City Officers and the Annual Reports to the City Council of Newburyport 1895, Part 5

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12,973 97


538 33


$54,512 30


Respectfully submitted, J. V. FELKER, Treasurer.


FORTY-FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE


City Treasurer and Collector of Taxes


OF THE


CITY OF NEWBURYPORT FOR THE Year Ending December 21, 1895


102


ANNUAL REPORTS


ANNUAL STATEMENT OF THE For the Year Ending


DR. CITY OF NEWBURYPORT in Account current with


To amount paid mayor's orders, and charged as follows :


Poor . $ 22,012 91


Schools 27,823 72


Fire .


9,261 89


Highways . 21,359 82


Incidentals .


4,543 02


Public property


4,262 82


Police . .


14,256 56


Lighting streets and public buildings


12,035 92


Interest . . .


21,899 81


Public Library .


2,810 35


Sidewalks and edgestones


5,250 74


Newburyport bridge.


1,285 2I


Essex Merrimac bridge


36 70


Artichoke bridge


57 25


Parker river bridge


700 00


Culverts ..


808 56


Notes payable.


136,806 10


State of Mass. (State aid, chap. 301) ..


6,862 50


6 6


( Military aid, chap. 279)


977 47


(Armory rents) . 519 30


175 00


Bromfield fund .


339 79


Liquor licenses, (25 per cent. to state)


5,989 86 450 28


Fuel ..


Salaries .


10,050 03


Board of Health


1,246 45


Printing


1,126 72


Sinking fund commissioners


11,500 00


Ashes and rubbish


1,148 25


Water supply


8,177 00


State tax.


6,735 00


County tax .


11,008 53


Non-resident bank tax


5,067 54


Simpson fund


900 00


Income .


54 IO


Memorial day


150 00


Sewerage (construction)


351 82


Sewers (maintenance)


185 67


Parks or public grounds


439 OI


Soldiers, relief .


2,540 II


County of Essex (seal account)


81 00


Commissioners of Atkinson common


34 00


Water account.


4,718 50


New armory . 8,568 II


Balance, cash on hand, Dec. 21, 1895


19,323 II


$393,930 53


66


66 66 (Burial expense) .


103


CITY TREASURER


RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES December 21, 1895


JAMES V. FELKER, City Treasurer Cr.


By cash on hand, Dec. 15, 1894 . .


By cash received and credited as follows :


Poor .


3,025 58


Schools


1,078 62


Fire .. 90 00


Highways.


495 55


Incidentals .


236 50


Public property


371 60


Police . ..


1,267 32


Lighting streets, etc


14 00


Interest, on overdue taxes.


$


2,246 61


dividends. B. & M stock 2,524 50


571 61-5,342 72


Public library .


150 00


Sidewalks and edgestones . 607 22


130,467 73


State of Mass., (state aid, chap. 301). 6,780 00


482 74


(Burial expense)


172 50


Bromfield fund .


402 00


Liquor licenses .


23,959 44


Ashes and rubbish


2 90


Non-resident bank tax, city banks.


3,478 21


State of Mass


2,810 65- 6,288 86


Simpson fund.


900 00


Income, corporation tax, (state of Mass )


17,609 68


foreign shipping


1,156 03


18,765 71


Parks or public grounds


37 00


Soldiers' relief ....


296 97


County of Essex, (seal account)


81 00


Dog licenses


786 83


City Hall


1,236 00


Burial lots ..


261 00


Artichoke bridge


36 27


Betterment assessments.


3,699 35


Tax of 1892 . 22 00


10,703 84


1894


30,485 28


1895.


120,666 80-161,877 92


City bonds, 4 per cents


5,000 00


Boston & Maine R.R. Co., sale of 13 shares.


2,338 37


State of Mass., armory rents II2 50


Board of Health. 9 50


$393,930 53


Respectfully submitted,


JAMES V. FELKER, Treasurer.


$ 17,256 83


bank deposit


Notes payable.


(Military aid, chap. 279)


1893


104


TABULAR STATEMENT OF THE


Appropriations, Expenditures and Balances for the Year Ending Dec. 21, 1895


Department.


Appropriation.


Income.


Total Credits.


Expenditures.


Undrawn.


Overdrawn.


Poor


$ 19,000


3,025 58


$ 22,025 58


$ 22.012 91


$ 12 67


School


.


26,500


1,078 62


27,578 62


27,823 72


S 245 10


Fire


9,000


90


9,090


9,261 89


171 89


Highways


10, 164 08


495 55


10.659 63


21,359 82


10,700 19


Sidewalks and edgestones .


1,500


1,911 19


3,411 19


5,250 74


1,839 55


Ashes and rubbish


900


2 90


902 90


1,148 25


245 35


Bridges and culverts


2,000


36 27


2,036 27


2,887 72


1


851 45


Water supply


8, 100


Incidentals


300


6,791 25


7,091 25


4,944 82


2, 146 43


(overdraft last year)


22, 175 92


22, 175 92


22, 175 92


Public property


3,500


1,868 60


5,368 60


4,262 82


1,105 78


Police


13,500


1,267 32


14 767 32


14,256 56


510 76


Lighting streets and public buildings


12,000


14


12,014


12,035 92


21 92


Salaries


10,250


10,250


10,050 03


199 97


Fuel


·


600


600


450 28


149 72


Public library ·


1,850


936 83


2,786 83


2,810 35


23 52


Printing


1,200


1,200


1, 126 72


73 28


Board of health


900


9 50


909 50


1.246 45


336 95


Military aid


·


400


400


488 74


8 74


Abatements tax of 1892


1,900


1.900


1,887


13


1893


800


.


.


·


400


9 06


409 06


707 92


66 1895


.


200


2,073 21


1,413 35


487


439 OI


47 99


Parks and public grounds . Memorial day


.


450


1,873 21 37


150


150


150


.


.


800


852 16


52 16


1894


298 86


659 86


ANNUAL REPORTS


8,100


8,177


77


.


Sewers (maintenance)


14 33


Soldiers' relief


.


200 2,200 16,500


296 97 5.342 72


200 2.496 97 21,842 72 5,000 11,500


185 67 2,540 II 21,899 81 5,000 11,500


43 14 57 09


Interest


.


.


Notes payable


.


.


.


5,000


Sinking funds


.


.


11,500


$183, 140


$25,086 57 .


$208,226 57


$218.345 69


Balance overdrawn for year 1895


.


.


$ 4,933 79 10, 119 12


$15,052 91


$15,052 91


$15,052 91


.


CITY TREASURER


105


105


ANNUAL REPORTS STATEMENT OF THE CITY DEBT December 21, 1895.


DUE


INTEREST RATE


AMOUNT


City bonds, refunding loan


1897


$1520


4


$ 38,000


66


.


1908


2600


4 65,000


66


66


19II


3600


4


90,000


1913


1000


4


25,000


sewerage


.


1919


4000


4


100,000


Notes payable, No. 66


66 Io, bridge


66


1896


105


3 I-2


3,000


1899


600


4


15,000


66


66


514, temp'y


66


1896


150


3 3-4


4,000


1896


337 50


3 3-4


9,000


66


66


516.


66


1896


337 50


3 3-4


9,000


60


520,


66


1896


150


3 3-4


4,000


66


522,


66


66


526, armory


1896


70


3 1-2


2,000


66


66


527,


66


1897


70


3 1-2


2,000


66


528,


66


1898


70


3 1-2


2,000


66


529,


1899


70


3 1-2


2,000


66


66


66


1900


70


3 1-2


2,000


1901


105


3 1-2


3,000


Committee on Sawyer fund .


demand


225


4 1-2


5,000


Brown fund


4 1-2


15,000


Frothingham fund


66


40


4


1,000


Green fund


80


4


2,000


16


Toppan fund


IO


4


250


A. Williams fund


40


4


1,000


Todd fund


400


4


10,000


60


W. O. Moseley fund.


400


4


10,000


Overseers of the poor, Dexter fund


66


90


4 1-2


2,000


Trustees will of Margaret Atwood .


66


472 50


4 I-2


10,500


of Simpson fund


66


900


4 1-2


20,000


" Follansbee fund


I20


4


3,000


$20,985 19


$530,879 36


Due sundry accounts ·


219 20


$531,098 56


Less sinking funds and other assets as per schedule . · 152,143 32


Net debt Dec. 21, 1895 [carried forward ] .


· 378,955 24


66


5II, railroad "


demand 2515 16


3 1-2


71,661 63


66


66


515,


521,


1896


37 50


3 3-4


1,000


66


1896


55 03


3 3-4


1,467 73


66


66


530, 531,


.


IO, water loan


1896


70


3 I-2


2,000


396, ten-year “


66


.


.


675


107


CITY TREASURER


Brought forward


$378,955 24


Net debt Dec. 15, 1894 .


397,465 81


Decrease of debt for 1895


$18,510 57


The decrease of debt for 1895 is explained as follows :


Overdraft in 1894


· $22,175 92


Overdraft in 1895


· 10,119 12


Decrease of overdraft in 1895


$12,056 80 ·


Appropriated and paid to sinking funds in 1895.


11,500


notes payable .


5,000


Net income of sinking funds 1,253 83 . .


Proceeds from sale of 13 shares B. & M. stock


2,338 37


Credit for the year


Expenditures on sewerage in 1895


$ 351 82


water


4,718 50


.


armory 66


8,568 II


Debit for the year


13,638 43


Decrease of debt (as above stated)


$18,510 57


.


.


.


. $32,149 00


MEMORANDUM


.


The city holds 411 shares of Boston & Maine Railroad common stock. The market value of the stock at close of books today is quoted at $171.50 per share. At the price quoted the stock would be worth $70,486.50, which if sold at said price would reduce the net debt of the city that amount.


IOS


ANNUAL REPORTS


STATEMENT OF INCOME AND EXPENDITURES


Showing Balance December 21, 1895.


Assessed for city purposes . $149,140 00


66 re-assessments 297 58


66 overlay . 1,575 63


6 6


state tax. 6,735 00


6.


66 county tax 11,008 53


$168,756 74


Income allowed by assessors


34,000 00


66 credited the several departments. 23,213 36


66 from Bromfield fund in 1895. 402 00


Balance due Atkinson common account, Dec. 15, '94 190 99


$226,563 09


Payments on the several departments. . $196,985 26 Abatements of tax of 1892. 1,887 00


" 1893 852 16


66 66 .. " 1894.


707 92


66


" 1895


1,413 35


Paid state tax.


6,735 00


county tax


11,008 53


Expenditures on Bromfield fund 66 " Atkinson common.


339 79


34 00


Paid sinking fund commissioners, city appropriation for 1895. ......


11,500 00


Paid notes payable, city appropriation for 1895. 5,000 00


236,463 01


Credit balance of Atkinson common ac- count, Dec. 21, 1895.


$156 99


Credit balance of Bromfield fund ac- count, Dec. 21, 1895 62 21


219 20


Balance overdrawn for the year


$10.119 12


$9,899 92


109


CITY TREASURER


DEBTS DUE THE CITY AND OTHER ASSETS December 21, 1895.


Taxes of 1892


440 00


6. “ 1893


2,440 70


.. .. 1894. 13,165 83


60 .6 1895. 46,676 59


Betterment assessments. 5,846 32


State of Mass , state aid.


6,300 50


.6 military aid


460 73


66


burial . 175 00


66 6. corporation tax, 1895 .. 2,652 24


66


66 66 armory rent. 150 00


Sinking funds. .


54,512 30


Cash on hand, Dec. 21, 1895


19.323 11


$152,143 32


COMMISSIONERS OF ATKINSON COMMON


IN ACCOUNT WITH THE CITY OF NEWBURYPORT.


Balance due from the city, Dec. 15, 1894 ..... $190 99


EXPENDITURES.


John E. Bailey, plans and services .... $ 5 00


S. H. Thurlow, 50 feet hose and nozzle 4 00


Newburyport water works, use of water 25 00


34 00


Balance due from the city, Dec. 21, 1895 $156 99


IIO


ANNUAL REPORTS


COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS IN ACCOUNT WITH THE CITY OF NEWBURYPORT.


Balance due from state, Dec. 15, 1894. . $6,990 24


State aid paid in 1895, chap. 301, acts of 1894. 6,862 50


Military aid paid in 1895, chap. 219, acts of 1894. 977 47


Armory rent paid in 1895. 519 30


Burial expenses in 1895, chap. 62, acts of 1894. . 175 00


Corporation taxes for year 1895. 16,472 24


$31,996 75


RECEIVED.


For account state aid, chap. 301. $6,780 00


For account military aid, chap. 279. . .


482 74


For account corporation fax 1895. 13,820 00


For account armory rents 112 50


For account burial expenses. 172 50


City appropriation in 1895 for ¿ payment made in 1895, cbap. 279. 400 00


From incidentals, deficiency of appropri- ation for } payments made in 1895 under chap. 279. 88 74


From incidentals for armory rent not allowed by the state. 369 30


From incidentals, burial expenses, not allowed by the state. 32 50


22,258 28


Balance due city of Newburyport. $9,738 47


DUE FROM THE STATE DECEMBER 21, 1895. For state aid, (chap. 301, acts of 1894) $6,300 50


For military aid, (chap. 279, acts of 1894) 460 73


For burial, (chap. 62, acts of 1894). .. 175 00 For corporation taxes of 1895 2,652 24


For armory rents. 150 00


$9,738 47


III


CITY TREASURER


TRIAL BALANCE


December 21, 1895.


Dr


Cr.


Incidentals $ 10, 119 12


Notes payable $212,879 36


Cash . .


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 common 156 99


Bromfield fund 62 21


66 military


112


ANNUAL REPORTS


ANNUAL STATEMENT OF THE


DR CITY OF NEWBURYPORT in Account current


To uncollected taxes of 1892, Dec. 15, 1894, $2,349 00


" 1893,


13,996 70


" 1894,


44,349 97


$ 60,695 67 To uncollected betterment assessments, Dec. 15, 1894 . 8,241 70


To supplementary commitment tax, 1894 . 9 06


To tax of 1895 committed by assessors city tax warrant . $183, 140 00


Less income 34,000 00


$149,140 00


To state tax


6,735 00


County tax


11,008 53


Overlay


1,575 63


To supplementary commitment


297 58


168,756 74


To non-resident bank tax for 1895.


3,478 21


To betterment assessments levied in 1895 . 1,303 97


$242,485 35


113


COLLECTOR OF TAXES


COLLECTOR OF TAXES


with JAMES V. FELKER, Collector of Taxes


CR.


By taxes of 1892, collected and paid to treasurer .. $


22 00


66


1893, 66 66


66


.. 10,703 84


66 66


66


30,485 28


66 6


1895


66


66


66


66


.. 120,666 80


By non-resident bank tax


By abatement of taxes of 1892


$1,887.00


1893


852 16


66


66


" 1894 .


707 92


66


" 1895


1,413 35


By betterments collected and paid to treasurer


By uncollected taxes of 1892 to new account . $ 440 00


2,440 70


66


66


66


66


1894


6


66


13,165 83


66


66


66 1895 66 66


46,676 59


62,723 12


By uncollected betterments to new account . 5,846 32


$242,485 35


Respectfully submitted,


JAMES V. FELKER, Collector .


Newburyport, Dec. 21, 1895.


[10]


66


1894


$161,877 92 3,478 21


4,860 43 3,699 35


66 66 1893


DETAILED STATEMENT OF THE RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES For the year ending Dec. 21, 1895.


ABATEMENT OF TAXES


1892.


City appropriation


$1,900 00


Allowed on assessors' orders. 1,887 00


Undrawn transferred to incidentals $13 00


1893.


City appropriation


$800 00


Allowed on assessors' orders 852 16


Overdrawn transferred from incidentals . .. $52 16


1894.


City appropriation .


$400 00


Supplementary assessments 9 06


$109 06


Allowed on assessors' orders


707 92


Overdrawn transferred from incidentals


$298 86


1895.


City appropriation .


$ 200 00


Supplementary assessments 297 58


Overlay of taxes. 1,575 63


$2,073 21


Allowed on assessors' orders


1,413 35


Undrawn transferred to incidentals


$659 86


115


DETAILED STATEMENT


ARMORY ACCOUNT


-


EXPENDITURES


Authorized by the City Council.


Edward P. Shaw, land for armory . .. . $3,000 00


C. E. Currier & Son, on account contract. . 4,869 60


C. R. Sargent & Co., on account contract. . 521 60


John E. Bailey, two patent ventilators ... 76 75


E. Expanded Metal Co., metal lathing. ... 24 70


J. Littlefield & Son, labor


4 69


Joseph H. Currier,


2 97


Edmund Ryan, 6.


2 00


Charles E. Allen,


2 00


Jere Sheehan, 66


2 00


Jere Toomey,


7 20


Daniel O'Brien,


66


4 60


Cornelius P. Kelleher,


3 60


Dennis Duggan,


2 80


Cornelius Kelleher, ..


6 60


Cornelius Sullivan, 6.


5 40


John Whalen,


66


1 80


Thomas Hale,


2 80


Thomas Ryan,


6.


5 40


Charles Bashaw,


66


3 60


Daniel Cronan,


.6


3 60


Garrett Farrell,


3 60


Paschal Rayno,


66


3 60


Timothy Reardon,


66


3 60


John Clifford,


3 60


$8568 11


116


ANNUAL REPORTS ASHES AND RUBBISH


Appropriations . . $900 00


CREDITS


From B. H. Hussey, ashes, etc.


$2 15


C. E. Currier, .. 75


2 90


Total appropriation and income. $902 90


Amount overdrawn transferred from incidentals to


balance account. 245 35


$1,148 25


EXPENDITURES


Authorized by the Committee on Highways.


Joseph Woods, use of team $ 11 55


Jere M. Haley, " 3 00


Jere D. Duggan, " 6. ..


3 00


F. H. Plumer, " . .6


7 50


Charles E. Allen, labor


50 40


George E. Pearson, "


88 20


Thomas Ryan,


45 00


Thomas Sullivan, 66


1 80


Patrick Scully,


12 60


Edward Powers, ٠،


16 20


Frank Buckley,


73 80


John Leary, 66


9 00


Dennis Kelleher, 6.


68 40


Daniel Cronan, 06


81 00


Jere Sheehan,


37 80


William Tatterfield "


66 60


John F. Murphy, 6 .


64 80


John Murphy, 6.


7 20


Daniel Quill, 66


32 40


Carried forward. $680 25


$1,148 25


II7


DETAILED STATEMENT


Brought forward


$680 25


$1,148 25


James Kelleher, labor


3 60


John Whalen, 66


79 20


Thomas Hale,


57 60


Matthew Barrett,


18 00


Dennis Dineen, .6


7 20


Garrett Farrell,


3 60


Daniel O'Brien, 6.


₹ 20


Daniel Lucy,


14 40


Cornelius Lynch,


10 80


Samuel Martin, 66


9 00


John Golden, 66


1 80


Cornelius Kelleher “


10 80


Jeremiah Toomey, "


1 80


Charles J. Parker,


1 80


John Regan,


66


1 80


Michael Kelley,


1 80


John Clifford,


41 40


Chas. W. Jackman ‹‹


39 60


Charles Shea,


18 00


Dennis Conners, 66


1 80


Wm. H. Merritt, 16


1 80


Eugene White,


12 60


Nelson Goyette, 66


18 00


Noah Hanway, 66


1 80


Charles Bashaw, 66


10 80


John Foley, 66


19 80


Frank A. Goodwin .


1 80


Cornelius Lyons, 66


7 20


Cornelius Sullivan "


23 40


Dennis Duggan, 66


1 80


Dennis Toomey,


6.


19 80


Michael Dunn,


5 40


Louis Boutin, 66


7 20


Timothy Reardon, "


3 60


Dennis Lynch, 66


1 80


$1,148 25


IIS


ANNUAL REPORTS BOARD OF HEALTH


Appropriation . $ 900 00


CREDITS


By cash for plumbers' licenses 9 50


Total appropriation and income. $909 50


Amount overdrawn transferred from incidentals to bal-


ance account. 336 95


$1,246 45


EXPENDITURES


Authorized by the Board of Health.


D. C. Batchelder, salary as agent two months. $ 33 33


George W. Knight, salary as agent to Dec. 1, 1895 133 36


George W. Knight, cash paid for sun- dries . 22 37


C. M. Lunt & Sons, removal of house offal, to June 1, 1895. 150 00


Amos H. Geary, services as clerk of board to Dec. 1, 1895. 50 00


William H. Lawrence, services as in- spector of plumbing. 135 00


F. Curtis, services as inspector of


plumbing and postage. 35 18


Newburyport Herald Co., printing and advertising . 48 00


News Publishing Co. printing and ad- vertising 32 70


Newburyport Item, advertising. 7 50


John O. Akerman, sundries 1 64


Carried forward $649 08


$1,246 45


II9


DETAILED STATEMENT


Brought forward .. $649 08 $1,246 45


Karl Castelhun, medicine to sundry per- sons . 3 40


W. E. Churchill, milk 70


John E. Bailey, postage stamps.


74


F. J. Donahue, groceries to sundry per- sons . 21 97


Thomas Glynn, groceries to sundry per- sons . 89 61


John H. Balch, jr., coal


8 95


E. N. Follansbee, groceries


14 59


L. Phinney, groceries


13 49


C. W. Blake, services as veterinary sur- geon . 2 00


C. P. Kelley, groceries.


7 43


James H. Noyes & Co., groceries


6 92


E. Desilets & Brother, groceries


52 46


D. A. Goodwin, jr., groceries 48 77


James Noyes, groceries 7 70


E. P. Stickney, provisions.


61 59


James F. Carens, groceries and provi- sions . 21 67


Isaac Poor, groceries


11 89


A. Bowlen, groceries


38 94


T. N. Cook, milk.


75


Mrs. John Lucy, milk


4 80


T. W. Scrivens, groceries .


22 77


George B. Pettingell, groceries.


19 66


J. C. Armstrong, provisions 6 90


M. C. Adams, provisions, 17 03


D. H. Cook, milk. 1 84


Thomas Noyes & Sons, groceries 62 94


D. A. Brown, milk . 6 70


I. K. Wells, provisions. 19 32


James Davis, groceries and provisions. . 3 88 ·


Carried forward $1,228 49 $1,246 45


120


ANNUAL REPORTS


Brought forward $1,228 49


$1,246 45


Goodrich & Currier, milk. 1 90


R. T. Noyes, milk .. 1 68


P. H. Blumpey, groceries 14 38


1,246 45 ·


BRIDGES AND CULVERTS


Appropriation . $2,000 00


CREDIT


From town of West Newbury, ¿ expense covering Arti-


choke bridge. 36 27


Total appropriation and income $2,036 27


Amount overdrawn transferred from incidentals to bal-


ance account. 851 45


$2,887 72


EXPENDITURES


Authorized by Committee on Bridges and Culverts.


Newburyport bridge. $1,285 21


Essex Merrimac bridge 36 70


Artichoke bridge. 57 25


Parker river bridge.


700 00


Culverts


808 56


$2,887 72


NEWBURYPORT BRIDGE.


William I. Hunt, services as drawtender


and helper .


$783 00


Newburyport Gas and Electric Light Co.


lighting bridge.


73 85


Carried forward


$856 85


121


DETAILED STATEMENT


Brought forward $856 85


Thomas P. Mackinney, sundries 1 92


H. G. Prescott, sundries. 1 10


H. & A. St. Ry. 1-3 bill of planking Newburyport bridge.


123 30


E. Perkins Lumber Co., stock and team- ing.


116 22


A. Russell & Son, repairs on bridge. .


134 79


J. C. Stanley, sundries .


6 55


D. N. Richardson, sundries


1 00


John T. Fillmore, labor on bridge


3 00


William Sawyer, sundries


2 60


M. O'Connell, sundries


4 70


Francis H. Rowe, sundries


4 40


Jere Healey, coal.


11 28


F. W. Wiggin, oil.


1 10


Charles E. Allen, labor


80


Charles Bashaw,


4 40


F. Macdonald,


80


Dennis Kelleher,


1 40


Thomas Ryan,


60


80


John Murphy,


66


80


Edmund Ryan,


66


1 00


Samuel Martin,


1 00


Frank Buckley,


66


....


6.


80


Daniel Cronan,


80


John F. Murphy,


٠،


80


Wm. Tatterfield,


66


80


C. Buckley,


66


.


. ...


80


Daniel Lucy,


. ... .... 80


. ...


$1,285 21


ESSEX MERRIMAC BRIDGE.


McGlew Brothers, bolts, washers and sundries


$ 10 50


Carried forward


$10 50


$1,285 21


...


...


...


60


Jere Sheehan,


. . .


122


ANNUAL REPORTS


Brought forward


$10 50


$1,285 21


L. M. Hatch & Sons, stock and teaming 2 90


F. Macdonald, labor


80


Charles Bashaw,


6 30


Geo. E. Pearson,


1 00


Charles E. Allen,


1 00


Charles W. Poor, .6


7 00


Thomas Hale,


1 60


F. Buckley,


80


Daniel Cronan,


80


Edward Powers, .6


4 00


36 70


ARTICHOKE BRIDGE.


E. Perkins Lumber Co., stock and team-


ing . . . . .


$54 35


Thomas Mackinney, sundries 2 90


57 25


PARKER RIVER BRIDGE.


County of Essex, proportionate part of


building bridge .


700 00


CULVERTS.


Frank Buckley, labor


$ 5 40


George W. Page,


80


Cornelius Kelleher, "


9 20


Thomas Hale, 66


13 60


Daniel Quill, .6


5 30


Jere Toomey, 66


80


William H. Merritt "


1 20


James C. Colman, stock and teaming. .


86 50


Edward S. Hidden, labor on culvert. ...


132 98


E. Perkins Lumber Co., stock. ..


1 85


H. N. Marshall & Son, salt


4 00


Daniel Lucy, labor. 3 60


Wm. Tatterfield "


20 40


Carried forward


$285 63


$2,079 16


123


DETAILED STATEMENT


Brought forward


$285 63


$2,079 16


Thomas Marshall, labor


1 00


Daniel Cronan, .6


8 80


Charles Bashaw, .6


90 80


John Murphy,


3 60


Louis Boutin, ..


1 20


Cornelius Lynch,


17 20


Dennis Kelleher, .6


19 60


James Kelleher,


60


James E. Lyons, 66


40


Thomas O'Neil, 66


40


John M. O'Neil, 66


40


Charles E. Allen, 66


25 60


F. Macdonald, 66


41 00


Dennis Murphy,


1 40


Samuel Martin,


30 20


Geo. E. Pearson,


12 20


Edward Powers, 60


80


Jere Sheehan, 66


15 20


John Clifford,


66


1 00


Michael Kelly, 66


15 80


Jere Toomey, 66


25 40


Charles Shea, 66


14 10


John Foley,


66


10 20


John Whalen, 6.


14 40


N. C. Moody,


29 94


Nelson Goyette, 66


2 00


Eugene White, 66


1 00


Thomas Lunt, 66


28 00


Chas W. Jackman“


4 00


Thomas Ryan,


4 00


J. Littlefield & Son, stock and labor ..


16 58


Prosper Provo, labor


2 00


F. A. Goodwin,


10 00


John Hale, ٠،


2 00


Carried forward $736 45 $2,079 16


1 24


ANNUAL REPORTS


Brought forward.


$736 45


$2,079 16


Edmund Ryan, labor.


20 40


Dennis Toomey, "


23 20


Timothy Moynihan


3 40


Gilbert Bashaw, "


4 00


CorneliusP. Kelleher


3 00


Joseph W. Choate "


80


Cornelius Sullivan "


6 60


Eben Smith,


10 71


808 56


$2,887 72


BROMFIELD FUND


Income for 1895.


$400 00


Richard Pettingell, for cutting down


tree.


2 00


$402 00


Balance on hand, Dec. 21, 1895


62 21


$339 79


EXPENDITURES


Authorized by Committee on Bromfield Fund.


John Ronan, 61 maple trees, @ $2; set-


ting 4 trees, @ $1,.


$126 00


James Fogg, trimming trees


5 00


Thomas Marshall, labor.


1 60


Charles M. Pritchard, cash paid for sun- dries.


5 00


Cephas Forman, labor.


1 20


Louis Boutin, 66


1 00


Charles E. Allen,


1 00


Carried forward $140 80 $339 79


125


DETAILED STATEMENT


Brought forward $140 80 $339 79


Mrs. Moses Knight, allowance on side- walk account. 18 41


Heirs of Martin McDonald, allowance on sidewalk account. 9 10


Lydia Silloway, allowance on sidewalk account 32 94


Margaret A. Dodge, allowance on side- walk account. 54 98


Benjamin P. Henderson, allowance on sidewalk account 23 54


Nathaniel Morse, allowance on side- walk account. 29 33


Samson Levy, allowance on sidewalk ac- count. 22 19


Mrs. Eben G. Balch, allowance on side. walk account 8 50


$339 79


CITY BONDS


Amount outstanding Dec. 15, 1894. $313,000 00


Bonds issued during year 1895 as fol-


lows : No. 2 registered 4 per cent.


sewerage loan, dated Nov. 1, 1895, due Nov. 1, 1919. 5,000 00


Amount outstanding, Dec. 21, 1895. .. $318,000 00


Due as follows :


1897, at 4 per cent. $ 38,000 00


1908, . .. 65,000 00


1911, " " 6. 90,000 00


1913, " " 6 66 25,000 00


1919, . " 66 66 100,000 00 . . .


$318,000 00


126


ANNUAL REPORTS FIRE DEPARTMENT


Appropriation


.$9,000 00


CREDITS


From S. C. Reed, sale of old hose .... $ 1 00


" George W. Simmons, error in bill 4 00


" Highways, 200 feet leading hose. . 80 00


" H. H. Landford, old ladder. 5 00


90 00


Total appropriation and income . $9,090 00


Amount overdrawn transferred from in-


cidentals to balance account. 171 89


$9,261 89


EXPENDITURES


Authorized by Committee on Fire Department.


S. C. Reed, 6 months' salary as chief to May 1, 1895. $ 150 00


S. C. Reed, allowance for horse hire .... 48 69 H. H. Landford, 6 months' salary as chief to Nov. 1, 1895. 150 00


H. H. Landford, allowance for horse hire and expenses. 120 46


215 00


Board of engineers, service as engineers Steamer Company, No I., services of the company . 652 50


Steamer Company, No. II., services of the company . 675 00


Steamer Company, No. III., services of the company . 675 00


Young America Hook and Ladder Co., services of the company . 675 00


Hose Company, No. VII., services of the company .


485 00


Carried forward $3,846 65


$9,261 89


127


DETAILED STATEMENT


Brought forward. $3,846 65 $9,261 89


Hose Company, No. VIII., services of company . . 485 00


Charles W. Adams, services as engineer Steamer No. I. 160 00


Frank W. Landford, services as engineer Steamer No. II. 160 00


Frank E. Davis, services as engineer Steamer No. III.


160 00


Jason E. Lawrence, services as assistant engineer Steamer I. 20 00


Charles S. Blake, services as assistant engineer Steamer II. 20 00


George W. Ross, services as assistant engineer Steamer III . 20 00


Orrin J. Welch, nine months' salary to Sept. 1, 1895, as supt. fire alarm .. Orrin J. Welch, cash paid for supplies Walter R. Bradbury, services as stew- ard and fireman No. 3.


149 99


40 95


150 00


Eben P. Allen, 35 weeks' salary as per- manent fireman . 490 00


George N. Ellery, 6 months' salary as steward and fireman No. 1 .. .... 75 00 H. H. Bowden, 6 months' salary as stew- ard and driver Hose 4. 40 00


George N. Black, services as steward and fireman No. 2. 150 00


Young America Hook and Ladder Co., extra service of men . 2 00


350 00


Eureka Fire Hose Co., 550 ft. new hose Estate Jere Cashman, use of horses, driver and cart, breaking out hy- drants.


818 00




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