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I trust that the license commissioners will co-operate with the executive and the police in the enforcement of the license laws and that said commissioners will insist that all who hold licenses shall in all respects obey the law.
MAYOR'S SALARY
By comparison with other cities the amount paid for the mayor's salary is too large, and in my opinion should be reduced to $900, or not exceed $1,000, and I would call the attention of the committee on salaries to that item when adjusting salaries of city officials.
In conclusion, gentlemen, we are here under our solemn oaths to do the will of the people as best we know how. I desire to express to you the earnest hope that in the transaction of all the business of the city that shall come into our hands, we may work in harmony, economically and faithfully ; for by so do- ing we shall have done our full duty and satisfy those who have entrusted us with this great responsibility.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
City of Newburyport, December, 1898.
To the City Council of the City of Newburyport :
GENTLEMEN :- The Joint Standing Committee on Finance respect- fully submit the following statements and reports of the City Treasurer and Collector and the City Auditor for the financial year ending De- cember 17, 1898.
The books and accounts of the City Treasurer and Collector have been examined, under the direction of the committee, by the City Au- ditor and found by him to be correct and properly vouched.
For the committee,
GEORGE H. PLUMER, Chairman.
FORTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
CITY AUDITOR
City of Newburyport. Auditor's Office, Dec. 17, 1898. 5
TO THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE :
GENTLEMEN :- In conformity with the requirements of the city ordinances, I herewith submit the forty-eighth annual report of the receipts and expenditures of the city of Newburyport, for the financial year ending December 17, 1898, together with a statement of the city debt and debts due the city, and a schedule of the real and personal property belonging to the city. I have audited the books of the city treasurer, and find them correct and properly vouched. I examined all securities in possession of the treasurer belonging to the city, including the sinking fund investments, and found the same properly accounted for. They are deposited for safe keeping in the vaults of the Merchants Na- tional Bank.
I verified the accounts of the collector of taxes, including the amount committed to him by the assessors, the abatements made by them during the year, and the amount collected.
I examined the cash account kept by the city clerk, of all moneys received by him as fees or otherwise, (except dog licenses,) during the year ending December 17, 1898, and found
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the same correct. The total amount collected by him has been paid to the city treasurer, and a receipt taken therefor.
I examined the cash account kept by the city messenger, of all moneys received by him for rental of City hall during the year ending December 17, 1898, and found the same correct. The total amount collected by him has been paid to the city treasurer and city clerk, and a receipt taken therefor.
I examined the books of the clerk of the overseers of the poor, and found that the bills as approved by the overseers of the poor correspond with the payments made by the city treasurer.
I examined all bills passed by the committee on accounts. as presented weekly and monthly, and found the same correctly cast, properly approved and accurately placed upon the books.
The books of the treasurer show a decrease of the city debt during the year 1898, of $21,557.54. The overdraft for the year is $731.68.
Very respectfully, WILLIAM H. WELCH, City Auditor.
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ANNUAL REPORTS
RECEIPTS
The receipts for the year ending December 17 1898, are shown in aggregates, as credited to the following accounts :
Poor department $ 3,517 98
School department 952 50
Fire department 161 00
Highway department 115 63
Police department
798 24
Incidentals
317 90
Public property
283 24
Lighting streets and public buildings
22 33
Interest on overdue taxe 2,505 58
dividends B. & M. R. R. Co. stock 2,466 00
704 32
Public library
150 00
Sidewalks and edgestones
40 66
Notes payable . . .
240, 252 36
State of Massachusetts, State aid, chap. 301
7,572 00
66
Military aid, chap. 279 403 73
60
Burial expense, chap. 62 157 75
60 66 Armory rents 400 00
400 00
Liquor licenses
24,169 00
Ashes and rubbish .
IO 90
Non-resident bank tax, city banks
3,498 69
State of Mass
2,810 00
Income, corporation taxes, 1897, State of Mass
2,524 93
66
1898, State of Mass 10,685 91
Foreign shipping, State of Mass
834 18
Soldiers' relief
370 86
County of Essex, seal account
1 56 00
Dog licenses
700 12
City hall
1,264 00
Burial lots
155 00
Board of health
4 50
Betterment assessments
1,678 94
Watering streets for 1897
558 41
3,103 90
Tax of 1895 126 00
“ 1896
13,477 12
“ 1897 31,500 81
1898 111,597 59
Carried forward
$470,448 08
1898
Bromfield fund
66 bank deposit
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Brought forward. $470,448 08
Sewerage construction . 48 65
Printing
5 00
$470,501 73
EXPENDITURES
The expenditures for the year ending December 17, 1898, as approved, are shown in aggregates, as charged to the follow- ing accounts :
Poor department $ 22,513 84
School department 31,703 63
Fire department
11,351 36
Highway department 19,362 86
Police department
12,589 73
Incidentals
3,821 70
Public property .
6,897 55
Lighting streets and public buildings
12,935 41
Interest
22,252 00
Public library
3,406 93
Public library (special)
539 18
Sidewalks and edgestones
2,971 79
Newburyport bridge
3,100 44
Essex Merrimac bridge
128 63
Culverts
467 17
Notes payable .
231,524 36
State of Massachusetts, State aid, chap 301
7,927 50
66 chap. 561
538 00
Military aid chap. 279
864 46
Burial expense, chap. 62
140 00
State tax
5,760 00
Bromfield fund
419 26
Liquor licenses, 25 per cent to the State, and sundries
6,637 82
Fuel
396 13
Salaries
9,346 09
Board of health
157 70
Printing
585 49
Sinking fund commissioners
1 2,000 00
Ashes and rubbish
1,125 02
County of Essex, county tax
8,647 90
Non-resident bank tax
5,072 71
Carried forward.
$445,484 66
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Brought forward $445,484 66
Memorial Day
1 50 00
Sewerage ( maintenance)
712 21
Parks or public grounds
544 37
(Atkinson Common) 489 23
" (Kent street common ) .
167 01
Soldiers' relief
2,760 04
County of Essex (seal account)
1 50 00
Volunteer militia 189S 795 85
Income, corporation taxes, 1897, State of Mass.
8 87
Income, National Bank taxes, 1897, State of Mass. 50 18
Watering streets for 1898 4,798 17
$456, 1 10 59
The whole amount of receipts during the year ending December 17, 1898, was $470,501 73
The whole amount of expenditures during the year ending December 17, 1898, was . 456, 110 59
Excess of receipts over expenditures
$14,391 14
The balance in the treasury at close of busi- ness December 18, 1897, was $ 21,245 22
The total amount received into the treasury from all sources from December 18, 1897, to December 17, 1898, inclusive, was .
470,501 73
Making a total of
$491,746 95
The total amount expended and ordered to be paid from the treasury from December 18, 1897, to December 17, 1898, inclusive, was $456, 110 59 The balance in the treasury at close of busi- ness December 17, 1898, was 35,636 36
Making a total of
$491,746 95
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CITY DEBT
Showing the increase and decrease during the year ending December 17, 1898, in detail :
The amount of the net city debt Deceniber 18, 1897, was $399,844 02
The city debt has been increased during the year 1898 as follows :
By the amount of note No. 570, issued to the order of E. P. Shaw, treasurer of the Com- monwealth of Massachusetts, dated Janua- ry 12, 1898, payable in one year with inter- est at the rate of 3 per cent per annum, teni- porary loan.
By the amount of note No 571, issued to the order of J. V. Felker, city treasurer, dated January 19, 1898, payable in nine months, discounted at the rate of 2 85 per cent per annum, temporary loan
By the amount of note No. 572, issued to the order of J. V. Felker, city treasurer, dated January 20, 1898, payable in nine months, with interest at the rate of 3 percent per annum, temporary loan
By the amount of note No. 573, issued to the order of J. V. Felker, city treasurer, dated January 24, 1898, payable in nine months, with interest at the rate of 3 per cent per annum, temporary loan
By the amount of note No. 574, issued to the order of J. V. Felker, city treasurer, dated January 15, 1898, payable in nine months, with interest at the rate of 3 per cent per annum, temporary loan
By the amount of note No. 575, issued to the order of J. V. Felker, city treasurer, dated January 15, 1898, payable in nine months, with interest at the rate of 3 per cent per annum, temporary loan. 7,500 00
Carried forward
$508,344 02
50,000 00
25,000 00
9,000 00
8,000 00
9,000 00
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Brought forward $508,344 02
By the amount of note No. 576, issued to the order of New England Trust Co., dated July 19, 1898, payable in six months, with interest at the rate of 3 per cent per an- 111111, railroad loan 71,661 63
By the amount of note No. 577, issued to the order of J. V. Felker, city treasurer, dated August 3, 1898, payable in three months, discounted at the rate of 2.65 per cent per annum, temporary loan
By the amount of note No. 578, issued to the order of J. V. Felker, city treasurer, dated January 22, 1898, payable on demand, with interest at the rate of 3 per cent per annum, temporary loan
By the amount of note No. 579, issued to the order of A. W. Greenleaf, trustee under the will of R. W. Drown, dated February 16, 1898, payable in twelve months, with interest at the rate of 3 per cent per an- num, temporary loan
By the amount of note No. 580, issued to the order of J. V. Felker, city treasurer, dated February 17, 1898, payable in twelve months, with interest at the rate of 3 per cent per annum, temporary loan .
By the amount of note No. 581, issued to the order of J. V. Felker, city treasurer, dated October 20, 1898, payable in three months, with interest at the rate of 3 per cent per annum, temporary loan
By the amount of note No. 582, issued to the order of J. V. Felker, city treasurer, dated October 15, 1898, payable in three months, with interest at the rate of 3 per cent per annum, temporary loan
By the amount of note No. 583, issued to the order of J. V. Felker, city treasurer, dated October 15, 1898, payable in three months,
20,000 00
1,000 00
1,467 73
1,000 00
9,000 00
9,000 00
Carried forward
$621,473 38
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Brought forward $621,473 38
with interest at the rate of 3 per cent per annum, temporary loan
By the amount of note No. 584, issued to the order of J. V. Felker, city treasurer, dated October 24, 1898, payable in three months, with interest at the rate of 3 per cent per annum, temporary loan
By the amount of note No. 585, issued to the order of Sinking Fund Commissioners, of the city of Newburyport, dated November 23, 1898, payable on demand, with inter- est at the rate of 3 1-2 per cent per annum, temporary loan
Making a total of
There has been paid on account of the city debt during the year 1898, notes as follows :
To the order of Institution for Savings, in Newburyport and its vicinity, note No. 528, dated Sept. 1 1895, which matured Sept. 1, 1898, bearing interest at the rate of 3 1-2 per cent per annum, armory loan ....
To the order of J. V. Felker, city treasurer. note No. 539, dated January 22, 1896, which matured May 22, 1896, and presented for payment Sept. 7, 1898, bearing interest at the rate of 4 per cent per annum, tem- porary loan
To the order of J. V. Felker, city treasurer, note No. 550, dated Sept. 1, 1896, which matured Sept. 1, 1898, bearing interest at the rate of 4 per cent per annum, school- house loan
To the order of J. V. Felker, city treasurer, note No. 556, dated January II, 1897, which matured January 11, 1898, bearing interest at the rate of 4 per cent per annum, tem- porary loan
Carried forward
7,500 00
8,000 00
3,123 00
$640,096 38
2,000 00
1,000 00
1,500 00
4,000 00
$8,500 00 $640,096 38
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Brought forward
To the order of J. V. Felker, city treasurer, note No. 558, dated January 15, 1897, which matured January 15, 1898, bearing interest at the rate of 4 per cent per annum, tein- porary loan .
To the order of J. V. Felker, city treasurer, note No 559, dated January 15, 1897, which matured January 15, 1898, bearing interest at the rate of 4 per cent per annum, teni- porary loan
To the order of J. V. Felker, city treasurer, note No. 560, dated January 15, 1897, which matured January 15, 1898, bearing interest at the rate of 4 per cent per an- num. temporary loan
To the order of J. V. Felker, city treasurer, note No. 561, dated January 22, 1897, which matured January 22, 1898, bearing interest at the rate of 4 per cent per annum, tem- porary loan
To the order of J. V. Felker, city treasurer, note No. 562, dated January 23, 1897, which matured January 23, 1898, bearing interest at the rate of 4 per cent per annum, tem- porary loan.
To the order of A. W. Greenleaf, trustee un- der the will of R. W. Drown, note No. 563, dated February 16, 1897, which ma- tured February 16, 1898, and presented for payment September 8, 1898, bearing inter- est at the rate of 4 per cent per annum, temporary loan
To the order of J. V. Felker, city treasurer, note No. 564, dated February 17, 1897, which matured February 17, 1898, and presented for payment October 25, 1898, bearing interest at the rate of 3 3-4 per cent per annum, temporary loan
To the order of Institution for Savings in
$8,500 00 $640,096 38
9,000 00
9,000 00
7,500 00
1,000 CO
7,000 00
1,467 73
1,000 00
Carried forward
$44,467 73 $640,096 38
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Brought forward.
Newburyport and its vicinity, note No. 565, dated July 19, 1897, which matnred July 19, 1898, bearing interest at the rate of 3 1-2 per cent per annum, railroad loan To the order of E. P. Shaw, treasurer of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, note No. 567, dated October 29, 1897, which ma- tured January 29, 1898, bearing interest at the rate of 3 per cent per annum, tempora- ry loan
To the order of J. V. Felker, city treasurer, note No. 568, dated November 9, 1897, which matured February 9, 1898, bearing interest at the rate of 2.89, per cent per annum, temporary loan
To the order of Sinking Fund Commis- sioners, of the city of Newburyport, note No. 569, dated December 6, 1897, which matured April 23, 1898, bearing interest at the rate of 3 per cent per annum, tem- porary loan
To the order of J. V. Felker, city treasurer, note No. 571, dated January 19, 1897, which matured October 19, 1898, dis- counted at the rate of 2.85 per cent per annum, temporary loan
To the order of J. V. Felker, city treasurer, note No. 572, dated January 20, 1898, which matured October 20, 1898, bearing interest at the rate of 3 per cent per an- num, temporary loan
To the order of J. V. Felker, city treasurer, note No. 573, dated January 24, 1898, which matured October 24, 1898, bearing interest at the rate of 3 per cent per annum, tem- porary loan
To the order of J. V. Felker, city treasurer, note No. 574, dated January 15, 1898, which matured October 15, 1898, bearing interest at the rate of 3 per cent per an- num, temporary loan
$44,467 73 $640,096 38
71,661 63
20,000 00
16,000 00
895 00
25,000 00
9,000 00
8,000 00
9,000 00
Carried forward
$204,024 36 $640,096 38
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Brought forward $204,024 36 8640,096 38
To the order of J. V. Felker, city treasurer,
note No. 575, dated January 15, 1898, which matured October 15, 1898, bearing interest at the rate of 3 per cent per an- num, temporary loan 7,500 00
To the order of J. V. Felker, city treasurer, note No. 577, dated August 3, 1898, which matured November 3, 1898, discounted at the rate of 2 65 per cent per annum, temporary loan
20,000 00
Sundry debts due from the city December 17. 1898, less than amount due December 18, 1897, viz :
1897 Bronifield fund $28 02
Commissioners of Atkinson Com-
mon 3 48
Total $31 50
1898 Bromfield fund
$ 8 76
Commissioners of Atkin-
son Common 3 58
Total
12 24
Difference 19 26
Sinking funds and other available assets, De- cember 17, 1898, in excess of amount De- cember 18, 1897, viz :
1898 (see schedule) $178,428 12
1897 (see schedule) 148,161 84
Difference
30,266 28
Making a total of 261,809 90
Net debt Dember 17, 1898
$378,286 48
Net debt December 18, 1897 . . 399,844 02
Decrease of the net debt during the year 1898, $21,557 54
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CITY DEBT AND ASSETS
DECEMBER 17, 1898.
DEBT
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 107,500 00 Notes payable (ten year loan) 4 per cent, due 1899 15,000 00
Notes payable (committee on Sawyer fund) 4 1-2 per cent, due on demand, trust fund 5,000 00 Notes payable (committee on Brown fund) 4 I-2 per cent, due on demand, trust fund . 15,000 00
Notes payable (committee on Frothingham fund) 4 per cent, due on demand, trust fund
1,000 00
Notes payable (committee on Green fund) 4 per cent, due on demand, trust fund 2,000 00
Notes payable (committee on Toppan fund) 4 per cent, due on demand, trust fund 250 00
Notes payable (committee on A. Williams fund) 4 per cent, due on demand, trust fund
1,000 00
Notes payable (committee on Todd fund ) 4 per cent, due on demand, trust fund 10,000 00
Notes payable committee on William O. Moseley) fund 4 per cent, due on demand, trust fund .
10,000 00
Notes payable (trustees of Margaret Atwood fund) 4 1-2 per cent, due on demand, trust fund
10,500 00
Notes payable (trustees of Simpson fund) 4 I-2 per cent, due on demand, trust fund
20,000 00
Notes payable (trustees of Follansbee) fund 4 per cent, payable on demand, trust fund 3,000 00 Notes payable (overseers of the poor) 4 I-2 per cent, due on demand, Dexter fund . 2,000 00
Notes payable (Armory loan) 3 I-2 per cent, due 1899 2,000 00
Notes payable (Armory loan) 3 1-2 per cent, due 1900
2,000 00
Carried forward
$386,250 00
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Brought forward $386,250 00
Notes payable (Armory loan) 3 1-2 per cent, due 1901, 3,000 00 Notes payable (Armory loan) 4 per cent, due 1902, 1,200 00
Notes payable (school house loan) 4 per cent, due 1899, 1,500 00
Notes payable (school house loan) 4 per cent, due 1900, 1,500 00
Notes payable (school loan) 4 per cent, due 1901 .
1,500 00
Notes payable (railroad loan) 3 per cent (se- cured by 411 shares common stock Boston & Maine Railroad Company, ) due 1899 . . . . Notes payable (temporary loans) 3 per cent, due 1899,
71,661 63
90,090 73
Due commissioners of Atkinson Common ... . .. Due Bromfield fund 8 76
3 48
Gross city debt December 17, 1898.
$556,714 60
ASSETS
Taxes of 1896 uncollected. $ 2,152 31
1897 66 16,428 06
" 1898 66 51,584 03
Betterment assessments
3,521 36
Watering streets for 1897, 1898, 850 88
Due from State of Massachusetts, State aid, chapter 301, acts of 1894 7,289 50
Due from State of Massachusetts, State aid, chapter 561, acts of 1898 538 00
Due from State of Massachusetts. Military aid, chapter 279, acts of 1894 400 73
Due from State of Massachusetts, Burial ex- pense, chapter 62, acts of 1894
I'40 00
Due from State of Massachusetts, corporation tax 1898. 255 64
Sinking funds .
58,648 51
County of Essex (bridge account) 721 26
Deposited in First National Bank, Newburyport 31,243 78
Carried forward
$174,035 55 $556,714 60
261 48
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Brought forward $174,035 55 $556,714 60
Deposited in First National Bank, Boston 3,811 44
Deposited in safe in treasurer's office
581 13
Making a total of 178,428 12
Total net debt December 17, 1898,
$378,286 48
MEMORANDUM
The city owns 411 shares of Boston & Maine Railroad Company common stock which is not included in above schedule of assets. Its market value at close of business December 17, 1898, was $69,870.
SINKING FUNDS
DECEMBER 17, 1898
Total funds December 18, 1897. $45,473 83
Appropriation for the year 1898 12,000 00
1,84I 68
Income from investments during the year 1898 Making a total of
$59,315 51
Less premium and accrued interest paid on bonds purchased during the year 1898, viz :
City of Medford Massachusetts, 4 per cent sew- erage bonds U. S. A. 3 per cent bonds
$382 63
284 37
Total
667 00
Total amount of sinking funds December 17, 1898, $58,648 51
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ANNUAL REPORTS
SUMMARY OF INVESTMENTS
City of Newburyport 4 per cent coupon sewer bonds. Prin- cipal payable September 1, 1819. Interest payable semi-annually, March I and September I of each year. Fifteen of the denomination of $1000 eacli, 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. Interest payable semi-annually, May 2 and November 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
15,000 00
City of Haverhill 4 per cent coupon water loan bonds. Principal payable June 1, 1922. Interest payable semi- annually, June I and December I of each year. Six of the denomination $1000 each, Nos. 18, 19, 20, 80, 81, 82, City of Haverhill 4 per cent coupon bond. Principal pay- able October 1, 1900. Interest payable semi-annually April I and October I of each year. Two of the de- nomination of $1000 each, Nos. 61 and 62
6,000 00
2,000 00
City of Newburyport 4 per cent sewer bond. Registered in the name of the sinking fund commissioners, New- buryport. Principal payable November 1, 1919. In- terest payable semi-annually, May I and November I of each year, No. 2
5,000 00
City of Medford 4 per cent coupon sewerage loan bonds. Principal payable July 1, 1907. Interest payable semi- annually, January I and July I of each year. Five of the denomination of $1000 each, Nos. 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 . . .. U. S. A. 3 per cent loan of 1898, due 1918, ten of the de- nomination of $500 each, Nos. 99,352, 136,736, 152,- 736, 158,258, 168,425, 164,609, 76,039, 71,893, 66,557, 66,556
5,000 00
5,000 00
Deposited in the Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank at 4 percent interest. Book No. 10,244 1,525 51
City of Newburyport, note No. 585, dated November 23, 1898, payable on demand, with interest at the rate of 3 1-2 per cent per annum 3,123 00
Making a total of.
$58,648 51
City of Bangor 7 per cent coupon bond loan to and the construction of the Bangor and Piscataquis Railroad Company. Principal payable April 1, 1899. Interest payable semi-annually, April I and October I of each year, No. 167
1,000 00
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LEDGER BALANCES, DECEMBER 17, 1898 DR.
Cash
$ 581 13
First National Bank, Newburyport
31,243 78
First National Bank, Boston
3,81I 45
State of Massachusetts (State aid chap. 301 )
7,289 50
60
(State aid chap. 561) 538 00
(Military aid)
400 73
66 (Burial expense ) 140 00
66 Corporation tax of 1898 255 64
Sinking fund commissioners
58,648 51
City of Newburyport
296,541 85 71,861 63
Boston & Maine Railroad Company
Armory
8,200 00
Water account
54,014 49
Curtis school house
5,286 74
Sewerage
298 60
Betterment assessments
3,521 36
Watering streets for 1897
261 48
Watering streets for 1898
850 88
Tax of 1896
2,152 31
1897
16,428 06
66 1898
51,584 03
County of Essex (bridge account)
721 26
Incidentals
731 68
Making a total of
$615,363 II
CR
Notes payable
$269, 202 36
City bonds
287,500 00
Sinking funds
58,648 51
Commissioners of Atkinson Common
3 48
Bromfield fund
8 76
Making a total of
$615,363 11
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ANNUAL REPORTS
STATEMENT OF DEFICIT BALANCES
Charged to Incidentals December 17, 1988
Highway department
$1,247 23
Incidentals
1,653 OI
Parks (regular)
94 37
Sidewalks and edgestones
628 44
Bridges and culverts
974 98
Public property
795 3I
Salaries
21 09
Public library
556 81
Sewer (maintenance)
12 21
Military aid
32 23
Abatements tax of 1895
367 13
Making a total of
$6,382 81
STATEMENT OF UNEXPENDED BALANCES
Credited to Incidentals December 17, 1898
Poor department
$ 4 14
Abatements tax of 1896
34 22
. .
1897 .
219 92
1898.
772 83
Printing
469 51
Fire department
9 64
Public library (special)
310 82
Soldiers' relief
IO 82
Police department .
708 51
School department
248 87
Ashes and rubbish
35 88
Watering streets for 1898
460 72
Lighting streets and public buildings
86 92
Fuel
263 87
Board of health
546 80
Parks (Atkinson Common)
IO 77
Parks (Kent Street Common)
32 99
Interest
1,423 90
Making a total of
$5,651 13
The difference $731.68 is the overdraft for the year.
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CITY AUDITOR
POOR DEPARTMENT
December 17, 1898
The resources have been as follows :
Appropriation
$19,000 00
Received in reimbursements, from individuals, State and other cities and towns 3,194 96
Received from sale of produce, hay, etc 323 02
Soldiers' relief 674 87
Total appropriation and income
$23, 192 85
Deduct soldiers' relief
674 87
Making a total of
$22,517 98
The expenses as approved by the overseers of the poor have been as follows :
Almshouse
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