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General use of Library
N. Y., N. H. and H. bonds 4 per cent. March 1, 1947
947.50
40.00 General use of Library
Fitchburg R. R. bonds 4 per cent.
May 1, 1925
1,965.00
80.00 General use of Library
N'port. Water bonds 31/2 per cent.
June 1, 1923
953.00
35.00 General use of Library
Institution for Savings, City
demand
419.50
20.13 General use of Library
Salem Savings Bank
demand
5,000.00
Am. Tel & Tel. Co. bonds 4 per cent. July 1, 1929
3,585.00
225.00 Books for Library 160.00 Sprinkling Streets
demand
11,208.55
368.44
demand
10,070.18
245.60
demand
1,778.57
83.8!
demand
1,000.00
45.00 Aged Ladies
Am. Tel & Tel. Co. bonds 4 per cent. July 1, 1929
1,862.50
80.00 Poor
Institution for Savings, City 4th Liberty Bond, 41/4 p.c.
demand
137.50
6.58 Poor
Oct. 15, 1938
1,000.00
42.50 Books, etc., for Library
Institution for Savings, City
demand
2,645.00
125.63 Books and papers for Library
Am. Tel & Tel. Co. bonds 4 per cent. July 1, 1929
2,793.75
120.00 Poor
Institution for Savings, City
demand
206.25
39.67 Poor
Five Cents Savings Bank, City
demand
500.00
45.28 Poor
S. W. Marston
Paul A. Merrill E. S. Moseley
W. O. Moseley
/
M. P. Sawyer M. H. Simpson
N'pt. Five Cents Savings Bank Institution for Savings, City Ocean National Bank, City
Five Cents Savings Bank, City
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ANNUAL REPORT
Boston & Albany R. R. 4 per cent bond May 1, 1933 3,960.00
C., B. & Q. R.R. bond 4 per cent. March 1, 1958 3,885.00
N. Y., N. H. and H. bonds 4 per cent. July 1, 1955 4,700.00
Fitchburg R. R. bonds 4 per cent.
Institution for Savings, City demand 930.00
J. R. Spring
Institution for Savings, City
demand
10,000.00
475.00 Books for Library
Five Cents Savings Bank, City
demand
10,000.00
450.00 Books for Library
E. H. Stickney
Old Colony R. R. Co. bond 4 per cent. Dec. 1, 1925
Dec. 1, 1995
5,069.65
250.00 General use of Library
B. & O. R. R. bonds 5 per cent.
demand
524.01
25.14 General use of Library
Institution for Savings, City Institution for Savings, City
demand
5,000.00
237.50 Books for Library
B. G .Sweetser W. C. Todd
Am. Tel. & Tel Co. bonds 4 per cent. July 1, 1929
1,792,50
80.00 Reading Room
Boston & Albany R. R. 4 per cent bond May 1, 1933
1,980.00
80.00 Reading Room
Chicago, B. & Q. R. R. bond 4 per cent March 1, 1958
1,942.50
80.00 Reading Room
N. Y., N. H. and H. bonds 4 per cent. March 1, 1947
1,895.00
80.00 Reading Room
Fitchburg R. R. bonds 4 per cent.
May 1, 1925
1,965.00
80.00 Reading Room
Institution for Savings, City
demand
5,425.00
257.6> Reading Room
Institution for Savings, City
demand
250.00
11.88 School Prize
Salem Five Cents Savings Bank
demand
1,000.00
45.00 Books for Library
Am. Tel. & Tel Co. bonds 4 per cent. July 1, 1929
4,631.25
200.0- Replace loss by fire
N. Y., N. H. and H. bonds 4 per cent. July 1, 1955
4,825.00
200.00 Replace loss by fire
Five Cents Savings Bank, City
demand
6,388.93
264.94 Replace loss by fire
$226,039.09 $9,435.02
CITY AUDITOR
R. N. Toppan A. Williams Fire Ins. Fund
120.00 Sprinkling Streets 44.68 Sprinkling Streets
Ocean National Bank City
demand
18.18 Sprinkling Streets
4,712.50
200.00 General use of Library
March 1, 1927 2,940.00
160.00 Sprinkling Streets 160.00 Sprinkling Streets 200.00 Sprinkling Streets
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ANNUAL REPORT
TRUST FUNDS Recapitulation
Funds
Income
Funds for purchase of books, etc., for library
$ 38,948.55
$1,801.58
Funds for general use of library
36,306.16
1,505.32
Funds for reading room supplies
15,000.00
657.63
Funds for reading room salary
2,000.00
93.55
Funds for local books
1,000.00
45.00
Funds for benefit of schools
15,000.00
695.34
Funds for sprinkling streets
20,000.00
862.86
Funds for sidewalks and trees
10,000.00
450.00
Funds for benefit of poor
5,500.00
291.53
Funds for municipal fire insurance
15,845.18
664.94
Funds for Bartlett Mall
10,000.00
467.79
Funds for school prize
1,250.00
56.88
Funds for religious work and poor
11,000.00
508.86
Fund for Atkinson Common
500.00
22.45
Fund for Aged Ladies
1,000.00
45.00
Fund for Memorial
224.32
8.96
Fund for Beautifying the City
42,464.88
1,257.28
$226,039.09
$9,435.02
TRUST FUNDS UNDER CONTROL OF SPECIAL TRUSTEES MOSES ATKINSON FUND
No report made by trustees.
GEORGE PEABODY FUND To Purchase Books for Library. Investment Of Fund
Institution for Savings, City . $15,000.00
Total fund
$15,000.00
Statement of Receipts and Payments.
Receipts.
Balance Dec. 1, 1919
$404.38
Interest from Institution for Savings 712.50
$ 1,116.88
Payments
Purchase of books
· 867.06
Balance Dec. 1, 1920 $ 249.82
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CITY AUDITOR
LIBRARY BUILDING FUND Maintenance of Buildings. Investment Of Fund
Institution for Savings, City $ 6,281.76
Total fund $ 6,281.76
No report of receipts and payments.
WILLIAM WHEELWRIGHT FUND Scientific Fund Investment of Fund, Oct. 31, 1920.
Real estate by foreclosure and in possession $ 12,000.00
Mortgages on real estate
72,700.00
Bonds
338,692.75
Stocks
123,336.44
Cash
12,487.15
$559,216.34
Statement of Receipts and Payments Receipts
Balance Oct. 31, 1919
$ 13,918.42
Securities sold and matured
26,502.25
Income gross .
29,019.04
Premium on securities
25.00
Refund of exchange paid
16.02
$69,480.73
Payments
Securities purchased
$35,127.50
Accrued interest paid
282.30
Students' expense
17,302.43
Expense on real estate foreclosed
1,059.47
Administration expenses
3,221.88
$ 56,993.58
Cash on hand Oct. 31, 1920 $ 12,487.15
RECAPITULATION OF TRUST FUNDS
Trust funds in hands of Sinking Fund Commissioners $260,039.09
Moses Atkinson Fund in hands of special trustees in 1916 4,721.74
George Peabody Fund in hands of special trustees 15,000.00
Library Building Fund in hands of special trustees 6,281.76
Oilver Putnam Fund in hands of special trustecs (no report).
William Wheelwright Fund in hands of special trustees
559,216.34
Total of trust funds
$845,258.93
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ANNUAL REPORT
SCHEDULE OF CITY PROPERTY December 18, 1920 REAL AND PERSONAL
City Hall building and land, Pleasant Street, brick $ 50,000.00
New Police Station, Courthouse
35,000.00
City farm buildings and 30 acresof land, North Atkinson street, brick
40,000.00
Ward room, Congress street, wood
400.00
Library building and land, State street, brick
25,000.00
Right of Ferry way
100.00
Old Hill burial ground
1,000.00
Highland cemetery
1,000.00
Ward Room, Purchase street, wood
200.00
Total
$152,700.00
SCHOOLHOUSES
Albert Currier school $ 36,000.00
High schoolhouse and land, High Street, brick 85,000.00
Johnson schoolhouse and land, Hancock street, brick 5,000.00
Bromfield schoolhouse and land, brick
7,500.00
Jackman schoolhouse and land, brick
28,500.00
Temple street schoolhouse and land, brick
3,500.00
Kelley schoolhouse and land, High street, brick
35,000.00
Davenport schoolhouse and land, Congress street, brick
6,000.00
Storey avenue schoolhouse and land, brick
1,500.00
Purchase street schoolhouse and land, wood
3,000.00
Curtis schoouhouse and land, Ashland street
10,000.00
Moultonville schoolhouse and land, wood
1,500.00
Total
$222,500.00
ENGINE HOUSES
Central fire station
$ 20,000.00
Engine house and land, Purchase street, brick
2,500.00
Engine house and land, Congress street, brick
5,000.00
Engine house and land, Forrester street, brick
4,000.00
Engine house and land, Federal street, brick
5,000.00
Total
$ 36,500.00
Washington park, Pond and Greenleaf strcet
12,000.00
Cushing park, Washington, Kent, Congress and Buck streets 9,000.00
Atkinson common, High street
3,500.00
Land, High street and Storey avenue
3,500.05
Triangular lot, Three Roads 200.00
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CITY AUDITOR
Coffin lot, Hill street
1,200.00
Powder House lot, Low street
1,200.00
Pasture, Crow lane
700.00
Gravel pit, Greenleaf street
1,500.00
Gravel pit, Coffin court
300.00
Gravel pit, North Atkinson street
800.00
Kent street landing
1,500.00
Green street landing
2,000.00
Winter street landing
400.00
Jefferson street landing
300.00
Bromfield street landing
300.00
Goodwin landing
450.00
Gas house landing
50.00
Pettingell landing
50.00
Marlboro street landing
100.00
Janvrin landing
1,059.00
Coombs landing
100.00
Total
$ 40,209.00
PERSONAL PROPERTY
Furniture in City Hall building, engine house, police station and
court room
$ 6,000.00
Movable property in schoolhouses, consisting of desks and chairs for pupils, books, and miscellaneous supplies, viz:
Johnson school $ 450.00
Bromfield street school
546.00
Purchase street school
60.00
Jackman school
632.00
Temple street school
138.00
Kelley school
1,192.00
Congress street school
311.00
Congress street ward room
66.00
New Currier school
2,610.00
Ashland street school in temporary quarters
142.00
Moultonville school
149.00
Plains school
100.00
High school
1,550.00
Committee Room, City Hall
500.00
$8,446.40
One first class motor pumping engine. Second class Amoskeag steamers, one Nott steamer, five hose wagons, one supply wagon, two hose reels, two hook and ladder trucks, 8,950 feet leading hose, of which 5,400 feet is
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ANNUAL REPORT
first class and 3,550 feet second class, 60 feet suction hose (21/2 inch, five siamese couplings, seven hand extinguish- ers, four double harnesses, six single harnesses, and small supplies in care of the chief engineer of the fire department $ 32,500.00 Road roller, road scraper, road sweeper, nine horses, three double carts, three single carts, three double sleighs, three single sleighs, one stone jigger, three double harnesses, three single sleigh harnesses, nine horse blankets, nine canvas cov- erings, two hokey-pokey harts, two road plows, four gravel screens, four snow plows, one single horse shovel, one iron paving widde block, six wooden paving widderr, two spirit levels, four wooden horses, 18 pickaxes, sled runners, drills and wedges, six hoes, 12 scoop shovels, six grubs, two paving hammers, 12 water pails, one water can, two kerosene oil cans, four wheelbarrows, 13 steelbars, four tamping bars, 12 chains, one brush cutter, two pendants for snow plows, 12 rakes, 60 lanterns, 10 stone chisels, 36 brush brooms, 7 stone hammers, 2 mauls, 2 sledges, stable implements. In care of the surveyor highways $ 6,000.00
Furniture in almshouse; other property in or about city farm
building, viz .: five cows, 13 swine, three horses, one mowing machine, one horse rake, one hay tedder, two sets hay forks and bolcks, two express wagons, two dump carts, one hay wag- on, one light wagon, two sets double harness, three sets single harness, two plows, two cultivators, one four-ton 8-14 wagon scale, and other tools and appurtenances usually found in a farm. In care of the superintendent of the city farm
$ 3,027.00
Standard weights and measures
300.00
Fire alarm 5,000.00
Total
$61,273.00
Sewer system
$150,000.00
Water works
450,000.00
RECAPITULATION
Real estate
$152,700.00
Schoolhouses
222,500.00
Engine houses
36,500.00
Lands
40,209.0~
Personal Property
61,273.00
Sewer system
150,000.00
Water works
450,000.00
$1,113,182.00
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CITY AUDITOR
SALARIES PAID CITY OFFICIALS, 1920
Mayor
$ 1,200.00
City auditor
1,200.00
Treasurer and collector
2,000.00
Treasurer and collector's attistant
800.00
Three assessors, each
700.00
City clerk (no fees)
1,900.00
City messenger
1,050.00
City solicitor
500.00
Clerk of committees and assistant city clerk
400.00
Four registrars, each
150.00
City Marshal
2,150.00
Chief of fire department
500.00
Superintendent of fire alarms and wires
300.00
Sealer of weights and measures
700.00
Tree warden
500.00
Superintendent of Moth extermination
1,000.00
Harbor Master
125.00
Agent and clerk of board of health
600.00
Bacteriologist
600.00
Inspector of school children
350.00
Inspector of animals
350.00
Inspector of meat and provisions
500.00
Inspector of milk and vinegar
700.00
Superintendent of highways and bridges
1,500.00
Superintendent and matron of almshouse
720.00
Clerk of overseers of poor
1,000.00
City physician
450.00
Clerk of Soldiers benefits
400.00
Superintendent of schools
3,000.00
Truant officer
1,000.00
Librarian of public library
2,000.00
Assistant librarian
800.00
Assistant librarian
800.00
Assistant librarian
800.00
Assistant librarian per month
40.00
Assistant city marshal per week
38.76
Captain of the night watch per week
$38.76
Patrolmen per week-
$35.00
Three assistant chiefs, each
125.00
Clerk of board of engineers
15.00
Captain of each fire company
110.05
Engineers of steamers, each
225.00
.
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Assistant engineers, each
125.00
Firemen of steamers, each 185.00
Hosemen and laddermen, each
100.00
Stewart of each fire company
50.00
Chauffeur
. . 35.00
Permanent firemen, per week
. . 30.00
Driver of single and double teams, per week
30.00
100
TABULAR STATEMENT OF CITY, COUNTY AND STATE TAXES FROM 1851 TO 1919 INCLUSIVE Including rate of taxation per $1,000 and the number of polls.
Year
No. Polls
Valuation of Real Estate
Valuation of Personal Es- tate includ- ing resident Bank tax
Total Valuation
Amount of City Tax
Amount of State Tax
Amount of County Tax
Total Tax
Taxation per $1,000
1851
2517
$2,596,400
$2,880,200
$5,476,600
$33,597.98
$5,227.76
$38,825.74
$6.40
1852.
2827
2,764,800
2,796,700
5,561,500
43,504.74
5,227.76
48,732.50
8
1853 .
2997
2.902,100
2,931,500
5,833,600
40,232.74
$2,787
5,227.76
48,257.59
7.50
1854
2770
3,302,500
3,483,000
6,785,500
41,434.50
2,787
7,432
51,653.50
7
1855
2977
3,440,100
3,551,000
7,003,100
48,877.80
4,180.50
7,432
60,500.30
8
1856
2972
3,453,500
3,762,700
7,216,200
50,931.70
5,574
9,290
65,795.70
8.50
1857
2705
3,424,200
3,603,600
7,027,800
49,656.70
8,361
9,290
67,307.80
9
1858
2708
3,287,100
3,529,300
6,816,400
48,582.63
3,344
7,560.21
59,486.84
8
1859
2529
3,212,700
3,630,000
6,812,700
58,741.88
2,790.
8,505.24
70,037.12
9 60
1860
2412
3,200,800
3,514,800
6,745,600
61,654.80
2,327.
8,694.24
72,674.04
10.20
1861
2430
3,150,600
3.447.500
6,608,100
60,521.79
2,346
9,369.85
72.237.74
10.40
1862
2462
3,056,000
3,163,450
6,219,450
62,648.67
11,076
7,808.29
84,532.96
12.80
1863
2348
3,048,700
3,395,000
6,443,700
68,337.11
18,768
7,808.29
94,913.40
14
1864
2528
3,268 700
3.452,000
6,693,700
72,193.84
18.768
7,805.96
98,767.80
14.00
1865
3000
3,349,200
4,032,800
7,382,000
90,336.05
36,660
8,188.95
135,195
17.50
1866
3126
3,373,700
3,834,500
7,208,200
129,768.35
23,400
8,188.95
161,357.30
21.50
1867
2893
3,906,600
4,051,100
7,960,700
116,173.30
39,000
9.826.70
165,000
20
1868
3388
3,743,800
3,479,800
7,223,600
110,160.78
15,600.
9,417.30
135,195.08
17.80
1869
3242
3,858,000
3,569,700
7,427,700
119,502.67
19,500
8,188.95
141,639.22
18.60
1870.
2907
4,018,701
3,682,545
7,701,246
127,431 72
19,500
9,826.70
156,758.42
19.60
1871
3218
4,057,500
3,034,257
7,091 757
104,051.74
19,500
9,826.70
133,378.44
17.90
1872
3292
4,243,950
3,068,700
7,312,650
123,154.65
11,960
8,215.90
143,330.55
18.70
1873
3190
4,515.400
3,057,140
7,572,540
139,188.92
13,455
8,215.90
160,859.82
20.40
1874
3208
4,763,700
3,120,407
7,881,107
136,038.13
11,960
8.215.90
156,214.03
19
1875
3383
4,904,075
3,140,838
8,044,913
139,443.45
11,960
8,215.90
159,619.35
19
1876.
3356
4,788,450
2,937,167
7,725,617
136,042.87
7,866
6,499.50
150,408.38
18.60
1877.
3223
4,832,700
4,812,284
7,644,984
115,911.24
6,555
6,499.50
128,965.74
16
1878
3408
4,799,250
2,778,962
7,578,212
122,383.39
4,370
7,892.30
135,645.60
17
1879
3299
4,766,700
2,612,888
7,409,588
111,070.40
2.185
7,135.51
120,390.94
15.50
1880
3384
4.815.800
2.650.877
7,446.667
109,557.63
6,555
7.135.5.1
123,218.17
15.60
ANNUAL REPORT
.
Year
No. Polls
Valuation of Real Estate
Valuation of Personal Es- tate includ- ing resident Bank tax
Total Valuation
*Amount of City Tax
Amount of State Tax
Amount of County Tax
Total Tax
Taxation рег $1,000
1881
3456
4,849,050
2,686,406
7,535,456
123,809.80
6,555
7,135.54
136,499.84
17.20
1882
3343
5,002,550
2,415,148
7,417,698
128,779.64
8,740
7,135.54
144,655.18
18.60
1883
3462
5,074,850
2,443,258
7,518,108
119,580.59
7,080
9,442.86
136,103.45
17.20
1884
3467
5,162,750
2,385,171
7,548,521
125,336.22
9,440
9,442.86
142,752.49
18
1885.
3427
5,214,050
2,336,755
7,550,805
126,229.63
7,080
9,442.86
134,219.08
18.20
1886
3380
5,267,350
2,319,988
7,687,338
122,220.32
6,855
8,919.62
137,994.94
17.30
1887
3801
5,730,400
2,344,377
8,074,737
122,440.33
10,282.50
8,919.62
141,642.45
16.60
1888
3964
6,088,890
2,643,455
8,732,345
128,443.40
10,282.50
8,919.62
147,645.52
16
1889
3985
6,449,865
2,846,370
9,296,235
127,663.11
9,120
8,771.16
145,554.27
14.80
1890
2897
6,805,197
2,931,573
9,736,770
135,147.01
7,980
8,771.16
151,898.17
14.80
1891
3923
6,871,200
2,888,458
9,762,658
145,719.36
6,840
9,536.63
162,095.99
15.80
1892
3827
6,873,300
2,723,805
9,597,105
150,199.02
8,190
9,536.63
167,925.65
16.70
1893
3912
6,980,200
2,725,328
9,705,528
150,004.38
11,700
11,113.70
172,818.08
17
1894
3888
7,055,400
2,700,677
9,756,077
140,473.58
9,360
11,112.83
160,946.41
15.70
1895
3945
7,129,050
2,620,450
9,749,500
151,013.21
6,735
11,008.53
168,756.74
16.50
1896
2993
7,137,500
2,630,040
9,767,540
151,243.79
7,857.50
10,049.12
169,150.41
16.50
1897 .
3915
7,197,300
2,503,674
9,682,974
138,594.57
7,857.50
10,495.73
156,947.80
15.40
1898
3813
7,210,800
2,529,590
9,740,390
150,038.38
5,760
8,647.90
164,446.28
16.10
1899
3979
7,292,400
2,775,217
10,067,617
149,915.56
5,760
8,330.50
164,006.06
15.50
1900.
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
1902
4471
7,416,500
2,942,315
10,358,815
181,955.40
5,592.50
9,924.53
197,472.43
18.20
1903.
4496
7,429,000
3,277,929
10,706,929
161,641.40
9,262.70
11,552.05
194,196.59
17
1905
4483
7,508,900
3,380,692
10,119,592
172,503.70
14,247.70
11,567.50
198,318.90
17.40
1906.
4374
7,601,000
3,558,621
11,159,621
187,033.98
12,470.78
12,348.34
211,853.10
18.20
1907.
4221
7,649,450
3,620,861
11,270,311
195,772.18
13,767.70
13,038.03
222,577.91
19
1908
4297
7,648,000
3,805,701
11,453,701
217,221.19
18,897.70
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
1917.
4245
8,271,000
3,032,371
11,303,371
214,896
30,219.90
21,103.68
279,866.56
20
1918.
4025
8,331,350
3,123,952
11,455,308
224,670
30,146.20
21,056.90
289,181.35
21
1919.
4139
8.458.350
3.249.864
11,708,214
23.601,749
3,181,037
21,595.59
289,423.45
21.50
CITY AUDITOR
11,540.15
182,444.25
16.20
1904
4588
7,467,200
3,343,664
10,810,864
173,706.84
8,937.70
101
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DEPARTMENT REPORTS AND REPORTS OF CITY OFFICIALS
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BOARD OF ASSESSORS
ANNUAL REPORT of the BOARD OF ASSESSORS
1920
To His Honor the Mayor and City Council:
Gentlemen: The Board of Assessors herewith presents its report for the year 1920.
Valuation of Real Estate $ 8,820,300.00
Valuation of Personal Estate 2,800,090.00
Valuation of Resident Bank Shares 299,112.00
$11,919,502.00
An increase of $361,950 in Real Estate, and of $12,268 in Resident Bank Shares. Personal property shows a loss in 1920 of $162,930, which is explained by the passage of a new law by the legislature, which relieved the stocks in trade of foreign corporations from local taxation and placing these on the same basis as Massachusetts corporations.
Number of assessed polls, 3,992.
Rate of taxation, $25 per thousand.
The total tax levy was as follows:
On Real Estate $220,507.50
On Personal Estate
70,002.25
On Resident Bank Shares 7,477.80
On Polls (at $5.00) 19,960.00
$317,947.55
The sums required by the City, State and County warrants were as fol- lows:
State
40,588.95
County
21,987.35
City
293,057.18
The omitted, or December assessments were as follows:
Valuation Tax
Real
$12,300.00 $307.50
Personal
7,100.00 177.50
Abatements have been made during the year as follows: including tree preservation and street sprinkling:
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On tax of 1917, $377.27; 1918, $346.40; 1919, $253.90; 1920, $1465.75. Total $2443.32.
Residents assessed on property 2890. Non-residents 383. Number of male polls 3992.
Number of houses assessed, 3466. Horses, 276; cows, 281; sheep, 39: neat cattle other than cows, 2; swine, 78; fowl, 880.
Respectfully submitted,
EBEN C. KNIGHT, CHAS. W. JOHNSON, CHAS. L. PERKINS.
Newburyport, Dec. 21, 1920.
Assessors.
65th ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Directors of the Public Library OF THE
CITY OF NEWBURYPORT
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PUBLIC LIBRARY
REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN
Newburyport, Dec. 29, 1920.
To the Directors of the Public Library:
Gentlemen :- The 65th annual report of the Public Librarian for the year ending December 17, 1920, giving the "present status of the Library," is herewith submitted. The total number of books owned by the library is now 57,132, a net increase of 1,001 from last year. In addition to which are 371 pamphlets partially bound, that is secured in stiff paste board covers, so as to be available for circulation. Elsewhere this is given more in detail. During this time, the circulation of books for home reading has amounted to 45,034. In addition to these, might be added, reckoning as circulation for once only, 178 volumes supplied to the libraries at the two extremes of the city. This is a slight increase over the circulation of last year. At present the number of registered borrowers, (new registration having been started some time in the past vear), is 3,299, of whom 1,743 have taken out green cards, which calls for books other than fiction, since my last report 1,556, and at the same time the names of 76 borrowers have been canceled.
During this time the delivery room has been opened 299 days; the aver- age circulation being about 150 volumes, varying from 40 the lowest to 322 the highest. At the same time the reading room has been opened every day in the year, (holidays in the morning only).
I have canceled and withdrawn from circulation as beyond repair, 457 books and sent to the binderies 926 volumes. In this connection I would say, that while these figures are somewhat larger than the average, thely represent mv best judgment in meeting new conditions. For instance, while the income from invested funds in some cases has increased slightly, which is probably only temporary, the cost of new books has advanced materially, .for good I fear. The increase is fully 80 percent. Formerly popular books which were listed at $1.50 per volume, could be purchased for the library at 1-3 off, i. e. $1.00 per volume. Now the same class of books average $2.00 and the discount allowed is only ten percent. Under these circumstances, ft appears to me, to be good economy to renew the life of older books by re- binding as far as possible; altho. on that score I might say that the cost with- in a few years has advanced about 100 percent. The books canceled, in a large degree, are volumes that have been once before rebound. It hardly pavs to send them in for a second rebinding, as by the time they get to that stage, they are generally in such a soiled condition, that they ought to be withdrawn from general circulation.
JOHN D. PARSONS.
December 29, 1920.
Librarian.
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ANNUAL REPORT REPORT OF TREASURER
December 29, 1920.
To the Directors of the Newburyport Public Library:
Following is my report for the Newburyport Public Library Book Funds for the year ending December 18, 1920:
Balance Dec. 20,
Balance Dec. 18,
Fund
1919
Income
Expenditures
1920 Overdrawn
John J. Currier .. $130.96
$ 45.00
$ 16.50
$159.46
Wm. H. P. Dodge . 373.52
125.63
79.91
419.24
Nathan D. Dodge
42.50
42.50
J. A. Frothingham
48.06
50.00
73.06
25.00
S. A. Green
151.70
90.00
100.31
141.39
Geo. Haskell
39.41
50.92
62.53
27.80
M. P. Sawyer
146.34
225.00
287.46
83.88
J. R. Spring
574.55
972.03
1056.84
489.74
Benj. G. Sweetser
219.78
237.50
371.28
86.00
Wm. C. Todd
377.97
657.68
1082.36
$46.71
A. Williams
43.39
45.00
65.89
22.50
Total
$1497.51
Less overdraft (Todd Fund)
46.71
Cash on hand Ocean National Bank
$1450.80
Respectfully submitted,
CHAS. E. HOUGHTON, Treasurer Newburyport Public Library.
PEABODY FUND
There have been added to the Public Library, during the past library year, of books purchased from the income of the Peabody Fund 334 volumes books of "permanent value" in the judgment of the trustees, as has been the principle from the first.
At the close of the financial year (the first Monday in December) the balance on hand amounted to the sum of $404.38. To this has been added
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the income of the fund during the year, $712.50, a total of $1116.88. In the meantime there has been paid out for books, the sum of $867.06, which leaves at this date a balance available of $249.82.
Newburyport, December 13, 1920.
CHARLES W. MOSELEY Treasurer THOS. T. SIMPSON LAURENCE HAYWARD
Trustees Peabody Fund.
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