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The improvement upon Merrimac street towards Chain bridge from Ashland is as marked as any within the precincts of the city by the construction of stone embank- ments when the road was needed to be widened, and the large number of streets which have been laid out and ac- cepted, none of which but what have required an outlay from the highway fund and as a fact are more in number than for the 30 preceding years as the general public are benefited by their expenditure. It seems to the average mind that the outlay for this branch of work ought to come on a basis of average expense rather than taken from each year's highway appropriation. In the course of a year the care of 75 miles of streets and outlaying roads require a watchfulness in regard to the manner in which they must be kept to avoid accidents that in the course of events are likely to occur and the general tendency of times in which
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we have to leave a great deal more for the supervision of those who have charge of the highways.
In regard to the various expenses as the treasurer's ac- count in the general report is itemized, I will give the fig- ures in their totals. In the amount of labor bills, there is the labor in connection with the building of 15,000 yards of macadamized roads, of 4000 yards of paved gutters, of labor teaming for use in connection with crushed stone, of 2500 tons refuse rock, of cleaning of gutters through the city three times, and in the case of heavy showers some have to be looked after at all such times to prevent the overflow of culverts, all of which I respectfully submit to you for approval.
And in thus closing my connection with you all as a body, and to all others who I have been brought in con- tact with in my official duties for whatever help and a feel- ing of consideration in their performance my sincere wishes for their continued prosperity.
Yours with respect,
CHARLES M. PRITCHARD,
Surveyor of Highways.
In the agreement with the committee of fire depart- ment and committee upon highways No. I single team and driver attached are allowed to stop at all times in No. I station subject to calls at day or night for use.
In lieu of this agreement, the double team and driver hired by the committee on fire department from Cashman Bros. is at the disposal of surveyor of highways for the weekly collections of ashes and as it was the wish of Messrs. Cashman that the team could be used, I have re- quired him to take the place of hokey-pokey cart and man, leaving him to care for the district between Fair street and Harris street and confine himself to Harris to railroad sta
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tion, thereby saving much time and without doubt the most economical way this part of the city could be reasonably kept clean.
Amount appropriated for year was $15,500 00
Credits for the year . 2,9II 91
Amount expended as follows
$18,4II 91 $24, 190 92 Amount paid for crushed stone and weighing bill in- cluded. $7,312 56
Amount spent on the city teams and with two new credits included. 6,710 92
Expense of roller, coal and engineer 550 14
Superintendent's pay. 1,261 55
Cash paid for outside teams. 744 57
Cash paid Cashman, bill for sprinkling of streets and bill of road and purchase of land upon
Water street, purchase of tools, lumber, pipe castings during the year. 1,771 69
Labor of masons and all expenses for the entire year, labor bill for the year. 5,839 49
$24,190 92
PROPERTY OF THE CITY IN CARE OF SURVEYOR OF HIGHWAYS
One Io ton road roller .
$1,850 00
One Climax road machine 200 00
Four snow ploughs $10 each 40 00
Nine gravel screens $4 each. 36 00
One horse shovel.
5 00
One iron paving widder.
6 00
Ten wooden paving widders $1.50
15 00
One 4 foot spirit level
5 00
Two 3 feet spirit levels, $1 each.
2 00
Four road roller signs.
4 00
Four road iron horses $2.50
10 00
Two tool boxes, $2.50.
5 00
One ladder, 20 feet.
3 00
Twenty-four pickaxes, 75c each.
18 00
Twelve grub mattocks, 50c each.
6 00
Four large hoes, 5oc each .
2 00
One scythe
: 50
One brush cutter
I 50
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Two D-block, 2·straps and 2 falls, I single block. 8 00
Eight scoop shovels, 4oc each 3 20
Sixteen bars 16 00
Four tamping bars. 4 00
Eight chains for general use, 75c each. 6 co
Two chains for hauling of stone, $1 each
2 00
One pair of hip rubber boots
5 00
Six baskets for use, 6oc each. 3 60
Six brooms, 4oc each. 2 40
Six horses for use of roller and street work.
52 00
One spray nozzle.
7 00
Four paving hammers, 75c each
3 00
Four mauls for stone work, 75 each.
3 00
One heavy sledge.
25
Four water cans, 50c each.
2 00
Two oil cans, 75c each.
I 50
Ten lanterns, 4oc each. 4 00
One road plow for stone work.
25 00
One road plow for ditching work
15 00
One hokey pokey cart and barrel.
20 00
One sound sled
3 00
Two trowels
1 00
Twenty-four rolls for stone, 15c each.
3 60
Four rolls for edgestones, 50c each.
2 00
Chisels and all the necessary appurtenances for culverts and catch basins
5 00
Nine horses, $200 each.
1,800 00
Two double carts
450 00
One double cart
175 00
One single cart.
150 00
One single cart
100 00
One spare cart for single team
15 00
One stone jigger. 200 00
One 2-horse stone roller.
40 00
Three double sleds.
300 00
Three single sleds
200 00
Harnesses, blankets, canvass cover and stable implements jacks
400 00
$6,238 55
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ASHES AND RUBBISH
Collected in December. .284 loads
January . 279
66
66 February 295
66 March .335
April
332
66
May.
.375
June.
.237
July. 270
.6 August . 202
September
217
66 October
.242
November 294
Total
·3362
The above number of loads were collected within a prescribed limit by the city teams for which the appropria- tion was $1200, which sum does not cover the actual pay of the men in its collection, they being allowed$2 per man, 12 employed, making $24 per week, in the total $1,248.
Cost of teams for 52 weeks, $20.80 per week-4
double and 2 single.
$1,081 60
Labor of 12 men for 52 weeks at $24 per week .. 1,248 00 $2,329 60
Actual cost of collecting and transporting to the dumps is $1.04/2 per load.
The whole amount charged to the account fs $1,296. This includes pay for horses at sundry times also for extra help when it was required by the parties who granted the privilege of dumping provided the city would level and care for the same.
There is considerable taken by outside teams for the comb factories who find a use for the dry and clean or clear ashes in their business. Also farmers haul for use in hen- neries. other use for placing around apple trees consider- ing the material worth the hauling for such purposes.
What was sold this year was to Towle Silver factory and will be carried to the credit of the year 1901.
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EDGESTONE AND SIDEWALK DEPART- MENT
The appropriation for the year was $1000 but with the large amount of labor in conjunction with the material used the expenditure amounted in the total of $6082.24 al- though much comment is used and in reference to the overdraft yet to the fair-minded person who has seen the great improvement in this particular branch of the high- way from 1890, when the Hon. E. P. Dodge in his remarks about making a commencement used the following lan- guage : "We will make it possible to get to the railroad station without going over your boots, " and the ball was started and from that time until the present date each suc- cessive mayor has wisely done what he thought was for the city's interest.
This present year most of the work has been done in wards one, five and six where the improvement has added materially to the general appearance and to the abuttor. His property has increased in valuation all that it has cost him.
GENERAL EXPENSES OF THIS DEPARTMENT
As the city treasurer's report gives the itemized ac- count of expenditures in this particular branch I will sim- ply place the figures in the aggregates as follows :
Cash paid for edgestones, 8000 feet of them used. $2,785 74
Wharfage on edgestones. 88 00
Cash paid for teams outside. 340 33
Cash paid for stone work, circles and cutting for the year
177 62
Stone dust used for the year . 292 05
Cash paid T. P. Thomas for concreting
738 71
Cash paid J. P. Titcomb for labor.
60 43
Cash paid for bricks and labor also for laying of edge- stones and repairing or rebricking of sidewalks dur- ing the year
1,598 76
$6,081 64
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CULVERTS AND BRIDGES
The care of all the culverts, basins and bridges in con- nection with the above are under the care of surveyor of highways.
Every bridge and culvert is in order and have been repaired and rebuilt this year.
The culvert at foot of Woodland street was extended with drain pipe 24-inch 50 feet,
The culvert in the rear of Silver factory was also ex- tended with drain pipe 24-inch 50 feet.
The culvert at foot of Ship street was connected with the outlet under city railroad necessitating the use of drain pipe 20-inch 225 feet.
The culvert at foot of Lime street was carried to the outside of wall at the tracks of city railroad 24-inch 340 feet.
It was in consequence of the order from Boston & Maine railroad to put iron pipe through the property of said railroad that the Victoria mill put their pipe at some place and in conjunction with the city bore the expense of excavating and filling of the trenches. The remainder of culverts require cleaning after the extremely high tides from Gas house to foot of Woodland street, as much debris and thatch accumulates and is forced quite hard, requiring constant care from filling up outside at the mouths.
They were all cleaned and in good order up to the first of January and necessarily will require little outlay this coming year except from above causes.
Yours, C. M. PRITCHARD.
Annual Report of the Trust Funds
OF THE City of Newburyport
Annual Report of Trust Funds
ATKINSON SCHOOL FUND
To His Honor the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Newburyport :
GENTLEMEN :- The standing committee of the board of aldermen on the Atkinson School Fund would respect- fully report that it appears from the annual statement pre- sented by the secretary and treasurer of the board of trust- ees of said fund for the year 1899-1900, the fund is invested as follows :
INVESTMENT
20 shares Merchants National Bank $400 00
7 shares Ocean National Bank. 350 00
334 rights in Common Pasture.
IO acres salt marsh in Salisbury
Deposits in Savings Institution and Five Cents Savings Bank.
2,464 94
INCOME
Bank dividends.
$34 00
Rebate on bank tax
II 50
Sale of salt grass
6 00
Sale of cow rights.
25 00
Withdrawal from Savings Bank.
42 89
.
$119 39
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EXPENSES
S. B. Chute, principal. $62 50
A. W. Sargent, assistant. 50,00
Lighting and care of lamps. 5 00
Oil and chimneys I 89
$119 39
It appears that an evening school was maintained in the Forrester street school house for 50 evenings, taught by two experienced teachers, Misses Chute and Sargent, at an expense of $119.39. The income in no case for a con- siderable term of years has been wholly expended and the fund to that extent has been slowly augmented.
WILLIAM G. FISHER, EBEN C. KNIGHT, IRVIN BESSE,
Committee.
BROWN FUND
To His Honor the Mayor and City Council of Newburyport :
GENTLEMEN: - The joint standing committee of the City Council on Brown fund, in accordance with the pro- visions of rule three, of the rules and regulations in rela- tion to trust funds, under control of the City Council, here- with present the following :
INVESTMENT
City note at 472 per cent. interest payable annually in March. . $15,000 00
Your committee would further respectfully report that the annual income amounting to $675.00 has been paid for
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the year 1900 and placed by the City Treasurer to the credit of the school department to be applied by the school committee to the support of a grammar school in compli- ance with the terms of the will of the late Moses Brown, the donor.
WILLIAM G. FISHER, GEORGE P. GREENLEAF, CHARLES E. IVES, Committee.
Newburyport, Dec. 31, 1900.
BROMFIELD FUND
To the Hon. Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Newburyport, Trustees of the Follansbee Fund :
GENTLEMEN : - The standing committee of the board of aldermen on Bromfield fund herewith submit the follow- ing report on the condition of said fund and the disposition made of the income therefrom for the year ending Decem- ber 31, 1900.
INVESTMENT OF THE FUND
$10,000 in Hospital Life Insurance Company of Boston at 4 per cent. per annum, payable annually in January.
INCOME
Balance undrawn for sidewalks $50 04
One-half income from fund. 200 00
Balance undrawn on tree department 9 70
$250 04
One-half of income from fund.
200 00
$209 70
EXPENDITURES
TREE DEPARTMENT
John Ronan, for trees and planting $148 00
Charles E. Allen, labor 21 00
Thomas Hale, labor 19 60
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John Pollard, labor
6 40
George E. Dickson labor
I 40
Con. Sullivan
4 40
Michael Kelley
2 00
George E. Pearson
2 80
Lugene White
80
Jere Moynihan
6 00
Nelson Gayett
10 00
Philip Limerick
5 80
Dennis Kelleher
80
Thomas E. Whalen ..
I 80
$230 80
Showing an overdraft on tree department of .
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City of Newburyport, betterment account :
Assessments on sundry estates, 8 in number, for sidewalk improvement. $198 84
198 84
Balance to new appropriation for sidewalks
$51 20
In accordance with the terms of the bequest one-half of the income is to be expended on shade trees for our public streets and one-half for the improvement of sidewalks.
During the year 74 new trees were planted as desired, every ward of the city being supplied, wards six, three and one taking three-fourths of the number. The season proved an unfavorable one for tree planting and consider- able many will have to be replaced.
The income from this fund has been applied to meet assessments made by the board of aldermen on eight differ- ent estates, in whole or in part for sidewalk improvements, setting of edgestones or laying of concrete walks, but not to relieve such estates from cost of repairs in the future in the proportion assessments were met by this fund.
EBEN C. KNIGHT, IRVIN BESSE, ANDREW J. CASEY,
Committee.
.
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FOLLANSBEE FUND
To the Hon. Mayor and Bard of Aldermen of the City of Newburyport, Trustees of the Follansbee Fund :
GENTLEMEN; - In accordance with the requirements of the regulations established for the government of this fund, I herewith present the twenty-seventh annual report, showing condition of the fund, income derived therefrom and a statement of disbursement of said income by order of the board of trustees.
Fund invested as follows :
Note City of Newburyport $3000 at 4 per cent. payable semi-annually $3,000 00
Deposit in the Five Cents Savings Bank I20 00
Deposit in Institution for Savings . .
30 00
$3,150 00
INCOME ACCOUNT
Uuexpended balance from 1899. $3 70
Interest on note payable in March. 60 00
Interest on note payable in September· 60 00
$123 70
EXPENSE ACCOUNT
Paid John H. Balch, Jr., on orders. $ 5 08
Paid Jere Healey, on orders 16 02
Paid Atkinson Coal Co., on orders 102 60
$123 70
Distributed by wards as follows ;
Ward one $26 03
66 two
17 57
66 three 25 3
four 43 16
five. 7 OI
six. 4 63
$123 70
The amount of coal distributed 28,000 1bs. - 14 tons ; wood distributed, 512 cords pine wood sawed and split, the recipients generally being physically unable to perform such work.
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Total number of orders issued and paid for in the above statement twenty-nine to twenty different families or individuals, fifteen being supplied once, three two times, one three times and one five times, the last one mentioned receiving $23.39 of tho fund's income.
It is not the intention of the trustees to furnish a full supply of fuel in any case, as not in accordance with the will of the donor.
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE H. STEVENS, Treasurer.
FROTHINGHAM FUND
To His Honor the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Newburyport :
GENTLEMEN : - The standing committee of the board of aldermen on the Frothingham fund, held in trust by the board of aldermen for the benefit of the public library, herewith present the annual report ot the condition of the fund and the disposition made of the income therefrom.
INVESTMENT
City note at 4 per cent. payable annually in January. .$1,000 00
INCOME
Interest at 4 per cent. paid in January 40 00
By order of the committee the income of the Frothing- ham fund was paid to the directors of the public library "to be used for new useful books for the increase of the library," in accordance with the will of the donor, the late Joseph A. Frothingham. For more definite information
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reference can be had to the annual report of the directors of the public library.
IRVIN BESSE. EBEN C. KNIGHT, ARTHUR WITHINGTON,
Committee.
Dec. 31, 1900.
SIMPSON FUND
TREASURER'S OFFICE,
December 15, 1900.
To His Honor the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen of the City of Newburyport :
GENTLEMEN : - I herewith respectfully submit a re- port of the condition of the Simpson fund at the close of the financial year ending at date, in accordance with city ordinance.
Total funds, December 16, 1899 $20,000 00
Interest on investments 1899. 900 00
$20,900 00
Paid to city of Newburyport for watering streets during
year 1900. 900 00
Total funds December 15, 1900 $20,000 00 Invested as follows :
City of Newburyport, note at 472 per cent. 20,000 00
JAMES V. FELKER, Treasurer.
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ABRAHAM WILLIAMS FUND
To the Hon. Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Newburyport ;
GENTLEMEN ; - The standing committee of the board of aldermen on the Abraham Williams fund, held in trust by the board of aldermen for the benefit of the public li- brary of this city, herewith present the following in ac- cordance with provisions and rules and regulations adopted for the care and custody of such funds.
City note at 4 per cent. interest payable annually. ..... $1,000 00
INCOME
Paid to the order of the committee to the directors of public library 40 00
The donor made no stipulation as to the application of the income of this fund. For further information touch- ing this matter the annual report of the directors of the public library is referred to.
ANDREW J. CASEY, ALBERT H. BECKFORD, IRVIN BESSE, Committee. Newburyport, Dec. 31, 1900.
TOPPAN FUND
To the Honorable Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Newburyport :
GENTLEMEN: - The standing committee of the board of aldermen on the Toppan fund, held in trust by the board of aldermen for the purpose hereinafter stated, here-
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with present the annual report on the condition of the fund and disposal of the income therefrom.
INVESTMENT
City note at 4 per cent. interest payable annually. .$250 00
The income for the year 1899 amounting to the sum of $ro has been paid by the order of the committee to the board of school committee to be by them awarded to the member of the senior class of the High school showing the greatest proficency in the science of government in accord- ance with the suggestion of the donor, Robert N. Toppan, Esq., in a communication addressed to the principal of the High school, dated Cambridge, Mass., February 17, 1887.
ARTHUR WITHINGTON, IRVIN BESSE, WILLIAM G. FISHER,
Committee.
Newburyport, Dec. 31, 1900.
TODD FUND
To His Honor the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen of the City of Newburyport :
GENTLEMEN : - The joint standing committee of the city council on the Todd fund, in accordance with the re- quirements of the rules and regulations adopted for the control of trust funds under the city council, respectfully report the Todd fund of $15,000 which includes the $5000 donated in 1900 is invested in a note of the city of New- buryport to the amount of $10,000 at 4 per cent. per annum and the balance ($5000) is deposited in the Institution for Savings at 4 per cent. per annum.
The income of the fund is payable annually to the
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trustees of the public library, to be by them expended for the benefit of the reading room attached to the public library of the city of Newburyport.
Said income for the year 1900 amounting to $500, has been paid to the trustees of the public library, by order of this committee.
For further information touching the expenditure of said income on the reading room reference may be had to the annual report of the directors of the public library.
IRVIN BESSE, SAMUEL R. WELCH, HERBERT PATTEN,
Newburyport, Dec. 31, 1900.
Committee.
GREEN FUND
To the Hon. Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of of Newburyport,
GENTLEMEN : - The standing committee of the board of aldermen, in whose care and custody the Green fund is held in trust for the public library, respectfully present the following report of the condition of the fund and the dispo- sition made of the income therefrom.
INVESTMENT
City note at 4 per cent. interest payable semi-annually .... $2.000 00
INCOME
Interest payable February
$40 00
In erest payable August.
40 00
$80 00
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By order of the committee the income was paid to the directors of the public library, to be by them expended in the purchase of works on American History, and especially in the collection of histories of New England towns, in ac- cordance with the will of the donor.
For more particular details with reference to the ex- penditure of the income, reference may be had to the an- nual report of the directors of the public library.
ALBERT H. BECKFORD, ANDREW J. CASEY, EBEN C. KNIGHT,
Newburyport, Dec. 31, 1900.
Committee.
W. O. MOSELEY FUND
To His Honor the Mayor and City Council of the City of Newburyport :
GENTLEMEN : - The committee of the board on the William O. Moseley fund, held in trust by the board of al- dermen of the city of Newburyport for the benefit of the public library, would respectfully report the condition of said fund and the disposition they have made thereof
INVESTMENT
City of Newburyport note dated May 1, 1896, at 4 per cent.
interest payable semi-annually.
$10,000 00
INCOME
Interest payable in May, 1900.
$200 00
Interest payable in November, 1900. 200 00
-- $400 00
By order of the committee the above income was paid over to the directors of the public library.
For the application of the income of this fund refer-
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ence may be had to the annual report of the directors of the public library.
In the expenditure of the income anything for the ben- efit of the public library would seem to be admissible, the donor of the bequest making no limitations.
EBEN C. KNIGHT, ALBERT H. BECKFORD, ARTHUR WITHINGTON, Committee.
Newburyport, Dec. 31, 1900.
SAWYER FUND
To His Honor the Mayor and City Council of the City of Newburyport :
GENTLEMEN : - The joint standing committee of the city council on Sawyer fund, held in trust by the city for the benefit of the public library, respectfully report said fund invested in a city note, $5,000, bearing interest at the rate of 41/2 per cent. per annum.
The interest of the year of 1900 has been paid over to the directors of the public library by order of the commit- tee.
The annual report of the directors of the public library is referred to for further information touching the disposal of the above income.
EBEN C. KNIGHT, JOHN M. CHASE, GEORGE P. GREENLEAF, Committee.
Newburyport, Dec. 31, 1900.
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TRUST FUNDS
SPRING FUND
To the Hon. Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Newburyport :
The donation of John R. Spring, Esq., has been ac- cepted by the board of aldermen in a fitting manner and a rule made governing the fund and the income of the same.
$10,000 has been deposited in the Institution for Sav- ings and $10,000 has been deposited in the Five Cents Sav- ings Bank at 4 per cent. per annum, payable annually to the directors of the public library.
JOHN W. SARGENT, ALFRED PEARSON, LUTHER DAME,
Committee.
MARSTON FUND
To the Hon. Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of of Newburyport, Trustees of the Marston Fund :
The gift of Stephen W. Marston, Esq., has been re- ceived by the board of aldermen in proper form and a rule made governing the fund. $4500 has been deposited in the First National Bank temporarily awaiting the action of the executors of the will.
The donor in his will gave the sum of $5000 but the executors deducted $500 for income tax, the city receiving only $4500.
CLARENCE J. FOGG, JOB WESTON, JOHN H. BALCH, JR.,
Committee.
Annual Reports
OF THE Park Commissioners Inspector of Animals and Provisions AND
Inspector of Milk
Report of Inspector of Animals and Provisions
Cows in milk. 349
Cows dry
22
Cows, young I26
Bulls
8
Total. 505
Swine. 360 Animals quarantined 33
Animals condemned.
6
Barns inspected.
49
Stables inspected.
4
Carcasses inspected at slaughter house of
A. K. Silloway.
747 beeves. . 947 calves. . 41 sheep. . 2 hogs
G. M. Roaf. .. .. 37 165 . .
G. M. Colman.
. .
. .
. . 375
Zenophon Adams.
.
77
. .
. .
- 784 1051 206
377
Total carcasses, 2418.
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE W. KNIGHT, Inspector. December 31, 1900.
Report of the Inspector of Milk
December 31, 1900
Licenses issued during the year and previously regis- tered : Wholesale 66, registered 57, total 123.
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