City Officers and the Annual Reports to the City Council of Newburyport 1924, Part 3

Author: City of Newburyport
Publication date: 1924
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$1,200.00


Balance forward.


287.50


$1,487.50


Payments


Supervision of grounds.


$304.00


Salaries of assistants.


258.40


Salary of physical director


425.00


Prizes .


34.10


Equipment.


77.96


Carpenter and stock .


35.18


Labor as per payrolls.


20.00


$1,154.64


Balance to general treasury


$332.86


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CITY AUDITOR


CELEBRATIONS


MEMORIAL DAY


Appropriation. $400.00


Payments


Quartermaster, Post 49, G. A. R.


$400.00


FIREMEN'S MEMORIAL SUNDAY


Appropriation.


$75.00


Payments


75.00


FOURTH OF JULY


Transfer


$70.00


Payments


Celebration committee


$70.00


UNCLASSIFIED


City Clocks


Appropriation.


$150.00


Payments


Salary of Superintendent of Clocks.


$150.00


WATER FOR PUBLIC BUILDINGS


Appropriation.


$1,500.00


Payments


Newburyport Water Works


$1,500.00


Fire Department, Memorial Committee.


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ANNUAL REPORT


TEMPORARY ACCOUNTS


BUILDING PERMITS


Balance


$9.00


Permits issued by City Clerk.


200.00


$209.00


Payments


To Inspector of Buildings.


$209.00


SCHOOL TEACHERS' PENSIONS


From Teachers.


$3,781.00


Payments


To Teachers' Retirement Association.


$3,781.00


UNCALLED FOR CLAIMS


Balance Dec. 15, 1923 ..


$186.26


Cr.


By uncalled for claims during year.


848.88


Balance Dec. 20, 1924.


$1,035.14


COUNTY OF ESSEX (Dog Account)


Balance Dec. 20, 1924. 4.00


STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS, (Seal Bounty)


Payments


3.00


Balance Dec. 15, 1923.


2.00


$5.00


For seals shot .


Receipts


From State of Massachusetts.


$5.00


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CITY AUDITOR


SALE OF REAL ESTATE


Receipts


From sale of buildings:


Temple St. School.


$2,375.00


Purchase St. School.


3,150.00


Hancock St. School (on account) .


100.00


Bromfield St. School.


3,775.00


Lot, Stanley & Forrester Sts.


60.00


Lot, Merrimac St.


600.00


Lot, Bridge Road.


375.00


$10,435.00


Payments


Services of auctioneer


$128.10


Printing and advertising.


12.75


Surveying and plans.


10.00


Revenue stamps.


17.50


$168.35


Balance forward.


$10,266.65


.


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ANNUAL REPORT


PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE


WATER WORKS


Balance December 15, 1923 $9.055.34


MAINTENANCE ACCOUNTS


Receipts


Water rates. $54,766.82


Meter rates. 11,438.25


Sundry water receipts. 203.00


City for fire service and build-


ings. 5,000.00


Miscellaneous maintenance re- ceipts.


410.88


Interest on deposits.


103.60


$71,922.55


1


Payments for Maintenance


Pumping station .. $14,015.18


Pumping station, Artichoke. . 6,067.56


General maintenance. 6,185.51


Hydrant maintenance. 1,003.57


Gate maintenance.


117.44


Reservoir maintenance 561.29


Meter maintenance. 153.78


Service pipe maintenance 2,461.27


Main pipe maintenance. 4,963.54


Filter bed maintenance ..


14,095.84


Artichoke River maintenance 988.88


Automobile .


925.49


Frog Pond maintenance. . 36.45


Total maintenance. $51.575.80


Net earnings.


$20,346.75


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CITY AUDITOR


Payments for Debt


Bonds retired


$14,000.00


Interest on bonds. 6,467.50


$20,467.50


Deficit after debt requirements


$120.75


Balance


$8,934.59


NEW CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNTS


Receipts


Service pipe construction .


$583.48


Extension of mains.


70.65


$654.13


Payments


Extension of mains.


$257.40


Hydrant construction .


148.48


Service pipe construction


1,993.40


Gate construction.


38.28


Meters.


420.95


Service pipe construction,


Newbury


48.55


New pump.


5,542.01


$8,449.07


Total new construction, pd. from earnings. $7,794.94


Balance, December 20, 1924


$1,139.65


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ANNUAL REPORT


INTEREST


Appropriation. .


$48,350.00


Accrued interest received .


187.50


$48,537.50


Revenue, Credited to Income Accounts


Interest on overdue taxes and assessments


$4,467.96


Interest from water commissioners.


6,467.50


On bank deposits


2,616.52


$13,551.98


Payments


Interest on:


Plum Island Bridge loan


$1,137.94


High School Bonds


17.50


Currier School Bonds.


160.00


Water Bonds.


6,887.50


Refunding J. V. F. Bonds.


2,480.00


Sewer Bonds.


1,610.00


New Police Station Bonds


200.00


Reconstruction Highway loans.


17,359.75


Central Park and Playgrounds bonds


760.00


New Primary Schoolhouse Bonds. . .


7,883.71


City Hall Heating Plant.


350.00


Revenue Loans.


3,028.25


County of Essex.


50.00


$41,924.65


Balance forward.


$6,612.85


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CITY AUDITOR


MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS


Gross city debt, December 15, 1923. $874,274.91


Debts Incurred During 1924


Highway construction. $50,000.00


Debts Paid During Year


Refunding Loan


$62,000.00


Schoolhouse Bonds.


2,000.00


Water Bonds.


14,000.00


Police Station Bonds.


2,000.00


Paving State Street Loan.


1,000.00


Recon. High and State St. Bonds


13,000.00


Recon. High Street


28,500.00


Plum Island Bridge Loan.


1,500.00


New Primary Schoolhouse Loan .


9,000.00


Recon. Merrimac Street .


20,000.00


Central Park and Playground Loan.


1,000.00


Wid. and Recon. Merrimac St ...


25,000.00


City Hall Heating Plant.


2,000.00


$181,000.00


Decrease in debt during year .. . . $131,000.00


Gross city debt, Dec. 20, 1924.


$743,274.91


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ANNUAL REPORT


MISCELLANEOUS


TRUST FUND INCOME


ATWOOD FUND


Cr.


Balance Dec. 15, 1923.


$1,101.77


From trustees of trust funds.


388.65


$1,490.42


Dr.


Cash payments to beneficiaries


$492.00


Balance Dec. 20, 1924.


$998.42


BALCH FUND


Cr.


From trustees of trust funds


$480.60


City Parks.


$480.60


BROMFIELD FUND


Cr.


From trustees of trust funds $500.00


Dr.


Tree Warden and care of trees.


$250.00


Sidewwalks and Edgestones. 250.00


$500.00


COLE FUND


Cr.


From trustees of trust funds $95.55


Dr.


To Public Library Salaries.


$95.55


Dr


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CITY AUDITOR


DEXTER FUND


Balance Dec. 15, 1923.


$320.06


From trustees of trust funds


86.58


Balance Dec. 20, 1924.


$406.64


FOLLANSBEE FUND


Cr.


Balance Dec. 15, 1923.


$302.30


From trustees of trust funds.


153.92


$456.22


Dr.


$160.85


$295.37


GORWAIZ FUND


Cr.


From trustees of trust funds.


$4.80


To Atkinson Common.


$4.80


CHARLES KNIGHT FUND


Cr.


From trustees of trust funds.


$19.23


To Atkinson Common


$19.23


PAUL A. MERRILL FUND


Cr.


Balance Dec. 15, 1923.


$62.50


From trustess of trust funds.


47.50


Dr. $110.00


School prizes.


$62.50


Balance, Dec. 20, 1924. $47.50


. Fuel for beneficiaries


Dr.


Dr.


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ANNUAL REPORT SIMPSON FUND Cr.


Balance Dec. 15, 1923.


$77.96


From trustees of trust funds


844.93


$922.89


Dr.


To Street Sprinkling


$900.00


Balance Dec. 20, 1924.


$22.89


TOPPAN FUND


Cr.


Balance Dec. 15, 1923.


$38.15


From trustees of trust funds


11.88


$50.03


Dr.


School Prize


$37.53


Balance Dec. 20, 1924. $12.50


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CITY AUDITOR


CITY DEBTS AND ASSETS


DECEMBER 20, 1924


Bonds and Notes


Rate


Issued


Due


Amount


Sewer


312%


1901


Sept. 1, 1931


$46,000.00


Water.


312%


1904


June 1, 1925-34


110,000.00


Water


4%


1908


July 1, 1925-38


35,000.00


Water


41/2%


1914


Oct. 1, 1925-44


20,000.00


Police Building . .


4%


1911


May 1, 1925-6


4,000.00


Schoolhouse. . .


4%


1910


Nov. 1, 1925


2,000.00


Rec. State St ....


4.80


1919


Nov. 1, 1925-29


5,000.00


Rec. High and State Streets. .


51/2%


1920


Nov. 1, 1925


2,000.00


Recon. High and State Streets. .


51/2%


1920


Nov. 1, 1925


1,000.00


Rec. High St. .. .


6%


1920


Nov. 1, 1925


10,000.00


Rec. High St .. . .


6%


1921


June 1, 1925-6


30,000.00


Rec. High St .. ..


5.10


1921


Nov. 1, 1925-6


5,000.00


Rec. High St .. ..


4.85


1921


Dec. 1, 1925-6


2,000.00


Plum Is. Bridge Loan.


414%


1922


Dec. 1, 1925-41


25,274.91


Reconstruction


Merrimac St. .


4%


1922


July 1, 1925-27


60,000.00


Central Park and


Playgrounds. .


4%


1922


July 1, 1925-42


18,C00.00


Widen. and recon.


Merrimac St. .


414%


1923


June 1, 1925-33


135,000.00


Widen. and recon.


Merrimac St. .


414%


1923


June 1, 1925-28


20,000.00


Schoolhouse.


414%


1922


Dec. 1, 1925-42


135,000.00


Schoolhouse. . ...


414%


1922


Dec. 1, 1925-42


27,000.00


City Hall Heating


Plant.


414%


1923


Aug. 10, 1925-27


6,000.00


Widen. and recon. Merrimac St. .


41/2%


1923 Dec. 1, 1925-33


45,000.00


$743,274.91


ASSETS


Taxes of 1921 uncollected .. .


$53.00


Taxes of 1923 uncollected .. .


26,305.64


Taxes of 1924 .uncollected ... 120,082.25


$146,440.89


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ANNUAL REPORT


Sprinkling Streets 1920 un- collected. $99.23


Sprinkling Streets 1921 un- collected. 24.84


Sprinkling Streets 1922 un- collected. 25.94


Sprinkling Streets 1923 un- collected. 100.47


Sprinkling Streets 1924 un- collected. 4,510.98


$4,761.46


Preservation of trees, 1919, uncollected . $2.80


Preservation of trees, 1920,


uncollected. 16.20


Preservation of trees, 1921, uncollected . 17.30


Preservation of trees, 1922, uncollected . 12.10


Preservation of trees, 1923, uncollected. 41.59


Preservation of trees, 1924, uncollected 190.95


$280.94


Betterments uncollected. ...


$24.10


Cash in American Trust Co. $7,457.87


Cash in National Shawmut Bank 7,118.74


Cash in First and Ocean Na- ional Bank .. . 29,558.15


Cash in Merchants National Bank 20,663.07


Cash in Treasurer's office. .. 184.54


$64,982.37


County of Essex Dog Acct.


$4.00


Sinking Funds.


39,690.00


$259,929.76


Total net debt, Dec. 20, 1924.


$483,345.15


Total net debt Dec. 15, 1923. 505,966.24


Decrease in net debt. $22,621.09


$50,000 Water Department Equipmental Loan authorized but not issued.


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CITY AUDITOR ANNUAL NET DEBT STATEMENT


The following table shows the net debt at the close of each fis- cal year beginning with the year 1899:


Year


Net Debt


Increase


Decrease


1899


$289,556.47


1900


286,876.59


$88,720.01 2,689.88


1901


317,272.13


$30,395.54


1902


321,725.39


4,453.26


1903


369,687.30


47,961.91


1904


646,819.16


277,131.86*


1905


671,536.83


24,717.67


1906


630,305.15


41,231.68


1.907


569,120.73


34,184.42


1908


586,259.64


9,861.09


1909


589,904.27


3,644.63


1910


541,348.34


48,555.93


1911


507,916.05


33,432.29


1912


518,129.41


10,213.36


1913.


464,470.01


53,659.40


1914.


471,146.63


6,676.62


1915


426,408.64


44,747.99


1916.


360,438.53


65,970.11


1917


295,736.53


64,702.00


1918


253,982.14


41,754.39


1919


250,963.43


3,045.71


1920.


262,265.30


11,328.87


1921


279,088.07


16,907.76


1922


308,249.20


29,161.13


1923.


505,966.24


197,717.04


1924.


483,345.15


22,621.09


*Water Plant acquired in 1904


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ANNUAL REPORT


SINKING FUNDS


In Hands of Sinking Fund Commissioners


Cash on hand Dec. 15, 1923.


$8.85


Receipts during year


Income from investments. $4,206.15


Premium on investments. 433.00


Securities sold and matured


57,587.28


$62,226.43


Payments


Securities purchased .


$112.50


Accrued interest ..


32.78


City to retire Refunding Loan .. 62,000.00


Premium paid.


90.00


$62,235.28


Decrease in cash on hand. $8.85


Cash on hand Dec. 20, 1924. 0.00


Investment Account


Total securities, Dec. 15, 1923.


$97,164.78


Securities purchased during year. 112.50


$97,277.28


Securities sold and matured


57,587.28


Total securities Dec. 20, 1924 $39,690.00


The above funds are appropriated to retire the city debt as follows;


REFUNDING LOAN


$62,000, 4% due November 1, 1924


Total Funds, Dec. 15, 1923 $60,210.48


Net income, 1924. 1,789.52


$62,000.00


Payment to city to retire loan. $62,000.00


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CITY AUDITOR


SEWERAGE LOAN


$46,000, 312% due Sept. 1, 1931


Total Fund, Dec. 15, 1923


$36,963.15


Net income 1924. 2,726.85


$39,690.00


Invested


Newburyport Water 312%, due June 1, 1925-8. $3,000.00


B. & M. R. R. 4% due Sept. 1, 1926. . . 5,000.00


B. & M. R. R. 6% due June 1, 1930. . . . 2,000.00


Lake Shore & Michigan R. R. 4% due May 1, 1931 .


1,000.00


Newburyport Sewer 312% due Sept. 1, 1931.


26,000.00


Institution for Savings, City 2,690.00


$39,690.00


SUMMARY


Newburyport Water 312% due June 1, 1925-8.


$3,000.00


B. & M. R. R. 4% due Sept. 1, 1926 .. . . 5,000.00


Lake Shore & Michigan 4% due May 1, 1931


1,000.00


B. &. M. R. R. 6% due June 1, 1930. ..


2,000.00


Newburyport Sewer 312% due Sept. 1, 1931 .


26,000.00


Institution for Savings, City.


2,690.00


$39,690.00


BONDS DEPOSITED WITH COMMISSIONERS


J. L. McLean, City Marshal, $1000.00 Massachusetts Bonding & Insurance Co., expires Jan. 1, 1925.


H. W. Little, City Clerk, $3,000.00 Massachusetts Bonding & Insurance Co., expires Jan. 6, 1925.


H. S. Noyes, Secretary and Treasurer of Water Works, $5,000.00 Fidelity and Deposit Co. of Maryland, expires July 10, 1925.


Chas. E. Houghton, Treasurer and Collector, $30,000.00 Mary- land Casualty Co., expires Jan. 7, 1925.


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ANNUAL REPORT


BORROWING CAPACITY


Additional Total


Year Valuation


Assessments Valuation Abatements


Net Valuation


1922 $12,546.326


$59,000 $12,605.326


$155,400


$12,449.926


1923


12,615,470


11,750 12,627,220


30,400


12,596,820


1924


13,097,062


11,700 13,108,762


83,400 13,025,362


Average net valuation for three years $12,690,700.


$317,267.50 Debt limit 212% of 12,690,700.


*City Debt omitting revenue loans. $743,274.91


Debt outside the limit allowed by Special Acts:


Sewer, (Acts 1889 and 1900)


$46,000.00


Water, (Acts 1894, 1908, 1913)


165,000.00


Plum Island Bridge Loan


25,274.91


Merrimac Street loan. . . 60,000.00


Wid. and Rec. Merrimac St. loan.


155,000.00


New Primary School loan.


135,000.00


Totalloans outside limit $586,274.91


Debt within limit .. ....


$157,000.00


Total Sinking Funds. . .


$39,690.00


Less for debt outside limit. 39,690.00


Sinking funds for debt inside limit. 0.00


Net debt withinthe limit


$157,000.00


Borrowing capacity Dec. 20,1924.


$160,267.50


*Water loan authorized not yet issued $50,000.00


81


CITY AUDITOR


TRUST FUNDS


THE LAW, CHAPTER 322


An act to provide for the auditing of certain trust funds and accounts. Be it enacted, etc., as follows:


Section 1. It shall be the duty of city and town auditors at least once every year, and so much oftener as they deem it necessary, to audit the accounts of the trustees of any property, the principal or income of which, in whole or in part, was bequeathed or given in trust for the benefit of the city or town or any part thereof, or for the bene- fit of the inhabitants of the city or town or any part thereof, and to examine and estimate the funds, securities, and evidence of property held by such trustees. City or town auditors shall include in their annual report a report of such auditing and investigation; and if they discover any fraud or irregularity they shall immediately report the same to the Mayor and Treasurer of the city or to the Selectmen or Treasurer of the town.


Section 2. It shall be the duty of the trustees designated in sec- tion one hereof to give city and town auditors free access to their accounts, funds, securities and evidence of property; and any such trustee who refuses to exhibit his trust accounts, funds, securities and evidences aforesaid shall be subject to a fine of not less than fifty nor more than two hundred dollars.


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 inhabi- tants are interested may be divided into two classes, viz .: funds be- queathed 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 assumed no 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.


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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 Dec. 15, 1923. $2,882.61


Receipts during year


Lucy G. B. Colby Fund . . .


$669.30


Securities sold.


1,140.72


Income from Investments ..


11,114.04


Premium on refund


56.38


$12,980.44


Payments


Securities purchased


$669.30


Purpose donated ..


8,731.60


Added to principal.


2,037.53


$11,438.43


Increase in cash on hand. $1,542.01


Cash on hand Dec. 20,


1924, deposited in Five


Cent Sav. Bank $4,424.62


INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS


Total Funds, Dec. 15, 1923. $241,768.66


Interest added to Class 1917 fund 5.64


Interest added to Class 1918 fund.


5.43


Interest added to Fire Insurance Fund.


824.11


Interest added to Cutter Fund


1,537.35


Lucy G. B. Colby Fund.


669.30


Interest added to Lucy G. B Colby Fund


19.29


Refund added to investment .


56.38


Total funds


$244,886.16


Less amount of A. Gertrude Cutter income


4,424.62


To.al funds $240,461.51


SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS And Purpose For Which Income is Used


Name of Fund


Investment


Date Due


Amount


Income


Purpose


Margaret Atwood.


Institution for Savings, Citv ..


Demand


$5,500.00


$264.32


Poor and Religious


Five Cents Savings Bank, City


Demand


5,500.00


264.33


Poor and Religious


Balch .


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


J. M. Bradbury .


Institution for Savings, City .


Demand


1,000.00


48.05


General Use of Library


C. N. Bradstreet ..


Five Cents Savings Bank, City


Demand


1,000.00


48.05


General Use of Library


John Brownfield.


Mass. Hospital Life Ins. Co ..


Demand


10,000.00


500.00


Sidewalks and Trees


Moses Brown.


Institution for Savings, City .


Demand


5,000.00


240.30


Schools


Five Cents Savings Bank, City ..


Demand


5,000.00


240.30


Schools


Provident Institution for Savings, Amesbury.


Demand


5,000.00


227.52


Schools


Class of 1917, N. H. S .. .


U. S. 2nd. Liberty Bond, 414 % .


Nov. 15,


1942


100.00


4.25


Memorial


Five Cents Savings Bank, City ..


Demand


35.30


1.39


Memorial


Class of 1918, N. H. S. . |U. S. 3rd Liberty Bond, 414% .


Sept. 15,


1928


100.00


4.25


Memorial


Five Cents Savings Bank, City ..


Demand


30.72


1.18


Memorial


Lucy G. B. Colby .


Five Cents Savings Bank, City.


Demand


688.59


19.29


Replacement of Old Books


Institution for Savings, City. ..


Demand


1,000.00


47.50


Superintendent Reading Room


Five Cents Savings Bank, City ..


Demand


1,000.00


48.05


Superintendent Reading Room


John J. Currier ..


Five Cents Savings Bank, City ..


Demand


1,000.00


47.50


Newburyport and Newbury Books


A. E. Cutter.


Newburyport 312% Sewer Bonds ..


Sept. 1, 1931


3,000.00


105.00


General Use of Library


Five Cents Savings Bank, City.


Demand


1,000.00


48.05


General Use of Library


A. Gertrude Cutter.


City of New York, 312% ..


Nov. 1, 1953


832.07


35.00


Beautifying the City


Atchison Topeka Santa Fe, 4%


Oct.


1, 1995


771.06


40.00


Beautifying the City


New Amsterdam Gas, 5%


Jan.


1, 1948


623.19


50.00


Beautifying the City


Long Island R. R., 4%


July


1, 1931


868.55


40.00


Beautifying the City


Chicago & Eric R. R. 5% .


May


1, 1982


856.52


50.00


Beautifying the City


Baltimore & Ohio R. R., 312%.


July


1, 1925


1,664.97


70.00


Beautifying the City


American Tel. & Tel. Co., 4% .


July


1, 1929


3,680.00


160.00


Beautifying the City


U. S. 4th Liberty Bonds, 414%


Oct.


15,


1938


12,849.75


637.50


Beautifying the City


U. S. 4th Liberty Bonds, 414%


Oct.


15,


1938


1,433.52


70.13


Beautifying the City


Charlotte C. Cole.


CITY AUDITOR


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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS And Purpose For Which Income is Used


Name of Fund


Investment


Date Due


Amount


Ineome


Purpose


A. Gertrude Cutter


U. S. 3rd Liberty Bonds, 414% .


Sept. 15, 1928


$1,761.60


$85.00


Beautifying the City


Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank


Demand


12,449.17


623.19


Beautifying the City


Institution for Savings, City .


Demand


12,209.60


559.87


Beautifying the City


Ocean National Bank, City ..


Demand


000


107.28


Beautifying the City


Annie D. Davis.


Five Cents Savings Bank, City. .


Demand


1,000.00


47.50


Aged Ladies


Timothy Dexter.


Amer. Tel. & Tel. Co., bonds 4%.


July


1929


1,862.50


80.00


Poor


Institution for Savings, City


Demand


137.50


6.58


Poor


Nathan D. Dodge .


4th Liberty Bonds, 414% ..


Oet. 15,


1938


1,000.00


42.50


Books, ete. for Library


W. H. P. Dodge.


Institution for Savings, City


Demand


2,645.00


125.63


Books and papers for Library


Susan M. Donnell


Institution for Savings, City .


Demand


3,000.00


142.50


General Use of Library


L. M. Follansbee


Am. Tel. & Tel. Co. bonds, 4% .


July


1,


1929


2,793.75


120.00


Poor


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. Frothingham.


Haverhill Savings Bank .


Demand


1,000.00


50.00


Books for Library


A. M. Gorwaiz ..


Five Cents Savings Bank, City.


Demand


100.00


4.80


Atkinson Common


S. A. Green .. .


Salem Five Cents Savings Bank.


Demand


2,000.00


90.00


Books for Library


George Haskell.


Institution for Savings, City .


Demand


1,072.50


50.92


Books for Library


Chas. H. Knight.


Five Cents Savings Bank, City.


Demand


400.00


19.23


Atkinson Common


S. W. Marston.


Newburyport, 312% Sewer Bonds


Sept. 1,


1931


4,000.00


140.00


General Use of Library


Five Cents Savings Bank, City.


Demand


1,000.00


48.05


General Use of Library


Paul A. Merrill.


Five Cents Savings Bank, City ..


Demand


1,000.00


47.50


School Prize


E. S. Moseley. .


Newburyport 312%, Sewer Bonds


Sept. 1,


1931


4,000.00


140.00


General Use of Library


Five Cents Savings Bank, City.


Demand


1,000.00


48.05


General Use of Library


W. O. Moseley.


Am. Tel. & Tel. Co. bonds, 4% .


July


1, 1929


1,792.50


80.00


General Use of Library


Boston & Albany R. R., 4% ..


May


1, 1933


1,980.00


80.00


General Use of Library


Chicago, B. & Q. R. R., 4% .


March 1,


1958


1,942.50


80.00


General Use of Library


N. Y. N. H. & H. bonds, 4% .


March 1,


1947


947.50


40.00


General Use of Library


Fitchburg R. R. bonds, 4% ..


May


1, 1925


1,965.00


80.00


General Use of Library


1,


Institution for Savings, City . .


ANNUAL REPORT


SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS And Purpose For Which Income is Used


Name of Fund


Investment


Date Due


Amount


Income


Purpose


W. O. Moseley


City of Revere, 41/2%. .


May 15, 1928


1,000.00


45.00


General Use of Library


Demand


406.60


20.69


General Use of Library


M. P. Sawyer. .


Salem Savings Bank .


Demand


5,000.00


225.00


Books for Library


M. H. Simpson.


Am. Tel. & Tel. Co., bonds, 4%.


July


1, 1929


3,585.00


160.00


Sprinkling Streets


Boston & Albany R. R., 4% .


May


1, 1933


3,960.00


160.00


Sprinkling Streets


C. B. & Q. R. R. bond, 4%. .


March 1,


1958


3,885.00


160.00


Sprinkling Streets


N. Y. N. H. & H. bonds, 4% .


July


1955


4,700.00


200.00


Sprinkling Streets


Fitchburg R. R. bonds, 4% ..


March 1,


1927


2,940.00


120.00


Sprinkling Streets


Institution for Savings, City .


Demand


930.00


44.93


Sprinkling Streets


J. R. Spring.


Institution for Savings, City . ..


Demand.


10,000.00


475.00


Books for Library


Demand


10,000.00


475.00


Books for Library


E. H. Stickney.


Old Colony R. R. Co. bond, 4% ..


Dec.


1, 1925


4,712.50


200.00


General Use of Library


Dec.


1,


1925


5,069.65


250.00


General Use of Library


Institution for Savings, City .


Demand


524.01


25.16


General Use of Library


Institution for Savings, City .


Demand


5,000.00


237.50


Books for Library


B. G. Sweetser.


Am. Tel. & Tel. Co., bonds, 4%.


July 1, 1929


1,792.50


80.00


Reading Room


May


1, 1933


1,980.00


80.00


Reading Room


March 1,


1958


1,942.50


80.00


Reading Room


N. Y. N. H. & H. bonds, 4% .


March 1,


1947


1,895.00


80.00


Reading Room


Fitchburg R. R. bonds, 4%.


May


1, 1925


1,965.00


80.00


Reading Room


Institution for Savings, City .


Demand


5,425.00


257.68


Reading Room


R. N. Toppan. .


Institution for Savings, City ..


Demand


250.00


11.88


School Prize


A. Williams. .


Salem Five Cents Savings Bank. .


Demand


1,000.00


45.00


Books for Library


Fire Insurance Fund .. . .


Am. Tel. & Tel. Co. bonds, 4%


July


1,


1929


4,631.25


200.00


Replace Loss by Fire


N. Y. N. H. & II. bonds, 4% .


July


1, 1955


4,825.00


200.00


Replace Loss by Fire


Five Cents Savings Bank, City.


Demand


9,492.92


424.11


Replace Loss by Fire


$240,461.54 $11,114.04


85


CITY AUDITOR


Five Cents Savings Bank, City ..


B. & O. R. R. bonds, 5% ..


W. C. Todd.


Boston & Albany R. R. 4%, bonds.


Chicago B. & Q. R. R., 4% ..


1,


Institution for Savings, City


86


ANNUAL REPORT


TRUST FUNDS


Recapitulation


Funds for:


Funds


Income


Purchase of books, etc. for Library.


$38,967.50


$1,828.56


General use of library


39,340.26


1,668.60


Reading room supplies.


15,000.00


657.68


Reading room salary


2,000.00


95.55


Funds for local books


1,000.00


47.50


Funds for replacement of Old Books. .


688.59


19.29


Benefit of schools.


15,000.00


708.12


Sprinkling of streets.


20,000.00


844.93


Sidewalks and trees


10,000.00


500.00


Benefit of Poor.


5,500.00


240.50


Municipal Fire Insurance.


18,949.17


824.11


Bartlett Mall.


10,000.00


480.60


School Prize


1,250.00


59.38


Religious work and poor


11,000.00


528.65


Atkinson Common.


500.00


24.03


Aged Ladies


1,000.00


47.50


Memorial.


266.02


11.07


Beautifying the city


50,000.00


2,527.97


$240,461.54


$11,114.04


87


CITY AUDITOR


BUDGET FOR 1925


Average valuation for three years. $12,690,700.00


Available for appropriatiion under $22 limit. 279,195.00


Estimated income. . 89,380.00


Income from trust funds. 3,100.00


Outside the limit, (water).


5,000.00


Available for departments


$376,675.00


Appropriation for indebtedness


121,468.50


Total amount available for appropriation


$498,143.50


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.


800.00


Other expenses.


200.00


Treas. and Collector's Dept. Salary


2,200.00


Salary of clerk.


1,200.00


Other expenses . 600.00


Assessors' Dept. Salary of 3 assessors 4,200.00


Salary of clerk. 400.00


Other expenses .


1,400.00


Expense of Bond and Note Issue.


150.00


City Clerk's Dept. Salary .


2,350.00


Other expenses. 200.00


City Messenger, salary .


1,350.00


Law Department, salary city solicitor


500.00


Other expenses 350.00


Elec. and Regis. salary 4 registrars.


600.00


Other expenses


2,200.00


City Hall.


3,800.00


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