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15,289.61
251,408.50
21.20
1909
4351
7,690,600
4,579,121
12,269,721
196,669.70
15,477.70
17,409.50
229,556.90
18
1910
4252
7,854,450
7,387,607
15,242,057
237,872.48
19,007.50
18,360.01
275,239.99
17.50
1911
4190
7,947,400
5,167,010
13,114,410
228,244.33
19,007.50
18,170.64
265,422.47
19.60
1912
4211
8,096,000
4,739,482
12,835,482
221,440.30
21,587.50
18,253.19
261,280.99
19.70
1913
4167
8,122,700
4,495,258
12,617,958
213,390.83
24,247.50
16,745.84
254,384.17
19.50
1914 .
4166
8,191,050
4,633,677
12,824,727
221,550.24
26,702.63
16,573.67
264,826.54
20
1915
.
4131
8,146,350
4,380,036
12,526,386
222,660.40
29,445.00
19,210.71
271,316.11
21
1916 .
4231
· 8,225,000
4,377,934
12,602,934
209,740.98
22,086.93
18,610.41
250,438.32
19.20
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
4348
7,286,000
2,863,033
10,149,033
151,518.84
5,760
8,727.17
166,006.01
15.50
1901
4430
7,382,400
3,100,050
10,482,450
159,020.42
6,422.50
9,039.79
174,482.71
15.80
.
.
CITY AUDITOR
* The assessors' overlays are included in these amounts.
15242 011 12 6 17 958 2634094
121
.
1888
3964
6,088,890
.
.
.
·
·
.
.
6,855 10,282.50 10,282.50
DEPARTMENT REPORTS AND REPORTS OF CITY OFFICERS
Annual Report of the Board of Assessors
To His Honor, the Mayor, and City Council of Newburyport:
Gentlemen :- The Board of Assessors herewith present its report for the year 1916:
On real estate, assessed value $ 8,225,000
On personal estate, assessed value 4,072,760
On resident bank shares 305,174
Total assessed value of property
$ 12,602,934
Increase of valuation from 1915, $76,548 00.
No. of polls, 4231; an increase of 100. Rate of taxation for 1916, $19.20 per $1,000, a decrease of $1.80 per $1,000.
The total amount of the Tax levied was as follows:
On real estate
$157,920 00
On personal estate 84,056 32
On polls
8,462 00
$250,438 32
This was apportioned as follows:
For State purposes 9 1-5
For County purposes 7 3-5
For City purposes
83 1.5
100
The sum required by the warrants from the State, County and City, are as follows:
City, including judgments ($713.29)
$200,188 29
County
18,610 41
State
21,440 00
State highway 646 93
The amount of overlay 9,552 69
$250,438 32
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ANNUAL REPORT
The amount of Additional Assessments December 20, 1916:
$ 4,000 00 Real
Personal
203,445 00
$207,445 00
Tax on the above was levied as follows:
Real
$ 76 80
Personal
3,906 14
$ 3,982 94
Polls added 92
Abatements of Real, Personal and Poll taxes totalled $7,745.78, as follows: 1912, $3.75; 1913, $1,079.82; 1914, $1,153.66; 1915, $917.07; 1916, $4,591.48; total, $7,745.78.
Properties exempt by law, under Chap. 12, Revised Laws:
Real
Religious Societies
$329,500
Personal $ 51,439 00
Charitable Institutions
46,747
274,770 05
Literary Institutions
122,100
153,148 65
Benevolent Institutions
181,750
522,917 50
$680,097 $1,002,275 20
Number residents assessed on property (individuals)
2122
*All others
384
Number non-residents assessed on property (individuals) 225
*All others
93
Number of dwellings assessed
3419
Number of acres of land assessed
4601
Total number assessed on property
2824
Total number assessed for polls only
3191
Total number of tax payers
6015
*"All others" means firms, corporations, associations, trustees, etc.
Value of buildings assessed, excluding land
$5,644,350
Value of land assessed, excluding buildings 2,580,650
Number of horses assessed 397
Number of cows assessed
289
Respectfully submitted,
EBEN C. KNIGHT, CHARLES W. JOHNSON, CHAS. L. PERKINS,
Assessors of Newburyport.
Annual Report of Board of Health
Newburyport, Mass., Dec. 31, 1916.
To His Honor, the Mayor and City Council:
Gentlemen :- The Board of Health submits its annual report for the year 1916.
The health conditions of the City varied but little from those of the previous year with two exceptions.
These were the cases of anterior poliomyelitis (infantile paralysis), twenty-three cases being reported to this Board between August 25 and No- vember 20, and an increase of nine cases of scarlet fever over the number for the year 1915.
Of the cases of poliomyelitis there were but three fatal. Many of the cases were mild and left no serious effects upon the patients, although the prevalence of the disease, so very little understood in medical science, caused considerable alarm and apprehension, in households where there were children.
There was a material decrease in diphtheria and typhoid fever, and prac- tically no increase in pulmonary tuberculosis or in the common children's diseases.
With the exceptions first above noted, the general health of the people of Newburyport during the year, has been remarkably good.
In connection herwith, the Board submits the annual reports of officers in the various departments under its jurisdiction.
Respectfully submitted,
T. RAYMOND HEALEY.
ORRIN J. GURNEY,
REPORT OF THE AGENT
Complaints attended and calls made
500
Notices sent
20
Water Closets
13
Dead animals burried
100
Sewers 7
Garbage
25
Old Mattresses buried
10
Pigs removed
17
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM THURSTON,
Agent.
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ANNUAL REPORT
REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF MEATS AND PROVISIONS
To His Honor, the Mayor, and City Council:
Gentlemen :- I herewith enclose the report of Inspector of Slaughtering and Meats and Provisions for the year of 1916:
Animals slaughtered:
Neat Cattle 392
Calves
919
Hogs 370
1681
Carcasses condemned 12
Respectfully submitted,
T. D. DONAHUE,
Inspector.
BACTERIOLOGIST REPORT
To the Board of Health, City Hall, Newburyport, Mass.
Gentlemen :- I submit herewith a report of my work as bacteriologist of your Board for the year ending Dec. 31, 1916. During this period there were sent to the laboratory for examination, 233 throat cultures for diphtheria bacilli, 115 specimens of sputum for tubercle bacilli, and 32 specimens of blood for the typhoid fever reaction.
The following is a summary of the results of the above examinations:
Positive.
Negative.
Total.
Throat Culture
33
200
233
Sputum
2
113
115
Blood (Widal test)
6
26
32
Total
41
339
380
Respectfully submitted,
R. D. HAMILTON, M. D.,
Bacteriologist.
SCHOOL PHYSICIAN'S REPORT
To the Newburyport Board of Health, City, Hall:
Gentlemen :- I submit herewith my report as Medical Inspector of the Schools for the year ending December 31, 1916:
129
BOARD OF HEALTH
I can now state that the children are actually receiving many advantages from the services of your school nurse.
Notices are now sent to the parents or guardians of the principal defects and deformities found in the school children, but, there yet remains to be instituted some system of follow up work.
Daily calls are made at the schools from ten to twelve a. m.
I have signed three hundred and seventy-two labor certificates for those who have reported at my office.
Respectfully submitted,
J. W. SHAW, M. D., School Physician.
PLUMBING INSPECTOR'S REPORT
Newburyport, March 5, 1917.
Board of Health:
Gentlemen :- I submit herewith a report of the Inspector of Plumbing for the year 1916. Considering that most of the buildings are connected with the public sewer, and that there has been very few new buildings erected, I consider it a remarkable showing. The number of fixtures has been greatly augmented by extensive alterations at the N. D. Dodge factory, and the Y. W. C. A. There have been some changes in the rules and regulations governing plumbing which are working out very satisfactorily.
The following is a summary of the different fixtures inspected and ap- proved :
Sinks 116
Lavatories
106
Closets
193
Baths
75
Showers
5
Urinals
11
Fountains (drinking)
4
Slop Sinks
.
1
Total
511
Respectfully submitted,
WINTHROP C. ADAMS, Inspector.
REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF MILK
Newburyport, Mass., March 1, 1917.
To the Board of Health, City Hall, Newburyport, Mass .:
Gentlemen :- I submit herewith my report as Inspector of Milk for the year ending Dec. 31, 1916. During this period 392 samples of milk were taken by
130
BOARD OF HEALTH
the collector. Bacterial counts were made of all of these samples, and in addition, many were examined for pus and streptococci and for preservatives.
Licenses to sell milk have been issued to the number of 100, of which 39 were taken out by dealers with wagons and 61 by stores, etc. The fees collected amounted to $50.00, which sum has been paid to the city treasurer.
Respectfully submitted,
R. D. HAMILTON, M. D., Inspector of Milk.
Annual Report of the City Physician
To His Honor, the Mayor, and the City Council:
I have the honor of submitting herewith my report as city physician for the year 1916.
Respectfully,
ROLAND L. TOPPAN.
Jan. 2, 1917.
January
100
33
3
2
4
0
February
84
15
7
1
1
1
March
73
22
4
0
1
1
April
38
23
0
3
0
0
May
43
31
1
3
0
0
June
45
20
3
2
0
0
July
60
40
2
0
2
0
August
61
38
2
2
1
0
September
68
34
2
4
2
0
October
53
42
2
1
1
0
November
57
31
2
2
1
0
December
64
21
1
0
1
0
-
-
Totals
746
350
29
20
14
2
Annual Report of the City Marshal
To His Honor, the Mayor, and Board of Aldermen of the City of Newburyport:
Gentlemen :- The whole number of arrests during the year ending Decem- ber 31st, 1916 for offences committed within the city of Newburyport is 693, of which 188 were of foreign birth, 505 were born within the limits of the United States, 54 were females and 58 were minors.
Arrests were for the following causes, viz:
Assault and battery
53
Assault on officers
4
Assault with a dangerous weapon
3
Bastardy
4
Breaking and entering
4
Capies
1
Carrying concealed weapons
1
Cruelty to dumb animals
2
Delinquents
10
Disorderly house
4
Disturbing the peace
42
Drunkenness
363
Insane
16
Larceny
11
Malicious mischief
5
Neglected children
13
Non support
19
Runaway boys
4
Runaway girls
1
Safe keeping
34
Stubborn and disobedient
3
Tramps
24
Violation of the automobile law
1
Violation of City ordinance
9
Violation of the dog law
5
Violation of the liquor law
20
Violation of the milk law
2
Murder (fugutive from justice)
1
Keeping a gaming room
1
An attempt to commit larceny
1
Being present when gaming implements were found
16
Habitual offender at school
1
Concealing mortgaged propert y
1
Injuring a shade tree
2
Non support of parent
2
Neglect of children
3
CITY MARSHAL
133
Violation of the school law
1
Wayward child 1
Violation of the light law on vehicles 2
Violation of the junk law
2
Violation of the traffic law
1
Total
693
Disposed of as follows, viz:
Appealed
9
Bound over to Superior court
3
Cases continued
5
Cases dismissed
11
Cases settled without trial
7
Committed to Danvers hospital
13
Committed to the Industrial at Lancaster
1
Committed for non-payment of fine
21
Committed to State Board of Charity
11
Committed to State farm, Bridgewater
2
Defaulted
8
Discharged by Court
37
Discharged without arraignment
1
Fined and paid
139
Placed on file
71
Put on probation
30
Released
33
Released by probation officer
198
Sent to jail
44
Sentence postponed
15
Settled by marriage
1
Turned over to other officers
16
Turned over to parents
4
Committed to the Industrial School at Shirley
3
Committed to Norfolk Hospital
1
Committed to Arlington Heights Hospital
1
Committed to Newton Hospital
1
Committed to Waverly Hospital
1
Total
693
MISCELLANEOUS
Amount of property reported lost $2963
Amount of property recovered $1271
Amount of imprisonment imposed (days)
2330
Accidents reported
52
Assisted other officers
385
Attempt suicide
2
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ANNUAL REPORT
Buildings found open and secured
834
Complaints investigated 765
Dangerous wires and poles reported
19
Defective places in streets reported
51
Disturbances suppressed without arrest
7
Dogs killed
4
Escorts furnished processions
2
Extra duty, ward room, ball grounds, yacht race, fair grounds, circus
63
Fire alarm boxes found open
1
Fire alarms given
1
Fires extinguished without alarm
9
Glass in fire alarm boxes found broken
40
Horses found cast: owner notified
23
Horses killed
3
Injured persons assisted
15
Intoxicated persons helped home
11
Lights found burning in buildings
54
Lights furnished for dangerous places
13
Lights reported out in stores
3
Liquor seizures
20
Lost children restored to parents
14
Meals furnished lodgers and prisoners
87
Notified to remove snow from sidewalk
140
Nuisances investigated
5
Officers for extra duty
361
Officers for extra duty at church
1
Officers for extra duty at City Hall
46
Overheated stove
1
Runaway teams stopped
2
Search warrants for liquor, served
34
Search warrants for property
2
Sick persons assisted
18
Stray teams put up
6
Street obstructions removed
7
Sudden or mysterious death, notified medical examiner Total
551
Wagon calls
20S
Water found running in buildings
14
Water main burst, superintendent notified
10
Windows found open and secured
129
Windows found broken
136
Cats killed
2
Gas escaping in street
1
Respectfully submitted,
Newburyport, Mass., January 1, 1917.
JOHN L McLEAN, City Marshal.
328
Street lights reported out
7
Annual Report of Fire Department
Newburyport, Mass., Feb. 1, 1917.
To the Honorable Mayor and City Council:
Gentlemen :- I herewith submit a report of the Fire Department for the year ending December 31, 1916.
The department apparatus consists of four steam fire engines, five hose wagons, five hose sleighs, one supply wagon (in poor condition), one exercise wagon and one ladder truck fully equipped.
MANUAL FORCE
The membership consists of two permanent men at Central Fire station and 61 Call men not including the Chief Engineer and three Assistant Chiefs. The substitute list of all companies of three men each is complete and fully filled
VALUE OF PROPERTY.
The following table gives the value, insurance and amounts paid on property to which the department responded on both bell and still alarms. Value $264,550 00
Insurance 223,001 33
Loss paid
71,017 27
FIRES AND ALARMS
There were 21 bell alarms against 41 last year.
There were 84 still alarms against 110 last year.
There was one chief's call for Dummer fire at Rowley.
There were three false alarms.
OLD HOSE AND MATERIAL
Sold during year old hose and material to the amount of $9.15, for which I hold Treasurer's receipts
FROM ROWLEY
Received from Town of Rowley for services at J. N. Dummer fire $203.50, which was divided proratio to the city and men for services rendered
CONDITION OF DEPARTMENT
The department is in good working condition with the exception of hose. During the past year hose to the amount of $480.00 was purchased. The coming year I recommend the purchase of 2000 feet.
During the year hose to the amount of 750 feet was damaged or found to be useless.
Firstclass hose now in department 8500 feet.
Would say the apparatus connected with the different companies except- ing suppy wagon has received touching up and varnishing during the year.
Supply wagon needs your attention, will say it is in bad shape.
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ANNUAL REPORT
HORSES
The condition of horses in the department is good and prompt.
FIRE ALARM
The fire alarm is going through a test which I trust will show when test is over in good condition.
Would recommend the purchase of one new fire alarm box for Storey avenue, near Fair grounds and change the location of Box 67, Car barn to Warner's Corner and 65 to Moulton street.
WATER SUPPLY
The water supply is first-class, plenty of it.
Would recommend a reservoir from the Frog Pond system placed in Market Square.
SMOKE MASK
Would recommend the purchase of an up-to-date Smoke Mask which would be of value to the department.
In conclusion I wish to thank the Mayor and members of the City Council, the Assistant Chiefs and members of the Department, the Police department and citizens in general for courtesies and assistance rendered during the year.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN L. L'EWIS, Chief Engineer.
Annual Report of City Clerk
To the Hon. Mayor and City Council:
Gentlemen :- I submit the following report of income in my department for the year ending Dec. 16, 1916:
Amusements
$ 104 75
Auctioneers
10 00
Bowling Alley
00
Burial Lots
126 00
Building permits
160 00
Clam permits
2 50
Common Victualler and Ice Cream
280 00
Express
1 00
Inn Holder
15 00
Intelligence Office
10 00
Job Wagon
3 00
Junk Collectors
114 00
Junk, wholesale
30 00
Marriage Certificates
152 00
Miscellaneous
15 95
Pawnbrokers
100 00
Pool
75 00
Peddlers
25 00
Recording
27 55
Shooting gallery
10 00
.. .
$ 1,266 75
Respectfully,
HENRY W. LITTLE, City Clerk.
Annual Report of the Follansbee Fund
The following is the 33rd annual report of this fund. This fund is in the hands of the Sinking Fund Commissioners and invested in the N. E. Tel. & Tel. 4 per cnt. bonds and Instititute for Savings in this city.
INCOME
Balance Dec. 18, 1915
$ 627 27
Interest Dec. 30, 1915
60 00
Interest July 1, 1916
60 00
Interest Oct. 31 ,1916
8 32
Interest from deposit
21 58
$ 777 17
EXPENSE
Atkinson Coal Co.
$ 18 00
John H. Balch
56 60
Jere Healey
4 00
John Collins
8 15
E. E. Varina Co.
11 75
Joseph Woods
2 10
$ 100 60
Balance Dec. 16, 1915
676 57
$ 777 17
HENRY W. LITTLE,
Treasurer.
Annual Report of the City Registrar
MARRIAGES REGISTERED IN 1916
January
10
February
14
March
5
April
10
May
9
June
27
July
22
August
8
September
21
October
13
November
22.
December
10
171
NATIVITY OF CONTRACTING PARTIES
Bride
Groom
Newburyport
63
63
United States, outside of Newburyport
61
70
Russia
21
22
Provinces
10
3
Ireland
4
2
Canada
4
5
England
2
0
Austria
5
3
Germany
0
2
Greece
0
1
Denmark
1
0
171
171
Married in Newburyport, 108 couples.
Average age of contracting parties, 24 years.
BIRTHS REGISTERED IN 1916
Including 18 Stillbirths; 10 males, 8 females
Males
Females
January
13
14
February
18
14
March
17
15
April
25
10
140
ANNUAL REPORT
May
21
16
June
10
10
July
32
17
August
13
6
September
17
13
October
17
19.
November
15
19
December
14
12
212
165
NATIVITY OF PARENTS
Newburyport
80
89
U. S. outside of Newburyport
141
150
Provinces
12
14
Ireland
14
20
Austria
11
13
Russia
30
28
Armenia
3
3
Italy
10
6
Canada
19
15
Holland
1
0
Portugal
1
2
Turkey
1
1
England
1
2
Scotland
1
1
Albania
1
1
Greece
8
6
Finland
4
4
Sweden
4
2
Poland
17
18
Denmark
0
2
DEATHS IN NEWBURYPORT, 1916
Including 18 Stillbirths; 10 males, 8 females; and 38 Non-Residents who died at local hospitals.
Males
Females
January
28
15
13
February
32
15
17
March
30
12
18
Males
Females
April
24
14
10
May
18
7
11
June
16
10
6
July
20
12
8
August
16
8
8
September
19
9
10
CITY REGISTRAR
141
October
27
11
16
November
25
14
11
December
25
12
13
NATIVITY
Newburyport
70
60
U. S. outside of Newburyport
51
49
Ireland
10
10
Provinces
2
12
England
1
2
Canada
5
4
Scotland
0
1
Greece
1
0
Russia
1
1
PARENTAGE
Father
Mother
Newburyport
49
49
U. S. outside of Newburyport
109
106
Ireland
36
41
Provinces
12
12
Russia
9
10
Austria
1
1
England
6
6
Scotland
4
4
Canada
14
13
Turkey
1
1
Italy
3
3
Poland
5
5
Germany
1
0
Sweden
1
2
Denmark
1
0
Armenia
2
2
France
1
1
Greece
4
3
Unknown
21
21
280
280
142
ANNUAL REPORT
DEATHS WITH PRINCIPAL CAUSE AND AGE PERIODS.
1 yr.
1-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
M
1
2
2
1
2
Accidental
F
1
1
M
1
Cancer
F
1
Circulatory
M
2
2
System
F
2
1
M
2
2
Pneumonia
F
2
3
1
1
Pulmonary
M
2
Tuberculosis F
1
Nervous
M
System
F
M
Nephritis
F
1 .
1
M
1
1
1
Poliomylitis
F
3
M
23
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
All others
F
12
7
1
2
2
1
1
Totals
41
21
3
6
3
1
8
10
7
143
CITY REGISTRAR
DEATHS WITH PRINCIPAL CAUSE AND AGE PERIODS.
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85-89
90-94
95 up
Total
1
1
10
2
1
1
3
1
2
2
2
2
1
11
1
1
6
3
4
5
4
5
2
35
1
1
1
3
1
3
12
8
2
4
39
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
11
1
1
3
3
5
4
5
29
1
1
4
1
1
3
2
1
1
9
1
1
2
3
2
2
11
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
2
7
3
3
1
2
1
3
3
2
1
45
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
36
4
2
7
11
16
18
22
31
23
14
13
1
262
1
: .
Annual Report of City Solicitor
To His Honor the Mayor, and City Council of Newburyport, Mass.
Gentlemen :- I submit the following report as City Solicitor :
The case of Thomas S Lunt vs. the City of Newburyport, is still pending in the Supreme Court.
The case of the City of Newburyport and H. F. Whiton, collector, vs. The R. & G. Shoe Co., and its Assignees, is still pending in the Superior Court.
The case of Ordway vs. the City of Newburyport is still pending in the Superior Court. This case has been held up for more thantwo years, waiting for the Auditor, to whom this case was referred, to render a report.
The case of Dame vs. the City of Newburyport, is still pending in the Superior Court.
The cases of the City of Newburyport, vs. Orrin J. Gurney; William H. Welch; Willard J. Hale; John A. Maynard; Estate of George H. Stevens, and Estate of Lawrence W. Piper, have been settled. These were the suits brought against the Felker bondsmen. The City Council passed an order instructing the Mayor and City Solicitor to settle these suits. Following those instruc- tions the cases have been settled, and the sum of $3550 recovered for the city.
The case of George Ladd, vs. the City of Newburyport is now pending in the Superior Court.
The two cases of Kelleher vs. the City of Newburyport, were tried in the Superior Court in October and were decided against the city. Both cases are now pending in the Supreme Court on exceptions.
The case of Dufresne vs. the City of Newburyport was tried in the Superior Court in October. The jury brought in a verdict for $500 for the plaintiff, which the Judge, upon petition of the City reduced to $350.
The case of Willett vs. the City of Newburyport was tried in the land court in December, but no decision has been rendered as yet. This is the suit growing out of the attempt to take the Public Landing at the foot of Merri- mack Court in Ward Six. In this case the City is greatly indebted to Ex- Mayor Curtis for his services in looking up records and work done by him in preparing the case for trial.
Have tried a number of liquor cases in the Police Court and secured con- victions in all but one case.
Have attended the meetings of the Committee on claims and rendered opinions to the committee, whenever they have requested me to do so.
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CITY SOLICITOR
Have attended all hearings before Legislative Committees and hearings before the Public Service Commissions, when ordered so to do by the City Council.
Have given advise to the City Council and all City departments and ren- dered numerous written opinions.
Respectfully submitted, OSCAR H. NELSON, City Solicitor.
Report ending December 31, 1916.
Since this report was written several of the above cases have been decided.
Annual Report of the Poor Department
To the City Council of the City of Newburyport:
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Gentlemen :- The Overseers of the Poor, to whom is committed a general oversight and care of the poor in all of its departments, would respectfully submit their 38th annual report.
The total cost of the Department for the year ending Nov. 30, 1916, was $16,643.53.
GENERAL STATEMENT
For support of poor at City Farm
$ 4,726 64
For relief of poor residing in City
6,570 40
For salaries
3,023 08
For relief of poor residing in other Towns 1,195 45
For Commonwealth
418 32
For Mass. Hospital School
209 14
For Burials
82 00
For Medicine
300 00
For State Infirmary
87 50
For Hospital
31 00
Total
$ 16,643 53
Appropriation
$ 12,000 00
Income
2,081 04
Overdrawn
2,562 49
$ 16,643 53
DETAILED EXPENSES
Coal
$ 1,636 92
Salaries
3,023 00
Paid other Towns
1,195 89
Grocers supplies
1,354 46
Flour
769 08
Tea
185 60
Sugar
571 21
Beans
175 00
Soap
134 63
Crackers
234 62
Fish
265 78
WVood
283 25
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ANNUAL REPORT
Shoes
154 00
Clothing
78 52
Rent
880 11
Hospital
240 14
Supplies to Farm
603 28
Office expense
26 63
Traveling expenses
13 55
Insurance
95 18
Board
531 00
Grain
592 51
Cash
646 00
Telephone
109 31
Burials
87 00
Medicine
300 00
Dry Goeds
67 19
Miscellaneous
467 86
Pork
152 10
Rice
86 75
Commonwealth
418 32
Milk
76 05
Meat
710 00
Freight
81 87
Transportation
16 :
Swill
52 00
Potatoes
153 00
Tobacco
72 00
Ambulance
.. .
35 50
Coffee
24 00
Rolled Oats
12 20
State Infimary
87 50
Electric at Farm
38 87
Lard
25 38
Fertilizer
60 16
Total
$ 16,643 53
RECEIPTS-AID RETURNED
West Bridgewater
$ 392 82
State
297 02
Fall River
267 75
Salem
204 00
Salisbury
35 20
North Easton
66 00
Ipswich
92 00
West Newbury
53 50
Newbury
32 25
Springfield
103 87
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POOR DEPARTMENT
149
Lowell
62 00
Returned aid
1 00
Money refunded
15 08
Sales from Farm
458 55
Total
$ 2,081 04
OUTSIDE RELIEF
Relief last year was granted to 485 persons, this year relief has been granted to 305 persons, and classified as follows:
260 persons having settlement in Newburyport.
32 persons having settlement in other places.
13 persons having settlement in State.
RECEIVED FROM SALES FROM CITY FARM
Sale of Pigs
$ 121 00
Barrels
52 25
Squash
21 52
Ensilage
20 00
Apples
21 00
For sale of Calves
19 93
Cash
5 00
For sale of Butter
64 91
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Eggs
38 19
Hay
85 40
Meat
9 35
Total
CITY FARM $ 458 55
The City Farm the past year has been under the care of Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Tolman.
An average of 34 inmates and T employes have resided at the home the past year at a cost of $4.01 per week.
PRODUCTS OF THE FARM
Potatoes, 260 bushels; onions, 10 bushels; turnips, 33 bushels; Carrots, 30 bushels; beans, 1 bushel; peaches, 6 bushels; pears, 2 bushels; beets, 35 bushels; hay, 25 tons; squash, 1 ton; ensilage, 30 tons; fodder oats, 1 ton; 300 head of cabbage; 150 boxes of strawberries; 35 barrels of apples; 1,500 Ibs. dressed pork; 1,000 Ibs. butter; green corn, cucumbers, tomatoes, peas, lettuce for home consumption.
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