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$34,189.18
$34,500.00
3,985.78
Salary of Inspector
Clerical Services
City Auditor
Photos
16.00
Tools
88.10
Freight
13.89
Chain link fence
246.60
Tickets, gas All other
82.00
3,664.19
Repairs to City Trucks and Equipment :
Supplies and repairs to City Trucks and equipment Labor
1,863.49
8,935.75
Highway Repairs:
Labor
7,014.43
Stone and gravel
253.40
Tarvia and road oil
2,113.93
Equipment hire
1,214.00
Supplies, repairs and equipment
469.44
Kerosene
307.17
All other
56.23
11,428.60
Culverts :
Labor
3,001.11
Supplies
117.45
3,118.56
Street Sprinkling:
Labor
5,933.38
Materials
8,835.20
All other
26.51
14,795.09
Sidewalks and Edgestones:
Labor
4,551.40
Materials
1,980.70
Equipment hire
570.90
Snow and Ice Removal:
Labor
12,190.52
Truck and equipment hire
349.85
Sand and salt
3,653.00
Tools and equipment
194.36
All other
4.05
16,391.78
Highway Miscellaneous :
Signs
2,039.51
Beacons
54.93
Marking traffic lanes
521.35
Roadside mowing
48.00
Repairs to sea wall
31.60
Payroll, auction
258.90
Marches hill, grading Freight
1.10
2,985.79
Traffic Lighting:
Current
198.73
Supplies and repairs
195.46
394.19
Street Lighting:
Street Lighting, Plum Island:
Harbor Master:
Salary of Harbor Master
300.00
Gas, oil and anti-freeze Drainage:
Labor
1,573.65
Materials
134.76
1,708.41
Old Point Road, Plum Ialand : Labor
163.60
Materials
334.84
498.44
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19,577.64 464.62
5,158.33
30.40
7,103.00
7,072.26
67.26
City Auditor
Low Street Construction :
Labor
102.38
Mason
874.25
Gravel
826.32
Pipe
63.47
Equipment hire
4,339.12
New Door, Highway Headquarters:
Door
35.24
Services of architect
950.24
Vacation Pay :
Payrolls
Repairs to Parker Street Pump:
799.81
Materials and labor
Chapter 90:
2,535.35
Labor
351.14
Road materials
2.50
All other
22,998.36
Unpaid Bill 1953:
Repair City Truck and Equipment :
9.63
Supplies
$132,064.71
CHARITIES
Salaries and Wages:
Agent
$1,595.82
Clerks
2,609.69
Investigator
1,776.06
Other expenses :
General Administration:
Telephone
157.55
Office supplies
175.83
Painting and cleaning office
88.12
Publications
14.00
Outside Relief by City:
Groceries and provisions
16,743.23
Fuel
2,576.58
Board and care
7,199.05
Medicinal supplies
791.29
State institutions
640.00
Cash grants to individuals
6,483.95
Shoes and clothing
416.15
Transportation and travel expense
67.96
Services of physicians, dentists and optometrists
1,310.00
Hospitalization and treatment
2,646. 60
Moving expenses
20.00
Electricity
8.00
Burial expen ses
126.00
Horton Home:
Gas and electricity
113.96
Repairs to mower
3.00
Repairs, Horton Home
187.93
Relief by other Cities and Towns:
Cities
3,315.43
Towns
2,083.24
All other
2.80
45,170.67 $51,152.24
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Materials
516.50
890.00
Labor and material
25.00
1,124.00
Materials and supplies
20,109.37
5,981.57
1,956.20
City Auditor
Unpaid Welfare bills, 1953: Fuel
Groceries
$18.25 175.00
$193.25
School Dental Clinic and for Well Child Conference
$600.00
Disability Assistance
City Account : Cash payments
$23,932.93
Federal account :
Administration : Salaries Travel expense
1,057.57
10.47
1,068.04
Other expenses: Cash payments
8,125.69
$33,126.66
Aid to Dependent Children
City Account :
Cash payments
$45,060.35
Federal account:
Administration: Salaries Travel expense
13.09
2,230.92
Other expenses: Cash payments
34,923.31
Old Age Assistance
City Account :
Administration:
Salari es
6,399.73
Stationery and postage
283.78
Telephone
85.25
Transportation and travel
17.34
Servicing and repairs office equipment
77.39
Office equipment
157.55
Assistance :
Cash payments
247,979.62
Cities and towns
1,166.60
Federal Account :
Administration :
Salaries
5,637.06
Stationery and postage
682.02
Telephone
167.00
Travel and transportation
55.82
Servicing and repairs office equipment
101.50
Assistance:
Cash grants
176,964.04
Cities and towns
2,679.81
179,643.85
$442,454.51
Worcester Memorial Hospital
$1,200.00
Donation by City
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7,021.04
249,146.22
6,643.40
2,217.83
$82,214.58
City Auditor
SOLDIERS BENEFITS
Administration :
Salary of Director Salary of Clerk
$3,162.60 2,530.50
5,693.10
Other expenses:
Telephone
257.70
Office supplies
207.89
Services of physicians, dentists and optrometrists
897.00
Cash aid
14,146.00
Fuel
528.02
Groceries and provisions
4,562.00
Medicinal supplies
1,430.98
Hospitalization
2,589.00
Glasses and hearing aid supplies
63.35
Board and rent
1,371.00
Nursing services
15.50
Burial allowance
10.00
Shoe s
61.65
Association dues
10.00
Veterans Services, Travel
EDUCATION
Salaries:
Salary of Superintendent
$7,300.00
Clerk, Superintendent's office
3,100.00
Clerk, Principal's office
2,100.00
Vocational School Clerk
2,100.00
Truant officer
3,000.00
Truant officer, extra services
10.50
High School teachers
121,360.40
Elementary School teachers
205,866.81
Vocational School teachers
11,648.52
Physical Education & Athletic Salaries
15,510.00
High School janitors
12,035.32
Elementary School janitors
19,728.72
Cafeteria cook
2,080.06
405,840.33
Administration :
Printing, stationery, postage and office expense
1,215.29
Telephones
1,561.16
Travel allowance, superintendent
240.00
Travel allowance, teachers
645.00
Text books and supplies:
High:
Books
3,037.63
Supplies
3,733.34
Elementary :
Books
5,123.64
Supplies
3,425.63
Health
147.81
Vocational :
Office supplies
91.17
Tools, hardware and supplies
1,309.65
Building supplies and repairs
1,104.28
Books
5.56
Travel expense
121.34
Transportation on machinery
82.55
Publication
3.00
Association dues
2.00
14
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56
5
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04
22
40
85
51
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5 0
26,150.09 300.00
$32,143.19
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City Auditor
Transportation : Elementary
8,670.00
Household Arts:
Cooking and sewing supplies and repairs
298.12
Laundry
5.45
Building supplies and repairs
135.44
All other
4.71
Light :
High
3,261.31
Elementary
5,595.03
Vocational
817.96
Household Arts
145.87
Fuel :
High
2,750.46
Elementary
6,695.84
Vocational
717.63
Household Arts
120.06
Maintenance of Buildings and Grounds:
High:
4,005.59
Janitor's supplies
1,308.45
Elementary :
4,776.21
Janitor's supplies
1,503.80
Insurance
43.75
Tuition:
Tuition
444.60
Trade Schools
927.13
Transportation
184.00
Snow Removal
177.70
Athletic Plant maintenance
478.89
Supervision, other expenses
2,400.00
67,317.05
Physical Education and Athletic other expenses :
Insurance
883.20
Payrolls
287.25
Office supplies
87.53
Equipment and supplies
1,996.76
Travel and transportation
942.30
Laundry
148.64
Services of electrician
16.42
Express
3.92
Drugs
7.75
4,373.77
School Department for purpose of engaging Dr. William K. Wilson as an educational consultant for a further study of
Newburyport's school enrollment problem and the preparation of plans for new school construction
700.00
Special police officer, School traffic at High and Ashland Streets
534.00
Science Equipment :
980.17
Band Uniforms and Instruments Instruments
1,309.66
Repairs
150.00
Cleaning
34.75
1,494.41
Apprenticeship Tuition
281.40
Teachers' Retirement Payment
342.50
Travel out side State
121.53
Gym Equipment
423.00
Auditorium Fiano repairs
700.00
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Repairs
Repairs
City Auditor
Toilets Currier School: Advertising Services architect Plumbing
10.00 200.00
5,525.00
5,735.00
Painting Currier and Brown Schools
1,337.00
Cafeteria Equipment
1,059.29
Vocational School Equipment
996.80
Summer Reading Program: Books and games
100.44
Office expenses
9.80
Teachers
600.00
710.24
Summer Playgrounds :
Salaries: Director
400.00
Instructors
1,680.00
2,080.00
Other expenses:
Equipment and assembling
590.34
Bus hire
177.30
All other
16.10
783.74
$495,810.23
U.S.Grant, Household Arts, Smith-Hughes George-Barden Fund
Payrolls
$261.48
Payrolls
$4,724.14
Food
23,716.55
Express
85.40
Insurance
20.00
Advertising
40.00
Operating expense
397.81
$28,983.90
School Lunch Program
Milk
Newburyport High School Athletic Association
$1,928.39
Equipment and awards
2,236.73
Services of physicians, dentists and hospitals
936.47
Drugs
17.45
Travel and transportation
1,136.50
Reconditioning and cleaning equipment
1,647.77
Office supplies and printing
43.30
Telephone
6.14
Guarantees
2,257.18
Field maintenance
185.60
Insurance
62.50
Change for games
1,500.00
Express
28.00
Food for concessions
13.54
Scouting
155.00
Meals
55.00
Electricity
77.57
All other
21.90
$12,309.04
25
$3,085.07
Payrolls
High School Cafeteria
City Auditor
PARKING METERS MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION
Labor maintaining
$795.00
Collecting meter money
445.11
Supplies, equipment and repairs
602.22
Painting cur bings
50.00
Printing
196.20
Signs and repairs
273.60
All other
4.59
$2,366.72
MUNICIPAL RETI REMENT
Payments to Treasurer of Retirement System: Administration
$2,000.00
Pension Accumilation Fund
14,731.11
$16,731.11
CIVIL DEFENSE
Salary of Director
$2,253.85
Salary of Clerk
1,069.24
Office supplies
271.21
Telephone
106.10
Travel expense
170.71
Lighting
100.00
Rescue and transportation
35.76
Communications
571.10
Fire
181.59
Police
33.87
Control center, labor and supplies
183.68
$4,977.11
CIVIL DEFENSE FIRE AND POLICE RADIO! COMMUNICATIONS
Civil defense radio communications and installing
CLAM PLANT
Salaries:
Salary Acting Chemist
$3,209.28
Salary of Assistants
12,375.43
Other expenses:
Office supplies
65.92
Repairs and replacements
543.48
Light and power
638.72
Fuel
259.84
Plant supplies
731.66
Telephone
38.93
Express
57.43
Bonds
30.00
All other
2.00
2,367.98
$17,952.69
HURRICANE CAROL
Payrolls
$33,203.07
Clearance debris, public property
20,451.25
Temporary restoring of essential facil-
ities
828.91
Temporary repairs to public property
323.04
Guarding devasted areas
143.86
Cleaning debris, private property
30.45
HURRICANE EDNA
Payrolls
$45.65
Clearance debris, public property
155.00
All other
1.50
$202.15
$3,235.82
15,584.71
$54,980.58
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CITY AUDITOR
WATER
Administration:
Salary of Superintendent
$4,635.60
Salary of Clerks
5,249.78
Extra clerical
525.52
Superintendent of Pumping Station
4,692.86
Office supplies
1,173.15
Office repairs
45.69
Telephones
526.50
Electric lighting
197.61
Bonds
32.50
Publications
11.50
Services of engineers
364.75
Print ing and advertising
323.35
All other
8.00
General:
Labor
16,115.54
Truck supplies and repairs
273.58
Taxes on real estate
145.18
Pipe and fittings
5,046.53
Meters and fittings
1,368.76
Gas and oil
517.64
Freight
29.59
Hydrants
689.53
Hardware, tools and supplies
338.83
Standpipe, supplies and repairs
3,277.41
Salt hay
15.00
Excavating, backfilling and trenching
292.08
Diving operation
29.80
Hot top and gravel
32.95
Damages- basement
80.00
Rent, storage
81.43
All other
15.49
Pumping Station
Engineers
18,870.00
Labor
13,096.95
Oil, waste and packing
2,378.30
Coal
17,072.18
Chemicals
1,074.91
Gravel packed well
102.44
Use of autos
490.00
Repairs to telemeter
139.73
Electricity
137.13
Power
6,685.33
Hardware, tools and repairs
192.51
Building supplies and repairs
40.48
Pump supplies and repairs
657.21
Freight
21.68
Supplies and repairs, auto
79.43
Supplies and repairs chlorinator
100.01
Gasoline
112.91
Supplies and repairs compressor
110.64
Supplies and repairs boiler
1,127.74
Supplies and repairs filter
200.25
Supplies and repairs engine
62.52
Boiler Insurance
971.27
Auto insurance
316.04
Tractor hire and excavating
41.50
Repairs to cement wall
27.50
Charts
6.50
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NON-REVENUE
School Repairs:
Advertising
$21.25
Services of architect
1,300.00
Painting
8,080.00
Heating
6,649.84
Roofing
278.00
Electrical
815.92
Plumbing
54.50
$17,199.51
Sewer Loan :
Services of Engineers
$11,692.23
Advertising
81.40
Postage
1.47
Labor
46.00
Supplies
236.94
Payment on contract
46,549.80
$58,607,84
INCOME TRUST FUNDS Balch Fund Cr.
Balance January 1, 1954
$125.00 250.00
375.00
Dr.
Transferred to Bartlett Mall
250.00
Balance December 31, 1954
$125.00
Bromfield Fund
Cr.
From trustees of trust funds
Dr.
Transferred to Tree Department, other expenses 182.80
Transferred to Sidewalks and Edgestones 182.81
$365.61
A. Gertrude Cutter Fund
Cr.
$731.07
From trustees of trust funds
1,412.67
Transferred to Michael Cashman Park Dr.
300.00
Transferred to City Parks 1,107.55
1,407.55
Balance December 31, 1954
$736.19
A. M. Gorwaiz Fund
Cr.
Balance January 1, 1954
$11.06
From trustees of trust funds
3.02
Dr.
Transferred to Atkinson Common
$14.08
Charles H. Knight Fund
Cr.
Balance January 1, 1954
$44.40
From trustees of trust funds
12.09
56.49
Transferred to Atkinson Common
$56.49
From trustees of trust funds
$365.61
Balance January 1, 1954
2,143.74
14.08
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City Auditor
M: H. Simpson Fund Cr.
Balance January 1, 1954
$452.91 819.91
From trustees of trust funds
$1,272.82
Dr.
Transferred to Street Sprinkling
819.91
Balance December 31, 1954
$452.91
Margaret Atwood Fund Cr.
$550.32
From trustees of trust funds
331.23
Dr.
154.95
Balance December 31, 1954
$726.60
Annie D. Davis Fund
Cr.
From trustees of trust funds
Dr.
$25.00
Timothy D. Dexter Fund
$348.70
From trustees of trust funds
64.60
Balance December 31, 1954
$413.30
L. M. Follansbee Fund
Cr.
Balance January 1, 1954
$234.43
From trustees of trust funds
111.45
Dr.
Payments to beneficiaries
95.00
Balance December 31, 1954
$250.88
Putnam Fund
Balance January 1, 1954
$750.73
Balance December 31, 1954
$750.73
Moses Brown Fund Cr.
$1,682.79
From Trustees of trust funds
427.26
Balance December 31, 1954
$2,110.05
Paul A. Merrill Fund
Cr.
Balance January 1, 1954
$183.50
From trustees of trust funds
25.00
Dr.
208.50
School Department, Prizes
17.00
Balance December 31, 1954
$191.50
Balance January 1, 1954
881.55
Payments to beneficiaries
$25.00
Newburyport Society for Relief of Aged Women
Balance January 1, 1954
Cr.
345.88
Balance January 1, 1954
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City Auditor
R. N. Toppan Fund Cr.
$152.88 7.50
From trustees of trust funds
160.38
Dr.
3.50
School Department, Prizes Balance December 31, 1954
$156.88
LIBRARY TRUST FUNDS Emma Andrews Fund Cr.
Balance January 1, 1954
$17.25
From trustees of trust funds
25.00
42.25
Dr.
Books
27.51
Balance December 31, 1954
$14.74
J. M. Bradbury Fund
Cr.
$17.68
From trustees of trust funds
30.00
47.68
Dr.
Building supplies
3.20 39.20
42.40
Balance December 31, 1954
$5.28
Charles W. Bradstreet Fund
Cr.
$14.44
From trustees of trust funds
25.00
Library supplies
15.00
Building supplies
4.26
19.26
Balance December 31, 1954
$20.18
Lucy G. B. Colby
Cr.
Balance January 1, 1954
$29.31
From trustees of trust funds
21.00
From damages to books
129.60
179.91
Dr.
142.58
Balance December 31, 1954
$37.33
W. O. Coffin Fund
Cr.
Balance January 1, 1954
$33.25
From trustees of trust funds
250.00
283.25
Books
269.15
Balance December 31, 1954
$14.10
Balance January 1, 1954
Library Supplies
Balance January 1, 1954
39.44
Dr.
Books
Dr.
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Balance January 1, 1954
City Auditor
Charlotte C. Cole Fund Cr.
From trustees of trust funds
Dr.
Library Salaries
$50.00
John J. Currier Fund
Cr.
$15.64
From trustees of trust funds
25.00
Dr.
Books
Balance December 31, 1954
$32.30
A. E. Cutter Fund
Cr.
$67.62
Frin trustees of trust funds
100.00
Dr.
67.80
Balance December 31, 1954
$99.82
Nathan D. Dodge Fund
Cr.
$10.08
From trustees of trust funds
30.60
Dr.
30.33
Balance December 31, 1954
฿10.35
W.H.P. Dodge Fund
Cr.
#34.30
From trustees of trust funds
79.36
$113.66
Dr.
Periodicals and books
94.67
Balance December 31, 1954
$18.99
Susan M. Donnell Fund
Cr.
$76.49
From trustees of trust funds
75.00
151.49
Binding
Balance December 31, 1954
$43.96
Daniel Foster Fund
Cr.
$7.64
From trustees of trust funds
7.50
Books
4.84
Balance December 31, 1954
$10.30
Dr.
107.53
Balance January 1, 1954
15.14
Dr.
$50.00
Balance January 1, 1954
40.64
8.34
Balance January 1, 1954
167.62
Binding
Balance January 1, 1954
40.68
Books
Balance January 1, 1954
Balance January 1, 1954
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City Auditor
J. A. Frothingham Fund Cr.
$25.68 25.00
Dr.
Books
34.83
Balance December 31, 1954
$15.85
Harry Futterman Fund
Cr.
Balance January 1, 1954
$38.43
Dr.
Records
16.38
Balance December 31, 1954
$22.05
S. A. Green Fund
Cr.
$12.09
From trustees of trust funds
60.00
Dr.
47.67
Balance December 31, 1954
$24.42
George Haskell Fund
Cr.
$25.75
From trustees of trust funds
32.16
Books
44.00
Balance December 31, 1954
$13.91
Dr. T. R. Healey Fund
Cr.
$4.66
From trustees of trust funds
25.00
29.66
Dr.
Books
21.39
Balance December 31, 1954
$8.27
S. W. Marston Fund
Cr.
Balance January 1, 1954
$113.96
From trustees of trust funds
125.00
Books
163.24
Balance December 31, 1954
$75.72
Balance January 1, 1954
From trustees of trust funds
50.68
Balance January 1, 1954
72.09
Books and periodicals
Balance January 1, 1954
57.91
Dr.
Balance January 1, 1954
238.96
Dr.
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City Audi tor
E. S. Moseley Fund Cr.
Balance January 1, 1954
From trustees of trust funds
$101.55 130.00
Dr.
Library supplies
122.63 6.87
129.50
Balance December 31, 1954
$102.05
W. O. Moseley Fund
Cr.
Balance January 1, 1954
$227.78
From trustees of trust funds
354.80
582.58
Building supplies
1.87 61.50 413.84
477.21
Balance December 31, 1954
$105.37
Alice C. Moulton Fund
Cr.
Balance January 1, 1954
$30.96
From trustees of trust funds
55.74
Dr.
41.36
Balance December 31, 1954
: 45.34
Paul A. Pathe Fund Cr.
$.30
From trustees of trust funds
23.58
Dr.
20.30
Balance December 31, 1954
$3.58
Ethel Parton Fund
Cr.
$47.63
From trustees of trust funds
63.00
Donation
50.00
160.63
Dr.
Books
135.30
Balance December 31, 1954
$25.33
George B. Pettingell Fund
Cr.
Balance January 1, 1954
$3.59
From trustees of trust funds
60.34
Transfer to South End Reading Room
30.17
Books
33.36
63.53
Balance December 31, 1954
.40
Dr.
Library supplies Books
86.70
Books
Balance January 1, 1954
23.88
Books
Balance January 1, 1954
63.93
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231.55
Periodicals and books
City Auditor
Plumer Fund Cr.
Balance January 1, 1954
$9.90
Dr.
Books
4.66
Balance December 31, 1954
$5.24
M. P. Sawyer Fund Cr.
$77.50
From trustees of trust funds
150.00
Dr.
Books
201.69
Balance December 31, 1954
$25.81
J. R. Spring Fund Cr.
$269.32
From trustees of trust funds
550.00
819.32
Dr.
632.90
Balance December 31, 1954
$186.42
E. H. Stickney Fund Cr.
$157.79
From trustees of trust funds
415.72
573.51
Books
436.20
Balance December 31, 1954
$137.31
Eben Stone Fund Cr.
$26.02
From trustees of trust funds
139.12
Books
135.94
Balance December 31, 1954
$29.20
Benjamin G. Sweetser Fund Cr.
$91.77
From trustees of trust funds
125.00
216.77
Dr.
Books
139.33
Balance December 31, 1954
$77.44
William G. Todd Fund Cr.
Balance January 1, 1954
$273.98
From trustees of trust funds
539.92
Dr.
813.90
Periodicals, books and newspapers
670.45
Balance December 31, 1954
$143.45
Balance January 1, 1954
227.50
Balance January 1, 1954
Books
Balance January 1, 1954
Dr.
Balance January 1, 1954
165.14
Balance January 1, 1954
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City Audi tor
A. Williams Fund Cr
Balance January 1, 1954
From trustees of trust funds
# 1.41 30.00
Dr.
Books
29.18
Balance December 31, 1954
$2 .. 23
Wiggin Fund Cr.
$6.13
Balance January 1, 1954 Donations
50.56
Dr.
Books
27.80
Balance December 31, 1954
$28.89
Wightman Fund
Cr.
Balance January 1, 1954
$119.70
From trustees of trust funds
221.84
Dr.
259.13
Balance December 31, 1954
$82.41
Marquand Grant Cr.
Balance January 1, 1954
$61.33
Dr.
Microfilming
$61.33
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31.41
56.69
341.54
Books
City Auditor
Annual report of the Trustees of the Building Fund of the Newburyport Public Library Year 1954
Income and Expenditures
Dec. 31, 1953 Balance on hand Institution for Savings
$522.12
Merchant s National Bank 35.38
$557.50
Income
Insitution for Savings April dividend
$157.83
October dividend 160.19
Total income 318.02
Income and balance $875.52
1954
Dec. 22 A.H. Anderson Co. repairs on roof
34.40
Total payments. 34.40
$841.12
Dec. 31 Balance Institution for Savings
$840.14
= Merchants National Bank .98
$841.12
Principal of Fund
Deposit Institution for Savings, Book 21990 $10,000.00
William Balch Treasurer of Building Fund
NEWBURY PORT PUBLIC LIBRARY PEABODY FUND
Annual report of the Treasurer- for year ending December 1, 1954
RECEIPTS
On hand, December 1, 1953
$252.08 450.00
$702.08
EXPENDITURES
Books Postage
427.73
. 50
428.23
Balance on hand, December 1, 1954
$273.85
Dividends
Respectfully, Laurence Hayward Treasurer, Peabody Fund
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City Auditor
Moses Atkinson School Fund Cash Savings Deposits
Securities Par value Total
On hand, Dec. 31, 1954 $82.53 $7,181.87
$750.00 $8,014.40
Receipts
Payments
Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1954
$61.03 Newburyport Daily News $22.50
Withdrawn from Five Cents Savings Bank
150.00 First & Ocean National Bank 6.00
Income
68.00
Howell Atwell 30.00
Cash on hand Dec. 31, 1954 82.53
$279.03
$279.03
Investments
20 shares Merchants National Bank, Newburyport, Mass.
$400.00
7 shares First & Ocean National Bank, Newburyport, Mass. 350.00
On deposit Dec. 31, 1954 First & Ocean Bank, 11
82.53
On deposit Dec. 31, 1954 Institution for Savings, Newburyport,
Mass.
4,095.36
On deposit Dec. 31, 1954 Five Cents Savings Bank, =
3,086.51
$8,014.40
WILLIAM WHEELWRIGHT SCIENTIFIC SCHOOL Investment of Fund, October 29, 1954
Bonds
$282,208.88
Stocks
345,476.68 8,200.00
Note Receivable
150.00
Cash
13,697.57
$649,733.13
Receipts
Cash on hand October 30, 1953
$19,941.36
Securities sold and matured Income
34,505.42
Payment on note
100.00
Sale of rights
229.96
$117,922.10
Payments
Student account
$15,213.00
Securities purchased
85,065.62 3,571.16
Accrued interest
74.75
Withholding tax
300.00
$104,224.53
Cash on hand October 29, 1954
$13,697.57
norbert afarey
City Auditør
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Administrative expense
63,145.36
Real Estate Trusts
Philander T. Mann 138.00
City Auditor CITY OF NEWBURYPORT
December 31, 1954
Assets
Revenue Cash:
Federal Grants:
In banks and office
$351,270.62
ADC Administration, $200.53
Old Age Assistance, Admin. 615.10
Aid to Dependent Children, 199.43
Accounts Receivable : Taxes :
Disability Assistance, Adm. 116.11
Levy of 1953 :
1,131.17
Personal,
130.01
High School Cafeteria,
2,049.52
Real Estate,
25,122.26
Levy of 1954:
Poll,
284.00
Personal,
10,286.40
Real Estate,
84,331.79
120,154.46
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax:
Levy of 1953,
199.19
Parking Meter Fees,
5,251.70
Levy of 1954,
16,756.58
Premiums,
433.40
16,955.77
Income Perpetual Care of Lots,
531.43
Tax Titles,
Tax Title Possessions,
1,565.79
Departmental:
Fire,
404.00
Health
21.00
Sidewalks,
62.00
Sewer, 915.60
263,50
Outside Relief, State
1,954.94
Outside Relief, Cities and Towns,
367.50
Old Age Assistance, Cities
and Towns, 1,345.50
School Lunch Program,
343.22 U.S.Grant, Household Arts, Smith-Hughes Fund, 223.97 Newburyport High School Athletic Fund, 2,971.15
Tailings,
258.32
Sale of Cemetery Lots and Graves Fund,
1,124.00
1,654.36
Dog Licenses,
18.00
Overlay Surplus, Reserve Fund,
2,168.37
Revenue Appropriations,
81,208.19
Overestimates 1954:
State Parks & Reservations, 10.80
County Tax, 314.06
324.86
Highways,
Liabilities and Reserves
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City Auditor
City of Newburyport, Balance Sheet, Continued:
Veterans' Services, State
870.96 50.00
Revenue Reserved until Collected: Motor Vehicle Excise Tax, 16,955.77
Tax Titles, 1,654.36
7,239.17
Tax Title Possessions , 1,565.79
Water:
Fixture Rates
7,986.60
Meter Rates,
1,093.82
State Aid to High ways, 8,000.00
44,770.95
Loans authorized, unissued
25,000.00
Underestimate to be raised by Assessors: County Hospital,
1,949.37
Reserve for Water Department Advance, 9,000.00
Overlay Deficits to be raised by
Assessors :
Overlay 1953,
318.82
Overlay 1954,
2,714.68
3,033.50
State Aid to Highways,
8,000.00
Water Department Advance, to be Reimbursed within 10 years,
9,000.00
Loans Authorized,
25,000.00
$555,178.90
$555,178.90
Non-Revenue Accounts
Cash :
$172,112.50 Water Mains 1953, School Repairs, Sewers,
$3,506.76
3,513.58
165,092.16
$172,112.50
$172,112.50
City Owned Property,
Schools,
984.17
Departmental, 7,239.17
Water, 9,355.86
Service Pipe and Miscell. 275.44
9,355.86
Water Surplus, Excess and Deficiency,
14,585.83
363,784.82
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City Auditor City of Newburyport
Balance Sheet, Continued
Net Funded or Fixed Debt : $434,000.00
Inside Debt Limit: Sewer Loan 1954, $220,000.00
School Repairs Loan 1951, 18,000.00 School Repairs Loan 1953, 80,000.00
$318,000.00
Outside Debt Limit :
Water Loan 1938,
10,000.00
Water Mains Loan 1945,
3,000.00
Water Mains Loan 1947,
3,000.00
Water Mains Loan 1950,
44,000.00
Water Mains Loan 1953,
56,000.00
116,000.00
$434,000.00
$434,000.00
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City Audit or 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 of Committees
$400.00
400.00
Salaries of Councillors
3,300.00
3,287.50
12.50
Other expenses
1,000.00
745.62
254.38
Mayor's Department
Salary of Mayor
2,500.00
2,500.00
Salary of Secretary to Mayor
520.00
57.86
577.86
Other expenses
400.00
100.00
492.49
7.51
Auditor's Department
Salaries
6,615.00
6,615.00
Other expenses
600.00
565.18
34.82
Treasurer and Collector's Department
8,865.00
8,865.00
Other expenses
5,001.53
5,001.53
City Treasurer for year 1953 handling meter money
350.00
350.00
Expense of Bond and Note Issue
500.00
283.68
783.68
Foreclosure of Tax Titles
100.00
41.84
58.16
Salary of Custodian of Tax Titles
100.00
100.00
Assessors' Department
9,660.00
9,660.00
Other expenses
2,300.00
1,952.59
347.41
City Clerk's Department
3,650.00
3,650.00
Other expenses
550.00
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