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The Trustees were authorized by an order passed July 12th, 1875, by the Council, to sell and convey, under certain restric- tions, any or all of the real estate of the Jaques bequest; but from that time to the present, owing to the extreme stagnation
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of the real estate market, and the want of authority to invest the proceeds in mortgages, they have been unable to find pur- chasers for any considerable part of this large tract of land, at any price. And indeed, they have not thought it wise or prudent to press the sale under the circumstances, or as being an act of justice to the donor, or for the best interest of the City.
The Trustees realize the desirableness of converting this large landed property into productive funds at the earliest possible time, and thus carry out the evident design of Mr. Jaques in relieving the City of the burden of supporting this institution by taxation; yet they would not consider it good policy for the City, or acting in good faith, to force the sale, in the present depressed state of the real estate market. They have, therefore, acted as any prudent indi- vidual would, under like circumstances, and waited for better times to come.
During this period a single sale of land only has been effected, this being an inside lot of about - feet, situated on South side of Austin Street, between Queen and Piedmont Streets ; sold for cash, and the proceeds invested in Savings Banks, as they were unable to secure six per cent. City Bonds, as pro- vided by the original ordinance. The bonds, mortgages and other securities, remain in the custody of the City Treasurer, and, as will be seen by the report, are essentially the same as came into the hands of the Trustees; the interest and increase on the same having been credited to the principal; excepting some small charges for repairs of real estate.
It is hardly necessary to call the attention of the Council to the conditions of the Deed of Gift made by Mr. Jaques for a site for permanent Hospital buildings. It will be remembered that after the lapse of a certain time, it was stipulated therein, that the City should pay to the Estate the sum of two hundred dollars per month, should they fail to provide buildings for the accommodation of at least twenty-five patients; and it was further conditioned that at the expiration of twenty years the property could be disposed of, if, for any reason, the location should prove undesirable for the purpose.
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The City having agreed to these conditions, an important question to decide is, whether to occupy the site with perma- nent Hospital buildings, or pay the forfeiture money. If they decide upon the latter, the money goes to increase the Jaques Fund, the increase of which would immediately come back to help pay the annual expense of maintaining the institution; if upon the former, the immediate outlay must be necessarily large. In erecting permanent buildings, it would be necessary to build the central and most expensive building first, and this should be of a character to anticipate the wants of the City for many years to come, and in keeping with so important a public benefaction.
Around this central building could be grouped small and inexpensive pavilion wards, from time to time, as they might be needed.
It should be distinctly borne in mind by the citizens, that no part of Mr. Jaques' property can be used for building purposes, or for the purchase of any new site. This must be done by taxation ; unless, perchance, some benevolent citizen should step forward and furnish the means for the purpose, and thus place the City, and thousands of her future unfortunate citizens, under obligations to his generosity, and place himself in ever- lasting remembrance for genuine philanthropy and wise fore- thought.
The present location of the Hospital, at the Jaques home- stead, is upon property that is not immediately available for other purposes, and, with the two new pavilion wards recently erected, furnishes ample accommodation for the care of twenty- five patients ; which seems to meet the present demands of the City in this direction ; and that, too, for a comparatively small expense.
The Trustees are unanimous in the opinion, that there is no immediate call for large expenditure to meet the conditions of the Deed of Gift; and they would recommend to the Council that the present accommodations be utilized to the best advan- tage, until such time as the homestead can be sold or disposed of to better purpose than its present use.
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It would seem to be, then, of vital importance, that when the permanent Hospital is built, it should be located on high and dry land, with a sunny Southern exposure, away from noise and dust, and with a broad comprehension of the wants of the City for many years to come.
Respectfully Submitted.
F. H. KELLEY,
WORCESTER, Dec. 15, 1877.
President.
.
REPORT OF DISEASES AND THEIR RESULTS,
FROM DECEMBER 1, 1876 TO DECEMBER 1, 1877.
[Prepared by the Resident Physician.]
MEDICAL.
DISEASES.
In Hosp Dec. 1, 1876.
ADMITTED.
DISCHARGED.
Males.
Females.
Total.
Well.
|Much Relieved.
|Relieved.
Not Relieved.
Not Treated.
Dicd.
Total.
In Hosp. Dec. 1, 1877.
GENERAL DISEASES:
Typhoid Fever.
5
4
4
8
1
Intermittent Fever.
3
1
4
1
4
. .
Scarlet Fever.
1
1
Cerbro-Spinal Meningitis
1
1
1
1
Febricula. .
3
2
5
4
1
4
Rheumatism, acute ..
6
2
8
4
1
.. .
Rheumatism, sub-acute
3
3
1
1
1
. . .
Rheumatism, chronic.
2
1
3
1
1
1
3
. . .
Phthisis.
3
2
5
1
1
2
1
5
Anaemia ..
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
. .
Debility
11
10
21
6
5
8
1
1
21
Diabetes
1
1
1
1
NERVOUS SYSTEM:
Cephalalgia
2
2
2
Neuralgia, general. .
3
2
1
3
Neuralgia, sciatica
1
1
Mental disease.
1
1
1
1
Hysteria .
1
1
1
1
Alcoholismus
2
1
3
1
1
1
3
. . .
Paralysis.
2
2
2
2
...
Melancholia
1
1
1
1
· . . .
Disease of Spinal Cord.
1
1
1
1
FAUCES AND THORACIC VISCERA:
Tonsillitis.
2
1
3
1
2
3
Bronchitis
2
3
5
4
1
5
Pleuritis
4
2
6
1
3
1
1
.
... .
Pneumonia
1
1
1
1
...
Emphysema
1
1
1
1
....
Empyema.
2
2
1
Pericarditis.
1
..
1
1
1
. . .
Valvular Disease of the Heart,
1
1
1
1
1
3
8
3
. .
Dyspepsia
1
1
6
1
CITY HOSPITAL.
MEDICAL .- Continued.
DISEASES.
In Hosp. Dec. 1, 1876.
ADMITTED.
DISCHARGED.
|Much Relieved.
Relieved.
|Not Relieved.
Not Treated.
Died.
Total.
In Hosp. Dec. 1, 4877.
ABDOMINAL VISCERA :
Peritonitis
1
1
1
Hepatitis
1
1
1
1
Enteritis
2
2
2
2
..
Jaundice.
2
2
1
1
2
.. .
Diarrhea.
5
1
6
2
1
1
1
1
6
1
1
...
Albuminuria.
1
1
1
1
. ..
Tape worm
1
1
1
1
. ...
DISEASES OF WOMEN :
Ovaritis.
1
1
1
1
Endometritis.
1
1
1
1
Pelvic Abscess.
1
1
1
Pelvic Cellulitis.
1
1
1
DISEASES OF THE SKIN :
Eczema.
2
2
4
1
2
3
1
Lupus . .
1
1
1
. .
1
Syphiloderma.
1
1
1
.
1
SURGICAL.
DISEASES.
In Hosp. Dec. 1, 1877.
ADMITTED.
DISCHARGED.
ĮMuch Relieved.
|Not Relieved.
Not Treated.
Died.
Total.
In Hosp. Dec. 1, 1877.
Ulcer of Cornea.
1
1
1
Cataract ...
1
1
2
1
1
2
Otorrhœa
1
1
1
1
Strabismus. Foreign body in ear.
1
1
1
... .
Adenitis.
1
1
1
1
..
Hemorrhoids
1
1
2
1
1
2
...
Coxalgia. .
1
1
1
1
....
Cystitis
3
3
3
3
....
Stricture of Urethra ..
1
1
1
1
....
Retention urine.
1
1
1
1
...
Hydrocele.
1
1
1
1
....
Whitlow.
1
1
1
1
Synovitis.
1
1
1
1
1
·
Erysipelas
1
1
2
2
2
.
3
3
2
1
3
....
Orchitis.
Males.
Females.
Total.
Well.
ĮRelieved.
1
1
1
1
1
1
1.
Ascites.
Males.
Females.
Total.
Well.
... .
.
.
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SURGICAL .- Continued.
DISEASES.
In Hosp. Dec. 1, 1877.
ADMITTED.
DISCHARGED.
Males.
Females.
Total.
Well.
|Much Relieved.
|Relieved.
|Not Relieved.
Not Treated.
Died.
Total.
In Hosp Dec. 1, 1877.
Ulcer of Leg.
1
4
5
10
4
6
10
Ulcer of Foot.
2
1
1
Caries of Stump
1
1
...
. .
1
1
1
Inverted Toe-nail.
1
1
1
1
House Maid's Knee.
1
1
1
1
Abscess, Psoas .
1
1
1
Abscess, Perinephritic.
1
1
1
Abscess, Nates.
1
1
1
1
Varicocele
1
1
1
1
Crooked Fingers
1
1
1
1
. ..
Chilblain. .
1
1
1
1
Necrosis of Humerus.
1
1
1
2
Ovarian Tumor ..
1
1
1
1
Tumor of Inferior Maxilla.
1
1
1
1
Tumor of Chest.
1
1
1
1
Tumor of Thigh.
1
1
1
Cancer of Lip.
1
1
1
1
Cancer of Tongue
1
1
1
1
Cancer of Face.
1
1
2
1
1
2
...
Cancer of Breast.
2
2
1
1
Cancer of Uterus.
1
1
1
Cancer of Eye. .
1
1
1
1
INJURIES :
Burns
2
2
92
1
3
10
Multiple Injuries.
1
1
1
1
Frost bite. .
1
1
1
1
Concussion of Brain.
1
1
1
1
Scalp Wound.
2
2
2
2
Injury to Leg
1
1
1
1
Injury to Knee.
1
1
1
Injury to Heel.
1
1
1
Injury to Arm.
1
1
1
1
Crushed Foot
1
1
1
1
Sprain.
2
4
6
6
6
Cut Foot.
1
1
1
1
Crushed Hand. .
1
1
2
1
1
2
Injury of Radial Artery
1
1
1
1
Railroad Injury.
4
4
4
4
Crushed Fingers
1
..
1
1
1
.
Frozen Feet. .
1
1
1
1
. .
Gun Shot Wound of Leg.
1
1
Gun Shot Wound of Hand.
1
1
1
1
Gun Shot Wound of Thorax
1
1
1
1
Fracture of Skull .
1
1
1
1
Fracture of Jaw.
1
1
1
1
Fracture of Wrist (Colles)
1
1
1
1
Fracture of Clavicle.
1
1
1
1
Fracture of Ulna. .
1
1
1
1
. .
Fracture of Humerus.
1
1
11.
.
1
. .
1 1
.
. .
..
1
1
1
Wound of Femoral Artery.
1
1
10
2
Bruises.
9
1
.
1
1
1
1
2
. .
.
*
1
.
CITY HOSPITAL.
SURGICAL .- Continued.
ADMITTED.
DISCHARGED.
DISEASES.
In Hosp. Dec. 1, 1876.
Males.
Females.
Total.
Well.
Much Relieved.
|Relieved.
Not Relieved.
Not Treated.
Died.
Total.
Fracture of Ribs ...
1
1
1
Fracture of Patella.
1
1
1
1
Fracture of Femur ..
1
3
1
5
3
2
Fracture of Tibia.
1
1
1
1
..
Fracture of Tibia and Fibula ..
2
1
2
2
1
2
...
Disease of Knee Joint
1
1
1
.
In Hosp. Dec. 1, 1877.
ALBERT WOOD, EMERSON WARNER, GEO. A. BATES,
Committee on Reports.
WORCESTER, December 15, 1877.
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ORDINANCES
OF THE
CITY OF WORCESTER.
[Passed since the publication of City Document No. 31.]
CHAPTER LXXX.
RELATING TO RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE WOR- CESTER WATER WORKS.
Be it ordained, by the Mayor, Aldermen and Common Council of the City of Worcester, in City Council assembled, as follows :
1. Water to be shut off when bills are [ 2. Repeal. unpaid.
The Ordinance relating to Rules and Regulations of the Worcester Water Works, Chapter 68, is hereby amended as follows:
Water to be shut off when bills are paid.
SECTION 1. If bills for water, or for service pipe, materials and labor furnished, are not paid within forty days after notice from the City Treasurer that the same are in his office ready for payment, the water shall be shut off from the premises which are supplied, and shall not be turned on again until all bills are paid, and in addition thereto two dollars for the expense of shutting off and letting on the water.
Repeal.
SEC. 2. Section 9 of the Ordinance relating to Rules and Regulations of the Worcester Water
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Works, Chapter 68, is hereby repealed and Section 1 of this Ordinance is hereby substituted therefor.
SEC. 3. This Ordinance shall take effect upon its passage.
Passed May 7, 1877.
CHAPTER LXXXI.
IN RELATION TO THE REGISTRARS OF VOTERS.
1. Election of Registrars. | 2. Place of Meeting.
Be it ordained, §c., as follows :
SECTION. 1. As soon as practicable after the pas- Election of sage of this Ordinance, and biennially thereafter, in Registrars. the month of February or March, there shall be elected, by concurrent vote of both branches of the City Council, one Registrar of Voters, who shall hold the office for the term of two years, and until another shall be chosen in his place, who with the City Clerk and the Clerk of the Board of Assessors for the time being, shall constitute the Board of Registrars of Voters for the City of Worcester, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 193 of the laws of the year 1877.
SEC. 2. Said board shall occupy such office room Place of as the Joint Standing Committee on Public Buildings meeting. may designate, but they may hold meetings for the purpose of revising the voting lists, as provided in Section 5 of said Act, at such place as said Board of Registrars may see fit.
Passed July 16, 1877.
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CHAPTER LXXXII.
TO ESTABLISH A BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE JAQUES FUND AND OTHER FUNDS OF THE CITY HOSPITAL.
1. Commission established.
2. Election of Commissioners,
8. Duties of Commissioners.
4. Disposition of moneys of property.
5. Authority to negotiate sales.
6. To make a report.
7. Property given to Hospital to be a permanent Fund.
8. Repeal.
Be it ordained, §c., as follows :
SECTION 1. A Commission is hereby established which shall consist of three persons, who shall be known and styled as Commissioners of the Jaques Fund and other funds of the City Hospital.
SEC. 2. Said Commissioners shall be elected by a joint Convention of both branches of the City Council, and shall at the first election be members of the Board of Trustees of the City Hospital, and shall hold their offices, after the first election, for the term of three years. The first election shall be made as soon as practicable, and within ninety days after the passage of this ordinance, at which election one of said Commissioners shall be chosen for one year, one for two years and one for three years, and shall hold their office until others are chosen in their places. But each of said Commissioners shall at all times be subject to removal from office by the City Council, for cause. After the first election under this ordi- nance, vacancies shall be filled from the citizens at large, without reference to membership of said Board of Trustees. Whenever any vacancy shall occur in said Board of Commissioners, by death, resignation or otherwise, such vacancy shall be reported to the City Council, and they shall proceed to fill the same by the choice of another Commissioner in the manner aforesaid, who shall hold his office for the residue of the term for which such member so deceased, resigned
Commission established.
Election of Commission- ers.
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or removed, would have held the same. After said first election, and after the year 1878, one Commis- sioner shall be chosen in the manner aforesaid, annu- ally in the month of January. And in all cases said Commissioners shall be sworn to a faithful discharge of their duties.
SEC. 3. The said Commissioners shall have the Duties of Com- entire care, management and control of all the prop- missioners. erty, real, personal or mixed, which has been received or shall hereafter be received, directly or indirectly, by gift, bequest or otherwise for the benefit of the City Hospital, and all moneys which shall here- after be derived from the sale of real estate or per- sonal property given, granted or bequeathed for the benefit of said City Hospital; and they shall invest the same from time to time in the same securities and in the same manner provided by the statutes of this Commonwealth for the management and investment of deposits in savings banks, excepting, however, that no part of said money or property shall be invested in the bonds, script or other obligations of the City of Worcester.
SEC. 4. All moneys received by said Commis- Disposition of sioners, as income from any property heretofore money of granted or bequeathed, or hereafter to be granted, property. conveyed or bequeathed for the benefit of the City Hospital, unless conditions are connected with the bequest or gift inconsistent therewith, whether as rents, interest or otherwise, after deducting such sums as may be expended by them in necessary repairs upon the property, and such sums as may be otherwise necessarily expended by them in the per- formance of their duties, provided, always, that noth- ing shall be allowed said Commissioners for their personal services, shall be paid over by them to the City Treasurer quarterly between the first and fif- teenth days of January, April, July, and October in each year, whose receipt therefor shall be a sufficient
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voucher for such payments ; all sums so paid to the Treasurer shall be devoted to the support and main- tenance of the Worcester City Hospital, and to no other use or purpose whatsoever.
Authority to negotiate sales.
SEC. 5. Said Commissioners, in the execution of their trust under this ordinance, shall have full power and authority to negotiate and make sale of any real estate now held by the city for the use and benefit of the City Hospital, and all real estate which shall be hereafter granted, conveyed or bequeathed to the city for the use and benefit of said City Hos- pital, unless conditions are connected with the bequest or gift inconsistent therewith, and all real estate which may at any time become the property of the said city through any investments made by authority of this ordinance, and for the time being not in use for Hos- pital purposes, in such quantities, at such times and upon such terms as they shall regard most advan- tageous to the interests of all parties interested in said funds. And all conveyances of real estate so sold shall be executed by the Mayor, under the seal of the city, and assented to in writing by said Commissioners.
To make a report.
SEC. 6. Said Commissioners shall, in the month of December in each year, make to the City Council a full report of their doings under the several pro- visions of this ordinance, in and about the trust funds up to the first day of October next pro- ceeding.
Property given to Hospital to be a permanent fund.
SEC. 7. All money, property and estate given or bequeathed to the city for the use of the Hospital, unless the doners thereof shall have otherwise directed, shall constitute a permanent fund, the principal of which shall not be diminished, and the income of which shall be devoted to the uses of the Hospital.
Repeal.
SEC. 8. All ordinances and parts of ordinances, inconsistent with the foregoing, are hereby repealed.
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SEC. 9. This ordinance shall take effect upon its passage.
Passed October 15, 1877.
CHAPTER LXXXIII.
TO AMEND AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO FINANCE AND ESTABLISHING SINKING FUNDS.
1. Revenue of funded debt.
3. Repeal.
2. Repeal.
Be it ordained, &c., as follows :
SECTION 1. Upon the maturity of the existing funded debts of the city the same shall be renewed in securities of the city, payable on or before the first day of June, A. D. 1905, except so far as the same may have become a part of the Sinking Funds as hereinafter provided, and except also so far as the same or any portion thereof may be paid at maturity.
SEC. 2. Section three of the ordinance relating to Repeal. Finance and establishing Sinking Funds, passed December 20th, A. D. 1875, is hereby repealed, and section one of this ordinance is hereby substituted therefor.
SEC. 3. This Ordinance to amend an Ordi- Repeal. nance relating to Finance and establishing Sinking Funds, passed March 13, A. D. 1877, is hereby repealed.
SEC. 4. This ordinance shall take effect upon its passage.
Passed January 28, 1878.
Revenue of Funded Debt.
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CHAPTER LXXXIV.
TO REPEAL AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A FREE PUBLIC MARKET.
Be it ordained, &c., as follows :
SECTION 1. The ordinance establishing a Free Public Market, passed June 29, 1868, is hereby re- pealed.
SEC. 2. This ordinance shall take effect on its passage.
Passed February 18, 1878.
APPENDIX.
GOVERNMENT AND OFFICERS
OF THE
CITY OF WORCESTER,
FOR 1878.
MAYOR. CHARLES B. PRATT.
ALDERMEN.
Ward 1 .- WILLIAM DICKINSON.
2 .-* JOHN M. WILLIAMS.
3 .- GEORGE P. KENDRICK.
66 4 .-* JOHN L. MURPHY.
5 .- STEPHEN SAWYER.
6 .-* MOWRY A. LAPHAM.
66 7 .- WARREN MCFARLAND.
8 .-* HENRY A. MARSH.
CITY CLERK AND CLERK OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN, ENOCH H. TOWNE. Office, No. 2 City Hall; Residence, 23 Clinton Street.
CITY MESSENGER. CHARLES MARVIN. Office, No. 1 City Hall ; Residence, 1 Clinton Street.
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APPENDIX.
COMMON COUNCIL.
President .- GEORGE E. BOYDEN. Clerk .- S. HAMILTON COE.
Ward 1 .-* George E. Boyden, F. P. Stowell, William S. Clark. Ward 2 .-* Oliver P. Shattuck, Samuel A. Porter, Edwin H. Hill.
Ward 5 .-* William O'Connell, *John R. Thayer, Thomas Monahan.
Ward 6 .-* Ellery B. Crane, Loring Coes, William H. Dexter.
Ward 3 .- Paul Henry. James B. McMahon.
Ward 7 .-* Wm. H. Heywood,
Andrew Athy.
*James A. Norcross, Albert A. Lovell.
Ward 4 .-* John J. O'Gorman,
Ward 8 .-* Frank E. Lancaster,
Philip Moore, Joseph A. Titus, Thomas M. Rogers.
Francis Plunkett.
PAGE TO COMMON COUNCIL .- Joseph T. Kessell.
JOINT STANDING COMMITTEES FOR 1878.
On Finance .- The Mayor, Aldermen Williams, Sawyer, and the President of the Council, and Councilmen Porter, Rogers and O'Gor- man.
On Accounts .- Aldermen Dickinson and Marsh ; and Councilmen Clark, Lancaster and Monahan.
On Claims .- The Mayor, Aldermen Dickinson and Marsh ; the President of the Council, and Councilmen Porter, Lovell and Thayer.
On Water .- The Mayor, Aldermen Lapham and Dickinson ; the President of the Council, and Councilmen Titus, Plunkett and Hey- wood.
On Sewers .- The Mayor, Aldermen Sawyer and Murphy ; the President of the Council, and Councilmen Coes, O'Connell and Lovell.
On Fire Department .- Aldermen McFarland and Lapham ; Coun- cilmen Porter, Monahan and Titus.
On Education .- The Mayor, Aldermen Dickinson and Marsh ; the President of the Council, and Councilmen Dexter, Hill and Mc- Mahon.
On Printing .- Aldermen Williams and Dickinson ; Councilmen Rogers, Athy and Shattuck.
*Aldermen and Councilmen marked * elected for two years.
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On Highways .- Aldermen Kendrick and Williams; Councilmen Heywood, Crane and Henry.
On Sidewalks .- Aldermen Williams and Kendrick ; Councilmen Crane, Henry and Heywood.
On Lighting Streets. -- Aldermen Sawyer and Murphy ; Councilmen Athy, Dexter and Clark.
On Military Affairs .- Aldermen Williams and Marsh ; Councilmen O'Connell, Stowell and McMahon.
On Charities .- Aldermen Dickinson and Murphy ; Councilmen Moore, Norcross and Monahan.
On Free Public Market .- Aldermen McFarland and Kendrick ; Councilmen O'Gorman, Rogers and Shattuck.
On Public Buildings .- Aldermen Lapham and Williams ; Council- men Dexter, Lancaster and Norcross.
On Mayor's Inaugural Address, and Unfinished Business .- Alder- men Sawyer and Marsh ; Councilmen Hill, Moore and Thayer.
STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
On Health .- The Mayor, and Aldermen Kendrick and Dickinson. On Bills in Second Reading .- Aldermen Dickinson and Marsh. On Enrollment .- Aldermen Lapham and Murphy.
On Elections and Returns .- Aldermen Dickinson and Murphy.
STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE COMMON COUNCIL.
On Bills in Second Reading .- Councilmen Plunkett, Titus and Stowell.
On Enrollment .- Councilmen Thayer, Clark and McMahon.
On Elections and Returns .- Councilmen Moore, Stowell and Coes.
CITY SOLICITOR. FRANCIS T. BLACKMER,
Office, No. 7 P. O. Block, Pearl St. ; Residence 8 West St.
TREASURER AND COLLECTOR. WILLIAM S. BARTON,
Office, No. 6 City Hall ; Residence, 23 High Street. 50
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AUDITOR. HENRY GRIFFIN. Office, No. 7 City Hall; Residence, Hotel Pleasant.
ASSESSORS. William L. Clark, Chairman. ; Josiah P. Houghton, Secretary.
L. A. Ely, 3 years. William L. Clark, 2 years. Josiah P. Houghton, 1 year. Office, No. 12 City Hall.
ASSISTANT ASSESSORS.
Ward 1 .- I. N. Metcalf, Ward 5 .- George C. Reidy,
2 .- Samuel E. Staples, 66 6 .- Thomas E. Bartlett,
3 .- Michael Griffin, 7 .- Charles E. Brooks,
4 .- Patrick Murphy, 8 .- Alexander Marsh.
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CITY ENGINEER. CHARLES A. ALLEN. Office, No. 11 City Hall. Residence 44 Portland Street.
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. CHARLES H. PECK. Office, No. 464 Main Street. Residence 13 Dix Street.
COMMISSIONER OF HIGHWAYS. DAVID F. PARKER. Office, No. 3 City Hall. Residence 65 Chatham Street.
WATER COMMISSIONER. FRANK E. HALL. Office, No. 5 City Hall. Residence 16 Dix Street
WATER REGISTRAR. J. STEWART BROWN. Office, No. 5 City Hall. Residence 9 Orchard Street.
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REGISTRARS OF VOTERS. E. H. Towne, Chairman. Samuel Utley, Clerk. Josiah P. Houghton.
COMMISSIONERS OF HOPE CEMETERY.
Albert Tolman, Chairman. Stephen Salisbury, Jr., Secretary. Albert Curtis, Superintendent.
Henry Chapin, 5 years. William Bush, 4 years.
Albert Tolman, 3 years. Albert Curtis, 2 years. Stephen Salisbury, Jr., 1 year.
COMMISSIONERS OF SHADE TREES AND PUBLIC GROUNDS. Edward Winslow Lincoln, Chairman and Secretary.
Stephen Salisbury, Jr., 3 years. O. B. Hadwen, 2 years. Edward Winslow Lincoln, 1 year.
COMMISSIONERS OF SINKING FUND.
D. Waldo Lincoln, Chairman. Wm. H. Morse, Secretary. Wm. S. Barton, Treasurer.
Wm. H. Morse, 3 years. Alexander H. Bullock, 2 years. D. Waldo Lincoln, 1 year.
COMMISSIONERS OF THE JAQUES FUND AND OTHER FUNDS OF THE CITY HOSPITAL.
F. H. Kelly, Chairman and Secretary. Wm. S. Barton, Treasurer.
Benjamin Walker, 3 years. Albert Curtis, 2 years. F. H. Kelly, 1 year.
DIRECTORS OF THE FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
Peter C. Bacon, President. Nathaniel Paine, Secretary and Treasurer. Francis A. Gaskill, Peter C. Bacon, 6 years. Edward H. Hall, 3 years. Samuel D. Harding, S Wm. R. Huntington, 5 years. Geo. E. Francis, 2 years.
William Cross,
Nathaniel Paine,
J. Evarts Greene, 4 years.
Emerson Warner, Charles H. Doe, Jolın J. Power,
1 year.
Samuel S. Green, Librarian.
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APPENDIX.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE. CHARLES B. PRATT, ex-officio, President. A. P. MARBLE, Superintendent and Secretary. Office, No. 464 Main Street.
Members whose term expires January, 1881. January, 1880.
Caleb B. Metcalf.
Thomas J. Hastings.
Charles R. Johnson.
Anne B. Rogers. Sarah B. Earle. William T. Harlow.
Timothy H. Murphy. James P. Kelley.
Eugene Moriarty.
Thomas J. O'Sullivan. Thomas J. Conaty.
Francis Plunkett.
Samuel W. Dougherty. Richard O'Flynn.
Francis P. Goulding. Franklin B. White.
Edwin T. Marble. Thomas E. St. John.
Joseph M. Bassett.
Charles B. Knight.
CENTRAL DISTRICT COURT.
HARTLEY WILLIAMS, Chief Justice.
SAMUEL UTLEY,
GEORGE M. WOODWARD,
Associate Justices. THEODORE S. JOHNSON, Clerk. HENRY F. HARRIS, Assistant Clerk.
TRUANT COMMISSIONERS. CHARLES B. PRATT, Mayor.
A. P. MARBLE, Superintendent of Schools, .
W. ANSEL WASHBURN, City Marshal.
HENRY E. FAYERWEATHER,
Truant Officers. WILLIAM HICKEY,
CITY MARSHAL.
W. ANSEL WASHBURN. Office, City Hall. Residence, 7 Charlton Street.
ASSISTANT MARSHALS.
E. D. MCFARLAND. Office, City Hall ; Residence, Crystal Street. JOHN W. HADLEY. Office, City Hall; Residence, 152 Chandler Street.
John Timon.
Alzirus Brown.
Rufus Woodward. E. B. Stoddard.
Members whose term expires
Members whose term expires January, 1879.
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APPENDIX. AMOS ATKINSON, Captain of Night Police.
DETECTIVE. EZRA CHURCHILL.
PATROLMEN.
Barker, Charles W.
Keefe, Dennis
Barker, George V.
Keyes, Warren C.
Benchley, C. H.
Lamb, Matthew B.
Bliss, George S.
Maloney, James M.
Bonn, Albert N.
March, Addison
Carroll, Patrick H.
Martin, Austin
Colby, Reuben M.
Matthews, David A.
Chandley, George B.
McCarthy, Daniel
Deady, Michael
McNamara, Michael
Diggins, Patrick
Mecorney, Henry H.
Drohan, Walter N.
Mooney, Nicholas J.
Finneran, William
Piper, William A. Ramsdell, C. A.
Foster, Thomas R.
French, Cornelius
Garland, Charles A.
Ranger, Sumner W. Sandner, Henry Thomas, Quincy A.
Gates, Jaalam
Tyler, Elliott Walsh, Matthew J.
Goggin, David
Green, Marshall S.
Hagan, P. S.
Harper, Louis
Willard, George A. Williams, Daniel Woodard, James
Hubbard, Martin J.
W. Ansel Washburn, Edward J. Russell,
Theodore H. Bartlett, Charles Marvin,
John W. Hadley, William E. Fayerweather,
CONSTABLES.
Ezra Churchill,
Charles N. Hair,
Amos Atkinson,
. John M. Meggett, Emory Wilson,
William Hickey,
Edwin D. McFarland.
Fairbanks, Edson
Oliver, Napoleon
Flint, Jos. H.
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APPENDIX.
TRUSTEES OF THE CITY HOSPITAL.
F. H. Kelley President.
Stephen Salisbury, Jr., Secretary.
William Dickinson, Alderman. Joseph Sargent, 4 years. F. H. Kelley, 3 years.
Albert A. Lovell,
John R. Thayer.
Councilmen. Stephen Salisbury, Jr., 2 years. Albert Curtis, 1 year.
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
CHARLES B. PRATT, Mayor, A. P. MARBLE, Superintendent of Schools. W. ANSEL WASHBURN, City Marshal.
ex-officio,
Members.
Charles B. Pratt, President. George W. Gale, Clerk.
George W. Gale and Charles Belcher, 3 years. Charles F. Rugg and Walter Henry, 2 years.
Calvin L. Hartshorn and James Draper, 1 year.
CITY PHYSICIAN. *L. H. HAMMOND, Office, No. 38 Myrtle Street.
KEEPER OF ALMSHOUSE. BENJAMIN F. PARKHURST.
UNDERTAKERS.
George Sessions, George G. Hildreth, Waldo E. Sessions, Andrew Athy,
John Fay.
PUBLIC WEIGHERS. Wm. A. Barrows, New Worcester, Silas Penniman, Lincoln Square, Samuel Houghton, Salem Square. .
* Resigned March 4th. Daniel W. Niles, No. 40 Austin Street, elected to fill the vacancy.
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APPENDIX.
WEIGHERS OF COAL.
W. H. Cole, at Jourdan's,
Frank J. Dadmun, at Union St.
Wm. G. Strong,
A. W. Johnson, at Southbridge St.
L. S. Nichols, 66
C. O. Graves,
F. H. Knight,
F. W. Fairbanks,
Wm. S. Jourdan, 66
A. O. Young, at Central St.
L. J. Childs, at City Coal Yard. E.W.Wellington, at Manchester St.
E. A. Sumner, at Union St. Arthur E. Dennis,
MEASURERS OF WOOD.
S. Penniman, Lincoln Square. Samuel Houghton, Salem Square. Wm. A. Barrows, New Worcester. Edwin Chapin, South Worcester.
SURVEYORS OF LUMBER. 1
Nahum Hapgood, - Leander R. Hapgood.
FENCE VIEWERS.
Charles W. Burbank, Ebenezer Cutler, Charles Ballard.
MILK INSPECTOR.
Russell R. Shepard, No. 3 Pleasant Street.
FIELD DRIVER. William L. Nichols.
POUND KEEPER .- Cornelius Marsh.
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. Russell R. Shepard, Office, No. 3 Pleasant Street.
WARD OFFICERS.
Ward 1 .- WARDEN, George E. Boyden. CLERK, Samuel Smith. INSPECTORS, S. Harry Knox, Wm. L. Robinson, George S. Hamilton.
Ward 2 .- WARDEN, George E. Stearns. CLERK, George W. Gale. INSPECTORS, George W. Paul, Oliver P. Shattuck, Forrest E. Barker.
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Ward 3 .- WARDEN, Lyman Brown. CLERK, John P. Fay. INSPECTORS, James Connors, Benjamin Zaeder, Paul Langlois.
Ward 4 .- WARDEN, Patrick McCarty. CLERK, Thomas Mclaughlin. INSPECTORS, William Myers, Dominick Hart, Daniel J. Ward.
Ward 5 .- WARDEN, Patrick J. Quinn. CLERK, John H. Riely. INSPECTORS, Thomas McGovern, Maurice Mahoney, Thomas Healy.
Ward 6 .- WIRDEN, Jonathan C. French. CLERK, Augustus Coolidge. INSPECTORS, John L. Day, Frank B. White, W. C. Young.
Ward 7 .- WARDEN, Calvin L. Hartshorn. CLERK, Arthur E. Dennis. INSPECTORS, John A, Rice, Charles E. Brooks, Daniel W. Knowlton.
Ward 8 .- WARDEN, Thomas Talbot. CLERK, Woodbury C. Smith. INSPECTORS, Harrison H. Comings, R. J. Tatman, William A. Gile.
BOARD OF ENGINEERS.
Office, No. 80 Front Street.
SIMON E. COMBS, Chief. SAMUEL H. DAY, Clerk.
William Brophy, - Assistant Engineers. Gilbert N. Rawson.
Samuel H. Day, John W. Loring,
SALARIES OF CITY OFFICERS 1878.
Mayor . .
. $1,500
City Clerk 1,500
City Treasurer and Collector 2,500
City Engineer 1,600
City Solicitor
1,800
City Physician
600
Auditor of Accounts 1,200
City Messenger 1,000
Commissioner of Highways, with team 1,900
Water Commissioner, with team 1,700
Water Registrar .
1,200
Superintendent of Public Buildings, 1,100
Clerk of the Common Council 300
Clerk of the Overseers . 1,200
One Assessor and Chairman of the Board 1,200
Two Assessors - each 1,100
Asst. Assessors - each .
three dollars per diem.
Milk Inspector . 50
Sealer of Weights and Measures 300
City Marshal, with team . 1,600
Asst. Marshals, with team - each
1,200
Captain of Day Police
$2.50 per day.
Captain of Night Police
$2.50 per night.
Detective .
. $2.50 per day.
Patrolmen $2.25 per day or night.
Chief Engineer 1,200 .
1st. Asst. Engineer and Electrician 800
Assistant Engineers-each . 200
Foremen of Companies-each 125
Asst. Foremen of Companies-each 115
Engineers of Steamers -each . 200
Asst. Engineers of Steamers 200
Clerks of Companies . 115
Hosemen and Members of Hook and Ladder Companies-each 100
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