, 1874-12-08
on the part Of tho people, tlat tho burden Of
th1atou should be reduced

on the part Of tho peop1o, Tint tho burden Of
ta1atlon should I1c reduced.
! ro1rcn pErAnTaENT.
| Tho report Of tho Colnnsaoucrs of Pollen,
which is nnbmittoi, gives ta expenses from Doc.
!, 1s73 to Doc. !, 1911, ut eCS7 7,9l5.05. or this
sD15!tul was o1portlotl on buildings. eJse,-
| oxroueea. Tho unm'or Of poraoua arrested
during tho ycar waH 20 Tho nnor,t Of limos,
ssHt371 prisoners held on criminal charges,
o2D; sentenced to the Ilonao of Correction,
hnrglnry, 9o5 0f thono pernouB, 1t, ,17p' woro
tlnei II, The varlnts police courts. Tho vnl1o OF
property reported ~ lunt or ntolon a1D1, ,3ll.
| el00.911.
IN tho months Of March. April, July, and
| August Inst, upward Of *20, 100 worth OF prop
| orty Waa recovered, whtott Ind lecn stolen sey~
! eral months previously, mud tho loas Of which
l,atl mover haen reported. This, with tho fact
TINT the otlro amount Of property stolo., wtl,il,
tho last year IL but iittlo upward or ono-la1f Of
taat OF t!lo previous yenr, IL sufficient axplana-
ton Or tho amount Of property recovered, which
| Comparing tho above rc,,srns wifi, those Of
the year proyio,s, I find tho following result:
Number Of arroatB for 1878, 222l7; no accurate
report Of iluos rotnrho; M report mato Of ,,ria-
onera hold on criminal charges, nor OF tho 1',lm-
Der sont to tho House of Correction; arrested
for larceny, 2,100; for robbery, 1S1; burglary,
2oB; tto report made OF tho number OF purnolla
fined III tho pollco Courts. Anlo,ln. Of property
roportod lost or stolen. $3.50. .09l.M; amount Of
property ~ abovo recovered, 5172, ,040.77.
T HEALTH or THE CRY.
Lam happy tD bn able to inform you that tho
health of tho CITY i,as probably mover lee1 bottor
than during tho past yesr. From the sbo aud
interesting report Of DR.. Den 9. Miller, find
TINT the population per aotun ce1,auB Of Oct. T.
1871. wan $685. 400: tic total number Of denths for
t,yoive mouths, s. loa; tho death rato per 1.00)
5pson Gaa'Gn II Il i TT IT, 5 rom md s RsF ds's o Of Of
the yrnnt nre up to Dccnmber. 1878. SMALLPOX wng
| very prevalent ln the city. A. aystem Of visita-
tsonH, vaccinations, md uthor remedial An1 pro-
yentivo 1neastses, bud, however. reduced tho
encl vool to five mp to tho 1st Of April. that
| by August laat tho city waH almost altogether
| FREQ from tho t!iHoaHo Since then tho cHsnA
| occurring, iayo bcon brought to tlia city from
and inspection IL, nevertheless, still persisted In,
| and 10 far with tho hest results. Mitch attention
las becn given to dtBnfccting packllg houaos by
| destroying gaHcs Issuing from rendering tanks
! tho Board Of Health. III fact, tho city il
| troubled loaB now than eyer boforo with tlloeo
! unpleasant odors which had heretofore afflicted
| It: y thorough system Of meat innpcction has
! nlBo bccn adopted. Tho doatha for thu year
paHt llavo hean 8,l09.
Tho report Of Or. John Reid. Health Officer,
gvaa tho number OF nuiNnuces rcportod md
ahatoa during tho year at II ,4s7, which will give
f4AEtlcal ltleI VI luo EAtCtt 0t tll3 M0fH pGi.
formed. This dues not, ilowever, include d,Ul9
hoticeB to connect With sewers, of Which 1912
connections wore malo, bosides immense llau-
titles OF provisions OF nll ltin,is, Including ncata
aud vegetables. condemned. q. 4A5 carcaaaos
removed heyond tho city-limits. For violations
Of tue Health ordinances, 4ia suits haYo been
brought, md 81. 103 collected III fiues. Tho ou-
tIro expenditures Of tue Health Department. for
The year ending Dec. l, 1871, have boon
59i,G75,GG.
HOUSE OF CORRECTION.
From tho report Of tho Superintendent Of tho
1Io1tso OF Corroctor,, Charles L. FELTON,, Eau.,
which il herewith sublnittod, find that during
that institution. OF tlleso ,tJS7 wero males mud
1,4J5 femnles. There ronlaiucd over il, thu ill.,
etltution from tho provlona your 4A1 pcrHohB, OF
whom 324 wcro males and 115 felunles. During
whom L., LOG woro males md 1,i77 fenln!os. Tl,is
loft In confinement OH Dec. 1,t87I, but 356 por-
sons, OF whom 500 nro males and 80 fomalca.
Iho total number in1rriaolled during tho year
charged persons 3,97a loft upon expiration OF
seEtunres; died, aud eHcaped aud wore not
rccaptnrel.
Dlring. tho past yoar, the priaonora hayo boon
omployod it, tho construction Of wal! to in
close tho main ssyuc.ayc. In making roalways
breaking stono. manufacturing brick. Gaining
chairs. md othor industries. During tie past
yoar the institution ,nanutarturcdi, ,500, ,000 brick
1l Tu1Gn u, I,uQp4 4tuU rG!nh1n OH H0nu>
lilo cAsA receipts of tho institution during tho
pcriod from Jan. l, 1871 to Dec. ], 1871, from all
SOURCES, havo bcou 5a1, ,46t.G5. Tlo general OK
renscB for tho saino time Aa1o Deon e54, 2s7. SO.
This nlales tho yearly cost Of tho House OF Cor
Teeinu to tho city hut $50, ,62G.16. Considering
tho class Of po,'sons coulinctl therein, and tho
fact thnt large number Of them when received
arc physically incapacitat ed BY dissipation md
poor living from evon tho ruGer branches OF i'll
dustrv, tho expcnHcs Of our institution Which
fffrniAlcH {Hnfl fOf1Iii,r 1tI Ahaftnr fnrf frofr1
5ooo to COCO porEons during q considerable por-
ton Of tho ycar, arc remarkably moderate.
CITY PHYSICIAN.
The duties Of ths onlco, now accoptably full
filled by DR.. William T.. Dunno, aro mostly In
connection with tlIe innates Of tho Dridowcll,
rauoun pollca stations, and Snaall-pox Hospital.
Some 2,01U prescriptions Luyo bccn 1nado 10 W.T.
rioua pnt:onLs. OF smallpox caaes III hospital,
]. Tho phyaic'ana suggest that tho poco sta
lions be furnished WITH mul1iGil.os for pcraons
suffering Under tho Objects Of liQ,lor, thcroby
preventing to great logrco tho frequency OF
caBes Of dclriu1ll.
t1hs-L1auTs.
From tho report VI John L. siobel, Esq, Gas-
Inspector, herewith submitted, it will bo found
Tint tho number Of Htreot-anEa las beon ill.,
crcased during tho year by a,d76, This lnskea
lions in tho city o,o32. 'Tlis additional nuinbar %
OF lamps l'ecoasaally increases tho cxponso of
lighting: tho city, including TINT ilscursod by tho
erectioa OF posts nnt connections: Eovertllc-
lesH, tic additional cost will 10 toulld in greuS
measure, to DO reimbursed to the community in
enhancing the safety of lie and limb. md also
in virsnally increasing the security to property.
Az police measure alone. tho proper lyntiug
Of tho city should 10 locked n,,on as i ve,y
necessary ind effective source Of good municipal
government.
Tho streot-latnpB arc distributed rs follows:
III North Division, 1.S6S South Division, 4701
WeHt Division, a,AG3.. Thq cost Of necessary re-
pairs in onlianccd nv tho large oxtent OF terri
tory, mid tho "ilfuncss Of boys who break d
large quantity Of R'sB IN tho courae Of tho year.
at my request tho Inspector haB giyon his
yiuwa With respect ia gas-burnora FOR public aud
private use. Ills conclusion ia that tho most
Blmply-conssructcd burner is tho bcat and That
all attachments and globnlar nppondagos which
give O. strange md glohulnr aproara',co aro no
inore than ornamental. AS tho quantity OF gas
consumed depends upon tho burner, great euro
should bo used III their SELECTION, both for public
and private uHo. The euppoHot! n,corroftleas Of
public md private tactern il IN most casen tho
sesnlt OF imperfect burnera. Tho Inpl,actor's
YinNR OIL ta hl1b1ert Of trda.roYernora Mill alsn