City Officers and the Annual Reports to the City Council of Newburyport 1937, Part 4

Author: City of Newburyport
Publication date: 1937
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Cr.


Bal. Dec. 31, 1936.


$167.50


From trustees of trust funds


27.50


Bal. Dec. 31, 1937.


$195.00


Simpson Fund


Cr.


Bal. Dec. 31, 1936.


$652.95


From trustees of trust funds


732.95


$1,385.90


Dr.


Street Sprinkling, transfer


$1,165.90


Balance Dec. 31, 1937.


$220.00


R. M. Toppan Fund


Cr.


Bal. Dec. 31, 1936.


$100.68


From trustees of trust funds.


7.50


Dr


School Department (Prize)


$108.18


$1.36


Balance Dec. 31, 1937. $106.82


97


CITY AUDITOR


TRUST FUNDS UNDER CONTROL OF SPECIAL TRUSTEES Moses Atkinson Fund Benefit of Schools


No report filed for 1937.


Peabody Fund, Newburyport Public Library Report for the Year Ending November 30, 1937


Receipts :


Balance on hand December 1, 1936.


$244.29


Dividends, April 28, 1937.


225.00


October 27, 1937


225.00


$694.29


Expenditures :


Books.


$501.26


Postage


.78


$502.74


Balance on hand, December 1, 1937. $191.55


Respectfully submitted,


LAURENCE HAYWARD,


Treasurer, Peabody Fund.


Public Library Building Fund December 31, 1937


Principal of Fund, Deposit Institution for Savings . $10,000.00


Income Account


Dec. 31, 1936 Balance in Institution for Savings . $852.63


Balance in Merchants National Bank . 25.15


April 1937 Dividend. 162.78


October 1937


Dividend. 163.73


$1,204.29


Expenditures


1937


Sept. 20 T. G. McGlew, welding stoker . $10.00


Sept. 30 W. E. Atkinson, parts and repairs, stoker .. . 67.50


98


ANNUAL REPORT


Nov. 10 Alex Wilson & Son, repairs to roof.


$294.00


Dec. 10 Martin Dugan, repairs hot water pipe. 3.72


$375.22


Dec. 31 Balance


$829.07


Institution for Savings . $779.14


Merchants National Bank 49.93


William Wheelwright School Scientific School


Investment of Fund, October 31, 1937


Real estate by foreclosure and in possession. .


$15,500.00


Mortgage on real estate


19,700.00


Bonds.


348,026.26


Stocks


192,492.68


Cash.


8,763.18


$584,482.12


Statement of Receipts and Payments


Receipts


Balance October 31, 1936.


$12,943.82


Securities sold and matured.


45,662.50


Income gross.


20,305.27


$78,911.59


Payments


Securities purchased


$51,810.15


Accrued interest paid.


27.44


Student's expense.


15,112.34


Expense on real estate foreclosed


267.50


Administrative expenses.


2,930.98


$70,148.41


Cash on hand October 31, 1937


$8,763.18


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


$27.50


So. E. Reading Room Poor and Religious


Margaret Atwood. ..... Institution for Savings, City ...


. Demand


5,500.00


166.23


Five Cents Savings Bank, City ..


. Demand


5,500.00


151.25


Poor and Religious


Balch. .


. Institution for Savings, City. .


. Demand


5,000.00


151.13


Bartlet Mall


Five Cents Savings Bank, City.


Demand


5,000.00


138.43


Bartlet Mall


J. M. Bradbury . . . .


Institution for Savings, City. .


. Demand


1,000.00


30.23


Gen'l Use of Library


Chas. W. Bradstreet .... Five Cents Savings Bank, City.


. Demand


1,000.00


27.68


Gen'l Use of Library


John Bromfield. .


Mass. Hospital Life Ins. Co ..


Demand


10,000.00


250.00


Sidewalks and Trees


Moses Brown .


. Institution for Savings, City.


Demand


5,000.00


151.13


Schools


Five Cents Savings Bank, City ....... Demand


5,000.00


138.43


Schools


Provident Inst. for Sav., Amesbury .. . Demand


5,000.00


151.13


Schools


*Class of 1917, N. H. S .. Five Cents Savings Bank, City ..


227.74


6.12


Memorial


*Class of 1918, N. H. S. . Five Cents Savings Bank, City.


219.29


5.90


Athletic Field


Lucy G. B. Cclby . . ..


. . Five Cents Savings Bank, City.


. Demand


700.00


19.25


Replacement Old Books


Charlotte C. Cole ...... Institution for Savings, City. .


Demand


1,000.00


30.00


Supt. of Reading Room


Five Cents Savings Bank, City.


Demand


1,000.00


27.50


Supt. of Reading Room


John J. Currier.


Five Cents Savings Bank, City ..


. Demand


1,000.00


27.50


Npt. & Newbury Books


A. E. Cutter. .


Five Cents Savings Bank, City.


. Demand


1,000.00


27.68


Gen'l Use of Library


Institution for Savings, City . ..


. Demand


3,000.00


90.00


Gen'l Use of Library


A. Gertrude Cutter. .... City of New York, 312% ..


.. Nov. 1, 1953


1,000.00


35.00


Beautifying the City


Atchison, Topeka, Santa Fe, 4% ...... Oct. 1, 1995


1,000.00


60.00


Beautifying the City


New Amsterdam Gas, 5% ... .Jan. 1, 1948


1,000.00


50.00


Beautifying the City


.. Demand


. Demand


CITY AUDITOR


99


100


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


$1,000.00


$50.00


Beautifying the City


Five Cents Savings Bank, City


. Demand


24,432.17


671.88


Beautifying the City


Institution for Savings, City . .


Demand


26,227.10


792.71


Beautifying the City


Annie D. Davis


. Five Cents Savings Bank, City.


. Demand


1,000.00


27.50


Aged Ladies


Timothy Dexter


. Institution for Savings, City . .


. Demand


2,137.50


64.60


Poor


Nathan D. Dodge .


. Five Cents Savings Bank, City.


Demand


1,020.00


28.05


Books for Library


W. H. P. Dodge. .


Institution for Savings, City .


Demand


2,645.00


79.36


Bks. & Papers for Libr.


Susan M. Donnell


. Institution for Savings, City.


. Demand


3,000.00


90.00


Gen'l Use of Library


L. M. Follansbee.


. Institution for Savings, City


. Demand


1,206.25


36.45


Poor


Five Cents Savings Bank, City.


Demand


2,500.00


68.75


Poor


Daniel Foster.


. . Five Cents Savings Bank, City.


Demand


250.00


6.88


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


2.77


Atkinson Common


S. A. Green .. ..


. . Salem Five Cents Savings Bank.


Demand


2,000.00


60.00


Books for Library


George Haskell.


Institution for Savings, City. .


. Demand


1,072.50


32.16


Books for Library


Charles H. Knight.


. Five Cents Savings Bank, City.


Demand


400.00


11.08


Atkinson Common


S. W. Marston.


. Five Cents Savings Bank, City. Institution for Savings, City .


Demand


4,000.00


120.00


Gen'l Use of Library


Paul A. Merrill.


. Five Cents Savings Bank, City.


Demand


1,000.00


27.50


School Prize


E. S. Moseley. .


. Five Cents Savings Bank, City.


Demand


1,000.00


27.68


Gen'l Use of Library


Institution for Savings, City . .


. Demand


4,000.00


120.00


Gen'l Use of Library


ANNUAL REPORT


Demand


1,000.00


27.68


Gen'l Use of Library


TRUST FUNDS HELD BY TRUSTEES-Schedule of Investments-(Continued) And Purpose for Which Income is Used


Name of Fund


Investment


Date Due


Amount


Income $50.00


Purpose


W. O. Moseley.


. American Tel. & Tel. Co., 5%


Gen'l Use of Library


Pacific Tel. & Tel. .


. Dec. 1, 1966


$2,000.00


65.00


Gen'l Use of Library


W. O. Moseley.


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


March 1, 1958


2,000.00


$0.00


Gen'l Use of Library


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


. March 1, 1947


1,000.00


10.00


B. & M. R. R., Series R., 5%.


. May 1, 1940


2,000.00


100.00


Institution for Savings, City .


Demand


3,495.33


99.93


Gen'l Use of Library Gen'l Use of Library Gen'l Use of Library


*Paul A. Pathe ..


.. Institution for Savings, City .


766.95


16.95


*Mary A. Roaf ..


. Institution for Savings, City .


Demand


2,489.29


73.02


Atkinson Common Atkinson Common


Five Cents Savings Bank, City.


. Demand


5,796.25


156.15


M. P. Sawyer.


.. Salem Savings Bank .


. Demand


5,000.00


150.00


M. H. Simpson. .


American Tel. & Tel. Co., 5%.


. Feb. 1, 1969


4,000.00


100.00


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


160.00


Books for Library Sprinkling Streets Sprinkling Streets Sprinkling Streets


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


. July 1, 1955


5,000.00


50.00


B. & M. R. R. Series V, 5% . .


March 1, 1942


3,000.00


150.00


Sprinkling Streets


Institution for Savings, City


Demand


5,107.46


142.95


Sprinkling Streets


Pacific Tel. & Tel ...


Dec. 1, 1966


4,000.00


130.00


Sprinkling Streets Branch Library


American Tel. & Tel. Co., 51/2%.


Nov. 1, 1943


500.00


27.50


Branch Library


Broadway Bond, 612% ..


. March 1, 1939


500.00


Branch Library


100 West 55th Street Bond, 612% .... Jan. 15, 1940


500.00


5.00


Branch Library


Institution for Savings, City . . .


... Demand


3,156.17


94.68


Branch Library


Five Cents Savings Bank, City ....... Demand


5,452.73


149.93


Branch Library


101


CITY AUDITOR


S. End Reading Room . . Real Est. cor. Purchase & Marlboro.


4,000.00


. .


102


TRUST FUNDS HELD BY TRUSTEES-Schedule of Investments-(Concluded) And Purpose for Which Income is Used


Name of Fund


Investment


Date Due


Amount


Income


Purpose


J. R. Spring . . .


. Institution for Savings, City. .


Demand


$10,000.00


300.00


Books for Library


Five Cents Savings Bank, City.


Demand


10,000.00


275.00


Books for Library


E. H. Stickney ..


. Baltimore & Ohio R. R., 5%.


Dec. 1, 1995


5,069.65


250.00


Gen'l Use of Library


Institution for Savings, City . .


Demand


5,524.01


166.95


Gen'l. Use of Library


B. G. Sweetser.


. Institution for Savings, City .


. Demand


5,000.00


150.00


Gen'l Use of Library


W. C. Todd.


. American Tel. & Tel. Co., 5%


. Feb. 1, 1969


1,000.00


25.00


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


20.00


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


251.26


Reading Room


Pacific Tel. & Tel ...


Dec. 1, 1966


1,000.00


32.50


Reading Room


R. N. Toppan. . . . . .


Institution for Savings, City


. Demand


250.00


7.50


School Prize


A. Williams. . . . .


. Salem Five Cents Savings Bank.


. Demand


1,000.00


30.00


Books for Library


*Fire Insurance Fund .. . N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R., 4% ..


. July 1, 1955


5,000.00


50.00


Replace Loss by Fire


Five Cents Savings Bank, City.


Demand


27.585.48


742.55


Replace Loss by Fire


Municipal Retire. Fund. Institution for Savings, City . .


Demand


2,159.68


1.11


Retirement


Merchants Nat'l Bank, City. . Demand


170.96


Retirement


$288,839.01


$8,430.13


*Interest added to principal.


ANNUAL REPORT


103


CITY AUDITOR


Recapitulation of all Trust Funds


Trust Funds in hands of Trust Fund Commissioners.


$288,839.01


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 584,482.12


$898,321.13


104


ANNUAL REPORT


Borrowing Capacity


December 31, 1937


Average valuation for three years. $13,090,583


Debt limit 212% of $13,090,583. $327,264.00


City debt omitting revenue loans and tax title loans. $635,774.91


Debt outside limit allowed by Special Acts:


Water (Acts 1908, 1913


and General Laws. . $57,000.00


Plum Isl. Acts 1921 . ... 5,774.91


Essex T. B. Hospital. . . 9,000.00


Primary Sch. Acts 1923


37,500.00


Municipal Relief :


1933.


16,000.00


1934


7,000.00


1935


36,000.00


1936.


40,000.00


1937 62,000.00


Financial Year Adjust-


ment ..


12,000.00


New High School Chap. 278, Acts 1934 15,000.00


New High School Chap. 404 Acts 1935. 135,000.00


New High School Chap.


45 Acts 1935. 52,000.00


Total debt outside the limit. .


$484,274.91


Debt within the limit


$151,500.00


Borrowing capacity December 31, 1937


$175,764.00


105


CITY AUDITOR


Funded Debt


The funded debt of the City at close of books December 31, 1936 was $711,274.91.


During the year the following loans were authorized:


Municipal Relief Loan


$62,000.00


Tax Title Loan


46,346.27


Maturities paid or appropriated for during the year including Water Bonds amounted to $121,270.88.


The total funded debt December 31, 1937 was $698,350.30, making net decrease in debt of $12,924.61


DECEMBER 31, 1937


Bonds and Notes


Rate Issued


Due


Amount


Water.


31/2%


1933


Oct.


1, 1938-53


$48,000.00


Water.


4%


1908


July


1, 1938


2,000.00


Water.


41/2%


1914


Oct.


1, 1938-44


7,000.00


Plum Island Bridge.


41/2%


1922


Dec. 1, 1938-41


5,774.91


Central Park and Playground. . 4%


1922


July


1, 1938-42


5,000.00


Schoolhouse


414%


1922


Dec.


1, 1938-42


37,500.00


Schoolhouse


414%


1922


Dec.


1, 1938-42


7,500.00


County T. B. Hospital


41/8%


1926


Feb. 12, 1938-46


9,000.00


Sewer.


41/2%


1929


Nov. 1, 1938-42


34,000.00


Municipal Relief Loan


31/2%


1933


Aug. 1, 1938


16,000.00


Municipal Relief Loan


2%


1934


Nov. 1, 1938


7,000.00


Tax Title Loan.


1%


1937


June 18, 1938


62,575.39


Municipal Relief Loan


134%


1935


Sept. 1, 1938-40


36,000.00


Financial Yr. Adjustment I oan.2%


1934


Dec.


1, 1938-39


12,000.00


New High School.


112%


1935


Mar. 1, 1938-40


15,000.00


New High School.


214%


1935


Oct.


1, 1938-53


240,000.00


New High School.


21/2%


1935


Dec. 2, 1938-50


52,000.00


Municipal Relief Loan


11/2%


1936


Nov. 2, 1938-45


40,000.00


Municipal Relief Loan


214%


1937


Sept. 1, 1938-47


62,000.00


$698,350.30


106


ANNUAL REPORT


Current Revenue and Revenue Loans


DECEMBER 31, 1937


Uncollected Taxes


Motor excise tax 1937 uncollected


$6,495.94


Motor excise tax 1936 uncollected


1,614.82


Motor excise tax 1935 uncollected


177.24


Motor excise tax 1934 uncollected


51.59


$8,339.59


Tax 1937 uncollected


$188,275.13


Tax 1936 uncollected


94,243.40


Tax 1935 uncollected


958.58


Tax 1933 uncollected.


60.75


Tax 1932 uncollected


40.42


Cash.


$283,578.28 19,690.35


Total


$311,608.22


Non Revenue cash.


16,847.23


$294,760.99


Against total revenue there are outstanding revenue loans of $150,000.


The city closed its financial year on December 31, 1937 with a balance on the right side of the ledger of $23,461.95.


Credit balances.


$19,145.79


December assessments.


277.28


Balance of appropriated accounts.


$19,423.07


Total receipts.


$224,102.44


Estimated receipts.


220,063.56


Excess income


$4,038.88


Total credit balance


$23,461.95


Of the total expenditures, $231,065.51 was for Welfare functions which include Welfare, Hospitals, Mothers' Aid and Old Age Assistance. Some refunds on Mothers' Aid and Old Age Assistance will be made by the State.


107


CITY AUDITOR


There was expended for Soldiers' Benefits $30,345.14. Of this there is an estimated return by the state of $2,407.50. Welfare and Soldiers' Benefits total $261,410.65.


To meet these expenditures it has been necessary to issue in the past year a Municipal Relief Loan of $62,000 and a Tax Title Loan of $46,346.27.


The amount expended for the same purposes in the year 1936 was: Welfare $148,242.65 and Soldiers' Benefits $30,345.14.


During the financial year $65,000 was hired to meet these payments.


The continuance of hiring money to meet re-occurring charges is poor busi- ness, and it is quite evident that some adjustment must be made in the tax limit if the City is to be kept anywhere near a pay as you go policy.


108


ANNUAL REPORT


Statement of Appropriated Accounts at Close of Financial Year


Appropriations and Credits


Expended


Balance


General Government


City Council.


$1,000.00


$958.75


$41.25


Mayor's Department


1,300.00


1,230.85


69.15


Auditor's Department. .


3,500.00


3,500.00


Treasurer and Collector's Dept.


6,800.00


6,779.63


20.37


Assessors' Department .


5,425.00


5,413.15


11.85


Expense of Bond and Note Issue


1,737.56


1,192.44


545.12


City Clerk's Department


2,550.00


2,496.42


53.58


City Messenger


2,892.40


2,892.40


Law Department.


1,200.00


1,196.50


3.50


Election and Registration


2,500.00


2,473.37


26.63


City Hall.


1,800.00


1,799.47


. 53


Old Records and Typewriting


201.25


198.11


3.14


License Commissioners.


1,000.00


998.20


1.80


Re-codification of Ordinances


1,700.00


953.38


746.62


Police Department


Supervision


2,468.60


2,465.28


3.32


Salaries


26,560.00


26,315.40


244.60


Miscellaneous.


828.00


825.39


2.61


Fuel


533.62


532.27


1.35


Lighting


400.00


342.65


57.35


Building.


1,729.00


1,728.57


.43


Weather Stripping at Police Station . .


258.40


258.40


Fire Department


Supervision.


250.00


220.11


29.89


Salaries


26,405.00


26,321.25


83.75


Fuel


500.00


485.34


14.66


Lighting


350.00


346.68


3.32


Hydrant Service and Water.


3,500.00


3,500.00


Equipment and Repairs


1,825.00


1,821.15


3.85


Miscellaneous.


350.00


321.52


28.48


Building


650.00


649.13


.87


Pensions


800.00


800.00


109


CITY AUDITOR


Appropriations and Credits


Expended


Balance


Fire Alarm and Wires


Supervision.


$800.00


$800.00


. Miscellaneous.


500.00


127.73


$72.27


Forestry and Inspections


Inspection of Plumbing and Buildings


50.00


50.00


Sealer of Weights and Measures. .


850.00


849.91


.09


50 Gallon Portable oil measure.


400.00


400.00


Forestry Supervision.


1,700.00


1,695.33


4.67


Tree Department.


1,725.00


1,724.79


.21


Moth Department.


900.00


899.36


. 64


New Truck


1,200.00


1,198.20


1.80


Health and Sanitation


Supervision.


1,500.00


1,500.00


Miscellaneous.


6,305.00


6,303.38


1.62


Vital Statistics


200.00


185.46


14.54


Inspection of School Children


700.00


700.00


Inspection of Animals.


350.00


350.00


Inspection of Slaughtering.


212.49


212.49


Inspection of Milk.


650.00


616.42


33.58


Sewer Construction.


550.00


516.05


33.95


Sewer Maintenance.


900.00


846.25


53.75


Flushing Sewers.


714.71


, 714.71


Ashes and Rubbish


9,000.00


8,999.64


.36


Garbage Disposal.


5,200.00


5,200.00


Street Cleaning


3,620.71


3,613.75


6.96


District Nurse


100.00


100.00


Essex County Tuberculosis Hospital .


5,274.30


5,274.30


Highways and Bridges


Supervisions


2,418.00


2,403.26


14.74


City Trucks


14,428.00


14,298.94


129.06


Repairs


31,400.00


31,399.99


.01


Culverts


2,900.00


2,899.24


.76


Bridges.


7,825.00


6,919.73


905.27


Street Lighting 1936.


4,347.87


4,347.87


Street Lighting 1937


18,549.48


18,549.48


Street Lighting at Plum Island.


87.50


87.50


Pleasant Street Drainage


2,500.00


2,487.88


12.12


Street Sprinkling


5,765.90


5,698.29


67.61


Sidewalks and Edgestones


3,025.00


3,021.66


3.34


Ice and Snow Removal


6,000.00


3,591.73


2,408.27


Highway Miscellaneous.


500.00


487.09


12.91


Traffic Lights


208.81


200.51


8.30


Harbor Master.


125.00


83.33


41.67


110


ANNUAL REPORT


Appropriations and Credits


Expended


Balance


Welfare Department


Salaries and Wages


$9,000.00


$8,858.09


$141.91


Welfare other expenses.


96,953.68


96,834.96


118.72


Govt. Commodity Commissary.


700.00


700.00


Anna Jaques Hospital.


1,000.00


1,000.00


Homeopathic Hospital


600.00


600.00


Aid to Dependent Children


10,344.34


10,292.34


52.00


Aid to Dependent Children (U. S. Grant)


4,279.08


1,195.55


83.53


Old Age Assistance Administration. .


2,228.00


1,897.36


330.64


Old Age Assistance Adm. (U. S. Grant)


1,644.53


1,640.48


4.05


Old Age Assistance.


68,007.01


59,256.59


8,750.42


Old Age Assistance ( U. S. Grant).


45,802.45


45,790.45


12.00


Soldiers' Benefits


Soldiers' Relief.


27,602.82


27,602.64


.18


State Aid.


3,000.00


2,942.50


57.50


Military Aid. .


750.00


750.00


Care of Soldiers' Graves.


100.00


100.00


Education


170,794.50


170,794.20


.30


New High School.


95,441.52


95,348.06


93.46


New High School Final Inspection .. .


300.00


300.00


New Heating System at Jackman Sch.


11,529.68


11,529.68


Public Library


Salaries


11,207.50


11,138.31


69.19


Fuel .


500.00


493.45


6.55


Lighting.


500.00


480.31


19.69


Miscellaneous.


950.00


947.47


2.53


Building and furnishings


350.00


349.44


.56


North End Library


250.00


249.85


.15


Recreations


City Parks.


1,631.07


1,611.06


20.01


Atkinson Common.


1,008.85


1,007.28


1.57


Central Park and Playground.


1,300.00


1,231.16


68.84


Moseley Woods


3,242.47


2,252.57


989.90


Bartlet Mall.


783.55


758.25


25.30


Simmons Beach


523.29


523.29


Bubblers at Simmons Beach and


Central Park.


161.68


161.44


.24


Brown Square Bubbler.


100.00


100.00


Clam Maintenance.


9,014.00


9,012.84


1.16


111


CITY AUDITOR


Appropriations and Credits


Balance


Unclassified


City Clocks.


$100.00


Other city properties.


450.00


Damages to Persons and Property.


2,137.18


Water for Public Buildings .


1,500.00


Cashman Bros. Co. bills 1932-1935. .


987.36


Cashman Bros. Co. bills 1936 ..


176.89


Property taking of A. L. Williams et al


2,000.00


Contributary Retirement, Adm. ex . .


400.00


Contributary Retirement Contribu- tions from Municipality for Pen- sions


1,034.28


1,034.28


Memorial Day, G. A. R.


400.00


400.00


Firemen's Memorial Sunday


50.00


50.00


Memorial Day for Spanish War Vet- erans .


50.00


Memorial Day Veterans Foreign Wars


50.00


American Legion


50.00


50.00


Cemeteries .


7.29


Toppans Lane, Highway Fund C464 A'35.


3,656.57


3,656.57


W.P.A. Projects.


39,254.54


36,967.33


2,287.21


Indebtedness


Interest


16,201.58


Plum Island Bridge Loan.


1,000.00


1,000.00


Central Park and Playground Loan.


9,000.00


9,000.00


County T. B. Hospital Loan.


1,000.00


1,000.00


Sewer Construction Loan.


2,000.00


2,000.00


Street Construction Loan 1932


8,000.00


8,000.00


16,000.00


Municipal Relief Loan 1933.


7,000.00


7,000.00


Municipal Relief Loan 1934.


10,000.00


10,000.00


Municipal Relief Loan 1935.


5,000.00


5,000.00


Municipal Relief Loan 1936.


6,000.00


6,000.00


Financial Yr. Adjustment Loan


24,000.00


24,000.00


High School Bonds


$1,008,339.34 $958,694.73 $49,645.08 .47


*Overdrawn


*$0.47


2,137.18


1,500.00


987.36


176.89


2,000.00


400.00


50.00


50.00


788.33


781.04


22,455.99


38,657.57


1,500.00


1,500.00


Primary School Building Loan


16,000.00


$49,644.61


Expended


$100.00


450.47


112


ANNUAL REPORT


CITY OF NEWBURYPORT


Total Budget for 1937


General Government


City Council


Salary of Clerk.


$400.00


Other expenses.


350.00


Mayor's Department


Salary of Mayor


1,200.00


Other expenses. .


100.00


Auditor's Department


Salary of Auditor.


2,000.00


Salary of Clerk.


1,300.00


Other expenses.


200.00


Treasurer and Collector's Department


Salary of Treasurer and Collector.


2,200.00


Salary of Clerk.


1,200.00


Other expenses.


2,400.00


Assessors' Department


Salary of Assessors


4,200.00


Other expenses.


1,000.00


Expense of Bond and Note Issue


450.00


City Clerk's Department


Salary of City Clerk


2,350.00


Other expenses.


200.00


Law Department


Salary of City Solicitor


1,000.00


Other expenses.


200.00


City Messenger


1,600.00


Election and Registration


Salary of Registrars.


600.00


Other expenses.


1,900.00


City Hall.


1,800.00


Old Records and Typewriting.


200.00


$26,850.00


113


CITY AUDITOR


Police Department


Supervision


Salary of City Marshal.


$2,200.00


Other expenses.


184.00


Salaries


Captain of watch.


2,080.00


Patrolmen


23,980.00


Fuel


450.00


Light


400.00


Police Building


Salary of Janitor


1,404.00


Other expenses.


300.00


Miscellaneous.


400.00


Weather stripping at Police Station.


258.40


$31,656.40


Fire Department


Salary of Assistant Chief


$250.00


Salaries


25,980.00


Fuel .


500.00


Lighting.


350.00


Hydrant service and water


3,500.00


Equipment and repairs.


1,300.00


Repairs and maintenance of building


600.00


Miscellaneous. .


350.00


Pension, A. Bray one year, etc.


800.00


$33,630.00


Fire Alarm, Inspection and Trees


Salary of Superintendent .


$800.00


Other expenses.


500:00


Inspection of Plumbing and Buildings.


50.00


Sealer Weights and Measures, salary.


800.00


Other expenses. .


50.00


50 gallon portable oil measure.


400.00


Tree Department, Salary of Warden


500.00


Other expenses.


1,400.00


New Truck.


1,200.00


Moth Department, Salary of Superintendent Other expenses.


900.00


Harbor Master's Salary


1,200.00


125.00


$7,925.00


114


ANNUAL REPORT


Health and Sanitation


Supervision, Salary of Clerk, Inspector and


Agent. .


$1,500.00


Miscelleanous.


6,200.00


Vital Statistics 200.00


Inspection of School Children, Salary


700.00


Inspection of Animals, Salary


350.00


Inspection of Milk, Salary. Other expenses.


50.00


Inspection of Slaughtering.


212.49


Sewer Construction.


400.00


Sewer Maintenance.


800.00


Flushing Sewers.


600.00


Street Cleaning


3,000.00


Ashes and Rubbish


9,000.00


District Nurse


100.00


Garbage Disposal.


5,200.00


Essex County T. B. Hospital, Maintenance. .


5,274.30


$34,186.79


Highways and Bridges


Superintendent of Highways, Salary,


$2,288.00


Other expenses.


100.00


City Trucks


5,000.00


Repairs


15,000.00


Culverts


2,000.00


Bridges


7,825.00


Street Sprinkling


4,600.00


Sidewalks and Edgestones


2,300.00


Miscellaneous .


500.00


Ice and Snow Removal.


2,000.00


Traffic Lights, current


200.00


Street Lighting, 1936


3,026.79


Street Lighting, 1937.


18,549.50


Street Lighting, 1937, Plum Island.


87.50


$63,476.79


Charities


Public Welfare Dept., Salary of Relief Com-


missioner.


$2,000.00


Salaries and wages.


7,000.00


Other expenses.


50,000.00


Anna Jaques Hospital.


1,000.00


Homeopathic Hospital


600.00


Mothers' Aid .


7,500.00


Old Age Assistance, administration


2,100.00


Old Age Assistance


44,000.00


$114,200.00


600.00


115


CITY AUDITOR


Soldiers' Relief


State Aid.


$3,000.00


Military Aid.


600.00


Soldiers' Relief, Salary of Agent Other expenses.


19,000.00


Care of Soldiers' Graves.


100.00


$23,100.00


Education


Appropriation.


$166,000.00


Public Library


Salaries


$11,000.00


Miscellaneous, including insurance.


550.00


Lighting.


500.00


Fuel


500.00


Building and furnishings


350.00


North End Library


250.00


$13,150.00


Recreations


Moseley Woods .


$500.00


City Parks .


900.00


Atkinson Common ..


995.00


Central Park and Playgrounds


900.00


Simmons Beach


200.00


$3,495.00


Unclassified


Damages to persons and property


$1,285.00


City Clocks. .


100.00


Other City Properties.


450.00


Water for Public Buildings


1,500.00


Memorial Day, G.A.R.


400.00


Firemen's Memorial Sunday


50.00


Spanish War Veterans, Memorial Day


50.00


Veterans Foreign Wars, Memorial Day.


50.00


American Legion 50.00


Clam Plant Maintenance.


9,000.00


Cashman Bros. Co. Bills 1932 through 1935. .


987.36


Cashman Bros. Co. Bills 1936.


176.89


Municipal Retirement Administration


300.00


Final Inspection, New High School


300.00


100.00


116


ANNUAL REPORT


Property taking of Alice L. Williams et al 244


Merrimac St. for purpose of entrance to Central Park.


$2,000.00


License Commissioners.


1,000.00


Re-codification of Ordinances


400.00


$18,099.25




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