City Officers and the Annual Reports to the City Council of Newburyport 1905, Part 4

Author: City of Newburyport
Publication date: 1905
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1904.


5,776 13


Paid water bonds in year 1905


12,000 00


Credit for the year $43,389 52


Net expenses on sewerage in 1905. 2,107 19


Bridge bonds issued in 1905 . 66,000 00


Debit for the year . 68,107 19


Increase of debt in 1905 (as above stated


$24,717 67


:


90


ANNUAL REPORTS


STATEMENT OF INCOME AND EXPENDITURES


SHOWING BALANCE, DECEMBER 16, 1905


Assessed for city purposes


$168,653 95


re-assessments


832 04


66


overlay 3,849 75


66


state tax.


14,247 70


county tax . 11,567 50


$199,150 94


Income allowed by assessors.


29,000 00


credited the several departments


100,629 50


" from Bromfield fund in 1905.


400 25


Supplementary commitment tax of 1904. 51 00


Balance due Bromfield fund account, December 17, 1904 .


66 49


329,298 18


Payments on the several departments.


$294,705 97


Abatements of tax of 1902


2,042 32


1903


444 16


I904.


688 20


1905


2,282 78


watering streets, 1903 ..


`16 89


1904. .


2 70


. .


1905 ..


II 04


Paid state tax.


14,247 70


county tax.


11,567 50


Expenditures on Bromfield fund .


167 25


Paid sinking fund commissioners, city ap- propriation for 1905


18,800 00


344,976 51


Credit balance ward 6 engine house account for year 1905 .


1,000 00


Credit balance Bromfield fund account, De- cember 16, 1905 .


299 49


Balance overdrawn for the year


$ 16,977 82


15,678 33


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CITY TREASURER


DEBTS DUE THE CITY AND OTHER ASSETS


DECEMBER 16, 1905


Taxes of 1903


$ 2,605 19


1904 25.848 J4


" 1905 . 59,330 17


Betterments


2,559 35


Watering streets for 1904


332 46


...


1905


1,246 60


State of Massachusetts, state aid .


10,852 50


military aid


210 00


burial account 245,00


177,878 35


Cash on hand December 16, 1905


26,580 4I


Sinking funds


$307,688 17


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ANNUAL REPORTS


COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS


IN ACCOUNT WITH CITY OF NEWBURYPORT


Balance due from state, December 17, 1904.


$10,940 86


State aid paid in 1905, chap. 374 acts of 1899. 11,835 00


Military aid paid in 1905, chap. 372, acts of 1899. 448 00


Burial expense paid in 1905, chap. 279, acts of 1896


245 00


Corporation taxes for year 1905. .


11,313 92


Street railway tax, chap. 578, acts of 1898


1,080 79


Balance corporation tax for 1904


20 5I


Balance National Bank tax for 1904.


28 78


Excess of appropriation for military aid 1905 .


I 00


Balance of corporation tax for 1904.


65 95


$35,979 81


RECEIVED


For account state aid, chap. 374


$11,518 00


military aid, chap. 372


209 36


corporation tax, 1904 . 20 5I


corporation tax, 1905 .


11,313 92


66 burial expense, 1904.


210 00


National Bank tax, 1904 .


28 78


street railway tax, 1905 .


1,080 79


City appropriation for one half payments of military aid in 1905.


225 00


. Incidentals for corporation tax of 1904. .


65 95


24,672 31


$11,307 50


DUE FROM THE STATE


DECEMBER 16, 1905


State aid, chap. 374, acts of 1899


$10,852 50


Military aid, chap. 372, acts of 1899.


210 00


Burial expense, chap. 279, acts of 1899


245 00


$11,307 50


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CITY TREASURER


TRIAL BALANCE


DR.


DECEMBER 16, 1905 CR.


Cash.


$ 399 42


Notes payable.


$ 136,225 00


First National bank city .


19,088 18


Sinking fund, for


First National bank Boston .


7,092 81


ward six engine house.


3,000 00


State of Mass. state aid.


10,852 50


William H. Bartlett "legacy"


500 00


State of Mass. mili-


Bromfield fund .


299 49


tary aid ....


210 00


Sinking fund


177,878 35


State of Mass. burial


245 00


Sewers (construc-


tion 805 00


City of Newbury - port ..


837,041 85


Tax of 1903


2,605 19


6


1904 .


25,848 14


1905 .


59,330 17


Betterments.


2,559 35


Watering streets, 1904.


332 46


Watering streets, 1905


1,246 60


Incidentals ( over-


draft for year 1905


16,977 82


$1,161,707 84


$1,161,707 84


City bonds.


843,000 00


Sinking fund com- missioners.


177,878 35


94


ANNUAL REPORTS


.


ANNUAL STATEMENT OF THE


DR. CITY OF NEWBURYPORT in account current


To uncollected taxes of 1902, December 17, I904.


$ 2,165 38


To uncollected taxes of 1903, December 17, 1904.


24,041 28


To uncollected taxes of 1904, December 17, 1904 .


55,549 40


81,756 06


To uncollected betterments, December 17, 1904.


1.875 08


To uncollected watering streets 1903, De- cember 17, 1904.


321 84


To uncollected watering streets 1904, De- cember 17, 1904


867 24


To supplementary commitment tax of 1904 To tax of 1905 committed by assessors


197,653 95


Less estimated income.


29,000 00


168,653 95


To state tax


14,247 70


To county tax


11,567 50


To overlay.


3,849 75


To supplementary commitment


832 04


199,150 94


To non-resident bank tax, 1905 . .


2,695 40


To watering streets levied in 1905.


5,062 72


To supplementary commitment for water- ing streets in 1905. 3 48


To betterments levied in 1905


1,419 33


208,331 87


$293,203 09


$84,820 22 51 00


95


COLLECTOR OF TAXES


COLLECTOR OF TAXES


with JAMES V. FELKER, Collector of Taxes CR.


By taxes of 1902, collected and paid to treasurer.


$ 123 06


By taxes of 1903, collected and paid to treasurer .


20,991 93


By taxes of 1904, collected and paid to treasurer


29,064 06


By taxes of 1905, collected and paid to treasurer


137,537 99


187,717 04


By betterments collected and paid to treas- urer.


735 06


By non-resident bank tax, paid to treasurer By watering streets for 1903, paid to treas- urer.


304 95


By watering streets for 1904, paid to treas- urer.


532 08


By watering streets for 1905, paid to treas- urer


3,808 56


By abatements tax of 1902.


2,042 32


1903 .


444 16


66


1904.


688 20


66


1905


2,282 78


By abatements watering streets for 1903 ....


16 89


66


2 70


66


1905 ....


II 04


5,488 09


By uncollected taxes of 1903, Dec. 16, 1905. .


2,605 19


66 1904,


25,848 14


1905,


59,330 17


betterments


2,559 35


By uncollected watering streets for 1904, December 16, 1905 .


332 46


By uncollected watering streets for 1905, December 16, 1905 .


1,246 60


91,921 91


. .


Respectfully submitted, $293,203 09 JAMES V. FELKER, Collector of Taxes. Newburyport, December 19, 1605.


195,793 09


5,457 46


1904


2,695 40


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Detailed Statement OF THE


Receipts and Expenditures


1


ABATEMENT OF TAXES


-


1902


City appropriation .


$1,400 00


Allowed on assessors' orders 2,042 32


Overdrawn, transferred from incidentals


$ 642 32


1903


City appropriation .


$200 00


Allowed on assessors' orders


444 16


Overdrawn, transferred from incidentals


$244 16


1904


City appropriation .


$200 00


Supplementary assessments. 51 00


251 00


Allowed on assessors' orders.


688 20


Overdrawn, transferred from incidentals


$437 20


1905


City appropriation


$ 50 00


Supplementary assessments. 832 04


99


. ..


-


100


ANNUAL REPORTS


Overlay


. $3,849 75


4,731 79


Allowed on assessors' orders


2,282 78


Undrawn, transferred to incidentals.


$2,449 0I


WATERING STREETS, 1903


Allowed on assessors' orders


$16 89


Overdrawn transferred from incidentals 16 89


WATERING STREETS, 1904


Allowed on assessors' orders.


$2 70


Overdrawn, transferred from incidentals.


2 70


WATERING STREETS 1905


Supplementary commitment $ 3 48


Allowed on assessors' orders. II 04


Overdrawn transferred from incidentals


$ 7 56


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DETAILED STATEMENT


ASHES AND RUBBISH


Appropriation $1400 00


Amount overdrawn transferred from incidentals to balance


account. 342 30


$1,742 30


EXPENDITURES


Authorized by the Committee on Highways


News Publishing Company, advertising


$ 4 00


Newburyport Herald Co. 4 00


Cashman Brothers Company, use of team


9 80


Cornelius Shea labor


22 00


Jeremiah Sheehan


99 40


James E. Welch


204 44


Bartholemew Creeden


74 90


Bryan Sweeney 66


106 30


Jeremiah Coffey


4 00


John Coffey


2 00


Timothy Coffey


10 00


Charles Allen


66


96 00


Daniel Casey


66


108 30


Thomas Hale


43 20


Jeremiah Hartnett


65 40


John Herlihy 66


107 60


Cornelius Kelleher


194 75


Dennis Kelleher


105 80


Michael Kelleher


97 71


Cornelius Lucy


IO1 00


Daniel Lucy


103 80


Daniel O'Connell


96 80


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ANNUAL REPORTS


G. T. Philbrick


66


$ 5 40


Daniel Quill


66


3 60


Cornelius O'Connell


66


2 00


J. Mahaney


66


2 00


G. A. Mckenzie


66


2 00


Frederick Rand


2 00


John Devonshire


66


48 90


John Connors


66


I 80


Cornelius Lynch


66


5 40


John Lynch


66


8 00


$1,742 30


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DETAILED STATEMENT 103


BOARD OF HEALTH


Appropriation


$1,450 00


CREDITS


From C. W. Page, plumbers and undertakers' licenses. ..


$12 00


Bill of West Disinfecting Company credited back .. 9 72


21 72


Total appropriation and income 1,471 72


Amount overdrawn, transferred from incidentals to bal-


ance account 519 23


$1,990 95


EXPENDITURES


Authorized by the Board of Health


John Burke, salary as agent to January 1, 1906, and cash paid . $555 79 C. W. Page, 12 months' services as clerk, stamps, station- ery, etc 71 25


C. H. Sargent, services as inspector


317 50


West Disinfecting Company, disinfectants


9 72


Edward W. Eaton, formaldhyde fumigators 23 50


R. D. Hamilton, for salary of bactereologist to January I,


1906 233 92


A. F. Young, teaming . I 50


B. S. Wood, groceries IO 30


J. H. Noyes 13 94


Charles L. Davis, anti-toxin and cash paid 37 70


Ernest H. Noyes, professional services


7 50


Frank W. Snow 21 00


W. H. T. Dodge, stock and labor at pest house 17 08


E. M. Hobson, collection of garbage 162 50


Joseph Woods, quarter ton of coal I 80


104


ANNUAL REPORTS


John Gorwaiz, oil stove and supplies $ I 30


W. J. Cook, provisions 12 48


C. S. Harrison, milk. 84


D. F. Noyes, one stove 6 00


J. J. & W. Woods, provisions II 18


Stevens Grocery Company, groceries.


IO 59


Frank Grover, stock and labor as plumber 13 88


Newburyport Herald Co., printing and advertising. 26 87


News Publishing Company 51 62


John E. Weare, provisions. 76 75


Thomas Noyes & Son, groceries


5 82


John E. Bailey, use of office, telephone, etc. 4 50


Telephone Company, use of telephone.


30 18


F. J. Donahue, groceries


17 83


Item Publishing Company, printing and advertising.


32 50


William J. Wilkinson, plumbing inspection 55 50


American Crayon Company, basswood boxes


2 50


J. D. Duggan, milk.


50


S. O. Pilling, professional services 15 85


F. H. Thomas Company, culture tubes, etc. 35 49


P. A. Merrill, provisions. 59 26


George H. Pearson, books, etc. 7 95


E. C. Hadley, clearing beach of fish at Plum Island point .. 13 50


J. C. Currier, provisions IO 26


J. M. Greenough, use of horse and buggy 1 00


Karl Castelhun, fumigators I 80


$1,990 95


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DETAILED STATEMENT


BRIDGES AND CULVERTS


Appropriation $ 1,750 00


CREDITS


From town of West Newbury for half expense of painting Curson Mill bridge $ 15 00


From Humphrey Haley for plank on Essex Merrimac bridge 4 40


From sale of bridge bonds, 372 per cent,


"serial" due in ten years 66,000 00


From accrued interest on bridge bonds 20 days at 31/2 per cent 128 33


66,147 73


67,897 73


Amount overdrawn, transferred from incidentals to bal-


ance account. s


1,159 02


$69,056 75


EXPENDITURES


Authorized by Committee on Bridges and Culverts


Newburyport bridge $67,852 00


Culverts. 1,041 27


Essex Merrimac bridge


I33 48


Curson Mill bridge. 30 00


$69,056 75


NEWBURYPORT BRIDGE


William I. Hunt, services as draw-tender and cash paid for helper $1,118 96


Gas and Electric Company, one arc light for one year. 73 44


Telephone Company, use of telephone 16 98


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F


IO6


ANNUAL REPORTS


Standard Oil Company, oil $ 5 00


F. E. Davis, stock and labor 50 95


J. H. Balch, Jr., coal. 6 38


Jere Healey 3 50


Boston Bank Note Company, printing and engraving bonds


85 00


Joseph Woods, coal


3 38


James Dickens, stock and labor 2 66


T. F. O'Neil, crushed stone. 2 78


Estate N. Varina, coal


13 83


S. H. Thurlow & Company, hardware.


25 97


John Collins, coal .


3 70


Chase-Shawmut Company, fuses ...


5 38


W. E. Barry, cleaning commutators and adjusting brushes.


6 25


C. C. Stockman, supplies.


4 45


Casco Oil Company, oil.


95


D. I. Robinson, county treasurer, award on bridge


$61,755 26


Interest September 15, 1903, to May 3, 1905, 334 per cent.


3,782 50


Interest May 3, 1905, to September 23,


884 68


66,422 44


$67,852 00


CULVERTS


J. Sweeney


labor


$ 6 50


Charles Allen


24 98


Bartholomew Creeden


20 26


John Herlihy


24 76


Dennis Kelleher


27 91


Michael Kelleher


27 79


Daniel Lucy


25 88


Daniel O'Connell


16 88


Daniel Quill


66


7 65


Thomas Ryan


3 60


John Connors


3 60


Jeremiah Sheehan


5 85


Cornelius Sullivan


32 97


Bryan Sweeney


33 08


Thomas Hale


38 70


1905, 37/2 per cent.


IO7


DETAILED STATEMENT


Jeremiah Hartnett


labor


$ 39 16


Cornelius Shea


90


John Devonshire


5 40


Daniel Casey


32 86


Cornelius Kelleher


3 60


Cornelius Lucy


20 95


G. F. Philbrick


90


A. C. Currier, stock and labor


20 84


F. E. Davis


37 40


H. N. Marshall, salt.


14 40


M. H. Fowler, sundries


8 09


Hale Knight, salt.


65


Toppan & Wilson, hardware.


40


T. H. McCarthy, stock and labor


70 80


Albert Russell & Sons, stock and labor


I55 45


Hatch Bros.


154 04


William Holker, hardware, 80 feet pipe.


56 00


Edward Donahoe, stock and labor


42 10


Atkinson Coal Company, coal


I 40


J. H. Noyes, molasses


80


Edward Perkins Lumber Company, fence picks


77


Barboro & Dondero, salt.


I 00


Cashman Brothers, crushed stone and team


15 29


J, C. Colman, stock and labor 49 76


Fred Rand, labor 50


C. F. Creeden, molasses 3 50


A. Hoyt & Son, stock and labor


I 20


$1,04I 27


ESSEX MERRIMAC BRIDGE


A. Hoyt & Son, stock and labor at Chain bridge. $133 48


CURSON MILL BRIDGE


F. H. South, painting Curson Mill bridge $30 00


F. M. Underhill, labor


2 70


ANNUAL REPORTS


BROMFIELD FUND


Income for 1905.


$400 00


Walter Lockhart, error on bill credited back


25


Balance on hand, December 17, 1904. 66 49


$466 74


EXPENDITURES


Authorized by the Committee on Bromfield Fund


Frank Boyles labor


$ 4 20


Walter Lockhart


7 75


Fred Marston


50


Henry Upton 66


13 00


Albert Knight


8 75


Seth Buckley


12 00


William Holker, tree pruners, etc.


3 70


James F. Cashman, lecture at Music hall.


10 00


Crowe, Tupper Co., 25 feet diamond ext.


6 25


Newburyport Herald Company, advertising


II 20


A. H. Kirkland, lecture on brown tail moth


27 25


News Publishing Company, advertising


12 00


James Lyons, use of team


4 75


Thomas T. Upton, extermination of brown tail moth


45 90


167 25


Balance on hand December 16, 1905


299 49


$466 74


109


DETAILED STATEMENT


CITY BONDS


Amount outstanding December 17, 1904. $789,000 00


Bonds issued during the year 1905, as follows : Sixty-six (66) bonds, designated as " bridge loan," issued for the purpose of paying the city's portion of the new bridge over the Merrimac river. The bonds num- bered I to 66 inclusive of the denomination of $1,000 each, dated September 1, 1905 $6,000 payable each year up to and including year 1909 and $7,000 pay- able each year thereafter up to and including year 1915, bearing interest at the rate of 372 per cent per annum, issued as coupon bonds with the privilege of registering same.


66,000 00


855,000 00


Bonds paid during the year 1905 as follows : Twelve (12) bonds of the "water loan," dated June 1, 1904, and payable June 1, 1905. 12,000 00


Amount outstanding December 16, 1905. $843,000 00


Due as follows :


1908, at 4 per cent. $65,000 00


1910, at 372


27,500 00


IgII, at 4


90,000 00


1913, at 4


25,000 00


1919, at 4


107,500 00


1922, at 372


35,000 00


1923, at 37/2


.


50,000 00


1931, at 372


46,000 00


1906 to 1915 inclusive, 372 per cent ...


66,000 00


1906 to 1934 31/2 .. 331,000 00


$843,000 00


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ANNUAL REPORTS


FIRE DEPARTMENT


Appropriation $11,000 00


CREDITS


From Orrin J. Welch, error on bill $15 00 town of Newbury for services at fire April 20, 1905 . 15 00


From Water Company for 600 pounds cannel coal 4 50


S. C, Reed, sale of old hose. I 12


neers .


overpayment in assistant engi-


17 50


$ 53 12


Total appropriation and income.


11,053 12


Amount overdrawn transferred from incidentals to bal-


ance account. 2,623 39


$13,676 51


EXPENDITURES


Authorized by the Committee on Fire Department


John P. Atkinson, services as chief to February 2, 1905, from December 2, 1904 . $50 00 John P. Atkinson, allowance for horse hire and cash paid to February 2, 1905 . 16 66


John P. Atkinson, services caring for boiler for gong 70 00 S. C. Reed, services as chief to November 1, 1905 . 225 00 S. C. Reed, allowance for horse hire and cash paid . 96 30 Eben P. Allen, 52 weeks' salary as permanent fireman. 728 00


George N. Black, services as steward and fireman No. 2. 62 50


Walter R. Bradbury “


No. 3.


156 67


Assistant engineer and clerk, services 240 00


III


DETAILED STATEMENT


Steamer Company No. I, services of company $869 00


2, 66 903 00


66 3 ,


66 925 50


Hook & Ladder Company 931 00


Hose Company No. 7 and steward, services of company 645 00


Hose Company No. 8 and steward, 635 00


Charles W. Adams, services as engineer steamer No. I 160 00


Frank E. Davis, services as engineer steamer No. 3 to March 30, 1905 . 53 33


Ralph S. Bailey, services as fireman and engineer steamer No. 3 to December 1, 1905 I13 33


Charles S. Blake, services as assistant engineer and steward and fireman No. 2. 95 00


Charles B. Atkinson, services as assistant engineer No, I .... 20 00 Richard K. Pike, services as captain hook and ladder, and driver one day No. 2 12 00


George Rollins, one year's services as steward Young Amer- ica Hook & Ladder Company ... 50 00


Charles W. Turner, 12 months' services as captain steamer No. 2. 10 00


John A. Brock, 12 months' services as captain steamer No. I .10 00 Frank J. Patton, services as assistant engineer steamer No. 3 13 33 George A. Coffin, captain hose 7. 10 00 Joseph O. Evans, 12 months' services as captain steamer No. 3 10 00 Frank W. Landford, engineer steamer No. 2


160 00


George N. Black, services as stoker and steward steamer No. 2, from May 1, 1898, to May I, 1905 . 140 00 Walter R. Bradbury, services as steward and stoker of steamer No. 3 from May 1 1898, to August 1, 1905 145 00


W. B. Porter, 12 months' services as captain Hose 8. 10 00


Jere Healey, coal for city gong. 247 90


J. W. Doyle, use of team, baiting horses, etc. 59 50


Arthur C. Currier, stock and labor 17 23


Landford & Coffey, services rendered at engine 2 on night of January 25, 1905 5 00


John L. Lewis, three months' services as Ist assistant engi- neer . 18 75


H. N. Marshall & Son, hay and salt. 6 40


Stewart, Howland & Company, 130 pounds iron wire. 5 69


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ANNUAL REPORTS


Cashman Brothers Company, use of horses and drivers


from December 1, 1904, to December 1, 1905 .. . $1441 75 American Locomotive Company, labor of inspector on steamer and sundries 19 00


Page & Welch, electrical supplies


26 93


Standard Oil Company, oil 52 21


J. W. Haley, carting 159 00


Wilbur Abbott, ice for Central fire station


5 00


Cornelius Callahan Company, sundries


122 26


Frank J. Boyle, labor.


2 50


Hinds & Cook, six gallons polish. 9 00


F. E. Cutter & Son, stock and labor


13 97


B. G. Davis,


32 83


M. H. Chase,


53 85


C. F. Creeden, use of horses and men.


185 00


A. W. Thompson, sundries


24 90


J. Benson, stock and labor


3 70


John Langley,


2 61


Frank E. Davis, 66


225 05


Alexander L. Jackson, shoveling snow from hydrants and services


53 75


Telephone Company, use of telephone


163 92


IV. E. 'Morse, electrical supplies


3 23


Newburyport Express Company, expressing.


30


Newburyport Gas and Electric Company, use of three men and team and coke and coal ..


27 25


F. A. Silloway & Company, stock and labor 21 85


Atkinson Coal Company, coal for Central fire station and No. 3 engine house.


134 68


J. H. Balch, Jr., coal for No. 2 and No. 3, Hose 7 and Cen- tral fire station 249 57


W. B. Porter, use of horses and carting


97 95


William Holker, hardware 99 92 W. F. Gillett, sundries. 2 60


John W. Allen, sundries 6 80


Ralph S. Bailey, services tending boiler for fire gong


161 35


W. C. Benson, stock and labor IO 50


S. P. Bray, coal 14 00


Jeremiah Coffey, labor


75


J. J. & H. J. Chase, keys, etc. .. : 35


Hale's Express, express I 00


DETAILED STATEMENT II3


Jeremiah Hartnett, labor $ 75


William Canning, washing and rolling hose. 14 97


F. J. Donahoe, matches 72


W. H. Dow, teaming


I 00


O. P. Foote, salt.


30


F. W. Goodwin, expressing.


35


Newburyport Herald Company, advertising.


15 50


Knight & Thomas, nickel plate extinguishers


22 00


McGlew Bros. Company, iron work, etc.


196 15


J. S, Quill, repairs ou steamer No. 2.


1 00


Fred Rand, washing and rolling hose


II 38


C. C. Stockman, feather dusters 5 00


W. E. Decrow, sundries.


177 27


Berry, Dodge & Company, soda.


2 20


Toppan & Wilson, hardware.


IO 70


C. A. Twitchell & Company, badges.


3 00


S. H. Thurlow & Company, hardware.


8 07


Estate N. Varina, coal for engine 2, hose 8, hose 7, central fire station 339 72


Western Union Telegraph Company, time service of clock .. 9 00


Edwin Cook, shoveling snow from hydrants and reservoirs 21 00


John Collins, coal. 14 00


Globe Rubber Works, 1500 feet fire hose. 808 50


F. H. South, painting and lettering hose 2 sled .


9 00


Orrin J. Welch, labor on fire alarm.


270 72


Boston Coupling Company, supplies.


100 50


Charles A. Caswell et al., services at Madison street fire, August 12, 1904. 2 00


Casco Oil Company, oil.


5 23


J. W. Clark, labor ou engines.


16 50


Edward Donahoe, iron work, etc.


3 00


Fred Eaton, rolling and washing hose 3 32


E. W. Eaton, rubber stoppers


I2


Globe Tea Company, one dozen wicks


40


News Publishing Company, printing and advertising.


8 50


Item advertising I 50


7 50


Jackson's Express Company, expressing .


George A. Mckenzie, labor.


12 50


James Dickens, electrical supplies. 15 79


Albert Hodgdon, teaming 17 50


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ANNUAL REPORTS


E. Perkins Lumber Company, wood for Central fire station, and No. 2 engine house. $ 8 50


Guy Bros., labor at No. I engine house I 60


F. W. Landford and C. S. Blake, services 10 00


Moulton & Lunt, repairing badges. 40


W. E. Phillips, polish I 00


C. R. Sargent Company, stock and labor 35 00


A. G. Caldwell, two empty barrels 3 00


George W. Henderson, rolling and washing hose 2 75


H. H. Hardy, work on fire alarm. 4 30


Arthur G. Osborne, waste and oil.


9 75


S. L. Truesdell, splicing hose rope.


2 00


F. T. Lord Company, polish.


2 00


D. F. Noyes, repairing lantern engine No. 2.


25


Karl Castelhun, supplies.


12 04


D. Ryan, services as driver No. I, one day .


2 00


Christopher McGilvrey, repairs on fire alarm wire ..


2 00


J. R. Smith, 100 pounds grease.


3 00


Clarence Redmond, services as assistant engineer, No. 2 .... 10 00


William N. Chase, services as permanent fireman, 10 days ...


20 00


T. Glynn & Company, supplies. 40 19


B. W. Barrett, repairing badges. 40


Est. James N. Frost, ice. 4 75


A. F. Young, teaming 50


Highway department, one-half hire of hose for No. 3, eight days at 871/2c. 7 00


$13,676 51


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DETAILED STATEMENT


FUEL


Appropriations $650 00


Amount overdrawn transferred from incidentals to balance account. 70 48


$720 48


EXPENDITURES


Authorized by the Committee on Fuel


Jere Healey, 1500 pounds stove coal and pine wood . $ 8 80


Jere M. Haley, teaming. 30 00


J. Sweeney, hauling wood from car stables to Guinea store grounds 45 00


J. H. Balch, Jr., eight tons egg coal at $7.25 for City hall. 58 00


News Publishing Company, advertising 9 00


William S. Coffin, measuring charcoal


19 00


John Ronan, sawing 38 cords of wood


38 00


Newburyport Herald Company, advertising


4 50


Item Publishing Company, advertising.


4 00


Estate N. Varina, 100,650 pounds of egg coal at $6.90 for City hall. 310 03 George W. Manser, collecting weigh bills and overseeing delivery of city fuel. 27 50


James Toomey, services taking coal tickets II 25


John A. Currier, weighing coal. 27 81


Charles N. Maguire, horse and team. 5 00


W. P. French, 1076 bushels charcoal at 11/2 C 122 59


$720 48


II6


ANNUAL REPORTS


PRICES PAID FOR FUEL


Cannel coal, 9 tons, 1450 pounds, at $15.00 per 2240 pounds


Coal, 134 tons, 800 pounds


7.25 7.00


6.90


66


60


66


I


66 176 66


48 66


66


5.50


66


60


66


I8


66


66


5.00


6


4.25 66


1076 bushels charcoal, per bushel " .II12 66


66


"


47


737 66 I425


2120 2120 66 825 515


7.80


66


.


22


2I


66 66


66


5.25


.


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DETAILED STATEMENT


HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT


-


Appropriation.


$11,450 00


CREDITS


From state of Massachusetts, for street rail- way tax for year 1905 $1,080 79


From Georgetown, Rowley & Ipswich Street Railway Company, excise tax for year 1905 26 59 From Boston & Northern Street Railway Com- pany, excise tax for year 1905. 250 24


From Citizens Electric Street Railway Com- pany, excise tax for year 1905. 734 69


From Haverhill & Amesbury street Railway Company, excise tax for year 1905 .. 46 69


From Newburyport Gas & Electric Company, repairing trench and crushed stone.


II 74


From E. L. Toppan, paving stones. 2 00


From Haverhill & Amesbury Street Railway Company, repairing trenches


12 25


From George I. Little, use of road machine seven days at $1.00. 7 00


From Jere B. Lunt, two stones at 50 cents. 1 00


From Mrs. S. H. Fowle, removing snow


56


From Michael J. Kelleher, for sale of stone, three double harness 10 00


From fire department, transfer 7 00


2,190 55


Total appropriation and income. 13,640 55


Amount overdrawn transferred from incidentals to bal- ance account 701 60


$14,342 15


I18


ANNUAL REPORTS


EXPENDITURES


Authorized by Committee on Highways


George W. Langdon, salary as superintendent and cash paid to January 1, 1906. $1,320 39


Hale Knight, hay, straw and grain 447 22


Moses C. Rolfe, grain. 251 00


Edward Donahoe, shoeing and sundries


139 57


Judson Benson


Charles W. Blake, professional services, veterinary 35 30


Moses H. Chase, harness work and sundries 32 50


63 77


Cashman Bros,, crushed stone and use of horses and men. 980 22


Dennison, Estabrook & Company, one machine block, filling same 25 00


James Lyons, use of team


6 53


W. W. Poole, cutting and hauling away brush from Spof- ford street 4 50


J. J. & H. J. Chase, stock and labor


3 85


John Casey, oil and wicks.


I 19


F. E. Cutter & Son, painting, striping and varnishing city carts and sleds. 118 00




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