Excerpt from The Mayor's Address at the Organization of the City Government, January 3, 1881, and the Annual Reports to the City Council for the Financial Year Ending December 18, 1880 And yet, all people acquainted withthe difficulties in the selection of men'suitable for the place will sympar thize with you if they are satisfied that you have done your best under the circumstances. Should an nu suitable person secure an appointment, let it be under stood that he will be discharged at once for any neg lect of duty. None but-men of well-known temper ate habits should be appointed. It is my desire that this force should be efficient, and certainly it can not be efficient without an efficient chief. The large in crease of travel on our river during the summer months, particularly on Sunday, besides the bringing to our city by rail of a large number of excursionists, calls for increased care, that our well-disposed and church-going population may not be disturbed by that class of people who rush to the seashore for a whiff of the sea breezes during the hot months. While perhaps we may not have the right, if We have the power, to deny a sail on the river to people who have been confined in the workshops during the week, and find that Sunday is the only day on which they can enjoy such a pleasure, it certainly is our duty to see that they keep good order on the streets. Fire department. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Mayor's Address at the Organization of the City Government, January 2, 1882, and the Annual Reports to the City Council, for the Financial Year Ending December 17, 1881 I believe in entering on these scenes our highest ambition is to do that which we think will best pro mote the welfare and interest of those who have placed so much confidence in us. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Mayor's Address at the Organization of the City Government, January 2d, 1883, and the Annual Reports to the City Council for the Financial Year Ending Dec. 16, 1882 City government, 1883, standing committees, subordinate officers, ward officers, mayor johnson's inaugural address, report of the Overseers of the Poor, Directors of the Public Library, Board of Health, City Physician, Meterological Observations, Chief Engineer, City Solicitor, City Marshal, City Clerk, Board of Assessors Inspector of Milk, Sealer of Weights and Measures, Horton Fund, Sinking Fund Commissioners, Treasurer of Follansbee Fund, Committee on Dexter and Atwood Funds Committee on Brown Fund, Committee on Lighting street, Committee on Bromfield Fund, Committee on Atkinson School Fund, Committee on Finance, City Auditor, tabular statement of Appropriations and Expenditures, treasurer's report of Receipts and Expenditures, report of Collector of Taxes, statement of Income and Expenditures. Statement of City Debt, Debts due the City of N ewburyport, Account with the State of Massachusetts, Commissionersiof Atkinson Common, trial balance of City Treasurer's Books, Dec. Schedule of Public Property, detailed statement of Expenses of Poor Department, School Department, Fire Department, Highway Department, Sidewalks and Edgestones, Incidental Department Public Property, Police Department, Salaries of City Officers, Interest paid on Notes and Bonds, Fuel Department, Expense for Lighting Public Streets and Buildings, Expendltures of Committee on Bromfield Fund Expenditures for Bridges and Culverts, Public Library, Promissory Notes Paid, Expenditures charged to State of Massachusetts, Repairs on City Hall building, statement in relation to the Abatement of taxes, Non-resident Bank Tax, Income from Public Buildings, Sinking Fund, Amount received on account of taxes, Liquor Licenses, State and County Taxes. Report of the School Committee. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Mayor's Address at the Organization of the City Government, January 2, 1884, and the Annual Reports to the City Council: For the Financial Year Ending December 15th, 1883 Account with the State of Massachusetts, trial balance of the City Treasurer's books, Dec. Report of the Commissioners of Atkinson Common. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.