The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1896-12-10
THE City OFFICES
Monthly and Annual Reports
Of City Officials.
Financial Showing of the Water
Works is Gratifying.
The Health Of the City During the Past Year
Has Been Quite Free From Contagion.

The work done by the Board of Public
Works during the month was of consider
able volume. The usual force of men have
been at work sweeping paved streets,
cleaning streets and cutters and patching
streets and sidewalks. Sewers have been
completed in the following named streets:
In Lawn avenue, from Humboldt avenue
to Lonsdale avenue; Grotto avenue, from
Humboldt avenue westerly about $50 feet;
Cleveland street, from Tower street to
Harvey street, and the brick sewer on
private land at the Carpenter Tap and Die
Company.
The sewer ordered in Denver street has
been commenced. The number of catch
basins cleaned was 1S1.
In the water department $3.50 feet of pipe
was laid, 16 new services were put in, and
35 old services were revamped. Average
daily consumption of water, 5,659,S2
gallons.
The total cost of sewers built this year
has BEEN Si3,452.42, and the totalIassess-
ment made on the same amounts to $15,-
611.66. The total present mileage Of sew
ers In the city Is 37.0118 miles. During the
past year appropriations to the amount of
$50,9e4.73 have been made by the City
Council and credited to the general con-
struction for the building of various sew
ers. OF this amount $40, ,23s.S0 has been
expended in purchase of material and
construction of sewers, which leaves a
balance of 1O,725.93 to the credit of the
general construction account.
The report showed that the total cost of
the water works to date is $1,767, ,214.92.
rha An aI ohn mo 0f 10 dav ri ant
as set forth in the statement of the chief
clerk, is source of congratulation. Al
though for only period of 10 months,
and do not include the receipts for the last
quarter bills, amounting to about 5000,
we are enabled to render a surplus of $50
600 to be credited to the sinking fund ac-
count. This surplus is over and above
every expense attending the running of
the plant, payments of all interest on both
bonds and floating debt, and every bill
properly chargeable to the maintenance
account.
Annual Report OF Supt. Gorton.
Superintendent of Street Lights Gorton
presented his annual report, which showed
that at the present time there are "a full
arc lights, 1000 candle power at $50 per
light per year to burn all night; PA half
arc lights, 100 candle power at SS5 per
light per year to burn until 1 o'clock,
making total of 268 electric lights now
in use. There are at the present time 129
gas lights in use, an increase of during
the year. Two hundred and eight oil
lamps are in use, decrease of from last
year. There has been 1886 gallons of oil
consumed this year.
The expenditures of the department in
Guiding the building of new storehouse
were $26,54S17, leaving an unexpended
balance Of $95S.13. The total appropriation
for the department was $27, 500.
Health of the City.
During the month Health Officer jerks
answered two calls to the police station;
made three calls to the City Farm and re-
ceived 10 orders from Overseer Peckham
for medical attendance, the same requiring
II office visits and 32 house calls. Two
officers who were of duty were examined.
There have been IL cases of diphtheria and
of scarlet fever and of typhoid fever
during the month. Five houses were fu-
migated and the cards removed therefrom.
Two nuisances were investigated and
ordered abated.
The annual report OF the Health Officer
showed that during the year % calls to the
police station were answered, and SO visits
were made to the City Farm. From Over
seer Peckham 115 orders for medical as
sistance were attended to. This required
200 Office visits and $50 house calls. There
has been very satisfactory decrease In the
number of contagious diseases reported
during the year, there being 122 cases of
diphtheria, 26 Of scarlet fever and three OF
typhoid fever reported by the different
physicians during the year. The Lazaretto
has been used but once since its COM
pletion, and that for surgical case instead
of a contagious disease. During the year
1853 children have been vaccinated, and GER
tificates were issued to the same.
Overseer Peckham's Report.
The monthly report of the Overseer of
the Poor showed that during the month
149 orders were given; the number Of per-
sons assisted was 826; number of persons
assisted having legal settlement, 100; num-
ber Of persons assisted having no legal
assistance, 438. The total amount expend-
ed was 1855. Bills to the amount of S1300.02
were allowed.
Police Report.
The total number of arrests made by the
police during the month Of November was
122. OF this number 100 were males.
Total number of males provided with
lodging, 873; commitments, "a; arrested
for drunkenness, as; for revelling, 81;
amount OF property reported stolen, $3.50;
recovered In the city, s25; fines imposed
by the District Court, s161; State fees,
Sl34.90; hours of extra duty performed,
179; disturbances suppressed, 30; stores
found open and secured, Is.