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SALEM CITY COUNCIL RECORDS 1875-1877 VOL 9 6?y o
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April 4, 1997
The enclosed volume of City Council Records, Volume 9,
1875 - 1877, was typed from the original hand-written
record, during the term of City Clerk John J. Connelly
( 1925 - 1942 ) . The typing was done over the course of Mr.
Connelly' s seventeen year tenure, by his staff : Edna I .
Dunham, Dorothy F. Smith, and Mildred M. Cleary. Boxes of
these typed City Council minutes were found in the
basement vault, and had remained there for over fifty
years .
In 1997 , as part of the ongoing preservation and
conservation program of City and Town records, I copied
• these typed volumes onto Perma-life acid-free buffered
paper. This was done to preserve the typed text, and to
eliminate the need to photocopy the original hand-written
volume.
The index in the front of the volume was not typed,
however, by Mr. Connelly ' s staff. In order have these
books bound, it was necessary to have a complete volume,
including the index. My staff: Janice Corbett, Assistant
City Clerk; and Cheryl Lapointe, Assistant Registrar;
copied these indexes from the original hand-written copy.
This is the book that is to be used by the City
Clerk' s Office. The Original hand-written book has been
placed in the first floor climate-controlled vault, and
should remain there to avoid any future deterioration.
O H ARKINSH W c3
CITY CLERK
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CITY OF SALEM
CITY COUNCIL RECORDS
INDEX
1875 1877
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CITY OF SALEM
CITY COUNCIL RECORDS
1875 - 1877`
VOL. 9
.Oct. 4, 1875 Vol. 9 - Page 1 .
A meeting of the Board of Aldermen
was held on Monday, October 4th, 1875, at 7b o'clock P. LI.
The Mayor and all the members were
present.
The reading of the record was
dispensed with.
The Mayor stated that the first Sewer in
business would be the hearing of all parties interested in in rear of
the construction of a sewer through certain lands in rear of City Hall
the City Hall; after reading the order of notice, he declared
the hearing opened.
Mr. H. G. Hubon in behalf of Mr. W. S.
Thurston favored the construction of the sewer, as the same
was greatly needed, for draining the estate lately owned by
him. Mr. J. H. Allen a tenant of the same estate favored the
sewer.
Im. Cogswell Esq. appeared in behalf of
Messrs. Palmero Osgood and Price, and objected to the taking of
the land owned or in charge of his clients.
the hearing was closed.No other persons desiring to be heard,
The next matter was the hearing of all Widening
parties interested in the widening of Turner Street; also, in of Turner
the widening of Pleasant and Essex streets, at the junction Pleasant
of said streets. The Mayor read the order of notice and de- & Essex
clared the hearing opened. Streets
Mr. Lawrence Cunningham represented
the great need of widening Turner Street, the street at pre-
sent being very narrow and dangerous for public travel.
No other person favored or opposed the
widening.
In the matter of the proposed widening
of the corner of Pleasant and Essex Streets, no person favored
or opposed the same. .
Mr. T. F. Burbank the owner of the
corner estate was heard on the question of damages.
The hearing was then closed.
Alderman Luscomb moved that the sewer Abatement
assessment against the estate of Mrs. Chas. P. Osborn in
Winter Street, be reduced to the sum of $25,
• reduced. The motion was adopted, and the assessment
A communication from the Board of Parade of
Engineers asking for an appropriation of One thousand dollars the Fire
to defray the expense of a parade and inspection of epartmen
Oct. z., 1S75. Vol. 9 - Pace 2
,the Fire Department, came from the Common Council referred
to the Joint Standing Cormiittee on Fire Department, with
leave to sit forthwith, and sent up for concurrence. The
Board concurred.
Report of the J. S. Committee on
-'ire Department together with the following Order came from
the Cor:Lnon Council, Report accented, Order adopted, and sent
up for concurrence; viz:
"Ordered, that the sur.2 of One thousand
dollars, be and the same is hereby appropriated, to defray
the expense of a parade and inspection of the Fire Depart-
ment, and that the same be expended under the direction of
the Board of engineers ."
The Board non-concurred.
z*, petition signed by tan. R. Colby and Pet. for
10 others, '.:tanagers of the Young liens Union, representing Horse R.R.
• there is need of better T_=_orse Railroad facilities for the track in
accommodation of those who attend the various lectures and Crombie
concerts given in Iiechanic Hall, and asking that the Street Street.
Railway Company have pei ission to lay a track in Crombie
Street, sufficiently long to allow the standing thereon of
such cars as may be necessary, thereby, accommodating a
large number of our own citizens, as well as those of Beverly
and Peabody, and at the sa;:,e tiie preventing the obstruction
of -Essex St . , by the visiting of horse cars in front of the
Hall; was presented. The petition was referred to the
Committee on Streets.
A petition signed by James Fanning Hanson
and two others, recuesting the acceptance of Hanson Street, Street
and that the dwelling house on the southeast corner of said
street, and the cottage in rear thereof, be removed, thereby
widening said street, was presented.
The retition was referred to the Com-
.ittee on Streets.
°ldenaan iuscoub submitted the follow-Turner
ing Orders: Street.
"In City Council, Salem, Oct. a, 1875.
lihereas, in the opinion of this Board, the safety and conveni-
ence of the inhavitants of Salem, require the widening of
Turner Street, on the ,restern side of said street, at and near
its junction with Ease- street; and---- '.'hereas, due
notice of en, intention to riden the same has been given to
all parties interested.; it is therefore.-
Ordered, that said Turner Stree, be and
the setae is hereby widened, over lands of i7ard, Smith and
Berry as follows, viz: Beginning at the northeast corner of
'the house numbered 6 on `_urder street belonging to the ':yard
, e ging�
'estate, thence runnin . -�-esterly by the present northerly side
of said house a distance of three feet, thence running north-
.Oct. 4, 1675. Vol. 9 - Page 2 -y
erly through estates of 7ard, Smith and Berry to a point in
the present southerly line of Essex Street, thence easterly
by the present southerly line of Essex Street a distance of
seven feet to the present northwesterly corner of Essex and
Turner streets, thence southerly by the Ares-
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:Oct. 4, 1875 Vol. 9 - Page 3
ent westerly line of Turner Street 155 feet 4 inches to the
point begun at. And it is adjudged that damages to said estates
for the taking of said land, be awarded as follows:
To the estate now or late of F'iss M. Ward 30.--
+' ++ " of Janes A. Smith 200.--
" " " It Geo. E. Berry 300.-
Said widening is in accordance with a plan drawn by Chas. A.
Putnam, Surveyor, dated Sept. 23, 1875, now on file in the
City Clerk' s Office, to which reference may be had."
"Ordered, that the sum of Five hundred Appropri-
thirty dollars be and the same is hereby appropriated for the ation
purpose of widening Turner street as foresaid, and that the
same be expended under the direction of the Committee on Streets."
The Orders were adopted and sent to the
Common Council for concurrence. Came back adopted in concurrence..
Alderman Luscomb submitted the following Pleasant
Order; "In City Council, Salem, Oct. 4, 1875. Whereas, in the and Esser;
opinion of this Board, the safety and convenience of the in- Street
habitants of Salem, require the widening of Essex and Pleasant widening
streets, at the junction of said streets; and
Whereas, due notice of an intention to
widen the same has been given to all parties interested; it is
therefore,-
Ordered, that said Pleasant and Essex
Streets, be and are hereby widened, over lands of tars. T.
Stanley and Thos. F. Burbank, as follows, viz: Beginning at a
point in the present northerly line of Essex Street, at the
boundary line between the Getchell and Burbank estates, thence
running easterly to a point that is 3 feet distant northerly
from the present north line of Essex St. , and 3 feet westerly
from the present west line of Pleasant street, said point also
being 41.3 ft. distant from the present southeast corner of
Essex and Pleasant Streets, and 41.4 ft. distant northerly
from the present south line of Essex St. , thence northerly
about 30 feet to a point which is 8 feet 6 inches south of the
present boundary line between the Burbank and Stanley estates
and 1.3 ft. westerly of the present west line_ of Pleasant St. ,
it being also 40.8 ft. distant westerly from the present east-
erly line of Pleasant St. , thence more westerly about 34 ft. 2
inches in the direction of that part of the present westerly
line of Pleasant St. , that is north of Stanley's house, to the
northeast corner of Stanley' s house as it now stands, thence
running southerly by the present westerly line of Pleasant St. ,
to the present S.W. corner of Essex and Pleasant streets, thence
• running westerly by the present northerly line of Essex St. , 52
£t, to the point begun at. Said widening being in accordance
with a plan drawn by Chas. A. Putnam, Surveyor, dated September
ll, 1875, now on file in the City Clerk's Office to which re=
ference may be had.
And it is adjudged that the damage to said estates for the
taking of said land, be awarded
Oct. 4, 1875 Vol. 9 - Page 4•
As follows: To the estate of F:=rs. T. Stanley 14.--
" " Thos. F. Burbank 110.--
ordered, that the sun of One hundred Appropria-
_twenty four dollars be and the same is hereby appropriated tion
for the purpose of widening Pleasant and Essex Streets as
aforesaid, and that the same be expended under the .direction
of the Committee on Streets."
Mr. Brooks,moved that the Order be
amended by inserting #155.-- in place of #110.-- as the
amount of damages to he awarded to the Burbank estate; but
the motion was not adopted.
The Order was then adopted and sent to
the Common Council for concurrence.
5
A petition signed by H. W. Balcomb and Pet. for
4 others, stating that they have erected or intend to erect 9enham
• this autumn, dwelling house's on Northend Street; so called, water pipe;
and on the extension of Symonds Street, and asking that the
'denham water may;- be introduced in said streets to their several
estates, was submitted; and the same was referred to the Joint
Standing Committee'on Water works and sent down for concurrence.
Came back concurred.
Notices of intention to build were re- Notices of
ceived and referred as follows; H. W. Peabody, Agent of Intent to
Mansfield estate; a three story building on Essex St. , to Al- build
derman Jackson; ft.� E. Mackintire, a 2$ story dwelling, on
Harris St.', to ,Alderman Idet Daniel C. Bowditch, one story
Building on Bentley St,., to Alderman Stowe.
P
The. following Order came from the Common Parade of
Council adopted and sent up for concurrence: the Fire
"Ordered, that the sum of Five Hundred DepartTt.
Dollars ($500.00) be and the same is hereby appropriated to
defray the expense of a public parade of the Salem Fire Depart-
vent, and that the same be expended under the direction of the
Engineers of the Fire Department."
ected by the
yea and nay vote, Messrs.The
. Orderas voting initheing
affirmative, and Messrs. Chapman, Ide, Luscomb and Stowe in the
negative; so the Board non-concurred in the passage of the Order.
s A "communication from the Board of Eng- Request
ineers requesting the City Council to appropriate a sum of for new
• money sufficient for the erection of a new and suitable engine engine
house in Yard 2., for the use o£ Constitution Hose Company No. house in
2, came 9ard 2
.Oct. 4, 1875 Vol. 9 - Page 5 .
from the Common Council referred to the Joint Standing Com-
mittee on Fire Department and sent up for concurrence. The
Board concurred.
A communication from the Board of Eng- Appoint-
ineers recommending the name of Henry W. Hudson for appoint- ment of
ment as a member of Hose Co. No. 1, in place of George L. Firemen
Churchill discharged by removal from the city; and Howard C.
Kimball as a member of Steam Fire Engine Co. No. 1, in place
of John H. Tibbetts discharged, was received; and the same
was referred to the Committee on Fire Department on the part
of this Board.
The Committee subsequently reported in
favor, and the men were appointed.
The Order concerning a telegraphic fire Fire
• alarm came from the Common Council referred in concurrence. Alarm
Several Bills of the Department
tment for the Monthly
month of September were examined and approved. Bills
The Committee on Streets reported the fol-
lowing Order: "City of Salem. Office of Commissioner of Assess-
Streets, October 4, 1875. ments for
To the Hon. Mayor and Board of Aldermen: Essex
Gentlemen: Street
The cost of constructing the Common Sewer
Sewer, in Essex Street, from Central to St. Peter Street, in
accordance with an Order of the Mayor and Aldermen, passed
July 15, 1875, amounts to the sum of Five hundred eighty 60/100
dollars, as follows:
Labor, teaming, stone & surveys 75.80
Laying 263 ft. of pipe 214.50
Pipe - 15 in. 287.30
Advertising 3•--
U580.60
Resp'y
Jos. C. Foster, Comm'r. of
Streets
Whereas, pursuant to an Order of the Mayor and Aldermen,
passed July 15th 1875, public notice thereof having.first
been given, a Commor_ Sewer has been laid in Essex Street,
from Central to St. Peter street, the cost of which was Five
• hundred eighty 60/100 dollars, ($580.60) the proportion of
.which to be paid by the city, which in this case is hereby
fixed at one fourth part of said cost.
Oct. 4, 1875. Vol. 9
being deducted, there remains Four hundred thirty five 45/100
dollars ($435.45) to be charged to persons and estates bene-
fitted by the same, according to law, it is therefore--
Ordered, that the persons and estates
named in the schedule hereto annexed, being benefitted as
aforesaid, be and they are hereby charged and assessed with
the suns therein set to their respective names, as the pro-
portional part of the expense of said Sewer, and the same is
ordered to be certified and notice thereof given to the parties
aforesaid, their tenants and lessees; and it is hereby furt;ier
ordered that the City Treasurer and Collector be directed to
proceed and collect the said assessments according to law.
Schedule y
Total cost of sewer :,-580.60
Proportion paid by city, O 145.15
To be assessed 435.45
• Valuation of land 053000.--) $$435.45 $8.212 per �A000.-
Rate of assessment: "
Estates No, of sq. ft. Va1ua- Part Amt.
of land tion assessed assessed.
Heirs of Benj .Creamer 2240 $4000.-- One Half 16.43
David Conrad 4408 5000.-- ni ole 41.07
Heirs Thos. Downing 13720 12000.-- 98.58
Lydia D. LeMaster . 10000 9000.-- " 73.94
Peabody Academy of
Science 1 1 7860 7000.-- " 57.50
T_?eirs of Jos: S.Leavitt; the )
land assessed,• _commencing)
at the westerly bound of the)
store on the corner of Essex)
& St.Perer St.',and running about)
160 feet westerly to land of)
Perkins, & to. a depth of 150)
feet from Essex St. , containing)
in all. &bout 24000 sq. feet. )
18000.-- " 147.67
55000.-- 435.39
Less half of Creamer Estate 2000.--
53000.
The above Eeport was accepted, and the
Order adopted.
The Committee on Streets reported the .:ssessaent;
• following; "City of Salem, Office of Commissioner of Streets,for Howar(
Oct. 4, 1875. Street
To the Hon. Mayor and Board of Aldermen: Sewer.
Gentlemen:
The cost of constructing the Common
Oct. 4, 1875. Vol. 9 - Page 6 -A
Sewer in Howard St. , in accordance with an order of the i^ayor
and Alderrien, Passed June 29, 1875,. a_mounts the sure of Fourteen
hundred eighty six 46/100 dollars, es £ollovrs:
Labor, teaming, brick, stone & surveys 8171.50
885 ft. of pipe laid a 80 cts. 708.--
•
•
.Oct. 4, 1875. Vol. 9 - Page 7.
Pipe -- 12 inch 603.96
Advertising 3.--
1486.46
Resp'y
Jos. C. Foster, Comm'r. of Streets.
Whereas, pursuant to an Order of the Mayor and Aldermen,
passed June 29, 1875, public notice thereof having first been
given, a Common Sewer has been laid in Howard Street, the cost
of which was Fourteen hundred eighty six 46/100 dollars
($1486.46) the proportion of which to be paid by the city,
which in this case is hereby fixed at one fourth part of said
cost, being deducted,, there remains Eleven hundred fourteen
84/100 dollars' ($1114.84) to be charged to persons and estates
benefitted by the sane, according to law, it is therefore --
' .` Ordered, that the persons and estates
named in the schedule h6iet6 annexed being benefitted as afore-
said, be .and they are hereby charged and assessed with the sums
therein set to. their' respective names; as the proportional part
of the expense of said Sewer, and the same is ordered to be certi-.. _<,
fied and notice thereof"gives to the parties aforesaid, therein
tenants and lessees; and it is hereby further ordered that the
City Treasurer and Collector be directed to proceed and collect
the said assessments acoording to law.
Schedule.
Total cost of Sewer $1486.4'6
Proportion paid by city (4) 371.62
fl' To be assessed 11 4.84
Valuation of land $ 14750.-7 ) 1114.84 ( 75.58 Rate of
assessment per, $1000,as
Estates No. of sq. ft. Value- Part Ant.
of land tion assessed assessed
Mrs. Thorp Fisher. 2/5)
Albert B. Russell 3/5 Paid in full for Brown St. Sewer
)
Porter Lambert _ 5610 1300.-- whole $98.25
Henry W. Thurston 2200 500.-- " 37.79
George W4 Estes 2688 600.-- . " 45. 35
Henry Ruea 2764 600._ " 45.35
vb. P. Fuller 2928 600.-- It 45.35
Mrs, Stephen Skinner 1818 400.-- " 30.23
Samuel G. Jones 1818 40.0.-- " 30.23
Samuel R. ,Hathaway 1840. 400.-- " 30.23
Mrs Nancy Felton ' 1640 400.-- " 30.23
James Trask ' ' ' 2430 500.-- " 37.79
• Daniel B. Lord 2376 400.-- " 30.23
Oct. 4 & 5, 1875. Vol. 9 - Page 8,
: rs. John Prince Jr. 1936 300.-- whole 22.68
Levi STiggin 1628 300.-- ^ 22.68
James L. Brown - Paid in full for Bridge St. Sewer.
.eirs Thomas Dooming - Paid in full for Brown St. Sewer.
Aaron Smith 7000 ft.1400.-- whole 105.61
City of Salem, for School Ho. land)
& burial ground. )
Valuation same as)
opposite estates) 6650.-- ^ 502.61
14750.-- 114.81"
The Report was accepted ant the
-Order adopted.
The Board then adjourned.
• Attest,
Henry M. Meek, Clerk.
A special meeting of the Board of
Aldermen was held on Tuesday evening, October 5th. 1875, at .
8 o' clock.
Aldermen Stowe, Luscomb, Brooks and
Ide were present. In the absence of the Mayor, Alderman
Luscomb was chosen Chairman.
The reading of the record was dispensed
with.
A special venire for two jurors to Jurors.
attend the Superior Court at Salem, on the morning of October
6th. , was submitted, and the following names were drawn from
the jury box, viz: John H. Davis and Joshua w. Moulton.
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry M. Meek, Clerk.
•
.Oct. 11, 1875 Vol. 9 - Page 9
A regular meeting of the Board of
=_ldermen was held on Londay, October 11, 1875, at 73 o' clock
P. M.
The Mayor and all the members were
present except Alderman Chapman.
The reading of the records was dis-
pensed with.
The Mayor read the petition for a Hearing on
Common Sewer in Union Street and the order of notice thereon,petition
and declared that the Board were ready to hear all parties for a
interested in the construction of a sewer. Sewer
Mr. Edward Foley appeared for .Mrs. Shaw in
and other petitioners. Messrs. Thomas Rocke, Wm. Chambers Union
and Morris Welch, also favored its construction. Street
Airs. Viannah, and Messrs. Mahoney,
P. Lynch, Edw. Collins for the Heirs of John Collins; Garrett
Ryan for the Heirs of James Ryan; J. P. Monaghan for the
Sisters of Notre Dame; and J' Kilburn for the Naumkeeg Steam
Cotton Cos , opposed. the same.
The remonstrance of Mrs. Jane Collins
and 12 others was presented and read.
No other parties desiring to be heard,
the hearing was closed; and on motion of Alderman Brooks the
matter was recommitted to the Committee on. Streets.
Alderman Luscomb offered the followin€; Finance.
Order: "Ordered, that the Joint Standing
Committee on Finance have leave to sit during the present
session of the City Council."
The Order was adopted, and sent to the
Common Council for concurrence. Came back concurred.
The Mayor for the Joint Standing Con- AAproporia•
mittee .on Finance reported the following Order, viz: tions.
"Ordered, that the following sums be
and they are hereby appropriated, in addition to the amounts
already appropriated, to meet expenditures of the following
Departments; viz:
School Department $15000.--
Poor " 6000.--
Fi're " 3000.--
�24000.--
amounting in all to Twenty four thousand dollars."
• The Report was accepted, Order adopted,
and sent down for concurrence. Cane back concurred.
.Oct. 11, 1875. Vol . ° - rage 10
The City Marshal' s Report for the City
month of September was accepted and placed on file. 77arshal's ,
Report
Ildernan Stowe submitted the following
Report:
"City Council, City of Salem, Oct. 11, Report on
1875. The Joint Standing Committee on Grater works to whom petition o
was referred the petition of Geo. B. Loring that the water Geo. B.
pipe be laid from Lafayette street on Forest River Road Loring for
through private land to his farm building, and at his request water
>ave him a hearing, the committee having considered the sub- S
ject would respectfully report. The distance from Forest
River road the nearest point to his farm buildings from which
he could obtain a supply of water is about fifteen hundred
feet and to lay a two inch pipe, the estimate cost is six
hundred dollars; he estimates his water rate about one hundred
dollars per annum; this pecuniarily would seem a good invest-
ment for the sun expended, but it would be the first instance
in which the water Board has laid water pipes through private
lands, and would be doing injustice to other parties who have
laid water pipes at their own expense. The committee there-
fore cannot recommend that the petition be granted. All of
which is respectfully submitted.
For the Committee,
V. C. Stowe, Chairman."
The Report was accepted and sent down
for concurrence. Came back concurred.
Alderman Stowe submitted the following Report on
Report and Order: Cater
"City Council, Salem, Oct. 11, 1875. Pipes
The Joint Standing Committee on Cater Corks to whom was re- Hazel
ferred the petition of Hiss Gorman for the laying of another Street
grater pipe to .her house on Hazel Street, would recommend
that she have leave to withdraw."
"The petition of Ezra 1,Toodbury for a Cross St.
water pipe in Cross St. Court, the committee recommend that Court
it be granted."
"Also, that a water pipe be laid in Northend
Northend Street from School Street to the house of Warren F. St.
Davis.
For the Committee,
V. C. Stowe, Chairman."
"Ordered, that the Cater Board be in-
structed to lay water pipes in 1orthend Street from School
street to the house of 'Darren F. Davis. slso, to lay water
pipes in Cross St. Court as petitioned for by Ezra Woodbury."
The Report was accepted, Order adopted
and sent down for concurrence. Came back concurred.
�
.Oct. 11, 1875. Vol. 9 - Page 11
Alderman Stowe submitted the following_- report on
Report and Order: new engine
"City Council, Salem, Oct. 11, 1875. house
The Joint Standing Committee on Fire Department to whom was
referred the communication from the Board of Engineers,
recommending that a new house be built for Hose Co. No . 2,
have examined the present building;-- of the Department,
would therefore recommend the accompanying Order.
For the Committee,
P. C. Stowe, Chairman."
"Ordered, that the sum of Twenty Appropria-
eight Hundred dollars be and the same is hereby appropriatedtion
for the construction of a new house for Hose Co. No. 2, and
that the same be expended under the direction of the Joint
Standing Committee on Fire Department, and that the Committee
have power to sell the present building at public auction."
• The Report was accepted, . Order adopted,
and sent down for concurrence.
The petition of H. 7f. Peabody asking Removal of
permission to remove a building llx17 ft. , from the Building
I3ansfield estate, was referred to Alderman Jackson and sent
down to be joined. Came back Idessrs. Donovan and Lougee
joined.
The petition of J. W. Caverly, of Exhibitions
Lynn, for a license for a series of Sunday evening lectures
at Mechanic Hall, was, on motion of Alderman Brooks, referred
to the Committee on Licenses, with instructions to report to
this Board.
The Order for widening Essex and widening of
Pleasant Streets, came back from the Common Council, amend- Essex &
ed, 'by increasing the award to Thos. F. Burbank from �110.-- Pleasant
to 0�150.--, and increasing the appropriation from � 124. to Street
164. , and, as amended, adopted, and sent up for concurrence
in the amendments.
The Board non-concurred in the amend-
ments.
The Order again came from the Common
Council, indorsed, "amendments adhered to."
On motion of Alderman Brooks the Board
voted to recede from its former action, and then concurred
with the Common Council in the passage of the Order, as
• amended.
Oct. 11, 1875. Vol. 9 Page 12
The application of Martin 'IcGuire for Liquor
a license as a dealer in liquors under Class 4, at 1\o. 33 License
Harbor Street, was granted.
The following petition was received: Pet. for
"To the r.ayor and Aldermen of the City of Salem: location o
The D?auakeag Street Railway Company, a cor- Street
poration duly established by the laws of this Commonwealth, railway
respectfully prays that a location of the tract of said rail-track in
way may be made in Crombie Street and connecting with the Crombie St,
tracks of the Salem Street Railway.
Salem, October 7, 1875. Abner C. Goodell Jr.
H. Wheatland
C. T. Jenkins
B. W. Russell
Richard P. Waters
. A majority of the
Directors of the
N. S. R. Co."
Thereupon the following Order was sub- Hearing
::iitte.d: ordered
"Ordered, that this Board will on Wed-
nesday, October 27th. 1875, at 4 o'clock P. MI. , at the City
Hall, take into consideration the foregoing petition of the
Naunkeag Street Railway Company; and that due notice be given
to all parties interested df this hearing, by publication of
this Order in the Salem Post and Register; the first publica-
tion to be fourteen days at least before said hearing."
The Order was adopted.
The following Report was submitted: Report of.
"City Council, Salem, Oct. 11, 1975. Com. on
The Joint Standing Committee on Accounts respectfully report Accounts
that they have allowed claims for the month of September as
follows:
Schools 7968.09
Poor 1565.31
Fire 3261.83
Iuayor & Ald. 14537.30
Water 2317.38
Interest 15000.--
State Aid 980.50
Total y456� 30,41
The claims allowed, the amounts appropriated and the
unex-pended balances for the present year to this date are as
follows:-
Oct. 11 & 15, 1875. Vol. 9 - Page 13
Allowed Approporiated Unexpended
Schools 65594.16 85000.-- 19405.84
Poor 19791.30 24000.-- 4208.70
Fire 10714.81 30000.-- 19285.19
iiayor & Ald. 119933.05 184104.-- 64170.95
dater 24096.45 30000.-- 5903.55
Interest 88144.47 93000.-- 4855.53
State Aid 10219.50 13000.-- 2780.50
336493.74 459104.-- 120610.26
The Report was accepted and sent down
for concurrence. Came back concurred.
The TSayor stated that Mr. C. H. exhibition
Dearborn desired a license for a gift entertainment soon to
be given by him at Mechanic Hall, and that he requested a
reduction of the license fee. On motion of Alderman Brooks,
• it was
Voted, that a license be granted Prir.
Dearborn under the usual restrictions, upon payment of a
license fee of $10.--
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry M. .Meek, Clerk.
A meeting of the Board of Aldermen was
held on Friday, October 15, 1875, at 72 o'clock P. 2:'.
The Mayor and all the members were
present except Alderman Chapman.
The reading of the records was dis-
pensed with. .
The petition of D. B. & J. Newcomb for Trees
leave to remove two elm trees in front of their house in
iafayette Street, the same to be replaced by maple trees, was
referred to the Committee on Streets.
The petition of Wilder S. Thurston, Pet. for
stating that he de- leave to
enter
• Sewer
Oct. 15, 1875. ?rol. 9 - Page 14
sired permission to enter the sewer which is now being built for
the benefit of the City Hall, for the purpose of draining
his estate adjoining City Hall lot, and requesting a state-
ment of the terns on which such entrance can be made, was
submitted; and the same was referred to the Committee on
Streets.
The following Order was submitted: Widening of
"In City Council, Salem, Oct. 15, Lafayette
1875. Whereas, in the opinion of this Board the safety and Street
convenience of the inhabitants of Salem, require the widening
of Lafayette Street, on the eastern side of said street, it
is therefore.--
Ordered that said Lafayette Street, be
and the same is hereby widened, over land of Samuel V. Goodhue,
as follows, viz: commencing at the southwest corner of said
Goodhue's estate, at the corner of a private way, and thence
• running northerly by the line of Lafayette Street 106 feet,
to the northwest corner of said Goodhue' s estate; thence
turning and running in a southerly direction, through land
of said Goodhue, 106 feet to the above mentioned private way,
thence running in a westerly direction by said way, one foot
three inches to the corner started from; taking from said
Goodhue a triangular lot, containing 66 square feet of land.
'And it is adjudged that the damage .to said estate on account
of said widening amounts to the sum of twenty dollars. Said
widening is in accordance with a plan drawn by C. A. Putnam,
Surveyor, dated Oct. 15, 1875, now on file in the City Clerk's
Office, to which reference may be had."
"Ordered, that the sum of twenty dollars
be and the same is hereby appropriated for the purpose of
widening Lafayette Street as aforesaid, and that the same be
expended under the direction
c ion of the Committe
e on Streets."
Accompanying the order was a statement signed by said Goodhue,
waiving notice of said widening, and fully consenting to the
same.
The Orders were adopted, and sent to
the Common Council for concurrence.
The following Order was submitted: FJidening o
"In City Council, Salem, Oct. 15, 1875.corner of
1hereas, in the opinion of this Board, the safety and con- Harbor '&
venience of the inhabitants of Salem, require the widening Lafayette
of the junction of Lafayette and Harbor Streets, at the NX. Sts.
corner of said streets, it is therefore.-- Ordered, that—
said Lafayette and Harbor Streets, be and the same are hereby
• widened, over land of Aaron Perkins, as follows, viz: commenc-
ing at a point; in the present westerly line of Lafayette Street,
which is 11 feet distant from the original corner of Lafayette
and Harbor streets, and thence running in a southerly direction
by the old line of Lafayette Street 11 feet to the said corner
of Lafayette and Harbor streets, thence run-
.Oct. 15, 1875 Vol. 9 - Page 15
ning in a westerly direction by the southerly side of Harbor
street 11 feet, thence running upon a regular curved line,
as the Pence has been built, in a northeasterly direction
17 feet to the point started from; taking from said Perkins
estate 42 square feet of land. Said widening is in accord-
ance with a plan drawn by C. A. Putnam, Surveyor, dated Oct.
1875, now on file in the City Clerk' s Office, to which re-
ference may be had; no damages are awarded." (See written
consent of parties, annexed to the Order. ) The
order was adopted, and sent to the Common Council for con-
currence.
The following Order was submitted: Extension
"In .City Council, Salem, Oct. . 15,1875. of—Ho warn'
Ordered, that the public way or street, called Howard Street,Street
be and the same hereby is extended and continued over land
• and flats belonging to the City of Salem, as follows, viz:
commencing at a point on the northwesterly side of Bridge
Street, said point being on a line with the present easterly
side of Howard St. , if said line of easterly side were ex-
tended across Bridge street, thence running in a northwest-
erly direction on nearly a right angle with said Bridge
street, on a straight line to the channel of the North River;
this line if extended would strike .the southeasterly corner
of the easterly abutment of the Eastern Railroad Bridge; the
westerly side to be 40 feet distant from and parallel to said
above described easterly side. The above lines being more
fully shown upon the plan on file in the City Clerk's Office,
drawn by C. A: Putnam, Surveyor, dated April 28, 1875. Said
street shall hereafter be known as Howard Street" .
The Order was adopted and sent to the
Common Council for concurrence.
The Committee on Licenses reported in License fee
favor of granting a license to 1. W. Caverly, of Lynn, to for ounday
give a .series of lectures on Sunday evenings. evening
The Report was accepted. lectures
Alderman Stowe moved that the license
fee be fixed at $y4.-- for each lecture. The motion was
adopted.
The following Orders were submitted: Fees for
"Ordered, that the compensation to be inspection
paid by persons requiring the services of the Inspector of of Fetro-
Petroleum, under the provisions of Chapter 152 of the Acts leum
• of 1869, or any other Act respecting the sale and inspection
of petroleum, be fixed at twenty five cents per barrel for
each and every barrel of oil inspected, and in quantities
less than one barrel at one half cent per gallon."
"Ordered, that the sarary to be paid Salary of
the inspector Inspector
of Milk
Oct. 15, 1875. Vol. 9 - Page 16 ,
.of I�iilk for the City of Sale4, be fixed at the sun of Two
hundred fifty dollars per annum; said salary to be paid
quarterly by said City of Salem."
The first Order was adopted.
Alderman Stowe moved that the second
Order be laid on the table. The motion was not adopted.
The second Order was then adopted.
The following Order was submitted: Warrants
"Ordered, that warrants be issued for for State
meetings of the legal voters of the City of Salem in the Election
several Wards, on Tuesday, the second day of November next,
then and there,-- To give in their ballots for a Governor
and Lieutenant Governor, Secretary, Treasurer and Receiver
General, Auditor of Accounts, and Attorney .General of the
Commonwealth of i:iassachusetts;
. Also, for a Councillor for District No.
Five, and a Senator for the Second Essex District;
Also, in the First, Second and Third
',bards for two Representatives in the General Court from District
No. 13; in the Fourth and Sixth Wards for one Re resentative to
to the General Court from District No. 14; and in the Fifth
;lard for two Representatives in the General Court from istrict
i\?o. 15;
Also, for a County Commissioner for the
County of Essex;
Ordered that the polls be opened at 8
o'clock A. M. and closed at 4-1 o'clock P. M. , and that the
votes for all the officers to be voted for be received on one
ballot. Registration of voters will cease on
Saturday, October 30, 1875, and after the close of said registra-
tion no name will be entered on the check list, except as pro-
vided by Section 10, Chapter 376 of the Acts of 1874."
The Order was adopted.
Copies of the voting lists were sub- Voting List
mitted by the City Clerk and were examined by the Board, and
the following Orders were .submitted:1 ,
"Ordered, that Lieetings of the Idayor
and Aldermen be held at the I.4ayor's Office, on Saturday,
October 30th. 1875, from 21 to 4 o'clock, and from 7ti to 9
o' clock P. I . , for the purpose of receiving evidence of the
qualifications of persons claiming a right to vote at the
coming election, and of correcting the lists of voters."
"Ordered, that the voting lists sub-
• mitted this evening be considered as correct alphabetical
lists of all the persons qualified to vote at the next elect-
ion, and that the sane be posted as required by law."
The Orders were adopted.
Oct. 15 & 25, 1875. Vol. 9 - Pame 17
The Order appropriating 02800. for the AnAronria-
construction of a new engine house in Ward 2, came from the tion for,
Common Council passed in concurrence by that Board. Hose House
Ward 2
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry M. Meek, Clerk.
A meeting of the Board of Aldermen was
held on Monday, October 25, 1875, at 712- o'clock P. 11.
The Mayor and all the members were
present.
The record of the last meeting was
• read and approved.
The petition of John D. Eaton and 2 Pet. for
others, asking that a Common Sewer be laid in Buffum Street, Sewer in
beginning at School Street, and connecting with the Common Buffum St.
Sewer in Mason Street, was submitted; and the same was referr-
ed to the Committee on Streets.
The petition of D. 1-J. Harris and 11 Pet. for
others, requesting that the name of that portion of North changing
Stree' ,bounded, northerly by the railroad and southerly by name of
Essex Street, be changed to Summer Street, was submitted; part oY
and the same was referred to the Committee on Streets. North
The Committee on Streets submitted the Street
following Order:
"Ordered, -that that portion of North
Street between Essex Street and the tracks of the Essex Rail-
road, be hereafter known and called as Summer Street."
The Order was adopted and sent to the
Common Council for concurrence.
The petition of Patrick Carr for per- Pet. for
mission to move a building from Webb to Pearl Street, was removal of
referred to Alderman Luscomb and sent down to be joined. ui1� ding
Came back, Messrs. Nichols and Somerby joined.
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Oct. 25 '_S75. Tot. 9 - _age 18
Alderman Stowe submitted the follow- Con. on
ing Order: Fire Dept.
"Ordered that the Joint StandinC; Con- ;granted
mittee on Fire Department have leave to sit during the pre- leave to
sent session of the City Council." sit.
The Order was adopted, and sent down
for concurrence. Came back concurred.
after the session of the Committee, Fire r"larri.
Alderman Stowe submitted the following Report :
"City Council, Salem, Oct. 25, 1875.
The Joint Standing Coruaittee on Fire Department, to whom was
referred the subject of introducing a Fire rlarm Telegraph,
have the honor to submit the following Report:
At a meeting of the Committee held
Oct. 5th. the chairman was instructed to communicate with
several cities and towns which have a system of fire alarm
• in operation in regard to the working of the same, and also
-with the proprietors of the Gamewell and Chester systems of
alarm in relation to the cost of same. In conformity with
instructions communication was opened with a number of cities
that have the system in operation, and their replies accora
pany this report, in which there is but one opinion that it
is both practicable and useful. The committee also gave
ilessrs. Garuewell and Chester' s agents a hearing, each claim-
ing to have a perfect system. It may be proper here to state
that the Fire Plarm Telegraph was originally patented by Dr .
Channing and our townsman Moses G. Farmer (an electrician
second to none in the country) and who has for some time past
been employed by the United States Government upon electrical
work at Newport, R. I. , and whose opinion is reliable ; which
patents were purchased by Gamewell & Co., and improvements
Lave been added the result, of the present system. L:r.
Farraer recommends the Gamewell system which is in successful
operation in seventy cities against three or four other
systems. Your committee can give but a general statement as
to the cost of each system; that depending upon the number
of strikers, gongs, boxes &c . , but from a careful investiga-
tion would state that for the swi of twelve thousand dollars
a perfect system can be introduced in this city, one party
offering to introduce it for the sum of eight or nine thou-
sand dollars. There is no matter of municipal concern
placed under our charge which draws out more lively interest
than that pertains to the Fire Department and anything that
adds to its efficiency should be acquired. Your Com- would
• therefore recommend that steps should be taken for its
immediate introduction.
For the Committee,
V. C. Stowe, Chairman."
Oct. 25, 1875. Vol. 9 - Page 18 -b
The Report was accepted and sent dorm
for concurrence.
Thereupon Alderman Chapman submitted Fire Alarm
the following Order: �DDroDria-
"Ordered, that the Joint Standing Con-tion.
mittee on the Fire
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Oct. 25 2L 27, 1875. Vol. 9 - rage 19 ,
Department be and are hereby authorized and instructed to in-
troduce a Fire Alarm Telegraph in this city, in accordance
with the views expressed in their Report made to the Council
this evening, the expense of the same not to exceed Twelve
thousand (12000) dollars; and be it further.--
Ordered, that the sum of twelve thous-
and dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the purpose
above named, the same to be paid from the taxes of 1875 or
187 6.It
The Order was adopted and sent down for
concurrence; the question of the adoption of the Order being
taken by a yea and nay vote, aldermen Brooks, Chapman, Ide,
Jackson and Stowe voting in the affirmative and Alderman
Luscomb in the negative.
of voters.
Several names were added to the lists Voting
• Lists
The Orders for the widening of Lafa- Lafayette
1:rette Street over land of Goodhue; and for the extension of Street
Howard Street, came back from the Common Council passed in Howard
concurrence. Street
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry I.I. Leek, Clerk.
A special meeting of the Board of
.ldermen was held on Wednesday, October 27th. 1875, at 4 o'
clock P. hT.
The Mayor and all the members except
<_ldermen Brooks and Chapman.
The reading of the records was dis-
pensed with.
The viayor read the petition of the Hearing on
:?aumkeag Street Railway for a location of their track in proposed
Crombie Street, also the order of notice thereon, and de- location of
clared the hearing opened. Horse R. R.
Messrs. Smith & I;Tanning were present track in
• and opposed the location. Hr. Geo. Barker also opposed Crombie St.
the sane.
BTo other persons desiring to be heard,
the hearing
Oct. 27 & 30, 187.5. Vol. 9 - Pare 20
. was declared closed. On motion of A1denaen Stowe the
petitioners were granted leave to withdraw.
A venire for five jurors to attend Jurors
the I7ovember term of the Supreme Judicial Court, at Salem,
on the 15th. of November, was submitted, and the following
names were drawn from the jury box, viz: Benjamin S. Crush,
William Lynch,. James Braden, I'lilliam A. Purbeck and ilium
L. Kinsman.
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry P. . Meek, Clerk.
• A meeting of the Board of ldermen
was held on Saturday, October 30, 1875, at 2z o'clock P. I--r.
The Mayor and Aldermen Stowe and
Luscomb were present.
lists. A few names were added to the voting
The Board remained in session until Voting
4 o'clock and then adjourned. Lists
Attest, -
Henry 14. Meek Clerk.
A special meeting of the Board of
Aldermen was held on Saturday, October 30, 1875, at 7z
o'clock P. M. r
The Mayor and all the members were
present except Aldermen Stowe, Chapman and Brooks.
pensed with
The reading of the records was dis-
.
Several names were added to the voting Voting
lists; the Board remaining in session until 104 o'clock P.I.;. Lists
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry !4. Dt_'eek, Clerk.
Nov. 1, 1875. Vol. 9 - page 21 .
A regular meeting of the Board of
!ldermen was held on Monday, November 1st. 1075, at 72
o' clock P. I1.
The I;Tayor and all the members were
present except Alderman Chapman.
The reading of the records was dis-
pensed with.
The Bills of the Department for the &_onthly
month of October were examined and approved. Bills
A communication from the Board of Firemen
Engineers recommending the name of Henry T. Clemons for
appointment as a member of Hose Co. No. 2, in place of Frank
11. Plummer discharged at his own request; and the name of
"William Briant for appointment as a member of Hose Co. No. 6
• in place of Tilliam Jones discharged at his own request; was
received; and the sane was referred to the Committee on Fire
Department on the part of this Board.
The petition of Henry G. Tucker for Pet. to
leave to blast a rock in rear of his residence No. 10 blast rock
Bridge Street, was granted; the sane to be done under dir-
ection of Alderman Luscomb.
The annual return of Armory Rent was Armory
received and signed. Rent
Notice by Jeremiah O'Leary of his in- Intent to
tention to build a two story dwelling on North Street,was build
referred to iderman Ide.
The remonstrance of 7h. P. Buffum and Buffum
21 others against the construction of a sewer in Buffum Street
Street, was submitted. Sewer
The Committee on Streets, to whom the
subject had been referred at a previous meeting of the Board,
recommended that the petitioners have leave to withdraw; and
their recommendation was adopted.
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry 114. Heek, Clerk.
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,'.Tov. 3, 1875, Vol. 9 - Page 22 ,
A special meeting of the Board of
__ldermen was held on Wednesday, November 3d. , 1875, at 41
o'clock P. &Y.
The Mayor and all the members were
present except Alderman Chapman.
The record was read and approved.
The petitions of John J. Cunningham Recount of
and 10 other citizens of Ward 1; Geo. H. Perkins and 9 other votes for
citizens of Ward 2; Albert G. Browne and 9 other citizens Represents=
of Ward 3; asking for a recount of the votes for Representa-tives
tives to the General Court, were submitted by the City Clerk;
and the same were read and placed on file.
Alderman Jackson moved that when the
Board adjourn, it adjourn to 6J o'clock this evening, for the
• purpose of recounting the votes as asked for in said petitions.
The motion was adopted.
Notice by Wm. Mack of his intention Intent to
to construct a building at the corner of Webster & Webb build
streets, was submitted; and the same was referred to Alder-
man Lusoomb.
The Board then adjourned until evening.
Attest,
Henry M. Meek, Clerk.
The Board of Aldermen met at 62 o'clock
on the evening of November 31d. , 1875, pursuant to adjournment.
The Mayor and all the members present
except Mr. Chapman.
On motion of Alderman Jackson the Recount
Board proceeded to count the votes for Representatives in of votes
Wards 1, 2, and 3, with the result specified in the certifi-
cate on file.
The Returns of the election held on Election
the 2d. instant were examined, compared and found correct, Returns
and the State Returns were signed by the
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_-ov. 3 & 8, 1875. Vol. 9 - Page 23
r,embers of the Board. The City Clerk was instructed to amend
the returns of Wards 1,2, and 3, in accordance with the cer-
tificate on file. (See Record of elections, Vol. 2. )
The Board adjourned at 10 o'clock P.F.
Attest,
Henry H. I:Ieek, Clerk.
A regular meeting of the Board of
._ldermen was held on 2=onday, November 8th at 72 o'clock P. L.
The Mayor and all the members were
present.
• read and approved. The record of the last meeting was
The following Report was submitted: Union St.
"City of Salem, In Board of Aldermen, Sewer
Novem. 8, 1875. The Committee on Streets to whom was referred
the petition of J. W. Chambers for a sewer through Union
street, having considered that matter, would respectfully
Report that the petitioners have leave to withdraw. The Norman &
Committee would also report, that the sewer from Norman to Creek St.
Creek street has been completed and that Hessrs. Choate & Sewer
Bryant were permitted to enter the .same with their drains
free of charge in consideration that no land damages had been
awarded. All of which is respectfully submitted,
Henry L. Williams, Chairman."
The Report was accepted.
The petition of H. 0. Upton and Chas. Pet. for
Y. Walton for a license to give a series of sacred concerts license for
and lectures on successive Sunday evenings at Mechanic Hall,Sunday eve.t
was submitted and read. lectures
On motion of Alderman Chapman the
_Petitioners were granted leave to withdraw.
Alderman Luscomb moved that the sewer Abatement
assessment against the estate of Henry Ruee in Howard street of Sewer
be abated in the sum of fifteen dollars. Assessment
• The motion was adopted.
Nov. 8, 1875. Vol. 9 - Page 24
A summons for the City to appear and Suit
answer to John Cullen of Salem, at the. December term of the
Superior Cour, was submitted; and the same was referred to
the City Solicitor and sent down for concurrence. Came back
concurred.
The following Report was submitted: Report of
"City Council, Salem, November 8, Con. on
1875. The Joint Standing Committee on Accounts respectfully Accounts
report, that they have allowed claims for the month of Octo-
ber as follows: Schools $8790.16
Poor 2002.92
Fire 317.27
Mayor & Ald. 9514.59
Water 2306.08
• Interest 3257.50
State Aid 1027.75
Total 27,216.27
The claims allowed, the amounts appropriated and the unex-
pended balances for the present year to this date are as
follows:--
Allowed Appropriated Unexpended
Schools $74,384.32 85,000.-- 10,615.68
Poor 21,794.22 24,000.-- 2,205.78 ,
Fire 11,032.08 30,000..-- 16,967.92
Mayor & Ald. 129,447.64 186,944.-- 57,496.36
Water 26,402.53 30,000.-- 3,597.47
Interest 91,401.97 93,000.-- 11598.03
State Aid 11 247 25 13,000.-- 1752.75
365:710:01 461,944.-- 96:233.99
For the Committee,
John Jackson."
The Report was accepted and sent down
for concurrence. Came back concurred.
Notice by wm. H. wirling of his in- Intent to
tention to build a dwelling house in Rice Street was referr-Build
ed to Alderman Luscomb.
Notice by Benj. Cutts of his intention
to build an addition to his blacksmith' s shop in Sewall
street, was referred to Alderman Chapman.
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I'ov. 8 & 11, 1875. Vol. 9 - Page 25
Alderman Stowe for the Committee on Firemen
Fire Department recommended the appointment of Henry W.
Clemons as a member of Hose Company No. 2, and William Briant
as a member of Hose Co. No. 6; and they were appointed.
The petition of Jos. N. Peterson and Pet.for
two others, asking that the water pipes be extended in North-water pipe
end street, came from the Common Council referred to the in Northern
Joint Standing Committee on `:'later Works and sent up for con- St.
currence.
The Board concurred.
The Order for widening the corner of Lafayette
Lafayette and Harbor streets cane from the Common Council & Harbor
passed in concurrence. Streets
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The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry M. Meek, Clerk.
A special meeting of the Board of
Aldermen was held on Thursday, November 11, 1875, at 4 o'clk.
P. M.
The Mayor and all the members were
present except Aldermen Stowe and Chapman.
The record of the last meeting was
read and approved.
Notice by 7m. muck of his intention Intent to
to build a one story stable for the use of more than four build
horses, on Dodge Street Court, was submitted, and the same Stable
was- referred to Alderman Brooks.
Alderman Luscomb moved that Qom. ::flack
be granted permission to build the stable on the southern
half of the lot mentioned in his notice.
The motion was adopted.
A communication from the Massachusetts Centennia-
• Centennial Commission in reference to the centennial exhibi- Exhibitioi
tion to be held at Philadelphia, was received; and on motion
of Mr. Ids the same was laid on the table, and the Mayor was
.Nov. 11 & 22, 1875. Vol. 9 - Page 26
,requested to confer with Dr. Geo. B. Loring concerning the
natter.
The Report of the City Idarshal for the Cit
month of October was read and accepted. :tars al's
Report
The petition of Charles Odell for an
Auctioneer' s license, was granted. Auctioneer
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry Pi. Heek, Clerk.
• A regular meeting of the Board of
Aldermen was held on Monday, November 22, 1875, at 72 o'clock
P. M.
The Mayor and all the members were
present.
The record of the last meeting was read
and approved.
The Mayor submitted the following Death of
Communication: Hon. Henr
"City of Salem, Mayor's Office, Nov. 22, 1875. Ni son Vice
To the Hon. City Council of Salem, Pres't.
Gentlemen:
It becomes my sad" duty to in-
form you of the sudden death in the City of ;"ashington of the
Hon. Henry Wilson, Vice President of the United States, who
expired at 20 minutes past 7 o'clock this morning. I would
respectfully recommend that a Committee be appointed to take
such action for a proper recognition of this sad bereavement
to our Country as they may deed necessary.
Williams,Henry L. Mayor."
The communication was read, referred to
a Joint Special Committee with leave to sit during the present
session of the City Council, Aldermen Chapman and Brooks ap-
pointed, and sent down for concurrence and to be joined.
Came back concurred, and ?%.essrs.
• Huntington, Hill and Fowler joined.
Nov.. 22 & 27, 1875. Vol. 9 - Page 27
A Report of the Committee, submitting, Resolves
the following resolutions, came from the Common Council.
Resolves adopted and sent up for concurrence:
"Resolved, that the City Council of
Salem have heard with profound sorrow of the death of Hon.
Henry "lilson, Vice President of the United States at the
Capitol at Washington this morning.
Resolved, that in the death of the
Vice President, the nation and state lose one of their best,
purest and noblest servants; one who has endeared himself to
all classes of our citizens of every section of our country,
by his humanity, patriotism and christian statesmanship.
Resolved, that the Mayor be requested
to cause the public offices of the city to be closed, the
bells tolled and flags displayed at half mast on the occasion
of the funeral ceremonies of the late Vice President.
• Resolved, that in token of further
respect for the deceased the Council do now adjourn."
The Resolves were adopted by the Board
in concurrence, and the Board adjourned.
Attest,
Henry M. Meek, Clerk.
A special meeting of the Board of
Aldermen was held on Saturday, November 27, 1875, at 12
o'clock M.
The Mayor and Aldermen Luscomb and
Brooks were present.
A venire for five jurors to attend Jurors
the December term of the Superior Court was submitted, and
the following names were drawn from the jury box, viz:
Samuel Roles Jr. , Pulliam Reith Jr. , Job Johnson, James H.
Bettis and Nathaniel A. Very.
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry I,I. Meek, Clerk.
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DTov. 30, 1675. Vol. 9 - PeFe 28
A special meeting of the Board of
1-ldermen was held on Tuesday evening, November 30th. , 1875,
at 72 o'clock.
The Idayor and all the members were
present except Aldermen Jackson and Chapman.
The record of the last meeting was
read and approved.
A cofnmunication from the City Marshal Vaults
in reference to the removal of contents of vaults in the day
time, was received and read.
Alderman Luscomb moved that permission
be granted to remove the contents of vaults from sunrise to
sunset. until otherwise ordered.
The motion was adopted.
• The petition of John S. Wardwell for .Tree
permission to take down a tree\on Hathorne Street opposite
the estate of Capt. 0. Thayer, was referred to the Committee
on Streets.
The following Order was submitted: Mayor
"Ordered, that the Mayor be authoriz- authorized
ed, in behalf of the City, to execute a quit claim deed of to execute
certain real estate, held .by the City by virtue of a deed deed
from the Treasurer and Collector, formerly owned by the
Sisters of Notre Dante, and situate on Walnut Street, in favor
of said former owners or any.'person entitled to redeem the
same ; provided, there shall first be paid into the City
Treasury by said owners or person, the sum of One hundred and
twenty five dollars."
The Order was adopted, and sent to the
Common Council for concurrence. Came back concurred:
A petition signed by Zina Goodell, Pet. for
William Pack and the Naumkeag Street Railway Co. , by A. C. water pipe.
Goodell its President, asking that a main water pipe be laid
in Slater' s Court forthwith, .was submitted; and the same was
referred to the Joint Standing Committee on "later Works and
sent down for concurrence. Came Back concurred.
Notices of intention to build were Intent to
received and referred as follows:-- Jos. H. Leavitt, addi- build—
• tion to shop in St. Peters St. , to Alderman Luscomb; Richard
Clapp, one story building on Lafayette St. , for marble shop,
to alderman Brooks.
Nov. 30, 1875. Vol. 9 - Page 29
The petition of Robert Laughlin for e Undertaker
license as an Undertaker was referred to the Committee on
Licenses.
A communication from the Chief En Commn on
s:ineer of the Fire Department, stating that the Board of En- dangerous
gineers consider the Price Block, at -the corner of Essex and builaing
7ashington Streets, dangerous in case of fire, and suggesting
the propriety of amending the Ordinance concerning the erection
of buildings, so that the plans of all buildings shall be laid
before their Board, that, if necessary, alterations may be
suggested, which would ensure greater protection from fire, was
submitted and read.
On motion of Alderman Brooks, the Payor
Pas requested to confer with the owners of the Price Block as
• to what can be done to strengthen the building.
The following Orders were submitted: warrants
"Ordered, that warrants be issued for for City
meetings of the legal voters of the City of Salem in the . Election
several 7ards, on Tuesday, the fourteenth day of December next,
at 8 o'clock A. 11. , then and there to give in their ballots
for a '.7arden, two Assistant Wardens and a Clerk, to hold their
offices for one year from the fourth lIonday of January next,
and until others are chosen in their places; for four members
of the Common Council and for one member of the School Committee
for each Ward in the City; also, for a Mayor and six Aldermen of
the City of Salem, for the ensuing municipal year."
"Ordered, that the polls be opened at
8 o'clock A. M. and closed at 4 o'clock 28 minutes P. M. , and
that the votes for all the officers to be voted for be received
on one ballot."
"Ordered, that registration of voters Voting
cease on Saturday December llth. 1875,. and after the close Lists
of said registration no name will be entered on the check lists."
"Ordered, that meetings of the Board
for the purpose of revising the voting lists be held on Satur-
day, December 11, 1875, at 22 and 7-2- o'clock P. i1."
The Orders were adopted.
The petition of Edward J. t!oore for a Liquor
license as a dealer in liquors under Class 1, was granted. License
separate petition by the said ,-oore
• that the fee for said license be fixed at 025.-- for the
re*daining five months, was not granted.
Nov. 30, 1875. Vol. 9 - ?ale 30
The following Orders were submitted: City Hall
"City of Salem, In B'd. of _1d. ,Yov. Sewer
30, 1875. Whereas a Sewer has been laid in Washington
Street, (on the east side of said street) from Essex Street
to the City Hall, and thence across the City Hall lot to the
estate now owned by Wilder S. Thurston, the cost of which
was Eight hundred sixty three 18/100 dollars, the proportion
of which to be paid by the City, which in this case is hereby
fixed at one fourth part of said cost, being deducted, there
remains Six hundred forty seven 39/100 dollars, to be charged
to the estates abutting on the line of said Sewer, it is.
therefore,--
Ordered, that the estates named in the
schedule hereto annexed, be and they are hereby charged with
the sums therein set to their respective names, as the pro-
portional part of the expense of said Sewer, the said sums to
be paid before said estates shall enter or make use of said
• sewer; and no estate shall be permitted to enter said sewer,
without first having a receipt for said amount from the City
Treasurer, and the permission in writing of the Street Com-
missioner.
Ordered, that notice therof be given
to the persons or estates named in the schedule aforesaid,
their tenants and lessees, and the City Treasurer and Collect-
or is hereby directed to proceed and collect the said sums
whenever they shall become due.
Schedule.
Total cost of sewer 3863.18
Proportion paid by city( ) 215.79
To be charged 4�647.39
7aluation of land $56,090.--) 647.39 ( $11.54 Rate per $1000.--
Estates valuation Amount charged
Stearn's Estate 6000.-- $ 69.25
Geo. B. Loring 7000.-- 80.79
City of Salem (City Hall lot) 15490.-- 176.79
S. Thurston (Hubon est. ) 27600.-- 318.56
56090.-- 96� 47.39
.nd, whereas, it appears by the Books of the City Treasurer,
that on the 30th. day of 11ay 1871, Henry G. Hubon, owner at
that time of the Hubon estate, paid the City of Salem the sur,n
of One hundred seventy five dollars, for the privilege of
draining said estate into the public sewer in Church Street,
it. is hereby
Ordered, that the said sun of One
• hundred seventy five dollars be deducted from the sum charged
in the above schedule against the Hubon estate, and that the
said estate be permitted to enter the Washington Street server
upon payment of the sum of One hundred forty three 56/100
dollars .(�143.56) to the City Treasurer and
Dec . 6, , 1675. 7'ol. 9 - Pe,e 31
.the permission in writing of the Street Commissioner."
The Orders were adopted.
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry 11. ITeek, Clerk.
A regular meeting of the Board of
_ldermen was held on Ten evening, December 6th. 1675, at
72 o'clock.
The 1dayor and all the members were
. present except hlderman Chapman.
The reading of the records was dis-
pensed with.
The Bills of the Department for the r;_onthly
month of November were examined and approved. Bills
A list of applicants for the benefit Neal Fund
of the Neal Fund was submitted, and the same was approved.
The City Treasurer submitted Bills Abatement
against the City for Sewer Assessments, as follows: Land in of Sewer
Front Street (Police Station) 046.27; Land in Derby Street yssess' ts.
(Hose House) 046.20; Land in Market Square (P.:arket House)
72.34; Land in Howard St. (School House and Burying Ground)
i502.61; and Land in Liberty Street (Burying Ground) . �'39.81.
On motion of hIderman Brooks, the
assessments were abated.
A petition from 2dward S. !core Liquor
representing that he had been granted a license as a dealer License
in liquor under Classl, and asking that the fee for the same
be fixed at r�100.--,. was submitted.
On motion of. Alderman Luscomb the
Board refused to grant the petition, and the license fee was
fixed at )150.--
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Dec. 6 & 11, 1875. Vol. 9 - Page S2
The Mayor for the Committee on Undertaker
Licenses recommended the appointment of Robert Laughlin as
an Undertaker.
On motion of Alderman Luscomb the
matter was laid on the table until the next meeting.
The Mayor for the Committee on Streets Tree
reported that leave had been granted J. S. Tardwell to out
down a tree in Hathorne Street.
A request from I:_rs. Townsend for an Petition
abatement of the sewerage assessment laid on Urs. Domett' s for abate-
estate on Prescott street, was referred to the Committee on ment
Streets.
• Alderman Ide for the Committee on Arriory
I?iilitary Affairs reported that the lease of the Armory in
Franklin Building used by the Salem Light Infantry had ex-
pired and that the Committee were in favor of paying 0400.
instead of $550.- for renting the same. The report was
accepted.
Alderman Brooks moved that the Com-
mittee be authorized to lease the premises for five years
at an annual rent. of $400.--
The motion was adopted.
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry M. Iueek, Clerk,
A special meeting of the Board of
Aldermen was held on Saturday, December 11, 1675, at 22
o'clock P. M.
The Mayor and Aldermen Stowe, Luscomb
and Ide were present.
Several names were' added to the voting Voting
Lists
lists.
• The Board remained in session until
4 o'clock, and then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry L. ::Meek, Clerk,
D.ec . ll' Z. 13, 1875. Vol. 9 - Page 33 ,
A special meeting of the Board of
Aldermen was held on Saturday,*, December 11, 1875, at 72
o' clock P. N.
The I-layor and Aldermen Luscomb, Jackson
and Ide were present.
Several names were added to the voting Voting
lists, and the lists were examined and accepted. Lists
The Board adjourned at 10 o'clock P.M.
Attest,
E. Ni. Leek, Clerk.
• regular meeting of the Board of
Aldermen was held on RTonday evening, December 13th. 1875, at
7Q o'clock.
The I-Tayor and all the members were pre-
sent.
The record of the last meeting was read
and approved.
The following Order was submitted: Acceptance
"Ordered, that Chapter 243 of the of Act re-
General Laws of the Commonwealth of Lassachusetts, passed lating to
April 23d. 1872, being an Act for the prevention of fires Yires
in Cities and Towns, be, and the same is, hereby accepted
and adopted."
The .Order was adopted, the Joint Stand-
ing Committee on Fire Department requested to report an
Ordinance in accordance with the Act, and sent to the Oommon
Council for concurrence. Came back concurred.
A communication from the President of Concerning
the ;;enham Pater Board requesting a transfer of the sum of approprie-
$2421.47 from the appropriation for construction for 1875, tion for
to the appropriation for maintenance, came from the Common 'Hater Works
Council referred to the Joint Standing Committee on Finance
with leave to sit during the present session, and sent up
• for concurrence.
The Board concurred.
The Committee held a session but made
o report.
Dec. 13, 1675. Vol. 9 - Page 34
1.4r. Chapman for the Committee to whom Return of
was referred the petition of James F. Almy submitted a Re- Papers re-
port with the following Order, viz: lating to
"Ordered, that the City Clerk be and Public
is hereby authorized to return to Tir. Jas. F. Almy, Park
Attorney for the Proprietors of the Derby estate, such deeds
as may be in the possession of the City, relating to the pro-
Dosals made by said Proprietors in reference to a Park."
The Report was accepted, Order adopted,
and sent to the Common Council for concurrence. Came back
concurred.
The petitions of Garrett Pigott and Billiard
Charles M. Capen for licenses to keep Billiard Halls, were Halls
referred to the Committee. on Licenses.
• The appropriation for a Fire Alarm Fire Alarm
Telegraph came from the Common Council indefinitely post-
poned.
The Report of the City Llarshal for City Marsha'
the month of November was accepted and placed on file. epos
Alderman Ida moved that the vote Lrmory of
passed December 6th. authorizing the lease of the Armory in Salem Lighl.
Franklin Building for five years at a rent of "400. per Infantry
annum, be reconsidered.
The vote was reconsidered, and the
Committee on Military Affairs on the part of this Board, were
authorized to lease the premises for five years or less, at
a rent of $450. per annum.
The Board then proceeded to revise Revision o:
the Jury List. The name of David Conrad was added to the Jury List
list, and the names of Joseph S. Perkins, Charles N. Walton,
and George R. Chapman were stricken from the list. The last
named person at his own request.
The following Order was then adopted,
viz:
"Ordered, that the foregoing list of
Jurors made in conformity with the Laws of the Commonwealth,
and containing the names of such inhabitants of the City of
Salem, as are thought to be qualified to serve as Jurors, be
• approved;
Dec. 13 L- 16, 1875. Vol. 9 - Pcge 35
the List posted in' the entry of the City Hall for ten days
as prescribed by law, and then sent to the Common Council
for revision and acceptance of the same."
The Board voted to meet on Thursday, Election
December 16. , at 4 o'clock P. M. , for the examination of Returns
election returns.
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry M. Leek, Clerk.
A special meeting of the Mayor and
• Aldermen was held on Thursday, December 16th. 1875, at 4
o' clock P. II.
The Mayor and all the members were
present.
read and approver. The record of the last meeting was
The returns of the election held on Election
the 14th. inst. were examined, and the results found correct-Returns
ly entered in the book kept for that purpose.
On motion of Alderman Brooks the City
Clerk was instructed to send the usual certificates to the
Mleyor and Aldermen elect.
James Brennan requested permission to Blast
blast some rocks in Kason Street. The water was referred to rocks
Alderman Ide.
The Committee on Licenses reported in Billiard
favor of granting Billard licenses to Garrett Pigott and Licenses
Charles R. Capen. The report was accepted, and a 'license
granted Garrett Pigott to keep one table (one year) for the
sum of r10.--
License was granted Charles P.. Capen
to keep six tables until Iday 1st. 1876, for the sum of $25.--
• The Board then adjourned.
Attest, Henry I_. I:Ieek, Clerk.
Dec. 27, 1875. Vol. 9 - Page 36
A regular meeting of the Board of A1der-
men was held on Monday, December 27, 1875, at Ti o'clock P. Psi.
The Mayor and all the members were pre-
sent except Mr. Ide.
The record of the last meeting was read
and approved.
The following Order came from the Com- IL_iayor
non Council adoped and sent up for concurrence, viz: authorized
"Ordered, that the Layor be and he is to execute
hereby authorized, to reconvey by quit claim deed to Thomas deed
I:_ahoney or his assigns the property conveyed to the City of
Salem by tax deed dated September loth. 1875, and recorded
in the Registry of Deeds for the County of Essex, Book 935,
Leaf 299, upon the payment by him or them to the Treasurer
• of the sum of eighty 51/100 dollars being amount of taxes
and interest for which the said property was sold deducting
certain abatements made by the Assessors for the years 1673
and 1874, together with all costs and expenses incurred in
and by reason of said conveyance."
The Board concurred.
Alderman Chapman submitted the follow- Con. on
ing Order: I Finance to
"Ordered, that the Joint Standing Com- sit during
mittee on Finance have leave to sit during the present ses- session
sion of the Council this evening."
The Order was adopted and sent to the
Common Council for concurrence. Came back concurred.
The. Jury List came from the Common Jury List
Council revised and amended by striking out the name of
George W. Williams, and adding the names of Ezra L. Brown,
Seth S. Currier, Michael McDonald, Win. H. HcGrane, Charles
N. Talton, Asa A. Wiggin and George. P. Woodbury.
The following Reports were received: Annual
Annual Report of the Street Commissioner. Reports
Annual Report of the City Stables.
Annual Report of the Joint Standing Committee on Public
Property.
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innual Report of the City Physician.
Annual Report of the Trustees of the 'Rater Loan Sinking
Fund.
Annual Report of the City Larshal.
Annual Report of the Clerk of the Liarket.
Annual Report of the Wenham Water Board.
Annual Report of the City Treasurer.
Annual Report of the Committee on Lamps and Lighting.
Annual Report of the City Y,'eigher.
Annual Report of the Superintendent of Burials.
Annual Report of the Overseers .of the Poor.
Annual Report of the Chief Engineer of the Fire Department,
Annual Report of the Clerk of the Relief Committee.
Amival Report of the Joint Standing Committee on Finance.
Annual Statement of the City Debt.
The reports were referred to the Joint
• Standing Committee on Printing and sent down for concurrence.
Came back concurred.
The Annual Report of the Joint Stand- Annual .
ing Committee on Accounts came from the Common Council re- Report
ferred to the Committee on Printing and sent up for concurr-
ence. The Board concurred.
The Order changing the name of a por- ?North
tion of North Street cane back from the Common Council laid S-T—reet
on the table.
A Report of the Joint Standing Com- AApropria-
mittee on Finance, together with the following Orders, were tions
submitted, viz: added &
"Ordered, that the following anpro- withdrawn
priations be and the same hereby are made on account of the
municipal year 1874 & 1875:
School Department 2193.76
Poor . It 1946.98
Water " (For maintenance) 2421.47
mayor and Aldermen's Dept. , viz:
Police 3965.21
City Stables 110.35
July 5, 1675. 100.--
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Dec. 27, 1875. Vol. 9 - Page 38
Building on Neck 95.-- 4270.56
0832.77
"Ordered, that the following named
amounts, be and the same hereby are withdrawn from the ap-
propriations heretofore made:
From the Fire Department 1101.96
Water " (Construction sect. ) 3786.69
Interest 1207.69
State Aid 412.75
Mayor and Aldermen' s Dep't. , viz:
Streets & Bridges 3441.91
Salaries 308.80
Lamps & Lighting 264.42
Sewers 5211.39
Incidentals 7072.58 9299.10
15808.19
• The Report was accepted, Orders adopted
and sent to the Common Council for concurrence. Came back
concurred.
A Report of the Joint Standing Com- Appropria-
mittee on Finance together with the following Order was sub- tions
witted, viz•
"Ordered, that the following appro-
priations be and the same hereby are made on account of the
municipal years 1875 and 1876:
State Aid for December 1875 1500.--
Interest on City Debt due Jan.1,1876.13000.--
14500.--
The Report was accepted, Order adopted
and sent to the Common Council for concurrence. Came back
concurred.
On motion of Alderman Luscomb, the Abatement
sewer assessment against the estate of Joseph Shatswell in
Front Street was abated and reduced from $49.17 to $25.--
Notice by J. B. Gifford of his intent Intent to
to build a dwelling house on Mason Street, was referred to build
=,lderman Ide.
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1
An order of notice on the petition of Thurston
T. S. Thurston to the County Commissioners for a jury to vs.
estimate the damages for taking land for the extension of the City of
City Hall, was submitted; and the same was referred to the Salem
City Solicitor and sent down for concurrence. Came back
concurred.
Alderman Stowe submitted the follow- Appropria-
ing Order: tion to
"Ordered, that the sum of two hundred settle
and seventy five dollars be and the same is hereby appropria-claim of
ted to satisfy the claim of 7m. Pickering Jr. for damages to rlm. Fick-
his estates on Perkins street." Bring Jr.
The Order was adopted and sent down
for concurrence. Came back concurred.
• The Hayor nominated Tilliam I. Trustees
Bowditch and Gilbert L. Streeter to be Trustees of the . of Plummer
Plummer Farm School. Farm School
The nominations were confirmed.
The application of Lawrence Pn. Brown Liquor
for a license as a Common Victualler and dealer in liquors License &
under Class 1, at No. 25Q Front Street, was received. Common
The petition of Patrick H. Carey, a Victualler
licensed dealer at No. 25 Front Street, remonstrating against
the granting of the above application, was also received.
On motion of Alderman Brooks, the
application was referred to the Committee on Licenses.
The application of Chas. M. Capen for
a license as a dealer in liquors under Class 1, and as a Com-
mon Victualler, at !,,To. 145 Essex St. , was granted.
A venire for five traverse jurors to Jurors
attend the First District Court of Essex, on the 5th. day of
January, 1676, was submitted, and the following names were
drawn from the Jury Box, viz: George G. Russell, George L.
Newcomb, Charles H. Weston, Richard Price and Francis 77.
Tuttle.
Alderman Luscomb subritted the follow-
ing communication and Order, viz:
• of Streets, De-
"City of. Salem, Office of Commissioner
Dec. 27, 1675. Vol. 9 - Page 40
,cam.. 18, 1875. To the Hon. Mayor and Board of Aldermen:
Gentlemen:
The cost of constructing the sewer in
3kerry Street, in accordance with an Order of the I'ayor and
ldermen, passed Sept. 6, 1875, amounts to the sum of Six
Hundred Thirty One 65/100 Dollars, as follows:
Mangan*s bill for labor in laying sewer $327.85
40 ft. of 12 inch Portland pipe 196.30
Bricks, cement and curb for manhole 40.--
Teaming off waste earth 55.--
Engineering expenses. 12.--
y 6� 31 65
Resp'y.
Jo's. C. Foster, Commr.of Streets
':7hereas, pursuant to an Order of the Il?ayor and Aldermen, passed
Sept. 6, 1875, public notice thereof having first been give4,a
• Sewer has been laid in Skerry Street, the cost of which was
Six hundred thirty one 65/100 dollars, ($631.65) the proportion
of which to be paid by the City, which in this case is hereby
fixed at one fourth part of said cost, being deducted, there
remains Four hundred seventy three 74/100 dollars ($473.74) to
be charged to the estates abutting on the line of said sewer,
it is therefore.
Ordered, that the estates named in the
schedule hereto annexed, be and they are hereby charged with
the sums therein set to their respective names, as the propor-
tional part of. the expense of said Sewer, the said sums to be
paid before said estates shall enter or make use of said Sewer;
and no estate shall be permitted to enter said Sewer; without
first having a receipt for said amount from the City Treasurer,
and the permission in writing of the Street Commissioner.
Ordered, that notice thereof be given to
the persons or estates named in the schedule aforesaid, their
tenants and lessees, and the City Treasurer and Collector is
hereby directed to proceed and collect the said sums whenever
they shall become due.
Schedule.
Total cost of sewer $631.65
Proportion paid by city (}) 157.91
To be charged. 473.74
Taluation of land $7850.--) 473.74 (60.34 Rate of assessment.
No. of Sq. Val- Part Amt.
Estates ft. of land uation Charged Charged.
.._rs. Edward Dampson 5640 600.-- One hald 18.10
• Jesse B. Edwards 5500 500.-- shole 30.17
Dec. 27, 1875. Vol. 9 - 'Page 41
Andrew Elliott 5500 500.-- whole , 30.17
Jesse B. Edwards 9960 800.-- " 46.27
City of Salem (school house
lot) 18000 1600.- " 96.54
_Tevins Bagging Co. , C. C. ,
Osgood, Ag't. 4880 500.-- " 30.17
17illiam Be. Smith 9986 1300.-- .one half39.22
Perry Collier 7500 600.-- whole 36.20
,_rs. Geo. A. Johnson 7600 600.-- " 36.20
-sa A. Wiggin 8658 700.-- " 42.24
Perry Collier 7500 600.-- " 36.20
Jacob Berry 7500 500.-- It 30.17
8800:-- . 473.65
Less parts of es-
tates 950.--
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—7850—
The Order was adopted.
Alderman Brooks submitted the follow- Resolve of
ing Order: tha s o
"Resolved, that the thanks of this the Mayor
Board be tendered to His Honor the r,:ayor for the candid and
impartial manner in which he has discharged the duties of
Chief Executive Officer of the City during the gear now draw-
ing to a close, and for the uniform courtesy and ability with
which he has presided at the meetings of this Board ."
The Resolve. was unanimously adopted,
and the :Mayor responded.
Alderman Jackson submitted the follow-Resolve of
ing Resolve: thanks to
"Resolved, that the thanks of this pity Clerk
Board are due and hereby tendered to Henry 14. I=Meek Esq. , City
Cler, for the faithful and courteous manner with which he has
discharged the duties appertaining to his office the past year.
The Resolve was adopted.
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry I:I. Lieek, Clerk.
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ii
Salem City Government
1876
Mayor
Henry L. Williams
n
Aldermen
Volney C. Stowe, John Kinsman, John Jackson
• George R. Chapman. Wm. A. Brooks, William Heynes.
Common Council
Ward 1
LAwrenee Cunningham . Benjamin W. Getchell
John Donovan George H. Hill
Ward 2
John H. Davis Edward D. Ropes
William H. Nichols Andrew J. Tibhetts
Ward 3
Arthur L. Huntington. . Joseph L. Lougee
George W. Kingsley Oliver D. Way
Ward 4
Charles A. Benjamin Charles B. Fowler
Patrick D. Egan John Hathaway
Ward 5
E. Frank Balch William McKeever
Thomas J. McIntyre William G. Webber
Ward 6
John A. Batchelder Josiah I.I. Crocker
S. Augustine Brown John C. Towne
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.Jan. 3, 1876 Vol. 9 - Page 44 ,
Organization of the City Government, January 3, 1676.
A meeting of the Board of Aldermen Or�zaniza-
was held on Ionday, January 3, 1876, at 10 o'clock A. M. , for tion
the organization of the City Government for the ensuing
sunicipal year.
The i:iayor and all the members were
present except Alderman Chapman. .
The ..ayor called the Board to order.
'v.r. Davis came in with a message from Convention
the Common Council, informing the. Board that a temporary or-
ganization of that Board had been effected and proposing a
Convention of the two Boards forthwith, for qualification.
The Board concurred in the proposal.
The two Boards met in convention
accordingly.
Prayer was offered by Rev. E. B. Tillson.
The record of election was read by the
City Clerk.
The oath of office was then adminis- Qualifica-
tered to His Honor the 1!ayor, by the Hon. Otis P. Lor, Judge tion of
of the Supreme Judicial Court. menders
The ::iayor administered the oath of
office to the Aldermen and then to the members of the Common
Council.
The convention was then dissolved, Convention
and the two Boards separated. dissolved
Alderman Stowe submitted the follow- Rules R
ing Order: Orders
"Ordered, that the Joint Rules and
Orders of the
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last City Council be adopted as the Rules and Orders of the
aresent City Council, until otherwise ordered.vt
The Order was adopted and sent to the
Common Council for concurrence. Came back concurred.
Mr. Brown came in with a message, from Convention
the Common Council, informing the Board that the Common Council
had been organized by the election of a President and Clerk,
and proposing a convention forthwith for the purpose of listen-
ing to a communication from His Honor the f.Iayor; and also 'of
electing a City Clerk, and a Treasurer and Collector.
The Board concurred in the proposal.
The two Boards met in Convention, and Address
the liayor delivered an address to them.
• The Council then proceeded to elect a
City Clerk. Messrs. Brooks, Huntington and Fowler., were ap-
pointed a Committee to receive, sort and count the Votes.
The committee reported as follows:
Whole no. of votes 25.
Necessary to a choice 15.
Henry M. Meek had 29, and he was de-
clared duly elected.
Messrs. Stowe, Lougee and Batchelder Election of
were appointed a committee to receive, sort and count the City Trea-
votes for City Treasurer and Collector. surer &
The committee reported as follows: Collector
Whole no. of votes 29 .
Necessary to a choice 15 .
Henry J. Cross had 27.
71m. L. Welch 1.
Blank 1.
and Henry J. Cross was declared duly elected.
The oath of office was then adminis- ^ualifica-
tered to the City Clerk by Eben N. Walton esquire, a Justice tion of
of the Peace. City Clerk
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.Jan. 3, 1876. Vol. 9 - Page 46
The convention was then dissolved, Convention
and the two Boards separated. dissolved.
Alderman Brooks submitted the follow- Relief
ing Order: Committee.
"Ordered, that the whole City Council
be a Committee on the subject of the relief of Soldiers and
Sailors and their families; that the fayor be Chairman of said
Committee, that said Committee be authorized to disburse,
according to the Satutes of the Commonwealth, all moneys which
shall be appropriated in aid of said parties during the present
nunicipel year; that they be authorized to choose a clerk, and
that ten members of the Committee be a quorum for the trans-
action of business."
The Order was adopted and sent down for
concurrence. Came back concurred.
• Alderman Jackson submitted the follow- Meetings.
ing Order:
"Ordered, that the regular sessions of
the Board of .ldermen be held on the second and fourth Mondays
of each month at 7J o'clock P. M. , until otherwise ordered."
The Order was adopted.
I.Ir. Balch a member elect of the Com- Qualifica-
mon Council appeared and was qualified by the Mayor. tion of
Common
Councilman.
&Ir. Brooks moved that when this Board Adjournment
adjourns .it be until 7- o'clock this evening. The motion
was adopted.
The following Order came from the Mayor's
Common Council adopted and sent up for concurrence, viz: Address.
"Ordered, that the thanks of the City
Council be tendered to His Honor thelIayor for his valuable
address; and that a copy of it be requested for publication
with the usual municipal documents."
The Board concurred in the adoption
of the Order.
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The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry M. Meek, Clerk.
Essex ss. Salem, January 3d. , 1876. Personally appeared Qualifica-
Henry Igo. meek, duly elected City Clerk of the City of Salem, tion of
and made oath that he would faithfully perform the duties of City Clerk.
the said office of City Clerk.
Before me,
H. N. `o9elson,
Justice of the Peace.
A regular meeting of the Board of
• Ildermen was held on noonday, January 3, 1676, at 7Q o'clock
P. I.I.
The mayor and all the members were
present.
The record of the last meeting was
read and approved.
Mr. Chapman, a member elect of the Qualifica-
Board of Aldermen, appeared, and the Mayor administered to tion oP
him the oath of office. P din.
The Mayor announced the appointment City
of William Mansfield as City Messenger. Messenger.
The following Standing Committees of
the Board were announced by the Mayor, viz: Standing
Streets and Bridges. Committees.
The Mayor and Aldermen Stowe and Kinsman.
Lamps and Lighting.
Aldermen Brooks and Chapman.
Market and Market House.
Aldermen Jackson & Maynes.
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Jan. 3, 1876 Vol. 9 - Page 48
City Stables.
Aldermen Jackson and Stowe.
Police and Licenses.
The Mayor and ldermen Chapman and Kinsman.
The Mayor announced the following Joint
Joint Standing Committees on the part of this Board, with Standing
such as the Common Council may join, viz: Committees.
Finance.
The P.4ayor and aldermen Chapman & Kinsman.
Common Councilmen Fowler, Brown, Towne and Ropes.
Accounts.
• Aldermen Brooks and Jackson.
Common Councilmen David, lacIntire and Cunningham.
.lairds
Aldermen Stowe and Maynes.
Common Councilmen Nichols, Getchell and Balch.
Fire Department.
Aldermen Stowe and Brooks.
Common Councilmen Tibbetts, Getchell and Kingsley.
Military Affairs.
Aldermen Maynes and Jackson
Common Councilmen Brown, Tibbetts and Webber.
Printing.
Aldermen Brooks and Jackson
Common Councilmen Donovan, Davis end Batchelder.
Public Instruction.
Aldermen rooks and-7-Ensman
. Corimon Councilmen Batchelder, Egan and Euntington. .
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Public Property
Aldermen Brooks and Kinsman
Common Councilmen Lougee, Crocker and Hathaway.
Water Works.
Aldermen Stowe and Idaynes
Common Councilmen McKeever, Benjamin and 77ey.
Read and sent down to be joined, Came
back joined as interlined above.
Alderman Brooks submitted the follow- J.S.Commit-
ing Order: tee on
Ordered, that the Mayor and President
of the Common Council be added to the Joint Standing Commit- Instruction
tee on Public Instruction."
The Order was adopted and sent down
• for concurrence. Came back concurred.
c�
The following Order came from the Com- Commis-
.aon Council adopted, Messrsc Tibbitts, Cunningham, Huntington,sioner of
Benjamin, P,4cIntire and Brown appointed, and sent up for con Streets.
currence and to be joined; viz:
"Ordered, that a committee of one from
each !"lard with such as the Mayor and Aldermen may join be ap-
pointed to nominate a candidate for Commissioned of Streets,
said committee to report at the next regular meeting of the
City Council." .
The Board concurred, and Aldermen
Brooks, Jackson and Kinsman were joined.
Alderman Chapman submitted the follow- City Hall
ing Order: Extension.
"Ordered, that the completion of the
work on the City Hall extension be under the charge of a special
committee, consisting of two Aldermen with such as the Common
Council may join."
The Order was adopted, Aldermen Chapman
and Brooks appointed, and sent down for concurrence and to be
joined. Came back concurred and P.iessrs. Davis, Cetchell and
Fowler joined.
The following Order was offered by Finance.
alderman Chapman:
• "Ordered, that the Joint Standing
Committee on
Ian. 3, 1876. Vol. 9 - Pave 50
have leave to sit during the present session of the City
Council."
The Order was adopted and sent down
for concurrence. Came back concurred.
Alderman Stowe submitted the follow- Hose House
ing Order:
"Ordered, that the Joint Standing Street.
Committee on Fire Department be instructed to superintend the
completion of the Hose House on Webb Street."
The Order was adopted, and sent down
for concurrence. Came back concurred.
The following Order came from the Com- Assessors
mon Council adopted, Miessrs. Huntington, Getchell, i?ichols, and
• Egan, Balch and Batchelder appointed, and sent up for con- Assistant.
currence and to be joined, viz :
"Ordered, that a joint select commit-
tee of six members, one from each Ward, with such others as
the 11ayor and Aldermen may join, be appointed to prepare a
list of candidates for the offices of Assessors and Assistant
Assessors, and to report the same at the next regular meeting."
The Board concurred, and Aldermen
Chapman, Brooks and Stowe were joined.
The following Order came from the Com- Overseers
mon Council adopted, Messrs. Davis, Donovan, Lougee, Fowler, of the
7ebber and Crocker appointed, and sent up for concurrence and Poor.
and to be joined, viz:
"Ordered, that a committee of one from
each Ward with such as the IAayor and Aldermen may join, be
appointed to nominate a list of candidates for Overseers of
the Poor."
The Board concurred, and Aldermen Stowe,
Jackson and Maynes were joined.
The following Order came from the Cori- later
rion Council adopted, lt^.essrs, PIcKeever, Cunningham, Ropes, Board.
Kingsley, Benjamin and Towne appointed, and sent up for con-
currence and to be joined, viz:
"Ordered, that a committee of one from
each 1:7ard with such as the I:-favor and Aldermen may join, be
ap-pointed to nominate members of the Wenham Water Board in place
of those whose terms expire at the present
Jan. 3, 1876 . Vol. 9 - Page 51
time." The Board concurred and Aldermen
Brooks, Jackson and Kinsman were joined.
A.petition signed by A. J. Greenough Sunday
and N. P. Dodge asking for a licnese to hold a course of two Lectures &c
or more Sunday evening entertainments, consisting of lectures
and sacred concerts, the proceeds to be given to the Salem
Hospital, was received; and the same was referred to the Com-
mittee on Licenses.
The Joint Standing Committee on Finance .
reported the following Orders, viz: Anbropria-
"Ordered,that the following sums be tions.
and they are hereby appropriated to meet expenditures of the
following Departments and accounts due on or before the next
• monthly Pay Roll; these appropriations to be included in the
appropriations to be hereafter made:
School Dept. $10,000.--
Poor " 5,000.--
Fire " 5,000.--
Mayor & Ald. Dept. 30,000.--
Interest 30,000.--
9ater Works 10,000.--
State Aid 31
000. -
93,000.---
amounting in all to Ninety Three Thousand Dollars."
"Ordered, that the City Treasurer City Trea-
under the direction of the Joint Standing Committee on surer
Finance be authorized to hire in such suns as may be requir- authorized
ed the sum of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars to meet the de- to hire.
hands of the Treasury in anticipation of the receipt of taxes."
The Report was accepted, Orders adopted
and sent down for concurrence. Came back concurred.
the petition of F. 17. Tuttle asking Trees.
permission to take down two trees in fro3t of No. 6 and one in
I
ront of No. S Hathorne Street; was referred to the Committee
on Streets.
The following Order cane from the Com- Cater
Lion Council adopted and sent up for concurrence, viz: main.
"Ordered, that so much of the ;ayorls
Address as re-.
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lates to the laying of additional water mains be referred to
the Joint Standing Committee on 7.Tater Torks."
The Board concurred.
A communication from the Board of Appt. of
engineers recommending the appointment of Edward T. Osgood Fireman.
as a member of Steam Fire Engine Co. No. 1, was received, and
the same was referred to the committee on Fire Department on
the part of this Board.
The Committee subsequently reported in
favor and the said Osgood was appointed.
The application of Lawrence I.I. Brown Liquor
for a license to sell liquor at No. 252 Front Street; was License.
referred to the Committee on Licenses.
The Bills of the Department for the r.'onthl
• month of December were examined and approved. Bi11s.
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
H. M. Heek, Clerk.
A regular meeting of the Board of
_ldermen was held o li i
n .�onda January loth. 1876 at 7 y, y , a o'clock
The "Tayor and all the members were
present.
The reading of the record was dis-
Densed with.
The Report of the City Tc:arshal for the Cit
month of December was read and accepted. Pars a11a
Repo— r7—
The following , eport came from the Cor-
.ion Council accepted and sent up for concurrence, viz: Overseers
"City Council, Salem, Jan. 10, 1876. of the
The joint special Poor
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committee appointed to nominate canidates for Overseers of
the Poor would respectfully report.--
Ward 1. Edward Fitzgerald.
;hard 2. J. Frank Dalton
Ward 3. John Pickering Jr.
Ward 4. Charles B. Fowler
Ward 5. Charles H. Chase
Ward 6. Joseph Osgood.
For the Committee,
V. C. Stowe, Chairman."
The Board concurred.
The following Report came fro;, the assessors.
Common Council accepted and sent up for concurrence, viz:
"In City Council, Salem, Janly. l0,
1876. The special committee appointed to nominate candidates
• oor Assessors, and Assistant Assessors for the present munici-
al year, respectfully report the names of the following
gentlemen as suitable candidates for those offices:
For Assessors: Caleb Bu£fun, Joseph W. Luscomb, Thomas S.
Jewett.
For Assistant Assessors: Ward 1. James Chaney, Janes
Fairfield.
War 2. Geo. H.Warren, aa. B.
Bates.
Ward 3. Pemberton Hale, Stephen
Thayer
Ward 4. Isaiah Nichols, John E.
Fisk
Ward 5. Eleazer Austin, 7m. H.
I;IcGrane.
Hard 6. Ezra L. Brown, Thos.
Symonds.
In behalf of the Committee,
G.R. Chapman, Chairman."
The Board concurred.
The following Report cane from the Street
Common Council accepted and sent up for concurrence, viz: Commission-
"City .of Salem, Jan'y. 10, 1876. To er
the City Council. The joint special committee appointed to
nominate a candidate for Street Commissioner, respectfully
report that they have attended to that duty and submit the
name of Charles A. Putnam as a candidate for that office.
• For the committee,
Tti. A. Brooks, Chairman."
The Board concurred.
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The following Report came from the Wenhan
Common Council accepted and sent up for concurrence, viz: '.rater
"City of Salem, Jan'y. 10, 1876. To Board
the City Council. The joint special committee appointed to
nominate three candidates for the ;?enham Water Board respect-
fully report that they have attended to that duty and submit
the following nominations:
From citizens at large (3 years) Henry P. Ives.
From Board of aldermen (1 year) John Kinsman
From Board of Common Council (1 year) S. Augustine Brown.
For the committee,
Tm. A. Brooks, Chairman."
The Board concurred.
The following Order cane from the Com- Salaries.
Lion Council adopted, Priessrs. Lougee, Lgan and Davis appointed,
• and sent up for concurrence and to be joined, viz:
"Ordered, that a committee of three
,aembers of the Common Council, with such as the Mayor and
_ldermen may join, be appointed to consider and report what
changes, if any, are expedient in the salaries of city officers."
The Board concurred and Aldermen
Chapman and Brooks were joined.
A message was received from the Com- Convention.
non Council proposing a convention fotthwith, for the purpose
of electing three members of the Wenhem rater Board, a Com-
r. issioner of Streets, three Assessors and twelve Assistant
r_ssessors, and six Overseers of the Poor. The Board concurred
in the proposal.
The two Boards net in convention ac-
cordingly.
Liessrs. Chapman, McKeever & Tibbitts, 77enham
were appointed a committee to receive, sort and count the ylater
votes for members of the Cdenham ?later Board. Board.
The committee reported as follows.
Nhole no. of votes 31.
Necessary to a choice 16.
John Kinsman had 26.
Henry P. Ives 20.
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S. Augustine Brown 19
Edwin R. Ida 9
Geo. Kinsman 3
John C. Towne 4
Fr
anklin T. Sanborn 2
A. L. Huntington 2
dward D. Ropes 1, Augustine Brown 1, Chas. B. Fowler. ,
. Frank Balch 1, A. S. Brown 1, Oliver D. Way 1, D. Z. Smith
1, John H. Davis 1;
and Liessrs. Kinsman, Ives and Brown were
declared duly elected.
liiessrs. Jackson, Lougee & Towne were Street Com-
appointed a Committee to receive, sort and count the .votes missioner.
for Street Commissioner.
The Committee reported as follows;
• Whole no. of votes 31.
Necessary to a choice 16.
Joseph C. Foster had 25.
Andrew Elliott 6.
and Joseph C. Foster was declared duly elected.
P.iessrs. Stowe, Benjamin and Kingsley Overseers
-,:ere appointed a committee to receive, sort and count the of the Poor
votes for Overseers of the Poor.
The committee reported as follows:
Whole no. of votes. 30.-
Necessary to a choice 16.,E
Ward 1. Edward Fitzgerald had 24. Ward 4. Gilman A. Andrev;s
Wm. H. Allen 2. had 18
Thomas Bott l.; Charles B.
Ward 2. J.Frank Dalton 29. '. Fowler 12
Ward 3. John Pickering Jr. 30. Ward 5.Charles H.Chase 29
Ward 6.1oseph Osgood 28
Devereux Dennis 1
and I:essrs. Fitzgerald, Dalton, Pickering,
^ndrews, Chase and Osgood, , were declared to he duly elected.
Messrs. Brooks, Getchell and Ropes Assessors.
viere appointed a committee to receive, sort and count the votes
for Assessors.
The committee reported as follows:
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Whole no. of votes 31.
Necessary to a choice 16.
Caleb Bu£fum 22. 22.
Jos. W. Luscomb 18.
Thos. S. Jewett 16.
Tm. C. Hamond 13.
Eleazer Austin 10.
Jonathan Tucker 3.
Joseph Luscomb 2.
Thomas Nichols 1 Thomas Jewett 1 Jo
hn hn K. Webb 1, Blank 1;
And Messrs. Buf£um, Luscomb and Jewett
were declared to be duly elected.
Messrs. Chapman, Brown and Tebber were Assistant
appointed a committee to receive, sort and count the votes Assessors
for Assistant Assessors.
• The committee reported as follows:
Whole no. of votes 30.
Necessary to a choice 16.
;lard 1.1ames Chaney 28 77ard 4. Isaiah Nichols 28
James Fairfield 28 John B. Fiske 27
M. Lynch 1 N. C. Patterson 1
John K. Webb 2 Nathan Tuttle 1
Patrick D. Egan. 1
Tard 2.Geo.H. Warren 27 hard 5. Eleazer Austin 26 .
wm. B. Bates 29 71m. H. McGrane 25
James M. Brown 1 Chas. S. Clarke 2
S. B. Buttrick 2
Aaron Perkins 1
'Fard 3.Pemberton Hale 29 Frank White 1
Stephen Thayer 30 Michael Devine 1
J. W. Averill 1
hard 6 . Ezra L. Brown 10
Thomas Symonds 26
Benjamin R. Symonds 15
IT. A. Very 1
Joseph Symonds 1
George F. Brown 2
Geo. B. "elcher 1;
and Messrs. Chaney, Fairfield, Geo. H. Warren, Bates, Hale,
Thayer, Nichols, Fisk, Aus=_.. ,
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tin, IrcGrane and Thos. Symonds were declared to be duly
elected.
Only one person having been elected 2d. Ballot
from 'Uard 6, another ballot was taken with the following re-
sult, viz:
Thole no. of votes 29.
Necessary to a choice 15.
Benjamin R. Symonds had 16
Joseph Sv3gonds 7
Ezra L. Brown 3
,ath'1. A. Very 1, Geo. B. Melcher 1, James Dugan 1;
And Benj . R. Symonds was declared to
be duly elected.
The convention was then dissolved, and Conventiox
the two Boards separated. dissolved.
• Alderman Brooks moved that the Board City Physi-
proceed to the election of a City Physician. The motion was cian.
adopted, and Messrs. Brooks Sc Kinsman were appointed a com-
n.ittee to receive, sort and count the votes.
. The committee reported as follows:
Whole no. of votes 7.
Necessary to a choice 4.
Joseph P. Fessenden had 7, and was de-
clared duly elected on the part of this Board.
Notice was received from the Common
Council that their Board had elected Joseph P. Fessenden as
City Physician.
The Mayor for the Committee on Licenses Sunda
requested further time to report on the petition for a 11 Eve.g�Ln-
cense for Sunday evening entertainments, and the request was �ter ai
granted.
The Committee on Licenses reported in Lieuor Li-
favor of granting the application of Lawrence I:°_. Brown for a cense. Com-
liquor and Common Victuallers license. non Victua-
The report was accepted, and the li- ller
censes granted.
The City Clerk was authorized to use Repair of
the committee room (S. 17. room in second story) in the City City Clerk'
Fall, for an office, during the Office.
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g.lterstion and repair of his office.
The Board then went into executive Police ap-
session, and the I:Iayor nominated members of the Police force.pointments.
The following nominations were con-
firmed:
City i arshal.
William Iu;. Hill.
Assistant liarshal.
George W. Luscomb.
Day Police.
William F. Chapples, William H. Townes, Joseph Stickney,
Francis T. Converse, Joseph P. Allen, Charles Shortell,
Albert R. idichols, Kenneth T. I-icKenzie.
• Substitutes.
James P. Daley, C. H. -Stickney, Jacob Berry, David Young,
Daniel Marshall, George W. Peabody.
Janitor & Keeper of the Lock-up.
Geo. H. Blinn Jr.
._11 of said officers to be Police Officers, with all the pow-
ers of Constables except the power to serve civil process. On
motion of Alderman Chapman the remainder of. the police nomin-
ations were laid on the table until the next meeting.
On motion of llderilan Stowe the City Clerk was authorized and
instructed to furnish each member of the Board with a list of
the nominations not acted upon.
The Mayor made the following nominations:
Constables, with power to serve civil process. Constables.
Benjamin A. Gray, b?athan Farnum.
Constables, without power to serve civil process.
Oliver lidams, Isaac mtviill, Alfred R. Brooks, Thomas Bowen,
Benj . E. Burchsted, Samuel W. Bond, William A. Clapp, Charles
T. Conner, Aaron J. Cate, Geo.. 71. Creesy, Charles B. Currier,
F'illian Dodge, William G. Dow, George Farwell, Luke E. Friend,
Geo. A. Gray, James Grover, John Goldsmith, Samuel I7. Haines,
Joseph Hanmond, Sim-
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on A. Harris, Frederick H. Hunt, John Innis, Chas. A. Johnson,
Wm. P. Kingsley, Joseph Kinsman, Henry J. Lane, Elias C.
Larrabee, Warren Larrabee, Philip Lord, Thomas H. Lefavor,
Daniel Mooney, Wm. Mansfield, Mn. C. ::dansfield, ',',Tn. H. I;IcGr::.ne,
Stillman Newell, Joseph Peterson, Benj . L. Pervier, Geo. P.
Phippen, Henry C. Perkins, Wm. R. Porter, F4oses Pray, John G.
Page, B. F. Radford, Roland Smalley, Geo. E. Staniford, James
T. Smith, Wm. F. Staples, Robert Teague, John C. Thorner,
Samuel J. Trefatter, Chas. H. Taylor, Aaron Welch, Eben N.
Cialton, John G. Williams, John West, Benj . T. Wiggin.
The nominations r,ere confirmed.
The 14ayor made the following nonina- Appointments
tions:
Superintendent of Burials: Jeremiah S. Perkins.
• Licensed Undertakers.
Jeremiah S. Perkins, Charles Cressey, William Carney,
Charles S. Buffum, Jacob H. Allen, Robert Laughlin.
Chas. Cressey is assigned to the Harmony Grove
Cemetery.
City Crier: William Newhall.
Field Drivers: James Grover, Benjamin Hersey, Samuel
W. Haines, John West.
Fence Viewer: Enoch P. Fuller.
City 44eher: Benj. P. Symonds.
Weigherso Coal: Benj . P. Symonds, Thos. J. i_cClamant.
Measurer of fa—
Measurer Thomas M. Dix
Ideasurers of Wood and Bark: Nathan Hillett, John iaguire.
Measurer oP Bark on Railroad Cars: Nathan 11illett.
Inspectors of Leather.
Tu Janes H. rner Jr. , Thomas Sheehan.
Pound Keepers: James Grover, John West.
Sealer of Weights and a!1easures: John C. Ropes.
Special Constable at Peabody Academy of Science.
Joseph Hammond.
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Railroad Policemen, under C .331, Acts of 1871.
7M. F. tr ,
�i lsr—I er, tha. ,arner, Philip G. S ti�iiner.
Said officers to have all the powers of Constables except
the power to serve civil process, and to serve without pay.
Inspector of Petroleum: David Iei. Balch.
Inspe of hilk: David L•". Balch:
Superintendent oZ Union rid e : John Goldsmith.
The nominations were confirmed by the
3oard.
A venire for two Grand Jurors for the Jurors.
Superior Court was submitted, and the following names were
drawn from the Jury Box, viz: John W. Rhoades, Henry 0. Roberts.
• Alderman Kinsman submitted the follow- License
ing Order: Regu ation.
"Ordered, that Section 3d. of the
Order. establishing Regulations for the licensing of enter-
tainments be amended by inserting in the first line of said
Section after the words "The ??ayor and Aldermen" the words
"and City Clerk" ; so that the Section will read 113d. The
:Mayor and Aldermen and City Clerk shall be provided with a
ticket &c.'t
The Order was adopted.
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
H. M. ?Meek, Clerk.
A meeting of the Board of Aldermen was
held on tionday evening, January 24th, 1876, at 72 o'clock.
The mayor and all the members were
present.
The reading of the record was dispend-
ed with.
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Messrs. David G. Batchelder and John Jurors.
L:. Hagar were drawn as Grand Jurors, and Liessrs. Aaron T. Low,
Franklin T. Sanborn, John H. Parsons and Daniel H. Jewett,
were drawn as Traverse Jurors for the Superior Court.
A petition for the appointment of Weigher of
George W. Pickering as a Weigher of Coal, was referred to Coal.
the P_ayor.
The Mayor nominated said Pickering to
be a Weigher of Coal, and the nomination was confirmed.
The petition of LI. C. Reynolds & Co. 1-market
and 19 others representing that the occupation of Front St. Stand in
as a market, is detrimental to the regular business on said Front St.
street; also to public travel, and asking the Board to take
• action to relieve said street from being a market place, was
submitted, and the same was referred to the Committee on
Streets.
A cwmunication from Thos. Symonds Declination
declining the office of Assistant Assessor from Ward 6, was
read, and sent to the Common Council for their information.
Alderman Chapman submitted the follow-Salaries.
ing Report:
"In City Council, Salem, San. 24, 1876.
The joint committee to whom was referred the order of Jan. 10,
1876, in relation to the salaries of City Officers, respect-
fully report that they have given the matter due consideration,
and they are of the opinion that there is no necessity at the
present time to make any changes in the salaries under the
control of the City Council."
For the committee,
G. R. Chapman, Chairman."
The report was accepted, its recom-
mendations adopted and sent down for concurrence. Came back
concurred.
Alderman Brooks submitted the follow- Proposal
ing Order: for Con-
"Ordered, that a message be sent to vention
the Common Council proposing a convention forthwith for the
purpose of electing a Surveyor General of Lumber; and an
• :assistant Assessor from Ward 6 in place of Thomas Symonds de-
clined."
The Order was adopted and sent to the
Common Coun-
Jan. 24, 1876. Vol. 9 - Page 62 .
Oil. Came back, "proposal accepted."
The two Boards net in-convention ac-
cordingly.
idessrs. Brooks, Fowler and Cunningham Surveyor
viere appointed a committee to receive, sort and count the General of
votes for a Surveyor General of Lumber. Lumber.
The committee reported as follows:
;Thole no. of votes 29
Necessary to a choice 15.
t. C. Hamond had 16
Enoch P. Fuller 12
E. F. Fuller 1
and ?;fin. C. Hammond was declared duly elected.
I:fessrs. Stowe, Ropes and Towne were Assistant
• appointed a committee to receive, sort and count the votes Assessor.
for an Assistant Assessor.
The committee reported as follows:
Whole no. of votes 28
Necessary to a choice 15.
Alfred B. Brown had 14
Andrew' S. Waters 6
Joseph Symonds 3
R. G. Goss 3
Ezra L. Brown 2
There being no choice, a second ballot was taken, with the
following result, viz:
Whole no. of ballots 28
Necessary to a choice 15.
Alfred B. Brown had 21.
Andrew S. Waters 5
Joseph Symonds 1
FIm. C. Hammond 1
and -Alfred B. Brown was declared duly elected.
The convention was then dissolved, Convention
and the two Boards separated. dissolved.
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The bonds of Tm. M. Hill as City Bonds.
I:.arshal, and Benjamin A. Gray, as Constable, were submitted
and approved.
Alderman Chapman offered the follow- Water Loan
ing Order: Debt.
"Ordered, that the Joint Standing Cola-
Zlittee on Finance be and are hereby requested to consider and
report what action is desirable on the part of the Council,
in reference to the Prater Loan Debt of $398,500. which is
redeemable at the option of the city after Feby. 1, 1876."
The Order was adopted and sent down
-or concurrence. Came back concurred.
The petition of G. L. Streeter and 12 Pet. for
• others representing that the interests of the city require }eater pipe:
that water pipes be laid to the Willows, to the houses on at the aci
_11en Farm, and to the buildings of the Plummer School on the
7eck, and requesting that water pipes be laid for the accom-
:odation of these localities; came from the Common Council
referred to the Joint Standing Committee on Plater Works and
sent up for concurrence. The Board concurred.
The petition of Thomas P. Newell for Billiard
a renewal of his billiard license, was referred to the Com- License
Liittee on Licenses with power to act.
On motion of Alderman Brooks, the Recess
Board took a recess of ten minutes for the purpose of attend-
ing a meeting of the Relief Committee.
The following Order came from the. Com=3ayor
_ on Council adopted and sent up for concurrence, viz: authorized
"Ordered, that the bIayor in behalf of to conve
. the City, be authorized to execute a quit claim deed, convey-rea Feat(
ing to Sarah B. Safford all the city`s right and title to an
estate on the west side of Central Street, which was sold by
the City Treasurer and Collector to the city for non-payment
of a drainage assessment, said deed to be delivered upon pay-
rient to the City Treasurer of the sum for which said estate
vas sold, together with lawful interest and charges."
• The Board concurred.
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Alderman Stowe stated that complaint Complaint
had been made of the Belem Street Railway Co. putting oil on ar<ainst
their track at the Corner of Essex and Pleasant Streets, to Salem St:
the great injury and inconvenience of pedestrians. R„v. Co.
The matter was referred to the Com
nittee on Streets.
The City Clerk called attention to the Exhibi-
Regulations for licensing exhibitions, so far as relates to tiwns.
entertainments given in part by citizens of Salem and part
by citizens of other towns, for the benefit of Salem parties.
On motion of Alderman Chapman, the
7-ayor and City Clerk were authorized to fix the fee in such
cases.
• The P.Iayor nominated Ira J. Patch to Constable.
be a Constable, but afterwards withdrew the nomination.
The petition of Horace B. Gardner for Pet. for
the removal of Joshua B. Emory, a member of the night police rem— ova�of
force, was submitted. Police Of-
Alderman Kinsman moved that the peti- ficer
tioner have leave to withdraw. The motion was adopted.
On motion of Alderman Stowe. the vote
was reconsidered, and a hearing was ordered, on said petition,
to take place on Monday evening February 7th. 1876.
A communication from Mr. H. Flynn re- Nomination
questing the withdrawal of his name as a candidate for a mem-of o ice
ber of the Sunday police force, was read, and the I:4ayor with-Officer
drew his name from the list of nominations. withdrawn.
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
H. IS. Meek, Clerk.
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A meeting of the Board of Aldermen
was held on Monday evening, February 7th. 1876, at 721 o1clock.
The Mayor and all the members were
present.
ad with.
The reading of the record was dispens-
'
The Mayor read the petition of Horace Hearing on
B. Gardner for the removal of police officer Emory, and pet, for
stated that a hearing on said petition had been ordered for removal of
this evening, and the Board were ready to hear all persons Po ice
interested. Officer.
C. A. Benjamin Esq. appeared for the
petitioner and after the examination of Mr. Gardner, Mr.Emory,
and several witnesses, the hearing was closed; .and, on motion
of Alderman Brooks the petitioner was granted leave to with-
draw.
The petition of Chas. D. McGlew for a Billiards
license to keep two billiard tables at No. 14-21 Front St. , was
referred to the Committee on Licenses with power to act.
The applications of I. P. Harris & Co. ,Petroleum
David A. Nichols, Babcock & Cowperthwaite, I. P. Foster Jr.
and Thos. Symonds, for licenses to keep and sell petroleum,
were referred to the Committee on Licenses with instructions
to report at the next meeting.
The. petition of Benj. Griffin for a Junk.
license to carry on the Junk business at IQo. 49 Union St. ,
eras referred to the Committee on Licenses.
The petition of Timothy O'Leary and 5 Smith
others, asking that the way known as Smith Street be accepted Street
and laid out as a public street, was referred to the Committee
on Streets.
A communication from the Board of Fireman
engineers recommending the appointment of Joseph C. Dutra as
a member of Hose Co. No. 1, was submitted; and the said Dutra
was appointed.
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A complaint from the City Uarshal Liloonquor
against the Liquor saloon kept by Barney Rourke at No. 37 Sa
Union St. , was received; and the same was referred to the
Committee on Police.
On motion of Alderman Chapman the :onthly Bill
aayor and Alderman Kinsman were authorized to examine the Bills
Bills against the Department for the month of January.
On motion of Alderman Brooks, Officer Compensa-
Heathcote of the night police was allowed half pay for eight tion for
nights in December last, while off duty on aconunt of sick- Police
Hess, amounting to 68.75. Officer
• The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry Y. Lieek, Clerk.
A meeting of the Board of Aldermen was
held on Paonday evening, February la, 1876, .at 71 o'clock.
The Mayor, and all the members, except
Alderman Chapman, were present.
The record of the last meeting was read
and approved.
The petition of J. B. Edwards for Removal of
leave to move a building from Beckford to Norman Street, was Building.
referred to Alderman Chapman and sent down to be. joined.
Came back, Messrs. Lougee and Fowler joined.
The h1ayor for the Committee on Licenses Petro-
asked for further time to make report on the applications for leum
licenses under the law restricting the sale of petroleum, and
the request was granted.
The applications of Joseph S. Foster,
S. C. & E. A. Simonds, W. 11. Rooney, Joseph Symonds and Henry
Luscomb, for licenses to keep
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oil for sale, were referred to the Committee on Licenses.
On motion of Alderman Brooks, the Com-
mittee on Licenses were instructed to report an Ordinance re-
gulating the keeping of any oil or fluid, composed wholly or
in part of the products of petroleum.
The petition of warren Page & Co. for Steam
permission to run one four horse engine, and a six horse engine &
boiler, in the boot and shoe factory, No. 42 fill St. , was boiler.
granted.
The Mayor stated that he had received Beque st nof
notice of a bequest of the sum of N5000. by Hiss Anna I'Iiss Ana
Pingree, to the Mayor and Aldermen, but that the Board could Pingree.
• not act as Trustees' of said fund, and that action similar to
that taken on thb bequest of D. A. Neal would have to be a-
dopted. Thereupon Mr. Brooks submitted the following Order,
viz:
- ,, "whereas, due notice has been receiv-
ed by the Mayor andAldermen of a bequest by Miss Anna
Pingree of the sum of Five thousand dollars to the Mayor and
Aldermen, for the purpose hereinafter named,--
Ordered, that the Yayor be and he is,
hereby authorized and requested to take the proper step to
procure the appointment of the City of Salem as Trustee of
the fund,devised by Miss Anna Pingree to the i!,ayor and Alder-
men, for the benefit of the poor of Salem; the seid Mayor and
Aldermen having no legal right to act as Trustees of said
bequest."
The Order was adopted and sent down
for concurrence. Came baa$ concurred.
Alderman Stowe offered the .following Quarantine
Order: x Physician
"Ordered, that a joint special com- & Boarding
mittee, consisting of two members of the Board of Aldermen, Officer.
with such as the Common Council may join, be appointed to
consider and report what changes, if any, are necessary in
the Ordinance relating to Quarantine Physician and Boarding
Officer."
The Order was adopted and sent to the
Common Council for concurrence, (F.ldermen Stowe & Kinsman
• having been appointed) and to be joined. Came back concurred
and P:Iessrs. Ropes, Getchell and Balch joined.
Feb. la, 1876. Vol. 9 - Page 68 .
Alderman Brooks submitted the follow- City
ing Order: . Messenger
"Ordered, that the joint select com-
nittee on City Hall extension be instructed to consider what
changes, if any, are necessary in the Ordinances relating to
City :Messenger, and report to the City Council."
The Order was adopted and sent to the
Common Council for concurrence. Came back concurred.
Alderman Brooks submitted the follow- City Hall
ing Order: Rooms as-
"Ordered, that the joint select com- signed &
1ittee on City Hall extension be instructed to assign rooms furniture.
in the City Hall to the several departments and officers of
the City Government, and furnish the same for their occupancy."
• The Order was adopted and sent to the
Common Council for concurrence. Came back amended so as to
read, as follows, viz:
"Ordered, that the joint select com-
nittee on City Hall extension be directed to assign rooms in.
the City Hall to the several departments and officers of the
City Government, and report to the City Council, as soon as
practicable, estimates of the cost of appointing and furnish-
ing the same."
The Board concurred in the passage of
the Order as amended.
Alderman Jackson submitted the follow- Celebra_9
ing Order: tion ofof
"Ordered,, that His Honor the Llayor, be,Feb'y.22d.
and he is, hereby authorized to cause a proper observance of
the approaching anniversary of `. ashington's birthday to be
made, the 22d, inst. , by displaying the National flag on the
public buildings, the ringing of bells, and the firing of a
salute at sunrise, noon and sunset, and that the expense of
the same be charged to the appropriation for the Mayor and
_aldermen Department, on account of Incidentals."
The Order was adopted and sent to the
Common Council for concurrence. Came back concurred.
r;
The ._ayor stated that the Committee on Li uor
Police had ordered a hearing on the complaint against the Sa—loon of
• liquor saloon kept by Barney Rourke, for Thursday evening, B. Bourke
February 17th.
eb. 14, 1876. Vol. 9 - �a".^e 69
The petition of Plicholas Bovey and 13 Green
others, for the acceptance and repair of Green Place, and Place &
the petition of Reuben H. Floyd and 23 others, for the ac- Vale Stre"et
ceptance and repair of Vale street, was received; and the
same were referred to the Committee on Streets. -
The Iayor for the Committee on Streets Smith
recommended leave to withdraw on the petition for the accept- Street.
ante of Sftith Street, and the recommendation was adopted.
The petition of Joseph Lowd for leave Tree.
to remove a tree in front of his premises on Hawthorne St. ,
was referred to Alderman Jackson.
The bond of Thomas H. Lefavour, a Con- Consta-
• stable, was received, and approved by the Board. ble' s
Bond.
The Mayor nominated Joseph C. Foster Su ' t. of
to be .Superintendent of the City Stables. The nominationCity- Stable
was confirmed.
The Report of the City Marshal for City
the month of January was read and placed on file. liarshall's
Report.
Several amendments to the Rules & Reg-Amendment
ulations of the Overseers of the Poor, were submitted, and to Rules &c,
the same were approved, and sent to the Common Council for Of Overseer:
concurrence. Came back concurred. (Copy oii file. ) of the Poor.
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry M. Leek, Clerk.
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A..special meeting of the Board of
Aldermen was held:on b?onday, February 21st. , 1876, at 4 0'
clock P.
The Mayor and all the members, except
Alderman Jackson, were present.
The reading of the record was dis-
pensed with.
The following Order was submitted: Street on
"Ordered,' that this Board consider Salem Diecl•
the expediency of laying out a public way on Salem Neck,
starting from a point near the N. W. corner of the westerly
barn on the Gardner estate, and thence ,running in a N. E.
direction to the place called the Will over lands of the
City of Salem, and D. B. Gardner, in accordance with a plan
now on file in the City Clerk's Office, drawn by C. A. Putnam,
Surveyor, dated Feb. 21, 1876, and that a public hearing there-
on be had at the City Hall, on Monday, the 28th, day of Feb-
ruary, 1876, at 7 o'clock P. M. ,' and that due notice of said
hearing be given to all parties "interested."
The Order was adopted.
Notice by Thos. S. Pepper of his in- Intent to
tent to build a dwelling house at No. 71 Bridge St. , was re- build.
= ferred to Alderman Kinsman..
A. venire for four jurors to attend the Jurors.
Barth term of the Superior Court at Lawrence, was submitted,
and the following names were drawn from the jury box, viz:
Jesse B: Edwards, James F. Hale, . Lawrence Curringham and
Richard Harrington.
The official bond of Henry J. Cross, City* T.-re-a,
City Treasurer, was presented, and the same was approved. urer's Sor.
An application for permission to burn Tar Barre:
some tar barrels in front of the engine house in Lafayette St.
on the evening of Feb. 22d. , was refused.
The Board then adjourned.
Attest, H. L. Meek, City Clerk.
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A meeting of the Board of 2ddermen was
held on Monday, February 28, 1876, at 7 o'clock, P. M.
The Mayor and all the members were pre-
sent.
The reading of the record was dispensed
with.
The Mayor stated that a hearing on the Hearin:
proposed construction of a new road on Salem Neck had beenaas-new roac
signed for this evening, and after reading the order of notice,on Sale
declared the hearing opened. Neck
No person 'was present to favor or oppose
the same, and the hearing was closed.
The following Orders were then sub- Laying of
raitted: of Road c
"whereas, in the opinion of this Board,Neck.
the safety and convenience of the inhabitants of Salem, require
the laying out of a new way on'Salem Neck, and whereas due
notice of an intention to lay out the same, has been given to
all parties interested, it is,-
Ordered, that a public way fifty feet
• wide, be, and the same is hereby laid out on Salem Neck, over
the lands of Daniel B. Gardner and the City of Salem, as
follows:
Southeasterly side.
Coimaencing at a point, in land of the City of Salem, which is
on a line with the westerly end of Gardner' s barn, and 32 feet
distant northwesterly from. the northwest corner thereof, and
thence running across land of said City, and then through land
of said Gardner, on a course of N. 247E. a distance of 456
feet, thence curving to the east, and runningLa distance of 70
feet on said curved line, as staked out; thence running N. 560
a distance of about 650 feet, through said Gardner' s land,
to a point, on the S. W. side of Harbor View Avenue, which is
15 feet southeasterly from the centre of the division wall,
between lands of the City and Sdid Gardner; thence running on
a course of N. 5e 20' E. through land of said Gardner, a dis-
tance of about 590 feet, to a point, on the westerly side of
Island Avenue, which is 30 feet southeasterly from the centre
of the division wall, between lands of the city and said
Gardner, and then continuing upon the sane course, a distance
of 40 feet, to the easterly side of said Island Avenue. The
northwesterly side of said road to be parallel to and 50 feet
6istant from the above located southeasterly side. And the
above described southeasterly side of road is to be connected
eith the northwesterly side of Columbus Avenue, in the follo ?-
ing manner; starting from a point, in the line of the above
1Dcated southeasterly side, which is 145 feet from the starting
^pint in said location, and
Feb. 28, 1876. Vol. 9 - Page 72
running upon a regular curved line of 22 feet radius, in an
easterly direction, a distance of about 60 feet, so as to join
the said northwesterly line of Columbur Avenue, and the point
of land cut off by said curved- line is to become a portion of
the above road. The above described lines being more fully
shown upon the plan drawn by C. A. Putnam, Feb. 21st. 1876,
accompanying and making a part of this location, and filed at
City Clerk's office. And it is hereby adjudged that the ex-
pense of laying out and constructing said way as aforesaid,
will amount ,to the sum of Thirteen hundred. sixty eight dollars
as specified in the schedule hereto annexed, and that no
damages be awarded, except the sum of One dollar to the estate
of Daniel B. Gardner; and further that the expense of laying
out and constructing said way be charged to the appropriation
for the 11ayor and Aldermen's Department on account of Streets.
Estimated cost of ,proposed road, as. per plan.
About 1600 cub. yds. of filling in Gardner s)
meadow at 30 cts. '' ) 540.--
Culvert in meadow, walls 2 ft.x2 ft.x 60 ft. )
long, 21x2' opening, Stone covering )
and plank bottom ) 125.--
25 cub. yds. of ledge excavation (,D $2.--
. (above, Lowell St. ) 50.--
About 400 cub. yds. of filling below Lowell)
About 60 cub. yds. of ledge excavationtat) ) 140.--
lower end of road 0$2.--) 120.--
" 60 " " " earth excavation at )
lower end of raod a :.;.30 ) 18.--
993.--
1500 feet of new fence (three rail & post to) )
to build on south east side) 225.--
1850 feet of old fence to remove and rebuild 150.--
368.--
"Ordered,. that the P;:ayor be authorized
to convey to Daniel B. Gardner all the City's right and title
to a piece of land lying southeasterly of the southeasterly
line of the proposed road, containing 15,500 square feet, 9700
sq. feet of which are to be taken for the extension of Columbus
Avenue, whenever the said Gardner sh811 convey to the City of
Salem all right and title to the land included within the lines
of location of said way, amounting to about 54000 square feet,
and also the triangular lot of land lying northwesterly of said
road? containing about 35000 square feet."
The Orders were adopted and sent to the
Common Council for concurrence. Came back concurred.
A communication from the 77enham Plater '.!!star
Board was received, submitting the following communication, supply for
viz: Beverly
"To the "later Board of the City of
L:�,1en. Sentle-
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Tien: The Water Committee of the Town of Beverly wish to obtain
definite information in regard to the following points, viz:
1st. Is the City of Salem ready to put in an independent
pine for supplying the Town of Beverly with water directly from
the Reservior?
2d. If so, is the City of Salem willing to put in either
a twelve or sixteen inch pipe as the Town may desire, and to
1:rhat point of termination?
3d. At whose expense is the said pipe, together with the
necessary connections, to be put in?
4th. For what sum, said pipe being put in, will the City
of Salem furnish water per million gallons to the Town of Bev-
erly. Said Town to make and collect its own rates?
5th. If no basis can be agreed. upon for an independent
pipe, for what sum will the City of Salem furnish water in gross
to the Town of Beverly on the basis of the present number of
pater takers, with the present system of connections; the Town
to make and collect its own rates?
Very Respectfully,
-everly, Mass. Feb. 15th. 1876. Jas. R. Chapman, Clerk."
The papers were referred to the Joint
Standing Committee on Water Works and sent to the Common
Council for concurrence. Came back concurred.
Alderman Brooks submitted the follow- ADpropria-
• ing Order: HOn SpHol
"Ordered, that the sum of Fifteen DeD't.
thousand dollars (AO15,000.--) be, and the same is, hereby
appropriated to meet expenditures of the School Department;
this .appropriation to be included in the appropriations to be
hereafter made."
The Order was adopted, and sent to the
Common Council for concurrence.
The petition of N. R. Brown, asking Pet. for
for the privilege of selling ice cream, confectionery, cake leave to
&c, at the Willows, the coming season, .was submitted; and sell confe
the same was referred to the Joint Standing Committee on Pub--tionery &c
ltal roperty and sent to the Common 'Council for concurrence. at the
Came back concurred. Willows.
Alderman Stowe offered the following Expenses c
Order: 7ater BeD'
"Ordered, that the Water Board be re-
quested
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to prepare with as much particularity as practicable, esti-
mates, and present them to the City Council, of such amount
of money as in their judgment is required in their Department,
and statements of the purpose for which such suns respective-
ly are to be appropriated."
The Order was adopted and sent to the
Common Council for concurrence. Came back concurred.
A communication from the City Marshal Harket
in reference to market wagons standing .in Market Square, was Regulatic
submitted; and the same was referred to the Committee on
rket, with instructions to report to the Board a set of
Regulations governing the same.
The petition of Samuel C. Beane and Pumps
240 others requesting that the pumps of the City may be put
in repair so that dumb animals may have a 'drinking place in
winter, when the Wenham water fountains are taken away, was
submitted, and referred to the Committee on Streets.
The Mayor submitted the following Re- Liquor
Port and Order: f License &;
"Salem, Mass. , Feb. 28, 1876. In of B.Rour
Board of Aldermen. The Committee on Police and Licenses to revoked.
• whom was referred the complaint against Barney Rourke, a li-
censed liquor dealer, at No. 37 Union- St. , for keeping the
place contraryto the Provisions
p sions of his licenses, would
respectfully, - Report, that a hearing was granted all
persons interested, on the evening of Thursday, the 17th. day
of February inst. , at which hearing the said Rourke and several
officers of the Police Department were present, and it appear-
ing to the Committee, after hearing the evidence in the case
that id o
said .,our e a k has
_. violate
d th
e te
rms of sai
d licenses, th
ey
Y
. woul
d respectfully
- 11 recommend t P Y he adoption
ion of the f_ h following
For the Committee, g Order.
Henry L. Williams, Chairman."
"Ordered, that the licenses of Barney
Rourke, as a Common Victualler, and a dealer in liquors under
Class One, be, and they are, hereby revoked."
The Report was accepted and the Order
adopted. (A copy of the order was served on iar. Rourke, on
',7ednesday, March lst. )
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Notice by Ezra Woodbury of his in- Intent to
tention to build a dwelling house on Bridge St. , was referr-build.
ad to Alderman Kinsman.
Alderman Jackson moved that the nom- Constable .
ination of Ira J. Patch as a Constable, be taken from the
table. The motion was adopted.
The Mayor then withdrew the nomination.
The Mayor nominated Albert A. May, Constable:
Hichael Murphy, Prince E. Nash, John R. Arrington, John Smith
and John F. Gibson, to be Constables.
Alderman Stowe moved that the nomina-
tions be referred to the Committee on Police. The motion was
adopted.
--On Motion of Alderman Chapman, the
Committee on Police were granted leave to sit during the
session.
The committee met, and reported in
favor of the nominations. The report was accepted and the
nominations confirmed.
The following Order came from the Com_-Rngineeas
• aaon Council adopted, Messrs. Lougee, Getchell, Tibbetts, of Fire
Hathaway, McKeever and Brown appointed, and sent up for con- Del t.
currence and to be joined, viz:
"Ordered, that a committee of one from
each Tard and such as the Mayor and Aldermen may join be ap-
pointed to nominate a Board of Engineers."
The Board concurred in the adoption of
the Order and Aldermen Kinsman, Brooks and Stowe were joined.
The following Order came from the A proAria-
Common Council adopted and sent up for concurrence, viz: iot n for
"Ordered, that the committee on City aintiif
Hall Extension be authorized to expend not exceeding the sir.1 Count
of three hundred dollard ($300.--) for the purpose of tint Chi.
ing, painting and repairing the. Council Chamber."
The Board concurred.
The petition of Wa-H.Caulfield for a Kerosene
license to keep for sale kerosene oil, at No. 7 Boston St. , 6i—f.
was received, and the same was referred to the Committee on
licenses.
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Alderman Jackson reported against Tree
granting the petition of Joseph Loud for leave to remove a
tree in Hathorne St.
The report was accepted, and the peti-
tioner granted leave to withdraw.
Alderman Kinsman moved that the nomi- Apnointme
nation o f member„ o r f the Sunday and Night Police force,
taken from the g r be of Police
h table
The motion was adopted.
The Mayor then made the following
nominations:
Sunday Police. Sunda
L Degen, James Dempsey, Eben 0. Parsons; Nathaniel D. PeircePolice
Francis A. P. Rust, Charles Sheridan (re-nominated) ; Samuel
Bond in place of James W. English, and Thomas Riley in
Dlace of David H. Kelly.
Substitutes
George F. Berry, Charles H. Stickney, David N. Pollock, David
Young, James P. Daley, T:iichael Donovan. . '
All said officers to be Police Officers; with
all or any of the powers of constables, except the power of
serving and executing civil process.
The nominations were confirmed by the
• Board.
Alderman Brooks moved that the nomina-Night Poll:
lion of members of the night police be laid on the table, but
the motion was not ado_nted.
The Mayor then submitted the following
nominations, all of the officers to be police officer, with
all or any of the powers of constables, except the power of
serving and executing civil process:
Night Police.
__oses 1. Averill, Captain; John B. Skinner, Sergean�,George
Arrington, Eben .Beckford, John M. Beckford, Michael Buckley,
Charles E. Cloutman, John Donovan, Horatio B. Carver, Joshua
B. Emery, George K. Frost, James H. Kelly, Charles E. LeGrand,
Charles H. " iller, Abraham A. Very, Samuel Prarshal, George F.
horse, Thomas R. Fallon. (all re-nominations) .
The nominations were confirmed.
The Havor re-nominated Richard Horton,
but the Board refused to confirm the nomination.
George W. Burnham was nominated in place
of Cornelius F. Collins, but the Board refused to confirm the
nomination.
ym. F. Staples was nominated in place of
Cornelius F. Collins, but the Board did not confirm the nomina-
tion.
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The following were nominated and con-
firmed:
Robert 1_, Phippen in place of Richard
,. r Horton
David B. Dowst in
lace of P John A. Se11
Y
Tames J. Hebron in place of wm. H. Lloyd
David H. Kelly
lly in place of Daniel ar M shalt
Substitutes u es.
George F. Berry, James P. Daley, Michael Donovan, Charles H.
Stickney, David Young and David N. Pollock; and they were
confirmed.
Alderman Stowe moved that the salary Salaries c
of the City D'Iarshal be fixed at the rate of $1200. , and of Police Fo=
the Day and Night. Police at $750.--each,, per year, from
_zarch 1st.
The Mayor called .Alderman Chapman to
the Chair, and taking the floor, spoke in opposition to the
passage of the motion.
After considerable discussion, a yea
and nay vote having been ordered, the.motion was rejected by
the Following vote, viz: Aldermen Brooks,"Haynes and Stowe
voting in the affirmative, and Aldermen 'Chapman, Jackson and
Kinsman, with Mayor Williams, in the negative.
Alderman .Brooks then moved that the Pay of Str
pay of the laborers in the street department be' restor'ed to Laborers.
the former rates, but the motion was rejected by the follow-
ing year and nay vote, viz: Aldermen' Brooks, Maynes and Stowe,
voting in the affirmative, and Aldermen Chapman, Jackson and
Tinsman, with Alayor IVilliams, in the negative. .
The Mayor having resumed the chair, Reduction
derman Chapman moved that the pay of all the members of of Aa4. o
the police force be reduced ten per cent, commencing ::arch 1st. - oolice
The motion was adopted, force.
The following Order came from the Celebratic
Common Council, adopted, I,lessrs. Davis, Kingsley and Egan of July g-
appointed, and sent up for concurrence and to be joined, viz:
"Ordered, that a joint special Commmittee
be appointed to secure appropriate music for the celebration
of the approaching anniversary of our National Indepence."
the Order, The Board concurred in the adoption of
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and Aldermen Kinsraan and Jackson were joined.
The following Order came from the Fire Alai-
Common Council adopted, Messrs. way, Getchell .and Webber ap-
pointed, and sent up for concurrence, and to be joined, viz:
_ "Ordered, that so much of the Mayor' s
_naugural Address as relates to a Telegraphic Fire Alarm, be
referred to a Joint Special Committee."
Th
e Board did not concur.
The following Order came from the Expenses c
Common Council adopted, Messrs. Huntington, Benjamin and School De
Hopes appointed, and sent up for concurrence and to be joined,
viz:
"Ordered, that a joint special com-
nittee be appointed to consider the expediency of presenting
a resolution, before the appropriate committee of the Legisla-
ture setting forth the necessity for legislation
on requiring
the School Boards of the several cities and towns of the conr-
:::onwealth, to keep within 'such appropriations as may be made
-or the school departments, by the respective governing boards
of said cities and towns."
The Board concurred, and Alderman
Chapman and Kinsman were joined. .
•^' The Committee on Licenses submitted Ordinance
the following Ordinance, viz: re awn t,
"City of Salem.
In the year one thousand eight hundred and seventy six.
An Ordinance in relation to the manu
facture, storage
and sale of Petroleum and its ro p ducts.
Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of
Salem, as follows:
Section 1. Any Person desiring to
manufac
ture, refine,
mix,
store or keep for sale an oil or� P > Y fluid composed wholly or
P Y
in part of any of the products of petroleum, in a greater
quantity than sixty gallons, in any one locality in the City
of Salem, except as provided in the fifth section of chapter
one hundred and fifty two, of the acts of the year eighteen
hundred and sixty nine, shall make application in writing for
a license therefor to the i:iayor and Aldermen of said City, and
shall state in such application the locality, building, or
'Dart of a building, for which he desires a license, and whether
he desires a license for manufacturing, refining and mixing said
articles, or any of them, or a license for storing, or keeping
them for sale, or both. Such application shall be referred to
the CoLmiittee
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on Licenses, who shall examine, or cause the Inspector of Pet-
roleum to examine, the locality or building described in such
application, and report in writing to the Mayor and Aldermen
the propriety of granting the license applied for.
Section 2. Rio license shall be granted for manufacturing, re-
fining, mixing, storing or keeping said articles; or. any of
them, upon any alley, sidewalk, street or wharf, within the
limits of the city, nor upon any floor or a building above the
first floor.
Section 3.- No license shall be granted for mixing, storing or
keeping crude petroleum, naptha or gasoline in any part of a
building above the cellar, unless said articles are contained
in metallic vessels securely closed.
Section 4. No license shall be granted for selling or keeping
for sale at retail, for illuminating purposes, any kerosene,
refined petroleum, or any product of .petroleum, which has not
been inspected by the officer appointed for that purpose by
the Riayor and Aldermen.
Section 5. Except as hereinbefore expressly provided, licenses
may be granted for manufacturing, refining, mixing, storing
and keeping said articles, or any of them, in cellars, or upon
the first floor of buildings, or in other suitable localities,
in such quantities over sixty gallons, and in such a manner as
• the Mayor and 21 dermen may in each case determine, except that
no license shall be granted for manufacturing, refining, mix-
ing, storing or keeping said articles, or any of them, upon
the first floor of any building in a greater quantity than
sixty gallons, unless the same be contained in metallic vessels
securely closed, or the foundations and walls of said building
be of brick, stone, or iron, and the sills or walls of said
building be built without apertures for a space of at least
one foot above the floor.
ection 6. There shall be expressed in said license the name
of the person or persons to whom the license is granted, and
whether he or they, are permitted to manufacture, .refine and
mix said articles, or any of them, qr to store and keep them,
or both, and a description of the locality, building, or part
of a building licensed, and any limitations upon the quantity
of said articles, or any of them, which may be manufactured,.
refined, mixed, stored or kept therein, or upon the manner of
manufacturing, refining, mixing, storing or keeping the sane,
which the ?rlayor and Aldermen may in each case see fit to im-
Dose ; and any person so licensed may manufacture, refine, nix,
store or keep said articles, or any of them, within the terms
of his license, either on his own account or on account of any
Other person. All persons holding such license shall allow
the Chiefigineer of the Fire Department, or any of the Assis-
tant Engineers, or the Inspector or Inspectors appointed by the
-ayor and Aldermen, to enter the premises described in the li-
cense, and take such samples of oils and make such exa_:inations
of the premises as
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said Engineers or .Inspectors deem expedient. Any violation
of the terms of said license shall work a revocation of the
same, and the Mayor and Aldermen may revoke any license with-
out cause, at any time. r.
Section 7. It shall be the duty of the Inspector of Petrolez .i
to make complaint to the District Court of all violations of
the provisions of chapter one hundred and fifty two, and
chapter three hundred and forty five, of the acts of the year
eighteen hundred and sixty nice., and to bring,suits, in the
-.tame of the Mayor of the City, against all persons who manu-
facture, refine, nix, store, orAkeep for sale, "any oil, or
fluie, composed wholly or in part, of the products of petro-
leu ., without the license required by this ordinance."
The Ordinance was passed :to be ordained
and sent to the Common Council for concurrence. - i
a�.
The Board then adjourned."`.
Attest, 4
Henry I:4. Peleek, %Clerk.
LL
A meeting of the Board of Aldermen was
�, . held on Monday, March 6th. , 1876, at 7 o'clock, P. M.
The Mayor and all the members were pre-
sent.
The reading of the record was dispensed
Tith.
The Bills of the Department for the donthlY
_month of February were examined and approved. Bills.
On motion of Alderman Kinsman, Mr. Inspector
,Stowe was appointed a Committee to make inquiry as to the ail—Lk
official duties and salary of the Inspector of Milk, with in-
structions to report at the next meeting.
Notice b Mary
C. Knapp of her intent Intent to
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to build a dwelling house in Beckford Street, and a notice Build
by.Winslow & Rogers of their intent to build an addition to
their shoe manufactory in Boston Street,. was
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referred to Aldezman Chapman.
The petition of Simon Stodder for a _'etroleu-!
license to sell petroleum, was referred to the Committee on
Licenses.
A petition signed by Janes Kimball Appoint-ae;
and 109 others, asking for the reappointment of Richard Hor-of Police,
ton on the night police force, together with two letters in-
dorsing said petition, were submitted and read.
Thereupon the Mayor nominated Richard Night
Horton as a, member of the night police in place of Benjamin Police.
Hersey,
On motion of Alderman Brooks the
question of confirming the appointment was taken by a yea and
nay vote, and resulted as follows, viz: Aldermen Chapman,
Jackson, Kinsman and Tdaynes, voting in the aff
irmation, an
d
Aldermen Brooks and Stowe in the negative; so the appointment
Was confirmed.
A communication from Mark Heathcote
requesting a re-appointment as a member of the night police,
was received; and the same was referred to the Committee on
_olice.
The Mayor then nominated
Y e Michael T.
'__agan, in place of Mark Heathcote, as a member of the night
police.
Alderman Brooks moved that the nomina-
tion be laid on the table. The motion was not adopted.
The Board then confirmed the nomination.
The Mayor also nominated as members of
the night police, George T. Burnham in place of Cornelius F.
Collins, and William F. Staples in place of 'William H. Archer.
The nominations were confirmed.
The Mayor nominated David U. Pollock Sunday
and James A. Hall, as members of the Sunday police force. Police .
The nominations were confirmed.
All the above officers being appointed
police officers, with all or any of the powers of constables,
except the power of serving and executing civil process.
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The Mayor nominated Justin Dowst and Constable
John 77. Wheeler, as Constables. The nominations were con-
firmed.
Alderman Chapman moved that so much Fay of _.
of the vote passed at the last meeting of the Board, re- Police &
ducing the pay of the police force ten per cent from I-darch Street
1st. , as relates to all the force except the Marshal and Laborers
' assistant Marshal, be rescinded.
Mr. Stowe moved to amend by adding,
that the pay of the street laborers be restored to former rates.
The amendment was adopted.
The motion, as amended, was then re-
jected.
Mr. Jackson then moved that the nay of
all the police force
, incl
uding ludin th
e Marshal,
former rates
h 1, be restored to
ra es fr
om Aiarch 1st. The motion was adopted.
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry M. Meek, Clerk.
� A meeting the
g of h Board of Aldermen was
held on Prlonday, March 13th. 1876, at 7'* o'clock P. M.
The .Mayor and all the members were
present.
The record of the last meeting was read
and approved.
The petition of John C. Osgood and 6 Market
others, parties interested as owners and occupants of real Stand in
estate on Front street, suffering great inconvenience and Front St.
often pecuniary loss from the frequent placing of wagons in
front of store doors through an entire day and evening, pray-
in that the Or
dinance rdinan ce establ
ishing market limits may
y be so
far amended as to exclude the use for market purposes of that
part of Front street on its northern side extending from the
corner of Derby Square to Washington street inclusive, was
presented; and the same was referred to the Committee on Iviarket.
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A communication from James Fairfield Declina-
declining the office of Assistant Assessor from Ward 1, was tion.
received; and the same was sent to the Common Council for in-
formation.
The petition of Ilnessrs. Fowler & Auctionee
endall for an Auctioneer's license, was granted.
The foll
owing commun icat on as re-
Lstimat c
ceived: expenses
"Office of the we Wham water Board. of the
Salem, Mass.
' WaEer—Dec
;.r
...arch 1 t 3 h. 87 1 6. To the City Council of Salem,
Gentlemen:The wenham water Board estimate that
there will be nee
ded in their Department
ent for
the current ye
ar,
ar
thesum
0
of Twentythousand dollars for
r maintenance,nance and e n Ten
thousand dol
lars for
construction and respectfully asks its
appropriation. ••
P Y
0. P. Ricker, Pres' t.
for the Board."
Referred to the Joint Standing Commit-
tee on Finance and sent down for concurrence. Came back con-
curred.
The following communication was receiv- Fire
ed: Cisterns
"City of Salem, Maygr' s Office, :arch &
13, 1876. connectio
Gent e 1 Wen of the City Council: with Pea-
I herewith submit the following body orate-
statement, showing the large number of cisterns in this city,works.
intended for protection in case of fire, that have at present
no connection pipes, necessary to
supply them with water, con—
sequently
they are at the present time,entirely useless for
for such purpose; being impressed with the importance of this
subject, as also of that herewith submitted, by the Wenham
I"Dater Board, referring to a connection between the pipes of the
Peabody water works & the ':7enham water pipes, for the purpose
or mutual protection in case of accident to either water pipe,
& that i.^usediate steps should be taken to meet these wants, I
respectfully submit them for your consideration.
Very Resp'y. Yours
Henry L. Williams, t:layor."
(See list of cisterns on file,
with above)
The following is the communication
above referrad to; "Office of the PCanham Water Board; Salem,
:ass. , Pdarch 13, 1876. To the City Coun-
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oil of Salem, Gentlemen:
The Wenham Water Board respectfully
suggest that an arrangement be made, between the city of Salem
and .the town of Peabody for an early connection between the
water mains of the two places. This Board view it as a matter
of mutual benefit and of the highest importance, in case of an
accident to the supply of either place, especially in the pos-
sible event of a serious conflagration, and are unanimous in
their recommendation of such 'a connection.
Respectfully submitted,
0. P. Ricker, Pres't.
for the Board."
The papers were referred to the Joint
f Standing Committee on Water Works and sent to the Common Coun-
cil for concurrence. Came back concurred.
A communication from the City Marshal Complaint
in reference to the liquor license of Clara Ward, was referr-against
ad to the Committee on Licenses. liquor
The following Report came from the Saloon.
Common Council accepted and sent up for concurrence, viz: Engineers
"In City Council, Salem, March 13th, of Fire
1876. The Joint Special Committee appointed to nominate a Dep
list of candidates for Engineers of the Fire Department, hav-
ing attended to that duty, respectfully submit the following
names for your consideration;
For Chief Engineer. ,
Josiah B. Osborn.
For Assistant Engineers.
John F. Staniford George C. Hutchinson
George S. Hadley Warren L. Melcher.
For the Committee,
John Kinsman, Chairman."
of the Report. The Board concurred in the acceptance
The following Order came from the Appropria-
Conuaon Council adopted and sent up for concurrence: tion Coun-
"Ordered, that the additional sum of cil Chambc
One hundred dollars (.8100. ) be made, to complete the furnish-
ing of the Council Chamber."
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•
The Order was adopted in concurrence.
The petition of G. D. Glover asking Tree.
leave to remove a tree in front of his residence No. 6
Hancock St. , was referred to the Committee on Streets.
An Order proposing a convention forth-Conventi
with, for the purpose of electing a Chief Engineer and four proposee
Assistant Engineers of the Fire Department, and an Assistant
Assessor for Ward One, came from the Common Council adopted
by that Board.
The Board accepted the proposal.
The two Boards met in convention ac- Conventio-
cordingly.
Messrs. Brooks, Fowler and Huntington Election
were appointed a committee ro receive, sort and count the of Chief
votes for Chief Engineer. Engineer.
' The committee reported .as follows:
ffhole no. of votes 31.
Necessary to a choice 16.
Daniel B. Lord had 20.
• Josiah B. Osborn 11.
and Daniel B. Lord was declared to be duly elected.
Mbssrs. Jackson, Towne and Getchell Election c
were appointed a committee to receive, 'sort and count the Assistant
votes, for four Assistant Engineers. Engineers.
The committee reported as follows:
Whole no. of votes 31.
Necessary to a choice 16.
John F. Staniford had 26
Geo. S. Hadley 20
Chas. P. Luscomb 19
Geo. C. Hutchinson 18
Josiah B. Osborn 12
;Warren L. Melcher 8
Eleazer Hathaway 7
A. H. Kimball 7
John H. Bell 2 and
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r.essrs. Staniford, Hadley, Luscomb and Hutchinson, were de-
clared to be duly elected.
P,Iessrs.
Chapman, Ropes
pm , p and Nichols assistant
were appointed a committee to receive, sort and count the assessor
votes for an assistant Assessor from Ward One. from Ward
The committee reported as follows: One.
Whole no. of votes 29
Necessary to a choice 15.
John K. Webb had 27
Simon Dalrymple 2.
and John K. Webb, was declared to be duly elected.
The convention was then dissolved, Conventio
and the two Boards separated, dissolved
A petition signed by S. Chamberlain Pet.for r
and 38 others, residents of Wards 3 and 4, representing the organiza-
importance of having the hose carriage William Penn No. 3, tion of
manned by members living nearer the house that at present, HoseCo.
so that in case of an alarm, men shall be immediately ready 3
for duty, and asking for an re-organization of the company
was submitted.
Referred to the Committee on Fire De-
partment on the part of this Board, with instructions to con-
fer with the Board of Engineers.
The Report of the City Marshal for the City
month of February was accepted, and placed on file. Marshal's
Report.
An application from Daniel ?Mahoney Constable.
for an appointment as a Constable, was referred to the Com-
mittee on Police.
A communication from the City :+.arshal Pistols
in reference to the inefficient condition of the pistols now used by
used by the police force, was referred to the Committee on Police
Police with power to act.
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A petition signed by Chas. G.Sargent Pet. of
and 35 others, owners and lessess of estates on the Allen Lowell re s-
Farm, on Salem Neck, representing that there is great need idents on
of water for the use of the people who reside in that local-Salem Xeck
ity in the summer, and that it is impossible to obtain a for water.
sufficient supply from wells, and requesting that pipes .from
the 'enham water works be extended to this place; and further
requesting and consenting, if the cost of laying such pipes
and the necessary service pipes shall be larger than the in-
come from the water shall at present warrant under existing
Ordinances, that a new Ordinance be passed to affect said lo-
cality requiring that the several owners pay all costs of
service pipes and fixing such a rate for using the water
either from hydrants or through service pipes as to the Coun-
cil shall seem just and proper, with the expectation that
with the increase of takers of water in that neighborhood in
the future such proposed Ordinance be modified, came from the
Common Council referred to the Joint Standing Committee on
`.later "forks, with instructions to report an Ordinance in ac-
cordance with the prayer ofthe petition, if in their opinion
the petition should be granted, and sent up for concurrence.
The Board concurred.
The petition of Laura M. Jacobs asking Claims.
for compensation in the sum of One hundred dollars for injuries
received by falling on icy sidewalk, Jan. 25th. , in front of
To. 27 Endicott Street, was referred to the Joint $tanding Com-
• nittee on Claims and sent down for concurrence. Caine back con-
curred.
The petition of Joseph Smith for com-
pensation for stabling, seven horses belonging to the City, in
the year 1869, also, for damage to a carriage in 1669, owing,
to the defective condition of Andrew St. , cane from the Common
Council referred to the Joint Standing Committee on Claims and
sent up for concurrence. The Board concurred.
Alderman Stowe submitted the following duaranti:
Renort: Phy SiClan
"In City Council, Salem, N;arch 13, and Board
1876. The Joint Special Committee appointed to consider ing Offic
•chat changes; if any, are necessary in the Ordinance relating
to .,uarantine Physician and Boarding Officer, respectfully,--
Report, That under the Statutes of the
.ormionwealth the right to make regulations concerning the
quarantine of vessels is given to the Board of Health, and they
,iould therefore recomLend that the Ordinance establishing and
regulating the quarantine of vessels be repealed by the passage
of the accompanying Ordinance.
For the Committee, . 4. C. Stowe, Chairman."
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•
City of Salem. Jrdinance.
In the year one thousand eight hundred and seventy six.
An Ordinance repealing an Ordinance establishing
and regulating the quarantine of vessels.
Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of
Salen, as follows:
Section 1. The Ordinance establishing and regulating the
quarantine of vessels, passed May 13, 1839, is hereby repealed.
Section 2. This Ordinance shall take effect upon its passage.
was acce , Or
passed to be ordained andesentort to the CommoneCouncilnforecon-
currence.
The Order appropriating $15,000. for_,ppronriat_
the School Departpent, came back from the Common Council, School Der'
passed in concurrence.
Report: Alderman Stowe submitted the follow- Beverly
water
"City Council, Salem, March 13, 1876. supnly
The Toint Standing Committee on `later works to whom was re-
ferred the communication to the Tater Board from the Beverly
1,7ater Committee requesting distinct answers to the following
g
questions, hav
e car
efully re full
• report, Y considered the subject and respect-
fullyauestion 1st. Is the City of Salem ready to put in an independ-
ent pipe for supplying the Town of Beverly with water directly
frog the reservoir?
Should the City authorities answer in the
negative then the questions two _q three & four, need no answe=,
but should they answer in the affirmative then the second
question, viz: Is the City of Salem willingto put in either i e^
a tw
elve or sixtee
n inch a'
e h o
ine �s t. � he tow
n may desire an t
.ghat point of termination?
1 d o
` sin
sg should
la th
e City
should they desire a answer yes,
sixteen inch pipe it will require the
tunnelling of the
_ � h reservoir_ i� unless the sixteen inch
con-
,_ _.ect with the twelve inch draw off. pipe
to answer to question 3d. , viz: at whose expense is the said
pipe together with the necess
ary conn
ections
ions ?
t 0_ be put io
P
the committee would recorrLiena ,that ' t i be a t th
e expense of the
town. P
uestion 4. For what sura, said pipe being put in, will the
City of 6alem furnich rater per pillion gallons to the town
of Beverly said torn to make and collect its own rates? Your
corinittee ,:ould not recor.zaend that the City relinquish its .
'_,i_ht it its control of the rater, yet could allow the lost
liberal use of it consistent with true economy.
Y
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•
Application to the Supreme Court for a commission to estab-
lish rates having been made, and an agreement having been
entered into by the City and the town of Beverly for the
settlement of the water rates for 1875, subject to the de-
cision of that commission, & there being over five thousand
dollars unpaid, it is the opinion of the committee for the
interest of the City to adhere to its request for a com-
mission. And your committee understand (although no official
notice has been received.. ) that the commission has been ao-
nointed.
The subject of an independent main from the reservoir through
Danvers and Peabody to connect with our pipes in the city has
been before the committee and seems worthy of consideration,
as it will eventually become necessary in order to sustain a
sufficient head for five purposes and to meet the demand for
_aore water both in Salem and Beverly. Should a main be laid
through Danvers and Peabody, the town of Beverly would have
an ample head drawing from the twenty inch main, and if a
large amount of money is to be appropriated it should be spent
in that direction.
The committee would therefore recommend that the water Board
be instructed to inform the Beverly water committee that the
City is not ready to put in an independent pipe at present.
For the Committee,
V. C. Stowe,Chairrian."
• The Report was accepted, the City Clerk
instructed to request the Crater Board to notify the Beverly
water committee as reconmended. in the Report, and sent down
for concurrence. Ca:ae back concurred.
co d re
Board
The then
1 B h n adjourned.
d 'ourned.
Attest,
Henry M. Meek, Clerk.
meeting of the Board of Alder__en was
held on I_onday, "Tdarch 27th. 1876, at 7- o'clock, P. I_.
The Idayor and all the members were
%)resent.
The record of the last meeting was
read and approved.
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1376 . qol. 9 - Pa. e 90 .
The following Order tale fron the =nquiry of
Comanon Council: Com;mmon Cour_-
117..1ereas, this Boerd has viewea e:ith cil as to
surprise the recent action of the Honorable Doard of .:ayor ?olice
and '--der..-,en in taking exclusive action in regard to the salaries.
salaries of the City ::arshal and police force of this city;
Resolved, that this Board doubts the
legality of said action and do most respectfully request the
_onorable '-ayor and r' dervaen to inform this board of the
source a, their supposed authority in said Patter ."
klderaan 3rooks roved that the Common
Council be respectfully referred to Section 9 of the City
Charter, relating to executive powers of the city generally,
and the aLainistra'ion of police, as the source of authority
for the action of this Eoard. The _notion was adopted.
• The petition of Chas. n Osborn re- Tree.
questing leave to remove a tree in front of "To. 14 ';'inter at. ,
was referred to `_lder.,.,an ='_insraan.
communication fron the City ;. arsha'_,Conplaint
stating that :,ir.. John Poach had been convicted of selling against
liquor to a ninor, at the liquor store kept by John Doherty, liquor
at ,?o. 84y Derby Street, was received; and the same was re- saloon ker,
ferred to the Camaittee on Licenses. 7r J.Doher.
Alderrman Jackson reported that the 7?arket
Coriraittee on Ear_;et had consulted with City Solicitor J. A. ?egulations
Gillis and Judge J. B. F. Osgood, with respect to the recula-
tions for the 1arket, end they were of or)inion that the Or-
ainance now in force is sufficient.
The report was accepted.
==ldernan Jackson submitted the follov: .'arket
in Report: Stand in
"Salem, H-ar. 27, 1876 . The committee Front
to whom was. referred the petition of J. C. Osgood and others,Street.
for the rer,oval of the -,arket wagons fron Front street on
Saturday, would report that it is dee_ied inexpedient to take
any action on their removal until --one suitable place can be
provided for the.:,. The committee could su,�;gest that the City
Fish _':arkct be removed to its forfaer locality, & the wharf
• and land now occu2, ied by the r7ar';et be used for the market
wagons.
esply. submitted,
John Jackson, Chaircaan."
'larch 27, 1876. Vol. 9
The deport was accepted.
The petition of ' ben Upton request- removal of
ing permission to remove the dwelling house No. 22 Lynde Buildings.
St. , and the barn in rear thereof, vies referred to Alderman
Chapman, and sent down to be joined. Came back P._essrs.
Hathaway and Benjamin joined. '
The petition of Janes B. Curwen re-
questing permission to move a two story building fron: rear
of 1o. 331 Essex St. , was referred to Alderman Jackson and
sent down to be joined. Came back, ::Iessrs. Kingsley and
Lougee joined.
The petition of I.Irs. J. H. Whitmore Fruit Stand
for leave to keep a refreshment saloon at the Willows on at the
Salem Neck, was laid on the table, on motion of Alderman 'illows.
• _ insman.
Lfterwards, on motion of Alderman
Kin aiian, the petition was taken from the table, and referred
to the Joint Standing Committee on Public Property and sent
to the Common Council for concurrence. Came back concurred.
Alderman Chapman offered the follow- Finance Com•
ing Order: mittee to
"Ordered, that the Joint Standing sit during
Committee on Finance have leave to sit during the present session.
session of the City Council."
The Order was adopted, and sent to
the Common Council for concurrence,. Came back concurred.
The petition of John P.I. Wippich and Pet. for
3 others, asking for the construction of a sewer in that Sewer in
?art of Lynda street, between Sewall & North streets, was Lynde St.
referred to the Committee on Streets.
The applications of E. H. i:arshall Billiard
and E. F. Hall, for a renewal of their licenses to keep Bil-''ables Bow-
liard tables &c. , were referred to the Com mittee on Licenses. 1nE Saloor
The application of John J. Coker for Harbor-
an appointment as Harbor piaster, was received; and the saae master.
was laid on the table.
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The petition of Charles S. Buffum xcavation:
for leave to make excavations under the sidewalk in front under side-
of his building on T'.'ashington St. , was referred to the Com- walk.
nittee on Streets.
The application of Henry C. Batchelder Junk.
for a license as a dealer in Junk. at I`O. 1 sndicott St. , was
referred to the Co=.Iittee on Licenses.
The I.:ayor for the Comittee on Fi- ppropria-
nance submitted a Report recom::.ending the adoption of the Lions .
following Order, viz:
"Ordered, that the following suns be,
and the sane are, hereby appropriated, to meet expenditures
of the following named departments and accounts, said suns
to be included in the annual appropriations 'to be hereafter
• }.iade, viz:
School Dept. :_:10,COO.--
Poor it5,000.--
Fire if 5,000.--
I.-ayor & ';1d. Dept. 15,000.--
Water Works it 5,000.--
Skerry St. School House 1,200 --
841,200..--
amounting in all to Forty one thousand two hundred dollars. "
The Report was accepted, Order adopted,
and sent to the Common Council for concurrence. Came .back
concurred.
Notice by ben Upton of his intention Intent to
to build a dwelling house in Lynde St. , was referred to build.
-lderman Chapman..
The following Report come frori the :estriction
Common Council accepted and sent up for concurrence, viz: of School
"The Joint Select Committee to whom expenses.
;,as referred the Order respecting the restriction of the ex-
penses of the School department to the amount appropriated
therefor by the City Council, and the necessity of iegislation
"or that purpose would respectfully submit the following re_;ort,
viz:
That they have ascertained that the
corr:ittee of the Legislature to Thor, the Resolutions to be
drawn by your committee were to be
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presented, have already finished their deliberations, and
reported "leave to withdraw" , so that any further action in
the premises was rendered impossible.
For the Committee,
G. R. Chapman, Chairman."
The Board concurred in the acceptance
of the Report.
The Ordinance relating to quarantine Quarantine
of vessels came from the Common Council passed in concurr- Ordinance ,
once.
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
H. M. Meek, Clerk.
A meeting of the Board of Aldermen
was held on i:Ionday, April 3d. , 1876, at 7�2-' o'clock.
The Mayor and all the members were pre-
sent except Aldermen Chapman and Haynes.
The reading of the records. was dis-
pensed with.
• The Bills of the Department for the Iv'_onthly
month of I:Iarch were examined and approved. Bills.
Mr. A. A. Very a member of the night
police was allowed half pay for twelve nights in ::Iarch absent
from duty on account of sickness.
A list of persons recommended by the tpnnual ao-
Board of Engineers for appointment as members of the Fire ointment
Department for the ensuing year was submitted, and the same Firemen.
was referred to the Committee on Fire Department on the part
of this Board.
The Mayor for the Committee on Li- Billiard
censes reported that licenses had been granted as follows, Tables Boyi
viz: Z. H. ?arshall, Billiard tables and Bowling saloon; L. ling 3aloo
F. Hall, Billiard tables ; and H. C. Batchelder, Junk dealer.Junk Licen
"hat the Committee had appointed a hearing for Tuesday even-Li-a or Li-
ing, irarch 28th, on cense.
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the ouestion of revoking the liquor license of Clara T. Ward,
and that :_iss ward appeared and surrendered her license. Liquor
Concerning the revocation of the liquor license of Tohn License
Doherty the committee did not think it necessary to take any
action.
The Report was accepted.
The following Order was submitted: 3evrer in
"Ordered, that due notice be given Lunde Stree
that this Board will on 6%ednesday, _Mril 12th. 1376, at 4
o'clock '`. i?. , at the City Hall, take into consideration the
expediency of constructing a Common Server in Lunde street,
between Sewall and P?orth streets, and of assessing the ex-
oense thereof on all persons who may enter their particular
Grains into such Common Sewer, or who by any more remote
_eans shall receive any benefit thereby. Iny persons making
• objections thereto will then and there be heard."
the Order was adopted.
The :ayor for the ConLaittee on Streets �'xcava-
reported that peisaission had been granted C. S. Buffum to t'ion o£
_cake excavations uncer the sidewalk in front of his build- sidev;alY..
ing in 7ashington Street. The Deport was accepted.
_ioiiinations The _:iayor submitted the following Appaint.ient
Of Brdp"e
Superintendent of Essex Bridge: -- Warren Larrabee. 3u-otls
r-
.
Superintendent of South Bridge : -- Thomas S. Peach.
The nominations were confirmed.
Notice by Thomas T. Elorance of his Intent to
intention to build a cooper' s shop on Cedar St. Court, vras build.
_•eferred to _Ideraan Brooks.
The following Order passed by the COM-Opinion
__.on Council, _"arch 27th. , 2. essrs. Huntington, Heintire and concerning 30pes appointed on the Committee by that Board, was submitted salary of
fvr concurrence, viz: Police.
"Ordered, that a joint select committee
consisting of three members of the Council, with such others
as the Board of gilder_-_en may join, be appointed to wait on the
City Solicitor and obtain his written opinion as to the power
of the Board of _1der.aen to fix the compensation of the ilembers
. of the police force of the City."
the Order. The Board concurred in the adoption of
April 3 L 10, 1870. Vol. 9 - Pa-,e 95
.and 1>.Iderman Brooks and Kinsman were joined to the Corzaittee .
A venire for four persons to serve Jurors.
as jurors for the 1_pril term of the Supreme Judicial Court,
was submitted, and the following names were drawn from the
jury box, viz: Daniel I.I. Harris, William F. Gardner, Edward
B. Perkins and John 71. Roberts.
A dommunication from the City I•_arshal Liquor
in reference to the liquor license of Ellen Taney, keeper of License of
a saloon at 1io. 37 Beaver St. , was received,' and placed on Eaten mane
file .
A communication from the City n_arshal,iipp't. of
stating that LvIr. John Gibson, a Constable, has been discharc-Constable
ad from the Salem Reform Club for drunkenness, was submitted.; revoked.
• and the appointment of John Gibson as a Constable was revoked.
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry 1.7. Meek, Clerk.
A meeting of the Board of .11demen was
held on I,Ionday, April 10th., 1876 at 72 o'clock P. E.
All the members were present except
the Giayor. Alderman Brooks was chosen Chairman.
The reading of the records was dis-
pensed with.
The petition of A. F. Barron asking Restaurant
permission. to establish a restaurant at the Willows, was re--Et the
ferred to the Joint Standing Committee on Public Property Tillors.
and sent to the Common Council for concurrence. The Board
concurred.
The petition of Perry Collier and 4 ';later Pipe:
others, asking that water pipes be laid in Lathrop Street, in Lathrop
so that their estates may be supplied with water directly St.
from the distribution pipes, was referred to the Joint Stand
ing
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_pril 10, 1876. Vol. 9 - Page 96
Coruaittee on ':later 1.orks and sent to the Common Council for
concurrence. Cade back concurred.
The petition of Philip Sheridan and Sylvan
56 others, asking for the acceptance of Sylvan Street, and Street.
for its extension to Dunlap street, was referred to the Com-
mittee on Streets.
Alderman Stowe submitted the follow- Clain of
ing Report : L.I:i.Jacobs.
"City Council, Salem, April 10, 1876 .
The Joint Standing Coruiittee on Claims to whom was referred
the petition of Laura P:i. Jacobs claiming damages for injuries
received by falling on icy side walk, held a neeting and not-
ified the petitioner who was present by proxy. Also the ac-
cor.:panying docuraent from the City Marshal, which after con-
sideration the committee would recm.ulend the petitioner have
• leave to withdraw.
For the committee,
V. C. Stowe, Chairman."
The Report was accepted, and sent to
the Cor.;non Council for concurrence. Came back concurred.
Notices of intention to build were Intent to
received and referred as follows, viz : Samuel A. Foye, on ui1� d.
Derby St. , to Alderman Stowe; Chas. F. Fousland, on corner
of Folly & Linden Streets, to Alderman Brooks.
The petition of Russell & Nichols for Petroleum.
a license to keep and sell petroleum oil, at INTO. 36 Lafayette
St. , was referred to the Committee on licenses.
The petition of Perry Collier and 9 Beacon
others, asking for the acceptance of Beacon Street, was re- Street.
ferred to the Committee on Streets.
The following communication care Hose for
from the Cor<mion Council referred to the Joint Standing Com- .ire Dept.
_iittee on Fire DepaT zient and sent up for concurrence, v1z:
"Salem, mass, , April loth. , 1876. To
the City Council of Salem, Gentlemen: F_t a neetins of the
Board of Engineers of the Salem Fire Departfaent, held on the
3d. of Aril, fthe following Resolution was adopted, viz:
"Resolved, that the City Council be
respectfully
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. requested to appropriate a sun of money sufficient to pur-
chase one thousand feet of new hose for the use of the Fire
Department."
For the Board of " ngineers,
Henry Td. T_.'eek, Secretary,^
The Board concurred in the reference.
The Report of the City L:arshel for Citv
the month of March, was received, read, and placed on file. hal' s
�_ eport
The following Report was submitted:a 1 1 876.tee on he
on Fire Department on the partofthisBoardTto whom LCon 10.�3.
was referred the petition of Chamberlain and others, for
the disbandment and reorganization of Hose Co. No, 3, and to
• confer with the Engineers, respectfully report, The co=_.ittee
held tv-o meetings and gave notice to the petitioners no one
apprearing. The Engineers were of the opinion that is is in-
expedient, and the committee would recommend that the petition-
ers have leave to withdraw.
For the committee,
V. C. Stowe, Chairman.
Petitions signed by about 600 real 'et' s. for
estate owners of the city, asking that the expenses of the reducing city be reduced by reduction of salaries, and by strict economy the present year by the sum of y50,000. , cane from expenses.
the Common Council referred to the Joint Standing Committee
on Finance, and sent up for concurrence. The Board concurred.
Alderman Stowe for the Committee on Firemen
Fire Department recommended the appointnent of firemen. aDoointed.
A the
cation
-ayer, nominating the following1lists of a personsVed for£rom members
of the Fire Department for the ensuing year, and the Board
confirmed the nominations, as follows:
Hook and Ladder Co, '_:o. 1.
Charles 7. Burbank, Joseph N. Peterson, Williara 0. Y=old,
Joseph Batchelder, Charles H. Davis, George W. Felt, Robert
Hi11, George J. I{err, James Kenney, Samuel A. Lewis, Roscoe
W. Libby, T. Henry Nichols, T. Wilson Nye, George '.';. =eabody,
.obert
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hippen, Stephen H. I'ioberts, :.� ai enjin 1'.. Touret, di:ard
L. :iarner, John :. ';eraser, George P. .!oodbury, reorre `.. .
WhitteLlore.
Stea.1 Fire Lneine Co. :'o. 1.
Joseph C . z_eheer, David Hamilton, uar:;uel A. Lewis, 'Temple
Hardy, Charles Lanson, John J. Saunders, John B. Chamberlain,
'9illiam Tobey Jr. , Samuel Hudson, Geor.<e Buffuzi George H.
Hover, 7. F. T. Chipman, Thordas H. Williamson Jr. , Thomas
filliards, _^-.ichard Davis,, John T. Lovett, Sylvanus E. grey,
Howard C. Kimball, Edward T. Osgood, "'illian A. Dodge.
Lorenzo Smith, Engineer; Janes T. Smith, Fireman; George
Cole, Driver.
Stean Fire '_!'nll_ing Co, bio. 2
.-oseph C. Foster, StilLlan G. 3y onds, Joseph 17ilkins,
John _.Glover, ':'illian H. 1 ichols, ,?illian X. Trofatter,
lbert J. Lowd, Charles P. Osborn, Charles H. Phippen, Fran-c
• Sale, i^alter A. Pepper, Thomas Haiailton, Leonard J. Townes,
ory B. Skinner, ?'lilliam H. Baker, Tilliara L. Tucker, Charles
J. bbott, Williaxa S. Hutchinson, James I:. Skinner.
Samuel I, . Kinsman, Engineer; Fiillia,n ?. Hardy, Fireman:
Augustus I:. '-ndrevis, Driver.
Hose Co. No 1.
:(. L. Full, D. I.'_. Gilman, Hiran Sanborn, Edward r.. Dalton,
George F. Getchell, John C. Re,.,on, George II. Frye, Joseph B.
Osborn, Ldward Cottle, David A. "., ichols John C. Brainard,
Charles 7. Burnham, Joseph Perkins Jr. , Charles F. Learock,
Horace F. Churchill, Frederick Real, Horace Fields, John C.
Tenon Jr. , Henry Hudson, Joseph Lawrence.
Hose Co. Bo. 2.
*iilliem I.. kmdrews, George Baliard, Frederick C. Bro7m,
Joseph I=. Brooks, Henry T. Chalk, Charles H'. Clement, George
Currier, ,'lilliam P. Fernandez; William I'. Goodridge, ";ill-
ianl Lusconb, James F. zlciriurphy, Jaraes '-uzzey, Cornelius
Nolan, Frank Bolan, John __ Rinks, I ev-ell S. Links, Samuel z..
Stevens, ':filliam J. Scriggins, Edward F. Teague, 111bert K.
^zoo dbury.
Hose Co. IvTo . 3.
Joseph ' Phippen, John S. Griffin, Charles ". Brown, Edward
Davidson, James ' . Trask, Jarues II Vent, John Purns,
varduel � . _rrington, George H. =rrington, Charles P'eedham,
aniel 7. Ladd, Nathaniel R. PaLaer, Charles b. Pulsifer,
Caleb Sawyer, I;illiam H. Samrer, S.wluel K. Sawyer, Jonathan
E. Clifford, Henry Davidson, Joseph i . Hamilton, James L.
lilnore.
• Hose Co . Ido. =.
illia l RI. Austin, Henry C. X.ichols, Samuel Cate, John B
Jeffre,i, aloes B. La'lon, Joseph L. Austin, John F. Briggs,
ieeland Libby, Henry Davidson Jr. , ben
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.0. Parsons, George F ;i
Allen, John 1.7. Nimb-let, ':';arren F. -Davis,
Edward H. ...
rd .,. Arnold,Fld Christopher Carter, Frank H. Floyd, . 11iarl
R. iie nney.
Nose Co. ITo. 5
John J. Averill, Charles Blunt, JeieS C . Chase, John H. Gih.-:ore,
Charles L. Goldthwait, George A. Henderson, David A. Knight,
Edward A. Knight, Henry R. Lusconb, Joseph H. axiield, James
T. idichols, John H. Peters, Robert Pollock, John Reeves, John
F. Russell, Jonathan C. Ropes, Joseph R'. Synar, 'millia>a G.
Tayte, Rufus S. Teyte, George A. Young.
Hose Co. No. 6.
George L. Goss, Albert D. Sanborn, Alvin iLelden, Charles F .
Williams, .lonzo D. Buxton, Nath. A. Symonds, Patrick Grahan,
George H. Symonds, Reuben Kingsley, Benjamin id. Upham, George
A. Caswell, Joseph Pousland, Thomas Riley, S. A. Stodder,
George Cross, Thomas Rowell, David B. Roberts, Janes T. Reed,
• VUlliam Brient and Marren L. i:;elcher.
It appearing that the Bohemian Glass Gift Enter-
Blowers have been licensed to give an entertainment on the taiment.
13th. , 14th., and 15th. inst, and that they proposed to give
away presents contrary to the terns of the license, the Com-
mittee on Licenses were instructed to enforce the Regulations
concerning gift entertainments.
The application of Frederick Porter Common
and others for a license as Common Victuallers at the Holly Victualler
Tree Inn, was referred to the Committee on Licenses.
A petition signed by a majority of i?aumkeag
the Directors of th
e Naumkeag Street Railway Co. , as
king for Street Rail
the location of the tracks of said Company as follows ; com- way Co.
mencing at the termination of the present street railway track
on Essex St. near English St. , thence through Essex, ?:ebb and
east Hebb Streets, and over the land of the city to the north
of and near the present Neck road to and over a street known
as Columbus Avenue to a convenient point near the 71illows.
lso, for the location of a spur track from some convenient
uoint on the present street railway track on Bridge st. , to
the Depot of the Salem,& Lowell R. R. Co; and also, a conver.i-
ant turnout for said company on Boston Street near Goodhue
Street, was received, and referred to the Committee on Streets.
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The follovring Report and Order, t0- ".rater nines
gether with an Ordinance, came fror. the CO iron Council, :for Salenr
Order adopted, and Ordinance passed to be ordained, and. :Neck.
sent up for concurrence, viz:
"The Joint Standing Committee on '.water
Works to whom were referred the petitions of Gilbert L.
Streeter and others, asking that the water pipes be laid on
the SaleialNeck, and the petition of C. J. Sargent and others
containing the same prayer and raaking some suggestions with
reference to the cost of service pipes & the rates to be
raid in that locality, have carefully considered the subject
and report as follows: "our corimittee are of opinion that
the state'i nts contained in these petitions regarding the
n ecessity now existing for dater at the Juniper Point or the
illen farm, so called, the Flui.raer Paim School and the 7illoi:,s,
are substantially correct, and it must soon be fully
recog-nized; the ultivate introduction of the water to this local-
ity being therefore only a question of tine. By the recent
transfers and improvements of the property at and adjacent
I o the "Junipers" on the __lien far:;, its value has been
largely increased and it is becor:ring the property of many
owners who cake it their residence during the warier nonths
of the year. Miile these lots v.-ere leased to these parties,
crho afterwards purchased there, they erected upon then dwell-
ing houses at a cost respectively of from 500. to •1600.
_'hese now number fifty four (54) , and other buildings, some
Of More value, are to be erected the corning season upon land
already purchased and further sales of land for this purpose
can be readily effected, if indeed the purchasers can be as-
sured of a sufficient supply of water, not only for domestic
;;urposes but as a protection for their property against fire.
;the committee are satisfied that water is not readily found
or procured by ordinary methods in any adequate quantity for
the needs of these people, who, erecting and occupying these
residences though but for a portion of the ;ear, are entitled
to some consideration fror the City in mattters of this nature.
land in this connection your conuaittee cannot but consider the
liberal policy hitherto pursued by the. City in the distribution
of pipe in the outskirts of the city where it has been requested,
and they see no good reason for discri;linating against the res-
idents on the deck, whose nunber is already lar e and they the
precoursers of a still greater number. The Plummer -arm School
,in institution whcae benefit to the City is too well known to
be here co:irnented upon, though better provided with rater then
the "Junipers" , still needs a good and sufficient , .i- su�r_ a
• 1t
e Do
s rranaecers have before ur��ed their claim in this Hatt �n .er u_on
the city. The propertyof the Cite a public
� used as G iub_ic park at
the "'illows, could be rendered more attractive and available 1-or
?public purposes by the introduction o_' the crater; and. further,
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your committee consider that it may be for the interest of
the City at no distant day to lay out and se11 the land from
the fort to the ?7jllows for summer residences, there being
some fine headlands and beaches, which disposition of the
property would be facilitated by the introduc-
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,lion of the water. The taxable property at the All farm
has increased in value to about fifty thousand dollars, which
at 1;1 yields a tax of 2 z 750; to ,hich may be added for water
rates :3175. , and these estimates bid fair to be increased
from year to year. Labor being now plentiful and cheap the
cost of laying the pipe at the present tine would be compara-
tively small. On all these considerations your committee re-
coEimend that the proper water pipes be laid by the existing
road to the junction of the new road to the `: illows & Columbus
_'ve. so called, thence by either road to the M llows and to
the southern extre;_.ity of Beach :venue, so called, at the
"Junipers" on the '_11en farm, and by the proper route to the
reservoir of the Plurmier Farm School, provided, the entire
cost thereof shall not exceed the sum of nine thousand dollars
(£9000. ) And they reco:uaend that the work be done by contract
under the supervision of the 7.7enhan "ater Board, nd your com-
Eittee offer the accompanying Ordinance entitled "An Ordinance
• concerning the use of `"enham Lake water on the ISeck", and re-
connend its passage.
For the Committee,
V. C. Stowe, Chairman."
"Ordered, that the sum of A?ine thousand
dollars (dp'9000. ) be and the sa:,e hereby is appropriated for Appropria-
the purpose of laying wain and distribution pipe upon the tion
Salem T-;eck in accordance with the report of the Joint Standing
Committee on ':later 77orks upon that subject; and that the said
pipe be laid over the present road as far as Columbus Avenue,
so called, laid out but not graded, thence to Beach .venue, so
called, thence through said Beach ._venue to its southerly
terminus, and through the same to the ?7illows, so called, and
also over the causeway to the reservoir of the P1w:m2er Farm
School on Tinter Island, provided that the grade of the above
street be first established to the acceptance of the Committee
on Streets or the Commissioner of Streets."
(For cony of the Ordinance, see Ordinance.
Record of Ordinances, Vol. 2. )
The Board concurred in the adoption
of the Order, and passage of the Ordinance.
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
'renry ?_. P;Peek, Cleric.
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A special meeting of the Board of
Aldermen was held on Wednesday, the 12th. day of April, 1876,
at 4 o' clock P. I.T.
` The _:Iayor and 21dermen Chapman and
Jackson were absent.
P.lderman Brooks was chosen Chairman.
The Chairman stated that the meeting Hearing on
was called for the purpose of hearing all parties interest- Lynde St.
ed in the construction of a sewer (between Sewall and North Sewer.
Streets) in Lynde Street, and he read the petition and order
of notice thereon, and declared the hearing opened.
Messrs. Eben Upton and John K. Wippich
favored its construction, and a representative of the estate
owned by 3,irs. Pillsbury, opposed the same.
No other persons desiring to be heard,
the hearing was closed, and the subject was recommitted to
the Committee on Streets.
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry M. 94eek, Clerk.
• A regular meeting of the Board of
Aldermen was held on 4onda 1 ,
y, April 24th. 18 D P , 76, at 72 o clog_
All the members were present except
the iayor. The reading of the record was dispensed with.
Alderman Brooks was chosen Chairman.
mrs. L. P. Ward presented, in person, Remon:-
by permission of the Board, and read, a petition signed by strance
John Bertram and 781 others re�ues t'ng the grant any licenses for the sale oard ofliquors, in against n-
this city, during the present year. . The petition was referred quor lieene
to the Co uniittee on Licenses.
The following Order came from the _approoria-
Comrion Council, adopted, and sent up for concurrence, viz: tion for G.
"Ordered, that the City Treasurer be -P.Decoratic
and he is hereby Lai.
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.authorized to pay to Robert P. Bruce, Quartermaster of Post
34, G. A. R. , the sum of three hundred (300) dollars, the
sane to be used in. defraying the expenses of Memorial Day
on the thirtieth of 1.7ay next."
The Board concurred in the adoption
of the Order.
The petition of Fred'k. Friend for Forge.
permission to erect a forge for tempering currier's tools,
at No. 125 Boston Street, was referred to the Committee on
Licenses.
The petition of Wm. F. Chapple and Turner
9 others, asking for the widening of Turner Street, on the Street.
western side, over land of Osbood, was referred to the Con-
mittee on Streets.
The following Order was submitted: Hayor au-
"Ordered, that the 1iayor be author- thorized t
ized to execute a quit claim deed, releasing to Henry G. execute
Hubon, or to any other party entitled to redeem the estate deed of ce
known as the Hubon estate on 7ashington and Church streets, tain real
all right, title, and interest in said estate, which the estate.
city now holds by virtue of a deed from the Collector of
_'axes for said city,--provided, that the sum paid by the city
to said collector for said estate, with ten per cent interest
• and all necessary intervening charges shall be paid to the
^,ity Treasurer before the delivery of said quit claim deed."
The Order was adopted and sent to the
Connon Council for concurrence. Came back concurred.
The following Order came fro:,. the Co;a^ater sup
mon Council adopted, and sent up for concurrence, viz : r,1. y of
"Ordered, that the Joint Standing South
Comr.iittee on Tater 7orks be instructed to consider and re- Salem.
port at the next regular meeting of the Council, if in their
opinion, a second connection in the water pipes is necessary
between South Salem and the city proper, to ensure an adequate
supply of water for domestic and fire purposes in case of
accident to the single connection now sup-glying that part of
the city."
The Board concurred.
ceived: The following co:uiunication was re- Excursion
'.;v. _"Penn
"Salem, April 22, 1876. To the Hon. Hose Co.
::_ayor and :;ldercien, Gentler.ien : At a meeting of the Board
of Engineers of the Salem :sire Department held last evening,
a petition froii :7m. ?enn Hose Co. No. 3, asking per-
April 24, 1876. Vol. 9 - ='ace 104
mission to take their Hose Carriage to Philadelphia, in
'eptenber next, was received ; and it was, -- Voted, that
permission be granted, subject to the consent of the S:Iayor
and 21deiTien.
For the Board of Engineers,
Henry is.,l. Meek, Secretary."
Referred to the Committee on Fire
Department on the part of this Board.
The application of W. S. Plirrner for Auctioneer.
a license as an Auctioneer, was granted.
The application of Charles F. Kelley Inn holders.
and Andrew 0. Carter for a license as Inn holders at Edo. 140
Lafayette St. ; and the application ofdw'd. P. Smith for a
license as an, Inn holder at 110. 272 Essex St. , was laid on
• the table.
The application of Wallece Shaw for Liquor
a license as a brewer of ale, at Idol 60 Union Street, was License.
referred to the Committee on Licenses.
Alderman Chapman moved that the re- Tirie of
gular meetings of the Board until otherwise ordered be held ?eetings.
at 8 o'clock P. IT The motion was adopted.
The Petition of Susan B. Cabot re- Water Pipes.
questing that water pipes be laid to"the Point" , was referred
to the point Standing Committee on water Works and sent down
for concurrence. Came back concurred.
Alderman Kingman offered the follow- Concerning
ing Order: the issue
"Ordered, that the Committee on Li- of Liquor
tenses be requested to report to this Board, whether it is Licenses.
advisable for the Board to issue any licenses for the sale
of intoxicating liquors during the present year, and, if so,
to submit a schedule of license fees, and any regulation
necessary for the issuing of said licenses."
The Order was adopted.
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The following Order ca:ue from the ;elebratior
Common Council adopted, .'.iessrs. Cetchell, popes, '_iin,,Slej*, of 4th. of
Fowler, .:c_;eever and Towne appointed, and sent u_n for con- Tuiy.
currence and to be joined, viz:
"Ordered, that a joint special com-
iittee consisting of one from each ';;ard be appointed by the
Chair, with such others as may be joined by the Mayor and
rldernen to consider the expediency of a public celebration
of the approaching centennial anniversary of our national
existence, and that such committee be instructed to consider
and report the manner and form of such celebration and recorl-
send a suitable appropriation to defray the expense of the
same."
The Board concurred in the adoption of
the Order. On motion of Alderman Chapman, the Board voted
that the _.ayor and two lcien:aen be joined to the Committee.
• The Chairman appointed Liessrs. Chapman and Kinsman, as the
other members of the committee.
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry I . meek, Clerk.
A meeting of the Board of ilderrien was
held on L"onday evening, 'ray 1st. , 1876, at 72 o' clock, in the
new 'room in the second story of the City Hall extension.
The iiayor and all the members were
present except A1des..ian Kinsman.
read and
The record of the last meeting was
approved.
The following peport was submitted: Sylvan
"City of Salen, _r:ay 1, 1876. In Street.
3oard of lderzuen. The Committee on Streets to whom was re-
ferred the petition of Sheridan and others for the accept-
ance of Sylvan Street, and extension of the sane having
considered that matter, respectfully. recoinend that the
_oetitionexs have leave to withdraw."
For the committee,
Henry L. Williams, ChairLian."
• The Report was accepted.
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The following Report was submitted: Common
"City of Salem, ::.ay 1, 1676. In Victualler.
Board of Aldermen. The Committee on Licenses, to whom the
petition of the "Holly Tree Inn" was referred, to be licensed
as a Common Victualler, having considered the same, respect-
fully recommend that the petition be granted.
For the Committee,
Henry L. rlilliams, Chairman."
The Report was accented, and the Li-
cense granted.
A communication f rom the Lssessors in Census.
reference to a copy of the Census of Salem, was received;
and the same was laid on the table.
Alderman Chapman moved that the Lssessors
be authorized to take the Census Books from the City Clerk's
• office when desired for their use, the same to be returned to
the City Clerk each night for safe keeping.
The motion was rejected.
The following Report and Orders were Report on
submitted; licensing
"In Board of Aldermen, City of Salem, of liquor
May 1, 1876. , The Committee on Licenses to:,whom was referred dealers.
the subject of granting licenses for the sale of intoxicating
liquors for the ensuing year, having carefully considered that
*.latter, respectfully recommend that licenses be granted, but
to a limited extent; not indiscriminately as was the case
during the past year,, The Committee are also of the opinion,
that licenses should not be granted to women, to sell intoxicat-
ing liquor, as licenses to such persons have been among those
the most difficult to control, and they think it neither
judicious, nor beneficial, that such licenses should be granted .
Upon the question of selling to be drunk on the premises the
Committee are divided. The committee recom~end the adoption
of the following Orders.
For the Committee,
Henry L. Williaus, Chairman."
"Ordered, that the City Clerk live
public notice that applications to the 14ayor and Aldermen for
licenses under the Act of 1875, for regulating the sale of
intoxicating licuors, will be received at the Clerk' s Office
in the City Hall at any time after the passage of this Order."
"Ordered, that the City Clerk cause
_.)roper notice to be given to all persons licensed to sell
• intoxicating liquors during the year ending Lay 1, 1876, of
the expiration of their licenses, except to such persons, whose
licenses have been revoked; and, that the City Clerk be instruct-
ed to prepare and cause to be printed
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such blanks and papers as :.ay be necessary under the ,et
aforesaid."
"Ordered, that the following sums be License
fixed as the License fees under the _'ct of 1875, regulating gees.
the sale of intoxicating liquors, viz:
First Class. Innholder' s license 8150.--
Second " 75.--
Third " 50.--
Fourth 75.--
Fifth " 50.--
On motion of alderman Stowe, the Report
and Orders were laid on the table until the next meeting.
The _'ayor nominated Dhilin H. Kimball Constable.
and s"nos G. Teague, to be Constables.
The nominations were confirmed.
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On motion of '1derrian ITaynes, the Renumbering
subject for renumbering North Street, was referred to the of North
Connittee on Streets. Street.
The Mayor for the Committee on Streets;I�?aumkeag
to whom was referred the petition of the Piaumkeag Street Rv. Street
Co. , for permission to lay their tracks to the Neck, and for Railway Co
turnouts in Boston and Bridge Streets, reported the following
Order, viz: "Ordered, that this Board will on
Thursday, Iiay 18th, 1876, at 4 o' clock F. 11. at the City Hall,
take into consideration the foregoing petition of the =Taumkeag
Street Railway Company, and that due notice be given to all
parties interested of this hearing, by publication of this
Order in the Salem Register and Gazette; the first publication
to be fourteen days at least before said hearing."
The Report was accepted and the Order
adopted.
The application of I.
of O'Connell for Intelli-
a license to keep an Intelligence Office, eras referred to pence
the ComrAttee on Licenses. Office.
The application of John H. Davis for Junk.
a license as a dealer in Junk &c . , was granted.
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Notice by S. 0. Dalrymple of his in- Intent to
cention to build a two story building on Herbert Street, eras build.
referred to 1^lderman Stowe.
The application of Thomas 'Ulliaris nnholder.
for a license as an Innholder, at the Forrest River House,
,...,as uresented.
The petitioner was granted leave to
withdraw, but the vote was afterwaras reconsidered, and the
application was referred to the Committee on Licenses.
Messrs. John Robinson, Charles E. Jurors.
Ingalls and George H. Allen were drawn as Jurors for the :.ray
terra of the Superior Court to be held at TNewburyport.
The application of A. Goldsmith for etroleum
• a license to sell kerosene oil at No. 27 Lafayette St. , was
referred to the Committee on Licenses.
A Report of the Joint Standing Com- r_nnual ?p-
mittee on Finance together with the following Orders came nropriations
from the Common Council, Report accepted, Orders adopted,
end sent up for concurrence, viz:
"Ordered, that the following srus be,
and the same are, hereby appropriated for the various depa.rt-
3uents end purposes herein set forth, for the current municipal
year, the same to include appropriations already made for such
departments, viz:
School Dept. ;;80,000.--
Poor " 26,000.--
Fire " 29,000.--
1::ayor & ad. Dept. , viz:
Streets & Bridges f57,000.--
Salaries 10,000.--
Lamps & Lighting 15,000.--
Police 33,000.--
City Stables 8,000.--
Sewers 5,000.--
Incidentals 20,000.-- 148,000.--
'.later Works Dept. , viz:
,,Iaintenance 20,000.--
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T-ay 1, 187F.
Construction 10,000.-- 30,000.--
State "id 13,000.--
Tater loan Sinking: Fund 18,000.--
lnterest 91,000.--
Bonds due duly lst. , 1876. R 000.--
Total S a60,000.--
"Ordered, that the sum of Seven thou-Aooropria-
sand dollars (V7000. ) be and the same is hereby appropriated tion City
for the completion and furnishing of the City Fall, and for Hall.
the settlement of land damages occasioned by the extension
of the City ;_all Building."
The Board concurred in the acceptance
of the Report and adoption of the Orders.
petition, signed by Chas. S. Clark,1,9harf of
requesting the Board to consent to the extension of his C.S.Clark.
• wharf on South :;fiver, in accordance with a plan submitted
with the petition, as he intends to apply to the ''_arbor CoLi-
:::issioners for leave to make such extension, was submitted;
and -lderman Brooks offered the following Resolve, viz:
"Tnereas, Charles S. Clark, of Salem,
roposes to extend his wharf on South River over tide water,
in accordance with a plan this day exhibited to the Board,--
Resolved that this Board will inter-
pose
r
pose no objection to the construction of said wharf in accord-
ance with said plan."
The Resolve was adopted.
Alderman Brooks submitted the follow- Ordinance
In Ordinance: OTfice hlour:
"City of Salem of City
in the year one thousand eight hundred and seventy six. Clerk.
An Ordinance in addition to an Ordinance establishing
the office hours of the City Clerk.
Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Salem,
as follows :
Section 1. The office of the City Clerk shall be opened on
Saturday of each week for the transaction of business from 8';
o' clock A. 1:. to 2 o'clock P. L_. , anything in any exist_ng
Ordinance to the contrary notwithstanding_.
Section 2. This Ordinance shall take effect upon its passage.
The Ordinance was passed to be ordained
and sent to the Common Council for concurrence.
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The Bills of the Department for the _ o _th1
S
zionth of April were examined and approved. '3ills.
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
H. ➢:. ;.leek, Clerk.
A regular meeting of the Board of Al-
deriaen was held on Honday Lay 81th 1876 at 8 o'clock P. PG.
The I:iayor and all the members were
present. The reading of the record was dispensed with.
• Alderman Chapman submitted the follor,- Report on
ing Report, viz: M.
completion
"The Committee on the extension of the City Hall of City
take pleasure in reporting the completion of the work put in Hall ex-
their charge. L4ore time has been taken on the work than we tension.
had expected, but the delay was caused mostly by chan es and
additions to the original plans, and improvements in the old
part of the Hall, not anticipated at the beginning:. The
original appropriation of $16,000. visa intended to cover the
cost of the new building and fixtures, a new safe, and changes
in the rooms of the City Clerk, and the Treasurer. 'otwith-
standing a large amount of "extras" which were put in to make
I he work more complete, the cost of the impr overlent s, will not
be more than �j500. in excess of that appropriation. A further
sum of $7000, was appropriated to cover the cost of furnishing,
and fitting the rooms, and passageways, and for payment of land
damages. The expenditures under this appropriation will be
about :')7500. A further appropriation of about i1000. will be
needed, making the whole cost of the improvements about
'24,000. The committees of this and the past year have earn-
estly endeavored to secure the best results, as to convenience,
durability and economy from the appropriations place(: at their
disposal, and we trust the City Council will be fully satisfied
with the manner in which the committee have discharged the
trust. The entire satisfaction expressed by the occupants of
the various rooms and by those of our citizens who have examined
the building is a gratifying evidence to the committee that
they did not ask for a useless expenditure, and that they were
correct in their judgment
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.that public necasity required the enlargement and i_mprovenent
of the City -all. G,re have now a City Hall of which !e need
not be ashamed, and one considering its moderate cost, for
coiafort, and utility is superior to niany which represent
hundreds of th
ousands of dollars in some of our large cities,
and one -which gill meet all our requirements for the present
q p en
century. e�h various rooms have been assi„pen as follows:--
' On the first floor, south side,-The Treasurer and
Collector--
_Su_nerintend nt of Scho o_s.--rire department- Wzhham ;later
'oard.--Committee Room;-- and on the north side--The City
Clerk--Committee Room--1,=essenger and Janitor.--Superintendent
of Burials.--Overseers of the Poor. On the second floor
(rear) south side--blderrien' s Roon-- Mayor' s Private Room.--
Street Commissioner and Committee on accounts;--on the north
sine, CoLinittee Room--Board of assessors. The CoLzTittee dee-_i
it advisable to make some changes in the Ordinance relating
to the duties of the T::essenger, and submit herewith an Ordi-
nance in accordance with their views, and recormiend its adop-
tion.
_or the Cormittee
G. R. Chapman Chairuan."
City of Salei . Ordinance
In the year one thousand eight hundred and seventy six. Janitor at
m Ordinance to establish the office of Janitor at the City MV Hall.
Hall.
Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Salem, as
'ollows:
Section 1. There shall be appointed in the month of I.lay 1876,
.nd theresfter annually in the month of January, by the 1. ayor,
and :resident of the Common Council, a Janitor at the City
all, who shall hold his office, until the succeeding Tanuar,,-
or until another is appointed in his place.
Section 2. The said officer shall have the care of the City
TTall and To-m Hall, ^nd o=' the various apartments thereof, and
shall sweep, and clean the saile, and shall have the care of
the furnaces; lie shall also prepare the rooras selected for card
,,'eetings, and have the sane put in good order after said T3eet-
-ings. are adjourned, ve shall also perform such other services
as shall from tiae to time be required of him b- the 1.-ayor and
_Ll de riaen.
Section 3. The said officer shall receive such coninensatior
for the
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.present year, as the -eyor and President of the Common Council
i.iay determine, and after the present year, as the City Council
aay from time to tine by ordinance deterrdine.
Section 4. 11 ordinances, and parts of ordinances inconsis-
tent with this ordinance, are hereby repealed."
The Report was accepted, Ordinance
passed to be ordained, and sent to the Common Council for
concurrence. Came back concurred.
Gldernan Chapman subnitted the follow- Pronosal
ing Order: for Conven-
"Ordered that a message be sent to tion.
the Common Council proposing a convention forthwith for the
purpose of listening to an address from His Honor the I.layor."
The Order was adopted and sent to the
Corn.ion Council for their information. 7Totice was received
• from the Common Council that the proposal for a convention
had been acceded to.
The two Boards then raet in convention,1:eyor' s
and the r:reyor delivered and address to then, at the close of Address.
which prayer was offered by the Reverend E. S. Atwood.
The convention was then dissolved, Convention
and the two Boards separated. o.issolved.
Alderman Brooks submitted the follow-Report of
ing Report. Corn. on
"City Council Salem Lay 81th 1876. i_ccounts.
The Joint Standing Committee on Accounts respectfully
report that they have allowed claims for the month of April
as follows:
Schools $7469.27
Poor 1604.79
Fire 182.19
Iviayor L: Ald'm 20466.58
Water 2697.08
Interest 3791.67
State Aid 962.50
37174.08
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The clai .s allo,red, the araounts appropriated, and the
Une};n0nded balances for the present vear t0 this date are as
full OF;s: -
llowed ripnropriated line;
;Wended
School •38,938.11 �,80,000.00 41,061.89
Poor 10,546.42 26,000.00 15 453.58
,ire 4 910.06 29 ,000.00 24,039.94
17ayor 8. 1_ldlm 79,860.80 182,145.84 102,285.04
Water 8,855.49 48,000 .00 39,146.51
Interest 44,659.67 91 000.00 46,340.33
State id 3,791.67 13 000.00 9 206.33
For the Cmu.iittee
V!In. R. JrOoks,
Chairman."
The Report was accepted and. sent to
• the Cor non Council for concurrence. Caine back concurred.
The :,'ayor nominated John :'. Libby to Constable.
be a Constable. The noriination was confixm_ied.
The ;_=ayor for the Conn;iittee on Li- intelli-
censes submitted a deport recor�.ending that the petition of Bence
;ary O'Connell for a license to keep an Intelligence Office,0ffice.
)e Eranted.
ranted. The Report was accented and the license
suUriitted:
The following Report, and Order, was i?e-ntcsber-
nk of
"City of Salem. In Board of _l der- : orth
yen, i. ay 8th. 1376. The Cmmiittee on Streets to
ivhon was .street
referred the subject of re-nm.bering ITorth Street, having
considered the sane, rec=liiend the adoption of the follor,!inE;
Order.
For the Corm:.ittee,
Henry L. l"illi r;s, Chairfsan."
"Ordered, that the Coririittee on Streets,
be, and they are, hereby authorized to reiiz;ibex Iorth Street,
co7S'iencinF at Essex Street, and continuine
length." .h' thPOUr its entire
The Resort was accented and the Order
e.donted.
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The petition of Joseph G. ';'aters =nd 3ewer in
another for the construction of a Comaon e+::er in -leasent Pleasant LDt
street, from the estate of the late Penn Tocrosend, south to
the .main sewer in Forrester Street, was received, and refeered
to the Committee on Streets.
The hayor for the Committee on Streets,T'arner
to whom eras referred the petition for widening Turner Street, Street.
by the Ward estate, submitted a report reco_li:ending that the
petitioners have leave to withdraw.
The Report was accepted.
The following Report was submitted: =deport on
"City of Salem, In City Council, 7
1-ay reduction o:
3, e
1876. The Joint Standing Committee on Finance, to whom xpenditure:
was referred the petition for a reduction of city expenditures
• to the amount of fifty thousand dollars, having carefully con-
sidered that subject, respectfully submit the following.--
Report. 1;7hereas the expenditures for
the proper maintenance of the Govern*ient of the City of sale_.,,
is vested in its City Council, and there being. no evidence at
present of any want of proper care in the disbursements of the
public money, and being aware that a due regard for the welfare
and comfort of our constituents, der-lands a reasonable expend-
iture should be made, to the end, that every department should
be kept up to a safe and proper standard, and with the knowledge
that any such reduction as prayed for, would be inconvenient
and disastrous in the management of the affairs of our cit?*, and
with the fact before us that many payments during the year' are
for indebtedness of previous years, as well as for depart::,ents
of the City, over which the City Council has not immediate
control, therefore, your committee are of orinion, that the
reduction of fifty thousand dollars as petitioned for,cannot
consistently be made by the City Council, although,
the, would
here recommend, that a watchful care and proper economy, be at
all ti*�,es observed, in every department, consistent with the
bast interests of the city. 21I1 of lThich is respectfully sub-
__itted.
For the co-iTaittee,
Henry L. ,:'illia:as, Chair_ian."
The Report was accepted, and s,_nt dorm
for concurrence. Ca:ae back concurred.
The following communication was re- reeuest
ceived and read: IKI re
• "City of Sale=:, i._avor's Office, _;ay ,-e-
8, 1876. Gentlemen of the City Council: I have the honor
to announce that in accordance with
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an Greer passed by the City Council on the loth. day of
ebruary last, authorizing the i.:ayor to apply to the Supreme
Judicial Court to appoint the City of Salem as trustee under
the will of Z.nrar Pingree of Topsfield, lately deceased, such
application was made & the Supre::.e Judicial Court have ap-
pointed the City of ;_aleia trustee, ;as requested and as e.npears
by the copy of record hereto annexed. And further, in oreder
that the purposes of the trust shall be carried out, I res-
pectfully recorariend the adoption of the accompanying Ordinance
directing the investment of said bequest for the purpose of
securing regular and certain payment of intone, and as well
in the case of the bequest from David A. Peal and lmn 'might,
as in that of ..nnar Pingree as above, there never having been
ny investment of the Peal and the Knight bequests, other
than a credit for the sane, on the -ooks of the Treasurer.
• __11 of urhich is respectfully sub-fitted.
Henry L. 'r illiaras, Mayor."
(See copy of record of Supreme Court
on file)
For a copy of the Ordinance, see Ordinance
Record Book of Ordinances, Vol. 2. relating to
The Ordinance was passed to be or- funds held
dained, and sent to the Common Council for concurrence, in trust £oi
benefit of
the poor.
A Report of the Joint Standing Com-
_iittee an Finance, together with the following preaable and Redemntion
resolve, was submitted, viz: of lei a er
"Whereas, in the years 1866 and 1867, Loan Bonds.
the City of Salem issued and sold certain bonds, denominated
"the City of Salem ?;'ester Loan," amounting in all .to the sun
of three hundrec end ninety eight thousand five hundred dollars
( 1398,500)bearing interest at the rate of six per cent per an-
num, and payable on the first day of February, A. D. 1916, each
of which bonds bore on the face thereof a stipulation expressed
as follows:-"This Bond is redeemable at the nleasu, e of said
City at anytime after the first day of February, A. D. 1876 , "--
and
ihereas, by the nth. section of an Act
of the Legislature recently passed, and numbered 238 of the
Statutes of 1876, and vrhich will go into effect upon the 28ti.
day of ; ay current, it is provided that any city or town may
by the exercise of any rights reserved by the terns of any of
its securities heretofore created or her after to be created:,
• recall and pay said securities or any portion thereof, and
issue other securities in place of those so recalled and paid,
siad new securities to be payable at periods within the matur-
ity of those originally issued, and rhereas it is the intention
of the City of Salem to avail it-
Tie * 8, 1876. Vol. 9 - Page 116
self of the powers, grented by said Act, when the same shall
have gone into effect, now therefore in pursuance of such
intention it is,--
Resolved, that the City Treasurer,
under the direction of the Joint Standing Committee on Finance,
is hereby authorized and Empowered to give proper notice to
holders of any such bond or bonds, that the City will redeem
the same on a day named in such notice, and that no interest
will be paid thereon, for any time after that day."
The Report was accepted, preamble and
'esolve adopted, and sent to the Common Council for concur-
rence. Came back concurred.
The petition of L. ;;. Edgerly for a Intellieenc,
license to keep an Intelligence Office at No. 14T' Lafayette Office.
Street, was referred to the Committee on Licenses with nower
. to act.
A communication from Gilman A. Andrews,Invitation
Secretary of the 1:emorial Committee of Post 34 G. A. R. , in- zrom os
viting the City Government to participate in the services of 34 G.A.R.
1.1emorial Day, on Tuesday, May 30th. , 1676, was received.
The invitation was accepted,, and sent
to the Common Council for concurrence. Came back concurred.
The petition of Charles P. Pousland for Trees.
pemission to remove two trees in front of his estate in Holly
Street, was referred to Alderman Brooks.
The Mayor, for the special committee Celebration
to consider the expediency of a public celebration of the of July 4th
approaching anniversary of our National Independence, sub-
mitted a Report recommending the adoption of the following
Order, viz:
"Ordered, that the sum of Four thous- snnropria-
and dollars be and is
hereby appropriated, for the purpose tion.
of defraying the expense of the celebration of the coning
anniversary of Imerican Independence on the 4th of July 1876,
the same to be expended under the direction of the joint
special committee on such celebration."
The Report was accepted, Order adopted,
and sent to the Common Council for concurrence. Came back
• concurred.
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The petition of Zina Goodell for -leave Removal of
to move two tenement houses from land in rear of L;o. 18 Buildin>,s.
Lafayette Street, to land at southern end of Dodge St. Court,
was referred to Llaer:<an brooks end sent down to be joined.
Cade back, -.'essrs. Donovan and -lebber joined.
!,�otice was received from the Common 'lection of
Council of the election by their Board of Ja es r_. Gillis, City Solici-
as City Solicitor. tor.
_Llderman 3rooks moved that the Board
proceed to an election of City Solicitor. The motion was
o.donted.
LLeSSrS. Brooks and Jackson were appointed
a cofraittee to receive, sort and count the votes.
"'he committee reported as follows:
hole no. of votes 7 .
• "ecessary to a choice S.
James i_. Gillis had 6.
J. 71. Perry 1.
and James A. Gillis was declared duly elected in concurrence,
and notice was accordingly sent to the Common Council.
The following :eport was submitted: Connection
"City Council, Salem, ?'_ay 8, 1876. of water
The Joint Standing Coarlittee on :'ater 1:7orks to whom was re- _gains of
,erred the subject by "is ';onor the P.'ayor,. of connecting Salem and
the crater mains between Salem and Peabody,-- ?sport, that 2eabody.
'the communication from the '.?ater Eoard suggesting that a
connection be made between the water mains of the City of
Salem, and the torn of ?eaUody, would recormaend, that the
':rater Board confer with the authorities of Peabody, in reF;ard
to the connection, if an arran&�erient cal, be Lade, then the
,titer 3oard hzve authority to make connection with said mains
for rautual »rotectio_: in case of accidents.
For the coi:aiittee,
V. C. Stowe, Chaii7ian.11
The _report was accepted, and sent down
for concurrence. Car.ie back concurred.
The follor,ing. I-eport and Order was Claire of
submitted: Joseph
"City Council, ',:ay 8, 1876. The Joint Smith.
Standing Co!ivaittee on Claims to whom was referred. the petition
of Joseph Smith claiming dar:iages to a coach and for stabling
• horses in 1869, have investigated the claim
end are satisfied that the claimin just, and in their opinion
.Ias not been vaid and therefore recor=tend the follocrinF, Order.
For the Committee,
V. C. Stowe, Chairman."
"Ordered, that the sum of eighty doll&-os
be paid 17r. Jos. Smith that being the amount of the above
claim."
The Report ras accepted, Order adopteo
and sent to the Common Council for concurrence. Cane back
concurred.
The following Report and Order was sib-rater Pipe
_fitted: in Lathrop
"City Council, Salem, ISay 8, 1876. St.& Dodge
The Joint Standing Committee on ':Water r'orks to whom was re- :;t. Court.
£erred the petition of PeiTy Collier and others, that water
• pipes be laid in Lathrop street, recommend that the petition
be granted; also, that a water pipe be laid in Dodge St.
Court as petitioned for by Zina Goodell. The committee re-
comnend the following Order.
For the committee,
V. C. Stowe, Chairman."
"Ordered, that the 71ater Board be in-
structed to lay the water pipes in Lathrop Street, and Dodge
Bt. Court, as petitioned for by Perry Collier and Zine
Goodell:"
The Report was accepted, Order adopted,
and sent down for concurrence. Cade back concurred.
The following Report and Order was Connection
submitted: of water
"City Council, Salem, *.t'_ay 8, 1876. Dives at
The joint standing committee on Water ;;'orks were instructed 1,afavette
to consider and report if in their opinion a second con- St . Bride.
nection with water pipes in South Saien is necessary, would
respectfully report, that the committee is of the opinion
that a second connection is necessary. They find that in
1869 six inch pipes were laid by the [rater Camaissioners in
Lafayette and Union Streets, to the bridges intending to
:._ake. imnediate connections. The pipes at Lafayette St.
Bridge is laid through the stone abutments and can be con-
nected at a comparatively small outlay and the cormiittee
,,7ould recommend that the connection be rude at that Bridge,
and present the accompanying Order.
• For the committee,
V. C. Stowe, Chai=ian."
"Ordered, that the 'rater Board be in-
structed to connect the water pines at the Lafavette ;street
3rid�e.' The
=, 1 7E . o _ p„ ; a
._ieport was a0ce )ted, Order adopted, and sent t0 the CoLRaon
Council for concurrence. Cale back concurred.
The Report of the City t-arshal for the City
_south of _pril wEs received, and acce-pted. ?,,iarshalIs
Report.
:alderman Chapman submitted the follov:-resolve of
ing Order: thanks for
"Ordered, that the thanks of the City :_ayor' s
Council be tendered to His Honor the iiayor for his interest-address.
ing and valuable historic cor,_rdnication delivered this even-
ing, and that a copy thereof be requested for publication;
the saiae to be printed under the direction and at the discretion
of the Joint Standing, Comittee on Printing."
The Order was adopted and sent dorm for
concurrence.
• Summons for the city to appear at the Suits.
June ter_i of the Superior Court and answer unto three actions
of tort, brought by I,cary Joyce, damages $3000. ; n`argaret .helen,
d'..maares -10,000. ; Ellen v. '.'inberry, dariages E`500. ; were re-
ceived, and were referred to the City Solicitor.
ldei .an Chapman Loved that the Report Concerning
of the Corniittee on Licenses, concerning the sale of intox- liquor
icating liquors, made at the last neeting, be taken from the licenses.
table. The motion was adopted.
The Report was then accepted.
alderman ChaT.)7an moved that no license
be granted u;ider the 1st. , 2d. and 3d. class. The motion was
not adopted.
_lderman -Kinsman rioved that the license
fees of 1675, be increased 50 per cent.
ideraan Chapsan iaoved to amend by fix-
ing the license -fees as follows; Class 1, i, 500. ; Class 2,
h'250. ; Class 3, 250. ; Class S, ti?500. ; Class 5, ` 150 . ; but the
m.'.end:',.ant i,as rejected, as was also the motion :aide by _r.
Kinsman.
_lder,.an Stowe coved that the Order re-
ported by the Co:'aaittee on Licenses, fixing the fees same as
last year, be adopted.
On motion of ':lder_ an Jackson, the Order
v.-as a:aended, by fixing the license fee for Innholders under
Class 1, at '250. , and, as maended, was adopted. The
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first and second Orders reported. by the committee, relating
to public notice concerning applications, and notice to li-
censed dealers of last year &c. , sere then adopted.
_>_l.derman Faynes !coved that no discrimina-
tion be made between male and female applicants for ,licenses.
The motion was ado_oted.
?:r. Jackson moved that the sale of five
gallons or more of distilled liquors at one sale under Class a,
be considered as requiring a wholesale dealers fixed at f250.--
The following Orders were submitted: Police
"Ordered, that the City irfarshal, Officers
Assistant ?arshal, and all members of the day, night and authorized
Sunday police force of this City, and all substitute police to enter
officers when on duty, be specially authorized to enter at ' premises.
any time upon the premises of any person licensed to sell
intoxicating liquors under the Act of 1875, to ascertain the
• .manner in which such person conducts the business, and to
preserve order, in accordance with Section 11 a- said Act."
"Ordered, that the Bond required to be Approval
used by the Act to regulate the sale of intoxicating liquorz, of Bonds.
shall be of the same form as the blank hereto annexed and
marked "A". ; and that all bonds shall be considered satis-
factory within the meaning of said l:ct which are approved by
a vote of the Committee on Licenses_, the said committee being
hereby authorized to approve any bond which is submitted for
that purpose and properly executed."
The Orders were adopted.
On motion of Alderman Stowe, the con- Concerning
nittee on licenses, were requested to publish such portions liquor
of the recent Act of the Legislature relating to seizure of licenses.
liquors, as they may deem advisable.
Alderman Chapman moved that all applica-
tions for licenses under the liquor law be referred to the
Committee on Licenses, with instructions to report upon each
application as to the advisability of granting the same.
The motion was adopted.
The Committee on Licenses reported in Brewers
favor of granting the application of IEallace Shaw for a License &.
brewer' s license. license fee
The report was accepted, and the li-
cense granted.
Alderman Stowe moved that the license
• fee be fixed at ;200.--. Alderman Keynes moved to anend by
substituting 6300. in place of ; 200. but the admendment was
rejected, and the motion made by ?.r. Stowe , was then adopted.
Play 3 tc 11, 1876. 1701. 9 - Page 121
Sixty applications for licenses under :_Dnlication,
the lic_uor lacy, were received, and the same sere referred for liquor
to the committee on licenses, licenses. '
A Detition sinned by J. Prank Dalton, Pet. of Fos
Commander of Post 34 G. 1i. R, requesting permission to arm . 4 G. A. R.
and parade one platoon of men of Post 34, G. A. R. , for duty
on the approaching 1: emorial Day, was submitted; and perrission
teas granted.
The Ordinance relating to the office Office
hours of the City Clerk, came back from the Common Council, :ours of
Dassed to be ordained in concurrence. City Clerk.
alderman Brooks submitted the follow- Claim
• ing Order: against
"Ordered, that the City Solicitor he i!auwikeag
requested to make demand against the INaunmkeag Street Railway Street Ry.
Company, or any person or persons having control of the sane,Co.
for the payment of the sum recovered by 7altar S. Harris
against the City of Selem, and in case of non-payment to com-
inence a suit for the recovery of the sane."
The Order was adopted and sent to the
Corson Council for concurrence.
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry 11. :•leek, Clerk.
A special meeting of the Board of
Aldemien was held on Thursday, ?: ay llth. , 1376, at 72 o'clock
P. IT.
The liayor and all the members were
present. The reading of the record was dispensed with.
The subject of liquor licenses being Concerning
under consideration, zIldernan Jackson moved that under liauor li-
Class 4, the license fee fo_i- apothecaries and grocers, be cense fees.
fixed at r50.-- The notion was adopted.
'; question arising as to whether, the
• 3oard
4ap 11, 1876. Vol. 9 - PaUe 122
.had the right to discr iminate between different hinds of
dealers under the satie Class, 11r. Gillis, the City Solicitor,
was sent for, and upon being present, was of opinion that if
the Board conformed to the law as expressed, there could be
no question, but if they varied from it, it vrould be a doubt-
ful experiment.
Thereupon the vote passed at the last
'ieeting establishing a wholesale license under Class 4, and
the fee therefor; and also the vote passed this evening in
relation to apothecaries and grocers was reconsidered.
Alderman Brooks moved that the fee for
licenses under Class 4, be fixed at y50.-- , but the motion
Tres not adopted.
The Board then reconsidered the vote
passed at the last meeting fixing the license fees under
Glass 1, for Innholders and Common Victualers.
• Alderman Brooks moved that the fee for
all licenses under Class 1, be fixed at 150.--
llderman Chapman moved to aiend by
fixing the fee at $250. , but both motions were rejected.
On motion of Uderaan Kinsman the fee
for all licenses under Class 1, was fixed at ..j200.--
The Committee on Licenses havint; re- Licenses
ported in favor of granting certain apnlications for licenses,�ranted.
their report was accepted, and licenses v=ere granted as
follows:- (all of the same being recommended by the re_nort)
Class Applicant Place of business Cormion Victualer.
1 & 4 Fichael W. Ray 41 Charter St. and TM "
1 & 4. Garrett Pigott 134 Boston St. " It "
1 & 4. Lawrence 1.7. Brown 25 front St. TM
1 I:iichael Devine 23 Front St.' " It "
1 & 4. Patrick Walsh 104 Derby St. " TM
1 1-ichael Ray 152 Derby St. " It
1 & 4. John Ganey 39 Bill St. " " "
1 & 4. John Doherty 84z Derby St.
1 John J. Cunningham 129 Derby St.
1 helley & Carter 140 Lafayette St. +' Innholders.
1 John Kiely 9 Derby Square Common Victualer
1 & 4. David Kiely 10 & lOz I)erby Souse " " "
1 &. 4. John Hurley 39 Charter St.. TM It It
3 Philip EcDonell 10 Derby St . "
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3 Catharine Yates 18 Fis-h St. and Common Victualer
3 Thomas Lannon 34 Peabody St. rr IT It
.6 .'ark S. Smith 42 Boston it. rr IT It
3 Peter Bec'_cer 7 Derby Scuare It IT rr
3 Joseph Holbrook 5 It it It rr
3 & 5 Silas B. F]inn Front St. it „
4 Patrick ITennessy* 20 F`ard St.
4 Peter F. Heeney 120 Boston St.
4 1,1artin LcGui re 4 Harbor St .
4 J, . W. Chamberlain 410 Essex St .
4 Thomas B. K?ichols 1592 rr rr
4 C7illiam _L. Brooks 29 Lafayette St.
4 George P. Farrington 310 Essex St.
4 _enj . C<ebb Jr. 54 it n
5 Catherine Heeney 105 :aason St.
5 Elizabeth i:arley 10 Creek St .
• 5 Patrick Buckley 5 High St. Court.
Sheridan B. Comstock 53 1.7ashington St. Innholder.
rldenian Chapman submitted the follow- City
ing Order: 'Harshal to
"Ordered, that the City Marshal be in- enforce
strutted rigidly to enforce, or cause to be enforced, the law.
law aF_ainst every* person guilty of any violation of any law
in relation to the sale of intoxicating liquors."
The Order was adopted.
The Committee on Licenses reported Licenses
agai?zst granting the following applications, which had rejected.
been referred to them, viz:
Class i;pplicant Place of business. Com. Vict-
1 Wm. J. Roone & Bro. 18 & 20 Derby Square-& ualer.
1 Charles :. Randall 11 Derby Square it It rr
1 ='artin !.TcGuire 33 Harbor St . it it it
3 Sheridan B. Co?:.stock 53 17ashington St, It rr it
3 Catherine Carey 89 '_fason St. It n it
3 & 4. ?.:ichael Sullivan 89 Derby St. rr it '
3 t,.iary 'Reagan 14 IT It It n
3 Fred'k. C . Broi,in 15 Derby Square It
3 & 4. John Joyce 142 Bridge St. it
3 Joseph Jaques 54 Peabody St. "
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5 ?Qichael Brady 32 ';lard St.
5 Hannah T;:addin 23 Congress St.
5 Julia Hayes 20 T_:iyrtle St.
5 Abigail Kelleher, 14
5 Cornelius Buckley 15 River St.
5 Dennis Herlihy 22 " If
5 Hsnnora Hallissey 29 Perkins St.
5 Hargaret Gleeson 19 Putnam St.
The Report was accented.
Fifty six applications for licenses i_DDlications
were received and forty two of the number, were referred to
the Committee on Licenses.
The rule requiring a reference of all
applications, was suspended, and the other (14) applications
were granted. They are as follows, Viz:
• Class Applicant Place of business Licenses
1 w. L. Palmer & Co. 176 'Essex St. & Innholders granted.
1 John Casey 32 Derby St. & Comraon Victualer
1 & 4 Patrick H. Devine 3 High St. it " It
3 Thos. N. Covell 1 Lafayette St. & " it
3 Chas. H. Kezar 28 Derby Square " Innholder
4 Gardner Barton 124 Essex St.
4 Daniel B. Webster 267 It It
4 Chas. H. Stentiford 80 Boston St.
4 George L. —Edwards 124 Essex St.
4 Geo. A. D.Stickney 123
4 Geo. F. Ropes & Co. 137
4 Geo. L. Hodgkins Pleasant St.
5 John Chandler 107 Federal St.
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry Ic. 1.1eek, Clerk.
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_, special meeting of the Board of
aldermen was held on I.ionday, -ay 15th. , 1876, at 4 o' clock
a
The Idayor and all the members were
present. The reading of the record was dispensed with.
The license of S. B. Comstock as an Innholder
Innholder granted at the last meeting of the Board, was revoked.
revolved.
The Committee on Licenses re_norted
favorably on several applications referred to them at the Licenses
last meeting. The report was accepted, and in confor.nity granted.
thereto, licenses vrere -ranted as follows, to the following
named persons, viz:
• Class. Applicant Place of business & Corm on Vict-
ualer
1 & 4. James IScShane 38 Bridge St. It " ' IT
1 John Barton 136 Derby St. " It
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1 George A. Wilson 16 & 18 Front St. - " " "
1 Daniel Barrett 176 Derby St. It It "
1 John r . Chambers 138 it " It It
1 Thomas P. Nev-:ell Higginson Sq. it "
1 Daniel 9?. Ladd 4 Derby Sq. it IT
1 Denis IcGrath 40 Derby St. IT it
l Israel 1'ickerson 164 1",ashington St.
1 & 5. John C. I:icCarthy 38 Charter St.
1 & 4. Edson L. Littlefield 142 -1-ront St.
1 Francis L. I:.orrill 22 Derby Sq. " Innholder
3 Charles D. i•,icGlew 142 Front St. & Common Victualer
3 Lilen Burkinshaw 38 Rail:-ray St." IT "
3 & 5. James O'Connell 6 Rollins St. " " "
3 & 4 I: artin Ford 10 Varney St. " " it
3 Owen A. Lewis 7 Ide'„bury St. It IT It
3 John Conway 12 Aborn St. It it It
3 Jane i!zcnliget 156 Derby St. It " "
3 Willis C. Semons 27 North St.
5 Peter Curtis 14 Phelps St .
5 'nastatia oache 42 Harbor St.
5 iiary Devlin 13 Park St. .
5 Thomas Cody 20 Varney St.
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Petitions in favor of e:rantin I icn.es-s
to Hargaret Gleason and :.Iichael Sullivan, were received and
read.
The applications reported against, by licenses
the Committee on Licenses, at the lest meeting, were then -ranted.
taken up, and acted upon separately, c•ith the following re-
sult, viz. Granted.
Class Applicant Place of business & Coyarion Vict-
ualer
5 Margaret Gleason 19 Putnam St.
3 & 4. John Joyce 142 Bridge St. "
5 Julia Hayes 20 i. yrtle St.
1 Charles A. Randall 11 Derby Square
3 & 4 idichael Sullivan 89 Derby St.
Rejected. Licenses
rejected.
• 5 t:_ichael Brady 32 71ard St.
3 Frederick C. Brown 15 Derby Sq. It
5 Cornelius Buckley 15 River St.
3 Catherine Carey 89 Eason St. "
3 S. B. Comstock 53 ashington St. '+
5 Hannora Hallissey 29 Perkins St.
5 Dennis Herlihy 22 River St.
3 Joseph Jaques 54 Peabody St.
5 Abigail Kelleher 14 _T._; rtle St .
1 Martin &:cGuire 33 Harbor 5t.
5 Hannah Haddin 23 Congress St.
3 17ary Regan 14 Derby St.
1 Wn. J. Roome & Bro. 18 & 20 Derby Sc .
The Committee on Licenses reported Licenses
against the applications of the following named persons, re-rejected.
(erred to them at the last meeting of the Board. The re_nort
was accepted, and the applications refused.
Class rpplicant Place of business & Coraon Gictu,.ler
1 Ellen Taney 37 Beaver St. " It
1 & 4. Richard Kiely 6 Derby Sq. It
1 John H. I:utter 26 Bridge St. ^ "
3 Daniel Connors 29 Prospect St. "
3 ?`urty Sullivan 21 Goodhue St.
3 Jeremiah D. Coffey 151 Bridge St.
3 Cornelius Buckley 12 Pingree St.
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5 ..ary Frawley 2 Beach St .
5 Ellen lzulready 149 Bridge St..� J
5 Patrick Dolan 20 river St.
5 Bartholomew Fahey 36 Pin6ree St.
5 James Cusick 26 '1 It
Thirty four applications for licenses Licenses
were received, and the sate were referred to the Cort-iittee granted.
on Licenses with leave to sit forthwith.
The Committee subsequently reported in
favor of granting the following applications. The report was
accepted and licenses -ranted, as follows, viz:
Class _pplica.nt Place of business & Common Victualer.
1 Charles __. Cap_ en 145 ssex St. It "
1 7m. T. Trask Salem Neck " Innholder
1 Ti:aothy I:urphy 27 Lerby Sq. " Common Victualer.
• 1 I:=argaret Collins 169 & 171 7ashington St. & Innholder
1 Pobert Laughlin 16 Derby Se . & Coruaon Victualer.
3 ceo. H. B:u„ton 112 Essex St. " " It
3 :-martin Hurray 128 Derby St. " " It
3 Catherine Brennan 143 Boston St. " " If
3 Philip A. ,'_cDonald 18 Derby St. " " It
3 I,:ary - aguire 106 Boston St. " 1' "
3 Stephen -a�;en 14 Derby St. " " IT
3 John Collins 5 Congress St. " it
3 John Fullam 148 Derby St. " " It
3 Otis ^. Copeland 7 Poston St. " " It
3 D. B. 8 J. 17ewcomb 24 & 26 Derby Sq." " It
3 Samuel =fill 15 Derby Sq. " " It
3 19arren A. ;sty It It It it n
3 & 4. John J. Cunningham 129 Derby St. " " It
3 Thomes S.. Peach 14 Lafayette St. " " It
3 Albert L.A.Beauchamp 42 Peabody St. " " It
4 C. 11. & J. Price 226 --ssex St.
4 Jades Stone Jr. forth St.
4 Rose i:artnett 1331 Boston St.
4 Chas. H. yin'{han 286 Essex St.
5 Timothy C. Carey 14224 Front St.
5 Cecelia Flynn 24 Phillips St.
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The following: applications were re- l;ic .p
nses
Jetted upon recommendation of the same Coruittee, viz. rejected.
Class. ;_pplicant Place of business & Co-- ion Victualer.
1 Thomas EcCannon . Highland _.ve. " Innholder
3 & 5. Garrett Fitzgerald 140 Bridge St . " Common Victualer
3 ISary L'.yers 14 Raily?ay
3 & 4. John Cassell 46 Broad St .
3 & 5 Ellen Driscoll 38 Peabody St.
A T petition in favor of .ranting a li-
cense to Lichael Brady, was received,and referred to the Cor. -
mittee on Licenses.
An application from Charles E. Capen Eilliard
for a license to keen a Billiard Hall at To. 145 ' ssex riall.
Street, was granted.
• The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
H. L.I. Leek, Clerk.
A meeting of the Board of Aldermen was
held on Thursday, May 18, 1876, at 4 o'clock P. 1:1.
The LuaSror and all the members were
present, except Alderman Chapman.
The reading of the records was dis-
pensed with.
The'Hayor stated that the meeting was ;,aurakeag
for the purpose of hearing all parties interested in the Street Rail
petition of the I?au*akeag Street Railway Co. , for the exten- va;; Co.
sion of its tracks to the Tillows on Salem 7.7ck; for a spur
track in Bridge St. , near the Lowell Depot; and for a turn-
out in Boston St. near Goodhue Street. The L=ayor read the
petition and order of notice thereon.
Abner C. Goodell Jr. L'sq. , appeared
for the Company and explained why the location was desired.
P?o person being present who desired
to object to the location, the board, upon the invitation
of L-r. Goodell, visited the several pla-
ces "Lientioned in the net ition, cnd Lhen adjourned file hear-
il"!F', urltiil 2ricay, tiie loth. ins-U. , at 4 o' cloc'a.
attest,
City Clerk.
The Board of lderauen :aet on _'riday,
: ay 19th. , 1876, at 4 o' clock F. 1'. , pursuant to adjourrmlent.
The 1=ayor, and all the members, were
present, extent :'.ldex,aen Chapman and Jackson.
I1r. Goodell stated that the best route YauLakear,
for the location of the tracks over the i?eck lands, could be Street
on t_1e southern Side of said lands, near 77r. Rowell's fain. _Railway Cc
17irl. D. 7orthenc Bsq. set forth the
• necessity of actor: o6a tin_- the -.rent travel durin.? the saner
m on ,,ths to the ^illos & other portions of the i?ec';.
P;o other person desiring to be heard,
the hee.ri"_ig was closed, and the natter re-corarlitted- to the
Couaittee on Streets.
11essrs. 7illiam F. liartin, Edward F. Jurors.
Roberts, Hosea B. Gri-ffin and Geor-e Harrington, were draTm
as Jurors for the June teZ'ia of the Superior Court.
eighteen applications for licenses iiQuor
under the lieuor lair were received, and referred to the Cori-licenses.
suttee on licenses.
-'etitions in favor of granting licenses
to T_-iannah Laddin, H. "utter, .:eery 1;yers and :..rs. I':ulready,
whose applicationshad been rejected, were received; and the
same ;were referre6. to the Co.uaittee on icenses.
petitions in favor of granting licenses
to Garret —ItzEerald, and irs. Hsllissey, were received, and
laid on the table.
etitiors were also received in -favor
of Cornelius Buckley and 'Alen '°ierney, The Board then re-
considered the vote whereby the an-;lications of the follow-
in- naiaed parties v-ere rejected, and licenses r:ere granted
as follows:__
Class t_pplicant :lace of business licenses
5 Cornelius Buckley 12 -ine:ree St. & Comon Vic tualel,.Eeranted.
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1 Ellen Taney 37 Beaver St. & Common Victualer
5 Mary Frawley 2 Beach St.
1 Martin McGuire 33 Harbor St. & Common Victualer.
5 Michael Brady . 32 Ward St.
3 & 5 Ellen Driscoll 36 Peabody St. & Common Victualer.
The application of Edward P. Smith for Common
a license as a Common Victualer, at No. 272 Essex Street, VFctualer.
was granted.
Mr. Stowe for the Committee on Fire Excursion
Department on the part of this Board, reported in favor of o Hose o.
granting the petition of Wm. Penn Hose Co. No. 3, for leave 70. 3
to take their Hose Carriage to Philadelphia.
The report was accepted and permission
• granted.
The City Clerk was instructed to charge Fee for
a fee of two dollars, in addition to the fee of $7.50 per Bfl iard
table, for all licenses issued to proprietors of Billiard License.
Halls and Bowling Saloons.
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
H. M. Meek, Clerk.
A regular meeting of the Board of Alder-
men was held on Monday, May 22d. , 1876, at 8 o'clock P. M.
The Mayor and all the members were
present.
with. The reading of the record was dispensed
The Committee on Licenses reported in Licenses
favor of granting licenses to the following persons. The granted.
report was accepted and licenses were granted as follows,viz:
Class Applicant Place of business
1 & 4. W111ian Hayes 136 Boston St. & Common Victualer
1 & 5. Edward J. Moore 195 Washington St. &
3 Patrick Kelleher 21 Goodhue St.
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Vict-
3 Patrick Griffin 4 Roslyn St. Court & Common ualer
3 Sheridan B. Comstock 53 Washington St. &
3 Denis Sweeney 18 Pingree St. &
4 John Boyd 127 Washington St.
5 Catherine Carroll 4 Rollins St.
The Committee also reported in favor of
granting the application of Catherine Carey, which had been
rejected by the Board. The report was accepted, the vote re-
jecting the application reconsidered, and a license granted
Catherine Carey, as a Common Victualer under Class 3, at No.
89 Mason Street.
The Committee on Licenses reported Licenses
against granting the applications of the following named rejected.
persons. The report was accepted and the following applica-
tions were rejected, viz:
Class Applicant Place of business
• 3 & 5. John Moriarty 3 Bridge St. & Common Victualer
3 Edward Heffernan Cor.Bridge & St.Peter & Com. "
3 Ann Willey 12 Thorndike St. & Common "
3 Ellen Costello 46 Peabody St.
3 Hannah Sullivan 42 Pingree St.
5 John Wood 7 Perkins St.
5 Patrick O'Sullivan 10 Sylvan St.
The Committee. on Licenses reported
leave to withdraw on the petitions in favor of the following
named persons, whose applications for licenses had been re-
jected, viz: Mary Myers, John Cassell, Hannah Maddin, Ellen
Mulready, J. H. Nutter and Joseph Jaques.
The report was accepted.
Five applications for licenses were Licenses
received, & the same were referred to the Committee on Li- gr
censes, with leave to sit forthwith. The Committee reported
in favor of granting the same. The report was accepted and
licenses were granted as follows, viz:
Class Applicant Place of business.
1 Thomas Williams Forrest River Road & Innholder
3 Peter Curtis 14 Phelps St. & Common Victualer
3 Miohael M. Sullivan 142 Derby St.
3 Lawrence Mahoney Rear 13 Congress St. &
5 Thomas Shea 31 Aborn St.
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Petitions in favor of granting licenses
to James Cusick and Daniel Connors, whose applications had
been rejected, were received, and referred to the Committee
on Licenses.
Alderman Kinsmen moved that proper No. licensef
notice be given that no licenses to sell intoxicating liquors after
will be granted after the first of June next. The motion was June 1st.
adopted.
A petition signed by Archer, Downing Horse R.R.
& Co. & 25 others, representing that Essex Street, from track in
Washington to St. Peter Street, on the southern side is in Essex
a very rough condition, that it needs to be paved uniformly Street.
with the northern side, and requesting that such pavement be
laid; also that the Horse Rail Road track may be placed in
• the middle of that portion of the street, was submitted; and
the same was referred to the Committee on Streets.
The Committee on Licenses, to whom was Forge
referred the petition of F. Friend for leave to erect a forge
at No. 125 Boston Street, recommended that leave be granted.
The report was acoepted, and permission was granted.
The petition of J. B. Edwards for leave Removal of
to move a building from rear of 105 Derby Street to lower BuiTci n� �:
end of Daniels Street, was referred to Alderman Stowe and
sent down to be joined. Came back Messrs. Cunningham and
Davis joined.
The Mayor nominated Benjamin Hersey to Constable.
be a Constable. The nomination was confirmed.
The petition of J. B. Thomas and 5 Pet. for
others, asking for the privilege of laying a sewer through Sewer
Franklin Street, from North St. to Smith's wharf, the ex- Franker St.
pense of laying said sewer to be borne by those entering the
same, was referred. to the Committee on Streets.
A communication from the Board of En- Grading &
gineers asking for an appropriation of $250. for the pur- fencing of
pose of grading and fencing the lot in Webb St., owned by to WeeUb
• the city, and ocoupied by the house of Hose Co. No. 2, came St.
from the Common
May 22, 1876. Vol. 9 - Page 133
. Council, referred to the Joint Standing Committee on Fire
Department, with leave to sit during the session of the
Council, and sent up for concurrence. The Board concurred,
The Committee held a session, and re-
ported that as there remains an unexpended balance of the
appropriation for buildingsaid house it isinexpedient to
make an additional appropriation.
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The report was accepted and sent down
for concurrence. Came back concurred.
The Committee on Streets submitted Sewer in
the following Order: P e�asan$ St
"Ordered, that due notice be given
that this Board will on Thursday, the first day of June, at
4 o'clock P. M. , at the City Hall, take into consideration
the expediency of constructing a Common Sewer in Pleasant
Street, from the estate of Mrs. Vincent Browne to Forrester
Street,and of assessing the expense thereof on all persons
who may enter their particular drains, into such Common
Sewer, or who by any more remote means shall receive any
benefit thereby. Any persons making objections thereto will
then and there be heard."
The Order was adopted.
The application
pp ion of Daniel W. Ladd for Billiard
a license to keep a Billiard Hall at No. 4 Derby Square, license.
was granted.
Alderman Kinsman offered the following Prevention
Order: of Fires.
de Or red, that the Joint Standing Com-
mittee on Fire Department, be, and they are, hereby request-
ed, to report at the next meeting of the City Council, an
Ordinance regulating the construction of buildings, under the
Acts of 1872, Chapter 243, for the purpose of securing the
prevention of fire and the preservation of life."
The Order was adopted, and sent to the
Common Council for concu
rrence. Came back concurred.
The following Order came from the Com- Hose
mon Council adopted and sent up for concurrence, viz:
"Ordered, that the Committee on Fire
Department request the Board of Fire Engineers, to cause all
• the hose now owned by the City to be tested by them in such
manner as they deem proper to establish its efficiency for
the various uses to which it is to be devoted, and report
upon the condition of the same
May 22 & 31, 1876. Vol. 9 - Page 134
to this Board with such suggestion as they deem fit for the
purchase of new hose."
The Board concurred.
The Ordinance relating to certain funds
held by the city in trust for the benefit of the poor, came Ordinance.
from the Common Council, passed in concurrence.
The Order instructing the City So- Naumkeag St
licitor to make a certain demand against the Naumkeag Street Ry. Co.
Railway Co. ; and the Order tendering the thanks of the City
Council to the Mayor for his historical address; came from M_ ayor's
the Common Council passed in concurrence. Address.
The Board then adjourned.
. Attest,
Henry M. Meek, Clerk.
A special meeting of the Mayor and
Aldermen was held on Wednesday, May 31st. , 1876, at 8
o'clock P. M:
The Mayor and all the members were
present. The record of the last meeting was read and ap-
proved.
Notice by Mary Brown of her intention Intent to
to build a dwelling house on Symonds Street, was referred uil�d.
to Alderman Maynes.
The Mayor nominated Michael Hartnett Field
to be a Field Driver and a Constable. Driver &
The nominations were confirmed. Const-Co
A petition signed by George W. Estes Fireworks
Jr. .and 4 others, asking permission to sell fireworks and &c.
fire crackers on the 3d. and 4th. of July, 1876, was re-
ceived.
On motion of Alderman Brooks the City
Marshal was authorized to grant permits, to all suitable
• persons applying, to sell fireworks &
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.firecrackers, on the 3d. & 4th. of July next.
A request from Lars. Townsend, who Sewer
occupies the estate on Prescott St. , owned by Mrs. Martha Assessments
G. Donnett; also, a request from J. W. Moulton, for an abate-
ment of certain sewer assessments; was referred to the Com-
mittee on Streets.
A petition signed by the members of Vacation
the police force, asking for a vacation during the ensuing £or Police.
summer, for such time as the Board may deem fit to grant,
was received and read.
Alderman Brooks moved that the members
of the force be granted one week's vacation. The motion was
adopted.
On motion of Alderman Maynes, the Com-
mittee on Police were authorized to keep the force up to the
regular number, if necessary, by the employment of substitutes,
during such vacation.
Several applications for licenses un- Licenses
der the liquor law were received, and were referred to the granted.
Committee on Licenses with leave to sit forthwith. The Com-
mittee met and reported in favor of granting licenses to the
following named applicants. The report was accepted, and li-
censes granted as follows, viz:
Applicants Place of business Liquor License
?7illiam J. Roome 20 Derby Square Class 1 and Common
Victualer.
John H. Nutter 19 & 21 Derby " " 1 " Innholder
Richard giely 6 " " " 1 "Com-Vict-
mon ualer.
J. warren Upham 44 North St. " 3 " " "
John Hurley 11 Vale St. " 3&5 &
Patrick Daly 144 Derby St. " 3 "
Mary Linnehan 93 Mason St. " 3 "
Edward Costello 46 Peabody St. " 3 " " "
Patrick McBride 46 Broad St. " 3&4 " " "
Daniel Leahy 94 Derby St. " 3&4 " " "
Thomas Scanlon 22 English St. " 3 " " "
William gennealy 45 Derby St. " 3 " " "
Daniel F. Regan 140 Bridge St. " 3&4 " " "
George P. Farrington Jr. Bridge St. " 4
• Ellen A. Buckley 30 Mill St. " 5
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.Patrick Mahoney 32 Congress St. Class 5.
Henry Sullivan 42 Pingree St. " 5
James Hallissey 29 Perkins " " 5
Michael McDonald 3 India " " 5
Margaret Foley 22 River St. " 5
Ann Lundrigan 26 Phillips St. " 5
Upon recommendation of the Committee
on Licenses, the vote rejecting the applications of the fol-
lowing named persons, was reconsidered, and licenses were
granted as follows, viz:
Applicant Place of business Liquor license
Daniel Connors 29 Prospect St. Class 3 and Common Vict-
ualer
Cornelius Buckley 15 River St. ^ 5
Patrick Dolan 20 ^ ^ " 5
Bartholomew Fahey 36 Pingree St. " 5
• James Cusick 28 ^ ^ " 5
Abigail Kelleher 14 Myrtle St. ^ 5
Patrick OtSullivan 10 Sylvan St. " 5
Ellen Nulready 149 Bridge St. " 5
Upon reoommendation of the same com- Licenses
mittee the following named applicants were granted leave to re e ed.
withdraw, viz:
Applicant Place of business Liquor License
Adam Law 3 Bridge St. Class 1 & Common Victualer.
Hannah Pease Rear 29 Prospect St. " 3 "
Honors. Egan 1 East Collins St. " 3 "
William Kelley 12 Thorndike St. " 3 " ^ "
Barth'w. Luoy 3 Bridge St. " 3&5 " " "
James Moylan 146 Derby St. " 5
Michael McCarthy 8 Lynn St. " 5
Ann Sherlock Rear 8 Upham St. " 5
Samuel Hill 15 Derby Square Innholder
Petitions in favor of granting a
liquor license to Hannah Maddin were received. On motion of
Alderman Jackson the vote rejecting her application was re-
considered, but the Board again refused to grant the license.
Alderman Jackson then moved that Mrs. Maddin be granted a
hearing upon her application, but the motion was not adopted.
The Board then voted that all licenses
granted must be taken by the loth. of June, otherwise they
shall be considered void.
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The application of John Winson for a Junk.
license to buy and sell junk, was referred to the Committee
on Licenses.
The applications of Henry G. Hubon Common Vict
for a license as a Common Victualer at No. 75 Washington St. ;ualer
of Ma A. Burton for a license to keep
an Intelligence In a li enc,
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Office at No. 24 Norman St. ; and of John H. Nutter for a 0 e
license to keep a Billiard Hall and Bowling Saloon at No. 17 Bi and
Derby Square, were granted. Hall Bowline
On motion of Alderman Stowe, the City Sa con.
Clerk was instructed to collect the full- fee for all li- Fees-7or
tenses issued during the year to keepers of Billiard Halls L c3 eases.
and Bowling Saloons.
• On motion of Alderman Brooks, the City Records
Clerk was authorized to have made at the expense of the city
such copies and corrections of the early records in his
possession, as he may deem necessary.
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
H. M. Meek, Clerk.
A special meeting of the Board of Alder-
men was held on Thursday, June 1st. , 1876, at 4 o'clock P. M.
The pre-sent e Mayor and 11 the members y r
P
sent except Alderman Chapman.
with. The reading of the record was dispensed
The Board then proceeded to hear all Sewer in
persons interested in the proposed Common Sewer in Pleasant P e-asant St
St. The Mayor read the petition and order of notice thereon.
Messrs. Jos. G. Waters and E. E. Newhall favored its con-
struction. Mr. Jona. Tucker was opposed to it, as his estate
was sufficiently drained, and there was no necessity for the
sewer passing his house. No other persons desiring to be
• heard, the hearing was
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closed.
The following Order was then submitted: Sewers
"Whereas, it appears to the Mayor and infant
Aldermen, that a necessity exists for the construction of aE'dyn e
Common Sewers as follows, viz: commencing 1n Pleasant Street,S rests.
at the southern end of the Common Sewer in said Street,
running from Andrew Street to the estate of Mrs. J. Vincent
Browne, and connecting therewith, thence southerly to For-
rester Street; and in Lynda Street, between Sewall and North
Streets; and that public notice of such intention has been
given, it is hereby,--
Ordered, that the Commissioner of Streets
under the direction of the Committee on Streets, be and he is
hereby directed to construct Common Sewers as above described,
and to report a schedule of the expense thereof to the Mayor
and Aldermen, pursuant to law."
• The Order was adopted. (Approved June
3, 1876. )
On motion of Alderman Brooks, the Com- Expense of
mittee on Streets were requested to consider and report what Sewers
portion of the expense of Common Sewers constructed .this
year, shall be paid by the City.
On motion of Alderman Brooks, the Com- Police at
mittee on Police were authorized to station at the willows w 1�—
during the summer season, one person from the substitute day
and night police.
The request of Peter Becker that the Tree.
city will remove a tree at No. 20 Carlton St. , it being un-
safe; was referred to the Committee on Streets.
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
H. M. Meek, Clerk.
•
June 5, 1676. Vol. 9 - Page 139
A meeting of the Board of Aldermen was
held on Monday, June 5th. , 1876, at 8 o' clock P. M.
The Mayor and all the members were
present except Alderman Maynes.
The record of the last meeting was read
and approved.
The Committee on Streets submitted a Green
Report recommending that the petitioners for the acceptance Pam.
of Green Place and Vale Street, have leave to withdraw; Vasa treat.
also, that the petition of Peter Becker for leave to remove Tree.
a tree at No. 20 Carlton St. , be granted.
The Report was accepted.
Notice by Dr. S. H. Holbrook of his Intent to
• intent to erect a two story Wooden building on Essex Street,b-u 13'-..
for stores and tenements, was referred to Alderman Kinsman.
The applications of E. J. Smith and Junk.
Aaron Shaw for licenses as dealers in junk &c. , were granted.
A petition signed by A. P. McDuffie Extension
and 9 others, asking for the acceptance as a public way, of of Symonds
the short street, connecting Symonds St. with North St. , and St.
that it be made a part of said Symonds Street; was referred
to the Committee on Streets.
A communication from the City Treas- Sewer
urer in reference to certain unpaid sewer assessments, was Assessments
referred to the Committee on Streets.
A communication from the Board of Ea- Firemen.
gineers submitting the name of Alfred Poole for appointment
as a member of Hose Co. No. 4; and Robert H. Wilson for ap-
pointment as a member of Hose Co. No. 1, was submitted; and
the same was referred to the Committee on Fire Department,
on the part of this Board.
June 5, 1876. Vol. 9 - Page 140
On motion of Alderman Brooks, the I�gonthl_y
Mayor and Alderman Kinsman were authorized to examine the B31�
bills against the Mayor and Aldermen's Department, for the
month of May.
Permission was given Patrick Daly to Liquor
change the location of his business under the liquor license Licenses.
granted him, from No. 144 to No. 97 Derby Street; also, to
Barth'w. Fahey, to change from 36 Pingree to 3 Congress St. ;
the licenses in each cave not yet being issued.
A petition asking for a hearing on the
application of Teremiah Coffey for a liquor license, the said
license having been refused, was presented and read. Alder-
man Chapman moved that a hearing be granted on Monday next,
at 7* o'clock P. M. The motion was adopted, but was after-
wards reconsidered, and a hearing fixed for Tuesday evening,
June 13th. , at 7 o'clock.
Mrs. Hannah Maddin again made applica-
tion for a license to sell malt liquors under Class 3, at
No. 23 Congress St. , and a hearing on the same was ordered
for Tuesday, Tune 13th. , at 8 o'clock P. M.
The following Report was submitted: Location of
"City of Salem. In Board of Aldermen,traoYs o _
Tune 5, 1876. The Committee on Streets, to whom was refer- t e a ea,
red the petition of the Naumkeag Street Railway Company as street Rail.
presented April 10, 1876, having duly considered the same, was o.
respectfully submit the following Report. The committee
having fully examined the different routes by which it was
proposed to reach the extremity of Salem Neck, known as the
Willows, ,end being fully aware of the public convenience of
Railway accommodation from the central part of the city, to
that point, and for those residents who are located on other
parts of the Neck, and also, having examined the turnout (at
junction of Goodhue Street) on Boston Street, as proposed,
and also, the side track nearly opposite the northern depot
in this city; on Bridge street, would respectfully recommend
the .adoption of the accompanying orders. All of which is
respectfully submitted.
Henry L. Williams,Chairman."
"Ordered, that the tracks of the Location of
Naumkeag Street Railway Company be, and they hereby are, TFFFFs to
located as follows, viz: the Willows.
. First. From the present end of the Street Railway track on
Essex street near the head of English Street, and connected
therewith, and running to the same line along Essex Street to
Webb Street, thence by a proper curved rail aroun& the corner
of Webb and Essex Streets southerly, along the western side of
said Webb street, to a point convenient
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for beginning of a curve into East Webb Street; thence into
East Webb street, and through East Webb Street running by a
line in the centre of said street to a point near what was
known as the "Pound," thence running by a curve across
Derby Street and on a reverse curve, to the lane or private
way, southerly of the northerly fence bounding the said lane,
to the gate way at the end of said fence; thence by a reverse
curve to the northerly side of the fence bounding land of
Rowell, and near to said fence, thence running to near the
end of said fence, thence by curved lines at low water line
across Cat Cove so called, and thence across the land of said
city, to and across the road, to commencement of the new road
built within the past year, thence 81ong the new road leading
to "the Willows" on the southerly side of said road, outside
the sidewald, to near the end of said Avenue, according to a
plan of said location, prepared by Charles A. Putnam Esq. ,
• Civil Engineer; and further that said Company shall 'pave, with
block paving, the track and eighteen inches each side, from
Essex St. commencement, to the, Steam Railroad crossing, and
also across Derby Street, and also across the old road to
the new road and avenue to the Willows, and on said new avenue;
and shall erect a three rail fence to inelose, the road, on all
Neck fields. And it is hereby further ordered, that no T rail
shall be used on any public thoroughfare, on the aforesaid
routes, as describes; and further in consideration of the
granting of said Street Railway location through East Webb
Street, and said Street Railway Co. , shall at all times cause
the crossing of the Steam Railway to be guarded by a flag man.
Second. That a track may be laid from a point on the North Sur track
Salem Branch of said road, in Bridge Street, between the is B
Eastern Railroad fence by the Tunnel, and the western end of Street.
the Head House of the northern depot, on a line running west-
erly & parallel to the present street railway track, and not
more than six feet distant therefrom; so as to form a spur or
turnout., sufficiently long to allow of the standing of two
cars thereon at one time."
"Ordered, that for that part of their Turnout in
petition, asking for a turnout on Boston Street, at junction Boston
of Goodhue street, the petitioners have leave to withdraw." Street.
The Report was accepted and Orders
adopted.
A communication from the Naumkeag Street
Railway Co. , in reference to the matter, was submitted, and
placed on file. (Acceptance of location filed July 7, 1876. )
• On motion of Alderman Brooks the Com- Widening of
mittee on Streets were requested to report at the next meet-Neck Road
.ing of the Board an Order for
Tune 12, 1876. Vol. 9 - Page 142
.widening and repairing the old Neck road.
The Board then adjourned.
Attest
Henry M. Meek, Clerk.
A regular meeting of the Board of Ald-
ermen was held on Monday evening, June 12th. , 1876, at 8
o'clock.
All the members were present. The
Mayor presided.
with. The reading of the record was dispensed
•
The following Order was submitted: Firecracker:
"Ordered, that so much of the vote
passed May 30, 1876, granting power to the City Marshal to
license the sale of fireworks on the 3d. and 4th. of July
next, as related to the selling of Firecrackers, be, and the
same is, hereby rescinded."
The Order was adopted.
The following Report was submitted: Abatement
"City of Salem. In Board of Aldermen,of Sewer
June 12, 1876. The Committee on Streets to whom was refer- Assessments
red the communication from the City Treasurer in regard to
unpaid sewer assessments having considered the same, respect-
fully recommend the adoption of the following Order.
For the Committee.
Henry L. Williams, Chairman."
"Ordered, , that an abatement of the fol-
lowing amounts taxed for sewerage to the following persons
herein named be and the same is hereby made for taxes prior to
the year 1874, viz:
Parties assessed Sewer in When assessed Amount
James Stone Warren St. 1869 $38.95
Mrs. John Ward Essex " " 25.46
Mrs. Nath'l. Osgood " " " 25.46
Rob't. W. Gould Munroe " " 25.46
•
June 12, 1876. Vol. 9 - Page 143
Wm. C. Barton Brown St. 1869 49.22
Hannah Pitman Oliver " " 8.93
Aug. C. Pitman " " " 8.93
Est. Holten J. Breed Mall " " 44.66
S. A. L. Haskell Williams St. " 35.73
Sarah A. Perkins TM " " 13.40
Mrs. John Messervy " " " 4.47
Mrs. Henry Archer " " " 17.86
John Prince " " " 13.40
Heirs Abijah Chase Federal St. " 34.60
Heirs of Asa Wiggin " " " 19.80
" " Aaron Goldthwait Broad St. 1870 25.37•
Thomas P. Shepard " " ^ 145.--
Estate of E. Northey Washington St.1873 79.96
And that the tax against Albert E. Newton be
. abated in the sum of 29.--
In.all, abate 645.66
And further, that the Treasurer be instructed to call upon Collection
the following persons, or estates, and all others whose of Sewer
assessments remain unpaid, for payment of amounts due from Assess*Ts.
them for sewerage tax, and he is hereby directed to take
the necessary steps, for the collection of the same, viz:
The purchases of the Ditmore estate on Oliver St. , who has
entered the Common Sewer.
Ezra Woodbury on Bridge St.
J. W. Moulton
Albert E. Newton on Broad St. for balance due $43.50
Martha G.Domett on Prescott St . -
The Report was accepted and the Order
adopted.
The petition of Wm. E. Smith for Tree.
leave to remove a tree in front of the house No. 52 Bridge
Street, and the petition of J. T. Goldsmith for leave to re-
move a tree in front of his house No. 8 Arhbella St. , were
referred to Alderman Kinsman.
The Committee on Streets to whom was Extension
referred the petition of A. P. Mobuffie & 9 others, for the o�Sgmon_ds
acceptance of a short street in North Salem, between Symonds.
St. , and North St. , submitted a report, stating that they do
not find the street to be of the requiste width for accept-
ance under the law, & recommended that the petitioners have
leave to withdraw. The
•
June 12, 1876. Vol. 9 - Page 144
.same committee to whom was referred the question as to what Expense of
portion of the expense of Common Sewers shall be paid by Sewers,
the City, submitted a report, recommending that the same Portion
course be pursued this year as in 1875, and that the City a��i -�,5v—
bear one quarter part of the expense. C
The same committee reported on the Repoe
petitions of Mrs. Martha G. Domett and J. W. .Moulton for an "'et s. for
abatement of sewerage tax, recommending that the petitioners a atemen .
have leave to withdraw.
The above reports were accepted.
The Committee on Licenses reported on Junk.
the petition of John Winson for a Junk license, and recommend-
ed that it be granted.
The report was accepted and the license
granted.
• The following Report was submitted: Na?g�ea
"City of Salem, In Board of Aldermen,Stree ail
June 12th: 1876. The Committee on Streets, to whom was ref-�wa�racrac
erred the petition of Archer, Downing & Co. , for removal of in�sex
the Horse Railroad tracks in Essex St, to the middle of Street.
said street, having considered the same, respectfully recom-
mend that they have leave to withdraw; and further, the
committee are of opinion, that the public safety and con-
venience and the better condition of the street for travelling
purposes, will be better subserved by removal of said track
from its present location, to one nearer the edgestone, there-
fore, the committee recommend the adoption of the following
Order. For the committee,
Henry L. Williams, Chairman."
"Ordered, that the Naumkeag Street
Railway Company, be and they hereby are requested to remove
their track from the present location on Essex Street,
between Was ington Street and Union Street, to a position
on the southern side of Essex street,the rail next the edge-
stone of the southern sidewalk, to be two and one half feet
therefrom."
The Report was not accepted; three
members voting in the affirmative and three in the negative.
Thereupon Mr. Kinsman submitted the
following Order, viz: "Ordered, that the Committee on Streets
before repaving Essex Street, cause the Horse Railroad track
between Washington and Newbury Streets, to be placed in the
• centre of the street."
The Board refused to adopt the Order,
the vote being tie.
June 12, 1876. Vol. 9 - Page 145
The Mayor, for the Committee on Essex
Streets, submitted the following Order, viz: Street.
"Ordered, that due notice be given
that this Board will on Monday, the 26th. day of June inst. ,
at 7j o'clock P. M. , take into consideration the expediency
of widening Essex Street, on the northern side, over land of
Stephen A. Simon and S. H. Holbrook, in accordance with a
plan drawn by C. A. Putnam, Surveyor, now on file in the
City Clerk' s Office. All persons interested will then and
there be heard."
The Order was adopted.
A petition signed by wm. E. McIntire Harris
and 7 others, asking for the laying out and acceptance of Ste.
Harris Street, as a public way, was referred to the Commit-
tee on Streets.
• A petition signed by Patrick J. Liquor
1.4cCusker and 6 others, asking the Board not to grant any Licenses.
more licenses for the sale of ale or other intoxicating li-
quors to any person in Congress St. , and especially to Mrs.
Hannah Madden, was received and placed on file.
On motion of Aldermen Brooks the City
Clerk was instructed to notify the principal petitioners of
a hearing on the application of IJtrs. Madden, which takes place
on the evening of Tuesday, June 13th.
The Report of the City Marshal for the C—it
month of June, was received and placed on file. Marsh's
The Mayor nominated Nath'l. M. Jack-Appointments.
man to be a Constable, and James H. Turner to be an Inspect-
or of Leather.
The nominations were confirmed.
Alderman Chapman submitted the follow-Osgood
ing Orders: Street.
"Ordered, that the Committee on Streets
consider the expediency of continuing Osgood Street over
Collins Cove to the Neck lands, and report upon the same at
the neat regular meeting, with an estimate of the probable
cost of such extension."
• "Ordered, that the Committee on Streets
con-
June 12, 1876. Vol. 9 - Page 146
sider the expediency of continuing Essex Street over Collin's Essex
Cove to the Neck Lands, and report upon the same at the Street
next regular meeting, with an estimate of the probable cost
of said extension.%
The Orders were adopted. (Approved,
June 14, 1876. )
Alderman Jackson moved that Samuel Innholder.
Hill be granted an Innholder' s License.
The motion was not adopted.
Applications from Michael McCarthy Liquor
for a liquor license under Class 3 at No. 8 Charter St. ; and Licenses.
from Moses Fairbanks & Co. for a liquor license under Class
5, at No. 10 Central St. , were presented; and the applicants
were granted leave to withdraw.
• The application of Edward D. Sanborn.
for a license as a Common Victualer at No. 12 Derby St. , was
referred to the Committee on Licenses. The application of
the same person for a liquor license under Class 3, at the
same place, was presented; and he was granted leave to with-
draw.
The petition of Patrick D. Egan and 6
others, asking the Board to grant a license for the sale of
malt liquors to Hannah Pease, was presented; and the petition-
ers were granted leave to withdraw.
Alderman Stowe recommended the ap- Firemen.
pointment of Alfred Poole as a member of Hose Go. No. 4, and
Robert H. Wilson, as a member of Hose Co. No. 1; and they
were appointed.
The petition of Jos. N. Peterson and Water Pipes
another, asking that the water pipes be extended to their
premises in Northend Street, came from the Common Council
referred to the Joint Standing Committee on Water Works and
sent.up for concurrence. The Board concurred.
A petition signed by Joseph G. Waters National
and 55 others, residents in the vicinity of Washington Square,sa
asking that sane other place than the Common, be assigned as on Ju
a position for the firing of the national salutes in honor of 4th.
. the approaching anniversary of our National Independence, was
submitted; and the
June 12, 1876. Vol. 9 - Page 147
same was referred to the Joint Special Committee on the cel-
ebration of the 4th. of July, and sent down for concurrence.
Came back concurred.
The Joint Standing Committee on Fi- Bonds.
nanee submitted a report recommending the adoption of the
following Order, viz:
"Ordered, that the City Treasurer,
under the direction of the Joint Standing Committee on Fi-
nance, be hereby authorized to prepare, or cause to be pre-
pared, to issue and sell, or contract to sell, securities,
bonds, or certificates of indebtedness, in the name of the
City of Salem, to an amount not exceeding the sum of Three
hundred and ninety eight thousand five hundred dollars, to
take the place of any bonds of the City of Salem Water Loan,
• now redeemable, and for the sole purpose of such redemption,
as authorized by Section 4 of Chapter 238 of the Laws and
Resolves of the Legislature of this Commonwealth, for the
year eighteen hundred and seventy six. The securities so
issued, shall bear interest at such rate or rates, and be
made payable at such time, or times, prior to June 14th. of
the year nineteen hundred and five, as to such Committee
shall seem expedient, and for the interest of the City. .All
the provisions of law, whiehapply to the City of Salem water
Loan, shall be held to apply, so far as may be, to the se-
ourities issued ap hereby authorized."
The Report was accepted, Order adopted,
and sent to the Common Council for concurrence. Came back
concurred. (Approved, June 13, 1876. )
A petitionL.signed by Mary Brown and an- water
other, asking for the laying of water pipes in the extension Pipes.
of Symonds Street, was referred to the Joint Standing Commit-
tee on Water Works and sent down for concurrence. Came back
concurred.
A communication from a committee of the Plummer
Trustees of the Plummer Farm School, calling attention to the Farm
fact that Bonds of the City of Salem, issued to then, amount- School.
ing to $23,000. , will mature on the coming first of July, and
suggesting some reasons why it would be proper to pay these
Bonds in gold, was received; and the same was referred to the
Joint Standing Committee on Finance and sent down for concur-
rence. Came back concurred.
• The Report of the Joint Standing Com- Report of
.mittee on Accounts for the month of May, came from the Com- Com. on
mon Council accepted and sent up for concurrence. The Board Accounts.
concurred.
June 12, 1876. Vol. 9 - Page 148
An Ordinance repealing an Ordinance Ordinance
entitled "An Ordinance to provide for the appointment of a Supt. of
Superintendent of Schools," came from the Common Council Schoo s.
passed to be ordained and sent up for concurrence. The
Board concurred in the passage of the Ordinance. (See Re-
cord of Ordinances)
A petition signed by John Pickering Broad
and 92 others asking for the removal from the Broad St. Street
Cemetery of the underbrush and dead trees and likewise the Cemetery.
black cherry trees, and to beautify the ground, was present-
ed; and the same was referred to the Joint Standing' Commit-
tee on Public Property and sent down for concurrence. Came
back concurred.
• The following Orders were submitted; State
"Ordered, that the Committee on Mili- Or nance
tary Affairs in behalf of the City be authorized to receive for H
and receipt for One hundred Springfield muzzle loading School Boys
rifles, the same having been procured from the State au-
thorities. Also to make suitable provision for their custody
and safe keeping while in the possession of the City."
"Ordered, that the Mayor be authorized
to execute a Bond for $1000. as required by the Ordnance
Department for the safe keeping and return of said rifles as
by invoice on file."
The Orders were adopted, and sent down
for concurrence. Came back concurred. (Approved, June 14, 1876. )
A Report of the Joint Standing Com- Water Pipes
mittee on Water Works," submitting the following Order, came
from the Common Council, Report accepted, Order adopted, and
sent up for concurrence, viz:
"Ordered, that the Water Board be in-
structed to lay water pipe from its present. terminus in Orne
Street to the gateway at the entrance to Mrs. Cabot's estate."
The Board concurred. (Approved June 14,
1876. )
The following Resolve came from the Acts relat-
Common Council, adopted and sent up for concurrence, viz: ing�o"Resolved, that that the 303d. Chapter of walks.
the Legislative Acts of 1872, and the 107th. Chapter of the
• Acts of 1874, be accepted by the City Council of the City of
Salem." The
Tune 12, 1876. Vol. 9 - Page 149
. Resolve was referred to the Committee on Streets.
The Mayor, for the Committee on Road on
Streets, submitted the following Orders, viz: Salem Neck.
"Whereas, in the opinion of this
Board, the safety and convenience of the inhabitants of
Salem, require the laying out, widening and repairing of
the road on Salem Neck, running from the Neck gate to the
southwesterly end of Columbus Avenue, it is therefore,--
Ordered, that the main road on Salem
Neck, be, and it hereby is, laid out as a public way, over
land of the City of Salem, as follows: Southeasterly side;
commencing at a point in the fence making the present ter-
mination of Derby Street, where the fence, which makes the
present southeast side of said road, intersects said fence
at end of Derby Street; thence running in a northeasterly
• direction upon a straight line, by the general course of the
fence now standing upon the said southeasterly side, a dis-
tance of fifteen hundred and seventy feet; thence turning and
running to the east upon a regular curved line, a distance of
eighty feet, to a point which is in the present line of fence
standing upon said southeasterly side of road; thence running
in an easterly direction by the line of said fence a distance
of two hundred feet; thence turning to the north and running
in a northeasterly direction upon a regular curved line, a
distance of One hundred and seventy five feet, to a point which
is twenty five feet northwesterly from the present fence stand-
ing upon the southeasterly side of the road; thence running in
a northeasterly direction, upon a straight line a distance of
four hundred and ninety feet, to a point which is fifty feet
distant at right angles from the new fence, standing upon the
northwest side of said road; thence running in a slightly more
northerly direction, upon a straight line, to the northwest
corner of D. B. Gardner's barn, and the southwesterly end of
Columbus Avenue. The northwesterly side of said road to be
parallel to and fifty feet distant from the above described
southeasterly side. The lines of said street being more fully
shown upon the plan drawn by Chats. A. Putnam, May 1876, and
making portion of this location; said plan is on file in the
City Clerk's Office."
"Ordered, that the sum of Two thousand Appropria-
dollars be, and the same is, hereby appropriated for the pur-tion.
pose of laying out and widening the road as above described,
and that the same be expended under the direction of the Com-
mittee on Streets;"
The Orders were adopted, and sent to
the Common Council for concurrence.
June 13, 1876. Vol. 9 - page 150
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry M. Meek, Clerk.
A special meeting of the Board of Ald-
ermen was held on Tuesday, June 13th. 1876, at 7 o'clock P.M.
All the members were present. The
Mayor presided.
The reading of the record was dis-
pensed with.
The Board proceeded to hear all per- Liquor
sons present who were interested in the applications of Li—enses.
• Jeremiah D. Coffey and Hannah Maddin for liquor licenses.
In the case of Mrs. Maddin a large
number of witnesses were sworn and examined. Chas. Sewall
Esq. appeared for the petitioner and Henry P. Moulton Esq. ,
for the remonstrants
The hearing was closed about 11 o'clock
P. M.
The Mayor stated that in order to take
any action upon the applications, the Board would first have
to reconsider the vote whereby it was ordered that no licenses
would be granted after June 1st.
Alderman Brooks moved that the vote re-
ferred to, be reconsidered. The motion was not adopted, three
members voting in the affirmative, and three in the negative.
A motion made by Alderman Maynes that
the applicants have leave to withdraw, was also lost, .the vote
being a tie.
The Bond of Nath'l. M. Jackman as a Bond.
Constable was filed; and the Board approved the same.
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
H. M. Meek, Clerk.
•
June 26, 1876. Vol. 9 - Page 151
A regular meeting of the Board of Ald-
ermen was held on Monday, June 26th. 1676, at 7Q o' clock P.M.
All the members were present; the Mayor
presiding.
The reading of the records was dispens-
ed with.
The Board then proceeded to hear all Essex
persons interested in the proposed widening of Essex Street.Street.
Messrs. Simon and Holbrook were present
and said they did not object to the widening if the city
thought it advisable. Mr. Simon objected to the cutting off
of the frontof his building at the present time, as it would
greatly injure his business.
No other persons desiring to be heard,
• the hearing was closed.
The petition of Mrs. Mark Lowd for Tree.
leave to remove two cherry trees in front of house No. 9
Buffum Street, was referred to Alderman Maynes.
The petition of 7m. P4. Hill for leave Pet. for
to enter the sewer in Beckford Street, from the house now eave o
being built in said street, was granted. enTer a
sewer.
The following Order was submitted:
"Ordered, that the Mayor be hereby Deed of
authorized to execute in the name of the City, a quit claim restate
deed, releasing to Thomas Griffin of Worcester, the city's
interest in certain real estate on Beaver Street and Prospect
Street, which was taxed in the name of Mrs. James Griffini
and which, for non-payment of taxes, was sold by Henry J.
Cross, Collector, and conveyed to the city by his deed dated
September 18, 1874; provided, that, before the delivery of
said quit claim deed, there shall be paid into the city
treasury the sum for whichsaid estates were sold to the city,
together with interest at the rate of ten per cent, per
annum from the date of said sale and all costs and charges
which have since accrued."
The Order was adopted, and sent to the
Common Council for concurrence. Came back concurred.
(Approved, June 28, 1876. )
•
June 26, 1876. Vol. 9 - Page 152
An application for leave to place a Fire raft.
fire raft on North River during the morning of July 4th. ,
was made.
Alderman Maynes moved that permission
be granted under direction of the City Marshal. The motion
was not adopted.
A petition signed by E. S. Atwood and Closing of
907 others asking the Board to close all places where in- Liquor Sa-
toxicating liquors are sold during the 4th. of July, was loons on
referred to the Committee on Licenses. Ju y 4th.
Alderman Chapman afterwards submitted
the following Order, viz:
"Ordered, that the City Marshal be
Instructed to request the proprietors of all liquor saloons
in this city, to close their places of business during the
• 4th. of July next, that all disorderly conduct may be avoid-
ed as far as possible on that day."
The Order was adopted.
The applications of John Linnehan for Junk
a junk license at No. 32 Pingree St. ; Am. Hayes, for an t older
Innholder's license, at No. 136 Boston St. ; and John H. Auc oneer.
Derby for an Auctioneer's license,, at No. 2141 Essex St' ,
were referred to the Committee on Licenses.
The application of Jeremiah O'Leary, undertaker.
No. 35 North St., for a license as an undertaker was granted.
The appropriation and Order for widen-A ro ria-
ing the Neck road, came from the Common Council,passed in tion ec
concurrence. (Approved, June 17, 1876. ) Road
The following communication was Mill Pond.
received, viz: Public
"City of Salem Mayor's office June Par .
26; 1876, To the City Council, Gent: That portion of the
Mill Pond in Belem above Ocean Avenue, that has for several
years been a cause of complaint to the City Government, on
account of the serious nuisance existing or said to exist
therein has again, claimed the earnest attention of the cit-
izens of that ward, on account of the sickness said to pre-
vail in that locality, & the increased
June 26, 1876. Vol. 9 - Page 153
mortality in that section of the City. Within a few weeks,
the citizens of Ward 5. earnestly petitioned the Board of
Health, for some action looking to their relief a hearing
was granted by the Board, which was numerously attended, and
the whole subject was intelligently & scientifically dis-
cussed. The Board of Health, after listening to the argu-
ments presented and personally examining the section complain-
ed of, voted, to take immediate steps for the abatement of the
nuisance, and a contract was accordingly entered into, with
John Mangan, to do the filling, and with Mr.J. F. Almy Atty
for the Proprietors of the Derby Estate, to furnish the
gravel for that purpose. The Derby Estate, possesses the
only available ,gravel that can be obtained, except by haul-
ing a long distance from some other part of the City. It
seems to me desirable, that some steps should be taken to
give the City an ownership in the land made by this fill-
ing, otherwise, the City will be at considerable charge for
filling, and have no proprietorship whatever in the improve-
ments. It is hoped the prompt efforts of the Board of
Health, to abate the nuisance complained of may prove success-
ful and meet (as I doubt not it will) the hearty approval of
the City Council. In view of all the circumstances of the
case, would it not be desirable for the City Council to
consider, whether or no, an arrangement could be made with
the proprietors of the Derby Estate, that would prove ad-
vantageous to the City, while at the same time abating a
nuisance
Very Respty.
HenryL. Williams Mayor."
The communication was read and sent to
the Common Council.
Alderman Brooks submitted the following
order:
"Ordered, that the communication of his
Honor the Mayor relating to the actions of the Board of
Health in abating a nuisance in ward five, be referred to a
joint select committee of two members of the Board of Alder-
men, with such as the Common Council may join -- with leave
to sit during the present session of the Council*
The Order was adopted, Alderman Brooks
and Kinsman appointed, and sent down for concurrence and to
be joined. Came back concurred, and Messrs Huntington,
Tibbetts and McKeever joined. (The committee held a session,
and submitted a report, which was laid on the table by the
• Common Council. )
June 26, 1876. Vol. 9 - Page 154
The Committee on Streets submitted the Essex
following Resolves and Orders, viz: Sfreet.
"Resolved that the safety and convenience
of the inhabitants of Salem, require that the way known as
Essex Street should be widened on its northern side, at a
point opposite Liberty Street, over land of Stephen A. Simon
and Solomon H, Holbrook, and in accordance with a plan drawn
by C. A. Putnam, Surveyor, June 12, 1876: and for that pur-
pose it is necessary to take and lay out as a part of said
Essex Street, certain land described as follows, to wit:
Commencing at the southeast corner of the Bowker Block, on
the northerly side of said Street, and thence running in an
easterly direction, across the Simon estate, and through a
portion of Holbrook`s estate, on a straight line with the
front of said Bowker Block, extended, a distance of 82 feet,
to a point which is about 3 feet distant, at right angles,
. from the present line of Essex Street: thence running upon a
curved line a distance of 6 feet, so as to strike a point in
the present line of location of said Essex Street: thence
running in a westerly direction by the line of said Street,
and estate of Holbrook, a distance of 46 feet to the southerly
corner of said estate: thence In a more westerly direction,
by the fron of said Simon estate, a distance of 42 feet to
the corner of the Bowker Block, started from. And whereas,
due notice has been given of the intention to take said land
for the purpose aforesaid, it is therefore.
"Ordered, that the land before described
be, and the same is, hereby taken and laid out as a portion of
said Essex Street, in aceordance. with the plan above referred
to: and it is hereby adjudged that the expense of widening said
Essex Street as aforesaid, will count to the sum of six hun-
dred eighty nine 50/100 dollars, and that the damage to the
estates, parts of Which are taken as aforesaid, are the sums
set against them in the schedule hereto annexed."
Estimate of damages and expense in proposed widening of
Essex Street.
No-.-of Square feeti Price E
Estates &o. of land taken per foot) Value `
Stephen A. Simon 43 64.50
S. H. Holbrook ab1t. 150
Grading & repairs of
building 400.--
Total 689.50
"Ordered, that the sum of six hundred Appropria-
eighty tion.
June 26 & July 3, 1876. Vol. 9 - Page 155
nine 50/100 dollars be, and the same is, hereby appropriated
for widening and grading Essex Street as above, the same to
be expended under the direction of the Committee on Streets."
The Report was accepted. Resolves
and Orders adopted, and sent down for concurrence.
The following Order came from the Bath Houses
Common Council adopted, Messrs Towne, Lougee, and Cunningham
appointed, and sent up for concurrence, and to be joined,
viz:
"Ordered, that the sum of Fifteen
hundred Dollars ($1500) be and hereby is appropriated for
the purpose of providing suitable bathing accommodations
for the citizens of Salem, said sum to be expended under
the direction of a joint special Committee."
The Board non-concurred.
• The Mayor stated that a complaint had Complaint
been made against police officer Emory, and that he had a
Po-
suspended him from the police force for the time being. lice Office:
Alderman Stowe moved that the suspension
of Mr. Emory continue for one month. The motion was adopted.
On motion of. Alderman Jackson the Celebration
City Marshal was instructed to keep the streets free from of Ju y 4t .
Horse Cars, and Vehicles during the passage of the procession
on the morning of the Fourth of July.
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry M. Meek, Clerk.
A meeting of the Board of Aldermen was
held on Monday, July 3d. , 1876, at 11 o'clock A. M.
All the members were present except
Mr. Chapman. The Mayor presided.
with. The reading of the record was dispensed
•
July 3, 1876. Vol. 9 - Page 156
The Mayor nominated the following named Special
persons to be special police officers, with the power of con- -0lice
stables, for duty on the 3d. and 4th. of July, viz:
John W.
Pratt, John H. Peters, George P. Phippen, Michael Roach,
Richard Rice, John S. Nolan, John R. Mansfield, Thomas M.
Galway, William Henry, John B. Bridges, George H. Blinn, E.
G. Gardner, Michael Fitzgerald, William F. Sanborn., Thomas
Kingsley, William 0. Bridges, Thomas Hamilton, Joseph Stickney
Jr. , Benj. F. Touret, John A. Jelly, John Smith, Albert A.
May, John Arrington, Daniel J. O'Connell, Robert Teague,
Charles T. Conner, Elias C. Larrabee, Charles H. Taylor,
Frederick H. Hunt, Aaron J. Cate, John C. Thorner, J. T.
Smith, John Cate, Joseph Lee, John W. Wheeler, Samuel J.
Trofatter, Thomas Bowen, William P. Kingsley, Wm. C. Mansfield,
Benj, T. Wiggin.
• The nominations were confirmed.
A communication from the President and Temperance
Secretary of the Salem Reform Club asking permission to bola meetings
public temperance meetings on the Common, Sunday evenings, on t e Com
from 6 to 7 o'clock, was received mon.
Alderman Brooks moved that the request T
be granted for next Sunday evening. The motion was adopted.
A communication from the City Marshal Complaint
in reference to a complaint made by him to the District ag't. M.
Court, against Martin Murray, doing business as a liquor Muria li-
dealer at No. 128 Derby St. , for selling to a minor, was cense -
received and read. quor dealer
Alderman Jackson submitted the follow-
ing:
"Whereas, complaint has been made to
this Board that Martin Murray, doing business as a licensed
dealer in intoxicating liquors under Class 3, at No. 128
Derby Street, has violated the conditions of his license,
Ordered, that due notice be given to
all persons. interested, of a hearing before the Committee
on Licenses, on Wednesday Jul 12th. 1876, at 8 o'clock
Po M. , at the City Hall, that They may than and there appear
and show cause, if any they have, why said license should not
be revoked.*
Adopted.
• The application of D. McCurn for a Junk
license to purchase and keep for sale junk and second hand
articles, at No. 7 Charter St. ,
July 3 & 6, 1876. , Vol. 9 - Page 157
was granted. The application of John H. Russell, for a
license of the same kind at No. 107 Essex St. , was referred
to the Committee on Licenses.
Several bills against the Department Bills.
for the month of June were examined and approved.
The Board then adjourned at 7 o'clock
P. M.
Attest,
Henry 14. Meek, Clerk.
The Board of Aldermen met on Monday
July 3, 1876, at 7 o'clock P. M. , pursuant to adjournment.
• All the members were present except
Mr. Maynes. The Mayor presided.
e following named persons were ap- SA ecial
pointed special police officers, with the power of consta- Police
bles, for duty on the 3d. and 4th. of July, viz:
George
Taylor, Charles Cencen, William H. White, William Luscomb,
Benjamin Upham, Augustus Todd, Jacob Wiggin, Nicholas
McGrane, Michael H. Flynn, James Ronan, Mark Dennett, Benjamin
N. Beede, Patrick J. Hynes, John P. Somerby and Thomas Pitts.
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry M. Meek, Clerk.
A special meeting of the Board of Ald-
ermen was held on Thursday, July 6th. , 1876, at 8 o'clock P.M.
All the members were present, and the
Mayor presided.
The reading of the record was dispensed
with.
July 6, 1876. Vol. 9 - Page 158
The fol
lowing Report was submitted,viz: Finance.
"City of Salem. In City Council July Bonds of ti
6, 1876, The Joint Standing Committee on Finance to whom b�3�Yo�F
was referred the communication, from the Trustees of the P-lummef
Plummer Farm School for reform of boys, to the Mayor, in Farm Sc-hool
regard to the payment in gold of Bonds of the City of Salem,
due July 1, 1876, having considered the same respectfully
submit, that while the City Council recognize the great
usefulness and convenience of this institution, and the care
with which it has been managed, and learning with regret of
its necessities at the present time and being ever ready to
regard its interests with favor, yet the committee would not
recommend any different course of action in regard to the
payment of these bonds than they would with the payment of
any other debt made at that time. The bonds became due on
the first of July 1876, and were paid by the City Treasurer
• in current money at that time. The committee respectfully
recommend the adoption of the following Order.
For the committee,
Henry L. Williams, Chairman."
"Ordered, that the City Treasurer be
and he hereby is authorized to issue to the Plummer Farm
School of Reform for boys, under the direction of the Joint
Standing Committee on Finance, Bonds of the City of Salem to
the amount of twenty five thousand dollars of the demonina-
tion of one thousand dollars each, payable in ten years from
their date with interest at such rate per annum, payable
semi-annually as may be agreed upon between the parties."
The Report was accepted, Order adopted
by a yea and nay vote (two thirds of the members of the Board
voting in the affirmative) and sent down for concurrence.
Came back amended by substituting for
the words "to the amount of $25,000. of the denomination of
$1000. each, " the words "not exceeding the amount of twenty
five thousand dollars;" and, as thus amended, passed by a
unanimous vote of seventeen yeas, being two-thirds of the
members of the Board; an& sent up for concurrence in the
amendment. .
The Board concurred in the amendment
by a unanimous vote of six yeas. (Approved, July 7, 1876. )
The following Order came from the Apnropris-
Common Council adopted and sent up for concurrence, viz: tion for
• "Ordered, that the sum of Three hun- -protection
dred and o trees on
Common
July 6, 1876. Vol. 9 - Page 159
fifty dollars ($350.--) be and the same is hereby appropria-
ted for the purpose of purchasing the most approved kind of
tree protector to be used for the better protection of the
trees on Salem Common from the inroads of the canker worms
and that the same be expended under the supervision of the
committee on streets."
The Board non-concurred.
The Common Council proposed a committee
of conference and appointed Messrs. Huntington, Ropes and
Balch. The Board concurred in the proposal and joined Alder-
men Kinsman and Brooks to the committee.
The committee subsequently reported in
favor of concurrence. The report was accepted, but the Board
again refused to concur in the passage of the Order.
The petition of Wm. F. Ashton and 2 Sewers
others, owners of real estate on Buffum Street, asking for pro0s_ed�it
. the construction of a sewer, in that portion of BufYuY Stree B &
lying between School and Mason Streets, was submitted, and Franklin
read. S�
The following Order was submitted,viz:
"Ordered, that due notice be given that
this Board will on Monday, July 17th. 1876, at 4 o'clock P.M. ,
at the City Hall, take into consideration the expediency of
constructing Common Sewers in Franklin Street, and in Buffum
Street between School and Mason Streets, and of assessing the
expense thereof on all persons who may enter their particular
drains into such Common Sewers, or who by any more remote
means shall receive any benefit thereby. Any persons making
objections thereto will then and there be heard."
The Order was adopted.
A communication was received from the Firemen
Board of Engineers, recommending the appointment of Reuben
H. Coffin, as a member of Steam Fire Engine Company No. 1,
and James Baker as a member of Hose Co. No. 2.
Thereupon the Mayor nominated the said
Coffin and Baker to be members of the above named companies,
and the nominations were confirmed by the Board.
On motion of Alderman Kinsman, the City Ball
Marshal was instructed to enforce the Ordinances relating to Playing
ball playing
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July 6, & 13, 1876. Vol. 9 - Page 160
in the public squares and streets of the city, except in
cases where special permit is granted by the Board.
A communication from the City Clerk Account of
submitting an account of official fees received for the six City Clerk'
months ending June 30, 1876, was read and placed on file. fees.
The Board considered the license fee Fees for
to be paid by proprietors of Billiard Halls and Bowling BB'Iliard
Saloons, and voted to adhere to their former action fixing Luses.
the fee at $2. in addition to the $7.50 for each billiard
table and bowling alley.
The Order for widening Essex Street, Essex
over land of Simon and Holbrook, came from the Common Coun- 97 eet.
• cil passed in concurrence., (Approved, July 7, 1876.) Apon.� a=
tion.
Notice was received that the Common
Council had adjourned to Thursday evening, July 13th. , at Meeting.
8 o'clock.
Alderman Brooks then moved that the
next regular meeting of this Board be held on Thursday,
July 13, at 8 o'olk. P. M.
The motion was adopted.
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry 11. Meek, Clerk.
A meeting of the Board of Aldermen was
held on Thursday, July 13, 1876, at 8 o'clock P. M.
All the members were present, and the
Mayor presided.
The record of the last meeting was
read and approved.
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July 13, 1876. Vol. 9 - Page 161
On motion of Alderman Stowe the City Ball Playing
Solicitor was requested to give his written opinion within on Common.
one week as to whether the Board under existing Ordinances
can prohibit, ball playing on the Common, as a nuisance or
otherwise.
The Committee on Finance submitted a Tax Ordin-
Report recommending the passage of the following Ordinance,ance
viz:
"City of Salem.
In the year one thousand eight hundred and seventy six.
An Ordinance for levying and collecting the annual
tax. Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Salem,
as follows:
• Section 1. That the sum of Three hundred and forty eight
thousand dollars, shall be raised by assessment upon the polls
and estates liable thereto, agreeably to law, in order to
meet the demands on the Treasury, during the present munici-
pal year.
Section 2. All taxes assessed for the year, shall be payable,
on or before the fifteenth day of September next, and it shall
be the duty of the City Treasurer and Colleotbr, to distrain
for all taxes unpaid, as soon after the said fifteenth day of
September, as may be practicable.
Section 3. All taxes remaining unpaid on the fifteenth day
of October next shall be charged interest at the rate of seven
per cent per annum, until the first day of December next, and
all taxes remaining unpaid at that time, shall be charged
t the rate of one per cent, a month until aid."
interest a h p per p
The Ordinance was passed to be ordained
and sent to the Common Council for concurrence.
The Committee on Finance submitted a Appro_ r�ia-
Report recommending the adoption of the following Order, viz: lions—
"Ordered, that the following sums be Celelra$ion
and they are hereby appropriated to meet expenditures of the Ju 4th.
following accounts, the same to be in addition to any appro- FEM-E of
priation heretofore made for said accounts, viz: Mill Pond
•
July 13, 1876. Vol. 9 - Page 162
Celebration of July 4th. , 1876. $1200.--
Filling of Mill Pond in South Salem by
order of Board of Health 3900.--
00.--
amounting in all to Fifty one hundred dollars."
The Report was accepted, Order adopted,
and sent down for concurrence.
A petition signed by Edward Melcher Buffum St.
and 19 others, remonstrating against the construction of a Sewer.
sewer in Buffum Street, was received and placed on file.
A petition of the Salem Reform Club Temperance
asking permission to hold Sunday evening temperance meet- meetings
ings on the Common, was granted. on Common
The following Report was submitted: Liquor
"City of Salem. In B'd. of Ald. , License
July 13, 1876. The Committee on Licenses to whom was re- rev=oce�.
ferred the complaint against Martin Murray doing business
at No. 128 Derby Street, that he had illegally sold liquor
at that place, granted a hearing to all parties interested
on the evening of July 12th, 1876. The committee after
carefully weighing all the evidence in the case, are of
opinion that the said Martin Murray, did on the 26th. day
of June last sell liquor to a minor to carry away, contrary
to the terms of the license, under which he was authorized
to sell. The committee therefore recommend that his license
be revoked.
For the committee,
Henry L. Williams, Chairman."
The Report was accepted, and the license
was revoked by the Board.
A petition of Charles A. Ropes asking water P1 eE
for. the laying of water pipes to his farm house in Felt in felt St.
Street, came from the Common Council referred to the Joint
Standing Committee on Water Works and sent up for concurrence.
The Board concurred.
•
July 13, 1876. Vol. 9 - Page 163
A communication from the City Marshal Liquor
in reference to Daniel Lahey, a licensed liquor dealer at License
No. 94 Derby St. , was referred to the Committee on Licenses of banrl.
with power to give the parties a hearing. Lahey
Notice by Fred. Wilson of his intent Intent to
to build a dwelling house in Herbert St. , was referred to uu ln�d.
Alderman Stowe.
The Mayor stated that Mr. H. B. Carver Suspension
had been suspended from the police force for discharging a & appoint-
pistol on the 4th. of July. ment of
The Mayor nominated Arthur A. Averill police
to be a substitute night police officer, with all the powers officer.
• of a constable, except the power to- serve civil process.
The nomination was confirmed.
Alderman Brooks offered the following Horse R.R.
Order: rack in
"Ordered, that the section of the Essex St.
track of the Salem Street Railway on Essex St. , between North
and Newbury Streets be located in the centre of said street,
and that the space between the tracks be paved with granite
blocks under the direction of the Committee on Streets."
Alderman Stowe moved to amend so that
the track shall be placed on the southern side of the street
as near the edgestone as practicable. The amendment was not
adopted.
July 19, 1876. ) The Order was then adopted. (Approved
The Report of the City Marshal for the City
month of June was received and placed on file. Mars a is
Rep— ar—
Alderman lyLaynes moved that the City Wooden
Marshal be instructed to have removed all wooden awnings w--nTngs on
and. iron posts in Essex Street, between North and Newbury Essex St.
Streets, for the reason that they are unsafe and unsightly.
Alderman Stowe moved as an amendment
•
July 14 & 17, 1876. Vol. 9 - Page 164
. that onlyunsafe awnings be removed. The amendment was not
g
adopted.
by Mr. L4aynes. The motion was then adopted, as made
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry M. Meek, Clerk.
A special meeting of the Board of Alder-
men was held on Friday, July 14th. , 1876, at 8 o'clock P. 11.
The Mayor and Aldermen Stowe, Kinsman No• quorum.and Chapman were present. o
There being no quorum, the Board ad-
journed.
Attest,
Henry M. Meek, Clerk.
A meeting of the Board of Aldermen was
held on Monday, July 17, 1876, at 4 o'clock P. M.
All the members were present except
Aldermen Brooks and Chapman. The p
Mayor resided.
Y
The reading of the record was dispensed
with.
The Board proceeded to hear all: persons Sewers i;
interest in the construction of Common Sewers in Buffum and BO k
Franklin Streets. Fr-a- in
For the Buffum St. Sewer, Messrs. J. S�—
H. Towne and J. D. Eaton favored, and Messrs. Edw'd. Melcher;
C. Buffum and N. C. Millett .opposed the same.
Messrs. Knight and Waters represented
the petitioners for a sewer in Franklin Street, and stated
that the petitioners desired to lay it at their own expense.
The hearing was then closed.
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July 17 & 18, 1876. Vol. 9 - Page 165
Alderman Stowe moved that the peti- Buffum St.
tioners for a sewer in Buffum Street, have .leave to with- Sewer
draw. The motion was not adopted.
Committee on Streets. The subject was then referred to the
On motion of Alderman Kinsman, the Franklin St,
petition of A. S. Waters and others for leave to construct Sewer.
a sewer through a portion of Franklin Street at their own
expense, was granted, with the understanding that the con-
struction of the sewer across said street shall be under
the direction of the Commissioner of Streets.
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry M. Meek, Clerk.
A meeting of the Board of Aldermen was
held on Tuesday, July 18, 1876, at 8 o'clock P. M.
All the members were present except
Alderman Kinsman. The Mayor presided.
The reading of the record was dispensed
with.
The following Order was submitted,viz: Sinking
"Ordered, that the sum of seventeen Fund.
thousand dollars be, and the same hereby is, set apart from
the income of the Plater Works for the current fiscal year,
on account of charge for Fire Hydrants, to be paid by the
City Treasurer to the Trustees of the Water Loan Sinking Fund,
on demand, as provided by statute and city ordinances."
The Order was adopted, and sent down
for concurrence. Came back concurred. (Approved, July 19,
1876. )
The following Order was submitted,viz: Cit
"Ordered, that the City Treasurer, Treasurer
under the direction of the Joint Standing Committee on F1- au hor zed
nance, be authorized to hire, in such sums as may be necess-to h re
ary, a sum not exceeding One hundred thousand dollars in money.
• addition to the amount already authorized, to meet the de-
mands on the
July 18, 1876. Vol. 9 - Page 166
treasury in anticipation of the receipt of taxes."
The Order was adopted and send down
for concurrence. Came baok concurred. (Approved, July 19,
1876. )
Alderman Brooks offered the following Mill Pond
Order: Sewer
"Ordered, that the City Engineer be
requested to summit to this Board without delay, a plan
with specifications, for a main drain on the eastern line
of the Eastern Railroad, from the rear of the Holly Street
School House northerly to tide water, together with an es-
timate of the cost of constructing the same.^
The Order was adopted. (Approved,
July 19, 1876. )
• A petition signed by Almy, Bigelow & Horse Rail-
Webber and 19 others, traders on the northerly side of roe�Track
Essex street, asking that the Horse Railroad tracks in said in'�ssea St
street, if re-located as near the curb stone on said north-
erly side as convenient, was submitted.
Alderman Maynes moved to lay the peti-
tion on the table.
Alderman Brooks moved as a substitute
that the petitioners be granted a hearing.
Finally on motion of Alderman Stowe,
the vote passed at a previous meeting locating the track in
the Oentre of the street was reconsidered and the Board then
refused to adopt the Order locating the track as aforesaid.
Alderman Brooks then offered the follow-
ing Order:
"Ordered, that this Board will on
Thursday, August 3d., 1876, at 4 o'clock P. M. , at the City
Hall, take into consideration the petition of Almy, Bigelow
& Webber, and others, for locating the track of the Naumkeag
Street Railway on the northern side of Essex Street, between
North and Newbury Streets; and that due notice of this hear-
ing .be given by publication of this Order in the Salem Reg-
ister and Gazette; the first publication to be fourteen days
at least before said hearing. All persons interested in
changing the location of said track in anyway will then and
there be heard."
The Order was adopted. (Approved July
19, 1876. )
• A petition signed by C. M. Buffum & Co. ,
and 25 others, asking the Board to reconsider their action
in locating the track in the centre of the street, on account
of the expense, was received and placed on file.
July 18, 1876. Vol. 9 - Page 167
The Order appropriating money for the Appropria-
celebration of July 4th. 1876, and for filling the Mill Pond,tiion�
came back from the Common Council indorsed, "so much of the 4 ht & BBill
Order as relates to the .celebration of the 4th. of July, a-
dopted in concurrence." The part relating to the Mill Pond
was refused a second reading. (Approved July 19, 1876. )
The Tax Ordinance came from the Common Tax
Council passed to be ordained in concurrence. (Approved, Ordnance.
July 19, 1876. )
The following Order came from the Com- Refuse
mon Council, adopted, Messrs. way, Cunningham and Batchelder matter.
appointed, and sent up for concurrence and to be joined, viz:
"Ordered, that a joint select committee
be appointed with instructions to report an Ordinance .provid-
• ing for the removal, from the premises of our citizens, of
any refuse matter such citizens desire to have removed, and
its conveyance to such place or places as may be most for the
benefit of the city."
The Board concurred, and Alderman
Brooks and Stowe were joined. Approved, July 19, 1876. )
Notice was received from the Common Meetings
Council that their Board had adjourned to the fourth Monday
of September.
Alderman Brooks moved that the next
regular meeting of the Board be held on the fourth Monday of
September. Adopted.
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
H. M. Meek, Clerk.
A special meeting of the Board of
Aldermen was held on Thursday, August 3, 1876, at 4 o'clock
P. M.
The members were all present. Mayor
Williams presided.
• The reading of the records was dis-
pensed with.
August 3, 1876. Vol. 9 - Page 168
The Board then proceeded to hear all Hearin on
persons present who were interested in the petition of Almy, Stree
Bigelow & Webber, and others, for re-locating the track of Railway
the Naumkeag Street Railway Co. , on the northern side of track in
Essex Street, between St. Peter and Washington Streets. Essex
None of the petitioners and no other Street.
person appeared to favor the same.
Messrs. A. J. Archer, Henry Hale,
Henry A. Haze, and the MessrB, Downing, did not object to
locating the track on the northern side but thought that it
should be removed from its present location on the southern
side of Essex Street and placed in the centre of the street.
Daniel Potter thought that the track
should remain on the southern side as originally located.
Abner C. Goodell Esq. , President of
the Naumkeag Street Railway Co. , thought that the street
. was too narrow for a location of the track in the centre,
and that, if so located, would be dangerous to public travel.
The hearing was then closed, and on
motion of Alderman Chapman the petitioners were granted
leave to withdraw.
Alderman Kinsman offered the follow-
ing Order:
"Ordered, that the Committee on Streets
be, and hereby are, instructed to cause the removal of the
Horse R. R. track to the centre of the street, in Essex
Street, from Washington to St. Peter Street."
Alderman Brooks moved as an amendment,
that the space between the tracks shall be paved with square
paving blooks."
The amendment was accepted.
On motion of Alderman Stowe, it was
voted that the question be taken by yea and nays.
Alderman Jackson moved that the Order
be referred to the Committee on Streets. Not adopted.
On motion of Alderman Brooks the Order
was laid on the table.
A petition signed by N. T. Clark and 6 Liquor
others, requesting the Board to reconsider the vote whereby License of
the third class liquor license of Martin Murray was revoked Pf. Murray.
and that he be allowed the use and benefit of his daid li-
cense, was received.
On motion of Alderman Stowe, the vote
• above referred to was reconsidered, and permission was grant-
ed the said Murray to con-
Aug. 3 & 7, 1876. . Vol. 9 - Page 169
. tinue the business under his license.
Alderman Stowe moved that Mr. Murray
be notified that he can continue the sale of liquor accord-
ing to the conditions of his license.
The motion was adopted.
The petition of Lemuel Higbee and 14 Gutters in
others, representing that the convenience of public travel, Boston
and the width of the street, require that the gutters from Street.
Putnam's brick building in Boston street, to the top of the
hill, should be paved with granite blocks, was referred to
the Committee on Streets.
The application of Annie Cairnes for Liquor
a license as a Common Victualer and dealer in liquors under License &
Class 3, at No. 128 Boston Street, was laid on the table. Common
W—cf-u—aler..
Notice by Sylvester G. Canney of his
intent to build a dwelling house in Buffum Street, was re- Intent to
ferred to Alderman Maynes. uifl�-
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry M. Meek, Clerk.
A meeting of the Board .of Aldermen was
held on Monday, Aughst 7, 1876, at 8 o'clock P. M.
All the members were present. The Mayor
presided.
The record of the last meeting was read
and approved.
The petition of Epbm. Burr and two Stable.
others, asking that Mr. George Berry may be restrained from
the further completion of a stable now in process of erection
on land on Derby oposite Bentley St., was submitted; and the
same was referred to the Joint Standing Committee on Fire
Department, and sent down for concurrence. Came back con-
curred.
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Aug. 7, 1876. Vol. 9 - Page 170
The petition of J. 0. Ward for per- Removal of
mission to remov
e s wooden frame building
, 20 a 27 ft. , Building.
from Dodge St, to Porter St. , was referred to Alderman Brooks
and sent down to be joined. Came back, Messrs. McIntire and
Webber joined.
viz: The following Ordinance was submitted,Ordinence
"City of Salem.
In the year one thousand eight hundred and seventy six.
An Ordinance providing for the care of public lands.
Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Salem,as
follows:
Section 1. Hereafter the Joint Standing Committee on Public
Property, shall have the charge, care and management of the
• public lands belonging to the City, and may lease the same
or any part therof, subject to the approval of the Mayor for
a term not weeding one year.
Section 2; Said committee shall be competent to do or per-
form any act authorized by this Ordinance at any meeting
duly authorized, when a majority of the members of the com-
mittee are present, but not otherwise."
Alderman Brooks moved to amend by
striking out the words "subject to the approval of the Mayor."
The motion was not adopted.
Alderman Stowe moved that it be laid
on the table. Not adopted.
The Board then refused to pass the .Or-
dinance, three members voting in the affirmative and three
in the negative.
The Committee on Streets submitted a Harris
report reccommending the adoption of the following Order,viz: Street.
"Ordered, that the way called Harris
Street in the City of Salem, be and the same is hereby laid
out ano accepted as a public way, as follows: commencing at
Osborne Street, thence northerly bounded westerly 275 feet,
thence turning at an angle and running easterly bounded
northerly 162 feet to the line of Walter Street, thence by
the line of Walter Street 40 feet to the opposite side of
Harris Street, thence westerly bounded southerly 122 feet,
thence upon another course southerly bounded easterly 241
• feet to Osborne Street, thence by the line of Osborne Street
40 feet to point begun at; said street shall hereafter be
called Harris Street, and no damages are awarded."
The Report was accepted, Order adopted,
and
Aug. 7, 1876. Vol. 9 - Page 171
sent to the Common Council for concurrence.
The petition of Charles A. Ropes and Derby
10 others, asking the Board to widen and straighten Derby Street.
Street, from the Eagle Iron Foundry to the foot of Charter
Street, and to build a sidewalk on the southern side, was
referred to the Committee on Streets.
A communication from the City Treas- Mayor auth•
urer in reference to redeeming certain estates, viz: Estate orized to
No. 14 Congress St. , owned by the heir's of Mrs. John execute
Mitchell; also an estate on Barton St. , formerly of Wn. H. deeds.
Howard, and held by Geo. Roundy of Beverly under a mortgage;
sold to the City for non payment of taxes, was submitted, and
the Mayor was authorized to execute quit claim deeds to the
• parties named, and sent down for concurrence.
10, 1876. ) Came back concurred. (Approved, Aug.
The following Order came from the Com- Hose
mon Council adopted and sent up for concurrence, viz:
"Ordered, that the Committee on Fire
Department request the Chief Engineer to make report to this
Board in relation to the condition of hose, as by order pass-
ed by this Council at its session on the evening of May 22d. .
last, said report to be made as soon as may be."
The Board concurred. (Approved, Aug.
10, 1876, )
An opinion of the City Solicitor in Ball Pleyinf
reference to ball playing on the Common, was received and on Common.
placed on file.
A communication from the Board of En- Fireman
gineers submitting for appointment as a member of Hose Co.
No. 4, the name of Theron R. Williams in place of Edward
Southwick discharged at his own request, was received.
The Mayor nominated siad Williams, as
a member of Hose Co. No. 4, and the nominations was confirm-
ed.
The Mayor stated that Gen. Wm. Sutton Invitation:
had invited the members of the Board to visit him at Ipswich
• and take a sail on the River; also that F. W. Choate had
tendered to the City Government the free use of Centennial
Grove, at any time it may suit their convenience.
Aug. 7 & 12, 1876. Vol. 9 - Page 172
Charles A. Putnam Esq, was present, Mill Pond
and stated the probable cost &c, of constructing a large
Plank drain through the canal by the Mill Pond, and the
benefit to be derived therefrom.
On motion of Alderman Kinsman the
matter was laid on the table.
On motion of Alderman Chapman, the Location of
Order relating to the location of the track of the Naumkeag _tree Rai
Street Railway in Essex St, was taken from the table. The way track
Order'was then adopted by the following vote: Messrs. in Essex
Brooks, Chapman, Jackson and Kinsman voting yes, and aIessrs.St.
Maynes and Stowe voting no. (For copy of Order with amend-
ment see page 168) Vetoed and refused a passage on page 174.
On motion of Alderman Brooks, the May-Monthly
• or and Alderman Kinsman were authorized to approve the Bills.
bills against the Department for the month of July.
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry M. Meek, Clerk.
A special meeting of the Board of Ald-
ermen was held on Friday, August 12, 1876, at 5 o'clock P.M.
Aldermen Kinsman, Jackson, Chapman,
Brooks and Maynes were present; the Board being called to
order by the Clerk.
In the absence of the Mayor, on motion Election o
of Alderman Jackson, the Board voted to proceed to the elect- res�i en-
ion of a President.
Aldermen Jackson and Brooks were ap-
pointed a committee to receive, sort and count the votes.
The committee reported as follows, viz:
Whole no. of votes 5.
Necessary to a choice 3.
William A. Brooks had 3.
Geo. R. Chapman 2
and William A. Brooks was declared elected, and took the chair.
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Aug. 12, 1676. Vol. 9 - Page 173
The record of the last meeting was Location of
read and approved. Salem
The following communication was re- Street Rail
ceived & read: was rac
August 10, 1876. "City of Salem, Mass. , Mayors Office, in Essex St
"entlemen of the Board of Aldermen.
I have in my hands, an Order passed by
your honorable body, on the 7th inst. , instructing the Com-
mittee on Streets, "to cause the removal of the Horse Rail-
road tracks to the centre of the street, in Essex Street,
from Washington to St. Peter's Street, and that the space
between the tracks be paved with square paving blocks." As
this Order involves the expenditure of money, it has been
presented to me, for my consideration, and I herewith, resp-
eotfully return the same without my approval, for the follow-
ing reasons.
First. Because the portion of the street referred to, is not
sufficiently wide, to admit of the free passage from opposite
directions, of the cars upon the track, and such other vehi-
cles as are accustomed to pass over that section. It being
the right of all persons whether belonging to this city, or
to any other part of the county, to have as far as possible,
a free and unobstructed passage through the streets and high-
ways, I think we should carefully avoid anything which tends
in any degree to deprive them of this right. Actual measure-
ments, show that the spaces which would be left at the sides
of the track, would not be sufficient for the ordinary pur-
poses of travel and that vehicles are likely to be interfered
with and delayed, and in some instances, actually prevented
from passing. Farther then this, the travelling public, who
use the horse cars are entitled to like privileges with all
other travellers and should not be subjected to the chance of
detention in the streets on account of obstruction from pass-
ing vehicles. With the recent consideration of the subject
of widening Essex Street, in mind, it seems to me we should
be very careful not to do anything whereby this main avenue
through the city shall be contracted in any way.
Second. Experience has proved that the central location of
a horse railroad track, greatly increases the expense of keep-
ing the street in order.
Third. During the winter season such location, renders the
streets more dangerous for travel and the liability of the
city for damages from obstructions from snow and ice, would
• be much increased. These considerations, after careful re-
flection, coup6l me to withhold my approval to this Order.
Very respectfully,
Henry L. Williams, Mayor."
A petition signed by Stephen G.
Wheatland and 59 others, requesting the Board to reconsider
the vote altering the location of the Street.
Aug. 12 & 21, 1876. Vol. 9 - Page 174
Railway track in Essex Street, was received and read.
The Board then reconsidered the vote
whereby the Order was adopted.
Alderman Chapman then moved that the
Order be now adopted, notwithstanding the objections of his
honor the Mayor, but the Board refused to adopt the same, by
the following yea and nay vote, Aldermen Chapman, Jackson
and Kinsman voting in the affirmative, Aldermen Maynes and
Brooks in the negative; two thirds of the members present
not voting in the affirmative.
The following Order was submitted;viz: Derby
"Ordered, that this Board will on Mon- Street.
day, August 21st. inst. , at 4 o'clock P. M. , at the City
Hall, take into consideration the expediency of widening
the southern side of Derby Street, from a point nearly op-
posite Elm Street westerly to land of Fabens, in accordance
with a plan drawn by C. A. Putnam, Surveyor, and now on file
in the City Clerk's Office. All persons interested will
then and there be heard."
The Order was adopted.
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry M. Meek, Clark.
A special meeting of the Board of Ald-
ermen was held on Monday, August 21, 1876, at 4 o'clock P.M.
All the members were present, except
Alderman Chapman. The Mayor presided.
The reading of the record was dispensed
with.
The Board then proceeded to hear all Derby
persons Interested in the proposed widening of Derby Street.Street
Messrs.. J. S. Jones, N. C. Robbins
and L. B. Hatch, favored the widening and requested that
the street be paved with block pavement.
No ther person desiring to be heard,
the hearing was closed. The matter was then recommitted to
• the Committee on Streets, with
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Aug. 21, 1876. Vol. 9 - Page 175
instructions to ascertain what arrangements can be made with
the abuttors on said street for cutting off the buildings as
shown on the plan.
The petition of F. S. Peck and others,Awnings.
remonstrating against the removal of the wooden awnings on
Essex Street, was received and placed on file.
Alderman Stowe moved that the Order
instructing the City Marshal to remove said awnings, be
rescinded.
The motion was not adopted.
The report of the City Marshal for the City
month of July was received and placed on file. Marshal's
e
• The application of Henjamin Colman Auctioneer
for a license as an Auctioneer, was granted.
The petition of I. P. Phillips for Tree.
leave to remove a tree standing in front of No. 17 Chestnut
Street, was referred to Alderman Jackson.
A communication from the Board of En- Excursion
gineers, stating that they had granted Hose Co. No. 5, per- of Hose Co.
mission to take their carriage to Philadelphia on the 4th. NoNo-T-
of September to be absent six days, subject to the consent
of the Mayor and Aldermen, was submitted; and consent was
given.
Notice by T. J. Gifford & Co. , of Intent to
their intention to alter the froatof building No. 277,279, build.
& 281 Essex Street, was referred to Alderman Jackson.
A venire for three traverse jurors to Jurors.
attend the September term of the Superior Court at Newbury-
port. was submitted; and the following names were drawn from
the jury box, viz: Cyrus L. Hayward, James Riley and Charles
C. Pettingell. .
The Committee on Streets reported in Sidewalks
favor of concurring with the Common Council in the adoption
of the Resolve accepting certain Acts relating to sidewalks,
• passed by the Board June 12th. , 1876. The Report
Aug. 21 & Sept. 4, 1876. Vol. 9 - Page 176
was accepted and the Board concurred in the adoption of the
Resolve. (Approved, Aug. 25, 1876. )
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry M. Meek, Clerk.
A meeting of the Mayor and Aldermen was
held on Monday, September 4th. , 1876, at 10 o'clock A. M.
The Mayor and Aldermen Kinsman, Brooks,
and Maynes were present.
® ad with. The reading of the record was dispens-
The Bills of the Department for the Monthly
month of August were examined and approved. B_it s.
The petition. of Smith & Manning claim- Claim.
ing damages to certain vehicles owned by the*, was referred
to the Joint Standing Committee on Claims and sent down for
concurrence.
A communication from the Alpha Cricket Ball
Club asking permission to play cricket on the Common, was Playing
referred to the Committee on Streets.
The petition of D. Kiely for leave to Liquor
carry on his business as a liquor dealer at No. 6 Derby License.
Square, was referred to the Committee on Licenses.
Notice by Christopher McGrane of his Intent to
intention to build an addition to a dwelling house on Harbor build
Street, was referred to Alderman Brooks.
Sept. 4 & 7, 1876. Vol. 9 - Page 177
The petition of Rev. J. J. Gray for Burial
leave to use certain land in North Salem owned by the St. Ground.
James Society for burial purposes, was referred to Alderman
Maynes.
The petition of William P. Goodhue and �Derby
others, for the removal of a building belonging to Mr. Hayes,Street.
on Derby Street, back to the line of the street, was referred
to the Committee on Streets.
Voted,. that the City Marshal be in- Band Stand
strutted to have the band stand at the corner of Boston and
Essex Streets removed.
eThe Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry M. Meek, Clerk.
A special meeting of the Board of Ald-
ermen was held on Thursday, September 7th. 1876, at 4 o'clock
P. M.
All the members were present except
Aldermen Chapman and Jackson. The Mayor presided.
The city clerk being absent from the City C�e��r�k
city, the Mayor and Aldermen by a writing under their hands pro�-
appointed Henry J. Cross Esq, to be city clerk pro tempore
and to perform the duties of that office. The appointee was
sworn to the faithful performance of the duties of the office
before John Kinsman Esq. , Justice of the Peace.
and .approved. The record of the last meeting was read
The Committee on Streets presented a Derby
report recommending that the petitioners for the widening Street.
of Derby St. , oposite to No. 50, have leave to withdraw.
The report was accepted.
.Sept. 7, 1876. Vol. 9 - Page 178
- The Mayor nominated Henry M. Robinson Constable.
as a Constable without power to serve civil process. The
appointment was confirmed by the Board.
A venire was submitted for drawing Jurors
six Jurors, for a sheriffs Jury in the case of Milder S.
Thurston versus the City of Lynn, and the following names
were drawn from the jury box, viz: Daniel C. Manning,
James H. Conray, Israel Fellows, John B. Edwards, John T.
Mooney, Elmer Valentine.
A petition was presented from Joseph Federal St.
W. Lefavor and 7 others, real estate owners on Federal Sewer.
Street asking that a common sewer be laid through that part
of said street, lying between Munroe and North Streets: and
® was referred to the Committee on Streets.
Alderman Brooks offered the following Awnings.
Order:
"Ordered, that the Committee on Streets
be requested to report an Order at the next meeting of the
Board, regulating the construction of awnings within the
limits of the city in conformity with the Ordinance relat-
int to awnings."
The Order was adopted.
The Mayor from the Joint Select Com- July 4th.
mittee on the celebration of the fourth of July, submitted
a report of receipts and expenditures, and recommended the
adoption of the following Resolve, viz: '
"Resolved, that the thanks of the City
Council be, and they hereby are tendered the Chief Marshal,
General William Cogswell, and the Assistant Marshals, for
the prompt and efficient manner, in which they severally
discharged the duties assigned them, thereby successfully
carrying out the extensive programme, for celebrating the
the centennial anniversary of American Independence, on the
4th. of July, 1876."
The Report was accepted, Resolution
adopted, and sent to the Common Council for concurrence.
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Sept. 7, 1876. Vol. 9 - Page 179
Alderman Kinsman submitted the follow- Harmony
ing Order: Grove
"Ordered, that the City Engineer be C�ery�.
requested to report to this Board the best route to reach
Harmony Grove Cemetery without crossing ,the R. R. tracks at
grade, with an estimate of the probable cost, and a plan of
the same."
12, 1876. ) The Order was adopted. (Approved Sept.
George W. H. Brown was recommended by Firemen.
the Board of Engineers, and nominated by the Mayor, as a
member of Steam Fire Engine Company No. 1. The appointment
was confirmed by the Board.
® The Mayor for the Committee on Streets,Ball Play-
reported verbally with reference to the petition of the ing•
Alpha Cricket Club for leave to play ball on the common, ask-
ing further time for consideration of the subject, which was
granted.
The following statement and order were Lynda St.
submitted: Sewer.
"City of Salem. Office of Commissioner
of Streets, Sept. 4, 1876. To the Hon. Mayor and Board of
Aldermen:
Gentlemen:
The cost of . constructing the Common
Sewer,in Lynde Street, between Sewall and North Streets, in
accordance with an Order of the Mayor and Aldermen, passed
June 1, 1876, amounts to the sum of Three hundred seventy
four 58/100 dollars, as follows:
Laying 312 feet of pipe at 4W $149.76
Pipe 195.62
Labor, teaming & cement 24.20
Surveys 5.--
3 . 8
Resp'y. ,
Jols. C. Foster, Commlr. of
Streets."
"Whereas, pursuant to an Order of the Mayor and Aldermen,
passed June 1, 1876, public notice thereof having first been
given, a Common Sewer has been laid in Lynda Street, between
Sewall and North® streets, the cost of which was three hundred seventy four 58/100 dollars, ($374.58) the proportion of
which to be paid by the city, which in this case is hereby
fixed at one fourth part of said cost, being de-
Sept. 7, 1876. Vol. 9 - Page 180
. ducted, there remains Two hundred eighty 94/100 dollars
(S280.94) to be charged to persons and estates benefitted by
the same, according to law, it is there,---
Ordered, that the persons and estates
named in the schedule hereto annexed, being benefitted as
aforesaid, be and they are hereby charged and assessed with
the sums therein set to their respective names, as the pro-
portional part of the expense of said Sewer, and the same is
ordered to be certified and notice thereof given to the parties
aforesaid, their tenants and lessees; and it is hereby further
ordered that the City 'Treasurer and Collector be directed to
proceed and collect the said assessments according to law."
Schedule.
Total cost of Sewer $374.58
Proportion paid by City (4) 93.64
To be assessed 280.9
® Valuation of land #15410.--) $280.94 ( $18.23 Rate of assess-
ment per $1000,
Estates. ; o. or Sq. Value- Part AM.
ft. of land tion. assessed assessed.
Mrs. Lucy Pillsbury 1700 $760.-- whole $13.87
John wippieh 2600 SOO.-- " 14.59
Geo. R. Curwen 6300 2300.-- ^ 41.92
Otis P. Lord 11824 5600.-- one half 51.04
Ann M. Sheppard 1200 600.-- ^ " 5.46
Heirs Calvin May 1200 500.-- ^ " 4.55
Lydia G. Giles 3496 1200.-- whole 21.87
Mrs. Joseph Andrews 4800 1800.-- " 32.79
Eben Upton 4500 1800.-- ^ 32.79
Joseph Pulsifer 4428 1600.-- " 29.15
Stephen B. Ives 5828 1800r-- " 32.79
$ 18760.-- $ 880.82
Less estates 3350.--
$ 154 0.--
The Order was adopted.
The following statement and order was Pleasant
submitted: ST. ewer
"City of Salem. Office of Commissioner
of Streets, Sept. 4, 1876, To the Hon. Mayor and Board of Adl-
erme n:
Gentlemen: - The cost of constructing
® the Common Sewer in Pleasant St. , from forrester St. to the
estate of Mrs. J. Vincent
Sept. 7, 1676. Vol. 9 - Page 181
Browne, in accordance with an Order of the Mayor and Alder-
men, passed June lat. , 1876, amounts to the sum of Five hun-
dred sixty six 3/100 dollars, as follows:
Laying 399 feet of pipe 0 50 $199.50
Building two manholes 16.--
Pipe 240.98
Labor and teaming 39.25
Bricks, cement, curbs and covers 65.30
Survey 5,--
66.03
Resply. Jo's. C. Foster,
CommIr. of Streets."
Whereas, pursuant to an Order of the Mayor and Aldermen,
passed June 1st. , 1876, public notice thereof having first
been given, a Common Sewer has been laid in Pleasant Street,
between Forrester Street and the estate of Mrs. J.V. Browne,
the cost of which was Five hundred sixty six 3/100 dollars
($566.03) the proportion of which to be paid by the city,
which in this case is hereby fixed at one fourth part of
said cost, being deducted, there remains Four hundred twen-
ty four 53/100 dollars ($424.53) to be charged to persons
and estates benefitted by the same according to law, it is
therefore
"Ordered, that the persons and estates
named in the schedule hereto annexed being benefitted as a-
foresaid, be and they are hereby charged and assessed with
the sums therein set to their respective names, as the pro-
portional part of the expense of said Sewer, and the same is
ordered to be certified and notice thereof given to thepar
parties aforesaid, their tenants and lessees; and it is here-
by further ordered that the City Treasurer and Collector be
directed to proceed and collect the said assessments accord-
ing to law."
Schedule.
Total cost of Sewer $566.03
Proportion paid by City (4) 141.50
To be assessed $ 424.53
Valuation of land $11700.-- ) $424.53 ( $36.28 Rate of assess-
ment per $1000.--
Es a es No. of sq. Value- Part Amt.
ft.of land tion assessed assessed
I.:rs. J. V. Browne 20000 $3000.-- one half $54.42
Jona. Tucker 20000 3000.-- whole 108.84
Heirs of Mary Townsend 7400 2400.-- ^ 87.06
Heirs G. G. Newhall 6030 2400.-- " 87.06
City of Salem (Common) 2400.-- " 87.06
13200.-- 424.44
Less half estate 1500.--
$ 11700.--
Sept. 25, 1876. Vol. 9 - Page 182
. The Order was adopted.
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry 1. Cross Clerk pro ten
A regular meeting of the Board of Ald-
ermen was held on Monday, September 25th. , 1876, at 72 o'clock
P. M.
All the members were present except
Alderman Brooks. The Mayor presided.
® read and approved. The record of the last meeting was
A petition was presented from Daniel Door step
C. Manning asking permission to project the lower step of onon .si_ lk
his house in Forrester St. , 7a inches beyond the street
line, as shown in the diagram accompanying the petition;
and permission was granted.
The Committee on Licenses to whom was Report on
referred the petitionoof David Kiely reported that they had license of
considered the matter, and recommended that the petitioner
have leave to withdraw. The report was accepted.
The Committee on Streets to whom was Ball play-
referred the petition of the Alpha Cricket Club, for leave ink on t e
to play cricket upon the Common, reported that they had con- Common.
sidered the matter and recommended that the petitioners have
leave to withdraw. The report was accepted.
The Mayor stated that by the death of Sum*t.of
Thomas S. Peach a vacancy existed in the office of Superin- Sough-Grid
tendent of the South Bridge, and that he had received sev-
eral applications for the position, including a petition
signed by Thomas Brackett and 31 others, asking for the ap-
pointment of David R. Peirce.
® He nominated Eleazer Austin, as Sup-
erintendent
Sept. 25, 1876. Vol. 9 - Page 183
aforesaid, and the Board confirmed the nomination.
A communication from the Salem Reform Temperance
Club, expressing their thanks for the favor granted them of mee 1 s
holding meetings on the Common, was received and read.
A communication from Charles C. Pett- Constable.
ingell, asking for the appointment of Henry M. Perkins as a
special police, in order that he may take better care for
the intruders on Derby wharf, was received.
The Mayor nominated said Perkins as a
Constable without power of serving civil process. The nomi-
nation was confirmed.
The Mayor submitted the following Re- Essex
O port: Sweet
"City of Salem. In Board of Aldermen,Extension.
Sept. 25th. 1876. The Committee on Streets, to whom was re-
ferred the order to consider the expediency of continuing
Essex and Osgood Streets across Collins Cove, having attend-
ed to that matter, respectfully submit the following,--
Report. The continuance of Essex St.
across Collins Cove, making it necessary to pass over the
Railroad tracks leading to the wharves, the committee are
of opinion, cannot be accomplished except at a much larger
cost than the improvement would seem to warrant at the pre-
sent time, and would not therefore recommend the commence-
went of that work this year.
The construction of Osgood Street OsEoo_d
across the Cove to the Neck, near the Alms House, while it S .
would seem to be very desirable, and greatly convene the
public travel to that part of the city, and prevent the
annoyance and danger of crossing Railroad tracks, yet the
Committee do not think it wise to recommend the completion
of that improvement during the preseny year but would rec-
ommend its reference to the next City Government.
The estimates for a solid causeway of Collins
850 feet and an oak pile bridge of 400 feet for Collins S r�—
Street is herewith submitted. A pile bridge the entire
length would probably cost $9000. All of which is respect-
fully submitted.
Henry L. Williams,
Chairman of Committee."
® The estimated cost of extending Osgood
St. is $19,350.-- (See detailed statement on file)
The Report was accepted.
Sept. 25, 1876. Vol. 9 - Page 184
A communication from John C. Osgood, Market
representing the owners and occupants of the "Lawrence S an in
Place," asking that the Ordinance on markets may be so far Front St:
modified that access to their stores may be made possible
on market days, and protesting against the payment of the
tax now assessed against said estate, as there is no ap-
parent equality in taxing the same just as other property
in the city is taxed, was received, and was referred to the
Committee on Market.
A petition signed by Henry W. Peabody,Protection
Chairman of a committee appointed by the property owners of— ro erg
and summer residents at Juniper Point, requesting that the at juniper.
City make some special police appointment for protection of
the property during the winter season, was received, and laid
on the table.
A communication. from the City Treas- Sewer
urer and Collector in reference to sundry estates which are matters.
now drained by the city sewers, and which are not entitled
to that privilege, as the owners have not paid therefor, was
received; and on motion of Alderman Stowe the Treasurer and
Collector was authorized and directed to enforce the collec-
tion of the amounts due. .
The vote was subsequently reconsidered,
and the communication referred to the Committee on Streets.
A petition of Henry P. Ives for per- Sign Post.
mission to place on Essex St, in front of the store now oc-
cupied by him, and "Iron sign post," of the same style as
those now in use in the city, was submitted, and the petition-
er was granted leave to withdraw.
Notice of the resignation of E. Frank Resignatioor
Balch a member of the Common Council was received, and a o —Common
ommon
request that an election be ordered to fill the vacancy. Counoi man
Thereupon the following Orders, were
submitted; Election
"Ordered, that a warrant be issued ordered to
for a meeting of the legal voters of the City of Salem in f vacan-
Ward 5, on Wednesday, the fourth day of October 1876, then cyy_
and there to give in their ballots for a member of the Com-
® mon .Council in place of E. Frank Balch Esq. resigned."
"Ordered, that the polls be opened at
12 o'clock M. and closed at 4t o'clock P. IA." "Ordered,
_Sept. 25, 1876. Vol. 9 - Page 185
that a meeting of this Board for the purpose of correcting
the list of voters be held on Monday, October 2d. , 1876, at
7Q o'clock P. M. -- Registration of voters will cease on
Monday, October 2d. , 1876, at 9 o'clock P. M. , and after the
close of said registrating no name will be entered on the
check list, except as provided by Section 10, Chapter 376 of
the Acts of 1874."
Sept. 26, 1876. ) The Orders were adopted. (Approved,
Alderman Kinsman submitted the follow- Si Posts
ing Order: inn Es
"Ordered, that the City Marshal be in-
structed to have removed all iron and wooden posts, on Essex
St. between North and Newbury Streets, supporting business
signs from the sidewald; meaning to include everything except
® city lamp posts."
The Order was adopted. (Approved, Sept.
26, 1876. )
The Report of the City Marshal for the City Mar-
month of August was received and placed on file.. s ahZ's Re-
port
A communication from R. M..Hodges, in Real Estate
reference to the valuation of his estate No's. 260 and 262
Essex Street, was received, and laid on the table.
The petition of F. S. Peck, asking Sign Post
permission to place an iron sign post in front of his store
No. 240 Essex St. , was received; and the petition was laid
on the table.
The petition of F. S. Peck for permis- Awning
sion to place in front of store No. 96 Washington Street, a
wooden awning with wooden or iron posts, was received; and
the petitioner was granted leave to withdraw.
The application of Chas. T. Ford for a Junk.
license to keep and shop for the purchase, sale or barter of
junk &e. at No. 196 Derby St. , was referred to the Committee
on Licenses.
The petition of L. B. Harrington and 7 Pet. for
® others, asking for the construction of a sewer in the upper Sewer in
part of Federal Street, connecting with the sewer now run- Federal St
ning through Carpenter St. to the North River
A
Sept. 25, 1876. Vol. 9 - Page 186
.was received, and referred to the Committee on Streets.
A venire for four jurors to attend the Jurors.
October term of the Superior Court at Lawrence was submitted,
and the following names were drawn from the jury boa, viz:
John C. Luscomb, Henry D. Johnson, Charles S. Nichols and
George R.. Harris.
Notice was received from the Common Meetings.
Council that the future meetings of their Board will be held
at 7* o'clock P. M.
A report of the Joint Standing Com- Water Pipes
mittee on Water Works together with the following Order was in Northend
• submitted, viz: S .
"Ordered, that the Water Board be in-
structed to extend the water pipe in Northend Street as
petitioned for by Jos. N. Peterson and another."
The Order was adopted, and sent down
for concurrence. Came back concurred. (Approved, Sept. 26,
1676. )
Alderman Maynes, to whom was referred Burial
the petition of Rev. J. J. Gray for leave to use certain Ground.
land owned by the St. James Society for burial purposes,
made a verbal report recommending that the petition be grant-
ad; and also submitted a remonstrance signed by N. R. Marse
and 5 others;
The Board refused to accept the report.
A communication from the Chief Engineer Hose.
of the Fire Department giving in detail the result of testing
the hose belonging to the Department, was received and order-
ed to be placed on file, and sent down for concurrence. Came
back concurred.
The claim of Smith & Manning came back Claim.
from the Common Council referred to the Committee on Claims
in concurrence.
s
Sept. 25, 1876. Vol. 9 - Page 187
The statement of receipts and expenses July 4th.
occasioned by the celebration of July 4th. 1876, together 1876.
with the accompanying Resolve, came back from the Common
Council passed in concurrence.
Alderman Kinsman made a verbal report, Opinion as
submitting the opinion of the City Solicitor as .to the power to fixing
of the Board of Aldermen to fix the compensation of the mem- pay of po-
bers of the police force. The report was accepted, communi- lice force
cation read, and sent down for concurrence. Came back con-
curred.
The communication is as follows; --
"Messrs. Brooks, Kinsman, Huntington,
McIntire and Ropes, - Committee; --
Gentlemen: I have received
a copy of the vote of the City Council of Salem, requesting
you "to obtain the opinion of the City Solicitor as to the
power of the Board of Aldermen to fix the compensation of the
members of the police force of the city." By Section 9 of
the City Charter it is provided that the Executive powers of
the City generally, and the administration of the police
force with all the powers heretofore vested in the Selectmen
of Salem, shall be vested in the Mayor and Aldermen as if
the same were specifically enumerated; and that the Mayor
and Aldermen shall have full and exclusive power to appoint
a City Marshal and Assistants, a constable or constables,
and all other police officers, and may remove the same when
in their opinion sufficient cause for removal exists. Sub-
sequently it is provided that the City Council shall annually
elect by joint ballot in convention, the City Treasurer and
Collector, assessors and assistant assessors, and shall in
such manner as the City Council determine by any by law made
for the purpose, appoint or elect all subordinate officers
not herein otherwise directed for the ensuing year, define
their duties and fix their compensation in cases where such
duties and compensation shall not be defined and fixed by
the laws of this commonwealth. Under this section it is not
disputed that the Mayor and Aldermen have the right to ap-
point the members of the police force, and in my opinion,
they have also the power to fix their compensation. It will
be seen from the above citations from the Charter that the
City Council are to elect and fix the compensation of the
Treasurer and other officers named and all subordinate of-
ficers not otherwise directed. As police officers had been
previously mentioned, and directions given as to the mode
of their appointment, they would seem to be excluded in terms
not only from the number of those officers whom the City Coun-
cil are to elect,but also from those whose compensation the .
Sept. 25, 1876. Vol. 9 - Page 187 -A
City Council is to determine, and therefore it might well
be claimed that the language of the Statue expressly sup-
ports the view
0
Sept. 25 & Oct. 2, 1876. Vol.019 - Pag
e 188
above stated. But apart from this, it is clear that the
duties devolving upon the Mayor and Aldermen in the admin-
istration of the police of the city, are of great import-
ance, and it is not to be supposed that the Legislature
intended to impose any restriction which would prevent these
duties from being discharged in the most full, appropriate
and useful manner. But it is difficult to see how.:the Mayor
and Aldermen can properly discharge these duties unless they
have the amplest power of selection, and choice of the of-
ficers through whom they act. It would be impossible for
them to exercise this choice unless they can fix the compen-
sation of the persons employed. Upon this compensation the
whole character of the police force, its efficiency and cap-
ability might and probably would in great measure depend.
In the case of Batchelder vs. Salem, 4 Cush. 599,e suit
o arising in our own city, it was held, that the power con-
ferred in the school committee to select and contract with
teachers, includes the power to fix their compensation, and
the Court expressly say, that without this power to select
would be "wholly nugatory." "whether," they say, "a suitable
teacher can be obtained for a particular school will depend
upon the conpensation offered, whether a teacher shall be a
person of high qualification or low qualification, whether
the schools shall be good schools or poor schools depends on
the amount of compensation. Take away from the committee the
power to fix the salaries and you take away from them the
power to perform the duties which the Legislature have im-
posed upon them." In my judgement the same process of reas-
oning applies to the question now in hand, and leads directly
to the opinion above expressed.
Respectfully,
Salem, Sept. 25th. , 1876. J. A. Gillis
City Solicitor."
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry M. Meek, Clerk.
A meeting of the Board of Aldermen
was held on Monday, October 2d. 1676, at 7Q o'clock P. M.
Aldermen Stowe, Brooks and iaaynes were
• present. The, mayor presided.
The reading of the record was dispensed
with.
The Bills of the Department for the Monthly
month of Bills
Oct. 2, 1876. Vol. 9 - Page 189
September were examined and approved.
Notice by John Kinsman of his inten- Intent to
tion to build at No. 242 Essex St. , a two story building, build.
was received and referred to Alderman Chapman.
The petition of N. C. Locke and 4 Southwick
others, asking for the acceptance of Southwick Street as a -_
public way, was referred to the Committee on Streets.
The .semi-annual returns of the Fire Returns of
Department for the month of --- October were examined and F re�Depl-F
approved.
The Committee on Streets to whom was Buffum St.
® referred the petition of W. F. Ashton and others for a Com- Sewer.
mon Sewer in Buffum Street, submitted a report recommending
that the petitioners have leave to withdraw.
The report was accepted.
The petition of Aaron Smith for an Sewer
abatement of the sewer assessment against his estate in Assess't.
Howard St. , was received, and the Board voted that the
assessment be abated one halm.
The Committee on Streets submitted Hear
reports, recommending the adoption of the following Orders, dared on
viz: pits. for
"Ordered, that due notice be given, Sewers in
that this Board will on Thursday the twelfth day of October,Fe era St.
at 4 o'clock P. M. , at the City Hall, take into consideration
the expediency of constructing a Common Sewer in Federal
Street, between Monroe and North Streets, and of assessing
the expense thereof on all persons, who:.-.-may enter their
particular drains into such Common Sewer, or, who may by
any more remote means receive benefit thereby. Any persons
making objections thereto, will then and there be heard."
"Ordered, that due notice be given,
that this Board will on the twelfth day of October at 4g
o'clock P. M. , at the City Hall, take into consideration
the expediency of constructing a Common Sewer in Federal
aStreet between
Oct. 2, 1876. Vol. 9 - Page 190
the summit on said street near the Catholic Church and
Carpenter Street, and of assessing the expense thereof on
all persons who may enter their particular drain into such
Common Sewer or who may .by any more remote means, receive
any benefit thereby. Any persons making objections thereto
will then and there be heard."
The reports were accepted and the
Orders adopted.
The Committee on Streets reported the Sewer
following Order and recommended its adoption, viz. matters.
"Ordered, that the City Treasurer be
instructed to demand payment, on, or before, the (loth. )
tenth of October next, from the following named persons of
amounts due from respectfully for entering the Common Sewer
of this City, viz:
® Estate Mrs. Mary S. Ames No. 26 Pleasant Street $121.74
Estate Mr. George Arvedson No. 47 Federal Street 60.--
" Jesse B. Edwards No. 46 Bridge Street 65.--
TM Mess-. Flint &
Goldthwait St. Peter's St. 66.--
" Mary Durgan No. 33 Charter St. 11.94
Estates George L. Ames )
formerly Mary S. )
Ames, Deo'd. ) Daniels St. 40.42
Estate George L. Ames )
formerly Mary S. )
Ames, dee d. ) Palfray St. 92.38
Late Ditmore estate, now)':
Hurlburt, ) No. 12 Oliver St. 17.86.
475.34
and further, if said demands are not paid, at the time before
specified, then ;the said City Treasurer shall immediately
report to this Board, the name or names of such delinquent
or delinquents."
The Report was accepted, and the Order
adopted.
The voting lists of Ward 5 were re voting
vised and corrected for the election to be held on the 4th. Lists.
instant, and several names were added to. the list.
The Hoard of Engineers recommended Firemen.
and the Mayor nominated Charles S. Cunningham as a member
® of Hose Co. No. 5, and Charles A. Williams as a member of
Hose Co. No. 6.
The nominations were confirmed.
s
Oct. 2 & 9, 1876. Vol. 9 - Page 191
Alderman Brooks moved that the Com- Bay Windows
mittee on Streets be instructed to report an Ordinance pro- &c.
hibiting the erection of bay windows or any other projection—
over the line of the street.
The motion was adopted, but afterwards
reconsidered and the motion withdrawn.
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry M. Meek, Clerk.
A meeting of the Board of Aldermen was
held on Monday, October 9th. , 1876, at 7,J o'clock P. M.
All the members were present except
Alderman Chapman. The Mayor presided.
The record of the last meeting was read
and approved.
The Return of the Election held in Election
Ward 5, on Wednesday, the fourth day of October, was ex- Return.
amined, and the result declared. (See Record of Elections. )
A communication from John Hurley com- Piggery
plaining of the piggery of Mr. James Noonan, in rear of his
house No. 5 Creek St. , was submitted.
On motion of Alderman Maynes it was
referred to a special committee with power to act. The Mayor
appointed Aldermen Maynes and Jackson on the committee.
The Mayor nominated A. Judson Cate to Constable.
be a Constable without power to serve civil process. The
nomination was confirmed.
Notice by V. E. Frankland of his in- Intent to
tention to build an addition to the shop at corner of Dodge build.
& Washington Streets, was referred to Alderman Brooks.
Oct. 9 , 1876. Vol. 9 - Page 192
An Ordinance relating to the erection Ordinance
of signs and windows, and other projections, over the line Signs,
of the streets in the city, was submitted, end the same was windows &c.
passed to be ordained and sent to the Common Council for
concurrence. Came back "laid on the table" by that Board.
A report submitting an Ordinance pro- Ordinance
viding for the removal of refuse, came from the Common Coun-for removal
oil, Report accepted, Ordinance passed to be ordained, and o rise.
sent up for concurrence.
The Board non-concurred.
The petition of Mary E. McCurdy, pray- Claim
ing for compensation for the suffering of her son who was
® injured on the 26th. day of June last while passing through
Crombie St. , came from the Common Council referred to the
Joint Standing Committee on Claims and sent up for concurr-
ence.
The Board concurred.
The follwoing Report was submitted: Market
"Salem, October 9th. 1876. The com-
mittee to whom was referred the petition of J. C. Osgood,
for the removal of the market wagons from Front St. on
Saturdays, would recommend that the westerly side of Wash-
ington Street between the depot and Mill Street, be used by
said wagons, until the present lease of the fish market ex-
pires, and then recommend their former report. The committee
would also recommend the purchase of Lord's wharf, adjoining
the fish market, if it can be purchased at a price not exceed-
ing three thousand dollars.
Respectfully submitted,
John Jackson, Chairman."
On motion of Alderman Brooks, the re-
port was recommitted with instructions to report an Ordinance
defining the market limits, and a statement of the amount for
which Lard's wharf can be purchased.
A report of the Joint Standing Com- Report of
mittee on Accounts for the month of September dame from the COm, on
Common Council, Report accepted and sent up for concurrence.Ac�-
® The Board concurred.
Oct. 9 & 12, 1876. Vol. 9 - Page 193
and 32 others, A petition signed by Chas. H. Flint Water Pipe:
h rs asking for We am a� g nh water pipes through Wash-
ing
ton Street extension, and a larger pipe in the westerly
half of Dodge St., with hydrant at junction of Dodge and
Washington Sts. ,came from the Common Council referred to the
Joint Standing Committee on Water Works and sent up for con-
currence. Concurred.
The names of several applicants were Voting
added to the lists of voters by the Board. Lists.
The Order accepting Harris Street as Harris
a public way was returned from the Common Council passed in Street.
concurrence.
The Board then adjourned.
O Attest,
Henry M. Meek, Clerk.
A meeting of the Board of Aldermen was
held on Thursday, October 12th. 1876, at 4 o'clock P. M.
All the members were present except
Alderman Chapman. The Mayor presided.
pensed with.
The reading of the record was dis-
The Board then proceeded to hear all Hearin on
persona interested in the g
petitions i ions for the construction of pet's. for
sewers in Federal Street, from North to Monroe St. , and Sewers in
from Carpenter St. to the Catholic Church. Fe era
Dr. A. Kemble and Joseph Winn p favored Sit.
the construction of the first named sewer; and remonstrances
signed by Wm. R. Colby and 14 others, and Samuel Chamberlain
and 6 others were submitted and read.
Mr. Rufus B. Gifford presented the
views of the petitioners for a sewer in Federal St. from
Carpenter St. to the Catholic Church and Mr. S. P. Walcott p , W i
submitted a remonstrance signed by M. W. Shepard and 26
. others.
No other persons desiring to be heard
the hearings were closed, and the matter recommitted to the
® Committee on Streets with instructions
e
Oct. 12, 1876 . Vol. 9 - page ,194
to report at the next meeting.
On motion of Alderman Brooks, the li- License Fee
tense fee for theatres, .convination troupes &c. , was fixed Theatres &e
at $5.--, instead of $10.--
The following Orders were submitted: warrants
"City of Salem. In Board of Aldermen, for She
October 12, 1876. Ordered, that warrants be issued for ecction.
meeting of the legal voters of the City of Salem in the
several wards, on Tuesday, the seventh day of November next,
then and there to give in their ballots for Electors of
President and Vice President of the United States, and for
a Representative in the next Congress of the United States
from District Number Six:
Also for Governor and Lieutenant Governor, Secretary,
® Treasurer and Receiver General, Auditor of Accounts, and
Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts;
Also for a Councillor for District No. Five, and a
Senator for the Second Essex District;
Also in the First Second and Fifth wards for two Rep-
resentatives in the General Court from District No'$ Six;
and in the Third, Fourth and Sixth wards for two Represen-
tatives in the General Court from District No. Seven;
Also fro a Clerk of the Courts, County Treasurer, and
County Commissioner for the county of Essex;
Also for a Register of Deeds for the Southern Essex
District."
"Ordered, that the polls be opened at
8 o'clock A. M. and closed at 4-j o'clock P. M. , and that the
votes for all the officers to be voted for be received on one
ballot."
"Ordered, that registration of voters �Voting
will cease on Saturday, November 4, 1876, at 9 o'clock P.M. , Lists.
and after the close of said registration no name will be en-
tered on the check list, except as provided by Section 10,
Chapter 376 of the Acts of 1874."
"Ordered, that meetings of this Board
for the purpose of receiving evidence of the qualification
of persons claiming a right to vote, and correcting the lists
of voters be held on Monday, October 23, 1876, at 7Q o'clock
P. M. , and on Saturday, November 4, 1876, at 2 and 7j o'clock
P. M."
The Orders were adopted.
October 12, 1876. Vol. 9 - Page 195.
The following Order came from the Water Pipes
Common Council passed by that Board October 9th. , and sent
up for concurrence, viz:
"Ordered, that the Joint Standing Com-
mittee on Water Works be instructed to consider the subject
of connecting the cisterns with the Wenham water pipes, re-
ferred to that committee March 13, 1876."
The Board concurred.
The following communication was re- Collection
ceived: of amounts
"City of Salem, October 12th. 1876. due for con
To the Hon. Mayor & Aldermen,- necti
Gentlemen: On the 4th. inst. it Common
pursuant to your order of the 2d. inst. , I demanded of the Sewers.
several parties named in that order payment of the sums
® respectively charged to them for draining their estates into
the city sewers. George Arvedson, Oscar B. Hurlburt and
Harrison 0. Flint have paid their dues into the City Treas-
ury. But, in compliance with your order I have to report
that Jesse H. Edwards, Mary Durgin, and George L. Ames have
neglected to pay their respective charges, and therefore
remain dilinquent.
Very respectfully,
Henry J. Cross, City Treasurer."
Alderman Kinsman moved that the City
Treasurer be instructed to notify the delinquents named
above, that if the amounts due from them are not paid in seven
days, that their connection with the Common Sewers will be cut
off. The motion was adopted.
Alderman Maynes reported that the com- Piggery.
mittee to whom was referred the complaint against the pig-
gery kept by James Noonan had examined the premises, and that
it is cleaner than many other places in the vicinity, and
that the privies in that neighborhood should receive the at-
tention of the Board of Health.
The report was accepted.
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry M. Meek, Clerk.
Oct. 23, 1876. Vol. 9 - Page 196
A meeting of the Board of Aldermen was
held on Monday, October 23d. , 1876, at 7z o'clock P. M.
All the members were present except
Alderman Chapman. The Mayor presided.
The record of the last meeting was read
and approved.
The names of several applicants were Voting
added to the list of voters. Lists
The Committee on Licenses submitted Auctioneer,
a report recommending that the petition of John H. Derby
for a license as an auctioneer be granted. The report was
accepted and the license granted.
® A communication from Geo. D. Phippen Pet. for
in behalf of Mrs. J. Vincent Browne requesting a hearing sTa-Te—ment
relative to a sewer assessment, was submitted, and the re- of sewer
quest granted. assessment
Notices of intention to build were Notices of
received and referred as follows: — Dominick Boudreau, ad- intent to
dition to dwelling house No. 3 Fowler St. , to Alderman build.
Chapman; J. H. & T. W. Parsons, alteration in front of Mr.
Jona. Tucker's building on Central Street, to Alderman Stowe;
John F. Wells, dwelling house at corner of Cross and Saunders
St. , to Alderman Kinsman; and Sarah McCusker, dwelling house
at corner of Roslyn & Hazel Streets, to Alderman Brooks.
Mr. F. S. Peck gave notice of his in-
tention to add a third story to his building on Essex Street,
also to finish the basement, and requesting permission to
build an area in the sidewalk the same to be covered with
Hyatt's patent iron and glass lights. The petition was re-
ferred to the Committee on Streets.
A communication from the Naumkeag Naumkeag
Street Railway requesting a change in the Order passed June Street
6, 1876, locating their track to Salem Neck, was received, Rai way
and the same was referred to the Committee on Streets.
Oct. 23, 1876. vol. 9 - Page 197
A venire for six persons to serve on Jurors.
a sheriff's jury, October 30th. , at Lynn, was submitted,
and the following names were drawn from the jury box, viz:
Thomas F. Honeycomb, John H. Pearson, James J. Muhlig,
Edwin R. Sde, Daniel T. Smith and Nathaniel R. Treadwell.
The Board of Engineers recommended, Firemen.
and the Mayor, nominated George C. Florentine for appoint-
ment as ammember of Hose Co. No. 1, and Edward G. Gardiner
as a member of Hose Co. No. 3. The nominations were con-
firmed.
The report of the City Marshal for City
the month of September was received and placed on file. Marshal's
Report.
The Committee on Claims to whom was Claim.
referred the petition of Smith & Manning for compensation
for damage to a coach, submitted a report recommending that
the petitioners have leave to withdraw.
The report was accepted and sent to
the Common Council for concurrence. Came back concurred.
(Approved October 24, 1876. )
Alderman Stowe submitted the follow-_ Water Pipe:
ing Report and Order, viz:
"City Council, Salem, Oct. 23, 1876.
The Joint Standing Committee on Water Works to whom was re-
ferred the petition of Charles A. Ropes for water in Felt
street, would recommend that the petition be granted. Also,
the petition of C. H. Flint and others has been considered
and in consultation with the Water Board they would reccaL-
mend that the four inch pipe in Dodge street be extended to
Washington street. The subject of connecting the water
pipes with cisterns was before the committee and they would
report progress and ask further time. All of which is res-
pectfully submitted.
For the committee,
V. C. Stowe, Chairman."
"Ordered, that the Water Board be
instructed to lay a water pipe in Felt Street from Dearborn
Street to the estate of Charles A. Ropes. Also, to extend
• the four inch pipe in Dodge Street to Washington
Oct. 20, 1896. Vol. 9 - Page 198
.Street." (Approved October 24, 1876. )
The report was accepted, order adopted and sent to the
Common Council for concurrence. Came back concurred.
A communication from John J. Gray in Burial
reference to his petition for leave to use certain land in Ground
North Salem for burial purposes, was submitted, and the
Board voted to hear all parties interested on Tuesday, Oc-
tober 31st, 1876, at 7Q o'clock P. M.
The following Order was submitted,viz: Southwick
"Ordered, that this Board will on —S
Tuesday, the 31st. instant, at 8 o'clock P. M. , at the City
Hall, take into consideration the expediency of laying out
Southwick Street as a public way, and that due notice there-
of be given to the owners of the land over which said way is
® proposed to be laid out. Any person making objections there-
to will then and there be heard."
The Order was adopted.
The Committee on Licenses reported in Int�elligeen__c
favor of granting to Lodusca A. Edgerly a license to keep Of icy
granted. The Report was accepted and the license
Alderman Jackson stated that he had Market.
made inquiry concerning Lord's wharf, and that it could be
purchased for $4000.--
Mr. Jackson also submitted an Ordinance,
amending an Ordinance entitled "An Ordinance to amend an Or-
dinance prescribing rules and regulations for the government
of the market within the CitySalem,"
of lem, passed October 28,
1867, and re-enacted Janus 24 1873 b striking out the
January e . Y ng
workd "Front Street on both sides from Washington to Central
Street," and inserting in place thereof the words "Washington
Street on the western side from Mill Street to the southern
end of the depot gate.,,"
The Ordinance was passed to be ordained,
and. sent down for concurrence.
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry M. Meek, , Clerk.
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Oct. 30, 1876 • Vol. 9 - Page 199
A special meeting of the Board of Ald-
ermen was held on Monday, October 30th. , 1876, at 4J o'clock
P. M.
All the members were present except
Alderman Maynes. The Mayor presided.
ed with.
The reading of the record was dispens-
The Committee on Streets submitted a Report on
report recommending that permission be granted Mr. F. S. no ce o
Peck to erect a third story upon the building No. 240 . intent to
Essex St. , and that he be allowed to build an area under build.
the sidewalk in front of said store in a manner satisfactory
to the Committee on Streets and under the direction of the
® Street Commissioner, The Report was accepted and the rec-
ommendations adopted.
A petition from Benj. Shreve asking Pet, for
permission to construct a private drain from the estate No. leave to
124 Federal Street, through said street, and to connect the connect r
same with the Common Sewer at the corner of Nonroe St., and va e rain.
Federal St., was referred to the Committee on Streets.
The Committee on Streets submitted Naumkeag
the following Report, viz: . Street
"City of Salem. In Board of Aldermen,Railway Co.
October 30, 1876. The Committee on Streets to whom was re-
ferred the petition of Abner C. Goodell Jr. , President of
the Nauoikeag Street Railway Co , having duly considered the
same respectfully reoommend as follows, viz: First, that
the Committee are not ready to act upon the subject of the
curves on Essex and Webb streets, and ask further time.
Second. That the location of the Horse Railroad track on
Salem Neck, on the way leading by the estate of Mr. E.
Rowell, be so far amended, as to allow the track to con-
tinue on the northerly side of said way, without any reverse
curve, and so on to .the shore of Cat Cove, keeping always
to, and within a line fifty feet from, said Rowell's north-
erly fence.
Third. Upon the request for material for building and grad-
ing the Railroad track, the Committee require further time
for consideration.
® Fourth. Upon the request to pave with common pavement, in-
stead of square block pavement, the committee recommend it
be granted, so far, as that all paving done easterly of Neck
gate, so called, maybe done with common paving stones.
Oct. 30, 1876. Vol. 9 - Page 200
Fifth. The request in regard to guarding of steam railroad
crossing on East Webb Street the committee recommend it be
considered, whenever the Horse Railroad is built, and ready
for operation.
For the committee ,
Henry L. Williams, Chairman."
The report was accepted, and the re-
commendations adopted.
On motion of Alderman Brooks the Com- Webb and
mittee on Streets were instructed to report an order for a East Webb
hearing on the proposed widening of Webb and East Webb Sts.
Streets.
On motion of Alderman Chapman, the North River
® following Order was adopted, viz: nu sance.
"Ordered, that His Honor the Mayor be
authorized to confer with the Selectmen of the Town of Pea-
body in reference to taking measures for an abatement of the
nuisance said to exist in North River."
On motion of Alderman Kinsman the Abatement.
assessment against the estate of Lucy Pillsbury on account
of the construction of the Common Sewer in Lynde Street was
abated in full, the assessment to be paid whenever the es-
tate shall enter a private drain into said sewer.
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry M. Meek, Clerk.
A special meeting of the Board of Ald-
ermen was held on Tuesday evening, October 31st. 1876, at 7J
o' clock P. M.
Aldermen Kinsman, Jackson, Brooks,and
Maynes were present. The Mayor presided.
The reading of the record was dispensed
with.
Oct. 31, 1876. Vol. 9 - Page 201
The Board then proceeded to hear all Burial
persons present who were interested in the petition of Rev. Ground in
J. J. Gray for permission to use certain land in North orTrtth Salea
. Salem for burial purposes.
Rev. J. J. Gray appeared with counsel
and presented evidence showing the necessity for increased
accommodation for the burial of Catholic dead.
Messrs. N. R. Morse, George H. Woods,
John T. Mooney and David Young stated that their property
would be depreciated in value if the petition was granted,
and remonstrated against granting the same.
The hearing was then closed, and on
motion of Alderman Jackson the petitioner was granted leave
to withdraw.
• A hearing was then had upon the peti- Southwick
tion of N. C. Locke and others for the acceptance of South- refit.
wick Street.
No person appeared in opposition to
the same, and the hearing was closed.
Notice by S. F. Quimby of his inten- Trees.
tion to make an alteration in the front of building No. 48
Federal Street, and requesting permission to remove two
trees in front of said building, was referred to Alderman
Chapman.
The Committee on Streets submitted Webb and
the following Order: East 19e
"Ordered, that this Board consider Streets.
the expediency of laying out and widening Webb and East Webb
Streets, over lands of Saul, Collins, Calley, Dougherty, Lee,
Hughes, Dike, Nagle, Eastern Railroad Co. , and the City of
Salem, and of discontinuing a portion of said East Webb
Street, and that a public hearing thereon be had at the City
Hall, upon Friday the tenth day of November 1876, at 71
o'clock P. M. , and that due notice of said hearing be given
to all parties interested.„
The Order was adopted.
A communication from Mr. H. B. Carver Resignation
resigning his position as a member of the night police, and
® requesting that the be allowed suitable compensation from
the loth. of July last, was received, and the resignation
was accepted. On motion of Mr. Jackson the communication
was
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Nov. 6, 1876. Vol. 9 - Page 202
referred to the Committee on Police.
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry M. Meek, Clerk.
A meeting of the Board of Aldermen was
held on Monday, November 6th. 1876, at 4 o'clock P. M.
All the members were present except
Aldermen Stowe and Maynes. The Mayor presided.
with. The reading of the record was dispensed
• A petition signed by John A. Sanderson Remon-
and 17 others, residents and owners of property in March strance a-
Street, and March St. Court, requesting the Board to refuse ainste-
permission to rebuild the roofing material factory at the recTio�n of
foot of March Street, as in their opinion it is a nuisance, rooms
and dangerous to the property in the neighborhood, was re- factory.
ceived; and the petitioners were granted leave to withdraw.
The Mayor for the Committee on Streets Pet's.for
recommended that the petition of Mr. Shreve for leave to leave to
connect a private drain with the Common Sewer at the corner en
ter Federal and Monroe Streets, be granted. The recommenda- vateFr��in.
tion was adopted.
The petition of V: E. Frankland asking
permission to connect with the Common Sewer in Dodge St. ,
was referred to the Committee on Streets.
The Board of Engineers recommended Fireman.
and the Mayor nominated Pindar F. Bussell as a member of
Hose Company No. 4.
The nomination was confirmed.
A venire for four jurymen to serve at Jurors.
the November term of the Supreme Court was submitted and the
following names were drawn from the jury box, viz: William
• Northey, William 14. Hill, George W. Pousland, and Charles N.
Walton.
Nov. 6 & 10, 1876. Vol. 9 - Page 203
The Bills of the Department for the Monthly
month of October were examined and approved. B1�13�s
Notice was given that the Board of Dangerous
Engineers had, at their meeting held this day, passed the Buildings.
following votes, viz:
"Voted, that the Board of Engineers,
after an inspection of the premises, do not consider dan-
gerous the building now in process of erection at the foot
of March Street, and to be used for the manufacture .of roof-
ing material."
"Voted, that the attention of the Board
of Aldermen be called to the building in Front St. , occupied
by M. C. Reynolds & Co. , and used for the storage of hay, the
• same being extremely dangerous to the safety of other proper-
ty in the city,"
The second vote was referred to the
Committee on Fire Department on the part of this Board, but
the reference was afterwards reconsidered, and the Mayor was
authorized,to call the attention of the Board of Engineers to
Section 32 of the Ordinance' establishing the Fire Department.
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry M. Meek, Clerk.
A special meeting of the Board of Ald-
ermen was held on Friday, November loth. 1876, at 7z o'clock
P. M.
All the members were present except
Alderman Stowe. The Mayor presided.
with. The reading of the record was dispensed
A hearing was had upon the proposed Webb and
widening of Webb and East Webb Streets. S. Lincoln Jr. Esq.Eas We
appeared for the Eastern Railroad Company, and objected to Streets.
anything that would increase the annual expenses of the Com-
pany. Messrs. Calley, Manning, Waters and Saul considered
• that the proposed widening would be a great improvement.
the hear-
No other persons desiring to be heard,
Nov. 10, 1876. Vol. 9 - Page 204
ing was closed. The matter was then recommitted to the Com-
mittee on Streets.
The petition of D. C. Manning asking Pet. for
permission to construct an area on premises No. 45 Plashing- constructic
ton St. this city, was referred to the Committee on Streets.of area.
Upon a communication from the Salem Constables.
Reform Club, the Mayor nominated James O'Hare, John H.Peters
and E.L.Warner to be Constables without power to serve civil
process.
The nominations were confirmed.
The appointment of Michael Murphy and
John Smith as Constables was revoked.
Messrs. John C. Towne, Benjamin Rowell,Jurors.
Perry Collier, James 0. Safford, Charles S. Rea and James P.
Cook, were drawn to serve on a sheriff's jury at Lynn, on
the 17th. of November.
Upon nomination of the Mayor, Mr. Constable.
James S. Butler was appointed a Constable without power to
serve civil process.
The Committee on Streets submitted the Location c
following Orders, and recommended their adoption, viz: track of
"Ordered, that the tracks of the Naum-NN�au__m___k��eag�
keag Street Railway Company be, and they hereby are located Strom
as follows, viz: "Beginning at a point in Derby Street Railway Co.
which is about fifty feet above the Neck gate; thence run-
ning in a northeasterly direction, through city lands, upon
a line which is parallel to and about seven feet northwest-
erly from the present fence standing upon the northwesterly
side of the road by Rowell' s house, to a point which is forty
feet southwesterly from the angle made in said fence; thence
curving to the north end running a distance of eighty feet,
to a point, which is forty three feet distant, at right
angles from the southeasterly side of said road by Rowell's;
thence running in a northeasterly direction, upon a straight
line, parallel to, and forty three feet distant from the
southeast side of above road, to a point which is about thir-
ty feet below Rowell's old house; thence curving to the north,
and running upon a line which is parallel to the northwestern
side of the road, as laid out, and seven feet
Nov. 10, 1876. Vol. 9 - Page 205
distant southeasterly therefrom, a distance of about one
hundred feet; thence running in a more northerly direction
upon a straight line, which is parallel to, and seven feet
distant southeasterly from the said northwesterly side of
said road, as laid out, to a point, about fourteen feet a-
bove high water line; thence curving to the east, and run-
ning a distance of forty feet, by the line of stakes; thence
upon a straight line, in a northeasterly direction across the
cove, and continuing upon the same course over the upland, to
a stake, which is one hundred and forty three feet above the
shore line; thence curving to the north, and running a dis-
tance of one hundred and fifty feet, by the line of stakes ;
thence upon a straight line, as staked out, in a northerly
direction, a distance of one hundred and seventy five feet;
thence curving more to the north, and running by the line of
. stakes, a distance of forty feet; thence running still more
northerly, upon a straight line, as staked out, a distance
of one hundred and seventy two feet; thence curving more to
the north, and running a distance of sixty feet, by the line
of stakes, to a point in the road leading to the Plummer
farm; thence running in a northerly direction, upon a straight
line, as staked out, a distance of about two hundred and
twelve feet, to a point, which is four feet westerly from
the iron cover of the water gate, by Columbus Avenue; thence
curving to the east and running a distance of one hundred
twenty five feet, to a point which is fourteen feet distant
northwesterly from the fence standing upon the southeasterly
side of the road leading to the Willows; thence running upon
a line parallel to and fourteen feet distant northerly from
the said southeasterly side of the road to Willows, to a
point near the end of said road, according to a plan drawn
by Charles A. Putnam, accompanying and making portion of
this location."
"Ordered, that no T rail shall be laid
by said Railway Company in its track westerly of Neck gate
so called."
"Ordered, that the track between the
rails on said Road and eighteen inches each side thereof,
shall be paved with square block granite paving, commencing
at its present termination near English street upon Essex
St. , thence through Essex, Webb and what is now East Webb
streets, and across Derby Street, near the Pound, so called,
to near the Hydrant of the Wenham water pipes near Neck gate
so called, and all streets easterly of Neck gate shall be
• paved as above with either common paving or square block
paving stone."
"Ordered, that so much of the location
of the tracks of the Naumkeag Street Railway Co, and condi-
tions affecting the same, adopted June 5, 1676, as conflicts
Nov. 10, 1876. Vol. 9 - Page 205-h
with the foregoing location and conditions, is hereby re-
pealed."
The Orders were adopted. (An attest-
ed copy was sent .to the Naumkeag Street Railway Co. , Nov.
17, 1876. )
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Nov. 10 & 13, 1876. Vol. 9 - Page 206
Notice was received from the City Examination
Clerk that he had received petitions signed by ten quali- a—of 1
fied voters of each Ward of the Seventh Representative and ?"lard
District, asking that the ballots thrown in said Wards for Returns.
Representatives to the General Court may be examined, as
they believe the Ward Returns to be erroneous, and the
Board proceeded to examine said ballots, the result of which
is recorded in the Record Book of Elections.
The Board also examined the Returns
of the Ward Officers of the election held November 7th. ,
and declared the Result as recorded in the Record Book of
Elections.
The .Board then adjourned.
Attest,
• Henry M. Meek, Clerk.
A regular meeting of the Board of Ald-
ermen was held on Monday, November 13th.1876, at 72 o'clock
P. M.
All the members were. present. The May-
or presided,
The reading of the records was dispens-
ed with.
The Committee on Streets reported the East Webb &
following Resolve and Orders, and recommended their adop- Wei S_treeT
tion, viz:
"In City Council, Salem, Nov. 13, 1876.
Resolved, that the aafety and convenience of the inhabitants
of Salem, require that the ways known as Webb and East Webb
Streets, should be laid out and widened, in accordance with
a plan drawn by Charles A. Putnam, Surveyor, dated Oct. 30th.
1876, as follows, viz: Commencing at a point in the present
northeasterly line of Webb Street which is twenty five feet
distant, northwesterly from the line of the southeasterly
side of Essex Street, extended; thence running upon a straight
line in a southeasterly direction ninety feet, to a point
which is fifty feet distant, at right angles from the south-
west side of said Webb street; thence running upon a regular
• curved line, in a southeasterly direction, a distance of two
hundred and sixty five feet, to a point, which is fifty feet
distant from the southwesterly side of East Webb street, as
hereinafter laid out; thence running more easterly, upon a
straight line, a distance of about three hundred and fifty
two feet, to the southwest corner of the dwelling
Nov. 13, 1876. Vol. 9 - Page 207
house of Doherty or others; thence a little more easterly
upon a straight line, a distance of about one hundred and
forty three feet, to the southeast corner of the old barn
on land of Lee or others; thence running more easterly upon
a straight line, a distance of about four hundred and fifty
feet, to a point in the line of the easterly fence of the
road leading to the Alms House; thence running upon a reg-
ular curved line through lands of the City, a distance of
one hundred and twenty five feet, to a point in the line of
the present northerly side of the main road, through the
Neck lands.
Southwesterly side of East Webb Street.
Commencing at a point, in the present northeasterly line of
Webb Street, which is 12 feet distant northwesterly from the
line of the northwest side of Timothy Collins dwelling house,
thence running upon a curved line, in a northeasterly direc-
tion, to a point which is 39 feet distant at right angles
from the northeasterly line of Webb Street, and 15 feet dis-
tant northerly from the northerly corner of the main part of
said Collins dwelling house; thence running upon a line which
is parallel to and 50 feet distant southeasterly from the
above northerly line of location of said East Webb Street, to
the northeasterly corner of land of Dike, at an old town way;
thence running in a southerly direction, by the southwesterly
side of said town way, a distance of about fifty feet to the
northerly side of Derby Street.
Essex and Webb St.
Commencing at a point, in the present southeasterly line of
Essex Street, which is 70 feet distant southwesterly from the
angle made by the lines of the southeasterly side of Essex
Street, and the southwesterly side of Webb Street, if con-
tinued; thence running upon a regular curved line, in an
easterly direction, through the Saul estate, upon a radius
of 80 feet, to a point in the said southwesterly line of
Webb Street, which is 70 feet distant southeasterly from the
above mentioned angle of Essex and Webb Streets.
And whereas, due notice has been given of the intention to
take the land necessary for said widening, it is therefore,--
Ordered, that Webb and East Webb Streets,
be and the same hereby are laid out and widened, in accord-
ance with the plan and location above referred to; and it is
hereby adjudged that the expense of said widening as afore-
said will amount to the sum of Forty five hundred dollars,
and that the damage to the estates, parts of which are taken
against them in the schedule• as aforesaid, are the sums set a g
hereto annexed.
Estimate of damages and expense in proposed widening of
Webb and East Webb Streets.
Damages for land taken for widening and extending what is
now East Webb St. ,
Nov. 13, 1876. Vol. 9 - Page 208
as follows:- To Samuel Calley $175.--
To Waters & Buffum est. 85.--
To Sarah Neagle 260.--
To Mary Hughes 110.--
To Heirs of John Dike 100.--
To Tim Collins 200.--
To Heirs John Saul 200.--
In all 1130.--
To cost of moving buildings and repairs on same:-
Nichols House 130.--
Collins House 100.--
Collins * 75.--
Sarah Neagles house 120.--
n n 50.--
In all 475.--
Stone work and grading 2895.--
Ordered, that the sum of four thous- &�propri�a-
• and five hundred dollars be and the same is hereby appropri- ion n
ated for laying out, widening and grading Webb and East Webb
Streets as above, the same to be expended under the direction
of the Committee on Streets."
The Report was accepted, Resolve and
Orders adopted, and sent to the Common Council for concur-
rence.
The following Order was submitted,viz: Houthwick
"Ordered, that the public safety and Street
convenience require that Southwick Street, be, and the same
is hereby, laid out and accepted as a public way, as follows:-
Beginning at a point in the present easterly line of Walter
Street, thence running easterly 279.4 feet to an angle in the
street; thence turning and running northerly 190.5 feet to a
point in the present southerly side of Dearborn Street; thence
turning and running easterly by the present southerly line of
Dearborn Street 32.6 feet; thence turning and running south-
erly 191.1 feet to a point 32.6 feet distant easterly from
the end of the first course; thence turning and running south-
erly 35.6 feet; thence turning and running westerly 345.8 feet
to a point in the present easterly line of Walter Street;
thence turning and running northerly by the present easterly
line of Walter street 34j feet to the point begun at; said
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Nov. 13, 1876. Vol. 9 - Page 209
location being in accordance with the present, fence lines,
and as shown upon a plan drawn by Chas. A. Putnam, dated
Oct. 24, 1876. No damages are awarded, and said Street shall
hereafter be called Southwick Street."
The Order was adopted, and sent to the
Common Council for concurrence.
The Committee on Streets recommended Report on
that permission be granted V. E. Frankland to connect a get. for
private drain with the sewer in Dodge Street. The recommen-leave to
dation was adopted, enter sewer
Notice by S. F. Quimby of his intent Intent to
to build a dwelling house at No. 48 Federal Street, was re- u 1d.
ferred to Alderman Chapman.
The Ordinance relating to the market Ordinance.
came back from the Common Council, having been refused a Market.
second reading by that Board.
The following Order came from the A ro ria-
Common Council adopted and sent up for concurrence, viz: t on Hose.
"Ordered, that the sum of Thirteen
hundred dollars ($1300.-) be and the same is hereby appro-
priated to purchase one thousand feet of new hosefor the
use of the Fire Department."
The Order was referred to the Commit-
tee on Fire Department on the part of this Board.
The application of Charles H. Peck, Sunday eve-
Manager of the Alabama Jubilee Singers, asking for a license ning Ex-
to give a sacred concert in Mechanic Hall on Sunday evening hibition.
November 19th. , was referred to the Committee on Licenses
with power to act.
A communication from the City Treas- Real Estate
urer, stating that he sold in August last for non payment
of taxes, two estates, taxed to. the Heirs of Martin Egan,
the city being the purchaser, and that the present owner
or mortgagee, now proposes to redeem said estates, and de-
sires a quit claim deed of the same from the city, was re-
ferred to the Committee on Streets with instructions to re-
port an Or-
No pages Vol. 9 - Pages 210 - 299
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Nov. 13 & 24, 1876. Vol. 9 - Page 300
,der authorizing the execution of such a deed.
The following Order came from the Com- Truants. '
mon Council adopted, Messrs. Huntington, Benjamin and Fowler
appointed, and sent up for concurrence and to be joined, viz:
"Ordered, that a committee be appoint-
ed, consisting of three members of the Common Council, to-
gether with such others as the Ideyor and Aldermen may join,
to consider the expediency of amending the Ordinance en-
titled "An Ordinance concerning habitual truants and absentees
from schools," and if, in their opinion any amendment of said
Ordinance is rendered necessary by recent legislation, to re-
port an amendatory ordinance."
The Order was adopted in concurrence,
and the Mayor and Aldermen Brooks and Stowe joined.
• The City Marshal's report for the month City
of October was received and placed on file. Marshal's.
Re�Or�.
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry M. Meek, Clerk.
A special meeting of the Board of Alder-
men was held on Friday, November 24th. 1876, at 72 o'clock P.M,
All the members were present except
Alderman Brooks. The Mayor presided.
pettsed with.
The reading of the records was dis-
The Mayor submitted a communication, Ordinance
calling attention to a recent decision of the Supreme Pfarce -.—
Court in reference to the Ordinance prescribing rules and
regulations for the government of the market, together with
an amendatory Ordinance relating to the market. The Ordi-
nance was passed to be ordained and sent to the Common Coun-
cil for concurrence. Came back concurred, and was at once
approved by the Mayor. (See Record of Ordinances)
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Nov. 24, 1876. Vol. 9 - Page 301
The following Orders were submitted, warrants
viz: forforE�io
"Ordered, that warrants be issued for
meetings of the legal voters of the City of Salem in the
several wards, on Tuesday, the twelfth day of December 1876,
at 8 o'clock A. M. , then and there to give in their ballots
for a Mayor and six Aldermen of the City of Salem; also, for
four members of the Common Council, and for one member of
the School Committee, for each ward in the City; for the en-
suing municipal year. Also, for a warden, two Assistant
Wardens, and a Clerk, to hold their offices for one year
from the fourth Monday of January next, and until others
are chosen and qualified in their places."
"Ordered, that the polls be opened at
8 o'clock A. M. and closed at 4 o'clock 28 minutes P. M. ,
and that the votes for all the officers to be voted for be
• received on one ballot."
"Ordered, that registration of voters Registra-
cease on Saturday, December 9th. 1876, at 9 o'clock P. M. tion of
and after the close of said registration no name will be voters.
entered on the check lists."
"Ordered, that meetings of the Board
for the purpose .of revising the voting lists be held on Mon-
day, December 4th. , and on Saturday, December 9th. , at 7*
o'clock P. M."
The Orders were adopted.
A venire for four persons to serve as Jurors.
jurors at the December term of the Superior Court was sub-
mitted and the following names were drawn from the jury box,
viz: Enoch B. Noyes, Francis L. Perry, William H. Palmer
and Henry J. Pratt.
On motion of Alderman Stowe, the Clerk Market
of the Market was instructed to increase the market limits limits.
during the three days preceding Thanksgiving and Christmas
if it is necessary.
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
• Henry M. Meek, Clerk.
Nov. 27, 1876. Vol. 9 - Page 302
A meeting of the Board of Aldermen was
held on Monday, November 27th. 1676, at 721 o'clock P. 14.
All the members were present except
Aldermen Chapman and Llaynes. The Mayor being absent, Alder-
man Brooks, President of the Board presided.
with. The reading of the record was dispensed
The Joint Standing Committee on Fi- Appropria-
nance submitted a Report recommending the adoption of the tions
following Order, viz:
"Ordered, that the following sums be
and the same are hereby appropriated in addition to the sums
heretofore appropriated, to meet expenditures of the follow-
ing named Departments, viz:
School Dept. $ 3000.--
Mayor & Ald. Dept . 28000.--
$$ 31000.--
amounting in all to Thirty one thousand dollars."
The Report was accepted, Order adopted,
and sent to the Common Council for concurrence. Came back
concurred. (Approved, Dec. 1, 1876. )
A summons for the City to appear and Suit
answer to Jas. F. Almy, assignee in bankruptcy of .the estate
of Hiram A. Tuttle, in an action of contract, was referred
to the City Solicitor and sent down for concurrence. Came
back concurred.
The petition of John M. Anderson and Highland
22 others, requesting that some attention be given at this Avenue.
time to the grading of Highland Avenue, which is without
sidewalks, and in some places narrow and dangerous to ped-
estrians, was referred to the Committee on Streets.
The Committee on Streets reported Area
leave to withdraw on the petition of Daniel C. Manning for
leave to build an area under the sidewalk at No. 45 Wash-
ington Street. The report was accepted.
•
Nov. 27 & Dec. 4, .1876. Vol. 9 - Page 303
The Orders relating to the widening East Webb E
of Webb and East Webbs Streets, came from the Common Counoil Webb
referred to the neat City Government and sent up for concurr-Streets:
ence.
The Board non-curred, and requested a
committee of conference, Aldermen Kinsman and Stowe appoint-
ed and sent down to be joined. Messrs. Cunningham, Fowler
and Ropes were joined to the committee by the Common Council.
The petition of H. W. Jenks and others Pet, for
for a license to give a sacred concert at Mechanic Hall on license for
Sunday evening, Decem. loth. , in aid of the orphan children Sunday eve'
in charge of the Sisters of Charity at the Institution on Conceit.
Lafayette Street, was granted.
• The Order accepting Southwick Street Southwick
came back from the Common Council passed in concurrence. Stream
(Approved Dec. 1, 1876. )
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry M. Meek, Clerk.
A regular meeting of the Board of Alder-
men was held on Monday, December 4th. , 1876, at 7$ o'clock P.M.
All the members were present. President
Brooks presided in the absence of the Mayor.
The reading of the record was dispensed
with.
The application fo James Emerton for Voters
the registration of his sons James H. and Ephraim was pre-
sented, and the Board granted him leave to withdraw, as
their tax for 1875 had been abated on account of non resi-
dence, they being in Europe that year and did not return un-
til.August 1876.
Dominic Maggi who was registered as a
voter in Ward 6 at the last election, having been notified
to appear this evening to show cause why his name should not
be erased from the check list, he having testi-
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Dec. 4, 1876. Vol. 9 - Page 304
Pied since the election that he would not be 21 years of age
until next year, failed to put in an appearance, but action
was postponed until next Saturday evening.
Patrick C. Earle, No. 7 Churchill St. ,
applied to have his name registered on the list for Ward 6;
he represented that he was naturalized in Philadelphia in
the year 1862 and had lost his naturalization papers. The
Board refused to register the name.
The Bills of the Department for the Bills.
month of November were examined and approved.
The petition of Dr. Amos H. Johnson, Dissection
requesting permission to take the body of August Hanson, who
died in this city on Friday last, which body is required to
be buried at the public expense, to be by him, said Johnson,
used within the State for the advancement of anatomical soi-
ence, was submitted, together with a bond in the sum of five
hundred dollars signed by Amos H. Johnson, as principal, and
Tm. D. Northend and Charles A. Benjamin as sureties.
The petition was granted and the bond
accepted.
Alderman Stowe for the Committee to A�propris-
whom was referred the Order appropriating $1300. for the tion Hose.
purchase of one thousand feet of hose for the use of the
Fire Department, recommended that the Board concur with the
Common Council in the passage of the Order.
The report was accepted and the Board
passed the Order in concurrence. (Approved, Dec. 6, 1876. )
The report of the City Marshal for tb=) City
month of November was received and placed on file. Marshal's
Revor�—
The following Order, passed by the Com-Cisterns.
non Council, November 27, 1876, was submitted for concurrent
action, viz:
"Ordered, that the Joint Standing Com-
mittee on Water Works be requested to act upon the subject
of connecting the water pipes with the cisterns, as previous-
ly ordered by the Council."
. The Board concurred. (Approved, Dec. 6,
1876. )
Decem. 4 & 5, 1876. Vol. 9 - Page 305
Notice was received from the Board of Suspension
Engineers that they had suspended for one month, Edward A. of Fireman.
Davidson, steward and member of Hose Co. No. 3, for viola-
tion of Sections 9 and 11 of the Ordinance establishing the
Fire Department.
The petition of W. F. Staples and 5 Dangerous
others, in reference to the dangerous condition of an un-
occupied dwelling house at No. 15 Barton Street, was referr-
ed to the Committee on Fire Department on the part of this
Board.
The Board then revised the Jury List Jury List
, and adopted the following Order, viz:
"Ordered, that the foregoing list of
• jurors made in conformity with the Laws of the Commonwealth,
and containing the names of such inhabitants of the City of
Salem, as are thought to be qualified to serve as jurors, be
approved; the list posted in the entry of the City Hall for
ten days as prescribed by law, and then sent to the Common
council for revision and acceptance of the same."
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry M. ;Meek, Clerk.
A special meeting of the Board of Ald-
ermen was held on Tuesday, December 5th. , 1876, at 4 o'clock
P. M.
Aldermen Brooks, Stowe, and Kinsman
were present.
A special venire for two jurors to Jurors.
serve at the December term of the Superior Court now in ses-
sion was submitted, and the following names were drawn from
the jury box, viz: James M. Prime, Nathaniel G. Simonds.
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
• Henry I.I. Meek, Clerk.
Dec. 9 & 11, 1876. Vol. 9 - Page 306
A special meeting of the Mayor and Ald-
ermen for the registration of voters was held on Saturday,
December 9th, 1876, at 7Q o'clock P. M.
Aldermen Brooks, Jackson and Chapman
were present.
The Board remained in session until Voting List
9 o' clock P. P;, correcting the lists of voters.
Several names were added to the check
lists, and the Board adjourned.
Attest,
Henry M. Meek, Clerk.
• A regular meeting of the Board of Ald-
ermen was held on Monday, December llth. , 1876, at 72 o'clock
P. M.
All the members were present. The
Mayor being absent, Alderman Brooks presided.
The record of the last meeting was
read and approved.
The following Order was submitted,viz: Mayor
"Ordered, that the Mayor be authoriz- authorized
ed to execute in the name of the City a quit claim deed, to execu e
releasing to any person or persons entitled to redeem the deeds.
two estates on Mason Street, which were taxed in the name
of Walter Brennan, also, to any person or persons entitled
to redeem two estates which were taxed to the Heirs of Martin
Egan, all right, title and interest in said estates, which
the City now holds by virtue of deeds from the Collector of
Taxes for said City, - provided, that the sums paid by the
City to said Collector for said estates, with ten percent
interest and all necessaryintervening
vening charges, shall be
paid to the City Treasurer before the delivery of said quit
claim deeds."
The Order was adopted, and sent to the
Common Council for concurrence. Came back concurred.
(Approved, Dec. 12, 1876. )
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Dec. 11, 1876. Vol. 9 - Page 307
The following Report was submitted,viz: Cisterns.
"City Council, Salem, Dec. 11, 1876.
The Joint Standing Committee on Water works to whom was re-
ferred the subject of connecting the water pipes with the
cisterns, respectfully report that in their opinion it is
inexpedient to connect the same at present.
For the Committee,
V. C. Stowe, Chairman."
The report was accepted, recommenda-
tion adopted, and sent down for concurrence. Came back
concurred. (Approved, Dec. 12, 1876. )
The following Order was submitted,viz: Meeting.
"Ordered, that the next regular meet-
ing of this Board to be held on Tuesday evening, December
• 26th. , 1876, at 7J o'clock."
The Order was adopted.
A communication from J. B. Edwards Sewer Asses
asking for a hearing in the matter of the assessment against sment
him for entering a sewer in Bridge St. , was received, and ,a
hearing assigned for Wednesday, Decem. 13, 1876, at 4 o'clock
P. M.
Alderman Kinsman offered the follow- Sewer Asses
ing, viz: sment.
"Whereas, by an Order of this Board
passed Qct. 2, 1876, the City Treasurer was instructed to
demand payment from the persons named therein certain a-
mounts due from them for entering the Common Sewers of the
City; and
Whereas, by said Order the City Treas-
urer was instructed to demand of the estate of Geo. L. Ames,
in Daniels St. the sum of $40.42 and of the estate of said
Ames in Palfrey Court, the sum of 92.38; and
whereas, it has been represented to
members of this Board by the said Ames, that the estate in
Daniels St. , and two of the three estates in Palfrey Court,
have not, in any way, and are not at the present time con-
nected with the Common Sewer in Derby St. ; it is therefore
"Ordered, that so much of said Order
as relates to the estates of said Ames in Daniels St. and
• Palfrey Court, be and the same is hereby recinded; and be it
further, -
he is Ordered, that the City Treasurer be and
Dec. 11, 1876. Vol, 9 - Page 308
hereby instructed to demand Geo. L. Ames the payment of
$14.44 for the privilege of draining the estate owned by
him at No. 2 Palfrey Court, said estate being already con-
nected with the Common Sewer in Derby Street."
The Orders were adopted.
Alderman Chapman submitted the follow- Preventior.
ing Order: of fire.
"Ordered, that a Joint Special Com-
mittee, consisting of two members of the Board of Aldermen,
with such as the Common Council may join, be appointed, with
instructions to report at the next meeting of the City Coun-
cil, an Ordinance regulating the inspection, materials, con-
struction, alteration and safe use of buildings and struc-
tures within the limits of the City of Salem, for the pur-
pose of securing the prevention of fire and preservation of
life in accordance with Chapter 243 of the Acts of 1872."
The Order was adopted, Aldermen Chap-
man and Kinsman appointed, and sent down for concurrence
and to be joined. Came back concurred and Messrs. Fowler,
Crocker and Way joined. (Approved, Dec. 12, 1876.
The petition of George W. Luscomb for Tree.
leave to remove a tree at No. 5 Linden Street, was referred
to Alderman Brooks.
Upon recommendation of the Board of Firemen.
Engineers, a communication was received from the Mayor nom-
inating Albert Day Jr. for appointment as a member of Hook
& Ladder Co. No. 1, and Charles B. Currier, as a member of
Hose Co. No. 6.
The nominations were confirmed.
An application from E. C. Wentworth License.
requesting a license to give an illustrated lecture on Egypt
and the Holy Land, on Sunday evening, Decem. 17th. , was
granted.
A communication from the City Treas- Sewer
urer in reference to the non-payment of certain amounts Assessment:
charged Geo. L. Ames, Jesse B. Edwards, and Mary Durgin, for
entering Common Sewers, was received; and the same was laid
• on the table until the next meeting.
Dec. 11 & 13, 1876. Vol. 9 - Page 309
The following Order was submitted, Neal & Pin-
`Tiz: gree Funds.
"Ordered, that the sum of One hundred
fifty five 83/100 dollars, being the amount of income due up
to December 1st. 1876, from the Pingree fund, be applied to
the purchase of fuel, and distributed in the same manner as
the income from the Neal Hind."
The Order was adopted.
The Board then examined and approved a
list of applicants for the benefit of said funds. The list
of applicants for the Pingree fund to be placed on file.
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry M. Meek, Clerk.
•
A special meeting of the Board of Alder-
men was held on Wednesday, December 13th.1876, at 7E o'clock F.M.
All the members were present except
Mr. Kinsman. In the absence of the Mayor, President Brooks
presided.
with. The reading of the record was dispensed
A hearing was then had on the petition Sewer
of Jesse B. Edwards relative to the amount charged him for Assessment.
connecting a private drain with the Bridge St. Sewer. After
hearing the evidence of Gen. Wm. Cogswell and Mr. Edwards,
the following Order was offered by Alderman Stowe, viz:
"Whereas, at the hearing held this
evening upon the petition of Jesse B. Edwards for an abate-
ment,df .the amount charged against his estate No. 46 Bridge
St. , Wm. Cogswell Esq. being present with Mr. Edwards, and it
being represented by Mr. Cogswell that in the year 1874, as
Mayor of the City, he gave Mr. Edwards permission to connect
his private drain from said estate with the Common Sewer in
Bridge Street without charge, it is hereby
Ordered, that so much of the Order of
this Board passed Oct. 2, 1876, which instructs the City
• Treasurer to demand of Jesse B. Edwards the sun of $65.--
for entering the Bridge St. Sewer, be and the same hereby is
rescinded, the said estate to be assessed whenever a Common
Sewer shall be constructed by said
Dec. 13 &. 15, 1876. Vol. 9 - Page 310
.estate."
The Order was adopted.
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry M. Lieek, Clerk.
A meeting of the Board of Aldermen was
held on Friday, December 15th. 1876, at 7 o'clock P. M.
Aldermen Stowe, Chapman, Brooks and
Idaynes were present. President Brooks presided.
The reading of the record was dispensed
with.
• The application of Thorndike Lefavor Liquor
for a license to sell intoxicating liquors under Class 4, License
was referred to the Committee on Licenses with instructions
to report at the next meeting.
Petitions for an examination of the Recount
,ballots in Ward 2 for Councilmen, and in Ward 1 for Ward of votes.
Officers, and another petition for an examination of the
ballots for all municipal officers in Ward 1, were received
from the City Clerk, and the Board then examined the ballots
with the result shown in their certificate on file.
The City Clerk was instructed to amend
the Ward Returns to conform with said certificate.
The remainder of the Ward Returns were
examined and found correet,and the result declared, and the
City Clerk was instructed to send certificates of election
to the Mayor and Aldermen elect
In the matter of the Assistant Wardens
for Ward 1, it was voted that the votes for W. H. Getchell
be counted for William H. Getchell, and that the said Wm. H.
Getchell be. deelared elected, and that a certificate of his
election be sent to him by the City Clerk.
In the matter of the Ward Clerk of Ward
One, it was voted that the votes for G. H. Getchell and George
Getchell be counted for George H. Getchell, end that he be de-
clared duly elected.
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Vol. 9 - Page 311
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry M. Meek, Clerk.
A special meeting of the Board of Ald-
ermen was held on Friday, December 221d. 1876, at 7} o'clock
P. M.
All the members were present except
Aldermen Stowe and Brooks. The Mayor presided.
The reading of the record was dispensed
with.
• The petition of C. H. & T. Price, ask- Sigm Post.
ing the Board to establish a public light upon the iron post
in fr
ont of their plane of business was submitted and the
petitioners were granted leave to withdraw.
It was further voted that the order
passed by the Board for the removal of sign posts on Essex
Street be enforced.
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry M. Meek, Clerk.
A regular meeting of the Board of Ald-
ermen was held on Tuesday, December 26th. , 1876, at 7Q o'clock
P. M.
Mayor presided. All the members were present; and the
with. The reading of the record was dispensed
Petitions requesting the Board to ap- Guardians.
ply to the Probate Court for the appointment of guardians
for Margaret J. Collins, and William H. Hart were submitted,
• and the same were granted.
Dec. 26, 1876. Vol. -9- Page 312
The following Reports were received: Annual
Annual Report of the Committee on Accounts. Reports
Annual Report of the Committee on Lamps and Lighting.
Annual Report of the Joint Standing Committee on Finance.
Annual Report of the Joint Standing Committee on Public
Property.
Annual Report of the Board of Health.
Annual Report of the Chief Engineer of the Fire Department.
Annual Report of the City Physician.
Annual Report of the City Treasurer.
Annual Report of the City Weigher.
Annual Report of the Overseers of the Poor.
Annual Report of the Commissioner of Streets.
Annual Report of N. Millet, City Measurer.
Annual Report of the Surveyor General of Lumber.
Annual Report of the Superintendent of Burials.
• Annual Report of the Superintendent of City Stables.
Annual Report of the Trustees of Water Loan Sinking Fund.
Annual Report of the Wenhem water Board.
Annual Report of the Clerk of Wenhem Water Board.
Annual Report of the Superintendent of the Wenham Water Works.
Referred to the Joint Standing Committee
on Printing and sent down for concurrence. Came back con-
curred.
A report of the Joint Standing Committee A ro-
on Finance recommending the adoption of the following Orders prins
was submitted, viz: added.
"Ordered, that the following appropria-
tions be and the same hereby are made on account of the fi-
nancial year 1876, for
City Hall extension # 1427.25
Skerry Street School House 1115.13
Fourth of July 70.73
Road on the Neck 1418.--
4051.11
Four thousand and thirty one & 11/100 dollars."
"Ordered, that the following named A ro ria-
amounts beaand the same hereby are withdrawn from the ap- tions with.
prOpriations heretofore made:
From the School Department 213.65
Poor " 332.22
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Dec. 26, 1876. Vol. 9 - Page 313
Fire Department 786.81
Water " 10192.57
Interest 1080.43
State Aid 1317.25
Sewers 4013.61
Incidentals 3776.39
No. 2 Hose House 40.--
Repairs on Council Chamber 30.--
Widening .Lafayette Street 20.--
21802.93
Twenty one thousand eight hundred and two & 93/100 dollars
in all.
The Report was accepted, Orders ad-
opted, and sent to the Common Council for concurrence.
Came back concurred. (Approved, Dec. 28, 1876. )
A report of the Joint Standing Com- _A_ppr�o�r—ie--
• mittee on Finance recommending the adoption of the follow- ions
ing Order was submitted, viz:
"Ordered, that the following appro-
priations be and the same hereby are made on account of the
municipal year 1876-1877.
State Aid. ,$1000.--
Interest (January) 23000.--
. ; 24000.--
Twenty four thousand dollars in all."
The report was accepted, Order adopted,
and sent down for concurrence. Came back concurred. (Approv-
ed, Dec. 282 1876.
The Committee on Licenses to whom was Liquor
referred the application of Mr. T. Lefavor,for a liquor li- License.
cense reoommended that the petitioner have leave to withdraw.
The report was accepted and the recommendation adopted.
A report of the Joint Standing Com- Report of
mittee on Accounts, concerning the distribution of the ap- Com. on
propriation. of $28000. passed November 26th. for the Mayor Accounts.
and Aldermen's Department, came from the Common Council ac-
cepted and sent up for concurrence. The .Board concurred.
(Approved, Dec. 28, 1876. )
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Dec. 26, 1876. Vol. 9 - Page 314
Voted, that the Salem Oratorio Society License
be granted a free license for their entertainments, for Salem
Oratorio
Society.
The following Report came from the
Common Council accepted and sent up for concurrence, viz: Prevention
"In City Council, Salem, Dec. 26, of fire.
1876. The Committee to whom was referred the order of Dec.
llth. to prepare and report an Ordinance in relation to the
protection of property and life from fire, respectfully re-
port. The time allowed the oommittee in which to prepare
an ordinance was too limited to give the subject the full
consideration it requires, and the close of the municipal
year is so near that the City Council could not but act too
hastily, if at all, on so important a matter. The committee
while fully aware of the pressing need of further regulations
• in the construction of buildings, and of the present urgent
demand for the better protection of life and property from
fire in the public halls, churches,. and other buildings, in
this city, have deemed it best not to submit an Ordinance,
under the circumstances named, and they therefore, can only
recommend that the Order be referred to the next City Govern-
ment, with the earnest desire that it may receive their early
attention.
For the Committee,
G. R. Chapman, Chairman."
28, 1876. ) The Board concurred. (Approved, Dec.
The Jury List came back from the Com- Jury List.
mon Council amended by striking out the names of Andrew J.
Tibbetts, Oliver D. way, William E. McIntire, James McGeary
and James M. Prime, and by adding the name of George H.
Marren, and, as amended, approved.
Alderman Brooks offered the following Resolve of
Resolve: than s to
"Rasolved, that the thanks of this LiayOT.
Board are due and hereby tendered to His Honor the Mayor, for
the uniform courtesy and ability which he has manifested in
presiding over this Board, and for the faithfulness and de-
votion which has characterized his course as Chief Executive
Officer of the City during the past year; and they bet to
assure him that in retiring from municipal service, he carries
• with him the best wishes of his associates of the Board of Ald-
ermen, for his future welfare and happiness.
The Resolve was adopted,
Dec. 26, 1876. Vol. 9 - Page 315
Alderman Chapman submitted the follow- Resolve of
ing Resolve: thanks to
"Resolved, that this Board desires to re�sidenT.
place on record their appreciation of the courtesy and af-
fability with which Wm. A. Brooks Esq. , President of the
Board, has presided at its meetings in the absence of the
Mayor, and to assure him of our kind wishes for his future
welfare and prosperity."
The Resolve was adopted.
Alderman Jackson submitted the follow- Resolve of
ing: thanFsto
"Resolved, that the thanks of this City C er .
Board are due and hereby tendered to Henry M. Meek Esq. ,
City Clerk, for the faithful and courteous manner with which
he has discharged the duties of his office during the past
• year.
The Resolve was adopted.
The Mayor nominated and the Board Trustees of
confirmed Aaron Perkins and Thomas Nichols as Trustees of Plummer F.
the Plummer Farm. School for the ensuing five years. School.
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry M. P4eek, Clerk.
1877 Vol. 9 - Page 316
Salem City Government.
1877.
Mayor.
Henry K. Oliver.
Aldermen
John H. Davis, John D. Eaton, George R. Emmerton,
• 1.1alter S. Harris, Richard C. Manning, Irving Stone.
Common Council.
Ward 1.
Lawrence Cunningham Jacob C. Hiltz
Isaac P. Foster Jr. Nathaniel G. Simonds
Ward 2.
Temple Hardy William Reith Jr.
George H. Perkins Edward D. Ropes.
Ward 3.
Arthur L. Huntington Tristram T. Savory
Matthew Robson Oliver D. Way
Ward 4.
Charles A. Benjamin Benjamin F. Hawes
William R. Colby Benjamin W. Russell
Ward 5.
Robert P. Bruce Horace S. Perkins
George R. Harris William G. Webber
Ward 6.
Henry W. Balcomb Isaac W. Shannon
Josiah P.R. Crocker John C. Towne
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Jan. 1st. , 1877. Vol. 9 - Page 317
Organization of the City Council, Januray 1st. , 1877 .
The Mayor and Aldermen of Salem assem-Organiza-
bled in their Chamber, on Monday, Januray 1st. , 1677, at 10 tion.
otclock A. M. , for the purpose of taking part in the or-
ganization of the City Government for the ensuing municipal
year.
The Mayor and all the members were
present.
The Mayor called the Board to order.
• Councilman Way came in with a message Convention
from the Common Council, informing the Board that a temporary
organization of that Board had been effected, and proposing
a convention of the two Boards forthwith, for qualification.
The Board concurred in the proposal.
The two Boards met in convention ac-
cordingly.
Prayer was offered by Rev. E.B.Willson.
City Clerk. The record of election was read by the
The oath of office was then adminis- ualifica-
tered to the Mayor, by the Hon. rm. C. Endicott, Judge of t on o
the Supreme Judicial Court. mars,
The Mayor administered the oath of
office to the Aldermen, and then to the members of the Com-
mon Council.
The convention was then dissolved and
the two Boards separated.
The Board of Aldermen proceeded to the Election c
election of a President of the Board, Messrs. Manning and Pressi e�
Harris were ap-
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January 1, 1877. Vol. 9 - Page 318
pointed a. committee to receive, sort and count the votes.
The committee reported as follows:
Whole no, of votes 6.
Necessary to a choice 4.
George R. Emerton had 5
R. C. canning 1
and Mr. Emerton was declared duly elected.
The following Order came from the Com- Convention
mon Council:
"Ordered, that a message be sent to
the 1:4ayor and Aldermen, informing them that the Common Coun-
cil has been organized, and proposing a convention forth-
with to listen to the Inaugural Address of the 'riayor; and
also to elect a City Clerk, and a Treasurer and Collector."
The Board concurred in the proposal.
• The two Boards then met in convention, Address.
and the Mayor delivered an address to them.
The Council then proceeded to elect a Election of
City Clerk. Messrs. Emerton, Towne and Harris were appoint-City Clergy
ed a committee to receive, sort, and count the votes.
The committee reported as follows:
Whole no. of votes. 28.
Necessary to a choice 15.
Henry P4. Meek had 28, and was de-
clared duly elected.
On motion of Alderman Eaton, the Coun-Election of
proceeded to elect a City Treasurer and Collector. Messrs. City Trees-
Eaton, "Jay and Reith were appointed a committee to receive, urer.
sort and count the votes.
The committee reported as follows:
Whole no. of votes 26.
Necessary to a choice 14.
Henry J. Cross had 26, and was declared
duly elected.
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J..nuary 1, 1877. Vol. 9 - Page 319
The oath of office was then adminis- Quallfica-
tered to the City Clerk by Arthur L. Huntington esquire, a tion of Cit
justice of the peace. Clerk.
The convention was then dissolved, and
the two Boards separated.
Alderman Davis offered the following Meetings.
Orders:
"Ordered, that the neat regular meet-
ing of the Board of Aldermen be held on Monday, January 8th.
1877, at 7J o'clock P. M."
"Ordered, that when this Board adjourns,
it adjourn until this evening at 7z o'clock."
The Orders were adopted.
• Alderman Stone submitted the following:Rules and
"Ordered, that the Joint Rules and Or- Orders
ders of the last City Council be adopted as the rules and or-
ders of the present City Council, until otherwise ordered."
The Order was adopted and sent to the
Common Council for concurrence.
Alderman Harris offered the following Relief
Order: Committee.
"Ordered, that the whole City Council
be a committee on the subject of the relief of soldiers and
sailors and their families; that the Mayor be Chairman of
said committee; that said committee be authorized to disburse
according to the Statutes of the Commonwealth, all moneys
which shall be appropriated in aid of said parties during the
present municipal year; that they be authorized to choose a
clerk, and that ten members of the committee be a quorum for
the transaction of business."
The Order was adoo_ted and sent to the
Common Council for concurrence.
Alderman Emerton offered the following Meetings.
Order:
"Ordered, that a special committee of
two members of this Board be appointed by the Mayor, to re-
port at the neat meeting of the Board any recommendation
they deem necessary concerning the time for holding the re-
gular meetings."
• The Order was adopted, and Messrs.
Emerton
January 1, 1B77. Vol. 9 - Page 320
and Davis were appointed.
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry M. Meek, Clerk.
Essex as. Salem, January 1st. , 1877. Personally appeared
Henry M. Meek, duly elected City Clerk of the City of Salem
and made oath that he would faithfully perform the duties
of said office of City Clerk.
Before me,
Arthur L. Huntington
Justice of the Peace.
•
A meeting of the Board of Aldermen was
held on Monday evening, January let. , 1877, pursuant to ad-
journment.
All the members were present. The May-
or presided.
The reading of the record was dispensed
with.
Alderman Emerton submitted a petition Pet. con-
signed by John Bertram end 235 others, recommending the re- cernin Cit
appointment of William M. Hill as City Marshal for the en- ars .
suing year.
Voted, that the petition be received
and placed on file for further consideration.
Messrs. C. A. Benjamin, G. H. Perkins, ualifica-
and H. S. Perkins, members elect of the Common Council, ap- tion o
peared, and the Mayor administered to them the oath of of- Councilmen.
fice.
The Mayor announced the following Standing
Standing Committees, viz: Committees
Streets and Bridges.
The Mayor and Aldermen Manning and Harris.
Lamps and Lighting.
Aldermen Emmerton and Davis.
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January 1, 1877. Vol. 9 - Page 321
Market and Market House.
Aldermen Sfone and Davis.
City Stables.
Aldermen Harris and Eaton.
Police and Licenses.
The Mayor and Aldermen End Stone.
The Mayor announced the following Joint Stand
Joint Standing Committees on the part of this Board with ing such as as the Common Council may join, viz: tees.
Finance.
The Mayor and AlTermen Emerton and Manning.
Councilmen Towne, Ropes, Russell and Harris.
Accounts.
• Aldermen Emerton and Manning.
Councilmen Cunningham, H. S. Perkins and Colby.
Claims.
Aldermen Eaton and Harris.
Councilmen Webber, way and Benjamin.
Fire Department.
Aldermen Stone and Davis
Councilmen Hiltz, Bruce and Hardy.
MilitaryAffairs.
Aldermenavis and Emmerton
Councilmen Savory, Balcomb and Hawes.
Printing.
Aldermen Stone and Davis.
Councilmen Crocker, Reith and G. H. Perkins.
Public Instruction.
Alderman Manning�➢nmerton
Councilmen Robson, Foster and Savory.
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Public Pronert .
Aldermen E'a on and Harris.
Councilmen Foster, Shannon and Bruce.
Water Works.
Aldermen Emmerton and Eaton.
Councilmen Benjamin, Way and Simonds.
Read and sent to the Common Council to
be joined. Came back joined as interlined above.
Alderman Davis offered the following
Order:
"Ordered, that the Mayor and President
of the Common Council be added to the Joint Standing Com-
mittee on Public Instruction."
The Order was adopted and sent to the
Common Council for concurrence. Came back concurred.
(Approved, Jan. 3, 1877. )
• The Order appointing a Relief Commit- Relief
tee came back from the Common Council passed in concurrence.Committee.
(Approved, Jan. 3, 1877. )
The Order adopting the Rules and Or- Rules &
ders of the last. City Council came from the Common Council Orders.
passed in concurrence. (Approved, Jan. 3, 1877. )
The following Order came from the Com- Wenham
mon Council adopted, Messrs. Simonds, G. H. Perkins, Way, WFEa Board
Colby, Webber and Towne appointed, and sent up for concur-
rence and to be joined, viz:
"0 der d that a mmittee o£,o e f om
each Ward, with such as F. a�or and Afaermen may Jo n, �e
appointed to report a list of candidates for the Water Board."
The Board concurred, and Aldermen
Emmerton, Eaton and Harris were joined. (Approved, Jan.3,1877. )
The following Order came from the Com- Mayor's
mon Council adopted and sent up for concurrence, viz: A dd—ess.
"Ordered, that the thanks of the City
Council be tendered to His Honor the Mayor for his able
address, and that a copy of it be requested for publication
with the municipal documents,"
The Board concurred.
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The following Order came from the Com- Assessors.
mon Council adopted, Messrs. Hiltz, Ropes, Savory, Hawes,
Harris and Crocker appointed, and sent up for concurrence and
to be joined, viz:
"Ordered, that a committee of one from
each Ward with such as the Mayor and Aldermen may join be ap-
pointed a committee to nominate Assessors and Assistant
Assessors for the current year."
The Board concurred, and Aldermen Eaton,
Stone and Davis were joined. (Approved, Jan. 3, 1877. )
The following Order came from the Com-Commission-
mon Council adopted, Messrs. Cunningham, G. H. Perkins, Rob- er of
son, Benjamin, H. S. Perkins and Shannon appointed, and sent §its.
up for concurrence and to 'be joined viz:
"Ordered, that a committee of one from
• each Ward, with such as the Mayor and Aldermen may join, be
appointed to nominate a candidate for Commissioner of Streets
said committee to report at the next regular meeting of the
City Council.
The Board concurred, and Aldermen
Manning, Eaton and Davis were joined. (Approved, Jan.3,1877. )
Alderman Stone offered the following Com. on
Order: FinTance to
"Ordered,. that the Joint Standing Com-sit during
mittee on Finance have leave to sit during the present ses- session.
sion of the City Council."
The Order was adopted, and sent to the
Common Council for concurrence. Came back concurred.
(Approved, Jan. 18 1877. )
minutes. The Board then took a recess of five
After which, the Mayor submitted a
Report of the Joint Standing Committee on Finance recommend-
ing the adoption of the following, viz:
"Ordered, that the following sums be Upropria-
and they are hereby appropriated to meet expenditures of the tions.
following Departments due on or before the next monthly pay-
roll; these appropriations to be included in the appropria-
tions to be hereafter made, viz:
School Dept. $109000.--
Poor " 5,000.--
Fire " 2,000.--
Mayor & Ald." 30,000.--
• State .Aid 2,000.--
Water Works 3,000.--
amounting in all to Fifty thousand dollars." "Ordered,
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that the City Treasurer under the direction of the Joint City Treas-
Standing Committee on Finance be authorized to hire in such urer autho-
sums as may be required the sum of Two hundred thousand dol-rized to
lars to meet the demands on the Treasury in anticipation of hire money.
the receipt of taxes."
The Report was accepted, Orders adopt-
ed, and sent to the Common Council for concurrence. Came
back concurred. (Approved, Jan. 3, 1877. )
The following Order came from the Com-Overseers
mon Council adopted, Messrs. Foster, Hardy, Way, Russell, the Poor
Bruce and Balcomb appointed, and sent up for concurrence and
to be joined, viz:
"Ordered, that a committee of one from
each Ward, with such as the Mayor and Aldermen may join, be
appointed to nominate candidates. for Overseers of the Poor,
• with instructions to report at the next meeting of the Coun-
cil."
The Board concurred, and Aldermen Manning,
Harris and Emmerton were joined. (Approved, Jan. 3, 1877. )
The following Order came from the Com-Printitt of
mon Council adopted and sent u for concurrence,
P p r nce, viz: Ordinances.
"Ordered, that the Ordinances since
1873 be printed with the City Documents of 1876."
1877. ) The Board concurred. (Approved, Jan.3,
The Board of Engineers recommended, Fireman.
and the Mayor nominated Samuel Hudson to be a member of Steam
Fire Engine Company No. 1, and the nomination was confirmed.
In executive session, the Mayor nominat- City
ed Nathaniel M. Jackman to be City Marshal, with all the pow- Mars al.
ers of a police officer and constable. After some discussion
the nomination was withdrawn.
The bills of the Department for the Monthly
month of December were examined and approved. B3-lls,
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
• Henry M. Meek, Clerk.
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A regular meeting of the Board of Alder-
men was held on Monday, January 8th. , 1877, at 7z o'clock P.M.
presided. All the members were present. The Mayor
The record of the last meeting was read
and approved.
The joint special committee appointed Commissions
to nominate a Commissioner of Streets, reported the name of of Streets.
Joseph C. Foster.
The Report was accepted and sent down
for concurrence. Came back concurred. (Approved Jan.11,1877. )
The following Report was submitted,viz: Report of
"City Council, Salem, Jan'y. 8, 1877. Com. on
The joint standing Committee on Accounts, respectfully re- Accounts.
• port that they haveallowed claims for the month of December
1876, as follows: -
Schools $8323.88
Poor 2495.15
Fire . 963.--
Mayor & Ald. 21626.49
. Water 1360.09
Interest 22576.36
State Aid 787.--
88151.97
The claims allowed, the amounts appropriated and the unexpend-
ed balances for the present year to this date are as follows:--
Allowed. Appropriated Unexpended.
Schools 8323.88 , 10000.-- 1671.12
Poor 2495.15 5000.-- 2504.85
Fire 963.-- 2000.-- 1037 --
Mayor & Ald. 21626.49 31300.-- 9673:51
Water 1380.09 3000.-- 1619.91
Interest 22576.36 23000.-- 423.64
State Aid 787.-- 3000.-- 2213.--
58151.97 77300.-- 19143.03
For the committee,
Geo. R. Emmerton, Chairman."
Jan. 8, 1877. Vol. 9 - Page 326
.The Report was accepted and sent down for concurrence. Came
back concurred. (Approved, Jan. 11, 1877.
The joint special committee appointed Overseers
to nominate candidates for Overseers of the Poor, reported of the Poor
the following names:
Ward 1. Stephen Whipple Ward 4. William F. Nichols
" 2. John H. Davis " 5. Samuel V. Goodhue
" 3. John Preston " 6. George F. Brown.
The Report was accepted and sent down
for concurrence. Came back concurred. (Approved, Jan.11,1877. )
The joint special committee appointed Assessors.
to nominate candidates for Assessors and Assistant Assessors,
reported the following names:
Assessors.
Thomas S. Jewett, Joseph A. Goldthwait, Wm.C. Hammond.
• Assistant Assessors.
Ward 1. James Chaney, William P. Goodhue
" 2. William B. Bates, George H. Warren.
" 3. Pemberton Hale, Stephen Thayer.
" 4. Isaiah Nichols, John B. Fisk.
" 5. Eleazer Austin, John H. Eagleston.
" 6. Benjamin R. Symonds, .Alfred B. Brown.
The Report was accepted and sent down
for concurrence. Came back concurred. (Approved, Jan. 11, 1877. )
A petition signed by Patrick O'Hara in Pet. for
reference to State aid, came from the Common Council, re- S smote Aid.
ferred to the Relief Committee, and sent up for concurrence.
The Board concurred. (Approved, Jan. 11, 1877. )
The following Order came from the Com- Schools.
mon Council adopted and sent up for concurrence, viz:
"Ordered, that so much of the Mayor's
Address as relates to Schools be referred to the Joint Stand-
ing Committee on Public Instruction."
11, 1877. ) The Board concurred. (Approved, Jan.
The following Order came from the Com- Water
mon Council adopted and sent up for concurrence, viz:
Ad-
"Ordered, that so much of the Mayor's
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dress as relates to the Water Works be referred to the Joint
Standing Committee on Water Works."
The Board concurred. (Approved, Jan.
11, 1877. )
A Report from the joint special com- Wenham
mittee appointed to nominate candidates for the Wenham ;later
Water Board, submitting the following names: Board.
From the citizens at large - Wm. H. Jelly.
From the Aldermen, Walter S. Harris.
From the Common Council, John C. Towne.
came from the Common Council accented and sent up for concur-
rence. The Board concurred. (Approved, Jan. 11, 1877. )
The following Order came from the Com-Convention
mon Council:
• "Ordered, that a message be sent to
the Mayor and Board of Aldermen, asking that a convention be
held forthwith, for the election of three Assessors and twelve
Assistant Assessors, three members of the Water Board, Street
Commissioner, and six Overseers of the Poor."
The Board concurred in the proposal.
The two Boards met in convention so-
oordingly.
The Council then voted to proceed to Assessors.
elect Assessors and Messrs. 1mmerton, Hiltz and Towne, were
appointed a committee to receive, , sort and count the votes.
The committee reported as follows:
Whole no. of votes 30
Necessary to a choice 16.
Caleb Buffum had 17.
Joseph W. Luscomb 19.
Thomas S. Jewett 13
Eleazer Austin 14
Jos. A. Goldthwait 13
Wm. C. Hemond 4
J. Shove Symonds 6
Isaiah Nichols 2
and Messrs. Buffum and Luscomb were declared elected.
There being no choice for a third As-
sessor, a second
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ballot was had with the following result: -
Whole no. of votes 30
Necessary to a choice 16.
Eleazer Austin had 18
Thos. S. Jewett 6
Joseph A. Goldthwait 5
Isaiah Nichols 1 .
and Eleazer Austin was declared to be elected.
Messrs. Eaton, G. H. Perkins and Assistant
Benjamin were appointed a committee to receive, sort and Assessors.
count the votes for Assistant Assessors:
The committee reported as follows:
Whole no, of votes 30.
Necessary to a choice 16.
Ward 1. James Chaney 28. Ward 4. Isaiah Nichols 30.
. Wa. P. Goodhue 25. John B. Fisk 30.
John K. Webb. 5. Ward 5. Eleazer Austin 24
Ward 2. William B. Bates 29. John H. Eagleston 25
George H. Warren 25. William H. McGrane 5
James 11. Brown 2. John C. Ropes 3
James Fairfield Jr. 2. Nathaniel Brown 1
Ward 3. Pemberton Hale 80. Ward 6. Benjamin R. Symonds 30
Stephen Thayer 30. Alfred B. Brown 30.
and Messrs, Chaney, Goodhue, Bates, Warren, Hale, Thayer,
Nichols, Fisk, Austin, Eagleston, Symonds and Brown, were
declared to be elected.
Messrs. Harris, Simonds and Harris Overseers
were appointed a committee to receive, sort and count the of the Poor
votes for Overseers of the Poor.
The committee reported as follows:
Whole no. of votes 26.
Necessary for a choice 14.
Ward 1. Stephen Whipple 24. Ward 4. Wm. F. Nichols 26
Edward B. Lane 3
Ward 2. John H. Davis 30. Ward 5. Samuel V.Goodhue 26
James Fairfield 6.
Ward 3. John Preston 26 Ward 6. George F. Browne 26
and Messrs. Whipple, Davis, Preston, Nichols, Goodhue and
Brown, were declared to be elected.
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Messrs. Stone, Play and Bruce were ap- Street Com-
pointed a committee to receive, sort and count the votes missioner.
for Street Commissioner.
The committee reported as follows:
Whole no. of votes 28.
Necessary to a choice 15.
Joseph C. Foster had 16.
Joseph M. Parsons 12.
and Joseph C. Foster was declared to be duly elected.
Messrs. Davis, Foster and Colby were Wenhem
appointed a committee to receive, , sort and count the votes Plater
for members of the Water Board. Board.
The committee reported as follows:
Whole no. of votes 30.
Necessary to a choice 16.
• From the citizens.- From the Aldermen,
William H. Jelly 12 -
Lyman A. Smith 8 Walter S. Harris had 17
Francis C. Butman 4 Irving Stone 11
Geo. R. Chapman 6. J. D. Eaton 1
From the Common Council, John C. Towne had 16
Horace S. Perkins 13.
Wm. Reith Jr. 1
and Alderman Harris, and Common Councilman Towne, were de-
clared to be elected.
There being no choice from the citi- 21d. Ballot
zens, a second ballot was had, with the following result,viz:
Whole no. of votes 29.
Necessary to a choice 15.
William H. Jelly had 12
Geo. R. Chapman 10
Lyman A. Smith 6
F. C. Butman 1.
and there was no choice.
A third ballot resulted as follows: 31d. Bello,
Whole no. of votes 30.
Necessary to a choice 16.
Geo. R. Chapman had 14.
Wm. H. Jelly 13
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.Lyman A. Smith 2, F. C. Butman 1; and there was no choice.
A fourth ballot resulted as follows: 4th.Ballot.
Whole no. of votes 29.
Necessary to a choice 15.
Geo. R. Chapman had 15.
Tm. H. Jelly 12.
Lyman A. Smith 2.
and George R. Chapman was declared to be elected.
The convention was then disolved, and Convention
the two Boards separated, dissolved.
Alderman Manning submitted the follow- Surveyor
ing Order: of Lumber.
"Ordered, that a Joint Special Commit-
tee, consisting of three members of the Board of Aldermen,
• with such as the Common Council may join, be appointed, to
report at the next meeting of the City Council, a candidate
for the office of Surveyor General of Lumber and Timber."
The Order was adopted, Aldermen Manning,
Stone and Eaton appointed, and sent down for concurrence and
to be joined. Came back concurred, and Messrs. Cunningham,
Hardy, Savory, Russell, Webber and Shannon joined. (Approved,
Jan. 11, 1877. )
The following Order came from the Com- Sanitary
mon Council adopted, Messrs. Hiltz, G. H. Perkins and Robson condition.
appointed, and sent up for concurrence and to be joined, viz:
"Ordered, that so much of the Mayor's
Address as relates to the sanitary condition of the city, be
referred to a joint special committee."
The Board concurred, and Alderman
Manning and Harris were joined. (Approved, Jan. 11, 1877. )
The following Order came from the Com- Public
mon Council, adopted, Messrs. Towne, Ropes and Crocker ap- Baths.
pointed, and sent up for concurrence and to be joined, viz:
"Ordered, that so much of the Mayor's
Address as relates to Public Baths be referred to a joint
special committee."
The Board concurred, and joined Alder-
men Emmerton and Stone. (Approved, Jan. 11, 1877. )
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Jan. 8, 1877. Vol. 9 - Page 331
The following Order came from the Con-Ordinance
mon Council adopted, Messrs. Benjamin, Simonds and H. S. snow and is
Perkins appointed, and sent up for concurrence and to be
joined, viz:
"Ordered, that the Ordinance relating
to snow and ice upon sidewalks passed November 8th. 1857, be
referred to a special committee of the Council with instruc-
tions to examine as to its legality, in view of the recent
decision of the Supreme Court in case of Commonwealth vs.
Wilkins, and if they shall find that its provisions cannot
legally be sustained then to report a new Ordinance as a
substitute therefor."
The Board concurred, and Aldermen
Eaton and Davis were joined. (Approved, Jan. 11, 1877. )
The following Order came .from the Com- Ashes and
mon Council adopted, Messrs, way, Webber and Cunningham ap-• offTT—
pointed, and sent up for concurrence and to be joined, viz:
"Ordered, that so much of the Mayor's
Address as refers to the systematic removal of ashes and
offal be referred to a joint special committee, consisting
of three members of this Board with such others as the Board
of Aldermen may join."
The Board concurred, and joined Alder-
men Harris and Stone. (Approved, Jan. 11, 1877. )
The following Order came from the Com- Board of
mon Council adopted, Messrs. Benjamin, Reith and Harris ap- Heath.
pointed, and sent up for concurrence and to be joined, viz:
"Ordered, that such portion of the
Mayor's address to the City Council, as recommends the ap-
pointment of a Board of Health differently constituted than
at present be referred to a joint select committee of three
members of this Board with such as the Mayor and Aldermen
shall join, to consider the same, and if they shall deem it
expedient to make the change recommended, to report an or-
dinance providing for the appointment of health commissioners
or a board of health according to Section 19 of the City
Charter and repealing the Ordinance entitled "An Ordinance
constituting a Board of Health," passed February 10, 1873."
The Board concurred, and joined Alder-
men Emmerton and Manning. (Approved, Jan. 11, 1877. )
A venire for three persons to serve as Jurors.
Grand Jurors was submitted and the following names were drawn
• from the jury box, Simon Stodder, John E. Maynes and Samuel
Noah.
Tan. 8, 1877. Vol. 9 - Page 332
The Board then proceeded to elect a City
City Physician, with the following result. -- Physician.
Whole no. of votes 7.
Necessary to a choice 4.
Andrew J. Thompson had 4.
.Joseph P. Fessenden 3.
and Andrew J. Thompson was declared to be july elected on
the part of this Board. Notice was received from the Common
Council that they had concurred in the election of Air. Thompson.
Notice was received from the Board of Suspension
Engineers of the suspension of Mr. Chas. H. Clement from of fireman,
duty as a member of Hose Company No. 2, for one month for
non-attendance at fires.
• The Board voted to license the follow- Undertakei
ing persons as Undertakers, viz: Jacob H. Allen, Charles S.
Buffum, Charles Creesy, William Carney, Jeremiah S. Perkins
and Jeremiah O'Leary.
ing Order: Alderman Emmerton reported the follow- Meetings.
"Ordered, that the regular meetings of
this Board until otherwise ordered be held on the second and
fourth Tuesday evenings of each month at 7E o'clock."
The report was accepted, and on motion
of Mr. Manning the Order was amended by striking out the word
"Tuesday" and inserting the word "Monday" in place thereof,
and, so amended, the Order was adopted.
The following Order came from the Com- Safety of
mon Council adopted and sent up for concurrence, viz: BTE ngs.
"Ordered, that so much of the Mayor's
Address as relates to the safety of buildings be referred to
the Joint Standing Committee on Fire Department."
1877. ) The Board concurred. (Approved, Jan.11,
minations: The Mayor submitted the following no- Appointment
Fence Viewers
Enoch P. Fuller, Daniel A. Monaghan.
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Jan. 8, 1877. Vol. 9 - Page 333
Field Drivers: Samuel W. Haynes, John West, James Grover.
Superin ed ndent of Burials: Jeremiah S. Perkins.
Measurers of Wood and Bark: John Maguire, Nathan Millett.
ig We ers of Coa Benj . PP. Symonds, Thos. J. McCamant,
Geo. W. Pickering.
Pound Keepers: James Grover, John West.
Inspector of Petroleum: David M. Balch.
Inspector of Milk: David M. Balch.
The nominations were confirmed.
The following Order came from the Com- Public
mon Council adopted, Messrs. Towne, G. H. Perkins and Bal- Parks
comb appointed, and sent up for concurrence and to be joined,
viz:
"Ordered, that so much of the Mayor' s
Address as relates to public parks be referred to a joint
• special committee."
The .Board concurred and joined Alder-
men Emmerton and Stone. (Approved, Jan. 11, 1877. )
The following Order came from the Com- Fire
mon Council adopted and sent up for concurrence, viz: Alarm.
"Ordered, that so much of the Mayor's
address as relates to alarms of fire be referred to the Joint
Standing Committee on Fire Department."
11, 1877. ) The Board concurred. (Approved, Jan.
The Mayor nominated Nathaniel M. Jack- City
man to be City Marshal, with all the powers of a police of- Marshal.
ficer and constable.
The Board refused to confirm the nomi-
nation.
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry M. Meek, Clerk.
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A special meeting of the mayor and
Aldermen was held on Wednesday, January loth. 1877, at 7-
o' clock P. M.
All the members, except Alderman Eaton,
were present. The Mayor presided.
The Name of Charles H. Norris was Jurors.
drawn from the jury box to serve as a Grand Juror.
A venire for four traverse jurors to
attend the January term of the Superior Court was submitted,
and the following names were drawn from the Jury Box, viz:
Benjamin F. Fabens, William McKean, Samuel Ober and R. Foster
Knight.
The Board then adjourned.
• Attest,
H. M. Meek, Clerk.
A regular meeting of the Board of Ald-
erman was held on Monday, January 22d. , 1877, at 7J o' clock
P. M.
All the members were present. The Mayor
presided.
The record of the last two meetings
was read and approved.
Alderman Manning for the committee ap- Surveyor
pointed to nominate a Surveyor General of Lumber reported Gen. of
the name of James Fairfield Jr. Lumber.
The report was accepted and sent down
for concurrence. Came back concurred. (Approved, Jan. 24,1877. )
The following Report and Order was sub- Sanita
mitted: con i on
"City of Salem, Jan. 22, 1877. To the
City Council. Gentlemen: The Joint Special Committee to
whom was referred that portion of the Mayor' s address relat-
ing to the sanitary condition of the city respectfully report,
• that in the careful consideration of the subject committed to
them, they find the necessity of consulting a competent sani-
tary engineer. They therefore recommend the adoption of the
accompanying
Tan. 22, 1877. Vol. 9 - Page 335
Order. For the committee,
Richard C. banning,
Chairman."
"Ordered, that the joint special com-
mittee to whom was referred that portion of the Mayor's
Address relating to the sanitary condition of the city, be
and are hereby authorized to obtain such professional advice
as they may deem needful, the expense thereof to be charged
to incidentals in the Mayor and Aldermen's Department."
The Report was accepted, Order adopted,
and sent down for concurrence.
Alderman Davis submitted the follow- Ordinance
ing Ordinance. Snow and
"City of Salem Ice
In the year one thousand eight hundred and seventy seven.
• An Ordinance entitled "An Ordinance relating to snow
and ice upon sidewalks. Be it ordained by the City Council
of the City of Salem, as follows;
Section 1. The tenant, occupant, and in case there shall be
no tenant, the owner, or any person having the care of any
building or lot of land bordering on any accepted street,
lane, court, square or public place, within the city, having
a sidewalk, shall after the ceasing to fall of any snow, if
in the day-time within six hours, and if in the night-time
before twelve of the clock the noon succeeding, cause the
same to be removed therefrom, and in default thereof, shall
forfeit and pay a sum not less than one nor more than ten
dollars for each offence.
Section 2. The provisions of the preceding section shall
apply to the falling of snow from any building.
Section 3. Whenever the. sidewalk, or any part thereof, ad-
joining any building or lot of land on any street, shall be
encumbered with ice, it shall be the duty of the occupant,
and in case there is no occupant, of the owner, or any person
having care of such building or lot, to cause such sidewalk
to be made safe and convenient by removing the ice therefrom,
or by covering it with sand or some other suitable substance;
and in case such owner or occupant, or other person shall
neglect so to do, for the space of six hours during the day-
time, he shall forfeit and pay a sum not less than one nor
more than ten dollars for each offence.
Section 4. The Ordinance entitled "An Ordinance relating to
sidewalks" passed November 9th. 1857, is hereby repealed.
• Section 5. This Ordinance shall take effect from and after
its passage."
The Ordinance was passed to be ordained
and sent down for concurrence.
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Communications from Wm. P. Goodhue of Declinatioi
"?ard 1, and Eleazer Austin of Ward 5, declining the office
of Assistant Assessor, were received; and the same were ac-
cepted and sent down for concurrence.. Came back concurred.
The following Order came from the Com- Assessors
mon Council adopted and sent up for concurrence, viz: term of
"Ordered, that the Mayor be authorized of—`-ice.
to petition the Legislature to so amend the City Charter that
hereafter the Assessors shall be chosen for three years; pro-
vided, that nest year one shall be chosen for one year, one
for two years, and dne for three years, and thereafter one
Assessor shall be elected each year to serve three years."
24, 1877. } The Board concurred. (Approved, Jan.
• The following Order came from the Com- Supt. of
mon Council adopted, Messrs. Crocker, H. S. Perkins and Cun- Sta 1es
ningham appointed, and sent up for concurrence and to be
Joined, viz:
"Ordered, that a committee of three be
appointed with such as the Mayor and Board of Aldermen may
join to take into consideration the abolishing of the office
of Superintendent of Stables and placing the duties of the
sane, upon the Commissioner of Streets."
The Board concurred and joined Aldermen
Harris and Stone. (Approved Jan. 24, 1877. )
The following Order came from the Com- Salaries.
;ion Council adopted, Messrs. Crocker, Ropes and Webber ap-
pointed, and sent up for concurrence and to be joined, viz:
"Ordered, that a committee of three be
appointed with such as the Mayor and Board of Aldermen may
join to take into consideration a reduction of salaries and
to report at the next regular meeting."
The Board concurred and Aldermen Emmer-
ton and Eaton were joined. (Approved, Jan. 24, 1877. )
The following Ordinance came from the Ordinance
Common Council passed to be ordained and .sent up for con- re a ng to
currence, viz: Streets.
"City of Salem.
in the year one thousand eight hundred and seventy seven.
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An Ordinance to amend an Ordinance entitled "An Ordinance
in relation to streets."
Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Salem,
as follows:
Section 1. No person shall drive, or permit to be driven,
any horse or other beast of burthen, carelessly, recklessly,
or in such a manner as to endanger the safety of travellers,
in any street in this city. Whoever shall offend against
any provision of this section shall be liable to a fine of
not less than one dollar nor more than ten dollars.
Section 2. Section 9 of an Ordinance in relation to streets
originally passed August 17, 1853, is hereby repealed.
Section 3. This Ordinance shall take effect on and after
its passage."
The Board non-concurred. Thereupon
the Common Council requested a committee of conference and
• appointed Messrs. H. S. Perkins, Towne and Reith. The Board
joined Aldermen Em erton and r.;++arming.
Aldermen ;mmerton reported that the
committee recommended that Section 9 of the Ordinance in re-
lation to streets passed Aug. 17, 1853, be amended by sub-
stituting the word "nine" in place of the word "six" in the
fourth line of said section; and in the eleventh line strike
out the words "at a _ pace faster than a walk" and substitut-
ing the words "at a faster rate than six miles per hour."
The report was accepted and sent down
for concurrence. Came back concurred.
The petition of Benj . P. Pickering and Driving of
48 others, consenting to pleasure driving on Lafayette St. , Lafayette
and remonstrances against the same from A. S. Packard Jr. , St.
and from Geo. F. Choate and 19 others, were submitted and read..
mon Council: The following Order came from the Com- Conventioi
"Ordered, that a message be sent to the
Mayor and Aldermen, proposing a convention forthwith, for the
purpose of electing a Surveyor General of Lumber and Timber,
and two Assistant Assessors."
The Board concurred in the proposal.
cordingly.
The two Boards met in convention ac-
Messrs. ;:canning, Towne and Shannon were Surveyor
• appointed a committee to receive, sort and count the votes Gen, of
for a Surveyor General of Lumber. Lamer.
The committee reported as follows:
Whole no. of votes 30. Necessary to a choice 16.
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James Fairfield Jr. had 28
James Fairfield 1
J.. Fairfield 1
and James Fairfield Jr. was declared elected.
For Assistant Assessors, Mr. Hiltz Assistant
nominated John K. Webb and Mr. G. R. Harris nominated Assessors.
Joshua Brown.
Messrs. Stone, Reith and G. R. Harris
were appointed a committee to receive, sort and count the
votes for Assistant Assessors.
The committee reported as follows,viz:
Ward 1. Whole no. of-votes 26
Necessary to a choice 14. -
John K. Webb had 18
John K. D. Webb 1
• S. 0. Dalrymple 6
Wm. Jelly 1
Ward 5. Whole no, of votes 28
Necessary to a choice 15
Joshua Brown had 22
Joshua Webb 1
John C. Ropes 2
Wm. McGrane 1
A. S. Kimball 2
and Messrs. John K. Webb and Joshua Brown were declared e-
lected.
The convention was then disolved and Convention
the two Boards separated. dissolved.
The following Ordinance was submitted,Ordinance
viz: AssTt.
"City of Salem. Messenger.
In the year one thousand eight hundred and seventy seven.
An Ordinance to establish the office of assistant mes-
senger to the City Council. Be it ordained by the City Coun-
cil of the City of Salem, as follows:
Section 1. There shall annually be appointed by the mayor
and president of the Common Council, an assistant messenger
to the city council, who shall hold the office for one year
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. and until another is appointed in his place.
Section 2. He shall perform all services required of him
by the city messenger, the mayor, either branch of the City
Council, and all committees and boards when in session at
the City Hall, and shall be paid the sum of six hundred dol-
lars per annum in full therefor.
Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect upon its passage."
The Ordinance was passed to be ordained
and sent down for concurrence.
A petition from a committee of the Military
High School Battalion asking for a place to drill one eve- Drill.
ning in the week, the Town Hall being suitable, was submitted;
and the same was referred to the Joint Standing Committee on
Public Property with power to act and pent down for concur-
rence. Came back concurred. (Approved, Jan. 24, 1877. )
• Alderman Harris submitted the follow- Term of
ing Order: office
"Ordered, that a Joint Special Commit-
tee, consisting of two members of the Board of Aldermen,
with such as the Common Council may join, be appointed, to
consider the expediency of petitioning the Legislature to
amend the Cityttharter in reference to lengthening the tenure
of office of any Board or officer of the City, in addition to
the Board of Assessors; and that said committee be requested
to report at the next meeting of the City Council."
The Order was adopted, Alderman Manning
and Stone appointed and sent down for concurrence, and to be
joined. Came back concurred, and Messrs. Benjamin, Russell
and Hiltz joined. (Approved, Jan. 24, 1877. )
In executive session, the Mayor read a City
communication from Via. M. Hill tendering his resignation as Marshal.
City Marshal to take effect upon the qualification of his
successor.
On motion of Mr. Harris the resignation
was accepted to take effect as above.
A petition signed by I4rs. E. D. Kimball
and 50 others asking the Board to re-appoint Rm. AI. Hill as
City Marshal, was received.
The r„ayor then nominated John W. Hart
to be City Marshal with all the powers of a police officer
• and constable.
On motion of .,Zr. Davis consideration
of the same
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was postponed until Monday evening next.
The Bond of Henry J. Cross, City Bond
Treasurer and Collector, was read and accepted.
Voted, that Mr. John W. Libbey be no- Salary of
tified that his salary of $200.-- per annum as police offi- sir. -7 by.
cer is hereby discontinued from the lst. of January 1677.
The Board .then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry M. Meek, Clerk.
•
A special meeting of the Board of Alder-
men was held on Monday, January 29th. 1877, at 712- o'clock P.M.
All the members were present. In the
absence of the Mayor, Mr. Emmerton, Chairman of the Board,
presided.
The record of the last meeting was
read and approved.
An application from Charles Odell for Auctioneer
a license as an auctioneer, was referred to the Committee on
Licenses; and said committee were granted leave to sit during
the session.
The committee subsequently reported in
favor of granting the same. The report was accepted, and the
license granted.
On motion of Pair. Manning the question City
of confirming the nomination Of a City Marshal was post- Marshal.
poned until the next meeting.
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry M. Meek, Clerk.
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A meeting of the Board of Aldermen was
held on Monday, February 5th. 1877, at 4 o'clock P. M.
All the members were present. The May-
or presided.
The record of the last meeting was read
and approved.
The Bills of the Department for the iLnthly
month of January were examined and approved. Bills.
A notice from the State Board of Har- Fish weir.
bor Commissioners, announcing a hearing on the application
of Ephm. T. Smith and others of Swampscott, for permission
to build a fish weir structure in tide water at south west
side of Great Misery Island, Salem Harbor; was received; and
the same was referred to the City Solicitor.
• The members of the Board signed a pe- Defective
tition to the Legislature requesting a change of the laws Highways.
concerning defective highways.
The Board discussed the appointment City
of a City Marshal, but no action was taken. Marshal.
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry M. Meek,
Clerk.
A special meeting of the Board of Alder-
men was held on Thursday, February 8th. 1877, at 4 o'clock P.M.
Mayor presided. All the members were present, and the
and approved. The record of the last meeting was read
•
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The following Orders were submitted, Military
viz: equipments.
"Ordered, that the joint standing com-
mittee on Military Affairs in behalf of the city be authorized
to receive and receipt for one hundred waist belts, one hund-
red waist belt plates, and one hundred bayonet scabbards, the
same having been procured from the authorities of this common-
wealth for the use of the the a boys in h Salem High School; also,
to make suitable provision for their custody and safe keeping
while in the possession of the city."
"Ordered, that the Mayor be authorized
to execute a bond for ,$200.-- as required by the State Or-
dnance Department for the safe keeping and return of the said
belts, plates and scabbards."
The Orders were adopted and sent to the
Common Council for concurrence.
• The nomination of John W. Hart as City City
Marshal and police officer with all the powers of constables, Marshal.
was confirmed by the Board.
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry M. Meek, Clerk.
A regular meeting of the Board of Ald-
ermen was held on Monday, February 12th. 1877, at 72 o'clock
P. M
Mayor presided. All the members were present. The
and approved. The record of the last meeting was read
The following Report was submitted,viz: Tenure of
"City of Salem, Feb'y. 12, 1877. To office.
the City Council. The joint special committee appointed to
consider the expediency of petitioning the Legislature to
amend the City Charter in reference to lengthening the tenure
of office of any Board or officer of the city, in addition to
the assessors, respectfully report, that they have carefully
• considered the subject referred to them, and are of opinion
that it is inexpedient to make any further change at present.
For the committee,
Feb. 12, 1877. Vol. 9 - Page 343
Richard C. Manning, Chairman."
The report was accepted, recommendation
adopted, and sent to the Common Council for concurrence.
Came back concurred. (Approved, Feb. 15, 1877. )
Alderman Stone, for the Joint Stand- Protection
ing Committee on Fire Department, submitted a report, re- from fire.
commending the adoption of the following, viz: "An Ordin-
ance for the purpose of securing the prevention of fires" ;
An Ordinance regulating the inspection of buildings" ; and
a Resolve for the adoption of Chapter 87 of the 'General
Statutes (first five sections) .
The report was accepted, Ordinances
and Resolve read, and then referred to the Joint Standing
Committee on Printing, with instructions to print the same
for the use of the City Council, and sent down for concur-
rence. Came back concurred.
•
The following Report was submitted,viz: Salaries
In City Council, City of Salem, Feb.
12, 1877. The joint special j committee t o whom was referred
the subject of a reduction of th
e salaries now paid by the
city, would respectfully report, that it is inexpedient to
take any
action at present..
For the committee,
Geo. R. Emmerton, Chairman,"
The report was accepted, recommenda-
tion adopted, and sent down for concurrence. Came back
concurred. (Approved Feb.> 15, 1 677. )
The following report was submitted: Alewives it
"In City Council, City of Salem, Feb. Wenham Lake
12, 1877. The joint standing committee on Water Works to
whom was referred that portion of the Mayor's address relat-
ing to the preventingof the ingress
g ss of alewives into Ten-
ham Lake would respectfully P y report, that having given the
subject careful consideration and after conferring with the
Water Board, and the Superintendent of the Works, we find
that by allowing the fish way to remain open during the
spring and fall, a large loss of water is incurred, and that
frequently in the fall the water in the Miles river is too
low to allow the fish free exit, and thereby large numbers
remain in the lake, and die there every winter, thus con-
taminating the water, and causing considerable expense re-
moving them in the spring. For these reasons, your committee
unanimously
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. concur with the Mayor, in his recommendation, that applica-
tion be made to the Legislature for proper authority to
prevent the ingress of alewives into menham Lake, and for
that purpose recommend the adoption of the following order.
For the committee,
Geo. R. Emnerton, Chairman."
"Ordered, that a joint special com-
mittee consisting of the Mayor, one member of the Board of
Aldermen, and such as the Council may join, be appointed
with instructions to ,-take any steps that may be proper, to
secure such legislation as will authorize the city in pre-
venting the ingress of alewives into Wenham Lake."
The Report was accepted, Order adopted,
Alderman Banning appointed, and sent to the Common Council
for concurrence and to be joined. Came back, concurred, and
Messrs. Colby, Shannon, and Balcomb joined. (Approved, Feb.
• 15, 1877. )
The following Report was submitted,viz: Board
"In City Council, City of Salem, Feb. of Health
12th. 1877. The joint special committee to whom was referred
so much of the Mayorfs address as relates to the organization
of a new Board of Health, after careful consideration, would
respectfully submit the following report.
Your committee fully coincide with the
Mayor in his Opinion of the great need in this city of an in-
telligent, active and efficient Board of Health, who having
the titae, will give their attention to improving the sanitary
condition of this city. As at resent organized t P g he Board of
Health of this city is composed of the Mayor and Board of Ald-
ermen whose multifarious and increasing duties renders it al-
most impossible for them to devote any considerable time to
the details of this work. That the sanitary condition of this
city can be greatly improved is admitted by every one, and
public opinion seems to demand with no uncertain voice the
prompt action of the city in the premises. Your committee
unanimously recommend the appointment of a Board of Health
with full powers, to consist of three persons, one of whom
shall be a physician to hold office for three years. One of
the members to act as executive officer with such compensation
as may be fixed by the Council, and the Board may appoint and
fix the compensation of one subordinate to act as an inspector.
As there appears to be some doubt in regard to the legality of
the action of the city in establishing such a Board without
• further legislation, your committee recommend the adoption of
the accompanying Order.
For the Committee,
Geo. R. Enmerton, Chairman."
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"Ordered, that a joint special committee consisting of
the Mayor, one member of the Board of Aldermen, and such as
the Common Council may join be appointed with instructions
to take any steps that may be proper, to secure such legis-
lation as will authorize the City Council, to establish a
Board of Health in accordance with the recommendation con-
tained in the accompanying report."
The report was accepted, Order adopted,
Alderman Dmmerton appointed, and sent to the Common Council
for concurrence, and to be joined. Came back concurred, and
Messrs. Benjamin, H. S. Perkins and Cunningham joined.
(Approved, Feb. 15, 1877. )
The following Report was submitted: Wenham
"In City Council, Salem, Feb'y. 12th. , a-ter
• 1877. The joint standing committee on water works to whom Board.
was referred that portion of the Mayor's address, relating
to the re-organization of the Water Board would respectfully
report. That we have given careful consideration to the re-
commendation of the Mayor, viz: that the members of the Wen-
ham Water Board shall hereafter be selected from the citizens
at large, and that their term of service shall be extended to
five years," and are unanimously of the opinion that the pro-
posed alteration will prove advantageous to the city, and
materially increase the efficiency of the Board, and would
therefore recommend the adoption of the following Ordinance.
For the committee,
Geo. R. Emmerton, Chairman."
"City of Salem. Ordinance.
In the year one thousand eight hundred and seventy seven.
An Ordinance to amend an Ordinance entitled "An Ordinance
concerning the Salem Water Works, and the use of Wenham Lake
water," passed May 25, 1868.
Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Salem,
as follows:
Section 1. That the ordinance entitled an ordinance concern-
ing the Salem water works and the use of Wenham Lake water,
passed May 25, 1868, be amended by striking out all works in
Section 1, commencing with "whenever" in the first line, and
including the word "term" in. the eighteenth line, and substitu-
ting therefore the following words: "In the month of January
1876, there shall be elected by the City Council, by concurrent
vote, three members of the Wehham Water Board from the citizens
at large, one to hold office for three years, one for four
. years, and one for five years, and thereafter annually there
shall be elected one member from the citizens at large, to
hold office for five years, and in case of vacancy from any
cause the City Council shall proceed in like manner to elect
a successor for the residue of the term."
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The Report was accepted, Ordinance passed to be ordained and
sent down for concurrence.
The Iuayor retiring, Alderman Emmerton
took the chair.
Alderman Harris submitted a report re- Ciitt
commending the adoption of the following Ordinance, viz: Stables
"City of Salem.
In the year one thousand eight hundred and seventy seven.
An ordinance relating to the city stables.
Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Salem, as
follows:
Section 1. It shall be the duty of the commissioner of
streets, under the direction of the mayor and aldermen to
have the general care and supervision of the city stables,
and all property of the city thereto belonging.
• Section 2. Under the direction of said mayor and aldermen,
he may make such arrangements with the board of engineers,
or any other department of the city government, for the pur-
pose of keeping the city teams employed, as the interest of
the city may require.
Section 3. The salary to be allowed and paid the commissioner
of streets for the present year, and for each succeeding year
until otherwise ordered, shall be at the rate of
dollars per annum, to be paid in equal quarterly payments,
and shall be in full for all services rendered the city as
such officer.
Section 4. The ordinance entitled "An ordinance establish-
ing city stables, and authorizing the appointment of, and
prescribing the duties of, a superintendent," passed January
14, 1861, is hereby repealed.
Section 5. This ordinance shall take effect upon its passage.
The report was accepted, and on motion
of Mr. Eaton, the blank in Section 3 was filled by inserting
the words "sixteen hundred seventy five," and the Ordinance
was then passed to be ordained, and sent down for concurrence.
The ordinance establishing the office Assisstan,
of assistant messenger came from the Common Council rejected.blessenger
On motion of Mr. Manning the Board re-
quested a committee of conference, and Aldermen 1..4anning and
Eaton were appointed, and sent down to be joined. Came back
"request granted, and Messrs. Webber, G. H. Perkins and
• Simonds joined. The committee subsequently reported that
the ordinance should
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. be amended by inserting in the second line of Section one,
after the word "Mayor" , the words "the President of the
Board of Aldermen", and that with said amendment the ordin-
ance ought to pass. The report was accepted by the Board of
Aldermen, but rejected by the Common Council.
The following ordinance came from the Ordinance
Common Council passed to be ordained and sent up for con- "Streets,"
currence, viz:
"City of Salem.
In the year one thousand eight hundred and seventy seven.
An ordinance to amend an ordinance entitled "An ordin-
ance in relation to streets."
Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Salem, as
follows:
• Section 1. The ordinance entitled an ordinance in relation
to streets, passed Aug. 17, 1853, is hereby amended by sub-
stituting the word "nine" for the word "six" in the fourth
line of the ninth section; and by substituting the words
"at a faster rate than six miles per hour" for the words
"at a rate faster than a walk," in the eleventh line of
said section.".
On motion of Mr. Planning the ordinance
was amended by adding the following words: "provided however,
that nothing herein contained shall affect any prosecution
now pending, or any forfeiture or penalty incurred prior to
the passage of this ordinance," and, as amended, the ordin-
ance was passed to be ordained and sent down for concurrence.
The Common Council did not concur in
the amendment, and the Board adhered to the same.
Summons for the city to appear at the Suits.
March term of the Superior Court and answer to Daniel O'Brien
and Samuel McKean, in actions of tort, were received, and the
same were referred to the city solicitor, and sent down for
concurrence. Came back concurred.
A communication was received from the Firemen.
Board of Engineers, stating that Edward A. Davidson, a member
of Hose Co. No. 3, had been discharged from the Fire Depart-
ment for disobeying orders and neglect of dut ; and that
Charles H. Clement, a member of Hose Co. No. , had also been
discharged, for non-attendance at fires.
. The Board of Engineers recommended,
and the
Feb.
r12, 1877. .ol. 9 - rage 348
Mayor nominated M. G. Remon as a member of Hose Co. No. 1;
Geo. F. Porter; as a member of Hose Co. No. 2; Thomas Rain-
ville as a member of Hose Co. No. 6 ; and Horace I:,. Walton
as a member of Steam Fire Engine Co. No. 2.
The nominations were confirmed.
A commaunication from the Board of En- Hose House
gineers recommending the erection of a new and suitable Hose Co.
building for the use of Hose Company No. 1, was submitted, No. 1.
and the same was referred to the Joint Standing Committee
on Fire Department and sent down for concurrence. Came back
concurred. (Approved, Feb. 15, 1877. )
The following Order came from the Com- Awnings,
mon Council adopted and sent up for concurrence, viz: signs &c.
"Ordered, that the committee on
• streets be authorized to report at the next meeting of the
city council, an ordinance regulating the construction or
removal of awnings, signs or other projections over the
lines of the streets of this city."
15, 1877. ) The Board concurred. (Approved, Feb.
The city marshal's report for the Cit
month of January was received, accepted and placed on file. Lars al' s
Report.
The following communication was received:
"Office of the Wenham Water Board, water main.
Salem, Mass. , Feb. 8th. , 1877 , To the City Council of Salem.
At a meeting of the wenham dater Board
held Feb'y. 7th. 1877, the President was instructed to send
a communication to the city government urging the necessity
and importance of having another supply main laid from the
reservoir, by way of Danvers and a section of Peabody, to a
point on North street. The danger to our city in the event
of a break or accident to the syphon at Beverly Bridge, can-
not be too strongly set forth, as the supply of water would
be entirely out off. A temporary connection only could be
made across the draw of the bridge at a great cost, the ob-
struction to navigation being thereby impeded for sometime
or during the construction of a new syphon, involving a spe-
cial act from the Legislature for this purpose. There is a
possibility of such an accident occurring to the syphon as
• herein presented, and the Board feel there is a responsibility
resting on themselves, making it a part of their duty to
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bring this subject before the city government, as indicating
their convictions in regard to the possibility of an acci-
dent, in the expectation that some steps may be taken to a-
vert the danger. An application to the Legislature in favor
of this project, if acceded to, would secure the right to
make the connection at any time.
Very respectfully, for the Board,
George Upton."
The communication was referred to the
Joint Standing Committee on V7ater.Works and sent down for
concurrence. Came back concurred. (Approved, Feb. 15, 1877. )
Aldermen Davis submitted the following: Ilarket
"Ordered, that a joint special commit- stand.
tee, consisting of two members of the Board of Aldermen, with
such as the Common Council may join, be appointed, to consid-
er and report what changes, if any, are desirable in the or-
dinance defining the limits of the market, passed October 28,
1867; and said committee are hereby authorized to consider
the expediency of changing the location of the stand for
market teams, and to have prepared any plan that may be
necessary to submit with their report, the expense to be
charged to incidentals in the Mayor and Aldermen department."
The order was adopted, Aldermen Davis
and Stone appointed, and sent down for concurrence, and to
be joined. Came back concurred, and Messrs. Russell, Towne
and Foster joined. (Approved, Feb. 15, 1877. )
Alderman Harris submitted the follow- Damage from
ing: defective
"Ordered, that a joint special commit-
tee, consisting of two members of the Board of Aldermen, with
such as the Common Council may join, be appointed, with in-
structions to represent the city at the hearing before a
committee of the Legislature, to consider the subject of
damages from defective highways; said hearing is to be held
on the 21st. df February instant."
The Order was adopted, Alderman Harris
and Manning appointed, and sent down for concurrence and to be
4cited. Came back concurred, and Messrs., Harris, Reith and
ay joined. (Approved, Feb. 15, 1877. )
The orders relating to military equip- military
ments came from the Common Council passed in concurrence, equipments
• (Approved, Feb. 15, 1877. )
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The Order authorizing the committee Sanitary
to consider the sanitary condition of the city to obtain condition.
such professional advice as they may deem needful, came
from the Common Council passed in concurrence. (Approved,
Feb. 15, 1877. )
The ordinance relating to snow and Ordinance
ice on the sidewalk, came back from the Common Council, snow and
passed to be ordained in concurrence. (Approved, Feb. 15, ice.
1877. )
Alderman Manning submitted the fol- Sanitary
lowing Report : condition
"City of Salem, Feb'y. 12, 1877. of_Th_ecity
To the City Council,
The Joint Special Committee to whom
was referred that part of the Mayor' s address relating to
the Sanitary condition of the City, respectfully submit the
following Report.
Various subjects mentioned in the Mayor' s address, and
intimately connected with the sanitary condition of the city,
such as the re-organization of the Board of Health, the ex-
pediency of establishing Public Baths, and the systematic
carrying away from dwellings of food-waste, ashes and offal,
having been referred to other special committees, it is under-
stood by this committee that the subject specially referred
to them is that of Sewerage and Drainage. The importance of
this subject can hardly be over stated. Your committee have
consulted competent professional and scientific authorities,
and have given it the most careful consideration possible in
the time at their disposal.
The plan of the sewerage system of this city is such as
to involve the necessity of numerous outlets at tide-water
on the North and South rivers. Some of these outlets are
within shallow basins, separated from the river by rail-road
embankments, and connected with the channel only by insuffi-
cient culverts. There are three such outlets into the basin
between Bridge St. Northey St. and the Eastern Rail Road. At
Bowker' s dock near the northerly end of Lafayette St. is the
outlet of another large sewer, a source of great offence in
that certral part of the city. A quantity of the foul matter
deposited in the dock was removed by stows during the past
season,
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but that was only a temporary and inadequate remedy. At
Palmer' s Cove in South Salem are the outlets of four public
sewers and several private ones, all of which discharge their
contents on to shallow and extensive flats, where the incom-
ing tide washes the filth into disgusting and dangerous prox-
imity to many dwellings.
Unless some radical change in the present method of
disposing of our sewage such as the system suggested by Col.
Glaring, and hereinafter referred to, is to be made, your
committee recommend that the three sewers emptying into the
Bridge street basin be united and continued to deep water
beyond the rail-road embankment, and the basin filled solid
with as little delay as possible; that the sewer at Bowker' s
dock be extended to the channel near the bridge and the whole
• dock filled, thus giving opportunity for a needed widening
of that narrow part of Lafayette street; and that an inter-
cepting sewer be built across the flats at Palmer' s Cove to
receiveithe contents of all the sewers emptying there, and
discharge them �at deep water near Long Point.
But it must not be forgotten that in extending these
sewers for the purpose of preventing the pollution of the
flats in the near neighborhood of dwellings, we at the same
time carry the outlets to points further below high water,
and thus lengthen the time in which they are sealed by the
tide. None of the public sewers are provided with any ap-
pliances for ventilation, and the rising tide not only
closes the outlets, but compresses the air within the sewers,
so that the poisonous gases, arising from the decomposition
of their contents, are forced through the traps of basins
and other modern conveniences into our dwellings, and become
a source of danger and disease in what would otherwise be
considered the most healthy parts of the city. This danger
might be partially averted if the soil-pipes of water-clos-
ets were provided with any adequate means of ventilation,
but it is believed that very few soil-pipes of houses in
this vicinity are ventilated in any way whatever.
The committee therefore recommend that a thorough system
of ventilation by means of suitable iron gratings, to be
fitted to the manholes in the centre of the streets, be a-
dopted on all our public sewers, and that every owner of a
building furnished with a water-closet, be required to pro-
vide ample ventilation of its soil-pipe by means
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.of a pipe at least equal in size to that of the soil-pipe,
and extending vertically through the roof as high as the
tops of the chimneys. Some of these recommendations can be
best carried into effect by incorporating them in the sewer
ordinance, and the committee also recommend that this or-
dinance be made more stringent in its provisions than at
present, so that a more rigid inspection of the construction
of all private drains and their connections with the public
sewers shall be established. But they refrain from offering
a new draft of a sewer ordinance because, under the .proposed
reorganization of the Board of Health, it would seem that
such a body will be able to study the requisite provisions
more carefully and intelligently than can be done by any
committee of the city council.
The increased discharge of sewage and of surface drain-
age into South river has caused a considerable shoaling of
• water at the wharves and in the channel of that portion of
our harbor, and has given rise to reasonable complaint by
the owners of that class of property. This state of things
requires a remedy. It cannot be policy for the city to do
anything to injure the value of the wharves, on the ready
access to which by vessels so much of our prosperity as a
seaport depends.
It is believed that the measures taken during the last
season for relief from the trouble in the south part of the
city, known as the Mill pond nuisance, have resulted in the
substantial abatement of that nuisance, at least for the pre-
sent.
The great trouble in the north-west part of the city
known as the North river nuisance, still remains unabated,
as the most difficult problem of the kind for the city to
deal with. Attention has been called to it by public meet-
ings, and in other ways; it has been frequently described by
the State Board of Health, and is characterized in their
last report as "a shocking and dangerous nuisance."
Its unwholsome nature is too painfully familiar to our
community to need further description. It cannot be doubted
that it is a great and growing evil, and requires a prompt
and efficient remedy. The cost will be great, and will have
to be equitably divided between the Town of Peabody and City
of
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.Salem, but it is a plague-spot that must be got rid of at any
cost. The constant loss and impending danger from an remov-
able source of disease, far outweigh the cost of removing it.
A plan for the abatement of this nuisance was made,
during the last season, by Mr. Charles A. Putnam C. E. under
the direction of the Board of Health of this city and the
authorities of the Town of Peabody. A survey of the whole
territory from ➢Dallis street in Peabody to Carltonville
Bridge in Salem was made with the view of constructing a
canal thirty feet wide, the space on each side to be filled
solid with earth. The plan of the survey, with estimates
placing the whole cost of the work between those two points
at $230,060. is now on file in the City Clerk' s office:
The investigations of your committee have led them to
the belief that if the proposed canal should be constructed
• only as far as Carltonville Bridge, the effect would be to
concentrate the nuisance on the North River flats in a more
central location than at present, thus aggravating the of-
fence and danger in the more thickly settled portions of the
city. They are thoroughly convinced that, if this plan should
be adopted the canal must be extended at least as far as North
Bridge in Salem and the whole of the North River flats on each
side filled in with earth, before the evils complained of will
be removed; and that eventually the canal and filling must be
extended still further towards deep water in the direction of
Essex Bridge. It is understood that this is also the opinion
of Mr. Putnsm, the engineer who prepared the plans.
Another plan has been proposed by Col-. George E. Waring
Jr. a well-known engineer of sanitary works, whom the commit-
tee employed to visit the locality and examine the plans that
had been made. His report, which is herewith submitted, sug-
gests an entirely new system of sewers by wich all of the
sewage of the City of Salem as well as that of the Town of
Peabody, and the refuse and foul matters from the manufact-
ories in Peabody and along the banks of the North River in
Salem, shall be taken and discharged at deep water below
Fort Pickering on Winter Island.
No surveys have yet been made with reference to
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this plan, but Col. Faring is confident that it can be made
to cover our present and prospective needs on every side, while
the canal project attempts to deal only with the difficulty on
.North River; and he estimates the cost of his plan at less
than the probable cost of constructing the canal and filling
the flats as far as North Bridge.
The carrying out of either of these plans would be a
work of vast importance, presenting many difficulties and
complications, and involving a heavy expense. In the canal
plan some portion of the cost would be returned by sales of
land, when streets have been laid out over the newly filled
territory.
In making arrangements for the work after the plan to
be adopted shall have been determined on, the first thing to
be done will be to secure suitable legislation, in obtaining
• which the co-operation of the authorities of the Town of
Peabody should be invited.
Your committee earnestly endeavored to reach a decision
as to the best plan for the work, so that the requisite leg-
islation could be asked for immediately; but they have reluc-
tantly come to the conclusion that sufficient data do not
exist for either the committee or the council to come to a.
wise and intelligent decision on so important a subject, and
that further investigations and surveys must be made during
the months of the coming spring and summer.
They therefore recommend the adoption of the accompany-
ing order.
Richard C. Manning)
Walter S. Harris )
J. C. Hiltz ) Committee"
Geo. H. Perkins )
11. Robson )
"(Communication from Geo. E. 'Faring Jr. )
Newport R. I. Feb'y. 3, 1877.
R. C. Manning Esq.
Chairman etc.
Dear Sir: Having examined the condition of the city
of Salem as to its sewerage, I make the following suggestions
on the subject.
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The project for converting the North river into a
canal,- according to the plan prepared by Charles A. 'Putnam
Esq-, seems to me perfectly well adapted to the leading
purpose of abating the nuisance now caused by the fouling
of that river; but that purpose will not, in my opinion be
served by a partial performance of the work. At present a
large part of the foul matter carried by the river is dis-
sipated by exposure to the air and is deposited on the flats,
in the town of Peabody. If the canal is carried only to
Dean St, the matters which are now lodged & evaporated in
Peabody will all be brought, in their concentrated form, in-
to Salem. Some of them will be carried out to sea by the
ebb-tide; but it seems likely that at least as much will be
deposited upon the flats in Salem, then as now. Even should
the canalization be carried to North Bridge, I think that
• such a nuisance would be created on the flats below that
point as would make a very early necessity for continuing
the canal to the deep water of Essex river. This being
done, there is no doubt that the danger and annoyance caus-
ed by the present condition of the North river, would be en-
tirely & permanently removed. The cost of this work would
of course be very great, but not greater than the improved
sanitary condition would justify were no other and cheaper
Method available.
It seems to me, however, that the same end can be as
well, and much more cheaply attained, by running a sewer
down each side of the river to carry the foul sewage of Pea-
body and the foul wastes of the manufactoring establishments
along the banks. These sewers should be continued to a
point where their outflow could cause no offence to the city.
They need not be large as they need not carry the storm water.
All sorces of fouling being rigorously kept out of the
river, its currents and its flats would soon become fresh and
wholesome.
Your city has already experienced serious annoyance, and
is subjected to grave danger, by the discharge of its sewage
upon the mud flats by which it is so largely surrounded, and
I would suggest that a very early necessity will be felt for
abating the nuisance thus cause. Considering the character
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of the fouling matters and the fact that the exhalations
from some of these flats are brought to the city by the
prevailing summer winds, this item of your sanitary pro-
blem is hardly less important than the more conspicuous
one presented by the North river. It seems to me that the
whole problem should be considered at once and that all
work done should be in the direction of the complete re-
storation of a wholesome condition of land and water on
every side.
This may be accomplished by some plan like the follow-
ing;-- which is offered only as a suggestion and which
would need to be carefully studied in all its details;--
I. Construct a main outlet sewer from the eastermost end
of the city to deliver, (at a little below ordinary high-
water mark, ) into deep water off Fort Pickering on Winter
Island.
• II. Carry an intercepting sewer along the north side of
North river, from above & below, to North Bridge thence a-
cross the bridge, and then, by the easiest course, along
the north and east sides of the city, delivering into the
main outlet sewer.
III. Carry an intercepting sewer along the south side of
North river, to deliver into the one above named at its
crossing of the North Bridge.
IV. Carry another intercepting server along the southerly
slope of the city at as low a level as the grades of the
streets will allow,--to deliver into the main outlet sewer
at the east end of the city.
V. Establish a sump at the most convenient point to re-
ceive the sewage of all those parts of the city which lie
too-low to discharge into the high-water outlet, and prmtp
the sewage from this sump into the nearest intercepting
sewer or directly into the main outlet sewer.
The sewers of this system should be of sizes adjusted
to the removal of only the drainage of houses and manufact-
ories and the water of light rains. The flood water of
heavy storms may be safely carried off by the present sewers
and street gutters and delivered, as now, into the harbor.
The water of light rains and the first flow from heavy show-
ers will enter the new system, so that the most of the street
wash will be carried away, leaving
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too little to be discharged on to the flats to cause annoy-
ance.
The cost of pumping will not be serious even if a sep-
arate engine has to be kept up for the purpose. Very likely
it could be arranged to hire power from some mill near which
the sump could be placed, and where the running of the pump
at noon and again at night would suffice.
It is not possible to give anything like an exact esti-
mate for this work without data which so not now exist, but
I venture the opinion that the whole work,-- including the
thorough -- sewering of every street in the city, with all
the needed appliances for inlets and ventilation and a cap-
ital sum of which the interest would cover the cost of pump-
ing, -- would not cost one half as much as the proposed
canalization of North river from its head to the channel of
. the Essex river, nor so much as the canalization from the
head of the river to North Bridge.
Respectfully
Geo. E. Waring Tr."
"In City Council, City of Salem. Febty.
12, 1677
Ordered: That a committee of three competent persons shall
be chosen by the City Council in joint convention, who shall
inquire into and thoroughly investigate the subject of drain-
age and sewerage in the City of Salem, and who shall devise
and report to the City Council on or before the fifteenth
day of September next, one or more plans or methods by which
said City of Salem may be properly. drained, and the ponds,
rivers and arms of the sea within the limits of said city
and the land and flats under the same may be preserved from
pollution; said committee to be paid a reasonable compensa-
tion for their services, to be hereafter determined upon."
The report was accepted, order adopted,
and sent down for concurrence. Came back concurred. (Approv-
ed, Eebly. 15, 1877)
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry 1,1. Taeek, Clerk.
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A special meeting of the Board of Ald-
ermen was held on Friday, February 16th. 1677, at 72 o'clock
P. Id.
All the members were present except
Alderman P,Zanning. The Mayor presided.
The record of the last meeting was
read and approved.
The following Report was submitted,viz: Water
"In City Council, Salem, Feb. 16, 1677. main.
The joint standing committee on Water Works to whom was re-
ferred the communication from the wenham Water Board request-
ing the city to petition the Legislature to secure the right
to lay a new main from the reservoir through a portion of
Beverly, Danvers and Peabody, to North street in this city,
• after careful consideration would respectfully submit the
following report. Your committee find that this city is ex-
posed to no inconsiderable danger in having only one main
from the reservoir, especially where it crosses Essex Bridge,
and in case of serious accident the city might be deprived
of all water for several hours, and possibly days. Owing to
the greatly increased consumption of water during the last
few years the present main is no longer of sufficient capae-
ity to give a full supply, as formerly, with an adequate
head; already in the higher portions of the city during the
warm weather but little if any water can be drawn in the day-
time, thus adding largely to the danger from fire in such
localities. Your committee are unanimously of the opinion
that the request of the Wenham ;dater Board should be granted,
and therefore recommend the adoption of the accompanying
order.
For the committee,
Geo. R. Emmerton, Chairman."
"Ordered, that a joint special commit-
tee to consist of the 'eiayor, one member of the Board of Ild-
armen, and such as the Council may join, be appointed with
instructions to take such steps as may be necessary to se-
cure such legislation as will authorize the city to lay a
new main from the the reservoir through a portion of Bev-
erly, Danvers and Peabody, to Salei ."
The report was accepted, Order adopted,
Alderman Emmerton appointed, and sent to the Common Council
for concurrence and to be joined. Came back concurred and
Pdessrs. Colby, Savory and Shannon joined on the committee.
• (Approved, Feb. 19, 1877. )
The following Report was submitted, New Hose
viz: House for
"City of Salem, Feb. 16, 1877. To Hose Co.
the City Council: i1?o. 1.
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.The Joint Standing Committee on the Fire Department to whom
was referred the petition of the Engineers for the erection
of a new hose house in ward 1, would respectfully submit
the following report; -- that they have thoroughly examined
the building now occupied by Hose Co. No. 1, and find it to
be in a very dilapidated condition, .and wholly unfit for the
purpose for which it is used,and deem it unsafe for occupancy
by the company, and unanimously recommend the passage of the
following order.
For the committee,
Irving Stone, Chairman."
"Ordered, that. the sum of twenty seven Appropria-
hundred dollars be and the same hereby is appropriated for tion.
the purpose of erecting a new hose house in Ward One to oc-
oupy the same site as the present one; the same to be ex-
pended under the direction df the joint standing committee
on Fire Department."
The Report was accepted, Order adopted,
and sent down for concurrence.
A petition signed by Mooney, Wadleigh Public
& Co. , and 9 others, asking for the appointment of Ira B. weig er.
Pearson, as a public weigher, was referred to the Mayor.
A summons for the city to answer to Suit.
Catherine Buckley in an action of tort, was referred to the
City Solicitor, and sent down for concurrence. Came back
concurred.
A venire for four persons to attend Jurors.
the March term of the Superior Court was submitted, and the
following names were drawn from the jury box, viz: William
G. Saltonstall, William Maynes, John P. Tilton, and. Moses C.
Reynolds.
The Mayor nominated Joseph Hammond as Constable
a Constable, for special duty at the Peabody Institute. at Peadody
The nomination was confirmed. Aced. of
Sci.
The Mayor nominated the following
named persons as Constables for the ensuing municipal year, Constables.
and until others may be nominated in their places, viz:
Oliver Adams, John R. Arrington, Isaac
Atwill, Samuel L9. Bond, Thomas Bowen, Alfred R. Brooks,
• Benjamin E. Burchsted, Aaron
Feb. 16, 1877. Vol. 9 - Page 360
J. Cate, William A. Clapp, Charles T. Conner, Charles B.
Currier, William G. Dow, Justin Dowst, Nathan Farnum, George
Farwell, Luke E. Friend, John Goldsmith, Benjamin A. Gray,
George, A. Gray, James Grover, Samuel W. Haines, Joseph
Hammond, Frederick H. Hunt, John Innis, Charles A. Johnson,
William P. Kinsley, Joseph Kinsman, Henry J. Lane, Elias C.
Larrabee, Thomas H. Lefavor, Warren Larrabee, George Lowe,
Albert A. Lay, William H. McGrane, Prince E. Nash, Stillman
Newell, John G. Page, Henry C. Perkins, Benjamin L. Pervier,
George,P. Phippen, T.Ioses Pray, Benjamin F. Radford, Roland
Smalley, James T. Smith, George E. Staniford, Charles H.
Taylor, Robert Teague, John C. Thorner, Samuel J. Trofatter,
Eben N. Walton, Aaron Welch, John West, John W. Wheeler,
Benjamin T. Wiggin, John S. Wardwell Jr. , E. L. Warner, G.
F. Foote, . W. F. Buckley, Archibald T.?cNeil and Edwtd. G.
• Gardner.
The nominations were confirmed.
The following Ordinance came from the Ordinance
Common Council passed to be ordained and sent up for con- polio e fee:
currence, viz:
"City of Salem
In the year one .thousand eight hundred and seventy* seven.
An ordinance in relation to the fees of police officers.
Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Salem, as
follows:
Section 1. All fees taxed and allowed, and all forfeitures
accruing, to the city marshal, assistant marshal, and the
members of day and night police of the city of Salem, in
the First District Court of Essex County and before any
trail justice, shall be payable to the treasurer and col-
lector of said city.
Section 2. All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsis-
tent herewith, are hereby repealed."
The Board concurred in the passage of
the ordinance. (Approved, Feb. 19, 1877. )
Messrs. Emmerton, Nanning and Davis —Cites�
were appointed a committee to consider and report upon the Pysician.
duties of the City Physician, under the ordinance establish-
ing said office.
The Board then adjourned.
• Attest,
Henry M. Meek, Clerk.
Feb. 7 e Vol.. 9 - 6_ 20 1 V ol � 3 1
A special meeting of the Board of Ald-
ermen was held on Tuesday, February 20, 1877, at 4 o' clock
P. M.
All the members were present. The
Mayor presided.
The record of the last meeting was
read and approved.
The committee on streets reported the Essex, Webt
the following Order, viz: and East
"Ordered, that this Board consider Webb Sts.
the expediency of laying out and widening Essex, Webb - -
East Webb and Derby streets, and of discontinuigg a portion
of said East Webb street, in accordance with a plan drawn
by C. A. Putnam, surveyor, dated Feb. 1877, on file in the
City Clerk's Office, and that a public hearing thereon be
• had at the City Hall, upon Monday, the fifth day of March
next, at 4 o'clock P. M. , and that due notice of said hear-
ing be given to all parties interested."
The report was accepted & order adopted.
P _
III
The appointment of G. F. Foote as a Constables.
constable made at the last meeting was revoked. The ap-
pointment of Moses Pray as a constable was considered, and
the matter was referred to the committee on police.
They Mayor nominated for constables Constables.
the following named persons: - Nathaniel M. Jackman, Philip
H. Kimball, Joseph Peterson, Amos G. Teague, John W. Libby,
Benjamin Hersey, Michael Hartnett, Henry M. Perkins, A.
Judson Cate and James S. Butler.
The nominations were confirmed.
A communication from the City Clerk Ballots.
stating that the ballots cast in the several Wards of the
city, at the elections held November 7th, and December 12th. ,
1876, have been destroyed by him, as required by Section lst. ,
Chapter 188, of the Acts of 1876, was received, and placed on
file.
The official bond of Benjamin A. Gray, Bond.
• a constable, was presented, and the same was accepted by the
Board.
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The Board then adjourned.
__.ttest,
Henry M. Meek, Clerk.
A special meeting of the Board of
Aldermen was held on L-ionday, February 26th. 1877, at 22
o' clock P. M.
All the members were present. The
Iilayor presided.
The record of the last meeting was
read and approved.
The I•.,iayor nominated the following Police
• named persons to be police officers until others shall be
appointed and confirmed in their places, to hold and to ex-
ercise all the powers of constables, except the power of
serving and executing civil process; and said persons are
designated as follows:
Assistant Marshal.
17111iam F. Chapple.
Day .janitor and keeper of the Lock-up
Charles H. Taylor in place of Geo. H. Blinn Jr.
Day Police.
Joseph P. Allen William H. Townes
Kennet)i T. McKenzie George W.Luscomb in place of wm.F.Chapple
Charles Shortell Nathaniel K.Chase in place of F.T.Converse
Joseph Stickney Iaiark Heathcote in place of A.R.Nichols.
Night Police.
Captain, - John B. Skinner
Sergeant,- Moses A. Averill.
Privates
George S. Arrington John Donovan
:;ben Beckford David B. Dowst
John M. Beckford (Night Janitor)Thomas R. Fallon
Charles E. Cloutman Joshua B. Emery
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Richard Horton David H. Kelley
James H. Kelley Charles E. LeGrand
Samuel Marshal Charles H. I.Iiller
George F. Morse Robert A. Phippen
William F. Staples Abraham A. Very
Benjamin Hersey in place of James J. Hebron
Asa B. Perkins in place of George W. Burnham
William M. Peabody in place of Michael Buckley
George H.Blinn Jr. in place of Michael T. Hagan
William H. Archer in place of George K. Frost.
Substitutes
for either day or night police.
George F. Berry, James P. Daley, David M. Pollock.
Charles H. Stickney, and George E. Goldthwaite, in
• place of Michael Donovan.
Sunday Police.
James Dempsey, Eben 0. Parsons, David M. Pollock,
Nathaniel D. Peirue, Francis A. P. Rust.
No substitutes for the Sunday force recommended, it being
proposed that whenever necessary, substitutes may be taken
from the night and day police substitutes.
Railroad Police.
William H. Archer 2Td. , William F. Warner.
All of the above nominations were confirmed by the Board; ex-
cept the nomination of Charles H. Taylor as janitor and keeper
of the lock-up; Nathaniel K. Chase as a day police officer;
and George H. Blinn Jr. as a night police officer.
The Board then voted to limit the num- Discharge
ber of Sunday police officers at five, until otherwise or-
dered, and thereupon discharged James A. Hall, Ifl. Degan,
Charles Sheridan and Thomas Riley the other members of the
Sunday force.
The Committee n o Police made a verbal Constables
report in the matter of the appointment of Moses Pray as a
constable, and the appoint-
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of Irioses Pray as a Constable was then revoked.
The I_eyor nominated Filliem Mansfield Constable.
as a Constable. The nomination was confirmed.
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry Id. Meek, Clerk.
A regular meeting of the Board of
Aldermen was held on Monday, February 26th. 1877, at 72
o'clock P. I$.
All the menbers were present. The
• I.Iayor presided.
The record of the last meeting was
read and approved.
The Order appropriating $2700.-- for Appropria-
the erection of a new hose house in ward One, came back tion Hose
from the Common Council amended, by adding the words "the House.
said committee to have power to sell the present hose house
at public auction, and, as thus amended, adopted, and sent
up for concurrence in the amendment. The Board concurred in
the amendment. (Approved, Feb. 28, 1877. )
The following Ordinance came form the Ordinance
Common Council passed to be ordained and sent up for con- Sa cries of
currence, viz: Messenger 8
"City of Salem. Janitor.
In the year one thousand eight hundred and seventy seven.
Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Salem,
as follows:
>n ordinance to amend an ordinance to amend an ordinance en-
titled an ordinance establishing the salaries of certain city
officials.
Section 1. That the words "eight hundred and fifty" in the
sixth clause of the 2nd Section of said ordinance be strick-
en out, and the words "six hundred" inserted.
Section 2. That the words "To the city janitor eight hundred
dollars" be added to said section 21d.
The Ordinance was laid on the table.
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The Ordinance relating to the city Ordinance
stables, came back from the Common Council amended,by add- City
ing to the 4th. section, the words "and that paragraphs Stables
three and twelve of Section 2 of the ordinance establishing
the salaries of certain city officials, passed Feb. 10, 18731
is also hereby repealed", and, as thus amended, passed to be
ordained, and sent up for concurrence in the amendment.
The Board concurred in the amendment.
(Approved, Feb. 28, 1877. )
The official bonds of John W. Hart, Official
City Marshal, and Nath'1. M. Jackman and Thomas H. Lefavor, Bonds
Constables, were submitted, and approved by the Board.
The petition of L. B. Harrington for Pet. for
leave to move a building from the corner of Federal and removal of
• Boston streets to Salem, Turnpike, was referred to Alderman ui ding.
Stone and sent down to be joined. Came back, Messrs. Russell
and Shannon joined.
Notice of a suit by John Mitchell Suit.
against the city of Salem, was referred to the City Solicitor
and sent down for concurrence. Came back concurred.
Alderman Manning submitted the follow-Committee
ing: on Sewerage
"Ordered, that a joint special commit- &c.
tee consisting of two members of the Board of Aldermen, with
such as the Common Council may join, be appointed to nominate
three competent persons for election as a committee on the
subject of drainage and sewerage, in accordance with the Or-
der PP
reported by the special committee appointed to consider
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the sanitary condition of the city, and adopted by the City
Council at the last 7begular meeting."
The Order was adopted, Aldermen
Manning and Eaton appointed, and sent down for concurrence
and to be joined. Came back, concurred, and Messrs. Tay,
Ropes and Towne joined. (Approved, Feb. 28, 1877. )
Mr. Emmerton for the committee ap- City
pointed to consider the duties of the city physician, re- Physician.
ported that the committee had no recommendation to make.
The report was accepted, and on motion of Mr. Manning, the
Mayor was requested to confer with the Overseers of the Poor
• on the subject.
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Alderman nmmerton submitted the fol- Finance.
lowing:
"Ordered, that the Joint Standing Com-
mittee on Finance have leave to sit during the present ses-
sion of the City Council."
The Order was adopted, and sent down
for concurrence. Came back concurred. (Approved,Feb.28,1877. )
The Committee on Finance subsequently
reported the following Order, viz:
"Ordered, that the following sums be Appropria-
and they are hereby appropriated, in addition to the sums tions.
heretofore appropriated, , to meet expenditures of the fol-
lowing departments, these appropriations to be included in
the appropriations to be hereafter made, viz:
School Dept. $20,000.--
Poor " 10,000.--
• Fire " 5,000.--
I:layor & Ald. Dept. 25,000.--
Water works 5,000.--
State Aid 3 000.--
.� 88,�Opp,__
amounting in all to Sixty eight thousand dollars."
The Report was accepted, Order adopted,
and sent down for concurrence. Came back concurred. (Approved,
Feb. 28, 1877. )
The application of Fowler & Kendall for
an auctioneers license, was granted. Auctioneer
The Mayor nominated Michael Hartnett Fire
as a Field Driver. The nomination was confirmed. Driver.
The ordinance relating to the term Ordinance
of office of members of the Dater Board came from the Com- Pia er Board
mon Council passed in concurrence. (Approved, Feb. 28,1877-7—
Alderman R merton submitted the follow- Public
ing Report and Orders, viz: Baths.
"In City Council, Feb`y. 26, 1877.
The Joint Special Committee to whom was referred so much of
the Mayor's Address as relates to public
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baths, have given careful consideration to the subject, and
would respectfully submit the following report. The object
for which this committee was formed is well stated by the
Layor in his address, viz: "In each successive summer of the
past few years a proposition has originated having reference
to the establishment of free baths for the general public.
Committees to whom the subject has been referred have re-
ported adversely, either on the ground that no proper place
could be found, or that lateness of the season rendering any
movement inexpedient, the subject had better be referred to
the next city government. It may be that no place can be
found unexceptionably suitable, and of entirely convenient
access; yet it would certainly seem that within the limits
of our sea washed city, some localities could be had, where
by the erection of inexpensive shelter, and water tanks of
• proper capacity., with in-flow of tide, men wearied with the
work of the day, or soiled, perhaps unavoidably, by lavor
or trade might enjoy the refreshing and cleansing benefit
of a bath." In order to acquaint themselves more thoroughly
with the system of public bathing, your committee visited
Boston and consulted Ex-Mayor Cobb, the Chairman of the Com-
mittee on public baths, and also inspected several of the
bath houses used in that city, both of the gentlemen referred
to expressed themselves very decidedly in favor of the system,
and of the absolute necessity in Boston of the public baths.
During the past year no less than 1,437,313 persons used the
public baths in Boston, as follows:
Whole number of men bathers 345,122.
^ ^ " boy " 764,286.
^ " " women " 94,010.
" ^ " girl " 233895
1,437:313:
and the committee, and several of the superintendents of the
baths informed us, that notwithstanding the large number of
bathers, perfect order was maintained at all times, a dis-
turbance of any kind being of rare occurrence. Most of the
baths in Boston are constructed upon one general plan; a
vessel similar to a mud scow is built, about 60 x 30 feet,
being buoyed up by a large number of casks placed under the
ends and sides, a place being reserved in the centre for a
tank about 40 x 18 feet, to accommodate the bathers; in some
locations bathers are permitted to swim outside. These boats
are entirely roofed over, the space not occupied by the tank,
being used for dressing rooms, offices, &c. , and are mostly
located in deep water and can be used at all stages of the
tide. This system of floating bath houses is not adapted to
Salem, for the reason that there is not sufficient water, in
suitable localities, to float bath houses of this description
except at high water. Your committee are of the opinion, that
any extensive bathing
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facilities to be furnished by the city, should in order to
oe generally acceptable, be accessible at all hours of the
day, during warn weather. After a diligent search of the
whole water line of the .city, your committee are unable to
find such a locality, except some artificial method is em-
ployed to retain the water, during the ebb of the tide.
Finding that no other plan was practicable, your committee
have examined the different docks of the city to ascertain
if one can be Cound suitable for this purpose. Their at-
tention was called to the dock on the westerly side of Pea-
body's wharf (Peabody' s wharf lies directly at the foot of
Elm street) and between that wharf and one belonging t g g o R.
C. Manning & Co. This dock is about three hundred feet in
length, by twenty six feet in width, no sewer empties into
it, and is owned exclusively by the proprietors of Peabody's
wharf, the adjoining wharf having no rights in the dock. It
• is proposed to dredge out this dock to a suitable depth, so
as to leave seven feet of water at mean half tide, to drive
piles all around the dock about twelve feet apart, three
stringers to be placed on the inside of the piles, spruce
plank piling of two or three inches thickness to be driven
into the mud until hard bottom is reached, and then fastened
to the stringers.
For the space of one hundred feet from the beginning of the
dock (end nearest the street) the plank piling to be as high
as the capsill of the wharf, for the remainder of the dis-
tance say two hundred feet, and also across the end of the
dock, the piling to be as high as mean half tide, thus leav-
ing at all times in the dock seven feet of water. The first
section of the dock to be separated from the other by a dam,
to be as high as the capsill of the wharf, this portion fof
the dock say one hundred feet to be filled with gravel, so
that the greatest depth of water at the end nearest the dam
shall not exceed four feet, and at the opposite end, one
foot; this portion of the dock to be covered by a suitable
building, with convenient dressing rooms, to be used by those
persons who cannot swim, and at proper hours for women and
girls. The remainder of the dock being about two hundred
feet in length by twenty four in width will be for the use
of men and boys who can swim. The bottom of this dock will
be covered with one foot of clean gravel,, the sides enclosed
by a fence eight feet in height, and across the outlet of
the dock will be placed a building twenty feet in width, to
accommodate the bathers and also serve as a screen from the
• opposite side of the river, the fence on the easterly side
of the dock will be placed about four feet back from the
cap sill of the wharf, and a lean-to built its entire length
about four feet in width, to accomodate boys who may prefer
to undress there, rather than use the bath houses. All the
water in both docks can be renewed at least once in each
twenty four hours, thus securing as pure water as can be ob-
tained in this city.
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This property including a large dock upon the opposite side
of the wharf, one large brick, and one very large wooden
store can be obatined on a lease of tens years for the sum
of six hundred dollars and taxes per annum, or the whole
property can be purchased for
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seven thousand dollars. The wharf and buildings are in good
order. Plans have been drawn and specifications made by
Chs. A. Putnam Eng. , and are herewith submitted. From care-
ful estimates made by Mr. Putnam, your committee are of the
opinion that the total cost for altering this dock to make
it suitable for bathing purposes will not exceed forty five
hundred dollars, and probably will not exceed four thousand
dollars. If the city is desirous of establishing public
baths that shall be centrally located, commodious, and well
adapted for the use of men, women, and children, then your
committee have no hesitation in recommending the above plan
for your adoption. In order that the public baths may be in
readiness by June 1st, of this year, it will be absolutely
necessary to make contracts as soon as possible, and for
this reason your committee have thought it proper to submit
the accompanying orders.
• Since the above report was written your committee have
received a communication from Jona. Tucker esq. of this city,
in which he proposes to erect a building of about ninety by
twenty feet, on the easterly side of Webb street, between
Briggs and Essex streets. This building to be of two stories,
in the second story are twelve rooms each to contain a bath
tub, to be supplied by e.'pump with cold salt water. On the
ground floor there is to be a tank of nearly the same size
as the building, to be sunk four feet, and to receive salt
water from the outside. Between this building and the rail-
road there is a space of eighty feet, more or less, which
L1r. Tucker proposes to enclose in a suitable manner, so that
it can be used at high water for a swimming batli. Your com-
mittee have not carefully examined this plan, but it seems
open to the objection of insufficient water, and an inability
to properly cleanse the tank at low water, and also that the
space between the bath house and railroad can only be used
at high water, and that the location is not so central as
that proposed by the committee. I.1r. Tucker proposes to e-
rect the building and tanks at his own expense and when com-
pleted, transfer the same, together with a deed of the land
to the city, for the sum of four thousand dollars. Your
committee herewith submit Mr. Tucker' s communication and
plans. (See papers on file)
For the committee,
Geo� R. Emmerton, Chairman."
"Oraered, that the Mayor be authorized
and requested to contract in behalf of the city, with the
• owner or owners of Peabody' s wharf, so called, for a lease
of the whole or a part of that property for the term of ten
years at an annual rental not exceeding six hundred dollars
and taxes, and to execute in the name of the city the in-
dentures necessary for that purpose."
Ordered, that the sum of Four thous- Appropria-
and five hundred dollars, be, and the same is hereby tion
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appropriated, for the purpose of placing the premises at
Peabody's wharf, so called, in a condition suitable for pub-
lie bathing
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by the people of this city, and for current expenses, and
that said sum be expended under the direction of a joint
special committee, consisting of two members of the Board
of Aldermen, and three members of the Common Council."
The Report was accepted, Orders adopted,
and sent down for concurrence. Notice was received from the
Common Council that the Orders had been laid on the table.
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry _E. Meek, Clerk.
• A meeting of the Hoard of Aldermen was
held on Monday, IJarch 5th. 1877, at 4 o'clock P. Li.
All the members were present. The
Ieiayor presided.
pensed with.
The reading of the record was dis-
The Mayor then read the order for a Hearing on
hearing on the proposed widening of Essex, Webb, East Webb wi ed nin o:
and Derby Streets, and declared the hearing opened. Webb St. &c
S. Lincoln Jr. Esq. , appeared for the
Eastern Railroad Company and objected to the change proposed
in East Webb street, because it would increase the danger at
the Railroad crossing, on account of the extra travel that
would follow the new street; and would involve the expense
of keeping a flagman at the crossing. He thought that the
city would have to obtain permission form the County Commis-
sioners for crossing the railroad track at grade.
Messrs. Samuel Calley and G. L. Streeter
favored the proposed improvement.
Mr. James Kimball favored the same, and
thought the city should keep in mind that East Webb St. was a
part of the original way to the Neck.
No other person desiring to be heard
in favor or against the sane, the hearing was declared closed;
and on motion of Mr. Nanning the subject was recommitted to
the Committee on Streets.
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The Bills of the Department for the ??onthly
month .of February were examined and approved. Bills.
The Mayor was authorized to contract Lanterns.
with the National Gas Light Company to affix their Patent
Bell Vapor Burner and Fixtures to not less than 250 street
lanterns, upon the conditions named in the contract on file.
Messrs. Goldthwait & Day gave notice Intent to
of their intention to make alterations in Mrs. Bertram's build.
house, at corner of Essex and Monroe Streets.
The Mayor made the following nomina- Bridge
tions: Supt' s.
Superintendent of South Bridge,-- Everett E. Austin.
• " " Union Bridge,-- John Goldsmith.
" " Essex Bridge,-- Warren Larrabee.
The nominations were confirmed by the
Board.
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry M. Meek, Clerk.
A regular meeting of the Board of Ald-
ermen was held on Monday, Parch 12th. 1877, at 71 o'clock P.M.
All the members were present. The
Mayor presided.
The record of the last meeting was
read and approved.
Alderman Manning submitted the follow- Committee
ing Report: on Sewer-
"City of Salem, March 12, 1877. To age &c.
the City Council. The Joint Special Committee appointed to
nominate three competent persons to be chosen as a Committee
on Drainage and Sewerage, in accordance with the order pass-
ed Feb'y. 12, 1877, respectfully report the following names,
to wit:
John Robinson, Amos H. Johnson, Thomas J. Gifford.
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.For the Committee, Richard C. Nanning, Chairman."
The Report was accepted and sent to
the Common Council for concurrence. Came back concurred.
(Approved, Loch. 17, 1877. )
The Board discussed the Ordinance for Prevention
the purpose of securing the prevention of fires, and after of fires.
emending the 12th. line of Section 3, by adding after the
word "building," the words " measuring from wall to wall,"
recommitted the Ordinance to the Committee on Fire Depart-
ment on the part of this Board.
The petition of J. F. Farrin for per- Pets. for
mission to remove a two story building from Buffum Street, removal o
was referred to Alderman Harris and sent down to be joined. buildings.
Came back, Messrs. Shannon and Balcomb joined.
• The petition of Peter Lassen for leave
to move a building from the corner of Derby and Bentley
Streets to English Street, was referred to Alderman Eaton
and sent down to be joined. Came back, Messrs. Hiltz and
Foster joined.
The petition of N. B. Perkins Jr. for Trees.
leave to remove two trees in front of his house on Porter
St. , was referred to the Committee on Streets with power to
act.
The Joint Standing Committee on Fi- Plater Loan
nance submitted a report recommending the adoption of the Bonds.
following Order, viz:
"Ordered, that the City Treasurer,
under the direction of the Joint Standing Committee on Fi-
nance, be hereby authorized to prepare, or cause to be pre-
pared, to issue and sell, or contract to sell, securities,
bonds, or certificates of indebtedness, in the name of the
City of Salem, to an amount not exceeding the sum of One
hundred and one thousand five hundred dollars, to take the
place of such bonds of the City of Salem Plater Loan as be-
come due in the present year. The securities so issued
shall bear interest at such rate, or rates, and to made
payable at such time or times, within ten years, as to such
, committee shall seem expedient and for the interest of the
city. All the provisions of law which apply to the City of
Salem water Loan shall be held to apply, as far as may be,
• to the securities issued as hereby authorized."
The Report was accepted, Order adopted
by a two thirds vote, and sent down for concurrence. Came
back passed in concurrence.
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The following Report was submitted,viz: Report o:
"City Council, Salem, March 12, 1877. Com, on
The Joint Standing Committee on Accounts respectfully re- Access:
port that they have allowed claims for the month of February,
as follows:
Schools $7611.39
Poor 1601.11
Fire m 146.84
Mayor & Ald. 12215.33
Water 1101.85
State Aid 685.50
T23,'r 562.02
The claims allowed, the amounts appropriated and the unex-
pended balances for the present year to this date are as
follows:--
Allowed Appropriated Unexpended.
Schools 24419.99 ,'00,000.-- 5580.01
Poor 7576.88 15,000.-- 7423.12
Fire 1453.19 7,000.-- 5546.81
Mayor & Ald. 44118.97 59,000.-- 14881.03
9ater 3716,99 81000.-- 4283.01
Interest 22576.36 23,000.-- 423.64
State Aid 2491.-- 6,000.-- 3509.--
6U 3�3.38 148,000.-- 41646.62
For the Committee,
Geo. R. Emmerton, Chairman."
The Report was accepted and sent down
for concurrence. Came back concurred. (Approved, kith. 16,
1877. )
Alderman Stone offered the following Ins ector
Order: ofof-Mf
"Ordered, that a special committee
consisting of two members of this Board be appointed to con-
sider and report what changes, if any, are desirable relating
to the office of Inspector of Milk."
The Order was adopted, and Aldermen
Stone and Davis appointed.
The following Order came from the Com- EnEineers
mon Council adopted, Messrs. Russell, Hiltz, Hardy, Savory, of Fire
Bruce and Towne appointed, and sent up for concurrence and to
be joined, viz: "Ordered, that a committee of one from
each
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.lard in the Common Council with such as the f:'_ayor and Alder-
men may join, be appointed to nominate candidates for Chief
Engineer, and four Assistant Engineers of the Fire Department
for the ensuing year."
The Board concurred and joined Aldermen
Stone, Davis and Eaton. (Approved March 16, 1877. )
Notice by John D. Eaton of his inten- Intent to
tion to build a wooden dwelling house on North Street, was build.
referred to Alderman Stone.
The following Order came from the Powers of
Common Council adopted, Messrs. H. S. Perkins, Benjamin, Committees.
and Crocker appointed, and sent up for concurrence and to
be joined, viz:
"Ordered, that a joint select committee
• of three from the Common Council with such as the Mayor and
Aldermen may join, be appointed to consider the expediency
of passing an ordinance to limit and regulate the powers and
duties of any committees of the City Government, and to more
accurately define the contracting power of the same."
The Board concurred and joined Alder-
men Emmerton and. Harris. (Approved, P.4arch 16, 1877. )
The following Order came from the Com- Mayor
mon Council adopted and sent up for concurrence, viz: authorized
"Ordered, that the Mayor be hereby to execute
authorized to execute a quit claim deed of the estate on a deed.
Boston Street, formerly of Abigail H. Osborn, releasing to
any person entitled to redeem said estate, the city' s inter-
est therein derived by a deed from the Collector of Taxes,
provided, that the sum paid by the city for said estate,
with interest and charges, be paid into the city treasury
before the delivery of said deed."
The Board concurred. (Approved, March,
15, 1877. )
The Committee on Streets reported an Ordinance
Ordinance regulating the construction or removal of awnings,Awning.s &c .
signs &c.
The report was accepted, Ordinance laid
on the table and ordered to be printed.
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A petition signed by Charles F. Good- Iviarket men
rich and 40 others, market-men, requesting the privilege of
selling goods within the limits of the Salem market, under
such regulations and restrictions as are by law provided,
without being required to take their wagons in pieces when
they have occasion to occupy stands on the westerly side of
said market, was received; and the same was referred to the
Committee on Market.
The application of Elizabeth B. Day Intellig-
£or a license to keep an Intelligence Office was referred ence Office
to the Committee on Licenses.
This action was afterwards reconsid-
ered and the license was granted.
Notice from the Harbor Commissioners wharf.
• of a hearing on the application of the Nauakeag Steam Cotton
Co. to build a solid structure in tide water, was received,
.and referred to the Mayor.
The report of the City Marshal for City
the month of February was received and placed on file. Iarshal' s
Report.
A petition signed by the City Marshal Police Hat;
and members of the police force, requesting permission to
substitute a soft felt hat with appropriate badge, in place
of the caps now prescribed for their use, was referred to
the Committee on Police with power to act.
The Committee on Streets submitted a Essex, webs
report recommending the adoption of the following Orders, East Webb
viz: and Derby
"Whereas, the safety and convenience Streets.
of the inhabitants of the City of Salem require that Essex,
Webb, East. Webb and Derby streets, should be laid out and
widened as hereinafter described, and whereas due notice has
been given of the intention to lay out and widen said streets,
it is hereby,-=
"Ordered, that Essex, Webb, East Webb
and Derby Streets, be and the same are hereby laid out and
widened as follows:
Essex and Webb Streets.
Commencing at .a point, in the present line of the easterly
• side of Essex Street, which is at the northerly corner of
the porch of the old house standing upon the land of the
Salem Building Association, thence running through lands
of said Salem Building Assoc-
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iation, Mrs. Alice Sullivan, across English Street, and
through lands of Nevins and lands of Saul upon a straight
line a distance of about 263 feet, to a point in land of
said Saul which is 15 feet northeasterly from the division
fence between lands of Saul and Nevins, and also 15 feet
easterly from the present line of fence on Essex street,
measured at right angles with the same; thence turning and
running more easterly, through land of said Saul on a reg-
ular curved line of 93 feet radius, a distance of about 155
feet, to a point, in the present line of location of the
southerly side of Webb street, which is 65 feet northerly
from the east corner of said Saul's estate, as shown upon
the plan.
East Webb Street (northerly side)
Commencing at a point, in the present northeasterly line of
Tebb street, which is 25 feet distant northwesterly from the
• line of the present fence standing upon the southeasterly
side of Essex street, if extended across said Webb street;
thence running upon a slightly curved line, in a southeast-
erly direction 90 feet to a point which is 50 feet distant
at right angles from the present line of fence standing upon
the southwest side of Webb street; thence running upon a reg-
ular curved line in a southeasterly direction a distance of
about 265 feet, to a point which is 50 feet distant from the
southeasterly side of East 7ebb street as herein after lo-
cated; thence running more northerly upon a straight line, a
distance of about 352 feet, to the southwest corner of the
dwelling house of Dougherty; thence a little more northerly,
upon a straight line, a distance of about 143 feet, to the
southeast corner of the shed belonging to Mrs. Hughes ; thence
running still more northerly on a straight line, through a
point which is 50 feet distant northerly, from the north cor-
ner of the Dike estate, by an old town way, and continuing
upon the same course a distance of about 450 feet to a point
on the line of the easterly fence of the road leading to the
Alms House; thence running upon a regular curved line, in a
more northerly direction, through land of the City of Salem,
a distance of 125 feet, to a point, in the line of the pre-
sent northerly side of the main road through the neck lands.
And the angle made by the junction of the southwesterly side
of the roadway leading to the Alms House, with the northeast
side of East 1.7ebb street as above located, is to be rounded,
by running a regular curved line of 66 feet radius, to con-
nect said lines of roads. Also the angle made by the junc-
tion of the northeasterly side of the roadway leading to
said Alms House, with the northwest side of East Webb street
as above located, is to be rounded, by running a regular cur-
ved line. of 20 feet radius, to connect the said lines of
roads. The lines being more fully shown upon the plan.
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East Webb Street (southerly side)
Commencing at a point, in the present northeasterly line of
Webb street, which is 12 feet distant northwesterly from the
line of the northwest side of Timothy Collins house ; thence
running upon a curved line in a northeasterly direction, to
a point, which is 39 feet distant, at right angles, from the
northeasterly line of Webb street, and 15 feet distant, north-
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erly from the northerly corner of the main portion of said
Collins house; thence running upon a line which is parallel
to, and 50 feet distant southeasterly from the above north-
erly line of location of said East 7ebb street, to the
northerly corner of Dike' s land at an old town way to Derby
street; and all the land lying northeasterly of the above
mentioned southwesterly line of said town way, and between
the northwesterly line of east Webb street as above located,
and the northwesterly line of Derby street, shall be for-
ever kept open and used for a public highway.
Corby Street (northwesterly side)
Commencing in the present angle in the location of said north-
westerly side, at the boundary line between estate of Buffum,
Dike and Waters, and estate belonging to Heirs of Dike; thence
running in a northeasterly direction, on a straight line,
through land of Dike, a distance of about 349 feet, to the
present southwesterly side of an old town way, and at a point
which is 3 feet distant northerly from the present northwest-
erly side of Derby street. The southerly side of said Derby
street to be 50 feet distant from and parallel to, the above
located northwesterly line, and extending from the southwest-
erly side of the road leading to Rowell' s house, to its in-
tersection with the present line of location of the south-
easterly side of Derby street, at land of the Eastern Rail-
road Company.
All the above lines of location being more fully shown upon
a plan made by Charles A. Putnam, Civil Engineer, February
1877, filed with and making portion of said locations.
And it is hereby adjudged that the expense of laying
out and widening said streets, as aforesaid, will amount to
the sum of five thousand four hundred seventy nine 75/100
dollars, and that the damage to the estates parts of which
are taken are the sums set against them respectively in the
schedule hereto annexed.
Estimate of damages for land taken.
(Southerly line) Salem Building Association $ 0.--
Mrs. Alice Sullivan 15.--
Nevins Bagging Company 125.--
Heirs of John Saul 300.--
Timothy Collins 200.--
Buffum, Dike & waters 85.--
Mrs. Sarah Nagle 269.--
Mrs. IEary Hughes 110.--
Heirs of Dike 120.--
1215.--
• (Northerly line) Heirs of John Saul (flats) 0.--
Mrs. Eliza B. Nichols (flats) 0.--
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Samuel Galley 175.--
William Dougherty Heirs of of Dike (flats)Derby Street Street (southerly side)
Eastern R. R. Co. 0.--
Heirs of Hodges 0.--
Heirs of Dike(northerly side)
side)
Heirs of Dike 35.-- 35.--
Total damages for land taken r 42T Cost of of moving buildings and repairs on the sane.
Recessing steps of Gerrish House $50.--
Moving Nichols house 180.--
" Collins " 155.--
• " Collins hottse (wing) 75.--
" Sarah Nagle's house 120.--
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Total cost of moving & repairing buildings e690.09
Cost of stone work, filling, grading and fencing, )
as per detailed estimate of Charles A. Putnam, C. )
E. , herewith submitted ) 3364.75
Total cost of the improvement w 479.75
"Ordered, that the portion of East East Webb
Webb street contained within the following described lines, St.
be, and the same is hereby discontinued, viz: Commencing
at the present corner of Webb and .East Webb streets, by land
of Collins, and thence running in a northeasterly direction,
on two courses as. the fences stand, a distance of about 77
feet, to the new line of location of the southerly side of
said East Webb street; thence in a more easterly direction,
by the said new line of location of said East Webb street, a
distance of about 170 feet to the old line of the southeast-
erly side of East Webb street; thence running in a south-
westerly direction by said old line, a distance of about 120
feet to the north corner of land of Hersey; thence running
in a more southerly direction by land of said Hersey, as the
fences stand, a distance of about 93 feet to the corner of
Webb street, thence running in a northwesterly direction
across said East. Webb street, to the corner staked from.
The whole lot containing about 5070 square feet."
"Ordered, that inasmuch as East Webb Fort Avenue
• street, as now laid out, covers the location of the old"way
to the fort", as it appears by the
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earliest records, the whole of the avenue from Webb street
to The willows be hereafter known as Fort Avenue; and that
the open space formed by the junction of Fort Avenue with
Derby street, with the road to the Alms House, and with the Block House
road to Rowell's, be in future known as Block House Square, Square
in remembrance of the ancient Block House which stood near
that locality."
"Ordered, that the sum of five thous- Appropria-
and four hundred seventy nine and 75/100 dollars, be and tion.
the sane is hereby appropriated, for the purpose of laying
out, widening and grading said streets as above, the same
to be expended under the direction of the Committee on
Streets."
The Report was accepted.
Alderman L'ianning was excused from
voting at his own request, he being interested in the Dike
• estate.
The Orders were then adopted and sent
to the Common Council for concurrence.
The Mayor submitted the following Police.
named persons for appointment as police officers, with all
the powers of Constables except the power of serving and ex-
ecuting civil process, viz:
Moses A. Averill for day police in place of F.T. Converse
George H. Blinn Jr. for Sergeant of night police in place
of M. A. Averill
John M. Beckford, for Day Janitor in place of G.H.Blinn Jr.
John J. McCue, for Night Janitor in place of J. M. Beckford.
George 0. ,Hellman for night police in place of Michael
T. Hagan
George K. Frost for night police to fill vacancy.
All of the nominations were confirmed
by the Board, except that of John J. McCue and Geo. 0. Well-
man, they being rejected.
The subject of better gas burners and Gas Burner'
shades for the Aldermen's Chamber, was referred to a special &e.
committee, consisting of Liessrs. Eaton and Harris, with power
to act.
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
• Henry I:4. Meek. Clerk.
3.4ch. 21, 1877. Vol. 9 - Page 380
A special meeting of the Board of Ald-
ermen was held on Wednesday, I.iarch 21st. 1877, at 7z o'clock
P. IVI.
All the members were present. The
Itayor presided.
The record of the last.meeting was
read and approved.
The following communication was re- Veto.
ceived: Water Loan
"City of Salem, Klass. Mayor' s Office, &c.
March 19th. , 1877. To the City Council of the City of Salem,
Gentlemen: Because of informality in the manner
of its passage, the Order of Furth 12th.of the current year,
relatinU to the providing of means for the. payment of the
• sum of 8101500. of the Water Loan of the City, due May 1st.
next ensuing, is respectfully returned unsigned, to the
Board in which it originated, in order that the passage
thereof may be d y made to accord with the provision of an Act
of the Legislature of the year 1875 Chapter 209 Sect 3,
entitled "An Act to regulate and limit municipal indebted-
ness." By this act, "debts, other than those for temporary
loans shall be incurred only by a vote of two thirds of ell
the members of each branch of a City Council taken by yeas
and nays." The Order to which reference is made, was passed
without opposition, by each branch of the City Council, but
the vote not having been taken in the manner prescribed by
the statute "by yeas and nays" the Order is returned for
action conformable to the statute.
Very respectfully,
Henry K. Oliver, Mayor."
The communication was read and sent
to the Common Council. The vote adopting the Order above
referred to was reconsidered, and the Order was then adopt-
ed by a two thirds vote taken by yeas and nays, all the mem-
bers voting in the affirmative, and sent to the Common Coun-
cil for concurrence. Came back from the Common Council in-
dorsed, "Order reconsidered, and then adopted by a two thirds
vote taken by yeas and nays, in concurrence." (Approved,
Inch. 23, 1877. )
The following Report was submitted: Finance.
"City of Salem, March 18th. 1877, To Water Loan
• the City Council of the City of Salem,-- Gentlemen:
The Joint Standing Committed on Fi-
nance after considering what would be the best method for
the payment of the sum of $10lt500.--
Mch. 21. 1877. Vol. 9 - Page 381
of the Salem Water Loan Bonds, maturing on the first day of
,.?a of the current y year, deemed it expedient to make com-
putation in relation to the ability o W -
P f the Water Loan Sink-ing ing Fund to meet the payment of the several sets of the
Water Loan Bonds, as they shall respectively mature. The
present increase of the Sinking Fund is contingent upon
the number of Fire Hydrants in the city, the sum of fifty
dollars (y50.--) per hydrant per annum being charged to
the Fire Department, and the whole amount so charged being
then carried to the credit of the Sinking Fund. By this
method, there being now 341 hydrants, the sum of $17050.--
is the present annual contribution to said fund. It seemed
to the committee that this method is complicated, cumber-
some, and indefinite, as well as uncertain in its ultimate
function of accomplishing the purpose for which it was de-
vised. The committee cannot doubt that both City Govern-
ment and tag payers desire and intend that the Sinking Fund
• shall be determinately increased at such rate as will render
it adequate to meet all demands upon it, as such demands are
presented. This most desirable as well as imperative object
can be attaingd and the entire water debt be finally cancell-
ed at the maturity of its latest indebtedness in the year
1904, by providing that the definite sum of �21,000.-- (being
but 3950.-- more than is obtained .by the present hydrant
system, per annum) be annually and directly paid from the
City treasury to the Trustees of the Water Loan Sinking Fund
to be by them invested as a part of said fund. To carry
this plan into effect, it will only be necessary to amend
the first section of the Sinking Fund Ordinance passed Jan-
uary 1st. 1870, by striking out the words "one per cent of
the principal of the City of Salem Water Loan" and inserting
in place thereof the words "twenty one thousand dollars, and
by repealing Section 2d. of the Ordinande in addition to an
Ordinance entitled an ordinance concerning the Salem City
Water Works and the use of Wenham water" , passed December
28th. 1668; and the committee unanimously recommending such
amendment and repeal, submit therewith drafts of ordinances
providing therefor.
For the committee,
Henry K. Oliver, Chairman."
The Report was accepted and sent down Ordinances.
for concurrence. The Ordinances (see papers on file) were
then passed to be ordained and sent down for concurrence.
Said ordinances are entitled "An ordinance to amend an or-
dinance entitled an ordinance to provide for the payment of
the principal of the City of Salem :':'ater Loan," and "An or-
dinance to amend an ordinance in addition to an ordinance
entitled an ordinance concerning the Salem city water works
and the use of Wenham lake water." (Report' s acceptance,
approved Bich. 23, 1677. )
Mch. 21, 1877. Vol. 9 - Page 382
The followingRe came from t Powers o Report p he P r f
Common Council accepted, and sent up for concurrence,viz: Committees
"In City Council, Mar. 21, 1877 . To
the City Council. The joint special committee appointed
to consider the expediency of passing an ordinance to limit
and regulate the powers and duties of any committee of the
city government, and to more accurately define the contract-
ing powers of the same, having carefully considered the sub-
ject would respectfully report, that it is inexpedient to
establish such an ordinance.
For the committee,
Geo. R. Emmerton, Chairman."
23, 1877. ) Mar.
Board concurred. (Approved, ar.
The following Order was submitted,viz: AEpropria
• "Ordered, that the following sums be tions.
hereby appropriated, in addition to the sums heretofore ap-
propriated, to meet expenditures of the following departments,
amounting in all to the sum of forty five thousand dollars,
via: School Dept. $ 5000.--
Mayor & Aldermen' s Dept. 25000.--
Interest 15000.--
45000.-- "
The Order was adopted and sent down
for concurrence. Came back, referred to the Joint Standin€;
Committee on Finance, with leave to sit during the present
session, and with instructions to report in detail so far
as practicable the specific purposes for which each item of
the appropriation is desired, and sent up for concurrence
in the reference. The Board concurred.
The Committee subsequently made the
following Report:
"City of Salem. In City Council,
March 21, 1877. The Joint Standing Committee on Finance to
whom was recommitted an order appropriating certain sums for
various departments with instructions to report in detail
the specific purposes for which each item of the appropria-
tion is needed, respectfully
Report, that they have considered the
subject and find that it is impossible to report in detail,
at this meeting of the City Council, and therefore request
to be excused therefrom.
For the committee,
Henry K. Oliver, Chairman."
• The report was accepted, co_*nuittee
excused as requested, and sent down for concurrence. Came
back concurred. (Approved, Mch. 23, 1877. )
:ich. 21, 1877. Vol. 9 - Page 383
The following Report was submitted: Inspector
"City of Salem, In Board of Ald. , of TJilk.
eh. 21, 1877. The special committee who were instructed
by this Board to consider if any change relating to the of-
fice of Inspector of Milk, is desirable, respectfully report,
that they have given the matter careful consideration, and
that any action at present is inexpedient.
For the committee,
Irving Stone, Chairman."
The Report was accepted.
Mr. Stone submitted an ordinance to Ordinance
amend an ordinance entitled an ordinance concerning junk Junk.
shops and dealers in second hand articles, passed lay 9,
1853. The ordinance was passed to be ordained and sent to
the Common Council for concurrence.
•
The following Report was submitted,viz: Ordinancf
"In Board of Ald. , Shlem, Mch. 21, for secur-
1877. The committee on fire department on the part of this i�he p
board, to whom was recommitted Sections 12 and 13 of the ven
proposed ordinance for securing the prevention of fires, fires.
respectfully,
Report the following amendments to
said Sections as they now are, viz: Amend,--
Section 12, by inserting after the word "made" in the third
line, the words "except for necessary repairs
not affecting the construction of the external
or party walls, chimneys, or stairways of a
building."
Strike out in the 4th. line the words "board of
aldermen, approved by the," and in the 5th. line,
the words "and signed by the City Clerk."
Section 13. Strike out all the words in said Section, after
the word "pay" in the third line, and insert in
place thereof, the words "not less than twenty
dollars nor more than one hundred dollars for
each offence."
For the committee,
Irving Stone, Chairman."
The Report was accepted.
The amendment to Section 12, as re-
ported, was then rejected. Mr. Eaton moved as an amendment
• to the amendment of Section 15 reported by the committee, to
insert the words "a sum not exceeding twenty five dollars"
in place of the words reported. The motion did not prevail.
The amend-
Sslch. 21, 1877. Vol. 9 - Page 384
ment as reported was then adopted.
Mr. hmmerton moved to strike out the
whole of Section 12. The motion did not prevail.
The Ordinance as amended was then pass-
ed to be ordained and sent down for concurrence.
The Ordinance regulating the inspec- Ordinance
tion of buildings was also passed to be ordained and sent Insp. o£
down for concurrence, Buildings
The Resolve adopting the first five Act of
sections of Chapter 87 of the General Statutes, was adopted,Legislatur
and sent down for concurrence. Came back concurred. Said adopted.
Chapter relates to the suppression of common nuisances, and nuisances.
particularly to any burnt, dilapidated, or dangerous build-
ing. (Approved, Mob. 23, 1677. )
• A petition signed by James M. Brown Pet, for
and 75 others, calling attention to the dilapidated and removal of
dangerous condition of the wooden building on the north- dangerous
easterly corner of Mall and Bridge streets, formerly used building.
by. the Roman Catholics as a place of worship, and asking
the Board to view the premises, and, if upon investigation
it is deemed expedient, to cause said structure to be torn
down, removed, or at least be put in such condition, that
peoples' lives and property may not be exposed to danger,
was received; and the same was referred to the Committee on
Streets.
A summons for the City to answer unto Suit.
P,4ary Carroll of Salem, in an action of tort, was referred to
the City Solicitor and sent down for concurrence. Came back
concurred. (Approved, Mch. 23, 1877. )
The petition of Maurice O'Donnell re- Pet.for
questing that a street lamp be placed at some suitable street lam
point in Dunlap Street, was referred to the Committee on
Lamps and Lighting.
Notice by Mrs. H. A. Treadwell of her Intent to
intent to build a. two story hip roof house in Gardner St. ; build.
and by Tim. Pickering Jr. of his intent to build a two story
building in Peabody St. , for storage, was received; and the
• same were referred to Alderman Manning.
i'_`ch. 21 & 26, 1877. Vol. 9 - Page 385
The Mayor nominated and the Board Weigher of
confirmed Ira B. Pearson as a weigher of coal. Coal.
On motion of Alderman Harris, the Or- Salaries
dinance fixing the salaries of the City 11essenger and Jani- Ordinance
tor, was taken from the table, and the Board non-concurred its ,y fries_
in its passage. senger &c.
A communication from the Washington- Constables.
ian Temperance Club asking the Board to appoint Charles
Ohare, Samuel B. Edgerly, John H. Peters, Wra. H. Thyng and
Joseph A. Littlefield as constables, was referred to the
Committee on Police.
• The care and lighting of the street Street
gas lamps was referred to the Committee on Lamps and Light-Lamps
ing with power to act.
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry t:S. Ileek, Clerk.
A regular meeting of the Board of Ald-
ermen was held on Monday, March 26th. 1877, at 72 o'clock P.;;:.
presided. All the members were present. The I:.ayor
The reading of the record of last meet-
ing was commenced, and on motion, the further reading was
dispensed with.
The following report was submitted,viz: ,na;ineer:
"City of Salem, Ifiarch 26, 1877. To the of Fire
City Council. The joint special committee appointed to nom-
inate Chief Engineer and £our assistant Engineers have attend-
ed th that duty, and would most respectfully submit the names
of the following gentlemen:
For Chief r`;ngineer: Josiah B. Osborn
I: ch. 260 1877. Vol. 9 - Page 386
For Assistant Engineers:
John F. Staniford, George S. Hadley,
George C. Hutchinson, Stillman G. Symonds.
For the Committee,
Irving Stone, Chairman."
The Report was accepted and sent down
for concurrence. Came back concurred. (Approved, Iach. 28,
1877. )
The Committee on 11arket to whom was Report on
referred the petition of Chas. F. Goodrich and other market- P.et. of
men, reported that it is inexpedient to take any action, mar_fft-men.
and recommend that th
e he petitioners have leave to withdraw.
The Report was accepted, and the re-
commendation adopted.
• Notice by Vim. Idaynes of his intent to Intent $6
build a dwelling house on Church Street, was referred to build.
Alderman Davis.
The follwoing communication was re- Comm'n.fron
ceived, via: Sch. Com.
"City of Salem, I,?ayor's Office, ."aarch concerning
22d. , 1877. To the City Council of. the City of Salem, Phillips
Gentlemen: As directed by the School Committee, School
I communicate for such action in the premises as you may House.
deem expedient, the Resolves of that Board in relation to a
new school house on the site of the present Phillips School
Building, and, --
Very respectfully remain yr, obit. sv' t .
Henry K. Oliver, ChIm. Sch. Com."
"In Sch. Com. March 19th. 1877. ;Whereas,
at a former meeting of this Board, the special committee to
whom was referred the question of the expediency of altering
and remodelling and changing the Phillips School House, re-
ported not to remodel the same, but recommended that a new
building be erected, which report was adopted, therefore
Resolved, that in the opinion of this
Board, it is necessary that a new school building be erected
upon the site of the present Phillips school house, with bet-
ter and larger accommodations for the Phillips Grammar Schools
and Phillips Primary Schools.
Resolved, that the Chairman of this
Board be directed to communicate the action of this. Board to
• the City Council, that they may
Lich. 26, 1677 . Vol. 9 - Page 387
. take such action in the premises as they deem expedient."
The communication was referred to the
Joint Standing Committee on Public Instruction and sent
down for concurrence. Came back concurred. (Approved, 111ch.
28, 1877. )
A petition signed by John Bertram and P.emonstran(
150 others, tax pavers of Salem, remonstrating against the against a
erection of a new school house at this time in place of the new Phi lit
present Phillips School House, was referred to the Joint Sch. Ho.
Standing Committee on Public Instruction and sent down for
concurrence. Came back concurred. (Approved, :rich. 28, 1877. )
The petition of Benj. E. Burchsted, Pet, of
asking for employment, as he had been unable to abtain work Benj. E.
since his discharge from the police force, was referred to Burchsted.
• the Committee on Police.
The Committee on Police recommended, Constablest
the h.ayor nominated, and the Board confirmed, the following
named persons as Constables, viz: Charles Ohara, Samuel B.
Edgerly, John H. Peters, William H. Thyng, and Joseph A.
Littlefield.
The following Order came from the Com- Appropria-
mon Council adopted and sent up for concurrence, viz: tion Gas
"Ordered, that the sum of twenty Burners.
dollars be and the same is hereby appropriated for the pur-
chase of a more approved kind of gas burner for the use of
the Common Council; the same to be expended under the direc-
tion of the Committee on Lamps and Lighting."
28, 1877. ) The Board concurred. (Approved, Mch.
Common Council: The following message came from the Convention.
"Ordered, that a message be sent to
the Mayor and Board of Aldermen proposing a convention to be
held forthwith for the election of a Chief Engineer and
four Assistant Engineers of the Fire Department for the en-
suing year, and of three Sanitary Commissioners."
The Board concurred in the proposal,
and the two Boards met in convention accordingly.
•
Pilch. 26, 1877. Vol. 9 - Page 388
The first business being the election Chief
of a Chief Engineer, Mr. Benjamin Nominated Daniel B. Lord Engineer.
for the position.
Messrs. Eaton, H. S. Perkins and Rus-
sell were appointed a committee to receive, sort and count
the votes.
The committee reported as follows:
Whole no. votes 28
Necessary to a choice 15.
Josiah B. Osborn had 21
John Y. Staniford 5
Daniel B. Lord 1
George S. Hadley 1
and Josiah B. Osborn was declared to be duly elected.
The same committee were appointed to Assistant
• receive, sort and count the votes for four Assistant En- Engineers
gineers.
Mr. H. S. Perkins nominated Charles
P. Luscomb as a candidate.
The committee reported as follows:
Whole no. of votes 29
Necessary to a choice 15.
Tohn F. Staniford had 27.
Geo. C. Hutchinson 26.
Geo. S. Hadley 25.
Charles P. Luscomb 16.
Stillman G. Symonds 8
George L. Goss 8
A. J. Tibbetts 4
John H. Bell 2.
and Messrs. Staniford, Hutchinson, Hadley and Luscomb, were
declared to be elected.
Messrs. Manning, Hawes and Robson were Sanitary
then appointed a committee to receive, sort and count the commis-
votes for Sanitary Commissioners. sioners
The names of Charles A. Putnam and
George F. Choate were suggested as candidates, in addition
to the names reported by the nominating committee.
The committee reported as follows:
•
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iich. 26, 1877. Vol. 9 - Page 389
Whole no, of votes 28. Necessary to a choice 15.
John Robinson had 22.
George F. Choate 21
Amos H. Johnson 17
A. Johnson 2 John Roberson 1.
Amos D. Johnson 1 Thomas J. Gifford 9.
Amos Johnson 1. Charles A. Putnam 7.
Henry L. Williams l.wm. Cogswell 1, William P. Phillips 1.
and L4essrs. John Robinson, George F. Choate and Amos H. Johnson
were declared duly elected.
The convention was then dissolved, and Conventio_
the two Boards separated, dissolved
Alderman Manning submitted the fol- Compensatio_
lowing: of Sanitary
"Ordered, that a committee of two Commis-
from the Board of Aldermen, with such as the Common Coun- sioners.
cil may join, be appointed to consider and report what
amount of compensation shall be paid to the committee on
sewerage and drainage, otherwise called Sanitary Commis-
sioners."
The Order was adopted, Alderman Ilan-
ning and Harris appointed, and sent down for concurrence
and to be joined. Came back concurred and I,fessrs. Reith,
Ropes and Cunningham joined. (Approved, Lich. 28, 1877. )
The Orders relating to the widening Essex Webl
of Essex, Webb, East Webb and Derby Streets, and discontin- E. we-E &
uing a portion of East Webb Street, came back from the Com- Dew
non Council, amended, by adding, "That the work to be per- Streets. A.
formed in the laying out and construction of said street, Dropriatior
be done by contract, and given to the lowest bidder therefor
(such bids to be duly advertised for) the whole cost thereof
not to exceed the amount herein appropriated, exclusive of
land damages, and the contract or contracts to be made, and Fort Ave.&c
the work performed under the direction of the Committee on
Streets;" and, as amended, adopted and sent up for concur-
rence in the amendment.
The Board non-concurred in the adoption
of the amendment. The .Common Council then reconsidered the
votes adopting the Orders as amended, and concurred in the
passage of the Orders as passed by this Board. (Approved,
Mch. 28, 1877. )
•
I4ch. 26, 1877. Vol. 9 - Page 390
The following Order came from the Com- Ordinance
mon Council: Messenger
"Ordered, that a committee of confer- & Janitor.
ence be requested on the ordinance to amend an ordinance
entitled an ordinance establishing the salaries of certain
city officials, Messrs. Hiltz, Simonds and Savory appointed
on the part of this Board."
Aldermen Manning and Emmerton were
joined to the committee. The committee reported that they.:
were unable to agree, and the report was accepted.
The ordinance to amend an ordinance Ordinance
entitled "An ordinance to provide for the payment of the water Loan
principal of the City of Salem Water Loan" came back from
the Common Council amended, by providing that the ordinance
to which this ordinance is an amendment, be further amended,
• by substituting for Section four, the words,- "The said
sinking fund shall be used for the purchase or payment of
the principal of said Water Loan, and for no other purpose
whatever" ; and also, by adding the following Section:
"Said Trustees of said Water Loan Sinking Fund shall pay
over to the City Treasurer any moneys in their hands (in-
cluding proceeds of sales of any negotiable securities held
by them) whenever in the judgment of the Joint Standing Com-
mittee on Finance it may be expedient to draw upon said fund
in order to provide, at maturity thereof, for the payment of
any part of the City of Salem Water Loan, or of any securities
issued in renewal thereof" ; and, as thus amended, passed to
be ordainedi and sent up for concurrence in the amendments.
The Board postponed consideration of
the matter until the next meeting.
The following Order came from the Com- Mayor
mon Council adopted and sent up for concurrence, viz: authorizes
"Ordered, that the Mayor be hereby to execut(
authorized. to execute in the name of the city, a quit claim deed.
deed of the estate on Washington Street formerly of William
C. Mansfield, releasing to any party entitled to redeem said
estate the city's interest therein derived by a deed from the
Collector of Taxes, dated September 21st. 1676; provided that
on delivery of said quit claim deed, there shall be paid to
the City Treasurer the sum which the city paid for said estate,
with interest and charges as provided by law."
28, 1877. ) The Board concurred. (Approved, .*.4ch.
•
Mch. 26 & April 2, 1877. Vol. 9 - Page 391
The ordinance to amend an ordinance Ordinance
in addition to an ordinance entitled "an ordinance, con- Wehham Lake
cerning the Salem city water works and the use of Wenham water.
lake water," came back from the Common Council passed in
concurrence. (Approved, Ivich. 28, 1877. )
The appropriations for the School and Apnropria-
Mayor and Aldermen Departments, and Interest, came from the bons.
Common Council passed in concurrence. (Approved, Mch. 28,
1877. )
In executive session the Mayor nomi- Police
nated the following persons as members of the police force,
with all the powers of constables except the power to serve
and execute civil process, viz:
John J. McCue, day janitor, in place of Beck£ord trans-
ferred to night janitor.
Michael Buckley, night patrol, in place of Michael T.
Hagan.
The nominations were confirmed.
The Mayor announced the appointment Keeper of
of John J. McCue as keeper of the Lock-up for one year un- Lock-up.
less sooner removed, without compensation other than his
salary as a police officer. The appointment was accepted
by Mr. LIcCue, March 27th. (See papers on file. )
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry M. 14eek, Clerk.
A meeting of the Board of Aldermen was
held on Monday, April 2d. , 1877, at 712, o'clock P. ITT.
presiding. All the members were present; the Mayor
and approved. The record of the last meeting was read
The Bills of the Department for the Monthly
of March were examined and approved. B311s.
•
April 2, 1877. Vol. 9 - Page 392
The petition of Charles S. Clark and Harbor
5 others, owners of real estate on Harbor Square, asking Square.
for its acdeptance by the city, was referred to the Committee
on Streets.
Notice from Stephen A. Simon of his Appeal S.A.
intention to appeal to the Superior Clurt from the allow- Simon Esse)
ance of damages ($64.50) to his estate by the widening of S reset
Essex Street, under the Order approved July 6th. 1876, was widening.
received; and the same was referred to the Committee on
Streets with instructions to report what action is necessary
for the Board to take in the premises.
The application of Frank Magill for a Junk.
license as a dealer in junk &c. ,. was granted.
• The application of John H. Nutter for Innholder.
a license as an Innholder at the Custer House in Derby
Square, was referred to the Committee on Licenses.
A venire for four jurors to serve at Jurors.
the April term of the Supreme Judicial Court was submitted,
and the following names were drawn from the jury box, viz:
Edward Rowell, John F. Read, Ezra Woodbury and Charles B.
Fowler.
The semi-annual returns of the several Returns of
companies of the Fire Department were received from. the Fir—e Deaf
Board of Engineers, and the same were examined and found
correct.
A communication from the Board of En- Annual appt
gineers recommending for appointment the persons named OFF"
therein as members of the several companies of the Fire
Deaprtment for the ensuing year, was received; and the same
were referred to the Committee on Fire Department on the
part of this Board, after said persons had been nominated
by the Mayor.
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry Py. Leek, Clerk.
• J
April 9, 1877. Vol. 9 - Page 393
A re ular meeting of the Board of U d-
ermen was -- held on onday, April 9th. 1877, at 71� o' clock
P. T.'.
P:ayor presided. All the members were present. The
approved.
I read and
The record of the last meeting was
n
The following Order was submitted,viz: East Tebb
"Whereas, by an order passed by the & Other
City Council on the 26th. day of 1--arch 1877, and approved Streets.
March 28th. 1877, certain parcels of land therein described,
were taken on Essex, ;'-ebb, East i^:ebb and Derby streets, and
the same were laid out as a public street or way of this
City; it is therefore
Ordered, that due notice be given to
• all persons interested as owners, proprietors, tenants, oc-
cupants or otherwise, in said land, that they cut off, pull
down, remove and carry away all buildings, erections and
obstructions of every sort standing on andprojecting over the
lines of said streets, as established by the order aforesaid,
or move and set back the same to the said line, and vacate
and surrender the land and premises taken as aforesaid, on
or before the twentieth day of April now next ensuing; and
in default thereof, the committee on streets are hereby di-
rected and empowered forthwith to enter upon said land, and
cause all buildings, erections, and obstructions, standing
on and projecting over the lines of said streets, as estab-
lished by the Order aforesaid, to be cut off, pulled down,
removed and carried array, or sold in such manner as they
shall deem expedient, or to be moved and set back to said
lines, and the said land to be vacated and surrendered under
the direction of the said committee. For a more particular
description of said lines reference may be had to the record
of said laying out and plan on file in the City Clerk' s
Office."
The Order was adopted and sent down
for concurrence. Came back concurred. (Approved, April 10,
1877. )
The following Report was received: Phillips
"To the City Council of the City of School
Salem. The Committee on Public Instruction to whom was re- House
• ferred the communication from the School Committee contain-
ing a resolution of that Eoard to the effect "that it is
necessary that a new school house be erected upon the site
of the present Phillips school house," having carefully con-
sidered the subject report unaninously against the exped-
• I
o n
April 9, 1877 . Vol. 9 _ Page 394
iency of the measure.
For the Committee,
Henry K. Oliver, Chairman.,,
The Report was accepted and sent down
for concurrence. Came back concurred. (Approved, April le,
1877. )
The Committee on Streets to whom was Appeal of
referred a communication from Stephen A. Simon appealing S.A.Simon
from the award of damages to his estate, caused by the wi from award
dening of Essex street in 1876, submitted a report recom- Essex St.
mending that the subject be referred to the City Solicitor. widening.
The report was accepted and the rec-
ommendation adopted.
A communication from the Mayor an- Resignation
• nouncing the resignation of George R. Chapman as a member
of the i!enham water Board was received. The resignation
was accepted and sent down for concurrence. Game back
concurred.
A communication from the City Clerk Sanitary
stating that Messrs. Geo. F. Choate, Amos H. Johnson and Commis-
John Robinson had accepted the office of Sanitary Commis- sioners.
sioners, was received. Read and sent down for information.
The petition of John A. Gibney and 18 Friend
others, asking that the way in Ward six, known as Friend Street.
Street, be laid out as a town way or public street, was re-
ferred to the Committee on Streets.
The ordinance amending the ordinance Ordinance
providing for the payment of the principal of the Salem 1-a e--E r Loan.
water Loan coming up for consideration, Alderman Hanning
offered another ordinance relating to the same subject, and
upon motion it was substituted in place of the other or-
dinance, and was then passed to be ordained and sent down
for concurrence. (See papers on file. )
The special committee appointed to Salaries of
consider the amount of compensation to be paid the Sanitary Sanitary
Commissioners, submitted a report CommIrs.
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recommending the adoption of the accompanying Order, viz:
"Ordered, that the compensation to be Sanitary
paid to the committee on sewerage and drainage chosen under Commr' s.
the provisions of an order of the city council passed Feb'y.
12, 1877, be fixed at four hundred dollars, for each member
of the committee, in full for all services required by said
order. Said committee are hereby authorized to cause surveys
to be made, and plans and estivates to be prepared, and for
that puprose may employ such assistants and such profession-
al service as they may deem expedient, at an expense not ex-
ceeding five hundred dollars; the amount so expended, and the
amount paid for the services of the committee to be charged
to the appropriation for incidentals in the Mayor and A1der-
men's Department."
The Report was accepted, Order adopted
and sent to the Common Council for concurrence.
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A communication from Timothy O'Connell Claim
of Salem asking for a settlement of his claim against the
city, be having been injured Jan. 25, 1877, by falling from
a defect in the sidewalk, in front of W. Goldthwait's house
on Essex Street, was referred to the Committee on Claims
and sent down for concurrence. Came back concurred.
(Approved, April 16, 1877. )
A summons for the city to answer to Suit
Martha E. B. Phippen of Salem, at the next term of the Sup-
erior Court, in an action of tort, was referred to the City
Solicitor and sent down for concurrence. Came back concurr-
ed. (Approved, April 16, 1877. )
The report of the City Marshal for City
month of March was received and placed on file. L.arshals
Report.
The following Report was submitted, Report of
viz: Com. on
"City Council, Salem, April 9, 1877. Acmes
The Joint Standing Committee on Accounts respectfully re-
port that they have allowed claims for the month of Nierch
as follows:
Schools $7153.86
Poor 1969.80
• Fire 3305.15
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Mayor & Ald. 12429.94
Plater 1350.15
Interest 15000.--
State Aid 858.50
Total 42,067.40
The claims allowed, the amounts appropriated and the unex-
pended balances for the present year to this date are as
follows:
Allowed. Appropriated Unexpended
Schools 31.573.85 35000.-- 3426.15
Poor 9546.68 15000.-- 5453.32
Fire 4758.34 7000.-- 2241.66
I;Iayor & Aid. 56546.91 89499.75 32950.84
Water 5067.14 8000.-- 2932.86
Interest 37576.36 38000.-- 423.64
State Aid IT 3349.50 6000.-- 2650.50
• 1484 0.78 1984 99.75 b0078.97
For the committee,
Geo. R. Ecmerton, Chairman."
The Report was accepted and sent down
for concurrence. Came back concurred. (Approved, April 16,
1871. )
The following Order was submitted,viz: election o
"Ordered, that a joint special commit- Te-rihem
tee consisting of two members of the Hoard of Alderme
n with 'dater
such as the Common Council may join, be appointed to nomi- Board.
nate a suitable person for election as a member of the wen-
ham water Board in place of Geo. R. Chapman resigned."
The Order was adopted, Aldermen Harris
and Eaton appointed and sent down for concurrence and to be
joined. Came back concurred and Messrs; Hawes, Cunningham
and G. H. Perkins joined. (Approved April 16, 1877. )
The following Order was submitted,viz: Idarket
"Ordered, that the Committee on Market House.
and Market House be and they are hereby authorized to cause
such repairs to be made to the interior and exterior of the
.Iarket Building as may be deemed necessary, provided, that
the whole expense of the same does not exceed two hundred
and fifty dollars; said amount to be paid out of the appro-
priation for incidentals."
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.The Order was adopted. (Approved, April 16, 1877. )
Mr. j:lanning submitted an ordinance Ordinance
establishing the City of Salem '.:unicipal Sinking Fund, Lunicipal
On motion of I:ir. Zmmerton the ordi- Sinking
nance was laid on the table, and the City Solicitor request-Fund.
ed to give his opinion as to the legality of the same and
whether the establishment of such a fund is required by the
laws of the Commonwealth.
The Hayor made the following nomina- Appointment
lions:
Sealer of weights and iaeasures, John C. Ropes
Measurers of Bark,
Thomas M. Dix, John Maguire, Nathan I,Iillett, the last
• named to be a measurer of bark on railroad cars.
City weigher
Benjamin P. Symonds.
Measurers of Leather.
James H. Turner, James H. Turner Jr. , Thomas Sheehan,
Chas. Henning.
The nominations were confirmed.
A communication from the Board of En- Fire Dept.
gineers requesting the City Council to amend the ordinance Ordinance.
establishing a Fire Department in the City of Salem, so as
to provide for the annual appointment of a driver for the
horse hose carriage accompanying the steam fire engines,
was referred to the Committee on Fire Department and sent
down for concurrence. Cane back concurred. (Approved,
April 16, 1877. )
The Committee on Fire Department on Firemen.
the part of this Board reported in favor of confirming the
nominations of members of the Fire Department for the ensu-
ing year, except the names of Edward A. Knight and George
Peabody of Hose Co. No. 5.
The report was accepted and the nomi-
nations of the following named persons was confirmed.
Steam Fire -Engine Co. No. 1.
Joseph C. Kehew, David?. amilton, Samuel A. Lewis,Charles
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Lamson, John J. Saunders, John B. Chamberlain, M. Tobey Jr.
Geo. W. Buffum, Geo. H. Glover, Wm. F. T. Chipman, Thomas H.
Williams Richard Davis, John T. Lovett, Sylvanus R. Arey,
Howard C. Kimball, Edward T. Osgood, Reuben H. Coffin,
Albert D. Sanborn, Geo. W. H. Brown.
Engineer Lorenzo A. Smith. Firman Jes. T. Smith: Driver
George Cole.
Steam Fire Engine Co. No. 2.
Joseph C. Foster, Stillman G. Symonds, Joseph A. Wilkins,
John P. Glover, '.gym. H. Nichols, Wm. IT. Trofatter, Chas P.
Osborn, Chas. H. Phippen, Frank Hale, Walter A. Pepper,
Thomas Hamilton, Leonard J. Townes, Emory B. Skinner, `ft.
L. Tucker, Chas. J. Abbott, William S. Hutchinson, James N.
Skinner, Wm. H. Baker, Horace M. Walton
Engineer, Sam'l. A. Kinsman: Fireman Wm. H. Hardy: Driver
Aug. H. Andrews.
• Hook & Ladder Co. No. 1.
Charles W. Burbank, Joseph T. Peterson, Vlilliam 0. Arnold,
Joseph Batchelder, Charles H. Davis, Albert Day Jr. , George
W. Felt, Robert Hill James Kenney, Roscoe W. Libby, Samuel
A. Lewis, J. Henry Nichols, T. Wilson Nye, Geo. W. Peabody,
Robert H. Phippen, Benjamin A. Touret, Edward L. Warner,
John V. Warner, George P. Woodbury, George W. Whittemore :
Driver. Sztphen H. Roberts.
Hose Co. No. 1.
Wm. L. Full, Daniel M. GGilman, Hiram Sanborn, Edward A. Da1-
ton,George F. Getchell, George H. Frye, Joseph B. Osborn,
John C. Ramon, Edward Cottle, David A. Nichols, John C. Brain-
ard, Charles W. Burnham, Charles H. Learock, Horace F.
Churchill, Frederick Real, Joseph Perkins Jr. John C. Remon
Jr. Joseph L. Lawrence, William G. Ramon, Horace Fields.
Hose Co. No. 2.
lm. N. Andrews, Geo. R. Ballard, James R. Baker, Fred'k. C.
Brown, Joseph H. Brooks, Henry T. Chalk, Geo. L. Currier,
;m. D. Fernandez, Wm. N. Goodridge, James F. McIdurphy,
Cornelius Nolan, Frank Nolan,
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George F. Porter, John H. Rinks, Newell S. Rinks, Wm. F.
Luscomb, Sam'1. A. Stevens, Edward F. Teague, Albert K.
Woodbury.
Hose Co. No. 3.
James E. Trask, Joseph E. Phippen, Chas. A. Brown, John S.
Griffin, Daniel W. Ladd, James H. Vent, Henry Davidson,
Jona. B. Clifford, Wm. H. Sawyer, Caleb Sawyer, Samuel K.
Sawyer, EdwTd. G. Gardner, Joseph R. Hamilton, Nath'1. R.
Palmer, James Levers.
Hose Co. No. 4.
-4m. R. Austin, Pindar F. -Russell, Geo. F. Allen, Henry C.
Nichols, John B. Jeffrey, Joseph L. Austin, James B. Lemon,
Freeland Libby, Henry Davidson Jr. , John W. Nimblet, Warren
F. Davis, Edward H. Arnold, Frank H. Floyd, Wm. R. Kenney,
• Alfred Poole, Theron R. Williams.
Hose Co. No. 5.
James W. Nichols, Johnn S.Averi lam, John C. Ropes, Joseph R.
Synar, John H. Peters, James C. Chase, Charles Blunt,
George A. Henderson, Henry R. Luscomb, Rufus S. Tayte, Wm.
G. Tayte, Daniel. A. Knight, George A. Young, Robert Pollock,
Chas. A. Goldthwait, Chas. S. Cunningham, John Reeves.
Hose Co. No. 6.
Geo. L. Goss, Alonzo D. Buxton, Alvin 111elden, Charles N.
Williams, Patrick Graham, Nath'1. A. Symonds, Geo. H.
Symonds, Reuben Kingsley, Thos. Riley, Geo. A. Caswell,
Joseph Pousland, George Cross, Thomas Rowell, James T. Reed,
William Brient, - Warren L. Melcher, Chas. B. Currier, Thomas
Rainville.
The Board of Engineers recommended Firemen.
and the Mayor nominated Frederick L. Shepard as a member
of Steam Fire Engine Co. No. 2, and George H. Arrington
as a member of Hose Co. No. 3.
The no were confirmed.
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Notice was received from the Common Inspection
Council that they had rejected the ordinance regulating the of Build,
inspection of buildings. ings
The ordinance amending an ordinance Junk.
concerning junk shops &c. , came back from the Common Coun-
cil passed in concurrence. (Approved April 16, 1877. )
A communication from the President of Pet, for
the Wenham Plater Board calling attention to the unsafe con- new work-
dition of the building on Church St, occupied by the 'Rater shop for
Department as a store room and workshop, and asking for an -J"tater Dept.
appropriation to put up a new building, came from the Com-
mon Council referred to the Committee on Public Property and
sent..up for concurrence.
• 16, 1877. ) The Board concurred. (Approved April
On motion of Mr. Manning the Committee Salaries
on Police were requested to consider the advisability of re- of Police
ducing the salaries paid to members of police force and of &c.
other officers under control of this Board.
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry R".. Meek, Clerk.
A special meeting of the Board of Ald-
ermen was held on Friday, April 13th. 1877, at 712 o'clock P.I.I.
sent.
The Mayor and all the members were pre-
rith. The reeding of the record was dispensed
The Committee on Streets submitted a Church St.
report recommending the adoption of the following Order, viz:
"Ordered, that this Board consider the
expediency of laying out and widening Church Street, on its
southern side;. over land of Maynes, Heirs of Chase and Thur-
ston, in accordance with a plan drawn by C. A. Putnam, Sur-
veyor, dated April 11, 1877, on file in the City Clerk's
office, and that
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a public hearing thereon be had at the City Hall, upon
N'onday, the 23d. day of April instant, at 4 o' clock P. I.I. ,
and that due notice of said hearing be given to all parties
interested."
The Report was accepted and the Order
adopted.
A petition signed by Samuel Calley, a Naumkeag
party interested, asking that the location of the track of Street
the Naunkeag Street Railway Co. to the Neck may be altered, Railway.
so as to run from a point at or near the beginning of the
alteration of --- Essex street and so to continue through-
out said alteration and upon the new avenue called Fort
Avenue, parallel to the southern line of said street and
avenue as now located and as near to the sidewalk as may be
deemed convenient, and to connect near Columbus Avenue with
the track of said Company as already located and laid, was
submitted; and the following Order was offered, viz:
"Ordered, that this Board will on
i:ionday, the 30th. day of April 1877, at 7z o'clock P. 11. 2
at the City Hall, take into consideration the foregoing
petition, and that due notice be given to all parties in-
terested of this hearing, by publication of this order in
the Salem Register; the first publication to be fourteen
days at least before said hearing."
The Order was adopted.
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry M. Meek, Clerk.
A special meeting of the Board of Ald-
ermen was held on Monday, April 231d. 1877, at 4 o'clock P.L.
The Mayor and all the members were
present.
The reading of the record was dispensed
with.
The .. ayor stated that the Board were Church St.
• ready to hear any persons interested in the proposed wid-
ening of Church
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Street: he read the usual order of notice thereon, and de-
clared the hearing opened.
Messrs. Maynes, Thurston and Hubon
were present and stated that they did not object to the
proposed widening and would be satisfied with the award
to be made for land damages.
No other persons desiring to be heard '
the hearing was closed.
The subject was then recommitted to
the Committee on Streets.
The Mayor stated that it had been
customary at this season of the year to make a contract
for furnishing the City with coal.
On motion, --------------- the Mayor
was authorized to advertise for .proposals in accordance
. with the specifications filed herewith.
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry If. Yeek, Clerk.
A regular meeting of the Board of Ald-
ermen was held on Monday April 231d. 1877, at 72 o'clock P.H.
All the members were present. The
Mayor presided.
The record of the meeting held April
13th was read and approved.
The Oommittee on Streets submitted a Church St.
report recommending the adoption of the following Orders,viz:
"Whereas, the safety and convenience
of the inhabitants of the City of Salem, reouire that Church
Street should be laid out and widened as hereinafter de-
scribed, and wherees due notice has been given of the inten-
tion to lay out and widen said street, it is hereby.--
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Ordered, that Church street be, and
the sane hereby is laid out and widened as follows: --
Beginning at the northeasterly corner of the Lyceum Hall
Building, thence running in a northeasterly direction about
one hundred and nine (109) feet across lands of Thurston,
the Chase estate, and I.4aynes, to the present northeasterly
line of the Ii:aynes estate, thence in a northwesterly direc-
tion by the northeasterly line of the Maynes estate four (4)
feet to the present line of Church street thence in a south-
westerly direction by the present line of Church street
about one hundred and nine (109) feet to the Lyceum Hall
estate, thence in a southeasterly direction about four (4)
feet to the point begun at For a more particular descrip-
tion of the same, reference may be had to a plan drawn by
Chas. A. Putnam, surveyor, April 11. 1877. on file in the
City Clerk's Office.
And it is hereby adjudged that the expense of laying out and
widening said street as aforesaid will amount to the sum of
Five hundred - dollars, and that the damage to the estates
parts of which are taken are the sums set against them res-
pectively in the schedule hereto annexed.
Estimate of Damages
Land of 47 S. Thurston $62.--
Land of Heirs of Chase 154.--
Land of M. Maynes 212.--
Building on land of Chase Heirs 72.--
50� 0.--"
"Ordered that the sum of Five hundred A�propria-
dollars, be, and the same hereby is, appropriated, for the tion.
purpose of laying out & widening said street, the same to
be expended under the direction of the Committee on Streets."
The keport was accepted, Orders adopted,
and sent down for conucrrence. Came back concurred.
(Approved April 26, 1677. )
A communication fmom the School Com- Estimate of
mittee asking for an appropriation of ,$80,000.-- to defray Sc o0
the expenses of the School Department for the current mu- Expenses.
nicipal year was received.
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, and the same was read and sent down for information.
The following Report and Order was Report on
submitted, viz: Le
"The joint standing committee on Yeater Dept.
Public Property, to whom was referred a communication from for new
the rienham Water Board calling the attention of the City building in
Government to the unsafe condition of the wooden building Church St.
on Church Street occupied by that Board in part: respect-
fully,
Report.-- That they have inspected the premises, and find
the opinion expressed by the Water Board fully sustained,
the building being weakened by age and decay, and decidedly
unsuitable for its present uses. The committee have conferr-
ed with the Water Board, and officers of other departments
• interested, have also consulted architects and obtained plans
and estimates of the cost of a suitable new building, pro-
posed to be erected on the site of the old. Having fully
considered the subject,- the committee recommend that the
old building be demolished, and that a substantial brick
building be erected in place thereof at a cost not ex-
ceeding eight thousand dollars in accordance with a plan
:wade by George A. Copeland architect, and herewith sub-
mitted.
In order to effect the proposed improvement the committee
recommend the adoption of the accompanying order.
For the Committee
John D. Eaton. Chairman."
"Ordered - that the sum of eight Appropria-
thousand dollars be, and the same is, hereby appropriated tion.
to be expended, or such part thereof as may be found nec-
essary, under the direction of the Joint Standing Committee
on Public Property, for the purpose of erecting a brick
building on Church Street, on that part of the City's land
now occupied by an old wooden building, in substantial con-
formity to the plan submitted by said Committee: said old
building to be sold, or otherwise disposed of, as shall seem
to said committee, for the City's best interest."
The Report was accepted. Alderman
Harris moved to amend the Order by inserting the words
"wenham Water Board"
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.in place of the words "Joint Standing Committee on Public
Property," but the motion did not prevail. The Order was
then adopted and sent to the Common Council for concurrence.
(Acceptance of report approved Apr. 26, 1877. )
The following Order came from the Com-
mon Council adopted and sent up for concurrence, viz: tion G.A.F
"Ordered that the City Treasurer be Decoratior
and he is hereby authorized to pay Robert P. Bruce Quarter- Day
master of Post 34. G. A. R. the sum of Three hundred dollars
($300.00) the same to be expended to defray the expense of
"Idemorial Day" on the 301th. May next.
The Board concurred. (Approved, April
27, 1677. )
Alderman Harris for the committee ap- 'domination
pointed to nominate a candidate for election as a mepiber of of candi-
• the Wenham G`ater Board in place of Geo. R. Chapman resigned,daa e for
reported the name of Daniel H. Johnson. Water Boari
The report was accepted and sent down
for concurrence. Came back concurred.
A petition signed by J. B. Edwards Pet. for
asking leave to move a building 30 x 16 feet, from Andrews removal of
to Saunders Street, was referred to Alderman Davis and sent
down to be joined. Came back Messrs Ropes and Hardy joined.
4 petition signed by John C. Osgood Pet. con-
and ten others, representing that the safety of the citi- cerning doh
zens is endangered by permitting dogs to go at large un-
muzzled, and asking the Board to take such action and en-
force such measures as shall appear necessary, was submit-
ted: and the same was laid on the table.
The petition of Joseph Pulsifer ask- Pet. for
ing for an abatement of the amount assessed him on account abatement
of a sewer constructed through Lynda Street, was referred of sewer
to the Committee on Streets. assess't.
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A petition signed by 17m. F. Chapple Pet. for
and nine others, asking for the widening of the western widenins
side of Turner Street, in accordance with the plan hereto- Turner St.
fore presented, was referred to the Committee on Streets.
The Board then proceeded to elect a Election o
member of the Wenham hater Board in place of Geo. R. Chap- member o
man resigned. ;dater Boarl
Messrs E�maerton and Harris were ap-
pointed a Committee to receive, sort, and count the votes.
The Committee reported as follows:--
Whole no of votes 6
Necessary to a choice 4
Wm. G. Webb had 3
Daniel H. Johnson 3
and there was no choice.
• same result. A second ballot was taken with the
A third ballot being taken the Com-
mittee reported that Wm. G. Webb had received five votes
and Daniel H. Johnson one vote.
wm. G. Webb was declared to be duly
elected on the part of this Board, and notice was sent to
the Common Council accordingly. Notice was received from
the Common Council that they had concurred in the election
of An. G. Webb.
A petition signed by Samuel Dalton Pet. of 21i
Lieut. Col. commanding 21d. Corps , Cadets, asking for an Corps of
appropriation to defray expense of providing for the safe Cadets for
keeping of the arms, equipments, uniforms and other mili-
tary property, furnished to them by the State, was referred of Armory.
to the Committee on Military affairs on the part of this
Board.
The Mayor stated that the City So- Ordinance
licitor was of opinion that it is necessary for the City to ;s7unicipal
establish a sinking fund for the payment of the permanent Sinking Fuz
debt of the City, and thereupon the Ordinance introduced at
the last regular meeting was taken from the table.
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The Ordinance is as follows: Ordinance
"City of Salem. Municipal
In the year one thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven. S in ink
An Ordinance establishing the City of Salem i,Iunicipal Fund.
Sinking Fund.
Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Salem,
as follows:
Section 1. For the purpose of providing for the payment at
maturity of the Permanent Debt of the City of Salem, other
than that known as "The City of Salem water Loan," a Sinking
Fund is hereby established, to be called "The City of Salem
Municipal Sinking Fund."
Section 2. There shall be elected by concurrent vote of both
branches of the city council three suitable persons as cem-
missioners of said fund, one of whom shall be elected for one
• year, one for two years and one for three years: and annually
thereafter one shall be elected for a term of three years.
Section 8. Said commissioners shall see that said fund is
safely and properly invested, and shall, whenever required
by the city council, render an account of all their doings
in relation thereto.
Section 4. There shall be paid annually to said commission-
"a, from the amount raised by taxation, a contribution to
said sinking fund of a sun not less than Twenty thousand
dollars, to be by them invested, and applied solely to the
purchase or payment of the principal of said permanent debt
until the same shall be fully paid and discharged.
Section 5. Said commissioners shell pay over to the city
treasurer any moneys in their hands, (including proceeds of
sales of any negotiable securities held by them) , whenever
in the judgment of the Joint Standing Committee on Finance,
it may be expedient to draw upon said fund in order to pro-
vide, at maturity thereof, for the payment of any part of
said Permanent Debt of the City of Salem or of any securi-
ties issued in renewal thereof."
The Ordinance was passed to be ordained
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.and sent down for concurrence.
The following Report was submitted,viz: Annual '
"City of Salem, April 231d. 1877. Appropri,
To the City Council of the City of Salem. tions.
The Joint Standing Committee on Finance
having considered the subject of appropriations for the cur-
rent municipal year respectfully submit the following as the
several sums required, and recommend the adoption of the fol-
lowing order, viz:
Ordered that the sums following be and
the same are hereby appropriated for the several departments
named and purposes set forth for the current municipal year
the same to include appropriations already made for such de-
partments and purposes, viz:
School Deptt. $80,000.--
• Poor " 24,000.--
Fire TM 12,000.--
Interest 66,000.--
State Aid 12,000.--
Water Loan Sinking Fund $ 212000.--
n 3,139.50 24,139.50
Municipal Loan Sinking Fund 20,000.--
wenham dater Dept.
Maintenance $20,000.--
Construction 10,000.-- 30,000.--
Mayor & Aldermen's Dep t.
Streets Bridges & Sewers 54,000.--
Lamps & Lighting 19,000.--
Police 33,000.--
Salaries 10,000.--
City Stables 8;000.--
Incidentals 20,000.-- 144,000.--
Total 432,139.50
For the Committee
Henry K. Oliver Chairman."
The Report was accepted, Order adopted,
and sent to the Common Council for concurrence.
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The following Order was submitted,viz: Plater Loai
"Ordered, that the sum of two thousand Sinking
seven hundred thirty dollars, which was paid into the City Fund.
Treasury from the Pater Loan Sinking Fund in the year eigh-
teen hundred seventy four at which time no part of the prin-
cipal of the i"a ter Loan was due, together with interest on
said sum amounting in all to thirty one hundred thirty nine
dollars, fifty cents, be repaid to the Trustees of said Fund,
by the City Treasurer, on demand."
The Order was adopted and sent to the
Common Council for concurrence.
The following Report was submitted,viz: Salaries
"City of Salem April 23, 1877. The of Police
Committee on Police instructed by an Order of the Beard of
rldermen under date of April 9th. "to consider the advisabi-
lity of reducing salaries of Police and other salaried of-
ficers under control of the Board" having considered the
subject respectfully report against the advisibility of the
measure.
For the Committee
Henry Y. Oliver Chairman."
The Report was accepted. The vote
accepting the report was afterwards reconsidered, and the
repolaid on the table.
Mr. Bunning then submitted the fol-
lowing Order. viz:
"Ordered, that the salaries of the
members of the police force be fixed at the following rates
per annum, commencing May 1st. 1877. viz:
City Marshal ,$1350.--
Assistant B4arshal 840.--
Capt. of Night patrol 800.--
idembers of night & day patrol 720.-- each."
On motion of ir. Davis it was voted
that when the question is taken it be taken by yeas and nays.
L^:r. 3nmerton moved that consideration
of the question be postpoied until the next meeting.
Mr. Eaton moved that the question be
taken at once. The last motion was substituted, for the
motion made
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.by Mr. Emmerton, and adopted.
The Orders was then adopted, Mlessrs
Davis, Emmerton, Harris and Manning, voting in the affirma-
tive, and Messrs. Eaton and Stone in the negative.
Mr. Stone submitted the following Ordinance
Order: inspection
"Ordered, that a Committee of Confer- of build-
ence be requested on the Ordinance relating to the inspec- ings.
tion of buildings."
The Order was adopted, Alderman Stone,
Davis and Manning appointed, and sent down to be joined.
The Common Council joined Messrs. Shannon, Bruce and Way.
(Approved, April 23, 1877. )
The Committee subsequently submitted
the following Report, viz:
"The Committee of Conference appointed .
• to consider the disagreement concerning the Ordinance regu-
lating the inspection of buildings, recommend that Section 1.
of said Ordinance be amended by striking out all the words
in lines 1, 2, and 3, and to the word "to" in the 4th. line,
and inserting in place thereof the following words:
"The Mayor and Aldermen shall the
present year in the month of May, and thereafter annually
in the month. of April, or whenever a vacancy occurs, ap-
point one of the engineers of the fire department as an
inspector of buildings. The said inspector shall be paid
each year, until otherwise ordered, the sun of 100 dollars"
&c.
For the Committee
Irving Stone Chairman."
The Report was accepted.
The following Report was submitted, Ordinance
viz: relating tc
"City of Salem. In City Council, Fire Dept.
April 23, 1877. The Joint Standing Committee on Fire De-
partment to whom was referred the communication form the
Board of Engineers concerning the appointment of a driver
for the horse hose carriage, respectfully submit the fol-
lowing Ordinance for your consideration.
For the Committee
Irving Stone Chairman."
"City of Salem.
In the year one thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven.
An Ordinance in addition to an ordinance establishing
• the Fire Department of the City of Salem.
April 23, 1877. Vol. 9 - Page 411
Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Salem
as follows:
Section 1. There shall be appointed by the Mayor and Alder-
men in the month of I:4ay .1877, and there after annually upon
the second Monday of April or within fifteen days thereafter,
and whenever a vacancy occurs, a driver for the horse hose
carriage used by the Fire Department, who shall serve for the
term of one year from said second 11onday, unless sooner re-
moved; and he may be removed at any time by the I1ayor and
Aldermen. Said driver shall be a member of Steam Fire En-
gine Co. No. 2. and shall serve without pay.
Section 2. This Ordinance shall take effect upon its passage."
The Report was accepted,Ordinance passed
to be ordained, and sent down for concurrence.
• The following Ordinance came from the Ordinance
Common Council passed to be ordained and sent up for concur-Bathing.
rence, viz:
"City of Salem.
In the year one thousand eight hundred and seventy seven.
An Ordinance in relation to Bathing.
Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Salem, as
follows:
Section 1. That all persons shall be permitted to bathe in
any of the waters surrounding the City except in the imme-
diate vicinity of South, North and Union Bridges, and that
portion of Bridge Street between North and Northey Streets:
provided that such persons shall, while so bathing, wear
suitable bathing dresses.
Section 2. The Mayor and Aldermen may, at their discretion,
cause to be erected, at suitable places, rough board fences,
or cheap enclosures and bhelters for bathing purposes: that
estimates of the cost of the same shall be first submitted
to the City Council and special appropriation therefor made
in each case.
Section 3. All ordinances and parts of ordinances inconsis-
tent herewith, are hereby repealed.
P
Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect on and after
its passage.
The Ordinance was passed to be ordained
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April 23, 1877. Vol. 9 - Page 412
, in concurrence. (Approved, April 26, 1877. )
The petition of S. F. Quimby for the Trees
removal of the horsechestnut trees in front of No. 48
Federal Street, was referred to the Committee on Streets.
A communication was received from the Constable
Lafayette St. m. E. Church Society asking for the appoint-
ment of W. W. Wentworth their sexton,as a Constable.
The Mayor thereupon nominated said
Wentworth to be a Constable, and the Board confirmed the
nomination.
The Board of Engineers recommended & Fireman
the Mayor nominated Henry id. Robinson as a member of Hose
• Co. No 3. The nomination was confirmed.
Notices of intention to build were Intent to
received and referred as follows: Geo. W. Upton, addition
to dwelling house at corner of Mill and .Norman Streets, to
Alderman Ermerton; Chas. H. Miller stable on Andrews Street,
to Alderman Davis; Mary Martin, enlargement of dwelling
house in Ward Street, to Alderman Manning
A petition signed by C. H. Ingalls Downing St.
and six others asking for the acceptance of Downing Street,
as a public way, was referred to the Committee on Streets.
The following applications were re- Licenses
ceived and referred to the Committee on Licenses, viz:
Application of Perry Collier 243Q Essex St. ,for an Auc-
tioner's License
Thos:E. Newell Higginson Square for a
Billard License
C. Victorato, 18 Central St. ,for a Bowline
Saloon License
H. C. Batchelder, 1 Endicott St. , for a
Junk License
" TM Martin Collins 41 Derby St. ,for a Junk License
It " Walace Shaw 60 Union St. , for a Brewer' s TM
TM TM F.A.Morrill 22 Derby Square for an Innholders"
It " F.A.Morrill 22 Derby Square for Liquor Licenses
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Application of John Ganey,39 Eilk St. ,for liquor licenses. Licenses.
for Common Vicular, s
license.
On motion of PEr. Iilanning the general Liquor
subject of licenses for the sale of intoxicating liquors Licenses.
and fees for the same, was referred to the Committee on Li-
censes, with instructions to report thereon.
The ordinance for the purpose of se- Ordinance
curing the prevention of fires came back from the Common prevention
Council amended in Section first, by establishing different
boundary lines for the fire district than those originally
reported, and as amended, passed to be ordained, and sent
up for concurrence in the amendment. The Board concurred
in the passage of the Ordinance a
p g 0 n nce s amended. See papers on
• file, and record of Ordinances. (Approved, April 26, 1877 . )
The ordinance regulating the inspec- Ordinance
tion of buildings was returned from the Common Council, a- inspection
mended by striking out in Section one all the words in the of building:
1st. 21d. & 3d, lines & to the word "to" in the ath line of
the printed copy and inserting in place thereof the follow-
ing words: "The Layor and Aldermen shall the present year
in the month of :ca.y and thereafter annyally in the month of
April or whenever a vacancy occurs appoint one of the En-
gineers of the Fire Department as an Inspector of Buildings.
The said Inspector shall be paid each year until otherwise
ordered, the sum of one hundred dollars." Also by adding
before the last section the following words "Section 6. All
ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent with this
ordinance, are hereby repealed." And changing the number
of the last Section to 1171: And so thus amended the Ordinance
was passed to be ordained and sent up for concurrence in the
amendments. The Board concurred. in the passage of the or-
dainance as amended. See papers on file and record of Orr
dances. (Approved, April 26, 1877. )
The ordinance to provide for the pay- Ordinance
ment of the principal of the "City of Salem Water Loan," ';later Loan
passed by this Board April 9th. , 1877, was returned from the
Common Council passed to be ordained in concurrence. See
record of Ordinances. (Approved, April 26, 1877. )
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The order fixing the compensation of Sanitary
the Sanitary Commissioners and authorizing surveys, and Comri'rs.
plans to be made, came, from the Common Council passed in
concurrence. (Approved, April 26, 1877. )
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry 1.1. ISeek, Clerk.
A special meeting of the Board of Ald-
ermen was held on Thursday, April 26th. , 1877 , at 73 o'clock
P. M.
• The Mayor and all the members were
present except Alderman Stone.
The record of the last two meetings
was read and approved.
Notices of intention to build were Intent to
received and referred as follows; John H. Stevenson, dwell- build.
ing house on Essex Street, to Alderman Davis; W. L. Kinsman,
Agent, rebuilding of shed on Church Street, to Alderman
Davis; J. Jackson, erection of bay window at No 2. Lit. Ver-
non Street, to Alderman Lbmerton.
The Committee on Streets submitted a Turner St.
report recommending the adoption of the Following Order,viz:DOwnln� St.
"Ordered, that this Board consider the
expediency of laying out and widening Turner Street, on its
western side, over land of Osgood; also, of laying out and
accepting Downing Street, as a public way; in accordance
with plans on file in the City Clerk' s office, and that a
public hearing thereon be had at the City Hall, upon 1.1onday
the 7th day of May, 1877, at 4 o'clock P. M. , and that due
notice of said hearing be given to all parties interested.
The Report was accepted and the Order
adopted.
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The following Report was submitted: Abatement.
"City of Salem, hpril 26, 1877. The
Commaittee on Streets to whom was referred the petition of
Joseph 'rulsifer for abatement of assessment for sewer on
his estate in Lynde Street, having attended to the subject,
recommend that the prayer of the petitioner be granted.
For the Committee
Henry K. Oliver Chairman."
The Report was accepted and the re-
commendation adopted, provided that whenever the estate
makes use of the sewer the amount of the assessment shall
be paid.
The petition of Cornelius Riley for Vale
acceptance of Vale St, was referred to the Committee on Street.
Streets.
• The petition of Caroline ??. Smith, Claim.
representing that she was injured by falling from a defect
in the highway on Bridge St. , in front of P. F. Adams & Co.
carriage manufactory, and requesting the City Council to
grant her just compensation, was referred to the Joint
Standing Committee on Claims and sent down for concurrence.
Came back concurred. (Reference approved, April 27, 1877 . )
The petition- of iiary A. Burton for a Intelli-
license to keep an Intelligence Office, was referred to the .e€ nce
Committee on Licenses. Office.
The petition of John Bertram for leave Pet. to
to lay a private sewer from the house on the northwestern lay private
corner of Derby and Turner Streets, through Turner Street. , sewer.
to tide water, was referred to the Committee on Streets.
and Agent of the Llagnolia Steamboat .go. , asking permission Teave to
to build a solid or temporary wharf near the Willows on build wharf
Salem Neck for the purpose of receiving and landing pas- at Willows.
sengers, was referred to the Joint Standing Committee on
Public Property and sent down for concurrence. Came back
concurred. (Reference approved Lpril 27, 1877. )
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The annual appropriations came back Annual
from the Common Council amended by substituting $50,000.-- Appropria-
tor $54,000.-- for the Department of Streets, Bridges and tions
sewers, and as amended, .adopted, and sent up for concurrence
in the amendments. The Board non-concurred and requested a
Committee of Conference, Aldermen, Finmerton, Manning and
Eaton appointed and sent down to be joined. The Common
Council joined Messrs. Benjamin, H. S. Perkins and Simonds.
The Committee subsequently made report
recommending an appropriation of $52,000.-- for Streets &c . ,
The report was accepted, the Order amended in accordance
therewith, and sent down for concurrence. The Common Coun-
cil concurred. (Approved, April 27, 1877. )
r a fvi Manning submitted the following Ordinance
g g
Ordinance: City
• "City of Salem Physician.
In the year one thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven.
An Ordinance to amend an Ordinance entitled "An Or-
dinance establishing the office of City Physician, and de-
fining the duties thereof."
Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Salem,
as follows:
Section 1. The Ordinance passed June 14th. 1875, entitled
"An Ordinance establishing the office or the City Physician,
and defining the duties thereof," is hereby amended, by add-
ing to Section 2 the following words: "And shall furnish
medical advice and orders for medicine to such sick and
needy,_persons, other than those above mentioned, as the
Overseers of the Poor may direct."
Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect upon its passage."
The Ordinance was passed to be ordained
and sent down for concurrence.
Notice was received from the Common i ro ria-
Council that the Order appropriating $8,000.-- for the con- Mn0
struction of a new building in Church Street, had been laid Church St.
on the table. Building.
The Order instructing the City Treas- Water Loan
urer to repay to the Trustees of the Plater Loan Sinking Sinking
Fund, the sum of $3139.50, came from the Common Council Fund.
• passed in concurrence. (Approved, Apr. 27, 1877. )
April 30, 1377. Vol. 9 - Page 417
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry I5. &Leek, Clerk.
A special meeting of the Board of Ald-
ermen was held on irionday April 30th. 1877, at 72 o'clock P.1:i.
The Mayor and all the members were
present,except Alderman i:ianning.
with. The reading of the record was dispensed
• The :Iayor read the petition of Samuel Naumkeag
Calley for a change of location of the track of the Naum- Street Rail-
keag St. Railway Co. to the Neck and the order of notice way Co.
thereon, and declared the hearing opened,
Messrs Samuel Calley, Abner C. Goodell
Jr. , and Daniel C. ,•Nanning were the only persons present.
1174o person objected to the proposed change. tar. Goodell for
the Railway Co, said that they did not object, but hoped the
question of paving would be left to the discretion of the
Committee on Streets.
No other person desiring to be heard
the hearing was closed.
On motion of Mr. Harris the prayer of
the petitioner was granted, and the matter recommitted to
the Committee on Streets with full power; said Committee to
report however a definite location for record.
The petition of Henry A. Gardner for Flying
leave to erect flying horses at the Tillows on Salem Neck, Horses.
was referred to the Committee on Public Property, and sent
to the CO-Mon Council for concurrence.
The following applications were re- Licenses.
ceived and referred to the Committee on Licenses, viz:
Application of Geo.A. Piilson to keep a Billiard Hall at No
18,Front St.
" I:iary O'Connell to keep an Intelligence Office
299 Essex St.
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Application of Lodusca A. Edgerly to keep an Intelligence Licenses.
Office at 142 Lafayette St.
Kelley & Carter for a license as Innholders at
No. 140 Lafayette St.
" " 17m.L.Palmer & Co.for a license as Innholders at
No. 176 Essex St.
it " Edw'd.F.Hall for a license as Innholder at Juniper
�t6ise
n n F. C. Brown It n " n n at No. 15
Derby Square.
Henry G. Hubon " " IT " Common Victualer at
No.75 Washington St.
Garrett Pigott for a " " " " 8s licuor lie
enses.
Patrick Walsh " " " it " It It
It It Mlartin McGuire " " " " it it it It
• It " Chas. H. Pinkham " " " to sell liquors.
The following report was received: Concerning
"City of Salem April 30. 1877. To Liquor
the Board of Aldermen. of the City of Salem. The Committee Licenses.
on Licenses to whom was referred the petitions of John Ganey,
Joseph Shaw, and F. A. Morrill, for permission to sell li-
quors, and to whom was also referred the general subject of
liquor,;licenses having considered the subject, recommend that
the petitioners have leave to withdraw and that no licenses
for such sales be granted for the ensuing year, exdepting to
apothecaries, and druggists, and to them with the restriction
that such sales be confined to the prescriptions of Physicians
and Surgeons in regular practice.
For the Committee'
Henry K. Oliver Chairman"
There being some doubt as to the right
of the Board to add to the conditions of licenses, the report
was recommitted, and the Committee requested to make a report
on the general subject r
g � et of liquor licenses separate from the
other maters contained in above report.
A petition signed by Samll. Dalton Pet. of 21d
Lieut*t Col. Second Corps Cadets, L'_.V.i:?. , asking the Board Corps of
to provide him with Battalion Head quarters at an expense Cadets.
not exceeding $100.-- per year, was referred to the Commit-
tee on Military affairs on the part of this Board.
Mr. Davis subsequently offered the
• following Order, viz:
"Ordered, that the Committee on Liili-
tary Affairs on the part of this Board be hereby authorized
if thpy deem it expedient to provide suitable accommodations
for equipments used by the 21d Corps
April 50 L _?ey 7, . 1877 . Vol. 9 - Page 419
. of Cadets, and also a suitable room for Battalion Heerquar-
ters; provided, that the nhole expense does not exceed the
sun of Three hundred dollars; said expense, to be charged to
the appropriation for incidentals."
!St. 1877. ) The Order was adopted. (Approved ','.ay
The Board then adjourned.
nttest,
Henry i. IJeek, Clerk.
A special meeting of the Board of rld-
• errien was held on Honday, Pay 7th. 1877, at 4 o'clock P. M.
The Mayor and all the members were
present.
read and approved. The record of the last meeting was
_, hearing was then had upon the peti- Downing
tion for the acceptance of Downing Street. I,r. C. H. Ingalls St.
was present in behalf of the petitioners, .and said that the
acceptance of the Street was desired by the abuttors. No
other person desiring to be heard the hearing was closed.
The subject was then referred to the
Committee on Streets, with instructions to report an order
for the laying out of said street as a public way.
The Board then proceeded to hear the Turner
persons interested in the proposed widening of Turner Street.
Street. Several of the petitioners were present and stated
wherein the widening of the street was desirable. The hear-
ing was then adjourned to ':Monday evening, ,day 14th. , 1877,
at 7 4 o' clock, for the purpose of hearing P,ir. Osgood upon
the question of damages.
The Coninittee on Licenses to whom was dunk.
referred the petitions of Lartin Collins and Henry C . Batch-
elder for licenses to keep junk shoes submitted a report, re-
commending that the petitioners have leave to withdraw. The
• report was accepted and the recomriiendation
May 7 , 1877. Vol. 9 - a_-e 420
adopted.
The Committee on Licenses submitted Licenses '
the following report, viz:
"Saleri Hey 7th. 1877.
To the Hon. Mayor and Aldermen,
Gentlemen:
The Committee on Licenses respectfully
recommend that licenses be granted to the persons named be-
low, as follows, viz:
Perry Collier, a license as an Auctioneer.
Thomas P.Newell, a license to keep a Billiard Hall.
Constantine Victorato, a license to keep a Bowling Saloon.
Mary A. Burton, a license to keep an Intelligence Office.
Geo. A. Wilson " ^ " ^ a Billiard Hall
Lary O'Connell " " » " an Intelligence Office.
Lodusca A.Edgerly a " it
• Kelley & Carter, a license as Innholders (Lafayette House)
Wm. L. Palmer & Co, a ^ " » (Essex House)
Edw'd. F. Hall, a license as an Ir_nholder (Juniper House)
Fred'k. C. Brown a " " " » (15 Derby Square)
Henry G. Hubon a license as a Common Victualer (75 Washin6,ton St. )
For the Committee,
Henry K. Oliver Chairman."
granted. The Report was accepted and the licenses
The petition of D. B. Gardner for leave Area
to build a cellar window area in sidewalk alongside brick un r
store accupied by M. C. Reynolds & Co. in Market Square, the sidewalk
same to be properly covered, was referred to the Committee on
Streets.
Notices of intent to build were re- Intent to
ceived and referred asLfollows, viz: Edward M. Jewett, build.
dwelling house in Ord Street, to Alderman Stone : T. G.
:oulton, dwelling house at corner of Holly and Hazel Streets,
to Alderman Manning.
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Lay 7, 1877 . Vol. 9 - Page 421
n petition of the Chief Engineers of Tabernacle
the _,ire Department, asking that soiae action looking to the Bell
removal of the spring attached to the bell in the tower of
the Tabernacle Church be taken, so that in case of fire a
proper alarm may be given, was referred to the Committee on
Fire Department on the part of the Board.
The following Report was submitted,viz: hharf at
"In City Council, Salem Lay 7, 1877. the Vdillow,
The joint Standing Committee on Public Property to whom was
referred the petition of the Salem & L4agnolia Steamboat Co. ,
for permission to construct a wharf at the Willows respect-
fully report, that they have attended to the duty assigned
them, and recommend that the petition be granted.
For the Committee
John D. Eaton Chairman."
• The Report was accepted recomaendation
adopted and sent to the Common Council for concurrence.
& notice from the Harbor Commissioners
of a hearing before them, the 9th day of May, on the peti-
tion of the Salem and Magnolia Steamboat Co. , for lease to
build a wharf at Salem Neck, was received and placed on file.
A petition signed by Edw' d. D81ton Phelps St.
and 16 others, asking that rhelps St. , be widened and put
in proper order, in accordance with intentions of a previous
municipal administration, was referred to the Committee on
Streets.
The petition of Albert Day for leave Pet, for
to use part of the sidewalk at No . Dodge Street, for the leave to u-
purpose of building a Lutheran window in the house owned by sidewalk.
"Irs. N. H. Moulton, was referred to the Committee on Streets.
The petition of Francis Reynolds and Phillips,
52 others, . representing that the public good and conven- Irving, &
ience requires that the ways known as Phillips, Irving, and Harrod Sts.
Harrod Streets, be laid out as public ways, and asking for
such laying out, was referred to the Committee on Streets.
and 1iessrs. Henry M. Bixby, David Conrad, Jurors
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George Upton, were drawn as traverse jurors, to serve at
the Superior Court to be holden at Newburyport, on the
second Monday of May instant.
The Report of the City Marshal for City
the month of April was received and placed on file. hershal' s
neport.
The Mayor nominated as inspector of
buildings under Ordinance of April 231d. 1877, Josiah B. Inspector
Osborn, now Chief Engineer of the Fire Department of the of Build-
City.` inks.
Alderman Harris moved that the nomi-
nation be laid on the table until the next meeting.
Alderman Eaton moved that the nomina-
tion be acted upon at once. This motion Was substituted in
place of the motion made by Mr. Harris, and was then rejected.
• Mr. Harris again moved that the matter
be laid on the table until the next regular meeting and the
motion was adopted. ,
The application of John H. Davis for Junk
a license as a dealer in junk, was granted.
The following applications mere re- Licenses
ferred to the Committee on Licenses, viz:
Application of Daniel W.Ledd for a license to keep a Billiard Hell.
Charles M.Cepen " " " " " " " "
Charles H.Kezar for a license as an Innholder
Frederick Porter and others for a license as
Common Victualers.
Daniel McCern for a license as a dealer in
second hand articles.
" ^ Aaron Shaw fora license as a dealer in junl_.
The following applications were re- Licuor
ceived and referred to the Committee on Licenses, viz: Licenses &c
Application of Geo.F.Ropes &Co.for a license to sell liquors
under Class 4
William Hayes for,'lioenses as a Common Victualer
and to sell liquors under Class 1.
Idary Linnehan for licenses as a Common "
and to sell liquors under Class 3.
Sheridan B. Comstock for licenses as a Common
Victualer and to sell liquors under Class 3.
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?i'_ay 7, 1877 . Vol. 9 - Page 423
Application of Kelley & Carter for a license to sell liquors
under Class 4.
Peter Curtis for licenses as a Common Victualer
and to sell liquors under Class 3.&5.
Pka. L. Palmer & Co. for a license to sell liquors
under Class 1.
If It ..1ichael Brad; for a license to sell liquors under
Class 5.
Thos.N.Covell for licenses as a Common Victualer
and to sell liquors under Class 3.
Thomas B.:<ichols for a license to sell liquors
under Class 4.
It " Geo.L.Hodgkins for a license to sell liquors
under Class 4.
Geo.P.Farrington for a license to sell liquors
under Class 4.
Patrick Hennessy for a license to sell liquors
• under Class 4.
Philip felcDonnell for licenses as a Common Vict-
ualer and to sell liquors under Class 3.
It If John Casey for licenses as a Common Victualer and
to sell liquors under Class 1.
" It Ellen Mulready for a license to sell liquors under
Class 5.
It It Andrew Dodge for a license as an Innholder
It " John Cassell for licenses as a Common Victualer
and to sell liquors under Class 3 & 4.
It It Pulliam C.Senons for licenses as a Common Victualer
and to sell liquors under Class 3.
It ". John Chandler for a license to sell liquors under
Class 5.
John Joyce for licenses as a Common Victualer and
to sell liquors under Class 3. & 4.
Alden B. Gardner for licenses as a Common Victualer
and to sell liquors under Class 1 & 4.
John Doherty for licenses as a Common Victualer and
to sell liquors under Class 1& 4.
John F. Hurley tor licenses as a Common Victualer
and to sell liquors under Class 1.
It It Catherine Yates for licenses as a Common Victualer
and to sell liquors underclass 3.
John Hurley for licenses as an Innholder and to
sell liquors under Class 1 & 4.
. Iark J.Smith for licenses as an Innholder and to
• sell liquors under Class 3.
John J.Sullivan for licenses as a Common Victualer
and to sell liquors under Class 1 & 4.
" it Benj'n.Webb Jr.for a license to sell liquors under
Class 4.
Puay 7, 1877. Vol. 9 - Page 423-A
.Application for Thos. Lannon for licenses as a Common Victualer
and to sell liquors under Class 3.
Joshua W.Dovist for licenses as a Common Vict-
ualer and, to sell liquors under Class 1
Patrick H.Devine for licenses as a Common Viet-
ualer and to sell liquors under Class 1.
Michael Sullivan for licenses as a Common Vict-
ualer and to sell liquors under Class 3. & 4.
George A. Wilson for licenses as a Common Vict-
ualer and to sell liquors under Class 1
Thorndike Lefavor for a license to sell liquors
under Class 4.
Michael McDonald for a license to sell liquors
under Class 5.
Edw'd, F. Hall for a license to sell liquors
under Class 1.
• " " Patrick Walsh for licenses as a Common Victualer
and to sell liquors under Class 1 & 4.
John Kiely for licenses as a Common Victualer and
to sell liquors under Class 1.
" y Margaret Foley for a license to sell liquors under
Class 5.
Geo. H, Buxton for licenses as a Common Vict-
ualer and to sell liquors under Class 3.
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ay 7, 1877. Vol. 9 - Page 424
Application of Thos. P. Rewell for licenses as a Common Vict-
ualer and to sell liquors under Class 1.
Catherine Carey for licenses as a Common Vict-
ualer and to sell liquors under Class 3.
Michael Burke for a license to sell lio_uors
under Class 5.
The following communication was re- Veto Police
ceivedr viz:
Salaries.
I.1ay 3. 1877 "City of Salem, Mass. Mayor' s Office,
To the Board of Aldermen of the City of Salem.
Gentlemen: -- The Order passed at your meeting
of April 231d. reducing the salaries of the several of the
several members of the Police Force of the City, is returned
• without approval. The, reasons which have induced this with-
holding of official signature, are the following. viz: I
find that the salaries paid to similar officers in the Cities
following, tabulating them for convenience to be these viz:
Assistant
Cities IeIarshall Marshall Captains P_etrclmen
Lowell ; . u 1800.-- " 1166.25 _ ._ $1003.75 ._... $1003.75
Lawrence 1500.-- 1003.75 912.50 j 730.--
Cambridge 1800.-- 1100.-- 1049.38 1003.75
Worcester 1600.-- ! 1200.-- � 912.50 821.25
Springfield 1500.-- 1050.-- ! 975.-- 825.--
Chelsea 1700.-- 1003.75 912.50 912.50
Lynn 1500.-- 1200.-- 1200.-- 800.--
Fall River 1876. 1877 1876. 1876 . 1876
$1500.00$1350.00! N1037.75 i $1037.75 i $821.25
1877 1877 j1877
$912.50 912.50 �^73C.--
_ _.. _ . .. _ . _ _. . _
Giving as
Average 1612.50 1097.69 1000.42 864.69
And in Salem j 1500.-- ! 900.-- 875.-- 800.--
All Court fees are paid into City
Treasuries. It will be seen that in five of the Cities above
named the salary of City Marshals exceeds that in our own,
that in three, it is the same, one only, and that by recent
reduction, being lower, while the salary of our Assistant
Iarshall, that of our Captain, and of our Patrolmen, are all
lower than those of parties of the same rank in all these
Cities, with the single, exception of Fall River, in its re-
duced rate, and of Lawrence, the average salaries in all the
• eight Cities being greater than those in Salem.
The duties of a Police Officer are of
a peculiar, exacting, and very responsible nature. He may
be said to be when on duty in general peril of limb and life,
having to deal, in the main, with parties who are reckless
of law as well as in the use of means of
Hay 7, 1877 Vol. 9 - Page 425
. shielding themselves against officials whose special function
it is to prevent crime, to protect the city, and its rood
citizens against crime and criminals
g imin is and to arrest and to
secure offenders against law and good order. Both by day
and by night, he is liable to be called into active service,
arrests at night demanding his appearance by day at the
Courts, to look after the prosecutions against parties ar-
rested, appearance being obligatory both at the lower court,
and at the higher in case .of appeal wherever such hiF.her
court may be held, whether here or in the other shire towns
of the County. The rest needed by him after a night' s ser-
vice, is not seldom broken up for much of the day, with
small chance of getting any before the return of the night
calls him to renewed duty..
From the amount allowed him as his
yearly stipend he has to pay for his own uniform this always
• to be worn when on duty, exposed to the ordinary wear and
tear of the weather, and to worse wear and tear, .if brought
as he not seldom is into conflict with the rough unscrupu-
lous and desperate characters infesting all cities, and with
whom an almost perpetual warfare must be waged. The members
of our force are privileged with scanty vacation and this va-
cation only by special permission of your Board while in
Boston a vacation of three weeks is annually given, and in
Lynn one of two weeks. On ordinary holidays our night force
is put on extra duty, in aid of the regular day force. An
efficient officer, and with only such will the Public be
satisfied must combine the rare mixture of courage with pru-
dence and promptness, decision with coolness, self-poise and
self-possession, disregard of his own life with due apprecia-
tion of its value in time of peril to the community and to
the cause of good order, and an experience in a business in-
self peculiar, and many sided. Such experience as is not of
easy nor of brief acquirement. Such men in the average, I
think we have, and it seems to me unwise to run any risk of
weakening the efficiency of our force by any discouragement,
by uncertainty of exchange, and with small prospect of better-
ment, simply on the ground of an apparent large supply of sub-
stitute applications. In my own mind the question is not
,hether there is a large supply of men, merely, but whether
there is a large supply of men combining all the qualities and
all the experience that a work so exacting, and so peculiar
demands.
Very Respectfully
• Henry K. Oliver Mayor."
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P-anning moved that consideration Police
of the matter be postponed until evening, and that the City salaries
Solicitor be requested to give his opinion as to the le-
gality of the veto. The motion was ruled out of order.
It was then voted that the City Ies-
senger recuest the attendance of the City Solicitor. The
',iessenger reported that the Solicitor was not at his office.
On motion of Er. "nmerton the Board
then adjourned until 8 o'clock P. i; .
Attest,
Henry i:4. I.leek, Clerk.
The Board of lldermen met on 2onday
• evening ;;lay 7th. 1877, at 8 o'clock, pursuant to adjourn-
ment
';Iayor presided. All the members were present. The
Mr. Z�T-umerton stated that during the Police
recess he had called with the Hayor upon the City Solicitor,Salaries
and that the Solicitor recommended that the veto message be
laid on the table, until he could prepare an opinion upon
the point at issue.
The matter was then laid on the table,
and the City Solicitor was requested to give his opinion as
to what constitutes the presentment to the Hayor of an order
or vote for approval, and as to the legality of the Mayor's
veto of the Order fixing the compensation of members of the
police force.
The petition of Nicholas Bovey and 10 Green
others asking for the acceptance of Green Place, as a public Peace
way, and that it may be put in good order, was referred to
the Committee on Streets.
The Layer nominated wm. N. Trofatter Constable.
as a Constable. The nomination was confirmed.
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The Board then proceeded to open the Contract
bids for furnishing the City with coal; bids were received for Coal.
from 7.7a. Pickering Jr. , Charles S. Clark and D. Pitts & Co.
Mr. Pickerings bid being the lowest,
on motion of Mr. Manning, it was voted, that the contract
for furnishing the City with Coal for the ensuing year be
awarded to 7h. Pickering Jr. , in accordance v;ith his p
osal and the specifications
. ro-
n
_ (Approved ...ay* 9, 1877. )
President Eumerton in the chair, the i. onthly
Board examined and approved the Bills of the department for BTills.
the month of April.
The Committee on Streets submitted a Turner
verbal report, recommending that the petition of John Ber- Street
tram for. leave to lay a private sewer through a portion of Sev�,er.
Turner Street, be granted, except that a 12 inch instead of
a 6 inch pipe be laid.
The Report was accepted, and the fol-
lowing Order was offered, viz:
Ordered, that the Committee on Streets
be and they are hereby authorized to furnish at the expense
of the City a twelve inch pipe for a public sewer in Turner
Street from. the estate
s ate on the N. W. corner
of Derbyand
Turner Turner Streets, to tide water, in accordance with the pe-
tition of Lir. John Bertram; the expense of laying said pipe
to be paid by Mr. Bertram.
The Order was adopted. (Approved
May 90 1877. )
The Board then adjourned:
Attest,
Henry M. Pr_'eek, Clerk.
A regular meeting of the Board of Ald-
ermen was held on Monday evening, Lay 14th. 1877 at 74 o'clock.
All the members were present. The
ilayor presided.
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with. The reading of the record was dispensed
The iiayor stated that the hearing on Turner St.
the proposed widening of Turner street had been adjourned
to this hour, and that the Board were ready to proceed with
the sane. is"r. C. S. Osgood appeared in behalf of the owner
of the estate whose land would be taken by the widening, and
said that he made no objection to the widening, but -------
that the house proposed to be moved is very old, and he
should require the city to put it in good repairEafter re-
aoval, including disarrangement of cesspools &c. He should
also claim land damages, hTo other persons desiring to be
heard, the hearing was closed, and the matter recommitted
to the Committee on Streets.
A communication from the Committee on Cit
• Fire Department in reference to a nuisance said to exist at Sta les
the City Stables, was referred to the Committee on Stables.
The following report was submitted Report of
viz: Com. on
"City Council Salem P,iay 14, 1877. The AccIts.
Toint Standing Committee on Accounts respectfully report
that they have allowed claims for the month of April as fol-
lows: -
Schools $7312.12
Poor 909.91
Fire 209.30
Mayo
r yor & A ldI n. 10212.98
57ater 3407.74
Interest 4327.80
State Aid 962.50
Total 27342.35
The claims allowed, the amounts appropriated and the unes-
pended balances for the present year to this date are as
follows: -
Allowed Appropriated Unexpended
Schools 38885.97 $ 80000.-- $ 41114.03
Poor 10456.59 24000.-- 13543.41
Fire 4967.64 12000.- 7032.36
4ayor & AldIn. 66761.89 152689.25 85927.36
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Tater 8474.88 30000.-- 21525.12
Interest 41904.16 86000.-- 44095.84
State Aid 4312.-- 12000.-- 7688.--
17 763. 3 396689.25 22 9926.12
For the Committee
Geo. R. 11mmerton Chairman."
The report was accepted and sent down
for concurrence. Came back concurred (Presented :iay 15. 1877.
Approved May 15. 1877. )
Mr. banning offered the following Re- Town Hall
solve:
"City of Salem Ilay 7, 1877 Resolved,
that the public building in Market Square known as the "Town
Hall," be hereafter called and known as "Market Hall."
Mr. Emmerton moved that it be laid on
• the table. The motion was not adopted.
The Resolve was then adopted and sent
to the Common Council for concurrence. Came back rejected.
A communication from the Memorial Invitation
Com. of Post 34 G. A. R. , extending to the Mayor and City from Pos
Council a most cordial invitation to take part with the 34 GG.A.R.
Post in the memorial exercises of Decoration Day, May 30th. ,
1877, was received, and the same was accepted and sent down
for concurrence. Came back concurred. (Presented Lay 15.
1877. Approved May 15. 1877. )
Notice of an action of. tort brought Suit.
against the City by Timothy O'Connell of Salem was received
and referred to the City Solicitor, and sent down for con-
currence. Came back concurred. (Presented for approval of
reference May 15. 1877 . Approved Mlay 15. 1877. )
A petition signed by Charles 14. Bu£fum Myrtle St.
and 4 others, asking that Myrtle Street may be accepted from water pipe
Cabot Street to the line of the Eastern Railroad and that &c.
the pipes of the City Water Works may be laid to supply the
houses on that street, was received. So much of the petition
as refers to the acceptance of the street was referr- to the
Committee on Streets, and the remainder referred to the Joint
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Standing Committee on Water Works, and sent down for con-
currence. Came back concurred (Presented for approval of
reference lay 15. 1877. Approved lay 15. 1877. )
A petition signed by Henry J. Lane Sewer in
and 12 others, asking for the construction of a Common Sew- ILndicot
er to run from the western end of Endicott Street, through and Summer
Endicott and Summer Streets, to the pdill Pond, as by survey,_
was referred to the Committee on Streets.
i
The petition of A. E. Barron, request- Pet. to
ing permission to keep a restaurant at the Williows on Salem keep re-
Neck for the sale of the ordinary articles of refreshment, freshments
during the coming summer, was referred to the Joint Standing at "The
Committee on Public Property with power to act, and sent Wi lows.
down for concurrence. Came back concurred. (Presented for
• approval of reference 2<_ay 15. 1877. Approved May 15. 1877. )
The Board of Engineers recommended, Fireman
the Mayor nominated, and the Board confirmed, Charles W.
Meady as a member of Hose Co. Sdo. 5, in place of Charles
S. Cunningham discharged at his own request.
A petition signed by Geo. E. Berry, Pet. for
requesting permission to connect with the older sewer on leave to
Essex St. , from No. 25 in said street, the new sewer not ex-conne_cfwiti
tending down said Essex Street below Hardy Street, was re- Sewer.
ceived; and the same was referred to the Committee on
Streets, with power to act.
The following Order was submitted,viz: Coal
"Ordered, that the Mayor be and he Contract.
hereby is authorized to contract in behalf of the City, with
'Lan. Pickering Jr. of Salem, to supply the City with coal for
the year ending May loth. , 1878, in accordance with the pro-
posal of said Pickering on file in the City Clerk' s Office.
The Order was adopted and sent to the
Common Council for concurrence. Came back concurred.
(Presented Hey 15. 1877 Approved May 15. 1877. )
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A petition signed by James P. Chandler Lamps.
and nine others, asking that additional lamps be placed on
Tremont Street, and suggesting the location of one near the
Peabody line, and another between the first and the corner
of School Street, was received; and the same was referred
to the Committee on. Lamps and Lighting.
The application of Elizabeth B. Day Intelligent
for a license to keep an Intelligence Office, was granted. Office.
The Following Report was submitted: Junk Deal-
Salem ,?ass. In Board of Aldermen ers Billiar
21ay 14. 1877. The Committee on Licenses to whom were re- Halls Com.
ferred applications of the following named persons , re- Victualers
spectfully recommend that licenses be granted them, as Innholaerg.
follows: --
• Daniel McCern, a license to deal in Junk & second hand articles
Aaron Shaw, " " " n " Junk &c.
Daniel W. Ladd, a license to keep a Billiard Hall.
Chas. M. Capen, n n n n it if n
Fred+k. Porter,& others a license as Common Victualers
(Holly Tree Inn)
Sheridan B. Comstock, a license as a Common Victualer
Thomas N. Cavell,
Charles H. Kezar, a license as an Innholder
Andrew Dodge, " " + n it
Mark J. Smith, n n „ „ (Custer House)
Francis A. Morrill, a license as an Innholder
For the Committee
Henry K. Oliver Chairman."
granted. The Report was accepted and the licenses
The following communication was re- Opinion of
ceived and read, viz: - City Solici
"To the Honorable the Board of Alder- tor.
men of the City of Salem I have received from the City Clerk
a copy of the following vote passed at a meeting of the
Board of Aldermen May 7, 1877. Voted - That the City Solici-
tor be requested to give his opinion as to what constitutes a
presentment to the Mayor of an Order or vote for
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approval and as to the validity of the "Tayor' s veto of the
Order fixing the compensation of members of the Police Force.
In reply to this I have to say that
from the best consideration I have been able to give to the
subject, it is my opinion that the presentation of an order
to the P. ayor under statute of 1876. ch. 193, must be a for-
mal act by which the order is laid before him for revision;
that a mere knowledge on the part of the Mayor of the exist-
ence of such an order or notice to him of that fact by rea-
son of his presence at the time of its passage is not suf-
ficient & does not meet the requirements of the Statute;
that in the present case there was no presentation to the
T:leyor within the meaning of the Statute, till that made by
the City Clerk upon the 28th of April; that the ten days
did not begin to run till then; that ,consecuently the Order
in question with the objections of the Mayor, was returned
• within the time limited, and the Order is not as yet in
force.
Very respectfully
Salem May 14. 1877 . J. A. Gillis City Solicitor"
The veto message was then taken from Salaries
the table, and the vote passed April 231d. 1677, adopting of Police.
the Order fixing the salaries of members of the police
force from ?day lst. 1877, was reconsidered.
The Order was then adopted, notwith-
standing the objections of the t:iayor, by the following vote:
T�:essrs Davis, Damerton, Harris and Canning voting in the
affirmative, and 1.1essrs Eaton and Stone in the negative.
The Ordinance passed by this Board Ordinance
_April 26th. amending the Ordinance establishing the office Ciy y-
of City Physician came back from the Common Council reject- sician
ed.
The following Order came from the assessors.
Common Council adopted and sent up for concurrence, viz:
1117hereas it has been represented by
sundry citizens and tax-payers of the City of Salem that
certain classes of property in said city are overvalued by
the assessors of said city, and that inequalities exist in
the taxation of the personal property employed in the busi-
ness of tanning and currying, so that the same is not rea-
sonable and proportional therefore, It is Ordered, that the
assessors of said city be re-
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. . C 433
spectfully requested to inform the City Council whether the
provisions of the Ordinance, entitled '"An Ordinance defining
the duties of assistant assessors" have been in all respects
complied with during the current municipal year, and whether
the estimates of the property employed in the business of
tanning and currying as made by the assistant assessors for
the purposes of taxation, differ materially in any instances
from the estimates of such property made by the assessors
themselves."
The Board concurred in the adoption of
the Order (Presented May 15, 1877. Approved May 15. 1877 . )
The Order appropriating �?8000.-- for AAparropriia--
the erection of a new building in Church Street for the tion Build-
Tater Department, came from the Common Council indorsed ing in
"Taken from table and referred to Joint Standing Committee Church St.
• on Water Trorks with instructions to report at the next meet-
ing of the Council, and "sent up for concurrence in reference."
The Board Concurred (Presented for approval of reference bray
15, 1877. Approved May 15. 1877. )
The following Order was submitted: City Mes-
"Ordered, that a second Committee of senger &
conference be requested upon the Ordinance relating to the Janitor
salary of the .City Messenger and Janitor." Sa aries.
The Order was adopted, Alderman .Eaton,
ysmerton and Davis appointed, and sent down to---,be joined.
Came back Messrs Russell, Foster and Harris joined. The
Committee submitted a report, recommending that the salary
of the 1aessenger be fixed at $700.-- per annum from and after
the first of June next, and the salary of the Janitor at 700.--
per annum for the municipal year, commencing January 1st, 1877,
The report was accepted. The following Ordinance was submitted
with the report:--
"City of Salem Ordinance
In the year one thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven.
An Ordinance establishing the salaries of certain city
officials. Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of
Salem, as follows:
Section 1. The salary to be. allowed and paid to the Tanitor
of the City Hall, for the year commencing January 1st. , 1877 ,
and for each succeeding year until otherwise ordered, shall
be at the rate of seven hundred
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dollars per annum to be paid in equal monthly payments.
Section 2. The salary to be allowed and paid to the City
Jessenger, from and after the first day of June 1877, for
the remainder of the municipal year, and for each succeed-
ing year until otherwise ordered, shall be at the rate of
seven hundred dollars per annum, to be paid in equal monthly
payments.
section 3. The salaries herein provided to be paid to the
officers herein named, shall be in full for all services ren-
dered the city in their respective offices, and in accordance
with the provisions of the several ordinances relating to the
same.
Section 4. Ul ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsis-
tent with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby re-
pealed.
Section 5. This ordinance shall take effect upon its pass-
age."
The Ordinance was passed to be or-
dained and sent down for concurrence. Came back from the
Common Council passed in concurrence. (Presented for ap-
proval i+iay 15. 1877. Vetoed .gay 18, 1877. See record of
meeting May 18th. )
The following applications were re-
ceived and referred to the Committee on Licenses, viz: for license:
Applicetion of Thomas Vaughan for licenses as a Common Vict-
ualer and to sell liquors under Class 3.
" It Ann Fallon for a license to sell liquors under
Class 5.
" Thomas Williams for a license as an Innholder
(Forest River House)
" TM Gardner Barton for a license to sell liquors
under Class 4.
J.W.Chamberlain for a license to sell liquors
under Class 4.
Geo.A.D.Stickney " " " It It ^
under Class 4.
It It F,dw'd. P.Smith for a license as a Common Victualer
D.B.& J. Newcomb for licenses as Common Victualers
and to sell liquors under Class 3.
TM It James O'Connell for licenses as a Common Victualer
and to sell liquors under Class 3. & 5.
John C.11cCarthy for licenses as a Common Victualer
and to sell liquors under Class 1. & 4.
• " " Chas.H.Stentiford for a license to sell liquors
under Class 4.
Jane McKliget for licenses as Common Victualer
and to sell liquors under Class 3
" it Ldw'd. J. Poore for licenses as Common Victualer
and to sell liquors under Class 1 & 5.
Lay 14, 1877. Vol. 9 - Wage 434-A
,Application of Stephen Ragen for licenses as Coruaon Victualer
and to sell liquors under Class 3 & 4.
Israel Trask for a license as an Innholder and
to sell licuors under Class 3.
Margaret Collins for a license as an Innholder
and to sell liquors under Class 1
John Conway for licenses as a Common Victualer
and to sell liquors under Class 3.
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Application of Charles "I. ,`:ieady for licenses as a Common Vict-
ualer and to sell liquors under Class 3.
James McShane for a license to sell liquors
under Class 4.
IT It Michael Ray for licenses as a Conn on Victualer
and to sell liquors under Class 3 & 4.
It " Mary Myers for licenses as a Common Victualer
and to sell liquors under Class 3.
John Tobin for licenses as a Common Victualer
and to sell liquors under Class 3.
Chas. M. Capen for licenses as a Common Vict-
ualer and to sell liquors under Class 3.
Daniel T.Hagerty for a license as an Innholder.
Joseph Holbrook for licenses as a Common Vict-
ualer and to sell liquors under Class 3.
David Piely for licenses as a Common Victualer
• and to sell liquors under Class 1.
The Committee on Streets having been Turner
granted leave to sit during the session, submitted a report 5�.
recommending the adoption of the following Orders, viz:
"City of Salem In City Council May 14.
1877. Whereas, the safety and convenience of the inhabitants
of the City of Salem, require that .Turner Street should be
laid out and widened as hereinafter described, and whereas
due notice has been given of the intention to lay out and
widen said street it is hereby,-
Ordered that Turner street be and the
same hereby is laid out and widened as follows: - Commencing
at a point in the line of said street as laid out by the City
Council Oct 4th. 1875, said point being in the line of the
northerly side of the house numbered 6, and belonging to the
Ward Estate, thence running in a southerly direction through
said "yard Estate on a straight line a distance of 51 feet 3
inches to the northerly corner of the house, numbered 10 in
said street belonging to Robinson; thence running in a north-
erly direction by the present line of said Turner St. , a dis-
tance of 51 feet 3 inches to the northerly corner of house
numbered 6 in said street, as above mentioned; thence running
in a westerly direction by the northerly side of said house,
numbered 6, three feet, to the point started from. For a more
particular description of the same reference may be had to a
plan drawn by Chas. A. Putnam, surveyor, Sept. 23, 1875. , on
file in the City Clerk' s Office.
• and it is hereby adjudged that the expense of laying out and
widening said street as aforesaid including amount awarded
for land damage, will amount to the sun of Three hundred fifty
dollars, and that the damage, to the estate part of which is
taken will amount to the sum of Fifty dollars, and that said,
amount be awarded to the owner or owners of said
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estate.
Estimate of Expenses
Loving building and grading $300.--
Land damages 50.--
Total expense 350.--
"Ordered that the sum of Three hun- lappropria-
dred fifty dollars be and the same hereby is appropriated, tion
for the purpose of laying out and widening said street, the
sane to be expended under the direction of the Committee on
Streets."
The Report was accepted, Orders adopted
and sent down for concurrence.
On motion the nomination made at the Inspector
last meeting of Josiah B. Osborn as Inspector of Buildings of Build
-
was taken from the table, and the nomination confirmed. ings.
• The following Ordinance came from the Ordinance
Common Council passed to be ordained, and sent up for con- Ball play-
currence, viz: ing•
"City of Salem
In the year one thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven.
An Ordinance to amend an Ordinance in relation to
Streets passed August 17, 1853.
Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Salem, as
follows:
Section 1. That Section 20 of an ordinance in relation to
streets passed August 17. 1853 is hereby amended; by adding
after the word "Streets, the following words "excepting on
Washington Square or the Common so called, where persons
may play at ball, and other games, subject however to such
regulations as the Mayor & Board of Aldermen may determine."
Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect on and after
its passage."
The Ordinance was referred to the
Committee on Streets.
The I,iayor stated that the Committee on Liquor
Licenses would be unable to report on the subject of liquor Licenses
licenses until the fate of the local option bill was decided
by the Legislature.
Further time was granted the Committee.
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The Committee on police and licenses Dogs
were instructed to report an order under the recent act of
the Legislature for nuzzling and restraining dogs.
The report of the Committee on Public Wharf at
Property recommending, that the petition of the Salem and Billows.
,,,Jagnolia Steamboat Co. for leave to build a wharf at the
Willows be granted, came back from the Common Council,"Re-
port accepted and recommendation adopted in concurrence."
(Presented .:Tay 15, 1677. Approved Play 15, 1877. )
The Common Council concurred in the Flying
reference of the petition of Henry A. Gardner for leave to Horses at
put up a stand for the purpose of using "flying horses" at Willows.
the Willows. (Presented for approval of reference Tway 15,
1877 . Approved I.Iay 15. 1877. )
The Ordinance in addition to an or- Ordinance
dinance establishing the fire department of the City of Fire Dep't.
Salem, was returned from the Common Council, passed in con-
currence. (Presented Eay 15. 1877. Approved i=Tay 15. 1877. )
The Ordinance establishing the City Ordinance
of Salem TTunicipal Sinking Fund, came from the Common Coun- Sinking Fun,
cil passed in concurrence. (Presented Lay 15, 1877. Ap-
proved Iliay 15, 1877)
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry P;_. P:'Teek, Clerk.
A special meeting of the Board of Ald-
ermen was held on Friday, -say 18th. 1877, at 8 o'clock P. M.
All the members were present. The
Kayor presided.
The record of the last meeting was
read and approved.
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A petition signed by Vhu. D. Gardner Cabot St.
and 94 others, requesting that Cabot Street may be extended
from Hancock St to Roslyn St. , for the greater convenience
of the residents of that part of the city and particularly
to provide a convenient approach to the new school house,
was received: and the sane was referred to the Committee on
Streets.
The following applications were re- Applica-
ceived and referred to the Committee on Licenses, viz: tions.
Application of Chas A.Randall for a license to keep a
Billiard Hall
" Chas.A.Randall for licenses as a Com. Victualer
and to sell liquors under Class 1.
Chas.H.Kezar for a license to sell liquors
under Class 3.
• " " Fred C. Brown for a
under Class 3.
John J. Cunningham for licenses as a Com. Viet-
ualer and to sell liquors under Class 3 & 4.
6 ^ John w.. Chambers for licenses as a Com. Viet-
ualer and to sell liquors under Class 3 & 5.
James Brady for licenses as a Com. Victualer
and to sell liquors under Class 3.
Thomas N.Covell for a license to sell liquors
under Class 3.
Abigail Kelleher for a
under Class 5.
Notice of an action of tort brought Suit.
against the city by Mary Delany of Salem was received, re-
ferred to the City Solicitor and sent down for concurrence.
Notice by T. J. Burton of his inten- Intent to
tion to build a dwelling house on Ord St. , was referred to build.
the Inspector of Buildings.
A report of the Committee on Streets Downing St.
recommending the adoption of the following Order was sub-
mitted, viz:
"City of Salem. In City Council May
18th. 1877. whereas, the safety and convenience of the in-
habitants of the City of Salem, require that Downing Street
should be laid out as a public way as hereinafter described,
• and whereas due notice has been given of the intention to
lay out said street as aforesaid, it is hereby,-
Ordered, that Downing Street be, and
the same hereby is laid out and accepted as a public way as
follows:
Westerly Side.
Commencing at the corner on Prescott Street as the fences
itay 18, 1877. Vol. 9 - Page 438-1
stand and thence running in a southerly direction, on a
straight line by the line of fence, a
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May 18, 1877 Vol. 9 - Page 439
distance of 207 feet 3 inches, to the corner of H-again St.
Easterly Side.
Commencing at a point on Prescott Street, which is 35 feet
8 inches distant easterly from the corner started from in
the above location of the westerly side; thence running upon
a straight line a distance of Ell feet 2 inches to the pre-
sent corner of Margin and said Downing Streets, as the fences
stand. The distance between the corners of said Downing St. ,
on Margin St, is 37 feet 6 inches. For a more particular
description of the same reference . . . . . . . . may be had to a
plan drawn by Chas. A. Putnam, Surveyor, April 26, 1877, on
file in the City Clerk' s Office. Said street shall hereafter
be called Downing Street; and no damages are awarded."
The report was accepted, Order adopted,
and sent to the Common Council for concurrence.
A venire for four jurors to attend the Jurors.
• June term of the Superior Court was submitted,and the fol-
lowing names were drawn from the jury box, viz: John R. Smith,
Albert J. Lowd, Wm. H. Chapman, and Charles T. Jenkins.
A communication from the Executive Remonstranec
Committee of the Womens Christian Association, requesting again—ems
that no licenses for the sale of liquor be granted, was re- uor license:
ceived, and referred to the Committee on Licenses.
The following report was submitted, Licenses
viz: gran e�-
"City of Salem T,-.ay 17. 1677. .The Com-Innholders
mittee on Licenses to whom was referred the petition of &c.
Thomas Williams, Israel Trask, Daniel T. Hagerty and tar-
garet Collins to be licensed as Innholders, and Edward P..
Smith, D. H. & J. Newcomb, Joseph Holbrook to be licensed
as Common Victualers respectfully report that the said pe-
tition having been duly considered, be respectively granted.
To the Board of ) For the Committee
Aldermen of the ) Henry K. Oliver, Ch'm."
City of Salem. )
The report was accepted and the li-
censes granted .
The following report was submitted,viz:
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May 18, 1877. Vol. .,0
- Page 440
"City of Salem may 17. 1877 . To the Report on
Board of Aldermen of the City of Salem. The Committee on liquor
Licenses to whom was referred the petitions of Geo. F. licensing.
Ropes & Co. , Ylilliam Hayes, Mary Linnehan, Kelley &. Carter,
William H. Palmer & Co'y. , and sundry others that they may
be licensed to sell liquors, have duly considered the sub-
ject and recommend that the petitioners have leave to with-
draw, and that no licenses for the sale of intoxicating
drinks be granted.
For the Committee,
Henry K. Oliver, Ch'm."
On motion it was voted that the report
be received, and a recess of fifteen minutes taken for in-
formal discussion.
st the close of the recess, the report
was accepted, but the Board refused to adopt the recommenda-
tion contained therein, the vote being a tie.
The Committee on Licenses submitted SuzzlinF, &c
the following Report, and Order, viz: o£ dogs.
"City of Salem May 17. 1877 To the
City Council of the City of Salem. The Committee on Licenses
to whom was the subject of the muzzling of dogs, with in-
structions to report an order, thereupon respectfully re-
co=end the adoption of the following; --
"Ordered that all dogs within the limits
of the City of Salem shall be securely muzzled, or restrained
from going at large within said limits from the first day of
June 1877, to the first day of June 1878, and that due notice
of this order be given by publishing the same in the several
newspapers of the City, together with Sections 1 and 3 of
chapter 167 of the acts of 1877, being an act relating to
the restraining and muzzling of dogs."
For the Committee
Henry K. Oliver Ch'm."
The Report was accepted.
Alderman Nanning moved to amend the
order by striking out the words "to the first day of June
1876," and inserting in place thereof the words "until
otherwise ordered." The motion was adopted.
The Order, as amended, was then adopt-
ed.
The following communication was re-
ceived.
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and read, viz: Veto of
"City of Salem I:.ass. Layor's Office Ordinance,
May 18. 1877. Salaries
To the City Council of the City of Salem: - of City
The Ordinance passed by the City Messenger
Council on the 141th. of the current month, entitled "an &, Janitor.
Ordinance establishing the salaries of certain officials,"
said officials being the City Messenger, and the Janitor of
the City gall is respectfully returned to the branch in
which it originated, without approval, the reasons therefor
being that in the case of the City Messenger the deduction
of one hundred & fifty dollars from the not excessive pay
of that official, deprives a veteran now nearly worn out by
more than a half century of public service, and whose fide-
lity is universally acknowledged of a material means of em-
ploying aid to help him in his work, while it adds a hundred
• dollars to the salary of another official whose term of ser-
vice, and experience have been those of but a single year,
who sought the position with full knowledge of its duties
and its pay, who has asked for no increase and to whose duties
no additions are made, by the ordinance; those duties being
neither overous nor exacting of either time or physical la-
bor for a material portion of the year; which require little,
if any preliminary training or experience, & for the oppor-
tunity of discharging which duties, there would be an ample
supply of applicants. The thought has not been wanting, nor
without suggestiveness, that the work of the two officials
spoken of, might be performed by a single competent individ-
ual the pay in such.case to be of such amount as would en-
able the employment of a page to perform the general & or-
dinary messenger work incident to the office; where this
course adopted, a material saving of expense would be se-
cured.
Henry K. Oliver. Mayor."
On motion of Mr. Harris the vote adopt-
ed may 14, 1877, whereby the Ordinance referred to was passed
to be ordained, was reconsidered.
The Ordinance was then passed to be
ordained, notwithstanding the objections of the Mayor, by a
two thirds vote taken by yeas, and nays, every member of the
Board voting in the affirmative, and sent to the Common Coun-
cil.
The following Order was submitted by
• the Committee on Streets, viz:
May 18 & 28, 1877 . Vol. 9 - Page 442
"In Board of Lldermen 'May 18. 1877 . Phelps,
"Ordered, that this Board consider ';ssex
the expediency of widening Phelps Street; also, Essex and 7onroe Sts.
Monroe Streets at the eastern corner of said streets; and
of discontinuing a portion of Essex Street near Monroe
Street aforesaid; in accordance with plans on file in the
City Clerk's Office and that a public hearing thereon be
had at the City Hall, upon Monday the 28th. day of F;Tay 1877,
at 72 o'clock P. L . , and that due notice of said hearing be
given to all parties interested."
The Order was adopted.
The Board then adjourned.
Fittest,
Henry IT. Meek, Clerk.
•
A regular meeting of the Board of Ald-
ermen,was held on Monday evening, Iday 28th. , 1877, at 72
o' clock. The Common Council were also in session.
All the members were present. ' The
Mayor presided.
The record of the last meeting was
read and approved.
The Board then proceeded to hear all Phelps,
persons interested in the proposed widening of Phelps Essex &
Street, and the change of the line at the corner of Essex Ionroe Sts.
and I:Jonroe Streets, a hearing having been assigned for this
evening.
In the matter of Phelps Street,
several persons were present. Fair. Aaron Goldthwait said
that at the time the street was accepted, about four years
ago, his brother and himself were willing to give the land
proposed to be taken from them, provided the abuttors on
said street would pay the cost of removing the fence; this
was not done, and now the circumstances are somewhat Chang-
ed. His brother having deceased, the widow would calico
land damages.. .
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Alderman Manning asked the other per-
sons present if anything would be claimed for land damages,
but no person desiring to be heard the hearing was closed,
as was also the hearing on the matter of Essex and Monroe
Streets, no person appearing in favor or against the
measure.
The whole matter was then recommitted
to the Committee on Streets.
A petition signed by John W. Hart and Pet, of
35 other members of the police force, asking that each and police for
all of them may be allowed during the coming steamer season vacation
a vacation and release from duty during a period not to ex-
ceed two weeks, to be taken at such time as the Rayor and
Committee on Police shall designate, and raider such condi-
tions as may seem to you to be for the best interest of the
city and of the service, was received; and the same was re-
ferred to the Committee on police.
The Committee on Streets, submitted a Myrtle St.
report recommending that Charles m. Buffum and others, pe-
titioners for the acceptance of Myrtle Street, have leave
to withdraw.
The report was accepted, and the re-
commendation adopted.
The following Communication was re- Odorless
ceived, viz: Excavator
"City of Salem, Mass. , Mayor's Office,
May 26, 1877. To the City Council of the City of Salem.
Gentlemen: -- Dr. Azell Ames, agent for an odorless excavat-
ing company in Philadelphia, is desirous of explaining the
apparatus and operations of the company to the City Govern-
ment & such others as they may choose, & at an interview,
this forenoon, indicated Friday evening, the 8th. of June
ensuing, as a time which would meet his arrangements. He
would also give on Saturday the 91th. inst. , practical il-
�Rstrations of the machinery at some suitable place or places.
a subject is one of importance & worthy of your attention,
and if the time named be approved by you I will notify hum,
suggesting that the meeting for explaining might be held in
the Council Chamber if you so approve.
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L'air 28, 1677. Vol. 9 - Page aaq
Very resp'v. Yr. ob't , svt.
Henry K. Oliver hayor."
The matter was referred to the Piiayor,
and President of the Common Council with authority to make
all proper arrangements and sent down for concurrence.
Came back concurred. (Presented for approval P-lay 30, 1877.
Approved Elay 30, 1877. )
A communication from the Salem High Invitation.
School Battalion inviting the Board to attend the decora-
tion services of the memorial tablet at the High School
room upon Wednesday forenoon next, was received; and the
same was accepted.
A petition from the SalemReform Club,Pet. of
soliciting permission to hold a series of open air meetings,Salem Re-
during the coming season, at the Willows and on Salem Com- form CluE.
mon, for the further advancement of the cause of te:aperance,
was received; and the same was referred to the Joint Stand-
ing Committee on Public Property and sent down for concur-
rence. Carle back concurred. (Presented for approval .of
reference, May 30, 1877 . approved Play 30, 1877. )
The following communication was re- Request of
ceived, viz: School Com.
"City of Salem, I;?ass. , City Clerk' s for a new
Office Nay 28th. 1877 . To the City Council, Gentlemen:- primary
At a meeting of the School Committee of the City of Salem, school House
held on the 21st, inst. , the following Order was adopted, in ward 5.
viz:
"Ordered, that the City Council be
requested to provide additional school accommodations, by
providing a four room priiaary school house in the southerly
part of I"ard Five. Very Resp'y. Yours. Henry M. P:'eek, Sec',,.
of School Com." The subject was referred to the Joint
Standing Committee on Public Instruction, and sent down for
concurrence. Ca:;ie back concurred (Presented for approval of
reference Hay 30, 1877 . Approved Pay 30, 1877. )
The petition of G. B. Larrabee for Pet, for re-
permission to erect on the city' s land at the ^illows, a fresEent
two story building, to be occupied by himself, for the stand at
sale of cigars and refreshments, was referred to the Joint ',7illows.
Standing Committee on Public Property, and scent down for
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ay 28, 1877. Vol. 9 - Page 445
concurrence. Came back concurred. (Presented for approval
of reference I.`.ay 30, 1877. Approved Ley 30, 1877. )
The Committee on Licenses submitted a Billiard
report recommending that a license be granted Chas. A. Rand-Hall.
all to keep a Billiard Hall.
The report was accented and the li-
cense granted.
The following report was submitted, Report on
viz: pets. for
"City of Salem iday 28, 1877. The Com- li uor
mittee on Licenses to whom was referred the petitions of icenses.
Charles A. Randall & John J. .Cunningham for licenses as
Common Victualers, & to sell liquors in connection, and of
• Charles H. Kezar, Frederic C. Brown, Thomas N. Covell,
Abigail Kelleher, John W. Chambers & James Brady, for li-
censes to sell liquors, having considered the subject, re-
commend that the petitioners have leave to withdraw.
For the Committee
Henry K. Oliver, Chairman."
The report was accepted.
Pending the question of adopting the
recommendation contained therein, the matter was laid on the
table, until the completion of cancurre-t business.
An application signed by Geo. P. Far-
rington asking for a license to sell intoxicating liquors
under Class 4, was submitted, and laid on the table as above.
The following Report was submitted, I?ew � ltCit
viz; Bu—i7� on
"In City Council, City of Salem, I,Iay Church St.
251th. 1877. To the City Council.
The Joint Standing Committee on stater
;"orks, to whom was referred an order appropriating eight
thousand dollars for erecting a building on Church Street,
having carefully considered the subject, respectfully sub-
nit the following Report.
In the opinion of your Committee it
will be more advantageous to the City, in the place of erect-
ing a building as recommended in the report of the Joint
Standing Committee
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.on Public Property, to modify and enlarge their plans so as
to give much needed accommodation to both the Fire and Street
Departments now partly located on the same ground. The build-
ing now occupied by the Steam Fire Engines nl and r2 and the
reserve Engine, is not large enough for the purpose, and is
not conveniently arranged. Your Committee recommend that the
room now occupied as a stable be given wholly to the use, of
the Engine Company;: and that the brick wall which now sepa-
rates the stable from the engine room be removed, this al-
teration will give the Engine Company ample accommodation.
That a brick stable of sufficient size to accommodate five
horses be built on the northern portion of the land on
Church Street adjoining to and connecting with the Engine
House as per accompanying plan, this will necessitate the
removal of four horses to the City Stables on Bridge Street,
for whose accommodation a small outlay will be necessary.
• That a brick building be erected on Church Street for the
use of the Wenham Water Board, substantially on the site of
the wooden building at present occupied by the Board, and in
accordance with the accompanying plan, that a portion of the
ground floor of this building not occupied by the !'ater De-
partment, and as marked on the plan, be used by the Street
Department for the storage of wagons &c. &c.
Your Committee have consulted with the Wenham dater Board,
the Board of Engineers, and the Commissioner of Streets, and
the plans herewith submitted meet with their entire approval.
The greatly increased accommodation that will be furnished
each of the above named Departments, and the urgent need
there is for these improvements, to which your,°.attention has
been repeatedly called, by a communication from the Wenham
Plater Board and the recent report from the Committee on Pub-
lic Property, would seem ample compensation for the addition-
al outlay required, and therefore your Committee unanimously
report and recommend the adoption of the accompanying order
as a substitute for that proposed by the Joint Standing Com-
mittee on Public Property.
For the Committee
Geo. R. Emmtierton Chairman"
"In City Council City of Salem .%lay 28. l_ ropp Aria-
1877, tion.
Ordered that the sum of ten thousand
dollars be and the sane is hereby appropriated, to be expend-
ed under the direction of the Joint Standing Committee on
Public Property, for the purpose of erecting a brick build-
ing or buildings on Church
!Say 28, 1877. Vol. 9 - Page 447
Street on that part of the City' s land now occupied by an
old wooden building or buildings, in substantial conformity
to a plan reported by the Joint Standing Committee on water
forks, and also for the purpose of altering the building
now occupied by the Steam Fire Engines, in accordance with
the above named plan. The said wooden buildings to be sold
or otherwise disposed of as shall seem to said Joint Stand-
ing Committee on Public Property for the City' s best inter-
est."
The report was accepted, Order adopt-
ed and sent down for concurrence.
The following report and order was Report on
submitted, viz: pet, for wa-
"In City Council City of Salem May 28.ter pipes
1877.• 1877. To the City Council. The Joint Standing Committee inMyrtle
on water works, to whom was referred the petition of
Charles 11. Buffum and four others for the laying of the
wenham water Pipes in Myrtle Street, South Salem, having
examined the premises would respectfully report that the
prayer of the petitioners should be granted, and recommend
the adoption of the accompanying order.
For the Committee
Geo-.,-;R. Dumerton Chairman."
"In City Council, City of Salem May
28th. 1677.
Ordered that the wenham ?later Board
be, and hereby ar®, authorized and directed, to lay a dis-
tribution pipe in Myrtle Street, South Salem, provided the
grade of the street is made satisfactory to the Committee
on Streets." The report was accepted, Order adopted and
sent to the Common Council for concurrence. The Order cane
back rejected.
The Board then proceeded to elect a election of
City Solicitor for the ensuing year. City So-
Messrs Emmerton and Harris were ap- licitor
pointed a Committee to receive, sort and count the votes.
The Committee reported as follows:
Whole no of votes 6.
Necessary to a choice 4.
James A. Gillis had 6, and was de-
clared duly elected on the part of this Board. Notice was
sent to the Common Council accordingly.
The Common Council subsequently
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notified the Board that they had made choice of Janes A.
Gillis in concurrence.
The Committee on Streets having been Monroe
granted leave to sit during the session, submitted a re- and y.ssex
port, recommending the adoption of the following Orders,viz : Streets.
"Whereas the safety and convenience
of the inhabitants of the City of Salem, require a change
in the location of the line of _4onroe and Essex Streets, at
the southeastern corner of said streets: and whereas due
notice has been given of the intention to alter said line,
it is hereby
Ordered, that the line at the southeastern corner of
1:Ionroe and Essex Streets, be established and defined as fol-
lows: -- Commencing at a point, in the present line of lo-
cation of said Essex "street, which is at the southwesterly
• end of the iron fence, standing in front of the estate of
E. S. Johnson, thence running upon a slightly curved line,
in a southwesterly direction, by estates of said E. S.
Johnson and F:4rs E. S. Johnson a distance of 51 feet, to a
point which is in a line with the northeast side of the
house of Hrs John Bertram, standing upon the corner of
Essex and Monroe streets, and 7 feet 6 inches distant
southeasterly from the east corner of said house; thence
running in a southwest direction, on a straight line, in
front of said Bertram's house, a distance of 32 feet 8
inches, to a point which is 8 feet 2 inches distant south-
easterly, at right angles, from the front line of said
Bertram's house; thence running in a westerly direction,
upon a curved line of five feet radius, a distance of 8
feet, to a point in a line with the southwest side of
said Bertram' s house; thence running in a northwesterly
direction a distance of 3 feet 4 inches, to the southwest
corner of said Bertram' s house at P«ionroe Street; thence
continuing northerly in a straight line by the present
westerly side of said Bertram' s house until said line in-
tersects the former line of location of said Tdonroe Street;
said line of location being in accordance with the blue
line, marked upon the plan made by Charles A. Putnam, Sur-
veyor, Iday 12th. 1877, on file in the City Clerk' s Office.
No damages are awarded."
"Ordered, that all of said Essex
Street lying and being at the present time northwest of
said line above described, be and the same is, hereby dis- Slayor au-
continued as a public way; and that the Mayor be hereby,au- thorized to
• thorized to execute a quit claim deed of the execute dee,
May 28, 1877. Vol. 9 - Page 449
. portion discontinued to the owner of the estate abutting
thereon."
The report was accepted, Order adopt-
ed and sent down for concurrence.
Alderman Tanning submitted the £ollov.-Amendment
ing: to Rules of
"Resolved, that the Joint Rules of �the Cit�
the City Council be amended by adding the following section,CounciF
viz: Presentment
"Section XI. whenever, an ordinance, order, resolution, or of Orders
vote, shall be passed by the board of aldermen, or by the &c.
concurrent vote of the board of aldermen and common council,
which is required by law to be presented to the Mayor, the
City clerk shall present the same after its passage without
unnecessary delay and shall enter upon the record of the
• board of aldermen, the day on which the sane was presented."
The Resolve wes adopted and sent down
for concurrence. Came back concurred. (Presented I,ay 30.
1877. Approved May 30, 1877. )
The following report was subnitted,viz; Claim.
"In City Council, Salem, Uay 28, 1877.
The Joint Standing.Comnittee on Claims, to whom was referred
the claim of Caroline M. Smith, having attended to that duty,
respectfully, report that they have settled said claim, by
the payment of twenty five dollars.
For the Committee
John D. Eaton Chairman"
The Report was accepted and sent down
for concurrence. Came back concurred. (Presented for ac-
ceptance of Report, May 30. 1877. Approved May 30. 1877. )
The following Report was submitted,viz: Taberna-
"City of Salem, In Board of Aldermen cree�elT
I:Iay 28th. 1877 . The Committee on Fire Department on the
part of this Board to whom was referred a communication from
the Board of Engineers, requesting that some action looking
to the removal of the springs attached to the bell in the
tower of the Tabernacle Church be taken, so that a better
alarm may be given in case of fire, respectfully,
Report, that they have consulted with the parties in-
terested in the matter, and find that the Church Proprietors
are unwilling to take the
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Iday 28, 1877 . Vol. 9 - Page 450.
risk of making any change unless the City authorities will
legally bind themselves and successors, to reimburse the
proprietors in full, for all damage that may accrue, and
pay all expense caused by making the change. It will also
be seen by the communication from 11 . Blake & Co. , inclosed
herewith, that the removal of the springs would be attended
with considerable danger of breaking the bell. In view of
all the circumstances the Committee are of opinion that it
is inexpedient for the City authorities to bind themselves
as required above, and therefore recommend that no action
be taken.
For the Committee
Irving Stone Chairman."
The Report was accepted and the re-
commendation adopted.
• Alderman Davis submitted the fol- Equipment
lowing: boxes for
"Ordered that the Committee on I3il- S.L Dior
itary Affairs on the part of this Board be and they are,
hereby authorized to cause suitable equipment boxes to be
erected at the Armory of the Salem Light Infantry in the
Franklin Building, at an expense not exceeding Two hundred
and twenty five dollars, said expense to be charged to the
appropriation for incidentals."
The Order was adopted (Presented I: ay
30, 1877 . Approved P.Iay 30, 1877. )
The Committee on Streets submitted Cabot,
reports recommending the adoption of the following Order, Phillips,
viz: Irvin &
"Ordered, that this Board consider Har�
the expediency of extending Cabot Street, from Hancock Streets.
Street to Roslyn Street; also of laying out and acdepting
Phillips, Irving and Harrod Streets; and that a public
hearing thereon be had at the City Hall, upon Thursday,
the 7th. day of Tune, 1677, at 8 o'clock P. M. , and that
due notice of said hearing be given to all parties interested."
The reports were accepted and the Order
adopted.
The Board of Engineers recommended, Fireman
the Mayor nominated, and the Board confirmed 'Millard A.
171therell as a member of Steam Fire Engine Co. No 2, he
• being driver of the horse hose carriage.
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May 28, 1877. Vol. 9 - Page 451
Applications from H. M. Meek for per- Pet' s for
mit to repair dwelling house No 1 Orange St. , and from John permits
H. Stevenson for permit to build a three story dwelling to bui d. '
house, on Essex St. , were received, and permits were granted.
A communication from the City Clerk City Clerk.
referring to the increase of work in his department, and
asking for the appointment of a special committee to con-
sider the same, was received and read,
Referred to a Joint Sepcial Committee
consisting of three members of the Board, with such as the
Common Council may join, Aldermen Stone, Harris, and Emmer-
ton appointed, and sent down for concurrence, and to be
joined. Came back concurred, and Messrs. Benjamin, C. H.
Perkins, Towne, Crocker, Reith and Colby joined. (Presented
May 30, 1877. Approved Iiiay 30, 1377. )
The subject of license fees for a Circus.
circus and menagerie was referred to the Committee on Li-
censes with power to act.
On motion of Alderman Manning, the Liquor
papers relating to liquor licenses, were taken from the Licenses
table.
Alderman Emmerton moved that licenses
be granted to all the apothecaries in the city, unless there
are special objections to some of them, such objections to
be reported to the Board by the Committee on Licenses, and
that the license fee for the same be fixed at $100.--. i'he
motion was lost by a tie vote.
The question of adopting the recommen-
dation made in the report of the Committee on Licenses was
then discussed, and the Board granted leave to withdraw upon
the applications of Charles A. Randall, John J. Cunningham,
Abigail Kellaher, John N. Chambers and James Brady
The vote upon granting leave to with-
draw on the applications of Chas. H. Kezar, Thomas N. Covell
and Frederic C. Brown resulted in a tie.
re-
ceived and referred toTq, Commi�£teeapplications were re- Application
on Licenses, viz:
Application of Peter F. Heaney for a license to sell liquors
under Class 4.
n n James Cusick
under Class 5.
2,iay 28, 1877. Vol. 9 - Page 452
Application of i=ary Devlin for a license to sell liquors Common
under Class 5. 7rictualer e
It " Andrew Dodge for a " " " It
under Class 1.
It " S.B.Tinn for licenses as a Com. Victualer and to
sell liquors under Class 3. (Cor.I`1ash'n.& Front Sts. )
It " S.B.'rinn for licenses as a Com. Victualer and to
sell liquors under Class 3 & 5 (191 7ash'n. St. )
It It John Barton for licenses as a Com. Victualer and
to sell liquors under Class 3 & 4.
Wm. A. Brooks for a license to sell liquors
under Class 4.
Thomas A.Fitzgerald for a " "
under Class 4.
It It Geo. H.Buxton for a license as a Common Victualer.
" It Barth'w.Fahey for licenses as a Com. Victualer and
• to sell liquors under Class 3.
" It George P.Farrington for a license to sell liquors
under Class 4.
Alderman Davis submitted the following: Lease of
"Ordered, that the Mayor be authorized Armories.
to execute in behalf of the city a lease of the hall in the
second story of the southern end of the Franklin Building,
used by the 21d. Corps of Cadets in part as Armory and Bat-
talion Headquarters, at a rent of b100.-- .Der annum; also,
a lease of hall and rooms in the second and thrid stories of
the northern end of said building, used by Company -----8th
Reg't. ,'riass Vol. iSilitia, for an armory, at an annual rent
of �500.--; cancelling the old lease, now existing upon said
last named pre_:zises."
The Order was adopted. (Presented Liay
30 . 1877. Approved May 30. 1877 . )
The Ordinance establishing the sal- Ordinance
aries of the city messenger and janitor was returned from Sa aries of
the Common Council indorsed, "Veto message read; vote lessenger
whereby the Ordinance was passed to be ordained reconsid- and Janitor.
ed; ordinance passed to be ordained, notwithstanding the
objections of the Mayor by a two thirds vote taken by yeas
and nays (16 voting in the affirmative,to 1 negative) in
concurrence."
The Order laying out and widening Turner St.
• .Turner Street and the appropriation therefor, came from ppropria-
the Common Council passed in concurrence. (Presented i,:ay tion.
30. 1377. Approved iiay 30, 1877. )
May 28, 1877. Vol. 9 - Page 452-1,
The Committee on Streets submitted a Friend St. ,
report, recommending that the petitioners for the accep- Vale St. ,
tance of Friend Street, Vale Stree, Green Place, and Isar- Green Place
bor Square, have leave to withdraw. AarHar o-r
Square.
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The re_aort was accepted and the re-
commendation adopted.
The Board then adjourned.
.attest,
Henry M. Eiee'_s, Clerk.
A meeting of the Board of Aldermen was
held on l:"onday evening, June 4th. 1677, at 8 o'clock.
nll the members were present thel. ayor
presided.
• The record of the last meeting was
read and approved.
tldei-ian Eaton moved that the vote Harbor
adopted at the last meeting granting to the petitioners Square.
for the acceptance of Harbor Square leave to withdraw, be
reconsidered.
The motion was adopted.
Alderman Paton then moved that the
petitioners be granted a hearing but the motion was lost
by a tie vote.
A petition signed by Henry P. Ives Dogs
and 251 others, believing that the recent order requiring
the muzzling of dogs is not only wholly unnecessary, but
is absolute cruelty, and asking that the order be revoked,
or so far amended as not to require the muzzling of dogs
while they are within call of the owners voice, was re-
ceived; and the same referred to the Committee on Police.
A petition signed by thirty seven Police
members of the police force, feeling that the recent action SaTarles.
of the Board was taken without a full consideration of the
facts of their service, and the Rules and Regulations which
govern them, and asking that their case may be reopened and
again considered, trusting that it may
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result in reversing the former decision, and place their
salary at the previous rates, was received; and the same
was referred to the Committee on Police.
The Layor nominated Joseph A. Little- Police
field to be a substitute police officer, with all or any of Officer
the powers of constable except the power to serve and execute
civil process.
The nomination was confirmed.
The following report was submitted, Vacation
viz: for police.
"City of Salem, June 4th. , 1877 . To
the Board of Aldermen of the City of Salem. The Committee
on Police to whom was referred the petition of the Police
Force, that the members therefore be allowed a vacation,
• having considered the subject respectfully report in favor
of granting said petition, with the understanding that said
vacation be limited to ten days, the petitioners to make
among themsel.ves all necessary details under direction of
the Committee on Police.
For the Committee
Henry K. Oliver Chairman"
The report was accepted, and a vacation
of ten days to each member granted in accordance with the re-
port.
The Committee on Licenses submitted a Common
report recommending that a license be granted Geo. H. Bux- Victualer.
ton as a Common Victualer. The report was accepted and the
license granted.
The Committee on Licenses submitted Liquor
the following report viz: iL ceases.
"City of Salem June 41th. 1877. The
Committee on Licenses to whom was referred the petition of
Peter F. Heaney for licenses to sell liquors, together with
those of James Cusick, Mary Devlin, Um A. Brooks, Thomas
Fitzgerald & Geo P. Farrington for similar licenses, and
the petitions of S. B. Winn, John Barton & Bartholemew Fahey
for licenses as common victualers and also to sell liquors,
having considered the subject, respectfully recommend that
the petitioners have leave to withdraw.
For the Committee, Henry K. Oliver
• Chairman."
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The report was accepted.
IIr berton moved that each ap
plica-
tion -
tion be acted upon separately. The motion was adopted.
. dicussion ensued, during which it
appeared that a majority of the Board were in favor of
granting licenses to sell liquors to apothecaries; and on
motion of LIr. A'anning the report was recommitted, and the
Committee on Licenses were granted leave to sit forthwith.
The Committee subsequently submitted Licenses
a report recommending that licenses be granted the follow- granted.
ing named apothecaries, viz; Chas H. Pinkham, Geo F. Ropes
& Co. , Thos. B. Nichols, Geo. P. Farrington, Benj. Webb
Jr. , Thorndike Lefavor, Gardner Barton, J. 77. Chamberlain,
Geo. A. D. stickney, Chas. A. Stentiford, a A. Brooks, and
Thos. A. Fitzgerald; the license fee to be 675.--. They
further recommended that all persons doing business as a-
pothecaries at the present date be licensed, and no other
persons.
The report was accepted.
On motion of I_r Emmerton that part of
the report recommending that licenses be granted to all per-
sons doing business as apothecaries at the present date,
was stricken out.
The Board then refused to grant li-
censes to the persons named in the report, the vote being
a tie. This vote was afterwards reconsidered and licenses
to sell intoxicating liauors under Class a, were granted
to the persons named in the report.
Lotions were made fixing the license
fee for the same at ? 100,-- and � 125.--: but were rejected.
The recommendation of the Committee
that the fee be fixed at 75.--, was then adopted.
The original report was again taken
up, the I,:ayor stating the Question to be upon granting
leave to withdraw to the persons named therein, except
apothecaries,
IIr I:ianning moved that all applications
from persons other than apothecaries, be recommitted, and
that the Committee submit a detailed n _report on e
tion, giving the place of business and Class of licenselac-
P
lied for P
The motion was lost by a tie vote.
The i:layor stated that an informal
meeting of the Board with so_e of the police officers in
regard to the license
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question has been proposed; and on motion of Er.Lanning the
consideration of all applications not yet acted upon, was
postponed until after said meeting.
The Committee on Licenses were then License
authorized to approve the bonds given by licensed persons. Bonds.
ing Order, viz: _Uderman Planning offerred the follow- Janitor
"Whereas the "Ordinance to establish
the office of Janitor at the City Hall," passed 1.1ay 8, 1876,
provides that the said Jamitor shall perform such services,
other than those therein prescribed as shall from tine to
time be required of him by the mayor and aldermen, it is
therefore,--
Ordered, that the Janitor at the City Hall be required
to perform the duties of assistant to the City Messenger."
. Alderman Ermierton moved to strike out
the words "to the City" in the last line of the Order; but
the motion was not adopted.
The Order was then adopted.
Applications for permission to build Permits
were received from the following: A1my, Bigelow & Webber, T =1 d.
alteration of building No 188 Essex St. ; Chas A. Ropes,
erection of coal shed on Cushing wharf, and repair of old
building; George W. Dow, erection of dwelling house at cor-
ner of Hancock & Piedmont Streets; Amos H. Johnson, altera-
tion of dwelling house No 26 winter St. ; Margaret Fitzgerald,
alteration of dwellinghouse No 12 Herbert St.
Permits were granted.
The Board of Engineers recommended, Fireman
the 11ayor nominated, and the Board confirmed, John H. Gil-
more, as a member of Lafayette Hose Company D,•o 5.
The Bills of the Department for the Io
month of May were examined and approved. B nthl
i s.
The bill of the Sergeant of the night
police not being filled out with the amount due, a motion
was made that his salary be fixed at �730.-- per annum, same
as the other patrolmen. The motion was lost by a tie vote.
On motion of Mr. Emmerton, it was voted that the City
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Solicitor be requested to give his opinion as to whether
the recent order fixing the pay of the members of the day
and night patrol at 5730.-- included the salary of the Ser-
geant.
The following applications were re- Applications
ceived and referred to the Committee on Licenses, viz: for liquor
Application of Thos, r?illiams for a liquor license under licenses.
Class 2.
Patrick Dolan + ++
Class 5.
The Board then adjourned.
attest,
H. .,?. ::ieek, Clerk.
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A special meeting of the Board of Id d-
ermen was held on Thursday June 7th, 1877 , at 8 o'clock P. M.
All the members were present. The
,Iayor presided.
with. The reading of the record was disposed
The mayor read the petition for the Phillips,
acceptance of Phillips, Irving and Harrod Streets; the pe- Irving,
tition for the extension of Cabot Street; also the order of Harrod &
notice thereon; and declared the hearing opened. Cabot
17. D. Northend Esq. appeared for the Streets.
petitioners for the acceptance of the Streets above named,
and stated the reasons why said petition was presented.
i.4any of the petitioners were also present and testified that
the streets had been open to public travel from eighteen to
.twenty five years past.
It having been suggested that it might
be necessary to construct a drain through private land, to
provide for the proper drainage of the Streets, a note signed
by Fred'k. S. Poor granting the city privilege to run a drain
across his land was presented and read. Mr. H. W. Balcomb
was present and also granted the same privilege to the city.
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In the matter of Cabot Street a few
of the petitioners were present, and said that the proposed
extension was very desirable as furnishing a direct route
.to the new school house for many school children, in that
section of the city. Pair Baker the owner of the land did
not ask for the extension, but would not claim land damages.
The hearing was then closed.
The further consideration of Cabot
Street was postponed until the next meeting.
The papers relating to Phillips, Irv-
ing and Harrod Streets were recommitted.
The application of I: ichael Devine for Common
a license as a Common Victualer, and to sell liquors under Victualer
Class 1, was referred to the Committee on Licenses. Liquor
License .
. The application of John Gibney for
leave to alter and repair a building at No 14 Beach Street Permit to
was reoeived,and permit was granted. build.
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry P.T. I'leek, Clerk.
A regular meeting of the Board of Ald-
ermen was held on Monday evening, June llth. , 1677, at 8
o'clock. The Common Council were also in session.
Mayor presided. All the members were present. The
read and approved. The redord of the last meeting was
A petition signed by David N. Cook, Pet. for
representing that he is desirous of erecting near the Wil- leave to
lows on Salem Neck, a building to be used as a livery and erect stabl
boarding stable, for the. accommodation of visitors to, at the Yfi -
lows.
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and residents of that locality; and asking that he may be
granted a lease of such portion of the city's land, as may
be designated by the city, for such length of tine, and at
such a rental, as will be for the best interest of all par-
ties concerned, was received; and the same was referred to
the Joint Standing Committee on Public Property, and sent
down for concurrence. Came back concurred (Presented for
approval of reference, June 12, 1877. Approved June 12,
1877. )
The petition of Patrick T. Knealey, Pet. for
asking permission to keep a stand for the sale of fruit and leave to
peanuts, upon the city' s land in the vicinity of the Wil- keep fruit
lows, was referred to the Joint Standing Committee on Pub- stand at
lic Property, and sent down for concurrence. Came back 69111ows.
concurred. (Presented for approval of reference, June 12,
• 1877. Approved June 12, 1877. )
A communication from G. L. Streeter, Invitation
Secretary of the Trustees of the Plummer Farm School, in- to visit
viting the members of the City Council to visit the school user
on Tuesday, June 19th, in the afternoon; for the purpose of Farm Sc ool
inspection &c. , was received; and the sane was accepted and
sent down for concurrence. Came back concurred. (Presented
for approval June 12 1877. Approved June 12, 1877. )
The following communication was re- Board of
ceived, viz; Health.
"City of Salem, ?::ass. I:tayor's Office,
June 8th. 1877. To the City Council of the City of Salem,
Gentlemen:
By chapter 191 of the General Laws &
Resolves of the Legislature of I:Iassachusetts for the year
1877, it is provided that "all the power and authority now
by law nested in the city council of the city of Salem or
in the mayor and aldermen thereof, relative to the public
health and quarantine of vessels, shall continue to be vest-
ed in said city council to be carried into execution by the
appointment of one or more health commissioners; or in such
other manner as the health, cleanliness, comfort and order
of the city may in their judgment require, subject to such
alteration as the legislature may from time to time adopt.
The powers and duties above named nay be exercised and ear-
ried into effect by the city council themselves, or by any
persons outside of their own body whom they may appoint as
ia board of health, with or without compensation as said city
council nay determine; and the city council may constitute
either branch, or any committee of their
June 11, 1877. Vol. 9 - Page 460
number, whether joint or separate, the board of health for
all or for particular purposes." No special time being
named in the act, when it shall take effect it would seem
that should the council so determine, immediate steps might
be taken by them for the creation : of a Board of Health,
with all such duties and powers as might be defined; there-
fore as cases are frequently arising demanding decisions
and actions pertinent to such a Board early attention to
the subject is earnestly commended.
Very resp'y .
Henry K. Oliver i.Sayor."
The communication was read and sent
to the Common Council.
Alderman Emmerton then submitted the Board of
following Order, viz; Eea th.
"Ordered that a Joint Special Committee
• consisting of two alderman and such as the common council may
join, be appointed to report at the neat meeting of the city
council an ordinance establishing a Board of Health in ac-
cordance with an act passed at the recent session of the Leg-
islature, Chapter 191 Laws & Resolves of 1877 ."
The Order was adopted, Aldemen --nmer-
ton and Harris appointed, and sent down for concurrence and
to be joined. The Board concurred, and r:essrs Webber, Colby
and Crocker were joined. (Presented for approval June 12,
1877. Approved June 12, 1877. )
A petition signed by James Leonard, I Amory of
Capt. Co. K. 8th Reg't. , Infantry, M. V. h.. requesting that Co.K.
similar conveniences for the proper care of the state pro- Reg' t.
perty in his possession, be furnished for the Company armory,
that has already been furnished for the other armories in
the city, was received; and the same was referred to the
Committee on fdilitary affairs on the part of this Board.
The report of the city marshal for City
the month of May was received and placed on file. Marshal' s
ReDort
The following report was submitted,viz ;
"City of Salem June 9th. , 1877. To muzzling of
the Board of Aldermen of the City of Saler2. The Committee Dogs.
on Licenses to whom was referred the petition of Henry P.
Ives and others, that the order requiring the muzzling of
Tune 11, 1877 . Vol. 9 - Page 461
dogs may be repealed, having given a public hearing to the
petitioners, at which hearing the petitioners in favor of
such muzzling were duly invited to be present, have care-
fully considered the subject after obtaining what informa-
tion was possible from medical and other experts, and beg
leave to report.
That under all conditions declared to
be pertinent to the disease, with questionless testimony to
'the infrequency of evil consequence because of the absence
of muzzles, as well as to the infrequency of the malady
said to be consequent upon the bite of dogs, and not ignor-
ing the allegment that the muzzle itself is by many deemed
to be not merely annoying and causative of irritation, but
positively cruel to the animal itself, if not inducing the
evil it was designed to remedy or restrain, they recommend
the repeal of said order, and the substitution in place
thereof of the following: --
"Ordered that the city police be and
they are hereby directed and empowered to to capture, and
detain in some suitable place, all dogs running at large,
unless such dogs be in company with their respective owners,
or within their call or control, and that unless the owners
thereof shall within two days after such capture redeem and
remove them on payment of two dollars for each and every
dog; said dogs shall be put to death in some humane manner
and buried in some suitable place; and further that all un-
licensed dogs whether muzzled or unmuzzled if going at large
_:ray be captured, and in some humane manner be put to death
at once, and buried as above provided; this order to take
effect on its passage."
For the Committee,
Henry K. Oliver Chairman."
On motion of Alderman nnmerton the
matter was laid on the table for action at some future meet-
ing.
The following report was submitted, Salaries
viz; of police.
"City of Salem Tune 91th. 1877. To
the Board of lldermen of the City of Salem. The Committee
on Police to whom was referred the petition of the members
of the police force that their several salaries may be re-
stored to the amounts prior to the late reduction, having
considered the subject, respectfully recorraend that the
prayer of the petitioners be granted. The Committee beg
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leave to add that in addition .to the pay of police officers
they
heretofore announced, they have learnt the following: the
pay of the policemen at
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New York City is �1200.- per annum.
Brooklyn is 1200.- "
St Louis It 900.-
Baltimore It 942.- " It
Boston It 1080.- It It
New Orleans It 1095.- It it
Richmond It 900.- " It
Scranton " 900.- " "
Cincinnati " 1020.- " It
San Francisco It 1500.- ++ It
Washington ,-1080.-; Indianapolis y900.- ; Syracuse "00.-;
Providence �1084.-;
For the Committee,
Henry K. Oliver
Chairman."
A communication from Geo. H. Blinn Jr. ,
Sergeant of the night police, asking that his pay be fixed at
a higher rate than the regular patrolmen, on account of the
• responsibility and severity of his duties, was also received.
On motion of Alderman Stone, considera-
tion of the whole matter was postponed until some future
meeting.
The following report was submitted, viz; Assist-
"City of Salem, In City Council, June 11,ance for
1877. The jointspecial committee to whom was referred the pe- C_ ity
tition of the City Clerk requesting that some action should be Clerk
taken to compensate him for such assistance as he has been ob-
liged to employ would respectfully report:
That it is inexpedient to take any ac-
tion upon the petition of the City Clerk relative to an increase
of salary.
For the Comriiittee
Irving Stone Chairman."
The report was accepted, but pending its
adoption it was recommitted and sent down for concurrence. The
Common Council non-concurred.
Alderman Stone submitted the following, Return of
viz; fees taxed
"Ordered that the City Treasurer be re- to police.
euested to inform this Board, whether he has received during
the past two years, from the First District Court of Essex
County, and from any Trial Justice, any fees
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taxed and allowed to the city marshal, assistant marshal,
and members of the day and night police of the city of
Salem, which are required by an ordinance of the city to be
paid to him as treasurer and collector ; and if so, the
amount of said fees, and from whom received.
The Order was adopted.
Alderman Stone submitted the follow- Retiring
ing Order, viz; places at
"Ordered that the Joint Standing Comm-the ?'Till-
ittee on Public Property be requested, and they are hereby ows.
authorized to provide at the Tillows on Salem ?Neck, suitable
retiring places for the accommodation of the public who may
visit that place, the expense of the same to be charged to
the appropriation for incidentals in the T,iayor and Pldermen
department."
The Otder was adopted, and sent down
for concurrence. Came back concurred. (Presented for
ap-proval, June 12, 1877. Approved June 12, 1877. )
The following Report was submitted, viz; Ball
"City of Salem June 11, 1877. To the playing
Board of Aldermen. - Gentlemen: on the
The Committee on Streets to whom was Common.
referred a proposed amendment to an ordinance in relation to
streets intending to allow the playing at ball on the Common, under
certain restrictions, respectfully report:
That the Committee are unanimous in the
opinion that such ball playing should not be allowed on the
common. The Committee are further of opinion that it is im-
portent to provide a suitable place for-ball-playing, if such
a location can be found in the less thickly settled portions of
-the city, and they have already made some investigations in
reference to that object, but they are not yet prepared to
reem.miend any definite plan.
For the Committee
Henry K. Oliver, Chairman."
granted the Counittee.The report was accepted, and further time
The following communication was sub- Waterin
Board of g
,
witted;- of Streets
"City of Salem June 9th 1877. To the
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Aldermen of the City of Salem. The Committee on Streets
being of opinion that It would be for the public benefit, pro-
motive of economy in the use of water, and of cleanliness &
comfort to the citizens generally, that the watering of the
streets be done by water-carts, rather than by the cormonly
used hand hose, and desirous of encouraging any efforts in
that direction, propose the following order.
For the Committee,
Henry K. Oliver, Chairman."
"Ordered, . that whenever the residents
of any locality of the city provide water-carts for the regu-
lar and systematic sprinkling of the roadways of streets in
such locality, the ?later Board is hereby authorized to furnish
such carts with wenham ?later free of charge, for the purpose of
such watering & to furnish such means & appliances for filling
the carts, as may be needed."
The Order was adopted and sent down for
concurrence. Notice was received from the Co:=on Council that
• the Order had been laid on the table.
The following Report was submitted, viz: Liquor
"City of Salem June 9th 1877. To the Licenses
Board of 'Aldermen of the City of Salem. The Committee on Li-
censes to whom was referred the general subject of the granting
of licenses for the sale of intoxicating liquors beg leave to
report, that it is not expedient to grant such licenses excep-
ting to apothecaries, and to be sold by them only upon prescrip-
tion of physicians or for mechanical purposes; from this decision
of the Committee, the Chairman after careful consideration and
weighing of the facts presented, and the arguments bearing on
each side, of the influence and efficacy of a total refusal of li-
censes, and that of a limited issue thereof, is constrained to
dissent.
For the Committee,
Henry K. Oliver, Chairman."
The report was accepted. "ending the
adoption of the recommendation, the Committee on Licenses, were
granted a recess for the purpose of auending the report.
The Committee subsequently requested further
time to make a report, and the request was granted.
The application of J. A. Cibney for permit to
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alter a dwelling house at No 9 friend Street, was granted.
"he application of Ir. L. Kins::.an for permit to build a shed =ercmit to
�jn Church Street, was referred to the Inspector of Build- build.
ings.
A communication was received from the Complaint
nspector of Buildings stating that "he had inspected the of Inspec-
building on Church Street, ovned by TMai. aynes, and now in for of
process of erection; and that he found existing in the Buildings.
above na-maed premises the following violation of the law re-
lating to buildings in the City of Salem, as follows: con-
struction of building in violation of Section 3d. of the
Ordinance for the purpose of securing the prevention of fires,
passed __pril 23, 1877 ; which provides that wooden duelling
houses may be erected in the fire district at a less dis-
tance than eight feet from any other wooden building, by
constructing the sane with brick walls either at the sides
• or ends thereof, as the inspector of buildings shall desig-
nate. Having designated that the western end of the pro-
posed building should be built of brick as it is within two
feet of another wooden building. I find that the worknien
are constructing the same of wood, and therefore call the
attention of your Honorable Board to the ,matter ti:at you may
take such action in the premises as may seem expedient:
On motion of rlderman Emmerton the
latter was referred to the City Solicitor for his opinion
as to the liability of the .City in the premises.
The following Ordinance came frog the Ordinance
Co.emon Council passed to be ordained and sent up for con- to amend a
currence:- ordinance
"City of Salen. for the Du
_n the year one thousand eight hundred and seventy seven. nose of se
An Ordinance to amend an Ordinance entitled "An or- curing the
dinance for the purpose of securing the prevention of fires.''prevention
Be it ordained by the city council of the City of Salem, as of fire.
follows: Section 1. The ordinance entitled "An ordinance
for the purpose of securing the prevention of fires" is here-
by amended by substituting for Section fifteen of said or-
dinance the following Sections:- Section 15:- Contracts for
the erection or alteration of buildings existing at the tirae
of the passage of this ordinance shall not be affected here-
by. Section 16. This ordinance shall take effect upon its
passage.
: ection 2. This ordinance shall take effect upon its pass-
,,ge."
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The Board non-concurred.
The petition of Joseph H. Towne and ?et, for
6 others, requesting that a new sewer be laid through that sewer in
portion of Buffum Street, lying between Hason and School Buf£um St.
Streets, connecting with Mason Street Sewer, was referred to
the Committee on Streets.
The petition of Joseph K. Parsons and et. for
13 others asking that Forrester Street may be widened, ac- -.widening
cording to a plan presented therewith as in view of the in- Forrester
creased travel to the I:eck lands during the summer months, St.
and which has already begun, it would seem that the public
safety and convenience demanded an improverient in that part
of Forrester Street, adjoining Essex Street, was received;
and the same was referred to the Committee on Streets.
The following applications were re- iquor
• .1icenses.
Application of C. H. & J. Price £or a license to seliquors Comte. Viet-
under Class ualers.
It " Daniel B. Tebster " " " It It " " " Innholder.
" TM . Timothy .urphy " licenses to sell liquors
under Class 3 & 4. r:,,
It It Catharine Brennan " licenses as a Com. Viet &
to sell liquors under Class 3. r
Edward D. Sanborn for. licenses as a Con. Vic- .
& to sell liquors under Class 3.
It " H. S. Donovan for licenses as an Inn Holder &
to sell liquors under Class 1.
* " James J. Hallissy for a license to sell liquors
under Class 5.
Licenses were granted Messrs C. H. & J.
:rice, and Daniel B. Webster, apothecaries; the other appli-
cations were referred to the Committee on Licenses.
Alderman Emmerton moved that when the Adjourn-
Board adjourns it be until Thursday evening next, at 8 olclock,ment
to consider the subject of liquor licenses. The notion pre-
vailed.
The Orders changing the line of loca- Essex &
tion at the corner of Essex and Jonroe Streets, discontinu- 'Tonroe
ing a portion of Essex Street, and authorizing the Iliayor to Streets.
execute a quit claim deed of the portion discontinued, cane
back from the Common Council, adopted in concurrence. ('re-
sented for approval June 12, 1877. Approved June 12, 1877. )
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The summons for the city to answer to Suit.
ary Delaney in an action of tort came from the Common Coun-
cil, referred to the City Solicitor in concurrence. (Pre-
sented for approval of reference June 12, 1877. Approved
June 12, 1877. )
The Order laying out and accepting Downing
Downing Street came from the Common Council, passed in con- St.
currence (Presented for approval June 12, 1877. Approved
June 12, 1877. )
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry Ir. Meek, Clerk.
• A meeting of the Board of Aldermen was
;.eld on Thursday evening June 14th. , 1877, at 8 o'clock,
>>ursuant to adjournment.
All the members were present. The
_ or presided.
The record of the last meeting was read
and annroved.
The statement being made that Dir. Complaint
lorthend the Acting City Solicitor, desired to be excused of Inspec-
from giving an opinion on the question referred to him, re- for of
lating to the complaint of the Inspector of Buildings againstBuildina:s.
tae building of I,r Liaynes, now in process of erection on
Church Street; it was,
Voted that the Liayor be authorized to
confer with J. C. Perkins Hsq; and obtain his opinion in ref-
erence to the subject matter.
The Committee on Streets submitted the Buffulm
St.
following Order:
"Ordered, that due notice be given that Sewer.
:his Board will on ionday the 25th day of June, 1677, at ?-I,-
o'clock P. ', ; at the City Hall, take into consideration the
expediency ,o£ constructing a Coulon Sewer in Buffun. Street,
between School and ;.ason Streets, and of assessing the expe._se
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June 14, 1677. Vol. 9 - Page 466
thereof on all persons who may enter their particular drains
into such Common Sevier, or who by any more remote means shall
receive any benefit thereby. Any persons making objections
thereto will then and there be heard."
The Order was adopted.
The following was submitted, viz: Liquor
"City of Salem June 14th, 1677. To Licenses.
the Board of aldermen of the City of Salem.
The Committee on Licenses to whom
were referred the petition of Iaichael Devine to sell liquors
under Class 1, that of Patrick Dolan to sell liquors under
Class 5; and that of Thomas Williams to sell liauors under
Class 2; having given the subject due consideration respect-
fully recommend that the petitioners have leave to with-
draw. &nd upon the general subject of Licences to sell li-
quors, the Committee having satisfied the public demand,
• that at some place or places within the City, liquors may be
kept and legally sold for medicinal and mechanical purposes,
by granting licenses to druggists, recommend that no further
licenses be granted.
John D. Eaton.
Irving Stone.
Dissenting from the above decision of a majority of the
^ommittee, the Chairman, after most thoughtful considera-
tion and careful weighing of facts presented of the experi-
ence had and experiments attempted in connection with this
most difficult and complicated question, is of opinion that
a limited number of licenses, granted with rigid discrinin-
ation of parties applying, said licenses to be few in num-
ber & high in price, from which should be excluded all
women, and persons intending to sell in dwelling houses, or
in shops connected therewith, will be more effectual in dim-
inishing intemperance, than impracticable attempts at total
prohibition. The testimony of judical officers, of prosecu-
ting officials, of legal professionals, of executive consta-
bularies of wide experience, and the general judgment of
those who have most seriously and conscientiously, & with se-
verest impartiality, guided by earnest effort to secure the
best results, substantially agree.
Henry K. Oliver, Chairman".
Alderman Manning moved that the minor-
ity be substituted for the majority report; but the motion
was lost, the vote being a tie.
Alderman Emmerton moved to amend the
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June 14, 1677 Vol. 9 - Page 469
majority report, by striking out the words "for medicinal
and i,echanical purposes."
=.lderman ;Nanning rioved as a further
amendment to strike out the words "having satisfied the Dub-
lic de;.iand, that, at so_.e place or places within the city,
liquors may be kept and legally sold for iedicinal and me-
chanical purposes, by granting licenses to druggists."
t.s this motion, included the amend-
rent offered by Alder:;an !D»aierton, it was accepted by pin;
and the amendment was then adopted.
The report, as ar:ended, was then ac-
cepted; but the Board refused to adopt the sa...e, the vote
being a tie.
AIderr.an Dx7,erton then noved that li-
censes to sell liquors under Class 1, be granted to the foil"
owing Innholders, viz, '?mi. L. Palter & Co. , Edward F. Hall,
a:argaret Collins, F. 2 . Horrill, Lndrew Dodge, and Kelley &
• Carter; the license fee to be ,
lost by a tie vote. 250.-; but the :notion was
Alderman 'canning moved that licenses
to sell liquor under Class 3, at a license fee of '51100.-;
be °•rented to Joseph Holbrook, Charles H. Kezar, Silas B.
?'inn, Thongs 1:. Covell, and D. B. & J. 1•lewcomb; but the mo-
tion was lost by the same vote.
The Order introduced at the last 1_uzzling
meeting relative to dogs, was taken from the table, and on of Digs.
notion of _.ldeiTaan 'tanning recoianitted to the Committee on
Licenses, for the purpose of obtaining the opinion of the
,ctirg City Solicitor, as to the legality of the same.
The following report, and orders were Derby
submitted: Street
"City of Salem, June 14th. , 1877, To
the Board of 1dernen of the City of Salem. The Committee
on Streets beg leave to report, that during the last year,
a plan was pronosed and drawing iaade for the widening of
Derby Street from Faber' s (formerly Grays) ',"hart, easter-
ly, and on its southerl;; side, to Peabody's '.�harf, a Dublic
hearing was had upon the subject, but the plan was not car-
ried into effect. The Co^ aIttee are now apprized that it is
the intention of _.'r. Charles F:opes, or:ner of a building
on the line of said Street, a corr_er of which building now
projects toward the street to rebuild on the same spot and
they therefore deer:: it
June 14, 1877. Vol. 9 - Iage 470
advisable to widen said street at the point near said build-
ing, I_r Ropes himself being grilling to give the land, if
the City will be at the expense of cutting off the corner
of the building projecting. The accompanying oraer is
therefore submitted.
For the Committee
Henry K. Oliver Chairman".
"!whereas the safety and convenience
of the inhabitants of the City of Saleri, recuire that Der-
by Street should be laid out and widened as hereinafter de-
scribed, and whereas due notice has been given of the in-
tention to lay out and widen said street, it is hereby
Ordered, That Derby Street be, and
t,,e setae hereby is laid out and widened as follows:-
Comaencing at a point in the boundary line, between estates
of R. C. `Manning & Co. , and C. A. Popes, thence running
from said point in an easterly direction, on a straight
• line, through said Rope' s land, a distance of about 174
feet to the present westerly corner of the building stand-
ing on said Ropes' land, and occupied by J. P. Langnaid &
Sons, as an office; said widening being more fully shorm
upon the plan drawn by C. A. Putnam June 1877, and filed at
t_ e City Clerk' s Office, And it is hereby adjudged that the
damage to the estate part of which is taken is the surd of
Seventy five dollars, which sum is hereby awarded the owner
of said estate."
"Ordered, that the sum of Severity t:pnronria-
five dollars be, and the same is, hereby appropriated, for tion.
t1_e purpose of laying out and widening Derby Street as
aforesaid, the same to be expended under the direction of
the Committee on Streets."
The report was accented, Orders
adopt-ed, and sent to the Camnon Council for concurrence.
The petition of Edward P. Smith, ask- Constable
ing for an appointment as a constable, to serve without pay
on board the barge "Island Belle", was received.
The 'Mayor then nominated Edward F.-
Smith to be a Constable, and the nomination was confirmed.
The application of C. D. Kinpiaan for , Junk
a junk license, was referred to the Committee on Licenses.
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June 14 & 22, 1877. Sol. 9 - Page 471.
The Inspector of Buildings to whom Permits to
was referred the apvlication of `". L. Kinsman for penait to build.
erect a sized on Church Street, reported favorable; and per-
iit --aas waited.
The following applications, al;.proved
by the Inspector of Buildings, ;were _presented, viz; appli-
cation of T. T. Savory for permit to build a barn on Creek
Street; and aprlication of 7m. J. ':Walton for nerr:,it to
build a dwelling house on Dora Street.
?emits were granted.
The following cop aunication was re- RIP-turn of
ceived, viz: police fees
City of Salem, June 12, 1877, To the
_onorable Board of lademaen,
Gentlemen: In ca..pliance with your or-
uer of June llth I will state that I have received, in the
• course of the two fiscal years ending December, 1876, from
Samuel F. =ndrevis 'Esa. , Clerk of the _First District Court
of the County of Essex, the sun of nine thousand eighty
eight dollars, forty two cents (;r9088.42) on account of
Fees earned in that Court, by salaried officers of the Salem
-Police, as witness fees, and for official service, but re-
tained by said clerk and paid into the City Treasury, con-
for!aably to the Statute and City Ordinances. I have not re-
ceived anything fro-: any Trial Justice, on such account at
any tile.
vant.
Very respectfully your obedient ser-
Henry J. Cross, City Treasurer."
on file. The communication was read and placed
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry Iff. sleek, Clerk.
A special meeting of the Board of Al-
dernen res held or, Yriday, , June 22d. , 1877, at 421 o'clock
r.., .
All the members being present, except
Jderaan Stone. The i;_ayor presided.
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June 22, 1877. Vol. 9 - Page 472,
The record of the last meeting was read
and approved.
A special venire for four persons to Jurors
serve as Jurors at an adjourned term of the Supreaae Court to
be held July 9th. , was submitted, and the following names
were drawn from the Jury Box, viz: Daniel Rooney, Nathaniel
Very, Daniel Low, and Abraham J. Stanley.
The following communications were sub- Opinion
-witted and read, viz: on com-
"City of Salem, I: ass, Mayors Office plaint of
June 15th 1877. Inspector
Hon. J. C. Perkins, Salem. of Build-
Dear Sir:- At a meeting of the ids.
Board of Aldermen, of the City of Salem the undersigned
was directed to ask your opinion in the matter following.
• Under authority of the Legislature the City Government has
established a fire district, with certain regulations one
of them being that no building, unless of brick or other
incombustible, shall be within less than eight feet from
1;rall to wall of the next adjacent building. In violation
of this regulation Pdr William idaynes of this city has
erected on Church Street a wooden building one wall of
which is within about one foot of the wooden building next
adjacent westerly; claiming that in as much as he had -aade
'_pis plans and contracts prior to the passage of the order,
he did not come under its prohibitions. The Inspector of
buildings has duly notified him and the builder of their
liability, and the City Government desire to know its oaten
_)owers, rights, liabilities, and remedies in the premises,
under the claims of Pdr. Iriaynes.
Very Resp!y Yrs.
Henry K. Oliver, Tsayor".
"Salem June 16th 1877 :- In answer to the inquiry contained
in the foregoing document, the undersigned to whom it has
been referred, would respectfully report that he is of
opinion that the building erected by Mr i'faynes cones within
the purview of the ordinance of the city passed April 23,
1877 and approved April 26, 1877. "For the purpose of se-
curing the prevention of fires.", notwithstanding the fact
that he made his plans and contracts for its construction
previously to the passage of the ordinance, the labor of
construction having been commenced after the passage of the
ordinance. The undersigned is also of opinion that both
r IJajnes and the contractor render themselves liable to
• the penalties of the act should they
June 22 L 25, 1877. Vol. 9 - Page 473,
proceed to erect said building, unsecured in ;:fanner provided
by the ordinance within the prescribed distance. And it
_.a,, be added that there is no decision, rule or principle
of law known to the undersigned which would give to either
the owner or builder a alai_ for damages against the city for
passing an ordinance which has the above effect.
J. C. Perkins."
An application signed by Geo. T. Permit to
Smith, asking permission to build a barn at No 244 'Washing- build.
ton Street, and ap,roved by the Inspector of Buildings was
submitted; and permit was granted.
A petition signed by Daniel Upton Pet. for
and fifteen others, residents in the vicinity of 'Webb Street, fleman.
asking for the appointment of a flag man at the Railroad
crossing foot of Essex Street, visa referred to the Committee
• on Streets.
The application of Ernest Natter for Billiard
a billiard license, was referred to the Co_•fmittee on L1- License.
tenses.
The petition of Clark I: . Scott for Pet. for
permission to erect and use a target for shooting with a target
cap gun, was referred to the Joint Standing Committee on shooting.
public Property, and sent to the Common Council for con-
cu_rence.
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry I.T. I• eek, Clerk.
A regular meeting of the Board of
Yldeinen was held on 1.5onday, June 25th, 1877, at 7'T o'clock,
P: i•: . The Common Council were also in session.
All the members were present. The
P:iayor presided.
The record of the last meeting was
read.
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June 25, 1877. Vol. 9 .'age 47 4 i
and anproved.
A hearing was held unon the petition Buffum
for the construction of a common sewer in Buffum Street, St. Se-Ter.
between School and reason Streets. Messrs J. - C. and J. H.
Towne were present for the petitioners and stated the
necessity for a sewer. A remonstrance signed by Curtis E.
Tadleigh, and 23 other owners of real estate on Buffum
Street, was submitted. Several of the remonstrancs were
present, and were also represented by C. A. Benjamin Esq.
After all persons interested had been
heard the hearing was closed, and the matter recommitted to
the Comnittee on Streets.
The following Report was submitted, Report of
viz: Com. on
"City Council Salem June 11, 1877. Accounts.
• The Joint Standing Comnittee on Accounts respectfully re-
port that they have allowed claims for the month of 'Tay as
follows:
Schools, �6716.18
Poor, 2167.41
Fire, n 235.39
Mayor &. Ald 18068.97
Water, 2306.82
Interest, 274.73
State Aid, 910.25
$30679.75
The amounts appropriated, the claims allowed, and the unexpend-
ed balances for the present year to this date are as foll-
ows:
Appropriated. Expended. Unexpended.
Schools, 80000.- 45602.15 34397.85
Poor, 24000.- 12624.- 11376.-
Fire, 12000.- 5203.03 6796.97
Mayor & A1d.153039.25 84830.86 68208.39
later, 30000.- 10761.70 19216.30
Interest, 86000.- 42178.89 43821.11
State Aid, 12000.= 5222.25 6777.75
397,�39 j206,442.88 :,190,5
For the Committee
Geo T. Ernierton Chairman."
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June 25, 1877 . Vol. 9 - Page 475
The Penort was accented and sent
down for concurrence. Cale back concurred. (--resented for
api.-.roval, June 26, 1877. AD -roved June 26, 1877. )
Alderman Iamerton for the special Board of
committee to whom was referred the subject of an Ordinance Health
establishing a Board of Health, submitted a report and Ord- Ordinance.
inance relating to the same.
The report was accepted, and the Ord-
inance laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
A petition signed by D. 1agpi, asking Pet. for
for the privilege of having a stand for the sale of peanuts stand at
8;c. at the *;illows, was presented. 7illor.-s.
The petitioner was granted leave to
withdraw and the petition sent to the Corzaon Council for
concurrence. Came back non-concurred; and the riatter was
• laid over until the next meeting.
The following Peport and Order were PeDort on
subriitted, viz: new school
"City of Salem, In City Council, house in
June 25th, 1877. Ward 5.
The Committee on Public Instruction to whom was referred
t' e resolution passed by the school co:znittee, asAnE for
the erection of a new four roo_, school house in ward 5,
v:ould respectfully report.
Your coLnittee find that at the be-
Ginning of the next school year, the grammar school depart-
ment of the Holly Street School, rill 'require two more
roods in that school house by reason of the large increase
in the nu_iber of scholars attending that department of the
school; and that .the Primary School which occupies three
rooms in the sa,.e building will be consequently restricted
to the use of one room, thereby necessitating the removal
of the greater part of the children in that school to
another building: there are at present two primary schools
in South Salem, situate on Popes and Harbor Streets, the
latter not having been used by the school department since
the erection of the Holly Street School House. These two
houses are believed to be sufficient to eccoiasodate all the
pri, ary scholars in Ward 5; but your co=;mittee are unani-
mously of the opinion, that the reopening of the Harbor
Street School House for use as a pri-iary school is not ad-
visable, and night result in the serious deterioration of
the primary schools in that part of the city. Your cona-
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June 25, 1877 Vol. 9 - Page 476
mittee were of course anxious to utilize the present school
accommodations on Harbor Street, and thereby avoid the ex-
pense of erecting a new building, but a-"ter carefully con-
sidering the various objections urged against its use, viz:
the luaited area of land around it; its inaccessibility to
quite a large portion of the children of the ward, no small
objection, considering the tender age of most of them; the
necessity of repairs to gut it in a fit condition for occu-
pancy, and the impossibility of enlars:ing it to meet the
requirements of that rapidly growing part of the city; they
cannot but think that a real necessity exists for the erec-
tion of the building asked for by the School Coruiittee.
Is regards the situation of such a school house, your comra-
itTee are of the opinion that it should be located in that
portion of the ward which is bounded north by Laurel Street
and east by Lafayette St; where several suitable lots can
be obtained. Your cousittee also think that the crowded
• condition of the Naumkeeg School, clearly indicates that at
no very distant date it will require greater accommodations,
and would recommend that the Harbor Street School be re-
tained for that purpose. We therefore recommend the adop-
tion of the accompanying order.
For the Committee,
Henry K. Oliver, Chairman."
"Ordered, that the sum of eleven Appropria-
thousand dollars be, and the same is,, hereby appropriated tion.
for the purchase of a suitable lot of land in [bard 5, and
the erection of a four room primary school house thereon,
t'ae same to be expended under the direction of the Joint
Standing Committee on Public Instruction."
The Report was accepted, Order adopt-
ed, and sent down for concurrence. Came back rejected.
The following Order came from the State Pri-
Common Council adopted and sent up for concurrence, viz: nary School
"Ordered, that the State primary atsnonson
school- at Monson, be and the same is hereby assigned as a Truants.
place of confinement, discipline and instruction, for per-
sons convicted under the provisions of the Statute of 1873
ch. 262. entitled "An act concerning truant children, and
absentees from school."
The Order was referred to the Comm-
ittee on Public Instruction on the Dart of this Board.
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June 25, 1677. Yo1. 9 - ia_;e 477.
A petition signed by Chas. E. Symonds Pet. rela-
and 65 others, proprietors of lots in the Orne Street Ceme- tine to
try, representing that they are desirous of making it an Orne St.
attractive place for the living, as well as a resting place Cemetery.
for the dead; and that then have graded, beautified, and
intend to keep well trimmed, their respective lots; that
they have no right to interfere with the avenues or paths
by grading, filling, dimiping, or removing rubbish; that the
said paths and avenues are in a very bad and slovenly con-
dition, and that they are under the exclusive control of
the city; and praying the Board to take measures to have
the said paths and avenues cleaned and greded, to correspond
in cleanliness with the lots bordering thereon; vies re-
ceived.
The petition was referred to the
Joint Standing Committee on Public Property and sent down
for concurrence. Came back concurred. (Presented for
ap-proval of reference June 26, 1877 . Approved June 26, 1877. )
The appropriation of Y10000.- passed Appropria-
at a previous meeting, for the construction of a new build- tion Church
ing in Church Street, came back from the Co.7zaon Council re- St. Build-
jected. ice,
The following Order cane from the Ball play-
Common Council, adopted and sent up for concurrence, viz: ing July
"Ordered that on July 4th, 1877, ball 4th.
playing excepting foot ball be allowed on the Common east
of the flagstaff."
The Board non-concurred. This vote
was afterwards reconsidered, the Order a_-mended, by strik-
ing out the words "ball placing excepting foot ball", and
inserting in place thereof the words "the game of crick-
et ;" and, as amended, the Order was adopted, and sent down
for concurrence in amendment. Cane back amendment con-
curred in. (Presented for approval .Tune 26, 1677. Approv-
ed June 26, 1877. )
The following Order came from. the Appropria-
Common Council adopted, I:;essrs, ?lay, Towne and Colby ap- tion for
pointed, and sent up for concurrence and to be joined, viz: July 4th.
"Ordered that the sum of three hun-
dred dollars (�300.-) be, and the same is, hereby apnro-
priated for the celebration of the approaching anniversary
of our ?rational Independe_:ce ; the sage to
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June 25, 1877. Vol. 9 - Page 478
be expended under the direction of a Joint Special Co:ui-
ittee."
The Board concurred in the adoption of
t__e Order, and joined the P:.Iayor, and Aldermen Stone and Har-
ris to the Committee.
The Ordinance passed by the Common Ordinance
Council relating to ball playing on the Coruaon was taken up, Ball play-
and the Board non-concurred in its passage, ing.
The Committee on Streets submitted a Widening
report recommending the adoption of the following Order, viz:of Forrest-
"Ordered, that due notice be given, . _ er & Essex
that this Board will on T.,onday, the second day of July, Streets.
1877, at 7Q o'clock P. M. , at the City Hall, take into con-
sideration the expediency of widening Forrester and Essex
Streets, in accordance with the plan on file in the City
• Clerks Office. All persons interested will then and there
be heard."
The report was accepted, and the Or-
der acopted.
Petitions signed by H. K. Oliver and Pet. for
40 others, and E. K. Noyes and 32 others, asking that a licuor
license be granted F.r S. B. Winn tb sell malt liquors, license.
were submitted.
The petitions were read and placed on
file. The Board then refused to grant the license, a yea
and nay vote being taken, which resulted in a tie as foll-
ows; ',.ressrs. Emmerton, Harris and ?fanning voting in the
affirmative, and Messrs. Davis, Eaton and Stone in the nega-
tive.
Several applications for permits to Permits to
repair and erect buildings, approved by the Inspector of build.
Buildings, were received and permits were granted as foll-
ows: Cornelius Kennedy, No 31 Harbor Street: L. T. Johnson
_'o 7 Skerry Street: Volney C. Stowe, corner of Derby and
Carlton Streets; Seth S. Mooney, Northend Street. (See
record of intentions to build. )
The following Order was submitted by Buildine of
'a. 'Dmerton, viz: Mr. ?naynes
"Ordered, that the Inspector of on Church
Buildings be, and he is hereby instructed to notify all per- Street.
sons interested, that there exists a violation of the Ord-
inance entitled "An Ordinance for the purpose of securing
,lure 25, 1877. Vol. 9 - Paae 479.
the prevention of fires", on the building owned by Yli.
-aynes, and located on Church Street, in the City of Salem,
and now in process of erection as described in the com-
t:laint of said inspector on file; and unless said rersons
certify to hL; a willingness to remove said vio'_ation, and
cause the said building to conform to the requirements of
the above na:aed Ordinance, the said Inspector is hereby
_'urther instructed to anply for an injunction restraining
said persons fron proceeding further in the work on said
building."
The Order was adopted.
On i-,otion of ::r El*ierton the Corraittee _=orses.
on Stables rere recuested to consider and report upon ti_e Fire
expediency of keeping one hair of horses in the Steam fire Depart-
engine house on Church Street, at all times, for tiuty in went.
case of fire.
• 1fr Baton moved that the Board consider Salary
une subject of restoring the pay of the police. of Police.
The .notion was adopted.
The salaries of the members of the
Dolice force were then restored to the rates existing pre-
vious to the recent reduction. ir. Eaton moved that the
salaries fixed by the vote just passed, connence P:;ay 1st.
Sr. :awning ,coved as an aziendr:ent to insert "June lst" , in
place of 'II•;tay 1st".
The amendment Bras adopted.
The notion, as amended, was then
adopted. (Presented for approval June 26, 1877 ; pnroved
June 26, 1877. )
On motion of rir Stone, the vote -police vs-
.ranting a vacation to the police force was reconsidered, cation.
and the Board then refused to grant a vacation.
The papers relating to the extension Cabot
of Cabot Street, were reco_-ilitted to the Cor;nittee on Street.
Streets.
The petition of Clark 3`_. Scott for Pet. for
leave to erect a target at the Y'illo�•;s, ca. e from the Co ui- leave t'o
on Council referred in concurrence. ('resented for ap- use target
eroval of reference June 26, 1877, ap-roved June 26, 1877. ) at Willows.
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June 28, 1877. Vol . 9 - Page 480.
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry 17. I.-eek. Clerk.
A special meeting of the Board of
Aldermen was held on Thursday, June 28th, 1877, at 7a
o'clock, P. P.I. The Conmon Council were also in session.
All the members were _present. The
Mayor presided.
The record of the last meeting was
read and approved.
On motion of Mr. Tanning, the vote, _m pronri-
Dassed at the last meeting, by which the Board concurred ation
• in the adoption of the Order aptropriating 5300.- for July 4th.
celebrating the 4th of July, was reconsidered; and the
3oard then non-concurred.
Mr. Emmerton stated that he had re- Visitors
ceived a communication from the I:-Iayor of F.ew Haven, noti- to in-
fying him that a committee of t_;e City Council of that snect
City, would visit Salem on Friday to view the naptha street lamps.
lights in use here, as it is proposed to introduce the
same light in New Haven.
On motion of i:_r. Hal ris, the 'ayor
with the Committee on Lamps and Lighting, were authorizedto extend such courtesies to the visiting _Committee, as they
may deem proper.
The petition of Elizabeth R. ':Iann- Claim of
ing, representing that on the 19th of January last, and near E.
. the corner of Essex and Summer Streets, the sidewalk being Lanning.
covered with ice and very slippery, she fell and so seri-
ously strained her leg, between the knee and ankle, tciat
she has for the most part of the time since, been confined
to her house and her bed; and asking for such comDensation
as may seem right, preferring to lay her case before the
City Council, rather than to resort to the law, was re-
ceiVed.
The petition was referred to t'le
Joint Stand-
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June 2-0, 1877. Vcl. 9 - Page 481.
ine Cmziittee on Claias, and sent down for concurrence.
Came back concurred. (_resented for approval of reference
June 29, 1877. r.,oproved June 29, 1877. )
The following Order came from the Appropri-
Co=aon Council adopted and sent up for concurrence, viz: ation
"Ordered that the sun of fifty doll-. Band stand
ars, be and the ss_ae is hereby appropriated to defray the
e_:pense of erectinE a new band stand upon the Cm.-mon, the saae
to be expended under the direction of the Joint Standing
Oo -jmittee on Public Pro_erty; also that the said Connittee
be authorized to repair the band stand., now the property of the
City, and cause the saaae to be erected in sore suitable
nlace at the ;'Iillows".
The Board concurred. (Presented for
approval June 29, 1877. .pproved June 29, 1877. )
• 1,otice was received from the Count^ Suit.
Coimissioners of Essex County, that they had appointed
Thursday, the 12th day of July next, at 9 o'clock, A. 11. ,
for a hearing on the petition of S. H. Holbrook asking for
a jury to assess and esti .ate the daraa-es to his estate on
Essex Street, on account of the v,-ider_ing of said street in
July 1876.
Referred to the 2layor, and sent down
for concurrence. Caine back concurred. (Presented for ap-
proval of reference June 29, 1877 : Approved June 29, 1877. )
1Ir Stone _owed that the City :eiarshal Fireworks
be authorized to grant permits to sell snail fireworks, but
not firecrackers on, and previous to, July 4th.
The motion was afterwards withdrawn.
The following Order cane from the Ympropria-
Common Council adopted, by a yea and nay vote of 12 to 1, tion
a two thirds vote, :iessrs. Towne, ";ay and Colby appointed, July 4th.
and sent up for concurrence, end to be , joined, viz;
"Ordered; that te sum of five hun-
ared dollars ( j500.-) be and hereby is appropriated for
t'.:e celebration of the a ,,proaching anniversary of our
I?ational indepe_:dence ; t_.e sira to be expended under the dir-
ection of a Joint Special Cmimittee.
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The Board non-concurred, the vote
being taken by yeas and nays, Lessrs y*unerton.and 11:anning
voting in the affirmative, and T.essrs Davis, -Eaton, ?Tarris
and Stone in the negative. This vote was afterwards re-
considered, the Order amended, by substituting the word
"four" in place of the word "five" , and, as amended, the
Order was adopted by a two thirds vote taken by yeas and
nays, Tessrs -Eaton, Inmerton, Harris, 1-lanning .ana Stone,
voting .in the affirmative, and Lr. Davis in the negative,
and sent down for concurrence in the amendment.
Came back indorsed, "Aaendment con-
curred in, by a two- thirds vote nine yeas and three naps".
(Presented for approval June 29, 1877.. approved June 29,
1077. )
1::r Lnmerton offered tue_ foiloving Or- appropria-
der, viz: tion new
• "Ordered, that a Committee of Confer- building
ence be requested upon the approria£ion of Ten thousand in Church
dollars for the erection of a new building in Church Street, St.
for the use of the *later and other Departments".
Tha .Order was adopted, Aldermen Emmer-
ton Manning and Harris appointed, and sent down to be joined.
The Common Council joined Messrs Towne, H. S. Perkins and
Crocker, and suspended the Rules so that the Committee shall
not be obliged to sit
t this evening, and sent up for con-
currence. The Board concurred in the suspension of the
Rules. (Presented for approval of vote suspending the Rules
June 29, 1877. approved June 29, 1877. )
The Board then took a recess to confer Public
with Dr. Henry Wheatland, Secretary of the Great Pasture Park
Corperation in reference to seserving certain lands in the
great pastures for a public park.
& report of the Joint Standing Conn- Fire
ittee on fire Department recommending the adoption of an ern
Order appropriating twelve thousand dollars, for the Dur_nose
of establishing a system of fire alarm telegraph in the
city, came from the Common Council recommitted, with in-
structions that the Committee invite the attendance before
the City Council of the agents of the several different
systems of fire alarm telegraph, cnd sent up for concurrence.
approval o£ vote recommittingeBoard concurred. (Presented for
&c. , June 29, 1877.
Approved June 29, 1877. )
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A communication from the Hawthorne H+Iarble-
Dramatic Club, tendering their services for a complementary head
benefit in aid of the sufferero by the late fire at Marble- fire.
;lead, was referred to the citizens committee on subscrip-
tions.
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry I;I. E;eek, Clerk.
A meeting of the Board of Aldermen
was held on Hvlonday, July 2d. , 1877, at 7 of Clock P. M.
A11 the members were present. The
Mayor presided.
The record of the last meeting was
read and approved.
The blayor read the petition and or- Forrester
der of notice for a hearing on the proposed widening of & Essex
Essex and Forrester Streets, and declared the hearing Streets.
on_ ened.
11'essrs. Joseph M. Parsons, Geo w.
Reed, and J. ,7. Roberts advocated the measure, and H_'essrs
M. H. I'ichols, PIm Reeves, and a representative of the
Hood estate, opposed the same.
iTo other persons desiring to be
heard, the hearing was closed, and the subject recommitted
to the Committee on Streets.
Mr Davis offered the following Orders:�ease of
"Ordered, that the Mayor be author- Cadet
ized to execute in behalf of the City, a lease of the halls lxmory.
and rooms in the second and third stories of the southern
end of the Franklin Building, used by the Second Corps of
Cadets for an Armory and Battalion Headouarters, for a
term of five years, commencing July 1st. , 1877, at a rent
of Six hundred dollars per annum;" and be it further.
"Ordered, that so much of the Order
passed on the 28th. , of 'Hay last, as authorizes the " as-or
o execute a lease of the hall in the second story of said
auilding, be hereby rescinded and "made void."
July 2, 1877. 701.. 9 - Page 484
The Orders were adopted. (Presented
for approval July 5, 1877. Approved July 5, 1877. )
A Petition signed by Horace Pdare and Highland .
17 others, asking that the westerly side of Highland Avenue, : ve.
be graded, straightened and a sidewalk built, from the prem-
ises of Horace Aare to those of John 1,11. Anderson, was re-
ceived; and referred to the Committee on Streets.
The Heyor nominated J. B. Wiggin and Constables.
Augustus Todd, as Constables, to serve near the Gas House
on the 3d. , and 4th of July.
The nominations were confirmed.
The application of Samuel Pulsifer for Junk.
a license as a dealer in junk, was referred to the Committee
on Licenses.
• The bills of the Department for the Monthly
month of June, were examined and approved. Bills.
The Board of Engineers reem mtended, Fireman
the Mayor nominated, and the Board confirmed, John P. Davis
as a member of Hose Company No 2.
The following report was submitted, Junk.
viz: Innholder.
"In Board of Aldermen Salem July 2,
1877. The Committee on Licenses to whom was referred the
petition of Samuel Pulsifer, for a license as a dealer in
junk, and the petition of H. S. Donovan for a license as
an Innholder at the Lowell Island House, respectfully
recommend that the Licenses be granted.
In reference to the petition of
Christopher D. Kingman for a license as a junk dealer, the
committee recommend that the petitioner have leave to with-
draw.
For the Committee
Henry K. Oliver Chairman
The Report was accepted, licenses
were granted to Samuel Pulsifer and H. S. Donavan as rec- '
ornmended, and leave to withdraw granted on the petition of
C. D. Kingman.
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7uly 9, 1877. Vol. 9 - Page 485.
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry K. meek, Clerk.
A regular meeting of the Board of
Aldermen was held on `.:onday evening, July 9th. , 1877 , at
8 o'clock. The CO=on Council were also in session.
All the members were present. The
';layor presided.
The record of the last meeting was
read and annroved.
The Board of Engineers recommended, Firemen
the sayor nominated, and the Board confirmed, 71illiam J.
• ;'Weston as a member of Hose Co. No. 4, and Benjamin F. Han-
ilton as a member of Hose Co. Yo. 6.
Notice by F. S. Peck, of his intention Intent to
to build a third story to his building, No 240 Essex Street;build.
was referred to the Inspector of Buildings.
The report of the City 1;iarshal for theCity itar-
srnonth of June, was received and placed. on file, shay s
Report.
The petition of I.Iichael H. Flynn for
leave to lay a six inch drain pine, from No 10� Turner Pet. for
Street to the manhole or, Derby Street, a distance of about leave to
two hundred feet; was referred to the Committee on Streets. lay drain
pipe.
The following report was submitted,
'viz: Report
"City of Salem July 9th 1877. To the relative
City Council. The Joint special committee of conference to new
to whom was referred the report of the. Joint Standing Comm- building
ittee on 'water ':"orks, in relation to the erection of a for '.;rater
building or buildings on Church Street, having carefully Dept, in
and thoroughly exanined and reviewed the whole subject, Church St.
would respectfully subuit the following, as their
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unanimous report.
That it is expedient, and for the best
interests of the City, that the report and plan presented
by the Joint Standing Co= ittee on the :dater Works be adopt-
ed, provided that the committee who shall have charF;e of the
erection of said buildings shall not commence operations un-
til specifications have been issued, and proposals solicit-
ed, for the erection and alteration complete in every par-
titular, of said buildings, and until they have ascertained
that contracts can be made with responsible parties for the
completion as specified above of said buildings, for a sun
not to exceed ninety five hundred dollars, and would there-
fore recommend the adoption of the following amendments to
the order previously reported. That the Order be amended by
striking out the words "Ten thousand", and inserting in
their place the words "Ninety five hundred", That the foll-
owing clause be added, "The said committee are hereby in-
structed not to proceed with the erection or alteration of
said buildings, until they have ascertained that contracts
can be made with responsible parties for the erection, and
alteration, complete in every particular of said buildings,
for a sum not to exceed ninety five hundred dollars."
The Order as amended will read as follows:
"Ordered that the sum of ninety five Appropria
hundred dollars be, and the same is, hereby appropriated, to tion.
be expended under the direction of the Joint Standing Conn-
ittee on Public Property, for the purpose of erecting a
brick building or buildings in Church Street, on that part
of the Citysl land now occupied by an old wooden building
or buildings, in substantial conformity to a plan reported
by the Joint Standing Committee on rater 7.1orks, and also for
the purpose of altering the building now occupied by the
Steam Fire Engines., in accordance with ti_e above named plan.
The said wooden buildings to be sold, or otherwise disposed
of, as shall seem to said Joint Standing Committee on Public
Property for the city*s best interest. The said com2ittee
are hereby instructed not to proceed with the erection or
alteration of said buildings, until they have ascertained
that contracts can be made with responsible parties for the
erection and alteration, complete in every particular, of
said buildings for a sum not to exceed ninety five hundred
dollars."
For the Committee
Geo. R. Dmnerton, Chairman".
The Report was accepted. The Common
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July 9, 1877. Vol. 9 - 7age 487.
Council also accepted the report, but rejected the reco*mien-
dations.
The following report was submitted, Report
viz: of Com.
"City Council Salem July 9, 1877. The on
Joint Standing Coranittee on Accounts., respectfully report Accounts.
that they have allowed claims for the month of June, as
follows:
Schools, 7082.98
Poor, 2042.69
Fire, 974.42
Mayor & P_ldn• , 13918.92
Water, 4341.74
Interest, 22616.50
State Aid, 949.25
Total 151926.C
The amounts appropriated, the claims allowed, and the un-
expended balances, for the present year to this date are
as follows:
Appropriated. Espended. Unexpended.
Schools 80000.- 52685.13 27314.87
poor 24000.- 14666.69 9333 31
','ire 12000.- 6177.45 5822:55
:;,ayor & bldn. 153489.25 98749.78 54739.47
F,'ater 30000.- 15123.44 14876.56
Interest 86000.- 64795.39 21204.61
State hid 12000.- 6171.50 5828.50
6397469.25 y258369.38 $1391 99.87
For the Committee,
Geo.. R. Eenmerton Chairman."
The report was accepted and sent
down for concurrence. Came back concurred. (Presented for
approval July 11, 1877. Approved July 11, 1877. )
Alderman Davis stated that he had Gas Bill
received a communication from Lieut. Col. Dalton of the Axzlory
2d. Corns of Cadets, requesting the city to pay the gas
bills incurred in lighting their Armory.
The matter was referred to the Cormi-
ittee on Lilitary affairs on the part of this Board. The
Ccrxiittee subsequently declined to grant the request.
July 9, 1877. Vol. 9 - Page 488.
A communication from a Committee of Pet. of
the Trustees of the Plummer Farm School, stating that the in- Trustees
come of the school has materially diminished both from the of Fluzmer
workshop and the land, and that it has been found necessary Farm Schoo-
on this account to encroach upon the funds of .the Institu-
tion in order to pay its current expenses; and reeuesting the
city to pay them one dollar per week for each boy of this
city confined there for causes other than truancy, as it is
believed that this sum will enable the school to go on cith-
out further encroachment upon its invested funds; was re-
ceived and read.
The communication was referred to the
Joint Standing Committee on Public Instruction and sent
down for concurrence. Came back concurred. (Presented for
approval of reference July 11, 1877. Approved July 11, 1877. )
The Committee on Streets submitted a Location of
• report recommending the adoption of the following Orders, tracks of
viz: the Naumkea,
"Ordered, that the tracks of the Naum- St. Railway
keag Street Railway Company, be and they are hereby located,
through portions of Essex Street and Fort Avenue, as fell- ,
ows:
Centre Line.
Commencing at a point in the centre of the track, at its
present terminus, on Essex St. , which point is 11J feet dis-
tant northwesterly from the porch of the old "Gerrish
House", just west of English Street, and thence running upon
a straight line, in a northeasterly direction through said
Essex Street, to a point which is 12 feet distant northwest-
erly from the new line of location of the southeasterly side
of Essex Street, at the commencement of the curve in said
new line of Essex Street; thence curving to the southeast,
on a radius of about 100 feet, and running on nearly a par-
allel line with said line of new location of street, to a_
point which is 131 feet distant from the end of the curve in
said new location of street, on Tebb Street; thence running
in a southeasterly direction, on a line parallel to and 13v
feet distant northeasterly from the southwest line of Webb
Street, a distance of 110 feet: thence curving and running
in a northeasterly direction, on a radius of about 100 feet,
a distance of about 58 feet: thence running in an easterly
direction, through Fort Avenue, upon a line which is parallel
to and eleven feet distant northerly from the line of the
southerly side of the new location of said Fort Avenue, to a
point opposite the northerly corner of the Dike estate, by
• an old town way; thence running upon a curve in a southeaster-
1- direction, distance of 60 feet, to a point which is 43
July 9, 1877. Vol. 9 - ?age 489.
feet at right angles, £rori the northerly line of location of
said Fort :_venue; thence in a southeasterly direction, upon
a straight line, across Block House Square, a distance of
105 feet; thence upon a curved line of about 100 feet ra-
dius, in an easterly direction, through a portion of said
Fort Avenue, a distance of about 60 feet, to a point which
is 11 feet distant at right angles, from the fence standing
upon the southerly side of said Fort Avenue thence running
up on a line, w]iich is rarallet to, and 11 feet distant nor-
therly frma the said southerly side of Fort Avenue, to a
point near the Juniper House, so called; thence running upon
a curved line as staked out, in a northerly direction, a
distance of 66 feet, so as to connect with the former loca-
tion of said Horse Rail Road track, in Fort Avenue at the
junction of Columbus r_venue, :wade November 10, 1876."
"Ordered, that so much of the location
of the tracks of the Naimikeag Street Railway Company, Lade
• November 10, 1876, as conflicts with the above location, be,
and the same is, hereby repealed and made void; this repeal
not to affect any of the conditions required of said Company
by previous locations:,"
The report was accepted, and the Or-
ders adorted. A certified cony of the Orders was left at
the office of the. TTaumkesg Street Railway Company, July loth.
1877. Acceptance of location filed, August 10, 1877.
The application of J. Bird for a 1i- Junk.
tense to collect junk, was referred to the Committee on Li-
censes.
Notice was received from the Common ADproDria-
Council that the Order appropriating „11,000.- for Me erec- tion School
tion of a new school house in "ard 5, had been rejected by House.
that Board.
The following report came fros the Fire
Co_:mon Council recoLnitted, with instructions to grant a A'arn.
public hearing, and sent up for concurrence, viz:
"City of Salem July 9, 1877. To the
City Council. The Joint Standing Co_.riittee on Fire Dep . ,
to whom was recommitted the subject of a fire alarm tele-
graph, with instructions to invite the attendance before
the city council of the agents of the several different
systems, would resnectfulllr,-
Report, that said instructions have
been
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gill
complied with, and that the city council have had an oppor-
tunity to witness an exhibition of the prominent s;vstems in
use. The committee again submit the report and Order pre-
sented at the last meeting of the Council and recoiuiend its
adoation.
For the Committee,
Irving Stone, Chairman."
The Board concurred. (Presented for
approval of vote recommitting &c. July 11, 1877. Approved
July 11, 1877. )
The Orders laying out and widening Derby
Derby Street over land of C. A. Ropes, and arpropriating Street
seventy five dollars therefor, came from the Co_,mon Council ApDropria-
passed in concurrence. (Presented for ap?,_roval July 11, tion.
1877. Approved July 11, 1877.)
• The Board then adjourned.
Attest, .
Henry I•.i. Leek, Clerk.
A special meeting of the Board of
Aldermen was held on Thursday, July 12th. , 1877, at
8 o'clock P. P.R.
All the members were present, extent
Alderman Harris. The 11eyor presided.
read and approved. The record of the last meeting was
The following Report was submitted, P1u_mier
viz; Farm
"City of Salem July 12, 1377, To the School.
City Council of the City of Salem. The Cu xiittee on Public
Instruction to whom was referred the memorial of P;iessrs
Loring, Curwen and Streeter a committee of the Trustees of
the Plunmer .Ferm School, have given a hearing ing to said comm-
ittee and dulyconsidered,
their � lzkev;ise the subject-.natter of
memorial. this document sets forth that, for more
than six years last past, boys belonging to Salem in nwm-
ber from twenty five to thirty, have been, each year, in-
mates of the institution a-
July 12, 1377. Vol. 9 - Pale 49L.
bout one third of then: having been caaaitted for truancy,
that in the aggregate, the boys thus cared for amounted to
sixt- three, which aggregate added to the nivaber plac::d
there for discipline has risen as high as eighty six, this
increase in numbers, toget..er with a continued decrease in
receipts for the products of the farm and workshop of the
school, .as seriously diminished its incase and threatens
further encroachment upon the invested means t';Iereof; the
Trustees t'nerefore, ask tPiat the city will alloys to the in-
stitution such compensation per week for each boy, other
than truants that .-.:ay be sent to the school as the city
would be called upon to pay v%ere he co=aitted to the State
Reform School at ':'estborough, that sum being a dollar per
week per pupil, not probably exceeding the sum of six hun-
dred dollars per annum; while it is believed the boy
w0u1d be far better provided for, and under better expecta-
tion of reform, than if consigned to any larger establish-
ment. The request of the Trustees seex:ing to your committee
• to be just and reasonable, they are of opinion that it
ought to be granted, and reco_:,mend the adoption of the
Iollowine Order.
For the Committee
Henry K. Oliver Chairman."
"Ordered, that the sum of one dollar
Der meek be allowed to the Trustees of the Pl=aer Farm
School, for the board discipline and instruction of such
boys belonging to the City of Saleii, other than truants,
as may be consigned to said School, said payment to take
date from the first day of the present month of July, and
to be charged to the appropriation for the incidental ex-
penses of the departiuent of laayor & Aldermen."
The report. was accepted, the Order
adopted and sent to the Cor.Laon Council for concurrence.
The following Report was submitted, Alluzzling
viz: of dogs.
"City of Salem July 10th 1377. To
the Board of _ldermen of the City of Salem. The Committee
on Licenses to whom w:;s recommitted their report and order
upon the restraining and muzzling of dogs under date of
June (9th) ninth (copse:iuent upon the petition of Henry P.
Ives and others) in order that the opinion of the City So-
licitor might be had upon the legality of the provisions
contained in said Order, have consulted that officer and
been inforr.ed by him that said provisions imply action not
provided for in the ststute of 1377. Chap. 167, relating to
the "li_'uzzling or restraining of dogs", and that the only
• Order that can be adopted in the prenises, is that designa-
ted in
Suly 12, 1677. Vol . 9 492.
the language of the Statute itself, viz:
Chap. 167.
An net relating to the Sestraining and l_uzzling of
Doe's.
Be itenacted, &c. , as follows:
Sect. 1. The mayor and aldermen of any city or the select-
men of any town may order that any dog or dogs within the
limits of such city or town respectively shall be nuzzled
or .restrained from running at large during such time as
shall be prescribed by such order. After passing such or-
der and the publication of the same by posting a certified
copy thereof in two or more public places in such city or
tov:n, or in case a daily newspaper shall be published in
such city or town, by publication thereof once in such nevispa-
per, said mayor and aldermen or selectmen may issue their
warrant to one or more of the police officers or constables
of such city or town, who shall, after twenty-four hours
• from the publication of such notice, kill any or all dogs
found unmuzzled or running at large contrary to such order.
But inasmuch as an order thus worded,
would be in substance, but a repetition of the Order passed
by the Board on the 18th of May last, which provided for
the muzzling of dogs or their restraint from going at
large, and would therefore effect that to which the peti-
tioners object, it is recommended thet the Order of Aeay
18th. , be rescinded, and in as much as the Statute of 1877. ,
leaves optional any action of the Mayor and Aldermen in
the premises, that the matter be left to the operation of
the 7th Section of Chap. 130. of the Acts of 1867, which
provides for"the killing of dogs not licensed as required
by the provisions of the same Act, and for which duty the
prover officer has been appointedi
For the Committee,
Henry K. Oliver, Chairman."
The report was accepted, and on
motion of Alderman Emmerton, the Order passed May 18th. ,
18770 which required the muzzling or restraining of dogs,
was repealed.
The following Report, was submitted, Cabot
viz: Street.
"City of Salem July 12th. 1877. To
the City Council. The Committee on Streets to whom was
recommitted the subject of the extension of Cabot Street
from Hancock Street to Roslyn Street in accordance with
the petition of Tilliam D. Gardner and 94 others, respect-
fully report,
• That the estimate of the Engineer for
filling and grading said extension of Cabot Street to a width
of fifty feet and to the grade
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that will ultimately be required is 31105.- But the committee
are of opinion that the needs of the public for a street in
that locality will be fully met for some years to cone, if
it should not at present be filled to the grade as established
by the profile herewith submitted. For a much less sum the
street can be laid out and made safe and passable and in fu-
ture years can be gradually and economically brought to the
required grade. In view of the great convenience that the
proposed extension will be to a large number of the inhabi-
tants of South Salem, especially in affording readier means
of access to the Holly Street School House, the casittee
recommend that the street be accepted, and graded by cover-
ing the present surface with good gravel to the average
death of about one foot, and that a suitable culvert be
built across the street at its lowest Dart. For that work
the estimated expense is five hundred dollars, and the Comm-
ittee respectfully submit the accompanying Orders.
• For the Committee,
Henry K. Oliver, Chairman.}
tMhereas the safety and convenience of the inhabitants of
the City of Salem reo_uire that Cabot Street should be laid
out as hereinafter described, and whereas due notice has
been given of the intention to lay out said street, it is
hereby,-
Ordered, that Cabot Street be and the
sane is hereby laid out and extended over land of Tillian
0. Barker as follows:
East Line.
Commencing at the nresent corner on Hancock Street, as the
fences stand, and thence running in nearly a south_ direc-
tion by the line of fence a distance of about 367 feet to
the corner of Roslyn Street.
The west side of the street to be 50
feet distant from and parallel to said above described
east line.
And it is hereby adjudged that the
expense of laying out and extending said street as above
described will amount to the simn of five hundred dollars,
as follows:
Land damages; none asked for, and none awarded.
Cost of' filling, grading, and building culvert -$500.-
"Ordered, that the sum of five hun-
dred dollars be and the same is hereby appropriated for the
purpose of laying .out, filling and grading said street as
above, the sane to be expended under the direction of the
Committee on streets."
• of the OrThe report was accepted, but pending
the adoution der the subject was reco*maitted to the
Committee on Streets.
July 12, 1877. Vol. 9 - T'ase 494.
The Committee on Streets submitted the Highland
following report, viz: Ave.
"City of Salem July 12, 1877. To the
City Council. The Committee on Streets, to whom was re-
ferred the petition of Horace Ware and 17 others, for grad-
ing, straightening and building a sidewalk on the north-
westerly side of Highland Avenue, respectfully report.
That the work asked for will be a
great improvement to that portion of Highland Ivenue. But
Vie Committee finding numerous projects for street improve-
ments pressed upon their attention, and having already
-wade plans for work of a more urgent character to be done
in other portions of the city sufficient to exhaust the
limited appropriation for the current year, find themselves
unable to undertake this improvement unless a special appro-
priation for the work is made by the city council. The es-
tinated cost of the work is eight hundred dollars, and the
. Committee respectfully submit the following Order.
For the Committee.
Henry K. Oliver, Chairman."
"Ordered, that the sum of eight hun-
dred dollars be, and the same is hereby appropriated for
the purpose of building a bank wall, filling, grading and
building a sidewalk on the north westerly side of Highland
_'.venue, in accordance with the petition of Horace '"are and
others, the same to be expended-under the direction of the
Committee on Streets."
The report was accepted, but the Or-
der was laid on the table .
The Mayor submitted the following Public
co=:uaunication, viz: Health.
"City of Salem, Mass. Mayor' s Office,
July 12th. 1877.
To the City Council of the City of Salem. Having devoted
the day in visiting with the City Physician, the City Mar-
shal and the Health Officer many portions of the city for
tie purpose of e$eiaining several places considered to be
in filthy condition and provocative of disease, I feel it
to be an imperative duty to urge immediate action in the
direction of efficient prevention. In that portion of
Five, which lies westerly and southerly of the Naurikeag
?:ills including Peabody, ;"ard and Harbor Streets and the
--treats from Pa-k Street easterly to the waterfront includ-
ing Congress, Perkins, Pingree, Gardner and So. Prospect
Streets, theme is an almost incredible amount of disease
breeding filth in streets, yards and privies, and upon oven
• areas, not omitting stables and piggeries that Having al-
ready coLmien.ced its mission, cannot fail to generate sick-
ness and assure rise in our death rate. These are in addi-
tion to the too well known and affluent uestilential nuis-
ances frog the flats along the 1,orth and South Fivers from
above Frye's Mills,
Jr1y 12, 1877 . Vol. 9 - r-'a^e 495
^nd from the reekin , outlets of our Sewers ; only actual wit-
nesses, as we were, can realize the stenchy and deleterious
nastiness that exists in that r-ortion of the city and in
some places along streets and iharves running from Derby
Street to the harbor. In no other neighborhood visited by
us, though we found other bad places, did we encounter ag-
gregsted filthiness to be compared to that which poisons
the air and impregnates it with disease in the streets, and
yards specially named, that existing mainly in surcharged
vaults. Convinced of the vast iraportance of an early adop-
tion of deans which can organize and cuicken positive and
curative nethods of relief, namely; a Board of Health, with
full powers, such as we have now the authority to create,
r earnestly co-amend to you nrornt action in that direction.
Very ^esp'v Yr Ob't Serlt.
Henry K. Oliver, Eiayor."
The coruaunipation eras read and placed
• on file.
On motion of ,..r D<amerton the Ordin- Ordinance
ante relating to the public health, was taken from the public
table, health.
is Baton moved to amend Section 4,
so that it shall read: "Upon the passage of this ordinance
the city council in convention shall elect by ballot, three
oerso_s, one of w'rom shall be a physician, vho shall con-
stitute the health ca_rmissioners of the city of Salem: the
persons so elected shall enter upon their duties forthwith,
The amendment was not adopted..
Mr Eaton moved to amend Section 6,
by striking out all the words in lines 1 and 2, and insert-
ing in place thereof the following words: "The health
corrai.ssioners shall elect annually one of their number."
Llso by striking out in the 4th. line of said section the
words "one thousand", and inserting; in place thereof the
words "five hundred."
The amendments vrere rejected.
Ir_r Emmerton moved to amend Section 6,
by striping out the cord "annually" in the lst, line. This
anendiient vrds also rejected.
Each section of the Ordinance was
then taken up separately, and adopted; but the Board re-,
Fused to adopt the Ordinance as a whole.
The application of 17.ewcomb and Ferg- Pet. for
• ason for a license to store and keep for sale, gasoline, a license to
product of petroleum, at No. 18 Peabody St : w^s refe=•red to store
the Cowittee on Licenses. oline.
July 12, 1877. Vol. 9 - Pace 496.
Notice was received that the Order au Slater
ZPas.
thorizing the ^later Board to furnish certain water carts
' t water free of charge, had been returned fron the Common
with g >
Council passed in concurrence. (Presented for approval
roved
July 13, 1877 <pp Jul 13 y , 1877. )
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry A;I. Meek, Clerk.
After the adjournment of the previous
:eetir_g Aar Davis requested the Mayor to call the Board to-
gether again, as he desired to move a reconsideration of
the vote rejecting the Health Ordinance.
• A meeting of the Board was then held,
all the members being present, Mr Harris having been noti-
fied.
The Mayor occupied the chair.
The vote rejecting the Ordinance_ re- Ordinance
lating to the public health was then reconsidered. public_
On motion of Mr Stone the vote adopt- health.
ing Section 4 of the Ordinance was reconsidered.
htr Eaton moved that said Section be
amended so as to provide for the election of the health
commissioners by the city council in convention. The amend-
ment was adopted by a vote of three to two, I:.Ir Harris hav-
ing been excused from voting at his own request.
Mr Harris then requested the privilege
of recording his vote against the amendment.
The vote adopting the amendment was
then reconsidered, and the amendment was then lost the
vote being a tie.
Section 4 was then adopted, and the .
Ordinance as reported by the Committee was passed to be
ordained, and sent to .the Common Council for concurrence.
The following Order was submitted, Seats &
viz: shelter at
"Ordered, that the Joint Standing "illows.
Committee -`
•
July 12 L 23, 1877. 1: 1.. 9 - ra .e 497.
on public property be authorized to erect at the 7.illows,
i they r r
such additional seats and shelter as t�_ey _aay deem expedient
at an expense not exceeding three hundred dollars, the same
to be charged to the appropriation for incidentals in the
`,favor and liderrien's Department.
The Order was adopted and sent to the
Co.:iaon Council for concurrence.
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry 17. i:Ieek, Clerk.
A regular meeting of the Board of
?lderraen was held on Ieionday evening, July 23d. , 1877, at
• 8 o'clock. The Common Council were also in session.
All the members were present, except
'lderman w_anning. The I:iayor presided.
The record of the last two meetings
was read and apuroved.
The following Report was submitted, Report of
viz; Com. on
"City of Salem July 23d. 1877. The Finance.
:Dint Standing Coariittee on Finance having considered the
subject of the amount of money necessary to be raised to
defray- the expenses of the City for the current municipal
year, not including the amount needed to meet the State
and County ta_.es, .beg leave to report the Ordinance follow-
ing, and to reco'n*.lend its adoption.
For the Committee,
Henry K. Oliver, Chairman."
li The report was accepted and sent
down for concurrence. Came back concurred. (Presented for
approval July 25, 1877. approved July 25, 1877. )
The ordinance which provides that the Tax
sum of j.350,000.- shall be raised by assessment upon the Ordinance
polls and estates liable thereto, agreeably to law, in or-
der to meet the demands on the treasury during the present
•
July 23, 1877. Vol. 9 - Page 498.
Municipal year, was then read, passed to be ordained and
sent down for concurrence. Came back concurred. Presented
for approval July 25, 1877. Approved July 25, 1877. ) See
record of ordinances.
The following Order came from the Hater
Common Council adopted, and sent up for concurrence, viz; mains
"Ordered, that the Joint Standing of Salem
Committee on Teter Works be instructed to forthwith commun- & e_body
icete with the selectmen of the town of Peabody, and effect Appropria-
a connection of the water pipes of Salem with the main of tion.
the acqueduct works of that town, and that they be and are
hereby authorized to incur such expense in making such conn-
ection as shall be necessary; not to exceed the sum of Five
hundred dollars."
The Board concurred. (Presented for
approval July 25, 1877. Approved July 25, 1877. )
• Notice was received from the Common Ordinance
Council that the ordinance establishing a board of health Board of
had been laid on the table. Health.
The following con-uiunication was re-
ceived, viz;
"Office of the wenham Plater Board .
Salem, Mass. July 16th. , 1677. To the City Council of from Tieter
Salem. Board con-
Gentlemen:- On the ninth of April 1877, the cerning
.7enham Water Board addressed a communication to the city Church St.
council, representing the unsafe condition of the building Building.
occupied by them on Church Street, and urging the necessity
of some immediate action to remedy the perilous situation
of affairs in this connection. An appropriation was asked
for by the board;;to put up a building suitable for their
purposes, and adapted to their wants, this measure having
,ailed to accomplish anything the Board now respectfully
ask the City Government for permission to erect a .building
on this site, out of their appropriation. An expert after
thoroughly examining the building, pronounces it "unsafe" ;
also, that "money expended on repairs, would be thrown away."
Jnder such circumstances, and taking all the facts together
in relation to this. subject, the board feel justified in
again calling the attention of the City Council to the ab-
solute necessity .of,making some provision to meet the ex-
igency in this case,'and in view of the danger attending
delay, desire to express their unwillingness to assume any
• further responsibility occasioned by its occupancy. All
of which is respectfully submitted,
For the Board, George Upton, Preside-t."
July 23, 1877. Vol. 9 - Page 499.
The communication visa referred to the Joint Standing Coy.-.-
ittee on TTater forks vrith leave to sit at once, and sent down
for concurrence. The Common Council ron-concurred.
The following cosaunication was re- Phillins
ceived, viz; School_
"City of Salem, ?Sass. July 18, 1877. House.
To the City Council of the City of Salem.
Gentlemen:-
At a meeting of the School Committee
of this City, held on the 16th instant, the following Order
was adopted, viz;
"()rdered, that in consideration of
the imperative need of increased acco-:¢-iodations for the
Phillips Gramar School, the Board re,aest the City Council
to appropriate a sufficient sun of none,* to alter the Phil-
lips School building for that D-urpose."
• Very resp'y Yours,
Henry 1.1. Meek, Secretary."
The corrunication was referred to the
Joint Standing Coimiittee on Public Instruction and sent
down for concurrence. Came beck concurred. (Presented for
approval of reference July 25, 1877. Approved July 25,
1877. )
A petition sis-ned by Stephen B. Ives Pet, for
and 98 other citizens, and real estate owners, in the tide dates
nei^hborhood of the basin at the foot of St. Peter Street, St t.
pra ing that a tide gate no,, be built in the culvert coon- Peter St.
ecting this basin with North river, so that sufficient basin.
crater iaay be retained in said basin at low water to cover
the sewers which empty themselves there ; as by so doing
they feel that it would not only abate the nuisance com-
plained of, arising from said sewers, but would also fur-
nish a large reservoir of v..ater in case of fire; came from
the COSQmon Council referred to the Joint Standing Committee
on Public Property with leave to sit iruiediately, and sent
up for concurrence. The Board concurred. (Presented for
apnroval of reference July 25, 1877. Approved July 25,
1877. )
The following report was submitted, Orne
viz; Street
"In City Council, Salem July 23, 1877. Cemetery.
The Joint Standing Committee on Public Property to whom was
referred the petition of Charles L,.Symonds and others,
• ^raring that the City Council Till ia_;e measures to have
the paths and avenues i_. the Orne Street Cemetery "cleaned
and graded to correspond in cleanliness, Tith the lots bor-
dering thereon", respectfully report;
That the Committee have visited and in-
July 23, 1877. Vol. 9 - Page 500..
spected the premises, have given the petitioners a hearing,
and have fully considered the subject. They find that the
complaints .of the petitioners are fully sustained, and
their request appears to be reasonable; as stated in the
petition the paths and avenues in the cemetery are truly
In a "bad and oXvienly condition", rough and overgrown with
grass and weeds., , In good faith towards the purchasers of
lots, if not in 'law; and also in due self respect it would
seem that the city is bound to redress the grievance in
question and to prevent its recurrence: in the opinion of
the Committee, the necessary work for this purpose, can be
done most efficiently and economically by the street de-
partment, with this view they recommend the adoption of
the accompanying order. It may be necessary to make fur-
ther" provision for the care of this and other burial grounds'
in the city; and for the protection of property therein,
but this Commnittee do not at.,this time propose any specific
• action in relation thereto, but leave the subject for fur-
ther consideration.
For the Committee,
John D. Eaton, Chairman."
"Ordered that the paths and avenues
in the Orne Street Cenletery, be cleaned of grass and weeds,
and put, and kept;; in good order and condition,, under the
n direotio of the Committee on Streets and Bridges,,and the
expenseto the appropriation for Streets
g
andBridoesthe same charged ,
The, report'was accepted, Order adopt-
ed and sent down for concurrence. Came back concurred
(Presented for approval July 25, 1877, Approved July 25,
1877. )
A petition signed by Laura T. Johnson Pet, for
asking for permission to enter a private drain into the eave_ to
Common Sewer in Lathrop Street, was referred to the Comm- enter'
ittee on Streete 'with power to act. sewer.
The, Committee on Public Property sub- Tide gates
matted the following Report, and Order, viz; ; at St.
"In City Council Salem, July 23, 187% Peter St.
The Joint Standing Committee on.Publio Property to whom was. asb in,
referred the petition of Stephen B. Ives and others, pray-
ing that Tide gates be built at the culvert connecting the
basin at the 'foot`of St. Peter St., with North River, hav-
ing considered the subject respectfully report and reeom- .
mend that the prayer of the petitioners be granted;
provid-ed the required structures can .be placed in position in a
substantial manner at a cost not exceeding eight hundred
dollars ($8p0.:;-4 after having obtained reliable estimates.
To carry the desired object into effect the accompanying
order is herewith submitted.
July 233 1877. Vol. 9 - rage 501.
Bor the CommitteO.
John_D. Eaton, Chairman."
"ordered, that the sum of :fight hun- Appropria-
dred dollars be, and the same is hereby appropriated to de- tions.
fray the expense of building a tide gate at the Basin, at
or near the foot of St. Peter Street; the above sum to be
expended under the direction of a Joint Select Committee".
The report was accepted.
Mr Emmerton moved that the subject
be laid on the table. The motion was not adopted.
The Order was then adopted. " Alderman
Eumarton and Harris appointed, and sent down for coneurr=
ence and to be joined. Came back concurred and Messrs Flay,
H. S.' Perkins and Bruce joined. (Presented for approval
July 25, 1877. Approved July 25+ 1877. )
The Committee on Licenses submitted Billiard
O a report, recommending that Ernest Natter be licensed to Hall
keep a billiard saloon.
The report was accepted, and the li-
cense granted.
A petition signed by Daniel F. Regan Pet. for
and 9 others, representing that the removal of the city . removal
pound, and extension of St. Peter street, would, be a great of pound.
improvement, and give the abutters on either side of the an exten-
land now used as a pound, unobstructed access to their es- sion of
tates, encourage improvement, and render the property more St. Peter
valuable; and asking that said improvement may be made, was St.
submitted; and the same was referred to the Committee on
Streets,
A petition signed .by H. M. Johnson Tree..
representing that the branches of a tree in front of the
estate owned by her at No. 2 Arrabella Street, are too near
the house, and asking that some of them may be removed by
the city authorities at the city's expense; was referred to
the Committee on Streets.
The application of Moses Pray for a Junk.
license to deal in junk, was referred to the Committee on
Licenses.
Permits to build were granted Geo. Permita
Harris Martin McGuire, David Upton and Thomas B. Carey, in to build.
accordance with their applications on file.
• ad that The Inspector of Buildings recommend-
July 231 1817.1 Vol. 9 - Page 502.
permit to erect a third story to the building of Mr. F. S. Permit
Peck on Essex St. , be refused. to
The Board voted that a permit be build.
granted, but this vote was reconsidered, and the matter re-
ferred to the Inspector for more definite information.
The Order authorizing the erection of Seats
additional seats and shelter at the Willows at an expense and
not exceeding three hundred ,dollars, came from the Common shelter
Council passed in' concurrenoe.'' (Presented for approval _aT=11-
July 25, 1877, Approved July 25, 1877. ) ows.
The Order authorizing the payment to Plummer
the Trustees of the Plummer Farm School of one dollar per Farm
week for each boys other than truants, confined at said in- School.
stitution, came from.. the Common Council passed in concur-
rence, (Presented for approval July 25, 1877. Approved
• July 25, 1877.)' `.
Notice was received from the Common Fire
Council that the Committee 'on Fire Department had submitt- Alarm
ad a report recommending the adoption of the appropriation
for a fire alarm telegraph; that the report was accepted,
but the Order was laid on the table.
Alderman Harris moved that the regu- Meetings,
lar meetings of the Board `.on the second and fourth Mons
days of each month, be suspended, until the fourth Monday
of September.
p .t em r. The motion was adopted.
The Committee on Licenses submitted Gasoline
a report recommending that 'a license be granted Newcomb&
Ferguson to store, and keep for sale, gasoline, a product
of petroleum, '
The report was accepted and the li-
cense granted.
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry M. Meek, Clerk.
•
L
.Aug. 6, 1877. Vol. 9 - Page 503.
A meeting of the Board of Aldermen
was held on Monday, August 6th. , 1877, at 8 o'clock P. M..
All the members were present except
Alderman Manning. The Mayor presided.
The record of the last meeting was
read and approved.
The application of William Maynes Permits
for permit to erect a wooden building in rear of Church to build.
Street, was granted; with a request that the roof of the
building be covered with gravel roofing instead of shingles.
The applications, of Daniel Regan for
permit to erect a wooden building at No. 140 Bridge St.,
and of the Overseers of the Poor for permit to erect a
building at the Neck, were granted'
The Inspector of Buildings submitted
• a report upon the application of F. S. Peck for a permit
to erect a third story to the wooden building No, 240 Essex
St. , representing that after consultation with Mr. Gifford
and other experienced builders, he is of opinion that said
story can be added to the building with safety, provided
suitable piers and supports are constructed in the cellar,
but that it would be safe for a few years only; and that
in consideration of the greater danger that would exist in
case of fire, and believing that all possible safeguards
should be taken, especially in the compact part of the city,
he is still of opinion that it is not for the interest of
the city to grant a permit.
On motion of Mr .-Eaton, the applica-
tion of Mr. F. S. Peck for a permit, was granted; provided
Mr. Peck complies with the requirements of the Inspector
of Buildings.
The application of Jesse W. Lewis Innholder.
for a license as an Innholder, was granted.
The petition of David Nevins for per- Pet. for
mission to lay A branch track from the tracks of the East leave to
ern R. R. Company, across Fort Avenue and Webb Street, to' lam R�R.
the jute mill owned and used by him, and situated on Webb rat ck to
and English Streets, was referred to the Committee on JUTe mill.
Streets.
Aug. 6 & 10, 1877, Vol. 9 - Page 504.
On.motion of Mr. Harris, the Mayor was Coal.
authorized to make such arrangements with'Mi.' Pickering for
the delivery of the coal at the almshouse, as the Overseers
of the Poor may desire.
Mr. Harris submitted the following Or- Revision
der, viz: of votin
"Ordered, That the City Clerk be au- Yists.
thorized to employ, until the first of December next, such
clerical assistance as may be necessary, in revising the
lists of voters for the state and municipal elections, and
that the expense of the same be charged to the appropria-
tion for incidentals."
The Order was adopted; (Presented for
approval, August 7, 1877. Approved August 7, 1877. )
The Board than adjourned.
• Attest,
Henry M. Meek, Clerk.
A special meeting of the Board of Al-
dermen was held on Friday, August loth. , 1877, at 8 o'clock
P. M. .
All the members were present except
Messrs. Stone and Manning; The Mayor presided.
The record of the last meeting was
read and approved.
The following report was submitted, Phillips
viz: School
"City Of .Salem, ,August 10, 1877, To House.
the City Council of the City of Salem. The Joint Standing
Committee on Public Instruction to whom was referred the
order of the School Committee of the 18th, of July, request-
ing the City Council to appropriate the means for altering
the Phillips school building, have considered the subject,
and deem it inexpedient to recommend such appropriation.
For the Committee,
Henry S. Oliver; Chairman."
The report was accepted, recommenda-
tion adopted, and sent down for concurrence.
Aug. 10 & 14, 1877.. Vol. 9 - Page 505,,
The Board of Engineers recommended, Firemen
the Mayor nominated, and the Board confirmed R. P. Jeffrey
as a member of Hose Co. No. 5; and Charles H. Conners as a
member of Hose Co. No. 6.
Stephen A. Simon gave notice of his Suit.
appeal from the award of damages to his estate, by the wi-
dening of Essex Street in 1876; and it was referred to the
City Solicitor.
Hannah Madden was granted a permit to Intent to
alter the dwelling house No. 7 Congress Street. wild.
The application of John F. Dahlberg Junk.
for a license to collect junk on board of vessels in Salem
Harbor, was referred to the Committee on Licenses with
leave to sit at once.
• The Committee subsequently submitted
a favorable report; and the Board accepted the same, and
granted the license.
The petition of Charles E. Hutchin- Lamp
soh for the removal of a lantern post in front of his res- Post.
idence in Williams Street, was referred to the Committee
on Lamps with power.
The Naumkeag Street Railway Company Naumkeag
filed their acceptance of the location of their tracks to S. R. Co.
Salem Neck.
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry M. Meek, Clerk.
A special meeting of the Board of
Aldermen was held on Tuesday, August 14th, 1877, at 8 o'clock
P. M.
All the members were present, except
Aldermen Manning and Stone. The Mayor presided.
The record of the last meeting was
read and approved.
•
.Aug. 14, 1877 Vol. 9 - Page 506.
Notice was received of a hearing Sep- Spring
tember 15th., at 10'o'clock A. M., before the Commissioners Pond.
on Inland •Fisheries, upon the. application'of W. P. Fay,
for a lease of Spring Pond, for the purpose of cultivating
useful fishes.
Referred to the Mayor. .
The application of Charles W. Bur Permit
bank for permit to, erect a stable on Prescott Street, was to"build.
granted.
The application of B@nj. F. Millward Innholder.
_ for a license as an innholder, at No.. 75 Washington Street,
was referred to' the Committee on Licenses with leave to
sit at once,
The committee subsequently submitted
a favorable report, which was accepted, and'the license
• granted."
The Committee on Licenses submitted Junk.
a report reeommending. that J. BITd of Lynnfield be granted
a license to collect Junk in. the City of Salem'.
The report was accepted, and the 11-
canes granted.
The report of the Committee on Public Philli s
Instruction "in reference to the alteration of the Phillips School-
School House;' came. from the Common Council passed in con-
House.
currence, (Presented for approval, August 15, 1677. App-
roved, Aug. . 15, 1877.)
The Board then adjourned.
Attest; ..
Henry M. Meek, Clerk.
A. special meeting of the Board of
Aldermen was held on Monday, August 27th., 1877, at
12 o'clock M.
All the members were present except
Alderman Stone. The Mayor presided.
The record of the last meeting was
read and approved.
•
Aug. 27 & Sept. 3, 1877. Vol. 9 - Page 507.
The following named persons were Jurors.
drawn from the' jury box to serve as traverse jurors at the
Superior Court, to be holden at Newburyport; on the first
Monday of September next, viz: Joseph A. Walton, William
H. Nichols, Nathaniel Weston.
The following names were drawn from
the jury box, to serve as grand jurors at the U. S. District
Court to be holden at Boston on the eleventh day of Septem-
ber, viz: - John Jackson, John C. Webster, and Frederick
Porter.
The application of Mrs J. C. Perkins Permit
for permit to build a barn on Sewall Street, was granted. to
Build.
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
• Henry M. Meek, Clerk.
A meeting of the Board of Aldermen
was held on Monday evening, September 3d. , 1877,' at
8 o'clock.
All the members were present except
Mr. Stone, The Mayor presided.
The record of the last meeting was
read and approved.
The following named persons were Jurors.
drawn from the jury box to serve as petit jurors at the
United States Court in Boston on the 18th. instant, viz:
William H. Glover and George W. Benson.
The application of Edward Fitsgerald Permit
for permit to build a tenement house, at the corner of Elm ToTiufld.
and Derby Streets, was referred to the Committee on.Streets.
The application of John Doody for a Junk,
license to collect junk, was referred to the Committee on
Licenses.
The petition of Chas. X. Symonds, Higginson
Treat. of the Salem Savings Bank, and others; owners of es-
tates situate by the avenue leading from
Ile
Sept. 3, 1800 Vol. 9 - Page 508.
Essex Street, between the First Church and Hale's Building,
requesting.`the' aeoeptance` of said avenue by the oity as 'a
publie way; subjeot' to all the conditions and restrictions
of all public Ways within the city limits, believing that
by its aooepiance the',publio interests will be subserved;
was referred t0 the Committee on Streets.
;,...
The petition of Sarah Nagle, request- Claim of
ing that sufficient reoompense and; indemnification may be Sarah
allowed for her land"tsken by the widening: of East Webb St. , Nile.
was referred-to a special oommittee consisting of Messrs.
Davis and Eatoint
The' petition of George W. Luscomb for Tree.
permit to remove a tree on Linden Street,, was referred to
the Committee on Streeta with power" to act.
• , r, The^petition.of Dominick Boudreau and Fowler
l2 others, asking thaf,Fowler Street, at its western end, St:
may be .so widened, teas' the a'b Mors thereon may have 'the
privileges of `curb stpn bs sideweik'end surface drainage,
the pre'ssnt narTownese'of the; street_depriving them of all
these advantages, was referre4' to the Committee on Streets.
The Bo Engineers recommended, Fireman.
the Mayor nominated, and the Board confirmed Archibald Mo-
Neal as a member of'Hose Company No. 5.
The Mayor and Aldermen passed the Fla -man
y p, g
foil Resolve qz' „': R g k , S y x; s: at R. ..
"Re
sol ed,,: That is the
• opinion. of.., ' crossin .
Ys
this Board the_safety of the:publio would be; more effectu-
ally secured ,1l the atation ,of a flagmau'.at _the oros's-
ng of, the Eastern R,,,$: Company on Fort Avenue, aud_ this
Bo'erd hereby request said FAstern.R. :R Co:`"- to_. station
a flag-man atisaid orossiag ''wh6'shall dispiay a flag when-
ever a locomotive engine or train of car$ passes, thereat."
:. The Bills ofthe Department for the Monthly
month of Au at were uxamined and approved. Bills.
The Board then adjourned.
Attest, H. M. Meek, Clerk.
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Sept. 5, 1877. Vol. 9 - Page509,
A special meeting of the Board of Al-
dermen was held on Wednesday evening, September 5th. , 1877,
at 7J o'clock. The Common Council were also in session.
All the members were present, except
Aldermen Harris and Stone. The Mayor presided.
The record of the last meeting was
read and approved.
The petition of Theron Palmer for Stagier
permission to erect'a stage in front of his building on Side-
No 216 Essex Street, for the purpose of repairing the roof walk.
of said building; was granted under the usual restrictions.
The Committee on Licenses submitted Junk.
a report recommending that a license be granted John Doody
as a dealer in junk. The,-report was accepted and the li-
cense granted.
The following communication was re- Death of
ceived, viz; Isaac W.
"City of Salem, Mass, Mayor's Office Shannon
September 5, 1877. Esq.
To the City Council of the City of Salem,
Gentlemen:= Our associate in municipal duties,
Isaac W. Shannon Esq., a member of the Common Council from
.lard Six, died yesterday after a long and distressing sick-
ness, I have taken the liberty of calling the two branches
of the city government together, in order that such action
may be taken as may be appropriate to the event, and re-
commending the appointment of a Joint Special Committee to
perfect details.
Very Respy
Henry K. Oliver, Mayor."
The communication was read, referred
to a joint special committee, consisting of two members of
this Board, with such as the Common Council may join, with
leave to sit at once, Alderm Manning and Eaton appointed
and sent down for concurrence and to be joined. Came back
concurred and Messrs Towne, Benjamin and Crocker joined.
The Committee subsequently submitted
the following report, viz;
"In City Council, Salem Sept 5, 1877.
The Joint Special Committee of the City Council to whom
was referred the communication of
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Sept. 5 & 17, 1877. Vol. 9 - Page 510.
the Mayor announcing the death of Councilman Isaac W. Shan-
non, respectfully recommend the adoption of the following
preamble and resolutions.
"Whereas, our friend, and associate
Isaac W. Shannon has recently died after a long and' dis-
tressing illness which he bore with manly fortitude, and
resignation,-
Resolved, that in the death of Mr
Shannon the city has lost the services of a conscientious,
and faithful servant, the want of whose, wise counsels,
and sound judgement will be greatly felt by us his associates
in the municipal government.
Resolved, that these resolutions be
entered upon the journal, and that a copy of the same be
sent to the family of the deceased".
The Committee also recommend that the
members of the City Council attend the funeral services of
• the deceased.
For the Committee,
R. C. Manning, Chairman."
The report was accepted, Resolves
adopted, and sent down for concurrence. Came back con-
curred.
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry P.S. Meek, Clerk.
A special meeting of the Board of
Aldermen was held on Monday evening, September 17th. , 1877,
at 7J o'clock.
All the members were present, except
Alderman Emmerton. The Mayor presided.
read and approved. The record of the last meeting was
The following Report was submitted, Aigginson
viz: Sg. . Elm
"City of Salem Sep. 17th 1877. To & North
the Board of Aldermen of the City of Salem. The Committee Streets.
on Streets to whom were referred the several, petitions of
Charles E. Symonds and others for the acceptance of
Ai ins gg on Square", so called; of Edward Fitzgerald for
permission to build on Elm Street, and the sub-
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Sept. 17, 1877. Vol. 9 - Page 511.
ject of widening of a portion of North Street; respectfully
recommend a public hearing on each case as is provided for
in the following order.
For the Committee
Henry K. Oliver, Chairman".
"Ordered, That this Board consider
the expediency of laying out and accepting Higginson Square
as a public way; also of widening Elm Street and North
Street; in accordance with plans on file in the City Clerk's
Office; and that public hearings thereon be had at the
City Hall, upon Wednesday the 26th. , day of September 1877,
as follows: Higginson Square at 713' o'clock P. M; Elm Street
at 8 o'clock P. M; and North Street at 8J o'clock P. M. ;
and that due notice of said hearings be given_ to all par-
ties interested."
The report was accepted, and the or-
der adopted.
• Permits were granted as follows: To Permits
George W. Spear for extension of dwelling house No 17 to build.
Eden St; to Estate of Joseph Preston for alteration of
roof of dwelling house No 61 Essex Street; to David H.
Kelley for raising dwelling house No 8 Bentley Street; to
D. Varney for raising roof of dwelling house No 71 Boston
Street; and to S. N. Davis for construction of shed in rear
of Front St.
The petition of Timothy Collins for Claim_
a suitable allowance, for damages to his estate by the
widening of East Webb Street, was referred to Messrs Davis
and Eaton.
The application of James McShane for Liquor
an apothecary's license, to sell liquors under Class 4, at Ticense.
38 Bridge Street, was referred to the Committee on Licenses.
The report of the City Marshal for the City
month of August, was accepted and placed on file. Idarshal's
The petition of J. P. Eaton for the re-
Report..
moval of two elm trees from North Street, the same to be re-Trees.
placed by a like number of maples; was referred to the Comm--
ittee on Streets.
The Board then adjourned.
• Attest, Henry M. Meek, Clerk.
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Sept. 24, 1877. Vol. 9 - Page 512.
A regular meeting of the Board of
.Aldermen was held on Monday evening, September 24th. 1877
at 7- o*clock. The Common Council were also in session.
All the members were present. The
Mayor presided.
The record of the last meeting was
read and approved.
The Committee on Streets to whom was Trees.
referred the petition of John D. Eaton for the removal of
two elm trees on North Street, and the substitution of
::iaple trees in their place, submitted a report recommending
that the petition be granted.
The report was accepted and the rec-
ommendation adopted.
• The following communication was re- Pet. for
ceived, viz; use of
"City of Salem, Mass. , Mayor's Office Harbor
September 24th. 1877. St. S_c_h.
To the City Council of the City of Salem. Ho.
At the last meeting of the School
Committee of the City, there was presented a petition of
the Trustees of the African Methodist Episcopal Church of
Salem for the use by said church in its religious services
of the unoccupied school house on Harbor Street. The pe-
titioners set forth that they have hitherto held meetings
at a hall on Lafayette Street, but that their means are
very small, and that the favor they ask would be of great
help in sustaining their feeble society; they promise to
keep the premises, outside and inside, clean and in good
order.
The School Committee being of opinion
that the power to grant the petition was inherent in the
City Council rather than in the school authorities, author-
ized their chairman to present to you said request with
their own favorable endorsement. In compliance with these
instructions the undersigned presents said request for
Your action.
For the School Committee,
Henry K. Oliver, Chairman."
Referred to the Joint Standing Comm-
ittee on Public Property with power to act and sent down
for concurrence. Came back concurred. (Presented for ap-
proval Sept. 25. 1877. Approved Sept. 25. 1877. )
•
Sept. 24, 1877. Vol. 9 - Page 513.
A communication from the Mayor sub- Repo
mitting the report of the Sanitary Commission was received. of
rt
the
The report was referred to the Joint Standing Committee Sanitary
on Printing, with instructions to have printed twelve hun-
dred copies of the same, and sent down for concurrence.
Came back concurred. (Presented for approval Sept. 25,
1877. Approved Sept 25, 1877. )
The following petition was received; Pet. of
"To the Honorable the Mayor and Al- Naumkeag
dermen of the City of Salem:- Respectfully represents the Street
Naumkeag Street Railway Company that it is desirable, for Railway.
the convenience of the passengers in the cars of said com-
pany as well as for easing the labors of the oar-horses,
that the track already laid in Pleasant Street in said city
should be extended through said street to join the track
already laid in Bridge street, wherefore your petitioner
prays that said track may be located accordingly and that
• your petitioner may have leave to construct the same forth-
with; and as in duty bound, will ever pray, dated this 21st
day of September A. D, 1877.
Naumkeag Street Rail Railway
Co.
By Abner C. C-oodell Jr.
President."
Thereupon the following Order was
submitted;
"Ordered, that this Board will on
Tuesday October 9th. , 1877, at 4 o'elock P. M. , at the City
Ball take into consideration the foregoing petition of the
Naumkeag Street Railway Company; and that due notice of
this hearing be given to all parties interested, by publi-
cation of this Order in the Salem Gazette and Salem Regis-
ter; the first publication to be fourteen days at least
before said hearing,„
The Order was adopted.
A venire for four persons to serve as Jurors.
traverse Jurors at the October term of the Superior Court
at Lawrence, was submitted, and the following names were
drawn from the ju
ry r'Y box, viz; James M. grown Henry .
Monaghan and John C. Osgood
Hubon, John. P. Mona ' y
.
A petition signed by Mooney & Wadleigh, Shillaber
and 13 others, asking that Shillaber Street, and a portion &_Ord St.
Of Ord Street, be accepted as public ways, was referred to
the Committee on Streets.
• viz; The following report was submitted
the City Council "City of Salem, Sept'r 24, 1877. To
Sept. 24, 1877. Vol. 9 - Page 514.
The Committee on Streets, to whom was recommitted the sub-
ject of widening Phelps St, respectfully submit the foll-
owing report;
When Phelps Street was accepted in
1873 the fences were not set back to the line then pro-
posed, and the street was not suitably graded, nearly all
the lots on this street and on the courts leading there-
from have been built upon, as that there is a large amount
of taxable property represented there. The travel upon
the street, for the accomodation of the families residing
there, is large, and when it shall be continued through
to an intercepting street which will probably be built near
the present margin of the mill pond, as will without doubt,
be the case before many years, it will then become much
more of a thoroughfare than it is at present. It is under-
stood that all of the abutters are willing to give in the
land for the widening now contemplated, except the owner
• of the estate on the corner of Broad Street, from whom a
considerable, strip of land will be taken, and for which
an award of damages has been made. It is proposed to
blast away a portion of the ledge near the corner of
"Green Place", so as to lower the grade at that point, and
to put the street generally in a safe and satisfactory con-
dition. The Committee recommend the adoption of the ac-
companying orders.
For the Committee,
Henry K. Oliver, Chairman".
"Whereas, the safety and convenience
of the inhabitants require that Phelps Street, in the
City of Salem, should be laid out and widened as herein
after described, and whereas due notice has been given of
the intention to lay out and widen said street, it is
hereby.-
Ordered, that Phelps Street be, and
the same is, hereby laid out and widened, as follows:-
Beginning at the present westerly corner of Broad and
Phelps Streets, thence running on a straight line south-
easterly 609 feet to the present southerly corner of house
No 26 owned by Powers; thence turning and running at
right angles northeasterly 40 feet; thence turning and
running on a straight line northwesterly, 393.5 feet to a
point that is 2.5 feet in front of the northerly corner of
house No 7, as it now stands, thence making a slight angle
to the westward and running more northwesterly on a
straight line 122.5 feet, to the present northerly corner
of house Nol; thence making a slight angle to the eastward
• and running less northwesterly, on a straight line about
92 feet, to a point in the present southerly line of
Broad street, that is 5.4 feet west of house standing near
the eastern corner of Phelps and Broad Streets, owned by
Goldthwait; thence turning and running southwesterly on a
straight line, 35 feet, to the point begun at; said de-
scription being in accordance with s plan drawn b Chas. A.
Putnam, Surveyor April 9, 1877, on file in the Ci y
Sept. 24, 1877. Vol. 9 - Page 514A.
Clerks s office, to which reference may be had. And it is
hereby adjudged that the expense of laying out and widening
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Sept. 24, 1877. Vol. 9 - Page 516.
recommend that said petition be granted; and that said
track be located in accordance with the plan filed herewith.
It has been stated to the Committee that it is the inten-
tion of the Jute Mill Company to remove to this city., if
certain facilities can be secured, their Jute Mill now sit-
uated at I44ethuen, there being in Salem the advantages of
diminished transportation of both the raw, and the manufac-
tured material. The granting of these facilities will in-
crease the taxable property within our limits, and add to
our population. . . . . . . . . .. .. . . .. . . . . .and may be the initia-
tive of the further introduction of manufacturing interests.
For the Committee
Henry K. Oliver, Chairman."
The report was accepted, and reeom-
mendation adopted.
Mr. Manning submitted the following Fire-arms
• Order; for Po-
Ordered, that the Committee on Police lice.
be and they hereby are authorized at their discretion to
furnish members of the police force with suitable fire-
arms.
The Order was adopted. (Presented
for approval Sept. 25, 1877. Approved Sept. 25, 1677. )
Mr Emmerton submitted the monthly re- Report of
port of the Committee on Accounts. The report was accepted Com. on
and sent down for concurrence. Came back concurred, (Pre- Accounts.
sented for approval Sept 25, 1877. Approved Sept. 25, 1877. )
Permits to build were granted as foll- Permits
ows: Universalist Church Society to remodel church in Rust to build.
Street: Bridget Redmond and Barbara Egan, addition to dwell-
ing house No. 40 Broad St. ; James Cullen construction of
dwelling house on North St. ; J. H. Moulton repair of dwell-
ing house in Park St.
The following Report and Order came Tide gates
from the Common Council, Report accepted, order adopted, at St.
and sent up for concurrence, viz; Peter
"In City Council, City of Salem Aug- Street Be-
ust 13th 1677. To the City Council. The Joint Special sin.
Committee appointed to build a half-tide dam, with gates
at the culvert under the Eastern Railroad, near the Salem
Gas Works, respectfully submit the following report:-
A plan of the proposed dam has been
• drawn by Chas. A. Putnam, Civil Engineer which is herewith
submitted; after a careful and,
Sept. 24, 1877. Vol. 9 - Page 517.
thorough estimate your Committee are of the opinion that it
will require Thirteen hundred dollars to build the dam in a
satisfactory manner. As the original appropriation was for
Eight hundred dollars only, your committee did not feel au-
thorized in commencing operations until an additional ap-
propriation had been granted, and therefore submit the ac-
companying order.
For the Committee
Geo. R. Emmerton, Chairman."
"Ordered, that the sum of Thirteen Appropria-
hundred dollars be, and the same is hereby appropriated to tion.
defray the expense of building a half-tide dam, with gates,
at the culvert under the Eastern Railroad, near the Salem
Gas Works, the above sum to be expended under the direction
of a Joint Special Committee.
That the order appropriating the sum
of Eight hundred dollars passed July 23d. for the purpose
• of erecting a tide-gate in the Basin at or near the foot
of St Peter Street, be and the same is hereby rescinded."
Alderman Eaton moved that the Board
conour. Alderman Emmerton moved that the matter be laid
on the table. The latter motion prevailed.
Notice was received from the Common Election.
Council, of the existing vacancy in that Board by the de-
cease of Councilman Shannon, with a request that a warrant
be issued for a special election in Tard Six to fill the
vacancy. The matter was referred to the Mayor with a re-
quest to report at the next meeting in relation thereto.
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry M. Meek, Clerk.
A special meeting of the Board of
Aldermen was held on Wednesday September 26th. , 1877, at
72,- o'clock P. .11.
Mayor presided. All the members were present. The
read and The record of the last meeting was
.
Sept. 26, 1877. Vol. 9 - Page 518.
P g
approved.
The Mayor read the order ofnotice Higginson
for the several hearings ordered for this meeting, and af- Square.
ter reading the petition for the acceptance of Higginson
Square, declared the hearing opened.
Mr Charles E. Symonds, Treasurer of
the Salem Savings Bank, Messrs Tm. P. Upham, and Henry
Hale, favored the petition. No person objected thereto,
and the hearing was closed.
At eight o'clock, a hearing was had Elm Street.
upon the proposed widening of Elm Street over land of Ed-
ward Fitzgerald. Mr Fitzgerald was present and did not
object to the same but desired reasonable compensation for
the land to be taken. No other person appearing the hear-
ing was closed.
• At half past eight o'clock the Board North Stree
considered the subject of widening North Street Mr. J. H.
Bell said that he had received a note from Dr. Farrington
requesting him to appear in his behalf and object to the
same, but thought that if Mr Farrington was present and ex-
amined the plan, he would not offer any objection. No
other person appeared, but the statement was made that the
owners of the other estates whose fences would have to be
moved back on account of the widening, would give the land
taken, provided the city removed said fences and put them
in good repair. The hearing was then closed.
The Inspector of Buildings reported Permit to
In favor of granting a permit to James Coffey to raise the build.
building No 17 Union Street, and a permit was granted.
Permit was granted Deborah R. Arrington to extend dwelling
house No. Hathorne Street.
D1r Davis for the committee to whom was Claims
referred the petitions of Sarah Neagle and Timothy Collins,
in reference to land damages by the widening of East ?ebb
Street, submitted a report recommending that the petition-
ers have leave to withdraw. The report was accepted and
the recommendation adopted.
On motion of Mr Harris the time for election
holding an election in ?card Six to fill the vacancy in the
Common Council, was fixed at November 6th 1877.
•
Sept. 26 & Oct. 1, 1877. Vol. 9 - Page 519.
The subject of the acceptance of Hig- Higgin-
ginson Square and widening of Elm and North Streets, was son Square
recommitted to the Committee on Streets. Elm &
North Sts..
Messrs Eaton and Stone, a majority of
the Committee on Licenses, submitted a report in reference Liquor
to the petition of James McShane for a license to sell li- License.
quors under Class 4, recommending that the petitioner have
leave to withdraw.
The Mayor, a minority of the Committee,
dissenting from the opinion of the majority submitted a re-
port recommending that the petition be granted.
On motion of Mr. Manning both reports
were recommitted, with instructions to give Mr. MoShene a
hearing.
The Board then adjourned.
• Attest,
Henry M. Meek, Clerk.
A meeting of the Board of Aldermen
was held on Monday, October lat. 1877, at 7J o'clock P. M.
The Common Council were also in session.
Mayor presided. All the members were present. The
The record of the last meeting was
read and approved.
The following report was submitted; St. Peters
"City of Salem September 28, 1877. St.
To the Board of Aldermen of the City of Salem. The Comm-
ittee on Streets to whom wes referred the petition of D. F.
Regan and others, for the extension of St. Peter's Street
from Bridge Street northerly towards the Eastern Railroad,
having considered the subject, are of opinion that it is
not expedient so to. .do at the present time.
For the Committee
Henry K. Oliver, Chairman."
recommendation adop-
The report was accepted and the
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Oct. 1, 1877. Vol. 9 - Page 520..
The following report was submitted; Pound_
"City of Salem, Sep. 28th 1877. . To
the Board of Aldermen of the City of Salem. The Committee
on Streets to whom was referred the petition of D. F. Regan
and others, for the removal of the pound on Bridge Street,
opposite the foot of St. Peter's Street; having considered
the subject, are of opinion that said pound should be dis-
continued, and recommend the adoption of the following or-
der.
"Ordered, that the Joint Standing
Committee on Public Property be, and they are, hereby au-
thorized to cause the discontinuance of said pound."
For the Committee
Henry K. Oliger, Chairman."
The report was accepted, Order adopt-
ed and sent down for concurrence. (Presented for approval
Oct 2. 1877. Approved Oct. 2. 1877. )
The following report was submitted; Hig i so
"City of Salem, October 1, 1377. To Souare_
the City Council. The Committee on Streets, to whom was
recommitted the subject of laying out and accepting Higgin-
son Square as a public way, respectfully submit the follow-
ing Report.
The recent changes and improvements
in its vicinity render it important that Higginson Square
should be under the control of the City, and that it should
be kept in better condition than it has been hitherto. No
objection to its acceptance is made by any of the abutters,
and the owners of the buildings that project over the pro-
posed sidewalk on the eastern side, agree to cut off the
buildings at their own expense, and will give in the land
taken, without claim for damages; and incase of its ac-
ceptance, the committee intend to out it in good order im-
mediately, without asking any special appropriation there-
for.
The assent of the. First Congregation-
al Society to the laying out of this public way, was qual-
ified by a desire to retain a privilege, as to the western
line of said way, mentioned in a certain agreement between
the Proprietors of said Society, the Salem Savings Bank
and Henry Hale; dated Dec 12. 1876, recorded in Essex Reg-
istry of Deeds, South District, Book 967, Leaf 234; by which
providedit is that in of thechurbabuilding ofssaid society, the lboundaryon at nylines
may be changed in a specified manner to the advantage of
Ell concerned. But while the committee have not been ablb
to lipout$see
theyhow
arecOfaopinion condition
thatainbcase annexed
theo the removalyin ofgthe
building at any future time, an equitable arrangement could
then undoubtedly be made to the satisfaction of all parties.
The committee submit the following order end recommend its
adoption.
Oct. 1, 1877. Vol. 9 - Page 521.
For the Committee
Henry K. Oliver, Chairmen."
"Whereas the safety and convenience
of the inhabitants of the City of Salem, require that "Hig-
ginson Square" so called, . shall be laid out and accepted
as a public way, and whereas due notice has been given of
the intention to lay out said way, it is hereby
Ordered, that Higginson Square be,
and the same hereby is laid out and accepted as a public
way, as follows: Beginning at the northwest corner of
Hale' s Building on Essex Street, thence running southerly
by the west side of said building 81 feet 4 inches to the
southwest corner thereof, thence continuing southerly a-
cross a way 7 feet to the northwest corner of building of
Gardner; thence continuing southerly by the west side of
Gardner's building and by Gardnerts fence 5.8 feet 3 inches
to Gardner's shed, at a point two feet back from the north-
west corner thereof; thence continuing southerly in a
straight line across land of Gardner and land of Newcomb to
the northwest cornet of Newcomb's main building, a distance
of 32 feet; thence by the western line of Newcomb's building
and continuing southerly 42 feet 3 inches to the southwest
corner thereof; thenoe turning and running easterly by the
south line of said building 45 feet 4 inches to the south-
east corner thereof at the western line of Market Square;
thence turning and running southerly by the west line of
said Market Square 20 feet 6 inches to the northeast corner
of building of Chamberlain; thence turning and running wes-
terly by the northern line of Chamberlain's building and by
fence of the Lawrence Estate, 51 feet 8 inches, to the pro-
jection of the Lawrence building, at a point seven inches
back from the northeast corner thereof;. thenee running nor-
therly seven inches, and westerly 7 feet 3 inches, by said
projection, to the- northwest corner thereof; thence running
northwesterly 7 feet 3 inches, and northerly 2 feet 5 in-
ches, as the fence now stands, to the southeast corner of
Lawrence Building; thence running northerly as the buildings
and fence now stand, 149 feet 5 inches, to the northeast
corner of the Savings Bank Building; thence running norther-
ly 13 feet 9 inches to a point in the south line of the
First Church Building, thence easterly by the south line of
said building, 9 feet 7 inches, to the southeast corner
thereof; thence running northerly by the east side of said
building, 66 feet 7 inches, to the northeast corner thereof;
thence running northeast 19 feet 7 inches, to the point be-
gun at. The above description being in accordance with a
plan made by Charles A. Putnam, Surveyor, dated Sept. 12,
• 1877, on file at the City Clerk's office; said plan to form
a part of this description. The way as above described
shall be called Higginson Square. No lend damages are
bearded."
The report was accepted, Order adopt-
ed and sent
Oct. 1, 1877, Vol. 9 - Page 522,
down for concurrence.
The following Report was submitted; Elm
"City of Salem, Oct'r. 1, 1877. To Street.
the City Council. The Committee on Streets, to whom was
recommitted the subject of widening Elm Street, respectfully
submit the following Report.-
The demolition of the old distillery
at the corner of Elm and Derby Streets, and the proposition
to erect a new building on its site, gives a valuable oppor-
tunity to begin an important public improvement. If we
examine the map of the city, we shall find that only one of
the numerous streets leading from Essex to Derby Street, has
any convenient connection with the streets leading from the
other side of Essex Street towards Bridge Street; the only
exception is at Elm Street, and that is the only place be-
low rashington Street, where a wide and convenient thorough-
fare, across the city can be obtained without very heavy ex-
pense. All of the approaches to Union Bridge, on both sides
of South River are narrow, crooked and inconspicuous, and
the bridge itself is in such a condition that it must be
substantially renewed before many years. If the city should
at that time discontinue the present bridge at Union Street
and build a new bridge at the foot of Elm Street, the trav-
el across the city will be very much better accomodated, then
it ever can be with the bridge at any other place.
The improvement your committee have in
view is the virtual extension of Newbury Street with nearly
its present width, from Essex to Derby Street, in anticipa-
tion of its further extension, by a bridge to South Salem,
and the abandonment at that time of the present Union Bridge.
Besides the many obvious advantages of a wider avenue at
this point, there are numerous incidental advantages, that
should not be lost sight of such as the greater protection
against the spread of fire, in a closely built and combus-
tible portion of the city, and the sensible relief that will
be afforded to Essex Street, by diverting across that nar-
row and crowded thoroughfare, all of the heavy travel that
Is not obliged to enter upon it. All that it is proposed
to do now is to widen that part of Elm Street, between
Charter and Derby Streets, to such a width, that the new
easterly line when prolonged will strike the southwest cor-
ner of the Franklin Building, as shown on the plan herewith
submitted, and as the land, where this widening is proposed,
is now vacant, it can be taken at a comparatively small
expense. But the whole extent of the improvement
contem-plated should be kept constantly in mind, and every opening
should be taken advantage of to complete it within a few
years. The committee recommend the adoption of the aceom-
panying Orders.
For the Committee,
Henry K. Oliver, Chairman."
Oct. 19 1877. Vol. 9 - Page 523.
"Whereas the safety and convenience
of the inhabitants of the City of Salem recuire that Elm
Street should be laid out and widened as hereinafter de-
scribed, and whereas due notice has been given of the in-
tention to lay out and widen said street, it is hereby,-
Ordered, that Elm Street be, and the
same hereby is, laid out and widened as follows:- Beginn-
ing at the present easterly corner of Derby and Elm Streets,
thence running easterly by the present northerly line of
Derby Street, 24 feet; thence turning and running north-
westerly on a straight line, which projected would strike
the southwest corner of the house on the corner of Charter
and Walnut Streets, owned by Herlihy, 134 feet through
land of Edward Fitzgerald, to a point in the present south-
erly line of Charter Street 27 feet to the present south-
east corner of Elm and Charter Streets; thence turning and
running southeasterly by the present easterly line of Elm
• Street, 133.7 feet to the point begun at. The above de-
scription being in accordance with a plan made by Charles
A. Putnam, Surveyor, dated Sept. 13. 1877, on file in the
office of the City Clerk, said plan to .form a part of this
location. And it is hereby adjudged that the expense of
laying out and widening said street as aforesaid, will
amount to the sum of Fifteen hundred dollars, that being
the damage to the estate a part of which is taken, and that
said amount be awarded to the owner or owners of said es-
tate.
Ordered, that the sum of Fifteen hun- APpropria-
dred dollars be, and the same hereby is, appropriated for the tion.
purpose of laying out and widening said Street, the same to
be expended under the direction of the Committee on Streets."
The report was accepted.
Mr Enmerton moved to strike out the
words "fifteen hundred" and insert "eighteen hundred." The
motion was rejected.
The Orders as reported, were then
adopted, and sent down for concurrence.
The following Report was submitted; North
Cit of1, 1877
the City Council. The"CommitteeaonmSttreets, to whom.waso Street.
recommitted the subject of widening North Street, respect-
fully submit the accompanying Orders, and recommend their
adoption.
For the Committee,
Henry K. Oliver, Chairman."
• "Whereas the safety and convenience of the inhabitants of
the City of Salem, require that North Street should be laid
out and widened as hereinafter described, and whereas
Oct. 1, 1877. Vol. 9 - Page 524.
due notice has been given of the intention to lay out and
widen said street, it is hereby,
Ordered, that North Street be, and the
same, hereby is laid out and widened as follows:- Beginning
at the present southerly front, corner of Haskell's house,
standing on the western side of North Street, thence running
on a straight line southerly 133.3 feet to the northern
front corner of the northern buttress of John D. Eaton's
new stone steps; thence on a straight line 10.5 feet to the
southern front corner of the southern buttress of said stone
steps; thence on a straight line running southerly 54.5 feet
to the present northerly front corner of building owned by
George P. Farrington; thence running northerly by the pres-
ent western line of North Street 198.5 feet to the point
begun at. The above description being in accordance, with
a plan made by Charles A. Putnam, Surveyor, dated Sept. 1%
1877, on file at the City Clerk's office, said plan to form
a part of this description. And it is hereby adjudged that
• the expense of laying out and widening said street, as afore-
said, will amount to the sum of Fifty dollars, that being the
estimated cost of removing and repairing the fences along the
line of said widening. No land damages are awarded."
Ordered that the sum of Fifty dollars Appropria-
be, and the same hereby is, appropriated for the purpose of tion.
laying out and widening said street as aforesaid, the same
to be expended under the direction of the Committee on
Streets."
The report was accepted, Orders adopt-
ed and sent down for concurrence.
The Joint Standing Committee on Fin- A�ro ri�a-
ance submitted a report recommending the adoption of the ions s.
following Order:
"Ordered, that the following sums be
and they are hereby appropriated, to meet expenditures of
the following accounts; in accition to the appropriations
heretofore made, viz;
Mayor and Aldermen Department;
Incidentals $10,000.-
Stables 2,500.-
Lamps & Lighting 2 000.-
14,500.-
amounting in all to Fourteen thousand five hundred dollars."
The report was accepted, order adopt-
ed, and sent down for concurrence. Notice was received
I
rom the Common Council, that the order had been laid on the
table.
• A petition signed by Edward Fitzgerald, Removal
asking permission to move a small barn across Elm Street, . of—iui.ld-
was referred to Alderman Eaton and sent InZ.
Oct. 1, 1877. Vol. 9 - Page 525.
t be joined. Came back messr's Reith and Bruce
down o ,
joined.
The following report was submitted; Shillaber
"City of Salem September 26, 1S77. & Ord
To the Board of Aldermen of the City of Salem. The Comm- Streets.
ittee on Streets to whom was referred the petition of
Mooney & Wadleigh and others, for the acceptance of Ord
and Shillaber Streets, as public highways, having visited
and examined the streets, and duly considered the subject,
are of opinion that it is not for the interest of the city,
nor good policy, to establish the precedent of accepting
streets, in the condition in which said streets now are,
and therefore recommend that the petitioners have leave to
withdraw.
For the Committee,
Henry K. Oliver, Chairman."
• The report was accepted and the reo-
ommendation adopted.
The following report was submitted; Fowler
"City of Salem Sepr. 28. 1877. To Strom.
the Board of Aldermen of the City of Salem. The Committee
on Streets to whom was referred the petition of Dominick
Boudreau and others, for the widening of Fowler Street at
its westerly end, that being the entrance to said street
from Boston Street, having considered the subject and
finding that that portion of the street has never been so-
cepted by the City, and consequently that they cannot com-
ply with the petition, recommend that the petitioners have
leave to withdraw.
For the Committee
Henry K. Oliver, Chairman."
The report was accepted and the
recommendation adopted.
A communication from Geo. F. Choate, Sani ar
for the Sanitary Commission, submitting a plan of the Comm .
route of the proposed main sewer approximately represented,
with the drainage areas of the North River, and of the pro-
posed main sewer, and also a plan of the present sewers
laid, and the proposed sewers and extensions; together with
some of the main estimates of cost as furnished them by
the Engineers, was recieved, -
The communication was read, papers
and plans placed on file with the City Clerk, and sent
down for concurrence. Came back concurred. (Presented for
• approval Oct 2, 1877. Approved Oct 2, 1877. )
Oct. 1, 1877. Vol. 9 - Page 526,
Permits to build were granted, as foll- Permits
ows; George C. Clark, new roof to building in rear of Esser: To —
House: Theron Palmer, repair of roof and gutter of building mild.
No. 216 Essex St. ; Miss E. Ahearn, wooden dwelling house on
Lafayette Street; and Alonzo H. Smith, wooden dwelling house
on Lafayette Street.
A communication from the Board of En- Loan of
gineers, stating that their Board had voted to lend the re- Steam
lief steam fire engine, to the Town of Marblehead, for one F re
day, viz; Thursday October 11, 1877, subject to the approv- Engine.
al of the Mayor and Aldermen, was submitted; and the Board
approved the vote.
Mr Stone submitted the following re- Printitt�
port: of tables
"Salem Oct. 1. 1877 In City Council. w1th re—
• The Joint Standing Committee on Printing to whom was re- op r of
ferred the report of the Sanitary Commission, with in- Sanitary
structions to print the same respectfully represent,- Comm
That there are certain valuable tables
of statistics in the possession of said Commission, which
have been compiled with great care, and which although not
submitted with the report, may properly be considered a part
Of the same. The Committee are of the opinion that said
tables should be printed with the report, and not feeling
authorized so to do under the vote of the City Council at
the last meeting, respectfully ask for such authority, and
for that purpose submit the following Order:
For the Committee
Irving Stone, Chairman."
"Ordered that the Joint Standing
Committee on Printing, be and they are hereby authorized,
to have printed with the report of the Sanitary Commission,
the tables of statistics referred to in above report."
The report was accepted, Order adopt
ad and sent down for concurrence. Came back, Order amended,
by adding "together with the communications of Chas. A.
Putnam and J, Herbert Shedd, and sent up for concurrence in
the amendment. The Board concurred. (Presented for ap-
proval Oct. 2. 1877. Approved Oct 2. 1877. )
The following report was submitted; Claim of
The Joint Standing CommitteetonCouncil C aims,Stoewhomtwas re77� i Mann
ferred the claim of Mrs Elizabeth R. Manning, respectfully
report, that they have settled said claim, by the payment
• of two hundred dollars to her.
For the Committee, John D. Eaton,
Chairman."
Oct. 1 & 8, 1877. Vol. 9 - Page 527..
The report was accepted and sent
down for concurrence. Came back concurred. (Presented
for Approval Oct. 2. 1877. Approved Oct 2, 1877.)
The following Order came from the Removal
Common Council adopted and sent up for concurrence, viz; of ashes
"Ordered, that the Committee to Whom &c.
was referred so much of the Mayor's Address, as relates to
the removal of ashes and offal, be instructed to report at
the neat regular meeting."
The Board concurred. (Presented for
approval Oct. 2. 1877. Approved Oct 2. 1877. )
The Board of Engineers recommended, Firemen
the Mayor nominated, and the Board confirmed, Thos. H.
Williamson Jr. , Charles E. Clough, Edward A. Davidson, as
members of Hose Co. No. 3: John F. Briggs as a member of
• Hose Co. No. 4; and Benj. T. Pedrick, as a member of Hose
Co. No. 5.
The Bills of the Department for the Monthly
month of September, were examined and approved. Bills.
The semi annual returns of the Fire Semi-
Department, were received, examined and approved. annual
Returns
The Board then adjourned. Fire
Attest,
Dept.
Henry M. Meek, Clerk.
A re
Board of
lar
Aldermen was held on M ndayueveningtmeelng Octoberh8th. ,, 1877, at
7J o'clock. The Common Council were also in session.
;Iayor presided. All the members were present. The
read and approved. The record of the last meeting was
month The report of the City Marshal for the City
Marshal's
Re-port.
•
Oct. 8, 1877. Vol. 9 - Page 528.
o£ September was received and placed on file.
Notice by John Hanson of his intent Intent
to build on Orne Street, was referred to the Inspector of to build:
Buildings.
The application of endrew Dodge for Billiard
a license to keep a billiard hall, at No. 23 Derby Square, Hall.
was referred to the Committee on Licenses.
The petition of John J. Gray, asking Tree.
permission to remove a tree in front of No 163 Federal St,
was referred to the Committee on Streets, with power to act.
The petition of John J. Gray for Pet. for
leave to move the two story dwelling house No. 162 Federal leave to
Street, to the opposite side of said street, was referred move
• to Alderman Stone and sent down to be joined. Came back, u—ilding.
Messrs Colby and Hardy joined.
The following communication was re- Municipal
ceived; Sinking
"City of Salem, Ideas. , Mayor's Office, Fund.
October 6th 1877.` To the City Council of the City of Salem.
Gentlemen:- An Ordinance passed and
approved on the fifteenth (15th) day of May, of the current
year, provided for the establishment of a Fund to be known
as the City of Salem Municipal Sinking Fund", and for Comm-
issioners for its management, said commissioners to be
chosen at first, as follows; one for one year; one for two
years; and one for three years; and annually thereafter,
one one is to be chosen for three years, by concurrent vote
of the two branches. Being informed by the City Treasurer,
that he will within a few weeks be ready to furnish the
amount needed for the first payment into said Fund, I re-
spectfully ask your attention to the subject, that you may
take such t s cps as may be needful, in the selection of
neabers of said Commission; havi;� the honor to remain,
Yr. Obt, sere . ,
Henry K. Oliver Mayor,"
Read and sent down,
Air Manning moved that a committee be ap- Election
pointed to nominate suitable persons to serve as said comm- of comm-
ission, and that said committee have leave to sit at once. issioners.
The motion was adopted.
•
Oct. 8, 1877. Vol. 9 - rage 529.
Messrs .Manning and Eaton were appoint-
ed as said committee. The committee reported the following
names;- Joseph H. Webb for one year, Francis C. Butnam
for two years, and George F. Brown for three years. The
report was accepted.
The Board voted to proceed with an
election.
The same persons were appointed, a
committee to receive, sort and count the votes.
The committee reported the whole num-
ber of votes to be six, sll of which were for the persons
nominated: and Messrs Joseph H. Webb for one year, Francis
C. Butman for two years, and George F. Brown for three
years, were declared to be duly elected on the part of this
Board, as Commissioners of the Salem Municipal Sinking
Fund.
Notice was received from the Common
• Council that they had made choice of the same gentlemen.
The petition of Ellen C. Winslow for Well
permission to dig a well on the Forrest River Road, between
Lynn and Salem, was referred to the Committee on Streets.
The petition of Caleb Foote, President Pet. for
of the Great Pasture Corporation, and three others, repre- s r� eets
senting that public convenience and necessity, require the across Gt.
laying out of a way or street, between the Salem Turnpike Pastures.
and Lafayette Street, over and across lands of the Great
Pasture Company, Stearns and others, Loring, Almy, Clark
and others; that they have reason to believe, and do be-
lieve, that no claim will be made .for damages on account
of land taken, and preying the Board to view the premises,
and to lay out and establish a way or street, or ways or
streets, between said bounds, was received; and the same
was referred to the Committee on Streets.
A communication from the City Treasurer Redemption
stating that he had received applications for the redemp- of real es-
tion of certain estates (named in said communication) fate.
now held by the City by virtue of deeds from the Collector
of Taxes, was submitted.
following Order Mr Manning thereupon offered the
"Ordered, that the Mayor be, and he
hereby is authorized to execute quit-claim deeds, relax-
ing all right, title and interest which the City now
• holds by virtue of deeds from the Collector of Taxes for
said City, in the follow-
Oct. 8, 1877. Vol. 9 - Page 530.
i.ng estates, to the persons to whom said estates were taxed,
or to any other persons entitled to redeem the same: Es-
tate on Green' s Place taxed to Jeremiah Coughlin: Estate
on Boston Street taxed to Daniel L.Lord: Estate on Phelps
:;treat taxed to William Peters: Estate on Fowler Street
taxed to Richard J. Campbell; said deeds to be delivered
upon payment to the City Treasurer of the sums for which
said estates were sold, together with lawful interest and
charges."
The Order was adopted and sent down
i'or concurrence. Came back concurred. (Presented for ap-
proval Oct 9, 1877. Approved Oct 9. 1877. )
On motion, the Order submitted July Highland
12th. , 1877, appropriating $800,- for the purpose of build- Ave.
ing a bank-wall, filling, grading, and building a sidewalk,
on the northwesterly side of Highland Avenue, was taken
• from the table.
Iuir Emmerton moved its reference to the
next City Government. The motion was adopted,
The following report was submitted; '?ater
"In City Council City of Salem Oct pipes of
8th 1877. To the City Council. The Joint Standing Comm- Salem &
ittee on dater Forks authorized by the Council to connect Pea o .
the Salem Water Pipes, with the Water Pipes of the Town of
Peabody, would respectfully report:.
That the Pater Board of the Town of
)eabody has given its consent to connect the Water Pipes
of that Town with the Water Pipes of this City, subject to
a certain agreement, a copy of which is herewith submitted.
'four Committee favor the acceptance of this agreement, and
recommend the adoption of the accompanying order.
For the Committee,
Geo. R. ESmnerton Chairmenl"
"Ordered, That the Fenhem Water
3oard be and hereby is, authorized to execute an agreement
with the Plater Board of the Town of Peabody, (copy of which
is herewith annexed) to connect the water pipes of said
Town of Peabody, with the water pipes of the City of Salem."
The report was accepted, Order adopt-
ed, and sent down for concurrence. Came back concurred.
(Presented for approval Oct 9. 1677. Approved Oct 9, 1877,)
A petition signed by James Leonard, Armory
Captain of Co. K. 8th. , Reg',. M. V. M. , requesting an appro- of Co. K
• priation of fifty dollars, for the purpose of placing 8th. Regt
Oct. 8, 1877. Vol. 9 - Page 531.
locks on the uniform boxes in their Armory, was referred to
the Committee on Military Affairs on the part of this Board.
Mr Davis then submitted the following
Order;
"Ordered, that the Committee on Mil-
itary Affairs on the part of this Board be and they are
hereby authorized to have suitable locks placed on the uni-
form boxes in the array of the Salem Mechanic Light In-
fantry (Co B. 8th. Reg ., M. V. M. ) , the expense of the
same not to exceed the sum of Fifty dollars."
The Order was adopted. (Presented for
approval Oct. 9, 1877. Approved Oct 9. 1877. )
Mr Harris submitted the following re- Ashes &
port; ffal.
"Salem, Oct Bth 1877. To the Hon.
Mayor and City Council.
• Gentlemen:- The First Special Committee app-
ointed to consider that part of the Mayor's address, re-
lating to the removal of ashes and offal, have carefully
considered the subject, and find the suggestion of the Ma-
yor, not the roughly practical, in a city like ours, where
the houses are not massed in blocks,, as is the case in
other large cities; we find to carry the suggestion into
effect, it would require a large expenditure of money, and
it will be seen-at a glance, to gather the ashes from 5000
families (that being the approximate number) a a barrel a
week, ,each is 130000 barrels, or 9286 loads or yards, re-
quiring three teams steadily the year round to gather them
as they do in other places, at an estimated expense, of _
WOO.- a year, exclusive of out fit; as material for filling
of exposed and unhealthy places, it would be very expensive,
as compared with other estimates furnished by the City and
Sanitary Engineers, about 30 ets per yard, the average load
of ashes of 14 barrels, or one yard, would cost not less
than 62 cents. As to the matter of offal your committee,
have not sufficient information, to warrant any suggestion
in relation to it. The Committee would recommend that the
further consideration of the whole subject be indefinitely
postponed.
For the Committee,
Walter S. Harris Chairman."
The report was accepted, recommenda-
tion adopted, and sent down for concurrence. Came back
concurrence. Came back concurred. (Presented for approv-
al Oct 91 1877. Approved Oct 99 1877. )
• port; Mr Eaton submitted the. following re-
1877. The "In Board of Aldermen, Salem Oct 8,
i
•
Oct. 8, 1877. Vol. 9 - Page 532.
Committee on Licenses to whom was recommitted the petition Reports
of James McShane for a license to sell liquors under class on pet. onef
four (with instructions that a hearing be granted the pe- J. D"E ha
titioner) being divided in opinion by a majority, respect- or— liouar
Fully present the following report and recommendation.- license.
The petitioner, who as appears has
been engaged in the liquor traffic for several years past,
attended by counsel, appeared before the committee and was
heard. He represented to the committee, that he had fitted
up and well stocked with the usual goods kept by a first class
druggist, his place of business, and intended in future to
pursue the business of a druggist; although he had no
knowledge of the business himself he had engaged the ser-
vices of a man fully competent to manage such business in
all its details, he assured the committee that he desired
the license to enable him to successfully prosecute the
business of a druggist, and that it was not a disguise and
• cover for the liquor traffic. He also represented, that
early in May last, after his license to sell liquors had
expired, and it appeared that licenses would be granted to
druggists only, he gave up the liquor business, closed his
store, and commenced to prepare for new business; that
since that time he had sold no liquors; with these assur-
ances the undersigned were inclined to favor granting the
license, and had not his statements proved incorrect would
doubtless have so recommended. But the police record
shows these statements to be incorrect, and that liquors
were seized at his place July 23d. ; July 26th. , he tried,
and convicted in the District Court, and fined fifty doll-
ars; with these facts before them the undersigned respect-
fully recommend that the petitioner be granted leave to
withdraw.
John D. Eaton ( A majority of
Irving Stone ( the Committee.
I
port, as follows;
The Mayor submitted a minority re-
"City of Salem Oct. 8th 1877. To
the Board of Aldermen of the City of Salem. The under-
signed, a member of the Committee on Licenses to whom was
referred the petition of James McShane, an aopthecary
doing business on Bridge Street, for a license to sell li-
quors under class four, dissents from the opinion of the
majority of the Committee, and recommends that a license
be granted to the petitioner as to other apothecaries,
and because, he is of opinion that the issuing of e limited
number of licenses, to persons carefully selected, would
• be better calculated to repress intemperance than total
prohibition.
Henry K. Oliver, Chairman."
Both reports were accepted.
Alderman Manning moved a postpone-
ment of the sublect until some future time.
f
•
Oct. 8, 1877, Vol. 9 - Page 533.
Alderman Eaton moved as an amendment
that action be taken at the present time. This motion was
lost by a tie vote, as was also the motion made by Mr.
Manning.
On motion of Alderman E merton, the
matter was then postponed until the nest meeting.
The Order appropriating $14,500.- :Sppronria-
for the Mayor and Aldermen Department, was returned from the tions.
Common Council amended, so as to read as follows:-
"Ordered, that the following sums be
withdrawn from appropriations heretofore made.
From the water Department $5000.-
Mayor & Aldermen Department,
Streets & Bridges 2000.-
School ^ 500.-
Fire " 500.-
• 8000.-
and that the following sums be appropriated in addition to
the appropriations already made,
Mayor & Aldermen Dept. Incidentals $5000.-
^ ^ " City Stables 2000.-
^ " ^ Lamps & Lightins 1000.-
8000.-
The Board refused to concur in the
amendment.
The Orders for the widening of Elm Elm Street
Street came back from the Common Council rejected.
On motion of Mr Manning the subject
was recommitted to the Committee on Streets.
Apr Orders for the acceptance of Hig- t one s
ginson Square, and the widening of North and Phelps Street, Hinson
came from the Common Council adopted in concurrence. (Pre- Square,
sented for approval Oct 9, 1877. Approved Oct 9, 1877. ) North &
PhelP s Sts
Permits to build were granted as foll-
ows: Catherine Welsh, to raise dwelling house No. 9 Tuck- Permits to
er's wharf; Mrs. wm. P. Buffrm, one story addition to build.
house No. 25 Buffum Street: John J. Gray, 2Q story building
for convent at No. 162 Federal Street; Thomas O'Hare and
another, wooden building for store,
•
Oct. 8 & 99 1877. Vol. 9 - Page 534.
No 20 Ward Street; Charles C. Morse, wooden dwelling house,
No 157 North Street; Vim. P Hayward, wooden stable at
83 Sumner Street.
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry M. Meek, Clerk.
A special meeting of the Board of
_11dermen was held on Tuesday October 9, 1877 at 4 otclock
M.
All the members were present, except
Messrs Eaton and Stone. The Mayor presided,
The reading of the record was dis-
pensed with:
The Committee on Streets to whom was Elm
recommitted the subject of widening Elm Street, reported Street.
that it is inexpedient to take any further action on the
subject.
The report was accepted and adopted-
A hearing was then had upon the pet"- Naumkeag
tion of the Neumkeag Street Railway Co. , for an extension St. Ry. Co.
of its track in Pleasant Street. Mr Goodell and several
Directors of the Company were nresent. Mr N. B. Perkins
requested the Board to locate the track on the side of the
street, if the same was to be extended. No person object-
ing, the hearing was closed, and the subject re-committed
to the Committee on Streets.
The Committee subsequently submitted
the following Order:-
"Ordered, that the track of the
Naumkeeg Street Railway Company, be located in Pleasant
Street, on the western side of said street, between Web-
ster and Bridge Streets, thence by a curve across Bridge
,treet, to and connecting with the present track in Bridge
Street, under the usual restrictions and conditions; and
that said track be constructed to the satisfaction, and
under the direction, of the Committee on Streets."
The Order was adopted. (Notice sent
to N. S. R. Co. Nov. 1st, 1877. )
The application of Edward Fitzgerald Permit
• for permit to build.
Oct. 9 & 22, 1877, Vol. 9 - Page 535.
to build a tenement house on Elm Street was granted.
The papers relating to the extension Cabot
of Cabot Street, were taken from the table and recommitted Street.
to the Committee on Streets.
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry M. Meek, Clerk.
A regular meeting of the Board of Al-
dermen was held on Monday evening, October 22d. , 1877, at
7'J o'clock. The Common Council were also in session.
• Mayor presided. All the members were present. The
The record of the last two meetings
was read and approved.
A petition signed by E. W. Upton and Prospect
90 others, owners of real estate or residents on Pros_ect St.
Street, and vicinity, asking that said street be laid out
and accepted as a public way, was referred to the Committee
on Streets.
A petition signed by Jeremiah Todd Fences on
and 2 others, owners of real estate on Creek Street, repre- Cree S .
senting that the fences on the northerly side of said
street, belonging to the estates of the late Benjamin Cox,
and also of Dr. Choate, have been moved and placed in the
street, without authority of law, thereby narrowing and ob-
struoting the same for public travel, and praying the Board
to cause said persons to immediately remove said fences to
their former position, thereby restoring said street to
its former width and convenience; was referred to a special
committee consisting of Alderman Emnerton and Stone.
The following cammunication was re- Report of celved; S�
October 22d, 1877. Tonthe CitySCouncil of.
theaCitysofffice, 30-m-m-M
,
Salem.
• Gentlemen:- The report of the commissioners
Messrs. Choate Johnson and Robinson, chosen by you in the
nonth of February last, to investigate the
Oct. 22, 1877. Vol. 9 - Page 536.
subject of the drainage and sewerage of the city, having
been by your order put into print, has been for some days
in your hands, and to a considerable extent been distribu-
ted among our citizens; its statements and its methods and
estimates of costs of remedying existing evils, are by
this time doubtless so well understood that they need not
be here recapitulated. My object now is to recommend that
its contents and suggestions, be referred to a Joint Spe-
cial Committee of the two branches, whose function it shall
be to report to the city government, and at an early date,
upon the feasability of its methods, and how if at all,
they may be carried into effect, or what modifications if
any, may be deemed advisable; it seems to me that the
present city government ought at least to initiate some
means, of curing the acknowledged evils arising from well
known deleterious causes, evils which have been so long
and so patiently endured, and for some effort at remedying
which, the public demand is so very decided.
I have the honor to remain. Very
Respy. , Henry K. Oliver, Mayor."
Read and sent down, as was also a
communication from James M. Caller upon the same subject.
Mr Manning offered the following North
Order: River
"Ordered, that a Special Committee nuisance.
of two from the Board of Aldermen with such as the Common
Council may join, be appointed to consider and report,
what action should be taken on the recommendations con-
tained in the recent report of the Sanitary Commission,
and that said Committee consider the expediency of con-
structing a dam, with suitable tide gates, at North Bridge
with a view to the abatement of the North River nuisance."
The Order was adopted, Messrs
fanning and Eaton appointed, and sent down for concurrence
and to be joined. Came back concurred, and Idessrs. Ropes,
way and Benjamin joined. (Presented for approval Oct 24, 1877.
Approved Oct. 24, 1877. )
A petition signed by Edwin T. Dennis Pet, for
and 29 others, for the most part graduates and exmembers of use of Lin
the Salem High School, representing that they desire to cola Hall.
continue military drill without joining the state militia,
and requesting the use of Lincoln Hall for that purpose
one evening a week; was referred to the Joint Standing
Committee on Public Property with power to act, and sent
down for concurrence. (Presented for approval Oct. 24,
1877. Approved Oct. 24, 1877. )
• A communication from F. C. Butman Decline-
declining the office of Commissioner of the Salem Municipal ion n�
Sinking Fund was received; read and sent down.
.Oct. 22, 1877. Vol. 9 - Page537.
The Committee on Streets, to whom Phillips,
was recommitted the subject of laying out Phillips, Harrod Ir_ ving
and Irving Streets, submitted a report recommending the & Harrod
adoption of the following Orders;- Sts.
"City of Salem, October 22, 1877.
To the City Council. The Committee on Streets, to whom
was recommitted the subject of laying out Phillips, Harrod
and Irving Streets, in accordance with the petition of
Francis Reynolds and 52 others, respectfully submit the
following orders, and recommend their adoption.
For the Committee,
Henry K. Oliver, Chairman."
"Whereas the safety and convenience
of the inhabitants of the City of Salem, require that
Phillips Street, Harrod Street, and Irving Street, should
be laid out as hereinafter described, and whereas due no-
tice has been given of the intention to lay out said
streets, it is hereby,-
. "Ordered, that Phillips Street be, Phillips
and the same is hereby laid out as a public way, as foil- Stree
ows:-
Westerly side.
Commencing at the northwesterly corner of Phillips Street
by Harrod Street, as the fences stand, thence running in a
southerly direction by the line of the fence standing
against land of the Harmony Grove Cemetery, a distance of
about 700 feet to an angle in said fence; thence running
in a southeasterly direction upon a straight line as staked
out, a distance of about 355 feet, to Grove Street. The
easterly side of said street to be parallel to and forty
feet distant from, the above described westerly side; said
lines being more fully shown upon a elan made by Charles A.
Putnam, Surveyor, dated May 25, 1877, on file at the City
Clerks office, said plan to form a part of this description.
No land damages are awarded. The name of this street shall
be Phillips Street."
"Ordered, that Harrod Street be, and Harrod
the same is hereby laid out as a public way, as follows:..
Northerly side. S ree
Commencing at the northerly corner of Harrod Street by
Tremont Street, and running in a westerly direction upon a
straight line a distance of about 610 feet, to the westerly
end thereof by land of Harmony Grove Cemetery. The souther-
ly side of said street is to be parallel to and forty five
feet dis
tant
being morerfullyo the above descibedn shown ortherupon
a plan made by Charles A. Putnam, Surveyor, dated May 25,
• 1877, on file at the City Clerk's office, said plan to form
a part of this description. No land damages are awarded.
he name of this street shall be Harrod Street"
the same "Ordered, that Irving Street be, and
i
Act. 22, 1377. Vol. 9 - Pape 538,
is hereby laid out as a public way as follows:- Commencing Irving
at the northeasterly corner of Irving Street by Harrod Street.
Street, and thence running in a southerly direction upon
a straight line a distance of-about 1013 feet to Grove
Street. The westerly side to be parallel to and fifty
feet distant from the above described easterly side. The
above lines of location being more fully shown upon a plan
made by Charles A. Putnam, Surveyor, dated May 259 1877,
on file at the City Clerk's office, said plan to form a
part of this description. No land damages are awarded.
The name of this street shall be Irving Street."
The report was accepted, orders
adopted, and sent down for concurrence.
The following report was submitted; Ball
"City of Salem Oct. 22. 1877. To Ground
the City Council. The Committee on Streets, having given Salem
• further consideration to the subject of providing a suita- Neck.
ble place for a Base Ball and Cricket Ground, respectfully
submtt the following report;
The nearly level portion of the Poor
Farm, lying just easterly of Block House Square, and be-
tween Fort Avenue and the road to Rowell's, presents in the
opinion of the committee, the most convenient location
that can be obtained for a Base Ball and Cricket Ground.
It is sufficiently distant from any thickly settled neigh-
borhood to prevent its being a source of annoyance, and
since the laying out of Fort Avenue, and the extension of
the Street Railway in that direction, it is easy of access
from all parts of the city. It is the belief of the comm-
ittee that the time is not far distant when the greater
part of the present Poor Farm, will be required for public
pleasure grounds, and the laying out of a portion of it at
this time, for the use of our young men, for healthy open
air exericse, will be a step in that direction, and may
not be without gain to the general community. The expense
of fencing, levelling, grading and covering the surface
with good gravel, is estimated at $1600.-,the cost is some
what enhanced by the fact that there is no suitable gravel
to be found in the vicinity, and that the material for the
surface grading must be brought from a distance. The comm-
ittee offer no recommendation on this subject, but with the
plans of the location, submit the accompanying orders for
,.he consideration of the City Council.
For the Committee,
Henry K. Oliver, Chairman."
"Ordered, that the portion of the
• present Poor House Farm, bounded westerly by Block House
Square about 20 feet, southerly by the road to Rowe11's
about 765 feet, easterly by other land of the City of Salem
about 300 feet, and northerly by Fort Avenue about 725
feet, being the same as shown on a plan made by Charles A.
Putnam, Surveyor, dated Oct. 1877, on file in the office of
the City Clerk,
Oct. 22 1877, - 5
, Vol. 9 - :ace J:'.
be, and the same hereby is laid out as a public ground, to
be used as a place for playing base ball, cricket and other
similar games. Said ground shall be called the Salem Crick-
et Ground."
"Ordered, that the sum of sixteen APpronria-
hundred dollars be, and the same is hereby appropriated for tion,
the purpose of levelling, grading and fencing, said Crick-
et Ground, and covering its surface with suitable gravel,
said appropriation to be expended under the direction of
the Committee on Streets,"
The report was accepted, and on mo-
tion of Mr. Stone, consideration of the Orders was post-
ooned until the next regular meeting.
The following report was submitted; Streets
"City of Salem, Oct 22, 1877. To the across
Board of Aldermen. The Committee on Streets, to whom was GTE—Pasco
referred the petition of Caleb Foote President of the tures
• Great Pasture Corporation, and others, asking for the laying
out of certain proposed streets' between Highland Avenue and
the "Forest River Road" so called, as shown on a plan made
by Charles A. Putnem, Surveyor, dated Jan. 1875, now on file
in the office of the City Clerk, respectfully recommend that
a public hearing on the subject be given on Tuesday, Octir,
30th. , at 3 o*clock P. M. and for that purpose submit the
following order.
For the Committee
Henry K. Oliver Chairman."
this oard
expediency of laying outrdered certaintnroposed hat streetso over elande
of Great Pasture Corporation, Stearns, Loring, Eastern Rail-
road Company, Almy, Clark and others, in accordance with a
plan on file in the City Clerks office, and that a public
hearing thereon be had in the City Hall, upon Tuesday, the
30th. day of October 1877, at 3 o'clock P. M. , and that due
notice of said hearing be given to all parties interested."
adopted. The report was accepted and the order
The following report was submitted; Cabot
"CitCity Council. The CommitteeoonSal Streets, toOct. 2whom877 was recomm- Street.
itted the subject of the extension of Cabot street, from
Hancock Street to Roslyn Street, in accordance with the pe-
tition of William D. Gardner and 94 others, respectfully report:-
That the estimate of the Engineer, for
filling and grading said extension of Cabot Street to a width
• of fifty Peet, and to the grade that will ultimately be re-
quired is $1105.-, but the committee are of opinion that the
needs of
Oct. 22, 1877, Vol. 9 - Page 540.
the public for a street in that locality will be fully met
for some years to come, if it should not at present be
filled to the grade as established by the profile herewith
submitted. For a much less sum the street can be laid out
and made safe and passable, and in future years can be
gradually and economically brought to the required grade;
in view of the great convenience that the proposed exten-
sion will be to a large number of the inhabitants of
;south Salem, especially in affording readier means of ac-
cess to the Holly Street School House, the committee recom-
mend that the street be accepted and graded by covering
the present surface with good gravel to the average depth
of about one foot and that a suitable culvert be built
across the street at its lowest part; it is also proposed
to round off the corner where the new portion of Cabot
Street joins with Roslyn Street, so as to make it more easy
of entrance from Hazel Street. The estimated expense of
• the work as above recommended is five hundred dollars, and
the committee respectfully submit the accompanying orders.
For the Committee,
Henry K. Oliver, Chairman."
"Whereas the safety and convenience
of the inhabitants of the City of Salem, require that
Cabot Street should be laid out as hereinafter described,
and whereas due notice has been given of the intention to
lay out said street it is hereby:- .
Ordered, that Cabot Street be and
the sane is hereby laid out and extended over land of Will-
iam G. Barker, as follows:- the east line commencing at
the present corner on Hancock street, as the fences stand,
and thence running in nearly a south direction by the line
of the fenoe, a distance of about 367 feet to the corner
of Roslyn Street; the west side of the street to be fifty
feet distant from and parallel to said above described east
line; and the western corner of Cabot and Roslyn Streets
is to be rounded off beginning at a point on Cabot Street
22 feet from said corner, end running in a curve line of
28 feet radius, to a point on Roslyn Street, 22 feet from
said corner. The above description being in accordance
with a plan made by Charles A. Putnam, Surveyor, dated
Oct. 10, 1377, on file in the City Clerk' s office, said
plan to form a part of this location, and it is hereby ad-
judged that the expense of laying out and extending said
street, as aforesaid, will amount to the sum of five hun-
dred dollars as follows:-
Land damages, none asked for, and none awarded.
Cost of filling, grading and building culvert• y500.-""Ordered, that the sum of five hun- __A__ppp�roppria-
dred dollars be, and the same is hereby appropriated for ion;
the purpose of laying out, filling and grading said street
as above, the same to be expended under the direction of the
ommittee on Streets."
Oct. 220 1877. Vol. 9 - Page 541.
The report was accepted. Orders
adopted and sent down for concurrence.
The following communication was sub- Wood
.iitted; Market.
"City of Salem, Oct. 22, 1877. To
the City Council. The Committee on Streets respectfully
represent, that complaints have been made of the constant
standing of teams for the sale of wood, in the vicinity of
the public buildings, on the corners of Washington and
Federal Streets; when that part of Federal Street between
Washington and North Streets, was designated as a wood mar-
ket, the locality now occupied by the Court Houses, was
covered with mechanics' shops and other cheap buildings, but.
in the changes that have since occurred, it would seem that
some other place would be more suitable for a wood market.
The ordinance passed August 8, 18530 provides that the part
of Derby Street between the Neck and Union Street, and that
• part of Federal Street between Washington and North Streets,
may be used for the sale of wood, bark and other fuel, and
that the part of Bridge Street between Winter and North
Streets may be used for the sale of hay and straw; it appears
to the committee that it would be an advantage to all par-
ties if the locality now used as a hay market should also be
designated as a wood market, in place of that part of Fed-
eral Street now used for the latter purpose. The dealers
in country wood and bark, would then have as places for the
sale of those articles, all that part of Derby Street be-
tween the Neck and Union Street, and that part of Bridge
Street between winter and North Streets. The Committee
submit the accompanying draft of an amendment to the ordin-
ance, and recommend its adoption.
For the Committee.
Henry K. Oliver, Chairman."
Read and sent down.
The ordinance is as follows: Ordinance.
"City of Salem
In the year one thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven.
An Ordinance to amend an ordinance entitled "An ordin-
ance relating to the sale of hay and straw, wood, bark and
other fuel."
Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Salem as
follows:
Section 1. The ordinance entitled. "An ordinance relating
to the sale of hay and straw, wood bark and other fuel
is hereby amended by striking out in Section 2 the words
"_federal Street between North and Washington", and insert-
ing in place thereof, the words "Bridge, Street between
Tinter and North."
flained and sent The ordinance, was .passed to be or-
Oct. 22, 1877. Vol. 9 - Page 542.
down for concurrence.
The following Order came from the Appropria-
Common Council adopted, Messrs. Harris, H. S. Perkins, and tions &
Benjamin appointed, and sent up for concurrence and to be duties of
joined, viz; committees.
"Ordered, that a Soint Special Comm-
ittee be appointed, consisting of three members of the
Common Council, together with such others as the Board of
Aldermen may join, to consider the expediency of reporting
an ordinance to regulate the time and manner of making the
annual appropriations, and to see in what manner if any, .
the powers and duties of Committees of the city council,
can be further defined and prescribed by ordinance.„
The Board concurred, and Messrs.
Ecmtierton and Harris, were joined to the conuaittee. (Pre-
sented for approval Oct. 240 1877. Approved Oct. 24, 1877.)
• On motion of Mr. Manning, the Board Election o:
proceeded to elect a commissioner of the Salem Municipal Co�—
Sinking Fund for two years, to fill vacancy. 7nksng
Messrs Eaton and Davis were appointed mod,
a committee to receive, sort and count the votes.
The Committee reported as follows:
Whole No. of votes 6.
Necessary to a choice 4.
Francis Cox had 6, and was declared
duly elected on the part of this Board. Notice was received
from the Common Council that they had made unanimous choice
of the same gentleman.
Mr. Emmerton presented the report of Report of
the Committee on Accounts for the month of September. The Com. on
report was accepted and sent down for concurrence. Came Accounts,
back concurred. (Presented for approval Oct. 24, 1877.
Approved Oct. 249 1877. )
Permits to build were granted as foll- Permits
ows:- John Linnehan, to raise building No. 32 Pingree Street; to build.
Daniel O'Brien, wooden barn and shed at rear of 16 Perkins
Street; C. H. Glazier, wooden building for work shops, at
rear of 58 Charter Street; Martin OtBrine, wooden dwelling
house on Boston St.
The for
permit to erect a blacksmith'stion forgefinilliam the rearnes of 176 Forge.
North Street, on Liberty Hill road, was granted, under the
• usual regulations.
Oct. 229 1877. Vol. 9 - Page 543.
A communication from Fm. and R. Pd. Soldiers'
Pratt of Boston asking for an appropriation in aid of a Home.
soldiers home, was referred to the Joint Standing Committee
on Finance and sent down for concurrence.
A petition signed by John D. Eaton Pet. for
and two others, requesting that a gas light be located and Lamp.
placed at some point in the open court running from No. 17
North Street, was submitted.
Mr Harris moved that the petition be
granted Mr. Eaton was excused from voting at his own request,
and the motion was rejected.
The subject of granting s liquor li- Liauor
cense to James McShane, an apothecary, being called up. License.
Mr. Harris moved a further postponement of the matter until
the next regular meeting. The motion was lost, . the vote
• being a tie:
On motion of Mr Msnning the recommen-
dation (leave to withdraw) contained in the majority report
of the Committee on Licenses, was then adopted.
The following Orders were submitted; Warrants
"Ordered, that warrants be issued for for elec-
meetings of the legal voters of the City of Salem in the tion.
several Wards, on Tuesday the sixth day of November, 1877,
then and there to give in their ballots for Governor and
Lieutenant Governor, Secretary, Treasurer and Receiver Gen-
eral, Auditor of Accounts and Attorney General, of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Also, for a Councillor for District No. Five, and a Senator
for The Second Essex District: Also, in the First, Second
and Fifth wards, for two Representatives in the General
Court from District No Six; and in the Third, Fourth, and
Sixth Wards, for two Representatives in the General Court
from District No Seven:
Also, for a District Attorney for the Eastern District:
Also, for a Sheriff, a County Commissioner, two Special
Commissioners, and three Commissioners of Insolvency, for
the County of Essex,
l_lso, for or against the following Article of Amendment to
the Constitution of this Commonwealth:-
Article of Amendment.
So much of article two of chapter six of the constitution
of this Commonwealth as relates to persons holding the
office of president, professor or instructor of Harvard
• College, is hereby annulled; and such persons shall be eli-
gible to seats in the senate and house of representatives.
Oct. 22, & 26, 1877. Vol. 9 - Page 544.
.Also, in Ward Two, for a Warden, and in Ward Six, for a
member of the Common Council, to Pill existing vacancies."
"Ordered, that the polls be opened
at B o'clock A. M. , and closed at 4J o'clock P. M; and
that the votes for all officers to be voted for, be re-
ceived on one ballot. The vote upon the amendment to the
Constitution to be received on a separate ballot, and the
form of ballot upon said amendment to be as follows:-
"Amendment to the Constitution, Yes" or "No.""Ordered, that meetings of this Meetings
for the purpose of receiving evidence of the quali for-
"ication of persons claiming a right to vote, and correct- ifyinK
the lists of voters, be held on Tuesday, October 30, 18772 voters.
at 2$ and 7J o'clock P. M. Registration of voters will
cease on said 30th day of October, at twelve o'clock mid-
night, and after the close of said registration no name
will be entered on the check lists, except as provided in
Sect. 10, of Chap. 376, of the Acts of 1874, for which
• purpose a meeting of this Board will be held on Saturday
_tovember 3d. 1877 at 7J o'clock P "
"Ordered, that the City Clerk be in- Printing
strutted to have print
ed ed for the use of the aueliPied vo- oP ba -
ters of this City, at the election to be held ots.
� d November 6th. ,_
a sufficient number of ballots for and against the pro-
posed amendment to the Constitution of Massachusetts, and
a suitable number of posters containing a cony of said
uroposed amendment for posting in Ward rooms on election
day."
The Orders were adopted.
The names of several applicants were Voting
added to the voting lists. Lists.
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry M. Meek Clerk.
A special meeting of the Mayor and
_il.dermen was held on Friday, October 26th. , 1877, at
3 o'clock P. M.
All the members were present. The
:.°.ayor presided. The record of the last meeting was read
and approved.
License was granted for a sacred License
concert by jubilee singers on Sunday evening next at Cen-
tral Hall, day even-
Voted, that the Committee on Licenses iRE Con-
be au-
cert.
Oct. 26 & 30, 1877. Vol. 3 - Page 545.
thorized to grant licenses for Sunday evening entertainments,
without application to the full Board.
The following Order was submitted: Election.
"Ordered, that the order passed Octo-
ber 229 1877, directing warrants to issue for an election on
the sixth of November next, be amended, by striking out the
words "in ward Two, for a Warden, and" ; also, by inserting
the word "vacancy" in place of "vacancies."
The order was adopted.
An application by Smith & Nanning for Permit to
permit to build a shed in rear of Brown Street, was granted, uil� d.
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry M. Meek. Clerk.
•
A special meeting of the Board of Al-
dermen was held on Tuesday, October 30th. , 1877, at 2J
oclook P. M.
All the members were present, except
Alderman Eaton. The Mayor presided,
read and approved. The record of the last meeting was
Lawrence M. Brown applied to have Voting
his name entered on the voting list of Ward 5, he having List,
gone to Lynn last June, but claiming Salem as his residence.
The Board refused to grant his request.
At 3 otclock the Board took up the Streets
subject of laying out streets across the Great Pastures, as across
requested in the petition of Caleb Foote and others. Great Pas-
Messrs Henry Wheatland and J. F. Almy tures.
appeared in favor of the project. A communication from
Chas. A. Putnam, stating that the Eastern Railroad Co.
would not object to taking of land, provided they were not
assessed, or in any way made to pay for the building of
an portion o
y P f said .road a s was received. No other persons
desiring to be heard, either for or against the same, the
tearing was closed, and the matter
•
Oct. 309 1877. Vol. 9 - Page 546.
recommitted to the Committee on Streets.
The following report was submitted; Forres-
"City of Salem, Oct. 30, 1877. To ter &
the Board of Aldermen. The Committee on Streets, to wham Essex
was re-committed the plan for widening a part of Forrester Streets.
and Essex Streets, in accordance with the petition of Jo-
seph It. Parsons and 13 others} respectfully report:-
That they have given the subject care-
ful consideration, and have had consultations with some of
the abuttors, parts of whose estates will be taken by the
proposed widening. The Committee find that the claims for
land damages are so extravagant as to discourage any attempt
at improvement in that locality, and they recommend that the
subject be indefinitely postponed.
For the Committee,
Henry K. Oliver, Chairman."
• dation adopted. The report was accepted and recommen-
The following report was submitted; Prospect
"City of Salem October 30, 1877. To St.
the Board of Aldermen. The Committee on Streets to whom
was referred the subject of laying out and accepting Pros-
pect Street, as asked for in the petition of E. W'. Upton
and 90 others, owners of real estate or residents on Pros-
pect Street and vicinity, respectfully recommend that a
hearing be given on the subject, and for that purpose sub-
mit the following order.
For the Committee,
Henry K. Oliver, Chairman."
"Ordered, that this Board consider the
expediency of laying out Prospect Street as a public way,
in accordance with plan on file at the City Clerk's office,
and that a public hearing thereon be had at the City Hall
on Saturday the loth day of November, at 3 o'clock P. M. ,
and that due notice of said hearing be given to all par-
ties interested."
der adopted.
The report was accepted, and the or-
The following report was submitted; Naumkeag
"City of Salem Oct. 30. 1877. To the St. Rail-
Board of Aldermen. The Committee on Streets respectfully way CO.
report:- That at the request of the Committee, the Street
Railway Company has agreed to pave the space between their
tracks, at the crossing of Essex and Washington Streets
• with square granite blocks. There is a
II
Oct. 30, 1877, Vol. 9 - Page 547.
curved track at that point, which interferes with travel
and with the work of paving which the Company are willing
to remove, if it can be done without waiving their right
to replace it in case they should,hereafter find it necess-
ary to do so. The Committee recommend the adoption of the
accompanying order.
For the Committee,
Henry K. Oliver, Chairman."
"Whereas, the removal of the curved
track of the Salem Street Railway Company from Washington
Street to Essex Street, will greatly facilitate paving
with square pavements, and the said Company has expressed
a willingness to dispense with said curve on trial,
Ordered, that the said Company be
permitted to remove the same, without prejudice to their
right to relay the same, if at any time they shall deem it
necessary."
• der adopted.
The report was accepted, and the or-
The following report was submitted; Salary of
"City of Salem, October 23d. 1877, Pollee
To the Board of Aldermen of the City of Salem. The Comm- Sernt.
ittee on Police to whom was referred the petition of Ser-
geant Blinn of the City Police, that in consideration of the
additional wear and tear to which the mounted patrolman is ex-
posed from the nature of his duties, the pay of that offi-
cial may be increased, have considered the subject, and are
of opinion that the request is reasonable and ought to be
granted. They therefore recommend that the salary of the
Sergeant of the Police be placed at $850.- instead of $800.-
as heretofore, and to take effect from the first day of
October of the current year.
For the Committee,
Henry K. Oliver, Chairman."
The report was accepted and recommend-
ation adopted. (See page 549. )
Trustee of certain realhestatetion in WebbJohn Street;R. Nichols representing that he has suffered damage in his said estate as said Claim
trustee, by reason of the widening of East Webb Street, and
Praying that he may be awarded commensurate damage in the
premises; was referred to a special committee consisting of
Messrs Stone and Davis.
• The following report was submitted;
1377. To the Mayor "In Board of Aldermen, Salem Oct. 30.
ct. 30, 1877. Vol. 9 - Peee 548.
and Aldermen. The Special Committee to whom was referred Creek
the petition of Jeremiah Todd and others in relation to an Street.
obstruction in Creek Street, caused by the placing of cer-
tain fences over the line of said Street, having carefully
exasiined the premises would respectfully submit the follow-
ing report:-
Your Committee find that the fences
on the southern line of the estate of Dr. David Choate,
and heirs of the late Benj. Cox, situated on the northerly
side of Creek Street have recently been moved, as shown by
the accompanying plan drawn by Chas. A. Putnam, and a por-
tion of the same now encloses land which has for many years
been used as a public highway, and your Committee are of
the opinion that said removal was made without proper au-
thority; Creek Street so far as your Committee can ascer-
tain has never been accepted by the City. In view of the
fact that several of the abutters are in favor of the pres-
ent line of the Street, and would object to the fences being
replaced in their former position; your Committee recommend
that a public hearing be granted to all parties interested,
at an early day.
For the Committee,
Geo. R. Emmerton, Chairman.„
The report was accepted, and the
recommendation adopted.
submitted; Afterwards the following order was
"Ordered, that this Board consider
the expediency of laying out Creek Street as a public way,
end of removing certain fences thereon, as requested in the
petition of J. Todd and others; and that a public hearing
thereon be had at the City gall on Saturday the loth day of
November, at 4 o'clock s. M. , and that due notice of said
hearing be given to all parties interested."
The Order was adopted.
Mr. E. F. Danforth, a carpenter, ap- Permits
geared in behalf of Mr. F. S. Peck, and requested permiss- to build.
ion to place some ornamental wood work upon the top of his
building on Essex Street, now in process of repair.
Action in the matter was postponed
until evening in order to confer with the Inspector of
Buildings, but Mr. Osborn the inspeotor, appearing, the matt-
er was further considered, and on motion of Mr Harris a
permit was granted.
lication
• P.
Permit to build a woodenpbuilding forlsaac storage inster rear£or of
109 Derby Street, was granted.
Oct. 300 1877, Vol. 9 - Page 559.
The Board then adjourned until 7z
o'clock.
Attest,
Henry M. Meek, Clerk.
The Board assembled at 7 J o'clock
P. M. pursuant to adjournment.
All the members were present. The
_Sayor presided.
The names of several applicants were Voting
added to the voting lists. (See record of voters. ) it sts.
• The application of A. E. Barron for Intelli-
a license to keep an intelligence office was granted. genre
Office.
Voted, that the employees connected
with the Mechanic Hall management, be granted a free li- Eahibi-
cense for an entertainment on Thanksgiving day, to be given i n.
for their benefit.
On motion of Mr Stone, it was voted Salary of
that the increase of pay for the sergeant of the police Police
force, commence April 1st., instead of Oct. lst. 1877. Sergeant.
(Presented for approval Oct. 31. 1877. Approved Oct '31. 1877.y —
The voting lists prepared by the City Voting
Clerk ware revised, corrected, and accepted. Lists.
At midnight the Board adjourned.
Attest,
Henry M. Meek, Clerk.
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Nov. 3 & 5, 1677. Vol. 9 - Page 550.
A special meeting of the Board of Al-
dermen was held on Saturday, November 3d. 1877, at 7z
of clock P. M.
All the members were present. The
:Mayor being absent, Mr. Emmerton presided.
The record of the last meeting was
read and approved.
The Board determined the qualifica- Voting
tions of several persons as voters, and on motion of I4r. is s.
.Manning, the City Clerk was instructed to certify their
names to the Ward officers on the day of election. (See
list on file.)
The petition of L. B. Hatch and Orange,
others for the widening of Orange, Essex and Curtis Streets, Essex &
• was referred to the Committee on Streets. Curtis
James Noonan applied to have his
name entered on the voting list of Ward 3, claiming that he Voting
was naturalized more than twenty years ago. There being Lists.
no evidence to that effect, and said Noonan being unable
to read and write, the Board refused to grant the applica-
tion. (Mr. Noonan was naturalized in 1875. )
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry M. Meek, Clerk.
A meeting of the Board of Aldermen
ryas held on ?onday evening, November 5, 1677, at 7j oclock.
The Common Council were also in session.
eyor presided. All the members were present. The
read and approved. The record of the last meeting was
The petition of Sarah Nagle asking Pet, to
permission to move a building from Orange Street to Fort move
Avenue, was referred to Alderman Eaton building.
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Nov. 5, 1877. Vol. 9 - Page 551.
and sent down to be joined. Came back, Messrs Foster and
Cunningham joined.
The petition of J. W. Caverly of Sunday
Lynn, and Irvin Besse of Peabody, for permission to give evening
five select and strictly appropriate sacred concerts in Me- concerts.
chanic Hall on Sunday evenings, was referred to the Comm-
ittee on Licenses with power.
A petition signed by James Matthews Pet. for
and 15 others, for the construction of a sewer through sewer in
Flint Street, to the upper part of Broad Street, was re- Flint St.
£erred to the Committee on Streets.
The application of Chas. E. Symonds Pet. for
III for permission to place a small bay window on the second leave to
story of house No 18. Winthrop Street, over the front door erect bay
• of said house, was referred to the Inspector of Buildings, w ndi ow.
Notice was received from the City Commis.
Clerk that the office of Commissioners of the Salem Munici- of Mun.
pal Sinking Fund, had been acc
epted by Messrs. Jos. H. S Webb, Francis Cox and Geo. F. Brown. inking
Fund.
from the Cit Treasur- Mayor
er stating that he hadAreceeiiveedcanion application from Rebecca author-
A. Fisk, for the redemption of an estate on Washington Street,ized to
sold for non-payment of taxes, was received.
The following Order was submitted: Teed-execute
"Ordered, that the Mayor be authorized, certain
in behalf of the City, to execute a quit claim deed of cer- estate.
tain real estate on Washington Street, which the city now
holds by a collector's deed, said estate having been sold
for non-payment of taxes; in favor of Rebecca A. Fisk or any
persoii entitled to redeem the same; provided, there shall
first be paid into the City Treasury the sum for which said
estate was sold, together with lawful interest and charges."
The Order was adopted and sent down
for concurrence. Came back concurred. (Presented for ap-
proval Nov. 6, 1877. Approved Nov. 6, 1877. )
The following Order came from the -,ppropria-
Common Council adopted and sent up for concurrence, viz; Lions,
appropriated in additionrderedf to the that the following sums be
appropriations already made;
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Nov. 5, 1877. Vol. 9 - Page 552.
For Mayor and Aldermen Department,-
Incidentals $5000.-
City Stables 2000.-
Lamps and Lighting 1000.-
000.-"
On motion of Mr. P=erton the Order
was amended, by striking out all the words after "Department",
and inserting in place thereof-
"Incidentals $10000.-
Police 2000.-
Lamps and Lighting 2000.-
City Stables 2500.-
Poor Department 1500.-
000.-"
and, as amended, adopted, and sent down for concurrence in
the amendment.
Came back further amended, so as to
• read,-
"Ordered, 1. That the following sums
be appropriated in addition to the appropriations already
made:
For Mayor and Aldermen Department,-
Incidentals $8000.-
City Stables 2000.-
Lamps and Lighting 1000.-
Police 1000.-
Poor Department 1000.-
$ 03�' 00.—
2. No sums shall be expended in any department in excess of
the specific appropriation for such department."
And, as amended, adopted and sent
up for concurrence in the amendment. The Board non-con-
curred.
The following report came from the Report
Common Council accepted arf, sent up for concurrence: concern-
"In City Council, City of Salem Nov ing appro-
5th 1877. To the City Council. The Joint Standing Comm- priations.
ittee on Accounts respectfully ask permission to present
the following report:- Under Section 3 of Ordinance passed
Feb llth. 1867, the Joint Standing Committee on Accounts is
prohibited from approving any bill or account unless there
shall be an appropriation sufficient for the payment there-
of. Following the instructions of this ordinance, your
•
Nov. 5, 1877. Vol. 9 - Page 553.
all bills which may be presented this month from the de-
partment of Public Stables, and on account of Incidentals,
as the appropriation for both of these accounts is exhaus-
ted. Your Committee would further report that the foll-
owing departments will exhaust, or very nearly exhaust
the balance of their appropriations this month. Police
Department, Poor Department: Lamps and Lighting. As the
failure to meet the demands against the City will inconven-
ience many people, your Committee have thought it proper
and necessary to bring the subject to your immediate atten-
tion. At the request of your Committee the following
departments have given their estimates for the sums necess-
ary to meet the expenditures for the balance of the Fiscal
; ear ending Nov 30th and are herewith submitted;
City Stables $,2500.-
Police 2000.-
Poor 1500.-
• Lamps and Lighting 2000.-
Incidentals 10000.y
8000.-"
For the Committee
Geo. R. Emmerton, Chairman."
The Board concurred. (Presented for
approval of acceptance of report, Nov 6, 1877, Approved
Nov. 6, 1877.)
The Bills of the Department for the Monthly
month of October were examined and approved. Bills.
The Board of Engineers recommended, Firemen.
the Mayor nominated, and the Board confirmed, Geo. F. Her-
sey as a member of Hose Co. No. 4, and Geo. A. Wilson and
S. Augustus Stodder as members of Hose Co. No. 6.
Permits to build were granted as Permits
follows: Franklin Buttrick, a wooden barn, rear of No 40 to ui d.
Hazel Street: Geo. A. & C. S. Philbrick, a wooden shed, at
No 26 Walter Street: Jeremiah Driscoll, to raise wooden
dwelling house, No 22 Mason Street; Michael McNulty, a
wooden building for stable, on Blaney Street.
The petition of Michael McNulty for Pet. to
::emit to remove a barn in the rear of 22. Becket Street move a
to Blaney Street, came from the Common Council referred build ng.
to Messrs Simonds and Colby and sent up to be joined.
alderman Eaton was joined."
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STov. 5, 1677. 7ol. 9 - Page 55$.
The following Order came from the Detailed
Common Council adopted and sent up for concurrence. expendi-
"Ordered, That the Joint Standing tures.
Committee on Accounts, be respectfully requested to fur- Inciden-
nish the Council a detailed statement of the expenditures tals.
under the head of Incidentals in the Mayor and Aldermen
Department.
The Board concurred. (Presented
for approval Nov. 6, 1877. Approved Nov. 6, 1877.)
Mr Ammerton in behalf of the Comm- Lighting
ittee on Lamps and Lighting asked for instructions, con- of Street
cerning the lighting of street lamps. Lamps,
der: Mr Harris offered the following Or.
"Thereas, the two branches of the
City Council have failed to concur in certain approprie-
• tions for the Mayor and Aldermen Department, and whereas,
this Board are of opinion that the safety of the inhabi-
tants of the city require that the streets should be pro-
perly lighted at night, and the appropriation for the de-
Partment of lamps and lighting being nearly exhausted.
Ordered, that the Committee on Lamps
and Lighting be instructed to continue lighting the city,
and to make all necessary contracts therefor."
The Order was adopted. (Presented
for approval Nov. 6, 1877. Approved Nov. 6, 1877. )
The communication from Vila. & R. Pf. Soldiers
Pratt requesting an The
in aid of a soldiers Hie
home, came back from the Common Council referred to the
Committee on Finance in concurrence. (Presented for ap-
proval of reference Nov, 6, 1877. Approved Nov. 6, 1877. )
The Orders laying out Phillips, Phillips,
Harrod and Irving Streets as public ways, came from the Harrod &
Common Council passed in concurrence. (Presented Par ap- Irving Sts
proval Nov 6, 1877. Approved Nov. 6, 1877. )
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry Pd. Meek, Clerk.
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Ncvem. 10, 1877, Vol. 9 - Page 555.
A special meeting of the Board of Al-
dermen was held on Saturday, November loth. , 1877 at
3 o'clock P. M.
All the members were present except
Alderman Davis. The Mayor presided.
pensed with. The reading of the record was dis-
The Mayor read the petition for the Prospect
laying out of Prospect Street, and the order of notice St.
thereon, and declared the hearing opened. Mr. B. F. Hawes
and several of the petitioners, were present and advocated
the acceptance of said street as a public way. No person
objected,
cloesubject recommitted toThe theheari Committeesonhen Streets, and the
The t• re-
sent, who were interested inard thenex layingard outaof ll CreeknStreet, Creek St.
and the removal of certain fences thereon. The petition
and order having been read, Messrs J. Todd E S. Cox, George
i
W. Moreland and others, addressed the Board n reference to
the removal of the fences. Mr Cox presented a remonstrance
against the removal of the fences signed by seven owners of
real estate on Creek Street. No person objected to the lay-
ing out of the street as a public way, Mr Todd stating that
he would permit the City to take away the banking by his
house at the western end of the street, provided they would
build him a good cellar wall under - --his
house. No other persons desiring to be heard the hearing
was closed, and the subject referred to the Committee on
Streets.
The following report was submitted: Orange,
"City of Salem, Nov. 10. 1877, To Essex &
the Mayor and Aldermen. The Committee on Streets, to whom Cu_r fs Sts
eras referred the petition of L. B. Hatch and others, for
the widening of orange, Essex and Curtis Street, respect-
fully recommend that a hearing on the subject be given in
accordance with the following order.
For the Committee.
Henry K. Oliver, Chairman."
"Ordered, that this Board consider
the expediency of laying out and widening Orange, Essex,
and Curtis Streets, in accordance with a plan on file at
the City Clerk's office, and that a public hearing thereon
• be had at
Nov. 109 1877. Vol. 9 - Page 556.
the City Hall on Monday t'ne 19th day of November, at
4 o'clock P. M. , and that due notice be given to all par-
ties interested."
The report was accepted and the order
adopted.
The applications of Ernest W. F. Innholder:
Natter, and Pelletier and Morin, for licenses as Innholders,
were referred to the Committee on Licenses.
The application of Mary A. Fitzgerald Permit to
for permit to build a wooden building at No. 47 Bridge build.
Street, was granted.
Notice was received from the Naumkeag Nau�mkea
Street Railway Co. of their acceptance of the location of St. Ry. Cc
their track in Pleasant Street. (The notice was filed in
• City Clerk' s Office, Nov. 7, 1877.)
The following report was submitted: Sewers.
"City of Salem, Mass. , Mayor's Office,
November 9th 1677. To the Board of Aldermen of the City of
Salem. The Committee on Streets to whom was referred the
petition of J. H. Towne and others, for a sewer in Buffum
Street, that of James Matthews and others, for a sewer in
Flint Street, that of H. J. Lane and others, for a sewer
in Endicott Street; have carefully considered the several
cases, and are of opinion that pending the present unsettled
status of the general subject of city drainage and sewer-
age, it is not expedient to adopt any merely local measures
in the remises as such a course might
P gh interfere disadvan-
tageously, and perhaps, demand material modifications in
such general plans as may be recommended by the Special
Committee of the two Boards, now having the whole subject
under advisement. They therefore recommend that action on
the several petitions be, for the present postponed.
For the Committee,
Henry K. Oliver, Chairman,"
om;aendation adopted.
The report was accepted and the rec-
The Mayor nominated Richard Davis Constable
for appointment as a constable without pay. The nomination
was confirmed.
The petition of Edwd. Fitzgerald pet. for
• for Permit to enter the sewer in Elm Street from the dis- leave to
tillery lot, was granted upon payment of usual enter
sewer.
Nov. 10 & 12, 1877. Vol. 9 - Page 557.
fee; the work to be done under the direction of the Street
".ommissioner.
Notice was received from the City Pet. for
Clerk that he received petitions signed by ten qualified recount
voters of each Ward in the Sixth Representative District, votes.
asking for an examination of the ballots cast for Reg.resen-
tatives at the recent election.
The Board then adjourned to 7 o'clock.
Attest,
Henry M. Meek, Clerk.
The Board met at 7 o'clock P. 11. pur-
suant to adjournment. All the members being present except
• "r. Davis. The Mayor presided.
The Board then proceeded to examine Examinatio;
the ballots cast for Representatives in District No. Six, of Ballots
with the result as shown in the certificate on file.
The City Clerk was instructed to amend
the Ward returns so as to conform to said certificate.
The returns of the election held on Examinatio
the 6th inst. , in the several Wards of the City were then of Ward
xamined, found correct, and the result declared. Returns.
At eleven o'clock the Board adjourned.
Attest,
Henry M. Meek, Clerk.
A regular meeting of the Board of
Aldermen was held on Monday evening, November 12, 1877, at
72 o'clock. The Common Council were also in session.
r. Davis All the members were present except
•
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Ivov. 12, 1677. Vol. 9 - Page 558-.
The Mayor presided.
The record of the meetings held Nov-
euber 5th. and loth were read and approved.
Mr. William A. Hill, a newly elected ualifi-
member of the Common Council appeared, and the Mayor admin- cation of
istered to him, the oath of office. Cowl—
man.
Mr Emmerton submitted the monthly re-
port of the Committee on Accounts. The report was accepted Report of
and sent down for concurrence. Came back concurred. (Pre- Com. on
sented for approval of acceptance, Nov. 13, 1877. Approved Accounts.
Nov. 13, 1877. )
Mr. Etmerton for the Committee on Ac- inciden-
counts submitted a detailed statement of the sums expended tals.
under the head of incidentals, from Dec 1, 1876 to Sept. 30,
• 1377; also, a statement of bills which they have declined
to approve, on account of no appropriations to pay the same.
Read and sent down.
A petition signed by F. H. Clarke and Pet, for
14 others, members of an organization known as the Salem De- use of
bating Club, asking for the use of one of the ante-rooms of Town Hall.
the Town Hall for holding their meetings on Friday evenings,
until they can procure rooms elsewhere, or it shall be de-
sired for purposes more important, was referred to the Joint
Standing Committee on Public Property with power to. act,
and sent down for concurrence. Came back concurred, (Pre-
sented for approval Nov. 13. 1877, Approved Nov 13, 1877. )
The following report was submitted; Soldier's
Novr. 12th 1877. "City of Salem, Mass. , Mayor's Office, Home.
To the City Council of the City of Salem. The Committee on
Finance to whom was referred the petition of William and
R. 11. Pratt for an appropriation of money by the City in aid
of a Soldiers Hone in our own State, have given the subject
due consideration, and are of opinion that such appropriation
being outside of the limitations within which municipal ex-
penditures are confine
d by law, it is not g
said . � expedient to gran
t
t
For the Committee,
The reportnwasNacceptedi adopted sand
sent down for concurrence. Came back concurred. (Presented
• for approval Nov. 13. 1877. Approved Nov. 13. 1877.)
Nov. 12, 1877. Vol. 9 - Page 559.
The Committee on Licenses submitted a _nnholder
renort recommending that the petition of E. W. F. Natter for
a license as an Innholder be granted.
The report was accepted and the li-
cense granted.
The report of the City Idarshall for City Mar-
the month of October was received and placed on file. shal' s
The Committee on Streets submitted a Report.
report recommending the adoption of the following Orders:- Prospect
"Whereas, the safety and convenience Street.
of the inhabitants of the City of Salem require that Pros-
pect Street should be laid out as hereinafter described, and
whereas due notice has been given of the intention to lay out
said street it is hereby:-
Prospect Street be
dered
hat
the same is hereby laidrout, astfollows:- Beginning atgthed
• present westerly corner of Albion and Prospect Streets,
thence running westerly about 191 feet by the present south-
erly line of Prospect Street, to the present eastern corner
of Scotia and Prospect Streets; thence continuing westerly,
across Scotia Street, 30.8 feet to the present westerly cor-
ner of Scotia and Prospect Streets; thence continuing wes-
terly, as the fences now stand, about 207.5 feet, to a point
Opposite the western front corner of house No. 21. ; thence
continuing westerly 30 feet, to the present westerly corner
Of Summit and Prospect Streets; thence continuing westerly
by the present line of fence 145 feet, to the present easter-
ly corner of Ober and Prospect Streets; thence continuing
westerly across Ober Street, 29 feet, to the present western
corner of Ober and Prospect Streets thence continuing wes-
terly, as the fence stands, about 75 feet: thence continuing
westerly making a slight angle to the south and running as
the fences stand about 213 feet; thence continuing westerly
on a straight line, about 356 feet to the western front cor-
ner of house standing at the corner of Ord and Prospect
Streets; thence running northerly 44.2 feet to the present
northern corner of Ord and Prospect Streets; thence running
easterly about 324 feet, to an angle in the fence, as the
Pence now stands; thence continuing easterly 40 feet, to the
present western corner of Rawlins and Prospect Streets;
thence continuing easterly across Rawlins Street 40 feet to
the present easterly corner of Rawlins and Prospect Streets;
thence continuing easterly, as the fence now stands, about
184 feet to a point opposite the west front corner of house
Ido- 30; thence making a slight angle to the south, and con-
• front
cornergofa house SNob20; thenceeeasterlyeasr then
fencetstands
60.7 feet to the west corner of a way leading to Boston
street;
Piov. 12, 1877. Vol. 9 - Page 560.
thence easterly across said way, and by the present line of
fence about 340 feet to a point opposite the west corner of
Albion and Prospect Streets; thence southerly 37.5 feet to
said corner of Albion and Prospect Streets; being the point
started from. Said location being in accordance with a
plan made by Charles A. Putnam, G. E. dated Oct 31, 1877,
now on file at the City Clerks office, the same to form a
part of this description. And it is hereby adjudged that
the expense of laying out said Street as aforesaid, will
amount to the sum of One thousand dollars as follow:-
Estimated cost of blasting and removing ledges,
:and grading road-bed $1000.-. No land damages are awarded.
Said Street shall be called Prospect Street."
Ordered, that the sum of One thousand Appropria-
dollars be and the same is hereby appropriated for the pur- tion.
pose of laying out and grading the said Prospect Street as
above, the same to be expended under the direction of the
• Committee on Streets."
The report was accepted, Orders
adopted and sent down for concurrence.
The Committee on Streets submitted a Creek Stree
report recommending the adoption of the following orders:-
"whereas the safety and convenience
of the inhabitants of the City of Salem require that Creek
Street should be laid out and widened as hereinafter de-
scribed, and whereas due notice has been given of the in-
tention to lay out said street, it is hereby:-
Ordered, that Creek Street be and the
same is hereby laid out, as follows:-
Northerly side.
Commencing at the corner of said Creek Street by Mill Street
at the easterly corner of the store standing upon said
streets; thence running in a westerly direction by the line
of the southerly side of said store, and by the fences
now standing on line of said street a distance of 89 feet,
to a point which is three feet southerly from the south
corner of the house numbered 6 in said Street; thence runn-
ing in a slightly more northerly direction upon a straight
line about 65 feet, to a point in the fence which is one
and one half feet westerly from the westerly line of house
numbered 10 in said street, and two and one half feet
southerly from the line of said house; thence running on
nearly the samd course by the line of the fence 51.2 feet
to the easterly corner of the Osgood estate; thence in a
slightly more northerly direction by said Osgood estate
66 feet, to the southerly corner of the house standing
upon the said Osgood estate; thence
• y more souther running westerly slight-
ly southerly, by the fence now
standing by the
Nov. 10, 1877. Vol. 9 - Page 561.
Cox estate 31.8 feet; thence westerly, a little more south-
erly, by the line of fence, and by the Cox estate 47.8
feet to the easterly corner of the Choate estate ; thence in
a westerly direction slightly more southerly, by the fence
standing in front of the Choate estate 52.3 feet, to the
east corner of the Doyle estate; thence by the fence and
shed standing on line of said Doyle estate, in a westerly
direction, 131 feet to a point which is one and one half
feet distant southerly from the east corner of the brick
house standing upon said Doyle estate; thence in a northerly
direction one and one half feet to the said corner of said
house; thence in a westerly direction by the line of said
house 39.7 feet to the present corner of Creek and Summer
Street.
Southerly Side.
Commencing at the corner of said Creek Street, by Mill Street
at the north corner of the brick building standing upon said
• streets; thence running in a westerly direction by the
northerly side of said brick building 32.6 feet; thence wes-
terly, slightly more southerly by the fence, and across a
passage way 37.5 feet; thence westerly slightly more norther-
ly, by the line of the front of the houses and fences, and
across a passage way 63.3 feet to a point in the fence stand-
ing on the easterly or front side of the house numbered 9 in
said street; thence running in a northerly direction by the
line of said fence standing on the easterly side of house
numbered 9 in said street 19.4 feet to the northerly end of
said fence; thence running in a westerly direction by the
front of the buildings and the fences 70 feet; thence running
westerly slightly more northerly by the line of the fence
and the line of the front of the house numbered 11 in said
street 30 feet to the west corner of house Numbered 11;
thence westerly still more northerly by the line of the fence
54.7 feet to the north corner of Monaghan's house; thence
westerly, slightly southerly 21.4 feet to a corner in the
fence; thence westerly still more southerly, by the line of
the fences 40.2 feet, to the north corner of the Pulslfer
house, numbered 19 in said street; thence on a straight line
by land of Pulsifer and Todd 63 feet to the northerly corner
of the porch of Todd' s house numbered 21 in said street;
thence still westerly upon another straight line 71 feet to
the northerly corner of Jeremiah Todd's barn; thence in a
v-esterly direction by the line of the said barn, and by the
fence, and line of said Todd's house 45.7 feet, to an angle
in line of said house; thence running westerly slightly
more southerly, by the line of said Todd' s house 40.4 feet
to the westerly corner of said house by Summer Street. -(ef-
• erence being had to a plan of said street made by Charles
A. Putnam, Surveyor dated Nov 12. 1877, now on file in the
City Clerk's office, said plan to form a part of this de-
scription. And it is hereby adjudged that the expense of
leying out said street, as aforesaid will
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'ov. 12, 1877. Vol. 9 - Papre 562.
amount to the sum of Three hundred dollars, as follows:-
Estimated cost of removing banks, removing
and rebuilding cellar walls, steps, and fences, and grading.
$300.-.
No land damages are awarded. The name of said street shall
be Creek Street.
Ordered, that the sum of Three hun- Approprie-
dred dollars be, and the same is hereby appropriated for tion•.
the purpose of laying out, widening and grading said Creek
Street, as above, the same to be expended under the direc-
tion of the Committee on Streets."
The report was accepted, Orders adopt-
ed end sent down for concurrence.
The following report was submitted; Requ o;
City of Salem Nov . 12. 1877. To Com st the City Council. ,est Streets
Gentlemen:- The Committee on Streets beg
leave respectfully to state that the estimate for work re- o3-ro
quired to be done for the current municipal year in the de- Aria ion.
partment of Streets and Brid es was $54,000.- that the
amount appropriated was but 52,000.- that amount being
�A1,392.66 less than the appropriation for the previous
year, that the department has performed work for other de-
partments during the year amounting to about $1300.- thus
reducing the amount actually available for Streets, and
Bridges to $50700.-, that other and important work of various
kinds has likewise been done that was not contemplated
when the estimates for the year were made, that the Comm-
ittee believe that the work done has been done with thought-
ful judgment and all possible economy, that their appropria-
tion is now exhausted though work remains to be done that
is imperatively requisite before the ground shall be closed
by frost that it is believed that an additional appropria-
tion of 91000.- will be sufficient to perform the work re-
quired before the close of the current fiscal year, that
a considerable part of that amount would be spent in em-
ploying the teams of the city stables which otherwise would
be compelled to remain idle, and finally that in the opin-
ion of the Committee it would be a wise and an economical
measure to make such an appropriation, and they therefore
submit the following Order, and recommend its adoption:,
"Ordered, that the sum of One thou-
sand dollars be, .and the same is hereby appropriated in
addition to the appropriations already made to meet ex-
penditures in the department of Streets and Bridges for the
• remainder of the current fiscal year."
For the Committee, Henry K. Oliver,
Chairman."
Nov. 12, 1677, Vol. 9 - page 563.
The report was accepted, Order adopt-
ed and sent down for concurrence. Notice was received
from the Common Council that the order had been refused a
second reading.
A petition from the Naumkeag Street Pet, of
railway Co. , representing that a spur track running into Naumk. St.
Crombie Street from the present line of railway track on Ry. Co.
Essex street, and connecting therewith by a proper curved for track
rail, would be a great convenience to the travelling public, in Crombie
especially to those who attend meetings in Mechanic Hall, St.
and praying the Board to grant said location, the track to
be laid in such manner as will be most convenient for all
concerned, was submitted; and the same was referred to the
Committee on Streets.
The following report was submitted; Report
"Salem Nov. 12th 1877. In Board of on claim
• Aldermen. The Special Committee to whom was referred the of J. R.
petition of John R. Nichols; that he might be compensated Nichols.
for damage occasioned by the widening of East Webb Street,
have attended to that duty and would most respectfully:-
Report, that the Committee who had
charge of the widening of the said street did everything
as they say to have it perfectly satisfactory to the peti-
tioner of which he expressed himself perfectly satisfied,
this he now denies; and as there was no agreement in writ-
ing as to what would be satisfactory to the petitioner,
your Committee are unable to agree with the petitioner as
regards to damage claimed. Therefore your Committee would
recommend that the petitioner have leave to withdraw.
For the Committee,
Irving Stone, Chairman."
The report was accepted and the reo-
ommendation adopted.
Mr. Manning offered the following Or- Sinking
der: Funds.
That
to the Commissioners of�the Mu" rderednicipaltSinking Fundsoretopay
their order on demand, the sum of Twenty thousand dollars
appropriated for that purpose; and to the Trustees of the
hater Loan Sinking Fund, or to their order, on demand, the
sum of Twenty one thousand dollars, appropriated for that
^urpose."
The Order was adopted and sent down for
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concurrence. Came back concurred. (Presented for approval
Nov 13. 1877. Approved Nov. 13. 1877. )
The following report was submitted; Mayor au-
"City of Salem, Nov 12th. 1877, To thorized
the City Council. The Joint Special Committee appointed to
consider and report what action should be taken on the reo- tion Leg-
ommendations contained in the recent report of the Sanitary islature
Commission, and also to consider the expediency of construct- for -
ing a dam with suitable tide gates at North Bridge, with a t ority
view to the abatement of the North River nuisance respect- to con-
fully report, that they are not yet prepared to make a full struct a
statement of the results of their deliberations on the sub- s a2
jects referred to them, but it being apparent that no im- sewerage.
portant work can be done without authority of the Legisla-
ture, and as the time will soon expire within which such
petitions must be published, (See Gen. Stat. Chap. 2. Sao 8.)
• yaur Committee recommend that application be made to the
Legislature for power to construct works, and to take such
lands, flats, buildings, wharves or other structures as may
be necessary to accomplish the object proposed; and for that
purpose the Committee submit herewith, and recommend the
adoption of, an order authorizing the Mayor to petition the
Legislature for the authority required.
For the Committee
Richard C. Manning, Chairman."
"Ordered, that His Honor the Mayor
be requested to petition the General Court for the requisite
authority to construct a system of drainage and sewerage
works for the City of Salem, including the taking of such
lands, flats, buildings, wharves or other structures as may
be necessary to accomplish the object proposed, and that he
invite the co-operation of the authorities of the Town of
Peabody in obtaining such legislation."
The report was accepted, Order adopt-
ed, and sent down for concurrence. Came back concurred.
(Presented for approval Nov. 13. 1877. Approved Nov. 13.
1877. )
Order:-
Mr Manning submitted the following Proposed
"Ordered, that His Honor the Mayor amendment
be requested to petition the State Legislature at its next to Charter.
session for such change in the City Charter as will make Aldermen.
the Board of Aldermen to consist of seven members instead
• of six as at present.
The Order was adopted and sent down for
concur-
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ranee. Came back concurred. (Presented for approval Nov. lb.
1877. Approved Nov. 13. 1877.)
The following Orders were sbumitted:- Warrants
"Ordered, that warrants be issued for for City
meetings of the legal voters of the City of Salem, in the Election.
several Wards, on Tuesday, the eleventh day of December,
1877, at 8 o'clock A. M. , then and there to give in their
ballots for a Mayor and six Aldermen of the City of Salem;
also for four members of the Common Council, and for one mem-
ber of the School Committee, for three -ears for each Ward
in the City; for the ensuing municipal year. Also, for a
17arden, two Assistant Wardens, and a Clerk, to hold their
offices for one year from the fourth Monday of January next,
and until others are chosen and qualified in their places."
"Ordered, that the polls be opened at
• 8 o'clock A. M., and closed at 4 o'clock 28 minutes P. M. ,
and that the votes for all the officers to be voted for be
received on one ballot."
"Ordered, that meetings of this Board Meetings
for the purpose of receiving evidence of the qualification for re-
of persons claiming a right to vote, and correcting the wising
list of voters, be held on Monday November 26th, Monday lists of
December 3d. and .Tuesday, December'4th., 1877, at 72 o'clock voters.
P. M. Registration of voters will cease on said 4th day
of December, at twelve o'clock midnight, and after the close
of said registration no name will be entered on the check
lists, except as provided in Section 10, of Chap. 376, of
the Acts of 1874, for which purpose a meeting of this
Board will be held on Saturday, December 8th. , 1877, at
71 o'clock. P. M."
The Orders were adopted.
The following Ordinance was submitted: Ordinance
"City of Salem Vaults.
In the year one thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven.
An Ordinance to amend an Ordinance entitled "An Drd-
inance in addition to "an Ordinance relating to public
health."
Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Salem, as
follows:
Section 1. The Ordinance passed April 31 .1854, entitled
"An Ordinance in relation to "An ordinance relating to
public health", is hereby amended by adding to Section 1.
.he following words: "provided, that between the fifteenth
day of November and the fifteenth day of March in each year,
• :he Board of Aldermen may authorize the City Marshal, or
any other officer to grant special permits for such removal
in the day time.
Oection 2. All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsis- .
Cant herewith are hereby repealed.
ITov. 12 & 19, 1877, Vol. 9 - Page S66_.
The Ordinance was passed to be or-
d=ined and sent down for concurrence.
The report and orders relating to the Ball
construction of a ball ground on Salem Neck was referred to Ground.
t1.e next City Government and sent down for concurrence.
Came back concurred. (Presented for ap roval of reference
Nov. 13, 1877. Approved Nov. 13, 1877.�
On motion of Mr. Eaton, the vote Shillaber
passed October let. , granting leave to withdraw on the pets- && Orr—
tion for the acceptance of Ord and Shillaber Streets, was Streets.
reconsidered. The Board then refused to grant the peti-
tioners leave to withdraw, and the subject was recormiitted
tD the Committee on Streets.
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry M. Meek, Clerk.
A special meeting of the Board of
aldermen was held on Monday, Nov. 19, 1877, at 4 o'clock
M.
All the members were present. The
iiayor presided.
The reading of the record was dis-
pensed with.
The Mayor read the petition for wid- Orange,
ening Orange and Curtis Streets, and the order of notice Sssex &
thereon, and declared the hearing opened. Messrs L. B. Curtis Sts
Hatch, W. B. Ashton, and H. M. Meek, advocated the measure,
provided the improvement could be made without great ex-
pense. No other person desiring to be heard, either for
or against the same, the hearing was closed. The subject
was then recommitted to the Committee on Streets with in-
structions to confer with Mr Calley as to whether he would
object to having the building moved, and the probable ex-
pense thereof.
The Committee on Streets submitted a Bearing
report recommending the adoption of the following order, ordered
viz:- on pet. of
Tuesday, De- "Ordered, that this Board will on Ry. Co.
S
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camber 4th. , 1877, at 4 o'clock P. M. , at the City Hall,
take into consideration the petition of the Naumkeag Street
Railway Company for the location of a spur track in Crombie
Street, and that due notice of this hearing be given to all
parties interested, by publication of this Order in the
Salem Gazette„the first publication to be fourteen days at
least before said hearing. Any persons making objections
thereto will then and there be heard."
The report was accepted and the order
adopted.
Permits to build were granted as foll- Permits
ows:- John Hanson, a stable, on Orne Street: Brady and Shor- to build.
tell, shoe manufactory, on Dodge Street.
The petition of John Welch 2d. , request- Pet. for
ing repayment of certain portion of tax assessed in the year re-Uay-
• 1874 upon estate No. 101 Derby Street, was referred to the ment of
Joint Standing Committee on Claims and sent to the Common tax upon
Council for concurrence, certain
real es-
Messrs. Stephen N. Munroe, Wm. S. Mess- Tate.
ervy, Walter C. Packard and Robert Osgood, were drawn as Jurors.
Jurors for the December term of the Superior Court.
Upon the petition of Chas. E. Symonds, Report on
for permit to erect a bay windownon house No. 18 Winthrop pet. for
Street, the Inspector of Buildings reported that the window leave to
if constructed would project over the street about twenty- erect bay
two inches. Mr. Harris moved that a permit be granted. The window•
motion was not adopted.
The Board then adjourned.
Attest,
Henry M. Meek, Clerk.
