Town of Newton annual report 1890, Part 9

Author: Newton (Mass.)
Publication date: 1890
Publisher: Newton (Mass.)
Number of Pages: 680


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8,169,763 00


26,408,273 00


379,434 18


14 00


416,565 00


3,257


1882


4,502


18,930,485 00


7,405,233 00


26,335,718 00


383 633 00


14 20


423,930 00


3,310


1883


4,661


19,794,805 00


7,329,283 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


410,137 68


14 40


478,306 88


3.468


1885


4,984


21,134,820 00


7,865,000 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


31,016,930 00


457,051 28


14 40


524,420 00


3,695


1887


.


5,671


23,080,866 00


9,196,441 00


32,277,307 00


511,613 38


15 80


562,080 00


3,856


1888


.


5,870


24,132,630 00


9,146,012 00


33,278,642 00


517,591 35


15 20


571,739 00


4,018


1889


6,185


25,390,300 00


9,264,372 00


34,654,672 00


550,490 19


14 80


624,124 00


4,200


1890 .


6,565


26,640,500 00


9,518,525 00


36,159,025 00


573,954 57


14 60


646,033 81


4,379


.


.


AUDITOR'S REPORT.


187


SALARIES OF CITY OFFICERS.


TABLE


Showing Amount Paid for Support of Poor out of Alms- house from 1851 to 1890 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 53


1888 .


9,155 74


1869 .


2,019 28


1889 .


8,371 73


1870 .


2,197 41


1890 .


9,277 42


SALARIES OF CITY OFFICERS, 1890.


Mayor


$1,000 00


City Clerk .


2,000 00


Assistant City Clerk


1,000 00


City Treasurer and Collector


3,000 00


Assistant Treasurer and Deputy Collector


1.800 00


City Auditor


2,200 00


Assistant to City Auditor


700 00


.


188


AUDITOR'S REPORT.


City Solicitor $1,250 00


One Assessor, who is also Clerk of the Board 1,200 00


Two Assessors, each 900 00


Assistant Assessors, each per day . 4 00


City Messenger 1,200 00


Clerk of Common Council . 200 00


Sealer of weights and measures 75 00


Milk inspector


50 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 . $1,700 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 lad- der 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 steam- ers, and hook and ladder and hose Co., each 105 00


Forty hosemen and laddermen, each 100 00


189


SALARIES OF CITY OFFICERS.


POLICE DEPARTMENT.


City Marshal, team furnished $1,700 00


Captain of police .


1,200 00


Sergeant of police, $3 per day.


Sixteen policemen, each


1,000 00


Two policemen


900 00


One policeman


825 00


One policeman


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 . $2,100 00


Superintendent of water works, team furnished 1,700 00


Inspector of meters and fixtures 1,400 00


Clerk .


624 00


Engineer at pumping station, with house rent 1,200 00 Fireman and watchman, pumping station, with house rent 600 00


190


AUDITOR'S REPORT.


SCHOOLS.


Superintendent


$3,000 00


One teacher


3.000 00


One teacher


2,200 00


One teacher


2,000 00


Ten teachers, at $1,900


19,000 00


Two teachers, at $1,800


3.600 00


One teacher


1.500 00


One teacher


1,200 00


Five teachers, at $1,000


5.000 00


One teacher


950 00


One teacher


900 00


Eighteen teachers, at $700


12,600 00


Fifty-five teachers, at $620


34,100 00


Five teachers, at $550 .


2,750 00


Two teachers, at $500 .


1,000 00


One teacher


480 00


Two teachers, at $450 .


900 00


One teacher


400 00


One teacher


320 00


One teacher


225 00


Secretary of School Committee


300 00


JANITORS.


One janitor .


$768 00


One janitor .


708 00


One janitor .


613 00


One janitor .


588 00


One janitor .


540 00


One janitor .


480 00


One janitor .


372 00


Four janitors, at $360 .


1,440 00


191


SALARIES OF CITY OFFICERS.


One janitor .


$276 00


Three janitors, at $264


792 00


One janitor .


144 00


One janitor .


108 00


One janitor .


96 00


LIBRARY.


Librarian


$1,000 00


Assistant librarian


500 00


Four assistants


1,800 00


Janitor


800 00


REPORT OF CITY CLERK.


OFFFICERS


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 TWO. JOHN A. FENNO.


WARD THREE. LAWRENCE BOND. FREDERICK JOHNSON.


WARD FOUR.


WARD FIVE. GEORGE PETTEE.


WARD SIX. WILLIAM F. HARBACH.


WARD SEVEN. EPHRAIM S. HAMBLEN.


194


CITY CLERK'S REPORT.


STANDING COMMITTEES, BOARD OF ALDERMEN. Committee on Elections and Returns. ALDERMEN.


LEWIS E. COFFIN. GEORGE PETTEE.


Committee on Enrolled Ordnances and Resolutions.


ALDERMEN.


EPHRAIM S. HAMBLEN. LEWIS E. COFFIN.


STANDING COMMITTEES, BOARD OF 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. ISAAC F. KINGSBURY


COMMON COUNCIL.


President, ELLIOTT J. HYDE.


WARD ONE.


REUBEN FORKNALL.


EDWARD J. H. ESTABROOKS.


WARD TWO. GEORGE F. CHURCHILL. GEORGE A. MEAD.


WARD THREE.


ARTHUR F. LUKE. FRANCIS M. DUTCH.


WARD FOUR. FREDERIC M. CREHORE. FRANCIS E. PORTER.


WARD FIVE.


ELLIOTT J. HYDE.


EDWARD L. COLLINS.


WARD SIX. GEORGE F. RICHARDSON. ALBERT H. ROFFE.


WARD SEVEN.


LOUIS A. HALL.


WILLIAM C. BATES.


195


OFFICERS OF THE CITY GOVERNMENT.


STANDING COMMITTEE OF COMMON COUNCIL.


Committee on Enrolled Ordnances and Resolutions. COUNCILMEN.


WILLIAM C. BATES.


ALBERT H. ROFFE. FRANCIS E. PORTER.


Regular meetings of the Common Council, second and fourth Mondays of each month, 7.15 P. M.


Clerk. JOHN C. BRIMBLECOM.


JOINT STANDING COMMITTEES, CITY COUNCIL.


Committee on Finance and Salaries. ALDERMEN.


FREDERICK JOHNSON. LAWRENCE BOND. COUNCILMEN. President ELLIOTT J. HYDE. ARTIIUR F. LUKE. GEORGE F. CHURCHILL.


Committee on Accounts.


ALDERMEN.


LEWIS E. COFFIN. EPIIRAIM S. HAMBLEN.


COUNCILMEN.


GEORGE A. MEAD.


FREDERICK M. CREHORE. FRANCIS M. DUTCH.


Committee on Public Property.


ALDERMEN.


LEWIS E. COFFIN.


GEORGE PETTEE.


COUNCILMEN.


ALBERT H. ROFFE.


REUBEN FORKNALL. LEWIS A. HALL.


Committee on State Aid, Soldiers' Relief and Military Affairs.


ALDERMEN.


EPHRAIM R. HAMBLEN.


JOHN A. FENNO.


COUNCILMEN.


ARTHUR F. LUKE.


REUBEN FORKNALL.


ALBERT H. ROFFE.


196


CITY CLERK'S REPORT.


Committee on Fuel and Street Lights.


ALDERMEN.


EPHRAIM S. HAMBLEN. COUNCILMEN.


JOHN A. FENNO.


EDWARD L. COLLINS. FREDERICK M. CREHORE. GEORGE A. MEAD. Committee on Fire Department.


ALDERMEN.


LAWRENCE BOND. GEORGE PETTEE.


COUNCILMEN.


GEORGE F. RICHARDSON. LOUIS A. HALL. EDWARD J. H. ESTABROOKS.


Committee on Highways.


ALDERMEN.


WILLIAM F. HARBACH. GEORGE PETTEE.


LEWIS E. COFFIN. COUNCILMEN.


ARTIIUR F. LUKE. GEORGE F. CHURCHILL.


WILLIAM C. BATES. FRANCES E. PORTER.


Committee on Printing.


ALDERMAN. FREDERICK JOHNSON.


REUBEN FORKNALL.


COUNCILMEN. GEORGE F. RICHARDSON.


Committee on Ordinances.


ALDERMEN.


WILLIAM F. HARBACH. LAWRENCE BOND.


COUNCILMEN.


WILLIAM C. BATES.


EDWARD L. COLLINS. FRANCIS M. DUTCH.


197


OFFICERS OF THE CITY GOVERNMENT.


Committee on Claims.


ALDERMEN.


EPHRAIM S. HAMBLEN. LAWRENCE BOND. COUNCILMEN.


President ELLIOT J. HYDE.


GEORGE F. RICHARDSON. EDWARD J. II. ESTABROOKS.


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. GEORGE F. CHURCHILL.


WILLIAM C. BATES. FRANCIS E. PORTER.


Committee on Parks, Squares, and Burial Grounds.


ALDERMEN.


FREDERICK JOHNSON. GEORGE PETTEE.


COUNCILMEN.


LOUIS A. HALL.


ALBERT H. ROFFE.


GEORGE A. MEAD.


198


CITY CLERK'S REPORT.


JOINT SELECT COMMITTEES.


Sewerage.


ALDERMEN.


WILLIAM F. HARBACH.


JOIIN A. FENNO.


COUNCILMEN.


EDWARD L. COLLINS. EDWARD J. H. ESTABROOKS. FRANCIS M. DUTCHI.


Rules and Orders.


ALDERMEN.


JOHN A. FENNO. FREDERICK JOHNSON. COUNCILMEN.


GEORGE F. RICHARDSON. ARTHUR F. LUKE. FREDERIC M. CREIORE.


Read Fund.


ALDERMEN.


EPHRAIM S. HAMBLEN.


LEWIS E. COFFIN.


COUNCILMEN.


REUBEN FORKNALL. LEWIS A. HALL. WILLIAM C. BATES.


Clerk of Committees.


BENJAMIN F. OTIS.


SCHOOL COMMITTEE.


Ward 1. J. EDWARD HOLLIS, Term expires, January, 1892.


66 1. CHARLES A. DREW,


66 66


1892.


66 2. JOHN W. DICKINSON,*


66


66


1892.


66 2. MARY R. MARTIN,


66


1892.


66 3. SAMUEL BARNARD,


66


66


1891.


66 3. ABBY E. DAVIS,


66


66


1891.


66 4. DAVID E. BAKER,


66


66


1891.


· Resigned Sept. 3, 1890; Wallace C. Boyden elected Sept. 24, 1890, to fill vacancy.


EDWARD J. H. ESTABROOKS.


199


OFFICERS OF THE CITY GOVERNMENT.


Ward 4. CHARLES E. PARKER,*


Term expires, January, 1891.


66 5. ALBERT B. PUTNEY,


66


1893.


.6


5. FRANK J. HALE,


66


1893.


66


6. AMOS E. LAWRENCE,


66 7. GEORGE C. TRAVIS,


66


60 1893.


66 7. FRANCIS B. HORNBROOKE, 66


66


1891.


SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.


THOMAS EMERSON # (also Secretary of School Committee). Office at High School.


TRUSTEES OF NEWTON FREE LIBRARY.


§ JOHN S. FARLOW, President.


Alderman EPHRAIM S. HAMBLEN. Councilman EDWARD L. COLLINS. JULIUS L. CLARKE. EDWIN B. HASKELL. |


A. LAWRANCE EDMENDS. WILLIAM CLAFLIN. JOSEPH R. LEESON. T


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, including Inspection of Plumbing.


WILLIAM S. FRENCH.


Agent for Issue of Burial Permits. ISAAC F. KINGSBURY. Meetings, first and third Tuesdays in each month, 4.20 P. M.


* Died, Oct. 26, 1890.


Resigned, June 25, 1890. Albert L. Harwood elected Sept. 3, 1890, to fill vacancy. +


Resigned, Sept. 1, 1890. § Died, Mar. 24, 1890.


Il President, vice Farlow. ff Appointed June 2, 1890. to fill vacancy.


** Resigned, June 2, 1890. Davis E, Baker, M. D., appointed same date to fill vacancy.


tt Resigned, Feb. 3, 1890. Edmund T. Wiswall appointed same date to fill vacancy.


66


6. ALBERT D. S. BELL,f


66 1893.


66 1893.


200


CITY CLERK'S REPORT.


WATER BOARD. EDWARD W. CATE,* President.


Alderman WILLIAM F. HARBACH. Councilman FREDERIC M. CREHORE. FRANCIS A. DEWSON.t LEVI C. WADE. J. CLIFTON WHITNEY, Clerk.


SINKING FUND COMMISSIONERS AND TRUSTEES OF THE READ FUND.


GEORGE S. BULLENS. GEORGE C. LORD. ALDEN SPEARE.


CITY SOLICITOR. WINFIELD S. SLOCUM (Newtonville).


ASSESSORS. SAMUEL M. JACKSON, Chairman.


CHARLES A. MINER, Clerk. HOWARD B. COFFIN.


Assistant Assessors.


WARD 1. WARD 2. WARD 3. R. ORLANDO EVANS .; ALBERT A. SAVAGE. WILLARD P. PLIMPTON. WARD 4. WARD 5. WARD 6. BERNARD EARLY. OTIS PETTEE. GEORGE WARREN.


WARD 7. EDWARD W. COBB.


REGISTRARS OF VOTERS.


GEORGE E. BRIDGES, Chairman. GEORGE H. BOURNE. RICHARD T. SULLIVAN.§ ISAAC F. KINGSBURY, Clerk.


OVERSEERS OF POOR.


THE MAYOR, ex-officio.


WARD 1. WARD 2. WARD 3. R. ORLANDO EVANS. JOHN F. PAYNE. ANDREW J. FISKE. WARD 4. WARD 5. WARD 6. NATIIAN MOSMAN, Clerk. EUGENE FANNING. GEORGE WARREN. WARD 7. HENRY C. DANIELS. Meetings first Thursday in each month, 3.45 P. M.


* Resigned, June 30, 1890. Edmund T. Wiswall appointed same date to fill vacancy. +President, vice Cate, resigned.


Thomas C. Parks elected Feb. 3, 1890, to fill vacancy.


# Died Jan. 21. Willie M. Russell elected Feb. 17, 1890, to fill vacancy.


§ Term expired. Amos L. Hale, appointed Sept. 23, 1890.


OFFICERS OF THE CITY GOVERNMENT. 201


CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINERS.


LUCIUS G. PRATT, Chairman. HENRY C. HAYDEN, Secretary. DWIGHT CHESTER. FRED L. THAYER, M. D.


POLICE DEPARMTENT.


CHARLES F. RICHARDSON, City Marshal. CHARLES E. DAVIS, Captain of Police. CHARLES P. HUESTIS, Sergeant of Police. JAMES D. HENTHORN, Inspector of Police.


Patrolmen.


CHARLES T. BARTLETT.


ROBERT W. BLUE.


NOAH F. BOSWORTH.


WILLIAM G. BOSWORTH.


WILLIAM A. LEONARD.


BERNARD F. BURKE.


AURELIUS F. G. LIBBY.


THOMAS C. CLAY.


FREDERICK M. MITCHELL.


JOHN W. CONROY.


RUFUS H. MOULTON.


RICHARD B. CONROY.


CHARLES O. DAVIS.


JOHN J. DAVIS.


JOHN W. QUILTY.


JOHN E. DUGAN.


JOHN RYAN.


WILLIAM C. EMERSON .*


JOSHUA H. SEAVER.


GUY S. SHANNON.


WILLIAM P. SOULE.


RICHARD T. TAFFE.


ELECTION OFFICERS, 1890.


See item of Expenses Election and Registration of Voters.


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.


* Removed April 21. 14


THEE


NOIMEN


1


NEWIL


FRANK B. FLETCHER.


AMBROSE M. FULLER.


WM. O. HARLOW.


ROBERT S. HARRISON.


EDSON C. HOLMES.


MARTIN J. NEAGLE.


JOHN PURCILL.


202


CITY CLERK'S REPORT.


Deputy Collector of Taxes, MOSES CLARK, JR. Auditor, BENJAMIN F. OTIS. Clerk, THEO. A. FLEU. City Engineer, ALBERT F. NOYES. Assistant, FRED H. BARNES. 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, NATIIAN 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.


*Died Aug. 27, 1890. Charles W. Ross appointed Dec. 8, 1890 to fill vacancy.


203


STATISTICS.


MARRIAGES REGISTERED, 1890.


January


12


August


24


February


15


September .


23


March


12


October


35


April


17


November .


24


May .


15


December .


17


June .


45


July .


19


Total


258


Birthplaces of the Above Contracting Parties.


Groom.


Bride.


United States .


141


131


Ireland


54


65


Canada


37


41


England .


17


12


Scotland .


5


6


Germany .


1


France


1


-


1


-


1


Sweden


1


Totals


258


258


American


141


131


Foreign


117


127


Totals


258


258


West Indies


1


Norway


BIRTHS REGISTERED IN 1890.


WARDS.


-


2


3


A


5


6


N


Total.


Aggre- gate.


Males.


Females.


Males.


Females.


Males.


Females.


Males.


Females.


Males.


Females.


Males.


Females.


Males.


Females.


Males.


Females.


January


2


4


4


7


5


3


4


3


6


1


1


1


25


16


41


February


·


5


7


4


5


5


4


1


3


4


1


9


4


5


1


1


22


34


56


April


·


·


3


4


2


3


3


4


2


3


3


6


2


-


21


19


55


May


2


2


5


8


4


4


2


6


2


3


5


3


2


1


22


27


42


June


.


.


3


2


4


2


4


4


2


5


4


4


3


3


1


1


5


2


29


20


49


August .


1


2


2


5


4


3


3


4


3


1


5


2


1


2


19


19


ČO


September


4


3


1


7


3


2


4


3


10


3


1


4


4


1


27


23


50


October .


5


3


5


6


7


4


4


3


1


1


2


2


1


24


20


44


November


8


6


3


4


5


3


5


5


3


5


6


4


1


30


27


57


December


5


2


4


2


4


3


01


4


1


6


4


1


1


28


13


41


Totals .


8


45


48


59


49


36


36


35


37


31


44


41


23


=


285


258


543


Aggregate


.


93


107


85


71


68


85


34


543


-


-


1


1


2


17


19


36


2


4


3


2


March


·


.


4


2


7


6


4


2


2


1


4


3


3


4


July


·


.


.


.


-


.


.


1


9


·


21


21


-


-


·


205


STATISTICS.


Birthplace of Parents.


Fathers.


Mothers.


United States


275


272


Ireland


137


147


England .


25


27


Canada


23


18


Nova Scotia


41


35


New Brunswick


11


18


Prince Edward Island


6


5


Scotland .


6


4


Germany .


6


4


Norway .


2


2


Sweden


2


3


Denmark


2


2


Italy


3


1


Newfoundland


1


2


Switzerland


2


1


South America


1


1


Africa


1


1


Totals


543


543


American born


275


272


Foreign born .


268


271


Totals


543


543


STATEMENT OF DEATHS BY MONTHS IN EACH WARD.


WARDS.


-


2


W


A


5


6


7


TOTAL.


Aggre- gate.


Male.


Female.


Male.


Female.


Male.


Female.


Malc.


Female.


Male.


Female.


Male.


Female.


Male.


Female.


Male.


Female.


January .


4


3


1


8


3


S'


6


6


3


3


2


3


1


28


31


59


February


5


3


3


2


2


1


1


-


-


·


3


1


2


3


4


2


2


2


2


1


1


2


3


1


3


17


14


31


April


.


.


4


2


5


5


2


1


2


2


1


1


10


13


25


June


1


2


1


1


2


4


1


3


1


1


00


9


17


July


7


3


5


3


2


3


1


1


2


1


2


00


12


30


August


1


5


5


5


5


3


3


2


1


1


2


3


1


-1


14


31


September


2


1


3


3


1


1


3


2


4


4


2


2


2


1


10


15


25


October .


4


4


3


5


1


3


1


1


1


4


4


1


3


10


15


25


December


1


5


3


2


2


2


3


1


1


3


3


1


1


14


16


30


Totals


34


39


42


38


25


28


20


22


21


24


19


21


11


10


172


182


354


Aggregate


.


73


80


53


12


15


40


21


354


.


3


1


6


17


23


March


.


-


2


14


7


21


1


2


3


May


.


x


19


37


1


1


1


November


1


5


2


2


.


2


.


6


3


2


2


207


STATISTICS.


Birthplace of Parents of Above Deceased Persons.


Fathers.


Mothers.


United States


159


160


Ireland


116


123


Canada


36


34


England


11


10


Scotland


5


4


Germany


4


3


Italy .


2


1


Sweden


2


1


Denmark


1


-


Switzerland


1


Unknown .


17


18


Totals


354


354


American


159


160


Foreign


178


176


Unknown .


17


18


Totals


354


354


208


CITY CLERK'S REPORT.


OFFICE FEES.


DR.


Account, assignment of


50


Bills of sale 75


Contract, assignment of


25


Income, assignment of


50


Licenses, auctioneer .


22 00


billiard table


6 00


bowling alley


16 00


innholder


4 00


intelligence office


16 00


junk .


52 00


liquor, 6th class


22 00


marriage


130 00


pool table


12 00


Mortgages


80 00


Mortgages, assignment of


4 75


Mortgages, discharge of


6 25


Naturalization certificates


7 00


Power of attorney


25


Trustee, assignment to


1 45


Wages, assignment of


6 50


Wages, assignment discharged 75


Women's certificate of business on own account .


75


Total fees


$389 70


Dogs Licensed.


1,274 males at $2 . $2,574 00


161 females at $5 805 00


Total receipts for dogs . 3,353 00


Aggregate collections .


$3,742 70


209


STATISTICS.


CR.


Office fees paid monthly to City


Treasurer . $389 70


Paid county treasurer, dog license receipts


3,066 00


Retained fees 1,435 licenses, at 20 cents


287 00


$3,742 70


Dogs are distributed in the various Wards as follows :


WARDS.


1


2


3


4


5


6


7


TOTALS.


Male Female


142


228


207


169


220


120


1,274


25


34


23


188 19


23


22


15


161


Totals


167


262


230


207


192


242


135


1,435


An increase of 13 dogs over 1889.


Enrolled Militia.


WARDS.


1


2


3


4


5


6


7


TOTALS.


1890


.


696 645


767


651 609


608 597


625 623


718


428


4,350


Gain


51


37


42


11


2


7


150


Loss


-


-


-


-


-


-


1


1


Net gain .


149


725


427


4,499


1889


730


ISAAC F. KINGSBURY, City Clerk.


REPORT OF REGISTRARS OF VOTERS.


Assessed Polls.


WARDS.


1


2


3


4


5


6


7


TOTALS.


Pre. 1 Pre. 2


Pre. 1 Pre. 2


Pre 1 Pre. 2


Men Women.


970 3


646 1


523 1


947 23


686 1


200 1


465


463 1


1025 5


640 25


6,565 61


Registered Voters and Votes Cast.


(From List used at State Election November 4.) REGISTERED.


WARDS.


1


2


3


5


6


7


TOTALS.


Pre 1 Pre. 2


Pre. 1 Pre. 2 Pre. 1 Pre. 2


Men


486


363


374


596


428


127


264


246


609


465


3,958


CAST.


Men


414


295


311


517


352


110


206


207


522


404


3,338


Registered Voters and Votes Cast. (From List used at City Election December 2.) REGISTERED.


WARDS.


1


2


3


4


5


6


7


TOTALS.


Pre. 1 Pre. 2


Pre. 1 |Pre. 2


Pre. 1 Pre. 2


Men . Women.


530 8


386 9


387 12


632 71


439 17


130


294


264 4


625 21


498 33


1,185 177


CAST.


Men Women.


456 3


314 6


313 4


527 58


314 6


116 1


270


219 3


483 14


417 19


3,429 114


GEORGE E. BRIDGES, Chairman.


REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF BURIAL GROUNDS FOR 1890.


Amount expended in caring for the three city cemeteries, and the city and soldiers' monument lots in Newton cemetery :


8 1-2 days work for men, at $2 $17 00


50 1-4 days work for men, at $1.75 87 93


11 days work for horses, at $1.50 . 16 50


Top-dressing, soldiers' lot


10 00


2 padlocks .


70


Use of tools


5 00


Services of H. Ross, superintendent


200 00


$337 13


Unexpended balance


62 87


Amount of appropriation $400 00


The West Newton cemetery should have more work done upon it the coming year; the others perhaps about the same.


There were twelve interments in the city cemeteries during the year, and one December 21st of last year after the report for the year was made, namely :


Winchester street


7


Centre street


4


City lot


2


13


HENRY ROSS, Superintendent.


CITY OF NEWTON.


ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


BOARD OF HEALTH,


FOR THE YEAR 1890.


BERTY AND UNION


FOUNDED 1630.


88 A CITY 1873


NON


TUM.


PORAT


row


NEWTON UPPER FALLS : FANNING PRINTING CO. 1891.


-


At the regular meeting of the Board of Health held this day, the annual report, as prepared by the Clerk and Dr. Baker, committee for the same, was accepted by the Board and the Clerk was instructed to present the same to the City Council.


WILLIAM S. FRENCH, Clerk. West Newton, March 17, 1891.


IN BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN, April 6, 1891.


Accepted and ordered to be printed with other city documents. Sent down for concurrence.


ISAAC F. KINGSBURY, Clerk.


IN COMMON COUNCIL, - April 6, 1891. -


Accepted in concurrence.


JOHN C. BRIMBLECOM. Clerk.


BOARD OF HEALTH OF THE CITY OF NEWTON, 1890.


HIS HONOR, HEMAN M. BURR, MAYOR, ex-officio.


OTIS PETTEE, President.


JESSE F. FRISBIE, M. D .*


EDMUND F. WISWALL.


DAVID E. BAKER, M. D.t Alderman LAWRENCE BOND. Councilman LOUIS A. HALL.


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.


* Resignation accepted May 1.


t Appointed June 2.


PAST BOARDS OF HEALTH.


1874-1885. THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN. 1885.


Mayor J. WESLEY KIMBALL. J. FRANKLIN FULLER. Alderman BENJAMIN S. GRANT.


JESSE F. FRISBIE, M. D. CHARLES C. BARTON .* Councilman JOHN F. HECKMAN.t


1886.


Mayor J. WESLEY KIMBALL. JESSE F. FRISBIE, M. D. Alderman BENJAMIN S. GRANT.


OTIS PETTEE. J. FRANKLIN FULLER. Councilman FRANK EDMANDS.


1887.


Mayor J. WESLEY KIMBALL .. JESSE F. FRISBIE, M. D. Alderman BENJAMIN S. GRANT.


OTIS PETTEE. J. FRANKLIN FULLER. Councilman HEMAN M. BURR.


1888.


Mayor J. WESLEY KIMBALL. JESSE F. FRISBIE, M. D. Alderman JAMES H. NICKERSON.


OTIS PETTEE. J. FRANKLIN FULLER. Councilman HEMAN M. BURR.


1889.


Mayor HEMAN M. BURR. JESSE F. FRISBIE, M. D. Alderman ADAMS K. TOLMAN.+


OTIS PETTEE. J. FRANKLIN FULLER. Alderman EPHRAIM S. HAMBLEN. S Councilman EDMUND T. WISWALL.


* Resigned September 1. Otis Pettee appointed to fill vacancy October 19.


f Resigned October 12. Frank Edmands appointed to fill vacancy October 19.


# Resigned September 16. Ephraim S. Hamblen appointed to fill vacancy Septem- ber 16. § Declined October 28. William F. Harbach appointed to fill vacancy November 11.


REPORT.


To His Honor the Mayor and the City Council :


Gentlemen : - In accordance with the usual custom the Board of Health herewith submits its annual report for the year ending Dec. 31, 1890.


No radical departure has been made from the general policy which has been pursued during the past few years. While much of the work taken up by the Board in former years has been somewhat of a preparatory nature, that of the year just closed has supplemented and extended it to a greater degree than has hitherto been attempted. The Board has felt justified in taking up subjects for considera- tion that were more far-reaching than those which had previously been studied, with the view of looking to the future as well as to the immediate present, and much has been accomplished towards securing permanent results, as soon as the sewers which have been so long desirable from a sanitary point of view shall have been constructed.


Thirty-three Board meetings have been held during the year, seven of them being field meetings for examinations. The members have, therefore, given freely of their time to carry on the work, and while considering the welfare and needs of the public, have properly looked after the rights of the individual. It is a delicate matter to decide where the line shall be drawn between private interest and public wel-


10


REPORT OF BOARD OF HEALTH.


fare, yet when the Board has decided that the necessity existed, and that the time had arrived, the individual has been obliged to give way in favor of the community.


Diseases Dangerous to Public Health.


Almost the first question that arises with reference to the work of this department is, has there been any epidemic of disease? If so, how extensive and how dangerous to the lives and welfare of our citizens did it become, and what were the measures taken by this Board to suppress the same? It will be necessary to refer to the principal ones only in this connection. as a majority of the diseases classed dangerous under authority of the statutes do not become epidemie except at rare intervals. In all cases small-pox, scarlet fever, diphtheria and membranous eroup are placarded upon being reported to the Board.


Small-pox.


No cases of small-pox have been reported in this city since April, 1882, and it is to be hoped that none ever will be again. Still, there is the liability of its being introduced at any time through our mills, and we should therefore be ready for the emergency at all times.


Diphtheria.


The epidemie of diphtheria which existed in Newton, as well as in nearly the whole of Massachusetts, in 1889, continued through the first four months of 1890, when it stopped. In these four months thirty-six out of a total of forty-nine cases occurred, and the remaining thirteen cases were scattered through the rest of the year.




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