The Portland daily press., 1875-03-01

| The following are abstracts of the annual city
reports, which are ready for publication:
CITY SOLICITORS REPORT.
The following disposition of cases has been
made: John D. Leathe ct al. VS.. City was re-
| ferred to Frederick Fox, who made an award
| for the plaintiff; ia the case of Samuel r..
Jackson. the exceptions taken by the city have
been sustained by the court; the suit of James
L. Farmer VS.. the City is effectually disposed
of by the decision of the law court; the suit of
Henry Green VS.. I. T. Pace and Others for
damages for illegal arrest Green was arrested
by Policeman Place for obstructing the side
walk) resulted in verdict for $780, for plain
tiff; the suit of City vs. the City of Bangor, "a
case involving the settlement of pauper) re-
suited in verdict against Bangor and then
went to the law court on exceptions. No de
cison has yet been rendered. A similar case
against Dixmont has been continued without
costs to await the decision in the Bangor suit.
Jane P. Thurston vs. the City has been decided
by the law court in favor of the city; James N.
Winslow VS.. City, and John B, Hall and others
vs. same, have been re ferred to Frederick Fox
Union Wharf VS.. City, referred to Judge Sy-
monds, has been decided in favor of the wharf
proprietors.
Seventeen actions which have been COM
menced since January, 1874, are appeals from
the assessments made by the Mayor and Alder
men on the High and Portland street sewers,
and will probably not require trial.
Seven actions are appeals from the action of
the Mayor and Aldermen in awarding damages
for land taken for street on Peaks Island.
onfn hon tvuo n ic n1aip.a1
that the parties are benefited rather than in
jured by the taking of their land for street.
Charles A. ellison VS.. City was sewerage
assessmen mt appeal which has been settled; Pat
rick Shay vs. Rounds and another, is an action
brought against certain policemen to recover
for injuries received by the plaintiff, alleged to
have been caused by unnecessary violence used
ia arresting him. A trial was had at the Octo-
Der term in the Superior Court, which resulted
in disagreement of the jury. The next term
the suit was entered neither party. Chester
d. Small VS.. City was a suit to recover for in
jury to horse by reason of defect in Center
street, and was defaultediby consent at the No
vember term for 800.
Christopher Dyer VS.. City is an action to re-
cover for injuries caused by an alleged defect
in Cumberland street; damages claimed, $10,-
900. Mary W. Richardson vs.. City is an action
to recover for injuries caused by an alleged de-
feet on Myrtle street; damages claimed, $780,
900. George W. Rowe VS.. City is suit brought
to recover for injuries received from an alleged
defect on Congress street; damages claimed,
$4,000 Franklin Wharf Co. VS.. City. is suit
to recover damages done to the dock between
olt ULnr Il 81,
Thames street sewer; damages claimed. $12,
900. Cumberland & Oxford Canal VS.. City, is
the latest addition to the collection of suits
brought against the city for filling up portion
of the canal; damages claimed, $4,000.
CHIEF ENGINEERS REPORT.
From the report of Mr.. Frank Merrill, Chief
Engineer of the Fire Department., we CLEAN the
following facts in regard to the workings of the
department:
There have been Al alarms, 80 in the city, and
two out of town. The loss has been 1921, 1893,
aud $4,000 has been paid in insurance, leaving
$4SS7 worth of property destroyed not Insured
There has been new hook and ladder truck
purchased at cost of $1,000, and a new COM
pany of ten men added to the department;
m akng the department now ITO active men.
There are on hand 10000 feet of frst-class
e2ther hose, 5000 feet Of second-class, and 245O
feet of poor. There have been purchased tho
past season, 1000 feet of rubber lined linen hose
and fifty feet of leather hose making II ,450
feet of hose in the department. The chief rec
ommends the purchase of 1000 feet more of the
linen hose. No addition to the fire alarm tele
graph has been made the past year. There are
1onI lie, y +
street, and II Lowry sidewalk. Eight new by.
drants have been set, and SO have been re-
paired.
There are 63 reservoirs in the city: one new
one has been built on the corner of Merrill and
Turner streets, at a cost of 5000, capable of
holding IS, 900 gallons. One reservoir on EN-
cry street has been bought from the Gas Com.
pany and repaired. The department has paid
the Street Department $7400 for hauling the
apparatus to fires. The running expenses of
the department has been $15O7511. The total
expense of the department has been $21,-
945.2O In closing the report the Engineer sug-
gests that more reservoirs be built at each end
of the city, in order to provide for just such
weather as we have had the past winter.
REPORT OF THE ovERsEERs OF THE POOR.
From the report Of the Chairman, VIM. A.
Winship, we CLEAN the following notes; 401
persons have been committed to the almshouse
during the past year; 3O1 have been discharged
and 20 have escaped.
In the early part of last summer the City
Council placed the Greedy hospital in charge of
the Overseers. Needed repairs were made on
the same and new furniture, beds and bedding
purchased, all of which were paid for out of
the appropriation for the support of the poor,
and in the early part of August the hospital
was opened for the reception of inmates. The
hospital has been under the care of Mr.. and
Mrs Joel w. Merrill, master and matrtn of the
aims house, assisted by competent nurses. DIR.
c. E. Webster, City Physician, has had general
supervision, and has been untiring in his eff
forts to make it a comfortable asylum for those
who are obliged through poverty and misfor-
tune to resort to place of this character The
supplies for the hospital are furnished from the
aims house. The number of inmates at the
present time is 81: II men, 10 women and
children.
There have been furnished to the poor out
side of the aims house, 655 feet of wood, 87,075
pounds of coal, S261 pounds of -four, 2151
pounds of pork, S4S gallons of molasses and
2113 pounds of fish. There has also been furn-
ished to persons having sickness in their fami-
lies, 15a pounds of tea, So pounds OF sugar, Al
pounds of rice, 81 pounds oat meal, Al dozen
crackers, quarts of Kerosene oil; 12a quarts
of beans, Il bushels of potatoes, IA pounds OF
fresh meat and bars of soap. The inmates of
the house have performed 11o8 days work on
the streets, the oxen 207 days work, and the
horses 80 days work.
CITY LIQUOR AGEN's REPORT.
The following is the report of the city liquor
agent, VIM. Weeks:
Stock in agency February q. 1875 ....S .525 Is
CasI balance on hand Observation-Disclosures. 46 81
Cash City Treasurer. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 12,5Oo W
Sundry, bills almshouse and street depart
ment.. ........................... ~ IL
$4 12S 81
Stock in agency Feb. 81, 1874 ...,....$ 1912 SO
There has been paid as shown by the City
Auditors account for stock, salaries, rent
and other expenses ..................... 900 81
| $13973 IS
| Net profit. Observation-Disclosures. $155 81
ELet General pathy be cashiered to-day.
| THANKS During the session of the legiS.