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The sinking fund commissioners hold in trust under order of the city council passed June 5, 1899, which is placed on deposit at the First National Bank, Newburyport Income for the years 1900 and 1901.
3,000
163 20
Making a total of $3,163 20
SUMMARY OF INVESTMENTS.
1 City of Newburyport 4 per cent sewer bonds
registered in the name of sinking fund commissioners, Newburyport, principal payable Sept. 1, 1931. Interest payable semi-annually March I and Sept. I of each year. Twenty of the denomination of $1000 each, Nos. 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44 45, 46 20,000 00 City of Newburyport 3 1-2 per cent school- house loan of 1900. Bonds registered in name of Sinking fund commissioners,
Carried forward. $20,000 00
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CITY AUDITOR
Brought forward, $20,000 000 Newburyport. Principal payable June I, 1910. Interest payable semi-annually June I and Dec. I of each year. Five of the denomination of $5,000 each. One of the denomination of $2,500. Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. 27,500 00
City of Newburyport 4 per cent coupon sewer bonds. Principal payable September I, 1919. Interest payable semi-annually, March I and September I of each year. Fifteen of the demonination of $1,000 each - Nos. 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65. 15,000 00
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 $1,000 each. Nos. 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265. 15,000 00
City of Haverhill 4 per cent coupon water loan bonds. Principal payable June I, 1922. Interest payable semi-annually, June I and December I of each year. Five of the denomination of $1,000 each, Nos. 19, 20, 80, 81, 82. 5,000 00
City of Newburyport 4 per cent sewer bond. Registered in the name of the Sinking fund commissioners, Newburyport. Prin- cipal payable November 1, 1919. In- terest payable semi-annually, May I and November I of each year. No. 2. 5,000 CO
City of Quincy 4 per cent coupon, public water supply loan bond. Principal pay- able May 1, 1912. Interest payable semi- annually, May I and November I of each year. No. 77 500 00
Deposited with the Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank at four per cent interest. Book No. 10,244. 1,306 15
Making a total of. $89,306 15
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ANNUAL REPORTS LEDGER BALANCES.
December 21, 1901. Dr.
Cash
$ 850 55
First National Bank, Newburyport
58,592 27
First National Bank, Boston.
1,390 67
State of Massachusetts, state aid.
9,236 00
State of Massachusetts, military aid.
282 23
State of Massachusetts, burial expense.
385 00
Sinking Funa Commisioners
92,306 15
Armory account
1,200 00
Curtis schoolhouse
786 74
Water account
56,284 19
City of Newburyport
355,041 85
Tax of 1899
1,934 18
Tax of 1900
20,801 84
Tax of 1901
52,440 18
Betterment assessments
3,112 05
Watering streets, 1899
30 75
Watering streets, 1900
310 17
Watering streets, 1901
1,002 75
Incidentals
6,567 29
Making a total of
.$ 662,564 86
Cr.
Notes payable
$ 198,917 73
City bonds
361,000 00
Sinking funds
89,306 15
Sinking funds (in trust)
3,000 00
Commissioners of Atkinson common
3 48
Bromfield fund
35 71
Sewers, (construction)
10,30I 79
$ 662,564 86
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CITY AUDITOR
STATEMENT OF DEFICIT BALANCES. (Charged to Incidentals Dec. 21, 1901.)
Schools
$3,148 42
Sidewalks and edgestones
638 79
Ashes and rubbish
189 65
Bridges and culverts.
974 03
Incidentals
2,664 98
Public property
115 23
Police
1,318 02
Lighting
256 42
Salaries
500 66
Fuel
129 54
Public library
508 06
Printing
65 06
Board of health
197 35
Parks
6 20
Sewer maintenance
II OI
Abatement tax of 1898
46 co
Making a total of
$10,779 43
STATEMENT OF UNEXPENDED BALANCES.
(Credited to Incidentals Dec. 21, 1901.)
Poor
$ 35 62
Fire
328 34
Highways
969 60
Watering streets
143 00
Military aid
24 77
Soldiers' relief
115 36
Parks (Cushing)
34 64
Abatements tax of 1899
123 19
Abatements tax of 1900
93 60
Abatements tax of 1901
1,229 88
Interest
1,114 14
Making a total of.
$4,212 14
The overdraft for the year 1901.
6,567 29
Total
$10,779 43
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ANNUAL REPORTS POOR DEPARTMENT.
The resources for the year ending Dec. 21, 1901, have been as fol- lows:
Appropriation $
21,000 00 ,
Received in reimbursements from individu- als, state and other cities and towns .. 4,368 61
Received from sale of produce and bar- rels 203 75
Balance of insurance 130 69
Soldiers' relief
882 41
Total appropriation and income.
$26,585 46
Deduct soldiers' relief. 882 41
Making a total of net receipts
$25,703 05
The expenses as approved by the overseers of the poor for the year ending December 21, 1901, have been as follows: Almshouse
$2,463 80
Insane
9,977 43
Aid to Newburyport poor in other cities and towns. 86Q 68
Fuel, groceries, clothing, house rent, med- icine, etc., (out door relief) 10,167 85
Salaries 3,080 c8
Total expenditures
Deduct soldiers' relief
$26,549 84 882 4I
$25,667 43
Amount undrawn and credited to inciden- tals to balance account
35 62
Making a total of net expenses
$25,703 05
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CITY AUDITOR
STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDI- TURES OF CITY CLERK'S OFFICE. For the year ending Dec. 21, 1901.
RECEIPTS.
Issuing and recording 171 marriage licenses .. $ 85 50 Recording mortgages and sundry papers . .. 31 30
$116 80
Issuing and recording miscellaneous licenses, viz:
Auctioneers
6 00
Pool
12 00
Pawn
100 00
Junk
54 00
Show
30 00
Centennial
118 00
Employment office.
2 00
Second-hand store.
5 00
$327 JO
From sale of burial lots, viz:
No. 21.
$15 CO
No. 217, 220.
20 00
No. 225.
IO CO
No. 298
15 00
No. 299
15 00
No. 236
5 00
No. 213
5 00
No. 223
15 00
No. 301
15 0
No. 336
15 00
No. 274
10 00
No. 300.
15 00
No. 204
15 00
No. 283, No. 284
15 00
No. 253
15 00
No. 295
2 00
No. 209
8 00
No. 240
15 CO
جز 225
Making a total of
668 80 1
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ANNUAL REPORTS
EXPENDITURES.
Paid cash to redeem badge 1 00
Paid J V. Felker, city treasurer . 551 00
Retained by George H. Stevens, city clerk. II6 80
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668 80
STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDI- TURES OF F. H. RUNDLETT, CITY MES- SENGER.
As Agent for rental of City Hall for the year ending Dec. 21, 1901.
RECEIPTS.
1000.
December 19, Thomas E. Cutter $ 20 00
December 24, Thomas E. Cutter 20 00
December 25, Thomas E. Cutter 26 00
December 26, Thomas E. Cutter 20 CO
December 27, Thomas E. Cutter
20 00
December 28, Thomas E. Cutter
20 00
December 29, Thomas E. Cutter
26 co
100I.
January 29, Y. M. C. A. 15 00
February 4, Thomas E. Cutter 20 00
February 5, Thomas E. Cutter 20 00
February 6, Thomas E. Cutter 25 00
February 7, Thomas E. Cutter 20 00
February 8, Thomas E. Cutter 20 00
February 9, Thomas E. Cutter 26 00
February II, Choral Union 20 CO
February 15, Y. M. C. A. 15 00
February 18, Neptune Veteran Firemen's Asso. 3 00
February 19, Neptune Veteran Firemen's Asso. 20 00
February 20, Neptune Veteran Firemen's Asso. 20 00
February 21, Neptune Veteran Firemen's Asso. 20 00
February 22, Neptune Veteran Firemen's Asso. 26 00
February 23, High School Athletic Association 4 25
Carried forward. $427 25
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CITY AUDITOR
Brought forward. $427 25
March 5, Y. M. C. A. 15 00
March 9, E. I. A. A 2 25
March II, Thomas E. Cutter 20 00
March 12, Thomas l`. Cutter
26 00
March. 13, Thomas E. Cutter
26 00
March 14, Thomas E. Cutter
26 00
March 15, Thomas E. Cutter
26 00
March 16, Thomas E. Cutter
26 00
March 26, Y. M. C. A.
15 00
April 8, Choral Union
20 00
April 10, South End Gun Club
5 00
April 11, South End Gun Club
20 00
April 12, Forresters
5 00
April 13, Rev. W. H. Ryan
6 co
April 14, Rev. W. H. Ryan
15 00
April 15, Forresters 15 00
April 17, Thomas E. Cutter 10 00
April 22, Newburyport Veteran Firemen's Asso 4 CO
April 23, Newburyport Veteran Firemen's Asso 20 00
April 24, Newburyport Veteran Firemen's Asso 26 00
April 25, Newburyport Veteran Firemen's Asso 20 00
April 26, Newburyport Veteran Firemen's Asso 20 00
April 29, Fr. Mathew Total Abstinence Society 29 00
September 16, William A. Noyes 20 CO
September 17, William A. Noyes 20 00
September 18, William A. Noyes 26 00
September 20, William A. Noyes
20 00
September 21, William A. Noyes
26 00
September 23, Phelan Stock Co.
20 00
September 24, Phelan Stock Co.
26 00
September 25, Phelan Stock Co
26 00
September 26, Phelan Stock Co
25 00
September 27, Phelan: Stock Co. 26 00
September 28, Phelan Stock Co. 26 00
October 1, Newburyport Fair Association 26 00
October 2, Newburyport Fair Association . . 26 00
October 3, Newburyport Fair Association 26 00
October 10, William A. Noyes 20 00
October 15, Y. M. C. A. 21 00
October 17, Democratic Social Party 15 00
October 26, William A. Noyes 20 00
October 28, William A. Noyes 20 00
Carried forward. $1,260 50
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ANNUAL REPORTS
Brought forward. $1,260 50
October 29, William A. Noyes, 26 00
October 30, William A. Noyes. 26 00
October 31, William A. Noyes, 26 00
November 1, William A. Noyes 26 00
November 2, William A. Noyes 26.00
November 5, Bartenders' Union
29 00
November 6, Washington Street Church
6 00
November 7, Washington Street Church.
6 00
November 8. Dr. Hovey 4 00
November 28, American Yacht Club
5 00
December 3, William A. Noyes
20
December 9, Choral Union
20 00
December 13, Fred W. Parsons
30 00
Making a total of
$1,510 50
EXPENDITURES.
Paid J. V. Felker, city treasurer. $1,510 50
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CITY AUDITOR
STATISTICS OF TAXATION.
Value of buildings $5,044,500 CO
Value of land 2,325,800 00
Total valuation of real estate $7,370,300 00
Total valuation of personal estate. 2,748,800 co
Value of resident bank shares 332,750 00
Total valuation of assessed estate May 1, 1901. $10,451,850 00
Value of supplementary assessments 30,600 00
Total valuation of assessed estate Dec. 21, 1901
$10,482,450 00
Rate of taxation, $15.80 per $1000, raised as follows, viz:
Real estate .$ 116,450 74
Personal estate 43,431 04
Bank stock
5,257 45
Polls, 4375, at $2 each
8.750 00
Supplementary assessments, including 55 polls at $2 each
593 48
Making a total of $ 174,482 71
Divided as follows, viz:
City tax
$ 156,608 50
County tax
9,039 79
State tax
6,422 50
Supplementary assessments 593 48
Overlay
1,818 44
Making a total of $ 174,482 71
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ANNUAL REPORTS
SCHEDULE OF CITY PROPERTY-REAL AND PERSONAL.
December 21, 1901
City Hall building and land, Pleasant street, (brick) $50,000 00
Police station, court house, engine house and
land, Market square (brick) 20,000 00 City farm buildings and 30 acres of land, No. Atkinson street (brick) 40,000 00
Ward room, Congress street (wood) 400 00
Library building and land, State street (brick) 25,000 00
Ward room and land, Ashland street (wood) . 400 00
Hearse house, gun house and pounds, Pond street (wood) 200 CO
Right of Ferryway
100 00
Old Hill burial ground 1,000 00
New Hill burial ground
Armory building, Merrimac street (wood). 14,000 00
Pest house (wood) 00 COI
Ward room, Purchase street (wood)
200 00
Total
$152,400 00
SCHOOL HOUSES.
Johnson schoolhouse and land, Hancock street (brick) 5,000 00 Bromfield street schoolhouse and land (brick) 7,000 CO Jackman schoolhouse and land, School street, (brick) 28,500 00
Temple street schoolhouse and land (brick) .. 3,500 00 Kelley schoolhouse and .land, High street, (brick) 35,000 00
Congress street schoolhouse and land, (brick) 6,000 00
Wesley street schoolhouse and land, (brick) .. 3,000 00 Forrester street schoolhouse and land, (brick) 8,000 00 Purchase street schoolhouse and land (wood) . 3,000 00 Curtis schoolhouse and land, Ashland street, (wood) 10,000 00 Moultonville schoolhouse and land, (wood) .. 1,500 00 Monroe street schoolhouse and land (wood) .. 800 00
Total
$III,300 00:
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CITY AUDITOR
ENGINE HOUSES.
Engine house and land on Federal street (brick) $ 5,000 00 Engine house and land on Purchase street (brick) 2,500 00
Engine house and land on Congress street
(brick) 5,000 00 Engine house and land on Merrimac street (brick) 1,000 00
$ 13,500 00
LANDS.
Washington park, High, Pond and Greenleaf streets
$12,000 00
Common-Washington, Kent, Congress and Buck streets 9,000 00
Atkinson Common, High street 3,500 00
Land, High and Wesley streets 50 00
Triangular lot, Three Roads 200 00
Coffin lot, Hill street 1,200 00
Powder house lot, Low street 1,200 00
Pasture, Crow lane 700 00
Gravel pit, Coffin's court
300 00
Gravel pit, Greenleaf street
1,500 00
Gravel pit, North Atkinson street
800 00
Kent street landing
1,500 00
Green street landing 2,000 00
Winter street landing 400 00
Jefferson street landing 300 00
Bromfield street landing 300 00
Goodwin landing 150 00
Gas house landing
50 00
Pettingell landing 50 00
Marlboro street landing.
100 CO
Janvrin landing 1,059 00
Coombs landing
100 00
Total
$36,459 00
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ANNUAL REPORTS
PERSONAL PROPERTY.
Furniture in City Hall building, engine houses,
1 police station and court room. $6.000 00
Movable property in schoolhouses, consisting of desks and chairs for pupils, books and miscel- laneous supplies, viz:
Johnson school $ 450 00
Bromfield street school
546 00
Purchase street school
60 00
Jackman school
632 00
Ten ple street school
138 00
Kelley school
1,192 00
Congress street school
3II CO
Congress street ward room
66 co
Forrester street school
610 CO
Ashland street school in temporary quarters. 142 00
Ashland street ward room
33 00
Moultonville school
149 00
Plains school
100 00
High school.
1,550 00
Committee room, City Hall
500 00
6,484 00
Three second-class Amoskeag steamers, five hose wagons, one supply wagon, two hose reels, two hook and ladder trucks, 9000 feet leading hose, 60 feet suction hose, 2 I-2 inch, three Siamese couplings, seven hand extin- guishers, four double harnesses, six single harnesses and small supplies. In care of the chief engineer of the fire department 25,000 00
One ten ton road roller, one road machine, nine horses, three double carts, three single carts, three double sleighs, three single sleighs, one stone jigger, three double harnesses, three single harnesses, three single sleigh harnesses, nine horse blankets, nine canvas cov- erings, one hokey-pokey cart, two road ploughs four gravel screens, four snow ploughs, one single horse shovel, one paving widder block iron, six paving widders wooden, two spirit levels, four wooden signs for road roller, eight iron signs for road roller, two tool boxes, four wooden horses, eighteen pickaxes, six hoes, twelve scoop shovels, six grubs, two paving
Carried forward.
$37,484 00
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CITY AUDITOR
Brought forward $37,484 00
hammers, twelve water pails, one water can, two kero- sene oil cans, four wheelbarrows, thirteen steel bars, four tamping bars, twelve chains, one brush cutter, two pendants for snow ploughs, two rakes, twelve lanterns, four stone chisels, six brush brooms, four stone ham- mers, two mauls, two sledges. Stable implements In care of the surveyor of highways
4,287 65.
Furniture in almshouse, other property in or about city farm buidings, viz: Five cows, thirteen swine, three horses, one mowing machine, one horse rake, one hay tedder, two sets hay forks and blocks, two express wagons, two dump carts, one hay wagon, one light wagon, two sets double harnesses, three sets single harnesses, two ploughs, two cultivators, one 4-ton 8x 14 wagon scale, and other tools and appurtenances usually found on a farm. In care of the superintend- ent of city farnı. 3,027 00
Standard weights and measures
Fire alarm 5,000 00
Making a total of $50.098 65
RECAPITULATION.
Real estate. $152,400 00
Schoolhouses III,300 00
Engine houses
13,500 00
Lands
30,459 00
Personal property
50,093 65
Total
$363,757 65
Treasurer's Report
OF THE
Sinking Fund Commissioners
TREASURER'S REPORT
OF THE
Sinking Fund Commissioners
City of Newburyport, Treasurer's Office, Dec. 21, 1901.
To the Committee on Finance :
GENTLEMEN :- I herewith submit a report of the condition of the sinking funds at this date, it being the close of the finan- cial year.
Total funds, $89,306.15; divided as follows: SEWERAGE SINKING FUND.
Loan, $107,500; due Sept, 1, 1919.
Total funds Dec. 15, 1900 $23,470 00
City appropriation for 1901 2,150 00
Interest on investments in 1901 780 00
$ 26,400 00
INVESTMENTS.
Newburyport 4 per cent sewer bonds $20,000 00
Quincy 4 per cent water bonds 500 CO
Newburyport 3 1-2 per cent school bonds 2.500 00 Newburyport 3 1-2 per cent sewer bonds 3,000 00
Deposit Five Cent Savings Bank, city 400 00
$26,400 00
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SINKING FUNDS SINKING FUND. Loan, $90,000; due July 1, 191I.
Total funds Dec. 15, 1900 $35,IIO CO
City appropriation for 190I 2,900 00
Interest on investments in 1901 1,090 00
39,100 00
INVESTMENTS.
Malden 4 per cent sewer bonds $15,000 CO
Haverhill 4 per cent water bonds 5,000 00
Newburyport 3 1-2 per cent school bonds 15,000 00
Newburyport 3 1-2 per cent sewer bonds
·4,000 CO
Deposit Five Cent Savings Bank, city
100 00
39,100 00
SINKING FUND. Loan, 25,000; due April 1, 1913.
Total funds Dec. 15, 1900. $7,310 00
City appropriation for 1901 800 00
Interest on investments in 1901 155 00
8,265 00
INVESTMENTS.
Newburyport 3 1-2 per cent school bonds .$ 5,000 00
Newburyport 3 1-2 per cent sewer bonds 3,000 CO
Deposit Five Cent Savings Bank, city 265 CO
8,255 00
SINKING FUND.
Loan, $65,000; due July 1, 1908.
Total funds Dec. 15. 1900 $ 7,128 67
City appropriation for 1901 6,650 00
Interest on investments in 1901 305 00
$14,083 67
Less premium and accrued interest on New- buryport sewer bonds 542 52 .
13,541 15
Carried forward.
$13,541 15
ANNUAL REPORTS
Brought forward.
$13,541 15
INVESTMENTS.
Newburyport 3 1-2 per cent school bonds $ 5,000 00
Newburyport 3 1-2 per cent sewer bonds 8,000 00
Deposit Five Cent Savings Bank, city 541 15
13,541 15
SINKING FUND SCHOOL HOUSE LOAN.
Loan, $27,500; due June 1, 1910.
City appropriation for 1901 .$ 2,000 00
2,000 00
INVESTMENTS.
Newburyport 3 1-2 per cent sewer bonds $ 2,000 00
2,000 CO
SUMMARY.
City of Newburyport, 4 per cent sewer bonds. $ 20,000 00
City of Malden, 4 per cent sewer bonds 15,000 00
City of Haverhill, 4 per cent water bonds 5,000 00
City of Quincy, 4 per cent water bonds 500 00
City of Newburyport, 3 1-2 per cent school bonds 27,500 00
City of Newburyport, 3 1-2 per cent. sewer bonds 20,000 00
Deposit Five Cents Savings Bank, city 1,306 15
$89,306 15
Held in trust by the Commissioners under order of the city council passed June 15, 1899, which is placed on deposit at the First National Bank, Newburyport .. . $ 3,070 20 Income for year 190I 93 00
$3,163 20
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES V. FELKER, Treasurer.
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Fifty-first Annual Report
OF THE
City Treasurer and Collector of Taxes
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ANNUAL REPORTS
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF THE
For the Year ending
DR. CITY OF NEWBURYPORT in account current
To amounts paid Mayor's orders and charged as follows:
Poor
$25,667 43
Schools
37,262 72
Fire
11,743 30
Highways
16,049 28
Incidentals
7,968 29
Public property
6,943 88
Police
13,885 75
Lighting
13,658 42
Interest
19,921 81
Public library
3,376 09
Sidewalks and edgestones
2,545 55
Newburyport bridge
1,610 45
Essex Merrimac bridge
693 60
Curzon Mill bridge
909 42
Culveits
875 38
Notes payable
117,467 73
State of Massachusetts, state aid, chap. 374 .
10,032 50
State of Massachusetts, military aid, chap. 372.
601 46
State of Massachusetts, burial expense
385 00
State of Massachusetts, state tax
6,422 50
County of Essex, county tax
9.039 79
Non-resident bank tax.
3.791 5I
Liquor licenses (25 per cent to state and sundries)
6,925 39
Fuel
529 54
Salaries
10,050 66
Board of health
961 35
Printing
873 56
Sinking fund commissioners
14,500 00
Ashes and rubbish
1,453 66
Memorial day
200 00
Sewer (maintenance)
661 0I
Sewer (construction)
36,c89 20
Parks (regular)
456 20
Parks (Atkinson common)
504 88
Parks (Cushing)
90 35
Carried forward.
$384,157 68
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CITY TREASURER
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
December 21, 1901.
with JAMES V. FELKER, City Treasurer. CR.
By cash on hand Dec. 15, 1900 .$ 62,530 95
By cash received and credited as follows:
Poor 1,703 05
Schools
1.114 30
Fire
71 61
Highways
3 0I3 88
Incidentals
577 35
Public property
543 15
Police
1,057 74
Lighting
2 CO
Interest on overdue taxes
$2,899 78
Interest on bank deposits
1,136 17
4,035 55
Public library
150 00
Sidewalks and edgestones
173 35
Notes payable
122,467 73
State of Massachusetts, state aid, chap. 374
9,059 CO
State of Massachusetts, military aid, chap. 372
313 73
State of Massachusetts, burial expense
245 CO
State of Massachusetts, armory rents 400 Co
Bromfield fund
400 CO
Liquor licenses
25,27I CO
Ashes and rubbish
14
Non-resident bank tax, city banks
$2,397 65
Non-resident bank tax, state of Massachusetts. 4,387 82
6,785 47
Income, corporation tax, 1900
108 41
Income, corporation tax, 1901 . 11,45I 76
11,560 17
Soldiers' relief
616 45
County of Essex (seals)
42 CO
Dog licenses.
468 03
City hall
1,510 50
Burial lots
225 00
Board of health
14 CO
Parks (Atkinson common)
4 83
Carried forward. $257.385 33
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ANNUAL REPORTS
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF THE
For the Year ending
DR. CITY OF NEWBURYPORT in account current
Brought forward.
$384,157 68
Soldiers' relief
4,00I IO
County of Essex (seals)
42 00
Watering streets for 1901
5,395 43
Bromfield fund
395 80
Water account
2,143 00
New schoolhouse
17,411 12
Anna Jaques hospital
600 co
50th Anniversary of city
2,250 00
Balance cash on hand Dec. 21, 190I
60,843 49
$477,239 6.2
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CITY TREASURER
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
December 21, 1901.
with JAMES V. FELKER, City Treasurer. Cr.
Brought forward.
$257,385 33
Printing
8 50
Essex Merrimac bridge
50 00
Curzon Mill bridge
412 22
Newburyport bridge
152 60
Betterments
2,512 67
Watering streets, 1899.
$ 226 93
Watering streets, 1900
515 5I
Watering streets, 190I
3,513 45
4,255 89
Taxes of 1898
452 67
Taxes of 1899
15,316 18
Tax of 1900
27,435 22
Tax of 1901
120,560 49
163,764 56
Sewer construction
. 2,697 85
City bonds 3 1-2 per cents sewer loan
46,000 00
$477,239 62
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES V. FELKER, City Treasurer.
TABURLAR STATEMENT OF THE
Appropriations, Expenditures and Balances for year ending December 21, 1901.
Departments
Appropriations
Income and Transfers
Total Credits
Expenditures and Transfers
Undrawn
Overdrawn
Poor
$21,000
$4,703 05
$ 25,703 05
$ 25,667 43
$35 62
Schools
.
33,000
1,114 30
34,114 30
37,262 72
$3,148 42
Fire
12,000
71 64
12,071 64
11,743 30
328 34
Highways
14,000
3,018 88
17,018 88
16,049 28
969 60
Sidewalks and Edgestones
1,500
406 76
1,906 76
2,545 55
638 79
Ashes and Rubbish
1,250
I4
1,264
1,453 66
189 66
Bridges and Culverts
2,500
614 82
3,114 82
4,088 85
974 03
Watering Streets
1,000
4,545 57
5,545 57
5,402 57
143
Incidentals
1,000
5,477 09
6,477 09
9,142 07
2,664 98
Incidentals (overdraft 1900)
5,483 50
5,483 50
5,483 50
Public Property
4,900
3,678 65
8,578 65
8,693 88
115 23
Police
11,500
1,067 74
12,567 74
13,885 76
1,318 02
Lighting
13,400
2
13,402
13,668 42
266 42
Salaries
9,550
9,550
10,050 66
500 66
Fuel
400
400
529 54
129 54
Public Library
2,250
618 03
2,868 03
3,376 09
508 06
Printing
800
8 50
808 50
873 56
65 06
Board of Health
750
14
764
961 35
197 35
Military Aid
350
350
325 23
24 77
Soldiers' Relief
3,500
616 46
4,116 46
4,00I IO
115 36
Parks
450
450
456 20
Parks (Atkinson Common)
500
4 88
504 88
504 88
Parks (Cushing)
I25
125
90 36
34 64
Memorial Day
200
200
200
Sewer Maintenance
650
650
. 661 OI
II OI
Anna Jaques Hospital
600
600
600
.
ANNUAL REPORTS
6 20
.
.
·
L
66
-
.
Abatements tax of 1898 .
1,200
1,200
-
1899 .
.
700
6 20
706 20
1,246 583 OI 415 70 1,482 04
123 19
I900 ·
.
.
500
9 30
509 30 2,7II 92
1,229 88
Interest
17,000
4,035 95
21,035 95
19,921 81
1,114 14
Notes payable
4,500
4,500
4,500
Sinking Funds
14,500
14,500
14,500
Purchase of School street land
1,000
1,000
1,000
50th Anniversary of City
2,250
2,250
2,250
$184,608 50
$32,439 74
$217,048 24
$223,615 53
$4,212 14
$ 10,779 43
Balance overdrawn for year
.
.
.
.
.
6,567 29
$ 10,779 43
$ 10,779 43
CITY TREASURER
46
93 60
I90I ·
300
2,4II 92
.
.
.
67
68
ANNUAL REPORTS
STATEMENT OF CITY DEBT. December 21, 1901
DUE INTEREST RATE AMOUNT
City bonds, refunding loan
1908 $2.600
4
$65,000
66
19II
3,600
4 90,000
66
sewerage loan
1919
4,300
4 107,500
66
1931
1,610
372 46,000
schoolhouse loan
. 1910
1902
48
4 1,200
378 40.000
66
66
594,
1900
30
3
1,000
66
66
614,
1901 demand
43 º3 3
1,467 73
66
615,
618, 66
1902
60
3 2,000
“ 619,
1902
330
3 11,000
66
“ 620,
1902
270
3 9,000
„¢ 621,
1902
405
3
13,500
Com. on Sawyer fund, demand
225
412
5,000
66
Brown
675
4/2 15,000
66
Green
80
4 2,000
66
Toppan 66
66
IO
4
250
66
66
A. Williams 66
40
4 1,000
66
66
W. O. Moseley fund
66
400
4
10,000
Overseers of poor, Dexter fund .
66
90
41/2
2,000
Trustees of will of Mar- garet Atwood
66
472 50 472 10,500
66
Trustees of Simpson fund
66
900
472 20,000
Follansbee "
66
I20
4 3,000
$21,193 28
$559,917 73
Due sundry accounts
39 19
Carried forward .
$559,956 92
66
600,
demand
781 25 31/8 25,000
450 3
15,000
Frothingham “
40
4 1,000
.
Todd
66
400
4 10,000
6
962 50 372 27,500
Notes payable, No. 554, armory loan
592, temp'ry loan .. demand 1,250
. 1913
1,000 4 25,000
6g
CITY TREASURER
Brought forward . $559,956 92 Less sinking funds and other assets as per schedule $242,684 79
Net debt December 21, 1901 317,272 13
15, 1900
286,876 59
Increase of debt in 1901
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