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1000 Louisville & Jeffersonville Bridge Co. 4s 1945.
950.00
3000 Mississippi River Power Co. 5s 1951.
2,055.00
2000 New Orleans Public Service 5s 1955
1,995.00
2000 Ontario Power Co. 5s 1943.
1,990.00
4000 Oregon Short Line 5s 1946.
4,000.00
2000 Pike County, Mo. (Champ Clark Bridge) Toll Bridge Revenue 3 34s 1966. 2,000.00
1400 Potomac Consolidated Debenture Corp. 2s 1953.
700.00
30 shares Merganthaler Linotype Co
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2700 Prudence Securities Corp. 512s 1961. $1,600.00
5000 Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement & Power District Coupon 414s 1961.
5,000.00
3000 do 414s 1963.
3,000.00
5000 St. Louis County, Missouri, Toll Bridge 314s 1965.
5,000.00
1000 St. Louis & San Francisco Ry. 4s 1950.
100.00
6000 Terminal Railroad of St. Louis 5s 1944 ..
6,000.00
1000 Utica Electric Light & Power Co. 5s 1950
1,000.00
4000 Wisconsin Michigan Power Co. 1st mtg. 334s 1961 ....
4,000.00
$111,894.68
Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank, Deposit.
$3,300.00
Bill Receivable-A. C. Kelleher mortgage
700.00
Cash, Deposit in Merchants' National Bank.
1,692.04
$117,586.72
Statement of Receipts and Disbursements
Balance, November 1, 1941.
$1,894.61
Receipts
3000 City of Santa Monica Calif., Corp. Sewer 4s 1962 $3,000.00
Profit on same. 592.50
$3,592.50
500 Superior Water Light & Power 1st mtg. 5s 1945 .. .
Profit on same.
$515.00
$515.00
4000 Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement & Power Dist. Ariz. 414s 1964.
$4,000.00
Profit on same.
320.00
$4,320.00
2000 Alabama Power Co. 5s 1951
$2,000.00
Profit on same.
50.00
$2,050.00
Interest.
5,719.19
$18,091.30
Disbursements
4000 Imperial Irrigation District of California coupon 41/2s 1983.
$3,720.00
4000 do 412s 1983.
3,800.00
2000 do 412s 1983.
1,945.00
2000 Lexington Water Power Co. 5s 1968.
1,980.00
Accrued interest .
152.61
American Surety Co., premium on bond
12.50
Merchants National Box rent.
10.00
Federal tax. .
2.00
Martin Diploma Co. engrossing diplomas
4.00
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Est. E. W. Pearson, decorations for graduation
$20.00
City of Newburyport, tuition. 4,500.00
Merchants National Bank-
collecting Salt River coupons.
.75
collecting Superior Water Pwr & Lt. bonds. .35
shipping Salt River bonds.
1.00
shipping Alabama Power Co. bonds
.80
Collecting Imperial Irrigation coupons.
.25
N. N. Jones, treasurer, salary
250.00
$16,399.26
Balance, November 1, 1942
1,692.04
$18,091.30
Moses Atkinson School Fund
Savings
Securities
Cash Deposits
Par Value
Total
On hand Dec. 31, 1942 $1.95 $6,280.07
$750.00 $7,032.02
January 1 to December 31, 1942
Receipts
Payments
Income
$133.18
Expenditures
$133.30
Cash on hand at beginning of
Cash on hand Dec. 31, 1942. . 1.95
year .
2.07
$135.25
$135.25
Investments
20 shares Merchants National Bank, Newburyport, Mass
$400.00
7 shares First & Ocean National Bank, Newburyport, Mass. 350.00
Deposit Five Cents Savings Bank. 2,994.48
Deposit Institution for Savings Bank.
3,285.59
Moses Atkinson School Fund report compiled by Norbert A. Carey, City Auditor.
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CITY OF NEWBURYPORT BALANCE SHEET-DECEMBER 31, 1942 Revenue Accounts
ASSETS
LIABILITIES AND RESERVES
Revenue Cash:
Temporary Loans:
In Banks and Office
$65,426.02
.$200,000.00 In anticipation of Revenue 1942.
Notes Receivable in lieu of Taxes
8,000.00
Accounts Receivable :
Taxes .:
Reserve for Note Receivable in lieu of taxes .. .
8,000.00
Levy of 1938.
$3,476.00
Levy of 1940:
Poll. .
16.00
Tailings.
858.56
Personal. .
1,732.51
Premiums .
235.50
Real Estate. .
2,031.33
Rent of Foreclosed Property ..
268.33
Levy of 1941:
Maintenance Foreclosed Property
1,266.70
Poll ..
1,656.00
Personal. .
4,052.05
Sale of Cemetery Lots and Graves Fund ... . .
399.00
Real Estate. .
61,809.66
Levy of 1942:
Vocational Education, National Defense Workers ..
1,692.73
Poll.
1,294.00
Personal.
5,371.08
Smith-Hughes-George-Deen Fund 883.44
Real Estate. .
128,116.00
$209,554.63
Water Surplus
8,120.55
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes:
Levy of 1940.
2.00
Old Age Assistance Reimbursement.
700.00
Levy of 1941. .
37.84
Dog Licenses . . 3.60
Levy of 1942 ..
311.73
$351.57
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CITY OF NEWBURYPORT BALANCE SHEET-DECEMBER 31, 1942-Continued
Tax Titles. .
$59,334.80 33,193.34
Federal Grants:
Aid to Dependent Children. . $977.00
ADC Administration. . 6.52
Old Age Assistance, Adminis .. ... .
22.02
City Council.
$99.33
City Hall Rentals
1,075.53
Fire
57.75
Moth .
188.77
Health.
345.00
Sewer.
2,670.42
Highways ..
1,017.91
Sidewalks and Edgestones .
1,224.70
Levy of 1941. 2,527.13
Levy of 1942.
9,269.10
State .
1,050.58
Cities and Towns. .
1,468.69
Aid to Dependent Children: State.
71.40
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax . $351.57
Old Age Assistance
Tax Title. .
92,528.14
State. .
91.30
Departmental.
14,870.92
Cities and Towns.
774.40
State and County Aid to Highw'y
517.19
Individuals .
184.05
Water .. .
11,645.71
State Aid.
1,515.00
Military Aid. .
390.00
Soldiers' Burial.
47.50
School . .
983.27
Rentals, foreclosed property
1,398.80
Tax Title Possessions, Bldgs .
216.52
$14,870.92
$1,005.54 29,591.64
Revenue Appropriations. . . .
Reserve Fund-Overlay Surplus .. .. 1,559.66
Overlays Reserved for Abatements of Taxes:
Levy of 1940.
$1,075.63
Outside Relief :
$12,871.86
CITY AUDITOR
$120,690.58
State Assessments:
Hospital and Home care of Civil War Veterans. . 75.00
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Revenue, Reserved until Collected:
Special Tax Revenue .. 777.05
Tax Possessions
Departmental:
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CITY OF NEWBURYPORT BALANCE SHEET-DECEMBER 31, 1942-Continued
State Aid to Highways ..
$167.19
County Aid to Highways .. . 350.00
Special Tax Chap. 227 Acts of 1941.
777.05
Water:
Fixture Rates.
$10,467.58
Meter Rates.
851.34
Service Pipe and Miscellaneous .. . 326.79
$11,645.71
Overlay Deficits:
Levy of 1939. 127.37
$403,798.60
$403,798.60
Non-Revenue Accounts
Cash. . .
$68.56
Fire Departmental Equipment.
$68.50
Streets and Sidewalks. . .
. 06
$68.56
$68.56
Debt Accounts
Net Funded or Fixed Debt .
$691,680.40
Inside Debt Limit :
Sewer Loan 1929
$24,000.00
Sewer Loan 1939
12,000.00
High School Loan 1935.
31,535.00
Departmental Equipment Loan,
(Fire Department) ..
1,000.00
Street and Sidewalk Loan . . 18,000.00
Excess and Deficiency. $15,575.91
$86,535.00
ANNUAL REPORT
CITY AUDITOR
CITY OF NEWBURYPORT BALANCE SHEET-DECEMBER 31, 1942-Concluded
Outside Debt Limit:
Essex County T. B. Hospital Loan
$4,000.00
High School Loan 1935. 133,465.00
High School Loan 1935. 32,000.00
Water Loan 1914 ... 2,000.00
Water Construction Loan, 1933.
33,000.00
Water Loan 1938 ..
46,000.00
State Tax Funding Loan 1939 .. 6,000.00
Defense Loan, 1942 ..
5,000.00
Municipal Relief Loans :
1936.
15,000.00
1937.
30,000.00
1938.
36,000.00
1939.
42,000.00
1940
49,500.00
1941.
56,000.00
1942.
50,000.00
Tax Title Loans. .
65,180.40
$605,145.40
$691,680.40
$691,680.40
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STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATED ACCOUNTS AT CLOSE OF FINANCIAL YEAR
Appropriations and credits
Transfers to
Expended
Transfers From
Balance
City Council
Salary of Clerk ..
$400.00
$400.00
Other expenses. .
726.00
628.01
$97.99
Other expenses 1941 .
2.75
2.75
Mayor's Department
Salary of Mayor.
1,200.00
1,200.00
Travel outside State
100.00
75.00
25.00
Other expenses. .
325.00
304.98
20.02
Administrative Salaries.
1,564.29
$156.43
1,711.53
9.19
Administration, other expenses.
130.00
98.95
31.05
Audtior's Department
Salaries. . .
3,500.00
3,500.00
Other expenses. .
200.00
200.00
Treasurer and Collector's Dept.
Salaries.
4,534.29
104.28
4,638.57
Other expenses. .
2,307.90
50.00
2,357.90
Expense of Bond and Note Issue.
350.00
147.83
497.83
Assessors' Department
Salaries .
4,400.00
4,400.00
Other expenses.
800.00
200.00
994.79
5.21
City Clerk's Department
Salary of City Clerk
2,200.00
2,200.00
Other expenses .
200.00
183.31
16.69
Law Department
Salary of City Solicitor.
1,000.00
1,000.00
Other expenses. .
200.00
230.00
430.00
Foreclosure Tax Titles
1,026.50
2.94
1,029.44
City Messenger . .
1,600.00
1,600.00
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General Government
STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATED ACCOUNTS AT CLOSE OF FINANCIAL YEAR
Appropriations and credits
Transfers to
Expended
Transfers From
Balance
Election and Registration
Salary of Registrars.
$600.00
$600.00
Registration . .
750.00
$50.00
797.46
$2.54
Other expenses.
2,794.00
2,366.81
427.19
City Hall. .
2,100.00
345.41
2,443.83
1.58
Old Records and Typewriting ..
100.00
80.75
19.25
License Commissioners
Salaries .
950.00
950.00
Other expenses.
50.00
35.56
$14.44
Planning Board .
100.00
100.00
Enforcement of Zoning Law.
50.00
50.00
Protection of Life and Property
Police Department
Salaries and Wages
30,823.57
29,688.21
460.00
675.36
Other expenses. .
1,700.00
360.00
2,058.23
1.77
Other expenses previous years.
89.50
89.50
Police Signal Service. .
400.00
174.52
225.48
Police Signal Service 1941.
2.25
2.25
Reward to be paid to the person or persons giving information leading to the arrest and conviction, etc .. .
100.00
100.00
Fire Department
Salaries and wages.
29,660.00
28,334.65
1,325.35
Other expenses. .
2,850.00
2,455.10
394.90
Fire pensions ..
2,476.78
2,476.78
Fire Alarm, Inspection and Trees
Fire Alarm, Salary Superintendent ..
800.00
800.00
Other expenses. . .
700.00
641.16
58.84
Other expenses, 1941 ..
2.25
2.25
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STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATED ACCOUNTS AT CLOSE OF FINANCIAL YEAR
Appropriations and credits
Transfers to
Expended
Transfers From
Balance
Inspection of Buildings .. .
$25.00
$3.00
$22.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures Salary.
500.00
500.00
Other expenses.
100.00
99.63
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Supt. of Tree and Moth Departments ..
1,700.00
1,700.00
Other expenses, Tree Dept .. .
1,400.00
$600.00
1,894.32
$100.00
5.68
Other expenses, Moth Department
902.00
890.74
11.26
Dog Officer
100.00
20.00
108.00
12.00
Health and Sanitation
Supervision, Salary of Clerk.
1,500.00
1,500.00
Miscellaneous. .
5,358.33
4,439.21
919.12
Vital Statistics.
150.00
58.25
91.75
Vital Statistics 1941 .
39.00
12.75
51.75
Inspection School Children, Salary.
700.00
700.00
Isnpection of Animals, Salary .
350.00
350.00
Inspection of Milk, Salary.
600.00
600.00
Inspection of Slaughtering, Salary.
500.00
500.00
Sewer Construction.
600.00
382.85
217.15
Sewer Maintenance. .
500.00
400.00
780.28
95.00
24.72
Sewer Maintenance 1941
2.10
2.10
Street Cleaning .
3,000.00
1,936.68
1,032.00
31.32
Flushing Sewers. .
700.00
692.85
7.15
Ashes and Rubbish
9,000.00
9,000.00
District Nurse . .
100.00
100.00
Garbage Disposal ..
5,214.29
5,214.29
Garbage Disposal, Plum Island.
150.00
150.00
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STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATED ACCOUNTS AT CLOSE OF FINANCIAL YEAR
Appropriations and credits
Transfers
to
Expended
Transfers From
Balance
Highway Department
Supervision, Salary Superintendent .
$2,294.29
$2,294.29
Other expenses. .
100.00
60.69
$39.31
City Trucks.
2,502.00
$9,294.65
11,778.45
18.20
City Trucks 1941. .
1.50
1.50
Repairs .
7,000.00
5,564.48
$1,395.00
40.52
Culverts. .
1,400.00
1,242.71
94.00
63.29
Street Sprinkling . .
4,500.00
326.10
3,979.38
786.00
60.72
Sidewalks and Edgestones
1,300.00
100.00
1,192.20
195.00
12.80
Snow and Ice Removal ..
8,000.00
4,954.88
2,610.00
435.12
Miscellaneous. .
250.00
50.00
246.77
40.00
13.23
Traffic Lighting .
250.00
191.42
58.58
Street Lighting.
19,265.00
18,303.06
600.00
361.94
Street Lighting, Plum Island ..
200.00
126.64
73.36
Harbor Master.
125.00
125.00
Repairs to Janvrin's Landing.
364.00
260.00
104.00
Purchase Used Grader .
1,500.00
1,500.00
Gas and Oil, City Departments
3,500.00
300.00
3,652.32
123.65
24.03
Charities
Salaries and Wages.
8,300.00
8,058.98
241.02
Other expenses. .
70,926.20
59,598.55
11,327.65
Other expenses 1941.
1,300.00
1,296.58
3.42
Anna Jaques Hospital. .
1,000.00
1,000.00
Worcester Memorial Hospital.
600.00
600.00
ADC Administration .. .
700.00
697.50
2.50
Aid Dependent Children .
23,034.00
21,048.92
1,985.08
Old Age Assistance, Administration.
1,950.00
700.00
2,627.13
22.87
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STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATED ACCOUNTS AT CLOSE OF FINANCIAL YEAR
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Appropriations and credits
Transfers
to
Expended
Transfers From
Balance
Old Age Assistance. .
$102,595.76
$102,192.88 1,579.05
$400.00
$2.88
Government Commodity Commissary ..
1,600.00
20.95
Soldiers' Benefits
Soldiers' Relief, Salary Agent .
1,000.00
1,000.00
Other expenses. . Other expenses 1941.
18,004.00
16,389.51
1,614.49
State Aid. .
1,620.00
1,505.00
110.00
5.00
Military Aid. . .
700.00
$110.00
780.00
30.00
Care of Soldiers' Graves
100.00
100.00
Soldiers' Burial. .
100.00
47.50
52.50
School Department
Salaries and Wages
146,000.00
4,758.32
147,241.94
3,516,38
Other expenses. .
24,009.95
3,516.38
26,593.91
932.42
Other expense 1941
103.77
103.77
Vocational Training .
440.00
430.00
10.00
Public Library
Salaries and wages.
11,257.86
990.51
12,215.28
33.09
Other expenses. .
2,000.00
582.83
2,582.83
Recreations
Moseley Woods .
500.00
1,419.85
671.05
1,248.80
City Parks . . .
900.00
1,121.05
1,997.28
23.77
Bartlet Mall.
125.78
118.76
7.02
Atkinson Common.
700.00
4.27
701.00
3.27
Central Park and Playground ..
700.00
699.36
.64
Simmons Beach. .
150.00
45.54
104.46
High School Grounds . .
300.00
299.94
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Park and Tree Dept. Headquarters. .
300.00
60.00
351.06
8.94
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21.78
STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATED ACCOUNTS AT CLOSE OF FINANCIAL YEAR
Appropriations and credits
Transfers to
Expended
Transfers From
Balance
Unclassified
Workmen's Compensation.
$1,000.00
$521.43
$478.57
Damages Persons and Property and Claims.
3,500.00
3,466.63
33.37
Other City Properties .. .
900.00
744.56
155.44
Memorial Day, G. A. R ..
400.00
400.00
Firemen's Memorial Sunday . . .
75.00
75.00
Spanish War Veterans' Memorial Day
50.00
50.00
Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial Day
50.00
50.00
American Legion .
50.00
50.00
Disabled American Veterans.
50.00
50.00
Clam Maintenance Salaries.
8,352.87
$32.86
8,385.73
Clam Maintenance, other expenses ,
2,000.00
1,980.50
19.50
Municipal Retirement Administration.
500.00
500.00
Pension Accumulation Fund.
13,432.00
13,432.00
Undistributed Income. .
370.09
370.09
l'arking Areas .. .
400.00
350.00
50.00
Materials for Projects. . .
33,000.00
581.95
$30,346.94
3,235.01
W.P.A. Projects accounts:
Engineering and Miscellaneous.
600.00
202.45
397.55
National Youth Boys.
750.00
745.87
4.13
National Youth Girls
300.00
209.70
90.30
Library . . .
380.20
356.95
23.25
Recreational.
550.00
494.29
55.71
World War Memorial Stadium.
4.93
3,725.00
2,587.58
1,110.00
32.35
Cement Sidewalk.
4,100.00
2,284.74
1,680.00
135.26
Pre-School.
500.00
499.76
.24
Music. .
27.50
50.00
8.00
69.50
Artichoke River Basin .
5,001.19
5,905.74
9,202.89
1,050.00
654.04
Repairs Public Buildings
3,325.00
3,089.03
235.97
City Wide Sewer . .
3,581.94
2,881.94
700.00
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STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATED ACCOUNTS AT CLOSE OF FINANCIAL YEAR
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Appropriations and credits
Transfers
to
Expended
Transfers From
Balance
Road.
$4.27
City Wide Drainage.
$4,500.00
$708.35
$1,791.65
$4.27 2,000.00
City Wide Curbing .
1,684.80
1,090.80
594.00
Remodelling Central Fire Station.
3,100.00
3,023.26
60.00
16.74
Sewing 1941 .
5.85
5.85
Girls National Youth 1941.
34.16
34.16
Library 1941.
11.54
11.54
Park 1941 .
1.10
1.10
National Youth Girls 1941.
2.05
2.05
Repairs Public Buildings 1941.
14.00
14.00
World War Memorial Stadium 1941 .
135.16
135.16
Cemeteries . .
975.00
100.00
1,074.50
50
Reserve Fund. .
3,697.50
3,697.50
Fourth of July Celebration
200.00
10.00
190.00
Tire Rationing Board.
25.00
600.00
624.87
.13
National Emergency Chap. 487 Acts 1941
6,021.79
500.00
6,365.04
80.00
76.75
City's contribution painting clock dials at Central Church.
50.00
50.00
Indebtedness
15,311.29
14,166.18
1,145.11
Indebtedness
81,704.08
295.92
82,000.00
Water
Salaries and Wages
28,015.00
500.00
28,283.48
231.52
Indebtedness.
7,000.00
7,000.00
Interest ...
2,375.00
2,375.00
New Pump.
1,850.00
1,850.00
Other expenses. .
23,820.07
1,000.00
24,793.05
27.02
Other expenses, 1941.
79.93
79.93
$848,327.28 $65,492.79 $825,960.42 $49,502.73 $38,356.92
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Interest .
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CITY AUDITOR
Municipal Indebtedness
Gross City Debt, January 1, 1942.
$1,041,684.33
Debt Incurred During 1942
Revenue Loans.
$400,000.00
Municipal Relief Loan.
50,000.00
Defense Loan
5,000.00
$455,000.00
Debt Paid During Year
Revenue Loans .
$500,000.00
Tax Title Loans
16,003.93
Central Park and Playground Loan
1,000.00
County T. B. Hospital Loan
1,000.00
Municipal Relief Loans
38,000.00
New High School Loans
19,000.00
Sewer Loans .
3,000.00
Primary School Loan.
9,000.00
Water Department Loans.
7,000.00
Departmental Equipment Loan (Fire).
1,000.00
State Tax Funding Loan.
4,000.00
Street and Sidewalk Loan.
6,000.00
Decrease in Debt during year
$605,003.93 150,003.93
Gross City Debt, December 31, 1942.
$891,680.40
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Borrowing Capacity
December 31, 1942
Average valuation for three years $12,827,138.00
Debt limit, 21/2% of $12,827,138.00 $320,678.45
City debt omitting revenue loans and tax title loans $626,500.00
Debt outside limit allowed by Special Acts:
Water, (Acts 1908, 1913, and General Laws .. ... $81,000.00
Essex County T. B. Hos- pital . 4,000.00
New High School Chap. 404, Acts 1925.
133,465.00
New High School Chap. 45, Acts 1935. 32,000.00
State Tax Funding, Chap. 464, Acts 1939. . 6,000.00 Defense Loan Chap. 487 Acts 1941. 5,000.00
Municipal Relief :
1936.
15,000.00
1937 .
30,000.00
1938. 36,000.00
1939
42,000.00
1940.
49,500.00
1941
56,000.00
1942
50,000.00
Total debt outside limit. . '$539,965.00
Debt within the limit ....
$86,535.00
Borrowing capacity December 31, 1942.
$234,143.45
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CITY AUDITOR
Funded Debt
The funded debt of the City at close of books December 31, 1941 was $741,684.33. During the year 1942 the following loans were authorized.
Municipal Relief Loan.
$50,000.00
Defense Loan
5,000.00
Maturities paid or appropriated for during the year including Water Bonds amounted to $105,003 93.
The total funded debt December 31, 1942 was $691,680.40 making net decrease of $50,003.93.
December 31, 1942
Bonds and Notes
Rate
Issued
Due
Amount
Water
312%
1933
Oct.
1, 1943-53
$33,000.00
Water
.412%
1914
Oct.
1, 1943-44
2,000.00
Water
2
%
1938
Nov. 1, 1943-58
46,000.00
County T. B. Hospital
418%
1926
Feb. 12, 1943-46
4,000.00
Sewer
41/2%
1929
Nov. 1, 1943-54
24,000.00
Sewer
214%
1939
April
1, 1943-54
12,000.00
Street and Sidewalk.
1 %
1940
Aug.
1, 1943-45
18,000.00
New High School
214%
1935
Oct.
1, 1943-53
165,000.00
New High School
21/2%
1935
Dec.
2, 1943-50
32,000.00
Departmental Equipment (Fire)
11/2%
1938
July
1, 1943
1,000.00
State Tax Funding.
212%
1939
Sept.
1, 1943-44
6,000.00
Defense.
114%
1942
Mar. 1, 1943-47
5,000.00
Tax Title Loans renewed
1 %
1943
65,180.40
Municipal Relief Loan.
112%
1936
Nov.
2, 1943-45
15,000.00
Municipal Relief Loan.
214%
1937
Sept.
1, 1943-47
30,000.00
Municipal Relief Loan.
134%
1938
May
1, 1943-48
24,000.00
Municipal Relief Loan.
134%
1938
Aug. 1, 1943-48
12,000.00
Municipal Relief Loan.
134%
1939
July
1, 1943-49
14,000.00
Municipal Relief Loan.
21/2%
1939
Sept.
1, 1943-50
28,000.00
Municipal Relief Loan.
114%
1940
Sept.
1, 1943-50
49,500.00
Municipal Relief Loan.
114%
1941
April
1, 1943-51
31,000.00
Municipal Relief Loan.
114%
1941
Aug.
1, 1943-51
9,000.00
Municipal Relief Loan.
114%
1941
Nov.
1, 1943-51
16,000.00
Municipal Relief Loan.
11/4%
1942
Aug. 1, 1943-52
50,000.00
$691,680.40
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ANNUAL REPORT
Budget for 1942
Amount Estimated Amount Allowed
1942
by Mayor
General Government
City Council
Salary of Clerk
$400.00
$400.00
Other expenses
651.00
726.00
Other expenses 1941.
2.75
2.75
Mayor's Department:
Salary of Mayor.
1,200.00
1,200.00
Travelling outside State
100.00
100.00
Other expenses .
325.00
325.00
Administrative salaries .
1,564.29
1,564.29
Other expenses
130.00
130.00
Auditor's Department
Salary of Auditor
2,200.00
2,200.00
Salary of Clerk
1,300.00
1,300.00
Other expenses
330.00
200.00
Treasurer's and Collector's Department
Salary Treasurer and Collector .
2,600.00
2,400.00
Salary of Clerks
2,540.00
2,134.29
Other expenses
3,353.90
2,300.00
Expense of Bond and Note Issue.
350.00
350.00
Assessors' Department
Salary of Chairman
1,600.00
1,600.00
Salary of Assessors. .
2,800.00
2,800.00
Assistant Assessor.
400.00
100.00
Other expenses
1,780.00
700.00
City Clerk's Department
Salary of City Clerk.
2,007.50
2,200.00
Other expenses .
200.00
200.00
Law Department
Salary of City Solicitor
1,000.00
1,000.00
Other expenses .
353.00
200.00
Foreclosure of Tax Titles
791.25
1,000.00
City Messenger.
1,600.00
1,600.00
Election and Registration
Salary of Registrars
600.00
600.00
Registration
880.00
750.00
Other expenses
2,794.00
2,794.00
.
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CITY AUDITOR
City Hall .
$2,100.00
$2,100.00
Old Records and Typewriting
200.00
100.00
License Commissioners
Salary of Commissioners.
950.00
950.00
Other expenses .
50.00
50.00
Planning Board. .
100.00
100.00
Enforcement of Zoning Law
50.00
50.00
Police Department
Salaries and Wages.
$32,180.54
$30,823.57
Other expenses .
2,284.00
1,700.00
Other expenses previous years
89.50
89.50
Police Signal Service .
735.00
400.00
Police Signal Service 1941
2.25
2.25
Fire Department
Salaries.
$28,140.00
$29,660.00
Other expenses
2,850.00
2,850.00
Fire Pensions.
2,470.00
2,476.78
Fire Alarm, Inspection and Trees
Fire Alarm, Salary of Superintendent.
$800.00
$800.00
Other expenses . .
735.00
700.00
Other expenses 1941.
2.25
2.25
Inspection Buildings
25.00
25.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
800.00
500.00
Other expenses
150.00
100.00
Tree Department, Salary of Warden
500.00
500.00
Other expenses
1,440.00
1,400.00
Moth Department, Salary of Supt
1,200.00
1,200.00
Other expenses
1,032.50
900.00
Dog Officer, Salary
100.00
100.00
Health and Sanitation
Supervision, Salary of Clerk, Inspector and Agent.
$1,500.00
$1,500.00
Miscellaneous .
9,081.76
5,300.00
Vital Statistics
250.00
150.00
Vital Statistics 1941.
39.00
39.00
Inspector of School Children, Salary.
700.00
700.00
Inspector of Animals, Salary
350.00
350.00
Inspector of Milk, Salary
600.00
600.00
Inspector of Slaughtering, Salary .
850.00
500.00
Sewer Construction
1,000.00
600.00
Sewer Maintenance
1,000.00
500.00
Sewer Maintenance 1941.
2.10
2.10
Street Cleaning.
3,000.00
3,000.00
Ashes and Rubbish.
9,000.00
9,000.00
District Nurse
100.00
100.00
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Garbage Disposal.
$5,200.00
$5,214.29
Garbage Disposal, Plum Island.
150.00
150.00
Highway Department
Supervision, Salary Superintendent.
$2,400.00
$2,294.29
Other expenses
250.00
100.00
City Trucks.
5,000.00
2,500.00
City Trucks 1941
1.50
1.50
Repairs.
12,000.00
7,000.00
Culverts
2,400.00
1,400.00
Street Sprinkling.
4,600.00
4,500.00
Sidewalks and Edgestones.
2,000.00
1,300.00
Miscellaneous .
500.00
250.00
Traffic Light, current.
250.00
250.00
Street Lighting
19,200.00
19,265.00
Street Lighting Plum Island.
200.00
200.00
Snow and Ice Removal
12,000.00
8,000.00
Harbor Master, Salary
125.00
125.00
Gas and Oil, city departments, (exclusive Water and Fire Departments)
3,500.00
3,500.00
Charities
Public Welfare
Salaries and Wages
$9,954.12
$8,300.00
Other expenses . .
97,925.00
48,700.00
Other expenses 1941.
1,300.00
1,300.00
Anna Jaques Hospital.
1,000.00
1,000.00
Worcester Memorial Hospital .
600.00
600.00
Aid Dependent Children, Administration.
700.00
700.00
Aid Dependent Children.
48,000.00
17,000.00
Old Age Assistance, Administration
2,550.00
1,950.00
Old Age Assistance.
112,000.00
100,000.00
Government Commodity Commissary .
3,975.00
1,600.00
Soldiers' Benefits
Soldiers' Relief, Salary Agent.
$1,000.00
$1,000.00
Other expenses .
18,500.00
16,000.00
Other expenses 1941.
21.78
21.78
State Aid . .
1,770.00
1,600.00
Military Aid
780.00
700.00
Care of Soldiers' Graves
100.00
100.00
Soldiers' Burial.
100.00
100.00
. .
School Department
Salaries and Wages.
$161,157.00
$146,000.00
Other expenses .
27,045.00
24,000.00
Other expenses 1941
103.77
103.77
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CITY AUDITOR
Public Library
Salaries and Wages.
$12,499.00
$11,257.86
Other expenses.
3,192.00
2,000.00
Recreations
Moseley Woods.
$500.00
$500.00
City Parks.
915.00
900.00
Atkinson Common
700.00
700.00
Central Park and Playgrounds.
715.00
700.00
Simmons Beach ..
200.00
150.00
High School Grounds.
305.00
300.00
Park and Tree Department Headquarters.
380.00
300.00
Unclassified
Workmen's Compensation .
$1,000.00
$1,000.00
Damages Persons and Property and Claims
3,500.00
3,500.00
Other City Properties .
900.00
900.00
Memorial Day, G. A. R.
400.00
400.00
Firemen's Memorial Sunday.
75.00
75.00
Spanish War Veterans Memorial Day .
50.00
50.00
Veterans Foreign Wars Memorial Day.
50.00
50.00
American Legion.
50.00
50.00
Disabled American Veterans
50.00
50.00
Clam Maintenance Salaries
9,542.85
8,352.87
Other expenses .
2,656.64
2,000.00
Municipal Retirement Administration
635.00
500.00
Pension Accumulation Fund.
13,432.00
13,432.00
Undistributed Income
370.09
370.09
Parking Areas.
400.00
400.00
Materials for Projects
35,000.00
20,000.00
Sewing Project 1941.
5.85
5.85
Girls National Youth Project 1941
34.16
34.16
Library Project 1941
11.54
11.54
Park Project 1941.
1.10
1.10
National Youth Boys Project 1941.
2.05
2.05
Repairs to Public Bldgs., Project 1941.
14.00
14.00
World War Memorial Stadium Project 1941.
135.16
135.16
Cemeteries.
1,500.00
975.00
Reserve Fund .
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