The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-03-07

| WARD 7-Wlliiam II. Plumner, William B.
Irish. - = = .
| ANNUAL REPORT SUPERINTENDENT OF BUR-
IALs.-The whole number of deaths for the
year ending February %, 1871, as appears by
the report of the Superintendent of Burials
was GA. from the following causes:
Apoplexy 2, asthma 2, abcess 2, apopectc
MT 1, brain fever 1, brain fever and whoOpipg
cough l., consumption liza, Group Is, casualty 9,
cholera I, cholera infantum II, canker 3, child
birth 3, commissions 8, congestion of lungs H.
canker and diarrhea 1, cancer 7, chronic rLeu-
matism 1, carbuncle !, complication 1, disease
OF throat 2, disease of brain SO, disease of heart
~, disease of heart and liberation of bowels /,
disease of blood 2, disease of bowels 5, disease
of lungs z, disease of liver and kidneys 1, dis
ease of liver 4, diarrbea 2, dyspepsia 1, drown
ed 5, diptheria z, dropsy OF bowels 1, erysipelas
l, fits 2, fever a. congestive fever q gastric few
er l, lung fever IA, pleurisy fever 1, rheumatic
distemper 1, ship lever 1, typhoid fever g. frac-
lures OF limb one, gravel 2. general debility /,
hemorrhage Of lungs 8, Inflammation of bowels
I, Inflammation OF lungs l, infantile 4, influ-
envy l, insanity 1, internal injury l. measles 3,
neuralgia 1, old age "a, palsy 1, paralysis 49,
rupture 2, spinal complaint l, still-borh II,
stOppage l, suicide g. suffocation 1, teething 6,
tumor 3. liberation 1, whooping cough 2, un-
| known a.
| Under 5years, 1893; between and 10, %; be-
tween 10 and 20, 81; between 20 and 80, II; 80
and 40, 65; 40 and 80, At; 80 and 60. 81; 60 and
70, So; 20 and 80, 48; 80 and 90, q; 90 and 100,
Z; at the age of 100, l; still-borp, II; age un-
known, "a; males 319; females 315: unknown,
40. .,.
Inferred in Evergreen Cemetery 200; in Cal
| very Cemetery ITO; in Eastern Cemntery SO;
Forest City Cemetery 66; Western Cemetery
50; in the Aims House burying ground II; re-
| moved abroad "a; unknown A.
| Died out of the city and brought here for in
terment 83.
| ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CITY SOLICITOR.
that at the commencement of the year there
were % cases pending in which the city of Port
land was interested. Of these 16 were for land
damages, one to recover tax on bank stock Of
non-residents in 1865, Eve were cases to recov-
er damages from the city for alleged defects in
the streets, one petition for certiorari, another
the celebrated "Dutch Gap" case, and one for
damages from detective DRAIN The case OF
Mary w. Merrill VS.. the city, is to be entered
"neither party" The Clutch Gap" case goes
to the full bench on questions of law. Forty
four actions and appeals were commenced the
past year. Two relate to the settlement of
paupers, one was an action brought against
the City Marshal OF 1869-7O, for false arrest,
| oHo au iuulcCmcnt dsdlust the clty IOT maln'
tanning nuisance, 1.-THE city stable on Oak
street), eight appeals for land damages on va
rious streets, twenty-five appeals from sewer
assessments, four were actions brought by the
Cumberland & Oxford Canal against the city,
five were actions for personal injuries. and one
an action on coupon of the municipal bond
issued in aid OF the Portland & Rochester rail-
road. OF these A cases 10 are still pending,
the rest having been disposed Of