Town of Newton annual report 1880-1881, Part 6

Author: Newton (Mass.)
Publication date: 1880
Publisher: Newton (Mass.)
Number of Pages: 418


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26 68


A. L. Harwood, ce


5 95


Thomas Johnson, ee


5 94


F. H. Hunting, expressage expenses, 20 00


C. H. Jenison, 8 80 ce


Thomas Hall, repairs, etc.,


15 50


J. L. Randall, ce


11 45


V. Haffermehl, ce


6 95


W. P. Leavitt, ce


5 50


John McCamman, supplies, 10 75


G. M. D. Fernald, bells and fixtures, 9 85


Newton Cemetery Corporation, lawn mower, 12 00


Amounts carried forward, $9,690 64


$9,854 12


$9,854 12


93


. Amounts brought forward, $9,690 64 9,854 12


C. W. Lerned & Co., disinfector, 8 00


Ames Plow Co., platform truck, 8 00


Newton Republican, printing, 6 50


Asahel Wheeler, chloride lime,


6 26


Elias Caswell, moving furniture,


6 00


John Cummings, ce


5 00


D. Appleton & Co., Index, Am. Cyclo- pædia, 6 00


C. E. Bruce, cyclopædia, 6 00


M. Hewitt, furnace rakes, 6 00


Jerome Rice, curtains and fixtures, 6 00


Dr. A. W. Whitney, examination at Jack- son school, 5 00


Martin Walsh, labor, 5 00


Patrick Kennedy, 5 00


Sundry small bills, 84 72


Total, as per item No. 29 of expenses, $9,854 12


Changing Water Closets and Alterations in Mason School Building (Special).


Appropriation, $2,500 00


Ware & Van Brunt, services as ar- chitects, etc., $107 60


George F. Meacham, serv. as architect, 40 00


W. H. French & Co., for plumbing work, 888 09


William Petigrew, for carpenter work, 718 95


Charles S. Phillips, for painting, 69 18


N. & W. Gas Light Co., for chang- ing fixtures, 9 92


Total, as per item No. 30 of expenses, 1,833 74


Balance unexpended, transferred into Treasury, $666 26


1


94


SIDEWALKS.


Appropriation, $3,000 00


Transferred from Appropriation for


Land Damages, by order of City Council, 650 00


$3,650 00


Simpson Bros., concreting, $2,912 44


Highway Department, labor, men and teams, 590 11


C. H. & A. F. Ireland, material and labor, 129 81


George Frost, half expense side-


walk, Highland Street, 17 64


Total, as per item No. 31 of expenses, $3,650 00


SINKING FUND. WATER BONDS.


Appropriation, $6,500 00


Special Appropriation, 8,000 00


$14,500 00


Amount paid Commissioners of Sinking Fund, as per item No. 32 of expenses, $14,500 00


SINKING FUND. CITY DEBT.


Appropriation, $12,750 00


Amount paid Commissioners of Sinking Fund, as per item No. 33 of expenses, 12,750 00


SALARIES.


Appropriation, $12,900 00


Amount carried forward, $12,900 00


95


Amount brought forward, $12,900 00


R. M. Pulsifer, Mayor, $1,000 00


Edwin O. Childs, City Clerk, 1,800 00


John A. Kenrick, Treasurer and Collector, 2,400 00


John A. Kenrick, for Assistant, 800 00


Peter Thacher, City Collector, 1,000 00


Benjamin F. Otis, City Auditor, 1,600 00


Isaac Hagar, Chairman Assessors, 1,200 00


Samuel M. Jackson, Assessor, 700 00


Howard B. Coffin, ce 700 00


Joseph D. Wellington, City Messenger, 900 00


Orrin Whipple, Assistant Assessor, 36 00


Joseph Walker,


70 00


O. F. Lucas,


36 00


NEWTON,


Rufus Moulton,


40 00


S. N. Woodward,


56 00


George Warren,


78 00


John Warner,


44 00


Joseph D. Wellington, Sealer of


Weights and Measures, 75 00


Total, as per item No. 34 of expenses, $12,835 00


Balance unexpended, transferred into Treasury,


$65 00


STATE AID.


Appropriation,


$1,300 00


Joshua V. Ramsdell,


$120 00


S. C. Spaulding,


72 00


Thomas Dinnean,


72 00


William Watson,


72 00


Amounts carried forward, $336 00


$1,300 00


96


Amounts brought forward,


$336 00


$1,300 00


Ann Duvall, 64 00


N. D. Tibbetts,


54 00


M. Hagerty, 48 00


B. Madden,


48 00


Thomas Dolan,


48 00


Eliza M. Jackson,


48 00


L. T. Sanger,


48 00


E. Burke,


48 00


Anna C. Boyd,


48 00


Mary Duran,


48 00


Sarah Fell,


48 00


Catherine McAleer,


48 00


E. H. Belcher,


44 00


Mary A. B. Pratt,


44 00


Mary Welch,


44 00


Benjamin E. Sweetland,


43 50


E. P. Pratt, 28 00


Lowell M. Maxham, 27 00


Thomas McMahon, 16 50


C.'Gunnison, 4 00


William Leonard, 4 00


Total, as per item No. 35 of expenses, 1,189 00


Balance unexpended, transferred into Treasury,


$111 00


TAXES, 1880, STATE.


Amount assessed for State Tax, $24,120 00


Amount paid to State Treasurer, as per item No. 36 of expenses, $24,120 00


97


TAXES, 1880, COUNTY.


Amount assessed for County Tax, $12,120 60


Amount paid to County Treasurer, as per item No. 37 of expenses, $12,120 60


TAXES, 1880, NATIONAL BANK.


Amount paid to Commonwealth of Massachusetts, for non-Residents of Newton, National Bank shares, as per item No. 38 of expenses, $806 28


TAXES, 1880, CORPORATION.


Amount paid to Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 'per item No. 39 of expenses, $2 98


TEMPORARY LOANS.


Nov. 3, paid Commonwealth of Massa- chusetts, $60,000 00


Nov. 8, paid Commonwealth of Massa- chusetts, 60,000 00


Nov. 10, paid Massachusetts Hospital Life Insurance Co., 60,000 00


Dec. 8, paid Suffolk Savings Bank,


30,000 00


Total, as per item No. 40 of expenses,


$210,000 00


USE OF HYDRANTS.


Appropriation, $7,600 00


Water Department,


$7,600 00


Total, as per item No. 41 of expenses, $7,600 00


98


WATER MAINTENANCE.


Appropriation, $9,350 00


Albert S. Glover, services as regis-


trar, $1,500 00


Albert S. Glover, sundry office ex- penses, 25 97


H. N. Hyde, Jr., services as super- intendent, 1,500 00


H. N. Hyde, Jr., sundry cash ex- penses, 49 72


J. C. Whitney, services as inspec- tor, etc., 630 20


Thomas Coughlan, services as engi- neer, 1,180 00


J. W. Kent, services as fireman, etc., 590 00


Pay-roll of laborers, 2,179 83


James Nickelson, wood and coal, 470 04


Albert Brackett, coal,


13 00


J. Edward Hills, " 12 50


E. Smead & Co., hay and grain, 148 30


Alvah Walker & Co., oil, 84 60


Leonard & Ellis, oil, 63 75


Boston Machine Co., supplies, 64 75


H. R. Worthington, ce


41 28


Thomas C. Lothrop & Co., supplies,


38 87


Boston Car Spring Co., supplies,


16 55


Howe & French,


13 94


Paine & Morehouse,


10 67


D. C. Morgan,


8 25


G. Wadleigh, ce


4 54


Parker & Gannett,


3 10


L. Armstrong,


ce


3 00


Amounts carried forward,


$8,652 86


$9,350 00


99


Amounts brought forward, $8,652 86 $9,350 00


J. C. Fuller, supplies, 2 98


Adam Beck, material and labor,


. 42 00


Charles Scott, ce


33 85


G. F. Fuller, ce


33 54


E. F. Moses,


22 50


M. Hewitt, se


16 50


Charles A. Cole, ce


9 75


J. Langtry, ce


9 65


J. D. Billings, ce


5 92


O. B. Leavitt, ce


3 60


E. T. Holmes, telephone rental, 40 00


Charles Williams, Jr., ce


40 00


Stearns & George, ce


20 00


Stephen F. Cate, use of horse and carriage, 42 50


Harris' Express, use of horse and carriage, 15 00


D. Harrington & Son, use of horse and carriage, 6 50


W. H. Mague, use of horse and carriage, 5 00


G. W. Bush, use of horse and car- riage, 5 00


J. E. Cahill, use of horse and car- riage, 5 00


A. F. Noyes, sundry cash expenses, 18 42


H. Whitney, hay, 19 06


Charles M. Fay, hay,


12 95


John Ward, ce


11 66


John Keating, teaming wood,


15 75


Daniel Murphy, labor,


15 00


Amounts carried forward, $9,104 99


$9,350 00


1


100


Amounts brought forward, $9,104 99 $9,350 00


Timo. Stuart, labor, men and teams, 12 00


Cranitch & Horrigan, material and labor, 14 31


N. & W. Gas Light Co., gas, 8 90


Ames Plow Co., stalk cutter, 6.00


Bosworth's Express, expressage, 5 25


T. A. Ward, care of reservoir,


48 00


J. E. Warner, services, 4 50


J. Quincy Harrington, filing saws, etc.,


4 00


Dr. E. F. Thayer, care and medicine for sick horse, 10 00


Sundry small bills, 5 75


Total, as per item No. 42 of expenses, 9,223 70


Balance unexpended, transferred into Treasury,


$126 30


WATER MAINTENANCE, METER AND SERVICE PIPE.


Appropriation, $3,500 00


Additional, transferred from receipts


by order City Council, 750 00


$4,250 00


Pay-roll of laborers, $1,809 65


H. R. Worthington, meters, etc.,


1,682 70


National Meter Co., ce


164 50


W. E. Desper, ce


15 85


Union Water Meter Co., repairing meters,


53 00


Thomas Cunningham & Sons, pipe, 244 73


Amounts carried forward, $3,970 43 $4,250 00


101


Amounts brought forward, $3,970 43 $4,250 00 Walworth Manf. Co., supplies, 167 03 Jenkins Bros., " 18 54


Davis & Farnum Manf. Co., supplies, 2 05


B. & A. Railroad, freight, 22 27


The Local Line Through Freight Co., freight, 5 86


H. N. Hyde, Jr., sundry cash expenses, 9 80


D. Harrington & Son, horse and carriage hire, 6 00


O. B. Leavitt, material and labor,


4 31


Sundry small bills, 5 95


Total, as per item No. 43 of expenses, 4,212 24


Balance unexpended, transferred into Treasury, $37 76


WATER MAINTENANCE (SPECIAL).


Appropriation, $600 00


W. E. Worthen, services as engineer, $535 00


Total, as per item No. 44 of expenses, 535 00


Balance unexpended, transferred into Treasury,


$65 00


WATER CONSTRUCTION.


Total expenditure to Dec. 31, 1879, $835,283 23


Pay-rolls of laborers, $6,054 05


Warren Foundry & Machine Co., iron pipe, 4,181 00


Davis & Farnum Manf. Co., castings, etc., 1,498 28


Amounts carried forward,


$11,733 33 $835,283 23


102


Amounts brought forward, $11,733 33 $835,283 23


Boston Machine Co., hydrants, etc., 821 40


Chapman Valve Manf. Co. " 758 81


Walworth Manf. Co., supplies, 641 07


Chadwick Lead Works, lead, 582 01


W. H. Mahanna et al., labor, etc., 393 50


Boston & Albany Railroad, freight, 359 67


Thomas Cunningham & Sons, pipe, 303 97


Camden Iron Works, ce


210 36


Timothy Stuart, carting pipe, etc.,


208 95


G. Fuller & Son, lumber, 185 33


Otis Pettee & Co., supplies, 160 02


John T. Langford, lead,


107 36


M. Hewitt, blacksmithing, 257 26


E. Keegan, 123 85


Chas. A. Cole, ce


94 59


A. Peters, ce


86 55


A. Danforth, ce


44 50


B. F. Barlow, ce


12 94


J. C. Farrar, ce


10 39


Lathrop & Bourne 4 78


P. A. McVicar,


3 31


Thomas Belger, 1 32


D. Harrington & Son, use of horse and carriage, 94 87


Geo. F. Blake Manf. Co., use of pump, 90 00


Boston Car Spring Co., supplies, 78 35


Edward Crocker, labor at pumping station, 73 50


E. Smead & Co., hay and grain, 71 94


Bosworth's express, expressage, 70 70


Farrar, Follett & Co., wire, 54 91


f


Amounts carried forward, $17,639 54 $835,283 23


103


Amounts brought forward,


$17,639 54 $835,283 23


George Dunbar & Co., supplies, 52 20


Thomas C. Lothrop & Co., "


41 33


L. N. Hatch, ce


37 75


G. Wadleigh, ce


25 80


A. J. Fiske & Co.,


ce


23 93


Frost & Adams,


18 90


Stearns & George, supplies,


16 09


O. F. Howe, ce


15 63


Paine & Morehouse,


14 03


Parker & Gannett, ce


13 00


G. A. Goodyear, powder and fuse,


46 25


Portland Stone Ware Manuf. Co., cement, etc., 51 15


T. W. Hoxie & Co., cement, etc.,


23 25


Darling & Stebbins, 13 50


Paul & Cleveland, brick, etc.,


20 60


S. C. Nightingale, hose, etc., 25 64


Ross, Turner & Co., hose, 20 00


H. M. Darling & Co., globes, etc., 19 00


Sabin & Page, blankets,


17 00


J. M. Briggs, painting,


16 00


N. & W. Gas Light Co., gas,


14 64


C. M. Fay, hay, 14 61


John Ward, " 13 15


Harris Express, expressage, 11 25


Sewall & Day, Cordage Co., jute bands, 10 40


Howe & French, brimstone, 9 76


Bagnell & Loud, block, 9 00


Orrin Whipple, lumber, 7 20


Jenkins Bros., packing, 6 30


L. Nickerson, making awning, 6 00


Amounts carried forward, $18,252 90 $835,283 23


104


Amounts brought forward, $18,252 90 $835,283 23


S. F. Cate, use of horse and carriage,


6 00


E. F. Moses, material and labor, 41 25


J. D. Billings,


ce


36 85


J. J. McNutt,


"


"


17 81


Charles Scott,


16 50


Sundry small bills,


55 42


On account of suit v. Devlin, Long & Moore, to Russell and others, by order of City Council, 662 20


Total, as per item No. 45 of ex- penses, $19,088 93


Received.


Rebate on bill of supplies, $2 00


Received for laying service pipe, etc., 499 48


Total, as per item No. 35 of receipts, $501 48


Transferred from receipts from Service Pipe and


Meters, by order of


City Council,


1,442 92


1,944 40


17,144 53


Total Expenditure to Dec. 31, 1880,


$852,427 76


SCHEDULE OF CITY PROPERTY, REAL AND PERSONAL.


Almshouse Department.


40 acres of land,


$10,000 00


Amount carried forward,


$10,000 00


105


Amount brought forward, $10,000 00


Buildings,


5,000 00


Personal Property,


3,000 00


$18,000 00


City Hall Department.


City Hall, furniture and fixtures,


$40,000 00 25 00


City seal,


City stamps, 35 00


Reports, statutes and special laws,


300 00 .


Set standard weights and measures, 100 00


Record books,


200 00


Book-cases, maps, etc.,


100 00


40,760 00


Cemetery Department.


Land in Newton Cemetery,


$2,000 20


Tomb, ce


800 00


2,800 00


City Engineering Department.


Two transits, $200 each,


$400 00


Three ce


140


420 00


Two levels, 120 "


240 00


Draughting materials,


126 00


Surveying


48 00


Tools,


12 00


Horse, wagon, etc.,


300 00


1,546 00


Fire Department. Steam Fire Engine House, No. 1 Engine, and apparatus, furni- ture, lock-up, dwelling-house, stable and land, $20,000 00


Amounts carried forward, $20,000 00


$63,106 00


106


Amounts brought forward, $20,000 00 $63,106 00


Steam Fire Engine House, No. 2 En-


gine, apparatus, land, etc., 25,000 00


Steam Fire Engine House, No. 3 En- gine, and apparatus, furniture, stable, lock-up, land, etc., 28,000 00


Hook and Ladder House, stable, land, etc., 18,000 00


Hook and Ladder Carriage, etc., Newtonville, 800 00


Hose Carriage, hose, etc., Newton- ville, 1,500 00


Hose Carriage house, stable, etc., Auburndale, 5,000 00


Hose Carriage, hose, etc., Auburn- dale, 800 00


Hose Carriage house, stable, etc., Lower Falls, 7,000 00


Hose Carriage, hose, etc., Lower Falls, 1,500 00


Fire Engine house, engine, land, etc., Upper Falls, 5,000 00


Hose Carriage,hose,etc., Upper Falls, 1,500 00


Fire Alarm Telegraph, including team, etc., 18,000 00


132,100 00


Free Library Department.


Newton Free Library, b'ld'g and land, $42,000 00 Books, 10,000 00


52,000 00


Amount carried forward, $247,206 00


107


Amount brought forward,


$247,206 00


Gravel and Gravel Lands.


Land on Jewett Street, Ward, 1, 2,000 00


on Dalby Street,


ce 1, 200 00


on Dalby Street, 1, ce 100 00


ce on Crafts Street,


ce 2, 500 00


" on Chapel Street, ce


2, 100 00


ce on Watertown Street, ce


2, 1,000 00


ce in North Village, ce


2, 100 00


in North Village, ce


2, 100 00


ce


on Auburndale Ave.,


3, 1,200 00


ce on Pine Street,


ce


3, 250 00


ce in Pine Street, "


3, 550 00


Gravel on Washington St., Ward 4, 1,000 00


on Washington St., ce 4, 1,400 00


on Walnut Street, Ward 6, 600 00


ce on Elliot Street, ce


5, 500 00


ce on Parker Street, ce 5, 250 00


Land on Willow and Centre Streets, Ward 6, 500 00


Land on Florence Street, Ward 5,


800 00


Land on Beacon Street, Ward 6,


200 00


Land on Homer Street, Ward 6, 5,000 00


16,350 00


Highway Department.


21 cart horses, $225, $4,725 00 17 horses used by Fire Dept., $225, 3,825 00 3 horses, $100, 300 00


2 horses for Superintendent of Streets, 375 00 25 double and single carts, 2,500 00


Amounts carried forward, $11,725 00 $263,556 00


108


Amounts brought forward, $11,725 00 $263,556 00


43 harnesses, 850 00


4 double sleds, $200,


800 00


2 stone-crushers and houses, 4,000 00


2 stone wagons, wagon, carriage and sleigh, 525 00


Tools, chains, derricks, blankets, etc., 1,600 00


19,500 00


Lighting Department.


For 1,113 posts, lanterns, burners, etc., $10, 11,130 00


Police Department.


Station-house, building and land, No.


Village, $4,000 00


Furniture and bedding, 50 00


Furniture and bedding, Ward 1, 50 00


Furniture and bedding, 6,


75 00


Wagon and harness, 150 00


Horse, saddle and bridle,


200 00


Horse, saddle and bridle,


125 00


15 pairs handcuffs, $3.75,


56 25


13 clubs, $2,


26 00


6 lanterns, $2.50,


15 00


16 badges,


100 00


15 parade clubs and belts, $3.50,


52 50


Blankets,


20 00


Record Books,


25 00


4,944 75


School Department.


High School bl'd'gs, furn're and land, $57,000 00 Mason School-house, " 49,100 00


Amounts carried forward,


$106,100 00 $299,130 75


109


Amounts brought forward,


$106,100 00 $299,130 75


Hyde school-house furn're and land, 22,000 00


Prospect


"


30,000 00


Prospect ec


No. 2, ec


6,000 00


Oak Hill


ce


12,000 00


Hamilton ce


28,000 00


Williams


ce


27,000 00


Pierce ce


32,000 00


Davis


ce


se


13,000 00


Franklin


ce


ce


15,000 00


Claflin


ce


ce


31,900 00


Adams


22,000 00


Bigelow


ce


ce


34,000 00


Underwood ce


ce


24,000 00


Lincoln


ce


5,500 00


Jackson


ce


ce


14,000 00


School apparatus,


5,000 00


School-house lot on Pearl Street,


2,000 00


429,500 00


Water Department.


Building for pipe fitting, etc., stable and land, 3,500 00


$732,130 75


For cost of Water Works, see Water Construction Account.


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Table Showing the Number of Polls, Real and Personal Estate of the City, Amount of Tax, Rate per cent, Appropriations, etc., for Twenty Years.


A. D.


Polls.


Real Estate.


Personal.


Total.


City, State and County Tax.


Rate.


Appropriations.


Houses.


1861.


2,056


$5,644,285 00


$1,955,835 00


$7,600,120 00


$57,804 88


$7 20


$47,500 00


1,330


1862.


1,989


5,476,805 00


2,495,821 00


7,922,620 00


56,599 17


6 60


35,000 00


1,374


1863.


1,911


5,504,367 00


2,988,195 00


8,492,562 00


64,968 65


7 20


40,000 00


1,399


1864.


2,046


5,637,755 00


2,309,021 00


7,946,776 00


78,000 55


9 50


52,500 00


1,421


1865.


2,118


5,756,185 00


3,390,075 00


9,146,260 00


113,991 12


12 00


60,000 00


1,438


1866.


2,297


6,394,835 00


4,560,724 00


10,955,559 00


114,149 59


10 00


75,000 00


1,491


1867.


2.438


7,227,285 00


4,995,127 00


12,222,412 00


153,990 88


12 20


95,000 00


1,552


1868.


2,736


9,104,567 00


5.366,602 00


14,441,169 00


193,208 88


13 00


160,000 00


1,671


1869.


2,937


10,288,610 00


5,634,266 00


15,922,876 00


188,990 46


11 50


150,000 00


1,826


1870.


3,055


11,407,070 00


6,330,922 00


17,737,992 00


222,514 71


12 20


185,000 00


2,077


1871.


3,199


12,770,420 00


6,615,593 00


19,386,013 00


223,521 32


11 20


185,000 00


2,220


1872.


3,420


15,792.950 00


8,463,904 00


24,256,854 00


334,314 87


13 50


291,050 00


2,392


1873.


3,659


18,446,275 00


7,537,775 00


25,984,050 00


384,089 84


14 50


333,300 00


2,523


1874.


3,917


20,032,800 00


8,048,645 00


28,081,445 00


372,893.53


13 00


320,000 00


2,657


1875.


4,089


21,073,495 00


7,882,374 00


28,955,869 00


399,085 46


13 50


351,000 00


2,876


1876.


4,334


21,128,120 00


7,072,845 00


28,200,965 00


392,201 13


13 60


350,004 99


3,004


1877.


4,045


20,007,025 00


6,627,488 00


26,634,513 00


370,319 38


13 60


402,200 00


3,057


1878.


3,882


18,604,105 00


6,408,825 00


25,012,930 00


352,942 43


13 80


378,400 00


3,150


1879.


1,010


17,456,655 00


6,330,697 00


23,787,352 00


326,959 64


13 40


367,850 00


3,178


1880.


4,132


17,718,270 00


7,481,830 00


25,200,100 00


361,139 40


14 00


388,525 00


3,214


110


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TABLE


Showing amount paid for support of Poor out of Almshouse from 1851 to 1880, inclusive.


1851


$138 56


1866


$643 72


1852


104 94


1867


1,268 08


1853


45 70


1868


1,464 53


1854


38 10


1869


2,019 28


1855


73 63


1870


2,197 41


1856


135 49


1871


3,713 39


1857


204 96


1872


2,884 79


1858


387 61


1873


3,066 59


1859


358 25


1874


3,895 51


1860


500 81


1875


5,553 79


1861


. 757 14


1876


9,336 14


1862


781 50


1877


10,259 57


1863


632 27


1878


8,284 10


1864


.


605 02


1879


8,246 42


1865


.


870 77


1880


6,455 80


SALARIES OF CITY OFFICERS, 1880.


Mayor,


$1,000 00


City Clerk,


2,000 00


City Treasurer and Collector,


2,675 00


Assistant for Treasurer and Collector,


1,000 00


City Auditor,


1,700 00


City Solicitor,


1,000 00


Chairman of Assessors,


1,200 00


Two Assessors, each,


700 00


Assistant Assessors, each per day,


·4 00


City Messenger,


900 00


Clerk of Common Council,


300 00


Sealer of Weights and Measures,


75 00


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112


Highway Department.


Superintendent of Streets, two horses and car- riage furnished, $1,200 00


Four Assistant Superintendents, each per day, 2 75


City Engineer, . 1, 600 00


Fire Department.


Chief Engineer, team furnished, $1,200 00


Assistant Engineer, 300 00


Superintendent of Fire Alarm Telegraph, 800 00


Three Engineers of Steamers, each, 900 00


Four Drivers of Steamers and Hook and Ladder Co., each, 700 00


Eight Foremen of Steamers and Hook and Lad- der and Hose Co., each, 80 00


Eight Assistant Foremen and Clerks of Steam- ers, and Hook and Ladder and Hose Co., each, 65 00


Fifty-eight hosemen and ladder men, each, 60 00


Police Department.


City Marshal, team furnished, $1,300 00


Sergeant of Police, 950 00


Two mounted policemen, each, 900 00


900 00


Thirteen policemen each,


Two policemen, each, 825 00


First year of service, 750 00


Second year of service, 825 00


Third and subsequent years,


900 00


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Poor Department.


Seven Overseers of Poor, each, $50 00


City Almoner and Clerk of Board, 700 00


Warden of Almshouse, 550 00


Water Department.


Water Registrar, $1,500 00


Superintendent of Water Works, 1,500 00


Inspector of metres and fixtures,


900 00


Engineer at Pumping Station, 1,200 00


Fireman and Watchman, Pumping Station,


600 00


Schools.


Superintendent, $2,700 00


One teacher,


2,700 00


Four teachers, at $1,900,


7,600 00


One teacher,


1,850 00


Three teachers, at $1,500,


4,500 00


One teacher,


1,400 00


One teacher,


8,00 00


One teacher,


1,200 00


Three teachers, $1,000,


3,000 00


Two teachers, $950,


1,900 00


Thirteen teachers, $750,


9,750 00


Thirty-nine teachers, $600,


23,400 00


One teacher,


550 00


One teacher,


500 00


One teacher,


450 00


Three teachers, $400,


1,200 00


Secretary of School Committee,


300 00


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Janitors.


One Janitor,


$650 00


626 00


540 00


ce


425 00


ce


400 00


ce


300 00


ce


275 00


200 00


ce


180 00


ce


120 00


Two Janitors, at $96,


192 00


Library.


Librarian,


$800 00


Assistant Librarian, 500 00


Two assistants, for service, one shilling per hour.


Janitor,


600 00


CITY CLERK'S REPORT. 1881.


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REPORT OF THE CITY CLERK.


CITY OF NEWTON, CITY CLERK'S OFFICE,


February 1, 1881.


The following report of the Births, Marriages and Deaths occurring in this City for the year ending December 31, 1880, are comprised in carefully and accurately prepared tables, which present facts relating to 326 births, 152 marriages and 277 deaths. The aggregate of this registry is 755, an excess of 22 over the total for 1879.


Further comparison with the vital statistics of 1879 shows that in that year the registered number of births was larger by 52 ; the registered number of marriages was smaller by 45 ; the registered number of deaths smaller by 29.


The natural increase of population in 1880, or excess of births over deaths, was 49, a number less by 81 than the in- crease (130), in 1879.


The rate of births, marriages and deaths of Newton par- ties during the year is as follows :


Births, 19.23+ to 1000 of population.


Marriages, 13.23+ to 1000 of


Deaths, 16.29+ to 1000 of ce


The excess of birth rate over death rate is 2.94+ per thousand, or .294 per cent, a decrease of .395 per cent from 1879.


The excess of death rate in 1880 over that of 1879 was 2.04+ per thousand, or .204 per cent.


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The excess of marriage rate in 1880 over that of 1879 was 4.61 + per thousand, or .461 per cent.


One living child was born to every 53 of the population ; one person in every 76 at all ages was married ; and one per- son in every 61 died.


The number of still-births was seven, three less than in 1879.


The registered number of male children born alive exceeds that of the females by 5.


MARRIAGES.


The whole number of marriages registered in 1880 was 152. In 1879 the number was 107.


Of the 304 persons married during the year, 225 resided in Newton.


The age of the youngest person married was eighteen years ; that of the oldest seventy-one years.


275 persons were married for the first time; 26 for the second time, and 3 for the third time.


The registration of marriages is not ever complete, but the error on this score was not greater in 1880 than in previous years.


DEATHS.


The number of deaths in 1880 exceeds that of 1879 by 29.


The number of deaths under five years of age was 90 ; 48 males and 42 females.


Consumption was the cause of death in forty-five cases, two more than in 1879.


There were eleven more deaths from pneumonia in 1880


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than in 1879 ; five more from cholera infantum ; nine from old age ; six from apoplexy, and sixteen from diphtheria.


The number of deaths from scarlet fever was five less than in 1879 ; from typhoid fever one.


Diphtheria was very prevalent in the city during the year, and proved fatal in thirty-eight cases, twenty-four of its vic- tims being less than five years of age.


There were but three fatal cases of scarlet fever and three of typhoid fever during the year.


The increase of diphtheria in certain localities of the city calls for, and should receive, the prompt attention of the local Board of Health both as to the cause of the disease and the prevention of contagion.


The statute law requiring physicians to report all cases of contagious diseases, is honored in Newton more in the breach than in the observance. With stringent rules of the Board of Health it is to be hoped this evil will be remedied.


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TABLE I. - BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS, 1880.


General Abstract, exhibiting the Births, Marriages and Deaths regis- tered in the City of Newton for the year ending December 31, 1880; distinguishing the sex and parentage of children born, the nativity of persons married, and the sex and aggregate and average ages of the number who died.


BIRTHS.


Population of 1880, 16,996.


Sex.


Parentage.


Whole Number.


M.


F.


Unk.


Am.


For.


Am. Fa. and For. Mo.


For. Fa. and Am. Mo.


326


165


160


1


144


136


19


27


MARRIAGES.


Nativity.


Couples.


American.


Foreign.


Am. Male and For. Female.


For. Male and Am. Female.


152


96


29


13


14


DEATHS.


Ages in Years.


Sex.


Persons.


No. whose Ages are Registered.


Under 5 Years.


Males.


Females .!


Males.


Females.


Aggregate.


Average.


277


136


141


271


48


42


8548


31.54+


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TABLE II. - BIRTHS, 1880.


Distinguishing by months and by sex the registered number of children born alive during the year.


MONTHS.


SEX.


January.


February.


March.


April.


May.


June.


July.


August.


September.


October.


November.


December.


TOTAL.


Male, Female,


10


21


10


9


13


16


14


10


13


13


16


16


161


11


11


11


10


10


18


19


10


13


9


16


20


158


Totals,




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