City Officers and the Annual Reports to the City Council of Newburyport 1893, Part 5

Author: City of Newburyport
Publication date: 1893
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. $6,199 23


DUE FROM THE STATE DECEMBER, 16, 1893.


For State aid, (chap. 301, acts of 1889) $5,758 00


" Military aid, (chap. 279, acts of 1889) 406 23


" Burial expense, (chap. 395, acts of 1889) 35 00


$6,199 23


95


TREASURER'S REPORT.


DEBTS DUE THE CITY AND OTHER ASSETS,


December 16, 1893.


Taxes of 1891


$ 1,985 00


66 " 1892


13,596 14


" 1893


45,829 96


Betterment assessments


8,010 04


Due from the State for State aid, chap. 301


5,758 00


Due from the State for Military aid, chap. 279 406 23


Due from the State for Burial, chap. 395. 35 00


Sinking funds


29,512 25


Cash on hand December 16, 1893 ·


29,716 02


$134,848 64


COMMISSIONERS OF ATKINSON COMMON


IN ACCOUNT WITH


THE CITY OF NEWBURYPORT.


Balance due from the city December 17, 1892. $477 84 Paid Charles Crowley 9 00


Balance due from the city, December 16, 1893 · $468 84


96


ANNUAL, REPORTS.


REPORT OF THE SINKING FUND COMMISSIONERS.


TREASURER'S OFFICE, December 16, 1893. To the Committee on Finance:


Gentlemen: I herewith submit a report of the condition of the sinking funds at this date, it being the close of the financial year.


Total funds, $29,512 25, divided as follows :


SEWERAGE SINKING FUND.


Loan, $95,000; due 1919.


Total funds December 17, 1892 . $3,817 20


City appropriation for 1893 1,300 00 ·


Interest on investments in 1893 . 203 68


INVESTMENTS. $5,320 88


$5000 Newburyport 4 per cent sewer bonds $5,000 00 Deposit in Powow River National Bank,


Amesbury 320 88 .


$5,320 88


SINKING FUND. Loan, $90,000; due 1911.


Total funds, December 17, 1892 . $6,324 10


City appropriation for 1893 2,900 00


Interest on investments in 1893


295 52


INVESTMENTS. $9,519 62


$9000 Newburyport 4 per cent sewer bonds $9,000 00 Deposit in Powow River National Bank, Amesbury 519 62


$9,519 62


97


TREASURER'S REPORT ..


SINKING FUND. Loan, $25,000; due 1913. City appropriation for 1893. $800 00


INVESTMENTS.


Deposit in Powow River National Bank, Amesbury


$800 00


SINKING FUND. General Loan.


Total funds December 17, 1892 $22,168 79


City appropriation for 1893 6,000 00


Interest on investments in 1893 327 96


Premium from sale of city bonds


375 00


$28,871 75


Paid to city of Newburyport to meet pay ments of bonds in 1893 · 15,000 00


INVESTMENTS. $13,871 75


$1000 Newburyport 4 per cent sewer bonds $1,000 00 Deposit in Powow River National Bank, Amesbury · . 6,496 75


Newburyport note on demand at 4 per cent.


6,375 00


$13,871 75


SUMMARY.


City of Newburyport 4 per cent sewer bonds $15,000 00


City of Newburyport + per cent note . 6,375 00


Deposit in Powow River National Bank, Amesbury 8,137 25


Total .


$29,512 25


Respectfully submitted, J. V. FELKER, Treasurer,


98


ANNUAL REPORT.


TRIAL BALANCE.


December 16, 1893.


Dr.


Cr.


Cash . . . . $ 2,242 79


Notes payable · $210,025 00


First National Bank, city . 27,135 09


66 66 Boston 338 14


State of Mass., State aid . 5,758 00


Military aid 406 23


Atkinson common commis-


66


Burial expense 35 00


sioners


468 84


Sinking fund commissioners 29,512 25


City of Newburyport . · 322,041 85


Boston & Maine R. R. Co. 74,200 00


Essex Merrimac bridge . 8,885 23


Water, for fire purposes . 5,136 70


Betterment assessments .


8,010 04


Tax of 1891 1,985 00 .


" 1892


· 13,596 14


“ ' 1893


· 45,829 96


Incidentals


7,109 00


Sewerage .


929 71


$553,151 13


$553,151 13


City bonds 313,000 00


Sinking funds 29,512 25


Bromfield fund . 145 04


DETAILED STATEMENT OF THE


RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES For the year ending December 16, 1893.


ABATEMENT OF TAXES. 1890.


City appropriation


$1,800 00


Allowed on assessors' orders


1,800 50


Overdrawn transferred from incidentals . 50


1891.


City appropriation


$1,000 00


Supplementary assessments ·


20 54


$1,020 54


Allowed on assessors' orders


971 08


Undrawn transferred to incidentals


$49 46


1892.


City appropriation


$1,000 00


Supplementary assessments


339 67


$1,339 67


Allowed on assessors' orders


1,430 85


Overdrawn transferred from incidentals


$91 18


1893.


City appropriation


$ 300 00


Overlay of taxes .


1,098 96


Supplementary assessments .


1,459 80


Allowed on assessors' orders


2,781 37


Undrawn transferred to incidentals


$77 39


.


.


$2,858 76


100


ANNUAL REPORTS.


ASHES AND RUBBISH.


Appropriation


$ 700 00


CREDITS.


From Calvin E. Currier, ashes, etc. S 50


B. H. Hussey,


70


66 John P. Leary, 66


16 65


William H. Morse, 66


1 75


66 Towle Mfg. Co., 66


10 85


66 Charles W. Blake,


3 75


34 20


Total appropriation and income .


$


734 20


Amount overdrawn transferred from incidentals to


balance account 418 60


$1,152 80


EXPENDITURES. Authorized by Committee on Highways.


Michael Haley, use of single team on ash route $ 5 70 Florrey Donahoe, use of single team on ash route 41 20


Cornelius Kelleher, labor


102 10


John Murphy,


79 50


Thomas Ryan,


83 20


John Clifford, 66


20 10


Frank Buckley,


81 00


Michael Kelley, 66 17 80


Charles Bashaw, 66 19 40


Dennis Kelleher, 66


77 20


Daniel Quill,


31 00


Samuel Scrivens,


65 10


Daniel Cronan, 66


·


87 80


·


Amounts carried forward .


$711 10


$1,152 80


IOI


DETAILED STATEMENT.


Amounts brought forward .


$711 10 $1,152 80


Humphrey Haley, use of single team on ash


route


. 10 80


John D. Foley, labor


52 20


Dennis Connors, "


4 60


Patrick Murphy, "


3 60


Jere Toomey,


39 60


John Hale, 66


3 60


Philip Crimmins, labor


9 00


Jere Welch,


1 80


Oliver Paul,


18 00


Michael Dunn,


14 40


John Hidden, 66


1 80


Timothy Connors, 66


5 40


Dennis Toomey,


16 20


Daniel Duggan, 66


19 80


John Lyons, 66


1 80


Dennis Lynch,


14 40


Patrick Welch,


5 40


Michael Scahill, 66


1 80


Dennis Foley,


1 80


Jeremiah Sheehan,


41 20


Edward Powers,


27 40


Dennis Kelley, 66


1 80


Cornelius Leary,


2 20


James D. Kelleher, “


1 60


Cornelius Lyons, 66


1 60


John Leary, 66


62 00


William King,


44 40


Joseph Gunthair,


2 00


Cornelius Lynch,


7 20


Patrick Lyons,


1 80


J. M. Haley, use of team on ash route


3 00


Dennis Duggan, labor .


1 80


George E. Pearson, labor


. 9 00


Amounts carried forward


$1,144 10 $1,152 80


IO2


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amounts brought forward . . $1,144 10 $1,152 80


Charles Kelleher, labor


1 80


Charles W. Thurlow, labor . 5 40


C. H. Kelleher, use of single team on ash route 1 50


$1,152 80


BOARD OF HEALTH.


Appropriation


$500 00


Amount overdrawn transferred from incident-


als to balance account 569 06


$1,069 06


EXPENDITURES. Authorized by the Board of Health.


Amos H. Geary, services as clerk of board,


18 months


$ 75 00


Francis Curtis, services as inspector of plumb-


ing 272 00


D. C. Batchelder, services as agent of board


315 02 News Publishing Co., printing and advertising 15 75 Newburyport Herald Co., printing and adver- tising 16 50


Caleb B. Huse, printing


6 00


Timothy Maroney, removing two loads of fish from Frog Pond 2 00


Charles M. Lunt, removal of house offal . 300 00


L. Mannix, carting fish from sea wall 1 00


Andrew Leighton, teaming,


25


John Homer, drugs and medicines . 27 31


Calvin P. Hunt, sundries


6 15


Amounts carried forward $1,036 98


$1,069 06


103


DETAILED STATEMENT.


Amounts brought forward $1,036 98 $1,069 06


Moses H. Fowler, sundries, . 6 58


Thomas Mutch, labor at Moultonville school house 5 30


Charles L. Davis, drugs and medicines .


2 05


John H. Newman, provisions


3 27


Est. N. Varina, one ton of coal


8 75


Yerxa & Co., sundries .


6 13


$1,069 06


BRIDGES AND CULVERTS.


Appropriation


$4,000 00


CREDIT.


From C. M. Pritchard, superintendent, cash for labor


on culvert 1 30


$4,001 30


Amount overdrawn transferred from incidentals to balance account


221 28


Total appropriation and income


$4,222 58


EXPENDITURES.


Authorized by the Committee on Bridges and Culverts.


Newburyport Bridge


$3,302 90


Essex Merrimac Bridge . 50 75


Culverts


868 93


$4,222 58


NEWBURYPORT BRIDGE.


William I. Hunt, services as draw-tender $ 600 00 Newburyport Gas and Electric Co., light- ing bridge 75 00


Amount carried forward


$675 00


104


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amount brought forward


$ 675 00


William I. Hunt, cash paid 60 00


Joseph Ross, stock and labor


18 44


Frank W. Wiggin, oil


1 00


A. Russell & Son, repairs on bridge


67 14


County of Essex, award county commission-


ers rebuilding and extending fender- piers and interest 1,987 65


John C. Stanley, sundries 6 95


Thomas P. Mackinney, sundries 5 39


David N. Richardson, oil, matches, etc. 3 35


John T. Fillmore, labor and use of boat.


80 00


Francis H. Rowe, labor on bridge .


14 88


Stephen H. Warner, labor on bridge


18 37


Octave Durant, labor on bridge


21 00


Joseph W. Jackman, labor on bridge


19 00


Michael O'Connell, stock and labor 33 17


Charles M. Pritchard, use of falls and blocks, teaming 9 00


John H. Worthen, 10} days labor on bridge 21 00


James C. Colman, stock and labor 112 94


Littlefield & Son, labor on bridge .


1 75


Atkinson Coal Co., 5640 lbs. W. A. stove coal, at $6.45 16 24


E. Perkins & Son, lumber and teaming . 53 83


George E. Currier, wedges and pine wood 48 80


Frank H. Plumer, teaming


28 00


$3,302 90


ESSEX MERRIMAC BRIDGE.


McGlew Brothers, bolts, washers, etc $ 4 96


Charles De Costa, labor . 3 75


Moses P. Towne, 3 75


Orrin G. Davis, teaming,


2 00


John T. Fillmore, stock and labor .


23 83


William O'Connell, stock and labor


11 39


Amounts carried forward $49 68


$3,302 90


105


DETAILED STATEMENT.


Amounts brought forward .


$49 68


$3,302 90


James (. Colman, stock and teaming


68


Thomas P. Mackinney, nails .


39


$50 75


CULVERTS.


Charles Bashaw, labor


.


$ 89 40


M. B. Paige, pipe .


104 60


Joseph M. Tappan, inspecting sewer pipe


2 50


Edw. Perkins & Son, stock and teaming


10 85


Edward Powers, labor .


15 00


Charles W. Thurlow, labor


5 80


Frank Buckley,


66


28 80


Samuel Scrivens,


18 20


John Hale,


7'60


Daniel Quill,


4 40


Cornelius Lynch,


66


45 00


Thomas Ryan,


16 80


Philip Crimmins,


1 80


Daniel O'Brien,


1 40


Thomas F. Welch,


4 00


John Lucy,


1 40


J. C. Colman, stock and teaming


55 09


S. H. Thurlow, sundries


83


Edward S. Hidden, labor


52 57


Patrick Lyons, 66


1 00


Daniel Hallisey.


1 00


Frederick McDonald, labor


15 00


Daniel Cronan,


13 60


Albert Russell & Sons, labor on culvert


grating .


1 90


Frank Hidden, labor


5 20


John Murphy,


8 60


Joseph Choate, "


1 20


William Williams, labor


2 00


Jere Toomey,


6 80


Amounts carried forward


$522 34 $3,353 65


106


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amounts brought forward


$522 34 $3,353 65


Edmund Ryan,


labor


22 60


Michael Kelley,


7 60


Cornelius Kelleher,


66


21 00


Patrick Murphy,


4 60


Dennis Kelleher,


10 20


Edward Lockery,


66


3 00


Thomas Hale,


66


22 20


Jere Sheehan,


4 00


Timothy Leary,


66


10 00


Joseph Knight,


4 00


William E. Dow,


66


4 00


H. N. Marshall & Son, four bags salt


4 00


J. Otis Jackman, labor


80


William King,


3 00


Jere Cashman,


2 00


M. Merritt,


66


2 00


John Leary,


66


19 80


John Carey,


66


2 00


Garret Farrell,


2 00


J. Q. A. Morrison,


66


12 00


Eben Smith, 66


25 90


John D. Foley,


11 00


William Bowdoin,


7 00


George E. Wood,


·


2 00


Thomas P. Mackinney, cask 7 in. spikes


2 10


Jos. H. Currier, labor .


28 00


Frank H. Plumer, teaming


28 30


Daniel Cronan, labor


2 00


Dennis Toomey, "


40


George E. Pearson, labor


3 80


John Wayland, 5 90


Michael O'Connell, two grates for culverts


17 42


John Ronan, use of double team 9 50


Eben A. Young, labor, extending sewer, foot of Market street


21 25


Amounts carried forward $847 71


$3,353 65


IO7


DETAILED STATEMENT.


Amounts brought forward . . $847 71 $3,353 65


J. Littlefield & Son, culvert stone, Merri-


mack street 3 70


Dennis Connors, labor .


2 00


Patrick Sculley, labor .


9 00


L. M. Hatch & Son, lumber, nails, teaming and labor .


2 52


Charles E. Allen, labor .


4 00


$868 93


$4,222 58


BROMFIELD FUND.


CREDITS.


Balance on hand December 17, 1892


$169 70


Income for 1893


400 00


$569 70


Balance on hand December 16, 1893


145 04


$424 66


EXPENDITURES. Authorized by Committee on Bromfield Fund.


Thomas Marshall, labor . $ 67 40


Charles Bashaw,


William H. Bayley, 60 Maple trees at $2 each · 10 60


120 00


William Bowdoin, labor


8 40


George W. Wood, labor


8 80


John Murphy,


9 40


Thomas Ryan, 5 00


Frederick McDonald, labor 3 60


Charles M. Pritchard, use and destruction of gear 7 50


Cornelius Kelleher, labor


5 40


Amounts carried forward


. $246 10


$424 66


108


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amounts brought forward . . $246 10


$424 66


Michael Kelley, labor


2 00


Thomas Hale,


1 20


Dennis Toomey,


6 00


Samuel J. Martin, labor


4 00


Charles E. Allen, “


4 00


Richard Ronan, use of team .


4 80


City of Newburyport, proportionate part ex- pense, sidewalks and edgestones, estate of John Curran and Jane S. George 94 59


Samuel Scrivens, labor .


2 80


Edward Powers, . . 80


James M. Wood, 6.


75


Dennis Kelleher,


8 00


William Merritt,


15 00


John Ronan, use of team


4 80


Charles McManus, labor


3 60


Orrin G. Davis, use of team .


2 10


James S. Fogg, trimming trees


24 12


$424 66


CITY BONDS.


Amount outstanding December 17, 1892 . · $298,000 00 Bonds issued during year 1893 as follows, viz :


Nos. 1 to 25 inclusive, dated April 1, 1893, 4 per cents, twenty years to run ·


$25,000 00


No. 1 registered 4 per cent sewerage loan, dated November 1, 1893, twenty-six years to run . 30,000 00


$55,000 00


Amount carried forward


· $353,000 00


109


DETAILED STATEMENT.


Amount brought forward $353,000 00 Bonds paid during the year 1893 as follows, viz :


Nos. 1 to 40 inclusive, 4 per cents, ten year loan, expired April 1, 1893


40,000 00


Amount outstanding Dec. 16, 1893 Due as follows :


. $313,000 00


1897, at 4 per cent


$38,000 00


1908, at 4


.


65,000 00


1911, at 4 66


·


90,000 00


1913, at 4


.


25,000 00


1919, at 4


.


95,000 00


$313,000 00


FIRE DEPARTMENT.


Appropriation


$8,000 00


CREDITS.


From O. J. Gurney, for sale of two hose


carriages


$20 00


From A. Russell & Sons, bill credited back 3 93


23 93


Total appropriation and income . $8,023 93


Amount overdrawn transferred from incidentals to


balance account


1,840 78


$9,864 71


EXPENDITURES.


Authorized by Committee on Fire Department.


Board of assistant engineers, services of board one year


$265 00


Amounts carried forward


$265 00


$9,864 71


IIO


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amounts brought forward $265 00 $9,864 71


Steamer Co. No. 1, services of company and extras 596 25 Steamer Co. No. 2, services of company and extras 564 50


Steamer Co. No. 3, services of company and extras 562 50


Young America Hook and Ladder Co., ser- vices of company and extras .


641 25


John S. Frost Hose Co. No. 4, services of company 177 50


Torrent Hose Co. No. 7, services of com- pany and extras 405 41


Neptune Hose Co. No. 8, services of com- pany and extras 420 00


Willis H. Young, engineer steamer 1, su- perintendent fire alarm and sundries . George N. Ellery, steward and fireman of steamer 1


159 36


Philip H. Bollman, services as engineer of steamer 1


169 50


Frank W. Landford, services as ass't en- gineer 9 months, engineer 3 months, steamer 2


50 00


George N. Black, services as fireman and steward, steamer 2 150 00


Amos H. Adams, services as clerk steam- er 2 5 00


A. Parke Lewis, services as captain of steamer 3 and watching at fire 6 00


172 50


William H. P. Howard, services as engin- eer and clerk, steamer 3 . Charles W. Adams, services as assistant engineer steamer 3 . · 18 00


Walter R. Bradbury, services as steward and fireman steamer 3 150 00


Amounts carried forward


$4,752 48 $9,864 71


239 71


III


DETAILED STATEMENT.


Amounts brought forward $ 4,752 48


$9,864 71


William B. Porter, teaming and sundries . John C. Stanley, oil, waste and sundries . M. H. Chase, sundries


248 60


32 61


3 18


Eureka Hose Co., 1500 feet "Peerless" hose (less allowance for old hose) 1,040 60


L. Griffin, services as superintendent fire alarm and sundries 127 34


Edward Osgood, sundries


4 34


N. E. Gamewell Co., stock and labor, fire alarm system 993 99


Telephone Co , use of telephone


53 40


John W. Allen, groceries .


34 82


J. M. Bacheller, use of team


68 00


J. H. Page, labor, care of hose, etc. 17 00


C. W. Barlow, services at fire . 1 87


C. R. Sargent, stock and labor


48 34


M. W. Littlefield, harness, sponges, etc. .


114 05


H. H. Hardy, labor fitting wrench to hy- drants 5 00


Scollay & Rich, 4 pails Diamond metal polish 5 00


N. C. Moody, 6 wrenches .


10 50


George E. Elkins, charcoal


6 17


A. D. Woods, painting


1 40


S. H. Thurlow, sundries


14 76


Edward Donahoe, repairs and sundries


45 50


L. H. Noyes & Co , asphaltum .


1 90


Timothy Leary, services at fire


1 87


McGlew Brothers, stock and labor


28 50


Elmer E. Towne, connecting engineer with alarm 6 41


William A. Davis & Son, stock and labor 9 25


L. Mannix, teaming


2 25


Jackson & Co., expressage


1 65


Andrew Morse & Son, rings


8 00


Amounts carried forward $7,688 78


$9,864 71


II2


ANNUAL, REPORTS.


Amounts brought forward · $7,688 78 $9,864 :1


H. J. Plummer & Co., snow shovel . 25


A. S. Jackson, 6 hose suspenders 66 60


Bray & Dame, coal and wood 160 83


Henry C. Lattime, labor moving coal and building pen at house of hose 8 2 00


George E Stickney, cash paid for type- writing 48


Jere Cashman, use of horses and teaming Orrin G. Davis, responding to fires with hose ? 81 50


493 00


F. E. Davis, labor, stock and teaming 56 67


Thomas P. Mackinney, sundries 6 49


C. H. Kelleher, use of horses at fires 56 00


Geo. E. Bamford, care of reservoirs, etc. Samuel Cook, removing snow from hydrants 28 50


31 38


C. H. Ordway, 3 hacks, inspecting engines 15 00


Charles H. Stanwood, care of hydrants . 12 50


D. W. Jackman, labor at house of hose 8 . 3 00 John W. Sargent, services as assistant en- gineer steamer 1 50 00


A. Russell & Son, stock and labor ₹ 86


S. C. Reed, services as chief of the depart- ment and extras 343 53


Andrew Hall, splicings and labor on hose 14 90 Charles S. Blake, watching at engine house and 3 months' salary as assistant en- gineer steamer 2 8 00


W. E. Colby, services at central fire station 3 00


Albert Barlow, 66 66


3 00


W. S. Portef, 66 house of hose 8 3 00


Daniel W. Williams, 2 hours' extra duty . 50


Daniel B. Pierce, stock and labor


3 20


John L. Lewis, services as steward of hose 7 and watching at fire 25 50


John W. Butler, washing hose . 48 80


Amounts carried forward


$9,214 27


$9,864 71


113


DETAILED STATEMENT.


Amounts brought forward . $9,214 27 $9,864 71


Wm. A. Johnson, 1 comforter and 8 pillow slips 3 70


March's Cheap Cash Store, 2 pck. gold dust and 25 soda


2 00


George O. Atkinson, watching at fire


3 00


George A. Banks, services as assistant engineer steamer No. 1 . 15 00


Warren W. Hutchins, services as captain steamer No. 2 5 00


Revere Rubber Co., 4 dozen chemical


torches ·


2 33


C. W. Turner, service at fire April 15 ·


2 50


Edward Langlands, service at fire April 15 2 50 William F. Stanwood, labor cleaning harnesses 3 50 . Bartholomew Creedon, use of horse, No. 3 hose carriage 25 00


News Publishing Co., advertising 3 00


Edward Perkins & Son, stock and labor 2 21


A. L. Jackson, removing snow from hy- drants 46 00


P. M. Lougee, stock and labor


18 25


H. H. Landford, horse hire 10 00


F. H. Plumer, hauling hook and ladder from storehouse to blacksmith shop and return 1 00


Newburyport Herald Co., advertising ·


2 10


American Express Co., expressage . 4 35


Thomas E. Colman, services at No. 2 en- gine house July 4 as fireman 3 00


C. W. Farrell, services at No. ? house July 4 as fireman 3 00


William G. Somerby, services at No. 7


house July 4 as fireman .


3 00


Amounts carried forward . $9,374 71


$9,864 71


114


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amounts brought forward . $9,374 71 $9,864 11


Albert Russell, services at No. 8 house


July 4 as fireman 3 00


George W. Stanwood, services at No. 8 house July 4 as fireman 3 00


Edw. Hardy, services at No. 3 house July 4 as fireman 4 25


J. M. Haley, teaming 33 25


William Holker & Co., lanterns, oil cans, etc. 11 85


Atkinson Coal Co., coal


314 04


C. Creedon, barrel 1 50


George W. Parker, services rendered July 4 steamer No. 2 3 00


C. J. Parker, painting poles and paint 5 30


L. M. Hatch & Sons, stock and labor 1 50


Charles Brown, extra work at fire 1 25


John White, watching at fire .


1 00


George A. Young, 6 hose ropes 4 50


The Glaister Mfg. Co., 10 lbs. "Crown" greese


1 00


George H. Plumer, 1 spread and 8 sheets,


6 50


Henry H. Bowden, services as steward and driver of hose 4 and special fire- man 40 00


Edgar . S. C. Tyler, 6 months' service as steward hook and ladder truck .


25 00


Newburyport Water Co., labor on hy- drants, castings, lead and teaming 20 38


A. F. Nason, 88 bushels charcoal 9 68


$9,864 71


115


DETAILED STATEMENT.


FUEL DEPARTMENT.


Appropriation


$1,000 00


Amount undrawn transferred to incidentals to bal-


ance account 80 77


$919 23


EXPENDITURES.


Authorized by Committee on Fuel.


A. F. Nason, 313} bushels of charcoal at


11 cents . .


$34 49


George E. Elkins, 35 bushels charcoal at 92 cents


3 33


William B. Porter, moving coal from cel-


lar of No. 8 4 75


William S. Coffin, measuring 1100 bushels charcoal 1 43


News Publishing Co., advertising for pro- posals for fuel 4 50


Newburyport Herald Co., advertising for proposals for fuel 6 50


J. M. Haley, hauling charcoal 1 00


L. W. Coker, weighing 691 tons coal .


34 55


Atkinson Coal Co., 2500 lbs.


stove coal at E. F. Bart- lett's office $ 7 63


Atkinson Coal Co., 60,820 lbs. W. A. egg coal at Cushing Guard's armory 171 06


Atkinson Coal Co., 103,985 lbs. W. A. egg coal at City Hall


292 46


Atkinson Coal Co., 112,720 lbs. WV. A. broken coal at pub- lic library 317 03


788 18


Amounts carried forward . $878 73


$919 23


116


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amounts brought forward


$878 73


$919 23


Bray & Dame, 12,000 lbs. egg coal at po- lice station 40 50


$919 23


Prices paid for fuel during the year :


Stove coal .


$6- 55 per 2240 lbs.


Egg coal .


6 30 “


Broken coal


6 30 “


Pine wood


Charcoal


4 00 per cord. 92 and 11 c. a bu.


There were delivered to the city during the year 1893 as fol- lows :


722 tons 1 cwt. of coal.


100 cords of pine wood.


853 bushels of charcoal.


HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT.


Appropriation


$16,000 00 ·


CREDITS.


From Charles M. Pritchard, sale of sand,


25


Schooner A. Baker, assistance of


man


1 20


From J. C. Colman, sand


2 50


66 F. A. Howard, removing snow 2 00


S. J. Alter, removing snow


1 20


66 Wilkinson Bros., repairing paving, macadam, etc. . .


19 00


Amounts carried forward


$26 15 $16,000 00


.


117


DETAILED STATEMENT.


Amounts brought forward


$26 15 $16,000 00


From Henry W. Bricher, removing snow,


60


Mrs. Amos Paul 66 80


66 Charles M. Pritchard, sale of stone,


25


66 Cornelius Sullivan, dirt .


1 10


66 John Collins, stone and gravel


3 20


66 E. W. B. Taylor, removing snow .


40


E. P. Dodge Manufacturing Co., relaying pavement .


10 00


From P. H. Lunt, dirt


60


J. A. Greeley & Co., stone


9 75


Eben A. Young, stone .


9 80


Arthur Currier, services of man


11 20


66 F. E. Davis, repairing paving, gut- ters, etc.


11 50


From Edwin Blood, stone


1 75


John Langley, gravel


55


James Lyons, dirt


90


Oak Hill cemetery, gravel


3 00


66 J. Mahoney, gravel


60


66 C. H. Kelliher, stone


2 80


E. P. Shaw, gravel


2 10


97 05


Total appropriation and income . $16,097 05


Amount overdrawn transferred from incidentals to


balance account


11,583 34


$27,680 39


EXPENDITURES.


Authorized by Committee on Highways.


Charles M. Pritchard, one year's services as superintendent of highways and ex- tras


. $1,231 86


Amounts carried forward


. $1,231 86 $27,680 39


118


ANNUAL REPORT.


Amounts brought forward . $1,231 86 $27,680 39


Maurice D. Broderick, one year's services as driver No. 1, double team . 624 00


William H. Dow, one year's services as driver No. 2, double team 624 00


William F. Stanwood, 43 weeks' services as driver No. 3, double team . Albert E. Bray, one year's services as driver No. 1, single team


516 00


624 00


Frank Annis, one year's services as driver No. 2, single team . 624 00 George W. Carter, one year's services as driver No. 3, single team 624 00


Edwin A. Littlefield, 9 weeks' services as driver No. 3, double team 108 00


Henry H. Bowden, services as driver 4 weeks and extras 51 60


George A. Fogg, sundries


5 05


Hermon Staples, stock and labor


4 00


L. W. Coker, chains for road roller, brooms, oil, etc. . ·


12 29


S. H. Thurlow, axes, shovels, etc.


16 86


William Holker & Co., smoke-stack on road roller and sundries 4 75


Colman and Shaw, wharfage on sand 17 00


James M. Woods, repairing and sundries, 22 66


Owners Plum Island, 170 tons of sand at 65 cents per ton 110 50


Edward Perkins & Son, stock and labor, 28 28


James C. Colman, stock and teaming 315 70


Frank H. Plumer, use of double team


336 45


Paul Titcomb, hay, oats and grain . 20 05


Hale Knight, oats and corn


261 90


Edward Donahoe, shoeing horses, repair- ing, etc. 140 98


Amounts carried forward . · $6,323 93 $27,680 39


.


119


DETAILED STATEMENT.


Amounts brought forward $6,323 93 $27,680 39


Daniel B. Pierce, sundries 13 00


Edward F. Manning, horse shoeing and repairing 24 48


M. H. Chase, 1 pair team collars, stock and labor 46 14


McGlew Bros., horse shoeing, repairing and sundries 59 15


M. W. Littlefield, stock and labor 50 17


Jere Cashman, crushed stone, bedding and teaming


2,638 12


Capt. H. C. Perkins, freight on 112 tons of sand 67 20


William B. Porter, use of teams 218 50


Todd & Brown, stock and labor 9 84


D. T. Batchelder, sundries 1 50


Benjamin Hale, rental of gravel pit and gravel 28 60


L. H. Noyes & Co., painting and lettering street sign 50


H. N. Marshall & Son, salt 1 66


M. O'Connell, horse shoeing and sundries, 15 55


Moses H. Rolfe, oats and corn 163 80


J. M. and J. L. Chase, work on Curson's Mill road 18 40


J. Sweeney, work on Curson's Mill road . 11 80


Daniel M. Davis,


5 40


Frank Ennis,


6 00


H. Bean,


66


·


7 70


Phillip Ennis 66


1 40


C. H. Kelliher, use of team, men and horses


328 80


M. Haley, use of team, . 3 00




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