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About May 4, the Board, by an order in the public papers, required all swine to be removed from the limits of the city, in accordance with rule 12. This nuisance was by this means not wholly abated, but rendered tolerable during the summer months. We cannot describe the anguish that fills the heart of certain of our citizens, at the banishment of the pet pig. We were able however to mitigate their sufferings in a measure, by assuring the stricken ones, that the kind Superintendent at the City Farm stood ready and anxious to buy the favorites for cash, at a fair price.
The question of house drainage, water closets and privies has proved one of the most troublesome and perplexing with which we have had to deal. In a large and closely built city like ours, privies are an unmitigated nuisance. They are always a bone of contention between neighbors. When foul, it is a difficult matter to have them well cleansed, or to have it promptly done. The owners on the one hand being unwilling to pay the price, and the scavengers on the other being unwilling to do the foul work at a cheap rate. And so, case after case is delayed, requir- ing a repetition of the order, before the abatement of the nuisance is secured, and when at last it is done, it frequently leaves the odor of a neighborhood quarrel behind it. One hundred and seventy-four nuisances in this class have received attention within the year, a proportion three or four times. greater than from any other cause whatsoever: In view of
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these facts, your Board in November 9, 1881, issued an order, that all estates abutting on a street through which a public sewer has been built, must enter the sewer, and that all sewage must be disposed of through it, and all privies on such estates must be abolished. This order, although at first sight it may seem arbitrary, has worked to the entire satisfaction of your Board, and after the change has been made, in almost every instance, we believe, to the satisfaction of the owners of the property. It is the only clean and safe way, and in the end we are sure is much the cheapest.
The collection of swill and house offal is now under the direc- tion of the Board of Overseers of the Poor. How it came there we are at loss to determine, except that the material collected is used up at the Farm; the teams are kept there and the drivers lodged there. But the Board of Health are in a measure held responsible for the right. administration of it, and all complaints in regard to it come to them. They make all the rules touching the carrying of it through the streets. They give license to individuals to collect it, and prosecute others for collecting without license ; and yet they have not the power to regulate it in regard to the number of times a week it shall be taken, or the streets that shall be visited, or whether the area now visited by the city teams shall be enlarged, and in what direction. And, what is most singular of all, they have the whole control of it in every part of the city which the teams do not reach. This clashing of authority, thus far, has produced no trouble, but it is easy to see that it might do so, and that out of it serious and fatal hindrances might grow to the working of this vital sanitary question. The whole direction of this depart- ment should be in the hands of the Board of Health. They alone know the nuisance which the mal-administration of this department could cause. They have the power to abate such nuisance, but in abating it they are forced, by the present system, to the disagreeable position of one department of the city government complaining of another, and dictating to it how it shall do its work.
The sources of the ice supply of Worcester has frequently
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engaged the attention of this Board. Ice has now become a necessity, and is consumed in such quantities by the whole com- munity, that if not pure it would be an easy channel through which to introduce disease. The borders of the stream which feeds Salisbury's Pond are notoriously foul and unsanitary, and the water from these localities must find their way into the pond and render the ice more or less unfit for family use. A con- ference with one of the proprietors, lately held, gives us the assurance that the ice cut from this pond is not distributed for family use, but is sold by wholesale for the needs of large consumers, in refrigerators, coolers, &c. If this is the fact, and your Board are satisfied that it is, we have no complaint to make upon this head. The ice which this company furnish for family use is cut from Coes' reservoir, where the water has always been considered pure enough for all domestic use.
The condition of the main sewer below Franklin street and of the Lincoln Brook remains the same as at our last report. Your Board, however, are pleased to note that the initiative steps are taken to carry out their recommendations of last year, touching these two sources of complaint. Pine Meadow still lies hope- less and forlorn. Some work has been done there during the past season, in opening and straightening the ditches, but nothing can be done to really improve its condition, until a sewer large enough to thoroughly drain it shall be laid out and built. The attention of the Committee on Sewers is urgently directed to.this unfortunate district.
The work of the Board for the year is presented as follows : Number of inspections made upon complaints received at the office, about fifteen hundred. Nuisances abated, four hundred and thirty-five ; viz. : Filthy barns, seven. Filthy cellars, three. Yards and alleys, fifty-two. Swine removed from forty-three locations. Foul privies, one hundred and forty-two. Privies abolished, thirty-two. Sewer gas in houses, six. Water closets, nine. Bad drainage, fifty nine. Houses vacated, two. Drains running into wells, two. Foul cesspools, fifteen. Wells cleaned, two. Stagnant water pools, one. Fowls removed, two. Dead animals, two. Offal near highway, four. Poisonous vines
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destroyed, one. Decaying meat in store, one. Stagnant pool filled up, one. Dangerous cesspool covered, one. Bad odors from factory, one. Connections made with the city sewers, forty- three. And four convictions for violating the rules of the Board have been enforced.
The expenses of the Board for the year are as follows :
BOARD OF HEALTH.
Appropriation,
$1,500 00
Less amount transferred to Sewers Maintenance,
442 89
$1,057 11
RECEIVED.
From City of Lynn, for care of small pox case,
$225 00
For licenses,
14 00
$239 00
$1,296 11
EXPENDED.
Paid Thomas Harrington, as Inspector (balance),
$ 91 67
A. A. Lovell, as Inspector,
565 83
H. Griffin, as clerk,
121 63
Hack and horse hire,
39 58
Stationery,
13 75
Advertising,
53 38
Printing,
24 31
Vaccine Virus,
2 60
Posting notices,
2 00
Extra labor as inspector,
92 50
Labor,
2 50
C. O. Thompson, professional services concerning
Copperas Works,
20 00
$1,029 75
Unexpended balance transferred to Sinking Fund,
$266 36
The number of deaths in the city during the year has been twelve hundred and eleven, which includes all who were found dead, and also all the still born. Certificates of death in every
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instance have been made out, and signed by one at least of the Board before the burial took place.
To his Hon., Mayor Kelley, the thanks of the Board are due, for his valuable advice and assistance ; also to Mr. Gale of the Board of Overseers; and to the Police Department, for their courtesy and ready response to every call we have made upon them.
Respectfully submitted.
RUFUS WOODWARD, Chairman. HENRY GRIFFIN. ALBERT A. LOVELL.
WORCESTER, January, 1882.
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REPORT
OF THE
CITY SOLICITOR.
To the Honorable the City Council of the City of Worcester:
I have the honor to submit the following as my annual report :
In the Supreme Judicial Court for this County are pending the following suits, in which the City is a party :
1. Atty. General v. City of Worcester,
Mandamus to compel the building of Foster street. The street having been completed, nothing remains but a formal disposal of the case.
2. City v. A. C. Buttrick el al.
This is a proceeding in equity to prevent the building of a bay window on Butman alley. It has been on the docket eight years, and I presume should be disposed of by some formal entry.
3. George Crompton v. City.
A bill in equity to recover damages for injury to land, occasioned by per- mitting sewage matter to flow through the old channel of Mill Brook after the Millbury street sewer was laid out.
4. George Crompton v. City.
This is a proceeding in equity, and has been for a number of years on the docket. As the papers are missing from the files of the court, and as neither Mr. Crompton nor his counsel have been able to inform the solicitor what the subject-matter of the action is, I cannot shed any light upon it.
5. Washburn & Moen Mfg. Co. v. City.
Bill in equity to enjoin emptying sewage matter into pond at Quinsigamond. This suit has been pending a good many years, and as the state of things which existed when it was instituted has been entirely changed, I believe it only remains on the docket because plaintiff's counsel has inadvertently omitted to have it disposed of.
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In the Superior Court, the following cases are pending in which the city is a party :
1. George Crompton v. City.
Petition for revision of sewer assessments on Front, Mechanic and Green streets.
2. Same v. City.
Petition for revision of assessment of damages on Quinsigamond avenue.
3. Same v. City.
Petition for revision of sewer assessment in Quinsigamond avenue.
4. Lucien B. Stone, Adm'r v. City.
Action to recover damages for alleged injury to a parcel of land near Hunt's reservoir, caused by percolations, leakages and overflowing and drawing off Hunt's reservoir, and also by leakages of Lynde Brook reservoir into Parsons' Brook Valley. In this case, a verdict has been rendered by order of the court for the defendant, and the plaintiff has taken exceptions.
5. Michael R. Edwards v. City.
Action to recover for work and material done upon road and wall at Quin- sigamond. This case has been referred to an auditor.
6. Frank E. Lancaster et al. v. City.
Petition to revise assessment for damages occasioned by laying out and constructing Foster street:
7. Domnick Ralf v. City.
Action for damages for an injury suffered, as alleged, by reason of a defect on Green street. A verdict has been rendered for the defendant.
8. William Dickinson v. City.
Petition to revise assessment of betterments on Foster street.
9. Same v. City.
Petition for land damages, occasioned by widening Park avenue between May and Beaver streets.
10. Timothy W. Wellington v. City.
Petition to revise assessment of betterments on Foster street.
11. George E. Hapgood v. City.
Action to recover for injuries, caused by defective railing, as alleged, on Beacon street between Jackson and Hermon streets.
12. Louis Harper v. City.
Action to recover compensation for services as a policeman from Septem- ber 6, 1874, to January 6, 1875, at $2.75 per day.
13. Dumase Lajoie v. City.
Action to recover for damage to a meat wagon, alleged to have been caused by a defective condition of Central street, to wit: the limb of a shade tree being so low as to hit the wagon.
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14. William J. McCormick v. City.
15. John Carney v. City.
Actions to recover damages, alleged to have been caused by a defect in Shrewsbury street. Verdicts have been rendered for the defendant in both cases. The plaintiff's have filed a motion in each case for a new trial.
16. Mary Downey v. City.
Petition for damages, occasioned by raising the grade of Piedmont street.
17. Wm. M. Johnson v. City.
Petition for damages, occasioned by raising the grade of Piedmont street.
18. Samuel A. Caskins v. City.
Petition for damages, occasioned by laying out Park avenue, near New Worcester.
19. Matilda Pero v. City.
Petition for damages, occasioned by laying out Park avenue, near New Worcester.
20. Worcester Gas Light Co. v. City.
Petition to revise assessment of betterments on Quinsigamond avenue.
Before the County Commissioners is pending the following case, in which the City is a party :
Worcester Gas Light Co. v. City.
Petition for assessment of damages, for taking and diverting the waters of Piedmont Brook by means of the Quinsigamond avenue sewer.
Quite a large number of cases, pending in several courts, have been settled and disposed of during the past year, and with the exception of the cases in which Mr. Crompton is a party and the cases connected with building Quinsigamond avenue and sewer, there are no causes pending in the courts in which the city is concerned, involving any very large amounts.
Respectfully submitted.
F. P. GOULDING, City Solicitor.
WORCESTER, January 23, 1882.
APPENDIX.
GOVERNMENT AND OFFICERS
OF THE
CITY OF WORCESTER, FOR 1882.
MAYOR. ELIJAH B. STODDARD.
ALDERMEN.
Ward 1 .-¡ BENJAMIN WALKER.
" 2 .-* CHARLES G. REED.
3 .-¡ ANDREW ATHY.
4 .-* MATTHEW J. MCCAFFERTY.
66 5 .-¡ DORRANCE S. GODDARD.
6 .-* LORING COES.
66 7 .-¡ HIRAM FOBES.
6 8 .-* R. JAMES TATMAN.
CITY CLERK AND CLERK OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN. ENOCH H. TOWNE. Office, No. 2 City Hall; Residence, 28 West Street.
CITY MESSENGER. CHARLES MARVIN.
Office, No. 1 City Hall; Residence, 1 Clinton Street. *Term Expires 1884. t Term Expires 1883.
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COMMON COUNCIL.
President .- EDWARD O. PARKER. Clerk .- S. HAMILTON COE.
Ward 1 .-¡ John G. Brady, Ward 5 .- tWilliam O'Connell, *J. Lewis Ellsworth, *Benjamin Booth, *Thomas Smith. *John Timon.
Ward 2 .- William F. Dearborn, Ward 6 .-* Samuel C. Andrews, ¡Frederick J. Barnard, ¡Edward Jones, *Chas. A. Harrington. ¡John W. Plaisted.
Ward 3 .-¡ James Coffey, Ward 7 .-* Geo. E. Batchelder, *G. A. Longley, Edward O. Parker.
*Daniel J. Savage, *John B. O'Leary.
Ward 4 .-¡ John J. O'Gorman, Ward 8 .-¡ Thomas Talbot, ¡John J. White, ¡Frederick W. Ward,
*Daniel S. Scannell. *Francis W. Blacker.
JOINT STANDING COMMITTEES.
On Finance .- The Mayor, Aldermen Athy and Walker, the President of the Council, Councilmen Longley, Andrews and Talbot.
On Claims .- The Mayor, Aldermen McCafferty and Walker, the President of the Council, Councilmen Batchelder, Barnard and O'Gorman.
On Water .- The Mayor, Aldermen Reed and Coes, the Pres- ident of the Council, Councilmen Talbot, Booth and Brady.
On Sewers .- The Mayor, Aldermen Walker and Athy, the President of the Council, Councilmen Brady, O'Connell, and Dearborn.
On Fire Department .- Aldermen Reed and Tatman, Coun- cilmen Booth, Batchelder and Coffey.
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On Education .- The Mayor, Aldermen Goddard and McCaff- erty, the President of the Council, Councilmen Longley, Barnard and Scannell.
On Printing .- Aldermen Goddard and Reed, Councilmen Savage, Andrews and Blacker.
On Lighting Streets .- Aldermen Athy and Tatman, Council- men Batchelder, O'Gorman and Harrington.
On Highways and Sidewalks .- Aldermen Walker and Fobes, Councilmen Plaisted, Ellsworth and White.
On Charities .- Aldermen Fobes and McCafferty, Councilmen Smith, Jones and Timon.
On Military Affairs .- Aldermen Tatman and McCafferty, Councilmen Ward, Harrington and O'Leary.
On Public Buildings .- Aldermen Coes and Reed, Council- men Dearborn, Longley and Savage.
On Ordinances .- Aldermen McCafferty and Goddard, Coun- cilmen Ward, Blacker and O'Gorman.
On Mayor's Inaugural and Unfinished Business .- Aldermen Coes and Athy, Councilmen O'Connell, Smith and Ellsworth.
STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
On Assessments for Sewers .- Aldermen Fobes and Athy.
On Assessments for Street Betterments .- Aldermen Walker and Fobes.
On Enrollment .- Aldermen Coes and Goddard.
On Bills in Second Reading .- Aldermen Coes and McCafferty. On Elections and Returns .- Aldermen Athy and Tatman.
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COMMON COUNCIL.
On Bills in Second Reading .- Councilmen Talbot, Jones and O'Leary.
On Enrollment .- Councilmen Smith, Harrington and Scannell.
On Elections and Returns-Councilmen Brady, Plaisted and Timon.
CITY SOLICITOR. FRANK P. GOULDING.
TREASURER AND COLLECTOR. WILLIAM S. BARTON. Office, No. 6 City Hall ; Residence, 23 High Street. ASSESSORS.
Lyman A. Ely, Chairman. Josiah P. Houghton, Secretary.
Josiah P. Houghton, 3 years. Lyman A. Ely, 2 years.
Levi Barker, 1 year. Office, No. 12 City Hall.
ASSISTANT ASSESSORS.
Ward 1 .- Isaac N. Metcalf, Ward 5 .- Samuel D. May,
2 .- Samuel E. Staples, 6 .- Asaph R. Marshall,
3 .- John W. Foley, " 7 .- Jonathan Luther,
4 .- Patrick McCarty, " 8 .- Ham'd W. Hubbard.
AUDITOR. HENRY GRIFFIN. Office, No. 7 City Hall. Residence, 48 Cedar Street.
CITY ENGINEER. CHARLES A. ALLEN. Office, No. 11 City Hall. Residence, 44 Webster Street.
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
CHARLES H. PECK. Office, No. 464 Main Street. Residence, 29 Lincoln Street.
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COMMISSIONER OF HIGHWAYS. JOSEPH S. PERRY. Office, No. 3 City Hall. Residence, 120 Vernon 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.
REGISTRARS OF VOTERS.
E. H. Towne, Chairman. Richard Matthews, Clerk. Josiah P. Houghton.
COMMISSIONERS OF HOPE CEMETERY.
Albert Tolman, Chairman. Stephen Salisbury, Jr., Secretary. William Bush, Superintendent. William Bush, 5 years.
Albert Tolman, 4 years. Stephen Salisbury, Jr., 2 years.
Albert Curtis, 3 years. Thomas M. Rogers, 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.
Samuel Woodward, Chairman. Edward L. Davis, Secretary. William S. Barton, Treasurer. Henry A. Marsh, 3 years.
Samuel Woodward, 2 years.
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Edward L. Davis, 1 year.
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COMMISSIONERS OF THE JAQUES FUND AND OTHER FUNDS OF THE CITY HOSPITAL.
Benjamin Walker, Chairman. Chas. B. Pratt, Secretary. William S. Barton, Treasurer. Chas. B. Pratt, 3 years. Benjamin Walker, 2 years. Albert Curtis, 1 year.
DIRECTORS OF THE FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY. Wm. R. Huntington, President. L. W. Hammond, Sed'y and Treas.
Jonas G. Clark, 6 years.
Samuel A. Porter, 5 years.
F. H. Dewey,
Albert Wood,
Clarendon Harris, 3 4 years. Wm. Dickinson,
Thomas J. Conaty, 3 years.
Samuel D. Nye,
Francis A. Gaskill,
Sam'l D. Harding, 2 years.
L. W. Hammond,
$
Samuel S. Green, Librarian.
BOARD OF HEALTH.
Rufus Woodward, Chairman. Henry Griffin, Clerk. Rufus Woodward, 3 years.
Albert A. Lovell, 2 years. Henry Griffin, 1 year.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE. . ELIJAH B. STODDARD, ex-officio, President. A. P. MARBLE, Superintendent and Secretary. Office, No. 464 Main Street.
Members whose term expires January 1885. Austin P. Christy,
Charles M. Lamson, Eugene M. Moriarty, John B. Cosgrove, George C. Reidy, Alzirus Brown, Henry L. Parker,
Members whose term expires January 1884. George W. Phillips, Forest E. Barker, Dennis Scannell, Jeremiah Murphy, Thomas J. Conaty, Geo. H. Ball, Kate C. Taft, Rufus Woodward.
Members whose term expires January 1883. Rebecca Barnard, Sarah B. Earle, John J. Casey, John J. McCoy, Owen H. Conlin, Asaph R. Marshall, Emerson Warner, Geo. E. Francis.
George Swan.
Wm. R. Huntington, 1 year.
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APPENDIX.
CENTRAL DISTRICT COURT.
HARTLEY WILLIAMS, Chief Justice. SAMUEL UTLEY,
Associate Justices.
GEORGE M. WOODWARD,
EDWARD T. RAYMOND, Clerk. AUSTIN P. CRISTY, Assistant Clerk.
TRUANT COMMISSIONERS. ELIJAH B. STODDARD, Mayor. A. P. MARBLE, Superintendent of Schools. JAMES M. DRENNAN, City Marshal. HENRY E. FAYERWEATHER, Truant Officers. WILLIAM HICKEY,
CITY MARSHAL. JAMES M. DRENNAN. Office, City Hall. Residence, 115 Austin Street.
FIRST ASSISTANT MARSHAL.
FRIEWALDAU C. THAYER. Office, City Hall. Residence, 11 Benefit Street. SECOND ASSISTANT MARSHAL.
JAMES K. CHURCHILL. Office, City Hall. Residence, 84 Park Street.
CAPTAIN OF NIGHT POLICE. AMOS ATKINSON.
PATROLMEN.
Barker, C. W. Barker, George V. Bonn, A. N. Deady, M.
Colby, R. M. Curtis, James P.
Chandley, G. B. Diggins, P.
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Drohan, W. N.
Eaton, E. H.
Fairbanks, E.
Finneran, Wm.
Matthews, D. A. Mathews, R. F.
Foley, M. J.
Flint, J. H.
McCarthy, D.
French, C.
Mc Lane, J. J.
Garland, Chas. A.
McNamara, M.
Goggin, D.
Mecorney, H. H. Mooney, N. J.
Green, M. S.
Grealish, S. H.
Hacker, M. .
Myers, Wm. O'Connor, J. O'Day, P.
Harper, A.
Hannigan, J.
Piper, Wm. A.
Herbert, J. A.
Quimby, J. M.
Howe, Frank.
Quinn, Dennis F.
Hubbard, M. J.
Ranger, S. W.
Johnson, O. A.
Ratigan, P. E.
Johnson, Wm. H.
Robinson, E. T.
Keyes, W. C.
Riley, John H. Sullivan, J. O.
Keefe, D.
Sampson, F. H.
Keyes, John.
Streeter, H. B.
Killelea, T.
Tyler, E.
Lombard, E.
Walsh, M. J.
Lamb, M. B.
Ward, S. W.
Lawrence, W.
Woodward, James.
CONSTABLES FOR CRIMINAL BUSINESS.
James M. Drennan,
William Hickey,
F. C. Thayer, James K. Churchill,
Patrick O'Day,
Reuben M. Colby,
Henry E. Fayerweather, Amos Atkinson,
David A. Matthews.
Kerwick, J.
Legassy, J. Maloney, J. M. Marsh, A.
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CONSTABLES FOR CIVIL BUSINESS.
Edward J. Russell,
Charles Marvin,
Theodore H. Bartlett,
Henry C. Rawson,
Charles N. Hair, Daniel A. Hawkins.
TRUSTEES OF THE CITY HOSPITAL.
F. H. Kelley, President. Stephen Salisbury, Jr., Secretary.
Chas. G. Reed, Alderman. Joseph Sargent, 4 years.
F. H. Kelley, 3 years.
Fred'k W. Ward, Councilmen. James Coffey, Stephen Salisbury, Jr., 2 years. Albert Curtis, 1 year.
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
Elijah B. Stoddard, President. George W. Gale, Clerk.
ELIJAH B. STODDARD, Mayor,
A. P. MARBLE, Sup't of Schools, JAMES M. DRENNAN, City Marshal,
ex-officiis
Members.
James B. McMahon and Calvin L. Hartshorn, 3 years. George W. Gale and Charles Belcher, 2 years. Charles F. Rugg and Alzirus Brown, 1 year.
CITY PHYSICIAN. RUFUS WOODWARD. Office, No. 52 Pearl Street.
KEEPER OF ALMSHOUSE. BENJAMIN F. PARKHURST.
UNDERTAKERS.
George Sessions, Waldo E. Sessions, Frank E. Sessions, Wm. J. Fay,
James E. Fay, George G. Hildreth, Andrew Athy, James A. Athy.
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PUBLIC WEIGHERS.
Wm. A. Barrows, N. Worcester, Silas Penniman, Lincoln Sq., Samuel Houghton, Salem Sq., Joseph Gates, Quinsigamond.
MEASURERS OF WOOD.
Silas Penniman, Lincoln Square, Samuel Houghton, Salem Sq., Wm. A. Barrows, N. Worcester, Edwin Chapin, So. Worcester, Alden Thayer, Pleasantville, Joseph Gates, Quinsigamond, Jacob M. Clough, 133 Union St.
SURVEYORS OF LUMBER.
Nahum R. Hapgood, George Hartwell,
Charles K. Fletcher, Thos. H. Hayford,
L. R. Hapgood.
FENCE VIEWERS.
Charles W. Burbank, Ebenezer Cutler, Charles Ballard.
MILK INSPECTOR.
Russell R. Shepard, Office, No. 3 Pleasant Street.
FIELD DRIVER .- Hammond W. Hubbard. POUND KEEPER .- H. H. Whitney.
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
Russell R. Shepard, Office, No. 3 Pleasant Street.
WARD OFFICERS.
Ward 1 .- WARDEN, T. E. N. Eaton. CLERK, James Logan. INSPECTORS, Noble E. Jaques, Edwin W. Wheeler, Herbert Russell.
Ward 2 .- WARDEN, F. E. Barker. CLERK, George W. Gale. INSPECTORS, Luther Ross, Edwin Brown, Moses D. Gilman.
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Ward 3 .- WARDEN, Lyman Brown. CLERK, John P. Fay. INSPECTORS, John W. Reardon, John Hagan, Wm. J. Fallon.
Ward 4 .- WARDEN, Patrick H. Carroll. CLERK, Jeremiah Hagerty. INSPECTORS, Owen Burns, John Wheatley, Daniel Duggan.
Ward 5 .- WARDEN, John H. Reilly. CLERK, William A. Adams. INSPECTORS, Edward F. Smith, Edward Cashen, Henry Kearney.
Ward 6 .- WARDEN, Jonathan C. French. CLERK, Willie C. Young. INSPECTORS, S. Warren Stockwell, Geo. F. Wall, Wm. H. Dexter.
Ward 7 .- WARDEN, Samuel E. Hildreth.
CLERK, Arthur E. Dennis. INSPECTORS, Geo. E. Ham, Henry L. Parker, James F. Kettell.
Ward 8 .- WARDEN, Edward R. Fiske. CLERK, Woodbury C. Smith. INSPECTORS, Elam B. Shattuck, Edward D. Stoddard, Charles Belcher.
BOARD OF ENGINEERS, Office, No. 80 Front Street.
SIMON E. COMBS, Chief. WILLIAM BROPHY, Clerk.
William Brophy,
V Geo. S. Coleman.
Gilbert N. Rawson,
Assist. Engineers. r Edwin L. Vaughn.
SALARIES OF CITY OFFICERS. 1882.
Mayor, . $1,500
City Clerk, 1,800
City Treasurer and Collector,. 2,500
City Engineer, to furnish his own team,
City Solicitor,
2,000
City Physician,
1,100
Auditor of Accounts, 1,200
City Messenger, 900
Commissioner of Highways, to furnish his own team, 1,700
Water Commissioner, to furnish his own team, 1,700
Water Registrar, . 1,400
Superintendent of Public Buildings, to furnish his own team, .. 1,400
Superintendent of Sewers, to furnish his own team, 1,600
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, 100
Sealer of Weights and Measures,
250
Clerk of Board of Health, . 150
Inspector of Board of Health, .
700
City Marshal, to furnish his own team, 1,800
First Assistant Marshal,
1,300
Second Assistant Marshal,
1,300
Captain of Night Police,
1,200
Patrolmen, $2,50 per day or night.
Chief Engineer, 1,200
First Assistant Engineer and Electrician, 1,000
Second, Third and Fourth Assistant Engineers-each, 200
Foremen of Companies-each, 175
Clerk of Board of Engineers, . . 150
Engineers of Steamers-each, 250
Assistant Engineers of Steamers, 225
Hosemen and Members of Hook and Ladder Companies-each 150
1,550
APPROPRIATIONS,
FOR THE YEAR 1882.
Abatements and Discount $51,000 00
Board of Health 1,500 00
City Hall. 4,300 00
City Hospital
10,000 00
Fire Department. 50,000 00
Fire Department. (Fire Patrol).
1,200 00
Free Public Library
12,000 00
Highways
60,000 00
Incidental Expenses 8,000 00
Interest
105,000 00
Interest on Sewer Loan
15,000 00
Lighting Streets
35,500 00
Pauper Dep't. (City Relief)
14,000 00
Pauper Dep't. (Farm) ..
12,600 00
Pauper Dep't. (House Offal)
3,000 00
Pauper Dep't. (Truant School)
1,500 00
Paving
14,000 00
Public Grounds
6,000 00
Salaries .
22,000 00
School Department . 176,000 00
Sewers. (Maintenance) 10,000 00
Sidewalks
20,000 00
Street Construction 25,000 00
Water Works. (Construction) 47,500 00
$764,100 00
Police Department
59,000 00
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ESBY
1. S.
MAY
10091
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