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24 00
Cash paid quarantined ‘‘
. .
254 00
Board at hospitals
. . 246 20
$ 965 37
Tuberculosis
Patients in hospitals
$ 180 37
Board and attendance
155 50
Groceries and provisions
313 67
Destroying bedding
4 50
Relief by other cities and towns
839 88
Disinfectants
24 00
Traveling expenses
4 35
$ 1,522 27
Other Expenses $ 587 50
Salary of Bacteriologist
Bacteriologist's supplies
3 08
Stationery, postage and office supplies
32 42
Burying animals
39 00
Traveling expenses
12 74
Telephone rental
39 03
Printing and advertising
11 00
$ 724 77
$ 3,212 41
Balance to general treasury
$
175 87
INSPECTION OF SCHOOL CHILDREN
Appropriation
$ 300 00
Salary of Inspector
$ 300 00
INSPECTION OF ANIMALS
Appropriation
$ 300 00
PAYMENTS
$ 300 00
Salary of Inspector
INSPECTION OF MEATS AND PROVISIONS
Appropriation
$ 500 00
PAYMENTS
54
ANNUAL REPORT HEALTH AND SANITATION PAYMENTS
Salary of Inspector
$
500 00
INSPECTION OF MILK AND VINEGAR
Appropriation
$ 750 00
From general treasury to balance 18 97
$ 768 97
REVENUE, CREDITED TO INCOME ACCOUNT
Milk licenses, fees $ 52 00
Salary of Inspector
PAYMENTS $ 400 00
Salary of Collector
300 00
Gas and electricity
49 09
Inspector's supplies
19 88
$ 768 97
SEWER MAINTENANCE
Appropriation
$ 300 00
Services cleaning sewers
90 52
From general treasury to balance
56 38
$ 446 90
PAYMENTS
Teaming
$ 50
Rope, pipe and cement
2 73
Washing hose
4 00
Repairing sewer irons and picks
11 10
Tools and equipment
5 05
Services city teams
69 80
Labor as per payrolls
353 72
$ 446 90
SEWER CONSTRUCTION
Balance Dec. 18, 1915
$ 674 94
Sale of pipe
37 50
Amounts collected for connections
575 76
PAYMENTS $ 1,288 20
Pipe, cement and tools $ 106 51
South Pond Street sewer, labor
320 54
55
CITY AUDITOR
HEALTH AND SANITATION
South Pond Street sewer, city teams
8 90
Services of city teams
18 80
Labor as per payrolls
314 27
Services of Civil Engineer
8 40
$ 777 42
Undrawn balance carried forward
$ 510 78
ASHES AND RUBBISH
Appropriation
$ 2,500 00
Sale of old paper and books
512 71
From general treasury to balance
224 31
$ 3,237 02
PAYMENTS
Weighing paper
$ 1 45
Advertising
8 25
Services of city teams
1,015 05
Tools and equipment
17 35
Labor as per payrolls
2,137 37
Wire
10 05
Extra labor and horses
47 50
$ 3,237 02
STREET CLEANING
Appropriation
$ 3,000 00
PAYMENTS
Refilling street broom and repairs
$ 42 75
Brooms, Brushes and hoes
20 40
Services of city teams
647 27
Labor as per payrolls
1,658 21
Extra teams
2 40
New street sweeper
300 00
$ 2,671 03
Balance to general treasury
$ 328 97
CARE OF CONVENIENCE STATIONS
Appropriation
$ 100 00
PAYMENTS
Labor as per payrolls
$ 91 00
$ 9 00
Balance to general treasury
56
ANNUAL REPORT
HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES
HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES Supervision
Appropriation
$ 1,600 00
Use of telephone
... 4 40
$ 1,604 40
PAYMENTS
Salary of superintendent
$ 1,487 50
Telephone rental
33 07
Stamps and postcards
1 25
Traveling expenses
15 76
Stationery and supplies
8 78
Printing and advertising
3 50
$ 1,549 86
Balance to general treasury
$ 54 54
STATE HIGHWAY TAX
Paid state for maintenance of state highway . . . $ 646 93
CITY TEAMS AND SALARIES OF DRIVERS DEPARTMENT RECEIPTS
Services of teams for:
Sewer Construction
$ 27 70
Sewer Maintenance
69 80
Ashes and Rubbish
1,015 05
Street Cleaning
647 27
Highway Repairs
424 30
Culverts
77 75
Street Sprinkling
508 28
Sidewalks and Curbing
178 55
Snow Removal
154 20
4th of July Celebration
1 70
Education, Fuel
2 00
Education, School Buildings
1 50
Highway Miscellaneous
80
Balance of expenses charged to Fire Dept. Horses
3,707 47
Other City Property
4 20
Miscellaneous, Public Library
2 75
Transfer from Street Sprinkling
125 00
$ 6,951 32
57
CITY AUDITOR HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES
PAYMENTS
Driver No. 1 Double team
$ 842 25
Driver No. 2 Double team
842 25
Driver No. 3 Double team
842 25
Driver No. 2 Single team
842 25
Driver No. 3 Single team
842 25
Substitute drivers for vacation and sickness
364 75
Veterinary services and medicine
16 75
Hay, grain and straw
1,780 19
Shoeing horses
157 18
Painting and repairing wagons
229 82
Repairing harnesses
104 75
Paint, oil, etc.,
63
New one horse sled
71 00
Advertising
3 00
Extra horses hired
12 00
$ 6,951 32
REPAIRING
Appropriation
$ 4,000 00
Transfer from Street Sprinkling
200 00
F. S. Moseley Account, settled by mayor
750 00
Sale of material
22 40
Services of department
52 13
$ 5,024 53
PAYMENTS
Repairs on road roller
$ 38 88
Fuel for road roller
23 05
Crushed stone
351 23
Tarvia
120 06
Gravel
15 95
Pipe and bends
6 58
Brooms, hoe and shovels
33 13
Weighing
8 55
Cement
50
Lanterns, globes and oil
8 54
Carpenter and stock on bridge
23 03
Express and freight
65 17
Wrought grates
22 00
Sand screens
18 00
Printing and advertising
1 50
Road binder
112 64
58
ANNUAL REPORT
HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES
Rope and hardware
48 53
Insurance on boiler
19 31
Extra teams hired
434 11
Repairing picks, drills, etc.,
15 45
Services of city teams
424 30
Labor as per payrolls
1,142 45
Transfer to Snow Removal
800 00
$
3,732 96
Balance to general treasury $ 1,291 57
CULVERTS
Appropriation
$ 800 00
PAYMENTS
Grates and repairing same
$ 35 04
Cement
1 00
Bricks
8 00
Lumber and carpenter
24 33
Services of city teams
77 75
Labor as per payrolls
297 36
$ 443 48
Balance to general treasury
$ 356 52
BRIDGES
Appropriation
$ 675 00
From general treasury to balance
195 78
PAYMENTS
Essex-Merrimac Chain Bridge $ 684 08
186 70
Plum Island Bridge
870 78 $
STREET LIGHTING
Appropriation
$ 16,600 00
PAYMENTS
Newburyport Gas & Electric Co., $ 16,404 65
Balance to general treasury 195 35
$ 16,600 00
STREET SPRINKLING
$
2,400 00
Appropriation
$ 870 78
59
CITY AUDITOR
HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES
Income from Simpson fund
900 00
Commitment for 1915
3,852 60
Additional commitment
35 51
Re Committed (abated by error)
2 00
Services of department
32 00
$ 7,222 11
PAYMENTS
Repairs and fuel for road roller
$ 52 74
Teams hired
177 50
Writing commitment
100 00
Water
50 00
Demurrage
81 00
Road oil
3,803 64
Services of city teams
508 28
Labor as per payrolls
644 04
Repairs to watering cart
12 01
Repairs to oiler
15 96
Hardware
99
Sprinkling cross streets
195 65
Transfers
875 00
$ 6,516 81
Balance to general treasury
$ 705 30
SIDEWALKS AND CURBING
Appropriation
$ 1,200 00
Income from Bromfield fund
212 50
From general treasury to balance
47 72
$ 1,460 22
PAYMENTS
Lumber
$ 12 71
Lamp black
60
Cement and bricks
50 00
Oil
6 00
Services of city teams
178 55
Labor as per payrolls
636 48
Repairing concrete
575 88
$ 1,460 22
SNOW REMOVAL
Appropriation
$ 1,000 00
Transferred from Highway Repairing
800 00
60
ANNUAL REPORT
HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES
Services of department
113 67
Miscellaneous Receipts
152 58
From general treasury to balance
60 68
$ 2,126 93
PAYMENTS
Men and teams hired
$ 454 55
New plows and shovels
17 95
Supplies and repairing equipment
40 90
Services of city teams
154 20
Labor as per payrolls
1,459 33
$ 2,126 93
MISCELLANEOUS
Appropriation
$ 375 00
PAYMENTS
Rent of sheds
$ 260 00
Silent policemen
35 68
Street numbers
6 78
Painting signs
12 25
Labor on lanterns for signs
46 32
Advertising
1 50
Lime
2 37
Labor at paper sheds
4 80
A
City teams at paper sheds
80
$ 370 50
Balance to general treasury
$ 4 50
61
CITY AUDITOR
CHARITIES
Appropriation
$ 12,000 00
From general treasury to balance
2,548 49
$ 14,548 49
DEPARTMENT RECEIPTS
State
$ 297 02
West Bridgewater
392 82
Fall River
281 75
Springfield
103 87
North Easton
53 50
West Newbury
53 50
Easton
12 50
Newbury
32 25
Salem
204 00
Salisbury
35 20
Lowell
62 00
Ipswich
92 00
Returned aid
6 00
Sale of produce
160 69
Sale of barrels
37 25
Sale of live stock
129 45
Sale of hay
85 40
Sale of merchandise
40 76
Refunds
15 08
$ 2,095 04
$ 16,643 53
PAYMENTS General Administration
Salary of clerk
$ 850 08
Postage and office supplies
26 63
Telephone rental
109 31
Directory
3 00
Fostoffice box rent
3 00
Traveling and expenses of overseers .
13 55
$ 1,005 57
Almshouse, or Poor Farm
Salary of superintendent and matron $ 720 00
Wages of farm hands 380 00
62
ANNUAL REPORT
CHARITIES
Wages of cook
360 00
Wages of domestics
240 00
Groceries and provisions at wholesale
771 65
Flavoring extracts at wholesale
9 00
Wages of fireman
17 00
Storing furs
4 35
Oranges
3 00
Potatoes
149 50
Shortening and lard
30 51
Tobacco and pipes at wholesale
71 39
Electric lights
26 50
Coffee and tea at wholesale
24 00
Cutting corn
6 00
Washing powder and soap at wholesale .
59 98
Onions
6 48
Meal, corn, rye and straw
463 69
Live stock
27 50
Candy
4 85
Fish and clams
265 78
Salt
19 65
Rat doom
5 00
Farming implements
36 14
Meats and provisions at retail
173 72
Repairing equipment
30 30
Medicine and malted milk
8 40
Dressing hogs and curing hams
24 55
White wash brush
4 00
Shoes and rubbers
45 90
Dry goods
53 57
Ice and labor on same
10 00
Insurance
95 18
Clothing
90 00
Laundry
4 94
Repairing shoes and sole leather
7 72
Plants and seeds
22 36
Fitting glasses
50
Harness and wagon repairs
32 05
Shoeing horses
38 40
Sprayer
12 00
Lime, cement and hardware
33 66
Electric lighting
38 87
Hostlers supplies and blankets
8 85
Brooms
4 50
Baking powder
10 50
Veterinary and supplies
59 04
63
CITY AUDITOR CHARITIES
Freight and express
19 45
Iron Grates
31 30
Lumber and shavings
19 68
Arsenate of lead
15 00
Fertilizer and hog feed
112 16
Barber
34 00
Matches
5 00
Middlings
161 76
Wood
262 50
Coal
1,096 02
Kitchen utensils and repairing heater
58 48
Furniture and furnishings
58 33
Oil, gasoline and repairs to engine
16 44
$
6 401 10
PAYMENTS Out-door Relief
Fuel
$ 553 55
Flour at wholesale
786 61
Beans at wholesale
175 00
Crackers at wholesale
234 62
Pork at wholesale
116 10
Sugar at wholesale
441 42
Soap at wholesale
128 95
Coffee and tea at wholesale
183 60
Aid rendered for travel
21 41
Provisions and groceries at retail
1,453 87
Shoes and rubbers
106 20
Relief by other cities and towns
1,195 89
State hospitals
627 46
Salary of Physician
450 00
Medicine
300 00
Burials
87 00
Rent, and board
1,153 11
Kitchen utensils
4 00
Cash disbursements by overseers
645 00
Ambulance and teams
36 00
Express
5 83
Twine and paper bags
33 61
Milk
76 05
State Infirmary
81 50
Groceries and provisions at wholesale
138 17
Royal Baking Powder
10 50
State Farm
6 00
Rice at wholesale
92 16
64
ANNUAL REPORT
CHARITIES
Relief in hospitals 31 00
Physicians and medicine outside city 62 25
$ 9,236 86
$ 16,643 53
ANNA JAQUES HOSPITAL
Appropriation
$ 600 00
To Anna Jaques Hospital
$ 600 00
HOMEOPATHIC HOSPITAL
Appropriation
$ 300 00
PAYMENTS
To Homeopathic Hospital
$ 300 00
MOTHER'S AID (Chap. 763, Acts 1913)
Appropriation
$ 1,000 00
Stoughton
86 66
State
36 34
From general treasury to balance
21 06
$ 1,144 06
PAYMENTS
Rent
$ 78 75
Groceries
171 31
Fuel
8 00
Shoes
6 00
Cash disbursements by overseers
880 00
$ 1,144 06
PAYMENTS
65
CITY AUDITOR
SOLDIERS' BENEFITS
STATE AID
Received from state amounts paid in 1915 $ 9,244 00
By balance due for amounts paid in 1916 8,227 00
$ 17,471 00
PAYMENTS
Cash paid beneficiares $ 9,016 00
Balance Dec. 18, 1915
8,455 00
$ 17,471 00
MILITARY AID
Appropriation
$ 100 00
Balance to general treasury $ 100 00
SOLDIERS' BURIAL
Received from state amounts paid in 1915 $ 350 00
Balance due from state for amounts paid
. . 400 00
$ 750 00
PAYMENTS
Paid burial agent in 1916
$ 400 00
Balance due for previous payments
350 00
$ 750 00
SOLDIERS' RELIEF
Appropriation
$ 6,200 00
From general treasury to balance
867 91
Groveland, relief given
215 50
Refunds
17 75
...
$ 7,301 16
PAYMENTS
Clerk hire $ 200 00
Stationery, stamps and office supplies
25 09
Traveling expenses
1 68
Dry goods
SO
Services of physicians
116 95
66
ANNUAL REPORT
Telephone
17 56
Board and nursing
1,410 75
Groceries and provisions
21 30
Fuel
1,209 80
Cash disbursements
4,032 00
Medicine and medicinal supplies
257 73
Ambulance and carriages
7 50
-
$ 7,301 16
CARE OF SOLDIERS' GRAVES
Appropriation
$ 50 00
Balance to general treasury
$ 50 00
-
67
CITY AUDITOR
EDUCATION
SALARIES
Appropriation
$ 51,400 00
Refunds
. . 20 40
$ 51,420 40
PAYMENTS
Superintendent
$ 1,900 00
Clerical Assistant
479 52
Truant Officer
750 00
High School Teachers
13,323 17
Elementary School Teachers
25,553 02
Training School Teachers
1,147 25
Evening School Teachers
496 00
Sewing and Cooking School Teachers
1,213 75
Music Teacher
594 00
Drawing Teacher
750 00
Janitors' Services
4,590 50
Balance to general treasury
$ 623 19
$ 50,797 21
MISCELLANEOUS
Appropriation
$ 3,500 00
From general treasury to balance
. 1,912 89
$ 5,412 89
Department Receipts
Sale of old books and supplies
$ 59 37
Sale of stock from domestic science
3 69
Use of telephone
5 84
$ 68 90
$ 5,481 79
REVENUE, CREDITED TO INCOME ACCOUNT
Tuition
$ 4,099 40
Atkinson fund
150 00
Putnam Trustees
1,200 00
Brown fund
606 00
$ 6,055 40
68
ANNUAL REPORT
EDUCATION PAYMENTS Administration
Office supplies and stationery $ 78 20
Postoffice box rent
3 00
Stamps and stamped envelopes
95 32
Telephone rental
131 86
Traveling expenses
34 44
Printing and advertising
106 88
Directory
3 00
Cards, guides, etc.,
23 00
Traveling expenses of Truant Officer
. 10
$ 476 80
TEXT BOOKS AND SUPPLIES
Books and music $ 2,113 18
Typewriter supplies and new typewriters
105 61
Drawing supplies
229 59
Pens, pencils and penholders
194 40
Stationery, cards and supplies
824 43
Binding books
90 27
Sewing school supplies
30 73
Laboratory equipment and repairs
232 55
Cooking utensils and supplies
226 06
Pencil sharpennrs and repairs
13 07
Express, teaming and frieght
114 38
$ 4,174 27
Other Expenses
Diplomas, engrossing, and ribbons
$ 101 67
Cooking School laundry
7 21
Janitors' supplies
124 21
Sweeping compound
39 23
Paper towels, waste cans, etc.,
76 32
Use of piano and tuning
12 50
Neostyle supplies
6 40
Equipment for Cooking School
15 15
Spar light
3 13
Disinfectant
20 00
Support of truants
178 00
Transportation
246 90
$ 830 72
$ 5,481 79
Appropriation
FUEL $ 3,250 00
1
69
CITY AUDITOR
EDUCATION
PAYMENTS
High School
. coal
$
546 75 $
546 75
Currier School
. coal
$
393 20
wood
79 50
$ 472 70
Jackman School
coal
$ 446 50
wood
13 50
$ 460 00
Curtis School
coal
$ 184 74
wood
20 50
$ 205 24
Hancock Street School
coal
$ 149 20
wood
2 50
$ 151 70
Bromfield Street School . coal
$ 204 50
wood
2 50
$
207 00
Temple Street School
coal
$
80 84
Moultonville School
. coal
$ 24 90
wood
3 00
$ 27 90
Davenport School
coal
$ 239 82
wood
2 00
$ 241 82
Kelly School
oal
$ 644 07
wood
8 00
$ 652 07
Purchase Street School
coal
$ 16 20
wood
2 00
$ 18 20
All Schools
wood
$
$ 39 29
Labor as per payrolls
3 30
City Teams as per payrolls
2 00
$ 3,108 81
Balance to general treasury
$
141 19
LIGHTING
Appropriation
$ 350 00
Cash payments for light used
5 55
$ 355 55
PAYMENTS
High School
$ 138 27
40 12
Currier School
70
ANNUAL REPORT
EDUCATION
Jackman School
16 60
Kelly School
59 12
Temple Street School
1 37
Purchase Street School
43 73
$ 299 21
Balance to general treasury
$ 56 34
SCHOOL BUILDINGS
Appropriation
$ 1,000 00
Balance forward for contract made
38 00
Use of High School hall
7 50
Sale of old grate
1 10
Transferred from Street Sprinkling
300 00
From general treasury to balance
517 63
$ 1,864 23
PAYMENTS High School
Repairing clock
$ 9 49
Curtains and labor
17 22
Repairs to plumbing and heater
113 91
Carpenter work and stock
22 00
Setting glass and painting
61 38
New conductors
41 00
Electrical supplies and labor
30 38
New chairs
33 00
Janitor's supplies and repairs
9 00
Repairs on roof and mason work
32 87
Services at Musical Club
1 50
Hardware
26 32
Insurance
51 20
Oiler and floor oil
6 75
Shoveling coal
2 75
Installing electric motor
38 00
Electric power
48 31
-
$ 545 08
Currier School
Repairs to heater
$ 7 08
Mason and stock
10 50
Setting glass and painting
24 23
Electrician and supplies
6 18
Carpenter work and stock
50 79
Repairing clocks
1 00
$ 99 78
71
CITY AUDITOR EDUCATION Jackman School Forward
$
644 86
New Conductors
$ 57 65
Carpenter work and stock
17 89
Repairing seats and chairs
17 11
New shades
2 25
Repairing lawn mower, lock and clock . ..
4 30
Tar sidewalk
17 55
Paint and glass
9 92
Plumber and stock
1 75
Hardware
3 49
Repairing basment floor
46 75
Electrical supplies
1 70
Flag
3 25
$ 183 61
Curtis School
Wire fence
$ 19 54
Mason and stock
5 50
Plumber and stock
11 45
Carpenter work and stock
13 05
Paint and glass
4 72
Repairing clocks
2 00
Electrician and stock
3 10
Clearing sewer
44
Hardware
85
$ 63 65
Davenport School
Repairs to roof
$ 9 24
Repairs to Plumbing
11 44
Mason and stock
6 55
Repairs to heating apparatus
13 10
Setting glass and painting
60
Carpenter work and stock
4 05
Rope
33
Drinking fountains
19 40
$ 64 71
Purchase Street School
Painter and stock
$ 98
Repairs to plumbing
50
Carpenter and stock
74
Repairs to heater
8 85
Connecting gas stove
75
$ 26 82
Ash barrels
Kelley School $ 10 00
72
ANNUAL REPORT
EDUCATION
Sharpening lawn mower
. 25
Carpenter work and stock
19 58
Setting glass and painting
36 44
Repairs to heater and mason work
135 70
Lights and mantles
6 90
Repairs to plumbing
33 95
Painter and stock
43 93
Repairs to roof
18 03
Hardware
10 73
Janitor's supplies
12 99
Repairing clocks
. 00
Repairing desks
5 00
Replacig steam pipes
60 58
Labor on electric bell and button
21 75
$
417 83
Forward
$ 1,401 48
Hancock Street School Forward $ 1,401 48
Carpenter work and stock
$ 1 98
Repairs on heater
.00
Rope
28
Paint and setting glass
: 59
Repairs to plumbing
11 15
One-half cost repairing fence
6 64
Repairing roof
14 90
Mason and stock
3 10
$
45 64
Broomfield Street School
Carpenter work and stock $ 19 14
Repairs to heating apparatus
4 80
Repairing clocks
2 00
Repairs to plumbing
26 45
Painting and setting glass
8 31
Janitor's supplies
: 55
Floor Oil
2 00
$
65 25
Temple Street School
Plumbing repairs and supplies
$ 2 85
Painting
44
Repairs to heater
1 50
Repairs on fire escapes
3 75
$ 18 54
Moultonville School
Setting glass and repairing locks $ . . 3 37
73
CITY AUDITOR
EDUCATION
All Schools
Insurance on boilers
$ 190 40
Carpenter and stock
55 58
Street Sprinkling
34 42
Clearing up school yards
3 99
Flags
3 75
Electric lamps and mantles
34 36
Advertising and traveling expenses on fire escapes 7 45
$ 329 95 $ 1,864 23
FIRE ESCAPES FOR HIGH AND KELLEY SCHOOLS
$ 1,320 00 .
Geo. T. McLauthlin Co., contractors
Appropriation PAYMENTS $ 1,320 00
74
ANNUAL REPORT
PUBLIC LIBRARY SALARIES AND WAGES
Appropriation
$ 4,300 00
Income from Cole fund
80 00
REVENUE, CREDITED TO INCOME ACCOUNT
Use of library, Newbury $ 200 00
Dog licenses
476 08
Income from trust funds:
A. E. Cutter
145 40
S. W. Marston
180 40
E. S. Moseley
180 40
W. O. Moseley
411 92
E. H. Stickney, net
224 73
J. M. Bradbury
40 40
C. W. Bradstreet
40 40
$ 1,899 73
PAYMENTS
Salary of librarian $ 1,600 00
Salaries of assistants
2,177 71
Salary of janitor
550 00 $ 4,327 71
Balance to general treasury
..... $ 53 09
BOOKS, PERIORICALS, ETC. $ 941 44
Balance from 1915
DEPARTMENT RECEIPTS
Interest on deposit $ 23 77
Income from trust funds :
John J. Currier
40 00
W. H. P. Dodge
95 80
J. A. Frothingham
45 00
S. A. Green
80 00
George Haskell
37 88
M. P. Sawyer
200 00
J. R. Spring
800 00
Benjamin G. Sweetser
200 00
W. C. Todd
617 00
75
CITY AUDITOR
PUBLIC LIBRARY
A. Williams
40 00
Sale of books
144 52
Refund
1 25
$ 2,325 22
$
3,266 66
PAYMENTS
Books
$ 1,081 67
Papers
838 05
Binding
462 01
Music books
74 59
$ 2,456 32
Balance Dec. 16, 1916
$
810 34
FUEL
Appropriation
$ 325 00
PAYMENTS
Coal
$ 315 30
Wood
8 00
$ 323 30
Balance to general treasury $ 1 70
LIGHTING
Appropriation
PAYMENTS $ 275 00
Newburyport Gas & Electric Co.,
$ 225 94
Balance to general treasury
$ 49 06
MISCELLANEOUS
Appropriation
$
350 00
DEPARTMENT RECEIPTS
Fines
$ 21 85
Sale of old paper and books
31 12
$ 52 97
$ 402 97
76
ANNUAL REPORT
PUBLIC LIBRARY PAYMENTS
Telephone
$ 22 80
Postoffice box rent
8 00
Office supplies and stationery
61 18
Printing and advertising
15 50
Street Sprinkling
6 55
Boiler insurance
37 41
Lights, and repairig of same
13 74
Janitor's supplies
10
City teams removing ashes
.
2 75
Labor removing ashes
6 04
Dog checks and blanks
7 80
Post cards and stamps
22 50
Flag
4 00
Premiums on insurance policies
84 00
$ 310 37
Balance to general treasury $ 101 60
77
CITY AUDITOR
RECREATION
CITY PARKS
Appropriation
$ 300 00
From Balch fund
715 40
From County, turf, loam and labor
33 25
$ 1,048 65
PAYMENTS
Salaries and wages
$ 279 15
Teams from Lyons
3 50
Hardware
4 10
Grass seed
3 60
Labor returfing
123 60
Tools and equipment
21 36
Street Sprinkling
73 75
Lighting
87 48
Loam and turf
215 30
Moth removal
: 14
Sewer pipe
12 00
Extra team and man
2 50
Lumber
1 19
Metal signs
19 20
$ 854 87
Balance to general treasury
$
193 78
ATKINSON COMMON
Appropriations
$ 500 00
PAYMENTS
Supervision and labor
$ 42 00
Tools and Equipment
6 85
Carpenter and stock
11 49
Cleaning statue
12 00
Flag
21 00
Labor as per payrolls
325 97
Street Sprinkling
6 00
Concrete work
41 00
.
$ 466 31
$ 33 69
Balance to general treasury
.
75
ANNUAL REPORT
RECREATION PLAYGROUNDS
Appropriation
$ 500 00
From general treasury to balance
49 96
$ 549 96
PAYMENTS
Supervision of grounds
$ 175 00
Salaries of assistants
87 50
Lumber
27 25
Sporting goods
11 98
Equipment
83
Hardware
2 78
Broken windows
1 05
Rent of land
225 32
Labor as per payroll
18 25
$ 549 96
79
CITY AUDITOR
CELEBRATIONS
MEMORIAL DAY
Appropriation
$
300 00
PAYMENTS
Quartermaster Post 49, G. A. R.
$
300 00
FIREMEN'S MEMORIAL SUNDAY
Appropriation
$ 75 00
PAYMENTS
L. G. Bradbury, Treas., for Memorial Sunday
.
$
75 00
FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION
Transfer from Aldermen and Council $ 100 00
Subscription Entertainments 168 90
collected by entertainment committee 49 00
480 63
66 miscellaneous
604 47
Refund
2 00
...
$ 1,405 00
PAYMENTS
Fireworks
$ 260 00
Hardware and lumber for fireworks
17 43
Teaming and express
10 83
Telephones, stationery and postage
9 55
Watching, and labor at bon fire
48 65
Lumber at bon fire
16 00
Music
201 60
Teams for parade
48 00
Grand stand and trimming
73 00
Entertainment
6 30
Printing and advertising
5 85
Tags, and coin cards
15 16
Lantern for bonfire
75
.
Tag day
80
ANNUAL REPORT
CELEBRATIONS
Moving and cleaning settees
1 00
Extra officers for parade and fireworks 23 00
Typewriting and addressing
19 50
Flags and bunting
70 72
Labor on fireworks
11 40
Cash prizes and cups
42 50
Use of tent
1 00
Carfare and expense to Boston
3 00
Badges and plumed hats
5 05
City Teams at bonfire
2 00
$ 892 29
Balance carried forward $ 512 71
8 1
CITY AUDITOR
UNCLASSIFIED
CITY CLOCKS
Appropriation
$ 75 00
Salary of Superintendent of clocks
$ 75 00
WATER FOR PUBLIC BUILDINGS
Appropriation
$ 1,500 00
PAYMENTS
Newburyport Water Works
$ 1,500 00
OTHER CITY PROPERTIES
Appropriation
. Rent of Ward 5 Ward Room 60 00
Rent of Storey Avenue School House
40 00
$ 400 00
PAYMENTS
Almshouse, paint and glass
$ 21 10
Plumber and stock
126 63
Repairs to heater
34 88
Carpenter and stock at almshouse
122 62
Gilding Central Church Clocks
40 00
Labor repairing fountains
9 62
City Teams, etc.,
4 20
Printing and advertising
2 50
$ 361 55
Balance to general treasury
$ 38 45
LOCKERS FOR NAVAL BATTALION
Appropriation
$ 500 00
PAYMENTS
Sea chests
$ 25 60
Steel lockers
375 20
Use of rifle range
50 00
$ 450 80
Balance to general treasury
$ 49 20
RENUMBERING DWELLINGS
Appropriation
$ 225 00
PAYMENTS
$ 300 00
.
82
ANNUAL REPORT
UNCLASSIFIED PAYMENTS
Labor placing numbers $ 106 00
Numbers
119 00 $ 225 00
INVESTIGATION AND PROPAGATION OF CLAMS $ 300 00 Appropriation
PAYMENTS
Purchase of clams $ 158 50
Labor seeding clams
66 97
Transportation of clams
10 00
Bags
1 00
Lumber
. 35
Painting signs
7 00
Balance to general treasury
$
55 18
TEMPORARY ACCOUNTS EMBEZZLEMENT ACCOUNT
Balance Dec. 16, 1916
$ 104 01 .
J. V. F. SURETY ACCOUNT
Balance Dec. 18, 1915
$ 3,000 00
Est. Geo. H. Stevens
$
2,000 00
Balance Dec. 16, 1916
$ 5,000 00
JUDGMENT ACCOUNT PAYMENTS
Balance from last year $ 235 69
500 00
Newburyport Building Asso. vs. City
750 00
Armand Dufresne vs. City
392 56 $
1,878 25
RECEIPTS
Credit by refund
$ 22 40
Credit from tax levy 1916
713 29
$ 735 69
$
1,142 56
Cook vs. City
RECEIPTS
$ 244 82
83
CITY AUDITOR
UNCLASSIFIED BUILDING PERMITS
Balance Dec. 18, 1915 $ 20 00
Permits issued by City Clerk
160 00
To Inspector of Buildings
PAYMENTS
$
180 00
TEMPORARY ACCOUNTS SCHOOL TEACHERS' PENSIONS RECEIPTS
$ 1,646 25
From teachers
PAYMENTS
$ 1,646 25
To Teachers' Retirement Association
COUNTY OF ESSEX (Dog Account) PAYMENTS
Balance Dec. 18, 1915
$ 3 00
Dog officer for killing dogs
32 00
RECEIPTS
Payments refunded by County
$ 30 00
Balance
$ 5 00
UNCALLED FOR CLAIMS
Balance from 1915
$ 61 85
PREMIUMS
Received on revenue loan
$ 1 25
$ 180 00
$ 35 00
84
ANNUAL REPORT
Public Service Enterprises
WATER WORKS
Balance Dec. 18, 1915
$ 1,539 71
RECEIPTS
Water rates
$ 44,924 09
Meter rates
11,713 22
Sundry water receipts
350 55
City for fire service and buildings
5,000 00
Miscellaneous maintenance receipts
179 61
Interest on deposit
178 80
Total income
$ 62,346 27
PAYMENTS FOR MAINTENANCE
Pumping station
$ 6,527 68
Pumping station, Artichoke
2,468 38
General maintenance
3,359 22
Hydrant maintenance
98 64
Gate maintenance
33 70
Reservoir maintenance
59 61
Meter maintenance
10 35
. Service pipe maintenance
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