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Two transits, $150 each $300 00
Three transits, $100 each . 300 00
Two levels, $100 each
200 00
Amounts carried forward
$800 00
$103,407 35
178
Amounts brought forward,
$800 00 $103,407 35
Draughting materials
126 00
Surveying materials .
48 00
Tools
50 00
Horses, wagons, etc. .
200 00
Cases and furniture .
300 00
$1,524 00
Fire Department.
Steam fire engine No. 1, apparatus,
horses, and furniture . . $6,000 00
Steam fire engine No. 2, apparatus,
horses, and furniture . . 6,000 00
Steam fire engine No. 3, apparatus, horses, and furniture . . 6,000 00
Chemical engine No. 1 . 2,250 00
Hook and ladder truck, horses, etc. . 3,300 00 Hose No. 4, horse, hose, reel, etc., Newtonville . 1,200 00 Hose No. 5, horse, hose, reel, etc., Auburndale . 1,200 00 Hose No. 6, horse, hose, reel, etc., Lower Falls . 1,500 00
Hose No. 7, hose-carriage, horse, hose, etc., Upper Falls . 1,500 00
Fire-alarm telegraph, including team,
etc. . 25,300 00
$54,250 00
Fire and Highway Department Buildings.
Steam fire-engine house, stables and land, Ward 7.
$13,000 00
Amounts carried forward $13,000 00 $159,181 35
179
Amounts brought forward $13,000 00 $159,181 35
Steam fire-engine house, stables and
land, Ward 3 . 19,000 00
Steam fire-engine house, stables and
land, Ward 6 . 19,000 00
Hook and ladder and hose No. 4,
house, stables, and land . 17,500 00
Hose station No. 5, stables and land, Auburndale ·
. 5,200 00
Hose station No. 6, stables and land,
Lower Falls . 6,900 00 Hose station No. 7, stables and land,
Upper Falls
. 7,000 00
$87,600 00
Free Library Department.
Newton Free Library, building and
land .
$68,000 00
Books
10,000 00
$78,000 00
Gravel and Gravel Land.
Land on Jewett street, Ward 1 . $2,000 00
Land on California street, Ward 1 . 6,600 00
Land on Crafts street, Ward 2 500 00 Land on Watertown street, Ward 2, 1,000 00
Land on Auburndale avenue, Ward 3, 1,200 00
Land on Pine street, Ward 3 . 2,550 00
Land on Pine street, Ward 3 . 2,000 00
Land on Pine street, Ward 3 . 2,000 00
Amounts carried forward
$17,850 00
$324,781 35
.
180
Amounts brought forward $17,850 00 $324,781 35
Land on Pine street, Ward 3 1,200 00
Land on Pine street, Ward 3
250 00
Land on Pine street, Ward 3 . 550 00
Land on Pine street, Ward 3 . 200 00
Land on Bourne street, Ward 4
9,000 00
Gravel on Washington street, Ward 4 . 600 00
Gravel on Washington street, Ward 4 600 00
Gravel on Walnut street . 200 00
Land on Elliot street, Ward 5 . 1,000 00
Gravel on Parker street, Ward 5
100 00
Gravel on Pine street
200 00
Land east of Oak street, Ward 5
1,200 00
Land on Willow and Centre streets, Ward 6 500 00
Land on Florence street, Ward 5 . 2,100 00
Land on Florence street, Ward 5 . 2,000 00
Land on Homer street, Ward 6 . 4,000 00
Land on Murray street, Ward 2 . 4,000 00
$45,550 00
Highway Department.
1 steam road roller . $6.000 00
22 cart horses, $225
. 4,950 00
3 horses, $100 . 300 00
2 horses for superintendent of streets 375 00
26 double and single carts 2,600 00
43 harnesses 850 00
4 double sleds, $200 . 800 00
3 single sleds
100 00
Amounts carried forward $15,975 00 $370,331 35
181
Amounts brought forward $15,975 00 #370,331 00
2 stone crushers and houses . 4,600 00
2 stone wagons, wagon, carriage and sleigh 525 00
Tools, chains, derricks, blankets, etc .. 1,800 00
1 road scraper . 150 00
Boiler for steam drill . 500 00
$23,550 00
Lighting Department.
For 1,369 posts, lanterns, burners, etc., $10 apiece .
$13,690 00
Police Department.
Station house, building, and land,
North Village . . $4,000 00
Furniture and bedding 50 00
Lock-up, furniture and bedding,
Ward 1 . 1,050 00
Lock-up, furniture and bedding, Ward 6 . 1,575 00
2 carriages and sleigh 200 00
Horse, saddle, bridle and harness 350 00
24 pairs hand-cuffs, $3.75 . 90 00
24 clubs, $1.50 36 00
Revolvers and buttons 268 00
24 badges
137 00
24 parade clubs and belts, $3.50 84 00
Amounts carried forward
$7,840 00 $407,571 35
182
Amounts brought forward $7,840 00 $407,571 3.5
Blankets .
50 00
Record books
50 00
Furniture in station at City Hall
75 00
$8,015 00
School Department.
High School buildings, furniture and
land .
$113,000 00
Mason Schoolhouse, furniture and
land . . 49,100 00
Hyde Schoolhouse, furniture and
land .
. 24,500 00
Prospect Grammar Schoolhouse, fur- niture and land . . 31,000 00
Prospect Primary Schoolhouse, furni- ture and land . 7,500 00
Oak Hill Schoolhouse, furniture and
land . . 12,000 00
Hamilton Schoolhouse, furniture and land . . 28,000 00
Williams Schoolhouse, furniture and
land . . 10,000 00 Williams New Schoolhouse and land . 35,000 00 Peirce Schoolhouse, furniture and land . . 32,000 00 Davis Schoolhouse, furniture and land . . 13,000 00 Franklin Schoolhouse, furniture and land . . 15,000 00
Amounts carried forward
$370,100 00 $415,585 35
183
Amounts brought forward $370,100 00 $415,586 35
Claflin schoolhouse, furniture and
land . . 35,000 00
Adams schoolhouse, furniture and
land .
. 22,500 00
Bigelow schoolhouse, furniture and
land .
. 44,000 00
Underwood schoolhouse, furniture
and land
. 24,000 00
Lincoln schoolhouse, furniture and land . . 5,500 00 Jackson schoolhouse, furniture and land . . 15,000 00
Eliot schoolhouse, furniture and land 19,000 00
Rice schoolhouse and land . 20,000 00
Barnard schoolhouse, furniture and
land .
. 21,000 00
Thompsonville schoolhouse, furniture
and land
. 5,000 00
$581,100 00
Water Department.
Building for pipe-fitting, etc., stable and land $4,000 00
5 horses, wagons, harness, etc. 800 00
$1,001,486 35
For cost of water works, see water construction account.
TABLE showing the Number of Polls, Real and Personal Estate of the City, Amount of Tax, Rate per Cent., Appropriations, etc., for Twenty-nine Years.
A. D.
Polls.
Real Estate.
Personal.
Total.
City, State and County Tax.
Rate.
Appropriations.
Houses.
1861
2,656
$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 50
8,463,904 00
24,256,854 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
18 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
4,010
17,456,655 00
6,830,697 00
23,787,352 00 25,200,100 00 26,408,273 00
379,434 18
14 00
416,505 00
3,257
1882
4,502
18,930,485 00
7,405,233 00
26.335,718 00 27,124,088 00
427,033 59
15 40
488,120 00
3,381
1884
4,804
20,467,295 00
7.347,266 00
27,814,561 00 28,999,820 00
415,965 48
14 00
475.490 00
3,542
1886
5,200
21,977,061 00
9,039,869 00
457,051 28
14 40
524.420 00
3,695
1887
·
. 5,671
23,080,866 00
9,196,441 00
511,613 38
15 80
562,080 00
3,856
1888
.
·
5,870
24,132,630 00
9,146,012 00
517,591 35
15 20
571.739 00
4,018
1889
.
6,185
25,390,300 00
9,264,372 00
31.016,930 00 32,277,307 00 33.278,642 00 34,654,672 00
550,490 19
14 80
624,124 00
4,200
.
.
4,336
18,238,510 00
8,169,763 00
383.633 00
14 20
423,930 00
3.310
1883
4,661
19,794,805 00
7,329,283 00
410,137 68
14 40
478,306 88
3,468
1885
.
4,984
21,134.820 00
7,865,000 00
326,959 64
13 40
367,850 00
3,178
1880
4,132
17,718,270 00
7,481,830 00
361,137 40
14 00
388,525 00
3,214
1881
3,659
18,446,275 00
7,537,775 00
334,314 87
13 50
291,050 00
2,392
1873
184
185
TABLE
Showing Amount Paid for Support of Poor out of Almshouse from 1851 to 1889 Inclusive.
1851
$38 56
1871
. $3,713 39
1852
101 94
1872
2,884 79 .
1853
45 70
1873
3,066 59
1854
38 10
1874
3,895 51
1855
73 63
1875
. 5,553 79
1856
135 49
1876
9,336 14
1857
204 96
1877
. 10,259 57
1858
387 61
1878
. 8,284 10
1859
358 25
1879
. 8,246 42
1860
500 81
1880
. 6,455 80
1861
757 14
1881
. 6,808 75
1862
781 50
1882
. 7,933 57
1863
632 27
1883
8,016 14
1864
605 02
1884
7,076 86
1865
870 77
1885
. 8,500 15
1866
643 72
1886
. 7,661 96
1867
1,268 08
1887
. 8,269 41
1868
. 1,464 5.3
1888
9,155 74
1869
. 2,019 28
1889
8,371 73
1870
. 2,197 41
SALARIES OF CITY OFFICERS, 1889.
Mayor
$1,000 00
City clerk
2,000 00
City treasurer and collector
3,000 00
Assistant treasurer and deputy collector
1,800 00
City auditor .
2,000 00
186
City solicitor $1,250 00
One assessor, who is also clerk of board 1,200 00
Two assessors, each
900 00
Assistant assessors, each per day
4 00
City messenger .
1,100 00
Clerk of Common Council
200 00
Sealer of weights and measures . 75 00
Milk inspector .
250 00
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT.
Superintendent of streets, two horses and car-
riage furnished . $1,700 00
City engineer
2,500 00
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Chief of department, team furnished . $1,600 00
Assistant chief and superintendent of Fire
Alarm Telegraph, team furnished
1,200 00
Three engineers of steamers, each 1,000 00
Four drivers of steamers, and Hook and Ladder Co., each . 800 00
Five drivers of hose-carriages, Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, each .
650 00
One driver, hose 7
325 00
Three stokers, each
100 00
Eight foremen of steamers, and Hook and Lad- der and Hose Co., each 110 00
Eight assistant foremen, and clerks of steamers, and Hook and Ladder and Hose Co., each, 105 00
Forty hosemen and laddermen, each ; , 100 00
187
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
City Marshal, team furnished
$1,600 00
Captain of police
1,200 00
Sergeant of police, $3 per day.
Sixteen policemen, each
1,000 00
Two policemen
900 00
One policemen
825 00
One policemen
750 00
First year of service
750 00
Second year of service
825 00
Third year of service
900 00
Fourth and subsequent years
1,000 00
POOR DEPARTMENT.
Seven overseers of poor, each
$50 00
City almoner and clerk of board
1,000 00
Warden of almshouse
700 00
WATER DEPARTMENT.
Water registrar $1,800 00
Superintendent of water-works, team furnished, 1,700 00
Inspector of meters and fixtures
1,400 00
Clerk
624 00
1,200 00
Engineer at pumping station, with house-rent Fireman and watchman, pumping station, with house-rent . .
600 00
188
SCHOOLS.
Superintendent
$2,880 00
One teacher
3,000 00
One teacher
2,200 00
One teacher
2,000 00
Nine teachers, at $1,900
17,100 00
One teacher
1,800 00
One teacher
1,770 00
One teacher
1,612 50
One teacher
1.500 00
One teacher
1,200 00
Four teachers, at $1,000
4,000 00
Two teachers, at $950
1,900 00
One teacher
900 00
Nineteen teachers, at $750
14,250 00
Forty-nine teachers, at $600
29,400 00
Six teachers, at $550
3,300 00
Six teachers, at #500
3,000 00
Two teachers. at $450
900 00
One teacher
400 00
One teacher
220 00
One teacher
180 00
Secretary of School Committee
300 00
JANITORS.
One janitor
.
$953 00
One janitor
768 00
One janitor
696 00
One janitor
588 00
One janitor
456 00
189
One janitor
441 00
One janitor
372 00
Three janitors, at $360
1,080 00
One janitor
276 00
One janitor
270 00
Two janitors, at $264
528 00
One janitor
147 00
One janitor
140 00
One janitor
108 00
One janitor
96 00
One janitor
90 00
One janitor
66 00
One janitor
30 00
LIBRARY.
Librarian
$1,000 00
Assistant librarian
500 00
Four assistants
1,800 00
Janitor
800 00
OFFICERS
OF THE
NEWTON CITY GOVERNMENT, 1890.
MAYOR. HEMAN M. BURR. Office Hour at City Hall : 9 A. M. Daily.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
President, GEORGE PETTEE.
WARD ONE. LEWIS E. COFFIN.
WARD THREE.
LAWRENCE BOND.
WARD FIVE. GEORGE PETTEE.
WARD TWO. JOHN A. FENNO WARD FOUR. FREDERICK JOHNSON WARD SIX. WILLIAM F. HARBACH
WARD SEVEN. EPHRAIM S. HAMBLEN.
STANDING COMMITTEES, BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Committee on Elections and Returns.
ALDERMEN.
GEORGE PETTEE. LEWIS E. COFFIN
Committee on Enrolled Ordinances and Resolutions.
ALDERMEN.
LEWIS E. COFFIN. EPHRAIM Ș. HAMBLEN
192
STANDING COMMITTEES, BOARD MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
Committee on Police.
THE MAYOR. ALDERMEN.
FREDERICK JOHNSON.
JOHN A. FENNO
Committee on Licenses, Weights and Measures.
ALDERMEN.
FREDERICK JOHNSON.
JOHN A. FENNO
Regular meetings of the Board, first and third Mondays of each month, at 7.15 P. M.
Clerk of Board of Aldermen.
ISAAC F. KINGSBURY.
COMMON COUNCIL.
President, ELLIOTT J. HYDE.
WARD ONE.
REUBEN FORKNALL.
EDWARD J. H. ESTABROOK
WARD THREE.
ARTHUR F. LUKE.
FRANCIS M. DUTCII.
WARD FIVE.
ELLIOTT J. HYDE.
EDWARD L COLLINS.
WARD TWO. GEORGE F. CHURCHILL GEORGE A. MEAD
WARD FOUR. FREDERIC M. CREHORE FRANCIS E. PORTER WARD SIX. GEORGE F. RICHARDSON ALBERT H. ROFFE
WARD SEVEN.
LOUIS A. HALL.
WILLIAM C. BATES
STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE COMMON COUNCIL.
Committee on Enrolled Ordinances and Resolutions.
COUNCILMEN.
WILLIAM C. BATES.
ALBERT H. ROFFE FRANCIS E. PORTER.
Regular meetings of the Common Council, second and fourth Mon- days of each month, 7.15 P. M.
Clerk of Common Council.
JOHN C. BRIMBLECOM,
193
JOINT STANDING COMMITTEES OF CITY COUNCIL. Committee on Finance and Salaries. ALDERMEN.
FREDERICK JOHNSON.
LAWRENCE BOND
COUNCILMEN.
President, ELLIOTT J. HYDE.
ARTHUR F. LUKE.
GEORGE F. CHURCHILL
Committee on Accounts.
ALDERMEN.
LEWIS E. COFFIN. EPHRAIM S. HAMBLEN COUNCILMEN.
GEORGE A. MEAD.
FREDERIC M. CREHORE FRANCIS M. DUTCH.
Committee on Public Property.
ALDERMEN.
LEWIS E. COFFIN.
GEORGE PETTEE
COUNCILMEN.
ALBERT H. ROFFE. REUBEN FORKNALL.
LOUIS A. HALL.
Committee on State Aid, Soldiers' Relief, and Military Affairs.
ALDERMEN.
EPHRAIM S. HAMBLEN.
JOHN A. FENNO
COUNCILMEN.
ARTIIUR F. LUKE.
REUBEN FORKNALL
ALBERT H. ROFFE.
Committee on Fuel and Street Lights.
ALDERMEN.
JOHN A. FENNO.
EPHRAIM S. HAMBLEN
COUNCILMEN.
EDWARD L. COLLINS.
FREDERIC M. CREHORE
GEORGE A. MEAD.
194
Committee on Fire Department.
ALDERMEN.
GEORGE PETTEE.
LAWRENCE BOND
COUNCILMEN.
GEORGE F. RICHARDSON. LOUIS A. HALL EDWARD J. H. ESTABROOK.
Committee on Highways, Streets and Ways, Sidewalks, Drains, and Culverts.
ALDERMEN.
WILLIAM F. HARBACH. GEORGE PETTEE LEWIS E. COFFIN. COUNCILMEN. ARTHUR F. LUKE. WILLIAM C. BATES FRANCIS E. PORTER
GEORGE F. CHURCHILL.
Committee on Printing.
ALDERMEN. FREDERICK JOHNSON.
COUNCILMEN.
REUBEN FORKNALL.
GEORGE F. RICHARDSON
Committee on Ordinances.
ALDERMEN.
LAWRENCE BOND.
WILLIAM F. HARBACH
COUNCILMEN.
WILLIAM C. BATES. EDWARD L. COLLINS
FRANCIS M. DUTCH.
Committee on Claims.
ALDERMEN.
EPHRAIM S. HAMBLEN. LAWRENCE BOND
COUNCILMEN.
President ELLIOTT J. HYDE. GEORGE F. RICHARDSON, EDWARD J. H. ESTABROOK
195
Committee on Almshouse and Poor.
ALDERMAN. GEORGE PETTEE. COUNCILMEN.
ALBERT H. ROFFE.
REUBEN FORKNALL
Committee on Assessors' Department.
ALDERMAN. WILLIAM F. HARBACH. COUNCILMEN.
EDWARD L. COLLINS.
GEORGE F. RICHARDSON
Highway Surveyors.
ALDERMEN.
WILLIAM F. HARBACH.
GEORGE PETTEE
LEWIS E. COFFIN.
COUNCILMEN.
ARTHUR F. LUKE. WILLIAM C. BATES GEORGE F. CHURCHILL. FRANCIS E. PORTER
Committee on Parks, Squares, and Burial Grounds.
ALDERMEN.
GEORGE PETTEE.
FREDERICK JOHNSON
COUNCILMEN.
LOUIS A. HALL.
ALBERT H. ROFFE
GEORGE A. MEAD.
JOINT SPECIAL COMMITTEES.
Sewerage.
ALDERMEN.
WILLIAM F. HARBACH. JOHN A. FENNO
COUNCILMEN.
EDWARD L. COLLINS. EDWARD J. H. ESTABROOK FRANCIS M. DUTCH.
196
Rules and Orders.
ALDERMEN.
JOHN A. FENNO.
FREDERICK JOHNSON
COUNCILMEN.
GEORGE F. RICHARDSON. JOHN A. FENNO
ARTHUR F. LUKE.
Read Fund.
ALDERMEN.
EPHRAIM S. HAMBLEN.
LEWIS E. COFFIN
COUNCILMEN.
REUBEN FORKNALL.
LOUIS A. HALL
EDWARD J. H. ESTABROOK.
WILLIAM C. BATES
Clerk of Committees.
BENJAMIN F. Oris.
TRUSTEES OF NEWTON FREE LIBRARY.
JOHN S. FARLOW, President.
Alderman EPHRAIM S. HAMBLEN. Councilman EDWARD L. COLLINS JULIUS L. CLARKE. EDWIN B. HASKELL A. LAWRENCE EDMANDS. WILLIAM CLAFLIN
Meetings first Tuesday in each month, 7 o'clock P. M.
BOARD OF HEALTH.
THE MAYOR, ex-officio. OTIS PETTEE, President.
Alderman LAWRENCE BOND. JESSE F. FRISBIE
Councilman LOUIS A. HALL. J. FRANKLIN FULLER*
Clerk and Agent of Board.
WILLIAM S. FRENCH.
Agent for Inspection of Plumbing.
WILLIAM S. FRENCH.
Meetings first and third Tuesdays in each month, 4.20 P. M. *Resigned. EDMUND T. WISWALL appointed to fill vacancy.
197
WATER BOARD. EDWARD W. CATE, President
Alderman WILLIAM F. HARBACH. Councilman FREDERIC M. CREHORE FRANCIS A. DEWSON.
LEVI C. WADE Clerk. J. CLIFTON WHITNEY.
SINKING FUND COMMISSIONERS, AND TRUSTEES OF THE READ FUND.
GEORGE S. BULLENS. GEORGE C. LORD ALDEN SPEARE. CITY SOLICTIOR. WINFIELD S. SLOCUM. ASSESSORS. SAMUEL M. JACKSON, Chairman. HOWARD B. COFFIN. CHARLES A. MINER, Clerk.
Assistant Assessors. WARD ONE. R. ORLANDO EVANS .* WARD THREE.
WILLARD P. PLIMPTON. WARD FIVE. OTIS PETTEE.
WARD TWO. ALBERT A. SAVAGE. WARD FOUR. BERNARD EARLY. WARD SIX. GEORGE WARREN.
WARD SEVEN. EDWARD W. COBB.
REGISTRARS OF VOTERS. GEORGE E. BRIDGES, Chairman.
GEORGE H. BOURNE. RICHARD T. SULLIVAN. #
Clerk. ISAAC F. KINGSBURY.
OVERSEERS OF POOR. THE MAYOR, ex officio.
WARD ONE.
R. ORLANDO EVANS.t WARD THREE. ANDREW J. FISKE. WARD FIVE. EUGENE FANNING.
WARD TWO. JOIIN F. PAYNE. WARD FOUR. NATHAN MOSMAN. WARD SIX. GEORGE WARREN.
WARD SEVEN. HENRY C. DANIELS.
* Died Jan'y 21. THOMAS C. PARKS elected to fill vacancy.
t Died Jan'y 21. WILLIE M. RUSSELL elected to fill vacancy.
# AMOS L. HALE appointed Sept. 23d, 1890, vice R. T. SULLIVAN term expired.
198
Clerk. NATHAN MOSMAN. Meetings first Thursday in each month, 3.45 P. M.
SECRETARY OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
THOMAS EMERSON (Superintendent of Schools). Office at High School. Hours, Monday, 2 to 4 and 6.30 to 8 P. M.
OFFICERS AT CITY HALL.
P. O. Address, West Newton. Mass. City Clerk, ISAAC F. KINGSBURY. Assistant City Clerk, JOHN C. BRIMBLECOM. City Treasurer and Collector of Taxes, JOHN A. KENRICK. Deputy Collector of Taxes, MOSES CLARK, JR. Anditor, BENJAMIN F. OTIS. Clerk, THEO A. FLEU, City Engineer, ALBERT F. NOYES. Assessor and Clerk of Board, CHARLES A. MINER. Water Registrar, J. CLIFTON WHITNEY. Clerk, MISS E. D. HINCKLEY. City Almoner, Clerk of Overseers of Poor, NATHAN MOSMAN. City Messenger, J. D. WELLINGTON. City Marshal, CHARLES F. RICHARDSON.
OFFICE HOURS : 8.15 A. M. to 12.30 P. M. 2 to 5 P. M.
Except Saturdays in June, July, August and September, when the hours are from 8.15 A. M. to 12.30 P. M.
Chief of Fire Department, HENRY L. BIXBY. Hours at City Hall, 2 to 5 P. M.
Superintendent of Streets, WILLIAM E. FULLER. Hours at City Hall, 11.30 A. M. to 12 M. 4.30 to 5 P. M. Superintendent of Water Works, H. N. HYDE, Jr. Office at Pipe Yard, Austin Street, Newtonville. Agent Board of Health, WILLIAM S. FRENCH. Hours at City Hall, 8.15 to 10.15 A. M.
STATISTICS COMPILED BY THE CITY CLERK FROM THE RECORDS OF HIS OFFICE.
MARRIAGES REGISTERED, 1889.
January
17
August
16
February
14
September .
22
March
9
October
29
April
14
November
30
May
17
December
25
June
28
July
14
Total
235
Birthplaces of the Above Contracting Parties.
Groom.
Bride.
United States
138
123
Ireland
55
62
Canada
28
37
England
6
6
Sweden
2
Denmark
2
1
Germany
Scotland
Prussia
1
Switzerland
1
1
Wales
1
Totals
235
235
American
138
123
Foreign
97
112
Totals
235
235
1
BIRTHS REGISTERED IN 1889.
WARDS.
1
Female.
Male.
Female.
Male.
Female.
Male.
Female.
Male.
Female.
Male.
Female.
Female.
Male.
Female.
January
+
3
3
1
6
1
3
2
2
5
4
18
19
37
February .
1
4
3
5
1
2
3
4
1
3
16
19
35
March
.
3
1
S
4
4
1
1
2
3
1
19
15
34
May .
1
1
6
1
3
3
1
3
4
4
2
1
25
22
47
July .
B
6
8
3
2
2
3
1
3
2
4
1
21
21
42
August
6
5
4
4
3
9
3
5
6
3
2
3
1
4
4
22
29
51
October
.
078727
4
5
3
4
4
6
5
5
4
1
2
6
1
1
29
33
62
December
.
.
.
46
48
58
54
37
55
34
30
32
37
31
38
7
16
245
278
523
Aggregate
94
112
92
64
69
69
23
523
1
2
22
26
48
3
6
7
1
2
6
4
2
1
4
3
14
22
36
April .
5
3
6
3
3
2
2
3
4
1
1
3
18
11
29
June .
1
3
1
19
31
50
September
6
3
4
30
52
0
4
November
.
6
8
S
3
4
5
6
TOTAL.
AGGREGATE.
Male.
Male.
1
200
1
5
3
--
Totals
201
Birthplace of Parents.
Fathers.
Mothers.
United States
279
253
Ireland . .
119
135
England
28
29
Canada
18
14
Nova Scotia
41
48
Newfoundland
1
2
Scotland
9
6
Sweden .
3
3
Denmark
2
2
Holland
1
1
2
Spain
1
1
East Indies
1
South America
2
1
China
1
India
1
Totals
523
523
American
279
253
Foreign .
244
270
Totals
523
523
S
12
Prince Edward Island
5
11
Germany
4
2
France
Cuba
1
1
New Brunswick
STATEMENT OF DEATHS BY MONTHS IN EACH WARD.
7
TOTAL.
AGGREGATE.
WARDS.
1
2
Female.
Male.
Female.
Male.
Female.
Male.
Female.
Male.
Female.
Male.
Female.
Male.
Female.
Male.
Female.
25
1
1
4
3
2
1
3
2
3
January
·
.
3
2
3
2
4
4
February .
.
2
1
1
4
3
1
2
1
2
1
2
11
10
21
2
1
3
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
June .
4
4
8
2
2
3
1
1
2
2
2
15
14
29
July .
2
6
1
2
2
1
3
1
3
4
2
1
3
20
10
30
August
3
3
8
2
3
1
3
1
2
2
5
1
2
1
3
11
15
26
October
1
2
4
6
1
3
1
2
1
-
.
-
10
19
29
December
1
5
2
3
2
5
2
2
1
2
2
2
.
Totals
35
38
33
28
13
30
29
16
17
22
26
17
5
14
158
165
323
Aggregate
.
73
61
43
45
39
43
19
323
-
.
5
5
1
2
1
1
1
14
32
May .
.
-
.
.
.
1
1
3
4
1
September
.
-
1
10
17
27
November
2
5
1
5
1
1
4
3
1
2
1
2
1
20
18
38
3
10
13
23
March
.
3
2
10
10
20
April .
18
12
11
23
3
.
.
3
4
5
6
.
11
14
4
3
-
3
-
202
203
Birthplace of Parents of Above Deceased Persons.
Fathers.
Mothers.
United States
140
147
Canada
32
33
England
24
20
Scotland
5
6
France
2
1
Germany
2
1
Denmark
1
1
West Indies
1
1
Poland
1
-
Unknown
12
10
Totals
323
323
American
140
147
Foreign
171
166
Unknown
12
10
Totals
323
235
Ireland
103
103
204
OFFICE FEES.
DR.
Assignees Affidavit
25
Assignment of account
75
Assignment of income
50
Assignment of wages
4 75
Assignment of wages, discharged
25
Bills of sale
3 25
Foreclosure of pledge
1 25
Licenses, auctioneer .
26 00
Licenses, innholder .
1 00
Licenses, intelligence office
18 00
Licenses, junk .
42 00
Licenses, liquor, 6th class .
.
21 00
Licenses, marriage
113 00 .
Licenses, pool table
2 00
Mortgages
85 25
Mortgages, assignment of . 2 00
Mortgages, discharge of
5 75
Naturalization certificate
4 50
Total receipts
$331 50
DOGS LICENSED.
1,270 males, at $2 . $2,540 00
152 females, at $5 .
760 00
2 breeders' licenses
50 00
Total receipts for dogs
$3,350 00
Aggregate collections
$3,681 50
.
205
CR.
By office fees paid monthly to city
treasurer $331 50
Paid county treasurer, dog license re- ceipts 3,065 20
Retained fees, 1424 licenses, 20 cents 284 80
$3,681 50
Dogs are distributed in the various Wards as follows :
WARDS.
1
2
3
4
5
G
TOTALS.
Male Female
138
223
209 16
205 22
168 26
213 19
113 18
1270 152
Totals
161
251
225
227
194
232
131
1422
An increase of 65 dogs over 1888.
Registered Voters and Votes Cast. (From List used at City Election December 3.)
WARDS.
1
2
3
4
5
6
TOTALS.
Pre.1 Pre2
Pre.1 Pre2
Men . Women
501 12
365 365
7
19
575 66
535 23
257
237 3
567 26
457 34
3859 190
Men . Women
410 6
300 280 4 3
481 40
415 9
189 187 -
1
436 19
381 5
3079 107
Enrolled Militia.
WARDS.
1
2
3
4
5
6
TOTALS.
1889 1888
645 616
730 708
609 382
597 568
623 553
718 662
428 423
4350 3912
Gain
29
22
227
29
70
56
5
438
23
28
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF BURIAL GROUNDS FOR 1889.
Amount expended caring for the three city cemeteries, and the city and soldiers' monument lot in Newton Cemetery :
65 1-4 days work at $1.75 .
$114 19
10 1-2 " " $2.00. 21 00
12 1-4 « for horses at $1.50 .
18 37
10 Ash trees, at $1 10 00
4 Norway spruce. at $1 4 00
2 Padlocks
50
2 Castleton slate for tomb doors
5 00
Top-dressing, soldiers' lot .
10 00
Use of tools
5 00
Services of Superintendent
200 00
$388 06
Unexpended balance
11 94
Amount of appropriation . $400 00
The cemeteries are in very good condition, except the one at West Newton which needs considerable grading. Old tomb fronts in the Centre street cemetery will require to be rebuilt.
There were twelve interments in the city cemeteries during the year.
City lot in Newton cemetery
3
Centre street
6
Winchester street
3
12
Ten trees were set in Centre street cemetery.
HENRY ROSS, Superintendent.
CITY OF NEWTON.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
BOARD OF
EALTH,
FOR THE YEAR 1889.
E
ERTY AND UNI
FOUNDED 1630
ION
ITY 1873
NON
UM
ORATE
DATO
NEWTON, MASS., NEWTON GRAPHIC PRESS, 1890.
BOARD OF HEALTH OF THE CITY OF NEWTON, 1889.
HIS HONOR, HEMAN M. BURR, MAYOR, ex officio.
OTIS PETTEE, President.
JESSE F. FRISBIE, M. D. J. FRANKLIN FULLER.
Alderman ADAMS K. TOLMAN .* Alderman EPHRAIM S. HAMBLEN. t Alderman WILLIAM F. HARBACH. Councilman EDMUND T. WISWALL.
Clerk and Agent of Board. WILLIAM S. FRENCH.
Agent for Issuing Burial Permits. ISAAC F. KINGSBURY, City Clerk.
Consulting Engineer. ALBERT F. NOYES, City Engineer.
Meetings : First and Third Tuesdays in each month, 4.20 P. M.
* Resigned September 16.
t Resigned October 28.
PAST BOARDS OF HEALTH.
1874-1885. THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
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