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BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
Report of the Board of Public Welfare
January 31, 1946. To His Honor the Mayor and Members of the City Council:
A summary of this report shows an operating cost of $20,219.31 for General Relief, $13,180.04 for Aid to Dependent Children, and $12,081.46 for Horton Home, a gross cost of $45,450.81.
Reimbursement from State and other cities and towns for General Relief totalled $4,166.38 which includes $1,728 for care of three inmates at Horton Home who do not have a Newburyport settlement.
While the cost of General Relief and Horton Home were slightly higher in 1945 over the previous year, the cost of Aid to Dependent Children was considerably less.
Of the total cost of $13,180.04 for Aid to Dependent Children for the year, the City's share was $4,992.72 which is $1,529.95 less than in 1945.
The reduced cost of Aid to Dependent Children was made possible because of the enactment, in January 1945, of a new pension law which made pensions available to the widows and children of all World Ward I veterans regardless of the cause of death, where previously it had to be service connected. A few cases which were being aided through Aid to Dependent Children preferred aid through Federal pension.
A growing problem and a serious one, is the increase in the number of broken fami- lies. The desertion of the husband and the breaking up of these families compels the mother to apply to the Welfare Department for aid.
The indications are that we have passed the low point in case load, and the coming year will show a definite increase in the number of cases requiring aid of some kind.
We appreciate the co-operation of other Departments and all others who assisted in various ways in the work of the Department.
Respectfully submitted,
DENNIS F. O'KEEFE, EDWARD F. MURPHY, SAM SARGENT,
Board of Public Welfare.
JAMES F. CREEDEN, Welfare Agent.
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WELFARE EXPENDITURES, 1945
Name
Jan.
Feb.
March
April
May
June
July
August
Sept.
October
Noo.
Dec.
Total
Burial .. . . .
$100.00
$100.00
Groceries . .
$99.50
$84.00
$130.00
$115.53
$84.50
$51.00
$44.00
$51.50
$54.50
$546.00
$175.00
$352.40
$1,787.93
Rent .....
60.00
124.00
72.00
136.00
60.00
89.54
86.58
68.00
108.00
64.00
141.16
208.80
1,218.08
Fuel . .....
75.26
132.14
44.39
25.91
63.07
74.13
8.04
2.68
9.97
52.46
54.29
100.23
642.57
Medical ... .
19.50
39.75
35.10
42.00
35.00
28.50
22.90
54.50
38.00
30.00
61.83
407.08
Drugs. . .
22.67
19.60
20.03
15.05
23.03
34.91
27.08
28.12
14.92
22.95
54.28
282.63
Bd.&Care .
174.00
20.00
20.00
193.50
20.00
45.00
196.50
20.00
136.43
158.00
45.00
20.00
1,048.43
T. A. .
243.07
19.60
22.86
16.00
82.15
171.62
Office Sup .
3.06
8.42
3.54
2.95
1.90
. 60
10.25
39.26
7.27
77.25
X-Rays . . .
24.00
24.00
Truck. . . . .
2.50
75
44.20
5.80
3.05
15.45
71.75
Telephone.
5.30
4.05
4.15
4.45
4.30
4.30
4.00
4.65
4.05
5.15
4.70
4.00
53.10
Transp. . . .
3.00
13.60
Shoes & Clo.
6.20
2.95
2.45
20.35
8.30
9.80
7.85
13.25
71.15
Travel. Exp.
4.40
5.65
Dental ....
2.00
21.00
Hospital .. .
54.00
35.00
55.00
144.00
Milk. . ..
14.17
14.17
28.34
Cash. . . ..
560.50
465.00
469.00
509.00
652.50
542.00
493.00
556.00
439.00
482.36
363.93
343.50
5,875.79
Salaries . ..
597.95
540.00
540.00
540.08
911.60
584.08
584.08
730.10
584.08
730.10
584.08
683.63
7,609.94
Miscel . ...
18.20
6.80
1.00
26.00
.
Total. $1,826.84 $1,460.16 $1,338.97 $1,581.26 $1,883.92 $1,472.80 $1,568.04 $1,524.26 $1,594.03 $2, 185.01 $1,530.26 $2,183.76 $20,219.31
ANNUAL REPORT
1.66
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3.32
1.66
3.16
1.25
19.00
155.72
711.02
INFIRMARY EXPENDITURES, 1945
Name
Jan.
Feb.
March
April
May $220.00
June $220.00
July $234.29
$220.00
$180.00
$215.00
Nov. $215.00
Dec. $197.50
Total
Salaries.
$240.00
$240.00 $240.00 $220.00
82.08
29.96
270.51
88.70
283.90
93.60
106.50
233.24
86.15
549.13
2,058.41
Fuel & Light.
173.95
212.81
147.61
50.65
29.61
255.57
265.41
48.42
56.00
28.62
38.80
329.63
1,637.08
Feed & Grain.
115.69
182.17
179.63
267.19
111.85
130.63
142.15
347.96
46.60
267.65
304.90
2,096.42
Shoes & Clothing.
26.03
6.29
8.40
14.60
7.30
16.35
3.95
28.95
1.65
65.56
179.08
Drugs. .
27.05
10.39
4.23
10.54
8.33
8.78
1.95
2.82
4.23
14.96
6.08
99.36
Lumber .
6.46
. 68
Medical
8.56
5.75
27.75
6.00
10.50
1.50
2.25
22.25
5.00
12.00
101.56
Repairs.
7.60
1.75
9.35
Equipment
253.20
253.20
Supplies. .
12.17
21.34
.75
6.15
104.27
186.69
75.22
150.65
10.89
152.80
95.25
92.21
908.39
Telephone .
4.93
4.58
4.83
9.76
5.48
4.53
4.88
5.08
4.98
9.61
58.66
Tobacco ..
54.06
51.18
63.48
47.15
68.40
95.28
77.72
457.27
Miscellaneous. .
22.80
41.61
38.50
37.10
26.33
25.70
36.15
49.63
14.33
23.43
24.00
128.38
467.96
Slaughter.
8.00
8.00
8.00
5.00
29.00
Dental.
4.00
4.00
Insurance .
14.50
132.46
125.97
39.84
312.77
Burial. .
100.00
100.00
100.00
300.00
Glasses.
6.00
9.00
9.00
24.00
Truck.
39.67
39.67
Barbering
24.00
48.00
30.00
24.00
24.00
30.00
30.00
24.00
291.00
Total.
$746.20 $1,127.22 $851.02 $366.38 $1,150.86 $1, 114.99 $1,364.75 $891.42 $764.86
$894.10 $876.74 $1,932.92 $12,081.46
PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT FOR HORTON HOME
Purchase of Equip .. . .
$1,232.62 $1,232.62
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BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
August
Sept.
Oct.
$2,641.79
Groceries. .
85.08
149.56
3.20
112.49
46.35
18.47
37.33
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ANNUAL REPORT
REPORT OF CITY INFIRMARY
Board of Public Welfare:
Gentlemen:
We present the annual report for the year ending December 31, 1945.
Number of inmates cared for during year 35
Number at present time 21
Number unable to work . 9
Deaf Mutes 2
Deaths
3
Average number
24
Money received and paid treasurer. $222.65
Wood bought none. Wood on hand-25 cord pine slabs. Wood delivered-1962 bags.
Given stock at present time:
3 pigs-4 shoats-10 cows-3 heifers-5 young bulls-1 pr. horses-71 roosters- 143 pullets.
Poultry dressed for farm-250 lbs. of roosters; 700 lbs. of fowl; 1 cow killed for farm- - 900 lbs.
Crops raised :
100 tons hay ; 3 ton oats; 25 bu. onions; 140 bu. potatoes; 50 bu. carrots; 40 bu. beets; 25 bu. parsnips; 100 bu. beans; 15 bu. rutabaga turnips; 2,500 lbs. squash; 1,000 lbs. cabbage; 14 bu. cantaloupes; 275 watermelons; 50 bu. swiss chard; 10 bu. green peas; 15 bu. green beans; 15 bu. wax beans; 30 bu. cucumbers; 100 bu. tomatoes; 15 bu. sweet peppers; 100 bu. sweet corn.
Dairy Products:
450 doz. eggs (Jan. 1 to Sept. 30) 600 lbs. butter 834 (20 qt.) cans milk
Canned Goods :
750 qts. assorted produce.
Ice House :
600 cakes-200 lbs. each
Repairs and Painting:
Sawdust room-new cement floor; new airchamber in barn.
New roof-east side hen house.
Built two sections of nests for henhouse.
Built new roof on women's porch.
Built new ice box in cellar.
Installed gas stove in laundry for canning.
Built bench in laundry. Repaired cement floor where old ice box stood. Washed and painted entire first floor of men's wing. Whitewashed and painted boiler room and smoking room. Built trailer for tractor.
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BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
New Machinery:
Allis Chalmers-Model C. Tractor bought with equipment. Installed second hand McCormick Deering Milking machines.
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE W. E. MURRAY,
Superintendent.
AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN January 1, 1945 to December 31, 1945
Month
Payment
Federal
State
City
January
$1,166.65
$297.50
$388.88
$480.27
February
1,297.75
356.00
432.58
509.17
March.
1,285.75
335.00
428.58
522.17
April
1,166.00
329.00
388.67
448.33
May
1,167.45
329.00
389.15
449.30
June .
987.05
306.73
329.02
351.28
July.
965.90
290.00
321.97
353.93
August .
901.85
291.62
300.62
309.61
September
927.50
286.75
309.17
331.58
October.
936.30
278.00
312.10
346.20
November
1,134.74
333.34
378.25
423.15
December.
1,243.10
361.00
414.37
467.73
Total.
$13,180.04 $3,793.96 $4,393.36 $4,992.72
RECEIPTS
January 1, 1945 to December 31, 1945
Aid to Dependent Children
Federal Administrative:
1944-Adjustment.
$338.82
Quarter ending March 31, 1945.
219.00
Quarter ending June 30, 1945.
368.12
Quarter ending Sept. 30, 1945 (Est)
294.00
$1,219.94
Federal:
November-December 1944
$671.50
Quarter ending March 31, 1945
947.43
Quarter ending June 30, 1945.
969.75
Quarter ending Sept. 30, 1945.
863.37
Month ending October 31. 1945
278.00
$3,730.05
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ANNUAL REPORT
State:
July through December 1944
$2,792.75
Quarter ending March 31, 1945.
1,250.04
Quarter ending June 30, 1945
1,106.84
$5,149.63
Total
$10,099.62
Other Cities
Amesbury.
$90.00
345.00
Plymouth
110.00
Newbury
144.66
Newbury
575.01
Total
$1,264.67
City
Returned Aid.
$64.50
$64.50
State
Temporary Aid
$2,837.21
$2,837.21
Total
$4,166.38
Infirmary Receipts
Sale of Tedder
$40.00
Sale of Vegetables and Equipment.
142.15
Total
$182.15
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PUBLIC LIBRARY
Ninetieth Annual Library Report NEWBURYPORT, MASSACHUSETTS February 6, 1946
Board of Directors for 1945
James Burke Mrs. Robert M. Driver Herbert W. Fogg
Dr. T. Raymond Healy Dr. Randolph C. Hurd Mrs. Arthur C. Peabody
Miss Ellen G. Todd
Trustees of Building Fund and Permanent Members of the Board
William Balch
Peter I. Lawton James E. Whitney
Ex-officio John M. Kelleher, Mayor Edward G. Perkins, President of the Council
Librarian Ruth B. Kimball, resigned Sept. 1, 1945 Katherine M. Kuechle
Library Staff
Grace Bixby, Assistant Teresa B. Castle, Reference Librarian Eleanor Clancy, Assistant
Bessie W. P. Hills, Perm. Part-Time
Miriam O. Langlois, Assistant
Resigned August 31, 1945
Ruth C. Arrall Milton, Cataloguer Resigned April 30, 1945 Beulah E. Moody, Assistant Catherine W. Parsons, Assistant Marian G. Todd, Assistant Resigned Dec. 31, 1945
Vivian G. White, Assistant Olive Fogg, Children's Librarian
On Military Leave Olive R. Carter, Assistant Eleanor E. Gannon, Assistant
Janitor C. Frank Kelleher
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ANNUAL REPORT
Librarian's Report
To the Board of Directors of the Newburyport Public Library:
The Library and its two Branches were open 297 days during the eventful year 1945. The increase in war work and decrease in leisure time, the increased demands of volunteer war-work, the events culminating in V-E and V-J days are all factors explaining why fewer books were circulated from the Library in 1945 than in 1944. This is true of library circulation all over the nation, with rare exceptions. 83,782 books to 7,650 bor- rowers were circulated during 1945 as compared to 91,986 to 7,934 borrowers in 1944.
Staff changes were numerous during the year. The resignation of Mrs. Ruth Kim- ball, Librarian, effective September 1, was accepted with regret. Mrs. Kimball, in spite of poor health, had the difficult task from October 1, 1942 of directing the work and ac- tivities of the Library during days of shortages and unsettled conditions due to the war. She was succeeded in October 1, 1945 by Katherine M. Kuechle of Cleveland, Ohio-a graduate of Mount Holyoke College, and of the Western Reserve School of Library Science. Mrs. Miriam O. Langlois, military substitute for Olive R. Carter on overseas duty with the American Red Cross, resigned August 31, 1945. Miss Marian G. Todd, of Rowley, was elected in her place as military substitute to Miss Carter and served until December 31, 1945 since Miss Carter was to return to her former position on the staff the first of the new year. The resignation of Mrs. Ruth Arrall Milton became effective April 30, 1945. She was replaced by Miss Eleanor M. Clancy, a graduate of Leslie Normal School and Boston University. The Directors felt real regret in accepting the resignations of all these staff members. On August 1, Mrs. Bessie W. P. Hills was changed from "Substitute Assistant" to "Permanent Part Time" rating.
Representatives from the Library Staff have attended meetings of the Boston Herald Book Fair and Massachusetts Library Association held at Springfield. Among the special program planned for children during 1945 was the Peter Penquin Summer Reading Club. Children read and reported to the children's librarian upon 10 books during the summer vacation. Most of the 50 children who signed up completed the program and were en- tertained at a party in September.
Book Week, observed nationally by schools, publishers, and libraries was cele- brated November 11-17. Tuesday was Friends of the Library day with the President of the association in attendnace to receive contributions to the Ethel M. Parton Memorial Fund. Books and mementoes belonging to Miss Parton, Newburyport's well-loved children's author, were lent by friends. Many other contributions were received from children or thru the mail and by the end of 1945, the fund had reached $1,093. The in- come from the fund is to be used for purchasing children's books for the Library. On Wednesday of Book Week, several children told the assembled group of some two hun- dred children about books they had enjoyed reading. Following this Miss Sarah E. Mulliken graciously autographed and drew pictures in the albums of each child present. We are most grateful to Miss Mulliken for the pleasure she gave so many youngsters. Miss Fogg conducted a Book Contest on Thursday and generously provided books as prizes. Friday of Book Week was set aside as Girl Scout Day, and leaders and members of all the troops in the city were invited to the Library to hear a talk by the Librarian on books of special interest to Scouts. Saturday a special story hour was held by Mrs. Miriam Langlois. Children in all the schools were notified, and a special effort made to urge children to come who did not have library cards.
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PUBLIC LIBRARY
Story hours for children from 4 to 10 have been held regularly, except in the sum- mer months, in both the Main Library and at the Emma L. Andrews Branch. On Febru- ary 10, we were privileged in having Miss Cora W. Sprague, radio story teller, as guest story-teller. Because of the small quarters, it has not seemed feasible to have a story hour at the Belleville Branch.
An effort has been made to acquaint people with the services and facilities of the Library. In this connection, we wish to express our sincere appreciation to the Newbury- port Daily News for its generous cooperation in publishing library booklists, book re- views, and news of special library events. Book talks to various school, civic, and church groups have been a further means of emphasizing what the Library offers along both recreational and informational lines. In February, Mrs. Langlois reviewed "Captain from Castile" by Shellabarger for the Ladies of the Rotary. Miss Bixby, in April, re- viewed three books dealing with returning veterans at a meeting of the 4th Company of the Massachusetts Women's Corps. Book talks given by Miss Kuechle were to the Wo- men's Guild of St. Paul's Church, to a high school group at Belleville Congregational Church, to the mothers of students at Mrs. Kloeber's School, and to the Girl Scouts. Miss Eleanor Clancy attended the Y.W.C.A. Santa's Workshop party and told stories to large groups of children on two successive days.
Attractive bulletin boards were arranged on various timely subjects by Mrs. Par- sons, and Miss Castle has been responsible for borrowing and arranging an interesting and varied group of hobby displays. The names of exhibitors who shared their hobbies follow at the end of report.
To the Staff and Janitor go a special word of appreciation for their unfailing attitude of cooperation and loyalty throughout this entire year of changes. For our part, the months of October, November, and December have provided numerous occasions for sincere appreciation of the co-operativeness and unfailing support of the Staff and Di- rectors.
Respectfully submitted,
KATHERINE M. KUECHLE,
Librarian.
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ANNUAL REPORT
STATISTICS
For the year ending December 31, 1945
Population served
13,916 $12,352,190
Number of days open during year .
297
Hours open each week, for lending
66
Hours open each week, for reading
66
Hours open each week, for Andrews Branch.
10
Hours open each week, for Belleville Branch.
10
Borrowers
Adult Juvenile
Total
January 1, 1945.
6,635
1,299
7,934
Added during 1945.
297
189
486
Totals.
6,932
1,488
8,420
Withdrawn during 1945.
648
122
770
Total December 31, 1945
6,284
1,366
7,650
Circulation
Adult Juvenile Non-Fict. Fiction Non .- Fict Fiction
Total
Main Library
12,872
26,230
3,008
10,614
52,814
Andrews Branch
3,791
9,904
1,016
3,940
18,651
Belleville Branch.
1,674
5,474
827
4,342
12,317
Total
18,337
41,698
4,851
18,896
83,782
Book Stock
Adult
Juvenile Total
No. of vols. Jan. 1, 1945
73,358
5,202 80,560
No. of vols. added in 1945
800
388
1,188
Totals
76,158
5,590
81,748
No. of vols. withdrawn in 1945
324
200
524
Total Dec. 31, 1945
75,834
5,390
81,224
Assessed valuation
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PUBLIC LIBRARY
Donors to the Library in 1945
American Iron and Steel Inst. American Legion, Mass., Dept. Aubin, Mrs. Anne
Kuechle, Katherine M.
Laliberte, Doris and Nancy
Lambert, Mrs. Marguerite
Beal, George Brinton
Langmaid, Miss Grace
Beaulieu, Mrs. Oscar
Leary, Mrs. Mary LeCain, Mrs. Erving
Bliss, Miss Marion
Bliss, Miss Mary C.
Liberty, Betty Litchfield, Paul W.
Brookings, Alice Brown, George Brown, Mina
Little, Mrs. Sumner
Lunt, Mrs. Ellis
Maroni, Mrs. L. F.
Mass., Commonwealth of
Mass., State College Extension Service
Meyers, Mrs. Albert
Morgan, Miss Doris
Morrill, Mrs. Bert
Nason, Mrs. Helen A. C.
National Broadcasting Company
New Hampshire, Dept. of State
New York Times
Newburyport High School
North American Companies
Olds, Irving S., Chairman of U. S. Steel Cor.
Osgood, Mr. and Mrs. Frank S.
Papas, John Parkhurst, Hon. Louis
Potter, Mrs. J. Lee Reader's Digest Program Service Robinson, Louis N.
Sargent, Mrs. Sumner
Smith, Richard R., Publisher
Spacil, Henry S.
Sprague, Miss Cora
Sprague, Miss Maud Standard Oil Co. Stanwood, Raymond
Steel Case Research Committee
Stevens, Mrs. Lena W. Thompson Products, Inc.
Trenor, Lieut. A. Delafield
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Adm. University of Arizona Van Amburgh, Mrs. Vaughn, Mrs. Ellen Warner Bros. Picture Inc. Wartime Information Board (Canada) Zimmern, Mrs. Nora
Burgess-Manning Co.
Castlehun, Miss Elsa
Central National Com. of Yugoslavia
Chesterman, Miss Mary
Chrysler Corporation Coffin, Mrs. David Cole, Mary Columbia Broadcasting System
Committee for Econ. Development Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corp. Continental Machines, Inc.
Cotton-Textile Institute
Czechoslovak National Council of America Office of War Information
Davis, Miss Florence Dean, Mrs. George W.
Dodge, Laurence P. Driver, Mrs. Robert M. Ellery, Mary Alice
Esquire Magazine First Presbyterian Church (Old South) MeLaughlin, Mrs. A., Chairman Book Committee Furlong, Mrs. Margaret Goodrich, B. F. Co.
Grand Army of the Republic, Mass. Department Grant, Miss Florence Green, Frederick E. Greenleaf, Miss Lillian Grimes, Mrs. Harry Hill, Lester Hodges, Fletcher, Mr. Foster Hall Col- lection Hoopes, Mrs. Wilford L. International Harvester Co. Ives, Mrs. Jennie Johnson, Mrs. Cynthia Kerrigan, Ex-Mayor John E. Kruesinger, Mrs. Agnes
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ANNUAL REPORT
Exhibitions of Hobbies
Buttons-Loaned by Mrs. Ida Campbell
C'urious canes-Loaned by Mr. David Harnch
Indian Rehes-Loaned by Mr. Wallace B. Ordway and Mr. Albert M. Weatherby Indian (East) Toys-Mrs. Frank York
Ink Wells Loaned by Mr. Wallace B. Ordway
Miniature books-Loaned by Mrs. John Atherton
Newburyport authors
Paper currency-Loaned by Mr. George Strout
Perfume bottles-Loaned by Mrs. Charles E. Johnson
Pictures-Loaned by Mr. Roland Currier
Souvenir spoons-Loaned by Miss Grace Bixby
West Coast Postcards-Loaned by Miss Olive Fogg
Books Purchased from Income of Funds
Andrews, Emma L ..
17
Bradstreet, Charles W
6
Colby, Lucy G. B.
12
Dodge, Nathan D.
25
Dodge, William H. P.
7
Foster, Daniel
2
Frothingham, Joseph A.
19
Green, Sarah Ann.
7
Haskell, George
23
Moseley, William Oxnard
85
Moulton, Alice C.
1
Pathe, Paul.
3
Peabody, George.
145
Pettingell, George B.
21
Plumer, Wilhelmina L
50
Sawyer, Matthias P
10
Spring, John Rand.
280
Stickney, Elizabeth Hammond.
62
Stone, Eben F.
51
Sweetser, Benjamin G.
60
Wiggin, Mary C.
9
Williams, Abraham
22
Total
917
General
138
Special.
17
Total.
155
GRAND TOTAL.
. . 1,072
WATER COMMISSIONERS
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Report of Water Commissioners
February 1, 1946.
To His Honor the Mayor and the City Council,
City of Newburyport, Mass.
Gentlemen:
The fiftieth annual report of the Board of Water Commissioners is respectfully submitted herewith.
CHARLES F. A. HALL, THOMAS F. MCGRATH, DANIEL J. REARDON, JOHN F. CUTTER, WILLARD S. LITTLE,
Board of Water Commissioners.
Clerk of Board:
Gertrude C. Gorwaiz
Financial Statement, 1945
Balance December 31, 1944.
$12,643.52
Receipts
Water Rates
$50,754.56
Meter Rates
12,364.89
Sundry Water Receipts
693.33
City of Newburyport ..
5,000.00
Artichoke River Maintenance
10.00
Gate Maintenance
7.28
General Distribution
20.00
Hydrant Maintenance
85.78
Mains Maintenance.
107.30
Meter Maintenance.
3.14
Newbury Service Pipe Construction.
69.93
Pumping Station Maintenance.
30.00
Service Pipe Maintenance.
127.77
Service Pipe Construction.
417.85
Truck Maintenance
1.65
Total
$69,693.48
128
ANNUAL REPORT
Water Mains-Bonds.
$12,000.00
Interest and Premium
48.21
$12,048.21
Total Receipts.
$81,741.69
$94,385.21
Payments
Artichoke River Maintenance
$787.24
Artichoke Station Maintenance
7,839.66
Filter Bed Maintenance.
2,269.61
Gate Maintenance.
6.32
General Maintenance.
3,744.24
General Distribution
3,787.33
Hydrant Maintenance
287.21
Mains Maintenance
98.45
Meter Maintenance
567.54
Newbury-Service Pipe Maintenance.
23.97
Pumping Station Maintenance
28,206.76
Service Pipe Maintenance.
3,531.35
Standpipe-Coffin's Ct .
1,493.60
Standpipe-Myrtle Avenue.
9.81
Truck Maintenance.
341.74
$52,994.83
Construction
Hydrant
$5.60
Mains.
1,051.10
Meter
162.26
Mains-Newbury
884.23
Service Pipe Construction, Newbury
874.49
Hydrant-Newbury.
172.23
Service Pipe Construction .
654.20
$3,804.11
Bonds
$6,000.00
Interest.
1,805.00
Retirement
3,810.00
$11,615.00
Total.
$68,413.94
Water Mains-Worcester Heights, etc.
11,944.78
Total Payments .
$80,358.72
Balance December 31, 1945
$14,026.49
Respectfully submitted,
HAROLD S. NOYES,
Treasurer.
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129
WATER COMMISSIONERS
Construction and Maintenance Division, 1945
Services :
Twenty-seven new services were laid:
Nineteen in Newburyport requiring 978'-9" of 1" and 60'-10" of 11/2" cement lined pipe.
Eight in Newbury requiring 454'-7" of 1" and 104'-4" of 11/2" cement lined pipe. Ten of the above services were laid in the Worcester Heights Section and three on Low Street.
Twenty-three leaks in services were repaired requiring 69' of 1" cement lined pipe Ten services were renewed requiring 292'-11" of 1" cement lined pipe.
Meters:
Five new meters were set during the year.
Twenty meters were replaced and three removed.
Hydrants :
Seven new hydrants were set on the following streets:
Two on Alberta Avenue, one on Myrtle Avenue, two on Low Street and two on High Road, Newbury.
Six hydrants were repaired.
Mains:
Leaks repaired in mains on the following streets: Willow Avenue, Moseley Avenue and Vernon Street.
Laid 80' of 6" cast iron cement lined pipe on Elmira Avenue.
Laid six and eight inch mains as follows: Myrtle Avenue-1375' of 8" Cast Iron C.L. Pipe. Alberta Avenue-152' of 8" Cast Iron C.L. Pipe. Brissette Avenue-573'-6" of 8" Cast Iron C.L. Pipe. Low Street-37' of 8" Cast Iron C.L. Pipe. Low Street-646' of 8" Cast Iron C.L. Pipe. Alberta Avenue-615' of 6" Cast Iron C.L. Pipe. Williamson Avenue-218' of 6" Cast Iron C.L. Pipe. Hope Avenue-305' of 6" Cast Iron C.L. Pipe. Avon Avenue-132' of 6" Cast Iron C.L. Pipe. Stickney Avenue-221'-6" of 6" Cast Iron C.L. pipe.
High Road, Newbury-1,692' of 8" Cast Iron C.L. Pipe.
General:
Laid 6" cast iron cement lined pipe at Saftel Kaplan-Leather Co., Federal Street, for Sprinkler System.
Cut in 8" Valve on Myrtle Avenue to connect Worcester Heights Section with the system.
Cut in Tee at Storey Avenue connection for Low Street Main,.
130
ANNUAL REPORT
Water System Statistics
Newburyport
Newbury 4
Miles of Mains.
45
Total Number of Services.
4,197
174
Total Number of Meters.
106
9
Total Number of Hydrants.
283
21
Private Hydrants.
13
Personnel:
Ellis B. Lunt-Foreman
John Lucy-Pipe Layer
John Reardon-Laborer-pipefitter Raymond Rayno-Laborer-pipefitter
Respectfully submitted,
ELLIS B. LUNT,
Foreman.
Monthly Pumpage-1945
Daily Average Per Capita
Service
Booster
Artichoke
Service
Gallons
January .
51,017,700
21,382,800
30,780,000
1,645,700
109
February
.46,814,200
18,662,200
28,152,000
1,671,900
111
March.
50,605,600
21,269,600
29,336,000
1,632,440
108
April.
48,967,900
15,782,000
27,492,000
1,632,200
108
May
53,167,100
30,752,800
1,711,840
114
June .
.53,974,100
32,570,900
1,799,100
119
July.
.49,082,200
29,580,000
1,583,300
105
August
.49,613,400
31,260,000
1,600,430
106
September
.52,053,700
36,600,000
1,735,120
115
October.
. 48,987,700
30,504,000
1,580,250
105
November
.47,491,500
28,986,000
1,583,050
105
December.
.53,092,200
35,400,000
1,712,650
114
604,867,300 77,096,600 371,413,700
1,657,330
110
Precipitation
January .
2.56"
February .
4.96"
March.
1.96"
April
3.17"
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