City Officers and the Annual Reports to the City Council of Newburyport 1894, Part 9

Author: City of Newburyport
Publication date: 1894
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Number of Pages: 506


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9 00


Edward S. Hidden, labor on No. 2 engine house . 30 00


Charles H. Lunt, labor at school house


3 00


John E. Bailey, stock and labor


975 35


T. Walter Towne, " 6 6


I 75


2 00


William H. Toppan, stock and labor. . E. Howard Watch and Clock Co., re- pairing clock at North church. ... A. Russell & Son, stock and labor ... William McKay, agent, fitting halyards at Temple street school house. ..


20 00


IO 20


I 50


Cornelius Kelleher, labor


5 40


Michael Dunn,


1 00


Charles Bashaw,


3 20


Edward Powers,


.


2 00


George E. Pearson,


. . ... 5 20


Amounts carried forward. ... $ 5,854 33


$5,907 38


190


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amounts brought forward .. . $ 5,854 33


$ 5,907 38


Charles E. Allen, labor 80


Edward Hardy,


II 25


Mrs. John Houlehan, 66


6 90


Charles M. Pritchard, cash paid.


2 00


John Murphy, labor


I 60


Charles W. Thurlow,


80


Jere Lynch, 66


2 20


William Williams,


66


2 80


John Coskery,


2 80


Daniel Creedon, jr.,


66


7 60


Thomas Ryan,


66


80


Frederick McDonald,


6€


3 20


George T. Philbrick,


66


I 00


Daniel Hurley,


2 00


Samuel Scrivens,


80


Edmund Ryan,


66


I 00


Patrick Sheehan,


2 00


John Lynch,


40


Lot Murphy,


40


Daniel Cronan,


. .


60


Frank Buckley,


66


60


A. K. Silloway,


90


Daniel Quill,


...


60


$ 5,907 38


SALARIES OF CITY OFFICERS.


Appropriation . $ 8,700 00


Amount overdrawn transferred from


incidentals to balance account


343 67


$ 9,043 67


Amount carried forward. $ 9,043 67


.


191


DETAILED STATEMENT.


Amount brought forward $ 9,043 67


EXPENDITURES.


Authorized by the City Council.


Orrin J. Gurney, one year's salary as


mayor, to Jan. 1, 1894 . . .. 1,200 00


$


1,600 00


George H. Stevens, one year's salary as city clerk, to Dec. 1, 1894. . .. ... George H. Stevens, one year's salary for clerk hire, to Dec. 1, 1894. ... James V. Felker, one year's salary as city treasurer and collector, to Dec. 1, 1894.


289 57


1,600 00


100 00


900 00


400 00


Robert E. Burke, eleven month's sal- ary as city solicitor, to Dec. I, '94 366 66 J. Otis Winkley, one year's salary as assessor, to Dec. 1, 1894. .... ... Amos H. Geary, one year's salary as assessor, to Dec. 1, 1894. . .... ... Joseph L. Johnson, eleven months' salary as assessor, to Dec. 1, 1894 458 33 Charles C. Donnell, one month's sal- ary as assessor, to Jan. 1, 1894. .. 41 67


500 00


500 00


Francis Curtis, one year's salary as superintendent of sewers, to Dec. 1, 1894 . ..


499 94


Amounts carried forward. . ... $ 8,606 17


$ 9,043 67


James V. Felker, one year's salary for clerk hire, to Dec. 1, 1894. . ..... Frank H. Rundlett, one year's salary as city messenger, to Dec. 1, 1894 William H. Welch, one year's salary as city auditor, to Dec. 1, 1894. . . Thomas E. Cutter, one year's salary as clerk of common council, to Oct. 1, 1894 .


150 00


192


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amounts brought forward . .. $ 8,606 17 $ 9,043 67 George W. Knight, three months' sal- ary as inspector of animals. . . . 62 50 James V. Felker, eighteen months' salary as treasurer of sinking funds, to Dec. 1, 1894. . .... .. 75 00 George H. Stevens, one year's salary as registrar of voters, to Dec, 1, '94 75 00 Nathaniel Greeley, one year's salary as registrar of voters, to Dec. 1. 1894 75 00


Benjamin G. Davis, one year's salary as registrar of voters, to Dec. 1 , '94 75 00 Luther Carter, one year's salary as registrar of voters, to Dec. 1, 1894 75 00


$ 9,043 67


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


Appropriation . $27,000 00


CREDITS.


One year's interest of the Brown fund to March 4, 1893. $ 675 00


William P. Lunt, superintendent, sale of books 4 50


William P. Lunt, superintendent, from


non-resident school children. ...


376 98


Ginn & Co., exchange of books 31 20


1,087 68


Total appropriation and income.


$28,087 68


Amount undrawn transferred to inci-


dentals to balance account 624 33


$27,463 35


Amount carried forward . $27,463 35


193


DETAILED STATEMENT.


Amount brought forward. $27,463 35


EXPENDITURES.


Authorized by the School Committee.


Enoch C. Adams, services as teacher,


$1600 00


F. H. Tarr,


840 00


H. F. Stone,


66


300 00


Sara A. Leonard


650 00


Mary T. Spalding


66


600 00


Alice G. Pierce,


66


66


420 00


Ida M. Wallace, 66


66


ISO 00


Bertha J. Atwater,


66


66


530 00


Irving H. Johnson,


66


824 00


Mabel B. Sanborn,


66


66


280 00


Laura F. Wetmore,


66


120 00


Anna L. Whitmore,


66


398 00


Lizzie C. Ireland,


400 00


Clara J. Edgerly,


66


400 00


Frances W. Richards, “


66


911 00


George W. Brown,


66


1,200 00


Grace G. Rogers,


66


320 00


Anna M. Lamprey,


66


66


303 02


Josie W. Kimball,


66


344 80


Anna L. Coffin,


66


66


498 34


Emma M. Lander,


66


276 67


Jennie P. Haskell,


66


66


375 00


Grace E. Bartlett,


66


66


307 50


Priscilla G. Craig,


66


500 00


Susie B. Lowell,


66


66


170 00


Abbie L. Frost,


66


390 00


Elizabeth Hoxie,


66


66


319 14


Susan I. Adams,


375 00


Mary A. Roaf,


350 00


Elizabeth H. Cheever, "


66


366 88


Sarah L. Ross,


66


66


310 34


Gertrude E. Lewis,


304 50


Amounts carried forward. . . $15, 164 19


$27,463 35


25


194


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amounts brought forward. . . . . $15, 164 19 $27,463 35 Annie P. Toppan, services as teacher, 307 50


Sarah B. Chute,


750 00


Inez G. Hulbert, 66


66


400 00


Sarah E. Whitmore, 66


500 00


Frances L. Pettigrew, "


375 00


Ellen Frothingham, 66


400 00


Sarah F. Badger,


350 00


Florence A. True,


66


229 25


Helen S. Merrill,


400 00


Flora Pettigrew, 66


350 00


Nellie G. Stone, 66


66


400 00


Lillian Hamilton,


66


265 00


Charlotte K. Dickens, “


66


198 60


Julia J. Hubbard, 66


140 08


Jeanette Balch, services as substitute teacher


67


Mary Colby, services as pupil teacher at training school ..


81 79


Emily Smith, services as pupil teacher at training school.


38 98


Mary L. Greenleaf, services as pupil teacher at training school. .. Lillian Goodwin, services as pupil teacher at training school ..


78 60


78 00


Alice Hopkinson, services as pupil teacher at training school. ... Eleanor Robinson, services as pupil teacher at training school. .... 96 58 Mary Buckley, services as pupil teacher at training school. 18 00


84 63


Alice A. Bartlett, services as teacher. 275 50 Irving H. Johnson, services as teacher at evening school. 64 00


Elizabeth Dodge, services as teacher at evening school. 32 00


Amounts carried forward ...


$21,078 37 $27,463 35


195


DETAILED STATEMENT.


Amounts brought forward . . . . $21,078 37 $27,463 35


Margaret Sargent, services as teacher at evening school. 32 00


Harriet Colman, services as teacher at evening school. 32 00


Nellie G. Stone, services as teacher at evening school. 38 75


Elizabeth Pearson, services as teacher at evening school. 32 25


K. Lillian Buckley, services as pupil teacher at training school .......


34 45


Enoch C. Adams, cash paid for one- half of graduation expenses and sundries


16 50


L. W. Piper, filling out 25 diplomas. . Robert G. Allen, services as truant officer. .


421 50


Robert G. Allen, services taking cen- sus of school children. 60 00


William P. Lunt, services as agent of school board.


1,060 00


William P. Lunt, cash paid for sun- dries.


87 10


Fred. P. Hinckley, services as janitor, T. B. Robbins,


300 00


90 00


Joseph G. Stevens, 66


100 00


Albert O. Colby, 66 66


160 00


Stephen R. Fox, 66


113 00


Charles H. Lunt,


210 00


Maurice Corcoran, services as janitor and extras . 38 30


Thomas Mutch, services as janitor and extras. 65 85


Chester Menut, services as janitor, 8 00


James Kimball, 66 S2 00


American Book Co., school books ... 233 86


Amounts carried forward. ... $24,302 68


$27,463 35


8 75


196


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amounts brought forward. ... $24,302 68 $27,463 35 William Ware & Co., spelling books. 23 25


George F. King & Merrill, school supplies. 189 94


Boston School Supply Co., school


supplies 37 75


M. R. Warren, school supplies .. .... 5 00


University Publishing Co., school sup- plies. . . . 22 06


Benjamin G. Gerrish, mats.


9 00


Newburyport Despatch Co., express- age. 3 35


96 41


M. H. Sargent, school sundries. . . News Publishing Co., printing annual reports and sundries


106 30


Ginn & Co., school books. 206 80


Horace A. Brooks, supplies


31 53


J. L. Hammet, 66


137 86


Jackson Ex. Co., expressage 8 55


Newburyport Herald Co., printing and advertising 25 85


Atkinson Coal Co., coal and wood . .


15 28


Silver, Burdette & Co., supplies 8 00


J. C. Stanley, sundries ..


4 87


15 37


Franklin Educational Co., supplies ... Trustees Putnam Free School, rent of school building 1 year . 500 00


George S. Perry & Co., supplies 12 25


Edward E. Babb, 40 77


George H. Pearson, sundries 3 00


Smith, White & Co., supplies


12 50


P. H. Blumpey, sundries


2 00


Union Oil Co., oil


I 00


Economy Printing Company, print-


ing and advertising .. . . . 8 25


Amounts carried forward. . . . $25,829 62


$27,463 35


197


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amounts brought forward. . . $25,829 62 $27,463 35 Holden Pat. Book Cover Co., book


covers 12 37


Leach, Shewell & Sanborn, supplies .. 69 25


George W. Creasey, 170 tons 6 cwt. coal


920 66


Macmillan & Co., supplies


3 46


Henry Holt & Co., 66


.


I 15


D. C. Heath,


41 07


Edward Osgood, sundries


I 28


Caleb B. Huse, printing


8 75


Jas. H. Noyes & Co., sundries


4 00


American Bank Note Co., diplomas ...


33 00


F. H. Plumer, teaming


15 00


Eagle Pencil Co., pencils


16 00


Mineral Tablet Ink Co., ink tablets


5 00


Wm. Holker & Co., sundries


I 80


D. C. Batchelder, 66


3 70


160 00


A. F. Nason, 145412 bu. charcoal .. Caroline Hardy, services as pupil teach- er at training school


24 00


Georgie Thurlo, services as pupil teach- er at training school 20 00


Hattie Baxter, services as pupil teach- er at training school


4 08


Nora Whittier, services as pupil teach- er at training school


3 00


Houghton, Mifflin & Co., school sup- plies


120 49


Daniel P. Thurlow, tuning and repair- ing organ IO 26


Henry A. Wilson, sundries IO 75


Prang Educational Co., school sup-


.


Amounts carried forward. . .. $27,318 69 $27,463 35


198


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amounts brought forward. ... $27,318 69 $27.463 35 plies . . . 56 16


Mrs. Amos H. Geary, services as teach- er at evening school


32 00


Patrick Finnegan, labor


6 00


George E. Pearson, “


8 00


Charles E. Allen,


66


7 80


Charles Bashaw,


4 80


Cornelius Lynch,


66


IO 40


John Murphy, 66


6 70


Edward Powers,


66


6 00


William Tatterfield, 66


6 00


Everett Barlow, 66


20


Wm. D. Williams,


60


27,463.35


SEWERAGE (CONSTRUCTION).


Balance due Dec. 16, 1893


$929 71


CREDITS.


From city clerk, sewer pipe $ 25


From George Bliss, bill credited


back


I 50


From Henry J. Wright, bill credited


back


1 80 3 55


$ 926 16


Balance due Dec. 15, 1894


11,784 58


$10,858 42


Amount carried forward. . $10,858 42


199


DETAILED STATEMENT.


.


Amount brought forward. $10,858 42


EXPENDITURES.


Authorized by Committee on Sewerage.


Pearl S. Bradford, stock and labor ... $ 10 12


Eben Rolfe, 6 plungers, sewer meas- urer's drawing board . . 5 70


Newburyport Water Co., pipe, lead,


cement, labor and teaming . . ... 46 57 Newburyport Gas & Electric Light Co., labor and stock changing gas mains 59 49


Henry F. Hurlburt, professional serv- ices 500 00


J. W. Douglass, in settlement of claim against city


10,000 00


Boston & Maine R. R., freight


50


Chelmsford Foundry Co., manhole cover 4 90


John P. Sweeney, services as com- missioner, J. W. Douglass vs. city 25 00


William T. Pierce, examination and preparation of notes, J. W. Doug- lass vs. city 42 75


Henry J. Wright, car fare, Boston to Newburyport and return 3 60


S. A. Webster & Co., shorthand and typewriting, J. W. Douglass vs. city 58 91


C. H. Sargent, services in Douglass suit and expenses 27 00


H. R. Perkins, services in Douglass suit and expenses 27 00


Wilkinson Bros., stock and labor .... 50


A. Russell & Sons, 62 dustpans for manholes 46 38


10,858 42


200


ANNUAL REPORTS.


SEWERAGE (MAINTENANCE).


Appropriation.


$ 100 00


Amount overdrawn transferred from


incidentals to balance account . 93 96


$ 193 96


EXPENDITURES. Authorized by the Committee on Sewerage.


Newburyport Despatch, expressage. . $ 80


Eben Rolfe, stock and labor .


44 77


J. C. Stanley, sundries.


3 54


M. O'Connell, iron work.


I 65


J. H. Stockman, three pieces of rattan, 75


Jere Cashman, use of teams and men, 25 00


C. R. Sargent, stock and labor. ....


17 07


Frank Curtis, cash paid for sundries .. 31 68


Patrick Tobin, teaming.


9 50


John Herlihy, labor on sewers.


.


20 00


Aaron R. Gay & Co., stationery. ....


3 60


Cornelius Reagan, labor on sewers ...


4 60


Edgar S. C. Tyler, cleaning hose ....


75


William B. Porter, teaming.


25 50


Newburyport Herald Co., advertising,


4 50


Frank E. Davis, sundries.


25


$193 96


SIDEWALKS AND EDGESTONES.


Appropriation


$5,000 00


CREDITS.


From Fred E. Collins .


$ 7 70


William A. Johnson.


22 80


Eben A. Young


14 40


Susan B. Atkinson


24 53


Amounts carried forward. ... $ 69 43


$5,000 00


DETAILED STATEMENT.


201


Amounts brought forward . . . $


69 43 $ 5,000 00


From Est. Charles H. Ireland. . .


7 00


Fourth Congregational Society ...


3 12


Est. David J. Merrill .


29 78


William R. Johnson, Agent.


6 08


Nellie Capers . . .


17 33


John A. Greeley & Co.


7 35


Thomas H. Davis


17 70


Edmund Jaques.


I 70


John H. Lancaster.


43 40


Thomas Ronan


9 60


Elbredge Horton .


35 91


Herman·D. Allen


4 46


John H. Mahaffey


30 00


Est. Samuel Brown.


12 47


Horton C. Stevens.


8 21


Thomas L. Nelson


21 50


John T. Brown


3 45


Sarah N. Duffy .


7 20


Jere Collins.


9 07


Fanny D. Greeley.


14 90


Herbert N. Woodwell


·


29 33


John Homer.


21 44


Est. Mrs. Edmund Pike. . .


26 88


William T. Nelson


2 31


Charles E. Atkinson.


3 41


Joseph B. Creasey


6 50


Charles R. Cross.


29 86


Warren D. Fogg.


10 00


William S. Adams.


5 76


Est. Thomas Howard.


6 47


Thomas W. Goodwin


9 28


Est. Samuel K. Whipple .


I 84


A. & G. J. Caldwell.


44 80


Est. William H. Brewster .


72 88


Amounts carried forward. ... $ 630 42 $ 5,000 CO


26


1


202


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amounts brought forward ...


$ 630 42 $ 5,000 00


From E. P. Dodge M'f'g. Co. . .


3 92


Philip R. Piper. .


14 74


Mrs. Alvah Marden


20 00


John M. Goodwin


16 75


Annie B. Lord


14 30


John Lynch


II 84


Estate James Coffey


20 31


Hiram H. Landford


I 25


Timothy Y. Cotton.


I 92


George D. Thurlow


20 00


Jere Allen .


14 43


Davis F. Noyes .


II 70


Lemuel Marquand .


9 00


Estate of Eliza Lane


15 15


John W. Coffin


8 10


Jeannette Lydston


8 00


James J. Healey


21 80


George Simpson.


10 00


Samuel M. Gerrish


5 42


Thomas May


6 40


Joseph Cartland.


47 00


Joseph H. Hudson


9 10


Florey Donahoe


6 72


Robert Piper.


3 00


George W. Noyes


6 23


J. B. M. Dickens


21 00


Bromfield fund (Jane L. Pike) ..


9 50


Bromfield fund (Mary C. Cur- rier) .


17 98


Bromfield fund (William Noyes) .


26 74


Bromfield fund (Mrs. J. W. Gunnison ) . 7 03


Bromfield fund (Mrs. Joseph N. Jaques) .


24 00


Amounts carried forward . . . . $ 1,043 75


$ 5,000 00


.


203


DETAILED STATEMENT.


Amounts brought forward . ... $ 1,043 75 $5,000 00


From Bromfield Fund (George W.


Haskell) . 16 45


Betterment account (transfer) .... 4,161 86


$ 5,222 06


Total appropriations and income. 10,222 06


Amount overdrawn, transferred from


incidentals to balance account. 3,439 17


13,661 23


EXPENDITURES.


Authorized by the Committee on Highways.


T. M. Blaisdell, edgestones. . $ 1,609 42


Mrs. H. H. Smart, repairs on fence. . 5 00


Eben Smith, bricks.


524 72


Eben A. Young, laying brick side walk ..


142 47


Louis F. Barton, damage caused by removing dirt front of meeting house. 5 00


L. M. Hatch & Sons, stock, labor and teaming .


91 82


Arthur Currier, laying brick side- walk


295 26


Edwin Currier, laying brick side- walk . 207 71


Edward S. Hidden, laying brick side- walk 66 56


George D. Thurlow, laying brick side- walk.


274 08


Frank H. Plumer, teaming


177 00


W. C. Toppan, laying brick sidewalk . 71 52


C. H. Meader, 66


66 66


.


226 81


Robert Piper, 66 66 66


.


92 90


Jere D. Lunt, 66


66


·


43 10


Amounts carried forward. ... $ 3,833 37


$13,661 23


20.1


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amounts brought forward . . . $ 3,833 37 $13,661 23


Thomas P. Thomas, concreting .. .... 3,179 83


John Ronan, use of team 75 00


Joseph Cherry, bricks. 699 00


J. Littlefield & Son, stock and labor on edgestones 248 55


Rufus Morrison, laying brick sidewalk.


114 65


J. C. Colman, use of teams, cement, etc . 117 93


R. W. Grant, edgestones.


2,863 68


Effie B. Luddington, wharfage on edgestones.


60 00


Joseph H. Currier, laying brick side- walk


9 08


Charles Poor, labor


7 84


Thomas Ronan, laying brick side- walk . .


108 36


George O. Lunt, repairing brick side- walk .


55 10


John A. Greeley & Co., laying brick sidewalk.


23 77


Patrick Tobin, teaming


4 80


Jere D. Duggan,


7 65


Daniel Duggan,


labor


24 40


Cornelius Lynch,


26 80


John P. Leary,


66


5 00


Dennis Kelleher,


50 60


Daniel Cronan,


66


62 60


Daniel Quill,


66


21 40


Edmund Ryan,


66


284 40


Jere Shehan,


267 20


Dennis Toomey,


5 20


Frank Buckley,


.


3 00


John D. Foley,


66


19 20


Charles Bashaw,


66


200 20


Charles E. Allen,


288 20


.


Amounts carried forward. ... $12,666 81


$13,661 23


205


DETAILED STATEMENT.


Amounts brought forward. . . $12,666 81


$13,661 23


George E. Pearson, labor


4 40


Cornelius Kelleher,


66


25 60


Edward Powers,


66


33 60


Jere Donahoe,


I SO


Cornelius Sullivan,


66


1 80


John Carey,


66


8 20


Cornelius Lyons,


66


I 60


William Hanna,


66


I 60


Timothy Coffey,


66


9 80


Clark B. Marshall,


66


I 80


Frederick McDonald, "


2 00


Frank Buckley,


66


2 60


John Kelleher,


66


I 00


Daniel Casey,


66


I 80


Andrew Casey,


66


· I OO


John Haley,


66


12 60


Dennis Duggan,


66


57 So


John M. Buckley,


9 88


Patrick Russell,


66


8 00


John F. Murphy,


66


II 40


John Higgins,


66


10 00


John Lynch,


6 00


Daniel O'Connell,


66


I SO


Dennis J. Donahue,


66


3 40


Frank Goodwin,


66


2 00


Jere Toomey,


66


.


I 80


Michael Dunn,


22 60


Samuel Martin,


66


109 20


Timothy Kneeland,


66


94 So


James Miskell,


66


16 80


Daniel Creedon,


60 20


Jere Lynch,


66


24 80


John Murphy,


5 80


Edward Cross,


66


I 40


Samuel Scrivens,


66


12 00


Amounts carried forward. ... $13,237 69


$13,661 23


206


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amounts brought forward . . . . $13,237 69 $13,661 23


William Tatterfield, labor


2 00


Patrick Toomey,


20 60


Bartholomew Creedon, "


31 So


Thomas Hale,


41 40


Michael Kelley,


66


102 80


Thomas Ryan,


IO So


Charles W. Thurlow, 66


10 60


Dennis Conners,


I SO


Transferred to betterment account


(over credits)


201


74


$13,661 23


STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS-ARMORY RENT ACCOUNT.


Balance due from State, Dec. 15, 1894 .. $ 112 50 Amount transferred from incidentals


not allowed by State 469 16


PAYMENTS. $ 581 66


E. P. Dodge Manufacturing Company, seven months' and 12 days' rent of armory, to May 12, 1894. . . ...... $ 431 66 L. T. Batchelder, six months' rent of Washington Hall for armory, to Nov. 15, 1894. 150 00


$ 581 66


207


DETAILED STATEMENT.


STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS-MILITARY AID ACCOUNT.


Balance due from the State, Dec. 16,


1893 . . .$ 406 23


Payments of aid in year 1894. .. 969 48


$ 1,375 71


CREDITS.


City appropriation for 1894. . . . . ... $ 400 00


Cash from State of Massachusetts. 436 24


From incidentals transfer 84 73 $ 920 97


Balance due from State, Dec. 15, 1894 $ 454 74


SOLDIERS' RELIEF.


Appropriation


$ 2,500 00


CREDITS.


Cash received from sundry persons for


board at insane asylum ........ .$ 295 48


Cash from city of Boston, for over-pay-


ment for board 163 29


458 77


Total appropriation and income $ 2,958 77


Amount undrawn transferred to inci-


dentals to balance account 657 71


$ 2,301 06


Amount carried forward. $ 2,301 06


1


208


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amount brought forward. ..... $ 2,301 06


EXPENDITURES.


Authorized by Soldiers' Relief Committee.


Amount paid in cash to sundry persons for aid during year ...


.$ 1,380 43


Amount paid for board in hospitals and asylums and medical attendance of sundry persons during the year. . . 556 18


Amount allowed for groceries, cloth-


ing and fuel to sundry persons during year . 264 45


Amount paid for salary of clerk of military aid committee six months, to Dec. 1, 1894.


100 00


$


2,301 06


WATER SUPPLY.


Appropriation . $8,100 00


Amount overdrawn transferred from


.


incidentals to balance account. 2 50


$8,102 50


EXPENDITURES.


Authorized by Committee on Water Supply. Newburyport Water Co., one year's


use of water for fire purposes. ... $6,960 00


Newburyport Water Co., one year's use of water for public buildings, 1,142 50


$8, 102 50


209


DETAILED STATEMENT.


MISCELLANEOUS.


INCOME ACCOUNT.


CREDITS.


From City of Newburyport, liquor li- censes $ 16,673 63


From State of Massachusetts, balance


of corporation tax for year 1893. . 2,948 86


From State of Massachusetts, corpora- tion tax for year 1894 .....


21,291 45


From State of Massachusetts, account of foreign shipping. 1,663 45


From State of Massachusetts, non-


resident bank tax for year 1894. . . 1,253 56


DEBITS.


$ 43,830 95


Amount deducted by Assessors and


State of Massachusetts, account. 40,302 53


Amount undrawn transferred to inci-


dentals $ 3,528 42


SIMPSON FUND.


CREDITS.


Income for year 1894. $ 900 00


DEBITS.


Paid Jere Cashman, for watering streets $ 300 00


" John J. Currier, treasurer, for watering High street. 600 00 $ 900 00


27


210


ANNUAL REPORTS.


DOG LICENSES.


Received from County of Essex. . $ 804 72 Transferred to Public Library account. So4 72


STATE AND COUNTY TAXES.


Appropriated and paid for State tax of


1894 .... $ 9,360 00 Appropriated and paid for County tax of 1894 11,112 83


$ 20,472 83


NON-RESIDENT BANK TAX.


Collected from city banks $ 3,919 08


Credited on State account. 3,042 44 $ 6,961 52


Charged on State account. 5,707 96


Balance transferred to income account. $ 1,253 56


RECEIVED ON ACCOUNT OF TAXES.


Tax of 1891 .$ 6 00


1892. 10,015 26


66 1893 31,296 27


66 1894 . 115,380 32


$156,697 85


Betterment assessments . 3,930 20


$160,628 05


21I


DETAILED STATEMENT.


LIQUOR LICENSES.


Received for licenses granted for year 1894, viz : II of Ist and 4th class common vic- tualers' at $1800. $19,800 00


I of 4th class, grocer's, at $1,000 .... 1,000 00


1,500 00


I of Ist class inn-holder's, at $1,500. 10 of 6th class druggist's, at $1.00 . .. . 10 00


$22,310 00


Received for advertising licenses .. . . .


77 00


$22,387 00


DEBITS.


Rockwell & Churchill, printing. .....


$ 8 00


Joseph M. Greenough, carriage hire. . 6 00


Newburyport Herald Co., advertising, 109 75 News Publishing Co., advertising. ... 30 00 Edward A. Hale, cloth covered cases of blanks I 75


State of Massachusetts, 25 per cent. of receipts 5,557 87


5,713 37


Balance transferred to income account. $16,673 63


212


ANNUAL REPORTS.


COUNTY OF ESSEX.


-


CREDITS.


Received from County Treasurer for


seals killed.


$ 48 00


DEBITS.


Paid Amos G. Dow, killing seals, $ 6 00


" John Whalen,


66


3 00


" Leonard A. Sargent, 66 66


3 00


Henry L. Godfrey,


66 66


27 00


" Jabez M. Eaton,


66 66


3 00


" Henry C. Lattime,


3 00


" Mansfield Milton, 66


3 00


48 00


INCOME FROM CITY BUILDINGS AND LANDS.


Received from County of Essex, rent


police court room, one year to


Jan. 1, 1894 .


$ 250 00


Received from R. S. Hewlett, rent of Winter street landing, one year to Jan. 1, 1895 5 00


Received from rent of City Hall .


1,047 50


Received from sale of burial lots, New Hill 255 50


Transferred to public property account. $1,558 00


213


DETAILED STATEMENT.


APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1894.


Poor (including fuel, insane and city


physician's salary ) . $ 19,000 00


Schools, (including fuel, and rent of Putnam school) .


27,000 00


Fire, (including fuel)


9,500 00


Highways.


12,000 00


Sidewalks and edgestones


5,000 00


Ashes and rubbish .


900 00


Bridges and culverts.


2.500 00


Water Supply (for all purposes) .


8,100 00


Incidentals.


5,000 00


(overdraft last year)


7,109 00


Public Property .


5,000 00


Police.


13,000 00


Lighting streets and public buildings


10,500 00


Fuel


1,650 00


Printing


750 00


Board of Health.


500 00


Military aid


400 00


Abatement tax of 1891


1,500 00


66


1892


800 00


66 1893 800 00


66


1894.


300 00


Parks or public grounds


500 00


Memorial Day. .


150 00


Sewers, (maintenance)


100 00


Soldiers' relief


2,500 00


Interest.


16,500 00


Notes payable


5000 00


Sinking Funds


11,000 00


$176,559 00


Salaries. 8,700 00 800 00


Public Library


214


ANNUAL REPORTS.


CITY VALUATION FOR 1894.


Real estate. $7,055,400 00


Personal estate 2,200,800 00


Resident bank shares


499,877 00


$ 9,756,077 00


Tax assessed on real estate. $ 110,769 78


66 personal estate. 34,552 56


66 resident bank shares 7,848 07


66 polls .


7,776 00


$ 160,946 41


Appropriated for city expenses. . . $ 176,559 00 Less income deducted by assessors 37,000 00


$ 139,559 00


City appropriation, State tax .. .. 9,360 00


County tax .. 11,112 83


Overlay .


533 25


Re-assessments


381 33 $ 160,946 41


Number of polls, 3888; rate of taxation, $15.70 per $1000.


POPULATION.


IS90 United States census 13,962 1895 estimated. . 15,000


215


DETAILED STATEMENT.


SALARIES OF CITY OFFICERS, 1894.


Mayor.


$ 1,200 00


City clerk, (no fees)


1,600 00


City clerk, (for clerk hire)


300 00


City treasurer and collector


1,600 00


City treasurer and collector (for clerk hire)


100 00


City auditor


400 00


City solicitor (in full for all services)


400 00


City physician


350 00


City messenger


900 00


City marshal.


1,100 00


Assistant city marshal.


900 00


Surveyor of highways (to furnish his own team) .


1,200 00


Superintendent of schools


1,200 00


Clerk of common council


150 00


Clerk of overseers of the poor


900 00


Clerk of State aid committee


200 00


Superintendent of fire alarm


200 00


Agent of board of health .


200 00


Clerk of board of health


50 00


Superintendent of sewers.


500 00


Treasurer of sinking funds . 50 00


Librarian of Public Library


1,200 00


Assistant librarian of Public Library


300 00


Superintendent of reading room 375 00


Superintendent of almshouse 400 00


Matron of almshouse . 200 00




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