City Officers and the Annual Reports to the City Council of Newburyport 1910, Part 3

Author: City of Newburyport
Publication date: 1910
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11.00


Refund to Newbury


5.00


264.82


$273.68


Balance to general treasury


11.00


Services of time clock


500.00


$538.50


49


CITY AUDITOR Protection of Life and Property-continued FIRE ALARM AND WIRES SUPERVISION


Appropriation


$300.00


PAYMENTS


Salary of superintendent


300.00


OTHER EXPENSES


Appropriation


$500.00


Transferred to this department


200.00


PAYMENTS


$700.00


Furnishing steam for alarm


$300.00


Labor on wires .


97.05


Express on equipment


3.43


Electrical supplies


17.00


Repairs to boxes


56.86


Carpenter work


17.48


Carriage hire


23.50


Repairs on gong


39.92


New battery elements and tapper


62.21


Hardware


.42


Telephone


17.46


635.33


Balance to general terasury


$64.67


SEALING OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES


Appropriation


$725.00


Transferred to this department


50.00


REVENUE, CREDITED TO INCOME ACCOUNT


Fees


$154.02


PAYMENTS


Salary of sealer


$700.00


Express


1.00


Weights and measures


20.34


Seals


3.60


Sealing block and anvil


5.40


Office equipment


3.82


Books and sattionery


6.28


Advertising


6.00


Directory


2.00


Expense to Boston


2.00


750.44


Balance to general treasury


$24.56


$775.00


50


ANNUAL REPORTS Protection of Life and Property-continued FORESTRY MOTH EXTERMINATION


Appropriation


$2,850.00


DEPARTMENT RECEIPTS


Services rendered by department. $67.69


Commitment for 1910 1,304.11


1,371.80


$4,221.80


PAYMENTS


Salary of superintendent


$750.00


Superintendent, for his horse


260.00


Creosote and arsenic of lead


285.17


Repairs to spraying machine


14.10


Repairs to ladder and saws


9.50


Expressage


2.47


Poles, axes and electric supplies


4.75


Lumber, paint and cement


5.37


Hose


47.80


Tree oil


6.39


Gasolene


6.50


Hardware


18.15


Advertising


1.25


Vise


4.75


Miscellaneous equipment


45.72


Storage of equipment


15.00


Dinners of inspectors


3.75


New pumps


35.30


Stationery


10.38


Writing commitment


50.00


Climbers and pruners


39.15


Horse hire


3.00


Labor, as per pay rolls


2,278.94


3,897.44


Balance to general treasury .


$324.36


51


CITY AUDITOR


Protection of Life and Property-continued FORESTRY-continued TREE WARDEN AND CARE OF TREES


Appropriation


$500.00


Income from Bromfield fund


206.25


$706.25


DEPARTMENT RECEIPTS


Services rendered by department


64.97


$771.22


PAYMENTS


Salary of warden


$150.00


Wire


17.00


Telephone rental


8.43


Danger signs


5.80


Lumber


11.15


Maple trees


12.30


Hardware


4.50


Stationery and books


32.60


Miscellaneous equipment


7.49


Car fare of superintendent.


3.30


Filing saws


2.65


Advertising


8.25


Labor as per pay rolls


416.86


680.33


Balance to general treasury


$90.89


.


52


ANNUAL REPORTS HEALTH AND SANITATION GENERAL ADMINISTRATION


Appropriation


$500.00


PAYMENTS


Salary of clerk.


500.00


OTHER EXPENSES


$1,500.00


Tranferred to this department.


100.00


DEPARTMENT RECEIPTS


$1,600.00


Undertakers' licenses


$3.00


From state for contagious diseases.


240.00


From other cities and towns


117.14


360.14


PAYMENTS QUARANTINE AND CONTAGIOUS DISEASES


Other cities and towns


$217.14


Hospital expenses


150.00


Nurses and medicine


19.65


Disinfectant and antitoxine


114.49


Fuel for patients


4.00


Cards and expressage


9.75


Quarantined persons


90.00


Burial expenses


36.00


Destroying bedding


3.00


$644.03


TUBERCULOSIS


Patients at sanitariums


$79.64


Drinking tubes and sputum boxes


23.80


Medicine and groceries


72.73


Cards and notifications.


9.50


Burial of tubercular patients.


29.85


Destroying bedding


1.50


Car fare of patients


8.00


225.02


OTHER EXPENSES


Salary of bacteriologist


$558.33


Expressage


7.32


Gas


4.68


Gas stove and fixtures


8.22


Culture media


1.50


Burying animals


78.00


Painting and lettering signs.


4.50


Horse hire for clerk.


92.00


Box rent and postage


11.25


Books and stationery


33.97


Advertising


66.25


Plumbers' applications


4.00


Cleaning vaults


19.25


Telephone rental


38.70


927.97


$1,797.02


Balance to general treasury


$163.12


Appropriation


$1,960.14


53


CITY AUDITOR Health and Sanitation-continued VITAL STATISTICS


Appropriation


$300.00


PAYMENTS


Death returns


$71.50


Birth returns


99.25


Express


.20


Postage


2.46


Birth return book


3.00


176.41


Balance to general treasury .


$123.59


INSPECTION OF PLUMBING


Appropriation


$250.00


PAYMENTS


Inspections


166.50


Balance to general treasury


$83.50


INSPECTION OF SCHOOL CHILDREN


Appropriation


$200.00


PAYMENTS


Salary of school physician


$200.00


INSPECTION OF ANIMALS


Appropriation


$300.00


PAYMENTS


Salary of inspector


$300.00


INSPECTION OF MILK AND VINEGAR


$700.00


Transferred to this department.


125.00


REVENUE, CREDITED TO INCOME ACCOUNT


Milk licenses


$56.00


PAYMENTS


Salary of inspector


$249.98


Salary of collector


200.00


Gas and electricity


9.98


Culture media


ยท 4.50


Postage and envelopes


1.50


Printing licenses and tags.


53.55


New laboratory equipment


276.98


796.49


Balance to general treasury


$28.51


Appropriation


$825.00


54


ANNUAL REPORTS Health and Sanitation-continued


INSPECTION OF MEATS AND PROVISIONS


Appropriation


$500.00


PAYMENTS


Salary of inspector


$500.00


SEWER MAINTENANCE


Appropriation


$400.00


DEPARTMENT RECEIPTS


Services, cleaning sewers


$46.93


Sale of material


23.84


70.77


PAYMENTS


Repairing sewer iron


$ .45


Clean out iron


1.50


Cement


7.65


Shovels


.65


Express


.50


Mason


2.95


Bricks


.70


Services of city teams


81.45


Labor as per pay rolls


162.50


258.35


Balance to general treasury


$212.42


SEWER CONSTRUCTION


Balance, December 18, 1909


$1,385.52


Amount collected for connections.


915.41


$2,300.93


PAYMENTS


Cement


$67.81


Pipe


143.32


Pine and mill work


4.21


Express


1.87


Shovels


10.90


Oil


9.88


Twine


1.49


Hose


12.00


Services of mason


8.45


Hardware


12.31


Services of city teams


43.00


Labor as per pay rolls .


552.64


867.88


Balance


$1,433.05


$470.77


55


CITY AUDITOR ASHES AND RUBBISH


Appropriation


$2,700.00


DEPARTMENT RECEIPTS


Sale of old paper


$4.58


Removing ashes from public library


16.00


20.58


$2,720.58


PAYMENTS


Forks


$1.60


Extra teams


7.10


Services of city teams


854.50


Labor as per pay rolls.


1,594.91


2,458.11


Balance to general treasury ...


262.47


STREET CLEANING


Appropriation


$3,500.00


Transferred to this department.


225.00


Miscellaneous receipts


.25


From general treasury to balance


37.06


$3,762.31


PAYMENTS


Refilling street broom


$15.00


Freight on street broom.


.25


Brooms


10.50


Pail and nails


.27


Meadow hoes


2.52


Services of city teams


1,051.05


Labor as per pay rolls


2,682.72


$3,762.31


CARE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE STATION


Appropriation


$100.00


PAYMENTS


Labor as per pay rolls .


$92.75


Broom


.50


93.25


Balance to general treasury .


$6.75


56


ANNUAL REPORTS HIGHWAYSAND BRIDGES GENERAL ADMINISTRATION


Appropriation


$1,600.00


PAYMENTS


Salary of superintendent


$1,499.99


Telephone


27.44


Coal for office


3.63


Keys


.50


Superintendent's expense to Boston .


3.25


Stamps and stationery .


3.30


Services of stenographer


2.00


Steel tape, etc


6.65


Telegrams


.78


1,547.54


Balance to general treasury.


$52.46


STATE HIGHWAY TAX


Paid state for maintenance of state highway


$87.50


REPAIRING


Appropriation


$10,000.00


Transferred to this department.


150.00


From general treasury to balance.


205.88


DEPARTMENT RECEIPTS


Sale of material


$209.77


Services of department


131.97


Refund on barrels


27.74


Sprinkling with oil


78.51


Material to other departments.


186.42


634.41


$10,990.29


PAYMENTS


Coal for road roller


$83.73


Carpenter work


15.53


Horses and teams


1,075.80


Freight


1.21


Danger signs


17.49


Wheelbarows


16.65


Pipe


17.32


Rent of shed for storage of sand .


5.00


Liquid binder


616.72


Oil


29.49


Gravel


12.30


Amounts carried forwar d


$1,891.24 $10,990.29


$10,355.88


CITY AUDITOR


57


Highways and Bridges-continued REPAIRING-continued


Amounts brought forward


$1,891.24 $10,990.29


Crushed stone


3,049.34 .52


Repairing wagon steps


Gravel screens .


14.00


Lanterns and globes


34.18


Hose


19.90


Tools and implements


58.47


Hardward


39.40


Cement


241.23


Surveying stakes


2.00


Services of city teams


950.90


Labor as per pay rolls


4,189.11


Transferred to other departments


500.00


$10,990.29


SIDEWALKS AND CURBING


Appropriation


$1,700.00


Transferred to this department .


250.00


Income from Bromfield fund .


206.25


From general treasury to balance.


14.10


$2,170.35


DEPARTMENT RECEIPTS


Services on State street walk


74.00


Betterments


476.89


Sale of material


.20


Services of department


7.50


558.59


REPAIRS


$2,728.94


Cement


$155.50


Tar kettle


91.00


Equipment


9.58


Bricks


13.50


Concrete walks


707.85


Services of city teams.


331.80


Labor as per pay rolls.


837.27


$2,146.50


NEW WORK


Carpenter work


$22.21


Roller


2.00


Cement


188.13


Hardware


2.29


Pipe


16.50


Jobbing


1.50


Freight


.66


Oil and cans


10.90


Services of city teams. .


58.00


Labor as per pay rolls.


280.25


582.44


$2,728.94


58


ANNUAL REPORTS Highways and Bridges-continued CONSTRUCTION STATE AND PLEASANT STREETS


Appropriation


$1,000.00


PAYMENTS


Lumber for forms


$32.67


Trowels, tar paper and brushes.


5.79


Cement


213.57


Wrought iron and labor


38.86


Services of city teams


164.80


Labor as per pay rolls


528.76


984.45


Balance to general treasury


$15.55


SNOW REMOVAL


Appropriation


$2,500.00


Transferred to this department .


500.00


DEPARTMENT RECEIPTS


Services rendered :


Boston & Northern Street Railway


$27.00


County of Essex


3.50


Citizens Electric Street Railway


130.46


All others


5.47


166.43


PAYMENTS


$3,166.43


Breaking out roads and sidewalks.


$1,022,92


Labor on paths


28.12


Supplies


1.05


Pails


2.10


Plows


28.00


Pick axes and handjes


8.25


Services of city teams


268.70


Labor as per pay rolls


1,787.42


3,146.56


Balance to general treasury


$19.87


STREET LIGHTING


Appropriation


$13,500.00


Transferred to this department.


900.00


PAYMENTS


Newburyport Gas & Electric Co.


13,771.64


Balance to general treasury


$14,400.00


$628.36


$3,000.00


59


CITY AUDITOR Highways and Bridges-continued STREET SPRINKLING


Appropriation


$7,400.00 900.00


Income from Simpson fund .


$8,300.00


PAYMENTS


Water Co., for water


$598.61


Freight


9.35


Books


8.50


Street sprinkling contract


4,458.07


Horse hire


2.50


Writing commitment


100.00


Advertising


3.00


Road oil


82.65


Watering streets


187.47


To commitment, 1910


2.33


Services of city teams


61.00


Labor


1.00


Transferred


2,550.00


8,064.48


Balance to general treasury


$235.52


OTHER EXPENSES


Appropriation


$200.00


PAYMENTS


Iron railing


$23.00


Carpenter work


45.68


Cement


39.00


Sign board


1.00


Spikes


.35


Services of city teams.


1.00


Labor as per pay rolls.


10.75


120.78


Balance to general treasury .


$79.22


RENT OF SHEDS


Appropriation


.


$125.00


PAYMENTS


Rental of shed for poor department.


$75.00


Rental of shed for highway department.


50.00


125.00


60


ANNUAL REPORTS Highways and Bridges-continued CULVERTS


Appropriation


$1,200.00


From general appropriation, to balance.


4.70


$1,204.70


DEPARTMENT RECEIPTS


Sale of old pipe.


1.00


$1,205.70


PAYMENTS


Carpenter work and lumber


$33.52


Services of mason


48.20


Castings


132.81


Freight


2.04


Hardware


36.82


Pipe


178.87


Cement


121.30


Bricks


110.70


Catch basin


5.00


Services of city teams.


75.80


Labor as per pay rolls


460.64


$1,205.70


BRIDGES


Appropriation


4,200.00


PAYMENTS


Newburyport bridge


$1,570.85


Plum Island bridge


183.41


Chain bridge


1.44


1,755.70


Balance to general treasury


$2,444.30


NEW ROAD ROLLER


Appropriation


$2,500.00


PAYMENTS


Buffalo Pitts Co.


$2,000.00


Transferred from this department. 500.00


$2,500.00


.


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CITY AUDITOR


Highways and Bridges-continued CITY TEAMS AND SALARIES OF DRIVERS DEPARTMENT CREDITS


Services of teams for:


Sewer construction


$43.00


Sewer maintenance


81.45


Ashes and rubbish


854.50


Street cleaning


1,051.05


Repairing highways


950.90


Culverts


75.80


State and Pleasant street (new work)


164.80


Street sprinkling


61.00


Sidewalks and curbing (repairs) .


331.80


Sidewalks and curbings (new work)


58.00


Snow removal


268.70


Parks


8.00


Other city properties


89.60


Miscellaneous


1.00


Sale of straw


20.65


Balance of expense. charged to fire


department


horses


2,375.20


$6,435.45


PAYMENTS


Driver of No. 1 double team .


$828.00


Driver of No. 2 double team .


828.00


Driver of No. 3 double team.


828.00


Driver of No. 2 single team.


828.00


Driver of No. 3 single team .


828.00


Substitute drivers for vacations and sickness


132.75


Freight and express


.50


Veterinary


35.00


Hay


757.96


Grain and straw


797.22


Shoeing horses


219.40


Covers for horses


13.20


Repairing harness and harness oil.


55.05


Whips, sponges and grease


9.80


Soap for harnesses


.


6.35


Horse medicine


3.90


Repairing sleds


11.55


Repairing carts and jigger.


83.87


Brooms, brushes, etc


9.00


Repairing picks, plows, etc.


60.42


Repairing road machines


9.35


Repairing street sweeper


22.30


Hardware and oil


5.58


Road roller awning


2.25


$6,435.45


61


62


ANNUAL REPORTS


CHARITIES


Appropriation


$12,000.00


From general treasury to balance.


467.34


$12,467.34


DEPARTMENT RECEIPTS


State


$389.20


Easton


100.50


Boston


18.00


Cambridge


31.00


Lynn


83.50


Salem


28.00


Ipswich


253.57


Marlboro


22.85


Methuen


2.50


Amesbury


266.83


Chelsea


250.86


Haverhill


130.39


Rowley


6.00


Board of health (city)


131.23


All others


125.00


Board of horse


50.00


Sale of farm produce


87.90


Sale of barrels


3.00


Refund


6.50


..


1,986.83


$14,454.17


PAYMENTS GENERAL ADMINISTRATION


Salary of clerk


$850.08


Books and stationery


21.80


Directory


2.00


Telephone rental


98.42


$972.30


ALMSHOUSE, OR POOR FARM


Salary, superintendent and matron.


$720.00


Wages of farmers


360.00


Wages of cook


360.00


Wages of engineer


82.00


Wages of domestics


193.16


Mason work


27.47


Veterinary services


2.00


Carpenter's services and stock.


22.88


Plumber's services and stock


7.20


Tobacco


42.00


Fish


164.04


Meat


468.94


Groceries


515.98


Clothing


286.18


Shoes and rubbers


81.90


Blacksmith


48.37


Amounts carried forward . $3,382.12


$972.30 $14,454.17


CITY AUDITOR


Charities-continued


Amounts brought forward.


$3,382.12


$972.30 $14,454.17


Farmers' produce and equipment.


372.22


Boiler inspections


5.00


Live stock


49.00


Grain


505.70


Oil


13.70


Furniture


30.75


Flour


900.00


Cash payments by superintendent.


233.17


Repairing engine


4.60


Paint and varnish


16.76


Harness repairs


27.42


Farm labor


6.00


Insurance


87.00


5,633.44


OUT-DOOR RELIEF


Bags


$ 43.29


Groceries


1,406.79


Rent


502.75


Board


409.50


Shoes and rubbers.


100.40


Horse hire


15.50


Transportation of paupers


1.15


Milk


51.31


Salt pork


75.50


Cash disbursements by overseers.


904.85


Clothing and bedding.


20.12


Oil


13.55


Medicine and allowance.


300.00


Coal and wood


6.40


Services of city physician


545.00


Labor at farm ..


3.50


Burial of paupers.


82.00


Relief given by other cities and towns.


MISCELLANEOUS


Hospitals


$624.59


Transportation of officials.


6.27


Board at other institutions.


61.77


692.63


FUEL


Wood for out-door relief .


$327.50


Coal for out-door relief .


665.79


Coal for almshouse


465.94


1,369.23 $14,454.17


ANNA JAQUES HOSPITAL


Appropriation


$600.00


To Anna Jaques hospital.


$600.00


HOMEOPATHIC HOSPITAL


Appropriation


$300.00


PAYMENTS


To Homeopathic hospital.


$300.00


63


PAYMENTS


4,481.61 1,304.96


64


ANNUAL REPORTS


SOLDIERS' BENEFITS STATE AID


Received from state, amount paid in 1909. $11,772.50


By balance due for amounts paid in 1910. 10,278.00


$22,050.50


PAYMENTS


Cash paid beneficiaries $11,293.00


Balance, December 18, 1909.


10,757.50


$22,050.50


MILITARY AID


Appropriation


$350.00


From state one-half of amount paid in 1909.


306.50


Balance due for amounts paid in 1910 ..


158.00


$814.50


PAYMENTS


Amounts paid beneficiaries in 1910. .


$348.00


Balance due from state, December 18, 1909


290.50


638.50


Balance to general treasury


$176.00


SOLDIERS' BURIAL


Received from state for amounts paid in 1909.


$444.00


Balance due from state for amounts paid in 1910 ..


518.00


$962.00


PAYMENTS


$518.00


Balance due for previous payments.


444.00


$962.00


SOLDIERS' RELIEF


$7,000.00


Transferred to this department.


1,500.00


-


DEPARTMENT RECEIPTS


$8,500.00


Haverhill, for relief given.


109.25


PAYMENTS


$8,609.25


Clerk hire


$ 150.00


Traveling expenses


1.88


Nursing and watching.


926.00


Coal and wood


1,172.64


Stationery and postage


18.75


Aid by other cities


182.40


Board


41.00


Horse hire


4.00


Services of housekeepers


24.00


Medical supplies


82.00


Shoes


14.65


Groceries


280.94


Board at hospitals


166.00


Services of physicians


35.85


Cash disbursements


5,147.00


8,247.36


Balance to general treasury


$361.89


Paid burial agent in 1910.


Appropriation


65


CITY AUDITOR


EDUCATION SALARIES


Appropriation


$42,000.00


PAYMENTS


Salary of superintendent


$1,700.00


Salary of truant officer


767.50


High school teachers


9,312.50


Elementary school teachers


22,880.04


Training school teachers


1,334.00


Evening school teachers


655.50


Sewing and cookin gschool teachers.


635.00


Music teacher


600.00


Drawing teacher


600.00


Salaries of janitors


3,224.50


11,709.04


Balance to general treasury .


$290.96


MISCELLANEOUS


Appropriation


$4,000.00


From general treasury to balance


842.76


DEPARTMENT RECEIPTS


Sale of old books


$3.13


Sale of pencil sharpener


2.50


5.63


REVENUE, CREDITED TO INCOME ACCOUNT


State tuition


$ 148.00


Other tuition


965.00


Brown fund


600.00


Putnam trustees


1,200.00


$2,913.00


PAYMENTS


ADMINISTRATION


Books and stationery


$29.57


Telephone rental


34 28


Directory


2.00


P. O. box rent.


3.00


Traveling expenses


9.16


Supplies


.75


78.76


Amounts carried forward.


$78.76


$4,848.39


$4,842.76


$4,848.39


66


ANNUAL REPORTS Education-continued MISCELLANEOUS-continued


Amounts brought forward .


$78.76 $4,848.39


TEXT BOOKS AND SUPPLIES


Typewriters and supplies


$ 226.60


Electric supplies


4.90


Pens and pencils


74.76


Books and music


2,349.06


Drawing supplies and stationery


933.84


Laboratory equipment


161.31


Expressage and teaming


112.40


Maps


75.50


Rubber stamps


10.79


Cooking and sewing school supplies


172.63 .


Stationery and cards


204.82


Tools


20.60


4,347.21


Citizens Electric St. Ry. Co. (transportation )


157.76


Support of truants


26.00


OTHER EXPENSES


Advertising and printing.


$34.88


Janitors' supplies


77.22


Flags


5.75


Keys and repairs to locks.


12.19


Diplomas and programs


37.50


Extra labor of janitors.


27.19


Pay roll sheets. .


2.50


Teaming piano, etc.


7.68


Repairs to mower and pencil sharpener. .


2.25


Framing pictures


12.50


Tuning pianos


12.00


Removing ashes from schools .


7.00


238.66 $4,848.39


LIGHTING


Appropriation


$225.00


DEPARTMENT RECEIPTS


Cash from Woman's Club for lighting


2.00


PAYMENTS


High school


$64.40


Jackman school


29.40


Kelley school


58.94


Purchase street school


8.82


Temple street school


1.54


Ward room


1.40


164.50


$227.00


Balance to general treasury


$60.50


67


CITY AUDITOR


Education -- continued FUEL


Appropriation


$3,000.00


PAYMENTS


Coal


$2,848.65


Wood


42.00


Charcoal


68.50


2,959.15


Balance to general treasury .


$40.85


SCHOOL BUILDINGS


Appropriation


$2,500.00


Transferred to this department.


2,800.00


From general treasury to balance


294.79


DEPARTMENT RECEIPTS


Sale of boards


10.00


$5,604.79


PAYMENTS


Street sprinkling


$ 25.05


Setting glass and repairing windows.


139.89


Labor on fence


24.38


Repairs to heaters


787.91


Painting, kalsomining, etc.


1,197.27


Repairs to plastering.


67.81


New furnaces


269.00


Insurance


288.00


Plumbing and repairing same.


248.45


New blackboards


468.88


Repairing blackboards


42.69


Repairing electric clock


18.00


Repairing locks and doors.


15.60


Gas fixtures and repairing same.


7.55


Inspection of boilers


29.00


Bookcase, screens and repairing roof


33.25


Advertising for bids


14.50


Electrical supplies and rope .


31.22


Carpenter work and stock, repairing.


1,182.96


Ventilators and new gutters


117.47


Janitors' supplies


88.05


Lawn mower and rake


5.45


Labor, mason


35.80


Teaming


1,25


Step ladder and gilding clock.


5.50


Committee's expense to Boston .


2.50


Architect, for sketches of old building.


50.00


New seats


120.50


New curtains and hanging.


279.36


New chair


7.50


.


$5,604.79


$5,594.79


68


ANNUAL REPORTS Education-continued CURRIER SCHOOL BUILDING RECEIPTS


Proceeds of bond issue.


$30,963.33 300.00


Sale of Hicken house


$31,263.33


PAYMENTS


Purchase of land


$2,000.00


Advertising for bids


34.00


Architect, on account


761.72


Contractor, on account


2,333.25


5,128.97


Balance


$26,134.36


69


CITY AUDITOR


LIBRARY AND READING ROOM SALARIES AND WAGES


Appropriation


$3,775.00


REVENUE, CREDITED TO INCOME ACCOUNT


Use of library two years (Newbury)


$300.00


Dog licenses


540.52


Income from trust funds:


A. E. Cutter


105.00


S. W. Marston.


140.00


E. S. Moseley


140.00


W. O. Moseley


400.00


E. H. Stickney


250.00


J. M. Bradbury.


40.00


C. W. Bradstreet.


30.00


PAYMENT FROM REVENUE


Bond of custodian of Stickney fund .


30.00


$1,915.52


PAYMENTS


Salary of librarian


$1,500.00


Salary of assistants


1,753.85


Salary of janitor


460.04


3,713.89


Balance to general treasury


$61.11


BOOKS, PERIODICALS, ETC.


Balance from 1909


$1,019.58


DEPARTMENT RECEIPTS


Income from trust funds:


S. A. Green


$ 80.00


J. A. Frothingham.


42.50


A. Williams


40.00


M. P. Sawyer


200.00


J. R. Spring


800.00


W. C. Todd. .


661.41


W. H. P. Dodge


95.80


George Haskell


37.88


1,957.59


$2,977.17


PAYMENTS


Books, periodicals, etc.


$1,958.45


Binding books, etc ..


315.78


2,274.23


Balance, Nov. 30, 1910


$702.94


$1,945.52


70


ANNUAL REPORTS Library and Reading Room-continued FUEL


Appropriation


$350.00


PAYMENTS


Coal


$207.02


Transferred


50.00


257.02


Balance to general treasury


$92.98


LIGHTING


Appropriation


$400.00


PAYMENTS


1


Newburyport Gas & Electric Co.


364.05


Balance to general treasury


$35.95


OTHER EXPENSES


Appropriation


$125.00


Transferred to this department.


75.00


From general treasury to balance.


.55


$200.55


DEPARTMENT RECEIPTS


Fines and sale of old paper


10.30


PAYMENTS


$210.85


Telephone rental


$21.86


P. O. box rent. .


16.00


Ink and ink stand


2.85


Pencils


1.55


Postage


5.00


Binder and tape.


11.40


Stationery


30.00


Shovel


.25


Express


3.58


Typewriter desk


20.00


Typewriter supplies


5.45


Sprinkling streets


6.57


Electrical supplies


22.51


Labels and bands


6.85


Annual reports .


12.00


Stamp and pad


3.10


Mucilage


7.00


Call slips


18.88


Removing ashes


16.00


$210.85


71


CITY AUDITOR


RECREATION CITY PARKS


Appropriation


$500.00


Salaries and wages


$284.75


Plants and setting same


75.00


Street sprinkling


68.82


Carpenter work


6.94


Rakes and hoes


1.38


Repairing lawn mower


6.95


Removing rubbish


8.00


Use of city teams


8.00


459.84


Balance to general treasury


$40.16


ATKINSON COMMON


Appropriation


$500.00


DEPARTMENT RECEIPTS


Sale of grass


10.00


PAYMENTS


$510.00


Salaries and wages


$353.62


Street sprinkling


9.81


Rustic seat


10.00


Rope and repairing flag.


1.64


Lawn mowers


70.00


Sharpening cutter


.50


Teaming shrubs


1,23


Paint


.50


Hoes and forks


3.80


Shears


3.25


Edge cutter


.50


Fertilizer


47.20


Use of horse .


5.20


Repairing pipe


2.00


509.25


Balance to general treasury.


$0.75


PLAY GROUNDS


Appropriation


PAYMENTS


Disinfectant


$ .50


Building two houses and swings


505.30


Setting glass


1.00


Sand


7.50


Shower baths


165.00


Stakes


1.77


Sporting goods


35.05


716.12


Balance to general treasury


$283.88


PAYMENTS


$1,000.00


72


ANNUAL REPORTS


CELEBRATIONS MEMORIAL DAY


Appropriation $300.00


PAYMENTS


Quartermaster, Post 49, G. A. R. . $300.00


FIREMEN'S MEMORIAL SUNDAY


1


Appropriation


$75.00


PAYMENTS


Firemen's Memorial Sunday 75.00


UNCLASSIFIED CITY CLOCKS


Appropriation


$75.00


PAYMENTS


Salary of superintendent of clocks


75.00


EMBEZZLEMENT ACCOUNT


CREDITS


Balance, Dec. 18, 1909. . $ 721.47


Proceeds from sale of St. Paul land


1,302.58


Judgment against W. W. Fay.


350.00


DEBITS


Augustus Nickerson at hearing.


$55.00


Auditor at hearing, Judge Lummus.


58.33


113.33


Balance


$2,260.72


COUNTY OF ESSEX


RECEIPTS


From county for services of dog officer


$93.00


PAYMENTS


To dog officer


$93.00


$2,374.05


73


CITY AUDITOR Unclassified-continued OTHER CITY PROPERTIES


Appropriation


$900.00


DEPARTMENT RECEIPTS


Cement, sold other departments


180.00


$1,080.00


PAYMENTS


Cement for Goodwin's landing


$ 72.16


Euipment for Goodwin's landing.


6.72


Lumber for Goodwin's landing


5.98


Labor as per pay rolls, Goodwin's landing


289.76


Teaming for Goodwin's landing


87.60


Labor and teaming at upper landing.


6.00


Carpenter work at pest house.


3.50


Carpenter work at almshouse


55.15


Insurance at almshouse and stable


187.50


Labor on trees at city farm ..


13.66


Repairing Bromfield street bridge.


19.08


Cement for other departments.


180.00


Cement for sea wall.


16.11


Labor at sea wall


3.28


Street sprinkling, miscellaneous parks


4.22


Insurance on public library .


75.00


1,025.72


Balance to general treasury


$54.28


UNCALLED FOR CLAIMS


Balance, Dec. 18, 1909.


$40.91


Pay roll, Feb. 10, 1910.


1.50


PAYMENTS


Seth Buckley, claim called for.


$1.00


Mr. Bradbury, claim called for


1.75


2.75


Balance, Dec. 17, 1910


$39.66


$42.41


74


ANNUAL REPORTS PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISES WATER WORKS


Balance, beginning of year


$1,684.04


RECEIPTS


From water rates


$39,968.03


66 meter rates


7,714.86


66 city, fire service


3,500.00


66


city, public buildings.


1,500.00


66


city, street sprinkling


598.61


66 sundry water receipts 56.03


Total receipts for water


$53,337.53


Other Receipts:


From interest


115.88


66


service pipe construction .


414.22


extension of mains


2,317.88


66 new supply


100.00


66 hydrant construction


109.50


66


general maintenance


25.22


66


service pipe maintenance


9.24


66


pumping station maintenance.


218.38


66 hydrant maintenance


60.14


66 pumping station, Artichoke river. 16.14


3,386.60


56,724.13


$58,408.17


PAYMENTS


City of Newburyport for interest on


bonds


$12,575.00


City of Newburyport to retire bonds .. .. 14,000.00


$26,575.00


CONSTRUCTION


New pump and engine, Artichoke river. $2,911.47


2,758.66


Extension of mains, Newbury


2,257.25


Service pipe construction .


1,001.45


Service pipe construction, Newbury.


652.43


Hydrant construction


617.85


New supply


807.85




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