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Consultations at City Farm, 140
Cases of Labor at Full Term, .
7
Cases of Premature Labor,
3
Vaccinated for admission to Public Schools, .
297
Certificates given to them and to several hundred others,
Committed to Worcester Lunatic Hospital, . 5
The following deaths have occurred during my term of ser- vice : --
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March 12, 1878, Clark Goulding,
age 58 years, Phthisis.
March 23,
Patrick Flynn,
66
45
66
Phthisis.
March 29, 66 Winnefried Gaffey,
66
64
Epilepsy.
April 2, Mary A. Comaford,
66
23
Phthisis.
May 12, Wm. O'Connor,
35
66
Heart Disease.
May
17, James Cullen,
28
18
Phthisis.
May 25,
Bridget O'Driscoll,
66
5
66 Enuphalitis.
June 10,
John Sherman,
66
20
Phthisis.
June 16,
Hannah Flanley,
66
40
66
Brights' Disease.
June
17,
Ellen O'Connor,
45
Phthisis.
June 28,
66
Mary Gleason,
2
66 Hydrouphalus.
July 23,
66
John Goodwin,
66
82
66
Vesical Calenlus.
Aug. 2,
M. A. McCulloch,
3 mos.
Innutrition.
Aug.
14,
Wm. Regan,
45 years, Phthisis.
Sept. 6,
66 Wm. A. Ilowland,
75
Paralysis.
Sept. 23, Rebecca Langley, 66
66
59
66
Dropsy.
Sept. 28,
Amanda P. Smith,
66
74
Serous Apoplexy.
May
22,
Catharine Matthews,
Acute Tuberculosis.
On April 3, the City Physician became a member of the Board of Health, ex-officio, and, in addition to his other duties, has acted in that capacity. During the Spring and Summer months his duties, as a member of that Board, have been numerous and various, and, at times, arduous. The work of organizing a new branch of public service, in accordance with the Law of 1877, the attention given to the hearing and receiv- ing of complaints, to answering enquiries relative to the busi- ness daily brought before the Board, and the visits made necessary in consequence to various localities within the city limits, has consumed much time and involved a large amount of labor.
In the month of August last, Typhoid Fever prevailed quite extensively in the localities known as " the Adriatics " on South- gate street and near tenements, caused by gross neglect of the most obviovs sanitary laws. The neighborhood was in a very filthy state, and all the conditions were present for the develop- ment of any one of the so-called "filth diseases," which are the inevitable consequence of neglected privies, defective sewerage, and imperfect drainage. There were eight cases of Typhoid Fever, one of which died before my attention was called to the subject. By permission of Dr. J. Bartlett Rich, Superintendent of the City Hospital, I immediately removed those there who were able to be moved, where they were provided for until con-
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valescent. There were from twenty-five to thirty families in the neighborhood whom I visited with a view to prevention of the spread of the disease, and of whom I kept constant watch till all danger of infection seemed to be over. To the prompt and efficient measures taken by the Board of Health we are chiefly indebted that the disease spread no further. For details of these measures I refer to their report.
As City Physician, my experience has convinced me, that a large class of diseases among the poor are preventable by proper hygienic surroundings, and, although it may sometimes be diffi- cult, and perhaps, impracticable, to enforce all the regulations that are desirable for that object, it is not difficult to see that there are some simple rules of cleanliness and of hygiene which should be made obligatory by stringent law. As long as these laws of health are neglected their treatment at their homes will often be nugatory, expensive to the city, and the results obtained inadequate and unsatisfactory to the conscientious physician.
Some of the chief difficulties in treating disease of the poor is, the existence among them of the poisonous exhalations from damp cellars and sink drains, and the still more poisonous and deadly influence of overflowing, neglected privies in close prox- imity. These are preventable conditions ; and, until they are remedied, epidemic diseases will be rife, endangering their lives and putting in jeopardy the health of the whole community. That these statements are in accordance with the views and opinions of the most recent and able medical authority, we quote, in conclusion, from a late writer on Preventive Medi- cine : -
"It is most important to notice that epidemics are usually under human control, both as regards their prevention, and making less severe by attention to proper hygiene and other measures. Some epidemic diseases have been entirely eradicated from countries and cities where formerly they were exceedingly rife; and, by well directed efforts, there are no reasons why many others should not be completely extirpated."
There can be no doubt but that the experience of all medical men has long pointed in this direction, and I feel quite sure that the prompt and efficient action of our Board of Health this
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year has prevented the spread of disease in many infected dis- tricts, and contributed largely to the general health and welfare of our fellow-citizens.
I return my most cordial and heartfelt thanks for the uniform courtesy and kindness with which I have been treated by all in official relation with me. Especially to Mr. Geo. W. Gale, and Mr. and Mrs. Parkhurst of the Poor Farm. Also, to Dr. J. Bartlett Rich, the able and worthy Superintendent of the City Hospital, for his ready co-operation at all times in providing for the wants of the poor, temporarily, in the wards of the Hospital.
All of which is respectfully submitted,
D. WATERHOUSE NILES.
City Physician.
REPORT
OF THE
CITY SOLICITOR.
To the Honorable City Council of the City of Worcester :
The undersigned would respectfully submit the following as his report for the year ending January 1, 1879 :-
Several important cases and claims against the City have been disposed of during the year. Geo. H. Dutton vs. City, for damages by reason of defect in Highland street, resulted in a verdict of the jury of $1,600, which has been paid.
John L. Clark vs. City of Worcester, a suit for damages caused by the location of the Mill Brook sewer, the Supreme Court sent a rescript upon which a judgment was entered for the defendant. Several cases for damages for the breaking of the Lynde Brook dam have been settled, among which was the suits of Nichols, Dupee & Co., and Lovell Baker. These suits were referred to arbitrators, whose award the City were to pay two-thirds of. These cases were tried before the arbitrators, and the award was very large, the grounds for which, neither myself nor the Committee having charge of the matter, were able to account for. But after consultation by the Committee, it was deemed advisable to pay these sums, and they have been paid. The case of Ashworth & Jones has been settled during the year and in a manner satisfactory to the City, and the same may be said of all the other Lynde Brook damage cases settled, and in no case has more than two-thirds of the damages, as
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agreed upon between the parties, been paid. But four claims of this character now remain to be settled, and it is hoped they will be adjusted during the coming year.
There are now pending in Superior Court for the County, twenty-four cases, in which the City are either plaintiff or defendant, in the Supreme Judicial Court six cases, two before the County Commissioners, and one in the Superior Court for the County of Middlesex. Several cases have been tried by me during the year against the police, Highway Commissioners and City Hospital and City, and with results generally satisfac- tory to the City or its officers.
Respectfully submitted.
F. T. BLACKMER,
City Solicitor.
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REPORT
OF THE
BOARD OF HEALTH.
To the Honorable Mayor and City Council :
IN pursuance of and in compliance with the requirements of Sec. 4, of Chapter 133, of the Acts of the year 1877, and of the City Ordinance on Health, the undersigned Board of Health appointed under said Act, herewith submit their report of the doings of the Board from the time of their appointment until the first of January, 1879.
The first meeting of the Board was held on Wednesday, the third day of April 1878, and organized by the choice of Thomas Harrington, Chairman, and Daniel W. Niles, Clerk.
As soon as the Board was organized, verbal and written com- plaints were received from individuals residing in various parts of the city, of nuisances existing in their immediate locality, and some of them of long standing, and to the present time they have received more than two hundred and fifty such com- plaints, besides a large number of cases discovered by the Board. which were satisfactorily adjusted without any formal complaint being made. Of the complaints made, a large portion of the nuisances were abated by the owner or agent of the premises
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named in the complaint, simply by having their attention called to the subject, while a legal notice had to be served upon others before they would take any measures to have the nuisance abated ; in a few cases the Board were obliged to have the cause of the nuisance removed at the expense of the owner of the estate upon which it was suffered to exist.
When complaints have been made to the Board, they have in nearly every instance visited the locality named in the com- plaint, and in many cases several times, to see that their orders were strictly complied with and the nuisances properly and effectually abated.
The experience of the Board the past year has been such as to show the necessity of much more being done to improve the sewerage and drainage in certain localities, also by filling low places where water accumulates and stands until it is stagnant, and thereby becomes dangerous to the health of those residing in its immediate vicinity. This can be done with very little, if any expense to the city, and the sanitary condition of those localities much improved.
The Board find one of the greatest sources of filth to be in the keeping of swine in thickly settled portions of the city. This they cannot too strongly condemn. Another source of filth is in permitting the drainage of sinks to flow into the streets, thus causing a nuisance in the public and private ways of the city, which should in no case be longer tolerated.
The attention of the Board was called to a certain locality in the city, where Typhoid Fever had made its appearance, caus- ing quite an alarm in the neighborhood ; the Board attended to the matter at once and found eleven cases of the disease ; by prompt sanitary measures there were no new cases, and nearly all that had the disease recovered.
The sanitary condition of the city has been much improved in certain localities by the action of the Board in causing numerous sources of filth and causes of sickness to be removed therefrom, the death rate being thereby reduced in those sec- tions below what it has been for a number of years past.
The Board find quite a number of poor and destitute families
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occupying basements and cellars that are wholly unfit for habi- tation, being damp and in a filthy condition, causing sickness to the occupants and necessitating their calling upon the city for assistance and support.
All of which is respectfully submitted,
THOMAS HARRINGTON, DANIEL W. NILES, City Physician. FRANCIS C. BIGELOW.
WORCESTER, January 1st, 1879.
COMMISSIONERS
HOPE CEMETERY, OF
FOR THE YEAR 1879.
ALBERT CURTIS, .
Term expires 1880.
ALBERT TOLMAN,
1881.
WILLIAM BUSH,
1882.
THOMAS M. ROGERS,
66 1883.
STEPHEN SALISBURY, JR., .
1884.
ORGANIZATION FOR THE YEAR 1879.
Chairman .- ALBERT TOLMAN.
Secretary .- STEPHEN SALISBURY, JR. Superintendent .- ALBERT CURTIS. Assistant Superintendent .- WILLIAM BUSH.
THE TWENTY-FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Commissioners of Hope Cemetery
FOR THE YEAR 1878.
To His Honor the Mayor, the Aldermen, and the Common Council of the City of Worcester.
THE necessary work of repairing drive-ways, paths, raking over and clearing all the ground devoted to burial purposes, was begun when Spring opened and thoroughly performed.
Grading and clearing waste places, not requiring much work was done.
Prospect Hill, whose summit was surrounded by Myrtle Avenue, and is bounded by Glen Avenue on the south and by Locust and River Avenues on the West and north-west, could not be used for burials without reducing its height. It has been taken down about twenty feet from the apex and the earth removed, now fills rough places that surrounded the ele vation. Clearing off the wood and grading was the heavy job of the year.
The results are, about three acres of land available for lots prepared in time to meet the demand for them.
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2d. The preservation of Prospect Hill, so that nothing has been taken from its beauty or value, as the place from which to view the surrounding Cemetery grounds and more distant landscape.
We cleared and graded a plot of ground bounded by Pine Avenue on the north, and by the south line of the Cemetery, to be used for removals from Mechanic street Burial Ground.
We have begun the setting of stone curbing on driveways. Over 360 feet in length have been put into Pine Avenue at a place most exposed to washing by heavy rains.
We have graded lots for individual proprietors. For this work we have received the sum of $1,262.99.
This work increases the cares of the Commissioners, and responsibilities of the Foreman, from the necessity of employing and superintending more workmen.
The results are, a more uniform system of grading lots, improvement of the general appearance of the Cemetery, con- venience and economy for the proprietors.
The number of lots sold in the year 1878,
was
61 for
$2,156 00
Previous to 1878,
1,837 for 35,841 00
Whole number,
1,898 for
$37,997 00
In addition to land taken for removals from Mechanic Street, enough to make fifteen or more lots of the usual size has been taken for free burials.
Annexed to this report as a part of it, is a valuation of property, and a statement in detail of receipts and expen- ditures.
In closing we may be allowed to say, the duties of all of the Commissioners increase as occupied ground extends.
Mr. Barton, the City Treasurer, and his assistants have given us their generous aid,
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We will not forget the Hon. Henry Chapin, who was taken from us at the end of ten years membership. Our indoor meetings were held in his office. They were always harmon- ious. No act of the Board has ever been done without the full approval of all its members. The meetings led to mutual esteem and personal friendship. Our citizens will appreciate ten years faithful service ; his memory will be blessed.
Respectfully submitted.
ALBERT TOLMAN, ALBERT CURTIS, WILLIAM BUSH, STEPHEN SALISBURY, JR.,
Commissioners of Hope Cemetery.
SECRETARY'S REPORT.
VALUATION OF PROPERTY,
DECEMBER 1, 1878.
Barn and Tool-house,
$800 00
Horse,
125 00
Harness,
20 00
Cart,
40 00
Barrows and assorted lot of Tools,
140 00
$1,125 00
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS.
Report of Receipts and Payments for Hope Cemetery, in the year ending November 30, 1878.
RECEIPTS.
1877.
December 1.
Cash on deposit,
$1,167 48
1. Savings Bank deposits,
3,792 18
1. Cash in hands of Superintendent,
191 50
1878.
November 30.
Cash proceeds of 61 lots sold,
. $2,156 00
30. Dividends from Savings Banks,
168 46
30.
Dividend on account, lot 15,
4 00
66
30.
66 Dividend on account, lot 693,
6 45
30.
66 Interest on Bank deposits,
41 16
30. Sale of wood and timber,
239 02
30. Sale of stone posts. .
84 00
66
30. Grading and labor,
1,262 99
$3,962 08
$9,113 24
PAYMENTS.
1877.
December 4. Paid labor on grounds,
$152 06
22.
Geo. Sessions,
15 00
1
36
26.
Curtis & Marble, boxes, etc.,
38 05
27
$5,151 16
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1878.
PAYMENTS .- Continued.
January 2.
Labor on grounds,
124 57
February 2.
Labor on grounds, . 112 05
March 2. Labor on grounds, 61 78 ·
April 1.
Labor on grounds, .
114 83
May 1.
Stationery,
40
May 3.
Labor on grounds, . 181 12
May
11.
For printing Report,
19 95
May 13.
Rice, Barton & Fales,
53 10
June 3.
Labor on grounds,
295 77
June 7.
J. E. Worcester, jr.,
2 50
June 17.
Mann & Gosling,
67 50
June 22.
James Witmath, 3 70
June
27.
C. Foster & Co., 8 50
301 74
August
2.
Labor on grounds,
320 19
August
2.
Alfred Mallett,
15 15
August
9.
E. McCarty,
4 50
August 19.
Worcester Water Works, .
90 23
August 19.
Kinnicutt & Co.,
7 00
September 4.
Labor on grounds, .
315 18
September 4.
E. S. Warren,
12 00
September 7.
City Engineer,
22 52
September 7.
Thomas Brosnihan,
41 60
September 27.
Freight B. B. & G. R. R.,
20 00
September 30.
E. J. Worcester & Co.,
2 00
October
4.
James Walmarth, .
6 25
October 3.
Labor on grounds,
294 85
October 4.
H. G. Roche,
51 00
October 23.
For repairing harness, .
6 35
October 21.
For manure,
28 00
Nov.
2.
Labor on grounds,
326 44
Nov.
4.
City water to June 1st, 1879,
30 00
Nov. 27.
J. & J. A. Rice,
71 40
Nov. 27.
J. W. Jordan,
11 95
Nov. 30.
E. McCarty,
2 00
Nov. 30.
For stone and stone posts,
202 80
Nov.
30.
Wor. Highway Department,
22 50
Nov. 30.
For turf and turfing,
115 20
Nov. 30. Stockwell & Barrows,
66 90
Nov.
30.
Horse shoeing,
5 63
Nov.
30.
L. B. Stone, labor with team,
237 62
$3,881 88
Nov.
30.
Cash Deposits Wor. Safe Deposit and
Trust Co., .
$1,224 51
Nov.
30.
Deposits in Savings Banks, 3,960 64
Nov.
30.
In hands of Superintendent, .
. 46 21
$5,231 36
$9,113 24
STEPHEN SALISBURY, JR.
Secretary of Commissioners of Hope Cemetery.
.
July 3.
Labor on grounds, .
APPENDIX.
GOVERNMENT AND OFFICERS OF THE
CITY OF WORCESTER,
FOR 1879.
MAYOR. CHARLES B. PRATT.
ALDERMEN.
Ward 1 .-* SENECA M. RICHARDSON.
יי 2 .- JOHN M. WILLIAMS.
66 3 .-* GEORGE P. KENDRICK.
66 4 .- JOHN L. MURPHY.
5 .-* STEPHEN SAWYER.
6 .- MOWRY A. LAPHAM.
7 .-* FRANK H. KELLEY.
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.
Aldermen and Councilmen marked * elected for two years.
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COMMON COUNCIL.
President .- GEORGE E. BOYDEN. Clerk .- S. HAMILTON COE.
Ward 1 .-* William S. Clark,
George E Boyden, Francis P. Stowell.
Ward 5 .-* Patrick J. Quinn, William O'Connell, John R. Thayer.
Ward 2 .-* George A. Barnard, *Samuel A. Porter, Oliver P. Shattuck.
Ward 6 .-* Loring Coes, *Samuel Mawhinney, Ellery B. Crane.
Ward 3 .-* Andrew Athy, Paul Henry, James B. McMahon.
Ward 4 .-* Francis Plunkett, *John J. White, John J. O'Gorman.
Ward 7 .-* Hiram Fobes, William H. Heywood, James A. Norcross.
Ward 8 .-* Thomas Talbot,
*Frederick W. Ward, Frank E. Lancaster.
JOINT STANDING COMMITTEES FOR 1879.
On Finance .- The Mayor, Aldermen Williams and Sawyer; the President of the Council, and Councilmen Porter, O'Gorman, and Crane.
On Accounts .- Aldermen Marsh and Kelley ; and Councilmen Clark, White and Ward.
On Claims .- The Mayor, Aldermen Marsh and Richardson ; the President of the Council, and Councilmen Porter, Thayer and Shattuck.
On Water .- The Mayor, Aldermen Lapham and Kelley ; the Pres- ident of the Council, and Councilmen Heywood, Plunkett and Fobes.
On Sewers .- The Mayor, Aldermen Sawyer and Murphy ; the President of the Council, and Councilmen Coes, O'Connell and O'Gorman.
On Fire Department .- Aldermen Lapham and Richardson ; and Councilmen Porter, Plunkett and Ward.
On Education .- The Mayor, Aldermen Marsh and Kelley; the President of the Council, and Councilmen McMahon, Stowell and Quinn.
On Printing .- Aldermen Williams and Richardson ; and Council- men Athy, Mawhinney and White.
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On Lighting Streets .- Aldermen Sawyer and Murphy ; and Coun- cilmen Athy, Lancaster and Clark.
On Highways .- Aldermen Kendrick and Williams ; and Council- men Heywood, Crane and Henry.
On Sidewalks .- Aldermen Williams and Kendrick ; and Councilmen Heywood, Crane and Henry.
On Charities .- Aldermen Murphy and Kelley ; and Councilmen O'Gorman, Norcross and Talbot.
On Military Affairs. - Aldermen Williams and Marsh ; and Coun- cilmen Quinn, Barnard and Mawhinney.
On Public Buildings .- Aldermen Lapham and Kelley ; and Coun- cilmen Norcross, Lancaster and Shattuck.
On Mayor's Inaugural and Unfinished Business .- Aldermen Sawyer and Marsh ; and Councilmen Thayer, Stowell and McMahon.
STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
On Bills in Second Reading .- Aldermen Marsh and Richardson. On Enrollment .- Aldermen Lapham and Murphy.
On Elections and Returns .- Aldermen Murphy and Richardson.
STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE COMMON COUNCIL.
On Bills in Second Reading .- Councilmen O'Connell, Talbot and Athy.
On Enrollment .- Councilmen Fobes, Barnard and White.
On Elections and Returns .- Councilmen Barnard, Talbot 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.
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APPENDIX.
AUDITOR. HENRY GRIFFIN, Office, No. 7 City Hall ; Residence, Hotel Pleasant.
ASSESSORS.
William L. Clark, Chairman. L. A. Ely, Secretary.
Josiah P. Houghton, 3 years. L. A. Ely, 2 years.
William L. Clark, 1 year. Office, No. 12 City Hall.
ASSISTANT ASSESSORS.
Ward 1 .- I. N. Metcalf, Ward 5 .- George C. Reidy,
" 2 .- Samuel E. Staples,
.6 6 .- Asaph R. Marshall,
" 3 .- Marcus D. Cronin, " 7 .- Charles E. Brooks,
" 4 .- Patrick McCarty, " 8 .- Alexander Marsh.
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 29 Lincoln 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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APPENDIX.
REGISTRARS OF VOTERS.
E. H. Towne, Chairman. Samuel D. Nye, Clerk. Lyman A. Ely.
COMMISSIONERS OF HOPE CEMETERY.
Albert Tolman, Chairman. Stephen Salisbury, Jr., Secretary. Albert Curtis, Superintendent.
Stephen Salisbury, Jr., 5 years. Thomas M. Rogers, 4 years.
William Bush, 3 years. Albert Tolman, 2 years. Albert Curtis, 1 year.
COMMISSIONERS OF SHADE TREES AND PUBLIC GROUNDS. Edward Winslow Lincoln, Chairman and Secretary. Edward Winslow Lincoln, 3 years. Stephen Salisbury, Jr., 2 years. O. B. Hadwen, 1 year.
COMMISSIONERS OF SINKING FUND.
D. Waldo Lincoln, Chairman. Samuel Woodward, Secretary. Wm. S. Barton, Treasurer.
D. Waldo Lincoln, 3 years. Samuel Woodward, 2 years. Edward L. Davis, 1 year.
COMMISSIONERS OF THE JAQUES FUND AND OTHER FUNDS OF THE CITY HOSPITAL.
F. H. Kelley, Chairman and Secretary. . Wm. S. Barton, Treasurer. F. H. Kelley, 3 years. Benjamin Walker, 2 years. Albert Curtis, 1 year.
DIRECTORS OF THE FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
Peter C. Bacon, President. Nathaniel Paine, Sec'y and Treas.
Thomas J. Conaty, 6 years.
Nathaniel Paine, ( 3 years.
Wm. Dickinson,
Francis A. Gaskill, ¿ 5 years.
Samuel D. Harding,
Wm. R. Huntington,
Geo. E. Francis,
Emerson Warner,
1 year.
William Cross, 4 years.
J. Evarts Greene, Peter C. Bacon,
Edward H. Hall, 2 years.
Samuel S. Green, Librarian.
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APPENDIX.
BOARD OF HEALTH.
Thomas Harrington, Chairman. Rufus Woodward, Clerk.
Rufus Woodward, 3 years. Thomas Harrington, 2 years. Frank C. Bigelow, 1 year.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE. CHARLES B. PRATT, ex-officio, President.
A. P. MARBLE, Superintendent and Secretary. Office, No. 464 Main Street.
Members whose term expires January, 1882. January, 1881.
Members whose term expires
Members whose term expires January, 1880.
Edward H. Hall,
Caleb B. Metcalf, Thomas J. Hastings,
Charles M. Lamson,
Anne B. Rogers, Sarah B. Earle,
James P. Tuite,
Timothy H. Murphy, James P. Kelley,
John B. Cosgrove,
Jeremiah Murphy,
Thomas J. Conaty,
John Timon,
Samuel W. Dougherty, Richard O'Flynn,
Alzirus Brown, Francis P. Goulding, Franklin B. White,
Joseph M. Bassett,
Edwin T. Marble, Thomas E. St. John,
George Swan.
Rufus Woodward.
E. B. Stoddard.
CENTRAL DISTRICT COURT.
HARTLEY WILLIAMS, Chief Justice.
SAMUEL UTLEY,
GEORGE M. WOODWARD,
Associate Justices.
THEODORE S. JOHNSON, Clerk. WILLIAM COE, Assistant Clerk.
TRUANT COMMISSIONERS. CHARLES B. PRATT, Mayor.
A. P. MARBLE, Superintendent of Schools.
W. ANSEL WASHBURN, City Marshal. HENRY E. FAYERWEATHER. WILLIAM HICKEY. Truant Officers.
CITY MARSHAL. W. ANSEL WASHBURN. Office, City Hall. Residence, 7 Charlton Street.
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APPENDIX.
ASSISTANT MARSHALS.
E. D. MCFARLAND. Office, City Hall; Residence, 117 Thomas Street.
JOHN W. HADLEY. Office, City Hall ; Residence, 152 Chandler Street.
AMOS ATKINSON, Captain of Night Police.
DETECTIVE. EZRA CHURCHILL.
ROUNDSMAN. DAVID A. MATTHEWS.
SPECIAL OFFICER TO ENFORCE THE LIQUOR LICENSE LAW. PATRICK O'DAY.
PATROLMEN.
Barker, Charles W.
Hubbard, Martin J.
Barker, George V.
Keefe, Dennis
Benchley, C. H.
Keyes, Warren C.
Bliss, George S.
Lamb, Matthew B.
Bonn, Albert N.
Maloney, James M.
Carroll, Patrick H.
March, Addison
Colby, Reuben M.
Martin, Austin
Chandley, George B.
McCarthy, Daniel
Deady, Michael
McNamara, Michael
Diggins, Patrick
Mecorney Henry H.
Drohan, Walter N.
Mooney, Nicholas .J.
Fairbanks, Edson
Piper, William A.
Finneran, William
Ramsdell, C. A.
Flint, Jos. H.
Ranger, Sumner W.
Foster, Thomas R.
Sandner, Henry,
French, Cornelius
Thomas, Quincy A.
Garland, Charles A.
Tyler, Elliott
Gates, Jaalam
Walsh, Matthew J.
Goggin, David.
Willard, George A.
Green, Marshall S.
Williams, Daniel Woodard, James
Hagan, P. S.
Harper, Louis
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APPENDIX.
CONSTABLES FOR CRIMINAL BUSINESS.
W. Ansel Washburn,
Amos Atkinson,
Edwin D. McFarland,
John W. Hadley,
Ezra Churchill,
Emory Wilson, William E. Fayerweather, William Hickey,
Patrick O'Day, jr.
CONSTABLES FOR CIVIL BUSINESS.
Edward J. Russell,
Charles N. Hair,
Theodore H. Bartlett,
Charles Marvin,
Alpheus B. Dinsmore, Henry C. Rawson.
TRUSTEES OF THE CITY HOSPITAL.
F. H. Kelley, President.
Stephen Salisbury, Jr., Secretary.
Henry A. Marsh, Alderman.
Loring Coes, Concilmen.
Albert Curtis, 4 years. Joseph Sargent, 3 years,
John R. Thayer,
F. H. Kelley, 2 years.
Stephen Salisbury, Jr., 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.
Calvin L. Hartshorn and James Draper, 3 years. George W. Gale and Charles Belcher, 2 years. Charles F. Rugg and Walter Henry, 1 year.
CITY PHYSICIAN. RUFUS WOODWARD. Office, No. 52 Pearl Street.
KEEPER OF ALMSHOUSE. BENJAMIN F. PARKHURST.
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APPENDIX.
UNDERTAKERS.
George Sessions, Waldo E. Sessions, John Fay,
George G. Hildreth, Andrew Athy, Geo. E. Anthony, Daniel W. Roberts.
PUBLIC WEIGHERS. Wm. A. Barrows, New Worcester, Silas Penniman, Lincoln Square. Samuel Houghton, Salem Square. Edgar Ballard and Harry Ballard, Quinsigamond.
MEASURERS OF WOOD. Silas Penniman, Lincoln Square. Samuel Houghton, Salem Square. Wm. A. Barrows, New Worcester. Edwin Chapin, South Worcester. Alden Thayer, Pleasantville. Edgar Ballard, Quinsigamond.
SURVEYOR OF LUMBER. Nahum R. Hapgood.
FENCE VIEWERS.
Charles W. Burbank, Ebenezer Cutler, Charles Ballard.
MILK INSPECTOR. Russell R. Shepard, Office, 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.
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APPENDIX.
WARD OFFICERS.
Ward 1 .- WARDEN, George E. Boyden. CLERK, Samuel Smith. INSPECTORS, S. Harry Knox, George S. Hamilton, George H. Estabrook.
Ward 2 .- WARDEN, F. E. Barker. CLERK, George W. Gale. INSPECTORS, N. Alexander, E. M. Barton, William H. Butterfield.
Ward 3 .- WARDEN, Lyman Brown. CLERK, John P. Fay. INSPECTORS, James O'Connor, Benjamin Zaeder, Maurice W. Nelligan.
Ward 4 .- WARDEN, William Myers. CLERK, Dominick Hart. INSPECTORS, Daniel J. Ward, James F. Fallon, John B. Whalen.
Ward 5 .- WARDEN, Richard O'Flynn. CLERK, John H. Riely. INSPECTORS, James C. Conlon, Thomas Gleason, Edward Labarge.
Ward 6 .- WARDEN, Geo. M. Woodward. CLERK, Wm. C. Young. INSPECTORS, John L. Day, Samuel C. Andrews, Lewis H. Torrey.
Ward 7 .- WARDEN, Edwin Ames. CLERK, Arthur E. Dennis. INSPECTORS, Daniel W. Knowlton, George E. Batchelder, Charles L. Gates.
Ward 8 .- WARDEN, Addison Palmer. CLERK, Woodbury C. Smith. INSPECTORS, Edward F. Biscoe, Frank W. Blacker, Frank E. Winslow.
BOARD OF ENGINEERS.
Office, No. 80 Front Street.
SIMON E. COMBS, Chief. SAMUEL H. DAY, Clerk.
William Brophy, John W. Loring, Assistant Engineers.
Samuel H. Day, Gilbert N. Rawson.
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SALARIES OF CITY OFFICERS. 1879.
Mayor,
$1,500
City Clerk,
1,500
City Treasurer and Collector, 2,300
City Engineer, 1,500
City Solicitor, .
1,550
City Physician,
000
Auditor of Accounts,
1,000
City Messenger,
900
Commissioner of Highways, with team,
1,600
Water Commissioner, with team,
1,500
Water Registrar,
1,100
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,
1,100
Asst. Assessors - each,
three dollars per diem.
Milk Inspector,
50
Sealer of Weights and Measures,
200
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, 1,100
1st Asst. Engineer and Electrician. 800
Assistant Engineers - each, . 200
Foremen of Companies-each, 125
Engineers of Steamers - each, 200
Asst. Engineers of Steamers, 175
Clerks of Companies, 115
Hosemen and Members of Hook and Ladder Companies - each 100
1,000
Two Assessors - each,
APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE YEAR 1879.
Abatements and Discount, . $40,000 00
Board of Health,
400 00
City Hall, .
3,300 00
City Hospital,
7,000 00
Fire Department,
43,000 00
Fire Department. (Fire Patrol),
1,200 00
Free Public Library, .
8,000 00
Highway Department,
25,000 09
Highway Department. (Sidewalks),
10,000 00
Incidental Expenses,
5,000 00
Interest,
115,000 00
Interest on Sewer Loan, .
17,000 00
Lighting Streets,
28,000 00
Pauper Department.
(City Relief),
14,000 00
Pauper Department. (Farm),
10,000 00
Pauper Department.
(House Offal),
2,000 00
Pauper Department.
(Truant School),
1,500 00
Police Department, .
42,000 00:
Public Grounds, .
5,000 00
Salaries, .
21,000 00
School Department,
142.000 00
School-Houses,
13,500 00
Sewers. (Construction),
4,000 00
Sewers. (North Pond), .
1,000 00
Sewers. (Maintenance),
7,000 00
Street Construction, 8,000 00
Street Paving,
10,000 00
Water Works. (Construction),
15,000 00
Total,
. $598,900 00
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