The Portland daily press., 1871-03-08

Eastern Promenade; this was done at a cost o
$685. -rr-'-
Twenty-six new culverts have been con
structed at a cost of 1892 50. and six have
been rebuilt at a cost OF $51447. Repairs OF
IA culverts have cost $958 35.
The outlet to High street sewer was repaired
and manhole built at a cost to the city O
| $l79S S. Several other small expenses were
incurred amounting in all to $5s IS, making
the total expenditure in this department S12,
275-39, and cost over the appropriation O
$275 49,
REPORT OF THE ovERsEERs OF THE POOR.
The report states that the number of inmate;
OF the Aims House and House of Correction
one year since, was 1872. The present number
Is al, showing decreasr of 81.
The number admitted to the house during
the year is 359 The number discharged was
l67 Thirty two have died during the year
nineteen have run away, and there have been
twelve births.
The supplies furnished the poor residing out
side, for the last twelve months is as follows:-
107 400 lbs. coal, 139 cords VOID, 1926 gallons
molasses, II ,229 lbs. -four 1903 lbs. pork, 1876
lbs. fish, 5S7 lbs mutton, besides Furnishing
Injuries to the sick in families the Overseers
are supplying.
The Overseers state that the affairs of the
institution have been carefully and eccnomi-
cally managed by Mr.. and Mrs. Joel Merrill,
the master and matron of the establishment
and their interest and care for the inmates of
the house has won for them their respect and
friendship. The improvements in the cleanli-
ness of the house and in the clothing Of the in
mates has given general satisfaction.
Rev. I. B. Ripley still continues to ofaciate
as Chaplain, holding service every Sabbath at.
ternoon, and is ready at all times to visit the
sick and attend funerals. The school has been
under the instruction of an inmate of the house.
and the improvement is as satisfac Glory as cir
cumstances will admit.
The piggery continues to be profitable
mere has been killed and sold 12.414 lbs of
pork, amounting to $3.50, and the small pigs
seld during the year amount to $500.
The Board made contract with the Com.
mittee on Streets that the able male inmates
and those outside who received assistance
should take gravel from the bank at Western
Promenade gravel pit and fill up Portland
street to proper grade.
In consequence of the hard times the past
winter and the scarcity of work fer Iaborers.
the number OF persons supplied outside has
been large. The Board. after complete in
vestlgation. decided that it would be economy
20 partially help more outside, rather than re
move them to an overcrowded house.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER
OF FIRE DEPARTMENT.-Fr the report we
learn that the Department is in excellent con-
dition. The four steamers are in perfect order.
The hose house is in charge OF Levi J. Cum
mIngs, and here the wet hose is dried and re-
paired, proving that the house is a great saving
to the department. There have been 1000 feet
leather hose bought the past year, which was
manufactured BY j. L. Shaw OF this city, aud
there is now in the department 900 ieet first
class leather hose, GAL it. fair leather hose. 800
IT good rubber hose-in all Is 1851 feet The en-
CINE houses are all good CONDITION except that
OF No. 2, which needs a new floor. No 90
house has had extensive repairs the past wear
The Chief Engineer recommends that tho
horses used in the department should be owned
by It and that a fOur-wheeled hose carriaps he
added to the department. There are GA reser-
vors, IS Lowry hydrants, "a johnson post hy-
Grants and of the Titcomb and Doherty pat
tern. These last he considers superior most
hydrant, and would recon mend that the Low.
~ nydrants not now in use be made available
Dy setting them in the sidewalk instead of in
the street. Ia regrard to Sebago water. the con.
dult being obst7ucted in January and the how
OF water reduced the company cleared the
conduit and full supply now comes from the
Lake. There are now four circuits to the Fire
Alarm Telegraph and its work is done in a sat-
isfactory manner. There were AZ I've alarms,
false alarm. and three fires extinguished
without alarm the past year, max ing 46 in all.
The amount of losses for the year ending
March LIST, 1870 was $40, 1859, ending March LIST
1871, $88 692 s. Amount of loss the past wear
in excess of insurance 50 972. &C. The relief
committee has paid out $578 for relief of sick
and disabled fremen the past year. Amount
of securities and cash in Treasurer's band So
SO. In conclusion the Chief returns thanks
to his assistants and the officers and members
OF the department for their hearty support.
Theilareest amount of property of any one
person consumed at any one fire the past year
was at Gardner Jordan's ,$11 900, fully insured
The greatest loss at any one fire was at Com
mercial Wharf, $320S So insured for about
$26,5OO. The last twenty three years there
have been So2 alarms with loss of $40. ass $780,
30 and an insurance Of 1892, 51.57. There
were 10 more alarms of Ere in 1869 than in
1870.