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Miscellaneous
Amount of Property Reported Lost
$15842.60
Amount of Property Recovered
$ 6666.70
Amount of Imprisonment (days)
3030
Amount of Imprisonment Imposed (days) Suspended
3520
Accidents Reported
176
Assisted other Officers
246
Automobiles Stolen
28 27
Automobiles Recovered
2 36
Bicycles Stolen
Bicycles Recovered
Complaints Investigated
Dangerous Wires and Poles Reported
21
Dead Animals found on Streets.
45
Defective Places in Streets Reported
Defective Places in Sidewalks Reported
Disturbances Suppressed without Arrest
Duty Calls
Escorts Furnished Procession and Parades
Injured Persons Assisted
25
Intoxicated Persons Helped Home
7 13 4
Lights Found Burning in Buildings
Lights Reported out in Stores
Lost Children Restored to Parents
Number of Visits to Pool Rooms
Officers for Extra Duty at Ward Rooms
Officers for Extra Duty at Church
Officers for Extra Duty at Ball Games
Officers for Extra Duty at High School
Officers for Extra Duty at Dance Halls
Officers for Extra Duty at Theatres
Officers for Extra Duty
Safes Found Open
Search Warrants For Gaming Implement
43 6 65 38 12 11 21
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23 33 2 28480 14
26 26 25 7 60 5
Buildings found Open and Secured
25 23 2970
Bre Att
Report of City Marshal
;ick Persons Assisted
15
Street Lights Reported Out
180
Sudden or Mysterious Death, Notified Medicial Examiner 10
Vater found Running in Buildings
2
Vater Main Burst, Superintendent Notified
2
Windows found Open and Secured
45
Window found Broken
148
Summons served for Other Police
165
Bicycles Registered
174
Dog Bites
153
False Alarm Sounded
12
Finger Prints Taken
85
Drownings
2
Breaking and Entering
45
Attempted Breaking and Entering 1
11
Guard for Money Transfers
142
Messages Delivered
296
No Fix Summons Issued
392
Notified to License Dogs
357
Pistol Permits Issued
98
Traffic Lights Out
16
Visits to Parks-Plum Island-Playgrounds
329
Respectfully submitted
James@Sullivan
James E. Sullivan
City Marshal
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Fire Department
REPORT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR THE YEAR 1963
Bell alarms- 144
Two alarm fires- 3
Three alarm fires 1
False alarms-
21
Chiefs calls-
24
Breakdown of Chiefs Calls;
9 Amesbury 2 Seabrook N.H
6 Salisbury 1 West Newbury
3 Drownings
1 Ipswich
2 Local fires
Still alarms- 351
Fire Permits issued-
261
Injuries received by Firefighters in line of duty- 24
Locked out persons assisted- 20 Calls for rescue boat- 4 2
Fatalities from fire-
NOTE: One fatality was from a fire which occurred in 1962.
Breakdown of fires;
Building fires 45
How buildings occupied;
28
Factorys
4
Garages
3
Hotels-
1
1 1
2
Barns- 1
2
Shoe Factory- I 1
1
Stores- 1 1
1
Restaurants-
1
Hospitals --
1
Mercantile Shop-
1
Church-
1
Automobile fires-
34
Oil burner fires-
18
Grass and woods fires
70
All other fires;
Dump-
46
Gas leak-
2
Rubbish
45
Water heaters- I 1
2
Leaves-
19
Lumber piles-
2
Washed away gasoline- I
14
Television sets- 1 I
I 1
1
2
Electrical fixtures-
13
Bonfires
2
Lightening strikes-
6
Machines-
1
Faulty heating equipment-
6
Refrigerator
1
Chimneys-
5
Mail box
1
Motor fires-
4
Washing machine 1
1
Gas stoves-
4
Food in oven-
1
Faulty sprinklers --
4 Rubbish truck-
1
Smoke odor in home-
3 Fire place
1
Wires burning-
3 Oil leak
1
1
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1
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1
1
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Dwellings-
78
Fire Department
REPORT OF THE AMBULANCE SERVICE FOR THE YEAR 1963
Total number of ambulance calls
846
Chrysler- 830
Packard- 16
Total ambulance milage- Chrysler-
10,437.1 miles
Packard- 155.3 11
Total manhours worked on ambulance- 1310 hours, 42 minutes.
Number of times oxygen administered-
40
Oxygen used for a total of 8 hours and seven minutes.
Total number of out of town trips made- 162
Newbury
61
Bedford Veterans-
1
Jamaica Plain Veterans-
21
Beverly-
1
West Newbury --
13 Chelsea-
Massachusetts General
11
Georgetown 1
Deaconess Hospital
9
Lynn-
1
Danvers- 1 I
6 Newton-
1
Salisbury- 1
5 Parker Medical Center
1
Peter Bent Brigham-
4
Pratt Diagnostic-
1
Childrens Hospital-
4 Saugus- 1
Massachusetts Memorial- I
3
Waltham
1
Salem-
M West Roxbury Veterans-
1
Kittery, Maine-
2 Womens Free Hospital
1
Total number of out of town residents conveyed-
131
Newbury-
56
Everett-
1
West Newbury-
12
Hampton, N.H
1
Salisbury-
10
Kittery, Maine
1
Lawrence-
6
Merrimac
1
Haverhill-
4
Middleton
1
North Reading-
4
Needham
1
Seabrook, N.H.
4
New York, N. Y. 1 1
1
Boston
3
North Andover-
1
Lowell
North Chelmsford-
1
Lynn-
3
Portland, Maine-
Andover 1
2
Portsmouth, N.H.
1
Rowley-
2
Saco, Maine
1
Amesbury
1
Salem-
1
Ashland-
1
Topsfield-
1
Brookline
1
Westfield, New Jersey I
1
Cambridge
1
Winthorpe-
1
1 Chelsea- 1
1 Worcester
1
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SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
To His Honor the Mayor and Members of the City Council
Gentlemen:
I submit herewith my annual report for the year 1963.
Number of business places checked 126
Scales and balances sealed 133
Scales and balances adjusted 6
Scales and balances condemned
1
Weights sealed 2 30
Gasoline pumps sealed
37
Gasoline pumps adjusted
4
Oil Trucks sealed 37
Oil trucks adjusted 2
Kerosene-Oil pumps sealed
23
Yard sticks sealed
3
Hawkers and Peddlers checked
18
I visited stores throughout the City during the year to check pre-packaged meats, vegetables, fruits and goods. Found excellent conditions prevailing, and all merchants most cooperative.
All oil trucks were sealed, plus the oil trucks in the neighboring communities of Newbury and Salisbury.
All hawkers and peddlers were checked for licenses during the year.
I turned into the city treasurer the sum of $270.80, which was collected by me, in fees for the year ending December 31, 1963.
Respectfully submitted,
Leo H Murray
Leo H. Murray Sealer of Weights and Measures
BOARD OF HEALTH
CONTAGIOUS DISEASES REPORTED IN 1963
Chicken Pox
35
Dog bites
19
German measles
47
Measles 8
5
Mumps Scarlet Fever
2
Tuberculosis
1
BIOLOGICS DISPENSED
The department continued as the distributing center for biological supplies. Bio- logics dispensed in 1963 are as follows: diphtheria-tetanus pertusis, diphtheria and tetanus toxoids, diphtheria and tetanus toxoids (adult), immune serum globulin, needles (small pox), small pox vaccine, poliomyelitis (Salk), poliomyelitis vaccine (Sabin), silver nitrate, tetanus antitoxin, tetanus toxoid, old tuberculin, Wasserman tubes, tumor kits, TB gastric culture kits, G.S. outfits, sputum culture outfits, throat cul- ture outfits.
LICENSES & PERMITS ISSUED
Burial permits, carbonated beverages, day care, disposal works construction, frozen desserts, funeral directors, masseurs, milk licenses, motel, pasteurization, nursing and rest homes.
Fees collected for the above mentioned licenses : $558.50
BIRTHS
Residents
Male
114
Female
121
235
Non-residents
Male
87
Female
102
189
DEATHS
Residents
Male
109
Female
74
183
Non-residents
Male
55
Female
44
99
Residents died here, buried here
148
Non-residents died here, buried here
12
Non-residents died elsewhere, buried here Ashes
13
10
RESIDENT DEATHS CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO THE INTERNATIONAL LISTINGS
II CANCER AND OTHER TUMORS (45-57)
45€ Pharynx 46a Esophagus 1
1
81
BOARD OF HEALTH
46b
Stomach
1
d Rectum and anus
1
e Intestines
3
f Liver and biliary passages
2
47a Larnyx
2
d Lung
3
48a Cervix
1
50 Cancer of breast
3 1
51b Prostate
52a
Kidney
2
b Bladder
1
55b
Bone
1
e Thyroid gland
5
57e Other and unspecified organs 1
III RHEUMATISM, DISEASES OF NUTRITION AND OF THE ENDOCRINE GLANDS (58-71)
65 Diseases of the adrenal glands (not specified as tb)
IV DISEASES OF THE BLOOD AND BLOOD-FORMING ORGANS (72-76)
74a Leukemias 75c Other diseases of the spleen
2
1
CHRONIC POISONING AND INTOXICATION (77-79) V
77e Other and unspecified alcoholism 1
VI DISEASES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM AND ORGANS (80-89)
83a Cerebral hemorrhage or effusion 23
b Cerebral embolism and thrombosis
2
85 Epilepsy 1
VII DISEASES OF THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM (90-103)
93d Chronic myocarditis and myocardial degeneration 25
e Other myocarditis (not specified) 26
94a Diseases of the coronary arteries 59
95c Other diseases of the heart, not specified
6
96 Aneurysm (except of heart and aorta 2
97 arteriosclerosis (except coronary or renal sclerosis) 3
VIII DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM (104-114)
107 Bronchopneumonia (including capillary bronchitis) 8
108 Lobar pneumonia
1
109 Pneumonia (unspecified) 6
Illa Hemorrhagic infarction and thrombosis of the lungs 1
C Diseases of the pharynx and tonsils 6
IX DISEASES OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM (116-129)
116 Diseases of the esophagus
2
122b Intestinal obstruction
2
123 Other diseases of the intestines
1
124b cirrhosis of the liver 6
120a Diarrhea, enteritis, and ulceration of the intes- tines
1
82
BOARD OF HEALTH
X DISEASES OF THE GENITO-URINARY SYSTEM (130-139)
130 Acute nephritis
1
13la Arteriosclerotic kidney
3
b Other chronic nephritis
2
132 Nephritis, unspecified
5
133b Other diseases of the kidneys and ureters 2
XI DISEASES OF PREGNANCY, CHILDBIRTH AND PUERPERIUM (140-150)
144d Other toxemias of pregnancy 1
150c Other and unspecified conditions of childbirth and the puerperium 1
XII DISEASES OF THE SKIN AND CELLULAR TISSUE
153 Other diseases of the skin and cellular tissue 2
XIV CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (157)
157e Congenital malformations of the heart
3
XV DISEASES PECULIAR TO THE FIRST YEAR OF LIFE (158-161)
159 Premature birth (cause not stated)
8
160a Intracanial or spinal hemorrhage 1
16la Asphyxia (cause not specified), atelectasis 1
XVII VIOLENT OR ACCIDENTAL DEATHS (163-198)
1640 Suicide by firearms and explosives
1
170c Automobile accidents
6
178 Accidental absorption of poisonous gas
1
182 Accidental mechanical suffocation
1
183 Accidental drowning
2
195 Obstruction, suffocation, or puncture by ingested
objects
1
e Other and unspecified accidents 7
XVIII ILL-DEFINED AND UNKNOWN CAUSES (199-200)
200a Ill-defined 6
Pre-school Vaccinations - 181 children received smallpox vaccinations on the 13th of April.
Premature Infants - 17 infants weighing less than five and one-half pounds at birth were reported to the health department; five of these cases were eligible for finan- cial assistance.
Respectfully submitted, Joseph LiME Laughlin Joseph L. McLaughlin, Agent Board of Health
83
BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
REPORT OF BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
To His Honor the Mayor and
Members of the City Council
Gentlemen:
Despite the increases which were put into effect in 1963, Old Age Assistance again showed a decrease for the fiscal year 1963, and we expect this downward trend to continue for the year 1964.
Medical Assistance for the Aged showed a 19.1% overall increase above 1962 expenditures. Again we wish to re-emphasize if the President's Medical Aid to the Aged program under Social Security fails to pass during 1964, we foresee another sizeable increase in this category of assistance.
Aid to Families with Dependent Children had another unpredictable year by a reduction in the overall expenditures. However, it is definitely felt that this program will show a decided increase in 1964.
It is estimated that Disability Assistance expenditures will rise in 1964, due to the increased cost of living and impending legislation.
Due to the increased unemployment in this city, it is expected that General Relief will show a marked increase in 1964.
Settlement has been eliminated in all the categories of assistance effective January 1, 1964. This will result in a larger share of State reimbursement to the city.
The gross expenditures of the Board of Public Welfare for the year 1963 were $709,816.05. The receipts for 1963 were $591,931.20, leaving approximate net cost to the City of Newburyport of $117,884.85.
Respectfully submitted, Henry w Jobray ,Chairman anthony Matthews
Richard K. Dennett
Donald P. Eck
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE
BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
84
BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
1963
GROSS EXPENDITURES
RECEIPTS
Federal
State
Other Cities & Towns
Can. & Refunds
Re- coveries
Other (OAA Meal Tax)
Approx. Net Cost to City
O.A.A.
$302,356.41
$159,731.50
$93,105.95
$1,777.52
$1,798.26
$2,547.40
$14,822.26
$28,573.46
* M.A.A.
169,189.82
80,182.55
55,115.73
696.05
33,195.49
A.F.D.C. 99,310.15
45,620.00
31,992.45
1,943.32
19,754.38
* D.A.
52,048.16
18,475.50
21,347.11
427.15
587.13
11,211.27
* G.R.
26,239.69
8,144.77
2,894.52
1,482.59
13,717.81
TOTALS
$649,144.23
$304,009.61
$209,706.01
$4,672.04
$6,347.37
$3,134.53
$14,822.26
$106,452.41
* Old Age Assistance Medical Assistance for the Aged
Aid to Families With Dependent Children
Disability Assistance
General Relief
1963
GROSS EXPENDITURES
RECEIPTS
Federal
State, etc.
Approx. Net Cost to City
Welfare Adm. including Salaries
$60,671.82
$37,745.31
$11,494.07
$11,432.44
Gross Total Expenditures Including Administration Gross Total Receipts Including Administration Approximate Net Cost to City for all Categories of Assistance Including Administration
$709,816.05 591,931.20
$117,884.85
85
BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
1963
EXPENDITURES FOR ASSISTANCE
O. A. A.
M. A.A.
A.F.D.C.
D.A.
G.R.
TOTALS
Cash Payments
$231,849.52
$ 4,341.56
$86,881.41
$26,998.42
$6,727.66
$356,798.57
Medical Vendor Payments
69,042.99
164,768.26
11,792.15
25,049.74
5,612.33
276,265.47
Other Vendor Payments
270.00
80.00
636.59
10,669.65
11,656.24
Payments to Other Cities & Towns on Newburyport settled Cases
1,193.90
3,230.05
4,423.95
TOTAL Expenditures for all Categories of Assistance
$302,356.41
$169,189.82
$99,310.15
$52,048.16
$26,239.69
$649,144.23
WELFARE ADMINISTRATION
Salaries
$52,505.94
Other
8,165.88
TOTAL
$60,671.82
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BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
PHYSICIANS
1963
O.A.A.
M.A.A.
A.F.D.C.
D.A
G.R.
TOTAL
Dr. Ames
$ 1,165.00
$ 237.00
$ 34.00
$ 91.00
$
8.00
$ 1,535.00
Anglem
5.00
---
-
--
5.00
Bullard
127.00
25.00
--
---
212.00
Consentine
6.00
6.00
Councilman
120.00
65.00
5.00
44.00
234.00
Dani s
2,810.20
687.00
9.00
24.00
39.00
3,569.20
Dervan
805.00
627.00
245.00
72.00
91.00
1,840.00
Duncan
5.00
5.00
Farren
28.00
28.00
Garrett
3.00
9.00
12.00
George
5.00
5.00
Goldberg
70.00
174.00
---
244.00
Grimes
10.00
10.00
Hugenberger
10.00
5.00
10.00
5.00
30.00
Johnson.
1,301.00
650.00
398.00
242.00
36.00
2,627.00
Kaplan
105.00
165.00
125.00
10.00
405.00
Kneller
688.00
320.00
193.00
32.00
36.00
1,269.00
Leary
5,819.00
1,429.00
169.00
330.00
49.00
7,796.00
Leeder
5.00
5.00
Longley
-
239.10
179.30
3.00
421.40
Marsh
20.00
Muller
---
5.00
---
---
274.00
Nichols
20.00
30.00
50.00
Palotta
3.00
Pearson
23.00
23.00
3.00
3.00
20.00
72.00
Peirce
419.00
77.00
496.00
Petranek
5.00
.5.00
Rogers
284.00
40.00
19.00
3.00
346.00
Root
6.15
6.15
Sapareto
110.00
110.00
Stockwell
2,455.30
862.00
344.00
163.00
63.00
3,887.30
Swiss
557.00
216.00
99.00
168.00
17.00
1,057.00
Tye
65.00
38.00
103.00
Whitten
47.00
15.00
62.00
Yorshis
105.00
105.00
TOTALS
$16,977.65
$6,341.10
$1,568.00 $1,449.30
$529.00
$26,865.05
-
-
5.00
Nettle
---
274.00
20.00
3.00
-
-
87
5.00
5.00
Appel
BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
DRUGS 1963
O.A.A.
M. A. A.
A.F.D.C.
D.A.
G.R.
TOTAL
Academy Pharmacy
$
---
$ 132.77
$
-
---
---
$ 132.77
Battle Street Pharmacy
27.40
---
---
27.40
Boyle's Drug Store
60.90
402.70
-.
--
---
464.60
Chute Pharmacy
1.65
1.65
Colonial Pharmacy
1,385.20
2,173.85
125.60
72.20
3,766.85
Crescent Pharmacy
3.50
3.50
Faton's Drug Store
5,721.80
4,381.50
316.55
1,647.80
140.10
12,207.75
Elm Drug
7.20
Hayden's Family Pharmacy
6,80€.25
2,906.80
669.40
403.80
2En.30
11,156.55
Fighland Pharmacy
167.10
Hoyt Drug Store
2,213.60
1,616.10
330.90
483.15
40.35
4,704.60
D. I. Lynch Drug Store
2,356.70
1,239.40
05.55
51.40
32.45
3,825.50
Mass. General Hospital
23.80
I't. Washington Pharmacy
2.30
New England Deaconess
--
24.20
24.20
North End Pharmacy
1,684.45
212.80
95.30
623.60
20.40
2,646.55
L. C. Phinney Co.
207.45
297.45
Richey's Drug Co.
25.50
2.20
29.30
Roche Pharmacy
27.30
120.10
147.40
Rowley Pharmacy
120.10
120.10
Saunders Drug Store
579.10
163.10
113.95
23.45
23.35
902.95
Zabriskie's Pharmacy (Ames. )
251.20
251.30
Zabriskie's Pharmacy(Salis.)
653.00
223.35
13.60
---
---
990.25
TOTALS
$22,005.65
$14,275.27
$1,774.80
43,229.20
$652.11
$42,037.03
-
2.20
23.80
54.66
54.66
Newton Square Pharmacy
167.10
7.90
$
$
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BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
NURSING HOMES
1963
O.A.A.
M.A.A.
A.F.D.C.
D.A.
G.R.
TOTAL
Belaire Nursing Home
$ ---
$ 939.75
$
$
-
$ 939.75
Charles Nursing Home
---
5,000.50
5,000.50
Chatham Nursing Home
191.80
191.80
Colonial Manor Nursing Home
986.40
20,501.62
21,488.02
Kenoza Nursing Home
2,500.25
2,500.25
Keystone Nursing Home
303.64
303.64
Lenox Nursing Home
1,984.25
1,984.25
Mt. Rural Nursing Home
109.60
10,791.26
10,900.86
Parkside Nursing Home
2,500.25
191.80
2,692.05
Sea View Nursing Home
2,140.25
2,140.25
Sil-Dalia Nursing Home
1,465.90
1,465.90
Spring Valley Nursing Home
1,883.75
1,883.75
Whittier Hall Nursing Home
1,693.00
1,693.00
Worcester Park Nursing Home
465.80
71,963.98
4,671.70
77,101.48
TOTALS
$1,561.80
$123,860.20
$4,863.50
$
$130,285.50
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BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
SPECIAL SERVICES
1963
CHIROPODISTS
O.A.A.
M.A.A.
A.F.D.C.
D.A.
G.R.
TOTALS
Dr. Callahan
$ 9.00
$ 6.00
$
$
$
$ 15.00
Hewitt
279.00
205.00
32.00
516.00
Kirsner
266.00
42.00
18.00
326.00
Lynch
14.00
14.00
Motley
3.00
3.00
Thibault
9.00
9.00
TOTALS
$557.00
$276.00
$50.00
$ 883.00
Dr. Barnard
$ 467.50
$ 81.50
$151.50
$
$
$ 700.50
Berg
165.50
28.00
71.00
33.00
28.00
325.50
Birdsall
21.00
5.00
26.00
Breed
5.00
5.00
Cohen
138.00
111.25
84.00
31.00
364.25
Goodrich
26.00
22.00
---
22.00
Lawlor
6.00
11.00
29.00
20.00
138.00
Murdy
196.50
29.00
90.50
316.00
Rubin
10.00
-
---
10.00
Sebestyen
6.00
88.00
74.00
7.00
50.00
286.25
Shlossberg
5.00
25.00
25.00
TOTALS
$1,160.75
$404.75
$527.00
$91.00
$78.00
$2,261.50
DENTAL
Dr. Birdsall
$150.00
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34.00
34.00
Cotreau
340.00
408.00
148.00
896.00
Davitt
402.00
402.00
Malloy
60.00
1,401.00
354.00
37.00
822.00
O'Connor
14.00
536.00
94.00
15.00
659.00
Samaras
170.00
118.00
286.00
549.00
TOTALS
$647.00
$1,091.00
$2,979.00
$517.00
$37.00
$5,271.00
SERVICES OF DISTRICT NURSE
Newburyport
Health Centre $1,498.00
$204.00
$379.00
$2,081.00
-
1,461.00
Nice
87.00
344.00
10.00
10.00
Walton
288.00
Wheeler
226.00
37.00
-
26.00
Field
6.00
McNamara
78.00
6.00
Shepperson
67.25
5.00
Swartz
$ 150.00
Chesterton
EYE CARE
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NEWBURYPORT PUBLIC LIBRARY
Newburyport, Massachusetts One hundred and eighth ANNUAL REPORT February 27, 1964
BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR 1963
David Birrell Freeman Condon Norman Espovich
James O'Brien Mrs. Robert E. Roode James Zafris
TRUSTEES OF THE BUILDING FUND AND PERMANENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD
John J. C. Coffin James T. Connolly Rev. Laurence Hayward
EX-OFFICIO
Albert H. Zabriskie (Mayor) George H. Lawler, Jr. (President of the Council)
LIBRARIAN
Katherine. M. Kuechle
LIBRARY STAFF
Elizabeth M. Brennan, Assistant Eleanor M. Clancy, Children's Librarian Denise Duggan Callahan, Assistant Eleanor E. Gannon, Cataloger
Bessie W. P. Hills, Assistant Janet Kalashian, Assistant Eleanor H. Rogers, Assistant Marion G. Todd, Assistant Dorothy M. Walton, Permanent Part-time assistant (Retired March 1963)
SUBSTITUTES
Margaret Chase Gladys Stevens
Judith Sullivan Linda Sullivan Carolyn Van Bokkelen
JANITOR
John Szymura
Charles Robie, Substitute Janitor
REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN
To the BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE NEWBURYPORT PUBLIC LIBRARY
During 1963, the library was open 302 days with a total of 106,537 books circulated for home use. This represents an increase of 9,721 books circulated as compared to total book circulation in 1962. Part of this increase is due to the stepped-up education 1
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pr ram, part to the increase in unemployment and thus to more leisure time.
Adult non-fiction circulation increased from 44% to 46% of the total adult circulation in the past year. Juvenile non-fiction circu- lation increased from 25% to 26% in 1963.
1962
1963
Gain or loss
Adult non-fiction
31,560
36,026
4,466 gain
Auclt, fiction
39,851
42,857
3,006 gain
Juvenile non-fiction
6,672
6,887
215 gain
Juvenile fiction
18,733
20,767
2,034 gain
In addition, innumerable reference books, magazines and pamph- lets have been consulted in the library by students of all ages, ranging from the elementary grades through college.
The following table gives an analysis of circulation trends over a three year period.
MAIN LIBRARY
1961
1962
1963
Gain or loss over previous year 8,126 gain 1,914 gain
Adult
67,668
67,238
75,364
Juvenile
21,338
19,464
21,378
Total
89,006
86,702
96,742
10,040 gain
ANDREWS BRANCH
Adult
4,369
4,173
3,519
654 loss
Juvenile
5,779
5,941
6,276
335 gain
Total
10,148
10,114
9,795
319 loss
MAIN AND BRANCH
Adult
72,037
71,411
78,883
Juvenile
27,117
25,405
27,654
7,472 gain 2,249 gain
Total
99,154
96,816
106,537
9,721 gain
The total number of card-holders increased from 13,981 at the end of 1962 to 14,619 at the end of 1963 - a net gain of 638 persons registered despite the withdrawal of 1,122 expired numbers. The number of juvenile card holders increased by 343 in the past year, while adult card-holders increased by 295. Newbury card-holders numbered 872 at the end of 1963 - an increase of 65 over the previous year, also an increase of 46 in juvenile card-holders who now number 306.
The total book stock of the library increased from 104,377 at the end of 1962 to 105,052 at the end of 1963. Books added in 1963 numbered 1900 while 1,225 books were withdrawn during the same period. The net gain to the book stock was 675 volumes. We have made a very deliberate effort to withdraw as many worn out or obsolete books, as time would permit, but the stepped up educational program on all levels and the publishing boom have combined to make additional shelving of the utmost urgency to functional efficiently and still retain older but still needed titles.
The Children's Room of the Main Library and of the Emma Andrews Branch Library have been much frequented and enjoyed during 1963,
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and there has been a marked increase in the use in the library of reference books, pamphlets and magazines - both juvenile and adult- in order to complete school assignments,
In the fall, Miss Clancy gave instruction in the use of refer- ence books to all six fifth grade classes in the public schools. The classes from Brown and Kelley Schools came to the library ac- companied by their teachers, for the instruction. In the case of the Belleville classes, Miss Clancy visited the school to give the same instruction to three fifth grade classes attending there.
The 1963 vacation Reading Club featured the Public Library Bowling League and proved to be popular among the younger generation. Children in grades 4 through 7 were required to read and report briefly on 10 books for a strike; while those in grades 2 and 3 needed to read 8 books for a strike. Comprehension of the books read was stressed. Two parties were held in the Children's Room in September to honor the forty-one children and the five who received honorable mention, who had successfully completed the required read- ing. Two State Reading Certificates were issued. Twenty school deposits (collections of 35 or more juvenile books) were lent to teachers in 1963 for use in classrooms.
Book Week, November 10-16, was observed by three "Story Times" for children of Grades 1 through 5, and a Story Hour for kinder- garten age. During that week Miss Clancy spoke to a meeting of the Women of the Moose. She told about work with children done in the Library and also reviewed some of the new children's books. A new book was presented to her for the Children's Room.
A weekly story hour program was held every Saturday morning during the school year, except during January and February when i+ was cancelled because of hazardous weather conditions.
National Library Week, April 22-27 was observed in the Children's Room by public story hours for children aged 5 and 6, and grades l and 2. In addition, two of Mrs. Boyle's kindergarten and nursery school classes were invited for a story hour - one coming in the morning and the other in the early afternoon.
Special exhibits of new books and posters were exhibited in store windows of Pray's, Kray's, Premier Furniture Store and Cha se's confectionery store.
Students of all ages used the library in increasing numbers in 1963. The reference department was the scene of considerable activity every afternoon and evening during the school year and with an influx of high school and college students daily during spring and Christmas vacations. Their questions were varied in scope - ranging the fields of history (American and Roman) and modern problems such as water conservation, science (particularly biology), American authors, architecture - to mention only a few of the subjects. Genealogy and local history questions continued to be in the forefront.
During 1963 the State Division of Library Extension lent us a total of 218 books of which 78 were in Armenian, French, Greek and Polish. The Newburyport Public Library lent twelve books to other libraries which included the Amerbury, Merrimac, Reading and West Newbury public libraries - also the library at Kiame sha Lake, New York.
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