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Payments to beneficiaries
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City Audi tor
Paul A. Merrill Fund Cr.
Balance January 1, 1948
From trustees of trust funds
$117.50 25.00
Dr.
School Department ( Prizes)
30.00
Balance December 31, 1948
112.50
R. N. Toppan Fund
Cr.
136.97
From trustees of trust funds
6.26
143.23
Dr.
School Department ( Prize)
5.00
Balance December 31, 1948
138.23
Library Trust Funds
Emma L. Andrews Fund Cr.
25.59
From trustees of trust funds
25.00
50.59
Dr.
23.51
Balance December 31, 1948
27.08
J. M. Bradbury Fund
Cr
28.19
From trustees of trust funds
25.00
Dr.
Books for library
5.64 42.57
Supplies for library
48.21
Balance December 31, 1948
4.98
Charles W. Bradstreet Fund
Cr.
Balance January 1, 1948
38.18
From trustees of trust funds
25.00
Refund
1.00
Dr.
Books and periodicals
5.00
Supplies for library
41.69
46.69
Balance December 31, 1948
17.49
Balance January 1, 1948
Books for library
Balance January 1, 1948
53.19
64.18
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142.50
Balance January 1, 1948
City Auditor
Lucy G. B. Colby Fund Cr.
Balance January 1, 1948 From trustees of trust funds From damages to books
$59.09 14.00 71.57
Dr.
Books for library
85.59
Balance December 31, 1948
$59.07
w. O. Coffin Fund Cr.
385.60
From trustees of trust funds
250.00
Dr.
Books
325.77 144.27
470.04
Balance December 31, 1948
165.56
Charlotte C. Cole Fund
Cr.
From trustees of trust funds
Dr.
50.00
John J. Currier Fund
Cr.
Balance January 1, 1948
85.04
From trustees of trust funds
25.00
Dr.
10.00
Balance December 31, 1948
100.04
A. E. Cutter Fund Cr.
139.60
100.00
239.60
Dr.
160.55
Balence December 31, 1948
79.05
Nathan D. Dodge Fund Cr.
11.64
balance January 1, 1948 From trustees of trust funds
20.40
32.04
Books for library
22.19
Balance December 31, 1948
9.85
Balance January 1, 1948
635.60
Microfilm
50.00
Library Salaries
110.04
Books for library
Balance January 1, 1948 From trustees of trust funds
Binding
Dr.
144.66
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City Audi tor W. H. P. Dodge Fund Cr.
Balance January 1, 1948 From trustees of trust funds
86.76 66.12
Dr.
Periodicals Books
6.60 100.49 10.32
117.41
Balance December 1948
35.47
Susan M. Donnell Fund
Cr.
Balance January 1, 1948
71.56
From trustees of trust funds
75.00
146.56
Dr.
24.26 1.21
25,47
Balance December 31, 1948
121.09
Daniel Foster Fund
Cr.
Balance January 1, 1948
5.44
From trustees of trust funds
5.00
Dr.
7.68
Balance December 31, 1948
2.76
J. A. Frothingham Fund
Cr.
Balance January 1, 1948
13.14
From trustees of trust funds
25.00
Dr.
18.48
Balance December 31, 1948
19.66
S. A. Green Fund
Cr.
84.38
From trustees of trust funds
50.00
Dr.
Books for library
65.36
Balance December 31, 1948
69.02
George Haskell Fund
Cr.
Balance Janvary 1, 1948 From trustees of trust funds
6.06
26.80
Dr.
Books for library
24.52
Balance December 31, 1948
8.34
35
10.44
Books
38.14
Books for library
Balance January 1, 1948
134.38
32.86
Binding Supplies
152.88
Recordings
City Auditor S. W. Marston Fund Cr.
Balance January 1, 1948 From trustees of trust funds
154.06 125.00
Dr.
Periodicals
26.50
Supplies for library Books for library
24.49
113.19
Balance December 31, 1948
165.87.
E. S. Moseley Fund
Cr.
Balance January 1, 1948
176.63
From trustees of trust funds
120.00
296.63
Dr.
Building supplies
10.73
Library supplies
106.97
Books and periodicals
4.25
Express
5.32
127.27
Balance December 31, 1948
169.36
W. O. Moseley Fund
Cr.
Balance January 1, 1948
289.70
From trustees of trust funds
290.50
Dr.
120.86
Library supplies
130.25
Periodicals
50.00
Express
7.78
308.89
Balance December 31, 1948
271.31
Alice C. Moulton Fund Cr.
40.17
From trustees of trust funds
46.46
86.63
Dr.
Periodicals
5.00
Books for library
36.68
41.68
44.95
Paul A. Pathe Fund Cr.
.85
Balan ce January 1, 1948 From trustees of trust funds
19.66
20.51
Books for library
10.49
Balance December 31, 1948
10.02
36
580.20
Building supplies
Balance January 1, 1948
Dr.
279.06
62.20
City Auditor George B, Pettingell Fund Cr.
Balance January 1, 1948
From trustees of trust funds
4.02 50.28
Dr.
Transfer to South End Reading Room
25. 14 21.63
Books for library
46.77
Balance December 31, 1948
7.53
Plumer Fund Cr
37.42
Balance January 1, 1948 Donations
60.45
Dr.
47.85
Balance December 31, 1948
50.02
M. P. Sawyer Fund
Cr.
Balance January 1, 1948
90.44
From trustees of trust funds
125.00
Books for library
42.98 51.30
94.28
Balance December 31, 1948
121.16
South End Reading Room
Cr.
Balance January 1, 1948
189.90
From trustees of trust funds
204.00
Transfer from George B. Pettingell Yund
25.14
Dr.
Supplies and repairs, South End Reading Room
375.36
Balance December 31, 1948
43.68
J. R. Spring Fund
Cr.
Balance January 1, 1 948 From trustees of trust funds
500.00
Books for library
509.25
Balance December 31, 1948
199.40
37
208.65
708.65
Dr.
419.04
Periodicals
215.44
Dr.
97.87
Books for library
54.30
City Auditor E. H. Stickney Fund Cr.
Balance January 1, 1948
From trustees of trust funds
879.33 388.10
Dr.
Books for library Periodicals
523.20 50.00
573.20
Balance December 31, 1948
694.23
Eben Stone Fund
Cr.
Balance January 1, 1948
70.25
From trustees of trust funds
99.56
169.81
Dr.
114.78
Balance December 31, 1948
55.03
Benjamin G. Sweetser Fund
Cr.
147.41
From trustees of trust funds
125.00
Refund
1.40
273.81
Dr.
138.04
Balance December 31, 1948
135.77
William G. Todd Fund
Cr.
480.14
From trustees of trust funds
399.73
Dr.
870.00
Balance December 31, 1948
9.87
A. Williams Fund
Cr.
Balance Janvary 1, 1948
.88
From trustees of trust funds
25.00
Dr.
Books for library
11.57
Balance December 31, 1948
14.31
Books for library
Balance January 1, 1948
Books for library
Balance January 1, 1948
879.87
Periodicals
25.88
1,267.43
38
City Auditor Wiggin Fund Cr.
Balance January 1, 1948 Donations
21.64
61.30
82.94
Books for library
53.67
Balance December 31, 1948
29.27
Wightman Fund Cr.
Balance January 1, 1948
148.13
From trustees of trust funds
218.20
366.33
Dr.
Periodicals for library
59.20
Books forlibrary
101.19
Supplies for library
54.50
Supplies for building
5.25
220.14
Balance December 31, 1948
146.19
Dr.
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City Auditor
WILLIAM WHEELWRIGHT SCIENTIFIC SCHOOL Investment of Fund, October 29, 1948
Bonds
Stocks Real Estate Trusts
$210,464.73 296,144.22 30,410.00
Foreclosed Real Estate Note Receivable Cash
2,241.89
1.00
21,937.18
$561,199.02
Statement of Receipts and Payments Receipts
Cash on hand October 31, 1947
$29,187.49
Securities sold and matured
29,144.04
Sale of Paris & Weinstein Mortgage
1,000.00
Reimbursement from former Treasurer
3,052.75
410.00
Refund of tuition and scholarship Income
25,833.54
$88,627.82
Payments
Students account
$10,752.00
Securities purchased
51,098.75
Administrative expense
4,132.79
Withholding Tax
253.34
Foreclosed Real Estate
453.76
$66,690.64
Cash on hand October 29, 1948
$21,937.18
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City Auditor
NEWBURYPORT PUBLIC LIBRARY, PEABODY FUND Report for the Year ending Lecember 1, 1948
Receipts : Ealance on hand, December 1, 1947 Dividends, April and October
$98.57 375.00
$473.57
Expenditures : Postage Books bought
. 44 295.85
296.29
Balance on hand, December 1, 1948
$177.28
MOSES ATKINSON SCHOOL FUND
Cash
Savings Deposits
Securities
Par Value Total
On hand, December 31, 1948
$70.63
$6,557.85
$750.00 $7,378.48
Receipts
Payments
Withdrawn from Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank
$80.00
First & Ocean National bank 6.00
News Publishing Co. 7.50
Withdrawn from Institution for Savings
95.00
Income 51.00
Cash on hand Jan.5, 1948 8.13
$234.13
$234.13
Investments
20 shares Merchants National Bank, Newburyport, Mass. 7 shares First & Ocean National Bank, Newburyport, Mass. On deposit December 31, 1948, Five Cents Savings Bank, Newburyport , Mass.
$400.00
350.00
On deposit December 31, 1948, Institution for Savings, Newburyport, Mass.
2,862.91
3,694.94
On deposit December 31, 1948, First & Ocean National Bank, Newburyport, Mass. 70.63
$7,378.48
Philander L. Mann 108.00
Cash on hand Dec. 31, 1948
70.63
H. E. Knights
$42.00
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CITY OF NEWBURYPORT Balance Sheet
December 31, 1948
Assets
Revenue Cash : In banks and office
$78,185.21
Accounts Receivable : Taxes :
Levy of 1947:
Poll,
$6.00
Personal,
247.00
Real Estate,
19,010.34
Levy of 1948:
Poll,
326.00
Personal,
4,198.89
Real Estate,
95,362.55
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax: Levy of 1948,
1,323.24
Sale of Real Estate,
1,847.18
Tax Titles,
9,855.95
Tax Title Possessions,
6,222.26
Departmental:
Moth,
$107.47
Health,
553.50
Sewer,
8.00
Highways,
145.45
Outside Relief, State
1,211.09
Reserve Fund, Overlay Surplus,
6,715.21
Outside Relief, Cities and Towns
1,683.19
Old Age Assistance,
Cities and Towns,
68.00
Schools,
179.96
Liabilities and Reserves
Tailings,
$306.63
Sale of Cemetery Lots and Graves Fund, 799.00
Water Surplus, 7,932.84
Premiums,
46.00
U.S.Grant, George-Barden Fund,
300.00
Parking Meter Fees,
1,904.58
119,150.78
Sale of Highway Equipment,
437.00
Federal Grants :
ADC Administration, $201.86
Aid to Dependent Children, 3,450.33
Old Age Assistance, Administration 587.17
4,239.36
Revenue Appropriations,
12,132.90
Overlay Reserved for Abatement of Taxes : Levy of 1948,
10,045.74
3,956.66
City Auditor
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CITY OF NEWBURYPORT, Balance Sheet, Continued
State and County Aid to Highways, $4,170.38
Water ::
Fixture Rates,
10,094.12
Meter Rates, 2,037.42
Service Pipe & Miscellaneous
1,220.38
13,351.92
Revenue Reserved until Collected: Motor Vehicle Excise Tax $1,323.24 Tax Titles, 9,855.95
Tax Title Possessions,
6,222.26
Departmental,
3,956.66
Water,
13,351.92
State & County Aid to High-
ways 4,170.38
Overlay Deficits : Overlay of 1947, 28.00
38,880.41
Excess and Deficiency, 152,871.20
Underestimates to be Raised:
County Tax,
2,075.42
State Parks and Reservations
138.23
2,213.65
$238,458.05
$238,458.05
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City Auditor
NON-REVENUE ACCOUNTS
Cash,
$6,499.28 Heavy Duty Snow Plow & Street Sweeper, Aerial Ladder for Fire Department, 22.37
$18.80
Street and Sidewalk Construction, Highway Equipment, 2,277.47
4,180.64
$6,499.28
$6,499.28
CITY OF NEWBURY PORT Debt Accounts
December 31, 1948
Net Funded or Fixed Debt: $324,000.00
Inside Debt Limit:
Sewer Loan 1930,
$12,000.00
Sewer Loan 1939,
6,000.00
Departmental Equipment Loan 1945,
10,000.00
Departmental Equipment Loan 1946, 9,000.00
Street and Sidewalk Loan 1947, 24,000.00
Street and Sidewalk Loan 1948, 35,000.00
Highway Equipment Loan 1948, 30,000.00
$126,000.00
Outside Debt Limit:
High School Loan 1935,
$75,000.00
High School Loan 1935,
8,000.00
Water Construction Loan
1933
15,000.00
Water Loan 1938,
28,000.00
Water Mains Loan 1945,
9,000.00
Water Mains Loan 1947,
9,000.00
Municipal Relief Loans :
1939
6,000.00
1940
12,000.00
1941
16,000.00
1942
20,000.00
$198,000.00
$324,000.00
$324,000.00
City Auditor.
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Statement of Appropriated Accounts at Close of Financial Year
Appropriations and credits
Transfers to
Expended
Transfers From
Balance
General Government
City Council
Salary of Clerk
$400.00
$400.00
Salary of City Councillors
3,375.00
3,275.00
$100.00
Other expenses
950.00
$268.86
1,180.23
38.63
Mayor's Department
Salary of Mayor
2,500.00
2,500.00
Salary of Acting Mayor
47.81
47.81
Travel Outside State
65.00
50.00
65.00
50.00
Other expenses
300.00
299.70
.30
Administrative Salary
2,238.86
2,238.86
Administrative expense
143.00
142.34
.66
Auditor's Department
4,684.00
4,684.00
Salaries Other expenses
200.00
25.00
225.00
Rent of Adding Machines, State Auditors
60.00
60.00
Treasurer & Collector's Department Salaries
6,240.00
6,240.00
Other expenses
2,500.00
352.81
2,852.81
City Treasurer for services in handling meter money
200.00
200.00
Expense of Bond and Note Issue
300.00
124.67
424.67
Foreclosure of Tax Titles
519.28
95.12
608.34
Assessors' Department
6,398.00
6,398.00
Other expenses
900.00
350.00
1,237.66
12.34
City Clerk's Department
2,716.00
2,716.00
Other expenses
350.00
309.10
40.90
Old Records and Typewriting
100.00
84.17
15.83
Vital Statistics
250.00
198.65
51.35
Law Department
Salary of City Solicitor
1,000.00
1,000.00
City Solicitor for Extra hours
170.00
167.00
3.00
Other expenses
200.00
50.00
206.82
43.18
City Auditor
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6.06
Salaries
Salary of City Clerk
duty performed
Appropriations and credits
Transfers to
Expended
Transfers From
Balance
City Messenger Salary
$2,216.00
$2,216.00
Extra hours Duty performed
500.00
$81.25
581.25
Election and Registration Salary Registrars
925.00
925.00
786.00
772.49
$13.51
Registration Other expenses
3,841.00
3,528.37
312.63
City Hall
2,750.00
352.44
3,102.43
,01
Repairs Gutters and Conductors, City Hall
150.00
149.00
1.00
License Commissioners
950.00
950.00
Salaries Other expenses
50.00
44.51
5,49
Planning Board
50.00
43.00
83.00
10.00
Enforcement of Zoning Law
50.00
50.00
Protection of Life and Property
Police Department
Salaries
40,705.44
40,081.54
550.00
73.90
Other expenses
2,050.00
1,282.53
3,331.71
.82
Reconditioning Police Car
488.47
488.47
Repairs to Damaged Gutters, Police Station Police Cruising Car
2,000.00
2,000.00
Replacement of Boiler Police Station Police Signal Service
400.00
378.24
21.76
Fire Department
43,184.90
42,996.56
188.34
2,501.50
707.22
3,202.51
6.21
Other expenses Pensions
4,739.50
4,297.28
442.22
Fire Alarm and Wires
800.00
800.00
Salary of Superintendent Other expenses
600.00
269.27
265.00
65.73
Inspection of Buildings
Salary of Inspe ctor
204.00
204.00
Other expenses
50.00
5.75
44.25
City Auditor
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90.00
90.00
1,500.00
1,321.00
179.00
Salaries
Appropriations and credits
Transfers to
Expended
Transfers from
Balance
Sealer of Weights and Measures Salary Other expenses
$806.00 100.00
$806.00
66.83
33.17
Forestry Department
Salary Supt. Tree, Moth and Parks
2,201.00
2,201.00
Tree, other expenses
4,530.19
1,000.00
5,530.00
.19
Moth, other expenses
1,200.00
1,200.00
Tree Removal by Philip
110.00
110.00
Spraying Machine
2,000.00
1,997.00
3.00
Dog Officer
150.00
100.00
248.50
1.50
Health and Sanitation Salary Clerk, Inspector and Agent
1,916.00
1,916.00
Sala ry of Clerk
1,612.00
1,612.00
Miscellaneous
5,100.00
738.05
5,740.10
97.95
Salary Inspector of Animals
350.00
350.00
Salary Inspector of School Children
804.00
804.00
Salary Inspector of Milk
600.00
600.00
Salary Inspector of Slaughtering
500.00
500.00
District Nurse
100.00
100.00
Ashes, Rubbish and Garbage Removal and Disposal
35,000.00
35,000.00
Sewer Maintenance
2,200.00
5.46
2,205.46
Street Cleaning
5,000.00
105.00
5,102.92
2.08
Sewer Construction
550.00
550.00
Highway Department
Salary of Superintendent
2,825.00
2,825.00
Salary of Clerk and Custodian
3,790.72
392.86
4,183.58
Maintenance and Supplies Highway Headquarters
1,150.00
431.18
1,581.18
Repairs City Trucks and Equipment
10,803.00
1,450.00
12,236.22
16.78
Storage of City Trucks and Equipment
1,200.00
995.00
Highway Repairs
10,270.00
10,263.77
6.23
Culverts
2,000.00
300.00
2,300.00
Street Sprinkling
1,000.00
1,036.60
1,667.44
300.00
69.16
Sidewalks and Edgestones
1,500.00
100.00
1,599.40
.60
Snow and Ice Removal
41,600.00
1,000.00
41,407.30
Miscellaneous
750.00
749.67
.33
Traffic Light
300.00
40.00
336.31
3.69
City Auditor
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205.00
1,192.70
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Appropriations and credits $18,692.00 126.00
Transfers to $110.01 12.39
Expended $18,802.01 138.39
Transfers from
Balance
Street Lighting Street Lighting, Plum Island
Harbor Master Salary Other expenses
281.00
281.00
50.00
23.46
73.46
Gas, oil and anti-freeze, City Departments
4,500.00
747.33
5,239.93
7.40
Rebuilding Driveway, Northern
193.14
192.53
.61
Rebuilding Merrimac Street, Chapter 90
8,524.64
30,017.70
38,524.45
17.89
Oiling and gravelling new Development Norman, Murphy and Low Streets
123.74
123.74
Street Signs
325.00
310.25
14.75
Construction of Streets (Bond Issue)
3,300.00
3,300.00
Highway Department Equipment
3,300.00
3,300.00
Sewer and Drainage
1,200.00
3,240.00
4,439.95
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Curzon Mill Bridge
365.03
365.03
Little River Bridge
100.00
100.00
Reconditioning High Street
1,500.00
1,119.83
380.17
Fill and Grade Tilton Street
500.00
495.00
5.00
Cost of a new wing to Highway Headquarters, Congress Street
4,000.00
4,000.00
Charities
Salaries
9,316.00
9,088.73
227.27
Other expenses
45,675.00
43,750.26
1,924.74
Aid to Dependent Children, Administration
1,400.00
1,223.06
176.94
Aid to Dependent Children
39,340.40
34,837.32
4,503.08
Old Age Assistance, Administration
6,820.00
4,562.12
2,257.88
Old Age Assistance
177,321.66
187, 704.71
1,616.95
· Addressograph Machine
2,363.85
2,353.97
9.88
Anna Jaques Hospital
1,000.00
1,000.00
Worcester Memorial Hospital
600.00
600.00
Veterans' Benefits
Salary of Director
2,408.00
2,408.00
Salary of Clerk
1,386.00
1,386.00
Veterans' Benefits
25,047.00
24,455.83
Care of Soldiers' Graves
100.00
100.00
Soldiers' Relief Bills Prior to 1948
562.24
562.24
City Auditor
591.17
12,000.00
entrance Michael Cashman Park
Appropriations and credits
Transfers to
Expended
Transfers from
Balance
School Department Salaries Other expenses
$250,249.00 58,378.45 4,327.87
6,500.00
60,304.78
4,573.13
.54
Renovating Plumbing, Jackman School
4,573.13
8,901.00
Newburyport Part time Apprenticeship Training
4,250.00
1,617.25
130.00
2,502.75
Retirement Assessments
667.03
667.03
Summer Playgrounds
1,560.00
35.00
1,546.00
49.00
Summer Playground Equipment
500.00
500.00
For Services Instructor at Edward G. Perkins Playgrounds
200.00
160.00
35.00
5.00
Public Library Salaries Other expenses
17,248.00 2,200.00
2,200.00
Painting and papering two rooms and hallway at South End Library
150.00
149.80
.20
Recreations
City Parks
3,384.32
504.86
3,885.75
Michael Cashman Park
700.00
700.00
Bartlett Mall
256.71
256.71
Bartlett Mall (Winter Program)
200.00
11.00
60.00
129.00
Park and Tree Department Headquarters
350.00
25.00
368.91
6.09
Moseley Woods
1,401.04
150.00
1,359.24
191.80
Atkinson Common
800.00
800.00
Goodwin's Landing
50.00
50.00
Edward G. Perkins Playgrounds
1,000.00
1,000.00
Seeding and fertilizing baseball
75.00
74.69
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Unclassified
550.00
550.00
Comfort Station Plum Island
100.00
100.00
Damages to Persons & Property and Claims
800.00
677.76
50.00
72.24
Other City Properties
200.00
99.97
77.31
22.72
Workmen's Compensation
1,130.00
1,036.45
93.55
World War #2 Honor Roll
150.00
46.27
103.73
Installation of Christmas Decorations at entrance to City
75.00
53.25
21.75
City Clocks
200.00
200.00
Memorial Day G.A. R.
400.00
388.00
12.00
$243,479.42
$6,500.00
$269.58
City Auditor
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3.43
17,241.96
6.04
diamond at Edw. G. Perkins Playgrounds
Parking Areas
50
Appropriations and credits
Transfers to
Expended
Transfers from
Balance
Firemens Memorial Sunday
$75.00
75.00
Spanish War Veterans
50.00
50.00
Veterans Foreign Wars
50.00
47.98
2.02
Disabled American Veterans
50.00
50.00
American Legion
50.00
42.00
8.00
Memorial Day Exercises
400.00
183.01
209.22
7.77
Amvets
50.00
50.00
Fourth of July Celebration
1,000.00
1,000.00
Christmas Decorations
100.00
100.00
Reserve Fund
5,000.00
4,994.99
5.01
Insurance City Buildings
3,989.03
3,989.03
Property and Liability Insurance
1,717.53
1,717.53
Rebuilding Janvrin's Landing
50.00
50.00
Traffic Commission
200.00
92.50
107.50
Spanish War Veterans Memorial
400.00
3.35
403.35
Removal of Trees and Resurfacing Riverside Park
800.00
800.00
Amvets Convention
700.00
700.00
Neptunes Fourth of July Celebration
300.00
225.09
74.91
Parking Meters, Maintenance and operation
1,854.90
1,854.90
Housing Authority
200.00
25.50
Custodian Tax Title Property
100.00
100.00
Municipal Retirement
Administration
900.00
900.00
Pension Accumulation
12,696.00
12,696.00
Cemeteries
Salary of Superintendent
225.00
225.00
Care of Perpetual Lots
332.86
331.80
1.06
Other expenses
1,000.00
999.52
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Water Department
Salaries and wages
39,280.00
1,000.00
40,225.59
54.41
Other expenses
31,900:00
8,000.00
39,782.12
117.88
Interest
1,495.00
1,495.00
Indebtedness
7,932.10
67.90
8,000.00
Clam Plant
12,645.00
12,548.60
96.40
Other expenses
2,000.00
1,576.18
423.82
Indebtedness
Indebtedness
65,973.00
27.00
66,000.00 7,932.83
533.54
1.76
$1,194,897.16
87,485.36
1,230,622.26
28,804.41
22,955.85
City Auditor
Oil and marking Parking Places
500.00
426.46
73.54
174.50
Interest on debt
8,468.13
City Auditor Borrowing Capacity
December 31, 1948
Average Valuation for three years
$13,642,923.00
Debt Limit, 22% of $13,642,923 $341,073.07
Gross Debt omitting Revenue Loans and Tax Title Loans : $324,000.00 Debt Outside Limit allowed by Special Acts:
Water (Acts 1908, 1913
and General Laws)
$61,000.00
New High School,
C404, Acts 1925
75,000.00
New High School,
C45, Acts 1935 8,000.00
Municipal Relief:
1939 6,000.00
1940
12,000.00
1941
16,000.00
1942 20,000.00
Total Debt outside limit 198,000.00
Debt Within the Limit
126,000.00
Borrowing Capacity, December 31, 1948
$215,073.07
Municipal Indebtedness
Gross City Debt, January 1, 1948
$333,000.00
Debts Incurred During 1948
Revenue Loans
$400,000.00
Street and Sidewalk Loan
35,000.00
Highway Equipment Loan
30,000.00
$465,000.00
Debts Paid During 1948
Revenue Loans
$400,000.00
Municipal Relief Loans
29,000.00
New High School Loans
19,000.00
Sewer Loans
3,000.00
Water Department Loans
8,000.00
Departmental Equipment Loans
9,000.00
Street and Sidewalk Loan
6,000.00
474,000.00
Decrease in Debt 1948
9,000.00
Gross City Debt December 31, 1948
$324,000.00
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Funded Debt
The funded debt of the City at close of books December 31,
1947
was $333,000.00
During the year 1948 the following loans were authorized:
Street and Sidewalk Loan
Highway Equipment Loan
$35,000.00 30,000.00
Maturities paid or appropriated for during the year 1948 including Water Bonds amounted to $74,000.00
The total funded debt Dec. 31, 1948 was $324,000.00 making a net decrease of $9,000.00
December 31, 1948
Bonds and Notes
Rate
Issued
Due
Amount
Water
32%
1933
Oct. 1, 1949-53
$15,000.00
Water
2 %
1938
Nov. 1, 1949-58
28,000.00
Water
1 %
1945
Apr. 1, 1949-57
9,000.00
Water
1巻%
1947
Oct. 1, 1949-57
9,000.00
Sewer
4호%
1929
Nov. 1, 1949-57
12,000.00
Sewer
24%
1939
Apr. 1, 1949-54
6,000.00
Departmental Equipment
1 %
1945
Nov. 1, 1949-50
10,000.00
Departmental Equipment
1 %
1946
Nov. 1, 1949-51
9,000.00
New High School
21%
1935
Nov. 1, 1949-53
75,000.00
New High School
22%
1935
Dec. 2, 1949-53
8,000.00
Street and Sidewalk Loan
1 %
1947
Sept.1, 1949-52
24,000.00
Street and Sidewalk Loan
12%
1948
Sept. 1,1949-53
35,000.00
Highway Equipment
14%
1948
June 1, 1949-53
30,000.00
Municipal Relief Loan
1 3/4% 1939
July 1, 1949
2,000.00
Municipal Relief Loan
22%
1939
Sept .1, 1949-50
4,000.00
Municipal Relief Loan
11%
1940
Sept.1, 1949-50
12,000.00
Municipal Relief Loan
12 %
1941
Apr. 1, 1949-51
9,000.00
Municipal Relief Loan
1941
Aug. 1, 1949-51
3,000.00
Municipal Relief Loan
1941
Nov. 1, 1949-51
4,000.00
Municipal Relief Loan
그들%
1942
Aug. 1, 1949-52
20,000.00
$324,000.00
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City Auditor
Budget for 1948
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
City Council
Salaries of City Councillors Salary of Clerk Other expenses
$3,300.00 400.00
Mayor's Department
Salary of Mayor
2,500.00
Other expenses
300.00
Administrative Salaries
2,238.86
Administrative other expenses
143.00
Auditor's Department
Salary of Auditor
2,868.00
Salary of Clerk
1,816.00
Other expenses
200.00
Treasurer and Collector's Department
2,916.00
Salaries of Clerks
3,324.00
Other expenses
2,500.00
Foreclosure of Tax Titles
250.00
Expense of Bond and Note Issue
300.00
Assessors' Department
Salary of Chairman
2,266.00
Salaries of Assessors ( Two )
4,132.00
Other expenses
900.00
City Clerk's Department
Salary of City Clerk
2,716.00
Other expenses
350.00
Vital Statistics
250.00
Old Records and Typewriting
100.00
Law Department
Salary of City Solicitor
1,000.00
City Solicitor for extra duties performed Other expenses
200.00
City Messenger
Salary of City Messenger
2,216.00
Extra hours duties performed
500.00
Election and Registration
Salaries of registrars
925.00
Registration
786.00
Other expenses
3,841.00
City Hall
2,750.00
Repairs Gutters and Conductors
150.00
License Commissioners Salaries
950.00
Other expenses
50.00
Planning Board
50.00
Enforcement of Zoning Law
50.00
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Salaries and wages
38,593.44
Salary of Building Custodian
2,112.00
Other expenses
2,050.00
Police Signal Service
400.00
Police Cruising Car
2,000.00
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Salaries and Wages
43,184.90
Other expenses
2,500.00
Fire Pensions
4,528.50
FIRE ALARM AND WIRES, INSPECTION AND TREES
Fire Alarm and Wires
Salary of Superintendent
800.00
Other expenses
600.00
170.00
Salary of Treasurer and Collector
950.00
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City Auditor
Inspection of Buildings Salary of Inspector Other expenses Sealer of Weights and Measures Salary
204.00 50.00
806.00
Other expenses
100.00
Tree and Moth Department
Salary of Superintendent of Tree, Moth and Parks
2,201.00
Tree, other expenses
3,800.00
Spraying Machine
2,000.00
Moth, other expenses
1,200.00
Tree Removal by Philip Noyes
110.00
Dog Officer
150.00
HEALTH AND SANITATION
Salary of Agent and Clerk
1,916.00
Salary of Clerk
1,612.00
Miscellaneous
5,100.00
Salary of School Physician
804.00
Salary of Inspector of Animals
350.00
Salary of Inspector of Milk
600.00
Salary of Inspector of Slaughtering
500.00
Sewer Construction
550.00
Sewer Maintenance
2,200.00
Street Cleaning
5,000.00
Garbage, Ashes and Rubbish Removal and Disposal District Nurse
100.00
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
Salary of Superintendent
2,825.00
Salaries of Clerk and Custodian
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