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515 00
Carrie F. Merrill
423 58
Mary F. Whitmore
400 00
M. F. Pratt
66
68 75
Julia Boyle
66
286 88
Ethel S. Swett
46
90 00
Marguerite Pritchard
66
89 50
Elizabeth Bailey
6.
90 00
Elizabeth E. Boardman
90 00
Edith E. Davis
105 00
Mrs. Caleb Howard
66
181 04
Sarah A. Chase
of cooking.
480 00
Helen E. Hewes
66
of drawing.
352 00
Florence Murphy
66
150 00
Elizabeth C. Adams
66
of music
261 25
George H. Pearson
66
208 00
Alberta K. Winslow
at Plum Island .
277 09
Elizabeth E. Boardman
training school .
14 67
Clarissa Hathaway
.6
78 00
E. B. Woodman
66
. ..
32 13
Edith E. Davis
66
. .. .
78 00
Marguerite Pritchard
66
... . .
36 46
Elizabeth Bailey
6
.... .
51 54
Lida A. Eaton
66
66
..
..
27 13
Emma Batchelder
66
. ... .
77 54
Bessie F. Langley
66
66
. .. . .
87 03
Ella S. Robinson
34 00
Irving H. Johnson
66
of evening school .. .
60 00
Eva J. Smiih
66
..
30 00
M. Alice George
66
. . .
29 00
Lizzie C. Ireland
60
66
. . .
35 00
Amelia R. Whittier
6
. . .
27 00
Flora Pettigrew
66
...
28 67
Frances W. Richards
66
. .
I 00
Edith W. Lambert
substitute
4 00
. .
. .
78 00
Mary A. Doyle
15 00
Ethel Welch
66
DETAILED STATEMENT
169
Mrs. Oscar Nelson
salary as teacher, substitute $ 3 75
60
204 33
Helen F. Pearson
I 42
Bertha Chesley
I 7I
Mrs. Selwyn Adams
2 04
Mrs. Cora Jaques
13 08
Mrs. Alice E. Kent
20 25
William P. Lunt, salary as superintendent.
1,200 00
Robert G Allen truant officer
650 00
William E. Woodman, salary as janitor and sundries
123 58
Albert O. Colby
630 24
Hiram T. Balch
757 II
James Grant, salary as janitor .
54 00
Albert Hodgdon
120 00
James Kimball
16 00
Edwin L. Noyes
104 00
Charles H. Lewis
554 04
1 Charles E. Ash
248 04 331
Stephen W. Gale
427 75
Mrs. Charles Busher
75 00
E. C. Hadley, allowance for board
175 32
Benjamin G. Sargent
56 67
T. J. Maddocks
126 67
35566
Chester F. Chase, music at graduation exercises 18-00
Eben Bradbury, one case toilet paper . 6 00
Newburyport Herald Company, advertising and printing ... . 88 22
Jackson's Express, expressing . 4 85
William P. Lunt, cash paid for sundries.
186 19
News Publishing Company, printing and advertising.
27 10
S. H. Thurlow & Company, supplies
5 II
Rufus Thurlow, supplies for cooking school
5 33
Henry A. Wilson
6 00 3788
F. J. Mannix & Company, laundry work.
16 65
Newburyport Express Company, expressing
12 90
George H. Pearson, supplies ..
1 50
John Collins, 74, 115 pounds coal at $7
26-38. 78-
John H. Balch, Jr., 92 tons, 360 pounds coal at $7.25, and 10 tons, 1360 pounds at $5.25, 4000 pounds at $7. -737-86-
Jere Healey, 4000 pounds coal at $7, 4 feet pine wood.
32 .- 30
Estate N. Varina, 72,000 pounds at $5, 624,560 pounds at 6.90, 8480 pounds at $7 2, 112 57
31.09.
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Mrs. Ina C. Hicken
..
71.88 gentio
8461 15139
170
ANNUAL REPORTS
Joseph Woods, three tons coal at $7, one ton at $6.75 .
Leonard S. Choate, tuning pianos. 32.00
Item Publishing Company, printing and advertising. 16 50
S. P. Bray, four tons coal at $7.25
29:00
Atkinson Coal Company, 4000 pounds coal at $7.80.
J. B. Lippincott & Company, books
46 75
George H. Plumer, supplies
2 87
Allyn & Bacon, books.
55 35
David Fraquher
19 20
J. L. Hammett & Company supplies
92 10
Rand, McNally & Company, books
3 60
Wardsworth, Howland & Company, supplies
33 75
Newson & Company, books.
38 75
Squire & Swan, printing. J2 00
26 53
Gould & Adams, rubber stamps.
3 00
Goodyear, Marshal & Company, books.
2 50
Herbert A. Gillett, supplies
6 63
A. W. Parsons, supplies for cooking school.
5 09
Phonographic Institute Company, books.
32 25
Charles C. Stockman, use of chairs
7 25
A. S. Barker, rent of house at Plum Island
90 00
Citizens Electric Street Railway Company, carrying one load of coal to Plum Island .
Remington Typewriter Company, repairs and supplies. 44 40
William Ward & Company, books. 33 00
Thompson, Brown & Company, books 28 50
Eagle Pencil Company, pencils. 59 00
R. H. Parker, supplies for cooking school
40 87
D. C. Wells, cash paid for sundries IO 61
Estabrook Steel Pen Company, pens 12 80
A. P. Marden, tuning piano. 3 00
Chase Bros., one special book .
6 00
Educational Publishing Company, books.
6 67
Arthur W. Hall Scientific Company, supplies
2 16
Oliver Ditson Company, supplies .
2 57
A. F. Lewis Manufacturing Company, supplies
2 00
D. A. Goodwin, Jr., supplies for cooking school
33 26
Stevens Grocery Company
4 59
C. C. Burchar Company, supplies.
5 60
George H. Ferris, address at graduation exercises
25 00
9
James Dickens, work as electrician
r J
DETAILED STATEMENT I71
L. E. Knott Apparatus Company, supplies. $ 37 94
Atkinson, Mentzer & Grover
22 43
American Book Company, books. 212 53
Edward E. Babb & Company, books and supplies 237 37
Globe Paper Company, paper 7 21
Ginn & Company, books ..
390 42
D. C. Heath & Company, books.
I57 91
Silver Burdett & Company, books 80 42
C. F. Winchester, supplies 180 46
Herman Goldberger
6 50
Houghton, Mifflin & Company, books
12 44
George F. King & Company, supplies 79 84
Murphy, Leavans & Company
22 75
Benjamin H. Sanborn
7 50
L. A. Blaisdell, engrossing name on high school and train- ing school diplomas
9 45
Charles Allen labor
I 13
Michael Kelleher
3 63
Daniel Lucy
66
I 12
Cornelius Sullivan 66
2 92
Jere Sheehan
66
t 80
Bryan Sweeney
3 60
Bart. Creeden
I 80
Jere Hartnett
I 80
John Herlihy
I 80
Dennis Kelleher
3 60
Daniel O'Connell
I 80
$42,036 50 1
1$55.726 8:4.15 378,85
60
5866
3
3
1
2
I72
ANNUAL REPORTS SEWER (CONSTRUCTION)
Balance due from the city, December 17, 1904. ..
$2,912 19
CREDITS
Boston & Maine Railroad Company, freight bill credited back. $23 25
W. H. Caswell, sewer connection
15 64
James C. Kelly
66
8 2I
Lucy B. Hale
.
19 75
Bernard Doran
13 74
James C. Colman
14 95
Est. John Hale
3 94
H. Sayward 66
II 82
A. S. Roberts
14 67
Joseph Lunt
16 66
John O'Brien
IO 76
Hugh Parsons
IO 24
Est. W. H. Brewster
7 36
Mrs. W. C. Plumer
12 75
Alvah Hoyt
13 64
George W. Marston
15 90
S. W. Jaques
I4 41
Est. Henry P. Currier
I2 24
Maria Edwards
13 32
Charlotte Gould
16 45
Moses L. French
15 00
George W. Short
II 44
John Connors
14 80
Margaret M. Stone
II 53
Est Richard Pettingell
63 13
Mrs. A. D. Brown
66
14 90
Bessie C. Morse
17 89
I. M. Jaques
13 35
Carrie Pike 66
I2 60
Charles E. Ross
II 67
George W. Cammett
13 23
John L. McLean
17 88
66
I73
DETAILED STATEMENT
J. B. Pickard sewer connection $18 14
Joseph W. Ballou
13 95
Cornelius Lynch
8 27
Miss S. McDade 66
I2 44
Alfred Horrocks
4 00
Mrs. N. C. Leighton 66
IO 97
Mary Porter
8 35
B. & M. R. R. Co.
14 42
Frank Grover
33 75
P. S. Bradford
27 62
Y. W. C. A.
16 34
William Conley
66
15 78
Mrs. Fenders
66
15 06
George L. Greene
66
18 20
George E. Cooper
66
28 90
$ 733 3I
3,645 50
Balance due from city December 16, 1905 .
805 00
$2,840 50
EXPENDITURES
Authorized by the Committee on Sewerage
J. C. Colman, use of team, cement, etc $ 19 25
B. & M. R. R. freight on sewer pipe 23 25
P. S. Bradford, extra heavy pipe. 50 40
G. W. Bollman, mason work.
2 93
Edward Donahoe Jr., sharpening and repairing picks.
20 65
News Publishing Company, printing.
5 75
Portland Stone Ware Company, 3000 feet pipe and bends. .
218 00
S. H. Thurlow & Company, hardware
19 12
Toppan & Wilson
I IO
Hatch Bros., stock and teaming.
58 04
E, A. Pearson, mason work.
3 05
Jere B. Lunt
27 88
George White, pipe
22 00
William Holker, pipe, etc ..
234 51
C. R. Sargent Company, pipe. 26 40
Frank Grover, stock and labor 34 00
174
ANNUAL REPORTS
J. W. Doyle, repairing picks, etc $ 7 30
Federal Clay Mfg. Company, brick. 4 50
George W. Langdon, salary as superintendent of sewers one year ..
1 00
Cashman Bros. Company, brick, teaming and labor.
20 65
Hub Plumbing & Heating Company, pipe, etc.
8 80
Jere Hartnett labor
I 35
John Herlihy
I 13
Cornelius Lucy
2 93
Timothy Coffey
66
146 16
John Devonshire
186 82
John Dockery
117 93
Myles Mahaney
252 37
Cornelius O'Connell
234 84
John O.Brien
22 62
Daniel Casey
66
15 3I
Daniel Quill
66
I 80
John Lynch
103 53
Daniel O'Connell
37 36
John Carey
12 15
John Maginnis
25 66
Thomas Hale 6 0
2. 03
Timothy Carey
66
175 64
James Froher
60 87
Cornelius Reagan
124 78
John H. Vaughn
66
24 31
C. R. Sargent, services as assistant superintendent 443 33
T. H. McCarthy, stock and labor on sewer. 39 00
$2,840 50
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DETAILED STATEMENT
175
SEWER (MAINTENANCE)
Appropriation $200 00
Amount overdrawn transferred from Incidentals to bal-
ance account 54 72
$254 72
EXPENDITURES Authorized by the Committee on Sewerage
J. P. Creeden, salary as superintendent of sewers to Febru-
ary 7, 1905 . $ 97 58
William Holker, pipe, etc.
14 08
Telephone Company, rental of telephone. 39
Fred Rand labor
50
John Herlihy
I 58
Michael Kelleher
I 57
Jere Hartnett
3 60
Timothy Carey
2 03
Cashman Bros. Company, moving safe.
1 00
Frank Grover, labor as plumber
16 53
Thomas Hale, labor
3 60
Frances Curtis, services on sewer
30 00
John Maguinnis, labor
39 68
Cornelius Reagan "
24 28
Edward Donahoe, labor on sewer pipe.
2 05
T. J. Mannix, teaming
60
S. H. Thurlow & Company, hardware.
1 00
Newburyport Herald Company, printing.
4 00
News Publishing Company 4 00
C. R. Sargent, teaming, etc. 4 80
Toppan & Wilson, hardware 85
$254 72
I76
ANNUAL REPORTS .
SIDEWALKS AND EDGESTONES
Appropriation. $ 300 00
CREDITS
From estate of L. Marquand, for edgestones. $ 29 25
From A. W. Thompson, for concreting 5 23
From betterment account transfer. 1,419 33
1,453 81
Total appropriation and income.
1,753 81
Amount overdrawn, transferred from incidentals to balance
account.
2,339 58
$4,093 39
EXPENDITURES
Authorized by the Committee on Highways
Cashman Bros. Company, teaming stone ... $ 40 19
Edward Perkins Lumber Company, plank I 04
A. C. Currier, stock and labor 4 61
P. S. Bradford, pipe and labor
I 85
E. J. Wooster, 1569 2-12 feet curbing and corners
320 29
J, C. Colman etal., wharfage 163 tons of stone
26 30
Thomas P. Thomas, concreting 477 50
Alfred B. Crabtree, treasurer, 3148 feet curbing and corners
1,125 27
Federal Clay Mfg. Company, brick. 26 40
6 60
J. C. Colman, cement, teaming, etc.
IO 75
G. W. Bollman, stonework 27 69
Albert Hodgdon, teaming brick.
1 00
B. & M. R. R., freight on brick.
113 40
Charles P. Chesley, 63,000 brick
469 35
J. Littlefield & Son, 15 hours' jobbing
Hatch Bros., stock and teaming ... 15 64
E. C. Johnson, use of double team and labor 126 59
DETAILED STATEMENT I77
Dennis Kelleher
labor
$ 109 04
Michael Kelleher
26 79
Cornelius Lucy
108 14
Daniel O'Connell
22 85
Jeremiah Sheehan
179 48
Bryan Sweeney
37 25
Cornelius Kelleher
7 20
Daniel Quill
106 45
Charles Allen
218 86
Daniel Lucy
221 45
Cornelius Sullivan
152 46
Daniel Casey
33 76
Bart. Creeden
20 71
Thomas Hale
2 03
Jere Hartnett
13 06
John Herlihy
18 69
Betterments, transfer.
20 70
$4,093 39
178
ANNUAL REPORTS
STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS-MILITARY AID ACCOUNT
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Balance due from state December 17, 1904. $195 36
Payments of aid in 1905. 448 00
$643 36
CREDITS
City appropriation for 1905. $225 00
From state of Massachusetts, for one-half pay-
ments made in 1905. 209 36
434 36
209 00
Amount undrawn, transferred to incidentals to balance account . 1 00
Balance due from state December 16, 1905 $210 00
179
DETAILED STATEMENT
SOLDIERS' RELIEF
Appropriation $4,500 00
Amount overdrawn, transferred from incidentals to bal-
ance account. 1,104 73
$5,604 73
EXPENDITURES Authorized by Soldiers' Relief Committee
Amount paid in cash to sundry persons for aid during the year . $4,263 00
Amount allowed for groceries, clothing and fuel to sundry persons during the year . 1,341 73
$5,604 73
180
ANNUAL REPORTS
WATERING STREETS FOR YEAR 1905
Total amount assessed to abutters for year 1905, 126,568 feet at 4 cents $5,062 72
City appropriation for 1905. 800 00
Income from Simpson fund. 900 00
Amount overdrawn transferred from incidentals to balance account 34 90
6,762 72
$6,797 62
EXPENDITURES Authorized by the Board of Aldermen
J. C. Colman and Hale Knight, use of wharf for carts and pump from August 31 to November 8. $ 41 00
Atkinson Coal Company, 3700 pounds coal at $4.50. 7 43
E. Ross, for committee, expense of sprinkling committee to Concord 6 00
Newburyport Herald Company, advertising. 12 25
News Publishing Company, advertising 12 25
Item Publishing Company, advertising 5 00
Cashman Bros. Company for use of cart and men for water- ing 63,309 feet of streets at 101/2 cents per foot and extras.
6,713 69
$6,797 62
181
DETAILED STATEMENT
MISCELLANEOUS
INCOME ACCOUNT
CREDITS
From state of Massachusetts, balance of corporation tax for 1904 . $ 20 51
From state of Massachusetts, balance of National bank tax for 1904. 28 78
From state of Massachusetts, corporation tax for year 1905. 11,313 92 From state of Massachusetts, non-resident bank tax for year 1905 1,815 06
From City of Newburyport, three-fourths of liquor licenses for year 1905 . 18,518 20
$31,696 47
DEBITS
Amount deducted by assessors $29,000 00 State of Massachusetts on account of corpor-
tion tax for year 1904 . 65 95
$29,065 95
Transferred to incidentals $ 2,630 52
182
ANNUAL REPORTS
NON-RESIDENT BANK TAX
CREDITS
Collected from city banks. $2,695 40
Credited on state account
3,053 73
$5,749 13
DEBITS
Charged on state account.
$3,854 99
Paid for assessing and collecting bank taxes 79 08
$3,934 07
Transferred to income account.
$1,815 06
STATE AND COUNTY TAXES
Appropriated and paid for state tax .
$14,247 70
Appropriated and paid for county tax 11,567 50
$25,815 20
183
DETAILED STATEMENT
RECEIPTS OF TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS
Taxes of 1902
$ 123 06
Taxes of 1903
20,991 93
Taxes of 1904 29,064 06
Taxes of 1905
137,537 99
187,717 04
Non-resident bank tax
2,695 40
Watering streets for 1903.
304 95
Watering streets for 1904.
532 08
Watering streets for 1905.
3,808 56
Betterments .
735 06
$195,793 09
DOG LICENSES
Received from county of Essex ..
$668 59
Transferred to Public Library account. 668 59
ANNA JAQUES HOSPITAL
City appropriation $600 00 Paid Henry B. Little, treasurer 600 00
184
ANNUAL REPORTS
SOUTH END READING ROOM
City appropriation. $250 00
Paid Anna L. Coffin, treasurer
250 00
WARD SIX ENGINE HOUSE
-
Balance on hand December 17, 1904 $3,000 00
City appropriation for 1905. 1,000 00
Balance on hand December 16, 1905 $4,000 00
COUNTY OF ESSEX
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CREDITS
Received from county treasurer for seals killed . $30 00
DEBITS
Paid Henry L. Godfrey for killing 5 seals. $15 00
" John D. Kilborn
15 00 - $30 00
185
DETAILED STATEMENT
LIQUOR LICENSES
CREDITS
Received from licenses granted for year 1905, viz:
A. W. Thompson, Ist and 4th class common victuallers. . $ 1,800 00
R. M. Perley & Co.
.€
1,800 00
Coffey Bros.
1,800 00
C. H. Decie & Co. 66
66
. . 1,800 00
John Duffy & Co.
1,800 00
George H. Cutter & Co.
. .
1,800 00
E. F. Southwick
1,800 00
Geo. E. Shea & Co.
1,800 00
Jere Dineen & Co.
1,800 00
C. F. Creeden & Co.
1,800 00
T. Glynn & Co., Ist and 4th class common victuallers and bottlers.
2,000 00
C. Leary & Co., Ist and 4th class common victuallers and bottlers.
2,000 00
Fowle & Johnston, Ist class innholder.
2,000 00
Daniel A. Goodwin, 4th class grocer
1,200 00
W. Lunt Bartlett 6th class druggist
I 00
Eben Bradbury
I 00
Hawley M. George
I 00
Edward W. Eaton
I 00
Geo. A. M. Williams 66
I 00
Karl Castelhun
I 00
John Homer
I 00
$25,207 00
Received from advertising licenses . 68 00
$25,275 00
DEBITS
Charles W. Cooke, nine months' salary as li-
cense commissioner to December 1, 1905 . . $ 150 00
Arthur Withington, nine months' salary as license commissioner to December 1, 1905 150 00
186
ANNUAL REPORTS
Lawrence W. Piper, six months' salary as
license commissioner to September 1, 1905 Newburyport Herald Company, advertising .. . 72 50
$ I12 50
News Publishing Company 44 00
Item Publishing Company, printing.
5 50
Squire & Swan
13 00
George H. Pearson, stationery .
255 00
Eliphalet Griffin, for rent of office
36 00
Hill's Livery, horse hire.
2 00
State of Massachusetts, for one-quarter of
receipts for year 1905.
6,168 75
$ 6,756 80
Transferred to income account.
$18,518 20
INCOME FROM CITY BUILDINGS AND LANDS
Received from town of Newbury, use of public library one year to January I, 1905 . $ 150 00
Received from county of Essex, rental of police court room one year to January 1, 1905 . . 250 00
Received from rental of City hall for year 1905. 955 00
Received from sale of burial lots during year 1905 165 00
$1,520 00
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187
DETAILED STATEMENT
PROTECTION OF TREES
Appropriation. $1,000 00
CREDITS
From Lydia A. Raymond, contribution $ 20 00
From Newburyport City Improvement Society, contribution 986 00
$1,006 00
Total appropriation and income.
2,006 00
Amount overdrawn transferred from incidentals to bal-
ance account 186 71
$2,192 71
EXPENDITURES
Authorized by special Committee
William Holker, hardware $ 108 43
Herald Company, advertising
13 25
News Publishing Company, advertising and printing. 60 05
T. T. Upton, labor as tree warden and cash paid
665 15
F. E. Davis, stock and labor
6 56
McGlew Bros. Company, sharpening cutters
6 05
Lunt, Moss & Company, spraying machine.
252 75
George E. Stone, sundries.
31 60
George P. Sargent, list of property owners ... 15 00
E. M. Ingalls labor
7 0I
Henry Upton
69 05
Albert Knight
16
54 35
James Lyon
66
147 95
William Avery
16 50
D. P. Newhall
I 50
John Healey
150 90
Leonard Jackson
I 50
Bernard Crough
66
I 25
Charles Morrill
II2 85
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188
ANNUAL REPORTS
A. A. Silloway
labor
$ I 25
William Sheridan
47 40
Daniel Casey
2 00
James E. Lyons
38 25
Seth Buckley
66
16 00
John Kelleher
25
Dennis P. Creed
8 00
Walter White
120 00
Henry Sheridan
79 15
George Caron
9 00
Frank B. Ives
66
2 00
James Hannabury
15 49
Jere Crimmins
15 74
Fred Marston .
15 24
George Thompson
87
Casper Williams
IO 62
Jere Hartnett
14 85
William Maze
66
I 25
Albert Kosqui
6 37
Charles F. Moody
5 00
Hiram C. Pickering 66
5 00
Hildreth Shattuck 66
25
Charles Shaw
1 00
John Hogan
2 00
J. George Chase
50
Walter Lockhart
14 00
John J. Lynch
3 40
John Murphy
I 88
Zamie Lemoine
.6
32 25
William Page
..
2 00
$2,192 71
189
DETAILED STATEMENT
CITY VALUATION FOR 1905
Real estate.
$7,529,500 00
Personal estate.
3,101,100 00
Resident bank shares
299,592 00
$10,930,192 00
Tax assessed on real estate.
$131,013 30
personal estate
53,958 74
66
polls (4483)
8,966 00
66
bank shares
5,212 90 .
$199, 150 94
Appropriated for city purposes
$197,653 95
Income deducted. 29,000 00
168,653 95
Appropriated for state tax.
14,247 70
county tax.
11,567 50
overlay
3,849 75
Supplementary assessments
832 04
$199,150 94
Number of polls 4485.
Rate of taxation $17.40 per $1000.
POPULATION
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1900 census
14,478 1905 (estimated) 15,000
I90
ANNUAL REPORTS
APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1905
Poor (including fuel).
$12,500 00
Schools
37,000 00
Fire
11,000 00
Highways. .
II.450 00
Ice and snow
2,500 00
Sidewalks and edgestones
300 00
Ashes and rubbish.
1,400 00
Bridges and culverts
1,750 00
Public property
2,200 00
Watering streets
800 00
Incidentals.
450 00
Incidentals (overdraft 1904)
22,753 95
Police
12,500 00
Lighting
13,800 00
Salaries.
10,300 00
Fuel
650 00
Public library
2,300 00
Printing
700 00
Board of health
1,450 00
Military aid .
225 00
Soldiers' relief.
4,500 00
Parks
525 00
Parks (Atkinson common)
500 00
Memorial Day
250 00
Abatements tax of 1902.
1,400 00
1903
200 00
66
1904 .
200 00
1905
50 00
South end reading room
250 00
Ward six engine house
1,000 00
Elections
1,350 00
Protection of trees
1,000 00
Interest.
21,000 00
Sinking funds.
18,800 00
Anna Jaques hospital
600 00
$197,653 95
191
DETAILED STATEMENT
SALARIES OF CITY OFFICERS FOR 1905
Mayor $1,200 00
City clerk ( no fees)
1,450 00
Assistant city clerk (includes clerk of the sprinkling committee 900 00
City treasurer and collector (includes clerk of state aid committee and treasurer of sinking funds ) 1,850 00
City treasurer and collector, for clerk hire 400 00
City auditor .. 400 00
City solicitor (in full for all services ) 500 00
City physician 400 00
City messenger 900 00
City marshal (to furnish own team) ... 1,200 00
Surveyor of highways (to furnish own team ). 1,200 00
Superintendent of schools
1,200 00
Clerk of common council.
150 00
Clerk of overseer of the poor
850 00
Superintendent of fire alarm
200 00
Agent of board of health. 200 00
Clerk of board of health. 50 00
Superintendent of sewers. 1 00
Librarian of public library 1,200 00
Assistant librarian of public library 400 00
Treasurer of public library . 50 00
Superintendent of reading room
450 00
Superintendent of almshouse
480 00
Matron of almshouse 240 00
Drawtender of Newburyport bridge
600 00
Inspector of animals and provisions
500 00
Harbor master. 100 00
Chief of fire department. 300 00
Three assistant chiefs, each.
75 00
Clerk of board of engineers 15 00
Engineers of steamers, each
160 00
Assistant engineers, each.
20 00
Firemen of steamers, each.
120 00
Hosemen and laddermen, each.
60 00
Three assessors, each .
500 00
192
ANNUAL REPORTS
Four registrars, each
$100 00
Sealer of weights and measures 300 00
Two liquor license commissioners, each. 200 00
Chairman liquor license commission
225 00
Captain of night watch 900 00
Patrolmen, per week. 17 50
Drivers of double teams, per week
14 00
Drivers of single teams, per week .
14 00
Permanent fireman, per week
14 00
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194
TABULAR STATEMENT OF CITY, COUNTY AND STATE TAXES
Rate of Taxation per $1,000, and Number of Polls, from 1851 to 1905 inclusive
Year
No. Polls
Valuation of Real Estate
Valuation of Personal Estate
Total Valuation
*Amount of City Tax
Amount of State Tax
Amount of County Tax
Total Tax
Taxation per $1000
1851
2517
$2,596,400
$2,880,200
$5,476,600
$33,597.98
$
$5,227.76
$38,825.74
$6.40
1852
2827
2,764,800
2,796,700
5,561,500
43,504,74
5,277.76
48,732.50
8
1853
2907
2,902, 100
2,931,500
5,833,600
40,232.74
2,787
5,227.76
48,257.59
7.50
1854
2770
3,302,500
3,483,000
6,785.500
41,434.50
2,787
7,432
51,653.50
7
1855
2977
3,449,100
3,554,000
7,003, 100
48,877.80
4,180.50
7,432
60,590.30
8
1 856
2972
3,453,500
3,762,700
7,216,200
50,931.70
5,574
9,290
65,795.70
8.50
1857
2705
3,424,200
3,603,600
7,027,800
49,656.70
8,361
9,290
67,307.80
9
1858
2708
3,287, 100
3,529,300
6,816,400
48,582.63
3,344
7,560.21
59,486.84
8
1859
2529
3,212,700
3,630,000
6,842,700
58,741,88
2,790
8.505.24
70,037.12
9.60
1860
2412
3,200,800
3,544,800
6,745,600
61,654.80
2,327
8,694.24
72,674.04
10.20
1861
2430
3,150 600
3,447,500
6,608, 100
60,521.79
2,346
9,369.85
72,237.74
10.40
1863
2348
3,048,700
3,395,000
6,443,700
68,337.II
18.768
7,808.29
94,913.40
14
1864
2528
3,268,700
3,425,000
6,693,700
72, 193.84
18,768
7,805.96
98,767.80
I4
1865
3000
3,349,200
4,032,800
7,382,000
90,336.05
36,660
8,188.95
135,195
17.50
I 866
3126
3,373,700
3,834.500
7,214,200
129,768.35
23,400
8,188.95
161,357.30
21.50
1867
2893
3,906,600
4,054,100
7,960,700
116,173.30
39,000
9,826.70
165,000
20
1868
3388
3,743,800
3 479,800
7,223,600
110,160.78
15,600
9.417.30
135,195.08
17.80
1869
3242
3,858,000
3,569,700
7,427,700
119,502.67
19,500
8.188 95
144,639.22
18.60
1870
2907
4,018,701
3,682,545
7,701,246
127,431.72
19,500
9,826 70
156,758.42
19.60
1871
3218
4,057,500
3,034,257
7,091,757
104,051.74
19,500
9,826.70
133,378.44
17.90
1872
3292
4,243,950
3,068,700
7,312,650
123, 154.65
11,960
8,215.90
143,330.55
18.70
1873
3190
4,515,400
3,057,140
7,572,540
139, 188.92
13,455
8,215.90
160,859.82
20.40
1874
3208
4,763,700
3, 120,407
7,884,107
136,038.13
11, 960
8,215,90
156,214.03
19.
1875
2383
4,904,075
3, 140,838
8,044,913
139.443.45
11,960
8,215.90
159.619.35
19
1876
3356
4,788,450
2,937,167
7,725,617
136,042.87
7,866
6,499.50
150,408.38
18.60
ANNUAL REPORTS
1862
2462
3,056,000
3,163,450
6,219,450
62,648.67
14,076
7,808.29
84,532.96
12.80
1877 1878
3223 3408
4,832,700
2,812,284 2,778,962
7,644,984 7,578,212 7,409,588
115,911.24 122,383.30 III,070.40
2,185
7,135.54
120,390.94
15.50 15.60
1 88 1
3456
4,849,050
2,686,406
7,535,456
123,809.80
6,555
7,135.54
136,499.84
17.20
1882
3343
5,002,550
2,415,148
7,417,698
128,779.64
8,740
7.135 54
144.655.18
18.60
1883
3462
5,074,850
2,443,258
7,518, 108
119,580.59
7.080
9,442.86
136,103.45
17.20
1884
3467
5,162,750
2,385,77I
7,548,521
125,336.22
9,440
9,442.86
144,219.08
18.20
1885
3427
5,214,050
2,336,755
7.550,805
126,229.63
7,080
9,442.86
142,752.49
18
1886
3380
5,267,350
2,319,988
7,587.338
122,220.32
6,855
8,916.62
137,994.64
17.30
1887
3801
5,730,400
2,344,337
8,074,737
122,440,33
10,282.50
8,919.62
141,642.45
16.60
I888
3964
6,088,890
2,643,455
8,732,345
128,443.40
10,282.50
. 8,919.62
147,645.52
16
1889
3985
6,449,865
2,846,370
9,296,235
T27,663.1I
9,120
8,771.16
145,554.27
14.80
1 890
3897
6,805, 197
2,931,573
9,736,770
135,147,01
7,980
8,771.16
151,898.17
14.80
1891
3923
6,874,200
2,888,458
9,762,658
145,719.36
6,840
9,536.63
162,095.99
15.80
1892
3827
6,873,300
2,723,805
9,597,105
150,199.02
8,190
9,536.63
167,925.65
16.70
1893
3912
6,980,200
2,725,328
9,705,528
150,004.38
11,700
11,113.70
172,818.08
17
1894
3888
7,055,400
2,700,677
9,756,077
140,473.58
9.360
11, 112.83
160,946.41
15.70
1895
3945
7, 129,050
2,620,450
9,749,500
151,013.21
6,735
11,008.53
168,756.74
16.50
1896
3993
7,137,500
2,630,040
9,767,540
151,243.79
7,857 50
10,049. 12
169, 150.4I
16.50
1897
3915
7,179,300
2,503,674
9,682,974
138,504 57
7,857.50
10,495.73
156,947.80
15.40
1898
3813
7,210,800
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