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Appropriation
$12,500 00
Received in reimbursements from individuals, state, and other cities and towns. 2,929 82
Received from sale of empty barrels 53 10
Received from sale of hay 313 79
Received from sale of farm produce
200 00
Total appropriation and income.
$15,996 71
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ANNUAL REPORTS
The expenses, as approved by the overseers of the poor, for the year ending December 16, 1905, have been as fol- lows:
Almshouse
$2,126 19
Insane 335 66
Aid to Newburyport poor in other cities and towns. 1,159 39
Fuel, groceries, clothing, house rent, medicine, etc 9,279 12
Salaries
3,065 08
Making a total of. 15,965 44
Amount undrawn and credited to incidentals to balance
account. 31 27
Making a total of
$15,996 71
STATEMENTS OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDI- TURES OF CITY CLERK'S OFFICE
For the year ending December 16, 1905
RECEIPTS
Issuing and recording 150 marriage licenses
$ 75 00
Recording mortgages and sundry papers. 17 60
$ 92 60
Issuing and recording miscellaneous licenses, viz:
Auctioneers
$ 8 00
Pool.
8 00
Pawnbroker
150 00
Junk.
58 00
Show.
5 00
Bowling alleys.
4 00
Striking machine.
2 00
Circus.
10 00
Slaughter house. 1 00
246 00
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CITY AUDITOR
From sale of burial lots, viz :
No. II
$ 20 00
Nos. 12 and 21
35 00
No. 15
20 00
16.
20 00
18.
15 00
22.
5 00
23.
15 00
24
15 00
' 106.
5 00
159
15 00
-
$165 00
Telephone
25
Making a total of.
$503 85
EXPENDITURES
Paid cash to redeem badges
$ 2 00
Paid J. V. Felker, city treasurer.
409 25
Retained by George H. Stevens, city clerk
92 60
Making a total of.
$503 85
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ANNUAL REPORTS
STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES OF F. H. RUNDLETT, CITY MESSENGER
As agent for the rental of City Hall for the year ending December 16, 1905
RECEIPTS
1904
December 19, A. J. Casey
$15 00
20,
5 00
66
23,
15 00
24. Orient club
15 00
26, A. J. Casey 15 00
15 00
1905
January 3, A. J. Casey
15 00
66
7, Orient club
15 00
66 9, A. J. Casey .
15 00
I2,
15 00
66
14, Orient club
15 00
19,
15 00
66 21, Orient club
15 00
66
23, A. J. Casey
15 00
66 26,
15 00
66 28, Orient Club
15 00
66 31, A. J. Casey.
15 00
February I, Orient club
15 00
2, A. J. Casey
15 00
7,
15 00
66
9, William McKay
15 00
6
IO, A. J. Casey 15 00
II, Orient club 15
66
13, A. J. Casey . 15 00
14, Knights of Malta 15 00
17, A. J. Casey 15 00
27, 15 00
28, Knights of Malta 15 00
29,
5,
15 00
16, A. J. Casey
15 00
61
CITY AUDITOR
March I, Henry O. Martin
$ 15 00
2, Choral Union
20 00
3, A. J. Casey 15 00
4, Orient club.
15 00
66 6, A. J. Casey
15 00
66
7, Knights of Malta
15 00
IO, A. J. Casey
15 00
II, Orient club.
15 00
66
13, A. J. Casey
15 00
15,
15 00
18, 66
15 00
20, Orient club
15 00
2I, A. J. Casey
15 00
27, -
15 00
16 28, Orient club 15 00
22 00
13, Orient club.
15 00
May 2, National Cadet Band .
15 00
" 14 to 28, revival meetings. 50 00
10 00
September 25, Knights of Columbus
5 00
October 10, L. F. Barton.
5 00
November 7, I. O. O. F
20 00
8,
26 00
9,
20 00
December 2, Orient club .
66
3, No-license rally.
5 00
7, A. J, Casey .
15 00
66
8, No-license rally
5 00
IO,
66
5 00
66
II, Choral Union
22 00
6 .
14, A. J. Casey .
15 00
Making a total of.
$960 00
EXPENDITURES
Paid J. V. Felker, city treasurer
$960 00
10, 66
20 00
15 00
April 10, Choral Union
June II, First Church Christ Scientists
1
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ANNUAL REPORTS
STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDI- TURES OF WILLIAM C. CUSECK, SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
For the year ending December 16, 1905
P. & R. Coal and Iron Co. $2 18
John H. Balch Jr.
I 15
Cashman Bros, Co
I 18
Atkinson Coal Co
3 18
Jere Healey ..
I 15
Estate of N. Varina.
I8
John Collins. I 18
Edward W. Eaton.
36
Newburyport Cigar Mfg. Co
03
Fowles News Co. 24
George W. Austin .
39
George H. Pearson
03
Green Davis.
74
S. K. Ames.
89
Kennedy & Co.
I
I6
Charles L. Davis
2I
George H. Jaques
37
B. & M. R. R.
I 00
Star Grocery Co.
79
S. E. Kimball
H 28
Demoris Bros.
09
American Express Co
65
C. P. Boyle.
I OI
L. I. De Veber
I 43
Jackson's Express Co.
62
Cashman Bros. Co.
I 12
Chase-Shawmut.
3 86
M. O'Keefe.
I 31
Jackson's Express Co. .
62
Donahoe Bros ...
2I
John Graham & Sous
I 42
Henry A. Wilson.
95
Pearl S. Bradford
37
H. R. Weitzel.
37
CITY AUDITOR
63
A. Seaman & Co $ 65
Cashman Bros. Co
30
A. P. Questrom. 18
J. B. Picard. 80
Demoris Bros
12
William J. Cook 1 10
D. F. Noyes
56
James H. Hunt
83
D. G. Lamontague.
74
Isaac Poor
49
Maggie Ross
21
W. H. Woods & Co
95
T. Glynn & Co
1 19
Victor Mfg. Co.
62
Moses H. Rolfe
2 61
Swift & Co
: 05
Jobn Duffy ..
09
George M. Roaf
93
O. P. Foote.
50
Toppan & Wilson
92 83
City Grist Mills
3 26
Swasey Bros
27
Barboro & Dondero
45 06
George E. Shea & Co
15
The Tarpon.
06
James Davis
15 06
C. H. Decie & Co
15
Frank E. Davis
62
Jere Dineen
12
Johnny Canepa.
15
C. H. Richardson
30
F. E. Cutter & Son
80
Herman Staples
68 60
John Casey
R. M. Perley
30
Upton Bros.
06
Donahoe Branch Bakery
06
Peter & Co
30
William Holker.
P. W. Donlon
B. P, Ireland
64
ANNUAL REPORTS
Edward Donahoe
$1 18
Daniel Balch.
03
D. J. Connors 09
John E. Weare.
1 49
James H. Noyes
I IO
C. Leary & Co
18
A. Russell & Sons Co.
52
Charles P. Kelly .
89
B. C. McQuade.
03
F. Bartolette.
18
F. Donahoe
63
W. B. Aubin
64
W. C. O'Connell.
86 68
C. F. Creeden.
I5
R. C. Marr Grocery Co.
09
Charles Johnson
24
Williams' Pharmacy
24
National Biscuit Co.
I 06
M. H. Fowler
I 40
Job Weston
89
O. M. Teal.
58
D. Arakhon
03
Moody Akerman
77
James Dicken
34
Hiram Watts
15 24
F. M. Smith.
03
Barboro & Dondero
Dr. Dickens
No. 0044I
J. C. Currier .
G. A. Goldthrop
Newburyport Tea Co
98 96 18
W. M. Tibbetts
2I
Hub Plumbing & Heating Co
59
Swasey Bros.
03
Nellie Bigsby
15
C. H. Danforth
24
H. C. Hewett.
33
Samuel J. Hughes
07
H. M. George
39 24 98
F. D. Donahoe
CITY AUDITOR 65
E. S. Stickney .
$ 46
Bay State Cordage Co
74
George Warner I 3I
E. W. Fowle 92
J. W. Davis 03
J. Walter Akerman
83
James Hewey
2I
George Plummer
I 22
E. P. Stickney .
I 13
D. A. Goodwin Jr
I 4I
George A. Fogg.
I 59
Thomas Noyes & Son
I 58
R. S. Tibbetts
15
H. C. Stevens
I 13
Stevens Grocery Co.
I 04
A. W. Parsons.
92
R. W. P. Phillips
24
Rufus H. Parker
74
Laurens Emery
24
D. E. Tilton.
1 19
People's Market.
73
J. A. Taylor.
33
Xenophon Adams
80
C. P. Kelleher
46
Dr. Homer
24
E. H. Dyer
18
Charles A. Peabody
21
Charles A. Davis.
1
30
Rufus Thurlow.
I2
I. Barth & Sons
71
B. &. M. R. R.
I 21
E. F. Southwick.
18
Coffey Bros
I8
George H. Cutter & Co
03
Johnson Educator Co
65
Thomas Hamilton
25
Berry, Dodge & Co.
I 58
Peabody Mfg. Co.
2 45
H. N. Marshal & Son
65
Fuller and Cavanaugh
62
D. J. Casey & Co
27
66
ANNUAL REPORTS
Karl Castelhun. 63
A. W. Thompson
31
P. K. Sanders 03
W. E. Morse
15
W. M. Tibbetts
I5
A. P. Pulsifer
83
Frank W. Fields
I 61
Making a total $115 99
EXPENDITURES
Paid J. V. Felker, city treasurer . . $115 99
Nos. 00336 to 00499 inclusive
STATISTICS OF TAXATION
Value of buildings
$ 5,159,900 00
Value of land.
2,349,900 00
Total value of real estate
7,508,900 00
Total value of personal estate
3,081,100 00
Value of resident bank shares
299,592 00
Total value of assessed estate, May I, 1905 . . . 10,889,592 00
Value of supplementary assessments, viz:
Real estate
$20,600 00
Personal estate
20,000 00
40,600 00
Total value of assessed estate, December 16, 1905 . . .
$10,930,192 00
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CITY AUDITOR
Rate of taxation $17.40 per $1,000 raised as follows, viz:
Real estate
$130,654 86
Personal estate
53,611 14
Bank stock
5,212 90
Polls, 4420 at $2 each.
8,840 00
Supplementary assessments, including 63 polls at $2 each
832 04
Making a total of.
$199,150 94
Divided as follows, viz:
City tax
$168,653 95
County tax.
11,567 50
State tax.
14,247 70
Supplementary assessments
832 04
Overlay
3,849 75
Making a total of.
$199,150 94
SCHEDULE OF CITY PROPERTY-REAL AND PERSONAL
DECEMBER 16, 1905
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 Right of ferry-way.
200 00
100 00
Old Hill burial ground
1,000 00
New Hill burial ground .
1,000 00
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ANNUAL REPORTS
Pest house, wood $ 100 00
Ward room, Purchase street, wood.
200 00
Total
$138,400 00
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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. Davenport school house and land, Congress street, brick
35,000 00
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 00
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
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
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
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CITY AUDITOR
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 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 room.
$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 street school in temporary quarters
142 00
Ashland street ward room
38 00
Moultonville school
149 00
Plains school 100 00
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ANNUAL REPORTS
High school 1,550 00
Committee room, city hall. 500 00
$ 6,484 00
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 (27/2-inch), three siamese coup- lings, seven hand extinguishers, four double har- nesses, six single harnesses, and small supplies. In care of the chief engineer of the fire department .....
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 pick- axes, 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 tamping bars, twelve chains, one brush cutter, two pendants for snow plows, two rakes twelve lanterns, four stone chisels, six brush brooms four stone hammers, two mauls, two sledges, stable implements. 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 express 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.
25,000 00
4,287 65
3,027 00
CITY AUDITOR 71
Standard weights and measures.
$ 300 00
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 16, 1905. 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, $177,878.35 ; divided as follows :
SINKING FUND-SEWERAGE LOAN
Loan, $107,500; due September 1, 1919
Total funds December 17, 1904 . $36,800 00
City appropriation for 1905 . 2,350 00 Interest on investments in 1905 1.380 00 $40,530 00
INVESTMENTS
Newburyport 4 per cent sewer bonds $20,000 00 Quincy 4 per cent water bonds. 500 00
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ANNUAL REPORTS
Newburyport 372 per cent school bonds .. $ 2,500 00
Newburyport 372 per cent sewer bonds .. 3,000 00
Newburyport 372 per cent high school bonds. 3,000 00
Newburyport 4 per cent refunding bonds. 11,000 00
Deposit Five Cents Savings Bank, city 530 00
$40,530 00
SINKING FUND, REFUNDING LOAN
Loan, $90,000; due July 1, 1913
Total funds, December 17, 1904.
$52,550 00
City appropriation for 1905. 2,900 00
Interest on investment in 1905 1,950 00
$57,400 00
INVESTMENTS
Newburyport 372 per cent bridge bouds $16,000 00
Newburyport 375 per cent school bonds. 15,000 00
Newburyport 372 per cent sewer bonds 4,000 00
Newburyport 372 per cent high school bonds .. 4,000 00
Newburyport 372 per cent water bonds. 9,000 00
Newburyport 4 per cent refunding bonds. 9,000 00
Deposit Five Cents Savings Bank, city 400 00
$57,400 00
SINKING FUND-REFUNDING LOAN
Loan, $25,000; due April 1, 1913
Total funds, December 17, 1904 . $11,630 00
City appropriation for 1905 .. 800 00
Interest ou investments in 1905 420 00
$12,850 00
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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
Newburyport 4 per cent refunding bonds 1,000 00
Deposit First National Bank, city. 850 00
$12,850 00
SINKING FUND-REFUNDING LOAN
Loan, $65,000 ; due July 1, 1908
Total funds, December 17, 1904.
$35,900 00
City appropriation for 1905. 6,650 00
Interest on investments in 1905
1,250 00
-- $43,800 00
INVESTMENTS
Newburyport 372 per cent school bonds .. $5,000 00
Newburyport 37/2 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
Newburyport 4 per cent refunding bonds 8,000 00
Deposit Five Cent. Savings Bank, City 575 81
Deposit First National Bank, city
224 19
$43,800 00
SINKING FUND-SCHOOL HOUSE LOAN Loan, $27,500; due June 1, 1910
Total funds, December 17, 1904 . $8,500 00
City appropriation for 1905 . . .. 2,000 00
Interest on investments in 1905 . . 300 00
-- - $10,800 00
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ANNUAL REPORTS .
INVESTMENTS
Newburyport 372 per cent sewer bonds. $2,000 00
Newburyport 372 per cent high school bonds .. . 2,000 00
Newburyport 372 per cent water bonds. 4,000 00
Newburyport 4 per cent refunding bonds. 2.000 00
Deposit First National Bank, city 800 00
$10,800 00
SINKING FUND-SEWERAGE LOAN Loan. $46,000; due September 1, 1931
Total funds, December 17, 1904.
$4,070 00
·City appropriation for 1905. . 1,300 00
Interest on investments in 1905 . 130 00
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$5,500 00
INVESTMENTS
Newburyport 372 per cent water bonds $4,000 00
Newburyport 4 per cent refunding bonds. 1,000 00
Deposit First National Bank, city.
500 00
$5,500 00
SINKING FUND-HIGH SCHOOL LOAN
Loan, $35,000; due July I, 1922
Total funds, December 17, 1904
$2,447 96
City appropriation for 1905 . 1,200 00
Interest on investments in 1905 . 102 04
$3,750 00
INVESTMENTS
Newburyport 372 per cent water bonds.
$2,000 00
Newburyport 4 per cent refunding bonds 1,000 00
Deposit First National Bank, city
750 00 - $3,750 00
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SINKING FUNDS
SINKING FUND-HIGH SCHOOL LOAN Loan, $50,000; due December 1, 1923
Total funds, December 17, 1904 $1,600 00
City appropriation for 1905 . . 1,600 00
Interest on investments in 1905. 48 35
$3,248 35
INVESTMENTS
Newburyport 4 per cent refunding bonds $2,000 00
Deposit First National Bank, city 1,248 35
$3,248 35
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 372 per cent school bonds. 27,500 00
City of Newburyport 37/2 per cent high school bonds. 17,000 00
City of Newburyport 372 per cent water bonds 46,000 00
City of Newburyport 4 per cent refunding bonds
33,000 00
City of Newburyport 372 per cent bridge bonds ..
16,000 00
City of Quincy 4 per cent water bond. 500 00
Depcsit Five Cents Savings Bank, city
1,505 81
Deposit First National Bank, city
4,372 54
J. V. FELKER, Treasurer.
Examined and found correct.
W. H. WELCH, Auditor. December 16, 1905.
$177,878 35
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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 amount paid mayor's orders and charged as follows :
Poor
$15,965 44
Schools
42,036 50
Fire.
13,676 51
Highways.
14,342 15
Ice and snow.
3,522 27
Sidewalks and edgestones.
4,093 39
Ashes and rubbish
1,742 30
Newburyport bridge (includes §66,422.44 to County of Essex. .
67,852 00
Essex Merrimac bridge
I33 48
Curson mill bridge.
30 00
Culverts .
1,04I 27
Public property
4,635 97
Watering streets for 1905 .
6,797 62
Incidentals
2,890 16
Police
14,227 50
Lighting
14,384 65
Salaries
10, 166 67
Fuel.
720 48
Public library.
4,190 66
Printing
663 75
State of Massachusetts, state aid .
11,835 00
66
burial expense
245 00
corporation tax for 1904. .
65 95
non-resident bank tax, 1905.
3,854 99
state tax for 1905.
14,247 70
Soldiers relief
5,604 73
Parks
517 65
Atkinson common.
504 45
Memorial Day
250 00
Board of health.
1,990 95
military aid
448 00
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CITY TREASURER
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
DECEMBER 16, 1905.
with JAMES V. FELKER, City Treasurer CR.
By cash on hand December 17, 1904 .
$23,146 80
By cash received and credited as follows:
Poor
3,496 71
Schools
2,453 45
Fire
53 12
Highways (includes $1,080.79 from state of Massachusetts Sidewalks and edgestones.
34 48
Incidentals .
397 19
Essex Merrimac bridge.
4 40
Curson mill bridge
15 00
Newburyport bridge
128 33
Public property
251 50
Police ..
917 48
Public library
1,170 00
Interest on overdue taxes
$3,315 33
bank deposit 1,167 10
from water commissioners
6,002 50
10,484 93
Notes payable.
State of Massachusetts, state aid.
11,518 00
military aid
209 36
66
66
burial expense.
210 00
66
corporation tax, 1904.
20 5I
66
66
corporation tax, 1905 .
11,313 92
66
non-resident bank tax, 1904.
28 78
3,053 73
Non-resident bank tax, (city banks
2,695 40
Bromfield fund
400 25
Board of health
21 72
City Hall
955 00
Burial lots.
165 00
Dog licenses.
668 59
Liquor licenses
25,275 00
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66 non-resident bank tax, 1905
151,475 00
2, 190 55
84
ANNUAL REPORTS
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF THE
FOR THE YEAR ENDING
DR. CITY OF NEWBURYPORT in account current
County of Essex, county tax
$11,567 50
seals.
30 00
South end reading room
250 00
Elections.
1,441 83
Protection of trees
2, 192 71
Interest .
34,808 21
Sinking fund commissioners
18,800 00
Anna Jaques hospital
600 00
Sewer maintenance.
254 72
.. construction
2,840 50
Notes payable.
145,475 00
Bromfield fund
167 25
Liquor licenses (25 per cent to state and sundries
6,756 80
Non-resident bank tax 1905 (expenses
79 08
City Bonds (water loan due in 1905
12,000 00
Balance cash on hand December 16, 1905
26,580 41
$526,521 20
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CITY TREASURER
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RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
DECEMBER 16, 1905.
with JAMES V. FELKER, City Treasurer
CR.
County of Essex (seals
$ 30 00
Protection of trees
1,006 00
Betterments
735 06
Tax of 1902
$ 123 06
1903
20,991 93
1904
29,064 06
1905
137,537 99
187,717 04
Watering streets for 1903.
304 95
1904
532 08
837 03
Sewer (construction.
733 3I
City bonds, 372 per cent bridge loan
66,000 00
Water commissioners (for water bonds
12,000 00
Watering streets for 1905
4,708 56
$526,521 20
Respectfully submitted,
J. V. FELKER, City Treasurer.
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TABULAR STATEMENT
OF THE
Appropriations, Expenditures and Balances- Year Ending December 16, 1905
Departments
Appropri- ation
Income and Transfers
Total Credits
Expenditures and Transfers
Undrawi
Overdrawn
Poor .
$12,500
$ 3,496 71
$15,996 71
$15,965 44
31 27
$
Schools
37,000
2,453 45
39,453 45
42,036 50
2,583 05
Fire
11,000
53 12
11,053 12
13,676 51
2,623 39
Highways ...
11,450
2,190 55
13,640 55
14,342 15
701 60
Ice and snow ..
2,500
2,500
3.522 27
1,022 27
Sidewalks and edgestones
300
1,453 81
1,753 81
4,093 39
2,339 58
Ashes and rubbish ...
1,400
1,400
1,742 30
342 30
Bridges and culverts.
1,750
66,147 73
67,897 73
69,056 75
1,159 02
Public property .
2,200
1,371 50
3,571 50
4,635 97
1,064 47
Watering streets.
800
5,966 20
6,766 20
6,801 10
34 90
Incidentals
450
3,027 71
3,477 71
3,117 31
360 40
(overdraft 1904 ..
22,753 95
22,753 95
22,753 95
Police
12,500
917 48
13,417 48
14,227 50
810 02
Lighting.
13,800
1 3,800
14,384 65
584 65
Salaries .
10,300
10,300
10, 166 67
I33 33
Fuel .
650
650
720 48
70 48
Public library
2,300
1,838 59
4,138 59
4,190 66
Printing
700
700
663 75
36 25
Board of health.
1,450
21 72
1,471 72
1,990 95 224
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Soldiers' relief.
4,500
4,500
5,604 73
1,104 73
Parks
525
525
517 65
7 35
" ( Atkinson common
500
500
504 45
4 45
. Memorial day ..
250
250
250
ANNUAL REPORTS
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52 07
Military aid.
225
519 23
225
Abatements, tax of 1902 ...
1,400 200
1,400 200
2,042 32 444 16 688 20 2,282 78 250
2,449 OI
South end reading room
250
Ward six engine house.
1,000
Elections. .
1,350
Protection of trees
1,000
1,006
2,192 71
Interest . ..
21,000
10,484 93
2,006 31,484 93
34,808 21
*3,323 28
Sinking funds.
18,800
18,800 600
18,800 600
Anna Jaques hospital.
600
200
254 72
254 72
54 72
$197,653 95
$105,362 29
$303,016 24
$318,994 06
4,018 61
19,996 43
1,000
16,977 82
$20,996 43
$20,996 43
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tax of 1903 . .. .
tax of 1904 . . ·
200
. tax of 1905 . . . .
50
51 4,681 79
251 4,731 79 250 1,000 1,350
1,000
1,441 83
91 83 186 71
Credit balance of ward six engine house sinking fund. Balance overdrawn for the year 1905.
* Interest was overdrawn by the inability of the water commissioners to pay $5800, it being six months' interest on the water bonds.
CITY TREASURER
642 32 244 16 437 20
Sewers (maintenance .
87
88
ANNUAL REPORTS
STATEMENT OF CITY DEBT
DECEMBER 16, 1905
City bonds :
DUE
INTEREST
RATE
AMOUNT
Refunding loan
1908
$2,600 00
4
$ 65,000 00
. 19II
3,600 00
4
90,000 00
. 1913
1,000 00
4
25,000 00
Sewerage loan
1919
4,300 00
4
107,500 00
60
1931
1,610 00
31/2
46,000 00
School house loan
1910
962 50
31/2
27,500 00
High school loan
. 1922
1,225 00
31/2
35,000 00
1923
1,750 00
31/2
50,000 00
Water loan, serial 1906 to. 1934
11,585 00
31/2
331,000 00
Bridge loan, serial 1906 to . 1915
2,310 00
31/2
66,000 00
Notes payable :
No. 656, temporary loan
. 1906
51 62
31/2
1,475 00
"' 657,
. 1906
630 00
31/2
18,000 00
“ 658,
66
1906
35 00
31/2
1,000 00
659,
1906
35 00
31/2
1,000 00
" 662,
1906
1.575 00
4 1/2
35,000 00
Committee on Sawyer fund. demand
225 00
412
5,000 00
Brown fund ..
675 00
41/2
15,000 00
Frothingham fund .
40 00
4
1,000 00
Green fund.
80 00
4
2,000 00
Toppan fund.
10 00
4
250 00
A. Williams fund .. Todd fund.
400 00
4
10,000 00
W. O. Moseley fund
400 00
4
10,000 00
Overseers of the poor, Dex- ter fund.
90 00
41/2
2000 00
Trustees of will of Margaret Atwood
472 50
47%
10,500 00
Trustees of Simpson fund ..
900 00
412
20,000 00
Follansbee fund
120 00
4
3,000 00
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$36,721 62
$979,225 00
4
1,000 00
40 00
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CITY TREASURER
Less sinking funds and other assets $307,688 17
Net debt December 16, 1905
671,536 83
17, 1904. 646,819 16
Increase of debt in 1905 $ 24,717 67
The increase of debt in 1905 is explained as follows :
Appropriated to sinking funds in 1905 $18,800 00
Net income of sinking funds in 1905 5,580 39
Appropriated to ward 6 engine house 1,000 00
Bromfield fund, excess credit balance in 1905 over 1904. 233 00
Overdraft of 1905 decrease in 1905 from year
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