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Isaac Poor, groceries.
I 2I
Geo. E. Greeley, stock and labor .
53 34
Geo. D. Brown, repairing pumps. .. 23 25 Stephen W. Gale, services as janitor and fireman at Curtis School, etc 91 00
T. P. Mackinney, hardware 7 04
John J. Bryan, three Couch fuel savers, etc.
IO 74
Herman Staples, stock and labor. . J. C. Colman, stock, labor and teaming Thomas P. Thomas, labor on roofs, etc E. P. Dodge Manufacturing Co., 12 empty barrels.
91 II
83 44
J. C. Coleman & E. P. Shaw, rent of coal sheds
144 00
George H. Jaques, hardware
5 08
Joseph Woods, use of team
15 00
Daniel Neal, keys.
I 80
J. L. Hammett Co., ink wells.
2 00
Estate N. Varina, 14 ton coal. ..
I 45
Gowen Dockum, rent of rifle range ....
75 00
Amounts carried forward .. . ..
$8,788 90 $10,260 22
70 19
5 40
166
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Amounts brought forward. ... $8,788 90 $10,260 22
L. M. Hatch & Sons, stock and labor .. 17 60
James Lyons, labor. 3 00
John W. Allen, sundries. 1 09
William M. Horsch, putting in steam
heating apparatus at Engine house, No. 8 .. 215 18
Moses A. Stevens, groceries. I 35
J. B. Shannon & Sons, springs.
15 50
Page Woven Wire Fence Co., wire fence at Highland cemetery 186 00
W. A. Davis & Son, stock and labor, putting up awnings. . 6 15
Pearl S. Bradford, stock and labor .
51 37
D. F. Noyes, stock and labor. 81 33
John Ronan, 300 feet turf and repairing bank at Kelley school. 10 00
Joseph M. White, services as keeper of bath house ..
212 00
Rosanna Quill, cleaning Kelley school house.
35 00
J. J. Merrill, services as electrician . 9 60
Highway department, sand 2 25
William F. Stanwood, one time feeder and 75 letters
7 00
John Pollard, labor
5 80
Charles E. Allen, 66
4 40
Edward Powers, 66
4 60
Thomas Hale, 66
4 20
Frank Buckley,
16 20
Daniel Creedon, 66
3 40
Joseph B. Gaddas,
7 20
Edmund Ryan,
I 80
Edgar B. Davis,
I 60
Charles W. Davis,
I 60
Amounts brought forward. $9,694 12 $10,260 22
167
DETAILED STATEMENT.
Amounts brought forward. $9,694 12 Frederick McDonald, labor 1 00
$10,260 22
George E. Pearson, labor
2 30
Daniel Cronan, labor.
1 00
Matthew Barrett, "
23 40
Cornelius Kelleher, “
3 00
Maurice Corcoran, “
1 00
Daniel Lucy,
2 So
John Clifford,
9 80
Cornelius Sullivan,
4 40
Charles Bashaw,
10 00
David F. Dow, 66
2 00
Thomas Ryan,
1 80
John Hadden, .
80
Dennis Kelleher, 66
1 80
George E. Dixon, 66
1 00
Highway department transfer to highways 500 00
$10,260 22
SALARIES OF CITY OFFICERS.
Appropriation . $9,700 00 Amount overdrawn transferred from incidentals to balance account. 120 09
$9,820 09
.68
ANNUAL REPORTS.
EXPENDITURES.
Authorized by the City Council.
Andrew R. Curtis, one year's salary as
mayor to Dec. 1, 1897 . $1,200 00
George H. Stevens, one year's salary as city clerk to Dec. 1, 1897. 1,491 66
Henry W. Little, 11 months' salary as assistant city clerk to Dec. 1, 1897. . 550 00 James V. Felker, one year's salary as treasurer and collector to Dec I, 1897. 1,600 00
James V. Felker, one year's salary for clerk hire to Dec. 1, 1897. 150 00
William H. Welch, one year's salary as city auditor to Dec. 1, 1897. 400 00
Robert E. Burke, one year's salary as
400 00
city solicitor to Dec. 1, 1897 . . .. Frank H. Rundlett, one year's salary as city messenger to Dec. 1, 1897. .... Amos H. Geary, one year's salary as as- sessor to Dec. 1, 1897 . . ..... Joseph L. Johnson, one year's salary as assessor to Dec. 1, 1897
900 00
500 00
500 00
J. Otis Winkley, one year's salary as as- sessor to Dec. 1, 1897.
500 00
George W. Knight, one year's salary as inspector of animals to Dec. 1, 1897 500 00 Thomas E. Cutter, one year's salary as clerk of council to Oct. 1, 1897. ... 150 00 Moses Brown, one year's salary as li- cense commissioner to Dec. 1, 1897 228 43 Jacob T. Rowe, one year's salary as li- cense commissioner to Dec. 1, 1897 200 00
Amounts carried forward. ... . $9,270 09
$9,820 09
DETAILED STATEMENT. 169
Amounts brought forward ...... $9,270 09 $9,820 09
George P. Sargent, one year's salary as
license commissioner to Dec. I, 1897 . . . . 200 00
James V. Felker, one year's salary as treasurer of sinking funds to Dec. I, 1897. 50 00
Nathaniel Greely, one year's salary as registrar of voters to Dec. 1, 1897. . Benjamin G. Davis, one year's salary as registrar of voters to Dec. 1, 1897. . Luther Carter, one year's salary as regis- trar of voters to Dec. 1, 1897. . . ... 75 00 George H. Stevens, one year's salary as registrar of voters to Dec. 1, 1897 75 00
75 00
75 00
$9,820 09
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
Appropriation.
$28,700 00
CREDITS.
One year's interest Brown fund to March
$ 675 00 4, 1897 .. .
William P. Lunt, superintendent, from
non-resident school children.
..
335 50
$1,010 50
Total appropriation and income. . $29,710 50 Amount overdrawn transferred from incidentals to bal- ance account. 809 69
$30,520 19
22
170
ANNUAL REPORTS.
EXPENDITURES. Authorized by the School Committee.
George A. Dickey, salary as teacher ... $1,600 00
Arthur H. Berry,
66
..
1,000 00
Sarah A. Leonard,
66
... 474 00
Mary T. Spalding,
66
. .. 485 33
Sarah Dean, 6 €
... 490 00
Dora Dadman,
66
...
108 00
Ida M. Wallace,
66 66
. . .
280 00
Bertha J. Atwater,
66
66
...
344 67
Inez Cohen,
66
. ..
550 00
E. Belle Haven,
Mary E. Smith,
66
...
45 00
Irving H. Johnson,
6 6
66
...
1,000 00
Grace L. Rivers,
66
...
40 00
Anna L. Whitmore, 66
398 00
Alice W. Hopkinson, 66
66
. ..
396 00
Clara J. Edgerly,
. . .
400 00
Francis W. Richards,
66
...
1,010 00
George W. Brown,
66
...
1,300 00
Anna M. Lamprey,
66
. . .
403 00
Josie W. Kimball,
66
66
. . .
393 17
Lillian Hamilton,
66
...
351 00
Anna L. Coffin,
66
. . .
479 17
Emma M. Lander,
66
400 00
Jennie P. Haskell,
66
.. .
375 00
Grace E. Bartlett,
66
...
350 00
Priscilla G. Craig,
. ..
550 00
Abbie L. Frost,
66
...
400 00
Lillian Greenleaf,
66
. . .
375 00
Mary T. Colby,
16
. ..
331 96
Mary A. Roaf,
66
. . .
343 59
... 180 00
... 180 00
Elizabeth Newhall,
. ..
Amounts carried forward. . .. $15,032 89
$30,520 19
DETAILED STATEMENT.
Amounts brought forward. . . . $15,032 89 $30,520 19
Lillian Goodwin, salary as teacher.
362 60
Elizabeth Cheever,
... 369 17
Sarah L. Ross,
350 00
Gertrude E. Lewis,
... 347 09
Anna P. Toppan,
... 350 00
Charlotte Dickins,
... 349 42
Sarah B. Chute, 66
66
... 750 00
Alice A. Bartlett,
66
... 61 00
Sarah E. Whitmore,
66
. . . 500 00
Ellen Frothingham,
66
400 00
Frances L. Pettigrew,
.. . 375 00
Sarah F. Badger,
...
348 84
Julia J. Hubbard,
66
...
347 68
Helen S. Merrill, 66
.. .
400 00
Flora Pettigrew, 66
...
350 00
Nellie G. Stone,
.. .
439 00
Sadie M. Morse,.
66
...
600 00
Adelena Sargent,
66
...
322 50
Eleanor S. Robinson, 66
66
...
227 50
Georgie Bartlett, 66
. . .
288 50
A. Cora Oliver, training school and sub- stitute teacher
21 58
Elizabeth Merrill, training school and substitute teacher .
40 62
Grace Gale, training school and substi- tute teacher
63 75
Helen S. Merrill, salary as teacher at evening school. 29 00
Flora Pettigrew, salary as teacher at eve- ning school. 31 00
Harriet Colman, salary as teacher at eve- ning school .. 44 00
Lizzie Ireland, salary as teacher at eve- ning school and substitute teacher .. 46 92
Amounts carried forward. ... $22,848 06 $30,520 19
172
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Amounts brought forward. ... $22,848 06 $30,520 19 Elizabeth C. Adams, salary as teacher of singing. 80 00
Margaret Sargent, salary as teacher at evening school. 33 00
Amelia R. Whittier, salary as teacher at evening school. 32 00
Emma M. Lunt, salary for teacher as substitute. 15 83 Jennie P. Carleton, salary for teacher as substitute 2 00
Jennie Locke, salary for teacher as sub- stitute.
IO 64
May Hallier, salary for teacher as sub- stitute
1 74
Mrs. Orrie Randall, salary for teacher as substitute 9 00
Edith Smith, salary for teacher as substi- tute .
5 82
Wm. C. Peters, salary for teacher as sub- stitute
11 00
Elizabeth H. Little, salary as teacher for cooking.
10 00
Florence Ingalls, training school and substitute teacher 78 83
Charlotte Noyes, training school and sub- stitute teacher.
78 83
Julia Boyle, training school teacher ..
42 00
Dorothy Packer,
. ...
62 00
Ina Walton,
....
33 00
Maria Cogger, ·
66
....
22 00
Carrie Merrill,
....
22 00
Mary Whitmore,
22 00
Fred P. Hinkley, salary as janitor ... 237 50
Amounts carried forward ... $23,657 25 $30,520 19
173
DETAILED STATEMENT.
Amounts brought forward. ... $23,657 25 Chas. H. Lewis, salary as janitor ... 92 50
$30,520 19
Albert Hodgdon,
116 61
Albert O. Colby, 66 . ..... 298 55
James Kimball,
.... . .
89 51
Stephen R. Fox, 66 .. .
. .....
79 98
Mrs. John Murphy,
66
. .....
II OI
Chas. H. Lunt,
66
. .....
46 33
Fred H. South, 66 66
. .....
24 99
Frank Nicols,
66
. .....
57 55
Eben Lancaster,
66
66
. .....
33 03
Manasseh Merritt, 66
66
. .... .
3 00
Stephen W. Gale,
. .... . 291 75
William P. Lunt, salary as superintend- ent and cash paid. . . 1,375 85
Robert G. Allen, salary as truant officer 500 00
Trustees Putman Free School, one year's rent of school building. 500 00
Leach, Shewell & Sanborn, text books James Winslow, 9721/2 bushels charcoal Frost & Adams Co., artists' materials ... Wadsworth, Howland & Co., paint brushes, etc.
6 00
97 25
15 75
17 25
Mineral Tablet Ink Co., ink tablets
10 00
A. P. Marden, tuning piano 2 00
William Ware & Co., books. 19 17
The Greenwood Supply Co., ten gallons writing fluid. 6 00
Franklin Educational Co., chemicals and apparatus 27 15
Edward Donahoe, weighing coal 3 60
M. A. Swifts Sons, paper .. 42 8;
D. Appleton & Co., dictionaries. 7 35
Eagle Pencil Co., pens and pencils. .. .. 18 50
Amounts carried forward. ... $27,450 78
$30,520 19
a
174
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Amounts brought forward. ... .. $27,450 78 $30,520 19 W. B. Kimball, floor brushes and dust- ers . 15 15
Ginn & Co., text books 188 30
P. P. Caproni & Brothers, subjects for artistic study. 10 75
Carl P. Rollins, cash paid for levee tick- ets. I 50
J. C. Colman, one cask of lime ...
1 15
D. P. Thurlow, tuning and repairing or- gan. . 3 00
Rand, McNalty & Co., arithmetics .... I 40
William A. Jackson, teaming.
I 00
John Collins, 31 tons, 18 cwt. coal ..
151 54
J. L. Hammett Co., supplies. 177 89
News Publishing Co., printing and ad- vertising . 43 90
Edward E. Babb & Co., supplies. ..
32 63
University Publishing Co., books .. . ... 27 92 George F. King & Co., school stationery 72 00 American Book Co., books.
254 13
William Holker, sundries.
7 80
Maynard, Merrill & Co., books ·
18 75
Fraternity Hall, use of hall.
8 00
Newburyport Herald Co., printing 1000 reports 50 30
Newburyport Herald Co., printing and advertising 27 80
Jackson Express Co., express. II 45
Atkinson Coal Co., 7500 lbs. coal. .
14 88
Jere Healey, coal and wood.
47 50
George S. Perry & Co., sketch books and pencils.
16 50
C. W. Bailey, supplies
51 87
Amounts carried forward. . . $28,687 89
$30,520 19
175
DETAILED STATEMENT.
Amounts brought forward. . . . $28, 687 89 $30,520 19 M. R. Warren, stationery . 5 00
Thompson, Brown & Co., bookkeeping supplies 22 83
Essex County Truant School, board of sundry persons. 70 56
Dana J. Bugbee, one geographical port- folio.
30 00
George F. King & Merrill, supplies. ...
33 39
M. H. Sargent, supplies.
89 66
H. A. Wilson, dozen water pails.
..
2 50
Boston School Supply Co., books .
33 85
Hunt Publishing Co., printing.
4 50
L. W. Piper, filling out diplomas.
13 65
The Morse Co., maps. .
4 50
American Bank Note Co., 100 diplomas B. G. Gerriish, mats.
5 75
Silver, Burdett & Co., text books. ...
44 64
A. E. Martell & Co., one letter book ... 3 50
D. C. Heath & Co., books. 41 OI
John H. Balch, jr., 248 tons, 17 cwt. coal and 2 ft. wood. 1,336 16
C. E. Allen, labor.
5 90
Geo. E. Pearson, labor
II 00
Cornelius Sullivan,
7 80
Maurice Corcoran,
I 90
Cornelius Lynch, 66
7 20
Wm. H. Merritt, 66
4 30
Chas. W. Davis, 66
2 00
Wm. D. Williams, 66
80
Humphrey Haley,
20
Fred'k McDonald, 66
30
Daniel Lucy,
66
20
Geo. E. Dixon,
1 00
Amounts carried forward. $30,502 99 $30,520 19
30 00
176
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Amounts brought forward. $30,502 99 $30,520 19
Jos. B. Gaddas, labor
J 00
Thomas Hale, 2 60
Daniel Cronan,
2 60
Patrick Scully,
2 00
William Tatterfield, "
4 40
Cornelius Kelleher,
3 40
John Pollard,
1 00
Thomas Ryan,
20
$30,520 19
SEWERAGE (CONSTRUCTION.)
Balance due from city Dec. 19, 1896. . $98 71
CREDITS.
From James C. Colman, bill credited
back.
$ 3 50
From Cashman Brothers, sewer pipe ... 14 10
From Newburyport water works, pipe. . 21 38
38 98
137 69
Balance due the city Dec. 18, 1897. 347 25
$484 94
177
DETAILED STATEMENT.
EXPENDITURES.
Authorized by Committee on Sewerage.
N. C. Moody, two steel bars. $ I 75
R. G. Adams, use of levelling instrument 6 75
N. C. Burrill, services as assistant super- intendent. 16 00
Francis Curtis, cash paid for labor. 3 40
C. H. Meader, mason work.
23 29
Daniel Cashman, teaming. 4 76
T. P. Mackinney, hardware 4 66
Highway department, repairs on High street after laying of sewer down Johnson street. 10 00
J. C. Colman, cement and lumber. 7 00
News Publishing Co., advertising. ... 4 00 Newburyport Herald Co., advertising .. 4 00 A. Russell & Son, dust pans, man hole covers and rings. 48 70
Boston & Maine Railroad Co., freight on sewer pipe. 47 44
Patrick Tobin, teaming.
I 40
Frank E. Davis, stock and labor I 37
M. B. Paige, sewer pipe ..
85 62
C. H. Kelleher, construction of Johnson street sewer as per contract. .. . 209 80 W. B. Porter, use of cart flushing sew- ers. 5 00
-
$484 94
23
178
ANNUAL REPORTS.
SEWERS (MAINTENANCE.)
Appropriation $700 00 Amount undrawn transferred to incidentals to balance
account.
77 23
$622 77
EXPENDITURES. Authorized by Committee on Sewerage.
Francis Curtis, one year's salary as superin-
tendent and cash paid. .. . .. $555 42
E. P. Allen, washing and rolling hose. . . 75
C. R. Sargent, making root cutter 2 25
Thos P. Mackinney, hardware 2 60
Sidney W. Harris, labor. 5 00
Aaron R. Gay & Co., books for drain sketches. 9 25
Highway Department, bricks 75
Wm. B. Porter, use of cart flushing sewers 26 50
John Herlihy, labor cleaning sewers. . .
20 25
$622 77
179
DETAILED STATEMENT.
SIDEWALKS AND EDGESTONES.
Appropriation .$1,000 00
CREDITS.
From Charles I. Armstrong, for edge-
stones. $ 16 57
From George M. Warner, for edgestones 14 50
From T. Stuart & Sons, 66
6 84
From Daniel Cashman,
7 50
From Eben A. Young, 66 66
17 79
From Thomas Humphreys,"
3 13
From Cashman Brothers, 66 66
19 65
From C. H. Kelleher,
66
4 40
From William A. Currier, concrete and edgestones. .
8 35
From culverts, 750 bricks
7 50
From betterment account transfer
2,263 94
$2,370 17
Total appropriation and income.
3,370 17
Amount overdrawn transferred from incidentals to balance account. 53 07
$3,423 24
EXPENDITURES.
Authorized by Committee on Highways. C. H. Meader, laying sidewalks ....... $ 125 02 Joseph Cherry, 6,000 bricks at $10 per M 60 00
Amounts carried forward ....
$185 02
$3,423 24
180
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Amounts brought forward .... $185,02
$3,423 24
J. A. Greeley & Co., laying sidewalks 25 79 Effie Ludington, wharfage on edgestones 32 00
14 50
William H. Toppan, laying sidewalks .. J. Littlefield & Son, labor on edgestones Eben A. Young, laying sidewalks ..... Hooper, Havey & Co., 3201 1/3 feet edge- stone at 257/8 cents per foot (net) ..
IO 60
A. W. Thompson, lumber, paint and labor on fence 8 00
George W. Langdon, professional ser- vices
5 00
Thomas P. Thomas, 1857 45 26
yards
concrete at 50 cents
928 78
Charles E. Allen, labor
199 20
George E. Pearson,
4 40
Joseph B. Gaddas, 66
3 40
Jeremiah Toomey, 66
23 30
Thomas Hale, 60
44 20
Daniel Cronan,
42 60
Edmund Ryan,
182 10
Jeremiah Sheehan,
190 00
Charles W. Thurlow, 66
3 60
Daniel Lucy,
22 70
Dennis Kelleher,
66
I 00
Patrick Toomey,
39 00
John Pollard,
66
24 00
David F. Dow,
66
I 80
Dennis Kelleher,
18 40
Timothy Coffey,
I 80
Timothy Manning,
I 80
Amounts carried forward. .... $3,345 29
$3,423 24
James C. Colman, use of team. . . ... H. D. Rollins, captain, freight on edge- stones .
223 66
42 00
237 85
828 79
181
DETAILED STATEMENT.
Amounts brought forward. $3,345 29
$3,423 24
Cornelius Lyons,
1 80
Samuel Martin,
4 80
William Tatterfield,
16 20
John McDade, 66
7 50
Thomas Ryan, ·
1 80
Cornelius Kelleher,
66
1 80
Cornelius Lynch, 66
5 40
Daniel Quill,
3 60
Matthew Barrett,
2 80
Cornelius Sullivan,
66
4 60
John Hadden,
2 80
John Clifford, 66
3 60
Thomas Ronan, labor on sidewalks ....
13 83
Betterments, allowance for old stone, J. F. Carens.
3 05
Betterments, allowance for old stone,
Benjamin F. Poor
4 37
$3,423 24
MEMORANDUM.
There are about 600 feet of edgestone on hand at Riverside Park, which were paid for in year 1897, the value of same being about $225.00
182
ANNUAL REPORTS.
STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS-ARMORY RENT ACCOUNT.
CREDIT. From State of Massachusetts, armory rent for year 1897 $400 '00
DEBIT.
Public property, rental of new armory for year 1897. .. 400 00
STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS .- MILITARY AID ACCOUNT.
Balance due from state Dec. 19, 1896. ... $348 96 Payments of aid in 1897. 792 46
$1,141 42
Amount of appropriation undrawn for one-half pay- ments in 1897. 3 77
$1145 19
CREDITS.
City appropriation for 1897. $400 00 Cash from state for one-half payments made in year 1896 .. 372 96
772 96 Balance due from state Dec. 18, 1897 $372 23
-
183
DETAILED STATEMENT.
SOLDIERS' RELIEF.
Appropriation .
$2,400 00
..
·
CREDITS.
Cash received for board of sundry persons
353 76
Total appropriation and income. $2,753 76
Amount undrawn transferred to incidentals to balance
account.
300 10
$2,453 66
EXPENDITURES.
Authorized by Soldiers' Relief Committee.
Amount paid in cash to sundry persons for aid during year. $1,229 50
Amount paid for board in hospitals and asylums and medical attendance of sundry persons during the year. .... 584 94
Amount allowed for groceries, clothing and fuel to sundry persons during the year . 433 17
Amount paid for salary of clerk of state aid, military aid and soldiers' relief committee one year to Dec. 1, 1897 200 00 Amount paid for traveling expenses on sundry cases. 6 05
$2,453 66
184
ANNUAL REPORTS.
WATER ACCOUNT.
Balance Dec. 19, 1896 $32,893 93
EXPENDITURES.
Authorized by the Committee on Water Supply.
Expenses incurred before the commissioners for determining price of water plant.
C. M. Lunt & Sons, pipe and labor .... $ 8 25
Newburyport water works, cash paid for labor and supplies. . 260 01
Charles H. Sargent, three days apprais- ing plant and attendance at hearing 22 80
George E. Crosby & Co., printing brief and filing. 241 00 Moody & Bartlett, in full for profession- al services and expenses . . 5,000 00
A. E. Pillsbury, on account of profes- sional services. 12,500 00 Charles C. Dame, on account of profes- sional services 3,088 50
$21,120 56
$54,014 49
185
DETAILED STATEMENT.
WATERING STREETS FOR YEAR 1897.
Total amount assessed to abutters for year 1897,
96,419 12 ft. at 3c.
.$2,892 59
Transferred from incidental account 1,000 00
Income from Simpson Fund. 900 00
$4,792 59
Amount undrawn transferred to incidentals to balance account 37 18
$4,755 41
EXPENDITURES.
Authorized by the Board of Aldermen.
Cashman Bros., use of carts and men for
year 1897 .. $3,544 70
William B. Porter, use of carts and men 85 00
Newburyport Water Works, for water .. 937 80
Fred L. Butman, books
19 50
Samuel W. Tuck, measuring .
3 75
Robert G. Allen,
7 94
Chas. W. Thurlow,
3 07
Geo. Ray Sargent,
7 00
Cornelius Kiely, .
5 60
Frank B. Ireland,
3 00
H. H. Kimball,
·
6 35
W. D. Noyes, 66
2 45
Newburyport Water Works, putting in stand pipes.
129 25
$4,755 41
24
186
ANNUAL REPORTS.
WATER SUPPLY.
Appropriation. ·$1,300 00 Amount undrawn transferred to incidentals to balance
account.
664 50
$635 50
EXPENDITURES. Authorized by Committee on Water Supply.
Newburyport water works, six months'
use of water for public buildings. .. $633 50 Hill's livery, horse hire 2 00
$635 50
187
DETAILED STATEMENT.
MISCELLANEOUS.
INCOME ACCOUNT.
CREDITS.
From city of Newburyport 34 of liquor
licenses for year 1897. ..... .$17,787 23 From state of Massachusetts, corpora- tion tax for year 1897 . 12,218 37
From state of Massachusetts account, balance of corporation tax for year
1897, (remaining unpaid Dec. 18, 1897, credited.) 2,554 21
From state of Massachusetts, foreign shipping account for year 1897 ... 928 32
From state of Massachusetts, non-resi- dent bank tax for year 1897 ...... 1,118 22
$34,606 35
DEBITS.
Amount deducted by assessors . . . . . · $32,000 00 State of Massachusetts, account defi- ciency of corporation tax of 1896 of amount charged Dec. 19, 1896. ... 2 63
$32,002 63
Transferred to incidentals $2,603 72
188
ANNUAL REPORTS.
STATE AND COUNTY TAXES.
Appropriated and paid for state tax of 1897 $ 7,857 50
county " 1897. 10,495 73
$18,353 23
NON-RESIDENT BANK TAX.
-
CREDITS.
Collected from city banks $3,523 92
Credited on state account. 2,671 61
$6,195 53
-
DEBITS.
Charged on State account. ..... $4,982 14
Paid for assessing and collecting bank
taxes . 95 17
5,077 31
Balance transferred to income account. . . $1,118 22
189
DETAILED STATEMENT.
RECEIVED £ ON ACCOUNT OF TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS.
Tax of 1893 .
$ 34 00
1894
448 35
1895 11,206 60
1896.
31,381 26
66
1897 108,072 36
$151,142 57
Betterment assessments .
2,041 67
Watering street assessments for year 1897 2,068 89
$155,253 13
DOG LICENSES.
Received from county of Essex. $788 96 Transferred to public library account. 788 96
I90
ANNUAL REPORTS.
LIQUOR LICENSES.
CREDITS.
Received from licenses granted for year 1897, viz : Eleven of first and fourth class common victuallers at $1800 each ..... .$19,800 00
Two of first class innholders at $1500. . 3,000 00 One of fourth class grocers at $1000 ... 1,000 00
Ten of sixth class druggists at $1.
...
10 00
Total 24 licenses. 23,810 00
Received for advertising licenses 62 00
$23,872 00
DEBITS.
Newburyport Herald Co., advertising $ 133 50
News Publishing Co., printing ....... 4 00 Moses Brown, postage, books, etc .... 18 20
State of Massachusetts, 25% of receipts 5,929 07
$6,084 77
Trausferred to income account. $17,787 23
191
DETAILED STATEMENT.
COUNTY OF ESSEX.
CREDITS.
Received from county treasurer for seals
killed $219 00 Balance due from county Dec. 18, 1897. . . 6 00 -
$225 00
DEBITS.
Paid Edwin F. Hunt, killing seals. $87 00
Roy McRae,
36 00
" Samuel L. Truesdale, " 27 00
66 John D. Kilborn,
. .. 21 00
Fred H. Meade 66
. . .
15 00
66 Albert Fernald
. ... .
9 00
66 Frank E. Fernald 66
. ....
9 00
Henry L. Godfrey,
. ...... 6 00
Charles Richardson, 66
. ......
3 00
Richard Coffin,
3 00
Frank Paul,
3 00
" F. E. Aubin,
66
...
3 00
Clarence M. Boyd, 66
. ......
3 00
. ......
. .... ..
$225 00
192
ANNUAL REPORTS.
INCOME FROM CITY BUILDINGS AND LANDS.
Received from County of Essex, rent of
police court room one year to Jan- uary 1, 1897. $ 250 00 Received from Town of Newbury, use of public library one year to January I, 1897. 150 00
Received from R. S. Hewlett, rent of Winter street landing one year to January 1, 1898. 10 00
Received from Samuel Butterfield, rent of Winter street landing two years to January 1, 1898. 20 00
Received from Irving H. Johnson, rent of Winter street landing fourteen months to March 1, 1897 . . II 67 Received from Geo. H. Lang, rent of Winter street landing ten months to January 1, 1898. 8 33
Received from A. D. Ordway, rent of Winter street landing one year to June 20, 1898. 10 00
Received from State of Massachusetts, rent of Armory one year to January 1, 1898. 400 00
Received from rental of Riverside Park during year 1897. . 26 00
Received from rental of City Hall during year 1897. 1,007 00
Received from sale of burial lots New
Hill during year 1897 169 00
Transferred to public property, parks and public library accounts.
$2,062 00
193
DETAILED STATEMENT.
APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1897
Poor (including fuel, insane and city physician's salary) .
$18,500 00
Schools, (including fuel and rent of Putnam school building)
28,700 00
Fire (includes fuel)
9,500 00
Highways
17,000 00
Sidewalks and edgestones
1,000 00
Ashes and rubbish.
1,100 00
Bridges and culverts.
2,000 00
Water supply (public buildings) .
1,300 00
Incidentals.
750 00
Public property (includes heating and ventilating Kelley school)
7,500 00
Police ..
12,500 00
Lighting streets and buildings
12,500 00
Salaries
9,700 00
Fuel ..
550 00
Public library .
2,250 00
Public library (special) .
1,000 00
Printing ..
1,050 00
Board of health
1,000 00
Military aid.
400 00
Abatement of taxes of 1894
1,700 00
1895 .
700 00
60 66
1896 500 00
66
66 1897 .
100 00
Parks (includes $400 for Atkinson Common) ...
850 00
Memorial Day.
150 00
Sewer maintenance (includes superintendent's sal- ary) . 700 00
Soldiers' relief
2,400 00
Interest.
17,000 00
Notes payable.
3,500 00
Sinking funds.
12,000 00
Janvrin's landing 600 00
$168,500 00
25
194
ANNUAL REPORTS.
CITY VALUATION FOR 1897.
Real estate.
.$7,179,300 00
Personal estate.
2, 114,500 00
Resident bank shares
389,174 00
$9,682,974 00
Tax assessed on real estate. $110,561 22
66
personal estate ..... 32,563 30
66
66 resident bank shares 5,993 28
66 polls .
7,830 00
$156,947 80
Appropriated for city expenses. $168,500 00
Income deducted . 32,000 00
136,500 00
City appropriation, state tax
7,857 50
City appropriation, county tax
10,495 73
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