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By the amount of Note No. 522 issued to the order of A. W. Greenleaf, trustee, under the will of R. W. Drown, dated Feb. 16, 1895, pay- able in one year with interest at the rate of 3 3-4 per cent. per an- num, temporary loan . 1,467 73
By the amount of Note No. 523 issued to the order of J. V. Felker, city treasurer, dated April 1, 1895, payable in seven months. Dis-
5,000 00
4,000 00
1,000 00
Carried forward . . $470,933 54
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Brought forward $470,933 54 counted at the rate of 3 92-100 per cent. per annum, temporary loan 20,000 00 By the amount of Note No 524 issued to the committee on William O. Moseley fund dated May 1, 1895, with interest at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum, trust fund ...... By the amount of Note No. 525 issued to the order of J. V. Felker, city treasurer, dated Sept. 18, 1895, payable on demand with interest at the rate of 42 per cent. per annum, temporary loan.
By the amount of Note No. 526 issued to the order of J. V. Felker, city treasurer, dated Sept. 1, 1895, pay- able in one year with interest at the rate of 32 per cent. per annum, armory loan, chap. 367, acts of 1893
By the amount of Note No. 527 issued to the order of J. V. Felker, city treasurer, dated Sept. 1, 1895, pay- able in two years with interest at the rate of 3} per cent. per annum, armory loan, chap. 367, acts of 1893.
By the amount of Note No. 528 issued to the order of the Institution for Savings in Newburyport and its vicinity, dated Sept. 1, 1895, paya- ble in three years with interest at the rate of 32 per cent. per annum,
10,000 00
14,000 00
2,000 00
2,000 00
Carried forward.
$518,933 54
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Brought forward. $518,933 54
armory loan, chap 367, acts of 1893. 2,000 00
By the amount of Note No. 529 issued to the order of the Institution for Savings in Newburyport and its vicinity dated Sept. 1, 1895, paya- ble in four years with interest at the rate of 32 per cent. per an- num, armory loan, chap. 367, acts of 1893 ...
By the amount of Note No. 530 issued to the order of the Institution for Savings in Newburyport and its vicinity dated Sept. 1, 1895, paya- ble in five years with interest at the rate of 32 per cent. per annum, armory loan, chap. 367, acts of 1893.
2,000 00
2,000 00
By the amount of Note No. 531 issued to the order of the Institution for Savings in Newburyport and its vicinity dated Sept. 1, 1895, paya- ble in six years with interest at the rate of 32 per cent. per annum, armory loan, chap. 367, acts of 1893. 3,000 00
Sundry debts due from the city Dec. 21, 1895, in excess of amount due Dec. 15, 1894, viz :
1895, Bromfield fund. . . . . . . $ 62 21 Commissioners of Atkinson
common .
156 99
$229 20
Carried forward
$229 20 $527,933 54
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Brought forward . . $229 20 $527,933 54
1894, Commissioners of Atkin-
son common 190 99
Difference 28 21
By the amount of city bond, No. 2, sewer loan, registered in name of sinking fund commissioners of Newburyport, dated Nov. 1, 1895. Principal payable in 24 years from date. Interest payable semi an- nually in May and Nov. of each year at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum 5,000 00
Making a total of
$532,961 75
There have been paid on account of the city debt during the year 1895 notes as follows :
To the order of J. V. Felker, city treas- urer, Note No. 500, dated Dec. 20, 1893, which matured Jan. 11, 1895, bearing interest at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum, temporary loan
To the order of D. A. Whittier and C. A. Whittier, guardians, Note No. 501, dated Jan. 15, 1894, which matured Jan. 21, 1895, bearing in- terest at the rate of 3 3-4 per cent. per annum, temporary loan ...... To the order of J. V. Felker, city treas. urer, Note No. 502, dated Jau. 15, 1894, which matured Jan. 18, 1895, Carried forward.
4,000 00
9,000 00
$13,000 00
$532,961 75
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Brought forward .
bearing interest at the rate of 3 3.4 per cent. per annum, tempo- rary loan.
To the order of J. V. Felker, city treas- urer, Note No. 503, dated Jan. 24, 1894, which matured Jan. 25, 1895, bearing interest at the rate of 3 3-4 per cent. per annum, tempo- rary loan.
To the order of J. V. Felker, city treas- urer, Note No. 504, dated Jan. 25, 1894, which matured Feb. 27, 1895, bearing interest at the rate of 3 3-4 per cent. per annum, tempo- rary loan.
To the order of A. W. Greenleaf, trus- tee, Note No. 508, dated Feb. 16, 1894, which matured March 9, 1895, bearing interest at the rate of 3 3-4 per cent. per annum, temporary loan.
To the order of Institution for Savings in Newburyport and its vicinity, an installment on demand, Note No. 511, dated Sept. 15, 1894, bearing interest at the rate of 3} per cent. per annum, railroad loan To the order of George E. Stickney, treasurer, Note No. 512, dated Nov. 19, 1894, which matured March 19, 1895, bearing interest at the rate of 32 per cent. per an- num, temporary loan . To the order of J. V. Felker, city treas-
Carried forward
$13,000 00 $532,961 75
9,000 00
4,000 00
1,000 00
1,467 73
2,338 37
10,000 00
$40,806 10
$532,961 75
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Brought forward. $40,806 10 $532,961 75
urer, Note No. 513, dated Nov. 26, 1894, which matured Feb. 26, 1895, bearing interest at the rate of 3 per cent. per annum, temporary loan 12,000 00 To the order of J. V Felker, city treas urer, Note No. 51", dated Jan. 19, 1895, which matured Sept. 19, 1895. Discounted at the rate of 2 13-16 per cent. per annum and $5 commission, temporary loan ... 20,000 00 To the order of J. V. Felker, city treas -. urer, Note No. 518 dated Jan, 19, 1895, which matured Sept. 19, 1895. Discounted at the rate of 2 13-16 per cent. per annum and $5 commission, temporary loan .. To the order of George E. Stickney, treasurer, Note No. 519 dated Jan. 25, 1895, which matured May 25, 1895. Discounted at the rate of 3 per cent. per annum, temporary loan.
To the order of J. V. Felker, city treas- urer, Note No. 523 dated April 1, 1895, which matured Nov. 1, 1895. Discounted at the rate of 3 92-100 per cent. per annum, temporary loan . .
To the order of J. V. Felker, city treas- urer, Note No. 525 dated Sept. 18, 1895, which matured Sept. 30, 1895, bearing interest at the rate of 42 per cent. per annum, tempo- rary loan.
20,000 00
5,000 00
20,000 00
14,000 00
Carried forward
$131,806 10 $532,961 75
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Brought forward. $131,806 10 $532,961 75
To the order of the Institution for Sav- ings in Newburyport and its vicin- ity, Note No. 9 dated Oct. 5, 1886, which matured Oct. 5, 1895, bear- ing interest at the rate of 3} per cent. per annum, water loan .... To the order of the Institution for Sav- ings in Newburyport and its vicin- ity, Note No. 9 dated Oct. 5, 1886, which matured Oct. 5, 1895, bearing int rest at the rate of 3₺ per cent. per annum, bridge loan .. . 3,000 00
2,000 00
Sinking funds and other available assets Dec. 21, 1895, in excess of amount Dec.15, 1894, viz : 1895
(see schedule) ...... $152,143 32 1894 (see schedule). . 134,942 91
Difference.
17,200 41
Making a total of.
$154,006 51
Net debt Dec. 21, 1895 378,955 24
Net debt Dec 15, 1894. 397,465 81
Decrease of the net debt of the city for the year 1895 $ 18,510 57
CITY DEBT AND ASSETS
December 21, 1895.
DEBT
City bonds (general loan) 4 per cent. due 1897. $38,000 00
Carried forward.
$38,000 00
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Brought forward. $38,000 00
City bonds (general loan) 4 per cent. due 1908 65,000 00
City bonds (general loan) 4 per cent. due 1911. 90,000 00
City bonds (general loan) 4 per cent. due 1913. 25,000 00
City bonds (sewerage loan) 4 per cent. due 1919. 100,000 00
Notes payable, ten year loan, 4 per cent. due 1899. 15,000 00
Notes payable, water loan. 32 per cent. due 1896. 2,000 00
Notes payable, bridge loan, 3} per cent. due 1896. 3,000 00
Notes payable city railroad loan so called, now secured by 411 shares common stock Boston & Maine Railroad, 3} per cent payable on demand . .
71,661 63
Notes payable committee on Sawyer fund, 43 per cent. trust fund paya- ble on demand. 5,000 00
Notes payable committee on Brown fund, 42 per cent. trust fund paya- ble on demand.
15,000 00
Notes payable committee on Frothing- ham fund, 4 per cent. trust fund payable on demand. 1,000 00
Notes payable committee on Green fund, 4 per cent. trust fund paya- ble on demand. 2,000 00
Notes payable committee on Toppan fund, 4 per cent, trust fund paya- ble on demand. 250 00
Carried forward $432,911 63
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CITY AUDITOR
Brought forward $432,911 63
Notes payable committee on A. Wil-
liams fund, 4 per cent. trust fund payable on demand. 1,000 00
Notes payable committee on Todd fund, 4 per cent. trust fund paya- ble on demand. 10,000 00
Notes payable overseers of the poor, 43 per cent. Dexter fund, payable on demand. 2,000 00
Notes payable trustees will of Marga- ret Atwood, trust fund, payable on demand.
10,500 00
Notes payable trustees of Simpson fund, 42 per cent. trust fund payable on demand.
20,000 00
Notes payable trustees of Follansbee fund, 4 per cent. trust fund, paya- ble on demand .
3,000 00
Notes payable armory loan, 33 per cent. due 1896. 2.000 00
Notes payable armory loan, 33 per cent. due 1897.
2,000 00
Notes payable armory loan, 33 per cent. due 1898. 2,000 00
Notes payable armory loan. 33 per cent. due 1899
2,000 00
Notes payable armory loan, 33 per cent. due 1900. 2,000 00
Notes payable armory loan, 33 per cent. due 1901
3,000 00
Notes payable committee on William O. Moseley fund, 4 per cent. trust fund payable on demand. 10,000 00
Carried forward
$502,411 63
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ANNUAL REPORTS
Brought forward $502,411 63
Notes payable, temporary loans, 3 3-4
per cent. due 1896. 28,467 13
Due commissioners of Atkinson common 156 99
Due Bromfield fund. 62 21
Gross city debt, Dec. 21, 1895. . .
$531,098 56
ASSETS
Taxes of 1892 uncollected . $ 440 00
66 1893
2,440 70
66 1894
13,165 83
6 1895
46,676 59
5,846 32
Betterment assessments uncollected .. Due from the state of Mass. state aid, chap. 301, acts of 1894.
6,300 50
Due from the state of Mass. military aid, chap. 279, acts of 1894. .... 460 73 Due from the state of Mass. burial ex- pense, chap. 62, acts of 1894 .... Due from the state of Mass. armory rents. 150 00
175 00
Due from state of Mass. corporation tax Sinking funds (see schedule). ... Cash on hand, Dec. 21, 1895, viz : Deposited in First National Bank, New- buryport.
2,652 24
54,512 30
14,315 44
Deposited in First National Bank, Bos- ton .
4,321 23
Deposited in safe in treasurer's office. . 686 44
$152,143 32
Total net debt as above stated Dec. 21, 1895
378,955 24
The city owns four hundred and eleven shares of common stock of the Boston & Maine Railroad Co, which has a market value this twenty-first day of December, 1895, of $70,486.50. This has not been figured as an asset in making up the net debt of the city.
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CITY AUDITOR
SINKING FUNDS
Dec. 21, 1895.
Total funds, Dec. 15, 1894. $41,758 47
Appropriations and income during the year 1895. 13,315 50
Making a total of $55,073 97
Less premium and accrued interest paid on city of Haverhill water loan bonds purchased during the year 1895. 561 67
Total amount of sinking funds Dec. 21, 1895 $54,512 30
SUMMARY OF INVESTMENTS
City of Newburyport 4 per cent. coupon sewer bonds. Principal payable Sept. 1, 1919. Inter- est payable semi-annually, March 1 and Sept. 1 of each year. Fifteen of the denomination of $I,000 each, Nos. 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65.
City of Malden, 4 per cent. coupon sewerage loan bonds. Principal payable May 2, 1924. In- terest payable semi-annually May 2 and Nov. 2 of each year. Fifteen of the denomination of $1000 each, Nos. 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263. 264,265 .... 15,000 00 City of Haverhill, 4 per ct. coupon water loan bonds. Principal payable 1922. Interest payable semi- annually June 1 and Dec. 1 of each year. Six of the denomination of $1000 each, Nos. 18, 19, 20, 80, 81, 82. 6,000 00
City of Newburyport 4 per cent. registered sewer Carried forward
$ 15,000 00
$ 36,000 00
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Brought forward $36,000 00
bond, No. 2, in name of sinking fund commis- sioners, Newburyport. Principal payable Nov. 1, 1919. Interest payable semi annually May 1 and Nov. 1 of each year. 5,000 00
Deposited in the Powow River National Bank, Amesbury, at 4 per cent. interest. 12,973 97
Deposited in the Newburyport Five Cents Savings
Bank, book No. 10,244, at 4 per cent. interest 538 33
Making a total of
$54,512 30
MEMORANDUM OF UNEXPENDED BALANCES
Transferred to incidentals, Dec. 21, 1895.
Poor department.
$ 12 67
Fuel. ..
149 72
Parks and public grounds.
47 99
Incidentals.
2,146 43
Police department.
510 76
Salaries.
.
199 97
Public property.
1,105 78
Abatements tax of 1892
13 00
1895.
659 86
Printing .
73 28
Sewer maintenance
14 33
Making a total of. $ .
$4,933 79
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CITY AUDITOR
MEMORANDUM OF OVERDRAWN ACCOUNTS
Charged to incidentals, Dec. 21, 1895.
School department.
$ 245 10
Fire department.
171 89
Soldiers' relief .
43 14
Highway department.
10,700 19
Sidewalks and edgestones
1,839 55
Ashes and rubbish.
245 35
Bridges and culverts
851 45
Water supply.
77 00
Lighting streets and public buildings
21 92
Public library
23 52
Board of health
336 95
Military aid ..
88 74
Abatements tax of 1893
52 16
298 86
Interest.
.
57 09
Making a total of.
$15,052 91
60 1894
The difference, $10,119 12, is the overdraft for the year.
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TREASURER'S BALANCE SHEET December 21, 1895.
Incidentals
10, 119 12
Notes payable $212,879 36
Cashı. 686 44
City bonds. . 318,000 00
First National Bank,
Sinking funds 54,512 30
Newburyport.
14,315 44
First National Bank,
Boston .
4,321 23
State of Mass. state aid
6,300 50
aid .
460 73
State of Mass. burial ..
175 00
armories
150 00
corpora-
tion tax 1895 . . ... ..
2,652 24
Sinking fund com ..
54,512 30
City of Newburyport. . 327,041 85 Boston & Maine R. R.
Co.
71,861 63
Essex Merrimac bridge
2,885 23
Water for fire purposes
1,136 70
Betterment assessments
5,846 32
Tax of 1892 440 00
" 1893
2,440 70
“ "1894
13,165 83
" " 1895
46,676 59
Sewerage. .
7,136 40
New Armory .
8,568 II
Water account
4,718 50
$585,610 86
$585,610 86
Commissioner of Atkin- son com1111011 156 99
Bromfield fund. . .
62 21
6 66 military
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· CITY AUDITOR
CITY CLERK'S ACCOUNT December 21, 1895.
RECEIPTS
City Hall.
. $1,236 00
Issuing and recording 153 marriage certifi-
cates at 50c each. 76 50
Recording mortgages and sundry papers. . . 77 00
Advertising liquor licenses . 64 00
Land rent Green street landing 37 00
Sale of lanterns
5 00
Sale of glass .
50
Issuing and recording miscellaneous licenses, viz :
Billiards $ 4 00
Pool.
24 00
Auctioneers 6 00
Junk. 10 00
Pawn.
4 00
Bowling alley
4 00
Circus .
27 00
Museum
4 00
From sale of burial lots, viz :
No. 73. 12 00
" 151. 12 00
" 184 10 00
" 51. 12 00
" 369. 15 00
" 368 15 00
" 177 3 00
·' 103. 9 00
"' 152. 12 00
Carried forward
. $100 00 $1,579 00
83 00
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ANNUAL REPORTS
Brought forward. $ 100 00 $1,579 00
No. 176 10 00
" 53. 12 00
“ 74. 12 00
"' 364. 15 00
" 357 15 00
" 366. . 15 00
" 333
15 00
" 297.
15 00
" 367 15 00
" 177. 3 00
" 286. 15 00
" 348
15 00
" 177.
4 00
261 00
Making a total of.
.
$1,840 00
EXPENDITURES
Paid J. V. Felker, city treasurer, miscellane-
ous fees, etc.
$1,840 00
POOR DEPARTMENT
Appropriation for the year 1895
$19,000 00
Received from city of Boston
$ 96 57
" Salem
306 65
66 66 66 " Taunton. 43 75
66
66 ·· Fall River 96 05
66 66 " Lowell 95 75
66
66 " Haverhill. 327 53
Carried forward
$966 30 $19,000 00
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CITY AUDITOR
Brought forward
$966 30 $19,000 00
Received from town of Georgetown
115 55
66
66 " Truro
20 25
66
6. .. " Hamilton 27 25
66 66 66 " Merrimac ..
98 52
66 66 66 " Amesbury. ..
180 75
" Sundry persons for board
929 65
66
" Returned aid .
958 63
. 6
" sale of produce, etc., city
farm
319 94
Received from state of Mass. transporta- tion, support and burial of state pau- pers .
297 62
$ 3,914 46
Total appropriation and income for the year 1895 $22,914 46 Amount undrawn and transferred to incidentals to balance account. 12 67
$22,901 79
Less amount transferred soldiers' relief . ...
888 88
$22,012 91
EXPENDITURES
Cash allowances to sundry persons ap-
proved by overseers of the poor. ... Salaries. . ..
2,834 00
Groceries, purchased by O. of P
2,040 04
Fuel, purchased by O. of P 2,573 35
Support of insane.
6,244 07
Support of poor at almshouse not includ- ing groceries charged by city store 2,857 38 Reimbursed cities and towns for aid ren- dered out of town poor, settlement here. 2,161 39
Dr. C. C. Day, allowed for medicine. 350 00
Almshouse improvements. 497 41
Carried forward
$20,996 27 $22,012 91
--
$1,438 63
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ANNUAL REPORTS
Brought forward $20,996 27 $22,012 91 Pest house. 100 00
Sundry bills approved by O. of P. ..
1,805 52
22,901 79
Less amount transferred to soldiers' relief 888 88
$22,012 91
STATISTICS OF TAXATION, 1895
REAL ESTATE
Value of buildings · $4,814,700 00
Value of land. 2,301,200 00
Total valuation of real estate 7,115,900 00
Value of resident bank shares
416,949 00
Total valuation of personal estate. 2,203,100 00
Total valuation of assessed estate May 1, 1895. 9,735,949 00
Value of supplementary assessments 13,551 00
Total valuation of assessed estate Dec. 21, 1895 .. 9,749,500 00
Rate of taxation $16 50 per $1000. raised as follows, viz :
Real estate. $ 117,412 35
36,351 15
Personal estate
Bank stock. 6,879 66
3908 polls, at $2 each. 7,816 00
Supplementary assessments including 37 polls, at $2 each . 297 58
$168,756 74
Divided as follows, viz :
City tax.
149,140 00
Carried forward 149,140 00
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CITY AUDITOR
Brought forward $149,140 00
County tax
11.008 53
State tax 6,735 00
Supplementary assessments 297 58
Overlay.
1,575 63
$168,756 74
SHEDULE OF CITY PROPERTY-REAL AND PERSONAL
Dec. 21, 1895.
City Hall building and land, Pleasant street (brick) . $ 50,000 00
Police station, court house, engine house,
and land, Market square, (brick) .... 20,000 00
City farm buildings, and 30 acres of land,
North Atkinson street, (brick) ...... 40,000 00
Ward room, Congress street, (wood) .... 400 00
Library building, and land, State street, (brick) .
25,000 00
Ward room, and land, Ashland street,
(wood) .
600 00
Hearse house, gun house, and pounds, Pond street, (wood)
200 00
Right of ferry way ..
100 00
Old Hill burial ground
1,000 00
New Hill burial ground .
1,000 00
Armory building, Merrimac street. Not
yet finished, expended to date, (wood) .
8,568 11
Pest house (wood) 100 00
Making a total of $146,968 11
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ANNUAL REPORTS
SCHOOL HOUSES.
Hancock street school house, and land, (brick)
$ 5,000 00 Bromfield street school house and land, (brick) 7,000 00
School street school house, and land, (brick) . 12,000 00
Temple street school house, and land, (brick).
3,500 00
Kelley school house, and land, High street, (brick) . 40,000 00
Congress street school house, and land, (brick)
5,000 00
Wesley street school house, and land, (brick).
3,000 00
Forrester street school house, and land, (brick)
8,000 00
Purchase street school house, and land, (wood) .
2,500 00
Purchase street school house, and land, (wood)
200 00
Ashland street school house, and land, (wood) .
2,000 00
Moultonville school house, and land, (wocd)
1,500 00
Monroe street school house, and land, (wood) 800 00
Making a total of
$90,500 00
ENGINE HOUSES.
Engine house and land on Federal street, (brick). $5,000 00
Engine house and land on Purchase street (brick)
2,500 00
Carried forward $7,500 00
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CITY AUDITOR
Brought forward
$7,500 00
Engine house and land on Congress street
(brick) 5,000 00
Engine house and land on Merrimac street (brick) . 2,000 00
Making a total of
$14,500 00
LANDS.
Washington park, High, Pond and Green- leaf streets
$12,000 00
Common, Washington, Kent, Congress and Buck streets . 9,000 00
Atkinson common, High street.
3,000 00
Land, High and Wesley streets
50 00
Triangular lot, Three Roads.
200 00
Coffin lot, Hill street.
1,200 00
Powder house lot, Low street
1,200 00
Pasture, Crow lane.
700 00
Gravel pit, Coffin's court
300 00
Gravel pit, Greenleaf street
1,500 00
Gravel pit, North Atkinson street
800 00
Kent street landing
1,200 00
Green street landing
2,000 00
Winter street landing
400 00
Bromfield street landing
100 00
Jefferson street landing
300 00
Making a total of . $33,950 00
PERSONAL PROPERTY.
Furniture in City Hall building, school houses, engine houses, police station and court room . $6,000 00
Carried forward $6,000 00
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ANNUAL REPORTS
Brought forward $ 6,000 00 Three second class Amoskeag steamers, five hose wagons, one supply wagon, two hose reels, two hook and ladder trucks, 9000 feet leading hose, 60 feet suction hose, 2} inch, three Siamese couplings, seven hand ex- tinguishers, four double harnesses, six single harnesses and small supplies. In care of the chief engineer of the fire department. 25,000 00
One ten ton road roller, one road machine, nine horses, three double carts, three single carts, three double sleighs, three single sleighs, one stone jigger, three double harnesses, three single har- nesses, three single sleigh harnesses, nine horse blankets, nine canvas cov- erings, one hokey pokey cart, two road ploughs, four gravel screens, four snow ploughs, one single horse shovel, one paving widder block iron, six paving widders wooden, two spirit levels, four wooden signs for road roller, eight iron signs for road roller, two tool boxes, four wooden horses, eighteen pickaxes, six hoes, twelve scoop shovels, six grubs, two paving hammers, twelve water pails, one water can, two kerosene oil cans, four wheelbarrows, thirteen steel bars, four tamping bars, twelve chains, one brush cutter, two pendants for snow plough, two rakes, twelve lan- terns, four stone chisels, six brush brooms, four stone hammers, two
Carried forward .
$31,000 00
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CITY AUDITOR
Brought forward $31,000 00
mauls, two sledges, stable implements. In care of the surveyor of highways .. Furniture in almshouse, other property in or about city farm buildings, viz : five cows, thirteen swine, three horses, one mowing machine, one horse rake, one hay tedder, two sets hay forks and blocks, two express wagons, two dump carts, one hay wagon, one light wagon, two sets double harnesses, three sets single harnesses, two plows, two culti- vators, one 4 ton 8x14 wagon scales and other tools and appurtenances usually found on a farm. In care of the superintendent of city farm .
4,287 65
Standard weights and measures
3,027 00 300 00 5,000 00
Fire alarm.
Four hundred and eleven shares Boston
Maine Railroad stock at market value this twenty-first day of December, 1895. Certificates Nos. B. 3911 to B.
3918 inclusive. Fifty shares each. Certificate No. B. 11,237 eleven shares 70,486 50
Making a total of.
$114,101 15
RECAPITULATION.
Real estate . $146,968 11
School houses
90,500 00
Engine houses
14,500 00
Lands .
33,950 00
Personal property
114,101 15
Making a total of .
$400,019 26
TREASURER'S REPORT OF THE
Sinking Fund Commissioners
OF THE
CITY OF NEWBURYPORT
FOR THE YEAR 1895
REPORT
CITY OF NEWBURYPORT, TREASURER'S OFFICE, Dec. 21, 1895.
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, $54,512 30, divided as follows :-
SEWERAGE SINKING FUND.
Loan, $100,000; due 1919.
Total funds December 15, 1894. $7,533 68
City appropriation for 1895. 2,000 00
Interest on investments in 1895. 314 19
$9,847 87
INVESTMENTS.
Newburyport 4 per cent sewer bonds. ... $9,000 00
Deposit in Powow River National Bank of
Amesbury, Mass 847 87
$9,847 87
SINKING FUND
Loan, $90,000 ; due 19II.
Total funds December 15, 1894 $12,800 38
City appropriation for 1895. 2,900 00 Interest on investments in 1895 523 65
Carried forward . $16,224 03
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98
ANNUAL REPORTS
Brought forward $16,224 03
INVESTMENTS.
Newburyport 4 per cent sewer bonds ... $11,000 00
Deposit in Powow River National Bank of Amesbury, Mass. 5,224 03
$16.224 03
SINKING FUND
Loan, $25,000; due 1913.
Total funds, December 15, 1894 $1,632 00
City appropriation for 1895. 800 00
Interest on investments in 1895
87 22
$2,519 22
INVESTMENTS.
Malden 4 per cent sewer bonds $2.000 00
Deposit in Powow River National Bank of Amesbury, Mass 519 22
$2,519 22
SINKING FUND
Loan, $38,000; due 1897. Loan, $15,000; due 1899. Loan, $65,000; due 1908.
Total funds December 15, 1894. $19,792 41
City appropriation for 1895 5,800 00
Interest on investments in 1895. 8,90 44
$26,482 85
Paid premium and accrued interest on City of Haverhill bonds. .... 561 67
$25,921 18
INVESTMENTS.
Malden 4 per cent sewer bonds $13,000 00
Haverhill 4 per cent water bonds 6.000 00
Carried forward, $19,000 00
$25,921 18
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SINKING FUND
Brought forward. .. $19,000 00
$25,921 18
Deposit in Powow River National Bank of Amesbury, Mass. 6,382 85 Deposit in Five Cent Savings Bank of Newburyport. 538 33
$25,921 18
SUMMARY
City of Newburyport 4 per cent sewer bonds .
$20,000 00
City of Malden 4 per cent sewer bonds
15,000 00
6,000 00
City of Haverhill, 4 per cent water bonds Deposit in Powow River National Bank of Amesbury, Mass. Deposit in Five Cent Savings Bank of Newburyport.
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