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Les diagrammes suivants illustrent la m6thode. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 C] ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SEVEUAL DEPARTMENTS OF THE CITY GOVERNMENT OF HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA. FOR THE MUNICIPAL YEAR 1861-G2. V m ;^ m '1 ?;-^r'^ >r,f* i: HALIFAX : PRINTED BY COMPTON & CO. 1862. 1,- •It- --^1 '■I' >^M ..--J GOVERNMENT or TBI CITY OF HALIFAX 1861-2. MAYOR. PHILIP CAETERET HILL, Esq. ALDERMEN. Wabd No. 1.— JOHN DUGGAN, WM. COMPTON, PETER IMLAY. « 2.— JOHN D. NASH, JOHN Mcculloch, WILLIAM DUNBAR. « 8.— JAMES DUGGAN, WM. ACKHURST, JOHN EGAN. « 4— W. H. PALLISTER, W. J. COLEMAN, SAMUEL TRENAMAN, « 5.— R. T. ROOMB, EDWARD LEAHY, JEREMIAH CONWAY, « 6— JOSEPH JENNINGS, JOSEPH KAYE, M. H. RICHEY, Esquires. ■'"X ,i i\ ■ *:^! ■»i..''w . ■'"'. ■ %':M ■ ■'■it Recorder— WM. SUTHERLAND, Esq. Treasurer— LAWRENCE HARTSHORNE, Esq. City Clerk— JOHN L. CRAGG, Esq. City Marshal— GARRETT COTTER. 2 CITY GOVERNMENT. COMMITTEES. Public Accounts. — Aldormon Ackhurst (Chairman), Nueh, and Pallistor. Common. — Aldormon Tronaman (Chairman), McCulloch, Jennings, Loahy. Cemetery. — Aldermen Jennings (Chairmrn), Coleman, Imlay. City Prison. — Aldermen Eichoy (Chairman), John Dug- gan, Nash, Jas. Duggan, Coleman, Conway. City Property. — Aldermen Ackhurst (Chairman), Dun- bar, John Duggan, Trenaman, Leahy, Jennings. Streets. — Aldermen Jas. Duggan, McCulloch, Kaye. Laws and Privileges. — Aldermen Eiehey (Chairman), Compton, Dunbar, Ackhurst, Coleman, Eoome. Tenders. — Aldermen Conway, (Chairman), John Dug- gan, Kaye. Haclis and Trucks. — Aldermen Compton (Chairman), Pallistor, Imlay, Egan. City Hospital. — Aldermen Compton (Chairman), Eoomc, Egan. City Bates and JRoad l^axes. — Aldermen Nash (Chair- man), Jas. Duggan, Conway. Internal Health. — Aldermen Eoome (Chairman), Comp- ton, Egan. (Extract from Minutes of City Council.) Resolvedj That the Report of His Worship the Mayor, with the Reports of the various Committees, be printed in pamphlet form, for the information of the citizens. Passed unanimously. A true ex^)*;;ot. John L. Crago, City Clerk. !i ■kI;- ■ ''i'"n ^^.f- • li ^^Kv- '* 1 If' 1 i yi-h '-' •i '*' ■'I ^1 n ■fcl -R'-a MAYORS REPORT. V I . ..» i '.t(l Gentlemen of the City Council: In many of the cities on this continent, the hiw requires the Mayor to publish an annual report of the condition of the various departments of the City Government. No such law exists in Halifax; but I have thought the practice to be of so useful a character that I have not waited for the obligation of a statute to follow the example of the cities referred to, more particularly as I believe the pub- lication of such a report by one of my predecessors in office, Henry Pryor, Esq., met with the general approval of the citizens. The reports of the several departments which follow, will well repay a careful perusal; they have been taken, not so much with regard to the dates of their original presentation to the Council, as to their general bearing upon the branches of the civic aifairs to Avhich they refer. Within the past two years some material changes have taken place in the most important branches of the municipal government. From the date of the incorporation of the city to the year 1861, the street service had been provided for by statute labor or its equivalent, a road tax ; and the expenditure on this most important branch ;. f ■' M ■■ Hi 8 MAYOR 8 REPORT. of tho public service wns orilimirily liniitoJ hy tlio nmoiint of such tj\x. The collection uiul cxpendi- tuie of this tax M'cro conducted by a dopiirtuiout holding a very nnoniulous position in reference to the City Conncil, being indeed almost independent of it ; and tho whole organization of this dcpurt- nient was cumbersome in the extreme, and fitted only for the roquirements of a rural township, foi which indeed it was originally intended. In the year 1801 the City Council appointed a committee to revise the whole system, who, after careful con- sideration, made a report, which afterwards became l.'iw, recommending the entire sweeping away of tho old system, and the substitution of tlnit which now prevails; the road tax was abolished, and the street service is now provided for out of the general reve- nues of the city, to such an amount as the City Council may deem proper. A committee, respon- sible to the Council, is appointed and charged with the duty of makimj and repairing the streets, sidewalks, and sewers. Previously to 18C1 there was no officer or committee to whom was specially assigned the duty of sweeping, cleaning and water- ing the streets, removing ashes, &c., from the premises of the citizens, and other similar sanitory measures. The Superintendent of Streets was in the habit of detailing a few of the men in his em- ployment to this service from time to time as ho could spare them from his principal duty of making or repairing streets, but this was necessarily a par- tial and defective proceeding at the best. By the act of 1861, how'ever, a committee, known as the Internal Health Committee, are appointed annually. MAYOR 8 REPOnT. 9 IS in em- s lie ,king par- yr the the ally> who arc specially charged with those duties, and a gvuut is made to them from the general revenues of the city, as in the case of the street committee. That this division of lahor has heen productive of ])oncrit to both branches, the improved condition of the streets, both in their construction and cleanli- ness, may be confidently appealed to. By the same report it was also recommended to lay down brick or stone sidewalks on terms believed to be equitable and reasonable as between the city and owner of property ; the owner was called on to find the materials, and the city was to be at the expense of laying them down ; and as the sidewalks are a permanent benefit, and not merely for the con- venience of the present generation, it was proposed to spread the cost of such construction over a series of years and raise the money by the issue of deben- tures payable in twenty years. This also became law, and the improvement already made in the ap- pearance of the city, and the substantial comfort of the inhabitants, can also, it is believed, be appealed to with confidence by the City Council, in proof of the wisdom of the measure. The street committee have also, in the exercise of the powers conferred on them, inaugurated a new mode of constructing sewers ; having in every case where practicable, since the passing of the Act, caused circular sewers of brick and cement, on the most approved modern principles, to be built, instead of the old fashioned stone seAvers. The brick sewers are not only far more self-cleau- sing, and therefore less liable to obstructions, but in point of expense contrast favorably with those 1* 10 MATOR S REPORT. constructed of stone. They have also been built with a view to their eventually forming parts of a general system of sewerage, which can not, since the compulsory introduction of water into every house, be delayed many years longer. I would, however, venture to suggest that whenever such a measure is undertaken, the principle already re- ferred to in speaking of the sidewalks as a per- manent improvement, should be applied to this case, and that the whole expense should not be laid upon the present generation, but that those coming after us, who will derive as much benefit as ourselves, should bear a portion of the cost. Were this principle applied at once, a large reduction would be effected in the annual expendi- ture of the city, as the interest only, and not the principal as at present, of the cost of the sewers being constructed, would have to be provided. Owing to the importance of the subject, and the amount of information contained in them, two re- ports of the Street Committee are appended, to which, as also to that of the Internal Health Com- mittee, I would refer for fuller information on these points. Within the period already referred to, the modern improvement of steam fire engines has been adop- ted, after mature deliberation by the City Council, and the sending of a committee to the United States, to witness the practical working of the new system, and to ascertain as far as possible the particular style, principle and weight of engines most likely to suit the local circumstances of Halifax, which in many respects, but especially its steep hills, differs MAYOB S EEPORT. from many American cities; although costing a large sum in the purchase, and attended with a considerable annual expense in paying for the ser- vices of engineers, firemen, fuel, &c., yet it may be confidently affirmed that the advantages of steam over human labor are so immeasurable that no tax- payer will refuse his cordial sanction to the intro- duction of th's great modem improvement. For the general state of the Fire Department, I would refer to the Report of the Chairman of Firewards hereto appended. In immediate connexion with this subject, I would call the attention of the Council to the Report of the Chairman of Commissioners of Water Supply. It will be perceived that the Commissioners propose to reserve the new 24-inch pipe for fire purposes as exclusively as possible ; and in order to promote this object, they contemplate placing at the most eligible points throughout the city, new fire plugs to the number of eighty. Whatever views may be entertained of the expediency of the purchase of the Water Works by the City, it must be admitted that in this view, so large an additional number of fire plugs, supplied by a main of enormous capacity, cannot fail to be an important addition to the means of protecting the city from the ravages of fire. It may not be out of place to mention here, that it is hoped from this source to obtain important aid in abating the nuisance of dust, at a comparatively trifling cost. The existence of dust in such im- mense quantities ready to be whirled in blinding clouds by every breeze, is a serious drawback to the comfort of the citizens as well as a positive pecu- ■mi y\ Ji 12 MAYOR S REPORT. m 1 I II niary loss of no trifling amount. The Internal Health Committee have directed their attention during the past season to this subject, and have al- ready made some advances towards remedying the evil, for which the thanks of the community are due them ; and should they in another year complete the work and thoroughly abate the plague of ' dust,' they will have accomplished an improvement second perhaps to no other in promoting the health and comfort of citizens and improving the value of their property. I would call attention to the Reports of the City Marshal and Captain of the Night Watch ; that these departments are in an efficient state, and that the Marshall and Captain discharge their respective duties ably and faithfully will be admitted by every member of the Council, and I am happy to add my testimony to the fact. Whether a re-organization of the whole Police Force, and blending the Day and Night Police into one body, the members of which shall be liable to serve night or day, as they may be ordered, would not be better than the pre- sent system of having two distinct forces, under two distinct heads, is a subject for the consideration of the Council, or rather, in the first instance, of a Committee, already appointed, and whose report no doubt will greatly assist the Council in arriving at a correct judgment on this important head. Until, however, such a change is sanctioned by the Coun- cil and the law altered to enable it to be carried out, the present system must be continued ; and although susceptible of improvement in the mode suggested, it will no doubt be sufficient, as it has mayor's report. u been in times past, to protect the persons and property of the citizens, which I think I may confi- dently state are as safe in the City of Halifax as in any city of Europe or America. Among the minor improvements effected within the past two years, I may mention the abolition of the barbarous custom of employing climbing boys to sweep chimnies which had previously prevailed, and substituting the use of improved modern machinery; this change, I believe, not only meets the approval of the humane, but has been found to be advantage- ous in its practical operation, and is attended wUh no cost to the rate-payers. It is an opinion, which is gaining ground in the present day, that " gas" is itself a valuable police ; the City Council recognizing the truth embo- died in this opinion, have added during the past two years considerably to the number of lamp posts in the streets ; thus, as they believe, adding to the security of life and property, and materially promo- ting the comfort of the citizens, at a small cost to the tax-payers. The re-painting of the obliterated names of the Streets, and re-numbering the houses, may appear to be a matter of small importance, but it has added largely to the comfort and convenience of the in- habitants, and well repays the moderate cost of effect- ing it. With regard to the other departments of the City Government, I can only refer to the Reports of the respective Committees, which afford every informa- tion on the several heads embraced in them. Those Committees give a large portion of their time and sn t: ;i Vi (> '''mi 1 MAYOR S REPORT. m III i attention gratuitously to the public service, and any degree of efficiency or improvement visible in them are due to those gentlemen and the subordinate officers under their direction. I cannot, however, conclude these remarks, with- out earnestly calling the attention of the Council and the citizens at large, to the crying necessity for the establishment of a Juvenile Reformatory in this city. Hardly a week or a day has elapsed since I was elected to the office of Mayor, that has not brought with it some urgent claim for such an institution ; juvenile oiFendersof both sexes are constantly brought before the Police Court, charged with thefts and other similar offences, who ought not, either for their own sakes, or for that of justice, to be dis- missed unpunished, and yet the only alternative is to send them to the City Prison, where at present it is impossible to separate them from a crowd of old and hardened offenders. The numbers of these youth- ful criminals are far greater than would be ima- gined. To pass over their offences unpunished is to lead them to think that the commission of a crime is not a matter of serious importance, and can be perpetrated with impunity, while to punish them in the only mode at present in our power, is but to harden them in crim^e. To allow the present state of things then to continue, is deliberately to allow a race of criminals to be growing up in the midst of a Christian community, without making the efforts due both to them and to ourselves, to rescue them from their unhappy condition. Were the Legislature to give the Council power to sentence such youthful offenders to longer terms of imprisonment than the MAYOR S REPORT. 15 period of 90 days, which now forms the limit, and which would be too short and utterly useless for educational purposes ; and were the children care- fully instructed in the various branches of a com- mon, useful education, that which now is calculated to fill us with alarm for the future, might be made a blessing both to the community and to the objects of our solicitude. I leave the subject in the hands of the Council, and I am confident that both from them and from the citizens at large, it will receive the considera- tion which its importance appears to me to demand. In conclusion, I beg to thank the members of the Council, and the ofl&cers of the various civic depart- ments for the support and cordial assistance which they have ever kindly extended to me in the dis- charge of those duties which peculiarly devolve on the office of Mayor. .^^ I am, gentlemen. Your most obedient servant. PuiLip Carteret Hill, Mayor. September 22, 1862. •■^■-J. itr \ .. -;.■.'.' ,■ ' -I C" ...»■, '^1 ^:. !! •'■•? ,,; Iff lii 8il!i APPENDIX. m 'i' m No. 1, ESTIMATE OF EXPENDITURE, 1862-3. Aldermen's OrFidE. July 2nd. isiL'. The Committee of Publie Accounts met this ihiy. and ••.manimouHly agreed to recommend for adoption tlie tbl- Jowing Estimate of ExjiendUure for the current year, viz.: ■i. S.VL.\RIES. Mayor, ^£250 Recorcier, 200 €itv Clerk, 250 -Assistant Citv CIvrk, 175 <'itv Treasurer, ^00 <1e"'rk of License, 150 <'ity Assessor, 100 Ward Assessors, HCj €ity Architect, 125 Superintendent of Streets, 200 Clerk of Streets, 75 City Marsiuill, 200 Constables, 1040 Kight Watch, 936 Excess of Expenditure over Es- tii.uites of last year, 416 14 I Jailor, 20 Health Inspector, 100 G Keeper of Markets, 100 Inspector of Weights, &c., 50 Keeper of City Clock, 15 Keeper of City Court House, 50 Sweeper of Markets, 30 4818 14 1 ■ ■■-:!■■ m ;?; ■■ . r 2 ESTIMATE OF EXPENDITCT.E. III! Internal Health. As per estimate of Committco for cleaning, watering, and cloaring Streett* of Ashen, City Prison. £1250 (foveniov's salary, 175 Keeper Mo. 1, 00 a Keejiei- " 2, 40 u Meilienl offleer. 30 Servant to attend h orse. 25 MainteiuiiK'e of criminals. 650 Kxeess of expenditure over esti- mates of last year. 827 11 9 Expended in erection of building to ]^t May, 1862, 9594 14 11 Borrowed on Bonds, 9500 l)iftbrencc to be provided far, 94 14 11 Cc)ntriiet of John Mumford for finishing the dome of City Pri- son, 162 200)4 6 ^ Iniebest. nebcji lures on old street (« * ESTIMATE OF EXPENDITURE. Board of JIeai.tii. Modicul Officer, £60 Socrotary, 25 Kent of HoHpital buikling nml at- tciidamr. 100 KxcosH of fxpenditure ovei* esti- mates oi" last year, 948 2 11 Fire Departmknt. As per estimate — Enjj;inc Service, Pumj)H and Wells, C!()Utiiigent fund, Keeper of Engine House and Su- pervisor of Tanks, Ladders and Carts, Seeretary, New Hose Reels, W. Canard. Eaq., per contract for cleaning, finding in oil. and at- tendance. No. 2 Steam Fire En- gine, 250 \V. Moir, contract for same, sup- plies and attendance. No. 1 Steam Fire Engine, ' 240 3 UK NT. 200 12 10 50 50 25 15 70 Street Service. As per estimate of Street Commissioners, Miscellaneous. ( --as Companj' — For Street Lamps, 760 City Buildings and Market, ' 55 Printing and Stationery. 300 Repairs to City Property, 450 Fuel for City Offices, 50 (/ommrs. Poor for City Paupers, 1324 6 Lunatic Paupers at Insane Hos- pital, 300 Contingent fund, 694 9 5 Excess over estimate of contingent fund last year, 812 Instalment on Steam Fire Engines, 500 1133 2 11 422 10 490 2707 5245 9 11 20,266 f ■J' i ',:.■ ' M 6. •; jf. p > •]■;', ■ ,-l'' • ■; ?■.' II I:"'- ¥A fff^ If 11 m m liniii ! mil * " ESTIMATE OP EXPENDITUUE. Aint. brought forward, Dodiu't resources of the (Mty for present veiir from the followiiii; sources, viz. : From Jjiquor and Auction Licen- ses, Exhibitions, Hacks and Trucks, Police Fines, Do. Fees, Fees in Mayor's Court, City Marshall's Fees, Rent of City Property, License for City Sweeps, Kents of Bum Boats, Poll Tax estimated, Rent of City Hospital, £20,200 1400 ao im 500 100 250 140 144 15 15 100 1000 400 5 4200 Total amount to be assessed for 1802, £10,000 The Coramittoo of Public Accounts beg to report that they have .carefully pi-epared the anniuil estimate oi expenditure for the current year, and have used every effort in their power to reduce it below that of last year, but have found it impossible to do so, owing to the very large expenditure over and above the estimate of 1801. The Committee arc desirous of placing the estimate before the Council, and the Public, in as clear a light as possible, and to do so they have classed every department in its order, showing the amount assessed for 1801, with the over-expenditure, and the amount to bo assessed for 1802, making such remarks as naturally suggest themselves. The departments are arranged in the following order, viz. : _ . , - — - > , - Salaries. — The most of the salaries are fixed by law, and the Committee have no power whatever to alter them ; they stand in the estimate of this year i)recisely the same as that of last year. Night Watch. — In this department the estimate of 1801 was £936 ; the expenditure over and above the esti- mate is £416 14 1, making the total amount to bo asBessed for this year £1352 14 1. h P til ESTIMATE OF EXPENDITURE. 6 Tho ovor-oxponditiiro in this dopnrtmcnt is not to 1h> vondortMl at, when wo take into oonsideration tho incroasod tiirco tliat hato('t tlio fitizeiiM airaiiiHt incoiidiariMni and hur/xiarioH, MJiii'li wore of tro- quont oecurronc'C durin;^ hist fall, and throuj^li tlio wiiitoiv Tlio C'oniniittoo foci confident that it was a wiso expondi- liirc, and ono loudly called for hy tho citizens. City Prison. — The expenditure in this estahlishmont. over the estimate of last 3'ear, is £827 11 0. In ar)00 have heen horrowed on City Debentures, and that 4:9,504 14 11 have heen expended in tho construction of the huildinj^s up to 1st May, iSdii. leaving a balance to be provided foi- in the estimate of tliis 3-ear of £04 14 11, together with tiie amount of Mr. Muniford's contract for tinishiiig the dome of tho Prison, amounting to ,£102 ; making tho expen- diture over and above tho cstinnite of 18(51 £1084 s. Tho total anjount to bo assessed for City Prison this year is £2004 S. The C^omniittoc feci that the increased expense of this department is pai'tly owing to tho incroasd efticioncy and numbers of tho Police and \ight Watch, by which means tlie number of prisoners kept at tho City Prison at tiie expense of tho Cit}- have materially increased, having been frequently as high as 85 at one time, and somotimes even 95. Intercut. — The increase in tho Interest account arises from the additional sums of £2000 borrowed for Brick Side Walks, and £2.77o 18 for Steam Fire Engines and Jlose. making a ditl'erenco over tho estimate of last year of £280 8 8. Insurance — The premiums of Insurance remain pi-ecisely as in the estimate of last year, £85 0. Board of ITealth.—Tho estimate for 1801 was £025 0. but tho Committee find that £948 2 11 have been ex])ended over and above tho estimate, which (as tho ('ouncil are awarc^ was caused thi'ough that dreadful disease. Small Pox, spreading so extensively through our City during tiie early part of last year. This expenditure could not possibly bo avoided. ■',iaj 4 ::|l 6 ESTIMATE OF EXPENDITURE. Il In con«oqnonco of tho Ilospitnl bein^ lot to tho Militnry. tliu uHtiimitu for tliiu yeur iu £i-iO less thnn thu cstiinutu of IHOI. Fire Department. — LuHt year the oxponditun^ in this (li^mrtinent diil t»ot exceed the estimate, wliich was JtHtJO; tl»is year it is £422, muiiinu; u ditferenco of i.'23M less tlian tlie estimate of ISOI. The contract for keepiiii^, cleaning, oiling and engineering; the Steam Fire Kngincs are the same as hist year, i;4l(0 0. Tlie ('ommittoc would re- mari< that tliey have ])rovided in the estimate a first instalment of £500 on the cost of tho Steam Fire Engines and new Ilose. Street Service. — The estimate of last year was £2550 ; this year it is £2707, nuiking a difference over tlie estimate »»t last year of £157. Internal Health. — The estimate of 1861 in this depart- ment was £1100; the estimate for 1862 is £1250; the * £5185 9 11, shovvin}; a difference of £832 16 3 less than the estimate of last year. The Committeo also have to remark that the resources of the City for the past year, in several departments, have largely increased, while others have fallen far short of the estimate, which is shown as follows : For Liquor and Auction Licenses tho increase is £200; Exhibitions, £3; Hacks and Trucks, £80; Police Fines, £250; Police Fees. £25; Fec3 in Mayor's Court, £75; City Marshall's Fees. ■l, BSTIMATB OP EXPENDITURE. 7 1:40 ; ♦Vom Bum Br)ats, £100, Tho li)t;\\ incmi>»o in tlU's^' rti'Vfral (U'jmi'tnu'iitrt in t775{, vvliilo tlic I'oll Tax, wliicli was I'stimati'iJ at tlTjOO last yt'ar, Jias t'alK'ii Mliort at U!i>t jCaOO. It is pivsuiju'd that tiic ivmjuivos »»1' tlio City lor tlio ciirrciit your wilJ I'ouw (|iiiti' up to that of lusi yoar. Till! C()Miinitt<'c also ll'd it to In' tlu'ir <|ii(y to call llu' cai'iK'nt atti'iitioii (if the {'<*mi('il to the di-ht iliiu 011 (Ji'tli- iiaiici' laiii ott', aitd rocoiuiDoud that provision slioiihl ho made in tho t'stimato of lii'xt yoar. ill (•(tiifltisioii, tho Coiuiuittoe \k'^ to stiito that f li)0 (JOUUC'JJ. f i. WILLIAM ACKIIURST. Chairman. ■ <■'■ I,! Hi ■■'■'■ i'l'. •if':-'' '■ V-ny j\£'rENDrX No. 2. EEPORTS OF STREET COMMITTEE. i FIRST UEUOllT. Street's OFJrrrE, Foln-iniry 4tli, IW'l. Tiii: CoMuiut I (.'<,' of Streets, in presorting tlils thoir tii'si Aiiini;tl liojtort to the City Council, liuvo to express tlieii rei:i'(.i tiiiit it should luive been so long tleUiyed. and iis expluii:uiou may be allowed to stiite tliiit in the past sea- sou tlic wovk uudei' tlieir control v;as continued iip to a iniicli later date than in ahuost any previous season, aiul that it was only bnmght to a close at that particular por- tion i-t' liie year when tlie private affairs of the Conmu'ttec^ as Avt'll as the rest of the business community, demanded their almost exclusive alteiiti(Mi. The time of the Superin- temkrit was also so much occupied while the works were pi'dgrcssing. that the Comniitteo cotdd not reasouahlx rc(|uirc hint to make measurements and prepai'e statistic.*- ftir a report. The ( 'ouucil is aware that 2.'>olH. was the airtount provi- ded i.\- the estiimite of the i)ast 3-ear for Street purposes, and jilared at the disposal of the Committee ; but out ot this amount £1050 had been previously voted away by the Council for Hie construction of several Sewers; the balance, lAOOA. was found, as the season advanced, to be totalU^ iiisuHitient to keep Jin repair the Streets of thi-s widely extended City, tneasnviug as they do nearly Hfty-tivc- niik's ill length, and a large proportion of which, from their voekv nature, and the distance thev ai'e remote tl »em. from any available n^aterial whevx'wilU to improve it is t'tuiid very ditHcult and expensive to contend with. 'rhi> being the case, a further grant of (iOO/. was asked i'ov- and ubtaiued by the Committee : out of this last grant, by REPORT OF STREET COMMITTEE. 'OVl- )SOs. t «)t - tlu UIOC, tally ulcl.v y-tivt tVoUL aidtr IIkmii , wUlv. 'd fui- It. l»\- order of Council, Avas constrneted the 117 yai'ds of exten- sion of the Dresden Kow Sewer, at a cost of 102?.; the balance, with about 50/. additional, overdrawn from tlu- TreaHurer, has been e.xpended. The Council may be in- clined to censure this overcxpenditure, but the Committee feel bound in their own defence to state that the un- finished state of worlv ordered, the numerous calls made upon them for openinij; up Sewers, Avhere the proi)<'rty of citiaens was sutfering from the overflow of water consequent upon the sto])pagc of those Sewers, with some other matters urgenth' pressed upon them by mem- bers of Council, as well as citizens outside, rendered thi^- unavoidable and beyond control. Turning tirst to the Sewers ordered by the Council, tlu- Committee are pleased to be able to report that t'hey have been pronounced by all who take an interest in these mat- ters as improvements in the right direction, and as judi- cious ex])cnditHre of the public nionies. The Sewer iir Dresden Mow, running through the grounds of Philip Let • son. Es(].. and the Konuui Catholic Cemetery, 305 yards in length, being built of l)rick, in the fcn-m of a cylinder. Avith a diameter of 8 feet, when extended, will, it is believed, be sulticient to drain the whole of the vast area of ground (called Spring Garden) upon which a city in itself is fast vising, fur all time to come, and become the great outlet for any system of sewerage which may hereafter be devised for that locality. The Sewer in Pleasant Street was ont> loudly called for. as uj) to the time of its construction the citizens frequent- ing that great thoroughfare Avere offended by the stench from, and the unsightlincss of, house drains ap])oaring on the surface. It is 210 yards in length, and cost ll^U/. Eefori' noticing an}- other, the Committee A\-ould remind the Council that this Sewer Avas granted to the petition ot J.J. SaAvyer, Esq., and other citizens residing along Plea- sant Street, and constructed under chapter 48 of the Local Acts of 1800. They Avould therefore suggest to tin Council the propriety of at once appointing arl)itrators t(- assess the proportion whi,ch said citizens arc buuud ti- ■ i: f SI ■ tl r-l , 'It! 10 REPORT OF STREET COMMITTEB. ,r'i '"If i i'l! »\i conti'iluitc towarda its construction. The Sewer from Water Street clown Hurt's Wharf has also boon eoiistrueted K)f brick, but of much smaller dimcnsioiis than the Drcfsileu Row Sewer, haviiij^ only a diametor of 20 iuches ; and the ■Committee wiJl hero remark that wherever it is at ail practicable it is their intention in future to confine them- selves entirely to thi.s sy«tem of Se\vera<;e, believing as they do that besides being cheaper it is a decided improve- ment upon the *yst«m hitherto adopted in this city. The Hewer in Victoria Lane was considerably extended towards the watei*. and in a southerly direction, opened aip nearly its entire length, and thoroughly cleansed. A great benefit was tlius conferred upon the citizens iu that locality. In connection with this Sower the Com- mittee would refer to tlio petition of Mrs. Fishci-, referred to them b}' the Council. They found this citizen suli'ering from an overflow of water into her premises from some old unused Sewer; and after repeated attempts on the part of tiie Superintendant to discover itn source, which always resulted in e.vpense and disappointment, the Committee entered into an arrangement hy which Mrs. Fisiier, in consideration of the sum of ten pounds, agreed to construct drains for her own relief, and to forego forever in behalf the projierty all claims against the city. His Honor the Recorder has very kindly drawn up for the Committee u legal document sotting forth the facts, which having been executed by Mrs. Fisher, is now forwanled to the Council in order that it may go upon tlie n'cords of the t'ity for reference in all time to come. The Council will nut have failed to notiee that the Sewers already mentioned are in the Soutii end of the city. Turning, then, to the IS^orth, the committee re))ort that two extensive and imjioitant .Sewers have been constructed in that portion of the city, viz. : one in Creighton Street, from Cunard Street on the !North to empty into Cornwallis Street on the South; it is 200 yards in length and cost liibl. For one half the cost of this Sewer an assessment must bo made on the owners of property in its neighborhood, in the same manner as that of Pleasant Street. The other Sewer commences in REPORT OF STREET COMMITTEE. 11 Park Street, or at East side of Coiniuon. runs down Cogswell Street until it reaches May nan! Street, down which it turns and runs the length of one block until it turns into Falkland Street, and runs thence to eni])ty into the Sewer in Gottingen Street. The conunittcc describe the course of this Sewer the more minutely, as il differs somewhat considerably from the route along which a number of citizens in that end of the city petitioned to have a Sewer made, and consequently the Council are not in a position to assess those citizens until the committee sliall have constructed a Sewer in accordance witli tiieir j)etition, which it is projwsed to do in the coming season. The committee were influenced in adojiting tiie route Just described for this Sewer by the Superintendent, as well as by their own judgment, as they considered it would bo unwise to throw the surface Avater, together with the drainage of so large a space of ground, d(nvn the small and badly constructed Sewer which ))assef< the present Garrison Church Field on its Southern boundary. lOxpe- riencc has taught them the wisdom of the calculation then made; for during the last fall the Sewer referred to, without water from any new sources, actually hurst in • several places. A number of Sewers of smaller dimensions have been constructed in various parts of the city. viz. : One under the street now in course of formation at Fort Massy (being a continuation of South Street). The extension of this street without the Sewer would have inflicted great injury to the Eoman Catholic Cemetery, and at a future day would ro(]uire one hundrcl times as much more of the Muhlic money to construct it. The Sower across Studley Road, catching as it does a great ]iavt. if not all, the surface water of that road and of the adjoining flehls, and turning it into its proper channels, thus saving the Sjiring (rarden Road and the property along the line thereof from heing destroyed, must prove a great beneflt and a vast saving of expense. Again, the Argyle Street Sewer, if the Council persist in compelling citizens who own ]iro- perty along its lino to take advantage of it, and connect If '■'■94 '>iTi»l''.2'/'?:N*'j'*'"-'.*^'^'Si'''*"'''^'*^^''' II t!!p I I ! liiiAii iliilil i 1 'liii; HI m 12 REPORT OF STREET COMMITTEE. llioii" liouKC drains therewith, will have remedied a nnisanco which hud become unheai'able in the heart of the city. The construction of this Sewer was greatly delayed by the Contractor, who proved unworthy of the leniency shewn him by the Committee in not demanding security. The work, subsequently, had to be taken olf his liands and finished l)y the Superintendent, thereby costing more than it otherwise would. The Sewer in the street immediately above the one just mentioned Avas also much needed ; it is TiO j-ards in length and cost 30/. Here the owners of ]>roperty have already nnide their connections, and parti- cipated in its advantages, and the committee believe are ready to pa}' their share as soon as the assessment shall have been made. The Sewer in Prince William Street also remedied a nuisance long complained oi", and improved the a]ipearaKcc of the street; and the committee suggest that if more cannot be obtained from other citizens, the ]>ctitioners for this Sewer, be called upon to pay at once into the City Treasuiy the amounts severally ])romised by them. The Sewer aci'oss Park Street, receiving the water from the South. west angle of the Citadel, which formerly overflowed and destroyed the road leading to the Protes. tant Cemetery, mnst also be the means of effecting a- considerable saving in this locality. A Sewer also was opened up at the corner of Spring Garden Poad and Birmingham Sti'eet. and eidarged and improved. Passing now from sewerage to work done on the sui*. face, the committee point with some degree of satisfaction and pleasure to the substantial improvement in the road from Her Majesty's J)ockyard to llichmoiul l)e])ot. No less than 900 yards of this principal artery of the city have been put in the most thorough repair on the very best ])rinciple known to modern road makers, and is now acknowledged to be a first rate road, which hitherto was nothing better than bog and almost impassible. In Park vStreet, too. i'vom Spring Garden Poad to Morris Street, a much needed and important improvement has been made. The committee have in view some alterations in the lines of this street to which they will invite the attention of ci< to roi REPORT OF STREET COMMITTEE. 13 tlio Council i\t some future day. In Ward 8, from Sack- villc Street to Duke Street, a new sidewalk has boon made on the Western side of Ai'gyle Street, and the im))rovo- inent uf the previous years in this locality continues, thereby placing some four squares of this ward in perfect order. Barrington Street too, in its centre, from St. An- drew's to St. Mary's Church, has been thoroughly Macadam- ized, and its sidewalks partly repaired. The committee are also proud to be able to state tliat under tlieir management not one single load of the worse than useless material hitherto used in making up the streets of the city has been alioAved to be brought in. Nothing but the broken stone from the City Prison; some from the Military Pi-i- son at Melville Island ; some broken in the City ; and tlie sea gravel from the shores of the Basin have been used. The first supjdied 1,472 loads of 12 bushels each, or 17.»)G(> bushels, which have been principally expended in keeping Water Street in good repair. From Melville Island 4GJ> loads of 12 bushels each, or .5,634 bushels, Avere purchased from Her Majesty's Commissariat Department at a very low rate, and proved the handsomest and best material for streets ever seen in this city. It was expended on Granville, llollis and Sackville Streets, Those broken in the City, amounting to 990 bushels, were also used in Water Street. Of the sea gravel for sidewalks and streets generally, there has been used 2,475 loads, the freighting of Avhich gave employment to a number of persons on the borders of our city who but for this would have been most of the summer idle. The Superintendent and Clerk of Streets have prepared for the committee the statistics hereto annexed which will pretty accurately shew the amounts expended for the material used, the labour em- ployed, and the various Wards, — which it is hoped will give general satisfaction to the Aldermen repi-esenting them. The Council will also observe that while particular attention was paid to the principal portion or centre of the city, the suburbs were not forgotten; considerable repairs to culverts and roads were there made. Those on the road leading to the North West Arm deserve notice. On • I 11 •!•) y.v. : ; !■■■ .1.- M '' 14 RiiPORT OF STREET COMMITTEE. this road tlu'i-c woro no loss than four culvoi-ts extending; not much nioi-o Uian liiilf way acrosn the road, ronderin;^ it oxtrenu'ly (hini!;eroiis to lif'o and jn-opcrty, particnhirly at ni<^l\t. Those have been turned into one ol' incrca»ed size; the road widened, and renthired satb. Before ieavins,' this portion of their rejiort the comniittec \to^ to assure the Council thai they liavo used their very hest jud-jjinent to expend the funds entrusted to them wliere the requiivnietits seemed greatest, and without desire to favour oi- prejudice any ward or locality what- ever. BRICK SIDEWALK SERVICE. ili'i Si i The Council is awaro that the law under which this ser- vice was performed, was acted upon in the past year for a first time, and was therefore a new feature in our city street service, and one which taxed tlie patience and energy, and increased the anxiety and labour, of the committee, to an extent hitherto unknown (the committee ventures to say) to City Commissioners or Committees of Streets. Tlie number of citizens interfered with; their vnrious contending interests; the difficulty in obtaining proper materials; together with the other ol)stacles which usually jiresent themselves in antagonism to any new un- dertaking, have ail tended to render the labor of the com- mittee in this branch of their duties particularly oi;orouH and disagi-ecable. Persevering, however, they had the gi-eat ])leasure at the close of the season of seeing no less than l.oSl yards of these sidewalks laid ; affording to our citizens the satisfaction of being able to pass through the whole heart or centre of the city almost without soil- ing their feet, and to strangers an evidence that our city bad become alive to the necessity of keeping pace with the cities of the neighbouring provinces and of the United States, and that in respect of good sidewalks and streets, as well as .splendid stores and warehouses, Halifax was no longer to be a bj-e word and a reproach. The amount of valuable material placed at the disposal of the committee REPORT OF STREET COMMITTEE. 15 I\V the introduction of brick nidcAvalks Imvc cn.aMcd tliom. at a trifling; cost, to effect a very j^reat iniiii-ovornent in various parts of the streets; thus, PophirGrovo, I"ishoji, Sackvillo, Dnko and Ban-ack Streets have been hir,<>;ely benetitted and im])roved. i^frsun, tho OMpIojinent given to tlie various tradesmen, such as masons, stoiiu-cutters,, car])enters. and others, must have hirgely added to the prosperity of the city; for the committee think it cannot be denied, that where hi?)or is abundant there business of all kinds must bo correspondiui^ly increased. The siiU'walks tlins hiid by the committee have been [aid atari expense of 1,810?., viz.: for CHrl)in<^, (il^i/.^ for bricks, 571?.; for labour, 632/. The two lirst mentioned Mums, cr 1,IS4?., will have to be paid into the treasury by the ov.iiers of property for whom those sidewalks liave been laid. For this service the sum of 1,000/. vva.;-; bor- rowed, which, by tho foregoing account, will be si ewn to have been ample and to spare. But us the committee, if allowed by this Hoiiorable Council, intend extending these improvements to Water Street in the coming season, a much lii 'ler amount Avill have to be borrowed. The coiimittee feel bound to bring to the notice of the Council (he handsome and pleasing mai.ner in which the officers in charge of the Koyal Engineer Department res- ponded to the requisition made iipon them by the com- mittee t'oi' material for sidewalks in front of the properties under their charge; and they cannot help contrasting it with the condnct of the Provincial Government, who, having the care of one of the most beautiful squai-es in our city, and having been among the first called upon, have not, up to this time, to the knowledge of the committee, made tiie least effort, or shown anj^ disposition, to improve the sidewalk around the square. The committee also desire in this report to bear testi- mony to the indefatigable manner with which the Super- intendent at all times attended to the duties of his office, and to the desire always manifested by him to carry out the wishes of the committee, to impart information, and to render their duties in connection with him as agreeable as possible. ¥.i\ ■■: < ■ :«i rm '" ■ : iJki .'■ > F'l . V' :M ■-:-i:| " , ■'■?■' ■ m 16 REPORT OF STREET COMMrTTEE. The sum of 80^. was provided in the entimato of last Year lor uaniiiig the stroots and iiuinbcriiig anew tlio hoiises of tlie city, ft was entrusted to tills coiuiiiittuo to injilve tlic necessary arranjjjenients for efl'ectiiig tliis nnul« needed aiid desiralde intprovenient. Tliey luive, tlierefore, TO report that tenders for tliis service were taUeii, tlie work awai'dcd, and altliougli somewhat dehiyed is now ^einj^ vi<;'<)rously carried on, and, it is lioped, before tlic Hrst of May will be entirely completed. In conchision, the committee desire to assure the Coun» oil that at no time dnrin<^ the proj^ress of the work in (■onnection Avith the sidewalks, was there tl»c least urgent ly recpiest n Hower for tiuit ](orti«»n of tlie same street lying \vithii\ tlioir boundaries; hut for tliis there have, as yet, appeared no jtetitions. Lockinan street, talr rocommondcd will l»c' Iniilt of'tho mntorial cxcavutt'd, and in CHtlinati'd at .t2'ii2. Ill ooiuK'ction with tiiis sowor it in qiiito ]iOH8ii)lo tiiat 8omc conHitU-nililo jyortioii of tlio old nowor will liavo to ho takt'ii up and oidar^'t'd. Tlio cominittoo alwo intend niakin;^ a sidewalk and paving the gutter on the north wide of thiH ntveet. Alhi-o street, Huino ward : In this street the Aldermen of the ward ask for a eontinnation of tho sewer Homo time Hiiieo cojninoneod; it is not petitioned for, hut the committco arc of opinion that an tho people are not ahlo to eontrihuto, tho (Jouneil shoidd not delay for a moment to order its construction. For sanitory rea- hons alono this course ought to bo adopted, and tho immediate building of it may eventually save tho city luindreds of pounds, Tho length required is 1«4 yards. The locality being stone, tho sower is recommended of tho material excavated ; and tho estinmtcd cost is £109. In Water street, a nuisance exists on the western side, oppo- site tho property of O'Xeil and others. Tho committee think this, too, ought not longer be borno with, and for a )viiH(ly they recommend tho building of a sewer from a j>uiii( opposite No. 290, to run southerly to meet and empty into tho sewer constructed by Mr. Cunard in 1801. This will be built of brick, with a ('"amoter of 12 inches, uud will cost i:91; the distance is 90 yards. In this ward the whole of Brunswick street is fast going out of repair, and a good deal of paving in other streets is re- quired. For the impi'ovements contemplated on the surface i:20U are asked, viz. : for North street and North AVest Arm road, £75; Kempt road, £25; other portions, £100. Ward No. G. — In this ward tho only sower asked for has been already recommended. For the surface improvements actually necessary, tho estimate is £250, and tho sugges- tion of tho Aldermen of tlio ward, as far as possible, will be adhered to. Tho committee beg to remind the Council that in all tho calculations made for tho various wards. Water Street has been kept constantly in view, and tho committee are de- lermined t-o keep it thoroughly McAdamizcd Avith the ¥- Ha I I'l 'i-'fe*! •pfl*" ■ ■*•'"■• 22 REPORT OP STREET COMMITTEE. pup ill! broken stone from the City Prison. So important do thcj"" deem this, thnt they would earnestly recommend to the- Prison Committee and the Council not tO' allow the labor of the prisoners to bo diverted to other channels. The committee further recommend to the Council that whenever petitiojis are entertained for sewcraj^e, that the utmost care be taken to a,scertain whether or not the petitioners are the major part of citizens owning property along the lino of the contemplated sewer, otherwise the assessment cannot be legally made. The committee do not approve of the principle of the present sewerage law; but while it remains unrepealed, th« Council must be guided by it ; and it is essentially necessary to attend to the sug- gestion here thrown out, to prevent the Council from being imposed upon. RECAPITULATION : Overdrawn, 1861, Ward Ko. 1, Sewers and Surface. " No. 2, " No. a, No. 4, " No. 5, " No. 6, « a £050 5S0 310 200 250 1456 521 £3967 If the Courcil order only the portion of sewer in Lock- man eti'cet, petitioned for by .Tloome and others, the above amount will be reduced £600, or to £3307. Of this amount, at a low calculation, the poll tax Avill provide £700, thus reducing the amount to £2607. Add to this £100 for the roads of the Common (for the firat time provided for in this way), and we have £2707 to bo borne upon the gene- ral assessment. But upon the completion of the sewers there will have to be repaid back into the Treasury the sum of £468, viz. : half cost of Coleman sewer, £165; Lock- man street sewer, £187; Cogswell street sewer, £116 Eeferring to the report of the Committee of Common, w^hatever opinions may be entertained by the members of the present committee, there can bo no doubt that former committees have claimed and exercised control over the REPORT OF STREET COMMITTEE. 23 Streets of the Common. The committco recommend that the Council ordain tliat hereafter none other tlian the Committee of Streets shall have any control over said streets. Tlie other subjects referred to in the first paragraph of thi>s report are : first, the bow windows of the store of B. 0'l!feil, in IIolHs street, which project some 8 inches over the line of street, and are reported by the Superin- tendent as an encroachment. The report and corresj^on- dence on this subject are hereto annexed. Secondly, a claim made by Mr. Michael Power, of Spring Gai'denEoad. to some 13 feet of ground in front of his premises, corner of said road and Queen street, which has hitherto been deemed a portion of the public highway, and the receipt of a note from that gentleman forbidding this committee exercising any control over the same. The letter is hereto annexed. The committee would also recommend to the Council the opening of negotiations with Mr. Cunard, for the removal of the old buildings and consequent widening of the sidewalks to the northward of Cunard's Avharf, as it is the opinion of the committee that that gentleman will accede to any reasonable request of the Council in refe- rence thereto. The committee desire also to inform the Council that they have laid out the new line of Park street from Eot- tenburgh to South street, and that two s])lendid houses are now in course of erection thereon. They would there- foi'e recommend to the Council that the pi'opcr authorities be empowered to have the deeds of that j)ortion of Park street allowed to be sold, made out, and the transfer of the land made to the purchasers, for the sums mentioned in a former report of this committee. It is advisable that the same should be done Avithout delay, that parties may have sufficient time to remove fences, &c., before the sum- mer season passes away. Respectfully submitted. JAMES DUGGAN, ") JOHN MoCULLOCH, ^Committee. >' JOSEPH KA YE, j i r i :.i ' rt TV ■ — •■•■"" •'- APPENDIX No. 3. EEPORT OF INTERNAL HEALTH COMMITTEE. The Internal Health Committee, in submitting their Eeport, beg leave to state that they have had, as it were, to initiate a system whereby to conduct the duties en- trusted to them. By the Street Act, passed in 1861, the committee was called into existence ; and upon it devolved the business of attending to the keeping clean and watering of the streets during the summer ; and in the winter season to the level- ing of snow, and keeping free from obstructions the gutters and other water courses. Besides these attention was paid to the removal from yards, &c., of ashes, offal, and such like accumulations. In some instances the labors of the committee have been extended to the partial repairing of streets, and making surface or French drains to carry off water where no sewers are made. At the time of appointment of the present committee, the sum of £674 Ss. 3d. was at their credit, in the hands of the Treasurer. By the assessment of this year tlie further sum of £1250 was placed at their disposal. From the Ist of October, 1861, to the 27th of September, 1862, £1399 1.5s. 6d. have been expended, leaving a balance unexpended of £524 7s. 9d. A statement of expenditure is hereto annexed. The operations of the committee during the winter and spring months consumed a large portion of funds ; but the money so spent may be looked upon as true economy. The many benefits resulting wei-e plainly visible. In previous years the snow was allowed to remain in heaps, and as a consequence when it melted away in the spring, the roads got injui-ed by rapid thaws, the ti'avelling made disagreeable, not to speak of the lafpiness of the season before the streets got thoroughly dry. During the last REPORT OF INTERNAL HEALTH COMMITTEE. 25 winter, however, particular attention was paid to the leveling and spreading of the snow after heavy falls, as well as to the breaking up of accumulations of ice. It is almost needless to say that by so doing both melted away very quickly, and the water having free access through its courses, flowed more rapidly off the streets than it had done in previous years. As soon as practicable the streets were thoroughly scavengered, and the scrapings, valuable for their fertili- zing properties, were carted away to farms on the penin- sula. It may not be out of place here to remark that so great is the value set upon dust and ashes in some of the cities in Great Britain, that the expense of cleaning the streets and ash bins is balanced by the sale of ashes and dust. A very different state of affairs exists here, how- ever, but from what cause thecommittee are not prepai'cd to say. Last spring an advertisement was published, asking for tenders for the scrapings. No response was made ; and it was only when the city went to the expense of collecting the mud into heaps that it was carted aAvay for farming purposes. Since the Ist of June up to the present time the accumulations from the surface of the streets have had to be taken away by carts employed for the purpose. The streets being well cleansed in the spring, had the effect of lessening the dust to a very considerable extent during the past summer. From the beginning of May to the end of the month the labors of the committee have been chiefly directed to the cleaning and watering of the streets. For the latter pur- pose four carts have been kept in use. As is done in other cities, the committee inaugurated the system of watering by means of hose attached to hydrants. Owing to the disturbed state of the water works, the whole of the hose could not be made available. Wherever it has been used for the purpose, it proved very effective. Greater eflicicncy and more satisfiictory results in this branch of the service may be anticipated when the improvements in the water works are completed. While alluding to this subject, the .■■| *. L'l 1li ■it f • -^b: iv rnf 2G REPORT OP INTERNAL HEALTH COMMITTEE. committee "would respectfully urge upon citizens the propriety of watering in front of their premises. Whei'e this has been done during the past season, assistance has not only been affoi'ded the committee in their endeavors to allaj'^ the dust, but great benefit must have resulted to the individuals by the preservation of their property. A mong the many other benefits conferred upon citizens by the labors of this committee, is the carting away of ashes, ofl:al, sweepings, &c., from their premises. This is effected at a cost of £4 10s. per week. Frequent complaints having been made of the encum- bering of streets over which a large amount of traffic passes, a bye-law has been enacted, at the suggestion of the committee, prohibiting vendors of goods from exposing their wares for sale on the public thoroughfares. It is hoped that this law will bo rigidly enforced, as every inch of space is necessary for the ever-increasing traffic of the city, particularly along Water street, which is already found too narrow for the public accommodation. The various works performed having been detailed, the committee would beg to remark that the cleansing of the streets, by a projier system of scavengei'ing, is called for, both by the requirements of health and comfort. It has been very justly sai*.' that streets are the reservoirs, whence we are supplied with fresh air; and if it be impure in them^ it is impure everywhere. It is not enough to prevent the access of foul air from untrappcd and un- washed drains, but also from surface filth, and remains ox any kind accumulated 'in the streets. Further, dirty streets cause dirty houses, dirty clothes, dirty persons ; every one walking in them in wet weather carries into his house some portion of dirt to increase the difficulties of domestic cleanliness. In dry weather the same effect is perhaps more powerfully produced, bj^ constant clouds of dust. As many as 112 men were employed during some days in the winter and spring. The committee take leave to call attention to the fact that a largo number of the men so usefully employed (as well as their families) would probably have become in some shape or other a burdou on REPORT OF INTERNAL HEALTH COMMITTEE. 2T society, without the public deriving any benefit from tlieni. The oommitteo trust. that any imperfections in tlieir past operations vriii bo overlooked. They can assure the- Council that their best efforts have been used for the effectual performance of the various duties assigned thorn ; but as complete success is only gained by experience, they ti'ust that future offoi'ts will prove mox'o and more satis- factory, and that a greater degree of improvement will be 'Visible from year to year. It is pleasing, however, to bo able to report that many of our most respectable citizens have borne unsolicited testimony to the benefits vesidting from the labors of the committee. This in itself is some recompense for the onerous duties they have had to per- form. It weald bo unfair to close this report without bearing testimony to the indefatigable manner in which the Health Inspector has performed his duties. Moreover, it is but justice to say that many of the services heretofore pci-formed during the winter by the Superintendent of Streets, now devolve oi\ Mr. Spike. Those extra labors tlio committee trust will be taken into consideration by tlie Council, and as in the last year that gentleman will ho- ]iecuniarily compensated. All of which is respectfully submitted. KICH'D. T. EOOME, Chairman WM. COMPTON, : JOHN ECIAN. :S . ■I < m .- Mr f ^•-:j- -i S;"fi ..,,^^:^.^-iai»aa»aBU«!f.,a 28 REPORT OP INTERNAL HEALTH COMMITTEE. EXPENDITURES FROM OCTOBER 1st, 18G1 TO SEPTEMBER 29th, 1862. Paid accounts duo from May to Nov., 1801, viz : For shovels and scrapers, 814 20 Couplings, &c., for hose, 6 80 New watering cart, 90 00 Repairing watering carts, and handles to picks, shovels, scrapers, &e. 122 95 Blacksmitli's work at carts, wheels, &c. ; also, making picks, scrapers, chissels, and sharpening picks, &c. 100 Painting cart, 1 New sprinklers, valves, &c., for wa- tering carts, 66 05 53 00 Octr. — Services of laborers employed at scraping and sweeping the streets, opening gutters, clear- ing gratings, drains, &c., four weeks from ith Octr. to 1st of Novr., 1861, 149 00 Horses and carts removing the sweepings, &c. Do. watering the streets. Removal of otfal, ashes, &e. 2 doz. birch brooms, Novi*. — Services of laborei's employed as above, 4 weeks from 1st to 29th Novr., 124 GO Horses and cart removing scra- pings. &c. 60 Removing offal, ashes, &c. 48 2 doz. birch brooms, 1 06 14 i 2 70 48 00 1 20 29 00 20 Deer. — Services of laborers cleaning streets, removing ice, &c., 4 weeks from Nov. 30 to Dec. 27, 41 80 Horses and carts for removing scrapings, &c. Removing offal, ashes, &c. 2 buckets for cleaning drains, $407 03 267 04 J 240 09 9 5U 48 00 1 40 100 71} Carried forward, 81014 88 REPORT OF INTERNAL HEALTH COMMITTEE. 20 Amount brought forward, Jati'y. — Hoi'vices of laborers employed in removinjpcefrom liydrunts, fire plugs, j^ratings, &e., five weeks from Deer. 28th to Jan. Feb 81014 88 3l8t, 1862, 8G 20 Eemoving offal, ashes, &c. 60 00 — Services of laborers employed levelling snow, removing ice. &e., 4 weeks from 1st to 28th, 347 00 Eemoving ashes, &c. 48 00 Cab hire of chairman, 50 March. — Services of laborers employed levelling snow, removing ice, &c., scraping streets, &c., 4 weeksfrom 1st to 28th March, Removing offal, ashes, &c., Cab hire of chairinan, 214 48 32. i 00 63 April. — Services of laboi-ers emploj'cd scraping and sweeping the streets, cleaning and opening gutters, drains, &c., 4 weeks from 29th March to April 25th, 339 Removing scrapings, &c., 16 Removing offal, ashes, &c., 48 Cab hire of chairman, 1 Posting bills, 1 4 doz. birch brooms, 2 May. — Services of laborers employed as above, 5 weeks from 26th April to 29th May Removing the scrapings, .&c., Watering the streets. Removing offal, ashes, &c., Cab hi i"o of chairman, 1 scraper, Making box for offal from market, 3 doz. birch brooms. Posting bills, 40 92 00 50 50 00 495 93 173 49 10 13 60 00 1 00 85 19 50 1 80 3 75 146 20 - 395 50 262 95 J -""ii " 409 33 Carried forward, 766 45 $2995 31i K 7 :* i.\ m I) M 30 REPORT OP INTERNAL HEALTH COMMITTEE. i ^! Mm Aniount brought foncard, June — Services of laborers employed in cleaning streets, 4 weeks from 30th May to 27th Juno, Removing of Hcrapings, &e., Watering of streets, Removing aslies, offal, &c. 8 (loz. pick and shovel handles, 8 dozen birch brooms, July — Expense of cleaning streets, gut- ters, &c., 5 weeks, from 28th June to 1st August, Pemoving of sweepings, &c. AVatering streets. Removing ashes, offal, &c. Cab hire. Handling picks and shovels ; 3 doz. birch brooms, 2 scoops. Truckage of broken water cart, Sundries, Aiigust — Cleaning of streets, gutters^ drains, &c., 4 weeks from 2nd to 29th August, Removing sweepings, &c.. Watering streets. Liming gratings. Removing oftal, ashes, &c., 7 doz. birch brooms, Handling picks and shovels, Truckage, Cab hire, Sept. — Cleaning streets, &c, 4 weeks from Aug. 30th to Sept. 26, Removing scrapings. Watering streets. Removing offal, ashes, &c.. Painting and Glaring, Cab hire. Sundries, 3 doz. birch brooms. 62995 311 297 05 100 89 8«> 14 54 00 3 00 1 80 472 38 107 72 25 90 90 00 2 17} 2 92} 8 00 75 1 75 326 37 95 57 49 12 9 68.} 72 00 4 20 1 00 '?5 3 00 261 53 81 69 25 84 72 00 4 70 3 3 1 00 35 80 493 48 766 60 561 19} 453 91 Carried forward^ $5270 50 R^iUaT OP INTERNAL HEALTH COMMITTEE. 31 Amount brought forivard, 85270 50 Messrs. Plinlcn & Kelly, for hose, coiip- lin^CH aiul l)ranfla'H, Blac'ksinitli work, l^epiiirs of wutoriiif; carts, Messrs. Boyd & Son, of Boston, for hose, &t'. Fitting up room for property of the coinniittco. 78 40 HI 03 ilO 00 111 50 31 50 828 43 85598 93 List of Property helong'ng to the City in charge of the Internal Health Committee. 3 watering carts (boxes). 1 do. (puncheon). 3 pieces leather hose, -with couplings, &c., for water carts, 250 feet 2 inch rubber hose, and 3 branches for do. 200 feet 1 inch rubber hose, and 2 branches for ditto, with 4 extra tops and couplings. 8 picks, 15 shovels. 3 reels and lines. 2 buckets, 3 rakes. 3 wheelbarrows. 3 large watering pots, 1 small do. 1 handcart. 2 whitewash and 1 dust brushes. 1 stamp. 7 iron scrapers, 1 wood do. 6 spanners. 4 scoops. 3 chissels. 1 extra brass coupling. 2 doz. birch brooms. 1 tin box. 2 casks on carriages, with force pumps, hose, &c.. re- ceived from Fire department. ^1 nr tiUM APPENDIX No. 4. REPORT or CHAIRMAN OF HREWARDS. lii'nii' , m Halifax, Sept. 19th, 18G2. To His Worship the 3Iayor and City Council : Gentlemen, I have to report for your information, the following state of the Fire Department, viz.: Fire Engines. — There are two Steam Fire Engines, ''Victoria" and "Albert," nearly new; they are well found, and in the most efficient order. There are also five Hand Engines, which are in the most perfect working order. No. 2 hand engine has been laid aside as useless. • Hose Reels. — There are nine Hose Reels, two of which are new, and all in perfect order. Besides these there arc two or three old reels that are kept in i*eservo. Hose. — The department is well supplied with Hose There are 3,500 feet of Boyd's patent hose in use, and 1400 feet of leather hose. The cotton hose is nearly now, and the leather hose is in good order. In addition to this are 2000 feet of Boyd's patent hose in reserve, which has never been wet. It is kept nnder the charge of the Chairman of Firewards, and is always ready at a moment's notice for any emergency. Firemen. — There are one hundred and fifty able bodied men as Firemen, who ai-e divided into seven divisions, each commanded by a first and second Lieutenant ; and the whole are presided over, and under the command of, Capt. Patrick Lyons. In addition to the above there are one hundred lads, called Reel Boys, who volunteer, and whose duty is to look after and work the I'eels at fires. These boys, as a general mile, eventually become Firemen. I REPORT OP CHAIRMAN OF FIREWARDS. 33 AXK AND LaDDKU COMPANY. — It coiisists of iUmilt twoiity- livu men lis Axcmiicii, and twelve Ludtlor nu'ii. nil of wliuin iire under tlio control of proj)er otHeers. 'I'liis toiupiiny i.s well Huppliod with axes, ladders, and ladder carts. Kjve of the Company arc the only men who are paitl» day of A|>ril, lH(il, the City of Jfalifux was on>]iowon'ipe from the Lakes will feed two mains of 12 inches each, for the supjily of the upper streets and the northern parts of the city. It is expected that the pipes now being laid, will afford an ample supply of water for many jears, to all except the highest parts of the city and peninsula. The ultimate intention is to supply vhese higher regions by means of a reservoir and high service. The act of April, 1861, having all these contingcncica in view, gives the authorities power to raise by debentures £125,000. It is probable, however, that the whole system of works proposed will be completed considerably within that sum. As the extensions are in progress at this time, and most of the accounts open, it is not easy at present to give fuller or more accurate information. A report of the whole pro- ceedings will be submitted to the City Council at the end of the year. In the meantime, I trust the foregoing outline will suffice for the object Your Worship proposes. I have the honor to be, Your "Worship's Obedient humble Sei-vant, JOHN A. BELL, Chairman Com. Water Supply. P. C. Hill, Esq., Mayor of Halifax, &c. &c. Halifax, 17th Sept., 1862. fm APPENDIX. No. 6. ''I I ; .11 ■ EEPORT OF COMMITTEE OE COMMON. w. Committee Room, Sept. 25, 18G2. The Committee of Common bos^ lotive to.stato. that since tlie 1st of May last, they have employed from \l. Walker, two horses and carts, and man Avith eacli, and have had them working' on the Common Gl)3 days at 7s. per day eaeh, £48 10 (i They have also paid jirincipall}' for men's wages since that time, .... 105 2 91 Amounting in all to £458 19 3i Tlio horses and carts have hauled, of manure, to Lot 1, about 200 loads; to lot 2, about 80; to lot 3, about 200; and to lot 4, about 304 loads, making in all, 850 loads- They have als- "lauled, of stone and gravel, to repair the road that leads from the tool bouse to Cogswell street, about 1145 " They have also hauled of stone to build the wall around (Jrittin's pond, about 1425 " They have also hauled of earth from the East side of the pond to raise the sidewalk on the south side about 150 Makinii: a total of There have been from 3 to 5 men employed during the past season, two at building the wall, and the rest work- ing at other work, such as helping to load the carts with manure and spreading it over the fields. They have also opened up a new gutter 2 feet wide, and about 14 inches deep, the whole length of the road that has been repaired iV.. I L 'vfl Ill I ill 38 REPORT OF COMMITTEE OP COMMON. leadinjtjf from the Tool House to Cogswell Street, and repaired tlie igh, and 2 feet thick. The stone for the wall was hauled from the Common, and different streets opened up by the Water Commissioners. Tiie pond now measures If acres. The Avails are all tinished, and sods i)laced over the top of them, and the walks 1 1! around are fast ap- proaching com])letion. Your committee feel anxious to have the walks orna- mented Avith trees; and also, as one of the main Avater pipes is only about 30 feet from the Pond, there could easilj' be a branch laid from it, so as to form a jot, which Avould make it a source of pleasure for our citizens and the public in general, and also a credit to the city. Your committee Avould recommend the name of Griffin's Pond to be altered to that of City Pond. This Council Avill recollect that by the last report of the committee, the accounts Avere made up to the 1st of May last, by the City Treasurer, Avhich shcAved that the Common Avas then in debt £147 5s. Id. The rents to be derived from the Common during the summer amounted to £214 17s. 6d., and about £00 l»eing ex]»ected to be realized by Jie sale of the grass in the fields, making in all £274 17s. Od, and £50 being deducted from that for one year's Avages of Superintendent. Avhich left a balance in favor of the Common fund of £77 lis. lid. The grass on the Common did not realize as much this year as last b}- about £9, Avhich can be accounted for by the Water Commissioners opening a trench tlirough three of the grass fields, and taking u]) a large space of the same, and injuring the grass on one of the fields by blasting. By a resolution passed by the committee on Juno 9th, BEPORT OP COMMITTEE OF COMMON. 39 on aoeonnt of the Siiporintcndcnt's fuithfiil discliar^c of his duty, his wages were raised from £50 to £(»() per au- iium. making a difference of about £19 in ail. wliieli, wlien classed as follows : — Church of Enghuul, 93 Presl»ytorians, . - - . - 44 Wesleyans, .... 38 Baptists, - 20 Episcopal Methodists, 5 Univorsalists, . . . . - 3 Denominations not known, 6 209 Number of Colored persons in the above, 28. Work done in connection with the Cemetery during tlie summer : — The embankment on the North side graded and sodded from east to west; the north and eastern fences and gates all placed erect and repaired; the new work all painted; four new sign boards erected, as a caution to evil disposed persons against committing depredations withiu the Cemeterv. 12 1 17 G G £01 8 a 77 R'ja»ORT OF COMMITTEE OF CEMETERY. 41 Statement of account to present date : — ^iay 1st — To balance per Treasurer's account, £1 13 S Sept. 5th. — To paid F. Keating for grading embankment, and rcpair'g North fence, (per contract,) 39 17 G " 26th — Paid Alexr. McKenaie for repair- ing East fence, Thomas Walsh for painting, Eulanco Keepei-'s salary, Sept. 19. — By cash for 382 lots in Cemetery, at 40s. each, Balance in hand of City Treasurer, £15 11 9 The westei'n fence requires repair, and the whole fence is much in need of being painted. Your committee have to regret that frequent depreda- tions have been con>mitted within the Cemetery by some evil disposed person or persons; they have not as yet been able to get any clue to the guilty parties. . Your committee are of opinion that the best means of preventing such occurrences in future would be the erection of a small building for Keeper's residence, and would therefore recommend that an ettbrt be made for the carry- ing the same into execution. All of which is respectfully submitted. JOSEPH JENNINGS, Chairman. Number of interments in the Protestant Cemetery as above, viz., 23H Number of intex-ments in the Cemetery of the Holy Cross, viz. : Adults, 198 Children, • 87 ~ 285 Total in the city. 52a -;li '(■'- i:*i I. .!■ 'fi!:r- .:.:M ' If: I APPENDIX No. 8. EEPOET OP COMMITTEE OF CITY PRISON, B ■iiN il^ :l, .; ,, ;, , ;, City op IIamfax, 2<)Ui Sej)!., 18G2. The Committee of the City Prison, in prcBciitini^ their second .Vnnuiil Report, liave little to add, in reference to the general plan and principles u])on which the Institution is conducted, to the stiitemeuts which tJiey previously suh- mitted. Some additional regulations, designed to facilitate the maintenance of disci])linc and promote the well order- ing of the establishment, have from time to time been introduced, and have thus far, without excej)tion, ojierated to the satisfivction of the committee. From the Ist of October last to the 25th of the present month there have been 533 persons committed to tlie Prison, of whom 394 were niales, and 131) Avero females. Of that number 42 were received into the Prison twice in the course of the 3'ear, 2G three times, 11 four times, 4 live times, 1 seven times, and 1 eight times. A tabular view of the offences for which they were con- enetit of the Prison, and to some extent in the nianufactnre of articles fur sale, the labor of prisoners who had l)een trained to mechanical vursuits; and that remunerative in-door occupation has been found for such prisoners as could not, on sonic days in the winter season, be exjiosed to the severe inclemency of the weather. The sales of articles made in the Prison durinj^ the two years past have realized $;{(}0, which sum is now in the hands of the committee, and subject to the order of the Council. Your committee have, in the current year, derived ijreat advanta; supj»lies, especially in such small purchases as are frecpientl}- required, from having a sum at their immediate disposal, in anticipation of the regular passing of the monthly accounts by the City Council ; and they recommend that a portion of the above amount bo granted to the incoming cojumittee, to be kept as a floating balance. The expenditure during the past year for salaries, sup- plies, outfit of establishment, &c., has amounted to $4601 19. There has also been expended upon the building, in finishing the third story of the octagonal or central portion, tlie sum of six hundred and tliirty dollars. A spacious room has by this means been pi'ovided for the female [>risoners, where all can be employed at their respective tasks under one superintendent, instead of working, as formerly, in their several wards Avithout efficient supervision. Several smaller apartments have also been completed, and might for the present be appro- priated to juvenile offenders. Your committee deem it not inappropriate ^or them to advert, in this connexion, to the necessity which exists for the establishment of a Juvknile Befoumatohy j and they would now suggest that until a separate building be pro- vided the commencement of such an institution might in I i-' ,1 la • ;! u REPORT OP COMMITTEE OF CITY PRISON. I iiiii .lii well bo made at the City Prison, if only a suitable officer or superintendent i'or such a department Avere appointed. Another desideratum appears to be a IIousk op Industry, distinct from the House of Correction, to which many of those who are now almost perpetual inmates of the latter, might with advantage be transferred, and where the labor which they seem to be incapable of themselves directing, or profiting by, might be made conducive to their own benefit and to tliat of others. The city owns about forty acres of land at llockhead, and this must certainly aftbrd ample space for the establishment of such Industrial and Reformatory Institutions as your committee desire to see in ojieration. The committee are aware of the objection which may be urged against attempting too much at one time; nor would they counsel either hasty action or largo expendi- ture ; but they think that attention might very judiciously be turned at once to those subjects, and to the preliminary legislation which would be necessary. The committee reported last year that religions ser- vices had been held on Sundays, at 9 and II o'clock a. m., and at 3 o'clock v. u. The service at 9 has been regu- larly continued by the Rev. J. C. Cochran ; and the Rev. Dr. Ilannan has frequently attended at Eleven. These are the only Clergymen who have visited the Prison ; although, as formerly stated, the rules of the establish- ment do not render it compulsory on a prisoner to receive religious instruction, except from a minister of the reli- ■ >us denomination for which he may pi'ofess a preference, . .'.lie all are free to attend the service held by any elcr- :ryman, or other duly authorized person, M'ho may visit the building for that purpose. The regJilar service at o o'clock in the afternoon has been discontinued j but per- mission may still be obtained, by persons desirous of holding religious intercourse with the prisoners, to visit them on the Sunday afternoon. The committee experience much satisfaction in bearing testimony to the assiduous and intelligent exertions of Mr. and Mrs. Campbell, the Governor and Matron of the di v:i lei 90 REl'ORT OF COMMITTEE OP CITY PRISON. 45 Institution, to sc'iiro tlioroii^-li efflcioncy in its several (lepjirtinents, as well as to the fidelity Avitli wliieh the Undei'keepcrs liave, durinf^ the year, discliavyed their resj)eetivo duties ; one of these, Enocli AVilson, has lately obtained another situation, thus oeeasionin;^ a vacancy, which is now tenij)orarily supplied until the annual elec- tion ot'ofTicers. Jtespccttully Bubmittcd on behalf of the Conunitteo. M. IL EICirRY, Chairman. 1.1 APPENDIX TO PRISON REPORT- Wm li, beinf^ found inconvenient to publish in full the tabu« lar view of otfences, &c., referred to in the foregoing report, the following summary is given : Of the 394 committed of male ofTendors, 147 were for drunkenness, 100 for larceny, 52 for assault, 37 for vagrancy, 29 disorderly conduct, 9 for lewd conduct, 7 for mutinous conduct, 4 for interference "with the police, 3 for breaking prison, 5 for profane or abusive language, 1 for picking pockets. Of the female offenders 58 were committed for drunken- ness, 84 for vagrancy, 16 for larceny, 14 for keeping houses of ill-fame, G for disorderly conduct, 5 for assault, 8 for lewd conduct, 2 for picking pockets. 208 prisoners were committed for a term of 30 days or less, 111 from 30 to GO days, 212 for from 60 to 90 days, and 7 were by cumulative sentences condemned to more than 90 days' imprisonment. ff m ■■!;,^,i«t t 40 REPORT OF COMMITTEE OF CITY PRISON. Amourd of Ijahnr pnfonncd on the Prison Farm hy the M,ilc prisoners during the year ended '6{)th day of Sept., 1802. $ 1707 days cloni-ing laiul. l)Iasting, grubbing, and carting stones tVom farm to yard. 71* days working on th(! (.'ommon. 47 " assisting tlio bhickHuiith occasionally. 13488 bnshris of stones broken. 80 pairs of mens' strong shoes made. 38 pairs of womens' shoes made. 3G pairs of canvas shoes made. 4 pair long heavy strong b.ots made. 44 buckets made. 7 wheelbarrows made. 1 new truck made. 37 kids' for prisoners' use made. There has been a great deal of improvement done by ihe prisoners in sundry repairs, building, &c., at the Prison during the past year. M. CAMPBELL, Governor. M, H. RiCHEV, Esq., Chairman Prison Committee. 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HM h «! 11' Ml li!l 48 REPOllT OF COMMITTEE OP CITY PRIBON. U Tlio .Nfatron Iiuh not inscrlod in tlio nnncxod report tlio time iukI lalxir conHtuntly Ix^Htowed on tiie bi'ds, boddinf^, and clolliiiig of the miilo and irnudc iirisoncrH, as tlio account 1h very eoniplieutedjUnd could not be given in any rei;nlar lorin. She would also a■ from the Medical Society, directed to the Mayor, giving notice that for the future no medical gentleman should give a certificate under 258., otherwise the Profession would cease to consult with him. This rate had in some foAV in- stances to be given, where certificates were actually necos- saiy to carry out the law. During the last session of the Legislature, an act was passed, clothing the City Medical Officer with the necessary powers to remove the difficulty, except in cases where he may deem it necessaiy to consult another Physician. After the Hospital was handed over the Committe found it necessary to have the premises fumigated, whitewashed and thoroughly cleansed. Several i*epairs had to bo made in order to preserve the building ft'om the effects of the weather, and gas fixtures were provided. The water ap- paratus causes very much trouble during the winter; to remedy this it night bo more simplified. From August to December a part of the Hospital was used for the care of typhus fever patients, as many as nine cases being in at one time, some for a lengthened period. These, together Avith a staff of nurses induced considerable outlay- In consequence of the large increase of troops in thi» garrison, caused by the "Trent" difficulty, accommodation for sick soldiers in the military'- hospital, was found to be inadequte ; and an application was made to the City Council, by the General Commanding, for the temporarj- nse of the Hospital. The application being immediately acceded to, the Committee placed the building at the dis- posal of the General for three months, on condition of his paying the rent and expenses of such a building as the City might require for a temporary hospital during that period. A house belonging to Mr. Patrick Moran, situated on the north side of the Common, was rented and occu- pied, where the sick were ciired for. Shortly before the hospital was handed over to the niili- tnry, an accident occurred to the wash-house by the ex- plosion of the boiler, which nearly demolished that portion of the outbuildings. An expenditure of about £75 will have to bo incurred to put it in its original condit on. ^i;'i%iiiii« REPORT OF COMMITTEE OP CITY PRISON. 51 On the 14th of April last the Hospital was leased to the Military authorities for one year, for £325 stg. (£25 stg. to be paid to the Water Commissioners by the city for the supply of water), the lease to expire at the end of the year, by either party giving the usual three months' notice. * The Board of Health has rented a building in the north part of the city, known as King's corner, as a temporary Fever Hospital, where twenty-one patients have been treated during the present season, of whom five have died, seven have been discharged cured or convalescents, and nine remain under treatment. The bill submitted to the Legislature at its last session, proposing a small tax upon shipping, for the support of sick seamen in hospital, was defeated by a small majority. It is to be hoped that some means will be devised at an early day, by which hospital accommodation may be pro- vided, commensurate with the necessities of the city and port. As this is a subject to be treated of by the City Medical Officer, that gentleman will no doubt, report fully to the Board of Health, in order that the whole matter may be brought under the consideration of the City Council. EespcctfuUy submitted on behalf of the Committee. WM. COMPTON, Chairman. :; ; ■:'{■ -p. , (■•• APPENDIX No. 10, EEPORT OF CITY MAESHAL. 1 ■: flii - '' i ! s 1 II 1 i iliiliii' Marshal's Office, Halifax, Sept. 12, 1862. TLo City Marshal begs leave to report, for the iiiforma" tion of His Worship the Mayor and Aldermen, the state of the Police Department under his superintendence, since his appointment in October last. The Police consist of twelve members, six odd and six even numbers, six of whom are on street duty from 9 o'clock in the morning until 12 o'clock noon, when they are to return to the Police Station, and make a report of the state of their respective wards in a book kept for that purpose. Havi.ig one hour for dinner, they return to the Police Station at 1 o'clock, and relieve thoBc on duty in the foicnoon to take dinner, when they return at 2 o'clock, and resume street duty until 9 o'clock in the evening, ■when they also make a report in like manner, two of whom are on duty at Police Station irom 7 o'clock, p. m., until 8 o'clock the following morning, to receive uU priso- ners brought in by the Night Watch, and attend all calls made on them by the citizens during the night. BeHides there are two other Constables told off in rotation to attend to the prisoners and takh messages during the morning and evening, which occupies the whole of their time during the office hours. In addition to the above, there have been two special Constables on duty for the last four months, one stationed in Lower Water Street, from Fairbanks' wharf to the lower end of Irish Town, in consequence of several com- plaints in that locality of the unruly conduct of boys. I am happy to state that the nuisance has been abated to a eont^iderable extent. The other has been stationed in REPORT OF CITT MARSHAL. 63 Upper Water Street, from the North Fish Market to Cunard's wharf, in consequence of the unruly conduct of Watermen and others assembled in that neighborhood; that also has been considerably abated. From the small Police force on duty on the streets of the city, with a population of nearly twenty-five thou- sand, besides the military, naval and mercantile marine, it is a matter of surprise to strangers visiting our city that the order prevailing can be maintained by such limited means. STATISTICS OP CRIME. Number of persons charged with crime or any breach of penal laws brought before the Police Court, from Oct. 15th, 1861, until the above date, 2058 Of the 2058 brought before the City Court, there were : For drunkeness, 1282 ■ For larceny, 165 For assault, ' 276 Breaches of license law, 114 Charged with various breaches of law, 221 2058 M^x^i "iVl ■-V>'. I. '' iv^l CITY CIVIL COURT FOR THE RECOVEUV OP SMALL DEBTS. Number of Process served in the Mayor's Court, from Oct., 2nd Term, 1861, to August, 2nd Term, 1862. 19 76 68 52 73 46 44 40 53 44 59 56 -)''ii)l October, 2nd Term, 1861, November, Ist " (( 2d " <( December, 1st " <( 2d « i( January, Ist " 1862, 2d « u February, 1st " l( 2d « (( March, Ist « (( 2d " (( April, 1st » (( 2d « <( - . '■ 1 m BEPORT OF CITY » lARS' May, let Term, 1862, 45 2d " « 89 June, Ist " " 68 2d " 88 July, 1st " " 47 2d " » 60 August, 1st " " • 76 2d « " 62 Total, 1107 35c. each, $387 45 Commission on exeecutions and discharges from custody, 693 29 §480 74 Amount collected and paid over to different par- ties under executions, &c., 82182 57 KespcctfuUy submitted. GAEEET COTTEE, City Marshal. APPENDIX No. 11. HEPOET OF CAPTAIN OF NIGHT WATCH. ; !. ■J' '^'1 The Captain of the Night Watch begs leave to report, for the information of His Worship the Mayor and the €ity Council, the proceedings of the City Night Watch under his charge, from the 1st May to 30th June. lie considers the force under his charge at present in an efficient condition. Dia-ing the first four weeks there was much disorder and riot through the city, caused in a great measure by the men belonging to the navy ; but he is happy to report that at present thoy are more orderly than usual. The Watch consists of 26 men, 4 in each ward, and 6 in No. 5 ward, distributed as follows : Ward 1. — Two men take charge from the General's down the ward as far as Fort Massey, then Avestward. Two men take charge of the lower part of the ward, and go down past Fresh Water Bridge, and to be at certain points at a fixed time during the night according to the directions of the Captain, and if not there, they must give a satisfactory account for their absence when he is going his rounds. Ward 2. — Two men take Water Street ; 2 men Alber- ' v^iit Street; and while the one party works up the other works downwards. If all is orderly on tiie street at 12 o'clock, 2 men are placed in Spring Gardens and take •charge of the outer part of the ward, and the other the remaining part of the ward, from Water Street to Alber- marie Street Wards 3 and 4 are placed somewhat similarly. Ward 5. — The same, except 2 men constantlj^ in Water Street ; sometimes th« whole force belonging to the ward is required in Water Street. »Ji 11 ! ■ .ii.i" ■ Ml m.-'-m M V 56 REPORT OF CAPTAIN OP NIGHT WATCff^ Ward 6 is stationed tho ou'or, no v,;ned. The Captain •would furiher report that tho Dv-fjessity of the wfttchmen having a uniform is much fcli.. Strangers iire not awm-e when spoken to by a watchman who they are ; and the want often causes di^'tiirknee nnd the arrest of parties, ^vho, when brought to th-; atsitfon, make the excuse that thoy wore not uwu they were talking tO' city officers. The number of persons arrested in May, 164 in June, 00 m the most of these, for being drunk and disorderly. There has been but. one attempt at burglary; tho parties were detected, and arc now in tJaol for trial at the Supreme Court. The Captain further reports that he has formed a sys- tem of telegraph in giving alarms for fire in the city, and finds with a little practice it will work well, so that ibe citizens inquiring of a watchman tho locality of the fire^ may receive authentic intelligence. All of which is respectfully submitted. DONALD FRASEE, Captain of the Night Watch.. APPENDIX No. 12. BEPORT OF OITY OLERK. Office op City Clerk, Halifax, Ist Oct., 1862. To His Worship the Mayor: By request of Your Worship, I have the honor to fttrnisb for your information the number of cases heard before tho Police Court for the year ending 30th September last, with the amount of fines imposed each month and fees collec- ted ; and also tho number of persons, male and female, committed to the City Prison during same period. I also beg leave to furnish you with a statement of tho nura.ber of writs issued in the Mayor's Court for the samo period, with the amount of fees received for the same. I have the honor to bo, Sir, Your obedient Servant, JNO. L. CRAGG, City Clerk. d ■ "r- 1^ ■•If ill '■^'■■i vM \' ■■■ '(■ > ^!f 58 REPORT OF CITY CLERK. li'l' '!::l:li|| I ■y 11 ii 1, V il ji ii'ii ."ill Number of Cases tried at the Police Court for the year commencimj 1st Oct., 1861, and ending ^Oth Sept., 1862. October, 258 November, 193 December, 174 January, - - - . . . . 162 February, 169 March, 132 April, 135 May, 279 Juno, 218 July, 204 August, - - 257 September, 254 Total, 2435 Out of these 533 were imprisoned in the City Prison, Bockhead, viz., 394 males and 139 females, for various offences, and for periods ranging from 10 to 90 days. October — Amount of fines imposed, $361 50 Amount of fines imposed and not paid, 210 00 Collected, Amount of fees collected, November — Amount of fines, Amount of fines unpaid, Collected, Amount of fees collected, 151 50 41 55 231 50 22 00 209 50 25 40 REPORT OP CITY CLERK. 59 51 50 41 55 31 50 22 00 December — Amount of fines imposed, Amount of fines unpaid, Collected, Amount of fees collected, January — Amount of fines imposed. Amount of fines unpaid, Collected, Amount of fees collected, February — Amount of fines imposed. Amount of fines unpaid. Collected, Amount of fees collected, March — Amount of fines imposed. Amount of fines unpaid. Collected, Amount of fees collected, April — Amount of fines imposed. Amount of fines unpaid, Collected, Amount of fees collected, May — Amount of fines imposed, Amount of fines unpaid. Collected, Amount of fees collected, June — Amount of fines imposed, Amount of fines unpaid. Collected, Amount of fees collected. 9352 00 233 00 119 00 36 00 324 00 82 00 243 00 29 50 213 00 76 00 237 00 32 60 98 00 30 00 68 00 17 60 189 00 13 00 176 00 15 60 214 50 33 00 181 50 39 20 298 50 59 00 139 50 44 65 .A ■■1 k-'H '■ ii ^■i',. K i'Hi^.^!: :Bi IP-r ;|- i 60 REPORT OF CITY CLERK. July — Amount of fines imposed, Amount of fines unpaid, Collected, Amount of fees collected, August — Amount of fines imposed, Amount of fines unpaid, Collected, Amount of fees collected, September — Amount of fines imposed. Amount of fines unpaid, Collected, Amount of fees collected, N. B. The items of Fines unpaid occurred in conse- quence of the parties on whom the same were imposed not being uble to pay — they had to go to Prison. e364 00 191 00 173 00 42 15 436 50 212 00 224 50 44 20 362 00 92 00 270 00 44 50 RECAPITULATION. Fines paid in October, $151 50 (( November, 209 50 tc December, 119 00 u January, 242 00 tt February, 237 00 H March, 68 00 (t April, 176 00 u May, 181 50 tt June, 139 50 tt July, 173 00 : « August, 224 50 (C September, 270 00 Total, $2191 50 REPORT OF CIT7 CLKRK 61 Poo8 rcc'd in October, November, Bocombor, January, February, Marcb, April, May, Juno, July, Au«^ust, September, « t( It mitted By your obedient servant. C. TUPPER, M. D City Medical Officer. Is;"" APPENDIX No. 10. REPORT OF HOSPITAL COMMITTEE. ]fi!! Halifax, Nov. Sth, 1862. The Committeo appoiiitoil by the Board of Health to inanago tlie affairs of the temporary Hospital, bog leave to report as follows : — Immediately after bein/^ appointed the Committee, in ooiijunction with the City Medical Officer, drew up a short code of rules and regulations for the proper keeping of the Hospital. The Keeper and Matron reside in the building free of rent ; and occupy such apartments as the Committee from tinie to time appoint. The necessary fuel for these officials is provided by the Committee, but all other personal expenses, food, furniture, &c., they require, are borne and supplied by themselves. During the time the Hospital is occupied by patients, all necessary attention and nursing is bestowed upon them by tlie Matron, who receives at the rate of twelve dollars jjcr month, while actually so employed. Additional aesis- ranco, of course, is provided, when required by the Medical Officer. Mr. };; J Mrs. James were appointed keeper and matron. Olio month's notice on cither side determine existing arrangements. The beds, bedding, &c. have been removed from the brick to the temporary hospital, and insured. By the estimate lor the present year, £100 have been placed at the disposal of the Board. In addition to this sum, the Committee have received Twenty-one pounds iive shillings from paying patients, making the whole sura available £121 58. Since May last there has been ex- ■/r REPORT OP COMMITTEE OP BOARD OP HEALTH. 71 ponded £152 I89. lid., leaving the sum of £S1 "13s. lid. to bo provided for. The Committee respectfully recom- mend the Board to make application to the City Council to provide for the balance, and also, by vote of credit to place an additional sum at the disposal of the Board. The buil<]ing I'cquired some alterations and improve- ments, necessary for the purpose for which it is occu])ie(l, the cost of the same amounting to £11 9s. Gd. The accounts annexed will shew the expcnditux'cs to have been as follow : — Matron's and Nurses' wages, - Supplies for sick, .... Bread, ..... Meats, . . . . - Fuel, — including 6 chaldrons of coal and 2 cords of wood for winter supply. Removing the sick, and conveying the dead for burial, . . . - Coifins, ..... Interments, . . . - - Cooking Stove and fitting up. Chain Pump, .... Carpenter work, including fitting up water casks, green blinds for windows, dresser and closet, chain pump, &c.. £27 10 {) 50 18 11 2 14 {> 7 8 a 19 15 :i 9 5 10 5 3 9 3 5 15 (i 4 1 3 11 9 S Grant per estimate, Received from patients, £100 21 5 £152 18 U 121 5 , , I Sum to be provided for, £31 13 11 All of which ia respectfully submitted. WM. COMPTON, Chairman. R. T. ROOME. JOHN EGAN.