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Section 3. This act shall be construed as applying to property held in trust for public uses. (Approved May 9, 1924.)
Trust Funds in which the City of Newburyport and its inhabitants are interested may be divided into two classes, viz .: funds bequeathed or given direct to the city, and funds given to special trustees, the income of which is used for the benefits of any of its inhabitants.
The first class is invested by the Trustees of the Newburyport Trust Funds under Chapter 64, Acts of 1917, and the income turned over to the city.
The second class is invested by special trustees appointed by the donor, and such boards fill their own vacancies. It would seem that the city had
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assumed the responsibility for such funds, and it be a question if they come under the preceeding law, but such trustees have been requested to allow examination of said funds and accounts.
Trust Funds held by the Trust Fund Commissioners have been verified and the income traced to its proper accounts.
The Atkinson fund, held by special trustees, has not filed its report.
Peabody and Public Library Funds. While the books have not been in- spected, income has been verified, vouchers checked up and principal ac- counted for.
The following is a statement of the condition of said funds:
The Wheelwright Fund. The account of the Treasurer for the year ending Oct. 31, 1923, has been audited and found correct; also the securities have been counted and found to agree with the treasurer's securities.
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS And Purpose For Which Income Is Used
Name of Fund Margaret Atwood
Invested
Date Due
Amount
Income Purpose
Institution for Savings, City
Demand
5,500.00
264.32 Poor and Religious
Five Cents Savings Bank, City
Demand
5,500.00
261.25 Poor and Religious
Institution for Savings, City
Demand
5,000.00
240.30 Bartlett Mall
Five Cents Savings Bank, City
Demand
5,000.00
240.30 Bartlett Mall
Institution for Savings, City
Demand
1,000.00
48.05 General use of library
Five Cents Savings Bank, City
Demand
1,000.00
48.05 General use of library
Mass. Hospital Life Ins. Co.
Demand
10,000.00
500.00 Sidewalks and Trees
Institution for Savings, City
Demand
5,000.00
240.30 Schools
Five Cents Savings Bank, City
Demand
5,000.00
240.30 Schools
Provident Inst. for Savings, Amesbury Demand
5,000.00
227.52 Schools
Class of 1917 N. H. S. U. S. 2nd Liberty Bond 41/4 p.c.
Nov. 15, 1942
100.00
4.25 Memorial
Five Cents Savings Bank, City
Demand
29.66
1.18 Memorial
Class of 1918 N. H. S. U. S. 3rd. Liberty Bond 41/4 per cent. Sept. 15, 1928
100.00
4.25 Memorial
Five Cents Savings Bank, City
Demand
25.29
.98 Memorial
Charlotte C. Cole
Institution for Savings, City
Demand
1.000.00
47.50 Supt. of Reading Room
Five Cents Savings Bank, City
Demand
1,000.00
47.50 Supt. of Reading Room
Five Cents Savings Bank, City
Demand
1,000.00
47.50 N,port and Newbury Books
N'port 31/2 per cent sewer bonds
Sept. 1, 1931
3,000.00
105.00 General use of Library
Demand
1,000.00
48.05 General use of Library
A. Gertrude Cutter
Nov. 1, 1953
832.07
35.00 Beautifying the City
Atchison Topeka Santa Fe, 4 p.c.
Oct. 1, 1995
771.06
40.00 Beautifying the City
New Amsterdam Gas, 5 p.c.
Jan. 1, 1948
623.19
50.00 Beautifying the City
New York, Lack., West Ry. 4 p.c.
May 1, 1923
Paid
20.00 Beautifying the City
Long Is. R. R. 4 p.c.
July 1, 1931
868.55
40.00 Beautifying the City
Chicago & Eri R. R. 5 p.c.
May 1, 1982
856.52
50.00 Beautifying the City
Baltimore & Ohio R. R. 31/2 p.c.
July 1, 1925
1,664.97
70.00 Beautifying the City
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J. M. Bradbury C. N. Bradstreet John Bromfield Moses Brown
CITY AUDITOR
John J. Currier A. E. Cutter
Five Cents Savings Bank, City City of New York, 31/2 p.c.
Annie D. Davis Timothy Dexter
Nathan D. Dodge W. H. P. Dodge
Susan M. Donnel! L. M. Follansbee
American Tel. & Tel. Co. 4 p.c. U. S. 4th Liberty Bonds, 414 p.c. U. S. 4th Liberty Bonds, 41/4 p.c. U. S. 3rd Liberty Bonds, 41/4 p.c. N'pt. Five Cents Savings Bank Institution for Savings, City O.ca : National Bank, City Five Cents Savings Bank, City
July 1, 1929 3,680.00
Oct. 15, 1938
12,849.75
Oct. 15, 1938
1,433.52
Sept. 15, 1928
1,761.60
Demand
12,966.70
Demand
11,649.73
534.21 Beautifying the City
Demand
2 826.23
Demand
1,000.00
47.50 Aged Ladies
Am. Tel & Tel. Co. bonds 4 per cent. July 1, 1929
Institution for Savings, City
4th Liberty Bond, 41/4 p.c.
Institution for Savings, City Institution for Savings, City
Demand
2,645.00
125.63 Books and papers for Library
108.75 General use of library
Am. Tel & Tel. Co. bonds 4 per cent. July 1, 1929
Demand
206.25
9.89 Poor
Five Cents Savings Bank, City
Demand
500.00
24.03 Poor
Daniel Foster
Five Cents Savings Bank, City
Demand
250.00
12.01 Books for Library
Joseph A. Forthingham Haverhill Savings Bank
A. M. Gorwaiz
Five Cents Savings Bank, City
Demand
100.00
4.80 Atkinson Common
90.00 Books for Library
George Haskell
Institution for Savings, City
Demand
1,072.50
50.92 Books for Library
Five Cents Savings Bank, City
Demand
400.00
19 23 Atkinson Common
Newburyport 31/2 per cent sewer bonds Sept. 1, 1931
4,000.00
Five Cents Savings Bank, City
Demand
1,000.00
Five Cents Savings Bank, City
Demand
1,000.00
Newburyoprt 31/2 per cent sewer bonds Sept. 1, 1931
4,000.00
Five Cents Savings Bank, City
Demand
1,000.00
W. O. Moseley
Am. Tel & Tel. Co. bonds 4 per cent. July 1, 1929
1,792.50
1,980.00
Boston & Albany R. R. 4 per cent bond May 1, 1933 Chicago, B. & Q. R. R. bond 4 per cent Mar. 1, 1958
1,942.50
80.00 Beautifying the City. 637.50 Beautifying the City
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140.00 General use of Library 48.05 General use of Library 47.50 School Prize
140.00 General use of Library 48.05 General use of Library 80.00 General use of Library 80.00 General use o. Library 80.00 General use of Library
80.00 Poor
Demand
137.50
6.58 Poor
Oct. 15, 1938
1,000.00
42.50 Books, etc., for Library
Demand
3,000.00
2,793.75
120.00 Poor
Institution for Savings, City
Demand
1,000.00
50.00 Books for Library
S. A. Green
Salem Five Cents Savings Bank
Demand
2,000.00
Chas. H. Knight S. W. Marston
Paul A. Merrill E. S. Moseley
70.12 Beautifying the City 85.00 Beautifying the City 594.62 Beautifying the City
107.16 Beautifying the City
1,862.50
N. Y., N. H. and H. bonds 4 per cent. Mar. 1, 1947
947.50
Fitchburg R. R. bonds 4 per cent.
May 1, 1925
1,965.00
City of Revere 412 p.c.
May 15, 1928
1,000.00
22.50 General use of Library
N'port. Water bonds 31/2 per cent.
June 1, 1923
Paid
Institution for Savings, City
Demand
453.60
Salem Savings Bank
Demand
5,000.00
225.00 Books for Library
Am. Tel & Tel. Co. bonds 4 per cent. July 1, 1929
3,585.00
160.00 Sprinkling Streets
Boston & Albany R. R. 4 per cent bond May 1, 1933
3,960.00
160.00 Sprinkling Streets
C., B. & Q. R.R. bond 4 per cent.
Mar. 1, 1958
3,885.00
160.00 Sprinkling Streets
N. Y., N. H. and H. bonds 4 per cent. July 1, 1955
4,700.00
200.00 Sprinkling Streets
Fitchburg R. R. bonds 4 per cent.
Mar. 1, 1927
2,940.00
120.00 Sprinkling Streets
Institution for Savings, City
Demand
930.00
44.43 Sprinkling Streets
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
475.00 Books for Library
E. H. Stickney
Old Colony R. R. Co. bond 4 per cent. Dec. 1, 1925
4,712.50
200.00 General use of Library
B. & O. R. R. bonds 5 per cent.
Dec. 1, 1995
5,069.65
250.00 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 Mar. 1, 1958
1,942.50
80.00 Reading Room
N. Y., N. H. and H. bonds 4 per cent. Mar. 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
257.68 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
200.00 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
8,668.81
384.76 Replace loss by fire
241,768.66
10,897.19
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40.00 General use of Library 80 00 General use of Library
17.50 General use of Library 20.13 General use of Library
M. P. Sawyer M. H. Simpson
R. N. Toppan A. Williams Fire Ins. Fund
Demand
524.01
25.16 General use of Library
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ANNUAL REPORT TRUST FUNDS
In the hands of the Trustees of Newburyport Trust Funds.
The following is a statement of the condition of said funds: Cash Accounts
Cash on hand December 16, 1922 $4,378.48
Receipts during year
Securities matured
$2,000.00
Income from investments
10,897.19
A. Gertrude Cutter Fund
489.06
Susan M. Donnell Fund
3,000.00
Institution for Savings, Premium on Moseley Fund
12.90
$16,399.15
Payments
Securities purchased
7,727.00
Premium paid
12.90
Accrued interest
42.71
Purpose donated
8,188.16
Added to Principal
1,924.25
17,895.02
Decrease in cash on hand
1,495.87
Cash on hand Dec. 15, 1923
$2,882.61
INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS =
Total funds, Dec. 16, 1922 $233,694.45
Interest added to Class 1917 fund
5.43
Interest added to class 1918 fund
5.23
Interest added to Fire Insurance Fund
784.76
Interest added to Cutter Fund
3,789.73
Principal added to Cutter Fund
489.06
Gift, Susan M. Donnell
3,000.00
Total funds
$241,768.66
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CITY AUDITOR TRUST FUNDS RECAPITULATION
Funds for :
Funds
Income
Purchase of books, etc. for Library
$38,967.50
$1,828.56
General use of library
39,387.26
1,629.29
Reading room supplies
15,000.00
657.68
Reading room salary
2,000.00
95.00
Funds for local books
1,000.00
47.50
Benefit of schools
15,000.00
708.12
Sprinkling of streets
20,000.00
844.43
Sidewalks and trees
10,000.00
500.00
Benefit of poor
5,500.00
240.50
Municipal. Fire insurance
18,125.06
784.76
Bartlett Mall
10,000.00
480.60
School prize
1,250.00
59.38
Religious work and poor
11,000.00
525.57
Atkinson Common
500.00
24.03
Aged Ladies
1,000.00
47.50
Memorial
254.95
10.66
Beautifying the city
52,783.89
2,413.61
$241,768.66
$10,897.19
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BUDGET FOR 1924
1924
Amount that bay be appropriated under the $22
tax limit, average valuation for three years
$12,368.526.00 22.00
24,737,052.00 247,370,520.00
$272,107,572.00
Outside limit Water
5,000.00
Appropriation for indebtedness
153,350.00
$430,457.57
Estimated income from intangibles
86,000.00
Income from Trust Funds
500.00
$516,957.57
BUDGET FOR 1924
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
City Council, Salary of Clerk $400.00
other expenses
1,200.00
Mayor's Department, Salary
1,200.00
other expenses
250.00
Auditor's Department, Salary
1,500.00
clerical assistance
600.00
other expenses
200.00
Treas. and Collector's Department, Salary
2,000.00
salary of clerk
1,000.00
other expenses
600.00
Assessors' Department, salary of 3 assessors
4,200.00
salary of clerk
300.00
other expenses
1,200.00
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CITY AUDITOR
Expense of note and bond issue
150.00
City Clerk's Department, salary
2,050.00
other expenses
200.00
City Messenger, salary salary of city solicitor
500.00
other expenses
250.00
Election and Registration, salary of 4 registrars
600.00
other expenses
2,200.00
City Hall
1,800.00
Indexing old records and Typewriting
325.00
$23,925.00
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Supervision, salary of city marshal
1,750.00
bonus of marshal 416.00
other expenses
184.00
Salaries, assistant marshal
1,600.00
bonus of assistant marshal
416.00
captain of the watch
1,600.00
bonus of captain of watch
416.00
patrolmen
19,110.00
bonus of patrolmen
6,370.00
other expenses, extra traffic officers
1,488.00
Fuel
450.00
Lighting
400.00
Police Buildings, salary of janitor
1,080.00
other expenses
1,000.00
Miscellaneous
1,000.00
$37,280.00
$61,2051.00
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Supervision and assistance, salary of chief
$500.00
salary of assistant 250.00
Salaries
17,000.00
Fire horses and care of same
9,000.00
Fuel
1,000.00
1,200.00
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Lighting
550.00
Hydrant service and water
3,550.00
Equipment and repairs
1,000.00
New hose
1,500.00
Repairs and maintenance of buildings
2,200.00
Miscellaneous
400.00
Pension for Eben Allen
650.00
$37,600.00
FIRE ALARM AND WIRES
Salary of superintendent of fire alarm and wires other expenses
1,500.00
Inspection of plumbing and buildings
150.00
Sealer of weights and measures, salary
800.00
other expenses
50.00
Care of trees, salary of warden
500.00
other expenses
2,000.00
Moth extermination, salary of supt.
1,200.00
other expenses
900.00
Harbor Master's salary
125.00
$7,825.00
HEALTH AND SANITATION
Salary of clerk
700.00
Miscellaneous expenses
4,100.00
Vital statistics
200.00
Inspection of school children, salary
350.00
Inspection of animals, salary
350.00
Inspection of meats and provisions, salary
500.00
Inspection of milk and vinegar, salary
700.00
other expenses 50.00
Sewer maintenance
400.00
Street Cleaning
4,000.00
Ashes and Rubbish
7,000.00
District nurse
100.00
Garbage Disposal
4,000.00
$22,450.00
600.00
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CITY AUDITOR
HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES
Supt. of Highways, salary including auto
2,400.00
office expense
50.00
Repairs
20,000.00
Culverts
2,500.00
Bridges
1,500.00
Lighting
17,650.00
Sprinkling
2,000.00
Sidewalks and Edgestones
4,000.00
Miscellaneous
500.00
Ice and snow removal
3.000.00
$53,600.00
$182,680.00
CHARITIES
Poor Department, salaries and wages
$4,500.00
other expenses
13,000.00
Anna Jaues Hospital
1,000.00
Homeopathic Hospital
600.00
Mothers' Aid, Chap. 763, Acts 1913
3,000.00
22,100.00
SOLDIERS BENEFITS
Military Aid
200.00
Soldiers Relief, salary of agent
400.00
other expenses
5,600.00
Care of soldiers graves
50.00
6.250.00
EDUCATION
Salaries
114,000.00
Miscellaneous
9,000.00
Fuel
8,500.00
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Lighting
775.00
Buildings
5,000.00
137,275.00
PUBLIC LIBRARY
Salaries
6,418.00
Miscellaneous
400.00
Fuel
900.00
Lighting
375.00
8,093.00
8,093.00
RECREATIONS
Moseley Woods
500.00
Riverside Park
100.00
City Parks
500.00
Atkinson Common
500.00
Memorial Day
400.00
Firemen's Memorial Sunday
75.00
Playgrounds, including supervision
1,200.00
Central Park and Playgrounds
1,000.00
..
4,275.00
UNCLASSIFIED
City Clocks
150.00
Other city properties
500.00
Water for public buildings
1,500.00
2,150.00
Cemeteries 750.00
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CITY AUDITOR INDEBTEDNESS
Interest
48,350.00
Schoolhouse bonds
2,000.00
Police Station bonds
2,000.00
Re. State St., Charter St. to Market Sq.
1,000.00
Re. State and High Sts. below State St.
13,000.00
Re. High St., above State St.
28,500.00
Widening and Recon. Merrimac St.
25,000.00
Plum Island Bridge loan
1,500.00
Recon. Merrimac and Water Sts.
20,000.00
Central Park and Playgrounds
1,000.00
Schoolhouse loan
9,000.00
City Hall heating plant
2,000.00
$153,350.00
$516.923.00
Department Reports and Reports of City Officials
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BOARD OF ASSESSORS
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS
December 31, 1923
To His Honor the Mayor and the City Council,
Gentlemen :-
The Board of Assessors hereby presents its annual Report for the year 1923.
The new maps were not received in time for general use throughout the city for the April assessment, and are not yet received for the upper half of the city. They were only applied in determining land values in the business centre. So far as used, however, they have demonstrated their usefulness in the equalization of values and a consequent slight in -! crease in the total valuation. When applied generally throughout the city, we are confident that the result will justify the expenditure. We ex- pect they will be available for use the coming year.
The real estate valuation was this year increased $339,270, mostly through the use of the new maps. The personal property valuation shows a loss of $270,126, which is explained by the loss of the tax on Natiofna'l bank stock, which in 1922 was valued at $252,076, and a further loss by the incorporation of business concerns to the amount of some $20,000 val- uation. The increase of the total valuation of the city was $19,144. The figures follow :
Real Estate
$9,753,770
Personal estate
2,861,700
$12,615,470
The amounts called for by City, County and State Warrants were:
City (including judgments)
$413,073.00
County
27,136.30
State
29,790.00
Civilian War Poll Tax
12,446.00
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The estimated receipts from the tax on Intangibles were $25,762.94, and on account of schools $13,190. The numbers of Polls was 4482. --
To raise the required amount and to provide for the overlay a tax rate of $34 was declared.
The December, or omitted assessments were: Real, valuation $1700;' personal $7100.
Abatements have been granted during the year as follows:
Taxes of 1920.
$15.00
Taxes of 1921.
$45.67
5.80
Taxes of 1922.
107.97
99.85
$30.00
Taxes of 1923.
1,625.67*
727.37
1,485 .**
Respectfully submitted
C. W. JOHNSON E. P. MOODY C. J. KILEY
Assessors.
*Including oiling and tree work.
** Including World War veterans.
68th Annual Report Of The
Directors of the Public Library
Of The
City of Newburyport
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PUBLIC LIBRARY
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY
TRUSTEES OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY-1923
The Mayor, Michael Cashman.
The City Council-G. W. Morrill, W. J. Cusack, W. G. Dodge, E. G. Perkins, H. S. Noyes, A. H. Reynolds, P. F. Casey, E. C. Hanson, A. W. Southwell, M. A. Twomey, W. Peebles.
DIRECTORS
Michael Cashman, Mayor ex-officio
William J. Cusack, President of City Council ex-officio
Lawrence B. Cushing, Trustee of Building Fund ex-officio William R. Johnson, Trustee of Building Fund ex-officio
Alex. G. Perkins, Trustee of Building Fund ex-officio
Dr. T. R. Healy, term expires 1923
Arthur P. Brown, term expires 1924
Laurence P. Dodge, term expires
1925
Rev. Laurence Haywood, term expires
1926
Mrs. J. L. Driver, term expires
1927
Laurence B. Johnson, term expires 1928
James E. Whitney, term expires
1929
TRUSTEES OF PEABODY FUND
Lawrence B. Cushing, Laurence Haywood, B. P. P. Moseley, John D. Parsons, George W. Richardson.
Librarian John D. Parsons
Superintendent of Reading Room Helen E. Tilton Assistant Librarians-Effie A. Tenny, Elizabeth P. Thurston, Josephine W. MacIntosh, (and special) Alice W. Toppan, Wilhelmina L. Plumer. Janitor Frank H. Plumer
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ANNUAL REPORT REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS
To the Mayor and City Council :
Gentlemen: - The Directors of the Public Library as their 68th annual report the accompanying papers, showing "the present status of the Li- brary", consisting of the report to them by the Librarian, and other of- ficials and committees of this Board, with tabulated statistics.
MICHAEL CASHMAN WILLIAM J. CUSACK LAWRENCE B. CUSHING ALEX. G. PERKINS WILLIAM R. JOHNSON
THOMAS R. HEALY ARTHUR P. BROWN
LAURENCE P. DODGE
LAURENCE HAYWOOD MRS. J. L. DRIVER LAURENCE B. JOHNSON JAMES E. WHITNEY
Newburyport, December 31, 1923
Directors
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PUBLIC LIBRARY
REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN
To the Directors of the Public Library :-
The 68th annual report of the Public Librarian will show you, as far as possible, or at least within the generally accepted meaning of the phrase, "the present status of the Library," according to the by-laws.
The number of volumes owned by the Library, (including those which are indefinitely loaned to and are in the custody Fiske Memorial and South End Libraries) was 58,714, at the close of the library year 1922'. This year the number is fixed at 59,665, more fully set forth in detail in an appended table. This does not take into account the very many copies of half bound and unbound pamphlets.
The number of card-holders at present, those who have signed a copy of certain rules and regulations and so acquired the right to withdraw books is 5836, an increase from 5092 from a year ago, 284 signatures hav- ing been canceled by death or other means, and of the number given 951 have availed themselves of the previlege of taking out duplicate cards on which fiction alone is not issued.
The average daily withdrawal of books for home use during the year has been 167, a range from 76 to 363. There have been canceled and with- drawn from the shelves as unfit for further use or repairs during this time 201 books, while 478 have been given a longer term of life by aid of the binder's art, of which 88 were magazines, which first having seen ser- vice in the Reading Room are now placed on the shelves of the library as permanently bound volumes.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN D. PARSONS, Librarian.
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REPORT OF THE TREASURER OF TRUST FUNDS
To the Directors of the Newburyport Public Library :-
Following is my report for the Newburyport Public Library Book Funds for the year ending December 15, 1923:
John J. Currier
$196.63
$47.50
$38.11
$206.02
W. H. P. Dodge
433.96
125.63
139.39
420.20
Nathan D. Dodge
88.93
42.50
131.43
Daniel Foster
4.98
12.01
16.99
J. A. Frothingham
34.32
50.00
40.50
43.82
S. A. Green
69.11
93.00
159.20
2.91
Geo. Haskell
40.64
50.92
58.84
32.72
M. P. Sawyer
97.85
225.00
258.28
64.57
J. R. Spring
449.90
990.73
938.99
501.64
Benj. G. Sweetser
125.00
237.50
380.56
overdrawn $18.06
Wm. C. Todd
143.88
657.68
611.39
190.17
A. Williams
24.99
45.00
41.80
28.19
Total
$1,638.66
Less overdraft (Sweetser Fund
18.06
Cash on hand (First and Ocean National Bank
1,620.60
Respectfully submitted,
CHAS. E. HOUGHTON
Treasurer Newburyport Public Library.
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139
PUBLIC LIBRARY
PEABODY FUND
There have been purchased from the income of this fund and added to the books in the Library during the past year 202 volumes, making a total of 15, 171 "books of permanent value" since the late George Peabody first gave the principal of this fund to the Library, in 1867, which have been added and made available to the public. The report of the treasurer is as follows :
Receipts
Balance on hand December 1, 1923
$328.03
Dividend, April 1923
337.50
Divdiend October 1923
375.00
$1,040.53
Expenditures
Books
$637.87
Postage
.42
Balance on hand, November 30, 1923
$402.24
LAWRENCE B. CUSHING
B. P. P. MOSELEY
LAURENCE HAYWARD
JOHN D. PARSONS
GEORGE W. RICHARDSON
Trustees.
140
ANNUAL REPORT
THE BUILDING FUND
1923-Report
Receipts
Dec. 1922, Balance on hand
$116.33
Feb. 12, 1923, Cash int. from Inst drawn
135.37
Apr. 25, 1923, 6 mos. interest Inst.
246.38
Apr. 25, 1923. Cash
254.00
May 1923 Cash
496.00
Oct. 1923, 6 mos interest Inst.
255.00
Expenses
Jan. 3, 1923, E. J. Batchelder
$17.20
Jan. 10, 1923 E. Perkins Lumber Co.
2.90
Feb. 3, 1923 Frank Grover
33.85
Feb. 12, 1923 Stamped Envelopes
.55
Feb. 12, 1923 R. G. Adams
151.28
Feb. 15, 1923 E. Perkins Lumber Co.
4.50
Mar. 3, 1923 J. Guy, (repair boiler)
7.00
Apr. 25, 1923 E. Perkins Lumber Co.
49.00
Apr. 25, 1923 P. H. Fernald
35.25
Apr. 25, 1923 W. E. Bassett
44.97
May 5, 1923 W. M. Horsch
25.02
May 9, 1923 H. D. Allen & Sons
756.00
May 15, 1923 E. J. Batchelder
4.90
July 5, 1923 D. Sullivan
2.00
July 30, 1923 R. G. Adams
4.85
Sept. 25, 1923 E. Perkins Lumber Co.
4.00
Sept. 25, 1923 H. J. Chase
1.50
Oct. 5, 1923 E. Perkins Lumber Co.
3.25
Oct. 10, 1923 J. Guy (repair boiler)
38.06
Oct. 10, 1923 Deposit Inst.
255.00
Dec. 1, 1923 Balance in Merchants Bank
62.00
$1,503.08
$1,503.08
Condition of Fund
Original deposit
$5,000.00
Bequest, C. W. Moseley
5,000.00
Accrued interest
455.00
$10,455.00
WM. R. JOHNSON, Treasurer.
Annual Report of the Water Department
145
WATER DEPARTMENT
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE WATER DEPARTMENT
To the Honorable Mayor and City Council,
City of Newburyport.
Gentlemen :-
The twenty-eighth annual report of the Board of Water Commissioners for the year ending December 15th is herewith submitted.
The larger portion of our work during the year has been in connection with the rebuilding of Merrimac Street. The work on this street calling for numerous changes in pipes, both street, service and hydrant connec- tions. Gates were cut into the hydrant connections, seven in number, and new cross street connections laid for Inn and Unicorn Streets, that at Inn Street being 8", and Unicorn Street 4". All service pipes between Market Square and Boardman Street were relaid, and many old, unused pipes dis- connected.
New 6" mains have been laid in Erie Avenue, 350 feet, and Elmira Avenue, 397 feet, in order to furnish supplies for new houses.
The two inch main in Johnson Street was extended 58 feet, and the one in Dexter Street 100 feet.
A new hydrant was installed in Ferry Road, and the locations of the ones at the corner of Washington and Winter Streets. Kent Street 'near High Street and the corner of Prince Place and Hales Court changed to nearby but more convenient locations.
A 6" gate was cut into Munroe Street at Broad Street.
48 new services have been connected, requiring 1,885' 3" of pipe.
89 service pipes have been relaid, requiring 2,302' 4" of pipe.
Nine breaks in main pipes have been repaired.
Twenty-three leaks in service pipes have been repaired.
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ANNUAL REPORT
There was one leak in the Frog Pond System.
A small hydrant in Merrimac Street, opposite Bartlett Street, and the one in the center of Market Square have been removed, leaving 250 hy- drants in use at the present time.
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