City Officers and the Annual Reports to the City Council of Newburyport 1956-1957, Part 13

Author: City of Newburyport
Publication date: 1956
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Drainage


Chapter 90


3,000.00 7,500.00 300.00


Goodwin's Landing


300.00


Janvrin's Landing Comfort Station Plum Island HARBOR MASTER Salary Other expenses


385.00


CHARITIES


Welfare Salaries


Salary of Agent 4,872.00


Salary Senior Clerk & Typist (N. Wile) 2,958.00


Salary Junior Clerk Typist (J. Nagle ) 2,562.00


Salary Social Worker (M.A.Lyons ) 3,623.00


14,015.00


Less estimated Federal Grants, Aid to


Dependent Children, Administration, and


Disability Administration 3,500.00


10,515.00


Welfare other expenses


School Dental Clinic and for Well Child Conference


Disability Assistance


Aid to Dependent Children


Old Age Assistance Administration


Salary of Senior Clerk (M. K. Kelly) 3,090.00


Salary of Social Worker (D.H. Twomey) 3,623.00


Salary Junior Clerk & Stenographer


(M.M. Patten 2,678.00


Salary Social Worker


(M.A.Roaf) 3,623.00


Salary Junior Clerk & Typist


(N. Lancaster 2,430.00


15,444.00


Less estimated Federal Grants, Old Age Assistance, Administration 5,752.00


Old Age Assistance


VETERANS BENEFITS


Salary of Director of Veterans Services


4,036.00


Salary of Assistant Director of Veterans Services


3,069.00


Veterans Benefits


Veterans Services, Travel


Care of Soldiers' Graves


28,000.00 400.00 500.00


PUBLIC LIBRARY Salaries


Katherine M. Kuechle


4,356.00


Grace Bixby


2,570.00


Elizabeth M. Brennan


2,378.00


Eleanor M. Clancy


2,378.00


Grace L. Colby


2,316.00


Eleanor E. Gannon


2,506.00


Bessie W. P. Hills


1,992.00


Beulah E. Moody


2,506.00


Catherine W. Parsons


2,378.00


Marion G. Rodd


2,378.00


Dorothy M. Walton


1,395.00


John Szmura


2,935.00


Substitutes


Other expenses


30,088.00 800.00 8,000.00


* Includes Anna Jaques Hospitalization


350.00


100.00


35,000.00 600.00 25,000.00 46,500.00


9,692.00 300,000.00


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City Auditor


RECREATIONS


City Parks


4,500.00


Michael Cashman Park


900.00


Park anı Tree Department Headquarters


500.00


Moseley Woods


2,000.00


Atkinson Common


2,750.00


Atkinson Common, Chain Link Fence


550.00


Edward G. Perkins Playgrounds


600.00


Veterans' Memorial Park


600.00


Bartlett Mall, Winter Program


500.00


UNCLASSIFIED


Reserve Fund


2,000.00


Damages to Persons and Property, and Claims


4,000.00


Other City Property


1,000.00


Workmen's Compensation


500.00


World War #2 Honor Roll


200.00


City Clocks


200.00


Memorial Day Exercises


300.00


Memorial Day G.A.R.


400.00


Firemen's Memorial Sunday


75.00


Spanish War Veterans


150.00


Veterans Foreign Wars


100.00


Disabled American Veterans


100.00


American Legion


100.00


Jewish War Veterans


100.00


Christmas Decorations


100.00


Fourth of July Celebration


300.00


Greenhead Control


1,000.00


Insurance City Buildings


5,000.00


Workmen's Compensation Insurance


6,000.00


Economic Development Commission


2,000.00


DOG OFFICER


Salary of Dog Officer


440.00


Fees for Board and Killing Dogs


325.00


CIVILIAN DEFENSE


Salary of Director


2,750.00


Clerical Assistance


1,100.00


Other expenses


2,500.00


Travel outside State


250.00


MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT


Administration


2,000.00


Pension Accumulation


21,227.95


Military Service Credit


207.93


CEMETERIES*


Salary of Superintendent


1,760.00


Other expenses


4,500.00


Fence at cemetery


420.00


CLAM PLANT


Salary of Superintendent


($80.00 weekly)


4,171.43


Salary of 4 laborers


($69.00 weekly)


14, 391.44


Laborers and extra help Other expenses


3,440.00


INTEREST AND MATURING DEBT


20,220.00


Indebtedness


73,000.00


700.00


Interest on debt


* Cemeteries, Hourly rates : Laborers $1.30.


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City Auditor


WATER DEPARTMENT


Salaries and wages Principal Clerk


$3,465.00 yearly 11


Clerk and Typist


2,376.00


Clerx and Stenographer


2,376.00 11


Chief Engineer


103.95 weekly


Engineers


80.85


11.


Station operator


1.47 hourly = 1.40


Water Construction Foreman


103.95 weekly


Assistant Water Construction Foreman


75.07


=


Senior Pipe Layer


69.30


=


Junior Pipe Layer


1.40 hourly


Laborers


1.30


=


Other expenses


Interest


Indebtedness


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


Salaries


574,615.00


Other expenses


12/1,245.00


Physical Education and Athletic Salaries


23,620.00


Physical Education and Athletic other expenses


12,791.00


Summer Playgrounds Salaries


2,080.00


Summer Playgrounds other expenses


1,200.00


Apprenticeship Tuition


510.00


Stadium Repairs


4,000.00


Travel outside State


400.00


SUMMARY


General Government


$87,123.57


Police Department


82,010.70


Fire Department


104,930.57


Fire Alarm, Inspection and Trees


35,320.00


Health and Sanitation


47,445.00


Highway Department


154,837.00 485.00


Charities


427,307.00


Veterans' Benefits


36,005.00


Public Library


38,888.00


Recreations


12,900.00


Unclassified


23,625.00 765.00


Civil Defense


6,600.00 23,435.88


Cemeteries


6,680.00


Clam Plant


22,702.87


Interest and maturing debt


93,220.00


Water


164,260.78 743,461.00


School Department


$2,122,002.37


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73,546.97


Skilled laborers


57,319.56 4,433.00 28,961.15


Harbor Master


Dog Officer


Municipal Retirement


TRUSTEES OF NEWBURYPORT TRUST FUNDS-SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS TREASURER'S ANNUAL REPORT


FUND Emma L. Andrews Margaret Atwood


INVESTMENT


DUE


AMOUNT


INCOME


U.S.G. Bonds


Dec. 1958


$1,000.00


$25.00


Institution for Savings


Demand


5,500.00


173.21


Np't. Five Cents Savings Bank


Demand


5,500.00


171.88


Poor and Religious Bartlett Mall


Institution for Savings


Demand


1,000.00


31.25


Gen'l. Use of Library


U.S.G. Bonds


Dec. 1958


1,000.00


25.00


Mass. Hosp. Life Ins. Co.


Demand


10,000.00


442.54


Np't. Five Cents Savings Bank


Demand


5,000.00


157.47


Schools


Institution for Savings Bank


Demand


5,000.00


157.47


Schools


U.S.G. Bonds


Dec. 1958


5,000.00


125.00


Schools


Np't. Five Cents Savings


Demand


1,500.00


8.13


Prin. N.H.S. - Books


Sarah C. Brown w. O. Coffin


U.S.G. Bonds & Np't. Five Cents Savings Bank


Jan. 1957


10,000.00


362.50


Books for Library


Lucy G.B. Colby


Np't. Five Cents Savings Bank


Demand


700.00


21.88


Replacement of old books


Charlotte C. Cole


U.S.G. Bonds


Dec. 1958


2,000.00


50.00


Supt. of Reading Room


John J. Currier


U.S.G. Bonds


Dec. 1958


1,000.00


25.00


Newburyport and Newbury books.


John N. Cushing Caleb Cushing


Np't. Five Cents Savings Bank Institution for Savings Bank


Demand


1,000.00


31.25


Demand


1,000.00


31.25


Pub. Lib. and purchase of books for High School Seniors.


A. E. Cutter A. G. Cutter


U.S.G. Bonds


Dec. 1958


4,000.00


100.00


Gen'l. use of Library


Demand


25,432.17


794.75


Beautifying the City


Np't. Five Cents Savings Bank Institution for Savings Bank


Demand


26,227.10


825.99


Beautifying the City


Atch., Topeka & Santa Fe-4% U.S.G. Bonds


Nov. 1960


1,000.00


25.00


Beautifying the City


Chicago & Erie R.R. - 5%


May 1,1982


1,000.00


50.00


Beautifying the City


Annie D. Davis


U.S.G. Bonds


Dec. 1958


1,000.00


25.00


Aged Ladies'


Timothy Dexter


Institution for Savings


Demand


2,137.50


67.31


Poor


Nathan D. Dodge


Np't. Five Cents Savings Bank


Demand


1,020.00


31.88


Books for Library


Wm. H. P. Dodge


Institution for Savings Bank U.S.G. Bonds


Demand


2,645.00


82.66


Books, papers for Lib.


Susan M. Donnell


Dec. 1958


3,000.00


75.00


Gen'1. use of Library


L.M. Follansbee


Np't. Five Cents Savings Bank Institution for Savings


Demand


2,500.00


78.13


Poor


Daniel Foster


Np't. Five Cents Savings Bank


Demand


250.00


7.81


Books for Library


J. A. Frothingham


Institution for Savings


June 1956


1,000.00


31.25


Books for Library


A. M. Gorwaiz


Demand


100.00


3.14


Atkinson Common


S. A. Green


Demand


2,000.00


81.25


Books for Library


George Haskell


Demand


1,072.50


33.50


Books for Library


Doctor Healy


1960


1,000.00


25.00


Medical Books


CITY TREASURER


PURPOSE


So. End Reading Room Poor and Religious


U.S.G. Bonds


Dec. 1958


10,000.00


250.00


Balch Fund J. M. Bradbury C. W. Bradstreet John Bromfield Moses Brown


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Np't. Five Cents Savings Bank Salem Five Cents Savings Bank Institution for Savings Bank U.S.G. Bonds


Demand


1,206.25


37.98


Poor


Oct.1,1995


1,000.00


40.00


Beautifying the City


Gen'l. Use of Library Sidewalks & Trees


1957


68


FUND


INVESTMENT


High School(C1.'18) Np't. Five Cents Savings Bank


Demand


$356.19


10.87


Athletic Field


High School (cl. '17)


Np't. Five Cents Savings Bank


Demand


369.89


11.27


Memorial


Charles H. Knight


Np't. Five Cents Savings Bank


Demand


400.00


12.60


Atkinson Common


S. W. Marston


U.S.G. Bonds


Dec.1958


5,000.00


125.00


General Use of Library


Paul A. Merrill


U.S.G. Bonds


Dec.1958


1,000.00


25.00


School Prize


E.S. Moseley


Np't. Five Cents Savings Bank


Demand


1,000.00


31.25


General Use of Library


U.S.G. Bonds


Dec.1958


4,000.00


100.00


General Use of Library


W.O. Moseley


Institution for Savings Bank


Demand


4,560.80


142.50


General Use of Library


Chic., Burl. & Qu.R.R. - 4%


Mar. 1,1958


2,000.00


80.00


General Use of Library


N.Y., N.H. & H.R.R. - 4%


July 1,2022


900.00


30.00


General Use of Library


Boston & Maine R.R. - 5%


May 1,1940


1,000.00


40.00


General Use of Library


U.S. Savings Bonds


Oct. 1958


2,000.00


50.00


General Use of Library


Alice C. Moulton


Institution for Savings Bank


Demand


1,858.26


58.06


As Trs.of Library Direct


Municipal Bldgs.


Np't. Five Cents Savings


Bank


Demand


5,710.76


171.06


Replace loss by fire


Insurance Fund


N.Y.N.H. & H.R.R. - 4%


July 1,2022


5,400.00


176.00


Replace loss by fire Library


Ethel Parton


Institution for Savings Bank


Demand


2,100.00


65.63


Children's Books


Paul A. Pathe, Sr.


Institution for Savings Bank


Demand


786.23


24.56


Public Library


George B. Pettingell Institution for Savings Bank


Demand


2,011.13


62.85


One-half to So.End


Reading Room and one-


M. P. Sawyer


Salem Savings Bank


Demand


5,000.00


162.50


Books for Library


M. H. Simpson


Institution for Savings Bank


Demand


6,846.15


215.60


Sprinkling Streets


Chic., Burl. & Qu.R.R. - 4%


Mar. 1,1958


4,000.00


160.00


Sprinkling Streets


N.Y., N.H. & H.R.R. - 4%


July 1,2022


5,400.00


176.00


Sprinkling Streets


Boston & Maine R.R. - 5% U.S.G. Bonds


Oct. 1958


4,000.00


100.00


Sprinkling Streets


Demand


5,452.73


170.38


Branch Library


Demand


3,925.88


122.66


Branch Library


Mar. 1,1939


500.00


Branch Library


Jan. 15,1940


283.75


Branch Library


J. R. Spring


Dec. 1958


10,000.00


250.00


Books For Library


Institution. for Savings


Demand


10,000.00


312.50


Books For Library


E.H. Stickney


Institution for Savings U.S.G. Bonds


Dec. 1958


2,000.00


50.00


General Use of Library


Institution for Savings Bank


Demand


1,704.07


53.25


General Use of Library


N. Y., N.H., & H. R. R.


July 1,2022


900.00


38.00


General Use of Library


CITY TREASURER


Grace G. Pettingell Np't.Five Cents Savings Bank


Demand


500.00


1,500.00


60.00


Sprinkling Streets


So. End Read. Room


Np't. Five Cents Savings Bank Institution for Savings Bank 1680 Broadway Corp . Bond-62% 6th Ave. & 55th Corp. - 62% Real Est. Corner Purchase and Marlboro Streets U.S.G. Bonds


Demand


4,000.00


Demand


10,774.01


336.69


General Use of Library


Eben F. Stone


SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED) DUE


AMOUNT


1957 INCOME


PURPOSE


Harlan W. Noyes


Institution for Savings Bank


Demand


250.00


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half to the Public Lib. So. End Reading Room


Mar. 1,1942


69


SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONCLUDED)


FUND


INVESTMENT


DUE


AMOUNT


1957 INCOME


PURPOSE


Benj. G. Sweetser


U.S.G. Bonds


Dec.1958


$5,000.00


$125.00


General Use of Library


William C. Todd


Institution for Savings


Demand


9,514.37


297.31


Reading Room


Chic., Burl. & Qu.R.R. - 4%


March 1,1958


2,000.00


80.00


Reading Room


N.Y.N.H. & H.R.R. - 4%


July 1,2022


2,000.00


64.50


Reading Room


Boston & Maine R.R. - 5%


May 1,1940


1,000.00


40.00


Reading Room


U.S.G. Bonds


Oct. 1958


1,000.00


25.00


Reading Room


R. N. Toppan


Institution for Savings


Demand


250.00


7.81


School Prize


Annie I. Wightman


Institution for Savings


Demand


8,728.94


232.75


Pub.Lib. Reading Room


A. Williams


Salem Five Cents Savings Bank


Demand


1,000.00


40.63


Books for Library


$291,773.68


$8,842.39


CITY OF NEWBURYPORT - - INDEBTEDNESS PAYABLE IN 1961


BELLEVILLE SCHOOL AND BROWN SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS


INSTITUTION FOR SAVINGS - $16,428.86


CITY TREASURER


CITY TREASURER


SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS


TOTAL TRUST FUNDS


$291,773.68


Divided as follows:


Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank $66,791.74


Institution for Savings-


110,098.19


Massachusetts Hospital Life Ins. Co.


10,000.00


Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad.


1,000.00


Chicago & Erie Railroad-


1,000.00


Salem Savings Bank-


5,000.00


Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad-


8,000.00


New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad-


14,600.00


Boston & Maine Railroad-


3,500.00


1680 Broadway Corporation-


500.00


6th Avenue & 55th Street Corporation-


283.75


Real Est. corner Purchase & Marlboro Sts


4,000.00


U.S.A. "G" Bonds-


64,000.00


Salem Five Cents Savings Bank-


-3,000.00


Total


$291,773.68


XXXX


The Belleville School and Brown School


$16,428.86


Construction Projects


For Indebtedness Payable in 1961


Charles E Houghton Treasurer


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REPORT OF CITY REGISTRAR


Births Registered in 1957 (Including Stillborns)


Males


Fomalos


January .


21


17


February


19


15


March.


16


19


April


18


19


May


29


21


June


25


14


July


22


20


August


21


19


September


14


19


October


20


20


November


14


11


Decomber


22


17


241


211


Nativity of Parents


Father


Mother


Newburyport.


197


217


U.S. outside of Newburyport.


247


222


Canada


5


10


Poland


1


1


Italy.


1


Greece


1


1


Japan.


Ireland.


1


452


452


Births outside Newburyport, parents residing in the city:


Males


Females


16


20


Births in Newburyport, parents residing elsewhere :


Males


Females


84


89


71


REPORT OF CITY REGISTRAR (cont)


Marriages Registered in 1957


January .


8


February


7


March


7


April


8


May


9


June


22


July.


8


August


9


September


16


October


9


November


7


December


6


116


Nativity of Contracting Parties


Bride


Groom


Newburyport


62


51


Outside Newburyport


52


63


Outside U.S.A.


2


2


116


116


Deaths Recorded in 1957


Including Stillbirths -- Males 8, Females 1


Males


Females


January .


13


11


February .


8


9


March.


9


April.


10


5


May .


11


9


June


9


11


July


8


6


August


5


8


September


10


9


October.


9


21


November


7


5


December


7


11


106


109


Non-residents died in City: Males 31, Females 29


Residents of City dying elsewhere : Males 32 Females 10 Non-residents buried in City (not included in above) Males 8, Females 8.


VERA M.KELLY, City Registrar


72


ASSESSORS ANNUAL REPORT


January 1, 1958


REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS


To His Honor the Mayor and Members of the City Council City Hall Newburyport, Mass.


Gentlemen:


The Honorable Board of Assessors of the City of Newburyport hereby submits its report for the year 1957.


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


Total Appropriations G. L. Chap. 41, Sec.15A $1,946,796.71


Appropriations from


Available Funds


215,422.25


$2,162,218.96


Abatements


Other Amounts


Water (Acts 1908)


5,000.00


5,000.00


State Assessments


State Parks &


Reservations


4,154.00


State Audit & Examination


of Municipal Accounts


415.31


State Examination of


Retirement System 54.99


5,952.07


County Assessments


County Tax


40,942.66


Tuberculosis Hospital


Assessment


19,854.50


4,457.03


County Bridges


19,450.00


84,704.19 41,440.86


Overlay of Current Year


Gross Amount to be raised


$2,299,532.05


Estimated Receipts


Available Funds


Estimated Receipts


863,853.04


Over estimate previous year


County Tax


718.42 4,794.76


Tuberculosis Hospital


Available Funds


215,422.25


Total Estimated Receipts


and Available Funds


$1,084,778.47


Net Amount to be Raised by Taxation on Polls and Property


$1,214,753.58


Deficits in Overlay 1954,1955 215.97


215.97


1957 Over


1956 Under


Estimates Estimates


1,327.77


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ASSESSORS -2-


Number of Polls 4358 at $2.00


$8,716.00


Valuation


Personal Property $2,351,795.00 at 44.00


103,478.98


Real Estate


$25,058,150.00 at 44.00


1,102,558.60


$1,214,753.58


The total amount of tax committed to the Collector of Taxes for collection was $1,214,753.58.


The gain in valuation for the year 1957 is as follows:


Gain


Real Estate


$25,058,150.00


$24,854,280.00


$203,870.00


Personal 2,351,795.00


2,239,850.00


111,945.00


$27,409,945.00


$27,094,130.00


$315,815.00


Showing an increase in valuation of $315,815.00.


The Board made ten committments of Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes during the year 1957 as follows:


Date of


Commitment


Cars


Valuation


Tax


#1 June 18


1750


$903,810.00


$50,036.95


#2 July 29


1312


538,700.00


29,281.10


#3 Nov. 1


776


498,300.00


23,605.38


#4Nov. 20


515


237,730.00


11,951.49


#5 Dec. 7


271


128,340.00


5,328.59


#6 Dec. 20


346


180,350.00


7,888.83


#7 Jan. 24, 1958


Comm. Dec. 31, 1957


437


160,940.00


5,636.24


#8 Mar. 14, 1958


Comm. Dec. 31, 1957


457


317,880.00


6,592.26


#9 Mar. 20, 1958


Comm. Dec. 31, 1957


195


139,200.00


1,421.36


#10 Apr. 22, 1958


4


4,250.00


83.94


Comm. Dec. 31, 1957


6063


$3,109,500.00


$141,826.14


The amount of abatements granted on Motor Vehicle Excise Tax during the year 1957 were as follows:


Levy of 1955


Levy of 1956


None $1,067.35 8,679.06


Levy of 1957


$9,746.41


The amount of abatements granted on Polls, Personal Property and Real Estate during the year 1957 were as follows:


Levy of 1955


$124.32


Levy of 1956


5,690.22


Levy of 1957


26,447.66


$32,262.20


1957


1956


The largest percentage of abatements granted during the year 1957 were due to Statutory Exemptions by State Legislative Acts since 1942 and amendments thereto, permitting an increase in the number of persons qualifying.


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ASSESSORS -3-


We recommend that provisions for the preservation of the records of the Board of Assessors should be made, and that our maps and plans should be brought up to date.


Respectfully, submitted, Les a Barboro Mialedry Itmich William & Welch


Board of Assessors


75


LICENSE BOARD


LIC .L.SES ISEU D DURING THE YEAR 1957 BY THE NE. BURYPOPT LICENSE COMMISSION


Seasonal Malt Beverage Restaurant License


Donato De palma $350.00


Seasonal All-Alcoholic Restaurant License


Sportsman's Lodge 600.00


Frances Twomey Kelleher dba Leonardo 600.00


Clam Permit License


Carl Peterson 5.00


Package Goods Store-All Alcoholic @ #850. each


Canepa Bros. Sullivan-Lyons


C. Leary & Co.


Rochette & Son.


4 licenses 3400.00


Package Goods Store-Wine & Malt #350. each


Stickney's Peter Maganas 2 licenses 700.00


Common Victuallers-All Alcoholic Restaurant Licenses


12 licenses 10,200.00


1 license 70.00


Common Victualler-Wine & Malt $500. each


Zeke's Cafe paul's Cafe


Flying yankee Tap Room


3 licenses 1500.00


Club, All Alcoholic $400. each


Elks club


Disabled American Veterans


North End Boat Club Po ish American Club Loyal Order c_ Moose


5 licenses 2000.00


Club, Malt Beverage


Neptune Vet-ran Firemen


1 license 250.00


Worm P rmits issued


163 licenses .50 each 81.50


Common Victuallers $5.00 each 101 licenses


505.00


Frozen Dessert Licenses $5.00 each 44 licenses 220.00


Juke Box Licenses $2.00 each 26 licenses 52.00


Lodging House Licenses $2.00 each 11 licenses 22.00


76


LICENSE BOARD


LICENSES CONTINUED


Malt Be erage License issued for one day only $10.00


Neptune Veteran Fireman


All Alcoholic- one day issued


(10.00)


Island Association, Inc. American Legion Post


10.00


10.00


Kiwanis Club


10.00


TOTAL AMOUNT COL ECTED ON ALL LICENSES -$20,595.50


EXPENDI TURES


Office Supplies


$66.20


Advertising


63.00


Travel


20.00


Clerical


6.00


All other


.85


TOTAL


$156.05


SUMMARY


1 Seasonal Malt Beverage License $350.00


2 Seasonal All-Alcoholic Restaurant 1200.00


1 clam permit


5.00


4 package Store-All alcoholic 2 = .ine & Malt


700.00


13 Common Vict. All Alcoholic 3 11 Wine & Malt


1500.00


5 Club, All Alcoholic 1 " Malt Beverage


250.00


163 Worm permits


81.50


101 Common Victuallers


505.00


44 Frozen Dessert


220.00


26 Juke Box


52.00


11 Lodging House


22.00


1 Malt Beverage-one day


10.00


3 All Alcoholic-one day


30.00


TOTAL


$20,595.50


The above report was submitted by Mr. Carroll E. Dow, Chairman.


77


3400.00


10270 .00


2000.00


Report of City Marshal


To His Honor the Mayor and Board of Councillors of the City of Newburyport.


Gentlemen:


The whole number of Arrests during the year of 1957 for offences committed within the City of Newburyport is 670 of which 9 were foreign birth 661 were born within the limits of the United States. 69 were females and 95 were minors.


Arrests Were for the Following Causes


Absent without leave from Navy.


2


Assault and Battery.


13


Assault on Officers


8


Assault (felonious ) .


1


Assault with intent to Rape


5 1


Breaking of glass in Street.


Breaking and Entering Night Time and Larceny


Breaking and Entering Day Time and Larceny.


Attempt to commit Larceny.


1


Carrying Concealed Weapons


1 1


Desertion


Disorderly Conduct.


Disturbing the Peace


Drunkenness


Escaped Prisoner


False Alarms


Forgery.


1


Larceny


Lewd and Lascivious.


Malicious Injury to Property.


Neglected Children.


8 3


Non-Support.


Non-Payment of a Fine


Rape. .


Runaway Boys.


Resisting Arrest.


Truants.


Unnatural Act


Using Threatening Language


Vagrancy.


Violation of Plumbing Laws


1


Violation of Probation.


29 8


Violation of the Liquor Law


6


Automobile Violations :


Allowing an Improper Person to Operate


6


Failing to Stop at Signal of Officer.


10


Operating under Influence of Liquor


26


Operating so as to Endanger.


16


Operating without License


1


Operating after Revocation


2


Operating Unregistered Motor Vehicle


11


Operating Uninsured Motor Vehicle.


6


Leaving the Scene of Accident


5


Speeding.


46


Violation of Traffic Signals.


1


Violation of Parking Laws 32


Other Violations


24


9 13 236 2 2 2


Fugitive from Justice


Insane


18 24


15


11


Neglect of Children


36 1 2


4 2 4 1 1 8


Violation of Illegitimate Child Act.


6 2 2


Contributing to Delinquency of a Minor


78


Report of City Marshal


Disposed of as Follows


Appealed


Bound over to Grand Jury


Cases Continued.


Cases Dismissed.


Committed to Danvers Hospital.


Committed to Lyman School ..


Committed to the Essex County Training School.


160 days


Committed to Department of Public Welfare


Committed to State Farm, Bridgewater ..


Committed to State Farm, Bridgewater Suspended.


Committed to Youth Service Board and Suspended.


Defaulted.


Discharged by Court.


Fined and Paid ..


$4346.00


Fined and Suspended.


$ 390.00


House of Correction.


2455 days


House of Correction and Suspended.


5020 days


41 81 5 48


Put on Probation


79


Released. .


68


Turned over to other Officers


13


Turned over to Parents.


4


Turned over to the U. S. Navy


2


Miscellaneous


Amount of Property Reported Lost.


$9605.70


Amount of Property Recovered ..


$2296.50


Amount of Imprisonment Imposed (Days).


2455


Amount of Imprisonment Imposed (Days) Suspended.


5020


Accident Reported.


114


Assisted other Officers


427


Automobile Stolen ..


14


Automobile Recovered.


12


Buildings Found Open and Secured.


290


Bicycles Stolen ..


51


Bicycles Recovered ..


45


Complaints Investigated.


7708


Dangerous Wires and Poles Reported.


18


Dead Animals Found on Streets.


56


Defective Places in Streets Reported.


16


Defective Places in Sidewalk Reported.


47


Fires Extinguished without Alarm.


5


Injured Persons Assisted ..


15


Lights Found Burning in Buildings


2


Lights Reported Out In Stores.


15


Lost Children Restored to Parents


17


Number of Visits to Pool Rooms.


345


Officers for Extra Duty at Ward Rooms


23


Officers for Extra Duty at City Hall


5


Officers for Extra Duty at Ball Games.


49


Officers for Extra Duty at High School


3


Officers for Extra Duty at Dance Halls


17


Officers for Extra Duty at Theatres.


104


Sick Persons Assisted.


33


Street Lights Reported Out.


426


Windows Found Open and Secured


20


Windows Found Broken.


54


Summons Served for Other Police


97


Guards for Money Transfers


297


79


Water Main Burst, Superintendent Notified.


5


Intoxicated Persons helped Home


12


Ordered to make Restitution.


Placed on File.


14 7 54 37 18 1 2 4 2 3 2 1 12 16 337 8


Committed for Non-Payment of Fine ..


Report of City Marshal


Messages Delivered ..


246


No Fix Summons Issued.


1333


Visits to Liquor Places


4438


Dog Bits Reported.


35


Traffic Lights Reported Cut


10


Fingerprints Taken.


136


False Alarms Sounded.


13


Bicycles Registered.


277


Cases of Breaking and Entering.


31


Cases of Attempt to Break and Enter


5


Notified to License Dogs


479


Pistols Permits Issued.


87


Fatal Accident.


1


Respectfully submitted


James E. Sullivan City Marshal


80


Annual Report Newburyport Fire Department


To His Honor the Mayor and Members of the City Council


Newburyport, Mass.


Gentlemen:


I herewith submit the required report of the Newburyport Fire Department for the year beginning January 1, 1957 and ending December 31, 1957.


31 Bell Alarms ( for fires ) false )


14 Bell Alarms


6 Bell Alarms Chief's calls )


239 Still Alarms 61 Miscellaneous calls


1869 Miles travelled by apparatus


325 Hours service at fires etc.


54 Hours Pumpers worked


9000 Feet of 22 inch hose laid


5500 Feet of le inch hose laid


591 Feet of ladders used ( Aerial excluded )


16 Injuries reported while on duty


8 Help sent out of city 1 Plum Island excluded )


10 Locked out parties assisted


6 Halyards replaced on flag poles


5 Parades attended 3 Funerals attended


1182 Telephone calls to and from station ( No-school calls excl. ) 714 Ambulance Calls


8662 Miles travelled by ambulances


362 Oil burners inspected


148 Buildings inspected 46 Complaints attended to


255 Permits for fires issued 57 Soda and Acid chemicals recharged


Value of buildings and contents


$ 70,550.00


Insurance carried on buildings and contents $ 93,800.00


Insurance paid on buildings and contents $ 25,038.64


Respectfully submitted, Herbert H. C. Bryant.


Herbert H.C. Bryant Chief of Fire Dept.


81


WEIGHTS & MEASURES


WEIGHTS & MEASURES


Adjusted


Sealed


Not Seded


Condemn.


Over 10,000 lbs.


2


100 -5,000 lbs.


5


Under 100 lbs.


5


66


1


Weights


183


Vehicle Tanks Meters


4


Gasoline


13


Vehicle Tanks


9


Fees collected from the above - $ 115.80


82


BOARD OF HEALTH


BIRTHS


Newburyport Resident


Male


155


Female


118


Twins


2 sets


Non-Resident


Male


80


Female


86


Twins


2 sets




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