Town of Newton annual report 1889, Part 9

Author: Newton (Mass.)
Publication date: 1889
Publisher: Newton (Mass.)
Number of Pages: 628


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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.


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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.


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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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