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$26,620 75
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LIGHTING PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND STREETS.
LIGHTING PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND STREETS.
Appropriation $6,500 00
Expenditures 6,050 29
Undrawn, transferred to Incidentals to balance account. .. $449 71
EXPENDITURES Authorized by the Committee on Lighting Streets. JANUARY.
Newburyport Gas Co., lighting streets and buildings. .$527 16
James W. Fennimore, cleaning lanterns. 2 50
N. R. Winder, services teaming 4 50
FEBRUARY.
Newburyport Gas Co., lighting streets and buildings. $533 97
MARCH.
Newburyport Gas Co., lighting streets and buildings. .$430 07
Nathan C. Moody, work on lanterns 2 40
$432 47
APRIL.
Newburyport Gas Cas., lighting streets and buildings. $476 81
N. C. Moody, 6 lantern frames. 7 50
James W. Fennimore, cleaning gas lights 2 50
Globe Gas Light Co., street lanterns 48 50
MAY
$535 31
Newburyport Gas Co., lighting streets and buildings $471 87
N. C. Moody, 2 lantern frames. 3 30
$475 17
JUNE.
Newburyport Gas Co., lighting streets and buildings .. .... $490 90
JULY.
Newburyport Gas Co., lighting street and buildings. $454 18
N. C. Moody, work on lantern frames 1 10
James W. Fennimore, cleaning gas lanterns 2 50
J. M. Greenough, horse hire 1 00
$458 78
7
$534 16
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LIGHTING PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND STREETS.
AUGUST.
Newburyport Gas Co., lighting streets and buildings $444 16
SEPTEMBER.
Newburyport Gas Co., lighting streets and buildings $459 51
J. H. & J. Hall, paint 17 03
C. F. Badger, attending gas meter. . 1 00
John L. Tobin, painting lamp posts 60 60
$538 14
OCTOBER.
Newburyport Gas Co., lighting streets and buildings $462 95
J. H. & J. Hall, painting lanterns. 51 17
James W. Fennimore, cleaning lanterns. 2 50
$516 62
NOVEMBER.
Newburyport Gas Co., lighting streets and buildings .. . . $495 45
N. C. Moody, lantern frames 9 85
:505 30
DECEMBER.
Newburyport Gas Co., lighting streets and buildings $532 31
William D. Tenney, repairing pipes. 3 00
$535 31
RECAPITULATION.
Bills paid in January
$534 16
February
533 97
March . 482 47
.6
May
475 17
.. June.
490 90
.. July . . 458 78
66 August 444 16
September 538 14
66 October
516 62
. 6 November 505 30
December 535 31
$6.050 29
April
535 31
220.
LIGHTING PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND STREETS.
APPORTIONMENT OF EXPENDITURES
For lighting public buildings and streets for the year ending Dec. 18th, 1881.
Lighting City Hall. 118,200 cubic feet gas costing net price $316 48
Market Hall,102,300
267 65
Public Library43,800 ..
.6
114 94
" C. G. Armory, 10,100
..
66
26 75
C. C. Armory,23,700
66
62 30
No. 1 engine house, 40,100 .6
6 4
106 67
66 .4 2
17,000
45 36
3 66 30,400 ..
81 03
. 6 66 8
19,890
66
52 97
Pleasant st. "
26,900
66
71 28
·· School house, mall, 5,600
14 84
"' City Hall lanterns,
9,000 .
23 56
Cost of gas and gasoline street lights 4,634 26
Lamp posts, lanterns, painting, repairs. etc 232 20
$6,050 29
The whole number of street lights is 303, viz : gas, 133 ; oil 170. . An addition of 13 lights this year.
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BROMFIELD FUND.
BROMFIELD FUND.
Income from fund. $400 00
Credit from Incidentals 6 14
Expenditures. $406 14
EXPENDITURES Authorized by the Committee on Bromfield Fund.
JUNE.
Joseph G. Pearson, setting out 140 trees
.$175 00
JULY.
F. E. Pillsbury, trimming trees .$10 00
SEPTEMBER.
Joseph G. Pearson, trimming trees .$13 00
· OCTOBER.
James P. Plummer, trimming trees .$1 00
NOVEMBER.
Thomas E. Pressey, labor on sidewalk .$14 88
D. C. Batchelder, repairing sidewalk 9 63
Mrs. B. H. Jaques, 8 16
Rufus Sargent, new brick paving . 11 63
George D. Thurlow, laying sidewalk
8 17
Daniel A. Goodwin, repairing sidewalk 44 81
Patrick Hennessey, 4 17
Richard Welch, 66 7 13 60
Dudley D. Tilton, ..
27 33
Cornelius Alexander,
5 90
J. Angustus Greeley, setting edgestone 7 92
$149 73
27
222
BROMFIELD FUND.
DECEMBER.
Dudley D. Tilton, amount omitted for sidewalks
$ 2 78
M. C. Grant, brick paving on Inn street. 12 66
Cornelius O'Connell. .. Merrimac street 20 00
Israel A. Morse, Tyng 13 22
George D. Thurlow, jr .. labor on cellar window 2 75
C. H. Meader, repairing sidewalk . 6 00
$57 41
RECAPITULATION.
Bills paid in June $175 00
66 July . 10 00
September 13 00
66 October . .
1 00
66 November
149 73
66 December 57 41
Total expenditures for the year ending Dec. 17, 1881 $406 14
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BRIDGES AND CULVERTS.
BRIDGES AND CULVERTS.
Appropriation
$2,200 00
CREDITS.
From town of West Newbury, one-half of expense re-
pairing Artichoke river bridge, new road 26 25
L. M. Hatch & Son, 1,831 feet pine plank . 36 62
Overdrawn. transferred from Incidentals to balance account 2,069 08
$4,331 95
EXPENDITURES.
For Newburyport bridge.
$1,891 54
Essex Merrimac bridge 2.025 05
Culverts 415 36 4,331 95
EXPENDITURES ON NEWBURYPORT BRIDGE. Authorized by the Committee on Bridges and Curlverts.
JANUARY.
Eben B. Whitmore, service as draw tender $33 78
Paul A. Merrill, chimneys and nails. 7 75
FEBRUARY. $41 53
Eben P. Whitmore, services as draw tender $33 78
MARCH.
John W. Dole, services as draw tender .$37 50
APRII ..
John W. Dole. services as draw tender. $37 50
D. B. Jaques, teaming oil 90
William Holker & Co., lanterns for bridge 7 50
W. O. Evans, labor on bridge 4 25
Thurston & Colman, lumber 17 71
$67 86
MAY.
Jolin W. Dole, services as draw tender $37 50
Richardson Bros., chimneys and matches 3 44
Amount carried forward ,$40 94
224
BRIDGES AND CULVERTS.
Amount brought forward. $40 94
Frank W. Evans. expenses to Boston 5 00
Hunt & Davis, sperm oil 4 00
JUNE. $49 94
John W. Dole, services as draw tender $37 50
Charles R. Sargent, stamping and marking lanterns 4 22
W. Silliker, pile pier under Newburyport bridge 375 00
Jere Kelleher, mason work on bridge 20 00
J. H. & J. Hall, glass, paint, oil, etc. 26 28
Thomas S. Drown, repairing lantern 1 22
John C. Kimball, lumber 26 44
$490 66
JULY.
John W. Dole, services as draw tender
$37 50
F. W. Evans, specifications for sidewalk 5 00
$42 50
AUGUST.
John W. Dole. services as draw tender $37 50
Richardson Bros., chimneys and pails. 11 74
Enoch Fillmore, building sidewalk on bridge 415 83
Frank E. Cutter, agent, mixed paint
4 81
Enoch Fillmore, spruce rails and nails
34 16
R. C. Atkinson, surveying wood. 1 81
John T. Batchelder. pine plank. 83 47
$589 32
SEPTEMBER.
John W. Dole, services as draw tender. $37 50
Joseph C. Adams, standards for lanterns 5 20
Albert Russell & Sons, stock for draw 211 13
Thurston & Colman, lumber for bridge 38 15
$291 98
OCTOBER.
John W. Dole, salary as draw tender $37 50
Charles W. Sargent, machine oil. 1 25
S. H. Thurlow, lock and nails. . 11 74
$50 49
225
BRIDGES AND CULVERTS.
NOVEMBER.
Joseph C. Adams, bolts $ 1 65
John C. Kimball, spruce plank 24 13
Daniel B. Jaques, teaming. .. 6 41
John W. Dole, salary as draw tender 37 50
DECEMBER. $69 69
John W. Dole, services as draw tender $37 50
.J. H. & J. Hall, setting glass 2 61
John C. Kimball, spruce plank and teaming same 57 41
Charles R. Sargent, 10 1-2 feet pipe, labor, etc 2 77
W. & M. O'Connell, labor on iron work . 26 00
$126 29
EXPENDITURES ON ESSEX MERRIMAC BRIDGE. Authorized by the Committee on Bridges and Culverts. JANUARY.
W. O. Evans, 1 1-2 days labor.
$3 00
APRIL.
J. C. Adams, stock and labor
$16 00
R. C. McConnell, teaming 1 50
$17 50
JULY.
Louis Patriquin, labor and stock on bridge $4 00
AUGUST.
R. C. Atkinson, surveying lumber. $5 27
John F. Batchelder pine plank .. . . 189 58
$194 85
SEPTEMBER.
John Currier, jr., hard pine wood.
$173 02
John C. Kimball. spruce plank 168 14
Amount carried forward. $341 16
226
BRIDGES AND CULVERTS.
Amount brought forward. $341 16
Eben Manson, labor on bridge 76 50
George A. Manson, 60 00
John Daniels, 41 25
F. D. Bruce, . .
25 00
Neil H. McLean. 48 75
Enoch Fillmore,
22 50
Moses P. Towne. ..
26 25
$641 41
OCTOBER.
J. C. Stanley, iron for bridge $ 30 04
J. C. Adams, bolts, hinges, etc 123 05
N. McLean. labor on bridge 46 87
J. Daniels,
12 50
Enoch Fillmore, 44 37
46 87
G. A. Manson, 66
Moses P. Towne, 43 12
Eben Manson 56 25 ،،
John Currier, jr., work with oxen and men 234 22
Edward Morrill, pine plank 222 72
$86 ) 01
NOVEMBER.
Eben Manson. labor on bridge. $30 00
Albert Titcomb, lumber. 49 31
J. C. Stanley. spikes 13 50
O. G. Davis, teaming
47 75 .
L. Marguand, use of scow
1 00
Moses P. Towne. labor on bridge
25 00
G A. Manson.
20 00
N. McLean, . .
15 00
Enoch Fillmore. ..
20 00
J. H. Daniels, 20 00 60
John Curran, jr., 195 feet hard pine. . 7 41
Humphrey Jackman. lighting chain bridge 16 50
Joseph C. Adams, repairing straps, etc 3 28
J. W. Evans & Co., sawing plank. 16 30 '
$285 05
227
BRIDGES AND CULVERTS.
DECEMBER.
J. C. Stanley, nails. $16 23
George E. Gillett, expressing. 1 00
N. Meader, use of team 2 00
$19 23
EXPENDITURES ON CULVERTS. Authorized by the Committee on Bridges and Culverts. JANUARY.
J. C. Stanley, 1 cask 8 inch spikes $ 3 60
George W. Marston, 4 days labor on bridge 10 00
$13 60
JUNE.
John C. Kimball, lumber. $30 51
C. H. Meader, work done on culvert. 21 69
F. H. Lunt, labor on culvert. 12 62
$64 82
JULY.
Thomas G. Dodge, labor on bridge $ 6 25
J. M. Greenough, horse hire 2 00
Bartlet Steam Mills, stone for bridge, etc. 21 38
Thomas H. Lunt, building culverts 25 25
SEPTEMBER.
$54 88
Edward Powers, services rendered. $28 50
Thomas G. Dodge, labor on culverts 1 75
Thurston & Colman, planks for culverts. 36 79
OCTOBER.
$67 04
J. C. Stanley, .$1 48
NOVEMBER.
Jere Kelleher, culvert stones $ 4 50
Thurston & Colman. cement. . 13 64
Thomas G. Dodge, work on culvert 3 00
$21 14
228
BRIDGES AND CULVERTS.
DECEMBER.
T. H. Lunt, labor on culverts . $11 00
Edwin Toppan, 12 1-2 days labor 29 87
Alson Greville, 9 thousand bricks 54 00
Thurston & Colman, cement and lumber 39 28
Thomas Ronan, jr., labor on culvert. 5 50
Thomas G. Dodge, labor on bridge for culvert. 6 25
Michael Donahoe, 16 days labor 24 00
John Buckley, 15 days labor. 22 50
$192 40
RECAPITULATION.
On Newburyport » bridge.
On Essex Mer- rimac bridge. $ 3 00
()11 Culverts.
$ 13 60
Bills paid in January . $ 41 53
February
33 78
March
37 50
66
April
67 86
17 50
66
May. 49 94
6.
June
490 66
64 82
July.
42 50
4 00
54 88
August
589 32
194 85
66
September. . 291 98
641 41
67 04
66
October ..
50 49
860 01
1 48
November.
69 69
285 05
21 14
December .. 126 29
19 23
192 40
Total expenditures . $1,891 54
$2,025 05
$415 36
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PUBLIC LIBRARY.
PUBLIC LIBRARY.,
Appropriation $1,280 00
CREDITS. '
From town of Newbury, use of Library for 1880$198 52
Dog licenses. 397 90
Librarian for fines 16 33 612 75
$1,892 75
Expenditures
$1,449 16
Undrawn, transferred to Incidentals to balance account ... $453 25
EXPENDITURES Authorized by the City Council.
JANUARY.
H. A. Tenney, services as librarian. $83 33
M. C. Teel & Son, printing and advertising - 2 75
$86 08
FEBRUARY.
H. A. Tenney, services as librarian . $84 83
George E. Donnells, services as janitor 75 00
Gillett & Co., expressing. 2 30
$162 13
MARCH.
H. A. Tenney. services as librarian $83 33
HI. T. Crofoot, binding books. 26 50
Patrick Niland, shovelling snow. 3 93
$113 76
APRIL ..
H. A. Tenney, services as librarian. $83 33
William II. Huse & Co .. printing and advertising 97 75
Estes & Lauriat, binding books 3 60
$184 68
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230
PUBLIC LIBRARY.
A
MAY.
H. A. Tenney, services as librarian . $83 83
Gillett & Co., expressing . 1 60
JUNE. $85 43
Martha P. Lunt, superintendent of reading room $46 67
H. A. Tenney, services as librarian. 83 33
Loring Paper and Twine Co., paper 10 03
$140 03
JULY.
H. A. Tenney, services as librarian $83 33
H. P. Lunt, superintendent of reading room 23 33
M. C. Teel & Son, 1000ibrary cards 3 00
C. H. Johnson, envelopes and pencils. 2 50
John Sumner, labor on furnace. 7 63
$119 79
AUGUST.
M. P. Lunt, superintendent of reading room. $23 33
I. P. Noyes, P. M., stamps. 3 50
Gillett & Co., expressing. . 2 45
H. P. Tenney, salary as librarian. 83 33
$112 61
SEPTEMBER.
H. A. Tenney, salary as librarian. $83 33
M. P. Lunt, superintendent of reading room 23 33
OCTOBER.
$106 66
M. P. Lunt, superintendent of reading room $23 33
H. A. Tenney, salary as librarian .
83 33
$106 66
NOVEMBER.
H. A. Tenney, salary as librarian $85 83
Robert Burben, binding books 3 25
M. P. Lunt, superintendent of reading room 23 33
$112 41
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PUBLIC LIBRARY.
DECEMBER.
H. A. Tenney, salary as librarian. $83 37
M. P. Lunt. superintendent of reading room 23 33
Ward & Gay, paper 9 72
M. C. Teel & Son, advertising. 2 50
$118 92
RECAPITULATION.
Bills paid in January $ 86 08
February .
162 13
.. March
113 76
April
184 68
May
85 43
June
140 03
..
July
119 79
August. 112 61
.6
September.
106 66
October 106 66
..
November 112 41
December 118 92
Expenditures for the year ending December 17, 1881. . $1,449 16
232
NOTES PAYABLE.
NOTES PAYABLE.
Amount outstanding December 18, 1880
Notes issued in 1881 as follows, viz :
$63,231 00 No. 287
7,000 00
288
7.000 C0
289
1,000 00
600 00 290
291
3.500 00
292
1,450 00
294
5.500 00
295
2,400 00
2.000 00 296
200 00 299
25,000 00
300
10,000 00
301
4,050 00
302
405 00
303
2,000 00
149,086 00
Notes paid during 1881 as follows, viz : No. 243, Jacob A. Balch. $ 6.000 00
244. Hulda J. Balch . 500 00
287, Sinking Fund Commissioners 7.000 00
288, Samuel O. Johnson 7,000 00
290, 600 00
291. Albert W. Greenleaf
3,500 00
292, Jacob A. Balch .
1,450 00
293, Albert W. Greenleaf.
750 00
294. Merchants National Bank
5,500 00
295, Albert W. Greenleaf, trustee.
2,400 00
296, Albert W. Greenleaf, trustee 2.000 00
13.000 00
297, J. Pickering & Moseley . 200 00
298. Abigail Young
299, Frederick S. Moseley 25.000 00
10.000 00 84,900 00 300,
Amount outstanding December 17, 1881 $64,186 00
750 00 293
297
13,000 00
298
233
NOTES PAYABLE.
EXPENDITURES Authorized by the City Council. JUNE.
Paid Note No. 291 $3,500 00
294 5.500 00
$9,000 00
SEPTEMBER.
Paid Note No. 298. $ 200 00
290. 600 00
288
7,000 00
$7.800 00
OCTOBER.
Paid Note No. 295 $ 2.400 00
299. 25,000 00
. .
296
2,000 00
$29,400 00
NOVEMBER.
Paid Note No. 243 $ 6.000 00
244 500 00
66
292
1,450 00
293 750 00
66
297.
13,000 00
300 10,000 00
$31,700 00
DECEMBER.
Paid Note No. 287
$7.000 00
RECAPITULATION.
Bills paid in June. $ 9.000 00
September. 7.800 00
October 29,400 00
.. November 31,700 00
December 7,000 00
$84.900 00
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STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS.
STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS.
EXPENDITURES Charged in accounts during year ending Dec. 17, 1881. JANUARY.
Estate of S. W. Marston, rent of armory $100 00
R. Fowler, rent of Washington hall .. . 68 75
$168 75
FEBRUARY.
Mrs. L. T. Batchelder, rent of Washington hall .$31 25
APRIL.
R. Fowler, rent of 2-3 of Washington hall. $ 68 75
A. W. Greenleaf, trustee, rent of Essex hall 100 00
JULY. $168 75
Estate of S. W. Marston, rent of Essex hall $100 00
AUGUST.
Estate of Richard Fowler, rent of 2-3 of Washington hall. . $68 75 Mrs. L. T. Batchelder, .. 62 50
$131 25
OCTOBER.
Estate of S. W. Marston, rent of hall. $100 00
NOVEMBER.
Estate of R. Fowler, rent of 2-3 of Washington hall. .. $ 89 38
Co. B. 8th Regiment, M. V. M., rent of rooms . 50 00
Mrs. L. T. Batchelder, rent of 1-3 of Washington hall. . 31 25 State aid paid in 1881 to date, under Chap. 301 of 1879. 3,439 00 ..
Military 6.
252 . 1,882 71
$5,492 34
RECAPITULATION.
Bills paid in January . $168 75
February . 31 25
April 168 75
July . 100 00
August
131 25
October 100 00
. . November 5492 34
$6,192 34
.
BOARD OF HEALTH.
BOARD OF HEALTH,
Appropriation . .$400 00
CREDITS.
From September and October, pay rolls for bills of Paul Tit- comb, for grain furnished for pigs, and bill of Eagle Odorless Excavating Co., which had been paid by the agent of the board of health 102 42
Amount overdrawn, transferred from Incidentals to balance account. 63 91
Expenditures. $566 33
EXPENDITURES. Authorized by the Board of Health. JUNE.
George Harris, labor on burial ground. $32 25
Edward Powers, 15 75
Henry T. Colby, .6 2 25
John Cashman, 66 2 25 66
Henry A. Martin & Son, 50 cow pox points 6 66
George H. Plumer, 1 roll flannel. 25
Poor Department, goods supplied small pox case 16 50
Richard E. Pierce, services on small pox case 8 00
JULY. $83 91
Henry A. Martin & Son, cow pox points. ៛ 3 33
George Harris, labor on burial ground 18 75
John Cashman, . 1 50
John Burke, services as nurse in small pox case 136 00
T. C. Pike. services with team 5 00
J. M. Greenough, horse hire 5 00
E. P. Hurd, professional services 72 00
William Holker & Co., stove, funnel, etc. 12 75
Joseph Barlow, services rendered 2 00
Thomas Danforth, removing patient from pest house 75
H. A. Wilson, groceries. . 28 97
Amos Noyes, services in Woodwell case 5 00
$291 05
235
236
BOARD OF HEALTH.
AUGUST.
David T. Woodwell, cash paid for burying horse. 1 00 Jos. M. Tappan, services as superintendent of burial ground 25 00 Sewell B. Noyes, mats and pillows. 11 60
John Burke, washing paint at pest house. 15 00
John Burke, burying blankets, etc 5 00
Gowen Dockum, milk. 2 35
SEPTEMBER.
59 95
Eagle Odorless Excavating Co., moving swine
20 00
Paul Titcomb, grain 25 32
45 32
OCTOBER.
George Harris, labor on burial ground
13 50
Paul Titcomb, grain. 57 10
$70 60
DECEMBER.
John N. Pike, advice and certificate
5 00
H. Stockman & Son, 1 large plug 50
D. Withington, swine nuisance 10 00
$15 50
RECAPITULATION.
Bills paid in June $ 83 91
July 291 05
August 59 95
66 September . 45 32
October 70 60
.. December 15 50
$566 33
237
WIDENING MERRIMAC STREET.
WIDENING MERRIMAC STREET.
EXPENDITURES Authorized by the City Council. JANUARY.
Mrs. Mary Conners. damage done by widening street ..... $800 00
JUNE.
Feltch & Dodge, stock and labor. $300 00
R. M. Perley, damage awarded. 1 00
Feltch & Dodge, stock and labor on Sliney house. 98 00
$399 00
DECEMBER.
Feltch & Dodge, moving house.
.$400 00
RECAPITULATION.
Bills paid in January. $800 00
June . 399 00
December. 400 00
$1,599 00
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238
REPAIRS OF CITY HALL.
REPAIRS ON CITY HALL BUILDING.
Appropriation $10,000 00
CREDIT.
From August and September pay rolls for bills of Rufus Adams not approved by the mayor. . .. 198 00
$10.198 00
Undrawn, transferred from Incidentals to balance account
1,338 29
Expenditures $11,536 29
EXPENDITURES. Authorized by the Committee on Public Property. JUNE.
John A. Greeley, labor and stock on hall $1,775 00
B. F Carter & Co., insurance on hall .. 75 00
Robert Driscoll, expense examining slating 5 00
Amos Noyes, cash paid H. E. Cummings 2 00
$1,857 00)
AUGUST.
Rufus Adams, services as superintendent at City Hall. $148 00
John A. Greeley, cash and labor on City Hall. 500 00
John A. Greeley, on account of contract 500 00
$1,148 00
SEPTEMBER.
Boston Journal, advertising design for frescoing $ 19 25
Rufus Adams, superintendent of repairs 50 00
John A. Greeley, labor and stock on hall 1,100 00
J. M. Littlefield, services as architect. 100 00
$1,269 25
OCTOBER.
B. F. Carter & Co., insurance on hall $ 37 50
John A. Greeley, labor and stock . 750 00
Thomas P. Thomas & Co., slating hall 282 77
(. S. Austin, frescoing hall 390 00
Thomas P. Thomas & Co., slating hall. 200 00
$1,660 27
239
REPAIRS ON CITY HALL.
NOVEMBER.
Thomas H. Davis, expense incurred on buying chairs. . $ 28 00
John E. Bailey, labor and stock . 23 98
J. W. Evans & Co., refitting stair rails at City Hall 128 50
C. S. Austin, extra work on entry 56 29
John A. Greeley, labor and stock. 1,500 00
C. S. Austin, contract of frescoing 430 00
$2,166 77
DECEMBER.
C. S. Austin, painting scenery $ 654 00
Rufus Morrison, setting boiler 64 00
Uriah Strangman, work on City Hall 10 00
Alison Grevill, 2 thousand bricks. 12 00
B. F. Carter & Co., insurance 29 99
Newburyport Gas Co., supply of pipe, etc
27 68
Albert F. Woodman, labor on City Hall.
43 75
William Holker & Co., labor on roof, etc
89 81
Henry T. Colby, labor on City Hall. 21 00
G. W. Woodwell for E. D. & Son, laying concrete sidewalk 25 67
George D. Thurlow, jr., 1 days labor on City Hall 2 75
Charles R. Sargent, labor on gas fixtures, etc.
108 78
Thurston & Colman, lumber, and teaming same 63 87
Blake & Noyes, setting glass, painting, etc
59 89
Edward Powers, work on cellar. 2 25
Ingalls & Hendricken, steam heating apparatus 2,219 56
$3,435 00
RECAPITULATION.
Bills paid in June $1,857 00
August
1,148 00
September
66 October 1,269 25
1,660 27
November 2,166 77
.6 December 3,435 00
$11,536 29
240
ABATEMENT OF TAXES.
ABATEMENT OF TAXES.
1877.
Credit from Incidentals $4 10
Allowed on assessors' orders 4 10
1878.
Credit from Incidentals. 38 90
Allowed on assessors' orders 38 90
1879.
Credit balance. Dec. 18. 1880 10 72
Credit from Incidentals . 485 44
Allowed on assessors' orders
$196 16
1880.
Credit balance Dec. 18. 1880 1.654 87
Allowed on assessors' orders 718 64
Balance Dec. 17, 1881 to new account.
936 23
1881.
Appropriation 1.000 00
Overlay of taxes 1.529 30
Supplementary committal and reassessments 31 06
$2.560 36
Allowed on assessors' orders.
1,460 04
Balance Dec. 17, 1881 to new account 1,064 32
NON-RESIDENT BANK TAX,
Collected from city banks. 6,181 58
Credited in state account . 3,431 85
$9,613 43
Charged in state account ..
8,320 92
Balance transferred to Incidentals to balance account.
1.292 21
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INCOME FROM PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
INCOME FROM PUBLIC BUILDINGS,
Received from C. E. Adams & Co., rent of 2 stalls in Market house 125 00
Received from W. T. Colman, rent of one stall. 100 00
county of Essex, rent of Market hall and office of clerk of police court 250 00
Received for City Hall .. 858 55
$1.333 55
Paid Edward F. Bartlett amount allowed by county for rent of office to January 1, 1881 50 00
Transferred to public property to balance accounts
1.283 55
RECEIVED ON ACCOUNT OF TAXES,
Tax of 1878 from collector 146 80
.. 1879 4,729 94
1880 . .
15.367 80
1881 ..
111.617 85
$131,862 39
SINKING FUND,
Excess of income over expenditures for 1881 paid to
Sinking Fund Commissioners 822 16
Paid to
amount of proceeds
from sale of Brown High School property 2.085 00
Total amount for year ending Dec. 17. 1881 $2.907 16
LIQUOR LICENSES,
Received for liquor licenses granted. 7,850 00
Paid state of Massachusetts 25 per cent of receipts. 1.962 50
Balance transferred to Incidentals to close account . 5.887 50
STATE AND COUNTY TAXES,
Appropriated and paid for state tax of 1881 6.555 00
.6 county 7.135 54
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE,
OF THE
CITY OF NEWBURYPORT,
FOR THE YEAR
1881.
CITY OF NEWBURYPORT
TERRA MDCCCLI
NEWBURYPORT : WILLIAM H. HUSE & CO., PRINTERS, 42 STATE STREET. 1882.
REPORT.
The exact scope of a School Committee's report is not always easily determined. That it should deal with the present condition of the schools and the changes made therein, is very properly a matter of routine everywhere. But in addition to this, it would seem desirable that all action of the Board, in which the public interest is closely concerned, should be pre- sented in so clear a light, as to leave no chance for mis- understanding. This becomes especially needful when erroneous impressions concerning such action, and founded on imperfect knowledge thereof, prevails to any extent in the public mind. To meet these requirements has been the aim of the committee in the following pages.
CHANGES IN THE SCHOOL YEAR.
Last summer the Board passed an amendment to the "Rules," dividing the school year into three terms, as follows:
The first term commencing on the first Monday in September and continuing until Christmas; the sec- ond commencing on Jan. 2d, and terminating on the Saturday preceding Fast Day; the third term begin-
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ning on the Monday following Fast day and ending on the 3d of July. This arrangement, it will be seen, lengthens the summer vacation to about two months, and is practically the same as that adopted by nearly if not quite every city in New England. This com- monresultis the out come of a common experience- the very best foundation upon which anything can possibly rest.
SALARIES.
No important changes were made in teachers' sal- aries, which with two exceptions remain the same as last year. The salary of Mr. Geo. W. Brown, prin- cipal of the Bromfield Street Grammar School, was raised from $800 to $1000, to correspond with that of other male principals of the same grade. This act was felt by a majority of the Board to be but the simple recognition of true worth. The salary of Miss S. B. Chute, principal of the Currier Male Grammar School, was raised from $650 to $750, an attempt to partially remedy the injustice of that distinction that is based on sex, instead of true value of services. The scale of salaries in this city being below that of many other cities and towns of like size in the com- monwealth, the Board felt that it would be unwise to carry reduction below the level of last year. As to the correctness of this conclusion, the loss of some of our ablest teachers, owing to reduc- tions already made, testify conclusively. In thus refusing to invite or even risk the danger of further reduction, the Board can but feel that it has the support of a large majority of our citizens, in- cluding the wisest and the best. It is true the op-
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posite is often and persistently asserted, but the in- considerate, although persistent assertions of a few pseudo-economists, can never be taken as a safe in- dex of public opinion. It is an impeachment of the intelligence of one of the most intelligent commu- nities in New England, to suppose for one moment that they are so incapable of appreciating the fact that they need as good teachers for their children as can be found elsewhere; that the scale of salaries is set within certain limits by others; and that to get the best, they must pay what others pay under the same circumstances. Difference in circumstances, it is true, often gives a wide margin of difference in salaries, but due allowance being made for this fact, the rule is as given above; and the exceptions, some- times pointed out, are not infrequently found to be rather more apparent than real. The competition for the highest talent cannot be escaped anywhere.
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