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RECEIPTS
The receipts for the year ending December 17, 1904, are shown in aggregates, as credited to the following ac- counts :
Poor.
2,675 50
Schools
2,638 17
Fire 184 50
3,418 22
Highways (regular )
16 (ice and snow )
137 72
Incidentals.
584 88
Public Property
304 00
Police.
1,349 05
Interest on overdue taxes
3,736 88
Interest on bank deposit.
1,506 38
Public Library
1,261 10
Sidewalks and edgestones
28 65
Notes Payable.
160,475 00
State of Massachusetts, state aid
10,801 00
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State of Massachusetts, military aid .
276 73
burial expense.
245 00
..
corporation tax, 1903 . 317 92
.. corporation tax, 1904.
10,537 34
non-resident bank tax, 1904 .
3,460 24
Non-resident bank tax, city banks.
2,606 71
Bromfield fund.
400 00
Board of health.
21 50
Soldiers' Relief .
146 71
City Hall
1,163 00
Burial lots.
144 00
Dog licenses
447 49
Liquor licenses
7 00
County of Essex, seals
24 00
Taxes of 1901 .
150 47
1902
24,333 42
..
1903
31,321 13
1 904
136,240 49
Watering streets, 1902.
329 15
..
1904 .
3,544 74
City bonds (372 per cent, water loan ).
343,000 00
Sewer construction
4 70
Lighting.
103 00
Armory account.
6,000 00
Parks. 8 00
Water account.
158,585 42
Davenport school house.
3,135 16
William H. Bartlett (legacy)
500 00
Betterments
953 93
1903 631 61
Making a total of. $917,739 91
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EXPENDITURES
The expenditures for the year ending December 17, 1904, as approved, are shown in aggregates, as charged to the following accounts :
Poor $ 18,781 89
Schools.
42,406 76
Fire 12,508 58
Highways, ( regular)
15,615 13
Highways, (overdraft 1903)
1;918 65
Highways, (ice and snow)
4,293 07
Sidewalks and edgestones
1,784 24
Ashes and rubbish
1,496 59
Newburyport bridge.
1,394 95
Culverts .
2,475 56
Essex Merrimac bridge
3 20
Watering streets, 1904
5,325 37 .
Public property
5,856 09
Incidentals
6,085 08
Police
14,600 56
Lighting
14,370 88
Salaries
10,410 38
Fuel.
629 78
Public library
4,265 63
Printing
853 93
Board of health
1,184 37
State of Massachusetts, state aid.
. .
military aid.
418 71
burial expense
210 00
66
non-resident bank tax, 1903.
233 53
66
non-resident bank tax, 1904.
3,750 90
state tax, 1904.
8,937 70
Soldiers' relief ...
5,156 34
County of Essex, county tax. 11,552 05 . . (seals) 24 00
Parks.
579 19
Parks, Atkinson Common
500 00
Memorial day
200 00
Sewer maintenance
724 40
11,445 50
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Sewer construction $ 367 47
Anna Jaques hospital. 300 00
Interest. . . 30,604 89
Sinking fund commissioners
18,800 00
South end reading room
250 00
Copying Newbury records.
100 00
Notes payable
257,467 73
Bromfield fund.
333 51
Liquor licenses, (25 per cent to state and sundries) 543 75
Water account ..
438,649 73
Armory account.
5,000 00
Davenport school house
4,039 18
Public property, (insurance ). 924 00
Non-resident bank tax 1904 (expenses)
75 48
Making a total of $967,448 75
The whole amount of receipts during the year ending December 17, 1904, was ...... . $917,739 91
The whole amount of expenditures during the year ending December 17, 1904, was. . 967,448 75
Excess of expenditures over receipts $49,708 8.1
The balance in the treasury at the close of business December 19, 1903, was .. 72,855 64
The total amount received into the treasury from all sources, from December 20, 1903, to December 17, 1904, inclusive, was ... .. 917,739 91
Making a total of. $990,595 55
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CITY AUDITOR
The total amount expended and ordered to be paid from the treasury, from December 20, 1903, to December 17, 1904, inclusive, was . $967,448 75
The balance in the treasury at the close of business. December 17, 1904, was 23, 146 80
Making a total of $990,595 55
CITY DEBT
Showing the increase and decrease in detail, during the year ending December 17, 1904:
The amount of net city debt, December 19,
1903, was $369,687 30
The city debt has been increased during the year 1904, as follows:
By the amount of note No. 645, issued to the order of J. V Felker, city treasurer, dated December 22, 1903, payable in six months with interest, at the rate of 314 per cent per annum (temporary loan). ..
By the amount of note No. 646, issued to the order of W. F. Houston, trustee under the will of R. W. Drown, dated March 7, 1904, payable in twelve months, with interest, at the rate of 372 per cent per annum (temporary loan). 1,475 00
2,000 00
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By the amount of note No. 647, issued to the order of J. V. Felker, city treasurer, dated March 7, 1904, payable in twelve months, with interest at the rate of 312 per cent per annum (temporary loan ) ... $17,000 00
By the amount of note No. 648, issued to the order of J. V. Felker, city treasurer, dated April 29, 1904, payable in four months, discounted at the rate of 312 per cent per annum (temporary loan ) . ..... .. 30,000 00
By the amount of note No. 649 issued to the order of J. V. Felker, city treasurer, dated July 8, 1904, payable in five months, discounted at the rate of 3 per cent per annum, and $1.50 premium (tem- porary loan) 80,000 00
By the amount of note No. 650, issued to the order of J. V. Felker, city treasurer, dated December, 8, 1904, payable in four months and three days. Discounted at the rate of 334 per cent per annum (tem- porary loan ) 30,000 00
By the amount of serial bonds, water loan, principal payable, viz: $12,000, each year for thirteen years, then $11,000 each year for seventeen years, interest payable semi-annually at the rate of 372 per cent per annum, Nos. I to 343 inclusive of the denomination of $1000 each 343,000 00
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'CITY AUDITOR
Sinking funds and other available assets, December 17. 1904, less than amount De- cember 19, 1903, viz:
1903 (see schedule) $303.533 91 1904 (see schedule) 272,405 84
Difference $31,128 07
Making a total of.
$904,290 3.7
There has been paid on account of the city debt, during the year 1904 notes as fol- lows:
To the order of water commissioners, city of Newburyport, note No. 592, dated March II, 1899, payable on demand and paid July 7, 1904, bearing interest at the rate of 378 per cent per annum, ( temporary loan) $ 40,000 00
To the order of water commissioners, city of Newburyport, note No. 600, dated Janu- ary 9, 1900, payable on demand and paid July 7, 1904, bearing interest at the rate of 378 per cent per annum. (temporary loan ). 25,000 000
To the order of water commissioners, city of Newburyport, note No. 615, dated May 3, 1901, payable on demand, and paid July 7, 1904, bearing interest at the rate of 3 per cent per annum (temporary loan ) .... 15,000 000
To the order of water commissioners, city of Newburyport, note No. 627, dated April 25, 1902, payable on demand and paid July 7, 1904, bearing interest at the rate of 3 per cent per annum, (temporary loan) 25,000 00
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To the order of J. V. Felker, city treasurer, note No. 636, dated February 16, 1903, which matured February 16, 1904, and was paid March 7, 1904. Discounted at the rate of 344 per cent per annum, (tem- porary loan ). $ 14,000 00
To the order of W. F. Houston, trustee under the will of R. W. Drown, note No. 637 dated February 17, 1903, which matured June 17, 1903, and was paid March 7, 1904 bearing interest at the rate of 3 per cent per annum, (temporary loan). 1.467 73
To the order of water commissioners, city of Newburyport, note No. 640, dated June 26, 1903, payable on demand and paid July 7, 1904, bearing interest at the rate of 3 per cent per annum, (temporary loan ). 15,000 00
To the order of J. V. Felker, city treasurer, note No. 643, dated October 3, 1903, which matured February 3, 1904, and was paid March 18, 1904, bearing interest at the rate of 334 per cent per annum, (temporary loan). 3,000 00
'To the order of J. V. Felker, city treasurer, note No. 644, dated October 3, 1903, which matured February 3, 1904, and was paid March 18, 1904, bearing interest at the rate of 334 per cent per annum, temporary loan) 7,000 00
To the order of J. V. Felker, city treasurer, note No. 645, dated December 22, 1903 which matured June 22, 1904, bearing in- erest at the rate of 314 per cent per an- num (temporary loan). 2,000 00
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To the order of J. V. Felker, city treasurer, note No. 648, dated April 29, 1904, which matured August 29, 1904, discounted at the rate of 372 per cent per annum, (temporary loan) $ 30,000 00
To the order of J. V. Felker, city treasurer, note No. 649, dated July 8, 1904, which matured December 8, 1904, discounted at the rate of 3 per cent per annum; and $1.50 premium (temporary loan). ... 80,000 00
Due from the city on account of Atkinson Common 3 48
Making a total of. $257,471 21
Net debt December 17, 1904. $646,819 16
Net debt December 19, 1903. 369,687 30
Increase of net debt during the year 1904. . . . $277, 131 86
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CITY DEBT AND ASSETS
DECEMBER 17, 1904
DEBT
City bonds (general loan), 4 per cent, due 1908. $ 65,000 00
City bonds (new school house loan of 1900), 372 per cent, due 1910. 27,500 00 City bonds (general loan), 4 per cent, due 19II 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 City bonds (high school loan), 372 per cent, due 1922 35,000 00 City bonds (high school loan), 37/2 per cent, due 1923 . 50,000 00
City bonds (sewerage loan), 312 per cent, due 1931 46,000 00 City bonds (water loans), 372 per cent, due 1905 to 1934, (serial) 343,000 00 Notes payable (committee on Sawyer fund), 412 per cent, due on demand, trust fund .. 5,000 00 Notes payable (committee on Brown fund), 4/2 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
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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 de- mand, trust fund. 10,000 00
Notes payable (trustees of Margaret Atwood fund), 472 per cent, due on demand, trust fund. 10,500 00
Notes payable (trustees of Simpson fund), 47/2 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), 472 per cent, due on demand, Dexter fund ... .. .
2,000 00
Notes payable (temporary loan), 312 and 334 per cent, due 1905 . . 50,475 00
Gross city debt, December 17, 1904. . .
$919,225 00
ASSETS
Taxes of 1902. $ 2,165 38
1903. 24,041 28
1904 . 55,549 40
Betterments. 1,875 08
Watering streets, 1903 .
321 84
1904
867 24
State of Massachusetts, state aid . 10,535 50 66 military aid. 195 36
-
burial account .. 210 00
Sinking funds 153,497.96
Deposited in First National Bank, Newbury- port. 19,390 24
Deposited in First National Bank, Boston 3,586 77
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Deposited in safe in treasurer's office. * 169 79
Making a total of.
$272,405 84
Total net debt, December, 17, 1904. $646,819 16
SINKING FUND
DECEMBER 17, 1904
Total amount of funds, December 19, 1903 ... . $129,262 84 Appropriation for the year 1904. 18,800 00 Income from investments during the year 1 904 5,435 12
Making a total of
$153,497 96
The sinking fund commissioners hold in trust, under an order of the city council passed June 5, 1899, (which is placed on deposit in the First National Bank, New- buryport) the sum of. $ 3,000 00
Income for the years 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1 904. 435 16
Making a total of $ 3,435 16
Paid to J. V. Felker, city treasurer, July 26. 1904, in accordance with a vote of the city council. $ 3,435 16
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CITY AUDITOR
SUMMARY OF INVESTMENTS
City of Newburyport 4 per cent sewer bond. Registered in the name of the sinking fund commissioners, Newburyport. Prin- cipal payable November 1, 1919. Interest payable semi-annually, May I and No- vember I of each year. No. 2. .. $ 5,000 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 denomination 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 Newburyport 372 per cent sewer bonds. Registered in the name of the sinking fund commissioners, Newbury- port. Principal payable September I, 1931. Interest payable semi-annually, March I and September I of each year. Twenty of the denomination of $1,000. Nos. 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46. . City of Newburyport 372 per cent school house loan of 1900. Bonds registered in name of sinking fund commissioners, Newburyport. Principal payable June I, 1910. Interest payable semi-annually, June I and December I of each year. Five of the denomination of $5,000 each one of the denomination of $2.500. Nos. I, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 ... 27,500 00
City of Newburyport 372 per cent high school loan of 1902. Principal payable July 1, 1922. Interest payable semi- annually, January I and July I of each year. Seventeen of the denomination of $1,000 each. Nos. 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35 ·
20,000 00
17,000 00
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City of Malden 4 per cent coupon sewerage loan bonds. Principal payable May 2, 1924. Interest payable semi-annually, May 2 and Nov. 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 Quincy 4 per cent coupon public water supply loan bond. Principal payable May 1, 1912. Interest payable semi- annually, May I and November I of each year. No. 77 500 00
City of Newburyport 312 per cent serial water loan bonds, Principal payable, $12,000 June 1, 1905, $12,000 June 1, 1906, $12,000 June 1, 1907, $12,000 June 1, 1908, interest payable semi-annually June I and December I ofeach year. Forty- eight of the denomination of $1000 each, Nos. I to 48 inclusive. 48,000 00
Deposited in the Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank, book No. 10,244. 1,447 35
Deposited in the First National Bank, New- buryport. 4,050 61
Making a total of · ..... $153,497 96
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CITY AUDITOR
LEDGER BALANCES
DECEMBER 17, 1904 DR.
Cash. $ 169 79
First National Bank, Newburyport.
19,390 24
First National Bank, Boston
3,586 77
State of Massachusetts, state aid .
10,535 50
military aid . 195 36
66 burial account. 210 00
Sinking fund commissioners 153,497 96
City of Newburyport.
783 041 85
Taxes, 1902
2,165 38
1903 .
24 041 28
1904
55,549 40
Betterments
1,875 08
Watering streets, 1903.
321 84
66
1904.
867 24
Incidentals
22,753 95
Making a total of.
$1,078,201 64
CR. 4
Notes payable
130,225 00
City bonds 789,000 00
Sinking funds. 153,497 96
Sewer construction
2,912 19
Sinking fund for ward 6 engine house
2,000 00
William H. Bartlett, legacy 500 00
Bromfield fund.
66 49
Making a total of. $1,078,201 64
.
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STATEMENT OF UNEXPENDED BALANCES
Credited to Incidentals, December 17, 1904
Highway (overdraft ).
81 35
Fuel
70 22
Military aid .
33 15
Homopathic Hospital
300 00
Abatements, Tax, 1902
252 50
1903.
124 66
1904.
3,898 73
Ward six engine house.
1,000 00
Interest.
1,640 87
Armory account
1,000 00
Making a total of.
$ 8,401 48
Overdraft for the year 1904
22,753 95
Making a total of.
$31,155 43
STATEMENT OF DEFICIT BALANCES
Charged to Incidentals, December 17, 1904
Poor
$ 3,106 39
Schools
5,768 59
Fire
1,574 08
Highways
3,498 13
Highways (ice and snow).
1,655 35
Sidewalks and edgestones
862 06
Ashes and rubbish
196 59
Bridges and culverts
2,123 71
Public property
2,045 09
Watering streets
108 52
Incidentals.
3,699 89
Police
751 51
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Lighting
767 88
Salaries .
410 38
Public library . 357 04
Printing.
153 93
Board of health
362 87
Soldiers' relief.
1,009 63
Parks ..
46 19
Sewer maintenance.
74 40
Abatements, tax, 1901 679 18
Davenport school house
904 02
Making a total of. $30,155 43
Credit balance of sinking fund, for ward 6 engine
house
1,000 00
Making a total of $31,155 43
POOR DEPARTMENT
The resources for the year ending December 17, 1904, have been as follows:
Appropriation . $13,000 00 Received in reimbursements from individuals, state, and other cities and towns. 2,575 50
Received from sale of horse 100 00
Soldiers' relief. 241 51
Total appropriation and income. $15,917 0I Amount overdrawn and charged to incidentals to bal-
ance account. 3,106 39
Making a total of $19,023 40
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ANNUAL REPORTS
The expenses, as approved by the overseers of the poor, for the year ending December 17, 1904, have been as fol- lows:
Almshouse. . $ 2,264 71
Insane . . 2,899 30
Aid to Newburyport in other cities and towns ... 1,194 37
Fuel, groceries, clothing, house rent, medicine, etc. 9,246 94 Salaries 3,083 08
Horses 335 00
Making a total of. $19,023 40
STATEMENTS OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDI- TURES OF CITY CLERK'S OFFICE For the year ending December 17, 1904 RECEIPTS
Issuing and recording 156 marriage licenses $ 78 00
Recording mortgages and Sundry papers. 13 30
$ 91 30
Issuing and recording miscellaneous licenses, viz:
Auctioneers
$ 6 00
26 00 Pool
100 00
Pawnbroker
Junk. 47 00
Show.
62 00
Billiards
2 00
Liquor
14 00
257 00
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CITY AUDITOR
From sale of burial lots, viz:
No. 71
15 00
“ 103. 15 00
104 10 00
66 I21. 20 00
178. 4 00
6. 263. 15 00
. .
270 15 00
66 287 15 00
66 295 5 00
66 386 15 00
388 15 00
144 00
Making a total of.
$492 30
EXPENDITURES
Paid cash to redeem badges
3 00
Paid J. V. Felker, city treasurer. 398 00
Retained by Geo. H. Stevens, city clerk 91 30
Making a total of. $492 30
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ANNUAL. REPORTS
STATEMENTOFRECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES OF F. H. RUNDLETT, CITY MESSENGER
As agent for the rental of City Hall for the year ending December 17, 1904
RECEIPTS
December 31, 1903, William A. Noyes $ 20 00
January I, Forresters of America .
15 00
II, William A. Noyes
6.
12,
I3, 66
26 00
١١
I4, 66
20 00
15, 66
20 00
16, 16
26 00
16 20, Homeopathic hospital
5 00
66 29, I. O. O. F.
30 00
February 4, William A. Noyes
20 00
66
6, High school .
5 co
8, Choral Union
20 00
9, Orient Club 10 00
6.
IO, William A. Noyes
20 00
66
18. Orient Club. 10 00
20, William A. Noyes 26 00
March 4. Orient Club.
10 00
60
II. William A. Noyes
20 00
12, Orient Club . 10 00
20 00
66
I5, 20 00
16, 66 26 00 66
17, A. O. H 15 00
- 18, H. O. Martin 10 00
66 19, Orient Club 20 00
24, H. O, Martin 10 00
25, Y. M. C. A 15 00
28, G. A. R ... 5 00
29, Orient Club 2 00
66
30,
10 00
6. ‹‹
20 00
20 00
14, William A. Noyes
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CITY AUDITOR
March 31, Canton Harmony. $ 20 00
April I, VanAmburg & Milo
20 00
2, H. O. Martin 10 00
9, Choral Union
2 00
II,
.. 20 00
12, William A. Noyes 20 00
66
13, Orient Club.
20 00
May 7, Miss Waters.
10 00
12, William A. Noyes
20 00
13, 20 00
6 14, 66
26 00
June , Christian Science society . 15 00
29, A. J. Casey . 15 00
October 17, B. P. O. E
20 00
18,
20 00
19, 66
26 00
66
20,
66
21,
20 00
November 1, Canton Harmony .
20 00
2, 6.
26 00
3
20 00
5,
20 00
12, Orient Club
20 00
66
16, N. E. B. B. league
20 00
66
18,
20 00
66
19, Orient club
15 00
66 28, N. E. B. B. league 66
20 00
3, Orient Club
15 00
5, A. J. Casey 15 00 9, 15 00
66 IO, Choral Union 2 00 12, 20 00
66 13, A. J. Casey 15 00
15, Orient Club. 15 00
66
15, A. J. Casey . 15 00
Making a total of . $1,163 00
20 00
December 2,
4, ..
20 00
66 66
20 00
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ANNUAL REPORTS
EXPENDITURES
Paid J. V. Felker, city treasurer.
$1,163 00
STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDI- TURES OF EDWARD DONAHOE JR., SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
For the year ending December 17, 1904
Chase Shawmut Co. $ 6 00
Est. of S. P. Bray.
1 00
John H. Balch Jr. 1 00
Swift Bros. Co
3 50
M. H. Rolfe ..
2 25
Atkinson Coal Co
1 00
P. & R. C. & I. Co
2 00
Hale Knight.
3 25
B. & M. R. R., (freight)
2 50
Richardson Comb Co.
1 00
B. & M. R. R. (passenger)
I 50
A. Russell & Sons Co. I 00
Bay State Cordage Co
1 00
Educator Baking Co
75
Peabody mills
4 00
D. M. Teel.
75
E. W. Fowle
1 00
George Warner I 00
William Pulsifer 1 00
I 25
Charles Johnson
25
E. S. Stickney
75
S. J. Hughes.
1 50
James Coskery
25
Union Cash Market
73
CITY AUDITOR
Wm. C. O'Connell. $
I 00
Donahoe's market 25
F. J. Donahoe. I 00
Walter Akerman ... I 25
National Biscuit Co 1 00
J. H. Noyes
I 50
John E. Weare.
50
D. J. Connors.
25
Peter & Co.
25
D. N. Richardson
1 50
C. H. Danforth
50
B. S. Wood
1 75
J. E. Swasey
25
W. J. Cook
I 00
J. H. Hunt.
I 00
Thomas Noyes & Son.
75
H. C. Stevens
1 00
Moses Stevens
75
A. W. Parsons
75
R. H. Parker
1 00
Maggie Ross
50
L. Montague
I 50
Demoris Bros
25
M. Picard
I 00
Isaac Poor.
75
William Woods
I 25
D. E. Tilton.
75
Geo. H. Plummer
I 50
Lawrence Emery
25
Geo. Fogg.
I 25
P. H. Kimball. 2 25
Star Grocery 2 00
Kennedy & Co
I 75
S. K. Ames
I 25
John Taylor.
I 00
D. Arakelin 50
H. C. Hewitt. 1 00
John Homer, M. D.
I 25
J. M. Akerman 1 00
A. Goldthrop 25
J. C. Currier I 25
ANNUAL REPORTS
H. Watts
25
H. M. George 25
S. H. Knox & Co 75
F. J. Donahoe 50
H. Staples 50
C. H. Richardson
50
J. Canepa.
75
T. Hamilton
50
Tarpon
50
I. K. Wells
1 00
A. Barboro & Co
50
Wm. A. Swasey
25
Geo. Toppan .
35
Zenophon Adams
I 25
H. A. Wilson
1 00
J. H. Newman.
J 25
Barboro & Dondero
75
Wm. M. Tibbetts
50
Green Davis, agt
75
Geo. W. Austin.
50
O'Keefe Grocery Co
-
50
Globe Tea Co.
50
Cash Division Co
1
50
Humphrey Coffey ...
25
E. Dyer.
25
Berry Dodge & Co.
2 00
O. P. Foote ..
1 : 75
American Express Co
75
W. E. Morse 25
Geo. H. Jaques.
50
C. W. Bayley.
25
Geo. H. Pearson.
25
J. H. Graham & Co
2 25
Chas. A. Davis
: 75
George M. Roaf.
I 50
Toppan & Wilson
I 00
Towle Mfg. Co
I 50
M. H. Fowler ..
I 25
Making a total of. $112 85
Nos. 00670 to 00778 inclusive
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CITY AUDITOR
EXPENDITURES
Paid J. V. Felker, city treasurer $101 00
Balance due the city II 85
Making a total of. $II2 85
Uncollected fees due the city $ 25 70
STATISTICS OF TAXATION
Value of buildings $ 5,119,200 00 Value of land. 2,348,000 00
Total value of real estate $ 7,467,200 00
Total value of personal estate 3,053,000 00
Value of resident bank shares 290,664 00
Total value of assessed estate, May I, 1904. $10,810,864 00
Value of supplementary assessment, viz:
Real estate
$11,300 00
Personal estate
61,400 00
72,700 00
Total value of assessed estate, December 17, 1904.
$10,883,564 00
Rate of taxation, $17 00 per $1,000 raised as follows, viz:
Real estate
$126,942 40
Personal estate
51,901 00
Bank stock 4,941 29
Polls: 4545 at $2 each 9,090 00
Supplementary assessments, including 43 polls at $2 each. 1,32I 90
Making a total of . $194,196 59
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ANNUAL, REPORTS
Divided as follows, viz:
City tax
$167,451 41
County tax
11,552 05
State tax
8,937 70
Supplementary assessments. 1,321 90
Overlay .
4,933 53
Making a total of . .. $194, 196 59
SCHEDULE OF CITY PROPERTY - REAL AND PERSONAL
DECEMBER 17, 1904
City hall building and land, Pleasant street, brick $ 50,000 00 Police station, court house, engine house, and land, Mar- ket square, brick. 20,000 00
City farm buildings and thirty acres of land, North Atkin- son 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 00
Right of ferry-way. 100 00
Old Hill burial ground
1,000 00
New Hill burial ground
1,000 00
Pest house, wood . 100 00
Ward room, Purchase street, wood .
200 00
Total
$138,400 00
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CITY AUDITOR
SCHOOL HOUSES
High school house and land, High street, brick . $ 85,000 00 Johnson school house and land, Hancock street, brick. . .. 5,000 00 Bromfield street school house and land, brick. 7,000 00 Jackman school house and land, School street, brick. 28,500 00 Temple street school house and land, brick . 3,500 00
Kelley school house and land, High street, brick.
35,000 00
Davenport school house and land, Congress street, brick. 6,000 00
Storey avenue school house and land, brick
3,000 00
Forester street school house and land, brick
8,000 00
Purchase street school house and land, wood.
3,000 CO
Curtis school house and land, Ashland street, wood. 10,000 00
Moultonville school house and land, wood. . 1,500 00
Monroe street school house and land, wood .. 800 00
Total
... $196,300 00
ENGINE HOUSES
Edgine 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
Total.
$13,500 00
LANDS
Washington park; High, Pond and Greenleaf streets. ..
$12,000 00 Cushing park; Washington, Kent, Congress, and Buck streets.
9,000 00
Atkinson common; High street.
3,500 00
Land; High street and Storey avenue.
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
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ANNUAL REPORTS
Gravel pit; Coffin's court
$ 300 00
Gravel pit; Greenleaf street
1,500 00
Gravel pit; North Atkinson street. 800 00
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