The Portland daily press., 1876-03-07
CITY REPORTS.
The Civ Physician.

Dl' Wepster, CITY physician, says ne mas
made 1853 professional visits to the poor, and in
crease of 226 over last year. When advisable
the sick have been removed to the Greedy Hos
ptal for greater care and comfort. The Gree
ley Hospital has been under the charge Of Mr.
and Mrs Joel W. Merrill, master and matron
of the Aims House. Mr.. Benjamin SWEET has
had charge of the mems ward and Miss Kate
Stewart has served as nurse in the women's
department. The doctor has made 337 visits to
the Hospital. During the year "a persons have
been admitted; s. have been discharged well, or
improved, aud u have died. There are now 20
inmates suffers from consumption, insanity,
frozen feet, fracture of arm, paralysis. rheuma-
tism, &c. Six births have occurred. During
the year several persons have been sent to the
Hospital with frozen feat and in four instances
amputation has been necessary.
The steam heat has made the hospital very
comfortable, and bath room has been fitted
up in each ward, long needed convenience.
The record books show that ,255 inmates, and
those who come to the Office for treatment,
have been prescribed for and furnished medi-
sine OF this number 1868 have been treated
the last year.
The Powder Magazine.
w. Fl. Biglow, keeper of the powder maga-
zine, reports that he had on hand Jan. 1, 1875,
25S packages of powder. He received the past
year 1854 packages, ard delivered 1201, of which
1198 were whole packages. Amount of fees re-
ceived S1198O. Packages on hand Dec. 1, 1875,
oil.
Sewer Department.
w. A. Goodwin, Supt. of Sewers, has sub.
mitted his annual report
After giving list in detail of the construc-
ton of new sewers, with costs and assessments,
the statement of general and special repairs is
given. A list of all new culverts built and old
culverts repaired follows. The Supt. gives
valuable recommendation for the future work
of the department with reasons for the non
completion this season of sewers demanded
The recapitulation of the expense Is as follows:
Total expenditures 292 10
City's proportion cost Of new
sewers ...:..";....:......:..$ 2,431 26
General repairs, cleaning, dredg
ing, c......,...........,".,. 1858 IS
New culverts and old ones re-
moved ...............,..,.... 1905 40
si2,O29 68
Sums assessed on AUDITORS. 2,262 AZ
Appropriation. ........."".......... $4,000 90
The Supt. concludes with the remark that it
has been stated that no assessment has yet been
laid on India street sewer. The entire cost of
that sewer, $1,070 Al has therefore been charg-
| to the above item of the city's proportion. On
completion of the sewer, the sum of S71360,
being two-thirds of the cost thus far will be as
sessed, making the actual cost of lhe citys pro-
portion $1,71766, and the sum assessed on abut
tiers, S2,976.02. 1t would have made the reca-
ptulation more ineligible to have stated it in
this way, but it is intended to be record of
what has been done rather than what will be.
school Committee.
Rev. DR.. Hill has Just finished the annual
report of the School Committee for the year
past. The report shows that the condition of
the schools for the past year has been. ON the
whole, very satisfactory. During the last six
months the pupils have made very commenda-
bic progress in reading music outline drawing,
penmanshlp, and the knowledge of geometrical
FORMS with no detriment but rather advantage
to reading, spelling and ciphering. The com.
mittee advise the establishment of evening
schools during the fall and winter months, for
the benefit of pupils who cannot attend the
day schools.
Butfew changes have been made in the corps
of teachers. The meetings on Wednesday and
Saturday afternoons, for the discussion of edu,
| cational questions, have to some extent sup
piled the want of normal schools, but the COM
mittee think some provision should be made fo-
regular normal instruction.
Under the act of Feb 10, 1875, the commit
teeelected MI. Ephriam Hunt native of Maine
as superintendent of schools. Mr. Hunt is q
graduate of Colby University, of high standing
as a scholar, both 10 mathematical aud histori-
cal learning, for many years successful teach
er in the English high school in Boston, and
afterward Principal of the girls high and nor
NAL school in the same city. He has discharg-
ed his duties with ZEAL fidelity and success.
The school house, under the efficient man
agement of Frederick Fox, Esq, have been
kept in good repair. 1t is manifest however,
that there will soon be necessity for large out
lays in rebuilding, or in building new houses,
aud the committee recommend the immediate
consideration of the best plan for distributing
the burden of these Improvements over several