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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 00
Janvrin landing
1,059 00
Coombs landing .
100 00
Total.
$ 36,459 00
PERSONAL PROPERTY
Furniture in City hall building, engine houses, police station, and court roomn. $ 6,000 00
Movable property in school houses, consisting of desks and chairs for pupils, books, and miscellaneous sup- plies, viz:
Johnson school $ 450 00
Bromfield street school 546 00
Purchase street school. 60 00
Jackman school. 632 00
Temple street school.
138 00
Kelley school 1,192 00
Congress street school 311 00
Congress street ward room.
66 00
Forester street school
610 00
Ashland strect school in temporary quarters.
142 00
Ashland street ward room 38 00
Moultonville school
149 00
Plains school
100 00
High school
1,550 00
Committee room, city hall.
500 00 - $ 6,484 00
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CITY AUDITOR
Three second-class Amoskeag steamers, one Nott steamer, five hosewagons, one supply wagon, two hose reels, two hook and ladder trucks, 9,000 feet leading hose, 60 feet suction hose (21/2-inch), three siamese couplings, seven hand extinguishers, 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 coverings, one hokey-pokey cart, two road plows, four gravel screens, four snow plows, one single horse shovel, one iron paving widder block, six wooden paving widders, 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 hammers, twelve water pails, one water can, two kerosene oil cans, four wheel-barrows, thirteen steel bars, four tamp- ing bars, twelve chains, one brush cutter, two pend- ants for snow plows. two rakes, twelve lanterns, four stone chisels, six brush brooms, four stone hammers, two mauls, two sledges, stable imple- ments. In care of the surveyor of highways ..
Furniture in almshouse; other property in or about city farm buildings, viz: five cows, thirteen swine, three horses, one mowing machine, one horse rake, one hay tedder, two sets hay forks and blocks, two ex- press wagons, two dump carts, one hay wagon, one light wagon, two sets double harnesses, three sets single harnesses, two plows, two cultivators, one four-ton eight-by-fourteen wagon scale, and other tools and appurtenances usually found on a farm. In care of the superintendent of the city farm.
Standard weights and measures
4,287 65
3,027 00
300 00
So
ANNUAL REPORTS
Fire alarm
$ 5,000 00
Making a total of.
$50,098 65
RECAPITULATION
Real estate.
$138,400 00
School houses. ..
196,300 00
Engine houses.
13,500 00
Lands
36,459 00
Personal property
50,098 65
Total
$434,757 65
Treasurer's Report
OF THE
Sinking Fund Commissioners
TREASURER'S REPORT
OF THE
Sinking Fund Commissioners
CITY OF NEWBURYPORT, TREASURER'S OFFICE. December 17, 1904.
TO THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE:
GENTLEMEN: I herewith submit a report of the condi- tion of the sinking funds at this date, it being the close of the financial year.
Total funds, $153,497.96; divided as follows:
SINKING FUND-SEWERAGE LOAN
Loan, $107,500 ; due September 1, 1919
Total funds, December 19, 1903
$33,020 00
City appropriation for 1904. . 2,350 00
Interest on investments in 1904. 1,430 00
$36,800 00
83
ANNUAL REPORTS
INVESTMENTS
Newburyport 4 per cent sewer bonds $20,000 00
Quincy 4 per cent water bonds. 500 00
Newburyport 372 per cent school bonds 2,500 00
Newburyport 31/2 per cent sewer bonds 3,000 00
Newburyport 372 per cent high school bonds .. 3,000 00
Newburyport 372 per cent water bonds. 7,000 00
Deposit Five Cents Savings Bank, City.
800 00
$36,800 00
SINKING FUND-REFUNDING LOAN
Loan $90,000; due July 1, 1913
Total funds, December 19, 1903 . $47,614 00
City appropriation for 1904. 2,900 00
Interest on investments in 1904. 2,036 00 - $52,550 00
INVESTMENTS
Malden 4 per cent sewer bonds $15,000 00
Newburyport 372 per cent school bonds 15,000 00
Newburyport 372 per cent sewer bonds. 4,000 00 Newburyport 312 per cent high school bonds. . 4,000 00
Newburyport 372 per cent water bonds 14,000 00
Deposit Five Cents Savings Bank. 550 00
$52,550 00
SINKING FUND-REFUNDING LOAN
Loan, $25,000 ; due April 1, 1913
Total funds, December 19, 1903. · $10,410 00 City appropriation for 1904. . 800 00
Interest on investments in 1904 420 00
$11,630 00
85
SINKING FUNDS
INVESTMENTS
Newburyport 372 per cent school bonds $5,000 00
Newburyport 372 per cent sewer bonds. 3,000 00
Newburyport 372 per cent high school bonds. 1,000 00 Newburyport 372 per cent water bonds 2,000 00
Deposit Five Cents Savings Bank, City 97,35
Deposit First National Bank, City 532 65
$11,630 00
SINKING FUND-REFUNDING LOAN
Loan, $65,000 ; due July 1, 1908
Total funds, December 19, 1903 . $28,110 15
City appropriation for 1904. . 6,650 00
Interest on investments in 1904. 1,139 85
$35,900 00
INVESTMENTS
Newburyport 372 per cent school bonds .. $5,000 00
Newburyport 372 per cent sewer bonds 8,000 00
Newburyport 372 per cent high school bonds. 7,000 00 Newburyport 372 per cent water bonds. 15,000 00
Deposit First National Bank, City
900 00
$35,900 00
SINKING FUND-SCHOOL HOUSE LOAN
Loan $27,500 ; due June 1, 1910.
Total funds, December 19, 1903 . $6,246 50
City appropriation for 1904. . . 2,000 00
Interest on investments in 1904 . 253,50
$8,500 00
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ANNUAL REPORTS
INVESTMENTS
Newburyport 372 per cent sewer bonds. $2,000 00
Newburyport 31/2 per cent high school bonds. . 2,000 00
Newburyport 372 per cent water bonds 4,000 00
Deposit First National Bank, City. 500 00
$8,500 00
SINKING FUND-SEWERAGE LOAN
Loan, $46,000 ; due September 1, 1931
Total funds, December 19, 1903. $2,662 19
City appropriation for 1904. 1,300 00
Interest on investments in 1904 107 81
$4,070 00
INVESTMENTS
Newburyport 31% per cent water bonds. $4,000 00
Deposit First National Bank, City. 70 00
$4,070 00
SINKING FUND-HIGH SCHOOL LOAN
Loan $35,000; due July 1, 1922
Total funds, December 19, 1903. $1,200 00 City appropriation for 1904 . . 1,200 00
Interest on investments in 1904 .
47 96
$2,447 96
87
SINKING FUNDS
INVESTMENTS
Newburyport 312 per cent water bonds. $2,000 00 Deposit First National Bank, City 447 96
$2,447 96
SINKING FUND-HIGH SCHOOL LOAN
Loan $50,000 ; due December 1, 1923
City appropriation for 1904 ... $1,600 00
INVESTMENTS
Deposit First National Bank, City $1,600 00
SUMMARY
City of Newburyport 4 per cent sewer bonds. $ 20,000 00
City of Newburyport, 372 per cent sewer bonds. 20,000 00
City of Newburyport 31/2 per cent school bonds 27,500 00 City of Newburyport 31/2 per cent high school bonds. 17,000 00
City of Newburyport 312 per cent water bonds 48,000 00
City of Malden 4 per cent sewer bonds 15,000 00
City of Quincy 4 per cent water bonds. 500 00
Deposit Five Cents Savings Bank, City 1,447 35
Deposit First National Bank, City. 4,050 61
153,497 96
ANNUAL REPORTS
Held in trust by the commissioners under order of the city council passed June 5, 1899, which was placed on deposit at First National Bank city: Amount of deposit Dec. 19, 1903 $3353 57 Interest on deposit in 1904. 81 59
Paid to city treasurer, July 26, 1904, in accordance with vote of the city council. $3.435 16
$3,435 16
J. V. FELKER, City Treasurer.
Fifty-Fourth Annual Report OF THE
City Treasurer and Collector of Taxes
90
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 $ 18,781 89
Schools
42,406 76
Fire
12,508 58
Highways (regular).
15,615 13
(overdraft 1903).
1,918 65
(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 for 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.
11,445 50
military aid
418 71
burial expense .
210 00
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
16 Atkinson Common.
500 00
Memorial Day
200 00
91
CITY TREASURER
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
DECEMBER 17, 1904
with JAMES V. FELKER, City Treasurer CR.
By cash on hand, Dec. 19, 1903. $ 72,855 64
By cash received and credited as follows:
Poor
2,675 50
Schools
2,638 17
Fire.
184 50
Highways (regular).
3,418 22
(ice and snow)
137 72
Incidentals .
584 88
Public property
304 00
Police ..
1,349 05
Interest on overdue taxes $3,736 88
bank deposit . 1,506 38
Public library
Sidewalks and edgestones.
28 65
Notes payable . . . .
160,475 00
State of Massachusetts, state aid . 10,801 00
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.
1163 00
Burial lots
144 00
Dog licenses
447 49
Liquor licenses
7 00
County of Essex, seals
24 00
Betterments.
953 93
1
5,243 26
1,261 10
92
ANNUAL REPORTS
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF THE
FOR THE YEAR ENDING
DR. CITY OF NEWBURYPORT in account current
Sewer maintenance
$ 724 40
6. 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
Balance cash on hand, December 17, 1904.
23, 146 80
$990,595 55
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CITY TREASURER
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
DECEMBER 17, 1904
with JAMES V. FELKER, City Treasurer CR.
Tax of 1901
$ 150 47
1902
24,333 42
1903
31,321 13
6.
1904.
136,240 49
192,045 51
Watering streets for 1902.
329 15
66
1903 .
631 61
16
66
1904 .
3,544 74
City bonds 372 per cent water loan
343,000 00
Sewer construction
4 70
Lighting.
103 00
Armory account. . Parks.
6,000 00
8 00
Water account ..
158,585 42
Davenport school house.
3,135 16
Wmn. H. Bartlett, "legacy"
500 00
$990,595 55
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES V. FELKER, City Treasurer.
.
4,505 50
TABULAR STATEMENT OF THE
Appropriations, Expenditures and Balances- Year Ending December 17, 1904
Departments
Appropria- tion
Income and Transfers
Total Credits
Expenditures and Transfers
Undrawn
Overdrawn
Poor .
$ 13,000
$ 2,675 50
$ 15,675 50
: $ 18,781 89
...
$ 3,106 39
Schools .
34,000
2,638 17
36,638 17
42,406 76
5.768 59
Fire .
10,750
184 50
10,934 50
12,508 58
1,574 08
Highway .
8,698 78
3,418 22
12,117
15,615 13
. . .
3,498 13
(overdraft) ....
2,000
2,000
1,918 65
81 35
2,500
I37 72
2,637 72
4,293 07
1,655 35
Sidewalks and edgestones ..
300
622 18
922 18
1,784 24
862 06
Ashes and rubbish . .
1,300
1,300
1,496 59
196 59
Bridges and culverts
1,750
1,750
3,873 71
2,123 71
Public property . .
2,200
1,61I
3,81I
5.856 09
. ..
.
2,045 09
Watering streets.
800
4,41€ 85
5,216 85
5,325 37
. . .
....
...
3,699 89
Police
12.500
1,349 05
13,849 05
14,600 56
751 51
Lighting
13,500
103
13,603
14,370 88
767 88
Salaries.
10,000
10,000
10,410 38
·
.
. .
...
. .
700
629 78
70 22
Public library
2.200
1,708 59
3,908 59
4,265 63
357 04
Printing .
700
700
Board of health.
800
21 50
Military aid ..
250
250
216 85
33 15
Soldiers' relief .
4,000
146 71
4,146 71
5,156 34
...
I,OC9 63
Parks ....
525
8
533
579 19
46 19
Atkinson common.
500
500
500
.
.
.
. . ..
. . .
.
. .
..
.. .
.
.
. .
.. . .
....
....
..
.
.
94
ANNUAL REPORTS
Public property (insurance ). Incidentals
924
924
924
500
1,913 91
2,413 90
6,113 80
....
... .
410 38
Fuel .
700
... .
.. .
153 93
821 50
1,184 37
. . .
362 87
853 93
.. . .
. . .
(ice and snow ) ....
...
108 52
Memorial day .....
200
....
200
200
.
Sewer (maintenance).
650
. . .
650
724 40
74 40
Anna Jaques hospital . .
300
.. . .
300
300
.
·
.. . .
300
300
Abatements, Tax of 1901 ....
1,200
.. . .
1,200
1,879 18
679 18
-
I902 . . ..
300
... .
300
47 50
252 50
.. .
-
1903 . . ..
300
2
302
177 34
124 66
...
1904 ....
50
6,255 43
6,305 43
3,898 73
....
South end reading room ....
250
250 100
2,406 70 250 100
....
Copying Newbury records ...
100
... .
. . .
.. .
Ward 6 engine house . . .
1,000
1,000
1,000
. .
Incidentals (overdraft 1903).
9,603 63
9,603 63
9,603 63
Interest ..
21,000
11,245 76
32,245 76 18,800
30,604 89 18,800
1,640 87
. .
Sinking funds ..
18,800
6,000
6,000
5,000
1,000
. . .
Davenport schoolhouse . ..
3,135 16
3,135 16
4,039 18
904 02
$178,451 41
$47.593 25
$226,044 66
$247,798 61
8,401 48
30,155 43
1,000
22,753 95
....
$31,155 43
$31,155 43
.. .
.. .
..
. .
.
Credit balance of sinking fund for ward 6 engine house. Balance overdrawn for the year ...
CITY TREASURER
95
Homeopathic
300
...
Armory account .
96
ANNUAL. REPORTS
STATEMENT OF CITY DEBT
DECEMBER 17, 1904
City bonds :
DUE
INTEREST
RATE
AMOUNT
Refunding loan.
1908
$ 2,600 00
4
$ 65,000 00
66
. 19II
3,600 00
4
90,000 00
6.
1913
1,000 00
4
25,000 00
Sewerage loan.
1919
4,300 00
4
107,500 00
6.
1931
1,610 00
312
46,000 00
School house loan
1910
962 50
31/2
27,500 00
High school 66
. 1922
1,225 00
31/2
35,000 00
1923
1,750 00
31/2
50,000 00
Water loan, serial 1905 to.
. 1934
12,005 00
31/2
343,000 00
Notes payable:
No. 638, temporary loan
. 1905
35 00
1,000 00
"' 639,
1905
35 00
31/2
1,000 00
" 646, 66
1905
51 62
1,475 00
“' 647,
66
66
1905
595 00
31/2
17,000 00
" 650,
66
. 1905
1,125 00
334
30,000 00
Committee Sawyer fund. demand
225 00
41/2
5,000 00
66 Brown fund.
675 00
47/2
15,000 00
66 Frothingham fund .. .
40 00
4
1,000 00
66 Green ...
66
80 00
4
2,000 00
66
Toppan . .
10 00
4
250 00
A. Williams 66
....
66
400 00
4
10,000 00
66
W. O. Moseley fund.
66
400 00
4
10,000 00
Overseers of the poor,
Dexter fund .
6.
90 00
2,000 00
Trustees of will of Marga- ret Atwood
472 50
41/2
10,500 00
Trustees of Simpson fund ..
..
900 00
41/2
20,000 00
66
Follansbee fund
120 00
4
3,000 00
34,346 62
Gross debt.
$919,225 00
4
1,000 00
66 Todd
....
40 00
97
CITY TREASURER
Less sinking funds and other assets. 272,405 8.4
Net debt, December 17, 1904 . 646,819 16
Net debt, December 19, 1903.
369,687 30
Increase of debt in 1904 .
$277, 131 86
The increase of debt in 1904 is explained as follows:
Appropriated to sinking funds in 1904 $18,800 00
Net income of sinking funds in 1904. 5,516 71
Appropriated to ward 6 engine house 1,000 00
Wm. H. Bartlett, "Legacy" 500 00
Bromfield fund, credit balance 66 49
Credit for the year. 25,883 20
Increase in overdraft in 1904.
13,150 32
Net expenses on sewerage in 1904 . . 362 77
Net expenses on water account, 1904. 286,066 81
Sinking fund commissioners paid trust fund to city 3,435 16
$303,015 06
Increase of debt (as above stated).
$277, 131 86
98
ANNUAL REPORTS
STATEMENT OF INCOME AND EXPENDITURES
SHOWING BALANCE, DECEMBER 17, 1904
Assessed for city purposes. $167,451 41
re-assessments
1,32I 90
overlay.
4,933 53
state tax.
8,937 70
county tax 11,552 05
$194, 196 59
Income allowed by assessors
11,000 00
credited the several departments.
41,335 82
from Bromfield fund in 1904. . 400 00
Balance due Atkinson common, December 19, 1903 . 3 48
Supplementary commitment tax of 1903.
2 00
$246,937 89
Payments on the several departments $224,457 84
Abatements of tax of 1901 .
1,879 18
I902 47 50
6 .
1903- 177 34
16 1904.
2,406 70
. € watering streets 1902. 23 85
1904.
6 20
Paid state tax
8,937 70
" county tax
11,552 05
Expenditures on Bromfield fund.
333 51
Paid sinking fund commissioners city appro- priation for 1904. 18,800 00
Atkinson Common balance transferred to in- cidentals 3 48
268,625 35
21,687 46
Credit balance ward 6 engine house account December 17, 1904 1,000 00
Credit balance Bromfield fund account, December 17, 1 904 66 49
Balance overdrawn for the year.
$ 22,753 95
99
CITY TREASURER
DEBTS DUE THE CITY AND OTHER ASSETS
DECEMBER 17, 1904
Taxes of 1902
$ 2,165 38
1903
24,041 28
I904 .
55,549 40
Betterments.
1,875 08
Watering streets for 1903.
321 84
1904.
867 24
State of Massachusetts, state aid.
10,535 50
military aid.
195 36
burial account
210 00
Sinking funds.
153,497 96
Cash on hand December 17, 1904.
23, 146 80
$272,405 84
100
ANNUAL REPORTS
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
IN ACCOUNT WITH CITY OF NEWBURYPORT
Balance due from state December 19, 1903 . $ 10,406 23
State aid paid in 1904, chap. 374, acts of 1899. 11,445 50
Military aid paid in 1904, chap. 372, acts of 1899. 418 71
Burial expense paid in 1904, chap. 279, acts of 1896 210 00
Corporation taxes for year 1904. 10,537 04
Street railway tax, chap. 578, acts of 1898.
1,200 57
Balance of corporation tax for 1903.
317 92
Paid balance non-resident bank tax for 1903. 233 53
Excess of appropriation for military aid 1904 33 15
$ 34,802 65
RECEIVED
For account state aid, chap. 374 $10,801 00
military aid, chap. 372 276 73
corporation tax, 1903. 317 92
. corporation tax, 1904 . . 10,537 04
burial expense, 1903. 245 00
.. street railway tax, 1904 . 1,200 57
City appropriation for one-half payments of military aid in 1904 250 00
Incidentals for non-resident bank tax for year 1903. 233 53 -$ 22,861 79
$11,940 86
DUE FROM THE STATE
DECEMBER 17, 1904
State aid, chap. 374, acts of 1899
$10,535 50
Military aid, chap. 372, acts of 1899. 195 36
Burial expense, chap. 279, acts of 1896
210 00
$11,940 86
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CITY TREASURER
TRIAL BALANCE
DR.
DECEMBER 17, 1904 CR.
Cash . $
169 79
Notes payable. $ 130,225 00
First National bank,
City bonds 789,000 00
city . ..
19,390 24
Sinking fund for
First National bank, Boston .
3,586 77
house . 2,000 00
State of Mass. state aid .
10,535 50
State of Mass. mili- tary aid .
195 36
State of Mass. burial
210 00
Sewers, construction
2,912 19
Sinking fund com- missioners
153,497 96
783,04J 85
City of Newburyport Tax of 1902
2,165 38
1903
24,041 28
I904
55,549 40
Betterments.
1,875 08
Watering streets 1903
321 84
1 904
867 24
Incidentals ( over-
draft for 1904) .....
22,753 95
$1,078,201 64
$1,078,201 64
ward six engine
Wm. H. Bartlett " legacy " 500 000
Bromfield fund . 66 49
Sinking funds. 153,497 96
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ANNUAL REPORTS
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF THE
DR. CITY OF NEWBURYPORT in account current
To uncollected taxes of 1901, Dec. 19, 1903 . .. $ 2,029 65
1902, 66 26,546 30
1 903,
55,537 75
84,113 70
To uncollected betterments, Dec. 19, 1903. ...
2,235 48
To uncollected watering streets 1902 Dec. 19
1903. 353 00
To uncollected watering streets 1903 Dec. 19, 1903 953 45
$87,655 63
To supplementary commitment tax of 1903.
2 00
To tax of 1904, committed by assessors 178,451 41
Less estimated income 11,000 00
167,451 41
To state tax
8,937 70
To county tax
11,552 05
To overlay .
4,933 53
To supplementary commitment.
1.321 90
194,196 59
To non-resident bank tax, 1904 .
2,606 71
To watering streets levied in 1904
3,516 85
To supplementary commitment for watering streets in 1904 .. 1.33
To betterments levied in 1904 593 53
200,9 15 0 I
$288,572 64
103
COLLECTOR OF TAXES
COLLECTOR OF TAXES
with JAMES V. FELKER, Collector of Taxes CR.
By taxes of 1901 collected and paid to treasurer $ 150 47
66 1902
24,333 42
66
1903
31,321 13
1994
136,240 49
192,045 51 By betterments collected and paid to treasurer 953 93
By non-resident bank tax
2 606 71
By watering streets for 1902 66
329 15
1903
631 61
1904
60
2,644 74
By abatements tax of 1901 .
1,879 18
1902.
47 50
1903
177 34
66
1904
2,406 70
4,510 72
By abatements watering streets for 1902.
23 85
1904
6 20
By uncollected taxes of 1902 Dec. 17, 1904. 2,165 38
1903
24,041 28
1904 66
.... 55,549 40
By uncollected betterments 66
1,875 08
By uncollected watering streets for 1903, Dec. 17, 1904. By uncollected watering streets for 1904, Dec. 17, 1904 .
321 84
867 24
84,820 22
$288,572 64
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES V. FELKER, Collector of Taxes:
Newburyport, December 17, 1904
199,21I 65
4,540 77
66
Detailed Statement OF THE
Receipts and Expenditures
ABATEMENT OF TAXES
1901
City appropriation $1,200 00
Allowed on assessors' orders. 1,879 18
Overdrawn, transferred from incidentals ... $ 679 18
1902
City appropriation . $ 300 00
Allowed on assessors' orders 47 50
Undrawn transferred to incidentals. $ 252 50
1933
City appropriation . $ 300 00
Supplementary assessments. 2 00
302 00
Allowed on assessors' orders.
177 34
Undrawn, transferred to incidentals.
$ 124 66
1904
City appropriation . $ 50 00 Supplementary assessments. 1,321 90
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IOS
ANNUAL REPORTS
Overlay ... . .... ...... $4,933 53
6,305 43
Allowed on assessors' orders
2,406 70
Undrawn, transferred to incidentals.
$3,898 73
WATERING STREETS, 1902
Allowed on assessors' orders. $ 23 85
Overdrawn, transferred from incidentals. 23 85
WATERING STREETS, 1904
Allowed on assessors' orders ....
6 20
Overdrawn transferred from incidentals 6 20
109
DETAILED STATEMENT
ASHES AND RUBBISH
Appropriation. .$1,300 00
Amount overdrawn transferred from incidentals to balance
account. 196 59
$1,496 59
EXPENDITURES
Authorized by the Committee on Highways
News Publishing Company, advertising $ 4 50
Newburyport Herald Company, 16 4 50
Cashman Brothers use of team 10 00
J. M. Haley
1 00
Ambrose Silloway labor
4 00
Corneleus Shea
32 00
Jerry Coffey
14 00
Patrick Keefe
2 00
Timothy Coffey
6
24 00
J. Connors 6.
6 00
Cornelius Kelleher
6.
IOI 59
William Bashaw 66
2 00
Jeremiah Hartnet
22 00
Daniel Casey 84 00
John Sullivan
66
8 00
James Welch
89 00
Dennis Murphy
2 00
Bartholomew Creeden
74 00
Humphrey Haley 66
2 00
Michael Duggan
4 00
Patrick Haley 66
4 00
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ANNUAL REPORTS
Jesse Huntley
labor
$ 2 00
William Kneeland 66
8 o
Daniel Lucy
66
72 00
Cornelius Lucy
66
72 00
Daniel O'Connell
84 00
Jolın Herlihy
84 00
Bryan Sweeney
62 00
David Buckley
14 00
John Golden
24 00
Cornelius Sullivan
6 00
Myles Mahaney
36 00
John Whalen
4 00
Jere Sheehan
100 00
Thomas Hale
66
80 00
Charles Allen
102 00
Dennis Kelleher 6
102 00
Michael Kelleher
66
96 00
John Devonshire
54 00
$1,496 59
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DETAILED STATEMENT
BOARD OF HEALTH
Appropriation $ 800 00
CREDITS
From George W. Knight, milk licenses $ 7 50
From Charles W. Page, plumbers' licenses 14 00
$ 21 50
Total appropriation and income. 821 50
Amount overdrawn, transferred from incidentals to bal-
ance account. 362 87
$1,184 37
EXPENDITURES
Authorized by the Board of Health
John Burke, salary as agent to January 1, 1905, and cash paid . $ 328 83
C. W. Page, 12 months' service as clerk, stamps and sta- tionery. 51 50
C. L. Davis, anti-toxin, and cash paid for telegrams. 50 55
George H. Plumer, groceries. 4 60
James H. Noyes
17 59
Edward W. Eaton, formaldhyde fumigators
29 00
W. C. O'Connell, provisions
19 79
John Casey, groceries .
23 32
John Collins, coal and wood. I 50
Moody Akerman, provisions. 7 04
Simeon O. Pilling, professional services 27 00
A. K. Silloway, removal of horse. 3 00
Ernest H. Noyes professional services. 57 00
A. J. Casey, anti-toxin . 8 00
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ANNUAL. REPORTS
Karl Castelhun, fumigators ... $ 6 00
William J. Wilkinson, plumbing inspection 73 00
News Publishing Company, advertising 13 75
Newburyport Herald Company II 50
J. C. Currier, groceries II 91
P. B. Curtis 14 24
E. C. Hadley, clearing beach of fish at Plum Island point. 8 50
West Disinfecting Company, disinfectants I 50
I 90
Cattle bureau, State Board, one complete branding outfit .. D. A. Goodwin, Jr., groceries.
16 0I
B. S. Wood,
17 18
Pearl S. Bradford, stock, labor.
14 66
Horton C. Stevens, groceries.
13 94
J. H. Hunt, 6 61
Charles H. Sargent, services as inspector 215 50
Estate N. Varina, coal and wood
3 00
Item Publishing Company, printing and advertising. 6 50
Telephone Company, use of telephone.
66 81
People's Market, provisions
9 82
John E. Bailey, use of office, telephone, horse, and cash paid 33 50
F. J. Donahoe, groceries 7 22
C. R. Sargent Co., 4 hours plumber and helper at City Hall 2 60
$1,184 37
113
DETAILED STATEMENT
BRIDGES AND CULVERTS
Appropriation $1,750 00
Amount overdrawn transferred to incidentals to balance account. 2,123 71
$3,873 71
EXPENDITURES
Authorized by Committee on Bridges and Culverts
Newburyport bridge. $1,394 95
Essex Merrimac bridge 3 20
Culverts .... 2,475 56
$3,873 71
NEWBURYPORT BRIDGE
William I. Hunt, services as draw-tender and cash paid for helper ... $1,122 62
Gas and Electric Company, I arc light for 1 year. 66 30
B. G. Davis, duck .. 35 87
A. J. Brooks, stock and labor 2 68
D. N. Richardson, sundries
1 90
Jere Healey, coal
1
6 75
John Collins, coal
15 50
J. P. Atkinson, wire and tape and labor.
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