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1. Washburn & Moen Mfg. Co. v. City of Worcester.
Petition for the assessment of damages to the mill property of petitioners, occasioned by laying out Mill Brook as a sewer and laying sewers discharging into it.
This petition was filed in 1873 and no order of notice has ever been taken by the petitioners.
2. John Starkie v. City of Worcester.
Petition for the assessment of damages occasioned by diverting Mill Brook.
A hearing was had in the case in 1877, but no report appears ever to have been made.
There is pending in the Circuit Court of the United States the following case :
1. Jeremiah R. Driscoll v. City of Worcester.
Bill in equity to restrain the City by injunction against using and to compel it to account for previous using of a certain kind of concrete pavement. This suit has reference to certain concrete pavement laid for the City by A. B. Lovell, and in general terms the ground of the bill is that the plaintiff's are the owners of letters patent for the con- struction of concrete pavement in sections, so that one part or section
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can be removed without injury to the remainder, and that the City of Worcester is liable to them for an infringement of said letters patent.
Since my last report thirty-seven cases pending in Court have been disposed of by trial and judgment or by settlement out of Court.
Respectfully submitted.
FRANK P. GOULDING,
City Solicitor.
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APPENDIX.
GOVERNMENT AND OFFICERS
OF THE CITY OF WORCESTER, FOR 1883.
MAYOR. SAMUEL E. HILDRETH.
ALDERMEN.
Ward 1 .-¡ JOHN G. BRADY.
2 .-* CHARLES G. REED.
66 3 .-¡ ANDREW ATHY.
4 .-* MATTHEW J. MCCAFFERTY.
66 5 .-¡ JOHN R. THAYER.
6 .-* LORING COES.
66 7 .-¡ CALEB COLVIN.
66 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. +Term Expires 1885.
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COMMON COUNCIL.
President .- EDWARD O. PARKER. Clerk .- S. HAMILTON COE.
Ward 1 .-* J. Lewis Ellsworth, Ward 5 .-* Benjamin Booth, *Thomas Smith, *John Timon,
¡Pembroke S. Rich. *William S. ()'Brien.
Ward 2 .- William F. Dearborn, Ward 6 .-* Samuel C. Andrews, *Chas. A. Harrington, ¡John W. Plaisted,
¡Moses D. Gilman. ¡William F. Bancroft.
Ward 3 .-¡ James C. Coffey, *Daniel J. Savage, *John B. ()'Leary.
Ward 7 .-* Geo. E. Batchelder, *G. A. Longley,
¡Edward O. Parker.
Ward 4 .-¡ John J. O'Gorman, Ward 8 .-* Francis W. Blacker, ¡John J. White, Benj. W. Childs,
*Daniel S. Scannell. +William J. Estey.
JOINT STANDING COMMITTEES.
On Finance .- The Mayor, Aldermen Athy and Tatman, the President of the Council, Councilmen Longley, Andrews and Timon.
On Claims .- The Mayor, Aldermen Brady and Thayer, the President of the Council, Councilmen Batchelder, Timon and Andrews.
On Water .- The Mayor, Aldermen Reed and Brady, the President of the Council, Councilmen Booth, Savage and Childs.
On Sewers .- The Mayor, Aldermen Athy and Coes, the President of the Council, Councilmen Dearborn, Blacker and O'Leary.
On Fire Department .- Aldermen Reed and Tatman, Council- men Coffey, Batchelder and Booth.
On Education .- Aldermen Thayer and Coes, Councilmen Longley, Scannell and Estey.
On Printing .- Aldermen McCafferty and Colvin, Councilmen Savage, Gilman and Bancroft.
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On Lighting Streets .- Aldermen Tatman and Athy, Council- men O'Gorman, Harrington and Rich.
On Highways and Sidewalks .- Aldermen Colvin and Coes, Councilmen Plaisted, Ellsworth and White.
On Charities .- Aldermen Coes and Colvin, Councilmen Smith, Gilman and O'Brien.
On Military Affairs .- Aldermen McCafferty and Brady, Councilmen Harrington, O'Leary and Bancroft.
On Public Buildings. - Aldermen McCafferty and Reed, Councilmen Longley, Scannell and Smith. .
On Ordinances .- Aldermen Thayer and Tatman, Councilmen Blacker, O'Gorman and Estey.
On Public Works. - The Mayor, Aldermen Reed, Athy, Colvin and Tatman, the President of the Council, Councilmen Booth, Dearborn, Coffey, Plaisted and O'Gorman.
On, Mayor's Inaugural and Unfinished Business .-- Aldermen Coes and Brady, Councilmen Ellsworth, O'Brien and Rich.
STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN. On Assessments for Sewers .- Aldermen Coes and Athy.
On Assessments for Street Betterments .- Aldermen Coes and Colvin.
On Enrollment -Aldermen Reed and Thayer.
On Bills in Second Reading. - Aldermen Brady and McCafferty.
On Elections and Returns .- Aldermen McCafferty and Tat- man.
COMMON COUNCIL.
On Bills in Second Reading .- Councilmen White, Childs and Gilman.
On Enrollment. - Councilmen Harrington, Scannell and Estey.
On Elections and Returns .- Councilmen Plaisted, O'Brien and Bancroft.
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APPENDIX. 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.
Thomas Talbot, 3 years. Josiah P. Houghton, 2 years. Lyman A. Ely, 1 year. Office, No. 12 City Hall.
ASSISTANT ASSESSORS.
Ward 1 .- Ephraim L. Drury, Ward 5 .- John Bennett.
2 .- Samuel E. Staples, 66 6 .- Henry C. Rawson,
" 3 .- John McKeon, 7 .- Jonathan Luther,
" 4 .- Jeremiah 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.
COMMISSIONER OF HIGHWAYS. LUCIAN B. STONE. Office, No. 3 City Hall. Residence, 1030 Main Street.
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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. Albert Curtis, Superintendent. Wm. Bush, Asst. Superintendent. Thomas M. Rogers, 5 years.
William Bush, 4 years. Albert Curtis, 2 years. Albert Tolman, 3 years. Stephen Salisbury, Jr., 1 year.
COMMISSIONERS OF SHADE TREES AND PUBLIC GROUNDS. Edward Winslow Lincoln, Chairman and Secretary. O. B. Hadwen, 3 years. Edward Winslow Lincoln, 2 years. Stephen Salisbury, Jr., 1 year.
COMMISSIONERS OF SINKING FUNDS.
Samuel Woodward, Chairman. Edward L. Davis, Secretary. William S. Barton, Treasurer. Edward L. Davis, 3 years. Henry A. Marsh, 2 years. Samuel Woodward, 1 year.
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APPENDIX.
COMMISSIONERS OF THE JAQUES FUND AND OTHER FUNDS OF THE CITY HOSPITAL.
Benjamin Walker, President. Chas. B. Pratt, Secretary. William S. Barton, Treasurer. Albert Curtis, 3 years.
Chas. B. Pratt, 2 years. Benjamin Walker, 1 year.
DIRECTORS OF THE FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
Francis H. Dewey, President. James E. Estabrook, Sec'y and Treas.
Chas. M. Lamson, Jonas G. Clark,
James E. Estabrook, 6 years.
F. H. Dewey, $ 5 years.
Samuel A. Porter,
Clarendon Harris, 3 years.
Albert Wood, 4 years. Samuel D. Nye,
Francis A. Gaskill,
Wm. Dickinson,
Sam'l D. Harding, S
Samuel S. Green, Librarian.
BOARD OF HEALTH.
Rufus Woodward, Chairman. Henry Griffin, Clerk. Henry Griffin, 1 year.
Rufus Woodward, 2 years. Friewaldau C. Thayer, 2 years.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
SAMUEL E. HILDRETH, ex-officio, President. A. P. MARBLE, Superintendent and Secretary. Office, No. 464 Main Street.
Members whose term expires January 1886.
Members whose term expires January 1885.
Members whose term expires January 1884.
Geo. F. Thompson,
Austin P. Cristy,
George W. Phillips,
Edwin H. Hill, Charles M. Lamson, Forest E. Barker,
John J. Casey, Eugene M. Moriarty, Dennis Scannell,
John J. McCoy, Richard O'Flynn,
John B. Cosgrove, George C. Reidy,
Jeremiah Murphy, Thomas J. Conaty,
Henry S. Knight, Alzirus Brown,
Emerson Warner, Henry L. Parker,
Edward B. Glasgow. George Swan.
Geo. H. Ball,
Kate C. Taft,
Rufus Woodward.
Thomas J. Conaty, 2 years. 1 year.
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APPENDIX.
CENTRAL DISTRICT COURT. SAMUEL UTLEY, Chief Justice. GEORGE M. WOODWARD,
Associate Justices. DAVID MANNING, JR.,
EDWARD T. RAYMOND, Clerk. AUSTIN P. CRISTY, Assistant Clerk.
TRUANT COMMISSIONERS. SAMUEL E. HILDRETH, 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, 3 Benefit Court.
FIRST ASSISTANT MARSHAL.
NATHAN TAYLOR. Office, City Hall. Residence, 5 Irving Street.
SECOND ASSISTANT MARSHAL.
AMOS ATKINSON. Office, City Hall. Residence, 90 Canterbury Street.
CAPTAIN OF NIGHT POLICE. JAMES K. CHURCHILL.
PATROLMEN.
Austin, W. E. Barker, C. W. Bullock, Sylvanus G.
*Bonn, A. N.
Barker, George V. Chandley, G. B.
*Deceased May 2, 1883.
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Colby, R. M.
Lawrence, W.
Curtis, Wm. R.
Legassy, J. Maloney, J. M.
Deady, M.
Diggins, P.
March, A.
Doherty, Martin.
Matthews, D. A.
Drohan, W. N.
Mathews, R. F.
Eaton, E. H.
Matson, A. P.
Fairbanks, E.
Mc Carthy, D.
Farr, John R.
McLane, J. J.
Finneran, Wm.
Mecorney, H. H.
Foley, Daniel,
Mooney, N. J.
Foley, M. J.
Myers, Wm.
Flint, J. H.
O'Connor, J.
French, C.
O'Connor, Jas. S.
Garland, Chas. A.
O'Day, P.
Green, M. S.
Piper, Wm. A.
Grealish, S. H.
Ramsdell, Horace.
Hacker, M.
Ramsdell, Wm. R.
Hadley, John W.
Ranger, S. W.
Hanson, Chas.
Ratican, P. E.
Harper, A.
Robinson, E. T.
Herbert, J. A.
Riley, John H.
Howe, Frank.
Sampson, F. H.
Howe, Wm. J.
Simmons, Nathan A.
Hubbard, M. J.
Streeter, H. B.
Hunt, James.
Tyler, E.
Johnson, O. A.
Walsh, M. J.
Johnson, Wm. H.
Ward, S. W.
Killelea, T.
Warren, John W.
Lombard, E.
Woodward, James.
Lamb, M. B.
CONSTABLES FOR CRIMINAL BUSINESS.
W. Ansel Washburn. Nathan Taylor. James K. Churchill. Henry E. Fayerweather. William Hickey, Patrick O'Day.
Reuben M. Colby. Amos Atkinson.
David A. Matthews.
W. W. Macomber, John W. Hadley. Chas. W. Barker.
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APPENDIX.
CONSTABLES FOR CIVIL BUSINESS.
Edward J. Russell,
Theodore H. Bartlett, Henry C. Rawson, F. C. Thayer,
Charles Marvin,
Charles N. Hair,
Daniel A. Hawkins, Reuben Champion.
TRUSTEES OF THE CITY HOSPITAL.
Albert Curtis, President.
Stephen Salisbury, Jr., Secretary.
Chas. G. Reed, Alderman. Albert Curtis, 4 years.
Joseph Sargent, 3 years.
James C. Coffey, Councilmen. Geo. E. Batchelder, S Thomas H. Gage, 2 years. Stephen Salisbury, Jr., 1 year.
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
Samuel E. Hildreth, President. George W. Gale, Clerk.
SAMUEL E. HILDRETH, Mayor,
A. P. MARBLE, Sup't of Schools, W. ANSEL WASHBURN, City Marshal,
ex-officiis Members.
Dennis C. Leonard and Alzirus Brown, 3 years. James B. McMahon and Chas. B. Pratt, 2 years. J. Lewis Ellsworth and Charles Belcher, 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.
PUBLIC WEIGHERS.
Wm. A. Barrows, N. Worcester, Silas Penniman, Lincoln Sq., Samuel Houghton, Salem Sq., Joseph Gates, Quinsigamond, Alden Thayer, Pleasantville. 29
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APPENDIX.
MEASURERS OF WOOD.
Silas Penniman, Lincoln Sq., Samuel Houghton, Salem Sq.,
Win. A. Barrows, N. Worcester, N. H. Chandler, S. 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 .- L. B. Stone.
POUND KEEPER .- Michael Howley.
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. Russell R. Shepard. Office, No. 3 Pleasant Street.
WARD OFFICERS.
Ward 1 .- WARDEN, Herbert A. Jones. CLERK, James Logan. INSPECTORS, Noble E. Jaques, Herbert A. Currier, Herbert J. Russell.
Ward 2 .- WARDEN, F. E. Barker. CLERK, George W. Gale. INSPECTORS, Alfred S. Pinkerton, Moses D. Gilman, Lewis J. Pentecost.
Ward 3 .- WARDEN, Lyman Brown. CLERK, John P. Fay. INSPECTORS, John Hagan, Hugh P. Canavan, John Dunn.
Ward 4 .- WARDEN, Patrick H. Carroll. CLERK, Daniel J. Ward. INSPECTORS, John Griffin, Alexander Oswald, Michael H. Kane.
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Ward 5 .- WARDEN, Martin Doherty. CLERK, William A. Adams. INSPECTORS, James Cronin, Stephen D. Dunn, Geo. Taylor.
Ward 6 .- WARDEN, Jonathan C. French. CLERK, Willie C. Young. INSPECTORS, S. Warren Stockwell, Geo. F. Wall, Charles S. Barton.
Ward 7 .- WARDEN, James F. Kettell. CLERK, George A. Thayer. INSPECTORS, Warren F. Bartlett, Edward H. Dunbar, Chandler P. Barney.
Ward 8 .- WARDEN, Mason A. Boyden,
CLERK, Woodbury C. Smith. INSPECTORS, Chas. G. Parker, George H. Perry, George H. Mellen.
BOARD OF ENGINEERS. Office, No. 10 Bigelow Court.
SIMON E. COMBS, Chief. WILLIAM BROPHY, Clerk.
William Brophy,
Edwin L. Vanghn.
Geo. S. Coleman, Assist. Engineers. Chas. M. Mills.
SALARIES OF CITY OFFICERS.
1883.
Mayor
$1,500
City Clerk
1,800
City Treasurer and Collector 2,500
City Engineer, to furnish his own team 2,000
City Solicitor 2,500
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 of the Poor
1,200
Asst. Assessors-each
three dollars per diem.
Milk Inspector .
100
Sealer of Weights and Measures
250
One member of Board of Health and Secretary
200
One member of Board of Health and Inspector
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
Two Sergeants-each 1,000
Patrolmen . $2.50 per day or night.
Chief Engineer of Fire Department 1,200
Electrician
800
First, second, third and fourth Assistant Engineers-each 250
Foremen of Companies-each (except Steamer Four) 175
Clerk of Board of Engineers . 150
Engineers of Steamers 1, 2 and 3. 250
Asst. Engineers of Steamers 1, 2 and 3 . 250
Hosemen (except Steamer 4), and Hook and Ladder men-each 150
Assistant Foremen of Companies (except 4)-each 165
Steamer Four :
Foreman 125
Assistant Foreman
115
Engineer of Steamer 200
Assistant Engineer of Steamer 200
Hosemen-each .
100
One Assessor and Chairman of the Board
1,200
Two Assessors-each
1,100
APPROPRIATIONS,
FOR THE YEAR 1883.
Abatements and Discount. $56,000 00
Board of Health. 2,000 00
City Hall. 4,000 00
City Hospital. . 8,000 00
Fire Department.
51,000 00
Fire Department.
(Fire Patrol)
1,200 00
Free Public Library.
13,000 00
'Highways .
60,000 00
Incidental Expenses 13,500 00
Interest .
105,000 00
Interest on Sewer Loan
16,300 00
Lighting Streets.
42,000 00
Pauper Dep't. (City Relicf).
15,000 00
Pauper Dep't.
(Farm).
13,000 00
Pauper Dep't.
(House Offal).
4,500 00
Pauper Dep't.
(Truant School)
2,000 00
Paving
5,000 00
Police Department. 70,000 00
Public Grounds 6,500 00
Salaries .
18,500 00
School Department 185,000 00
School-houses
48,000 00
Sewers. (Maintenance)
10,000 00
Sidewalks . 20,000 00
Street Construction 20,000 00
Water Works. (Construction) 40,000 00
$829,500 00
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