Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-02-19

and two had varooid or four cases altogeth-
or. AS near rs car be asoertaned the dis
case was brought from Montreal, before the
| adoption of the United States inspection SER
vice on the frontier.
This shows that the city had narrow
escape from the spread OF the contagious
and no little credit is due to DR.. Linsley
for the excellent way in which the cases
were handled and the promptness, eff
cheney and success with which the public
| health W as guarded
The report of the city physician states
that there have been three deaths and one
birth at the Poor House during the year
the cause of all the deaths being general
debility from old age. ~
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
According to the report of the ,hperin-
tendent of public schools the department
closed the year with small balance to its
credit amounting to sl49.S7. The total
disbursements during the year aggregated
1923, $500, s21 900 of which was provided
for by city taxes, and the remainder by
the interest in the United States deposit
fund, tuition from the non resident pupils,
etc. The cost OF the public schools in 1854
was S24 53S. IS and the estimated dsburse
ments OF the department for 1856 amount
to S23, 235, the sum to be provided for by
| city taxes being given the same as last
| year. The report says that it has been
deemed advisable to employ new teacher
Tor Adams intermediate School, and that
! it now seems reasonably certain that it
will be necessary to open another room to
accommodate the scholars of the Gram
mar School grade, at the beginning of
next school year
During the year there were 1880 pupils
enrolled, a gain of "a over 1854, and the
daily average attendance during the past
/ bp r,1.n-
ceding year.
WATER DEPARTMENT.
The report of the superintendent of the
water works shows that the expenses of
that department for the past year were
Sl9,663.2S, against $40 653 50 last year, the
sum being divided as follows Construc-
tlon G.46l.23 current expenses, IS, 1921;
pumping, s. AS 96 meter 1868. 49, The to-
tai OF water pumped was POO, 026, 1926 gal
Ions, decrease of 1903, 525 from the year
1884. The average daily consumption was
572,6'4 gallons. There are now in use 151.
81 feet or 2S miles Of pipe, 1853 feet hav-
ing been added during the past year, and
no services were added, making a total of
2l45 There are 1862 hydrants in use, 142
public and 20 private. During the year
there were 30 breaks and 10 leaks. The
cost OF repairs per mile was S35 about $50
services and hydrant branches have been
| lowered, and protected from frost by
boards and shavings. There have been
set this season IA iron stop boxes 81 iron
gate boxes, 1872 wooden stop boxes and
wooden hydrant boxes. There are in use
~ meters, Il gain OF 32 over last year. OF
this number 100 are owned by individuals,
and 40 are the property of the city. The
amount of water registered by these me-
! ters was 2S,G22, 800 gallons, the bills for
which amount to to S6612.l7 about IA
percent OF the water pumped is used
through meters, yielding % per cent
OF the total amount collected
The net cost Of works to date is S5l1 $40.
IL and the bonded debt is $244 900, of
which $780, 900 is to be refunded this year.
the present rate of interest being 6 per
cent, The value of the sinking fund at
this date is $50, 404.93
OTHER DEPARTMENTS.
As shown by the report of the overseer
Of the poor the total expenses OF this de
partment were S3,590.32, of which sum
81, iOl. a was drawn from the city treas
ury 1t also cost the city $3.50 for vaccina-
ton i'll the pauper department.
The whole number of police commits
stoned is 81 Of which SO are private watch
men at the mills and railroads The ex-
pense of the department for the last three
! quarters WAS SS,UoO.Ho. lncfe were 2yl ar
rests made during the nine months end
| ing Dec. 81, and the total amount received
| by the city from fines and costs was
$62319.
OF the l61 patients treated at the Mary
FLETCHER Hospital during the year, 1870 were
residents of Vermont and 81 were from
burlington. OF these 81 cases, only paid
iull rates and of the remaining 80 10 were
treated free of charge. This does not in
clude those treated at the free medical and
surgical clinics held in the hospital amphi
theatre, which cases numbered about 400,
many OF them from the city. Many of the
city poor have been treated and have re
celVed medicine from the hospital dispen-
sary gratuitousy, and are not included
III the report. The total number of pa
tents treated during the year exceeded
the previous year by 10. Since the estab-
lishment Of the training school for nurses
IA pupils have finished the required course
and received their diplomas.
One hundred and sixteen children who
are in the public schools were aided by the
Howard Relief society last year The
average attendance of the Industrial
school, where the girls were taught sew
ing, every Saturday afternoon during last
winter, was %, the number enrolled being
llS, and 231 garments were made and
given to children. The roll of the Blue
Ribbon Temperance society includes the
names of $50 bows.