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During the inspection voluntary expressions were made favorable to a system of sewerage by the owners of eighty- seven estates, and against any system by the owners of five estates.
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Incidentally, a large number of nuisances or cases of de- fective sanitary arrangements were discovered and those which were imperative were immediately reported to the Health Officer and measures were taken by him for their abatement.
TABLE NO. 1 .- BUILDINGS, FAMILIES and POPULATION.
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DISTRICTS.
No. of buildings.
No. occupied by families.
No. occupied by families & stores.
No. occupied by stores, shops, &c.
No. occupied by factories.
No. of public building.
No. vacant.
No. of families.
No. occupying their own houses.
No. of adults.
No. of children.
Total Population.
Ave. No. of adults per family.
Ave. No. of children per family.
Total average per family.
Newton
721
629
10
22
13
47
785
381
2792
1098
3890
3.56
1.40
4.96
Nonantum
230
207
13
1
6
344
123
1103
712
1815
3.21
2.07
5.28
Newtonville
450
410
2
11
2
10
477
249
1614
622
2236
3.38
1.31
4.69
West Newton
593
532
13
20
2
11
15
666
352
2090
1085
3175
3.14
1.63
4.77
Auburndale
350
298
7
8
14
23
336
171
1311
585
1896
3.90
1.74
5.64
Newton Lower Falls
112
104
2
2
138
49
486
177
663
3.52
1.28
4.80
Newton Highlands -
154
131
8
159
80
460
264
724
2.90
1.65
4.55
Newton Upper Falls
207
182
5
2
7
10
360
173
1239
1835
3.44
1.66
5.10
Cold Spring City
63
61
2
74
41
192
118
310
2.60
1.60
4.20
Chestnut Hill
-
-
56
50
Co
3
52
31
252
72
324
4.85
1.38
6.23
Thompsonville -
51
49
1
1
61
27
112
127
289
2.66
2.08
4.74
Totals
-
-
-
3312
2947
61
83
00
82
130
3738
1762
12547
5872
18419
3.33
1.57
4.90
-
-
-
-
325
294
00 00 00
NO
286
85
846
416 596
1262
2.96
1.45
4.41
Newton Centre -
-
-
COCA COLA
00 00
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TABLE NO. 2 .- NATIONALITY.
DISTRICTS.
American.
Irish.
English.
Nova Scotia.
Canadian.
German.
Colored.
Scotch.
New Brunswick.
Russian.
Italian.
| Swedes.
Swiss.
| Dane.
| Prince Edward's Island.
| Welsh.
| Unknown.
785
Newton
593
115
38
20
1
4
5
4
Nonantum
49
212
36
7
26
5
or
-
2
344
Newtonville
398
47
15
8
1
4
2
-
477
West Newton
371
223
19
12
4
6
21
3
2
00
1
1
666
Auburndale ..
254
52
11
7
3
2
1
2
1
2
1
138
Newton Lower Falls
92
31
9
2
1
1
1
159
Newton Highlands .
130
22
2
2
1
1
1
-
286
Newton Upper Falls
295
37
5
9
5
7
1
1
360
Newton Centre
4
69
1
1
1
52
Chestnut Hill
45
3
2
2
61
Thompsonville
00
37
4
1
9
Totals
2380
966
158
74
33
30
28
22
13
6
5
4
4
3
2
1
1
1
4
3738
.
-
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HHH | French.
- | New Foundland.
- | Chinese.
1
336
141
118
19
4
1
1
.
1
74
Cold Spring City
Total No. of Families.
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TABLE NO. 3 .- PRIVIES, CESSPOOLS, Etc.
DISTRICTS.
No. of buildings.
No. of buildings-no accommodations.
No. of privies with tight vaults.
No. of privies with leaching vaults.
No. of privfes with no vaults.
No. of vaults with overflow cesspool.
No. of vaults with overflow drain.
No. of privies over river or brooks.
No. of water closets.
No. of earth closets.
No. of wash vaults.
No. of urinals.
No. of leaching cesspools for entire drainage.
No. of leaching cesspools for sinks only.
No. of tight cesspools.
No. of cesspools with overflow cesspools.
No. of cesspools with overflow drain.
No. of cesspools with overflow to brooks.
No. of old wells used as cesspools.
No. of stable cellars used as cesspools.
Newton .
721
160 126
149
13
3
691
3
33
400
49
26
1
20
Nonantum
230
2
85
244
1
16
7
16
7
Newtonville
450
6
61
4.1
344
13
402
9
32
27
214
131
19 20 40
1 26 41
5
1
19
2
West Newton .
593
17
159
172
111
2 1
271
2
9
166
117
18
50
9
Newton Lower Falls
112
1
54
18
3
1
12
1
5
19
6
1
-7
24
1
4
27
2
11
13
19
07
4
1
2
İ
2
Newton Centre
325
4
57
6
1
374
3
3.1
10
225
17
11
C.
7
Cold Spring City
63
Chestnut Hill .
56
1
15
16
1
1
59
2
-
19
14
3
3
3
Thompsonville
51
6
14
27
1
2
144
1
1
Totals
3312
69
882
781
326
21
6
2254
39
176
93
1279
1030
180
117
10
3
86
41
-
20
x
69
40
3
4
1
Newton Highlands
154
4
44
31
Newton Upper Falls
207
10
115
36
316
14
12 244
x
151
165
15
13
Auburndale
350
80
32
24
2
2
=
2
2
-
49
186 149
G
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TABLE 4-SINKS AND GARBAGE. For further disposition of Sinks see items under cesspools on Table 3.
NO. OF BUILDINGS :-
GARBAGE :-
DISTRICTS.
No. of families.
Sinks on to ground.
Sinks to vaults.
Sinks to brooks.
Sinks to river.
Sinks to house cellar.
Sinks to stable cellar.
| Sinks to old drain.
Sinks unaccounted for.
Removed by city entirely.
Removed by city partly.
Burned.
Buried.
Fed to animals.
Removed by private parties.
Thrown into vault.
Thrown on ground.
| Thrown into river.
1 | Unknown disposition.
Newton
785
29
8
1
2
416
27
68
32
186
50
1
3
Nonantum
344
25
8
1
5
184
13
35
26
178
31
3
7
West Newton -
666
157
00
19
1
17
1
164
6
72
54
350
19
1
Auburndale
336
45
1
1
2
114
3
12
18
167
20
2
Newton Lower Falls - -
138
31
3
6
1
3
4-4
10
+
68
7
1
1
Newton Highlands
159
13
2
7
54
5
18
19
61
2
Newton Upper Falls
286
53
6
1
N
5
9
15
2
30
46
177
6
10
Newton Centre
360
5
2
2
168
15
30
27
117
2
Cold Spring City
74
40
00
3
2
69
Chestnut Hill
52
9
3
1
1
3
0
37
2
Thompsonville -
61
28
co
1
1
1
2
51
4
-
-
-
Totals
3738
478
61
28
14
2
36
9
1
15
1119
115
289
247
1677
216
11
57
2
5
7
8
216
105
1
Newtonville
477
43
-
4
3
1
-
-
-
-
3
1
50
-
Sinks to pond.
TABLE NO. 5 .- WATER SUPPLY AND CELLARS.
DISTRICTS.
No. of families.
City water supply.
Well.
Driven well.
Cistern.
Spring.
Pond.
Brook.
No. of Buildings.
Damp cellars.
Wet occasionally.
Wet all the time.
Newton .
785
634
78
40
721
94
22
22
Nonantum .
344
215
97
28
5
230
11
1
3
Newtonville
477
427
80
19
4
31
1
450
50
14
7
West Newton
666
424
291
7
15
9
3
593
102
11
33
Auburndale
336
295
72
1
24
3
350
11
13
12
Newton Lower Falls
138
126
16
4
112
5
1
3
Newton Highlands
159
123
23
8
14
2
154
11
1
Newton Upper Falls
286
229
70
10
1
207
30
4
8
Newton Centre .
360
308
45
1
38
1
1
325
17
2
6
Cold Spring City
74
4
57
5
9
2
2
63
3
3
Chestnut Hill
52
38
13
6
1
56
5
1
Thompsonville
61
3
48
7
51
2
2
6
Totals .
3738
2826
890
64
167
69
3
6
3312
341
71
104
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TABLE NO. 6 .- SEWERAGE - DISPOSITION, COST OF REMOVAL AND COMMENTS.
DISTRICTS.
No. of buildings with accomoda- tions.
Sewerage removed.
Sewerage buried or used on land.
Sewerage irrigation.
Sewerage to brooks.
Sewerage to river.
Sewerage to street drain.
No removal during the year.
Unknown disposition.
Cost of removal during year.
Comments in favor of sewerage.
Comments against sewerage.
Newton
706
333
168
12
1
187
5
$3,527 00
23
Nonantum
228
51
151
1
24
580 00
Newtonville
-
-
444
166
181
2
91
3
1,378 50
53
4
West Newton
-
I
340
68
165
2
99
7
968 00
1
Newton Lower Falls
111
43
60
1
5
323 00
Newton Highlands
150
30
66
3
51
1
430
00
Newton Upper Falls
198
73
106
2
16
715 50
1
Newton Centre
321
91
134
3
2
1
89
2
967 25
2
Cold Spring City
63
1
54
6
2
149 00
Chestnut Hill
-
55
or
35
2
14
139 00
1
1
Thompsonville -
-
-
-
-
51
2
38
11
88 00
Totals
-
-
-
-
-
.
3243
998
1484
24
4
6
2
680
50
$11,153 00
87
5
-
-
ʻ
1
1
-
576
135
326
3
1
87
30
1,887 75
7
Auburndale
-
-
1
I
-
52
TABLE NO. 7 .- SICKNESS DURING LAST YEAR.
DISTRICTS.
Population.
Typhoid Fever-light.
Typhoid Fever-severe.
Typhoid Fever-fatal.
Diphtheria-light.
Diphtheria-severe.
Diphtheria-fatal.
Scarlet Fever-light.
Scarlet Fever-severe.
Scarlet Fever-fatal.
Pneumonia-light.
Pneumonia-severe.
Pneumania-fatal.
Newton
3890
2
1
20
4
1
6
1
1
S
6
Nonantum
1815
3
1
3
1
2
11
2
5
Newtonville
2236
2
1
18
4
6
3
6
6
West Newton . *
3175
1
1
19
3
6
3
1
1
4
3
2
Auburndale
1896
2
9
6
1
1
1
1
4
3
2
Newton Highlands .
724
1
1
3
1
3
1
Newton Upper Falls
1262
1
3
2
5
2
3
Newton Centre
1835
3
2
8
4
3
15
2
4
1
Cold Spring City
310
1
Chestnut Hill .
324
2
1
Thompsonville
289
1
4
Totals .
18,419
19
4
5
84
19
15
57
16
10
26
3
2
53
.
Newton Lower Falls
663
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While making an extended tour in Europe during the past summer, the chairman of the Committee, Alderman John W. Carter, made a personal inspection of the various methods of treating, disposing and purifying sewerage as practiced in many places in Great Britain and in Europe. Upon his return an elaborate report on the subject was made by him, which is now on file in the office of the City Clerk.
The importance of adopting some system of sewage disposal for the city is daily becoming more apparent. As at present situated, the design and construction of the drainage of small districts, as is demanded each year, can be but temporary, and is at best unsatisfactory.
PARKS.
Under the direction of and in consultation with Mr. Henry Ross, Superintendent of the Newton Cemetery, plans for laying out and estimates for grading and completing the proposed improvement of Farlow Park were made. Water, gas and drain pipes were laid and the grading extended under the direction of this department. A plan was made of the area assessed for betterment on account of the im- provement of the Park. This plan showed each estate, the area, assessors' valuation and the committee's estimate of betterment. This was accompanied by a statement in tabu- lar form of the above information, together with a descrip- tion of each lot
Surveys and plans of several small parks or greens about the city have been made.
In conjunction with the Newton Centre Improvement Society and the Highway Department a heavy retaining wall was built along the northerly shore of Crystal Lake, by that portion bordering upon Lake Avenue, Ward Six. A strip of grass was laid and a broad gravel walk was constructed,
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between the avenue and the lake. This improvement has not only greatly improved the appearance of the district but has insured the public access to the shores of the lake which have been practically cut off heretofore.
PUBLIC PROPERTY.
In accordance with the recommendation of His Honor, Mayor Kimball, in his Inaugural Address, this department has been largely relieved from the extra duty of designing and superintending the construction of new buildings and the alterations or repairs of old buildings.
Under the direction of the Joint Standing Committee on Public Property designs were made for the putting in of a new system of ventilation, the alteration of the plumbing and a general improvement of the sanitary condition of the Police Station in Ward Six and the work was superintended. The work on the plumbing was performed by Wm. H. French & Co., and on the ventilation by F. H. Humphrey. The re- sults have proved very satisfactory.
Plans and specifications were made for alterations in the stables at Newton Upper Falls, and for a new building for the steam road roller and portable engine with room for the storage of various apparatus belonging to the highway de- partment. The work has not as yet been executed.
The work of grading about the Williams and Elliot Schoolhouses was continued. Numerous other designs, esti- mates, etc., have been made and the various meetings of the committee attended.
BOARD OF HEALTH.
The various meetings of the Board of Health have been attended and sundry designs and estimates for the abate- ment of nuisances made.
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As agent of the Board of Health for the inspection of plumbing, the inspection was made of all plumbing work performed so far as it came to my notice. There is still a great reluctance on the part of the plumbers to comply with the conditions of Rule 17 in regard to filing notices and plans of the proposed work and I would renew my recom- mendations to the City Council as contained in my report for 1883.
STREET LIGHTS.
Under the direction or the Joint Standing Committee on Fuel and Street Lights, a survey was made of all the street lights in the city, together with a large plan showing their location, kind, etc. Small pocket maps showing the location of the street lights were made for each member of the committee.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
I would respectfully tender my acknowledgements to His Honor, Mayor Kimball, the Water Board, and the vari- ous committees of the City Council under and for whom the services of this department have been rendered; to the va- rious heads of departments for courtesies shown, and to the assistants in this department for their hearty co-operation in every undertaking.
Respectfully submitted, ALBERT F. NOYES, City Engineer.
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