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Miscellaneous receipts
400.00
316.34
Income from Cutter Fund
3,000.00
3,000.00
$49,700.00
$62,385.94
Income exceeds estimate
12,685.94
Income tax excess
17,208.00
Appropriations Expended or and Credits Transfered
Balance
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
City Council
$1,404.35
$791.66
$612.69
Mayor's Department
1,300.00
1,282.78
17.22
110
ANNUAL REPORT
Auditor's Department
2,575.75
2,620.49
44.74*
Treas. & Coll. Dept.
4,874.96
5,044.03
169.07*
Assessors' Department
5,500.00
5,516.54
16.54*
Ex. Bond & Note Issue
100.00
93.73
6.27
City Clerk's Department
2,550.00
2,529.80
20.20
City Messenger
1,600.00
1,600.00
Law Department
1,004.00
967.63
36.37
Elec. & Registration
2,600.00
2,773.46
173.46
City Hall
2,400.00
3,119.83
719.83*
Old Records and Typewriting
325.00
280.68
44.32
Printing City Ordinances
50.00
50.00
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Supervision
2,384.00
12,406.55
22.55*
Salaries
31,940.00
31,190.00
750.00
Fuel
450.00
693.34
243.34*
Lighting
400.00
456.70
56.70*
Miscellaneous
1,412.75
1,797.78
385.03*
Buildings
2,015.00
1,968.49
46.51
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Supervision
750.00
750.00
Salaries
26,600.00
26,450.00
150.00
Fuel
700.00
205.88
494.12
Lighting
400.00
233.60
166.40
Hydrant Service and Water
3,550.00
3,530.50
19.50
Equipment and Repairs
1,800.00
1,600.58
199.42
Miscellaneous
411.40
431.52
20.12
Buildings
1,300.00
1,069.07
230.93
New Hose
1,500.00
1,500.00
Fire Alarm Supervision
1,000.00
1,000.00
Fire Alarm Miscellaneous
1,700.65
1,270.66
429.99
Inspection of Plumbing & Buildings
150.00
117.30
32.70
Sealer Wgts. & Measurese
850.00
973.84
123.84*
Tree Department
4,550.00
5,407.70
857.70*
Moth Department
3,911.15
3,413.13
498.02
Harbor Master
125.00
125.00
HEALTH AND SANITATION
Supervision
1,500.00
1,500.00
Miscellaneous
8,244.00
7,827.57
416.43
Vital Statistics
200.00
157.05
42.95
School Children, Ins. of
700.00
641.63
58.37
111
CITY AUDITOR
Ins. of Animals
350.00
350.00
Ins. of Slaughtering
850.00
850.00
Ins. Milk & Vinegara
650.00
600.00
50.00
Sewer Maintenance
427.70
400.05
27.65
Ashes & Rubbish
10,895.14
9,000.00
1,895.14
Street Cleaning
6,500.00
6,612.65
112.65*
Garbage Disposal
9,219.06
5,300.00
3,919.06
District Nurse
100.00
100.00
Essex County T. B. Hospital
3,574.23
3,574.23
Essex County T. B. Hospital new const.
2,312.70
2,312.70
HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES
Supervision
2,500.00
2,520.44
20.44*
City Teams & Trucks
12,255.57
10,651.27
1,604.30
Highway Repairs
25,292.29
26,657.36
1,365.87*
Culverts
1,500.00
1,654.07
154.07*
Bridges
3,600.00
2,230.35
1,369.65
Lighting
23.018.11
21,954.68
1,063.43
Street Sprinkling
5,919.57
5,842.85
76.72
Side. & Edgestones
6,301.71
6,540.41
238.70*
Ice & Snow Removal
4,500.00
4,385.01
114.99
Miscellaneous
200.00
668.84
468.84*
CHARITIES
Poor Department
33,659.08
· 41,184.77
7,525.69*
Salariese and Wages
4,700.00
4,685.19
14.81
Anna Jaques Hospital
1,000.00
1,000.00
Homeopathic Hospital
600.00
600.00
Mothers' Aid
5,129.66
5,197.83
68.17*
SOLDIERS BEENEFITS
Soldiers Relief
8,083.25
8,957.63
874.38*
Care of Sol. Graves
75.00
72.00
3.00
House for Span. War Vets.
300.00
217.85
82.15
Military Aid
1,465.00
1,385.00
80.00
EDUCATION
Salaries
143,056.00
143,152.78
96.78
Miscellaneous
10,123.46
14,021.02
3,897.56*
Fuel
6,200.00
5,795.57
404.43
Lighting
1,300.00
1,851.34
551.34*
Buildings
7,000.00
6,074.93
925.07
Evening School
1,058.39
792.59
265.80
112
ANNUAL REPORT
PUBLIC LIBRARY
Salaries
9,192.00
9,246.09
54.09*
Fuel
1,000.00
620.00
380.00
Lighting
675.00
542.17
132.83
Miscellaneous
640.10
545.28
94.82
Building
600.00
479.47
120.53
RECREATIONS
City Pars
1,606.25
1,989.70
383.45*
Atkinson Common
1,647.07
1,642.17
4.90
Riverside Park
33.55
50.80
17.25*
Cent. Park & Playgr.
2,300.00
3,157.30
857.30*
Care of Moseley Wds.
2,770.61
1,162.75
1,607.86
Playgrounds
900.00
1,020.00
120.00*
Memorial Day
400.00
400.00
Firemen's Mem. Sun.
75.00
75.00
Span. War Vet. Mem. Sun.
25.00
25.00
City Clocks
150.00
150.00
Water for Pub. Bldgs.
1,500.00
1,500.00
Other City Propertiese
682.50
682.50
Clam Chlorination Construction
2,185.66
2,152.73
32.93
Dam. to Persons & Prop.
213.51
447.50
233.99*
Bronze Tab. for War Vets.
2,285.13
2,285.13
American Legion for Armistice Day
299.20
75.00
224.20
Cemeteries
1,000.00
1,332.09
332.09*
Interest
34,611.27
19,497.87
15,113.40
INDEBTEDNESS
Plum. Is. R. Br.
1,500.00
1,500.00
Wid. & Re. Merrimac St.
20,000.00
20,000.00
Cent. Park & Playgr.
1,000.00
1,000.00
New Primary School
9,000.00
9,000.00
County T. B. Hospital
1,500.00
1,500.00
Departmental Equip. L.
9,000.00
9,000.00
Sewer Loan
2,000.00
2,000.00
$577,335.78
$551,642.85
$45,897.71
*Overdrawn
20,204.78
$25,692.93
118
CITY SOLICITOR
Non-Revenue Accounts
New Sewer Construction
16,633.61
15,944.11
689.50
Sewer Construction
1,297.09
1,105.31
191.78
New Police Sig. Ser.
203.86
203.86
New Fire Alarm
131.83
131.88
$18,266.39
$17,049.42
$1,216.97
Recapitulation
Total of appropriations and credits
577,335.78
Total payments from revenue
551,642.85
25,692.93
Income in excess of estimate
12,685.94
38,378.87
Income tax excess
17,208.00
Balance
55,586.87
Charges to balance for contracts and debt
$34,311.34
Appropriation for relief of unemployed
20,000.00
To excess and deficit account
1,275.53
55,586.87
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Schedule of City Property
December 15, 1928
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 acres of 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
Jaekman schoolhouse and land, brick 28,500.00
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
Curtis schoolhouse and land, Ashland street
10,000.00
Moultonville schoolhouse and land, wood
1,500.00
George W. Brown School
180,000.00
Total
$383,000.00
115
CITY AUDITOR
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 street
$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
3,500.00
Triangular lot, Three Roads
200.00
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: Jackman school $632.00
Kelley school
1,192.00
Congress street school
311.00
Congress street ward room 66.00
116
ANNUAL REPORT
New Currier school
2,610.00
Ashland street school in temporary quarters 142.00
Moultonville school
149.00
High School
1,550.00
Committee Room, City Hall
500.00
George W. Brown School
3,500.00
$10,652.00
Two first class motor pumping engines.
Scond class Amoskeag steamers, one Nott steamer, one hose wagon, one supply wagon, one hook and ladder truck, 8,950 feet leading hose, of which 5,400 feet is first class and 3,550 feet second class, 60 feet suction hose (21/2 inch), five siamese couplings, seven hand extin- guishers, two double harnesses, and small supplies in care of the chief engineer of the fire department
Road roller, road scraper, road sweeper, three double carts, one single cart, three double sleighs, three single sleighs, one stone jigger, three double harnesses, three single sleigh harnesses, nine blankets, nine canvas coverings, two hokey-pokey carts, two road plows, four gravel screens, four snow plows, one single horse shovel, one iron paving widder block, six wooden paving widder, two spirit levels, four wooden horses, 18 pickaxes, sled run- ners, 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 steel bars, 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
Furniture in almshouse; other property in or about city farm building, viz: five cows, 13 swine, three horses, one mow- ing machine, one horse rake. one hay tedder, two sets hay forks and blocks, two express wagons, two dump carts, one hay wagon, one light wagon, two sets double harn- esses, three sets single harnesses, two plows, two cultivators, one four-ton 8-14 wagon scale, and other tools and appurtenances usually found on a farm. In care of the superintendent of the city farm
$32,500.00
$6,000.00
$3,027.00
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CITY AUDITOR
Standard weights and measures
300.00
Fire alarm
5,000.00
Total
$73,479.90
Sewer system
$150,000.00
Water works
450,000.00
RECAPITULATION
Real estate
$152,700.00
Schoolhouses
383,500.00
Engine houses
36,500.00
Lands
40,209.00
Personal Property
73,479.00
Sewer system
150,000.00
Water works
450,000.00
$1,296,388.00
TABULAR STATEMENT OF CITY, COUNTY AND STATE TAXES FROM 1851 TO 1930 INCLUSIVE Including rate of taxation per $1,000 and the number of polls.
Year
No. Polls
Valuation of Real Estate
Valuation of Personal Estate Including 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
8.00
1853
2997
2,902,100
2,931,500
5,833,600
40,232.74
$2,787.00
5,227.76
48,257.59
7.50
1854
2770
3,302,500
3,483,000
6,785,500
41,434.50
2,787.00
7,432.00
51,653.50
7.00
1855
2977
3,440,100
3,554,000
7,003,100
48,877.80
4,180.50
7,432.00
60,500.30
8.00
1856
2972
3,453,500
3,762,700
7,216,200
50,931.70
5,574.00
9,290.00
65,795.70
8.50
1857
2705
3,424,200
3,603,600
7,027,800
49,656.70
8,361.00
9,290.00
67,307.80
9.00
1858
2708
3,287,100
3,529,300
6,816,400
48,582.63
3,344.00
7,560.21
59,486.84
8.00
1859
2529
3,212,700
3,630,000
6,842,700
58,741.88
2,790.00
8,505.24
70,037.12
9.60
1860
2412
3,200,800
3,544,800
6,745,600
61,654.80
2,327.00
8,694.24
72,674.04
10.20
1861
2430
3,150,600
3,447,500
6,608,100
60,521.79
2,346.00
9,369.85
72,237.74
10.40
1862
2462
3,056,000
3,163,450
6,219,450
62,648.67
14,076.00
7,808.29
84,532.96
12.80
1863
2348
3,048,700
3,395,000
6,443,700
68,337.11
18,768.00
7,808.29
94,913.40
14.00
1864
2528
3,268,700
3,452,000
6,693,700
72,193.84
18,768.00
7,805.96
98,767.80
14.00
1865
3000
3,349,200
4,032,800
7,382,000
90,336.05
36,660.00
8,188.95
135,195.00
17.50
1866
3126
3,373,700
3,834,500
7,208,200
129,768.35
23,400.00
8,188.95
161,357.30
21.50
1867
2893
3,906,600
4,054,100
7,960,700
116,173.30
39,000.00
9,826.70
165,000.00
20.00
1868
3388
3,743,800
3,479,800
7,223,600
110,160.78
15,600.00
9,417.30
135,195.08
17.80
1869
3242
3,858,000
3,569,700
7,427,700
119,502.67
19,500.00
8,188.95
144,639.22
18.60
1870
2907
4,018,701
3,682,545
7,701,246
127,431.72
19,500.00
9,826.70
156,758.42
19.60
1871
3218
4,057,500
3,034,257
7,091,757
104,051.74
19,500.00
9,826.70
133,378.44
17.90
1872
3292
4,243,950
3,068,700
7,312,650
123,154.65
11,960.00
8,215.90
143,330.55
18.70
1873
3190
4,515,400
3,057,140
7,572,540
139,188.92
13,455.00
8,215.90
160,859.82
20.40
1874
3208
4,763,700
3,120,407
7,884,107
136,038.13
11,960.00
8,215.90
156,214.03
19.00
1875
3383
4,904,075
3,140,838
8,044,913
139,443.45
11,960.00
8,215.90
159,619.35
19.00
1876
3356
4,788,450
2,937,167
7.725,617
136,042.87
7,866.00
6,499.50
150,408.38
18.60
TABULAR STATEMENT OF CITY, COUNTY AND STATE TAXES FROM 1851 TO 1930 INCLUSIVE Including rate of taxation per $1,000 and the number of polls.
Year
No. Polls
Valuation of Real Estate
Valuation of Personal Estate Including Resident Bank Tax
Total Valuation
Amount of City Tax
Amount of Amount of State Tax
Count, Tax
Total Tax
Taxation
per $1,000
1877
3223
4,832,700
4,812,284
7,644,984
115,911.24
6,555.00
6,499.50
128,965.74
16.00
1878
3408
4,799,250
2,778,962
7,578,212
122,383.39
4,370.00
7,892.30
135,645.60
17.00
1879
3299
4,766,700
2,642,888
7,409,588
111,070.40
2,185.00
7,135.54
120,390.94
15.50
1880
3384
4,815,800
2,650,877
7,446,667
109,557.63
6,555.00
7,135.54
123,248.17
15.60
1881
3456
4,849,050
2,686,406
7,535,456
123,809.80
6,555.00
7,135.54
136,499.84
17.20
1882
3343
5,002,550
2,415,148.
7,417,698
128,779.64
8,740.00
7,135.54
144,655.18
18.60
1883
3462
5,074,850
2,443,258
7,518,108
119,580.59
7,080.00
9,442.86
136,103.45
17.20
1884
3467
5,162,750
2,385,171
7,548,521
125,336.22
9,440.00
9,442.86
142,752.49
18.00
1885
3427
5,214,050
2,336,755
7,550,805
126,229.63
7,080.00
9,442.86
134,219.08
18.20
1886
3380
5,267,350
2,319,988
7,687,338
122,220.32
6,855.00
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
16.00
1889
3985
6,449,865
2,846,370
9,296,235
127,663.11
9,120.00
8,771.16
145,554.27
14.80
1890
2897
6,805,197
2,931,573
9,736,770
135,147.01
7,980.00
8,771.16
151,898.17
14.80
1891
3923
6,874,200
2,888,458
9,762,658
145,719.36
6,840.00
9,536.63
162,095.99
15.80
1892
3827
6,873,300
2,723,805
9,597,105
150,199.02
8,190.00
9,536.63
167,925.65
16.70
1893
3,912-
6,980,200:
2,725,328
9,705,528
150,004.38
11,700.00
11,113.70
172,818.08
17.00
1894
3888
.. 7,055,400.
2,700,677
9,756,077
140,473.58
9,360.00
11,112.83
160,946.41
15.70
1895
3945
7,129,050
2,620,450
9,749,500
151,013.21
6,735.00
11,008.53
168,756.74
16.50
1896
29.93
7,137,5'00
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
5,760.00
8,647.90
164,446.28
16.10
1899
3979.1.
7,292,400
2,775,217
10,067,617
149,915.56
5,760.00
8,330.50
164,006.06
15.50
. . 1900
4348
7,286,000
2,863,033
10,149,033
151,518.84
5,760.00
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
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TABULAR STATEMENT OF CITY, COUNTY AND STATE TAXES FROM 1851 TO 1930 INCLUSIVE Including rate of taxation per $1,000 and the number of polls.
Year
No. Polis
Valuation of Real Estate
Valuation of Personal Estate Including Resident Bank Tax
Total Valuation
Amount of City Tax
Amount of State Tax
Amount of County Tax
Total Tax
Taxation
per $1,000
1903
4496
7,429,000
3,277,929
10,706,929 10,810,864
161,641.40 173,706.84
9,262.70 8,937.70
11,552.05
194,196.59
17.00
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
19.00
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
196,699.70
15,477.70
17,409.50
229,556.90
18.00
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
12,617,953
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
20.00
1915
4131
8,146,350
4,380,036
12,526,386
222,660.40
29,445.00
19,210.71
271,316.11
21.00
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
214,896.00
30,219:90
21,103.68
279,886.56
20.00
1918
4025
8,331,350
3,123,952
11,455,308
224,670.00
30,146.20
21,056.90
289,181.35
21.00
1919
4139
8,458,350
3,249,864
11,708,214
236,017.49
31,810.37
21,595.59
289,423.45
21.50
1920
3992
8,820,300
3,090,202
11,919,502
293,057.18
40,588.95
21,987.35
355,633.48
25.00
1921
3700
9,008,200
3,171,766
12,179,966
301,694.94
52,249.92
27,329.61
381,274.47
29.00
1922
4397
9,414,500
3,131,826
12,546,326
380,935.29
43,122.45
22,885.67
446,943.41
31.00
1923
4482
9,753,770
2,861,700
12,615,470
418,916.62
42,236.00
27,136.30
490,288.92
34.00
1924
4558
10,427,300
2,669,762
13,097,062
471,005.88
25,766.40
22,138.09
518,910.37
36.00
1925
4765
10,822,900
2,713,300
13,536,200
445,825.48
29,547.05
26,137.18
501,509.71
33.60
1926
4822
10,852,450
2,692,910
13,545,360
445,652.20
28,185.60
23,746.89
497,584.69
33.20
1927
4797
10,991,750
2,571,560
13,563,310
428,554.89
28,289.64
26,491.48
483,336.01
32.00
1928
·
4764
11,155,050 |
2,648,092 1
13,803,142
472.526.43
19,616.34
25,748.80
517,891.57
29.40
1929
4663 | 11,367,300
2,065,690 |
13,432,990
| 501,172.95 |
19,663.63
27,479.12 | 548,315.70
30.00
1930
| 4557 | 11,408,750 |
1,988,980
1
13,457,730
| 505,993,95 |
17,475.97 | 26,314.36 | 549,784.28 | 29.40
11,540.15
182,444.25
16.20
1904
4588
7,467,200
3,343,664
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Department Reports and Reports of City Officials
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Board of Assessors
Annual Report, 1930
December 31, 1930
To His Honor the Mayor and the City Council.
The Board of Assessors of the City of Newburyport hereby submit its report for the year 1930.
Valuation of Real Estate
$11,468,750.00
Valuation of Personal Estate
1,988,980.00
Polls (4634)
9,268.00
$13,457,730.00
Requirements
City Requirements
497,981.60
County Tax
26,314.36
State Tax
14,910.00
State Snow Removal
187.47
State Highway
2,303.50
Judgments
1,032.42
State Civil War Veterans Care
75.00
Overlay
6,979.93
$549,784.28
$549,784.28
Estimated income from all sources
144,859.03
404,925.25
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Tree preservation assessment 528.95 To raise this amount it was necessary to declare a tax rate of $29.40 a reduction of (.60 cents) from the previous year.
The levy on real estate amounted to
$337,181.25
Personal Property 58,476.00
Polls 9,268.00
$404,925.25
A special assessment was levied amounting to $582.95 for tree pre- servation.
The number of horses assessed was 216, cows 239, sheep 5, other neat cattle 3, swine 128, fowl 1540, dwelling houses 3651.
The December assessment (omitted in the April levy and assessed in accordance with the provisions of Section 75 of Chapter 59 of the General Laws relating to Taxation) were as follows:
Real Estate Valuation 4,850.00
Tax 142.59
Personal Valuation
100.00
Tax
2.94
145.53
Under the provisions of Chapter 60A of the General Laws providing for an Excise Tax on Motor Vehicles the board has made three comitments as follows:
March 31
1624 Cars
Value $579,210.00
Tax
$16,866.07
August 30
1209 Cars
Value 410,290.00
Tax
8,411.24
December 31 606 Cars
Value 251,850.00
Tax 3,171.11
The amount of abatements allowed on these excise taxes to date has been for 1929 $173.97, for 1930 $1,404.14.
Abatements on property and polls granted during the year have been as follows:
1928
1929
1930
Taxes of
Real
$536.65
$291.00
$662.97
Personal
1,470.32
87.00
443.94
Polls
1,400.00
68.00
$3,406.97
$378.00
$1,174.91
Abatements of taxes for tree work in 1930 have also been granted to the amount of $9.25.
Respectfully submitted
Board of Assessors
JOHN H. SHEA, CHARLES W. JOHNSON, WILLIAM C. WEBSTER,
Board of Health
January 31, 1931
To His Honor the Mayor and Members of the City Council:
Gentlemen;
In conducting the duties of the Board of Health of this city we realize that our most valuable work is its protective work. This work by im- munization or other method protects the community from disease in years to come. Toxin antitoxin was administered to some 300 children which would make about 50% of our school children receiving this valuable im- munization from diphtheria last year and this year. It became necessary to add to our school regulations. A pupil was absent for a week from the George W. Brown school last fall without medical attention and returned to school without an examination. He complained of sore throat after he returned to school and soon after there were ten cases of diphtheria among children with whom he came in contact. There were two other cases which we felt came from this same infection. To prevent a reoccurence regulations were adopted that a three days absence from school should be investigated by the school nurse and that the pupil should be' required to furnish a permit signed by the school or family physician on returning to school.
Milk regulations as adopted last year could not be put into effect at once. We aimed at a definite programme in handling the milk situation as well as other work in our department this requires time to perfect. It was neccessary to give our producers time to install pasteurizing plants without causing unnecessary hardship. Pasteurizing plants are in operation and one half of the milk sold in this city at the present time is pasteurized, 90% of the cows in Newburyport are T. B. tested. In the examination of Newburyport's cows 50% were found to be tubercular reactors a shameful condition of affairs. One hundred and twenty six cows have been removed from Newburyport's herds during the year being tubercular and sold to rendering plants or otherwise disposed of according to law. Inasmuch as
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90% of our cows are T. B. tested Federal regulations will take care of the balance and test them - then our milk supply will be a real credit to our city. It may be of interest to state that in the inspection of slaughter- ing of pigs seven were found having tubercular glands. These were all traced to stables where there were tubercular cows. If this tubercular source of supply was a source of infections to pigs how much more of a source of infection must it have been to our children. In the inspecting' of slaughtering state regulations were strictly carried out by our inspector Dr. Blakely. During the first of this year as well as last some of this work was done where restrictions were not throughly enforced. This slaughtering had to come to Newburyport and be performed under the rigid supervision of our inspector. The output of our slaughter houses is right and a credit to our community.
Clams from our chlorination plant with a bacteria count of fifty if stored in warm surroundings or shucked in undlean quarters become con- taminated again and unfit for market. In order that these shell fish may be marketed in conformity to U. S. regulations it became necessary for this Board o adopt regulations for the handling and shucking of these shell fish as well as the shell disposal. Permits have been prepared covering the shell fish sisuation.
In the great variety of work performed by the agent and clerk of this Board investigating complaints, keeping the records of this department, posting contagious disease cards, etc., he has made 120 store inspections, 91 of dairy farms, 38 of milk plants, 27 of bakeries, 191 analyses of milk and cream, 2 clam seizures and one prosecution. One case of typhoid fever occurred, the source was baffling for a while, a carrier was found by our agent and properly cared for. A number of cases of typhoid have been traced to this carrier.
In addition to the regular bills of the year we paid bacteriologist bills of the previous year of $900.00 - $500.00 for physicians services in con- tagious diseases. Our bacteriological work is done at the State House this year at no expense to the city. The city physician at no extra compensation will take care of these contagious cases of this Board in the future. A saving on these two items of $1,400.00 over last years bills. We received credit from the State on subsidy claime amounting to $1,623.00. If our appropria- tion for this year can be increased by $500.00 the work can be carried on more successfully.
We have received valuable assistance from the Health Center in our various clinics and appreciate very much the help they have given.
In reviewing the conditions of the past year it is a pleasure to report a real decrease in the prevalence of contagious diseases. Compared with last year the decrease amounts to 62%. This year 317 cases of contagious
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disease were reported to this Board. The most prevalent being diphtheria with 83 cases and three deaths. An equal number of chicken pox cases - 46 of whooping cough, 19 of pneumonia, 11 cases of tuberculosis, some 40 cases divided among measles, scarlet fever and dog bites. Twenty seven cases of gonorrhoea and syphilis were reported. One case of typhoid fever. Influenza an indefinite term and loosely used was not reported.
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