USA > Massachusetts > Essex County > Newburyport > City Officers and the Annual Reports to the City Council of Newburyport 1912 > Part 2
Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12
66
meats and provisions
500.00
Milk and Vinegar
Salary of milk inspector
400.00
66 collector
300.00
Other expenses of milk inspection.
53.58
Sanitation
Sewer maintenance and operation. construction.
325.73
984.44
Ashes and rubbish.
2,699.00
Street cleaning
3,089.01
Care of convenience stations.
93.40
Total for health and sanitation
$12,746.16
$984.44
$13,730.60
Highways and Bridges
Administration
Salary of superintendent
$1,500.00
Office expenses
57.43
City teams and salaries of drivers.
7,088.42
Repairing
6,521.50
Culverts and drains.
1,191.51
Bridge maintenance
2,823.35
Street lighting.
16,694.00
sprinkling.
6,786.19
Sidewalks and curbing.
2,166.90
Snow removal
1,116.05
Other expenses.
326.05
Pleasant street extension, assessment. 66 66
other expenses.
3,173.52
State highway tax ..
87.50
Total for highways and bridges.
$45,358.90
$22,550.26
$67,909.16
Total forward ..
$118,483.46
$44,585.19
$163,068.65
$19,376.74
school children
300.00
26
ANNUAL REPORT.
RECEIPTS.
SOURCES OF RECEIPTS
Revenue for Expenses
Offsets to Outlays
Total
Total forward
$253,955.51
$922.01
$254,877.52
Charities
Almshouse and City Farm
Sale of products .
188.33
Board of animals
75.00
Miscellaneous receipts
26.63
Reimbursements
From individuals.
73.50
66 other cities and towns.
1,329.75
6 6 the state.
93.00
other departments ..
6.00
Total from charities
$1,792.21
1,792.21
Soldiers' Benefits
State aid.
$10,018.00
Military aid
57.00
Soldiers' burial
518.00
66
relief
455.00
Total from soldiers' benefits
$11,048.00
11,948.00
Education
Tuition (net)
$1,715.50
17.81
Sale of old books and supplies . 6 books
14.71
Miscellaneous, gift for manual training
25.00
rent, Putnam school.
1,200.00
Refund ..
5.32
66
rent of hall (lighting)
2.00
Sale of material from school buildings Part payment of fence
11,00
Total from education.
$3,008.94
3,008.94
Library and Reading Room
Fines and sale of old paper. etc.
$ 19;61
Use of library one year (Newbury)
150.00
Refund for books destroyed. ....
2;34
Total from library and reading room
$171.95
171.95
Total forwrad
$269,976.61
$922.01
$270,898.62
17.60
27
CITY AUDITOR.
PAYMENTS.
OBJECTS OF PAYMENTS
Expenses
Outlays
Total
Total forward. ....
$118,483.46
$44,585.19
$163,068.65
Charities
General administration
983.88
Almshouse and city farm.
5,835.52
Outdoor relief
8,551.10
Contributions made to hospitals Anna Jaques hospital Homeopathic 6.
600.00
300.00
Total for charities.
$16,270.60
16,270.60
Soldiers' Benefits
State aid
$8,816.00
Military aid ..
96.00
Soldiers' burial
407.00
Soldiers' relief
8,102.33
Total for soldiers' benefits.
$17,421.33
17,421.33
Education
Superintendent's salary
$1,940.00
Clerical assistance
28.00
Office expenses
195.91
Truant officer's salary and substitute.
630.92
Salaries of teachers janitors.
4,022.35
Textbooks and supplies
4,304.58
Transportation
533.00
Support of truants.
137.86
Other expenses
407.66
Fuel
4,060.58
Lighting
299.44
Repairs to buildings and furnishings
1,530.38
New heating apparatus, Temple street school
135.00
66 Jack man school ..
350.00
Jackman school repairs.
333.97
New Currier school
$8,815.98
Total for education
$61,642.17
$8,815.98
70,458.15
Library and Reading Room
Supervision and salaries
$3,545.75
Janitor's services
460.57
Books, papers and binding
1,795.88
Fuel
310.70
Lighting
337.82
Other expenses
218,76
Insurance on building and books
581.62
Total for library and reading room
$7,251.10
7,251.10
Total forward ..
$221,068.66
$53,401.17
$274,469.83
42,732.52
28
ANNUAL REPORT. RECEIPTS.
SOURCES OT RECEIPTS
Revenue for Expenses
Offsets to Outlays
Total
Total forward
.. ...
$269,976.61
$922.01
$270,898.62
Recreation
City Parks, refund.
18.00
Atkinson Common Sale of grass
10.00
Playgrounds Sale of boards
.50
Total from recreation
$28.50
28.50
Unclassified
Hamilton house ..
61.00
Uncalled for claims ..
16.54
Estate of deputy tax collector
7.37
Total from unclassified
$68.37
$16.54
84.91
Public Service Enterprises
Water works, income from sale of water. miscellaneous receipts
$59,180.71
793.47
Total from public service enterprises.
$59,974.18
59,974.18
Cemeteries
Sale of lots
$153.50
Total from cemeteries.
$153.50
153.50
INTEREST
On deposits
$ 1,639.21
Water commissioners
11,860.00
Deferred taxes and assessments.
3,421.75
Trust funds for schools
756.00
66
library
3,159.19
6.
60
parks, sidewalks, trees and
1,675.58
Total from interest
$22,511.73
22,511.73
Total forward
$352,712.89
$938.55
$353,651.44
street sprinkling
29
CITY AUDITOR. PAYMENTS.
OBJECTS OF PAYMENTS
Expenses
Outlays
Total
Total forward
$221,068.66
$53,401.17
$274.469.83
Recreation
City Parks
Salaries and wages.
361.50
Other expenses
305.98
Atkinson Common
Salaries and wages
392.33
Other expenses
115.61
Playgrounds
Salaries and wages
270.00
Other expenses
1,105.06
Celebrations
Memorial day
300.00
Firemen's memorial Sunday
75.00
Total for Recreation
$2,925.48
2,925.48
Unclassified
Gas and electric light investigation
$199.80
City clocks
75.00
Payments on account of defalcation
7.18
Water for public buildings
1,500.00
Other city properties
277.72
Soldiers' and sailors' memorial.
822.63 2.033-80
Total for unclassified
$2,059.70
$2,856.43
4,916.13
Public Service Enterprises
Water works, maintenance and operation. 66
22,395.49
29,689.65
66
city for bonds and interest.
27,860.00
Total for public service enterprises.
$50,255.49
$29,689.65
79,945.14
Cemeteries
Maintenance
317.13
Total for cemeteries
$317.13
317.13
INTEREST
On temporary loans
3,310.81
On ioans for general purposes
6,365.62
On refunding loans
12,302.50
On loans for public service enterprises
11,790.00
Total for interest.
$33,768.93
33,768.93
Total forward
$310,395.39
$85,947.25
$396,342.64
Judgments paid ....
construction
'30
ANNUAL REPORT.
RECEIPTS.
SOURCES OF RECEIPTS
Revenue for Expenses
Offsets to Outlays
Total
Total forward
$352,712.89
$938.55
$353,651.44
MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS
Loans in anticipation of taxes.
175,000.00
Water bonds issued
15,000.00
From water commissioners
$16,000.00
5,000.00
Police station bonds issued
14,000.00
Pleasant street extension bonds issued
120.00
Premium on water bonds
24.64
66
police station bonds .
1.00
66
tax notes ....
Total from municipal indebtedness
$16,000.00
$209,146.29
225,146.29
SINKING FUNDS
Total from sinking funds ..
AGENCY TRANSACTIONS
Taxes, State .. ....
State highway tax
87.50
Non-resident bank.
3,943.31
County
18,253.19
Total from agency transactions.
$43,784.00
13,784.00
REFUNDS
TRANSFERS
Treas. & Collector, from aldermen & council Street sprinkling, commitm't from city hall 66 66
66 police bldg
3.10
66 66 66 fire bldgs ....
5.16
Fire alarm and wires miscellaneous, from
12,90
fire department equipment and repairs City teams and salaries of drivers, from va- rious departments
7,076.42
Street sprinkling com. from school buildings School bldgs. from city hall and fire dept. ......
17.50
Street sprinkling com. faom public library ....
5.24
66
66
city parks
55.04
66
66
66
Atkinson com'n 66
2.28
Street sprinkling from street sprinkling com.
151.32
Total transfers
$7,363.58
7,363.58
Total receipts .. ........
$368,712.89
$261,232.42
$629,945.21
CASH BALANCES
General treasury.
14,458.92
Library funds
596.98
Water commissioners.
4,988.75
Total cash on hand at beginning of year
$20,044.65
20,044.65
GR. TOTAL RECEIPTS & CASH ON HAND
$649,989.96
66
Pleasant street extension bonds
.65
21,500.00
1.50
4.88
23.42
66
4.82
Moth extermination 66
31
CITY AUDITOR.
PAYMENTS.
OBJECTS OF PAYMENTS
Expenses
Outlays
Total
Total forward
$310,395.39
$85,947.25
$396,342.64
MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS
Loans in anticipation of taxes
Bonds, water, from earnings
16,000.00
Bridge, from taxation
7,000.00
Overdraft
2,000.00
Trust fund.
8,000.00
Schoolhouse
2,000.00
Police station
2,000.00
Total for municipal indebtedness
$37,000.00
$150,000.00
187,000.00
SINKING FUNDS
To commissioners for requirements
8,500.00
Total for sinking funds.
$8,500.00
8,5€0.00
AGENCY TRANSACTIONS
Taxes, State
Non-residential bank
4,480.82
County
18,253.19
Total for agency transactions.
$44,234.01
44,234.01
REFUNDS
Taxes
436.32
Total for refunds.
$436.32
436.32
TRANSFERS
Aldermen & Council to Treasurer & Collector Various departments to street sprinkling ...
252.98
Fire department horses to city teams and salaries of drivers
4,156.32
Sewer maintenance to city teams and sala- ries of drivers
63.00
Sewer construction to city teams and sala- ries of drivers ...
44.50
852.10
Street cleaning
66
66
66
New police station
12.00
Highway repairs
66
352.00
Culverts
87.00
Sidewalks & curbing
60
323.00
Snow removal
66
66
66
127.00
Education bulldings
17.50
Pleasant St. extension
274.00
Miscel's department
120.00
12.90
17.50
2.28
Total transfers
$7,363.58
7,363.58
Total payments
$355,895.39
8217,981.16
$643.876.55
CASH BALANCES
General treasury.
5,247.11
Library funds
728.51
Water commissioners
137.79
Total cash on hand at end of year ..
$6,113.41
6,113.41
GR. TOTAL PAYM'TS & CASH ON HAND
8649,989.26
66
..
66
66
66
Fire dept. equip't to fire alarm miscellaneous City hall and fire dept. to school buildings Atkinson common to moth extermination
548.00
100.00
Ward 6 engine house
66
66
1.50
Ashes & rubbish to city teams & sal's of driv'rs
21,500.00
150,090.00
32
ANNUAL REPORT. REVENUE ACCOUNTS
TAXES TAX OF 1912 DR.
For City Purposes
$150,135.00
Debt Requirements
66,500.00
State Tax
21,500.00
State Highway Tax
87.50
County Tax
18,253.19
Judgments
1,523.31
Overlay
3,281.99
Omitted Assessments
7,320.23
Reassessments
608.34
Refund of Taxes paid
19.76
Total levy
$269,229.32
CR.
Tax collected for City
$156,259.24
Tax collected for State
21,587.50
Tax collected for County
18,253.19
Tax abated during year
5,831.35
201,931.28
Uncollected
$ 67,298.04
TAX OF 1911 DR
Uncollected balance from previous year
$ 64,489.61
Omitted assessments
5,366.64
Reassessments
58.80
Refund of taxes paid
416.56
.
$ 70,331.61
CR.
Tax collected during year
$ 38,145.41
Tax abated during year
1,988.27
40,133.68
Uncollected
$ 30,197.93
TAX OF 1910 DR.
Uncollected balance from previous year
$ 28,052.97
CR.
Tax collected during year $ 17,635.47
94.03
Tax abated during year
17,729.50
Uncollected
$ 10,323.47
33
CITY AUDITOR. Taxes-continued TAX OF 1909 DR.
Uncollected balance from previous year
$ 10,199.68
CR.
Tax collected during year
$691.78 76.00
Tax abated during year
767.78
Uncollected
TAX OF 1908 DR
$
9,431.90
Uncollected balance from previous year
$ 10,454.85
Tax collected during year $ 259.92
Tax abated during year 2,223.73
2,483.65
Uncollected
$
7,971.20
TAX OF 1907 DR.
Uncollected balance from previous year $ 2,116.00
CR.
Tax collected during year
$ 157.55 1,958.45
2,116.00
TAX OF 1906 DR.
Uncollected balance from previous year $ 2,068.60
CR.
Tax collected during year
$ 118.04
Tax abated during year 1,950.56
2,068.60
TAX OF 1905
DR.
Uncollected balance from previous year
$ 64.22
Tax collected during year
$ 18.48
Tax abated during year
45.74
Street Railway Excise Tax RECEIPTS
Citizens' Street Railway Co.
$ 1,096.84
Haverhill & Amesbury Street Railway Co.
142.90
Bay State Street Railway Co.
513.43
Total to income account
$ 1,753.17
CR.
64.22
Tax abated during year
CR.
34
ANNUAL REPORT. Taxes-continued Corporation Tax RECEIPTS
Street Railways from State $ 1,128.50
Public Service from State 6,850.17
All others from State 11,933.61
$19,912.28
PAYMENTS
To the State
$ 2,132.49
Balance to Income Account
$17,779.79
National Bank Tax RECEIPTS
Stock held locally in banks outside city $ 3,425.77
Stock of local banks held by non-residents 3,943.31
$ 7,369.08
PAYMENTS
Paid to State for non-resident stock
$ 4,480.82
Balance to Income Account
$ 2,888.26
SPECIAL ASSESMENTS Street Sprinkling for 1912 DR.
Assessment on abutters $ 2,773.30
CR.
Amount collected during year $ 2,058.57
Amount abated during year
1.36
$ 2,059.93
Uncollected
$ 713.37
35
CITY AUDITOR. Special Assessments-continued Street Sprinkling for 1911 DR
Uncollected balance from previous year $ 747.68
Re-assessed
. .
.84
CR.
Abated
Uncollected
$ 284.95
Street Sprinkling for 1910
DR.
Uncollected balance from previous year $ 344.24
Re-assessed
3.55
CR.
$ 347.79
Amount collected during year $ 333.73
Amount abated during year
11.31
$ 345.04
Uncollected
$ 2.75
Street Sprinkling for 1909
DR.
Uncollected balance from previous year $ 7.48
CR
Amount collected during year $ 5.88
Amount abated during year
1.60
$ 7.48
Assessment for Moth Extermination, 1912
DR.
Assessment for work done $ 1,331.34
CR.
Amount collected during year $ 932.81
Uncollected
$ 398.53
Amount collected during year $ 462.73 .84 $ 463.57
$ 748.52
36
ANNUAL REPORT. Special Assessments-continued Assessment for Moth Extermination, 1911 DR.
Uncollected balance from previous year $ 507.66
CR.
Amount collected during year $ 233.15
Uncollected
$ 274.51
Assessment for Moth Extermination, 1910
DR.
Uncollected balance from previous year $ 301.96
CR.
Amount collected during year $ 275.45
Amount abated during year 23.33
$ 298.78
Uncollected
$ 3.18
Assessment for Moth Extermination, 1909
DR.
Uncollected balance from previous year . .
$ 10.68
CR.
Amount collected during year $ 2.63
Amount abated during year 3.00
$ 5.63
Uncollected
$ 5.05
Betterments DR.
Uncollected balance from previous year $ 1,404.00
Assessments made by Board of Aldermen 399.70
$ 1,803.70
CR.
Amount collected during year $ 333.94
Uncollected
$ 1,469.76
37
CITY AUDITOR. Special Assessments-continued Overlay Account CR
Balance of previous year
$24,697.13
Omitted assessments for year 1911
5,354.80
Overlay from 1912 tax levy
3,281.99
Omitted assessments for year 1912
7,320.23
From W. H. T. Dodge estate
7.37
$40,661.52
DR.
Abatements of tax 1912
$5,223.01
Abatements of tax 1911
1,917.63
Abatements of tax 1910
94.03
Abatements of tax 1909
76.00
Abatements of tax 1908
2,219.73
Abatements of tax 1907
1,958.45
Abatements of tax 1906
1,950.56
Abatements of tax 1905
45.74
$13,485.15
Balance
$27,176.37
38
ANNUAL REPORT.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT Aldermen and Council
Appropriation
$ 1,300.00
Transferred to this department
100.00
From general treasury to balance
95.78
$ 1,495.78
PAYMENTS
Salary of clerk of common council
$500.00
Pocket manuals
49.00
Use of chairs
6.00
Committee on roads and bridges
37.50
Painting signs
14.50
Decorating City Hall
10.00
Witness fee on damage suit
1.60
Posting civil service notices
6.00
Stenographer at bridge hearing
22.50
Safe deposit box for sinking funds
10.00
Recording deeds
1.95
Settlement of Lucy claim
45.00
Settlement of Manser claim
30.00
Typewriting building ordinance
5.00
Wreath
6.00
Post office box rent
3.00
Expenses of committee attending hearings
16.91
Postage stamps
15.62
Ringing bells
29.00
Printing and advertising
89.45
Horse hire
2.00
Telephone
.85
Printing annual reports
479.15
Printing school committee reports
112.80
Ink and stationery
1.95
$ 1,495.78
Mayor's Office
Appropriation
$ 1,250.00
PAYMENTS
Salary of mayor
$1,200.00
Telephone rental
13.00
Engraved letter heads
4.00
$ 1,217.00
Balance to general treasury
$ 33.00
39
CITY AUDITOR.
General Government-continued Auditor's Department
Appropriation
30.62
From general treasury to balance
$ 1,130.62
DEPARTMENT RECEIPTS
Use of telephone
.15
$ 1,130.77
PAYMENTS
Salary of auditor
$ 900.00
Telephone rental
22.74
Expense to Boston auditing trust funds
12.50
Amounts carried forward
$ 935.24
$ 1,130.77
Office supplies
5.73
Printing financial statements
54.00
Carbon paper
3.00
Pay roll sheets
3.00
Typewriter repairs
9.25
Typewriter ribbon
7.00
Adding machine
107.55
Express
.50
Postage stamps
5.50
$ 1,130.77
Treasurer and Collector's Department
Appropriation
$ 2,600.00
From general treasury to balance
21.19
DEPARTMENT RECEIPTS
Sale to Aldermen and Council department
1.50
$ 2,622.69
REVENUE, CREDITED TO INCOME ACCOUNT
Fees
$ 208.20
Certificates on taxes
3.00
$ 211.20
PAYMENTS
Salary of treasurer and collector
$1,700.00
Salary of treasurer's assistant
500.00
Rubber stamp
8.50
Telephone
17.61
Directory
2,00
$ 1,100.00
$ 2,621.19
40
ANNUAL REPORT.
General Government-continued Treasurer's Department-continued
Envelopes
8.00
Express
1.25
Books and stationery
41.00
Office supplies
4.53
Premium on treasurer's bond
150.00
Distributing tax bills
50.00
Postage stamps
39.00
Stamped envelopes
42.72
Postal cards
2.00
Printing and advertising
56.08
$ 2,622.69
Assessors' Department
Appropriation
$ 2,500.00
DEPARTMENT RECEIPTS
Refund, bill paid twice
.75
$ 2,500.75
PAYMENTS
Salaries of three assessors
$2,071.83
Telephone rental
21.89
Interpreter
1.00
Directory
2.00
Examination of titles
68.55
Printing poll tax books
152.72
Postage stamps
5.00
Office supplies
13.30
Express
1.95
Banker and Tradesman
5.00
List of automobiles
1.85
Tax tables and blanks
5.05
Expense of assessors to Boston
6.30
Horse hire
2.50
Printing and advertising
73.25
Ruled cards
13.97
Stamped envelopes
10.68
$ 2,456.84
Balance to general treasury
$ 43.91
41
CITY AUDITOR.
General Government-continued Expense of Bond and Note Issue
Appropriation
$ 100.00
From general treasury to balance
132.50
PAYMENTS
$ 232.50
Auditor to Boston with tax notes
$ 2.50
Certification of tax loan 1911
60.00
Certification of tax loan 1912
70.00
Certification and engraving bonds
100.00
$ 232.50
City Clerk's Department
Appropriation
$ 1,600.00
Transferred to this department
50.00
$ 1,650.00
REVENUE, CREDITED TO INCOME ACCOUNT
Licenses, amusements
$ 166.87
Licenses, auctioneers
8.00
Licenses, (business) pawnbrokers
100.00
Licenses. (business) innholders
10.00
Licenses, (business) common victualers
246.00
Licenses, (business) job wagon
1.00
Licenses, junk
245.00
Licenses, pool
80.00
Permits, marriage
163.00
Sale of burial lots
153.50
Recording
48.45
Telephone
10.05
Miscellaneous receipts
2.25
$1,234.12
Paid for badge returned
1.00
$1,233.12
PAYMENTS
Salary of city clerk
$1,500.00
Premium on clerk's bond
12.00
Marriage certificates
2.50
Typewriter carriage and repairs
43.67
Marriage notices
6.50
Directory
8.00
Pens and ink
5.70
Postage stamps and stamped envelopes
11.62
Office supplies
6.50
Express
.40
Use of telephone
21.33
.
$ 1,618.22
Balance to general treasury
$ 31.78
42
ANNUAL REPORT. General Government-continued City Messenger
$ 900.00
Appropriation
PAYMENTS
Salary of city messenger
$ 900.00
Law Department
Appropriation
$ 600.00
Transferred to this department
150.00
PAYMENTS
$ 750.00
Salary of city solicitor
$ 500.06
Allowance for expenses
166.65
Printing report on Donahue case
28.00
Transcript of testimony on Donahue case
17.40
Publication, Nichols on land damages
4.00
Printing briefs
7.40
Use of telephone
4.18
Expense to Boston
5.60
Stenographer
.75
$ 734.04
Balance to general treasury
$ 15.96
Election and Registration
Appropriation
$ 2,000.00
From general treasury to balance
PAYMENTS
$ 2,506.65
Ward officers
$ 1,442.00
Salaries of board of registrars
500.00
Registrars for recount
20.00
Lamps
1.40
6 metal ballot boxes
25.50
Suppers for registrars
11.50
Teaming and express
17.70
Repairing ballot boxes
2.50
Cleaning and repairing booths
24.61
Postage
40.50
Stationery
5.07
Pasting blocks
2.50
Use of telephone
2.40
Ringing bells
4.00
Janitor's services
32.00
Oil
.70
Printing ballots, pay rolls and nomination papers. .
210.63
Advertising
141.14
Cards
3.75
Posting ballots, check-lists and putting up rails. ..
18.75
506.65
.
$ 2,506.65
43
CITY AUDITOR.
General Government-continued City Hall
Appropriation
$ 1,000.00
Transferred to this department
150.00
From general treasury to balance
109.67
$ 1,259.67
DEPARTMENT RECEIPTS
Sale of old books 2.23
$ 1,261.90
REVENUE, CREDITED TO INCOME ACCOUNT
Rent of City Hall $ 247.00
PAYMENTS
Street watering
$ 4.88
New spout
10.60
Flag
10.20
Gas plates
3.75
Rubber mats, for treasurer's office
8,25
Basket for treasurer's office
1.00
New vault door
205.00
Washing towels
2.00
Chairs for aldermen
56.70
Safe for overseers of poor
100.00
Refinishing 2 safes
7.00
Repairing seats
38.21
Repairs to plumbing and piping
24.15
Fuel
355.49
Inspecting boiler
2.00
Repairing clock
1.00
Janitor's supplies
15.43
Opening and repairing safe and vault
11.75
Setting glass
7.75
Repairing windows and roof
14.78
Painting assessors' rooms
56.54
Lights, mantles and tube
39.37
Stage carpenter
38.00
Lighting, electric
67.28
Lighting, gas
176.02
Labor as per pay rolls
4.75
$ 1,261.90
44
ANNUAL REPORT. General Government-continued City Hall-Treasurer's Office
Appropriation
$ 500.00
PAYMENTS
Transferred to law department
$150.00
Electrical fixtures
25.00
Painting office
61.60
Carpentry Repairs
64.00
Painting and varnishing safe
2.50
Settees
23.75
Office chair and stool
12.35
Mirror
3.00
Adding machine
92.45
Typewriter
60.00
Linoleum
2.25
Labor cleaning, etc.
3.10
.
$ 500.00
45
CITY AUDITOR.
PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY Police Department
Supervision
Appropriation
$ 1,300.00
PAYMENTS
Salary of city marshal
$1,200.00
Post office box rent
2.25
Stamps
1.50
Use of telephone
72.38
Stationery
14.85
Directory
. . .
$ 1,292.98
Balance to general treasury
$ 7.02
Salaries and Wages
Appropriation
$11,500.00
From general treasury to balance
12.75
PAYMENTS
$11,512.75
Salaries of regular men
$11,214.00
Salaries of regular men for extra duty
78.75
Salaries of reserve officers
220.00
$ 11,512.75
Fuel
Appropriation
$ 350.00
PAYMENTS
Coal
166.69
Balance to general treasury
$ 183.31
Lighting
Appropriation
$ 225.00
PAYMENTS
Newburyport Gas & Electric Co.
$ 200.44
Balance to general treasury
$ 24.56
2.00
46
ANNUAL REPORT. Protection of Life and Property-continued Police Department-continued Maintenance of Buildings
Appropriation
$ 800.00
REVENUE, CREDITED TO INCOME ACCOUNT
Fines collected
$1,019.20
Rent of court room for 1912 to Nov. 1st 208.34
$1,227.54
PAYMENTS
Salary of janitor
$ 320.10
Carpenter work and stock
139.38
Labor on heater
4.06
New pipe and repairs
8.09
Gas fixtures
1.65
Towels
3.00
Awnings
3.80
Labor putting up boxes for push buttons
17.75
Janitor's supplies
58.84
Miscellaneous utensils
11.20
Rubber mats
23.50
Paint and labor
. .
8.13
Street Sprinkling
. . .. .. 3.10
$ 602.60
Balance to general treasury
$ 197.40
Miscellaneous
Appropriation
$ 300.00
From general treasury to balance
85.22
$ 385.22
Equipment and Repairs PAYMENTS
Batteries and lights
$ 44.70
Gong
20.00
$ 64.70
Other Expenses
Premium on marshal's bond
$ 3.00
Services of physicians and medicine
9.95
Janitor's supplies
12.48
Use of teams
138.00
Lunches furnished
14.75
Newspapers at station
11.20
Ice at station
13.75
Buttons
9.50
47
CITY AUDITOR.
Protection of Life and Property-continued Police Department-continued
Teaming
1.75
Washing towels and new towels
14.28
Stationery
10.50
Rent of motor boat
24.00
Insect exterminator
18.00
Travelling expenses as per pay rolls
39.36
$ 320.52
New Police Station and Court Room
$ 385.22
Balance Dec. 16, 1911
$16,106.31
Transferred to this department
249.07
Bond issue
5,000.00
$21,355.38
PAYMENTS
Cashman Bros. Co., balance on contract
$12,829.75
Heating and ventilating contract
1,534.00
Erecting and painting cells, contract
3,500.00
Hardware as per contract
275.00
Electrical fixtures, as per contract
363.44
Furniture
185.00
Steel window guards and doors
246.50
New shades
33.65
Laying pipe
20.00
Vault doors
201.28
Architect, commission
803.48
Architect, travelling expenses
85.60
Electrical supplies
53.37
Use of telephone
.25
Grading and sidewalk, as per pay rolls
. 423.20 .
$20,554.52
Balance carried forward $ 800.86
Fire Department
Supervision
Appropriation
$ 500.00
PAYMENTS
$ 500.00
Salary of chief engineer
. .
48
ANNUAL REPORT. Protection of Life and Property-continued Fire Department-continued Salaries
Appropriation
$11,400.00
PAYMENTS
Assistant engineers
$ 322.92
Clerk of board
15.00
Captains
60.00
Mechanical engineers
680.03
Assistant engineers
373.96
Stokers and stewards
920.00
Call men
5,443.00
Permanent men
1,650.95
Substitutes for permanent men
104.55
Extra services at fires
15.50
Extra services at engine houses
101.00
Washing and rolling hose
45.90
Transferred to Equipment and Repairs
500.00
Transferred to Gas & Electric Light Investigation . .
300.00
Transferred to Playgrounds
600.00
$11,132.81
Balance to general treasury
$ 267.19
Horses and Care of Same
Appropriation
$ 5,000.00
From general treasury to balance
1,176.01
$ 6,176.01
PAYMENTS
Horses hired for hook and ladder
$1,464.00
Horses and men hired for supply wagon
87.50
Repairs to harnesses and new equipment
65.95
Extra horse at engine house
1.50
Shoeing horses for Hose No. 1
23.75
Extra teams hired
23.00
Repairing wheel
5.00
Chief engineer, allowance for horse hire
99.96
Hauling hose and hose carriages
248.75
Freight
.28
Portion of maintenance of city teams
4,156.32
$ 6,176.01
49
CITY AUDITOR. Protection of Life and Property -- continued Fire Department-continued Fuel
Appropriation
$ 650.00
From general treasury to balance
242.83
PAYMENTS $ 892.83
Central Fire Station
coal
$488.48
wood
2.13
charcoal
10.70
$ 501.31
Central Fire Station coal
48.64
Engine House No. 2
coal
$120.23
wood
.70
$ 120.93
Engine House No. 3
coal
$ 104.86
Hose House No. 7
coal
$ 85.16
wood
2.00
$ 87.16
Hose House No. 8 coal
$ 78.57
$ 892.83
Lighting
Appropriation
$ 350.00
From general treasury to balance
15.93
PAYMENTS $ 365.93
Central Fire Station
Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.