City Officers and the Annual Reports to the City Council of Newburyport 1939, Part 3

Author: City of Newburyport
Publication date: 1939
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118,465.00


New High School, Chap. 45, Acts 1935


44,000.00


New High School, Chap. 278, Acts 1934


5,000.00


State Tax Funding, Chap. 464, Acts 1939


18,000.00


Municipal Relief :


1935


16,000.00


1936


30,000.00


1937


48,000.00


1938


57,000.00


1939


63,500.00


Total debt outside the limit. $534,239.91


Debt within the limit


149,035.00


Borrowing capacity December 31, 1939.


$171,702.13


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CITY AUDITOR


Funded Debt


The funded debt of the City at close of books December 31, 1938 was $789,646.12 During the year the following loans were authorized :


Municipal Relief Loan


$63,500.00


Sewer Loan


15,000.00


State Tax Funding Loan


18,000.00


Maturities paid or appropriated for during the year including Water Bonds amounted to $95,509.84.


The total funded debt December 31, 1939 was $790,638.28 making net increase in debt of $990.16.


December 31, 1939


Bonds and Notes


Rate Issued


Due


Amount


Water


31/2%


1933


Oct.


1, 1939-53


$42,000.00


Water


41/2%


1914


Oct.


1, 1939-44


5,000.00


Water


2 %


1938


Nov.


1, 1939-58


55,000.00


Plum Island Bridge


41/2%


1922


Dec.


1, 1939-41


2,774.91


Central Park and Playground.


4 %


1922


July


1, 1939-42


3,000.00


Schoolhouse


41/4%


1922


Dec.


1, 1939-42


22,500.00


Schoolhouse


41/4%


1922


Dec.


1, 1939-42


4,500.00


County T. B. Hospital


41/8%


1926


Feb.


26, 1939-46


7,000.00


Sewer


41/2%


1929


Nov.


1, 1939-42


30 000.00


Sewer .


21/4%


1939


Apr.


1, 1940-54


15,000.00


New High School


11/2%


1935


Mar.


1, 1939-40


5,000.00


New High School


21/4%


1935


Oct.


1, 1939-53


210,000.00


New High School


21/2%


1935


Dec.


2, 1939-50


44,000.00


Departmental Equipment (Fire)


11/2%


1938


July


1, 1939-43


5,000.00


State Tax Funding


21/2%


1939


Sept.


1, 1940-44 1940


18,000.00


Tax Title Loans (Renewed)


1 %


107,361.37


Municipal Relief Loan


13/4%


1935


Sept.


1, 1939-40


16,000.00


Municipal Relief Loan


11/2%


1936


Nov.


2, 1939-45


30,000.00


Municipal Relief Loan


21/4%


1937


Sept.


1, 1939-47


48,000.00


Municipal Relief Loan


13/4%


1938


May


1, 1939-48


57,000.00


Municipal Relief Loan


13/4%


1939


1940-49


21,000.00


Municipal Relief Loan


21/2%


1939


1940-49


42,500.00


$790,636.28


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Budget for 1939


General Government


City Council


Salary of Clerk


$400.00


Other expenses


450.00


Mayor's Department


Salary of Mayor


1,200.00


Other expenses


200.00


Administrative expense


3,100.00


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 Clerks


2,240.00


Other expenses


2,100.00


Assessors' Department


Salary of Assessors


4,200.00


Other expenses


975.00


Expense of Bond and Note Issue.


350.00


City Clerk's Department


Salary of City Clerk


1,175.00


Clerk hire and other expenses


1,175.00


Law Department


Salary of City Solicitor


1,000.00


Other expenses


150.00


Foreclosure of tax titles


200.00


City Messenger


1,600.00


Election and Registration


Salary of Registrars


600.00


Registration


875.00


Other expenses


1,300.00


City Hall


2,600.00


Old Records and Typewriting


100.00


License Commissioners


1,000.00


Planning Board


750.00


$33,440.00


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Police Department


Salaries and Wages


$31,164.00


Other expenses


1,800.00


$32,964.00


Fire Department


Salaries and Wages


$28,140.00


Other expenses


2,000.00


Expense of ambulance


200.00


$30,340.00


Fire Alarm, Inspection and Trees


Fire Alarm, Salary of Superintendent


$800.00


Other expenses


525.00


Inspection Plumbing and Buildings


25.00


Sealer of Weights and Measures, Salary


800.00


Other expenses


100.00


Tree Department


Salary of Warden


500.00


Other expenses


1,400.00


Moth Department


Salary of Superintendent


1,200.00


Other expenses


900.00


$6,250.00


Health and Sanitation


Supervision, Salary of Clerk, Inspector and Agent


$1,500.00


Miscellaneous


5,800.00


Vital Statistics


75.00


Inspection of School Children, Salary


700.00


Inspection of Animals, Salary


350.00


Inspection of Milk, Salary


600.00


Inspection of Slaughtering, Salary


500.00


Sewer Construction


350.00


Sewer Maintenance


500.00


Street Cleaning


3,000.00


Ashes and Rubbish


9,000.00


District Nurse


100.00


Garbage Disposal


5,200.00


$27,675.00


Highway Department


Supervision :


Salary of Superintendent


$2,288.00


Other expenses


100.00


City Trucks


5,000.00


Repairs


6,000.00


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Culverts


1,400.00


Street Sprinkling


4,500.00


Sidewalks and Edgestones


1,300.00


Miscellaneous


250.00


Traffic Light, current


250.00


Street Lighting


19,000.00


Street Lighting, Plum Island


150.00


Snow and Ice Removal


10,800.00


Moseley Avenue (Chapter 90)


945.00


Harbor Master, Salary


125.00


Sewer for Sanitary Purposes (Bond Issue)


3,300.00


$55,408.00


Charities


Public Welfare:


Salaries and Wages


$12,000.00


Other expenses


77,800.00


Anna Jacques Hospital


1,000.00


Worcester Memorial Hospital


600.00


Aid to Dependent Children


11,500.00


Old Age Assistance, Administration


1,000.00


Old Age Assistance


74,500.00


Government Commodity Commissary


1,500.00


$179,900.00


Soldiers Benefits


Soldiers Relief, Salary of Agent


$600.00


Other expenses


21,800.00


State Aid


2,500.00


Military Aid


600.00


Care of Soldiers Graves


100.00


$25,600.00


School Department


Salaries and wages


143,609.00


Other expenses


23,591.00


$167,200.00


Public Library


Salaries and wages


$11,016.00


Other expenses


150.00


$11,166.00


Recreations


Moseley Woods


$500.00


City Parks


700.00


Atkinson Common


700.00


Central Park and Playground


700.00


Simmons Beach


200.00


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High School Grounds


300.00


Park and Tree Department Headquarters


300.00


$3,400.00


Unclassified


Damages to Persons and Property


$2,000.00


City Clocks


50.00


Other city properties


900.00


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 Maintenance


8,600.00


Municipal Retirement, Administration


400.00


Pension Accumulation Fund


3,000.00


Parking areas


300.00


Materials for Projects


10,000.00


Cemeteries


750.00


Dog Officer


100.00


Demolition and Fire Hazard Nuisance


300.00


$27,000.00


Indebtedness


Interest


$16,900.00


Indebtedness


74,709.30


$91,609.30


Water


$55,000.00


Summary of Budget


General Government


$33,440.00


Police Department


32,964.00


Fire Department


30,340.00


Fire Alarm, Inspection and Trees


6,250.00


Health and Sanitation


27,675.00


Highway Department


55,408.00


Charities


179,900.00


Soldiers Benefits


25,600.00


School Department


167,200.00


Public Library


11,166.00


Recreations


3,400.CO


Unclassified


27,000.00


Indebtedness


91,609.30


Water


55,000.00


$746,952.3C


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Budget for 1940


General Government


City Council


Salary of Clerk


$400.00


Other expenses


450.00


Mayor's Department


Salary of Mayor


1,200.00


Other expenses


200.00


Administrative expense


3,100.00


Auditor's Department


Salary of Auditor


2,000.00


Salary of Clerk


1,300.00


Other expenses


200.00


Treasurer and Collector's Dept.


Salary of Treasurer and Collector


2,200.00


Salary of Clerks


2,080.00


Other expenses


2,100.00


Assessors' Department


Salary of Assessors


4,200.00


Other expenses


975.00


Expense of Bond and Note Issue


350.00


City Clerk's Department


Salary of City Clerk


2,002.00


Other expenses


200.00


Office equipment


300.00


Law Department


Salary of City Solicitor


1,000.00


Other expenses


150.00


Foreclosure of tax titles


200.00


City Messenger


1,600.00


Election and Registration


Salary of Registrars


600.00


Registration


800.00


Other expenses


2,400.00


City Hall


1,910.00


Old Records and Typewriting


75.00


License Commissioners


1,000.00


Planning Board


100.00


$33,092.00


Police Department


Salaries and Wages


$29,594.00


Other expenses


2,000.00


$31,594.00


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Fire Department


Salaries and Wages


$28,140.00


Other expenses


2,450.00


Pension, Charles B. Atkinson


910.00


$31,500.00


Fire Alarm, Inspection and Trees


Fire Alarm, Salary of Superintendent.


$800.00


Other expenses


500.00


Inspection of Plumbing and buildings


25.00


Sealer Weights and Measures, Salary


800.00


Other expenses


100.00


Tree Department, Salary of Warden


500.00


Other expenses


1,400.00


Moth Dept. Salary Superintendent


1,200.00


Other expenses


900.00


$6,225.00


Health and Sanitation


Supervision, Salary of Clerk, Inspector and Agent. .


$1,500.00


Miscellaneous


5,800.00


Vital Statistics


150.00


Inspection of School Children, Salary


700.00


Inspection of Animals, Salary


350.00


Inspection of Milk, Salary


600.00


Inspection of Slaughtering, Salary


500.00


Sewer Construction


600.00


Sewer Maintenance


500.00


Street Cleaning


3,000.00


Ashes and Rubbish


9,000.00


District Nurse


100.00


Garbage Disposal


5,200.00


$28,000.00


Highway Department


Supervision :


Salary of Superintendent


$2,288.00


Other expenses


100.00


City Trucks


5,000.00


Repairs


7,000.00


Culverts


1,400.00


Street Sprinkling


4,500.00


Sidewalks and Edgestones


1,300.00


Miscellaneous


250.00


Traffic Light, current


250.00


Street Lighting


19,000.00


Street Lighting, Plum Island


150.00


Snow and Ice Removal


11,000.00


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Harbor Master, Salary


125.00


Construction of Streets and Sidewalks (Bond Issue) . 3,300.00


$55,663.00


Charities


Public Welfare:


Salaries and Wages.


$10,500.00


Other expenses


80,000.00


Anna Jaques Hospital


1,000.00


Worcester Memorial Hospital


600.00


Aid to Dependent Children, Administration


1,000.00


Aid to Dependent Children


13,500.00


Old Age Assistance, Administration


2,250.00


Old Age Assistance


72,000.00


Government Commodity Commissary


1,500.00


$182,350.00


Soldiers Benefits


Soldiers Relief, Salary of Agent.


$800.00


Other expenses


21,800.00


State Aid


1,900.00


Military Aid


650.00


Care of Soldiers Graves


100.00


$25,250.00


School Department


Salaries and wages


$147,240.31


Other expenses


22,490.87


$169,731.18


Public Library


Salaries and wages


$11,300.00


Other expenses


2,000.00


$13,300.00


Recreations


Moseley Woods


$500.00


City Parks


700.00


Atkinson Common


700.00


Central Park and Playground


700.00


Simmons Beach


200.00


High School Grounds


300.00


Park and Tree Dept. Headquarters


300.00


$3,400.00


Unclassified


Damages to Persons and Property


$2,000.00


Other city properties


1,250.00


Memorial Day, G. A. R.


400.00


Firemens Memorial Sunday


50.00


Spanish War Veterans Memorial Day


50 0C


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Veterans Foreign Wars Memorial Day


50.00


American Legion


50.00


Disabled American Veterans


50.00


Clam Maintenance


9,000.00


Municipal Retirement, Administration


400.00


Pension Accumulation Fund


9,000.00


Parking Areas


400.00


Materials for Projects


25,000.00


Cemeteries


750.00


Demolition fire hazard nuisance


200.00


$48,650.00


Indebtedness


Interest


$16,000.00


Indebtedness


81,515.32


$97,515.32


Water


$60,000.00


Summary of Budget


General Government


$33,092.00


Police Department


31,594.00


Fire Department


31,500.00


Fire Alarm, Inspection and Trees


6,225.00


Health and Sanitation


28,000.00


Highway Department


55,663.00


Charities


182,350.00


Soldiers Benefits


25,250.00


School Department


169,731.18


Public Library


13,300.00


Recreations


3,400.00


Unclassified


48,650.00


Indebtedness


97,515.32


Water


60,000.00


$786,270.50


DAPARTMENT REPORTS


AND


LIST OF JURORS


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Report of City Registrar


Births Registered in 1939 (Including stillbirths)


Male


Female


January


14


17


February


17


6


March


14


7


April


9


16


May


17


12


June


17


11


July


9


18


August


13


11


September


10


10


October


17


15


November


12


12


December


9


10


158


145


Nativity of Parents


Mother


Father


Newburyport


112


98


U. S. outside of Newburyport


169


180


Italy


12


3


Canada


11


5


South America


0


1


Lithuania


0


1


Russia


1


0


Poland


1


3


Armenia


2


2


England


1


1


Greece


1


1


Ireland


2


0


Scotland


0


1


Turkey


1


0


Unknown


0


7


303


303


Births outside of Newburyport, parents residing in City, 4 Males, 6 Females. Births in Newburyport, parents residing elsewhere, 58 males, 54 females.


Marriages Registered 1939


January


7


February


8


March


6


April


2.3


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May


15


June


14


July


13


August


13


September


11


October


21


November


9


December


7


Nativity of Contracting Parties


Bride


Groom


Newburyport


55


52


U. S. outside of Newburyport


85


86


Poland


1


1


Syria


0


1


Provinces


3


1


Canada


1


3


Ireland


1


1


Turkey


1


1


England


0


1


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147


Deaths Recorded in 1939 Including stillbirths-8 males


Male


Female


January


11


5


February


10


6


March


11


10


April


9


9


May


11


11


June


4


9


July


7


10


August


11


8


September


10


7


October


6


5


November


8


15


December


10


10


108


105


Non-residents died in city : 38 males, 24 females


Residents of city dying elsewhere: 14 males, 14 females


Non-residents buried in city (not included in above) : 20 males, 10 females.


HENRY W. LITTLE, City Registrar and WILLIAM D. KELLY, City Registrar.


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Report of Board of Assessors


January 1, 1940. City Hall, Newburyport, Mass.


To His Honor the Mayor and the City Council.


Gentlemen :


The Board of Assessors of the City of Newburyport hereby submit its report for the year 1939.


The City, County and State warrants called for the following amounts :


Total Appropriations G. L. 41 - 15A


$756,952.30


Appropriation from Available funds


G. L. 59-23 Year 1939


44,239.38


Year 1938


126,666.30


170,905.68


170,905.68 $927,857.98


State tax and assessments


Underestimated


1938


State Tax


37,620.00


18,810.00


Audit


5,107.21


Veterans Care


240.00


10.00


Soldiers Relief


172.90


Parks and Reservations


766.79


46.90


43,906.90


18,866.90


62,773.80


County tax and assessments.


County Tax


19,131.41


Tuberculosis


5,575.22


Bridges


5,900.00


30,606.63


30,606.63


Overlay


11,616.98


$1,032,855.39


Estimated Receipts


305,434.96


Available Funds


188,905.68


Overestimated County Tax


32.50


494,373.14


494,373.14


Net amount to be raised by taxation


$538,482.25


In order to raise this amount it was necessary to declare a tax rate of $43.00 per thousand of valuation, a decrease of $1.00 per thousand for the year.


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Polls, 4689 @ $2.00.


9,378.00


9,378.00


Personal Property,


$1,418,110. @ $43.00


60.978.73


Real Estate


10,886,640.


@ $43.00


468,125.52


$538,482.25


The total amount of tax committed to the Collector for the collection was $538,482.25.


The Board made three committments of Motor Vehicle Excise tax as follows;


Cars


Valuation


Tax


Committment No. 1


1898


$379,460.00


$13,630.34


Committment No. 2


752


172,435.00


4,616.84


Committment No. 3


458


138,155.00


1,989.74


3108


$690,050.00


$20,236.92


The amount of abatements granted on Motor Vehicle Excise tax during the year 1939 were as follows;


Levy of 1934.


$30.53


Levy of 1935.


2.00


Levy of 1936.


646.67


Levy of 1937.


631.54


Levy of 1938.


33.80


Levy of 1939.


946.99


$2,291.53


The amount of abatements granted on Real Estate, Personal Property and Polls were as follows :


Levy of 1937.


$7,282.65


Levy of 1938.


2,836.26


Levy of 1939


8,829.56


$18,948.47


Year 1932 Preservation of trees $10.70


The loss in valuation for the year 1939 is as follows;


Loss of Real Estate ..


$258,420.00


Loss of Personal Property


15,905.00


Total loss $274,325.00


The loss on real property represents the depreciation in value and the razing of buildings


During the year the City of Newburyport has acquired through foreclosure of Tax Liens property to the amount of $81,350.00 which is now not taxable.


Respectfully submitted,


JOHN H. SHEA,


Board of Assessors.


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Report of City Solicitor


May 27, 1940


City Council, City of Newburyport


Gentlemen :


I herewith submit my report of the Law Department of the City of Newburyport for the year of 1939.


CASES TRIED


LEWIS FURLONG: This case started in 1938 and hearings before a master and single Justice of the Supreme Court, a finding was made in favor of the City; The respondent then appealed the case to the full Bench of the Supreme Court of Massachusetts where the case was argued in October 1939. This case has now been completed with a final decision by the Full Court in favor of the City.


MARY A. FLATLEY: The plaintiff claimed damages for injuries alleged to have been caused by a defect in the highway at Plum Island in 1937. Suit was pending in this case when I took office. The case was tried before a jury at the Middlesex Superior Court in April 1939. The jury returned a verdict in favor of the City.


ALICE LAPLANTE: This was a claim for damages for injuries, alleged to have been received from a defect in the highway. Suit brought in the Essex Superior Court and called for trial in September 1939. Court ordered a finding in favor of the City when the case was called for trial.


ELIZABETH THURLOW: Claim for injuries from fall due to defect in sidewalk on Pleasant Street. Suit brought in the Essex Superior Court, case was reached for trial at the September sitting of the Superior Court in Newburyport, 1939; The case was settled just before trial for the sum of $60 with the consent of the General Government Committee.


WILLIAM EATON: Action for damages for injuries received due to fall on sidewalk on Merrimac Street. Case entered in Superior Court, called for trial in September 1939 and the plaintiff failed to answer the call of the case and was non-suited.


BROOKS CONSTRUCTION & LUMBER Co. This is an action of contract against the city for materials furnished to all departments of the city covering a period of years. At the call of the list it was agreed that the attorneys for the parties would go over the accounts and try to determine the true balance due before the court would appoint an auditor. This case has not been finished as yet, the attorneys have spent many hours going over the vouchers, warrants and cancelled checks and will require a great deal of time to finish the same.


CASES TRIED BEFORE THE APPELLATE TAX BOARD AT BOSTON


These cases represent appeals from the decisions of the Assessors of the City of Newburyport denying reduction of assessment of valuation of real estate.


George Cashman. 212 High Street


Doctor Howard Rogers 85 High Street


George J. Corporon 116 High Street


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Sadie LaPlante. 46 Bromfield Street


Philadelphia & Reading Co. Water Street


Burke & Crawshaw. 104 Water Street


CASES SETTLED


Eleanor Jones: Injuries to knee and leg from fall on Prospect Street. . . $300.00


James Bivins : Injuries to back from fall on Water Street 12.00


Cashman Bros Coal bill. Settlement of suit. 311.49


Viola Sadowski: Injuries to knee, leg and head, due to fall on Merrimac


Street. Settled before trial 250.00


Leonard Knox: Damages to house from backing up of sewer on Water Street 300.00


Charles H. Lord: Damages to land and buildings from defective drainage on Merrimac Street 700.00


Mrs. Fred Collis: Injuries from fall on High Street.


Nora Moynihan: Injuries from fall on steps on Mall 50.00


There have been many claims of damages for injuries alleged to have been received from falls due to various causes and alleged defects. Reports of accidents or falls have been investigated and pictures taken. In many of the claims no written notice has been given to the city. A large number of these cases where notice had been given claimants were given leave to withdraw as investigations showed that there was no liability on the part of the city.


CASES PENDING


Rolf vs. City of Newburyport-District Court.


City of Boston vs. City of Newburyport-2 cases involving welfare.


Calvin Whyle vs. City of Newburyport-services claimed for supervision of High School construction.


June Daye vs. City of Newburyport-Superior Court. Defect in sidewalk.


Georgie Fernald vs. City of Newburyport-Sidewalk case, Superior Court.


George Bowman ppa vs. City of Newburyport-Defective way, Superior Court.


SUITS BROUGHT BY THE CITY


City of Newburyport vs. City of Lowell


City of Newburyport vs. Town of Salisbury


The city of Lowell and the Town of Salisbury owed the plaintiff $3,723.20 and $4,728.21 respectively for assessments as their share of the maintenance of the Clam Chlorinating Plant at Plum Island. It was necessary to bring a bill in Equity in the Supreme Judicial Court, under the statutes, in order to enforce payment thereof. These claims have now been paid.


CITY OF NEWBURYPORT VS. ANDREW GILLIS :


An action of ejectment was brought by the City against the defendant who was a tenant in the Hannah Building on Pleasant Street; the justice of the District Court issued to the plaintiff an execution for possession, the Defendant then brought a bill in equity against the city to enjoin it from ousting the defendant as a tenant under said execution and to force the city to retain the tenant in the premises. After hearings before a master and argument before the Justice of the Superior Court a


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final decree was entered in favor of the city and the defendant was required to remove from the premises.


The services of the city solicitor were required at a number of hearings and matters of legislation affecting the City of Boston and Salem and Newburyport. The most important was the hearing of the commissioners appointed by the Supreme Court to revise the proportionate shares, of the cities and Towns flowing sewerage into the Merrimac River, of the cost of maintenance of the Chlorinating Plant at Plum Island, hearings were held in Salisbury, Boston and Lawrence and before the Single Justice of the Supreme Court and visitation of the Plant by the Commission members appointed by the Court. The cities share was but slightly increated by the findings of the commission.


TAX TITLES


There have been a number of parcels of land where the buildings are dilapidated. and the city holds tax titles, these tax titles have been taken to the Land Court where the right of redemption has been foreclosed and the title is now in the city : Several parcels have been deeded outright to the city without the necessity of entering them in the Land Court.


Benjamin Checkoway, Land and Buildings. . 11 Water Street Rose and Henry Reynolds, Land and Buildings, 20 Federal Street and 47 Liberty Street


Isaac Lubovitz, Land and Buildings. . 105 Water Street Margie Jenness-about 80 acres of land on Turkey Hill Road and Hale Street. Tax Title, Deeded to the city by Quit Claim deed. Lyman Dodge Property on Milk Street, 15-17-19-21-23 Milk Street. Tax Title, deeded to the City.


There have been many matters that have required conferences with state official: on municipal affairs. Numerous opinions have been rendered to the various depart- ment heads, city council and the Mayor throughout the year. Numerous papers. ordered, contracts releases etc. have been drawn up for various City officials.


Respectfully submitted,


THOMAS S. MURRAY, City Solicitor.


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LICENSING BOARD


Report of the Licensing Board


To the Honorable Mayor and City Council, City of Newburyport


Gentlemen :


The Licensing Board of the City respectfully submits a report of the names of licensees, and classes of licenses granted, also receipts, and expenditures from January 1, 1939 to June 30, 1939.


The following named persons were granted licenses for which each paid the annual fee or proportionate part thereof.


All Alcoholic Beverages


Retail Package Goods Stores:


Charles Canepa, John J. Canepa, & Peter Canepa, doing business at Estate of John Canepa, 47 Merrimac Street $750.00 Daniel J. Lyons, doing business at Sullivan & Lyons, 37 Market Square 750.00


J. Arthur Rochette & Albert E. Rochette, doing business at J. A. Rochette & Son, 4 Purchase Street 750.00


John F. Leary, doing business at C. Leary & Company, 202 Merrimac Street 750.00


Four licenses-Total fee $3,000.00


Innholder


Nicholas Pahakis, doing business at The Newburyport Hotel, 42-43-44 Market Square $850.00


Robert W. Weltshe, doing business at The Wolfe Tavern, 98 State Street, Cor. State and Harris Sts. (Seasonal Lic.) Prop. part of fee 500.00


Two licenses-Total fee $1,350.00


Common Victualler:


Lawrence M. Twomey, doing business at The Park Lunch,


1 Kent Street and 185 Merrimac Street.


$850.00


Cornelius S. Leary, doing business at Leary's Lunch, 15 Middle Street 850.00


John W. Dixon, doing business at Log Cabin, 5 Liberty St. 850.00 Charles N. Antonopoulos, doing business at The Lodge Cafe, 39-41 Market Square 850.00


John J. Creeden, doing business at K. & C. Spa, 24 Market Square 850.00


John J. O'Bara, 98 Water St. (Cor. Lime and Water Sts.). 850.00


Six licenses-Total fee $5,100.00


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Club:


Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks No.909, John F.


Cutter, Mgr., 41 Green Street $275.00


One license-Total fee $275.00


Druggist:


Hoyt Drug Company, Frank Hoyt, Mgr., 19 Pleasant Street . $100.00


One license-Total fee $100.00


Wines and Malt Beverages


Clubs :


Neptune Veteran Firemen's Ass'n, Inc., William H. Fuchs, Mgr., 34 Hancock Street $175.00


North End Boat Club, Inc., Charles A. Randall, Mgr., 282 Merrimac Street 175.00


St. Jean Baptiste Society, Marjorique Belanger, Mgr., 38 State Street 175.00


Polish American Citizens' Club, Stanislaw Gadomski, Mgr., 3 Salem Street 175.00


Loyal Order of Moose No. 1601, Michael J. Quill, Mgr., 3 Market Street 175.00


5 Licenses-Total fee $875.00


Retail Package Goods Store:


John F. Stickney and Elinor P. Stickney, doing business


at Est. of E. P. Stickney, 66 Lime Street $250.00


One license-Total fee $250.00


Common Victualler:


Zaharias Limnios, 18 Market Street $350.00


Louis Fellman, doing business at Essex Lunch and News, 114 Merrimac Street. and Bridge Road 350.00


George Barth, 117 Water Stret 350.00


Andrew Parasso, 90 Water Street 350.00


Ideal Lunch and Restaurant Co., Inc., Jack Siganos, Mgr., 5 State Street 350.00


John J. Groves, doing business at The Flying Yankee Diner, 7-11 Merrimac Street 350.00




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