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66.90
Lumber
18.75
Sharpening drills
44.60
Paint and hardware
38.00
Cement
24.50
Gravel
88.50
Granite
687.60
Loam
30.00
Plumber and stock
1.46
Ashes
8.00
Wire
12.00
Chloride
5.00
Trees
39.10
Painting bleachers
37.84
Trucks hired
298.50
1,453.85
To general treasury
10.40
MOSELEY WOODS RECEIPTS
Balance forward
$1,623.34
Appropriation
500.00
Income from New England Trust Company
791.18
$2,914.52
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ANNUAL REPORT
PAYMENTS
Caretaker
$816.00
Tennis Court
352.68
Repairs to drinking fountain
4.65
Fiing saws
2.40
Lumber
56.60
Signs
7.25
Insurance
17.50
Carpenter and stock
81.72
Storage
4.00
Express
26.00
Gravel
17.20
Paint and hardware
44.30
New slide
99.00
1,529.30
Balance forward
$1,385.22
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CITY AUDITOR
Unclassified
MEMORIAL DAY, G. A. R.
RECEIPTS
Appropriation
$400.00
PAYMENTS
Post 49, G. A. R. $400.00
FIREMEN'S MEMORIAL SUNDAY
RECEIPTS
Appropriation
$75.00
PAYMENTS
Fire Department, Memorial Committee
$75.00
MEMORIAL DAY FOR SPANISH WAR VETERANS
RECEIPTS
Appropriation
$25.00
PAYMENTS
Spanish War Veterans
$25.00
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS, MEMORIAL DAY
RECEIPTS
Appropriation
$25.00
PAYMENTS
Veterans of Foreign Wars
$25.00
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ANNUAL REPORT AMERICAN LEGION
RECEIPTS
Appropriation
From general treasury
$75.00 .04
PAYMENTS
Repairs to shoes
$1.25
Engraved tray
14.87
Hardware
3.20
Gasoline
16.72
Flowers
39.00
$75.04
CITY CLOCKS
RECEIPTS
Appropriation
$100.00
PAYMENTS
Caretaker of City Clecks
$100.00
WATER FOR PUBLIC BUILDINGS
RECEIPTS
Appropriation
$1,500.00
PAYMENTS
Newburyport Water Works
$1,500.00
OTHER CITY PROPERTIES
RECEIPTS
Balance forward
$200.00
Appropriation
450.00
PAYMENTS
Carpenter and stock, Hose 8 Building
$67.86
Carpenter and stock, No. 3 Engine Building
72.42
Hardware, Central Fire Station
1.66
141.94
$508.06
To general treasury
$650.00
$75.04
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CITY AUDITOR DAMAGES TO PERSONS AND PROPERTY RECEIPTS
Appropriation
850.00
From general treasury
32.20
$882.20
PAYMENTS
Damages to persons
$876.20
Damages to clothing
6.00
$882.20
BRONZE TABLETS FOR WAR VETERANS
RECEIPTS
Balance forward
$225.00
Appropriation from Tax Title Loan
54.99
$279.99
PAYMENTS
Electrician and supplies
$121.85
Brackets
38.40
Lighting
91.65
251.90
Balance forward
$28.09
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ANNUAL REPORT
Public Service Enterprises
CLAM PLANT MAINTENANCE
RECEIPTS
Balance forward
$3,137.15
Appropriation from Tax Title Loan
100.02
Receipts from Clam Plant
3,587.62
Transfer
60.28
From general treasury
7,443.11
$14,328.18
PAYMENTS
Salary of Warden
$2,373.50
Assistants
6,857.61
Telephone
57.66
Electric light and power
1,464.12
Office supplies
72.71
Electrician and stock
66.44
Fuel
41.75
Paint and hardware
250.59
Laboratory supplies
273.86
Range oil
76.25
Chemicals and gas
195.12
Lumber
42.34
Freight and express
31.65
Electric Incubator
215.00
Repairs and equipment
63.22
Legal expenses
6.00
Pump and supplies
205.88
Electric lamps
4.04
First Aid supplies
16.08
Clam baskets and boxes
381.41
Driving Wells
3.50
Food furnished for men at Plum Island
7.20
Printing and advertising
32.25
Transfer
1,600.00
$14,328.18
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CITY AUDITOR
PROJECT NO. B 16 - 19 SEEDING CLAMS RECEIPTS
Transfer
$150.00
PAYMENTS
Gasoline
$26.30
Trucking
46.84
Transportation
7.50
Boat hire
5.00
Baskets
2.12
87.76
To general treasury $62.24
PROJECT NO. 2343 - CLAM PLANT BULKHEAD
RECEIPTS
Appropriation
$800.00
Transfer
1,600.00
.2,400.00
PAYMENTS
Gasoline
$20.78
Trucking
673.00
City Trucks
78.00
Sleepers
87.50
Printing and advertising
10.46
Gravel
37.65
Hardware
4.91
Transfers
1,110.28
2,022.58
To general treasury
$377.42
JUDGMENT ACCOUNT
RECEIPTS
Tax Levy 1934
$1,659.01
Refund
250.00
$1,909.01
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PAYMENTS
To balance 1933 payments
$1,330.10
Porter Case
578.91
$1,909.01
CEMETERIES
RECEIPTS
Appropriation
$500.00
Appropriation from Tax Title Loan
60.00
$560.00
PAYMENTS
Labor as per payrolls
$220.50
Gasoline
17.10
Repairs, equipment and supplies
174.10
Water
14.25
Lumber
5.57
Truck hire
42.00
Pipe
17.70
Cement
4.60
Sharpening lawn mowers
10.25
506.07
To general treasury
$53.93
OFFICE OF WATER COMMISSIONERS
CITY HALL, NEWBURYPORT, MASS.
March 6, 1935.
To the Honorable Mayor and City Council,
City of Newburyport, Mass.
Gentlemen :
We present, herewith, the annual report of the Newburyport Water Works for the year 1934 .
Respectfully submitted,
BOARD OF WATER COMMISSIONEERS, Gertrude C. Gorwaiz, Clerk.
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CITY AUDITOR
FINANCIAL REPORT 1934
Balance January 1, 1934
$485.54
RECEIPTS
Water Rates
$56,474.54
Meter Rates
9,373.18
Sundry
229.50
Fire and Public Buildings
5,000.00
Filter Constr. (Areas.)
1,608.42
Total
72,685.64
72,685.64
73,172.18
PAYMENTS
Maintenance :
Artichoke Station
6,030.67
Artichoke River
188.20
Gate
393.85
General
6,778.73
Hydrant
706.79
Mains
4,971.16
Meter
389.96
Pumping Station
14,247.51
New Bldg. Pumping Sta.
246.86
Service Pipe
4,726.88
Truck
437.61
Filter
1,152.04
Frog Pond
64.47
Reservoir
450.00
40,784.73
Rebates
452.37
41,237.10
Bonds
$17,000.00
Interest
3.267.50
L
20,267.50
61,504.60
.
$61,504.60
Construction :
New Mains
$2,377.43
Service Pipe
734.43
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Filter
241.90
Hydrant
10.41
New Meters
450.62
$3,814.79
3,814.79
Total Payments
65,319.39
Balance December 19, 1934
$7,852.79
New Filter :
Receipts
$90,204.60
Dec. 19, 1934
Payments
88,596.18
Cash in Bank
$7,782.08
Due from City Treasurer 70.71
Balance
$1,608.42
$7,852.79
STREET WORK YEAR 1934
During the year 1934 mains were replaced in the following streets:
Birst Street
47'-3"
11/2" Pipe
Pond Street
256'-6"
6 "
Cottage Court
92'
6 „ "
Cherry Street
80'
6
"
Collins Street
900'
6
"
"
Parker Street (Newbury)
1575'
6
"
Parker off State
232'
6
"
Vernon
94'-3"
2
"
New Mains :
Parker St. to Fuller's Lot
676
6
"
Bridge Road under viaduct
134'
6
"
12" mains were laid across Washington Street and High Street bridges for construction of new highway.
Services-Hydants-Mains
There were thirty-five leaks in services and eleven leaks in mains which were repaired.
Eighteen new services were laid requiring 792'-8" of pipe.
Seventy-five services were cut-off on the following streets, on account of construction of new highway: Summer, Winter, Pleasant, High, Merrimac, Vernon, Railroad and Birch.
All remaining services renewed on Summer and Winter Streets. Two new hydrants were placed in Newbury or Parker Street. Two hydrants were replaced on account of damage by automobile. One new hydrant on Collins Street.
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Four relocated on account of new construction, one on Bridge Road, two on Summer, and one on Pond Street.
Thirty-three services, twenty meters and two mains were froezn during the past year.
PUMPING RECORDS FOR YEAR 1934
Total Gallons Pumped, Main and Artichoke
.807,157,600
Daily Average, Main and Artichoke
2,211,390
Greatest Amount to Service in one day
2,204,700
Greatest Amount to Service in one week
12,216,800
MONTHLY PUMPAGE
Service
Booster
Artichoke
January
39,521,600
29,801,000
February
42,884,200
27,317,300
March
42,261,000
19,458,200
April
37,742,200
10,446,500
May
40,519.100
Booster Pump
14,225,600
June
41,073,200
put in service
18,688,100
July
48,200,000
October 16
26,644,100
August
48,756,700
25,986,200
September
42,766,500
21,445,500
October
41,517,000
11,785,700
19,988,600
November
38,568,000
19,500,800
19,067,200
December
39,496,500
20,816,900
18,679,600
503,306,300
50,103,400
251,747,900
STATION STATISTICS
Main Station
Daily Average
1,378,900 gals.
Total Coal Used
1,052,530 lbs.
Daily Average-Coal Used
2,890 lbs.
Gallons pumper per lb. of coal
527 gals.
Artichoke Station
Daily Average
689,720 gals.
Total KWH
160,520 KWH
Daily Average KWH Used
439 KWH
Gallons pumped per KWH
1,568 gals.
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ANNUAL REPORT
INTEREST
Balance forward
$7,912.26
Appropriation
26,300.00
Accrued interest reecived on loans
49.31
34,261.57
REVENUE, CREDITED TO INCOME ACCOUNT
Interest on overdue taxes and assessments
$13,299.35
Interest from water commissioners
3,267.50
$16,566.85
PAYMENTS
Inteerst on :
Plum Island Bridge loan
$500.43
Water Bonds
1,167.50
Water Construction Bonds
2,100.00
Municipal Relief Loan
2,660.00
Central Park and Playground Bonds
360.00
New Primary School House Bonds
3,527.50
Revenue Loans
10,745.27
County Tuberculosis Hospital
515.63
Sewer Loan
1,890.00
Clam Plant Loan
62.50
Street Construction
2,642.50
Taxes paid in advance
495.90
26,667.23
Balance forward
$7,594.34
MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS
Gross city debt December 16, 1933
$534,774.91
DEBTS INCURRED DURING 1934
Revenue loans
$620,000.00
Municipal Relief Loan
31,000.00
Water loan
10,000.00
Tax Title Loan
7,460.00
Financial Year Adjustment Loan
30,000.00
$698,460.00
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CITY AUDITOR
DEBTS PAID DURING YEAR
Primary School Building loan
$13,000.00
Water bonds
17,000.00
Plum Island Bridge loan
1,500.00
Central Park and Playground
1,000.00
Revenue loans
540,000.00
County Tuberculosis Hospital
1,000.00
Sewer Bonds
2,000.00
Clam Plant Construction loan
3,000.00
Street Construction 1931
15,000.00
Street Construction 1932
8,000.00
Municipal Relief Loan
16,000.00
617,500.00
Increase in debt during year
$80,960.00
Gross city debt December 15, 1934
$615,734.91
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ANNUAL REPORT
Temporary Accounts
COUNTY OF ESSEX DOG LICENSES
Cr.
Licenses collected
$852.20
Dr.
Paid to County of Essex
$852.20
DOG OFFICER
Dr.
Balance due from County
$287.00
Paid from disposal of animals
128.00
Due from County
$415.00
BUILDING PERMITS
Cr.
$9.00
TEACHERS RETIREMENT
Cr.
Pensions received
Dr.
$5,103.50
UNCALLED FOR CLAIMS
Cr.
Balance previous year
$418.22
Welfare Department February 2, 1934
12.00
Balance
$430.22
Balance previous year
$5,103.50
Paid State Board
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CITY AUDITOR
Trust Funds
ATWOOD FUND
Cr.
Balance Dec. 15, 1933
$840.94
From trustees of trust funds
246.76
· $1,087.70
Dr.
Cash payments to beneficiaries
$251.60
Fuel
17.90
Groceries
12.00
Shoes
11.30
292.80
Balance Dec. 15, 1934 $794.90
BALCH FUND
Cr.
From trustees of trust funds
$353.04
Dr.
City Parks (transfer)
$353.04
BROMFIELD FUND
Cr.
From trustees of trust funds
$300.00
Dr.
idewalks and Edgestones (transfer)
$150.00
Tree Department (transfer
150.00
BROWN FUND
Cr.
rom trustees of trust funds
$529.50
Dr.
o income of Education (transfer) $529.56
$300.00
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ANNUAL REPORT
COLE FUND
Cr.
From trustees of trust funds
$70.00
Dr.
To Public Library Salaries (transfer)
$70.00
A. GERTRUDE CUTTER FUND
Cr.
Balance forward Dec. 16, 1933
$45.34
Fros trustees of trust funds
2,001.44
Dr. $2,046.78
Transferred to Revenue for Parks
$2,046.78
DEXTER FUND
Cr.
Balance Dec. 16, 1933
$1,126.85
Income
75.45
1
$1,202.30
Dr.
Cash payments to beneficiaries
180.35
Balance Dec. 15, 1934
$1,021.95
FOLLANSBEE FUND
Cr.
Balance Dec. 16, 1933
$55.73
From trustees of trust funds
130.08
$185.81
Dr.
133.02
Fuel for beneficiaries
Balance Dec. 15, 1934 $52.79
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CITY AUDITOR GORWAIZ FUND Cr.
From trustees of trust funds
$3.52
Atkinson Common (transfer)
$3.52
KNIGHT FUND
Cr.
From trustees of trust funds
$14.12
Dr.
Atkinson Common (transfer)
$14.12
PAUL A. MERRILL FUND
Cr.
Balance Dec. 16, 1933
$77.50
From trustees of trust funds
35.00
$112.50
Dr.
Printing
5.00
Balance Dec. 15, 1934
$107.50
SIMPSON FUND
Cr.
From trustees of trust funds
$884.06
Dr.
Street Sprinkling (transfer)
$872.98
Refund of interest accrued
11.08
$884.06
R. M. TOPPAN FUND
Cr.
$96.91
From trustees of trust funds
8.76
Dr.
School Department (Prize)
10.00
Balance Dec. 15, 1934 $95.67
$105.67
Balance Dec. 16, 1933
Dr.
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TRUST FUNDS HELD BY TRUSTEES - SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
And Purpose for Which Income is Used
Name of Fund
Investment
Date Due
Amount
Income
Purpose
Emma L. Andrews
Five Cents Savings Bank, City
Demand
$1,000.00
$35.00
So. E. Reading Room
Margaret Atwood
Institution for Savings, City
Demand
5,500.00
. 194.18
Poor and Religious
Five Cents Savings Bank, City
Demand
5,500.00
192.50
Poor and Religious
Balch
Institution for Savings, City
Demand
5,000.00
176.52
Bartlett Mall
Five Cents Savings Bank, City
Demand
5,000.00
176.52
Bartlett Mall
Institution for Savings, City
Demand
1,000.00
35.30
Gen'l Use of Library
Five Cents Savings Bank, City
Demand
1,000.00
35.30
Gen'l Use of Library
Mass. Hospital Life Ins. Co.
Demand
10,000.00
300.00
Sidewalks and Trees
Institution for Savings, City
Demand
5,000.00
176.52
Schools
Five Cents Savings Bank, City
Demand
5,000.00
176.52
Schools
Provident Inst. for Sav., Amesbury
Demand
5,000.00
176.52
Schools
Class of 1917 N. H. S.
Five Cents Savings Bank, City
Demand
208.83
7.12
Memorial
Class of 1918 N. H. S.
Five Cents Savings Bank, City
Demand
201.05
6.84
Athletic Field
Lucy G. B. Colby
Five Cents Savings Bank, City
Demand
700.00
24.50
Replacement Old Books
Charlotte C. Cole
Institution for Savings, City
Demand
1,000.00
35.00
Supt. of Reading Room
Five Cents Savings Bank, City
Demand
1,000.00
35.00
Supt. of Reading Room
Five Cents Savings Bank, City
Demand
1,000.00
35.00
Npt. & Newbury Books
John J. Currier A. E. Cutter
Five Cents Savings Bank, City Institution for Savings, City
Demand
3,000.00
105.00
Gen'l Use of Library
A. Gertrude Cutter
City of New York, 31/2%
Nov. 1, 1953
832.07
35.00
Beautifying the City
Oct. 1, 1995
771.06
40.00
Beautifying the City
Atchison, Topeka, Santa Fe, 4% New Amsterdam Gas, 5%
Jan. 1, 1948
623.19
50.00
Beautifying the City
ANNUAL REPORT
Demand
1,000.00
35.30
Gen'l Use of Library
J. M. Bradbury W. N. Bradstreet · John Bromfield Moses Brown
TRUST FUNDS HELD BY TRUSTEES-Schedule of Investments (Continued) And Purpose for Which Income is Used
Name of Fund
Investment
Date Due
Amount
Income
Purpose
A. Gertrude Cutter
Chicago and Erie R. R., 5%
May 1, 1982
856.52
50.00 Beautifying the City
Five Cents Savings Bank, City
Demand
24,432.17
855.12
Beautifying the City
Institution for Savings, City
Demand
26,227.10
925.98
Beautifying the City
Annie D. Davis
Five Cents Savings Bank, City
Demand
1,000.00
35.00
Aged Ladies
Timothy Dexter
Institution for Savings, City
Demand
2,137.50
75.45
Poor
Nathan D. Dodge
Five Cents Savings Bank, City
Demand
1,020.00
35.70
Books for Library
W. H. P. Dodge
Institution for Savings, City
Demand
2,645.00
92.58
Bks. & Papers for Libr.
Susan M. Donnell L. M. Follansbee
Institution for Savings, City
Demand
1,206.52
42.58
Poor
Five Cents Savings Bank, City
Demand
2,500.00
87.50
Poor
Daniel Foster
Five Cents Savings Bank, City
Demand
250.00
8.74
Books for Library
Joseph A. Frothingham
Haverhill Savings Bank, Haverhill
Demand
1,000.00
30.00
Books for Library
A. M. Gorwaiz
Five Cents Savings Bank, City
Demand
100.00
3.52
Atkinson Common
S. A. Green
Salem Five Cents Savings Bank
Demand
2,000.00
70.00
Books for Library
George Haskell
Institution for Savings, City
Demand
1,072.50
37.52
Books for Library
Charles H. Knight
Five Cents Savings Bank, City
Demand
400.00
14.12
Atkinson Common
S. W. Marston
Five Cents Savings Bank, City
Demand
1,000.00
35.30
Gen's Use of Library
Institution for Savings, City
Demand
4,000.00
140.00
Gen'l Use of Library
Paul A. Merrill
Five Cents Savings Bank, City
Demand
1,000.00
35.00
School Prize
Institution for Savings, City
Demand
3,000.00
105.00
Gen'l Use of Library
CITY AUDITOR
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TRUST FUNDS HELD BY TRUSTEES-Schedule of Investments (Continued) And Purpose for Which Income is Used
Name of Fund
Investment
Date Due
Amount
Income
Purpose
E. S. Moseley
Five Cents Savings Bank, City
Demand
1,000.00
35.30
Gen'l Use of Library
Institution for Savings, City
Demand
4,000.00
140.00
Gen'l Use of Library
W. O. Moseley
American Tel. & Tel. Co., 5%
Feb. 1, 1969
2,000.00
100.00
Gen'l Use of Library
Chicago B. & Q. R. R., 4%
March 1, 1958
1,942.50
80.00
Gen'l Use of Library
N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R., 4%
March 1, 1947
947.50
40.00
Gen'l Use of Library
B. & M. R. R. Series R. 5%
May 1, 1940
1,965.00
100.00
Gen'l Use of Library
Institution for Savings, City
Demand
3,306.60
120.27
Gen'l Use of Library
M. P. Sawyer
Salem Savings Bank
Demand
5,000.00
175.00
Books for Library
M. H. Simpson
American Tel. & Tel. Co., 5%
Feb. 1, 1969
4,000.00
200.00
Sprinkling Streets
Chicago B. & Q. R. R., 4%
March 1, 1958
3,885.00
160.00
Sprinkling Streets
N. Y., N. H. & H. 4%
July 1, 1955
4,700.00
200.00
Sprinkling Streets
B. & M. R. R. Series V, 5%
March 1, 1942
2,940.00
150.00
Sprinkling Streets
Institution for Savings, City
Demand
4,730.00
174.06
Sprinkling Streets
S. End Reading Room
Real Estate cor. Purchase & Marlboro
4,000.00
0.00
Branch Library
American Tel. & Tel. Co., 51/2%
Nov. 1, 1943
500.00
27.50
Branch Library
Broadway Bond, 61/2%
March 1, 1939
500.00
0.00
Branch Library
100 West 55th Street Bond, 61/2%
Jan. 15, 1940
500.00
0.00
Branch Library
Institution for Savings, City
Demand
3,156.17
223.82
Branch Library
Five Cents Savings Bank, City
Demand
5,452.73
190.82
Branc hLibrary
J. R. Spring
Institution for Savings, City
Demand
10,000.00
350.00
Books for Library
Five Cents Savings Bank, City
Demand
10,000.00
350.00
Books for Library
.
ANNUAL REPORT
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TRUST FUNDS HELD BY TRUSTEES-Schedule of Investments (Continued) And Purpose for Which Income is Used
Name of Fund
Investment
Date Due
Amount
Income
Purpose
E. H. Stickney
Baltimore & Ohio R. R. 5%
Dec. 1, 1995
5,069.65
250.00
Gen's Use of Library
Institution for Savings, City
Demand
5,524.01
195.02
Gen'l Use of Library
B. G. Sweetser
Institution for Savings, City
Demand
5,000.00
175.00
Gen'l Use of Library
W. C. Todd
American Tel. & Tel. Co., 5%
Feb. 1, 1969
1,000.00
50.00
Reading Room
Chicago B. & Q. R. R., 4%
March 1, 1958
1,942.50
80.00
Reading Room
N. Y., N. H. & H. 4%
March 1, 1947
1,895.00
80.00
Reading Room
B. & M. R. R. 5%
May 1, 1940
1,965.00
100.00
Reading Room
Institution for Savings, City
Demand
8,375.00
259.88
Reading Room
R. N. Toppan
Institution for Savings, City
Demand
250.00
8.76
School Prize
A. Williams
Salem Five Cents Savings Bank
Demand
1,000.00
35.00
Books for Library
Fire Insurance Fund
N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R., 4%
July 1, 1955
4,825.00
200.00
Replace Loss by Fire
Five Cents Savings Bank, City
Demand
25,047.83
849.31
Replace Loss by Fire
271,602.73
9,862.49
CITY AUDITOR
87
88
ANNUAL REPORT
CREDITS, EXPENDITURES AND BALANCES OF PUBLIC LIBRARY BOOK ACCOUNTS AT CLOSE OF CITY'S BOOKS ON DECEMBER 15, 1934
Fund
Balance at beginning of year
Credits
Expenditures
Balance at end of year
Emma L. Andrews
$41.82
$35.00
$10.25
$66.57
Lucy G. B. Colby
40.59
154.98
104.12
91.45
John J. Currier
317.13
35.00
137.89
214.24
Nathan D. Dodge
17.30
35.70
43.38
9.62
W. H. P. Dodge
74.34
92.58
104.15
62.77
Daniel Foster
9.33
8.74
18.04
.03
J. A. Frothingham
19.48
30.00
34.05
15.43
S. A. Green
125.01
70.00
190.80
4.31
George Haskell
2.29
37.52
20.07
19.74
M. P. Sawyer
101.92
175.00
232.58
44.34
J. R. Spring
191.89
700.00
574.90
316.99
B. G. Sweetser
5.45*
175.00
87.96
81.59
William C. Todd
243.98
569.88
230.15
583.71
Abraham Williams
4.71
35.00
25.38
14.33
$1,189.79
$2,154.40
$1,813.62
$1,525.12
*Overdrawn
5.45
$1,184.34
Balance of book accounts December 16, 1933
$1,184.34
Income and credits for year
$2,154.40
Expenditures for year
1,813.62
Receipts exceeded payments
340.78
Balance December 15. 1934
$1,525.12
TRUST FUNDS UNDER CONTROL OF SPECIAL TRUSTEES MOSES ATKINSON FUND
BENEFIT OF SCHOOLS
No report filed for 1934
GEORGE PEABODY FUND
TO PURCHASE BOOKS FOR LIBRARY
INVESTMENT FUND
Institution for Savings
$15.000.00 $15,000.00
Total Fund
89
CITY AUDITOR
STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS RECEIPTS
Cash on hand Nov. 30, 1933
$222.25
Dividend April 1934
262.50
Dividend October 1934
262.50
$747.25
PAYMENTS
Books
$570.66
Postage and check tax
1.64
572.30
Balance on hand Nov. 30, 1934 $174.95
PUBLIC LIBRARY BUILDING FUND
DECEMBER 15, 1934
Principal of Fund, Deposit Institution for Savings
$10,000.00
INCOME ACCOUNT
Balance of year 1933
$255.58
Interest withdrawn from Savings Bank
359.24
EXPENDITURES
Heating Plant
$55.16
Painting, setting glass and double windows
6.40
Lawn dressing
15.00
Carpenter
2.15
Check tax
.20
$78.91
Balance December 15, 1934 $535.91
. WILLIAM WHEELWRIGHT SCHOOL SCIENTIFIC SCHOOL
INVESTMENT OF FUND, OCT. 31, 1934
Real estate by foreclosure and in possession
$15.500.00
Mortgage on real estate
19,700.00
Bonds
374,746.34
Stocks
158,684.66
Cash
8,916.45
$577,547.45
$614.82
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ANNUAL REPORT STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS
RECEIPTS
Balance Oct. 31, 1933
$1,870.41
Securities sold and matured
13,784.92
Income gross
19,857.50
Real estate foreclosed
97.87
Sale of rights
95.70
$35,706.40
PAYMENTS
Securities purchased
$5,275.00
Accrued interest paid
70.96
Students expense
17,871.96
Expense on real estate foreclosed
863.97
Administration expenses
2,508.06
Premiums paid
200.00
26,789.95
Cash on hand Oct. 31, 1934
$8,916.45
RECAPITULATION OF ALL TRUST FUNDS
Trust Funds in hands of Trust Fund Commissioners $271,602.73
Moses Atkinson Funds in hands of special trustees (no report)
George Peabody Fund in hands of special trustees
15,000.00
Library Building Fund in hands of special trustees
10,000.00
Oliver Putnam Fund in hands of special trustees (no report)
William Wheelwright Fund in hands of special trustees 577,547.45
$874,150.18
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CITY AUDITOR
Temporary Accounts
BUILDING PERMITS
RECEIPTS
Balance Dec. 15, 1934
$9.00
COUNTY OF ESSEX, DOG LICENSES
Cr.
Received for dog licenses
$852.20
Dr.
Paid to County of Essex
$852.20
DOG OFFICER
Balance Dec. 16, 1933
$287.00
Payments to dog officer during 1933
128.00
Due from County of Essex
$415.00
UNCALLED FOR CLAIMS
Cr.
Balance Dec. 16, 1933
$418.22
Credits from Warrants
12.00
Balance Dec. 15, 1934
$430.22
SURPLUS WAR BONUS FUNDS
Balance Dec. 15, 1934 $7,662.42
TEACHERS' RETIREMENT BOARD
From Teachers
$5,103.50
To Teachers' Retirement Association $5,103.50
SCHOOL BUILDING SPECIAL
Cr.
Balance Dec. 16, 1933
$28.09
Dr.
To general treasury
$28.09
92
ANNUAL REPORT
Borrowing Capacity
DECEMBER 15, 1934
Additional
Total
Year
Valuation
Assessment
Valuation
Abatements
Net Valuation
*
1932
$14,074,500.00
$43,000.00
$14,117,205.00
$209,000.00
$13,908.205.00
*
1933
13,646,210.00
0.00
13,646,210.00
160,640.00
13,485,570.00
*
1934
13,284,060.00
0.00
13,284,060.00
156,331.00
13,127,729.00
$40,521,504.00
* Includes valuation of motor vehicles
Average valuation for three years
.$13,507,168.00
Debt limit 2% of $13,507,168.00 $337,679.20
City debt omitting revenue loans .$385,734.91
Debts outside limit, allowed by special acts
Water (Acts 1908, 1913)
& Gen. Laws $87,000.00
Plum Is. Bridge, Act 1921
10,274.91
New Primary School 1923
60,000.00
County Hospital Act 1924
12,000.00
Municipal Relief 1933 .. 64,000.00
Municipal Relief Loan 31,000.00
Tax Title Loan
7,460.00
Total debt outside the limit
271,734.91
114,000.00
Debt within the limit
Borrowing capacity Dec. 15, 1934
$223,679.20
93
CITY AUDITOR
Funded Debt
The funded debt of the City at close of books December, 1933, was $414,774.91.
During the year three loans were authorized, Municipal Relief Loan, $31,000, Water Loan $10,000 and Tax Title Loan $7,460.
Maturities paid or appropriated for during the year including Water Bonds amounted to $73,500.
The total funded debt December 15, 1934, was $385,734.91 makes net decrease in debt $29,040.
DECEMBER 15, 1934
Bonds and Notes
Rate
Issued
Due
Amount
Water
31/2%
1933
Oct.
1, 1935-53
$57.000.00
Water
21/2%
1934
July
1, 1935-36
10.000.00
Water
4
1908
July
1, 1935-38
10,000.00
Water
+1/2%
1914
Oct.
1, 1935-44
10,000.00
Plum Island Bridge
11/2%
1922
Dec.
1, 1935-41
10,274.91
Central Park & Playground
1
1922
July
1, 1935-42
8,000.00
Schoolhouse
+1/4%
1922
Dec.
1, 1935-42
60,000.00
Schoolhouse
+1/4%
1922
Dec.
1, 1935-42
12,000.00
County Tuberculosis Hospital
+1/8%
1926
Feb. 12, 1935-46
12.000.00
Sewer
11/2℃
1929
Nov. 1, 1935-42
40,000.00
Street Construction 1931
31/2%
1931
June
1. 1935-36
30,000.00
Street Construction 1932
73/4℃
1932
June 8, 1935-37
24,000.00
Municipal Relief Loan
31/2%
1933
Aug. 1, 1935-38
64,000.00
Municipal Relief Loan
2
1934
Nov. 1, 1935-38
31,000.00
Tax Title Loan
1934
Nov. 23, 1935
7,460.00
$385,734.91
The debt per capita (omitting Water Debt) Dec. 15, 1934 was $19.81 and was 2.25% of assessed valuation for 1934.
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ANNUAL REPORT
Current Revenue and Revenue Loans
-
DECEMBER 15, 1934
UNCOLLECTED TAXES
Motor Excise Tax 1934 uncollected
$3,585.85
Motor Excise Tax 1933 uncollected
3,182.58
Motor Excise Tax 1932 uncollected
1,790.65
Motor Excise Tax 1931 uncollected
2,828.91
$11,387.39
Tax of 1934 uncollected
$200,403.26
Tax of 1933 uncollected
76,126.33
Tax of 1932 uncollected
1,346.11
Tax of 1931 uncollected
2,488.25
$280,363.95
Old Age Assistance 1933 uncollected
$1,404.00
Old Age Assistance 1932 uncollected
392.00
Old Age Assistance 1931 uncollected
180.00
$1,976.00
Preservation Trees 1933 uncollected
$30.65
Preservation Trees 1932 uncollected
19.86
Preservation Trees 1931 uncollected
7.89
$58.40
Cash
112,751.01
Total
$406,537.35
Against total revenue there are outstanding revenue loans of $200,000.
The City closed its financial year on December 15th, with a balance on the right side of the ledger of $5,924.96 although there are outstanding bills of less than this amount, which cannot be paid until certain appropriations have received the approval of the Emergency Finance Board at the State House.
The total Appropriations and Credits were $727,476.44
Total expenditures and transfers 713,880.13
Balance
13,596.31
Contracts and obligations outstanding
13,521.95
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