitled to grateful remembrance for the constant care and time they have devoted to a public interest.
The City Treasurer and his assistants have put us under renewed obligations by their performance of the service we come to expect from them, in so courteous a manner that work with them becomes a pleasure, and we forget it is extra service on their part.
Respectfully submitted for the Commissioners,
ALBERT TOLMAN.
WORCESTER, January 1, 1876.
RECEIPTS AND EXPENSES.
Report of Receipts and Expenses, for Hope Cemetery, in the year ending Nov. 30, 1875.
RECEIPTS.
Dec.
1. Cash on deposit,
$5,098 19
1. in hands of Superintendent,
194 77
1875.
Jan. 5. 66 for wood sold,
1 50
Feb. 6.
" wood sold,
30 00
66
6.
" grading lots, 15 00
15 00
66
5. 66 " wood sold,
7 87
May
4. 66 " wood sold,
5 50
4.
" grading lots,
33
June 22.
66 grading lots,
36 00
66
26.
" wood sold,
12 37
July 2. 66 " wood sold,
13 75
66
2. 66
66 grading lots,
3 00
Aug. 4.
" wood sold,
14 75
4.
grading lots, &c.,
13 45
Sept. 20. 66 " wood sold,
57 69
66 30. 66 66 grading lots,
11 00
Oct. 26.
66 wood sold,
10 62
66 26. 66 grading lots, &c.,
63 06
Nov. 27. 66 " wood sold,
49 50
66
30.
66 " 57 lots sold in 1875,
2,525 00
30.
" interest on deposit,
137 20
$8,315 55
1874.
EXPENSES.
Dec. 4. Paid Labor on grounds,
$315 73
66
7.
66 City Water Works, labor &c.,
95 30
1875.
Jan. 5. Labor on grounds,
417 00
23. Loam and lumber,
91 28
66 23. 66 Curtis & Marble's bill, 13 21
Feb. 6. Labor on grounds,
325 25
66
6.
66 J. D. Lovell's bill,
10 40
6. W. H. Heywood's bill,
13 00
1874.
April 5. 66 grading lots,
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March 5. Paid Labor on grounds,
211 75
5. P. Coon's bill,
6 60
April 15.
66 Charles Hamilton's bill, 18 76
May 4. Labor on grounds,
177 25
6.
66 Mann, Bigelow & Gosling's bill,
43 75
June 1. 66 Henry Bigelow's bill,
70 00
295 37
12.
Gilbert & Holmes' bill,
29 25
66
18.
L. Drury's bill,
6 00
66
29.
City Water Works,
6 93
July
2. 66
Labor on grounds,
218 62
66
2.
E. Dyer's bill,
2 00
Aug.
1.
W. W. Cook's bill,
6 17
66
4. 66 Labor on grounds,
198 75
Sept.
2. 66 J. D. Lovell's bill,
12 05
Oct.
5.
Labor on grounds,
161 12
66
12.
U. Stone's bill,
7 00
66
19.
Loring Coes & Co.'s bill,
14 38
19. 66 L. B. Stone's bill,
136 18
Nov.
3.
Labor on grounds, ~
165 75
12.
66 Geo. Sessions & Son's bill,
156 00
12.
Bemis & Co.'s bill,
9 00
$3,427 10
Nov. 30.
Cash deposits in Savings Bank,
3,500 00
30.
" in City Treasury,
1,073 83
30.
" in hands of Superintendent,
314 62
$4,888 45
$8,315 55
3.
66 Labor on grounds,
193 25
Labor on grounds,
3.
STEPHEN SALISBURY, JR., Secretary of Commissioners of Hope Cemetery.
REPORT
OF THE
COMMITTEE ON LIGHTING STREETS.
To the Honorable the City Council :
THE Joint Standing Committee on Lighting Streets respect- fully present the following Report relating to the Department, for the year ending November 30th, 1875.
Lights, as petitioned for, have been set during the year as ex- hibited in the accompanying tables.
The New England Gas Light Company's fixtures continue in use for the Gasoline lights, and give perfect satisfaction. A new form of reservoir, with fixtures, has lately been applied to all their posts, and, with the improved packing they now use, it is believed the light is superior to any similar one in use.
The care of the street lights and other property of the De- partment has been under the charge of Mr. Patrick Ronayne, who has discharged his duties in a manner entirely satisfactory to the committee. An inventory is annexed, giving the appraised value of stock and fixtures on hand. The lamps are in a good state of repair.
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GASOLINE LIGHTS SET DURING THE YEAR ENDING NOVEMBER 30тн, 1875.
Arlington st., 1; Blackstone st., 2; Crescent st., 1; Charles st., 1; Canter- bury st., 4; Cambridge st., 6; Camp st., 5; Cross st., 1; Castle st., 2; Doug- las st., 5; Eaton st., 1; Franklin st., 1; Hollywood st., 4; Howard st., 1; Houchin ave., 1; Hammond st., 1; Holmes st., 2; Henry st., 1; John st., 1; Kingsbury st., 1; Ledge st., 1; Lincoln place, 1; Prescott st., 1; Pleasant st., 1; Pond st., 1; Shepard st., 1; Southbridge st., 1; Union ave., 2; Ward st., 1; Woodland st., 5; West st., 3; Rear of Quinsigamond Bank, 1. Total 61. Set previous to Nov. 1st, 1874, 423. Total 484.
GAS LIGHTS SET DURING THE YEAR ENDING NOVEMBER 30тн,
1875.
Church place, 1; Cherry st., 1; Common st., 1; Chatham place, 1; Cedar st., 1; Lincoln st., 1; Oak st., 1; Pleasant st., 1; Woodland st., 1; William st., 2. Total 11. Gas lights set previous to Nov. 30th, 1874, 632. Total number now set, 643. Boulevard lanterns now set, 256; Boulevard lanterns broken during the year, 12.
Inventory of stock on hand, Street Lighting Department, December 1st, 1875, valued at
$20,517 70
GEO. R. SPURR, SAMUEL D. HARDING, ANDREW ATHY, WILLIAM KICKHAM,
Committee.
REPORT
OF THE
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
OFFICE OF THE SUPT. OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS,
464 Main Street.
CITY OF WORCESTER, December 27, 1875.
To the Honorable City Council :
GENTLEMEN :- In compliance with the thirteenth section of the "Ordinance relating to Public Buildings" I have the honor to submit the following Report.
SCHOOL HOUSES.
Of the 34 School Buildings occupied for school purposes, their general condition, with few exceptions, is good, and they will require no unusual outlay the ensuing year to keep them in good repair.
· The school house at Leesville is hardly in a creditable condi- tion and would have been repaired had there not been a prospect of a new school house at Jamesville to take its place.
The houses at Adriatic and Union Hill should be painted and the house in Chamberlain District will require shingling the coming year.
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During the year six new school rooms have been finished . one in upper story South Worcester, 2 in upper story Dix Street, 2 in upper story Ledge Street, 1 in upper story Edgeworth Street houses.
There has also been fitted up and furnished, a school room in Walnut Street House, for the accommodation of an additional school, Grade IX.
There has been leased a store in Quinn's Block to accommo- date the school formerly kept in the Hall of the Engine House at New Worcester.
A room was fitted up and furnished in the upper story at Providence street but has not as yet been occupied.
The expenditures for repairs, alterations and improvements have been $7,456.60, of which the following are the principal items :-
Plastering basement ceiling, Woodland street house :
George W. Lovell, contract, Lath and plastering,
$95 00
Carpenters, stock and labor,
67 18
Cartage, 1 00
163 18
Varnishing High School desks,
68 77
Shingling school house, Adams square,
109 90
Summer street lot has been improved by a new fence, at a cost of
139 90
Repair of steps and piazza, Summer street,
60 69
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